Thursday, August 29, 1940
DIES "POOR";
LEAVES MUCH
Dunn Man Who Complained
of "Hard Times," Had
Half Million
$85,000 IN COLD CASH
Dunn, Aug. 27 —Attorneys, rel
atives and bankers worked until
late Wednesday night counting
the fortune of a man who told
friends he was a "poor man" and
died complaining of "hard times."
The fortune was that of Jesse
B. Lee, Sr., who made his money
swapping mules and gained for
himself the reputation of Dunn's
* richest resident. He died here
recently.
They piled up and counted
nearly $85,000 in "cold cash," one
of those present revealed, but
that was just a part of the esti
mated half-million dollar estate.
There's still money in other
banks to be counted and relatives
disclosed that Lee left approxi
mately SIOO,OOO in government
bonds, and he owned many pieces
of valuable property in the busi
ness district of town.
Among the children who
watched the money counted was
a son, John Ballance Lee, who was
cut out of the will except for $75
a month allowance, and is now
contesting the will against Jesse
Lee, Jr., principal beneficiary.
The wealthy man also has a
brother in the Harnett county
home.
| The money was counted in the
First Citizens Bank and Trust
company and when the word got
out dozens of curious people peer
ed through bank windows to
watch the unusual proceedings.
Superior Court Clerk Howard
Godwin supervised the counting
and those who aided him went
there with the expectation of be
ing through in just a few min
utes, but Cashier Earl Mahone
4 pulled enough bills out of two
safety deposit boxes and another
safe to keep them busy until
nearly midnight.
There were hundreds of big
bills—nothing less than 20's
and less than a hundred of small
er denomination than SIOO. There
were also plenty of SI,OOO bills,
and most of the smaller denom
inations were tied in packages of
SSOO each and the largest pack
ages contained $12,000.
Most of those, present said it
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was the most money they had
ever seen. Much of it was old,
musty from age, and part of it
was in the old blanket-type bills,
now almost non-existent. In
addition, there was nearly SI,OOO
in silver. Parts of the money
came from a lock-box hidden at
Lee's mule stable.
Present for the counting were
Attorney J. R. Young who repre
sents John Ballance Lee; Attor
ney John Allen Mcteod, counsel
for Jesse B. Lee, Jr., principal
beneficiary; Mrs. Katie Lee De
mai, of Rocky Mount; Mrs. Ada
Lee Flye, of Greenville, and Mrs.
Mamie Lee Meldin, of Zebulon,
all heirs.
The counting Wednesday night
was the first time Lee's fortune
had been revealed although it
was generally known here that
he had huge sums in cash.
Friends often kidded Lee about
having so much money, but he
usually professed to be in finan
cial difficulties. He never believ
ed in borrowing money himself,
although he often made loans.
Friends said Lee never spent a
penny except in case of necessity
and he was known to make two
nickel purchases to save the
1-cent sales tax. Although many
unusual stories were told about
his thrift, he always took them
good naturedly.
BURCH
Rev. C. M. Caudill, of Moun
tain View, filled his regular ap
pointment at Union Cross Bap
tist church Saturday evening and
Sunday morning.
Misses Lucille and Mable Mar
ion have returned to their home
here following a visit of several
weeks with friends and relatives
near Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Greenwood,
of North Wilkesboro, spent the
week-end here with Mrs. Green
wood's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ham Anthony.
Mr. and Mrs. Everette Chap
pell, of Ypsilanti, Mich., return
ed Monday to their home after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Chappell here.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Eylet and
little daughter, Catherine, and
Ralph Flincham, all of Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Windell Wilmoth
returned Friday from Boone,
where they spent twelve weeks
attending summer school at A. S.
T. C.
Miss Ethel Wood, of Newton,
was here the first of the week,
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O'Haddi, the ball, looks a little sad because he has Just been told
Elsie, the Borden cow, has left for Hollywood.
the guest of friends and relatives.
Miss Mattie Ruth Wilmoth, of
North Wilkesboro, spent the
week-end here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Wilmoth.
Taylor Gabbard, of Berea, Ky.,
spent the week-end with Mrs.
Gabbard and children, who are
visiting here.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins and
family spent Sunday at Poplar
Springs, the guests of Mrs. Jen
kins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. San
ford Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Anthony and
daughter, Linda, of Hiawatha, W.
Va., were the week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Anthony.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Slade and
family, of Winston-Salem, were
the guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Stanley, at Union
Cross.
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Coe returned
to their home here, after spend
ing several days with relatives in
King.
Miss Alma Mae Burr us spent
last week in King, visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lela Brown.
Miss Mary Margaret Holyfield,
a student of Draughon's Business
College, is spending a two weeks*
vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Holyfield.
Miss Ruth Marion of Ararat,
spent last week with her cousins,
Misses Evelyn, Catherine and
Mary Margaret Holyfield.
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Burrus
returned to her home in Winston-
Salem last Sunday, after having
spent the past week with her
grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Geo.
E. Burrus.
The many friends of Miss Car
rie Bryant are glad to know that
she is recovering nicely from an
operation in the Elkin hospital.
Mrs. Mattie Flinoham of Win
ston-Salem, is the guest of Mrs.
C. B. Davis for several days.
The Roekford Home Demon
stration Club had their annual
picnic last Monday afternoon.
They had planned to have it on
the island, but the flood did con
siderable damage to that, so they
met on the lawn just across from
the post office. A large crowd
attended and the meeting was en
joyed by all.
The revival meeting began last
Sunday night at the Baptist
church. Rev. Hayes is doing the
preaching and the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Yadkin 4-H Girl
Wins Trip
Miss Moie Brown, of the Boon
ville 4-H Club, who has conducted
an extensive study in wildlife and
completed a record book to club
work, has received a free trip to
the State Wildlife Conservation
Camp at Swannanoa this week.
Representatives from 4-H Clubs
all over the state will be present
for the camp, which opened Mon
day and which will run through
next Friday. Girls and boys in
the clubs who have kept records
and turned in record books on
this project are eligible to enter
the wildlife contest.
An educational as well as rec
reational program has been plan
ned for the campers, which will
hear representatives from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture dur
ing the five day period.
TO HOLD REVIVAL AT
JONESVILLE CHURCH
A revival meeting will begin on
September 2, at the Pentecostal
Holiness church in Jonesville.
Evangelists and the Frazier
brothers, Pentecostal trio, will as
sist the pastor, Rev. W. B. Creech,
in the services. The services dur
ing the week will be held each ev
ening at 7:45 and each Sunday a
morning service will be held at 11
o'clock. The revival will con
tinue through September 22.
The public is invited to attend.
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1941 Dodge
To Have New
Fluid Drive «
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Dodge will have Fluid Drive for
1941, according to information
just received from factory head
quarters in Detroit by L. F. Am
burn, of Yadkin Auto Sales.
"This news was a complete sur
prise," Mr. Aniburn said. ''We
did not expect to see this vital
feature adopted so soon for a car
in the popular price range of
Dodge. But now that the news is
out, we can promise the public an
automobile driving sensation they
will remember as the most excit
ing chapter in all their motoring
experience.
"One of the really surprising
things about the Dodge Fluid
Drive, aside from the sensational
ride it gives, is its mechanical
simplicity. The Fluid Drive unit
takes the place of the engine fly
wheel and consists of only two
working parts—two bowl-shaped
shells into which vanes or fins are
welded. One shell is mounted on
the engine crankshaft, the other
on the drive shaft. Both shells,
which do not touch each other,
are enclosed in a sealed housing
filled with oil.
"It is this oil which, set in mo
tion by the turning of the forward
shell, passes the power rotations
to the rear shell and the .drive
shaft.
"Simple as the Fluid Drive
mechanism is, the different driv
ing results it produces are exceed
ingly interesting. You can climb
a hill at speeds as slow as a mile
an hour with gears in 'high* and
the car will keep going smoothly
without straining the engine or
any other mechanism.
"You can also stop the Fluid
Drive car, leaving the transmission
in 'high' without stalling the en
gine. You can start in 'high' with
out bucking, and drive all day, at
any desired speed, slow or fast,
without having to bother about
shifting gears. You can do these
and many other things, and in
addition enjoy a smoothness in
getaway, stopping and speed vari
ation that is a downright revela
tion.
"Where the new Dodge Fluid
Drive differs from most mechani
cal improvements is that its ad
vantages can actually be exper
ienced," Mr. Amburn pointed out.
"That is why we expect to have a
busy time demonstrating the re
markable new drive to the people
of this city from the moment the
first Fluid Drive cars are received
—which will be soon."
Wooten Family Has
Reunion Sunday
A large crowd of members,
friends and associates of the
Wooten family held their annual
reunion at Forbush Friends church
Sunday.
Rev. Chas. H. Hutchens preach
ed at 11 o'clock Sunday morning
which was followed by a picnic
dinner on the church grounds. A
long, well filled table was in the
grove.
During the afternoon there was
quartett singing and group sing
ing which was enjoyed by all
present.
PEACHES
The U. S. Surplus Marketing
Administration has been author
ized to purchase up to 5,000 tons
of dried peaches for distribution
to needy families of the country.
One Better
"I sometimes wonder, Mr.
Highbrow, if there is anything
vainer than you authors about
the things you write."
"There is, madam—our efforts
to sell them.''
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