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MARSHALL, N. , C, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936
PRICE $1.00 A YEAI1
THREE JAILED IN SLAYING
L OF STINES AT HOT SPRINGS
Nichols Captured rocU- The woman waanplaced un-
NEGRO SAID TO HAVE
MADE INSULTING RE
MARKS TO STINES'
DAUGHTER
The following taken from Sunday's
Asheville Citizen-Times da virtually
verified by Madison officers:
Hot Springs, July 4, (Special)
Charles Stinee, 60, Hot Springs, la
borer was shot and fatally wounded
at 1:80 o'clock this afternoon, at the
east end of the French Broad river
bridge here, allegedly by Gue Nich
ols, 85, negro, with whom Stinee was
remonstrating for insulting remarks
the negro and a coma.pnmon are saia
j hv mucin tci hi daughter.
Rt.inp shot thvtm times, once in
,' the stomach and twice in the albdo
men wu rushed toDr. David Kim-
: berly's hospital here where he died at
5:30 this afternoon.
Nichols was placed under arrest an
hour after the shooting by uua
HiinVe member of a hastily-formed
posse. . Before the negro surrender
ed to the pees em en, they exchanges,
shots, the negro lining three times
and Huff three or four times, but
neither was hit. Huff used a 88
special revolver,-, while the negro's
weapon was an old-style 38 calibre
revolver.
I Taken To Marshall Jail
i 'Huff, rushing ahead of the other
76 members of the posse, came upon
the negro at Deep Water Branch, a
mile east of Mot Springs. After cap
turing the negro, Huff waited until
the other members of the posse
(came up and the negro then was turn
ed over to members of the Madison
county sheriff's department who rush
ed him to Marshall, where he was
lodged in, the county jail. .
Also arrested in connection with
the case was Willie Stwkeley, 22, Hot
j Springs negro, who ' waa Nichols'
companion; and Maggie Stokeley,
' relative of the, two- .negro
i " The rapidity ' with; wmcn . racnow
was taken from this section probably
Iprevencea violence wmcn was mrwt
ened for a time. Four or five hun
dred citizens, assembled en the streets
here tp discuss the State election,
voiced threats, but no one took the
leadership and excitement died down
after the negro was taken to Mar
shall. ' -V '.. j
Made Improper' Remark 1
Officers, wboi made an investiga
tion into the shooting, said that
Stmes daughter: Betty, about 20, and
Miss Ruth Holder, of Hot Springs,
were walking along the street here
when Nichols, accompanied by
Stokeley, made improper remarks.
Stinee, when informed of this by his
daughter, approached the negroes
and asked them what was meant by
such' remarks. Then, according to
officers, both negroes struck Stdnes,
Nichols hitting hum twice in the head
with a gun, and - Stokeley striking I
Mm ..with his fist ; Stmes picked up
Tock and as he did so, Micnois to
said to 'ave drawn a revolver ; and
fired three shots,' all taking effect ui
Stinea Ibody. Nichols and Stokeley
then ran.' '
Stokeley was. arrested an hour lat
er at his home on the outskirts of Hot
Springs by Joe WaWreup and Majcr
Tweed, who turned him over to
Madison county officers. Hi) offered
no resistance. . .
After Stokeley's arrest. Maggie
Stokeley, ntheir-,ofvWmi!; StOkeWv i
and sister ef Nichelsi.is saiditoxhave
ccroer, tote i towns. rwheBUn; a . baby;
carnaga, c Oflkenu. in i searching ,this
carriage aaid.thsy found, a 25 -auto,
matig pistol- a IblMktiackandv- foar
I The News-Record . ,
." Beginning with our Issue of Oct-
I ober 17, we' art publishing below
the names of people who nibscrlba
or renew their subscriptions to The
News-Record within the last week.
3y keeping your subscriptions paid
.un you will greatly help your local j
f oaper. Of course, those whose sub
scriptions are paid in advance are al
ready on our honor roIL
Hev. H. L. Smith, Clinton, Tenn.
Miss CIoU Cody, Weaverville. N. C.
Mies Harriett Phoenux, Cullowhee ,
G. C. Robinson, Mars Hill :
Mrs. Ralph Sprinkle, Marshall '
Mrs. Mae Whitten, Hot Springs
Mrs. A. B. Silver, Marshall
Byard Ray. Marshall, R-3 '
J. E. Griffin, Marshall, R-l :
R. A. Phoenix, Spring Creek
Miss Winnie Bryan, Asheville, N. C.
T. Dunbar, 49 Hancock Ave, Jersey
! City, N. J.
Mr C. J. Ebbs. West AfAeville . '
Mr. L. M. Htndricks, Marshall
.V. J. GrindsUff, Mam Kill , , . , I
IZ. W. Thomas, Mars IliU . , .
J. D. Hensley, Hot Springs
Nichols, officers said, when 1?
yean of age, was convicted of crim
inal . assault and sentenced to serve
25 years. After serving five or more
years he was paroled.
Mr. Snitoes is survived by his wid
ow: one daughter, Betty, and three
sons, Joe, Glenn and Lewis. Funeral
was on Little Pine Sunday after
noon.
NOMINATED
THAD EURE v'
who broke the record as a 'run
ner-up in last Saturday's elec
tion defeating the incumbent,
Stacey Wada a Secretary of
BYHmCIN
THIS COUNTY "
LENDING CHANGES TO
COLLECTING
More than $3,000,000,000 has been
loaned to more than a million dis
tressed home owners in the . United
States since June, 1933 by the Home
Owners' Loan Corporation. Of that
amount $31,394,471.12 has been
loaned in North Carolina to approx'
mately 12,500 home owners. Of
the total amount loaned in North
Carolina $48,738.16 has been loaned
to 2d distressed home owners in
Madison County.
: Under the Home Loan Act a fif
teen year loan at five' percent was
granted , distressed home owners
while the holders of their default
mortgages : received HOLC bonds
backed by the Federal Treasury, ,
The work of .the Home, Owners
Loan Corporation has shifted froml
"lending to "coHecting" and the
job is far from being complete, but
tbSU.iMwKfTtbJAgenl'
feport that thetv has been.. m f orH
urestouttof Jtor26. loans made in jii
WaiJiawtiConntyj-r T4ierrhaye--bei3ii,
s0meKdefalttsby, homej ownsss in
ery. part of thej,, country endiorer
cjoeuree iiar been,tartd However,
officials atatau that, i pol'actiom feairJ
neea unusually road over the entire
country and , that the percentage of
delinquent '' accounts ' is ' relatively
small. The defaults,'; they added,
are comparatively few and chiefly
by .misguided'' persona.
Only 111
made on ;
foreclosures have been
HOLC
mortmuresv iw North Caro-
lina as of June 30, 1936.
-.
A. A. Gregory ...
Critically 1 1 1
: Mr. A. A. Gregory is critically' , ill
at the Norburn hospdtal in Asheville.
There seemed to be little hope for
his recovery the last of kst week,
but he seemed to improve somewhat
until Wednesday night when his con
dition was KiDorted not mn t avorahls.
TT Man ThBv Mia valfnva njf ,vm Tnla 1
wife was permitted to see him for on
ly a few minutes. She has returned
home' efter be"na at the fco?rilal
several days. It will be recalled t .r.t
she hers .' recently underwent an op
eration 1 1 t!.e t -is I - . ''1 anJ has
not yet fully recuper-'.ed . . ,
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DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA
J , 'V. -
..
CLYDE
i j - : , ;. " .
S i!58SM:-f '
J ''liP1' I
who defeated Dr. Ralph McDdnald by more than
50,000 m the primary held July 4,
V '-'.4 ikji'.tsKt.
TO BE HELD IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL
This promotion day for poultry
and dairy farmers of Madison
County is to be held in the Marshall
High School, on the island, Wednes
day, July 15.
It is to be am all day affair. Speak
ing will take place in the auditorium
in the morning, and the demonstra
tions will (be conducted outside in
afternoon. The leaders are anxious
that' all interested farmers attend
for the full day if possible. How.
ever, any part of the day will be
very helpful to attend.' It is hoped
to make thfa rally day an annual
pvent..
The complete program for the day
follows:
Morning
Music 10:00-10; 15
T
ALDERMEN BATTLING WITH
'P,TQAtTpT'IXpfJ'-A P(ltLATT, bultel.tlpa-whe'.owtbe
t"! V" tUjr t A f. ' urtrla
TT Mt"-, ATrwTiMW.7
CUi
Several mattera other than, regnlsr
routine were brought up at meeting
of the Town Council board Tuesday
night, Mr. G. B. Woody, of Burns
ville andMr. Lee Gwaltney, of Mar
shal were present representing the
power company. A contract was
'ulbmitted by the Northwest Carolina
.Utiltities, Imc, which fl accepted,
'would nracticallv double the lighting
of the town. This would " increase pl" c found to
the ost of -the present system from'nwve them to. Jt is hoped ths can
v-'. :. NOTICE ;
To All Taxpayers: . , ,
. ' The law any your 1935 taxes will be advertised first Monday in
August,, and sold on first Monday in September. Pay your taxes before
August 1st and save the costs of advertising. '
-I will call on all persona listing Personal Property for taxes about
the first of August, and will be forced to levy on Personal Property for
11 Taxea not paid. v..'.'y?:;.-;- K"'"' .':i-V ' 'Xl-.
PAY YOUR PERSONAL TAXES, BEFORE AUGUST 1.1 AND SAVE
' costs.:vw; , , ..ir:..r -1'- r-f 'rv
" - ' i J. K. TVTLSON, Tax Collector
9&
NOMINEE FOR
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'
R. HOEY
tr
nEri-POUL-
11ALLYDAY
'V
Mil
TH
PM'hil.'tM in ti'Dr. Raloh Mcuonaia, oi wmawm-
county Mr. C F. Parrieh, exten-
sibn poultryman 10:15-10:45
Future of dairying in Madison,
(speaker to be selected) 10 :45-
11:15 '
Music 11:15-11:26
Tt,tnjf n.
. 11:25-12:00
Basket dinner 12:00-1:00
Afternoon
i (va.i-10
, - if
Music
ra. .. n.it :m.
2:10
Poultry clinic, Mr Parris
- 2:10-3:00
Selecting; dairy heifers 9 :00-8 :80
Vaccinating
pox
pullet, for chicken,
9 .WV .WV
A large attendance U expected.
iut v$8O0c yaeut6tJ60f .. , yertlti.
Ditto. the; exts. expenditure and therj
(pifoposedd.contract was; take,,, under
consideration.
Another matter taken Up was the
removal by the power company of the
two poles at the lower-end of town
the poles which support the power
wires and are a menace to traffic, be
ing too near or practically in the
highway. . The gentlemen represent-
hi company agreed to move them 1
SUGGESTS MOVING FRUITLAND
TO MARS HILL
Fight Follows Vote
Counting at Walnut
Tabulation otf election returns in
Ithe Walnut precinct of Madiison
county, ended in a free-for-all fight
Saturday night when it was discover
ed there were 25 more ballots in the
precinct box than there were persons
voting.
It was reported five persons were
involved in the fight, but none was
seriously injured. There were no ar
rests. Lieutenant-Governor
W. P. HORTON
who defeated Paul Grady July
4 for the office of Lieutenant-
Governor.
HOEY NOMINATED &
FOR
Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, defeated
- . - i l mi 4..
Salem, by about 54,000 votes, Ju y
4- For Secretary of State. Thad
' Eure, of Wdnston-Salem, N. C, de-
1 eatd st&cV wde' rec0'd br" ,
ling increase between primaries. W.
p- Horto defeated Paul Grady for
Lieutenant-Governor. How Madison
County voted July 4 appears
where in this paper.
else-
be done at once, as it was said tne
highway officials ere waiftmg for this
improvement before they finish the
that nd the reet'
I The knotty proDiam "wnicn
Ll.11 m.m 4a MAvlrlTrlM Una ffinf Vt
. . . a
Oiio-ll iovvo ava w K "fc a
been solved. This matter was dis
cussed at some length, but no action
Q
appeared before the Board,
re pre-
eentinsr certain clients who have
claims against the Town for the site
on which the large new" million gal
lon reservoir rest. It seems that
the Town officials failed to get a deed
for the land before the reservoir was
Ita'rea; ItiseeinKthoneaffiflf
tnaeta-of JanVi
Singing Coaiwntionn -Si
ToVB&IillVfarshair
The French Broad Singing Con
vention will convene at the Marshall
Free Wil 1 Baptist church next Sun
dsy afternoon, July 12, at 2:00 o'
clock. All singers are invited to be
present. ' 4
LEE BRYAN, Ch'm'n.
COMMISSIONERS REFXJSETO
. i BIAKELEVY FOR WELFARE
Farm Agents Re-elect-f
cd for Another Year
COUNTY AUDITOR ; e t !
MAKES REPORTS AS 1
TOJCOUNTY NEEDS
At the regular ' meeting of the
Board of Owmty nmissionere here
Monday, qudte a number of matters
were discussed. Three matters were
PRESIDENT R. L. MOORE
ADDRESSES KIWANIS
CLUB AT HENDER- ,
SONV1LLE
The following was writteni by Mr.
Noah Hollowell, of Hendersonville,
and appeared inThe Times-News of
that city, July 1:
Dr. R. L. Mooret President of Mara
Hill college, when in the city last
week to address the Kiwanis club,
expressed the wish that some fairy
could pick up the girls' dormitory of .
Fruitland Institute and Junior col'
lege and take it to Mars Hill where
he could likely fill it with ynung
men or women ibefore the end of
the year.
Dr. Moore never fails to give his
audience something worth pondering.
Year in and year out, for more than
a third of a century he has done this
at Mars Hill, inspiring young men
end women to higher and nobler
endeavor.
Should sane organization or in
dividual commission me to find in
these mountains a trio who had con
tributed most to the inspiration of
youth, morally, spiritually and tduca
tionally and in greatest extent as to
volume and duration of period, I
would name Dr. Moore, Rev. A. L
Justice, the founder of Fruitland
Institute, and Miss Martha Sullinger,
who joined the institution in its
youth and remained actively with ft
until its recent suspension.
In a most wholesome way this trio
of educators has for a third of a cen
tury inspired not only its students
but numerous others to noble endeavor.
Art Exhibit And m&--rf'
V3i I ver 1 ea
To Be
Given By
Society
Methodist
On Tuesday afternoon, July 14,
from 3 to 5 there will be a Japanese
Art Exhibit and Silver Tea at the
Methodist church. The pictures are,
reproduced from Japanese wood
blocks and will be on sale. All ladies
are cordially invited to attend this
lexhjbit and tea.
Thad
Eure Thanks
People
Raleigh, N. C.
July 6 1986
Dear Mr. Editor: '
I am completely overwhelmed with
joy and gratitude the magnificent
vote I received for the high office of
Secretary of State. I want to thank
each and every one who participated
in securing my nomination and as
sure them that they will always have
warm. spot in my heart. The See-
Teryrof;9twffioecwia ibelonr to
thenv, n j whewwerf theyi are fa
;I , wantithtm- tfttcomeln t-
eeaean4soNm,th,i(rartunity
6frender4nlWf?aievewyJpoes :
ettrtevsndaemmew). Ttotwa2n6afc
poi wejeoi'aew'.awatyoeMH
M It ja iniwosibty -of eenwer to -write
to each and every one, so please give
this letter space in your good paper
which has been eo friendly to me t
my campaign. ,
With heartfelt appreciation ax
thanks, I am
Sincerely,
THAD EURE.
of-special signaficance: A point blank .
refusal was recorded as to makins
an extra levy fcr relief. . The county
agents, Mr, George Miller and Mr. K.
A. Haney were re-elected for anoth
er year. Mr. L. C. Reed, County
Auditor submitted his annual report
as to the amounts needed to carry on
the , County , Government another'
year. The report was taken under
'consideration but no action taken as
'to the rate of taxation for another
.year." '!