Keeper Telk Of
- Threats To Burn
River Club House
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pressed the opinion that no one
trapped. We were advised that
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Wynne said. He said that the
poise beard could not have
been Mr. Bowers since it was in
tiie bacK part of the house,
f William Ray Bowers son of the
dead man and the next witness
examined, stated that he went
there for..his father and found
the place burned down about 8:00
6 clock Monday morning. Al
though he was not certain his
father had been burned, he noti
ced the sheriff, and explained '
that he <f>uld not identify the
Charred bray as that of his father.
§ The next witness. Ottis Bullock
who lives on the Slade farm, said
Ijnat iiovup fishing in Slade's ed
dy. a mile and a quarter from the
<pub house, when he saw Currie
tSun by up. the bank about 8:45
o'clock. '‘Currie said something
■pout a hpttse. He had a liquor
bottle in his belt and a flashlight
He was barefooted and barehead
ed and we did not pay much at
tention to him. We fished 15 or 20
minutes after that, went to our
home then to the club house
which was just about burned
down. We saw the Wynne boys
there and they said they had
heard a noise in the house, that it
could have been Currie We ex
plained to them that we had seen
Cun ic down the live, Bullock
A C Cwrrie faj h< : qt ;; f 'pd '
club house, said that he saw his
son between 6 and 7 o'clock that
Saturday morning, and Tony tried
to talk. “He said someone had
burned bis house down and i' d
to burn him up. Tony was so
drunk that I paid him no mind,
and he went to bed,” the father
said.
Fate Gurganus, fishing in the
eddy with Bullock, said he saw
Currie walking by on the bank
and he told us, “You all know
something about my house burn
ing up.” Gurganus, his evidence
supporting that offered by Bul
lock. estimated that Currie must
have left the burning club house
about 6:20 o'clock.
Bryant Wynne, reaching the
burning house with his brother
about 6:30, said he found no one
at th" camp, that the front end
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• of the house was fallin , in whet
they reached there. Stating tha
he heard a noise in the house, h<
explained that rt could have beer
| some object falling to the floor.
Questioned by the coroner, the
! lodge kee per stated that he hac
been there since December, 1945
that he was supposed to sleep ir
the lodge and patrol the i3.P0C
| acres of hunting grounds. “It all
s< ,'hv: like a dream to me,” Cu'. s a
‘■aid. He did not know whei1
plaining that he thought it was
Saturday. “\Ve cooked breakfast,
and from then on we continued
to drink, sending to Oak City for
liquor. In addition to the five
pints we got there I got two
quarts of gin and a pint of liquor
from the Williamston store and
Bowers got a quart by messeng
eiCurrie said.
Declaring that he did not know
whether he had any supper or
not, Currie said that he was awak
ed early Saturday morning, that
he saw the fire in tl ' porch and
burning through the window.
How he got out of the burning
building, he said he did not know,
lie did not recall seeing Bullock
and Gurganus as he passed down
the river bank to his father's log
ging camp. He remembered
reaching his father’s camp and
telling him that the lodge was on
fire. His father told him he was
on one of those drunken spells
again.
Currie said he thought of noth
ing when he discovered the lodge
was on fire, that he did not even
think of his clothes or Mr. Bow
ers. that he left apparently attir
(d in what he had slept in, not
knowing, whether he slept on the
bed or the floor.
Currie, his testimony apparent
ly carrying little weight on ac
count of his condition, expressed
the opinion that the lodge was fir
ed .on the outside. Asked what he
based his opinion on, Currie said
that he had heard a man say,
"The club did not treat him right,
he would leave it so the wind
would blow the ashes into the riv
er." He later identified the man
as Don Johnson, stating that a
club member had had trouble
with tin- man. During the deer
hunting season. Currie said the
club member went to Williams
ton, bought $lti worth ot barbecue
and two quarts of liquor to greet
the deer hunters. The club mem
ber and Johnson had some trouble
and he heard the club member
say he would wring Johnson's
neck. Johnson ran away, saying
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THE RECORD
SPEAKS . . .
Two persons were hurt, one
critically, in as many acci
dents on the highways of this
county in the sixteenth week
of the current vear. but de
spite the additions, the acci
5:gti>' s arc trailing those
..ffer a, coiriparisori of the ac
and last and for each year to
tne present time.
lfith Week
Accidents Inj’d Killed Dam’ge
1947 2 2 0 $ 200
1940 110 700
Comparisons To Date
1947 42 23 3 9.350
1946 49 33 2 13.070
as. he ran “wait until I get my
gun."
Currie stated that he and Bow
ers never had any trouble, tha*
Bowers married some of his
mother’s people.
Sheriff C. K. Roebuck, investi
gating the tragedy, said that the
maps to Bowers’ pocketbook were
found under the burned bed
I springs, indicating that the man
was burned while he slept, that
robbery was ruled out as a mo
jtive. However, no trace of Bow
lets’ gold watch has been found.
[Neighbors said they saw smoke
| i ising over the lodge, and that
[the Wynne brothers passed there
a short time later, that no one else
was seen going to or leaving the
lodge prior to that hour that
morning.
It was learned that the burned
lantern was found about ten feet
from the location where Mr. Mel
|ion had left it the night before,
indicating that either Currie or
Bowers had moved it, and giving
i ise to the possibility that one or
the other of the two men got up
early that morning and fired the
lodge while trying to light the
lantern.
It was also learned that Bowers
had fired a mattress while smok
ing in bed . urne time ago. When
j he was found, the fire was burn
ing between his legs. Members
of the lodge moved him off the
bed. put out the fire and put him
back in bed. He knew nothing j
about it.
Judge J. C. Smith
Handles ‘>4 Cases
In Countvs Court
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less driving, Hollis E. Moore was
found guilty of failing to stop at
a traffic light and was fined $25
and required to pay the costs.
Pleading guilty of careless and
sickles.' di i\ing. Carl Junior Lil
lie was fined $25. taxed with the
cost and sentenced to jail for two
days. His driver's license was re
voked for six months.
Booker T. Teel, pleading guilty
of drunken driving, was sentenc
ed to the roads for twelve months,
the sentence to begin on next
November 15. lie is to pay costs
and post bond in the sum of $250.
Raleigh Li Roy Telterton was
fined $50. required to pay the
costs and had Ids license revoked
tor one .year for drunken driving.
'I he cases charging Leon Brown
with drunken driving and Bar
ney Conway with speeding were
continued until May 12.
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<Tt' $25' and required to pay the
costs lor speeding.
Charlie Mack Jenkins failed to
answer when called in the case
charging him with speeding.
...
Richard Denton Wood pleaded
guilty and was lined $50. taxed
with tile ei . t and had Iris drivei/V
license i evok"i, in one year.
A continuance was granted un
til next Monday in the case charg
ing Bi njamin Edwards with op
erating a motor vehicle without
a driyer's license.
Bobby Stalls, pleading guilty of
drunken driving, was fined $50. |
taxed with the cost and no opera
tor's license is to be issued him
for one year.
Charged with drunken driving
and resisting arrest, Grady
Thomas entered no plea. Adjudg
edguilty he was fined $75. taxed
.with the cost and had his opera -
I tor's license revoked for one year.
Pleading guilty of operating a
motor vehicle after his driver's li
cense was revoked, Warren J. Ri
ley was lined $50 and taxed witii
lthe coMs.
Paul llale. Jr., charged with
ipeeding, pleaded guilty and was
lined $25 plus the costs.
Pleading guilty of drunken
i driving, Alien McNcar was fined
S50. taxed with the cost and had
his operator's license revoked for
u;n year.
Drunk and down oil the high
way. Rufus Taylor pleaded guil
ty ami wa.- sentenced to the roads
J. B. Matthews
Dies In County
(Robersonville Herald)
Jesse B. Matthews, prominent
farmer and citizen of this com
munity died at his home near
here last Friday afternoon follow
ing a heart attack. AUhough#he j
>11 health l(irovS:"'S''
n'y‘ r--'
I ia.-.t £\«i&y after noon.. 5B years i
i old. Mr.. KaxUvhum-whs- engaged in I
^Tu/Trui ici . itcs wirTc nTTct
i from 1 ht home of his son, Russell
Matthews near here Saturday at
3 p. m. Interment was in the
family cemetery.
His first wife, the former Addie
Biggs Rogers, died in 1941.
Surviving are his second wife,
the former Esteile Rollins; three
sons by his first marriage, Clar
ence and Russell Matthews of
near Robersonville, and Mayo
Matthews of Williamston.
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Random Round-up
Of Odds and Ends
« —
Some one avers there’s nothing
new under the sun. Possibly he’s
right, but the following odds and
ends “borrowed” from various
newspapers would seem to indi
cate that this modern age is. at
least, making a new approach to
the same old things:
Please try and move as soon as
you can.—Police Chief of Beivi
dere, N. J.. to “Skin” Snover, who
was jailed for intoxication and
then stayed on. insisting he was
entitled to 30 days’ eviction no
tice.
* * *
You are not the only man with
a trouble me wife. Ninety out
of 100 men have troublesome
wives.—A London magistrate to
William Pegg, arrested for chas
ing his "nagging” wife through
the streets with a belt in his hand.
for thirty days. The road sen
tence was suspended upon the
payment of a $25 fine and the
costs.
Pleading not guilty, Eddie Price
was adjudged guilty of non-sup
port and the action was continu
ed under prayer for judgment un
til the first Monday in July.
Lafayette Pearsall. charged
with an assault on a female, was
adjudged guilty over his plea of
innocence and drew twenty
months on the roads.
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BEAUTIFUL LOTS FOR SALE
on Pamlico Beach. Also one 9
room house, suitable for small
hotel or two families or club
house, 200-ft. water front; one 6
room cottage with beautiful oak
trees in front yard. Fine fishing
and bathing. See Dr. J. S. Rhodes,
Williamston. my 2 4t
FOR SALE: 1941 CHEVROLET 4
door in tip-top shape, $875; 1934
Buick with 4 new tires, good body
and clean, $275; 1936 pick-up
truck Ford $150. Phone 262-J. Au
tomobile Hospital, Back of Guar
anty Bank.
JUST RECEIVED LARGE SHIP- ‘
ment Southbend Fly Rods.
Thrower Appliance Company,
Williamston. my 2 2t
COME IN AN*) SEE OUR NEW
shipment Southbend casting
«‘i-Srssst Appliaiitf»r4iii
puny. my 2 2t
FOR SALE: 4-ROOM HOUSE
and lot on Railroad Street. Col
ored. B. A. Critcher. my 2 4t
^j^UNCING THE OPENING
of the Sum-Rell Button Shop.
Located 'll McLawhorn Furniture
Stole. Com plot elim^m^3ew(>s^
WntTif? *uov"eiT^n5iTSn^^^H<7es,
bell eyelets, button holes. Hand
made baby caps and saques.
my2 3t
USE OUR BUDGET PLAN TO
buy radios, bicycles, batteries,
tires, and electrical appliances.
Western Auto Associate Store.
_ my 2 9t
FOR SALE: KEROSENE RE
frigerator. 7 ft. box. Good con
dition. Joshua L. Coltrain. mv 2 2t
FOR SALE: TWO YOUNG
broke oxen and cart turn. R. S.
Critcher. my 2 2t
WANTED: INSURANCE SALE8
inan and eollcetor between age
of 25 and 40 for Williamston.
Guaranteed salary and commis
'io:i. If interested write Box 133,
Greenville, N. C. tp 29 2t
FOR SAVINGS ON YOUR GEN
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WHEELER M. MANNING
AGENCY. Auto, fire, compensa
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Prompt adjustment and settle
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! St.. Phone 110-W. a 15 ti
ALTERATIONS ON SUITS,
coats, dresses, topcoats, trous
ers. We make them fit correctly.
One day service, reasonable
prices. Pittman’s Clothing, f 4 tf
SUITS MADE TO MEASURE.
Fit and satisfaction guaranteed.
New spring patterns to select
from. See them today. Pittman's
Clothing. f i tf
expert- jlsaaJ
ano. Write Charles .Goodrich. pgyj
4t rt. ififttonj % L T" '
JSE OUR FIRESTONE BUDGET I
plan to buy your tires, radio,
vacuum cleaner and hundreds of
other items. Weekly or monthly
payments. Pittman’s Firestone
Store. f 4 tf
CONCRETE SEPTIC TANKS —
better and cheaper. 620 gallon
Capacity. Delivered and set in
hole. Weight 3500 lbs. JOHN G.
COREY & SON. 2 1-2 miles out
on Washington Highway on Beat
Grass road. 'm 25 tf
CLARK’S RHEUMATISM COM
pound for positive relief of
rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago,
neuritis, neuralgia, and muscular
aches and pains. Clark’s Pharm
acy. j 21 tf
WANTED: A MIDDLE-AGE WO
man to help with general house
work and elderly couple. Write or
call R. B. Nelson, Robersonville,
N. C. « ap 25 3t
TRAHEY'S BOOKKEEPING
AND TAX SERVICE
Now located in
Wheeler Manning's Office
Rear Davis Pharmacy
Telephone 110-W
a 15 tf
WANTED: WE ARE IN THE
market for hardwood and pine
>gs delivered to our mill at mar
ket prices. See F. E. Weston, Mgr.
Wells-Oatcs Lumber Company,
successors to Saunders and Cox
Lumber Company. o 12 tf
DUNBRICK, The WATERPROOF
cement brick, in both natural
and red color. Truck or carload
lots. Rea & Skiles, Plymouth, N.
C. 4 f 7 tf
SHEET MUSIC — CLASSICAL,
Standard and Popular now car
ried in stock. Prompt attention
(o special orders. Pccle’s Jewel
ers, 121 Main, Tel. 55-J. ap 29 tf
FOR SALE: 1947 MODEL GAN
ey oil burning tobuecu curcrs.
Place your order now. W. C. Pur
vis, RFD No. 1. Robersonville, N.
C. a 15 tf
TAXI SERVICE
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rooms and bath down stairs and 1
3 rooms nnd bath upstairs. Pri
vate entrance upstairs if desired
for rental purposes. Double gar
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lot for commercial building. 100,
by 200 feet. Terms if desired. D.
V. Clayton. ap 22 tf
WANTED: MILLWRIGHT FOR
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let pet day. Apply Wiihamston
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.ONE, BL.iCX.,HAJI-KJUM~TAK~
en up a* my f< m al ut 3 v.
man ,aentifying same may have it
by paying fo- damages and this
ad. J. B. Whitfield, Oak City.
ap 25 3t
NOTICE: WE LL HAVE REPRE
sentative in Williamston twice
each week. We have springs for
making innerspring mattresses.
Write Washington Mattress Co.
Phone 825-J. Washington, ap 22 6t
RADIO BATTERIES—WIZARD
Deluxe are only $6.35. Western
Auto Associate Store. my 2 9t
FOR SALE: 600 x 16 TIRES FOR
$15.00 each. Jack Daniel's Ser
vice station. a 1 tf
FOR SALE — SEVERAL USED
Elgin, Waltham and Hamilton
pocket watches. Are in A-l order
and excellent timekeepers. Priced
12.50 to 25.00. PeeJe’s-Jewelers.
121 Main, Tel. 55-J. ap 29 3t
FOR SAi,E: 50 HBLS. CORN &
50 cords wood. D. G. Matthews.
Hamilton, N. C. ap 29 6t
FOR SALE: 2 STORY, 7 ROOM
house on Church Street. Lot 60
by 120. See J. S. Whitley, a 29 tf
CITY GLASS SHOP
Glass a specialty, installed and
repaired by Lewis. All work guar
anteed. In back of Machine Shopp^
on Washington Street. Apply at
Green Oil Station. ap 29 2t
WE HAVE FOR SALE FACTORY
built parts 10 make small trail
ers—hubs, axles, wheels, tires,
etc. Williamsto.n Parts and Metal
Co. sp 29 ti
WMF SILVER WINGS fJi.ML.R
NOW OPEN: SUNNY SIDE INN
Sandwich Shop: Fresh sand
wiches of all kinds, cold drmks
and beer. C. T. Roberson, owner
and opera'or. ap 29 tf
Eye Glasses Broken?
We maintain a complete optical
service. Lens, temples and
frames replaced and repaired.
Quick service. '>
Peele’s—Jewelers
121 Main St. Tel. 55-]
Kiihhcr Stamps' )
Stationery M
Phone 268-W
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Harrison Office^
Supply Co.
Main Si.
Aeross from City Hall
Poultry Track
For lop priees Itrini; your poultry lo us ul all
limes. Our Iruek will he loading al the fol
lowing places:
Each W <‘<hios<!a\:
At Jainesvil!e _•) to 10 A. Yf.
Al Hardison Mill _10:30-12 Noon
Al Bear Grass__ I lo 2 l\ !M.
Each 1 luirsday
Al Oak Oily___0 lo 10 M.
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