Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-01
ONE KILLED AND TWO HURT
WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE
I.ctcher Good Victim OF Accident
Fifteen Miles From Henry
County Seat.
CROPS IN AMHERST COUNTY

CROPS IN AMHERST COUNTY
Some OF Tobacco Crop Has Been
Cut and Quantity Is Not Up to
Average-Othcr News Notes From
Virginia Points.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.I
DANVILLE. August 3l.-Letcher
Good, aged thirty. was killed. and Cole
Lawrence and John Henslcy badly
bruised and cut last night when an
automobile in which they were riding
from Martinsville to Rocky Mount
turned turtle bfteen miles north OF
the Henry County seat. The accident
happened at $3.50. when the car at
high speed was negotiating difficult
curve The machine left the road and
plunged through field. turning over
and pinning Good under the steering
wheel. the four wheels pointing sky
ward. Good implorcd the other two
haif-stunned men 10 save him, but they
could not bulge the car. and they
listened TO his cries unable TO succor
the life out Of HIM. and he died. before
the eyes OF the other men. Hcnsley,
an uncle of sherin Roy Hensley, OF
the head, while Lawrence was severely
bruised. The car was removed as soon
as neip could be found and Good was
leaves "A wife and three children. His
home was IN Bassct. Va.
Amherst County Crops.
AN HERST. August 3l.-The dry
weather Of the past ten days or more
following the long continued wet spell
the sun has been extremely hot Corn.
In most sections. Is very good. though
a fuil crop was not planted. Some
aaay is very G coed s sp Wills he
not be up TO the average. as many
farmers. we're unable to get the land
Re rea nH,,. In TINE for planting; Fruit
ing done Some housewives are using
brown sugar. but this is considered
carload OF sugar expected by the
farmers union has not arrived, though
NOPE Is still being held out that it will
reach mere IN few days.
Want Earlier Opening.
DANVll.LE August 3l.-Danville
for change in date OF the opening
Of the Danviile market ind see no
reason Why the local market should
o!d belt The. local opening was set
lor august ., In response to an appeal
sent Out by the United States Tobacco
Association TO the effect that the late
ness in closing out the South CAROLYN.
Srop would not perin a full force o.,
BUYERS on these markets Since that
request several markets in North
Carolina have decided TO open next
week and This is influencing the local
f from sonth q, r Aue,ioneers returning
sands sands, Of pounds of tobacco were
ruined by the shopmen's strike which
caused a paralysis OF freight move.
ment
inEc Held Under Rail.
InE NJ NshhlR G; August 3l.-w. r.
United Cigarette Machine Compapw
Sno IS charged with ASSEMBLING II. 4.
h haer's :r an empl9yee OF the company,
authorities and he has been bailed for
trial Tuesday: InEe is alleged to
n wi,S 81 struck Paris back OF his ear
upon the street car track in frnn, 60
an approaching car 1t was only nv
a iran'id snort tha, the n,otorman
the unconscious man Paris ,a,er
recovered and is not seriously hurt
DANvILLE. August 3i'"The n,
vile public schools VII omen for The
new session on September s. The
s,i,n.n Of banviiie Military In
City High School and facil i w rne
nol be taxed throughout the school
SWEEs s as they were las, year. F. Fl.
Sneatley, superintendent OF schools
snhoun ces that tho faculty is Strong
.! tnan IL mas been for some monihs
ieachers Will be permitted TO use
iheir discretion in teaching geography
IN MS, SO tar az 1t relates to Europe Mr..
hca'!eE SAYS no revised wall maps
OF mat continent have been made
SINCE the war and that tais W.! have
20 be left 10 the judgment OF the
teachers o! this subject.
OTer Reward for Axsailant.
SCh buKG. August 3l-Re!atives
OF Richard Thomas, the Syrian, who
was murdered here Angus -, and A
negro named Jordan Patrick. is bein"
suspected. have offered a reward Of
s2o1 for the capture OF the negro.
and Chief Of Police seay has requested
TO the reward. The negro made his
escape Immediately after the shoot
IN and i.e police here have been
unable TO locate him. The negro re-
Gently returned from army service
He is alleged to have shot Thomas
without warning and without excuse.
ReGtns Duties of City Manager.
Radtord W. Rigsby, of Cambridge.
Mass. formerly city manager at Nor
wood. Mass. has arrives here, and
has entered upon his new duties as
city manager of Bristol Lieutenant
Higsby is regarded as an expert along
municipal lines. and the city was TO-
tunaie is securing such an efficient
manager. The new commission which
Will enter office Monday is made up
OF the following: w. II. Rouse, Mayor:
J. l.. Godsey. Carl 4. Jones, DR.. w. r.
Rogers and j. a. Goodpa sture.
Find Corn Liquor Buried
DANVlLl>E. August 3l.-Poiicemen
late last night hearing that key
of LIQUOR could be found at the nome
OF John Dix on Upper Street went
to the house and tried to find It, Not
a sign of it could they find. The
source OF their information persist
ing that the iu1Lr was ;aa:- lal
tc a search this afternoon and i've
gallon runlet filled with corn liquor
was found buried two feet in the
back yard. The freshly turned earth
aroused the suspicious OF the officers
in their daylight raid.
Named District Director.
Bristol - august sSl-Professor
intendent OF Public Instruction in
Tennessee; and prominen, business
man IN Bristol. Tenn. has Just been
appointed district director for the