She jjjjatifeia Higgle VOL. XXXIII _YADK1NVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. CM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1926 VOL No. 8 Superior Court Grinding Out Troublesome Docket * Judge Finley, of Wilkesboro, surrounded by a bevy of attorneys from different points, have been working diligently since Monday morning on a weary docket of trou blesome cases, while trying to clear the criminal docket of Yad kin court. Many cases have been disposed of during the past few days and many offenders have met with the penalty for their sins and crimes. One of the largest cases on the docket, the Shugart-Sprouse case of Center, was continued until the August term by agreement of council: This paved the way for finishing the docket much earlier. Mr. M. H. Bryant is foreman of the grand jury. And we feel like saying that the entire jury is com posed of the best citizens of the county, men of good sound judge ment, and capable of serving on a jury. Among the cases disposed of are the following: Carl Davis of Jonesville was giv en four months on the roads for passing worthless checks and a 12 months suspended sentence for stealing. W. G. “Bill” Williams was fined $50 and costs when Tom Manual swore he bought a pint of whiskey from Williams. Manual under went a severe cross examination by attorney S. C. Williams and ad mitted he had spent more time in jails and on chain gangs in the past few years than anywhere else A capias was issued for Alphon so Gentry when he was called and failed. Gets Six Months. Henry Hutchens, convicted of assault on Louis D. Shaw of Knob township. Shaw was attacked while hauling wood anu knocked from his wagon by a severe blow on the head, and it was feared for several days he would not live. Hutchens was given six months on the chain gang. Mr. Shaw is a substantial citizen and has lived in Knobs township all his life. He is about 70 years old. Hutchens is only 25 years old. Solicitor Hayes called it a very brutal at tack. Roy Burgess and Clarence Brow of Nebo plead guilty of thro wing stones at a tenant house own ed by Abe Willard and were fined $10 and costs. Burgess was also fined $50 and costs for driving an automobile while intoxicated. Jim Cara Hutchens, cutting belt at C. 0. Pardues mill, found guilty, no sentence. ' G. C. Ireland, disposing of mort gaged property, guilty, no senten ce. Gorrel and John Speer, mfg. li quor. Gorrel not guilty, John guilty and not sentenced. Sandy Berry Hutchens, selling liquor, $50 and costs. ' Claud Wooten and Shufford Re ynolds, manufacturing liquor, not yet tried. Sam Branson, seduction, alias capias. John Parker, yellow negro, was given five years in the state pri son for stealing automobiles. John is said to be a bad negro and the judge said he wanted him to have time to think over his sins before he was turned loose on the public again. His last theft was the car of Gus Carpenter, local engineer. Shuford Hutchens got eight months and Belt Hutchens got six months on the roads when they plead guilty to attempting to make whiskey. Shuford Hutchens got eight months and Belt Hutchens got six months on the roads when they plead guilty to attempting to make whiskey. Ephriam Collins was convicted of making whiskey but has not been sentenced. A nol prose with leave was tak en in the case charging Blaine Sparks with assault. W. F. Dobbins, assault with a deadly weapon, alias capias. J. T. Watkins, manufacturing liquor and retailing. Nol prose with leave. Steve Turner, statutory charge, case now in Supreme Court. Nelson and Roe Cummings, lar ceny and receiving. Nol prose with leave. Floyd Hutchens, resisting an officer. Nol prose with leave. 1 Walt Allen, failing to list tax. Off of the docket. Calvin and Robert Swaim, dis turbing congregation, alias capi as. Vaudie Mackie, attempt to man ufacture liquor, alias capias. Melvin and Roe Cummings, lar ceny and receiving, alias capias es. Miles Swaim and Guss Swaim, breaking into a house, alias ca piases. Lee Plowman, selling liquor, called and failed. Capias. Robert Gough, carrying a con cealed weapon. Defendant called and failed. Judgement nisi, scifa and capias. Gray and G. W. Taylor, burn ing house. Continued for the de fendants on account of absence and sickness of former District Attorney A. E. Holton, their at torney. Nelson Hudspeth, larceny and receiving. Continued for defend ant on account of his sickness. WAGONER CASE As we go to press the case of Thurmond Wagoner and Leo Wagoner, aged 22 and 14 respect fully, charged with second degree murder, is being tried. This case grew out of the death of Richard Swaim, near Boonvilie some time : ago when he was shot by the , Wagoner boys with a gun wad ! ding. The boys say it was purely ! accidental. j HARM»..M«S NAMELESS NEGRO IS IDENTIFIED AT LAST Once upon a midnight dreary, there pondered, weak and weary, through the streets of-Yr.dkin vYlle, a harmless, speechless, negro, who knew not from whence he came nor whither he was go ing. It was in bleak December, 1924, 14 months ago, when all humanity , was preparing to enjoy the holi day of Christmas, but indulgent souls stopped in their mad rush for joy long enough to try and help this helpless victim of para lysis and wandering mania. He was simply standing around on the streets, cold, hungry and with out winter clothes. The only thing he.could ever tell anybody was that he was on his way to “Jim Smiths” and there not be ing a Jim Smith in this section nothing was gained by this utter ance. The negro was cared for a few days and then moved to the county jail only as a means of safety and comfort. Later he was taken to the county home and for one year all efforts possible have been made to identify him and find where he belonged, for al though he was black, dirty and ragged, he was somebody’s boy, and no man of any color ever come to that condition through his own will, but through mistakes or misfortune. .Last week a Yadkinville busi ness man was in Mocksville, and passing through an alley, he saw an aged couple, greedily snatch ing at a cold dinner while their “critter” munched his fodder. The Yadkinville man cnanced to ask the colored folks where he could find a cook and told where he lived. The old mothers eyes brightened as she rose to tell of a wandering boy, whom she had recently heard was last seen near Yadkinville, and a few words as sured both that it was Cornelius Griffith who was picked up in Yad kinville and that this was his mother, Lena Griffith speaking. Mother and boy will soon be join ed together again. -♦ Most weather prophets are pre dicting that the “winter is brok en.” Of course, none are so rash as to predict that we shall have no more cold weather, but the best authorities on weather con ditions believe that despite the influence and efforts of the ground-hog, Old Winter has shot his big gun for this season. The home demonstration agent of Pender County aided one poul try grower to cull out 444 non producers from a flock of 1800 birds. The remaining hens will ' give bigger profits on the feed than the original 1800. BUILDING IN NORTH CARO LINA DURING MONTH OF JANUARY During January North Carolina continued to hold. Its fourth posi tion among the twelve strictly Southern states, In volume, of building permits, according to the national monthly building survey of S. W. Straus & Co., which cov ers forty-seven states. North Carolina, it will be re membered, held fourth position among Southern states for 1 the year 1925, reporting a total of nearly $36,000,000. For January this year North Carolina, nine cities reporting to the S. W. Straus & Co., survey had a total of $2, 376,917, only a little more than one million dollars below Tennes see, its closest rival. There were twenty-two places in North Caro lina, each* with more than 5,000 population, which failed to report. If these places would report in time to have their figures tabulat ed North Carolina’s building figures would probably st>rpi&ss those of Tennessee and give the state of Texas, in which sixteen places report, a hard race for-se cond position. Cities ot North Carolina were led in January by Winston-Sal<*m, first; Asheville, second and Char lotte third and Raleigh fourth. On the report for the entire year 1925 Charlotte was first with a total of over $7,000,000; Greens boro, second with over $6,000,000 and Asheville third also with ov er $6,000,000. The figures for all the cities reporting this January in North Carolina were: January January 1926 1925 i Asheville . 412,912 346,885 ! Charlotte 365,975 585,514 Durham 140,045 57,950 : Gastonia . 96,200 Greensboro . 180,841 191,980 High Point . 240,810 64,920 Raleigh . 289,575 589,rAg Wilmington 73.800 23.050 Winston-Salem 672,929 300,199 State Totals 2,376,917 215,798 The figures for the twelve Southern states in January were: (1) Florida. $18,994,195; (8) Tex as, $9,613,663; (3) Tennessee, $3, 423,165; (4) North Carolina, $2. 376,917; (5) Georgia, $1,917,996; (6) Alabama, $1,541,821; (7) Kentucky, $1,466,099; (8) Virgi nia, $1,320,444; (9) Louisiana, $1,271,058; (10) Arkansas, $629, 509; (11) Mississipi, $113,820; I and (12) South Carolina, $150, 309. SALE OF LAND UNDER MORTGAGE By Yirture of a mortgage deed executed on the 4th day of De cember, 1923, by G. H. Brown and wife Emma Brown to C. M. Hig gins, which mortgage is recorded in Book 32, Page 169 in the office of Register of Deeds of Yadkin county, North Carolina, I will sell for cash at public auction to the highest bidder at the Court House door in Yadkinville, N. C. on the 1st DAY OF MARCH, 1926 ihe following real estate to wit: Be ginning at a pine on the North side of North Hunting Creek, runs North 25* East along Elisha Mes sick and Wiley Messick line 40 chs 20 Iks to a. chesnut; then North 50* West 24 chs to a post oak and two white oaks at a road; then South 22* West 39 chs 50 Iks to a persimmon at the mouth of a branch on the bank of the aforesaid creek; thence down the same as it meanders to the begin ning 50 acres more or less. Second Tract: Beginning at a holly on the West bank of creek, runs West 2 chs to a stone on bank of creek; then South 51* west 6 chs to a stone; then South 31* East 8 chs to a stone on bank of branch; then North 22 1-2* East 2 chs to a stone on bank of branch; then North 60* East 8.70 chs to a double white oak, in A. N. Reeds and W. F. Gray’s line; then North 2.70 chs to a bunch of iron wood on South bank of creek; then 47* Wes: with said creek 2 1-2 chs to the'beginning, containing 5 acres more or less. Sale made to satisfy note and interest secured by said mortgage. MRS. S. G. HIGGINS, Admr. of C. M. Higgins, Deceased. Williams & Reavis, Attys. 2 4 4t. GIFT OF $1,000,000 TO YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, Conn., Feb. 21.— A gift of $1,000,000 to Yale uni versity in honor of their father, by the sons and daughters of ; Charles W. Bingham, class of i 1868, of Cleveland, O., will be an nounced by President James Row land Angell to the graduates here for alumni university day tomor row. . From the fund a new dormitory to replace' Osborn hall will be built. The estimated cost will be $500,000, and the dormitory will be known as Charles W. Bingham I hall. From the balance of the fund a portion will be used for main tenance and the remainder placed in the general endowment fund. --—« COUPLE FOUND DEAD DAY AFTER WEDDING New York, Feb. 21.—Surround ed by halfopened package con taining dozens of wedding pre sents, Pablo Roderiguez, 25, and his bride, Nadavedo, 23, were found dead in bed from illumi nating gas in their Eastside home when friends called to congratu late them today on their marriage j last night. The belief is that ! while the couple were opening * packages after the guests had j gone, a string caught and opened J the burner of a gas stove. The ' string was found today, caught ^ around the open burner. NOTICE OF SALE --- By virtu re of the power of sale ; contained in a certain mortgage i deed, executed March 10th, 1922, by J. P. Cheek and wife Nora ; Cheek, P. M. Cheek and wife Nel lie Cheek and W. M. Cheek to J. j F.'Collins; which mortgage is re | corded in the office of Register of | Deeds of Yadkin County, "North ; Carolina, Book 30, Page 52, and ; default having been made in the ■ payment of the deed secured by ’ said mortgage deed I will sell for cash to the highest bidder at pub lic auction at the Court house door in Yadkinville, North Carolina, on SATURDAY, MARCH 13th, 1926, p. m., the following described real estate: Lying and being in Yadkin County, Buck Shoal Town ship, State of North Carolina, and described and defined as fol lows : Tract One: Beginning at a Spanish oak, A. Matthews corner; thence East 24 poles to a double sourwood in Finney line; thence North with Finney line 40 poles to a stone; thence West 31 poles to a stone in A. Matthews line; thence South with A. Matthews line 39 poles to the beginning, containing 6 acres, more or less. Second Tract: Beginning at a large maple on the branch, M. Finneys corner, runs South 52 poles to a large stooped pine, M. Finneys; thence West 56 poles to a stone on West side of road; thence North with said road 33 1-2 poles to a black oak; thence East | 38 poles to a stone; thence North j 37 poles to a hickory, A. Mat | thews corner; thence East 86 poles to the branch with dead ! Spanish oak corner; thence down said branch as it meanders to the beginning, containing 34 acres, more or less. j Third Tract: Beginning at a Spanish oak, W. M. Cheeks corn er, running North 33 poles to a stone; thence West 36 1-2 poles to a stone; thence South 33 poles to a black oak, in Godfreys line; thence East 40 poles to the be ginning, containing 8 acres more or less. Fourth Tract: Beginning at a double sourwood, runs North 36 poles t>o a pine; in Godfreys line; thence South with a ditch 61 poles j to the Wilkes Road, Pinnix line; { thence East with said road 30 ! poles to a rock, corner of Thomas Shore place; thence North with said Shore line 12 2-3 poles to a rlock; thence East 12 2-3 poles to the Jonesville road; thence North with said road to a stone on South side of said road; thence East 12 poles to a chesnut stump’, Finney corner; thence North to the be ginning, containing 12 acres, more or less. This the 8th day of February, 1926. J. P. COLLINS, Mortagee Williams ft Reavis, Attya, 2 U FIVE FERTILIZER MIXTURES FOR GROWING GOOD CORN Raleigh, Feb. 24.—Since corn does not sell for a high price per bushel, the grower should buy and use fertilizer carefully for the crop. Prof. C. 1>. Williams, head of the department of agro nomy at State College, advises that not over 300 to 400 pounds of fertilizer be used on the aver age soils of the State and he has worked out some five mixtures that could be made at home and used to advantage. For the coastal plain soils, the first mixture is as follows: 940 pounds of 16 per cent acid phos phate, 490 pounds of 7 per cent cottonseed meal, 190 pounds of 18 per cent nitrate of soda and 380 pounds of 12 i>er cent kainit. This mixture is for sandy soils. Half the nitrogen should be ap plied at planting and the other half applied as nitrate of soda when the corn is from knee to waist high. A second mixture is 680 pounds of.acid phosphate, 775 pounds of cottonseed meal, 300 pounds of nitrate of soda and 245 pounds of kainit. The entire application is 300 to 400 pounds may be ap plied at planting or part or all of the nitrate of soda reserved for use as a topdresser. A third mixture is made by us ing 845 pounds of ncid phosphate, 470 pounds of fish scrap, 310 pounds of nitrate of soda and 375 pounds of kainit. r or the piedmont or mountain soils, Prof. Williams gives two good mixtures both of which should be applied at the rate of 300 to 400 pounds per acre. These are, first, 10G0 pounds of acid phosphate,*320 pounds of cotton seed meal, 370 pounds of nitrate of soda and 250 pounds of kainit. The second mixture is made by using 1200 pounds of acid pros | phate; 500 pounds of nitrate of ; soda and 300 pounds of kainit. These mixtures harden rather quickly upon standing and should be applied immediately after pre paration. --♦ Pecan week in North Carolina is March 8 to 13. Every land owner in eastern Carolina is urg ed to plant a few trees on or be fore this period. AUCTION SALE OF YADKIN COUNTY FARMS Pursuant to an order of the Superior court of Yadkin county made on the 8th day of Feb. 1926 the undersigned commissioner will sell at public auction at the Court House door in Yadkin Coun ty on Monday, March 1. 1926, at 1 o’clock, p. m., the farm lands of the J. M. Jones estate located in Boonville Township, Yadkin county, and lying on the Yadkin River. The 270 acres of these lands have been divided into tracts and will be sold to the high est bidder. 270 acres, subdivid ed, 89 acres river bottom. Tract one and two will be sold together. Tract No. 1, known as old homeplace containing 61.95 acres. Approximately 40 acres river bottom and balance in timb er and pasture. Good 7 room dwelling house, large feed barn and all necessary out buildings. Tract No. 2, containing 28.13 acres. Approximately 15 acres river bottom and balance in timb er. The above tract No. 1 and 2 will be sold separate and then as a whole. Tract No. 3, containing 34.35 acres and No. 4, containing 59.22 acres will be sold as one tract only. Tract No. 3, containing 34.35 acres. About 7 acres river bottom, a few acres of upland cleared and balance in timber. Tract No. 4, containing 59.22 aeres. About 27 acres river bot tom, balance in timber, good 4 room house, new feed barn and other necessary outbuildings. Timber tract, containing 86.39 acres with original timber stand ing will be sold in one tract only, the following being the whole amount laid out in three tracts, now one. Terms: One-third cash, bal ance in 12 and 18 months. Any person desiring further in formation can apply to the under signed at Boonville, N. C., or to J. H. Hunt, Boonville, N. C., or D. M. Reece, Yadkinville, N. C. This Feb, 8, 1926.' J. L. and C. H. JONES, Commis sionere. > Notice In Superior Court. NORTH CAROLINA, YADKIN COUNTY. C. A. Hall administrator of J. V. Hauser deed, vs Emma Mat thews et al. By virtu re of an order of the Superior Court made in the above intitled action I will sell at the late residence of the said J. V. Hauser, March 6, 1926 at 12 o’ clock M., the following described j lands: Lying and being in East Bend township, Yadkin county, State of North Carolina, adjoin ing the lands of J. W. Culler and | others and bounded as follows: i Beginning at a stone, J. W. Cull er’s corner, in J. V. Hauser’s line, and runs North 32 degrees East 49 chains to the Yadkin River, thence up the river 9 chains to a stone, thence South 43 degrees West 20.90 chains to a Btone, M. M. Flynn’s corner, thence South 38 degrees West 15.33 chains to a stone; thence East 4 degrees South 7.65 chains to a stone; thence South 41 degrees West 24 chains to a stone; th?nc-.* East 4 degrees South 14.50 chains to the beginning, containing 60 i > ajres more or less. | Terms of sale.—One-third of purchase money to be paid in cash. The remainder—one half in six months, and one-half in twelve months. Bond and approved se cur.ty required. Title reserved until purchase money is paid. Also at same time and place I will sell a lot of corn and fodder for cash. This Jan. 30, 1926. C. A. HALL, Commissioner. 2 1 4t. HAVES IS ELECTED N A TI ON A L COM MITTEE M A N Durham, Feb. 11.—Johnson J. | Hayes, of Wilkesboro, was elect | ed Republican national commit teeman for North Carolina, to succeed Judge John j. Parker, of Charlotte, in a decisive vote over A. A. Whitener, of Hickory, at the state executive committee meeting here last Wednesday | Chairman W. G. Bramham, of Durham, announced he would not stand for re-election at the re publican state convention the committee decided to hold in Dur ham on April 8. SALE OF LAND By virture of the power of sale in a deed of trust executed August 15th, 1922, by J. M. Wagner and wife, Ua Wagoner and Ann Wago ner to secure a debt of $1900.00. said deed of trust being register ed in the office of the register of deeds in Yadkin county, in Book 28, page 252, and notes secured by said deed of trust being un paid, I will sell for cash at public auction at the Post-Office in Jones ville, N. €., on the 27th day of ^February, 1926, at 11:00 o’clock in A. M., the following property: First Tract: A. Lot in the Town of Jonesville, N. C. Begin ning at a rock the north east of [the Baptist Church lot, south 6.20 degrees west 55 feet to a stone redge of alley, with alley south 85 degrees east 214 feet to a stone at the edge of upper cross streets, north G.20 degrees east 55 feet to a stone at the corner of the street, north westward 105 feet to a stone K. M. Thompson old corner, north 85 degrees west 150 degrees west 150 feet to a stone in old line, south 6.20 degrees west to the beginning. Second Tract: In Boonville Township, adjoining the lands of Jacob Brown, J. A. Fraziers and others. Beginning at a stone Jacob Brown’s north east corn er, north 3 chains to a gum, then west 7 chains 50 links to a black oak, then north 45 degrees west with J. A. Frazier’s line 15 chains to a gum, then south 23 degrees , west 66 chains 44 links to a maple, then north 72 degrees west 1 chain 89 links to a stone, then West 18 chs 50 Iks to a dogwood, then south 8 chs 15 Iks to Jacob Browns ■ corner, then east 40 chains to the beginning containing 31 acres more or less. This the 26th day of January, j 1926. 1 C. t. MATHIS, Trustee. 2 4 4t

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