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Truth, Honesty of Purpose and Untiring Fidelity To Our Country and Our Flag Is Our Aim and Our Purpose VOL. XL YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1$34 No. 3 New Developments In Childress Murder Case Guarded With Secrecy - * JONES IS OF HOPE MYSTERY WILL BE CLEARED UP SOON Talks Wednesday, Says He Is On Red Hot Clue TABLET IS FOUND (By ALAN BROWNING, JR.) Elkin, January 17.— (Special) — Although admitting there are new developments in the Childress mur der case, Solicitor John R. Jones, who is making every effort to lift the mystery, stated here Wednesday noon that he deems it unwise to di vulge the nature at the present time. The solicitor said, however, that he is of the belief that he and his staff of investigators are on the right SMOOT ONCE JAILED FOR DRUNKENNESS HERE Andrew Smoot, central figure in the Leoda Childress murder mystery, was once jailed here for 11 days on a charge of drunken ness and transporting. He was arrested with three others on the highway near Eddleman’s store by Sheriff Moxley, on December 26, 1928 and warrants were is sued by Magistrate S. L. Russell, who ordered them to give $300 bond each. Smoot’s bond was furnished by ihe late Ward Swaim of Jonesville, on January 6, 1929. smooi ana nis companions were found, all drunk and with a quantity of liquor in the car, to gether with some pistols lying in the car. They were brought be fore Judge Harwood at the Feb ruary 1929 term of Yadkin court and Andrew and Albert Smoot fined $25.00 each. P. C. and H. M. Wray were fined $30.00 each and all required to appear at the February 1930 term of court and show they had not partaken of whiskey or driven an automobile. No record is shown of their re turn at the next term. track and that the murder will be solved and the guilty person brought to justice. With the exception of an opinion handed down by W. A. Shulenberger, handwriting expert of Charlotte, that the mysterious note was writ ten by Leoda Childress, and not by Andrew Smoot, who is being held in jail at Wilkesboro, few other devel opments have been available during the past week. Not since the body of the slain girl was found upon the floor of the W. W. Tilley home, a bullet through her heart, has the investigation in the case lagged. And in connection with the mysterious note which was found in the girl’s apron pocket on Monday, January 1, two days after her death, evidence has been un covered which would tend to prove that the note was not written some where else and brought to the home and placed in the pocket as has been suspected, but that it was writ ten in the Tilley home and probably in the room in which the killing took place. It has been learned from a reliable source that Nathan Tharpe, one of the men who were first upon the scene, noticed a writing tablet lay ing on the bed in the room in which the body of the girl was found. This information was Imparted to inves tigating officers, who called for the tablet. At first the tablet was not forth coming, but upon demands that it must be found, it was located among a bundle of papers on the floor. A microscopic examination of the paper disclosed that it was iden tically the same paper as that upon which the mystery note was written. In the tablet was also found sev eral verses of poetry said to have been written by Miss Childress. One development during the past week which has proven favorable to Smoot’s plea of innocence was the (Continued On Last Page) State and Nation ROOSEVELT SHOULD BE HONORED London, Jan. 16.—Winston Churchill believes President Roosevelt should be honored for the way he is attacking American problems. The former chancellor of the exchequer is unable to say, how ever, if the American executive is headed on the right track in all his recovery moves. “I do not say that President Roosevelt is right in all his ex periments,” Churchill said, but one does admire the spirit with which he grapples with difficulties, es pecially in contrast with the timidity, wooliness and impreci cision which we see in some other places.” DEFENDANT PALES AT EVIDENCE Criminal Courts Building, Chi cago, Jan. 16.—A gruesome array of evidence—antique appearing operating table, blood stained gar ments, | .32 caliber pistol—caused Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop to pale and ask for medical stimulants today at her trial Tor murder. The elderly defendant buried her face in her hands on the counsel table as if to shut out the sight of the reminders of the tragedy. Her hands shook visi bly. DRY MEET IN GREENSBORO Still jubilant over the over whelming dry victory of last No vember 7, the United Dry Forces of North Carolina, represented by delegates from all corners of the state, met in Greensboro in con vention in the First Baptist church yesterday and c o m - pounded an organization that is designed to achieve the uttermost in making North Carolina as dry as it voted. SNAVELY NAMED FOOTBALL COACH Chapel Hill, Jan. 16.—Carl G. Snavely, head football coach at Bucknell university for the last seven years, tonight was elected to succeed Chuck Collins as head gridiron coach at the University of North Carolina at a meeting of the athletic council that lasted little more than an hour. SAYS ROOSEVELT OR RUIN Washington, Jan. 16.—The Rev. Charles Coughlin, youthful, be spectacled Michigan priest, warned Congress today that un less President Roosevelt’s mone tary policies are enacted there will be a revolution in America which will make the French rebellion “look silly.” Pounding on the table at the House coinage committee money hearing with one hand and wav ing two pencils in the air with the other, the dynamic priest shouted: “It is Roosevelt or ruin.” PLAN NEW STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT Washington, Jan. 16.—Plans for a record-breaking stratosphere flight in a balloon larger than any yet constructed were announced tonight by the United States Army Air Corps and the National Geo graphic Society. The goal is a fifteen-mile as cent to grab a container full of air up there, and bring it back to earth for analysis. FIRST SUPPLY BILL PASSES HOUSE The first supply bill of the pres ent session of Congress, carrying 566,000,000 for independent offices and agencies of the federal govern ment was passed by the House Fri day night without a record vote. Railroads Turning to Motorized Streamlined Trains The above three trains represent the last word in streamlining as applied by the railroads. In the foreground is a new Burlington three car train which can operate at 40 per cent of the expense of a steam locomotive. Center, is the train introduced by the Great Western and which can travel at 60 miles an hour. Upper left is the Texas and Pacific train now running daily in Texas. It can attain a speed of 78 MPH. K.M. THOMPSON DIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON Funeral Services to be Held This Afternoon At 2 P. M. Kimbrough Marion Thompson, 75, prominent Jonesville citizen, passed away Tuesday afternoon at a High Point hospital, where he had been a patient for about a week. Mr. Thompson had been ill for the past two months suffering from * com plication of diseases. The deceased was a native of the Mitchell’s River section of Surry county and was former county surveyor. For the past thirty-five years he has been a resi dent of Jonesville and the greater part of that time has served as a magistrate. He was former mayor of Jonesville and a Democratic lead er in the county. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Jonesville Baptist church and inter ment will fellow in the Jonesville cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Bryan Thompson, two daugh ters, Mrs. W. A. Finney, of Elkin and Mrs. R. C. Minnish of Jones ville and two sons, Alonzo and Gro ver Thompson, both of Jonesville, and ten grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. M. J. Mickle of Galax, Virginia and one brother, B. H. Thompson, of Mountain Park, also survive. Mrs. Harris Dies At East Bend Home Mrs. Alice Harris, 69, passew away at her home at East Bend, early Tuesday morning, following an ill ness of three years. Mrs. Harris was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Murphy and had spent her life in the East Bend section. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mozelle Hutcheris, of East Bend, Route 2; one son, W. G. Harris of Winston-Salem; two bro thers, J. B. and B. T. Murphy of Winston-Salem. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at two o’clock at Enon Baptist church, where the deceased had been a member for many years. Rev. R. E. Adams and Rev. E. T. Sims conducted the services. 9 Take Examination For Postmaster Nine people of Yadkinville took the civil service examination for the position of postmaster at Yadkin ville, which was held Saturday at Winston-Salem. Those' taking the examination were: Messrs. E. H. Barnard, J. W. Hudspeth, Joe Williams, F. D. B. Harding, O. V. Hutchens, Jasper Long and Dwight D. Martin, ancj Mrs. Blanche Dunnagan and Mar garet Hinshaw.. Death of Church Baby Dorothy Lola Mae Church, 10 months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Church, of Yadkinville, died Saturday following a short illness. Burial followed Sunday in the graveyard at Harmony Grove church after services were conducted in the church by Rev. R. L. Speer. MAD DOG BITES 2 CHILDREN SUNDAY Rabid Animal Also At tacks Two Cows And 40 Other Dogs Two children, several cows and approximately 40 dogs were bitten Sunday afternoon in Boonville town ship by a mad dog before the rabid animal was finally killed by Thur mond Wagoner. The dog was the property of Winfield Smith. The head of the animal, upon be ing taken to Winston-Salem for an examination, disclosed the informa tion that it was one of the worst cases in the knowledge of the medi cal examiners. The children who were bitten are taking treatment. It was said that Mr. Wagoner shot the dog with a 12 gauge shotgun, the first shot taking effect but not dropping the animal. A second shot was necessary to kill it. Upon being hit the first time, the dog was said to have neither howled nor whimpered, but to have run and jumped a fence, although mortally wounded. Negro Seeks Big Damage From His Prosecutors Because he was arrested for fail ing to make good an $8 check, Frank Hauser, Negro, had entered suit in Forsyth superior court Thursday seeking $1,500 damages from N. P. Bryant and Albert Draughan of Yad kinville. The plaintiff claims he purchased personal articles from Draughan and was prevailed upon to give him a pre-dated check, although the latter knew he had no funds in the bank. The complaint states Hauser’s compensation from the government was cut off sccix aiter the inaugura tion of President Roosevelt and he found himself unable to make agreed instalments on the check. He claims the check evidently was turned over to N. P. Bryan, J. P., who had him arrested and incarcerated in jail for three weeks. Adams Child Dies Henry H. Adams, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Adams, of Wins ton-Salem, died Tuesday morning, aged 4 months. Henry H. Adams is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Adams, of Yadkin - ville, and Mrs. Adams, before her marriage was Miss Lydia Pardue of Cycle. The little boy was laid to rest in the cemetery at Mountain View Bap tist church, this county, yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock following a funeral at the home, conducted by Rev. V. M. Swaim. - Loses Eye Fletcher Carr, Jonesville negro, forking on a CWA project, lost his left eye on Monday when he was hit with a piece of flying rock. The man, together with a group of work ers, was engaged in breaking stones for a sidewalk when a piece hit his eye and injured it. He was carried to Hugh Chatham hospital where his eye was removed. MUST REREGISTER FOR JOBS WITH CWA Ruling Applies to All Who Were Registered Before January 1st All unemployed persons seeking jobs with the CWA are required to re-register according to a rule re ceived a few days ago by J. Luther Jones, manager of the Yadkin Coun ty Unemployment office. Mr. Jones asks all who are still open for employment to come to Yadkinville, in the court room and register. This applies to all who reg istered before January 1, 1934. An other rule to be carried out is that all persons now working on CWA projects must renew their registra tion with the unemployment office when the project they are working on is complete. It will not be necessary for the applicant to go through the red tape necessary for the first registration. The office only wants to keep in touch with all of the names on the application list to see whether or not they have found employment from other sources, are still in need of employment or have moved away. It is pointed out that the re-regis tration is very necessary and all who need employment should attend to the re-registration some time during the month of January. At present the allotment of the county has been taken up and an effort is now under way to secure an additional allotment of men in view of the heavy registration in the county which at first was not anti cipated. Jonesville News Mr. Paul Haynes of Arlington, spent the week-end with his brother, Finley Haynes of Elkin. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spann had as thfch end guests Mrs. Spann’s parents, Mr. and. Mrs. R. W. Rober son, Mrs. Margaret Husey, Miss Betty Lou Roberson and Pete and Thurmond Roberson, all of Win ston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Adams of Burlington, spent the week-end vis iting relatives in Arlington and Jonesville. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martin of Jonesville, had as their guests fOr the week-end Grady Cooke and John Swisher of Hamptonville, Frank Spann and Thomas Haynes of Arlington, Misses Gladys Spann and Connie and Dorothy Haynes and Mr. and Mrs. Nallis Mock. Mr. Richard Haynes and Miss Myrle Myers were guests of Miss Angie Haynes Sunday. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Nallis Mock will be glad to know that they have returned to Jonesville to re side, after making their home in Charlotte for the past five months. Mrs. J. C. Spann is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. Rich ard Pruitt, and Mr. Pruitt, at their home at State Road. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pittman, Misses Nelda Shore and Lucille and Hazel Vestal spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spann, at their home in Jonesville. The United States Department of Agriculture says that both ripe and green olives contain abundant quan tities of vitamin A. ESCAPED CONVICT SLAIN BY SOMERS Wilkes Sheriff Shoots In Defense Of Own Life ■Ed Atwood, 57, an escaped con vict from state’s prison at Raleigh, and an all around bad man, was shot and killed about 9:30 o’clock Sunday night by Sheriff W. B. Somers, of Wilkes county, who shot in self de fense as Atwood was in the act of drawing a gun on him. A coroner’s jury, assembled a short while afterward, exhonorated Sheriff Somers of all blame. Their verdict was that the officer did not use un necessary force and that he shot in defense of his own life. The killing took place near the home of Mrs. Cletus Byers, one and one-half miles north of the Wade Harris bridge on the Boone Trail highway. Atwood was a man of bad reputa tion and is said to have committed numerous robberies in the county since his escape from state prison where he was serving a sentence of from three to five years for house breaking and larceny. Sheriff Somers received a report Sunday afternoon that Atwood was in the neighborhood, and, in com pany with Deputy Sheriff H. C. Kil by and J. H. Alexander, went in search of him. * They surrounded the Byers home, where they understood he was hid ing. Atwood ran from the building almost into the arms of Deputy Kil by, who commanded him to halt. Deputy Kilby fired into the air without attempting to hit the fleeing man but Atwood did not stop. At wood ran across a branch bridge and turned quickly with his shotgun to fire at Sheriff Somers, who had fol lowed his flight by the aid of a pow erful flashlight. Only quick action on the part of the Sheriff saved his life, the load from his gun taking effect in Atwood’s chest. He died almost instantly. At the coroner’s inquest, testi mony revealed that Atwood had vowed he would die rather than be taken alive. At the time he was killed he was carrying his shotgun, a razor and two long knives. He was said to have carried a pistol most of the time. Elijah L. Shermer Is Claimed By Death Elijah Luther Shermer, aged 77, passed away Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the home of his son, Paul Shermer, near Forbush Baptist church, where he had made his home for some time. Mr. Shermer suffered a stroke of paralysis about ten days ago and had been serious since that time. The deceased was born in this county and had spent his entire life here. He was a son of the late Wil liam and Elizabeth Shermer, well known residents of this county until their death. Mr. Shermer was mar ried to Miss Delia Williams, who pre ceeded him in death a number of years. He is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. Houston Davis, Yadkinville Route 2: four sons: Dallas Shermer of Winston-Salem; Grover Shermer of Courtney; Paul and Thad Sher mer, Yadkinville Route 2. The funeral was conducted Sun day afternoon at Forbush Baptist church and the services were in charge of Rev. V. M. Swaim, Rev. B. K. Mason and Rev. S. F. Morton. Interment was in the church grave yard beside the body of his wife. Pall bearers were Charlie Lynch, C. P. Mackie, Dallas Lynch, Ben Peo ples, Ed Mackie and William Todd. W. J. Willard Dies W. J. Willard, 77, passed away at his home near Union Cross Thurs day of last week following an illness of two years. He had been serious for one week, his death being due to pneumonia. Mr. Willard was twice married. His last wife, Ahnedia, survives him, together with the following child ren: Mrs. Dallas Bovendar, Allan Willard and Nora Willard, of Wins ton-Salem; Dollie Parris, Oscar, Raymond and Prank Willard, of that section; John Willard of Roanoke, Va.; Martha Colbert and Thomas Willard of Greensboro. Three broth ers also survive: A. A., E. G. and El lis C. Willard, of the same section. The funeral was held Friday af ternoon from the home, conducted by Rev. Wade H. Adams, and inter ment was in the Willard family graveyard, near the home.
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