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VOL. XXXIX, NO. 35 Blowing Rock Pupils Form Debating Society Blowing Rock, Oct. 10.?-Pupils of the Blowing Rock high school have organizeti a debating society to encourage public speaking and debating in the school. Bynum Crisp was elected president, Elizabeth Sudderth. vice president; Pem Bobbins, secretary and treasurer. A constitutional committee under the chairmanship of Paul Foster has drawn up a constitution, which was discussed Monday afternoon and iaid or. the table for further consiu(ivn finn t \.lwviv<i utii/ic unu'. uuu(jvh/ii| The society will probably debate with the schools of the surrounding towns and may enter the High School Debating Union of North Carolina and take part in the statewide contests. Remodeling the entrance to the Presbyterian church was started lastj week by .7. M. Foster, stone mason. The old porch has beer, torn away and will be replaced with a Gothic tower, to harmonize with the interior architecture of the church. I | Work on the new Watauga Inn' is being pressed rapidly for the ex-1 pected opening of the hotel on Oc-i tober 15, under the management of; Mrs. W. P. Penley. The open! porches on the north side are being, enclosed, and several bedrooms are being added to the building. C. S. Stevenson of Boone is installing a steam boating system and; modern plumbing fixtures. The! hotel v. ill be open the year round, j Nearly everyone" in Blowing Rock' who could find transportation Sat-; uiday w'ant to Elizabethton to hear] the speech of Herbert Hoover.j Trucks and cars formed almost a conTnuons procession " along the Ypnahlossee road from an early; hour Saturday morning until almost noon. A large number of Blowing Rock people went to Boone and took one of the special trains to Elizabethan. People from all pver the state t/asscil through here Saturday onj their Way to filizahethton. Hesi-I (ienU along the road reported t liat oars were passing all Friday night,' and as daylight approached the traffic was more than doubled and" lasted until noon. But in spite of thei heavy traffic, no accidents were re-1 ported. ZIONVILLE NEWS Zionville, Oct. !!?R. S. Rolen of! Fort Collins, Colorado, who has! hoen .spending the summer with his| parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Uo-] ten, has returned to his home. Mr ..and Mrs. Then C. Greer left | Saturday for Patton, Calif., where i they will make their home. Mrs. M. \V. filler of Butler, Tens., is visiting relatives here. Mr. Binder, a Jewish minister of St. Louis, Mo., spent the week-endi at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade, Recce. He filled the pulpit at, Zionville Sunday evening. Mrs. D. V. Winebarger. who was seriously hurt in an automobile Clash a few weeks ago is able to be out again. Mis. L. Greer went to Bristol! Sunday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Shelton Penn. i Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson of| Cleveland, Ohio, are here to visit! relatives for a few weeks. Quite "a number from Zionvillej went to Elizabethton Saturday to| hear Hoover Speak. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves Holmar. j have returned from Todd where they were called to the bedside of -Mr. Holman's mother who was run over, by a car and dangerously hurt. They report that there is hope of her recovery. WORLD WAR VETS PARADE AT SAN ANTONIO MEETING San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 9.?The measured tread of marching- feet, familiar in wartime days, re-echoed through the streets of San Antonio as 10,000 former service men and members of the American I.egion passed in review before countless spectators who greeted each state's delegation with" spirited bursts of cheers. Tl... r> I'zij.C -i-i L!-. Auv .iui in utiitgauun, icd by the brilliant red-coated trench helmeted Charlotte 40-piece band, was a bright spot in the parade. A large delegation of women marched with' the men. W. H. -FISHER URGES SUPPORT OF NATIONAL TICKET W. H. Fisher, Republican candidate for lieutenant-governor, spoke in the courthouse Tuesday evening in the interest of the candidacy of Herbert Hoover for the presidency. The crowd was not large due to the rainy night; however, the audience was enthusiastic. Air. Fisher dealt altogether with the national situation and did not go into the affairs of state. /A.TA1 A Non-Partisan N BOONE, POLmCALEVENTS ! OF THE PAST WEEK Highlights of Political Activity qI Both Major Parties Summarized 'From Recent News Dispatcher From Over the Country Governor Smith Will Visit North Carolina Today Governor Alfred E. Smith. democratic cannitiate xor'presiuenc will be in North Carolina Thursday en route from Albany to Louisville, Ky., Saturday. A partial itinerary for the second campaign tour of the Democratic candidate, announced by him Monday night, calls for his departure from Albany Tuesday at i 12:40 for New York city. After conferences there with party leaders Wednesday, he will jboard his special i train for the south. Richmond will be the first sto) for a personal appearance by the nominee from the rear of his Ileal train 9:15 a. m. Thursday being the time set for his arrival at the Virginia capital. Raleigh Will be reached at 3 p. ni.. the same day, and other cities in the state where stops are planned are Greensboro ai 7 p. ill., Salisbury at 8:30 p. m. and Charlotte at 9:50 p. m. Democratic Campaign Contribution: Total $1,392,920 Contributions to the Democratic national campaign fund received during September totaled SS70.420 according to the monthly report oi Col. 11. Ii. Lehman, finance directo: of the Democratic national committee, made public Saturday. The grand total of contribution! deceived by the Democrats up tc October 1 is ?1,392,920, as eorr.par i-<! with SI,733,289 KBjSived by the Republics ns up to that date. Republican receipts made public in Washington on Thursday, totaled 51,074,870. Chairman Uaseob of the Democratic national coamiittee annobnc eel a 5011,000 contribution i'vom Thos. F. Ryan not included in the Sep temhr-r list. This is i.he biggest individual contribution to iii-r- Demo erotic campaign fund reported so far. Marion Butler Thinks Hoover Ha*. "'Even Chance" in. State Washington, Oet. 8?Forme: Sena tor Marion Butler returned today from a trip, on legal business, which took him to Mew York. Boston and Montreal Mr. Butler discussed the political outlook with a number oi men in New York and Massachusetts ?because those states have generally been classified as doubtful, bat Mr. Butler is. persuaded that this doubt is beginning to resolve irt fa vov of the Republican candidate. Asked -vhivT the idea was. Mr. Butler said he felt that the tide was ?6g!niimi? to run strong for Mr. Hoover, not because of any one issue, but because a steadily increasing number of people were coming to the conclusion that Hoove: is the best qualified for the* job. Mr. But lev thinks that if Hoover carries New York and Massachusetts?as he believes the Republican candidate will?it will close the argument. Mr. Butler added that, having been in the north a number of days he called at Republican headquarters here today to check up or. the situation in the state. He was told that all reports fioni North Carolina were encouraging for Hoover, witt a chance that he would have ar I even break in that state. Simmons Will Speak at AntiSmith Rally Charlotte, Oct. S.?Senator F. M Simmons wilt be a speaker at th< scheduled anti-Smith rally in Nev Bern Friday night, it was an ! nour.ced here today at headquarter: ! of the anti-Smith organisation. The occasion will n-.ark the firs ! public speaking appearance of Son | ator Simmons sir.ee his declaratioi | that he would not support the Demo | '.rill introduce Frank McNnineh ! leader of the anti-Smith Democrats who will be the principal speaker o: the evening:. BAMBOO NEWS j Bamboo. Oct. 9.?The school ha l.been progressing nicely with the ex : ceptioiv of a lew cases of scarlet fe j ver. The attendance dropped to 9: ! on account of the sickness. It i I hoped the chiidren will soon be abl ; to come back and that the parent j will get them in as early as the; are able. The children are enjoying thei new- basket ball and volley ball. The Girls' Club is going to giv the piay, '"The Rebellion of Youth,' on Saturday night, October 20tV This is the second time they signing it. It is a two-hour play i four acts, Well worth the monej Everybody come and bring a frienc ! Admission 10c and 25c. The community is 'Iboking .Xoi ward to the revival meeting to be gin here the 21st. ewspaper, Devoted to the WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAV : Building &. Loan Elects Officers ai Annual MeeS The annual meeting of xtockhold evs of the Watauga Building ant : Loan Association was held Tuesday ' afternoon at which time the busir.es: ' of the organization was reviewct and officers elected for the ensuint i year, D. J. CoitrtU was re-elected ] president; W. W. Mast was namec I vice-president, while W. H. Gragf 1 Jwill continue nc Ifofrotnevtrnoanp ; er. The following board of director: was chosen: G P. Hngntnan, R. L ' Bingham, C. M. Critcher, V/. W Mast, John E. Brown, H. G. Farth ing, AT. L. Hcishouser, L. A. Greene D. J. Cottrell, \V. D. Farthing, J. P Hodges and \V. H. Gragg. 'l _ Assistant State Insurance Coin . missioner LaRook was present a [: sociation, incidentally referring tc | the sound financial status of the as ,| sociation, incidentally referreding t< ! the fact that undivided profits it the amount of more than $20,C0( , are on hand. I PUBLISHER JOHNSON CO. NEWS BURNED TO DEATt ! AT. C. Barry, SO. publisher of thi 1 Johnson County News, Mountait | City, Term., died Thursday morninf | as a result of burns which he re ceived about 1 o'clock- Thursday j morning when his bet! caught 01 , fire from a lighted cigarette, accord | ing to belief of members of hi: family. '.I A fJ-ni- 'ttitif I..- *v.. . blare which was ciawtlhg over hi ; entire body, Barry finally got out o ( I i ii ami with his night clothe; { aflame, crapted a few feet Id i door adjoining that of another mens her of the household. Barry tves found unconscious l>3 [ members of hi-- family, who exl-n taisheu the fire and sated the hous; j from being destroyed. A physicia; i was summoned ami the victhu wai i treated, but without avail, lie noye: regained consciousness, it was said Relatives of the publisher he lit-ve that the man came home abou ; midnight and was smoking when hi '.aid down on the bed ami fell asleoi before tie threw the cigarette away The bed clothing: burned fast am within a few minutes he was er.vo loped in flames, bat continued t. sleep until he was fatally burned. lie was the son of E.l Barry, ec.i tor n" the Johnson County News | ami naii beet: acting- in the capacitj of publisher for a number of years . GOVERNOR AL. E. SMITH <! STARTS ON SniITHPRN TOIS J :j New Vork, Oct. !).?Governor Ai fred E. Smith arrived here 'etc to day lrom Albany for a 30-bour stay during which he wili confer with Democratic leaders before the s'.r.ri : J of his campaign trip into the sout't i and horde)- states, j The campaign sally of the pros',| den'.ial nominee will mark ah un usual campaign procedure for a :: Democratic standard-bearer with his | invasion of the "solid south." TJsu> I ally, Democratic presidential candi 'j dates hate not entered that sectio) ' | Tiie governor's trip will, however i bp only through two southern state.' 1?Virginia and North. Carolina?anc i he will make no speeches and onlv i brief stops at fiv<? cities for lh< ' i "purpose of rear platform appearDances. The nominee then will in 11 vade Tennessee for conferences v.-itr 1! party leaders in two cities. Ai ' t.ouisviHe, Ky.. he will deliver tb< seventh speech of hi% tanipaigii ovei a nation-wide hookup-. His itinerarj from tl-.e Kentucky city has not ye been formulated. fl LOViLL SPEAKS TONIGHT ' j Win. R. Lovill. Democratic presi dentin! elector of Ihc eighth con si gressiona! district will address thvoters of the county at the court - house this (Thursday) evening a 7:30 o'clock. This is Mr. Lovill' i! first speech of the campaign am - the committee is hopeful of an un usaaliy largo crowd. The ladies an ! especially invited to come out am . 1 near the issues ably discussed l' ; ! fjnwm of ( 011 ;i DEMOCRATIC r-i For Representative: E. C. RIVERS 1 , For Sheriff: 5 L. M. FARTHING yj For Register of Deeds ! MISS HELEN UNDERDO Wis IT [ For Treasurer: e| EMORY GREER For Coroner: ej DR. J. B. HAGAMAN n; For Surveyor: . ROBY VINES j For County Commissioners: -j , ROBY GREER s-l > T. C. BAIRD | J. Y. WALKER ??iSfi?i2Es88.. DEM( : Best Interests of Northwes LOLLN'A, THl.KSDAV. OCTOBER 11. IWMENlfflNtfT T WARM CAMPAIGN I Political Battle Now Being Wag-fed in; 51 Carolina Comparable to that of. M 190t>: Women Join in on Hust?j ingsj Republicana Have Hope* li B> M. L. SHIPMAN ! 'i Raleisrh. Oct. 9.?Nr.fc sinn? ifep '! memorable campaign? of 181*8 and I < 1900 which resulted in wresting the1 , 'j state government from the fusionists' *j enthroned the Democracy of North j I Carolina into the seat of the mighty , ' and eliminated colored voters from! j political calculations has so many , party defenders been "called to fchej ( colors" as may at present be found! i on the hustings proclaiming the Jef- j I fersonian doctrine of "equal rights; , "t for all and special privileges to i none." During the hectic period of ] J the white supremacy era the voices! , j of men only were employed in car-!: vying Ihe gospel of Democracy to j the people of the state. This yearj t we finil the women taking Iheirj | places along side their male asso-j, ciates and dividing honors with them! , 5 ] in presenting the claims of the' V Democratic party to a further lease , ?i of power in the state. For the first; time since the ratification of the ' : suffrage amendment >28 years ago 1 the Republican party ;r. the state, appears to entertain the hope of' a coming back to place and power by! naming u full ticket, for state off]-' " ceis and showing signs of a deter-! * min<d effort to elect them Repub-j ^ lican women have also volunteered! ; ": for serv'ice in the conflict and their . along with Democratic v.om n may daily be heard in public places and on The ate; proclaiming] >' ! i->- - ' Ml.'.'. > * liil* virtues m men" t';uui;naii!i. Chhivmun p. M. Muil of the state ' ?'oir.oers:ie executive committee. ' j feels that the tide liar ;-:i defiiiife't iy and forcibly in fav.-r of Hie on- ] tire Democratic ticket in Kortn "j Carolina and t- wed. ji.'. n-td with " reports brought 1.. headquarters by messengers from every >e? t:o:< of rise Biate. Counties iyh'sch a few 1 j weeks ago were on ill" uncertain iisl Jiuith a decitlei! anti-Smith trend are 1 now considered "safe for IKmoCr.cy." 1 he presence of outstanding) 1 leaders tram oureMe the state has been of great value, the chairman feels, while the wonderful campaign', ; that is bong made- hy O. Max Gardner, Democratic nominee for governor. is bringing definite results, particularly in support of the na, riona! ticket. Mr. Gardner's statement that he is w illing to stand or fail with the national ticket has, it is believed in Democratic circles, caused many luke warm or "ant;-; t Smith Democrats;" to pause in their) | inclination to side-step the "straight; ; npd narrow" way" and abide its ihej i faith cf their-fathers. The earnest-1 ..j.'ness and evident jtaick of seifikhncas.'exhibited by tlie gubernatorial cars) (iidato is cxpeetc d to bring many .! i-eeaidui-aiit Democrats back into J the fold and eniisi their support fori fjiail Democratic nominees. Where. J.I doubts and fears. prevailed a little: j while' ego, Chairman Mull ndSv'i '. find? hope and confidence, srood k-1-: j lowsbip and brotherly 'Kindness. ' . , Chairman Mull is heartened by' , the contemplated visit of Senator! Morris Sheppard of Texas, co-au-i thor of the 1 Sch amendment to the! , federal constitution, '-o Winstpn-Sa-j r lem on October 2l'th- This is con-; ! aidered a master stroke in the inter, est of the national ticket which hos . j drawn the fire from many ardent! t - prohibitionists on account of the. views entertained bv (iovernor; Smith upon the liquor question, forj Senator .Sheppara is an ackr.oweldy-i _| ed adherent of temperance ::i a!! ' . the term implies". The chairman is 21 also pleased wilh the announcement: .1 of former l.icutor.r.nt Governor Wit ?i C. Kewiand, an ardent Hull delegate ajio the national convention and chair-i j; man of the North Carolina dclega-' . i tion at Houston, that he will take; ?! the stump in the interest of the can-.j i; ! < //M * . ' ^ o^v.r.v.oa on rage jugnt? ntv Candidates; REPUBLICAN For Representative: T. E. BINGHAM For Sheriff: A. G. MILLER For Register--of Deeds: MRS. PEARL HARTLEY For Treasurer: H. L. LYONS For Coroner: DR. W. O. BINGHAM For Surveyor: I. A. BUMGARNER For County Commissioners: L. A. GREENE C. C. rurPLETT \V. F. WINKLER JCRA st North Carolina 1928 Many Local Citizens Hear Hoover Speak A crowd of North Carolina people estimated at not iess than lO.OO'j' loiirneyed to Elizabcthtcn bv every' conceivable means of conveyance last Saturday to hear the speech there of Herbert Hoover. Boone and Blowing Bock probably; had the biggest representation of. Tar Heels there, for people from this county started on the roads early, iaturday morning, and both of the' special trains, one of them with fourteen cars, were loaded to capacity. One hundred and seventysix boarded the train at Boone for; the Tennessee city and others wore] , picked up at intervening points. Ac-; :ording to the registers at the ho-i tels in Elizabethtcn, North Carolina had the largest delegation of all states except Tennessee On their arrival at the Lynwood hotel, Headquarters of the celebration. each Tar Heel yras given a badge, and soon these badges were- j to be seen throughout the great throng of 50,000 or more people who crowded the town for the speaking and for the industrial celebration. The North Carolina delegation a as given place of honor both at the reception to Mr. Hoover at Lynwood hotel and at the speaking later in the afternoon. Also, a large number from this state, under the leadership A .Mrs Kerinan, national commit-' teewoinan. attended the Republican, reception in Johnson City Saturday! liight. Di B." B. Dougherty, presi Jcnt of the Appalachian State Normal, was an invited gue-t at the banquet given in Mr. Hoover': hon:*r at the John Sevier hotel, Johnson City Large delegation- attended from .Vatauga, Ashe, tViVkes, Ave ry. ' Mitchell and Caldwell counties, iveli as iuai>\ individual parties from r-l i i - o_i r . i mv, M ul'l'eZSSjoru and many other lawns of the Piedmont ami eastern sections of tlie state. Threatening weather anil occasion;:'. showers fniloa t thin the crowd that via? packed around the' hei'.ri?}?firteis as Mr. Jioever was expected. A li the whistles in the town; broke loose when word was passed that the candidate- had arrived, and soon a mole definite announcement of his presence was heralded in the1 form of rousing cheers that folio,Wed the course , f his automobile like a wave of enter until he entered the hotel Never Was a college football game more picturesque than the scene atj the national amphitheater where the candidate spoke. As Uncle AI f Taylor rose to introduce the candidate, cheers rose from every coiner of the great field on which the 50,000 were gathered from the mountainside covered with a rou.-s of poo-' pie like a football stadium. As Uncle .All' finished and yield-i m the stage In Sir. Hoover, a demonstration that, lasted a full five niiii-j ute? before Mr. Hoover could make himself heard broke from the er.nrinotisi crowd, while colorful Hoover pennants, Hoover hats. Hoover; cfvtMiVi,el.V -...IT.,...-. .. t,...i.... i . . .... inA-wi u<v>uai:ua raved in the nil-, vbiie some enthusiasts threw their hats am! other rsirn-M into the air ami had difficulty in retrieving them. Throughout the -peaking, while a half ciozen cinema machines clicked, while the telegraph instruments installed by the. news services rattled inctsantiy, Mr. Hoover was repeat-j edly cheered as his booming voice, was carried to the farthest corner of the field by the elaborate system oj amplifiers above his head. The enormous crowd and it? ell-' tbusiaam attested to the political; strategy of Hoover's managers in selecting this place, the center of the sooth's most consistently Renub-i lican district as the scene for Mr. | Hoover's speech. Nowhere else in; the south could tlis candidate have' been assured cf such a large nnd zealous gathering. CARNES FACES MORE TROUBLE1 Atlanta. Oct. ?A petition intended to conserve for the Ranfist home mission board certain reported sisvrst ai Clinton S. Carnes. its indicted former treasurer, has been filed in superior court here; nagging three appointees of the board. So-\ bettor Genera! John Boykin and two concerns Carnes headed. The petition, an amendment to a; suit liied several weeks ago by \V. R. Brown, Atlanta lawyer and Baptist layman, alleges Carnes loaned; ?5.000 to Dr. B. D. Gray, former secretary nad now acting treasurer' of the board, and that the ?5,0001 belonged to the board. The suit asks that Dr. Gray's home, given as' loan security, be held for the board. H. 11. Willet, custodian of board securities, owes Carnes ?8,000, the petition said, alleging this, also to be hoard money. Willet was asked to turn over securities estimated ir. the suit to be worth ?300,000. to the board. The- suit said the SS.OOO also belonged to the board. FIVE CENTS A COPY HOOVER BIDSFORT SOUTHERN VOTE RcDubi'ir.an Candidal Ff?r Makes Appeal for Fair Play and Sportsmanship in Elizabethton Speech; Heard by Big Throng Elizabethton, Tenn., Oct. G?Herbert Hoover appealed to the people of the south today to lay aside party prejudices and vote for a president who represents the principles that correspond to their convictions. Speaking: to an immense crowd, many of whom stood almost ankle deep in a muddy field, the Republican candidate made the first personal plea for the support of the normally soiid Democratic south that a nominee of his party has made in modern political history. The crowd was tumultous in its welcome to the Republican standard bearer. He spoke on a platform built at the foot of a high hill on the edge of the mountain town and the crowd massed into a huge fan-shaped mass of humanity below him. Hundreds of others were seated in temporary stands which sprawled across the hill under the shade of the trees above him. As the candidate's car appeared on the outskirts of the crowd a roar v ent up from the mountaineers crowded about the stand. His automobile was parked 011 the outskirts i 1 the crowd and he was forced to plough through the mud of the field to the speaker's stand. Launching into his speech, he explained his views on farm rc-lief. prohibiten and other platform declarations but made no inference to the rehgion- issue that is stirring the southern stales. Hoover did, how* ov r. make an appeal for lair play j ' - Ltiiu v.:-"u >|K<i isnian -iiip, SSS?Sf|lJ|g that "\\\- pvove oiusf?!?s .voithy, kvcrthy of orimient a>:0 wcr* hv < ? < onfkien. <: as pifU ia?& i-1 proportion a- u<- keep those contests .'iff tiion abuse. live fr.-.m mi.-vepro~ eolation anil free from w.ncU and net's that cany regret." "ill a c: ntest like this the"."': is no place for uersohit! bitterness," lie said, "A threat attribute of eur pot cal life has been tlie si>i?:i of fair play with which bur prosldetitial Ciin! ests have been wjigbd in former \eaits, and the sportsmanlike spirit in which we have accepted the results.'" The candidate touched upon the farm relief issue which he previously had explained in his West Branch speech, declaring that no such farreachine and specific proposal hail ever been made by a political party on behalf of any industry in our history. lie dismissed the prohibition issue with a single paragraph ir. which he asserted that the purpose of the ISih amendment was to piotocl the American home, ami that an ohiiyation was placed upon the president to secure its honest enforcement, and 'to eliminate the abuses that liavp grown up around it. " "1 wish it to succeed," lie added. Ke turned ;he i to a brief outline of his views oil a number of other questions advc.cntisig strengthening of the 'protective- tariff." "The great manufacturing industries of south are dependent upon it," he asserted, "Your vast spinning industry, your iron arid steel industry rive the product of it." He pledged himself against, any laxity in immigration restriction; for development of improve!! highways, completion of the .Mississippi flood control project: promotion and defense of the foreign trade; the suppoit pi a sonde) merchant marine; economy in government to bring about furthei fax reductions; maintena; c of the army and navy to such r. point as will remove "even the tear of foreign invasion;" and for foreign policies diverted to the cause of peace. The nominee urged a continuance of just and generous '.aw? for the relief of war veterans; a revision of court procedure to bring about "swifter and surer justice;" a strengthening of the public school system and institutions of higher learning to provide an enlarged opportunity for the young He reminded his audience that "all legislation. all administiativc action must stand the supreme test that it pro viae equal opportunity i?iv asi our citizens. not for any special croup." While the nominee did not touch upon the so-called whispering- campaigns. the venerable former Governor Alfi-ed A Taylor of Tennessee, who introduced him. dealt with a story that he said had been circulated thr.t the candidate had applied for British naturalization. Reading from what he : aid was an official document, the hi-year old veteran [ of many political campaigns, said that this had been "offered Hoover, | but that he had told officials of the ; English government that while he would be glad to serve them in any i -M (Continued on Page Six) ,.v ,Mk: