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4 - , - t ' ' ' '' LOOK AT YOUR LABEL THE TRADING PUBLIC If .Year .UrllUi Hm Ep(4 S.mi la YOUR RawJ At 0 Liberally Mmlw Merckaats Wka Bid For The Trade .. -i- -i- m' HELP EOOST NASH COUNTY WATCH FOR THE BIDDERS VOL. XXX. NASHVILLE, North Carolina, July 3 1 at, 1924. NO. 3 1 mi: r Ill, ! i ( Joyner Tragedy Stirs Temper of Citizens Nerve of Sheriff !; Headed Citizens Prevent Violence to Brute Admitting Crime i' , ' ii. . i Arthur L Joyner 'Brutally r.:ufdercd Body of Murdered Man Wu Thrown Into Croek Near - Hollister AH told, tix nn hart been jailed, part of whom have been released on bond, in eonnttion with the brutal Border of Mr. Arthur L. Joyner, well .known Jitney driver of HoUister, . while Cheatham Event, a mulatto la till la the State prison for - safe keeping and who la charged with be ing the principal participant in a foul murder that haa caused more excite ment and comment in Nash and Hali fax counties than any similar trage dy recorded in many years. Briefly stated the facta as far as can be ascertained art as follows: On Satnrday night last the Evans negro after carrying his family to Bollister from the A. W. Cooper farm la Nash, later sought Mr. Joyn ' er and had him ,to make a trip to i Evans' home under some pretext. It is stated that two other negroes got on the car in HoUister near the Bank corner and they left town for the Evans home, a distance of some flf teen miles. . The failure of Joyner to return home at the appointed hour caused a search to be instituted for him en, Sunday morning. This search' continued all day and deep concern was felt for. the jitney driv er's safety. Throughout , Sunday night ne clue as to his whereabouts could be learned. ' On Monday morning while citizens of Hollister in company wfta Depaty Sheriff Hoes, of Halifax, were on the read between Fishing Creek and Hol lister they encountered Cheatham Evans and he was taken in custody. A search of the negro revealed the fact that he had Joyner's watch and knife, but 'Evans contended that he had .received them from another ne gro, George Brown. The apprehen sion of the Evans negro was soon noised about Hollister' and fat other portions pf Halifax and soon a crowd fathered and as a matter of precau- tion, the officers phoned Sheriff C. L. Johnston, of Nash, to come to J. N. Tyors store and bring the prisoner to Nashville. By the time the Nash County Sheriff reached Taylor's tore quit crowd had gathered and threats pf violence and the" determi nation of the crowd Hot to let the nefiTote brought away caused Sber- I ' iff Johnston to phone to Nashville for" help while cooler heads ut the crowd succeeded in keeping order and pre sented a lynching. The ever-increasing crowd and menacing attitude of the situation as Sheriff Johnston was trying to get a statement from the negro several times came near the ' breaking point and a call for troops .was sent in to the Governor's office, ' , Aften, several ; n6Urs " of COaxing Evans made a statement in which he implicated Ernest Lee, Tom Lee, : George Brown,' as accessories, while . "Walter Evans and .-other negroes' names, were -mentioned in connection : with the crime. :.' - :' ' During his statement to Sheriff Johnston, andothers who were en deavoring to ascertain some clue as to where the missing man was and what had, become of the death cat Evans . made .many ' contradictory statements, however, he stated that Ernest Lee fired the fatal shot and that Joyner's body had been thrown into a small creek about. three miles from Hollister. Of the ear Evans denied any knowledge of its where abouts, however it developed that when he was arrested the death car was but a short distance, from the main road where Evans was taken in custody. -. Ur. C. W. Cope, of Hollister, and who had rendered valuable service to Sheriff Johnston and others in keep ing the erowd quiet, auked the crowd to follow him to HoUister where the names of the other negroes i, Heat ed would be given and he aLo staU-d where the body of Joyner was said to have been thrown in the creek. Possibly more than three hundred men f olowed Cope and Deputy Sher iff Ross back to HoUister in a search for the body and to arrest the oth er parties implicated. - The first search proved futile and the crowd began returning to Taylor's Store. Ty this time the V.'il: on I'achine Cun Co- with Copt reirricy in command rrived but all evidence of violence I Johnston .'arid Cool to the negro had practical subsided. A detachment of soldiers carried Evans 'to Raleigh while the Lee 'ne groes, Brown and Lynch wtre taken to the Nash and Halifax county jails. Later in the afternoon search was resumed in the vicinity of HoUister and the body of Joyner was found in the same creek stated by Evans, but on a different road. When taken from the shallow water there was frightful wound inflicted with a gun, the load of ' which had crashed through the mouth of Joyner while another wound from a large calibre pistol was located on the right shoulder of the dead man. '.. Other developments quickly fol lowed" resulting in the finding of blood-stained gun In the house of Evans while on the grass In front of his house was found an empty sheU and wadding, from the same, 'other shells and large cartridges also being found in Evans house. The gun was taken to Raleigh and placed before Evans, who admitted it was his, but stated that the shot was fired by Ernest Lee, who then gave him the weapon and he put it back into the rack over the door; that the actual shooting occurred in his (Evans) yard, after which the body was car ried, to the place found. The dead man has resided in Hol lister about seven years and leaves a widow and five small children. He was highly regarded and the interest in, the horrible affair in connection with his death has wrought op the peope of all that section. He is a son of Mr. D. E. Joyner, well-known planter of Nash and haa one brother residing In Nashville, Mr. Ronold Joyner associated with the NashviUe Motor. Ce. v , ? j4itiI The remains of the dead man were brought to NashviUe on Tuesday af ternoon and interred in the local eem etery, a larg crowd of several hun dred people from Halifax and Nash being in attendance. The deceased was a member of the Modern Wood men of America and a Knight of the K. K. At the burial service eight members of the K. K. K. wearing their white robes made their appear ance, gathered about the grave and depositing a wreath of flowers there on, knelt In prayer, after which they disappeared. ... 4 - H, Dote of County Meeting .. Has Been Moved Forward. ' " " ' , - The date for holding the regular monthly meeting of the Nash County Tobacco Growers' Association has bee.n changed from the fourth Satur day fn t ch month to the first Satur day, the neti. regular meeting being scheduled to be held in NashviUe next Saturday Abgusf ini, at 2 M o'clock P. ii., and the members of the Association are urged to bear this date in mind and be in attend ance. - - ' ' ' A Very Interesting fend Instructive programme has been arranged for this meeting and participating in the dslbeations and discussing , various Phaser of activities in. general , wUl bb'the Nash County Borne Demon stration Agent, the County Welfare Officer, Supervisor of Schools, whUe Mrs. E. C Price, who has had consid erable experience in rural and com munity work in Franklin County, will Impart Information of a highly important and interesting 1 nature. It is desired that the farmers , and their wives be present at this meet ing, which promises to be of incal cuable value. Young People Enjoy Very Pleasant Eening. Misses Nannie and Pattie Alford delightfully entertained quite a num ber of their young friends on Friday evening last in a very enjoyable af fair at their home on RaUroad street During the evening many interesting games were played, interspersed with vocal and' instrumental music. Re freshments' were served and this part of the evening's pleasure also proved a f ature. Among those present were Hisses Ruby Batchelor, Agnes Rose, Alice Vlck, Mary OUve Jones, Celia Griir.n, Iris Boddie, Grace Collins, Marc'ie CrnT.n, Elanche Benson, Ev elyn V.'Li.'ey, NeU Strickland, EUsa beth Strickland and Messrs. Alton Price, A! . '. Towen, BiU Batchelor, Louis Joyner, Viiae Rose, Percy and Clyde TayUr, r.il CoUins, Herman Baker and V.V.;er F.oberson. The Graphic Ftr Year A Beautiful Flower Is '"'' Plucked Front The Garden. Fond recollections of the beautiful life of Mrs. J. B. Vlck linger in the minds of the people of the Dortch section, for when this good woman passed to her eternal reward on the 10th, inst, there was deep and gen vine sorrow among the people of that vicinity who loved and esteemed moil highly this mother in Israel whose lift has been a benediction to those with whom she came in contact The How is the more keenly felt by her bereaved husband and the sur viving -children, these being Mr. A. L. Vicayoi NashviUe; Jesse Vick, Jr. and Mesdamea Anna Griffin, Rosa EI bn, Daisy 'Griffin, Pearl , Whitley, Bertha Overby, Ida Coggin and Miss Pattio Vlck, who mourn an irrepara ble loss. Two brothers also survive, these being Messrs. George W. and Calvin W. Ward, of NashviUe. - - As an appreciation of the de ceased the foUowing tribute and lines have been contributed by one who knew her very intimately A TriWrte. A deep sorrow hung over the Dortch community on Thursday,' Ju ly 10th, when with saddened voice it was-announced that Mrs. J. B. Vick dead. Mrs. Vick was a woman of beautiful character and wu pos sessed of a kind and generous dispo sition. It was but natural that she was adored in her home and loved by large circle of friends. We . all miss her, but we reaUse that this is only another instance when the Mas ter .walked in his garden and gath ered the .fairest flower' to transplant to his upper and better Kingdom. Mrs. Vick is survived by a loving and khid husband, nine children and twenty-one grand-children. I never saw a lovelier home, each child was perfectly devoted to her and she to them. It waa hard to give her up, but God knows best "How often, Q, how often in days that nave cone Dy Have I seen the chUdren gather with love and sympathy. God sent His saint upon earth With soncrs of sadness and of mirth. That she might touch the hearts of men . And bring them back - to ' Heaven amn. . - - - Dark grows the windows, quenched is . -Mwr- Ihwf I- - Sound fades into aUencep all ' foot steps retire. No voice in the chamber, no sound in the nail. Sleep and oblivion reign over aU." . ., .a mend. Settling the Big Issues. " It is unfortunate that the question of the Ku-Klux Klan should , have been considered by Democratic Na tional Convention. The matter . of dealing with the Klan is in no sense political, and reference to the body in a party platform is wholly beside the point If the organization is or becomes a menace to society, proper action against it can be taken by the variious States of the Union. The Federal government so far as we can see, has nothing whatever to do with Bitter discussion of the Klan in the national convention has done the. par- no good. -1 It is certain that ani mosities have been engendered which will bd reflected in the presidential campaign. V " oi me demo cratic party was barr.iony within its ranks, it has gone about; securing that harmony In a tery peculiar way. The delegates opposed to meHVtion ing the Klan ly nam in tfc& party platform km won, but tkfefre la a hoUow vtetM$ ' U ft tittle dif ference whethtrft Ts Veferred to as a "secret society"' or as the Ku -Klux Klan; the mischief has been done' in considering the matter at aU. The net result of aU the discussion la that old hatreds, have been stirred as it never was before since its organiza tion. V.v4;..i-: . . ' . v -! "?' In the matter of the League of Na tions, the party has acted more wise ly. Newton D. Baker made a gal lant fight so gallant that one almost wishes he could have won but it was a fight prompted by the heart and not by the head. . Membership . in , the league may be the proper course for this country to .pursue, butthe peo ple must be educated to. belief in it The party that embraces the league in its platform at this time is headed to disaster. It is miich better to submit the question to the country free of any suspicion of partisanship. Richmond Times-Dispatch, For several weeks , the concrete bridge over Toisnot Swamp on. the NashvUle-WUson highway has been completed and there remains but the construction of the abutments (which would be amatter of only a few hours) when the bridge could be thrown open and the" terrible and dangerous detour through the swamp aboUshed. There is general com plaint coming from the people of that section of the inactivity of the Coun ty Highway commission in seeing that the work is completed. There is no plausible reason for this dJny. i Local and .Personal. Mesdamea Ai W. FutreU'and Har ry Fagan are spending a few days at - "' , C . Hubert C. Cooler, of Wilmington, is in the city on visit to his old home and relatives. Mr. Theodore HasseU, - of North WUkesboro, spent a few days in the city this week visiting friends. Mr. Garland Taylor returned to the city Wednesday after a stay of a few dcys at WrighUviUe Beach. . . . - ooe ' Miss Nannie WiUiams has returned from' Wake Forest where . she has been attending Summer school. ' Miss Ethel Farmer J who haa been attending Summer school at Chapel HU1 for the past six (weeks, has re turned home. . '. i Mrs. James MacGli and Miss El sie Applegate, of Richmond, 'are vis iting Mrs. Guy E. BisVette, sister of Miss Applegate. ' f ' o Miss Ruth Mayo hat returned to her home fh Washington, N. C, after a visit of several days in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. & Paddison. Mrs. R. H. Moore ' and daughter, Miss Pattie Lyon, of .Rocky Mount are in the city visiting in the borne of Mr. and Mrs. H. fig Jenkins. Miss Frances and Battle Walker, of BurUngton, have been in the city for the past several dra visiting the family of Mr. and Mis. W. K. Ba ker. ' ' ' " , o e ., Clifton Harper, well known young Nash County man whd has been as sociated with a paper manufacturing concern at Hopewell, Ta., spent Sat urday and . Sunday rere . visiting friends and relatives. I Judge S. F. Austin f motored to Sanford to spend the week-end and was the guest last f iday of Rev. L. B. ' JoneWrar' iuiaemsiitaJi vUle Methodist Church, but now of the Lee County eity. t : e e e " t" . Mr. and Mrs. G. C. CoUins, Mrs. PeU Batchelor and Mr. Julian Cock- reU have returned from a motor trip to Washington City. They were ac companied home by Mrs. Jack CoUins and Miss Elisabeth CoUins, who wiU spend several days in NashviUe visit ing relatives and inenas. . Mr. Guy E. Bissette has returned from a very pleasant fishing expedi tion in company with Ma R. M. CoUins, of Kinston. At Jacksonville they had a great time ' routing the finny tribe from their lairs and great ly enjoyed the sport afforded by rea son of the trip and experiences. ' ... , . . , Don't forget to go out to Griffin Park to-morrow (Friday) afternoon and witness one of the most hotly contested ball games of the season, when the "Oaks" wiU take , on the heavy sluggers .from Stantonburg. A good game is promised ,:1 and ;. the fans wil have many thriUers com ing their way. V j v ; , . ,-. " Mr. Alvin Bo wen, who for several months has been associated with The Graphic - in the mechanical depart ment left early Sunday morning for Goldsboro Where he joined Mr. and Mrs. Bunn.relations, and from thence motored " cross-country to Lakeland, Fla., where they wiU spend two or three weeks before returning. Al- vin's parents live at Lakeland. Cards have been received in the city announcing the marriage of Miss Mary Stewart Riddick, former mem ber of the NashviUe High School faculty, to Mr. WUllam Jesse Grimes, on Saturday, July 24th, the marriage taking place in St John's Episcopal Church, Florence, S. C. The furth er announcement is made that Mr. and Mrs. Grimes will be at' home af ter August 6 th, at Hobgood, N. C. ' .'..;-.' : r--.i-.v.;:,V-' : Mrs, Harry M. Rouse and children, of Hopewell, V., and I Miss ,. Emily Lincke, who has been spending some time in Mrs. Rouse's home and vis iting other friends in the magic city, and Miss : Margarette Day, also of Hopewell, arrived in Nashville Tues day afternoon. Mrs. Rouse is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. A. N. Rouse, while Miss Day is the guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. lincke. ' It makes no difference whether you are a metnoaisi, rresoyxenan, Baptist, Episcopalian or your affiliai tions are with any other d, iom'na- aon, you have a cordial itn' 'on to be present st tie spec! If ' e to be con;? ' 1 ii i" V" ' - " t C' t t I y c . Ii.'. service is to be conducted by visiting members of the Mens' Federation or Prayer Band of Rocky Mount and it promises to be an occasion of great est . inspiration and , helpfulness. Come, bring your friends. Ladies and children especiaUy invited to be present and hear the story , of Ufe told by mq who know of its beset ting evils. Mrs: L B. Gardner, of Rocky ... Mount was a visitor in NashvUle yesterday and to. her friends stated that within the next few days she will leave on an extended tour through Florida, Cuba and points of interest in South America. Mrs. Gardner states that the tour will cover a period of several months and from time to time will contribute brief articles of Interest for publi cation In The Graphic On Thursday of next week the membership of NashviUe Baptist Sunday School together with many of the parents and friends of the young people wiU motor to Silver Lake Park where they wiU enjoy their annual outing at this popular inland resort ' The young people as well as the older folk are looking for ward with interest to the occasion which promises to afford unlimited pleasure for aU who attend, . Mr. W. H. Smith spent Saturday evening and Sunday in Washington, N. C, where Mrs. Smith is at the bedside of her brother, Mr. Sam Reed, who was frightfuUy injured in an automobile-bicycle coUision some daya ago and who haa been hovering between life and death since the un fortunate accident Reports from the hospital indicate some improve ment in the condition of the injured The Editor of The Graphic is in debted to his old friend L. N. Wom ble for the nicest watermelon thus far seen in Nashville and which was presented on Saturday last This particular melon tipped the beam at fifty-eight po'unds and was of deU- clous flavor, furnishing . an abund ance for quite a number of friends who shared in Mts destruction. Mr. Womble has quite a - large area in - ',l0B wokSriR poskUi;n4 their way to. the local market within the next few days. : vO S V W ' The outstanding social event of the week was a Rook-luncheon given by Mrs., W. Y. Collie at her home on East Washington street ' Tuesday morning in , honor of Mrs. James MacGiU, of Richmond, Va., who is in the city on a visit to relatives. To Mrs. MaeGiU Mrs. Collie presented a lovely set of curtain ends and tas sels, and Mrs. T. O. Coppedge, who made the high score prize, also prer sen ted this to Mrs. juacuill. Lunch. eon was served at 1:00 o'clock. Those playing were Mesdamea Mac- Gill, C. C. CockreU, L. T. Vaughan, C. L. Benson, T. 0. Coppedge, C O Ward, S. F. Austin, G. N. Bissette, E. L Pool, 0. H. Bracey, E. A. Burton, and A. A. Ross. : . Activities At Stanhope . Immediate Vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Pitts, of Spring Hope, visited friends in Stanhope last Sunday."'"-;.'';''-' j v-'A'y iv'V? Miss Florence May, of Spring Hope is visiting her cousin Miss Love Mor gan this week, J.J Mrs. D. S. Sasser and children, of Mt OUve, is visiting her father Mr. Wm. Dickinson. , ' ' Miss Eula Perkins, of Richmond, Va., is spending some time with Mrs. N. B. Roberson. - ' ' ' The farmers of this section are very busy now barning tobacco and report very good cures. r Miss Irene. Dozier, of Fountain, N. C, spent a few days with her friend Miss Annie Leigh Morgan. . ' ; i . Mrs.' Mallie Richardson and daugh ter Miss Evelyn, of "Spring Hope, spent Sunday with relatives here. - Mr. BoU Weevil has made his ap pearance in a good many, places but no serious damage has been reported. Miss Rachel Daniel, daughter of Mr, and -Mrs. Jessie Daniel, has been very 1U with ptomaine, poison, but is much' better now. ,.. j . Misses Lula B. and Gladys Brant ley who are attending Summer school at Chapel Hill, spent last week-end with home folks here. A V Misses Nannie Finch and Rosabelle Johnson, Messrs. Floyd Harper and Adolphus Johnson spent last week end at Wake Forest with friends. -Mr. F. L. Roberson, Misses Mary Roberson, Lessie Strickland, Leta Brantley and Mr. H. L. DiUard spent last Sunday at Chapel HiU visiting friends.',: ':,' -;,iV : ,';, ' The agriculture boys from here re turned from their camping trip last Thursday, reporting a grand time. Those from here are Chas. Westray, K '-inali Mullen, Justice Strickksnd, .ice and T'ma T :.;..!, Jack snd u E'orrna, and Vi.!U?r Eobe; ". Farmers Plan Great Day On August 8th in state and -National Figures Will Par ticipate In Feature Programme .; Abounding In Interest. ; Nash County Boy Makes Good At Hog Raising. "When it com to raising hogs my first experience has been very suc cessful," said Cicero Sears, R. F. D. 4, NashviUe, the other day. "The agricultural teacher at Red Ode High School formed a pig club last De cember and at that time I bought a gilt for ISO. On March the seventh she had two pigs which at one month old averaged twenty-four pounds. At four months old these same pigs averaged one hundred and thirty pounds in weight . "Last week I wss offered $70 for my sow and week before last anoth er party offered me $30 for one of my pigs. "This caring for my sow and pigs is a project a part of my animal hus bandry instruction for the past school year. Am planning on keeping my pigs until after the fair at Rocky Mount" - Local School To Teach Vocational Agriculture State College Graduate WUl Direct Work of This De partment. Vocational agriculture wiU be in troduced in - the NashviUe High School at the beginning of the next school term in September. ' Mr. T. W. Bridgers, a 1924 graduate ' of North Carolina State CoUege of Ag riculture and Engineering, wiU have charge of tho work. ' , Vccairenar agiluultufeia a coarse given in high schools' and special ag ricultural schools of less than coUege grade, for the purpose of preparing boys fourteen years of age and over for the business of farming and for more useful life on the farm. . It also gives farmers and farm boys, who have stopped school, : training that wiU help them to become more efficient in their work. Each year approximately one-half of the pupU's time wiU be devoted to agriculture and the other half to ac- cademic subjects. . During the first year a course in crops and soils wiU be gives which includes a study of the following crops: 'Cotton, to bacco, corn, legumes, smaU grain, po tatoes, grasses, garden crops, and soils and fertilizers. V- j - t In addition to the classroom work, each boy will be required to carry out the practical work on his farm or on some other farm of the communi- The project work wiU be closely related to the classroom instruction. One of the chief aims of the project is to insure contact of the boy. with the farming vocation in which he is being prepared.'1 V V- Farm shop is also a part of the in struction in agriculture. In the shop the boys are taught to do the ordi nary repair and construction jobs on the farm. Farm shop will be given each year throughout the four-year course. " The shop work will be close ly related to the instruction ' that is being ' given in- the classroom each year. - For example, if i toils ; and crops are being taught the ahop work might consist of 5. tool .. .aharpening, rope work, fitting handles, . agricul tural drawing, aai making field and crop appUances, H'if v:" In addition to the regular class work the teacher of agriculture may carry on at least two other types of instruction: : . v., j i ? 1. Part-time or short-unit courses in agriculture. .These courses ' are given for' boys who have dropped out of school and adult " farmers. The courses wiU be given during the win ter months and wiU consist of about ten lessons on any subject The work wiU be based on the needs of the group.. ? V-: x i r" '"' ' ' 2. Work among the farmers which consists of advice and assistance -to individuals concerning farm prob lems. - ... ' - Irish potato seed from the moun tains of Western Carolina yielded S bushels of primes, and 10 bushcTs of seconds, and seed from Maine yu '. ' i 72 1-2 bushels of prim.es and 8 3-4 bushels of seconds in a test w I 'i C V blers conducted by V.'. T. T " i '. R. No. 6, Elizabeih Ci' v " -supervision of County .lis. These yii 's v i one 11 re 't 1 ,ilv't. Great Basket Picnic Farmer of Nash, Edgecombe 'and Wilson Planning For Great Meeting. Preparations are under way for a great gathering of farmers of Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson Counties and other adjoining counties at the State Test Farm, on Cokey Road, between Rocky Mount and Pine Tops, on Fri- ' day, August 8th, when many no, tables wiU be with the farmers to dis cuss matters of vital importance just st this juncture of farming and stock raising activities. ' ' . ' Among those scheduled to appear on a feature programme are d. w. Eilgore, Dean N. C. Agricultural Col lege; Samuel R. Guard, director of Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Founda tion, of Chicago, HLj Hon. Fred P. Latham, of the State Board of Agri culture; Miss Elisabeth Kelly, presi dent of the North Carolina Teachers : Association, and other distinguished and experienced leaders in all phases of education, farming, stock raising, etc. The programme arranged for the occasion calls for . an aU-day meeting beginning at 10. -00 o'clock, and at the conclusion of the morning deliberations, speech-making, etc., wiU be held a great basket picnic. In the afternoon there wUl bo field trips by specialists of Depart ment of State CoUege boll weevil . demonstrator, instructive hog expe riment for economical production of pork, fertilirer experiment with field crops: corn, cotton, soy beans, oats, sweet potatoes and Irish, pota- toesi and special research work per - tafnlng-te1 cotton ealiillV with, this -subeet from the seed to the bale. " Farmers and their wives and chU- ' dren are urged to be present at this great gathering of the agricultural forces of Nash, Wilson and Edge combe, as the day wiU be most prof itably spent ' All are requested to carry a basket, with which to aug ment the great feast ' - ' Narrow Escape From Death , I In Automobile Accident. . Sidney Griffin, son of Mr. and Mm, S. R. Griffin, of NashviUe, is con fined in the hospital at Rocky Mount and suffering with many injuries and . bruises sustained in an automobile accident teat occurred almost withia the city limits on Friday evening last ) when young Griffi.t ' and another young white man, Edward Griffin, son of Deputy Sheriff J. H. Griffin, were'; riding on a Ford touring car in which they were carrying three colored men to Mr. Griffin's farm a few miles in the country. Just : after crossing; ' Stony Creek bridge in the western suburb of the town and while, travel . ing at a Uvely cip they saw another car approaching, with only one light burning thereon, i ti Edward Griffin , was driving the outgoing car - and ' pulled the machine to the right to . ': avoid hitting the one-eyed . vehicle, when tiie car driven by Griffin crash- d into the, rear of a Ford truck; , parked on the roadside and on which no lights were displayed. 1 The force i of the impact hurled the Griffin car -across the road and turning it turtle . on top of Sidney Griffin and the three ' colored men, " Edward ' Griffin being 1 thrown clear and -sustaining only j slight bruises and a few cuts.' Ho ; was unable to lift the car from those ' pinned underneath, however, while J he was on his way back to the city for assistance, the negroes managed -to extricate themselves and lift the j. car off Sidney Griffin. The ! latter -had a frightful gash, from forehead down to his mouth from which blood 1 poured freely. His jaw bone was fractured and many bruises and oth er wounds about his body. He waa rushed to the hospital at "' Rocky Mount and reports from the hospital indicate much improvement in his condition. . , The party or parties driving t' j onerlight car made no step r.mi r j far thoy have not I i i In the car rmked lyt'er j n a t ? f
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