The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-16
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SWIMS TO SAfETY

The body of Johnnie H:Joaes,
SON of ]. A. Jones. apreminent
Charlotte contractor, was yecoy-
cred from the waters Of Lake
Lure this afternoon shortly .aifter
lone, o'clock. - 4, III, .!lE
. 1t was lying about Is feet; oft
the shore where Miss, OPAL Bar
row, only surviving member Of a
boating party of four, landed, as
she swan ashore. - a. -
Three boats were draggins ut
the time and the body was hook
ed; by two Lake Lure boys, George
Smith and Jimmy !. Morris; ArMho
were in boat with. Sam Fl Smith.
The body was sent, to Charlotte.
-Four or five, boats =, are -.,rop-
stantly searching the -wassrs,.ef
the lake for the! bodies ~; Miss
Virginia Savage; also Of Charlotte
and Volney C. Harmon OFFS Allan.
ia, who were lost As the : ,boat
sank. =, ., -.Tv ..'rl'SS54sr q
: Jones was a son Of IA. Jones.
Charlotte contractor andt,. 6wHer
of the Skyland:: .lrotef IN sHendef-
sonyille, where. he visited. fire.
luently and was well known. 50
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LAKE LURE, May 1B.rl<ake,
Lure was being dragged yes6sHdSH
and this morning Tor :thssb465{s
IF two young Gisnsant .. tStsg
Johnnie Z Il, f'Jsrles:s t4HG
Miss Virginia Sarge |. Cher,
'otte znds Y6lney "a. fHASpeAsH6
Atlanta, who lay" It its sDt3f6ii
following m accident ia 'w&ich-tiie
.hree were drowned shortly ;tbe-'
fore II O'Clock Tuesday 'shislhs
For some unknown reason, sttbe
,psedboat in which they and. Miss
Opal Barrow OF, Charlotte were
riding began filling, With wstse
ind soon sank. Miss BsfnGvi sweo
,wam more than q mile in 1nein
attempt to find possible irescnsTs,
spent last night at Ruthezf cfdtons
where today she was expatedsto,
testify before the Rutherfordy
county grand jury. ..r.-
Since early yesterday morning 20
when Miss Barrow finally fannd;
Ter way out Of the wilderness of
water and forests to the Rocky
Broad inn, here and ..toldf Lake.
Lure residents Of chs tragedy
searching parties in boats adhaye
,een dragging the lake. At the
point where the boat isTheliSwed
% have gone down, the HahsFfis
between so and IS feet deep; cid
It was feared tonight that II would
be virtually impossible t1G fnd
either the sunken boat or, segsof
the bodies. A watch was Ateipg
maintained at the lake: ! IN sthe
hope that gasoline bubbles,apr
the boat or an oar, or somsthing.
else might appear upon t9sf-
face to indicate the whefeaBeats
of the boat.
A. Jones Construction Company
and son of J. A. Jones, yeeaathy
Charlotte contractor, was manned
and had a six-year-old son. he
was 80 years old: Mr.. Harmo4ves
a former Charlottean; it. Y4fere,'
ported here. this afternoods md
had a number of close friends
there. He was district sMss Eep.
resentative of. the bus division 'of
the. General Motors Truck com
pany,, according to Atlanta'frsj
ports, and his district eInbsSoed
the 'Caroiinas, Georgia, APsoftda,
Alabama. and Tennessee. ~ y:
!, Miss Savage lived, at ohASiette
and was the dAdghters Of ff6dgA.
Savage, -.an cAtlantics GssbtS fSHe
engineer of. Wilmington.
Miss Barrow is an emf DSASef
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