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: VOLUME XI. 1. NO. 31': Today and * Tomorrow By I BANK P. STOCKBRIDGE j B Pistols The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill to prohibit the manufacture of pistols within the State. .Nowheie else in the world are pis- | fcols sold so freely as in this country, i si And nowhere else in the world are c there so many murders. Rifles and | f shotguns are used for sport. Pistols j ii are made for shooting only one kind y* of game. Think that over. The only j ft purpose, for which a pistol is made | T or used is to kill human beings! ti The knowledge that one carries a ! p; pistol invites attack. Most shooting's! arise front the fear that the other i pi fellow will shoot, first. The unarmed i n man is less likely to be shot than is : w the icier. ! y.Irish 01 Wherever you go you can find folk of Irish descent. And wherever you ! find them you will find them with a . finder in the political pie. Polities j .l(; and fighting seem to be gifts with J;1 which every Irishman is horn. One " of the greatest leaders of the American Revolution was General Sulli- !!1 van. A McMahon was a Marshal of 'n Kra.nci and afterwards President of (c the French Republic. Admiral O'Hijr- (\y gins is one of Chile's national he- ct roes. O'Reilly Street in Havana isj"5?: named for a Cuban patriot of Irish , descent. One of the members of the I French Cabinet which took office in f*! February is named Hennessey. Tra- a dition has it that the ObregoB* of di Mexico were really O'Briens. Three ha Presidents of the United States have la t een ot Irish stock. Men of practically unmixed Irish descent control the goyernments of New York City and ha Boston and of many other American; cities. *> The secret seems to be in the Irish-1 man's innate ability to adapt himself i -h to his surroundings, a quality which | st many other races seem to lack. lb China The North China Republic seems j^1 to be 011 the way to firm establish JV ment on the basis of democracy as we j understand it. That part of China | J? has been free from war since 1928. j The name of the old city of IVkin has been clinnmxl ta '\?ini?ir ivhink i *11' m< aus L'City of Peace." Tin* leaders *_V of the Nationalist party have inaugu-i !" l uted an educational program looking I ? toward the establishment of a con-' sfcitlitjijnal. representative:-govern- i nient. ,n It may take China a hundred years, hi and probably will, to lift its people WJ to the levels of civilization as we j sh understand it, but the present movo-, ^ went is the most hopeful of any: re which have been undertaken th Salvation Fifty years ago. or. March 10, ISsO . (> six youhj? women dressed m strange ; ,\.j looking blue bonnets with red ribbons across them and weaving blue ;U capes lined with scarlet landed at Co Castle Garden. They were the ad- m, vance guard of the Sal vat inn Army, sent across the Atlantic by General uj William Booth, that inspired son of a Jewish pawnbroker, to carry out ] p his militant Christianity, with the aid * of the bass drum and the cornet, into I the slums of America. j V. They and their successors have; reached down to levels which the! churches had never plumbed and' lifted thousands of hopeless, weak ^ and miserable human beings into a new life of faith, hope and courage. I No other organization or sect so endeared itself to our soldiers in j , France as did the Salvationists, with their human, simple, selfless helpful-j: ness. Ng other religious organization j a today holds the respect of all \ntel- i ligent church people as the Salvation f-J Avmv Jiii": Tt hoc tfonir* <u_. "C? friend of the poor and the unfovtu- ,(>* leaders- have . : justified their faith by their works. *_ mi Corporations ,e Tin- business coi porataon, the he shareholders in which have no liabi!- ; ni: ity for the company's debts beyond I the amount of their investment, is lit only 100 years old. In IS-'IO the Commonwealth of Massachusetts en- at acted the first law permitting manu- j it facturers to incorporate. Today more he than nine-tenths of the nation's business. aside from farming, is done by hi or through corporations. C< Corporate farming is the next step. : tw Farmers are learning about corpora- ov tions and corporate management i la through their selling co-operatives. In : wi several sections corporations arc op- co erating farms successfully. te The most imported thing we have of learned about busif^ss corporations is! in 100 years is that heir success de- st pends almost entirely on their man- th aeement. Thev *1#. net von tKew, i 1 .i selves. And the success of corporate j Bi farming will depend entirely upon C< the management of the farming cor-; in SgM|ijMwmMn? Ig TAXES MUST BE LISTED ,th THIS YEAR AS OF APRIL 1 in th ' In accordance ?'ih the provisions in of the new State law, taxes this ai spring must be listed as of April 1 at instead of May 1 ,-is has been the ci iule in former ye ' This information came from Hardin, la Watauga Tax Supev^^^ Monday. 01 Mr. Hardin has inserted a special at notice in The Democrat this week at giving a complete list of the times i and places set apart for the listing of properties pursuant to the law. h< The names of the list takers at e also b< included. cc rATAL A Non-Partisan New BOONK; R0F.1 GTGREER b NOT A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.;I . J fn oone Man issues Statement in Which He Announces Withdrawal; c,n From Contest. Fight Will Be Made j ?rr; to Throw Eighth District in Repub-j^y lican Column. Local Politicians! vV"} Saw Strong Candidate in Greer. cc , i. G. Oreer. professor of Citizen-; \vi hip at Appalachian State Teachersj allege, in a statement recently given Mi > The Democrat, made public hisiscM iteiition of wiihjdrawing from the'of tee for the Republican nomination I Te| ir Congress in the Eighth District. in< he- popular educator, whose poten- ch al candidacy has been boosted by. tai Arty men throughout this section, j sh? oftered his thanks U? Watauga lie ; pa iiblicans for their supnort and in cas itiriug from the contest pledged his: liling allegiance? to the* nominee who sat '11 oppose the veterdD 'incumbent; be Farmer Bob" Dou<rKton in the fall pri cction. die Since the announcement of Waller jin . Bauguess, -Tefferson attorney, for;"'*" ie Congressional nomination, letters> a . ive been coming: in from every porph of the district urging Prnfcssoi ieer to make known his position. ill be remembered that the Boone an led the Republican State ticket J J:"' the "last election for Supcrititen- . 1 ?nt pt Public Instruction, arid his ua rtreme popularity made him. ac rding t?? party leaders, one of the M p$t available candidates in the tehth. It is understood that an aggressive L?ht will be made this fall to send Republican to Congress from thisi a stri t, the Democratic majority Fo tying been, materially cut in the M < st election. In his statement, Pro-j fofl ssor Greer stated that a candidate ve: vhose views and whose life is in' be irmony with the principles that inn advocated by the Crvw\ Obi Pnr-I fin . will have a gpod chance to win."! H'jil politicians are of the opinion I.a at Greer would have offered the'tin longest opposition of any Repub-|afl 'an to the Democratic ineumhent. j coi Mis statement follows: j*1' "For some time main of my Re- "? ibiiean friends have been urging ?> e to enter the race for Congress in 1 o Eighth District. Although per- % luillv I have no political ambition. ^ have at times been tempted to yield fC the courteous requests of friends J*.1 i\l allow my name to go bcfoic the d* nvention. But after thinking the after through, 1 havr drridrd net |j enter the race. "For a number of year:. 1 havc,or en giving my best time and thought, the problems of education My amtion is to contribute something: to- j cej ird the building of a good citizen-1 f,? ip in trie community and State.: hen 1 consider the opportunity for p mlerinp this service, the lure of * * e classroom and of the educational ahi is strdSrai- fjjhh that of politi ; 1 ambition. "I wish to take this opportunity j j extend my sincere thanks. 10 those 1' :\o have expressed to me, either in | rson or l\v letter, a desire to have e enter this race. I appreciate nfidenco they have manifested inris 0- i am grivinjj this statement to the j oy ihlie in fairness to others who may j ish to secure the nomination.-*' i * . According to local Republicans, olessor Gi'M* may he appointed asjbei rmanent chairman of the Repub-|\Ve an convention which convenes in to larlotte on April 17th. linn J fin apt. Mordecai Writes j"'b From Philippine Land; ^ The Democrat is in receipt of a 11 j, tter from its good friend Captain ij fred Mordecai, who for a long time] esc s been stationed with the American | hit mies at Fort Mills. Philippine j Sor lands. He tells of his intentions of : ity iving the Philippines on the llth:<?j, this month, and says it will bo'to ree months before he is again sets'ale Id.' tlXCei pts fivlil tile iciivt I'll' t s'n interesting reading: < "It has been a great pleasure to iCI ceivc and read the Democrat over dia re in the Philippine Islands. The del ails often failed me otherwise, hilt arc was seldom disappointed, as the | Kit tie home paper came quite regti- tuv rly with all the news fit to print,' Me id though more than a month late, ins usually made me feel quite at i"k,; ime and content. ity "One day last month while on a; eve ke through the Bontoc Mountains.: ver ntral Luzon, I halted an hour or drc o to rest on the slope of a tilljmn erlooking some very picturesque | up ndsoape, including a native village; 1 ith several hundred small grass- rea vered houses, surrounded by rice ing rraces and tropical jungles, and out Th my pack fell part of a November )0o me of the Democrat It was a very of range feeling indeed to he sitting be ere in one of the wildest spots of wil rzon, ten thousand miles from; to lone, reading about Watauga [stu unity's preparations for Thanksgivc Day and the Boone Civic league, v "I enclose a -elose-vp view of an 1 ;orate couple standing in front of eir home. Don't draw any wronp tpressions of the Bontoc man?fori ouph primitive, he is courageous,! of dustrious, self-respectinp. honest inf id withal a pretty pood fellow?just: Fo lout as pood as any of us so-called ; soi viliJted people. I an "I may see you in Boone sometime toi to in the sprinp. Coming home via He hina. Honolulu, San Francisco. Pan- is na, New York, Wnshinpton. D. C.Jilii id Bailey's Camp, North Oarlina." He ? j me Three shipments consistinp of "240 he >ad of hops will he made from Cum- me irland County in April, reports the hi: iunty agent. is JGA spaper, Devoteu Lo the WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH ( oorie Musicians Will. Broadcast Over WBT Next Sunday afternoon at 2:3(j rlock two of Boone's most talented isiciaiis. Miss Ruth Coffey and Mr. Ei'rfiel Porter, will "go on the a it' >m Station WBT, Charlotte. Foi illy i..mutes the great radio audi ce will be treated to a spicy pro am of violin and piano selections these artists, and the maimer ir rich the initial broadcast is re ived will, it is stated, determine lether or not an extended contract 11 be Signed. Miss Coffey is the daughter ol s. K. S. Coffey, and for the past /era! years has been an instructor piano at the Appalachian State achers College here. The charm? young lady has been widely aclimed for her work as an enter nei. and it is understood that both p and Mr. Porter satisfactorily ssed necessary tests at the broadsting station recently. Mr. Poller is a native of ArkanL but has been making his home re for more than a year. lie is a ivaic instructor in -violin, his^-siu > being located at the Greeup inn, d his ability In the profession of ; choice has merited the jnaise oi host of music-lovers throughout s section. The voting couple will perhaps be fi?>t residents of Do?qh*. lb face microphone, and it is expected it a majority of the town's radio us v.'ifi tune in oil WIT!' next Suu y for their per forma uce. lr. Lee Greene Dies At Stony Fork Home Mr. Leo Greene. 6F years of age, highly respected citizen of Stony rk Township, died at his home last i dnesday afternoon at 2 o'clock lowing an illness of more than a av's duration. His condition had en critical for more than three tilths, lie having been a sufferer mi leakage of the heart. The remains were laid to rest in tire I Springs Baptist Church Cemey near the Greene home Thursday oruoon. the pastor of that church nducting the last rites. Mr. Greene, father of a large family, was !d in high esteem by a host of ends who were made sorrowful by not unexpected demise. Surviving are six sons and three ughters, U. F. Greene of Boone. J. Greene of Rrownwood, \Y. G. eeiu- of Laxon, Grady Greene of xon. M. C. Greene of Ashland] \ a.. Guvney Greene of Laxon; s. .1. M. You nee of Laxon. Mrs. U. Kay ot Scuttle, YVasnV, Miss 'die Greene of North Wilkesboro. le daughter. Mrs, Charles Watson, d several years ago. All of lui- children, witli the- r-xition of Mrs. Kay. were present the funeral. ersonality Conference Lees-McRae College On Friday, March 21, a group of nit sixty high school students as-; nbled at Lees-Ii'lcRac College for i purpose of studying the value of rsouality and how to obtain it. le schools worn r.>hi-..?onfn.l li.,--_ High School. Newlnnd High tiool, Spruce Pine, ("bye Creek and es-McRac. l"he students and teachers were ightfully entertained by the mem s of I,ees-McRae College. Meals re served in the Tennessee Hall the members of the conference mediately after the students had ished. On Saturday evening: dinwas in the form of a banquet ere many songs, yells and toasts re enjoyed by all. The conference opened with the otion&l by Rev. Smith of Spruce le. after which Professor Kenneth Foreman, tutor of Bible and philiphy at Davidson College, .gave an cresting address on "What Is Perlality?" He said that a personalhad four walls, and the lack of ; of these walls would cause it fall. a healthy body. (2) an rt mind. (3) a social side. (4) a IM' of COlItmuhiuil -wifh"God. )n Saturday morning group conduces were held and a personality o-nosis was made. Many of the stults found that they failed. On Satlay afternoon Dr. Robert Yost, of ig College, gave an inspiring lece on "How Can Personalitv Help t/v <S&un,. A'>? T.T WHWcii. tie save many istrations from his afwn observans showing: the value of personalis success. After dinner in the living Mr. Victor M. Davis, Uni sity of Tennessee, gave an adss on "How Can T Obtain a TCin?r Personality?" He held Christ as an example to all. _ast of all, the resolutions were id. It was decided that the meet: would be held again next fall, ose who attended the meeting are king forward to the opportunity being there again, and it is to hoped that many other schools 1 take advantage of this privilege meet with other high schools and dy character building. oungest Lawyer is Admitted to the Bar Mr. Wade Blown, 21 year old son Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown of Blowr Rook, still a student at Wake rest CoHcro. passed the Bar Asciation 'examination in February d was sworn in as a practicinR at ney on Monday morninR by His inor. .ludRe HardinR. YounR Brown a scion of one of our best fam?s. and one of rare intelliRence. is many years the junior of any imber of our local bar and is to COTiRratnlated. His rapid advance nt is far out of the ordinary and : success in his chosen profession an easy prediction. Best Interests of Northwest CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1! Jw. H. GRAGG HOME * J RAZED BY FLAMES 1 THURSDAY NIGHT 1 .{ : mt .1 Prominent Local Realtor Suffers Loss Til of Per-Sap? $15,000 When Fire Dc- thi . j stroys One of City's Most Beauti- j till i | ful Homes. Losses Are Partially Iht Covered by Insurance. Nearby ; \vi .j Buildings Saved From Flames. , < it ! fr( Firi cyf undetermined origin completely destroyed the home of Mr. W. j ,nc H. Gragg on North Water Street! 101 Thursday night, inflicting a loss|a j which has been variously estimated j hej at from $12,000 to $15,000. The lat-i tc.r | ter figure is believed to be the morel^S j accurate, in view of the fact that an , lj-t {inventory made since by Mr. and! Mrs. Gragg accounts for almost $10.- W*J t| 000 in furnishings alone. The ?v>ni , s,;( | was one of the most beautiful in the ??'v j city and was elaborately furnished. ' [ The Gragg family was in attend-' r( j ance at a performance of the lyceurn! Ul"l . j tiouue at the Demonstration School j mcj J building when fire was discovered by jpa^Cjisby. The local volunteer five { ^'a I company was on the scene within a! a 1 space of minutes, but the interior . was so nearly gutted that their ef-j lo1 forts were directed toward the j l)0] lection , of th; nearby Buildings. A aKj Wash house and earn nearby were '"] aved in their entirety, and the home ilIJ ! ,.r u 'r . .... - - - > ' JP A. V a,y'i \J I Ultllii IllitU'Ca. GUI' 1 j * the efficient work the firemen. It v.as iihpossib!". hov.c\ *r. t a! remove anything from the G;-ag:<r jlltc home. The fire see ill eel to have orig;-; ?, mated in the living: rooir. of the I home, where ;*n indoor furnace was! *i employed -to heat the building:, hut Vi the exact cause of the flame has never been determined. < On Friday the debris was removed j ecu froni the lot, however, Mr. Gvagg ear ha- rid announced whether or not in huihiinir operations will he com-! the me need. Meantime he and his family rio are spending- the time with relatives; we' and other neighbors, while another hut residence''."owned bv hint nearby is be-t t.? injy fuitdslieiL era The losses are said to have been lei! partially covered by insurance. \V. - Mi; Community Day Rally At Blowing Rock Sat . put Mowing Rock, March 26.? Ar-j ^ j lanjjenients are being: carriedltq_Cpinpietion for the community day rally; Saturday. Under the direction of Mr. ,mJ O. < Rohhi r.a-ar.d Mr. F. GJ Under J. _ down, the school grounds will be| - - ?-r~.:, v;?*.""-"'""! V in)' grn<?. JUlii. -L'-'SI sot in shrubs. while a committee of'] ladies is making arrangements for :i| tiV hip: dinner 1- ho served the-worker-*! vra in tin- iown hall. A. Every worker (htui every man oiTt, ' Uov interested in his schjioj and com- ' tminity is invited to conn*) should} V. brine' some tool-?hoc. rake, mattock,]^01 shovel, or. it possible. a team. : * V: Any observer, noting how the.i IV-0 grounds have; been improved l>y the n shrubbery Bflanled around the build --, inK n year |p, can sec the possi- fc,* bilities the large, sloping, well- i%>| drained grounds have for improve- W* men I, and can well see how the committee's slogan. "Blowing- ' P.olI: school grounds the most attractive me in the county." can be n:it iht?v . feet, with a little effort mul co-onei- ;r.i, ation ff0111 the community. - age Anybody who will sy.iare a day. I';;! even in uur busy farming season, or Tin even half a day to serve his connium-1 f.n ity 011 this project is requested to in-1 sun form either Mi's. Paul Klutz or Mrs. Pel I Howard P. Holshouser. president ofiani j the Parent-Teacher Association, nr.- rep I der whose sponsorship the work is un- me; dertaken. si\The two high school literary socio- \ ties are working as teams to enlist hoe the community as a body, the reward Ha; being a mysterious "treat" offered by - vil the Parent-Teacher Association to the its ? winning: group, and another prize to ( the room producing: the most attrac- ? ai tiv'e poster in connection with the Oct rally. si. Working- on the basis that "ail! ber work and no play makes Jack a dull d'is.1 bov," the day's activity will end with; sun lite community inlnatreT in the school j ibr auditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock! insj Saturday evening. 1 ami The program Saturday morning1 whi will begin with music by the Blowing atic Rock Band, which will play again 1 during the noon hour, and a talk bv per the Mayor and other public-spirited go citizens. nig W. John Gragg, of Boone's Fork, pa\ 1 has donated the shrubbe \ which is Vbi, j to he set Saturday. of i Date for G. O. P. Meet c,:i' 1 . A '1 1A.I : "S< cnangeu 10 rtprn ion, er it i The Republican county convention1 will be held in the courthouse in ^"e Boone on Monday, April 7th, instead of on the 14th. as was previously an-I . nounced. This infovjnatiA? .v.;.. trie cn out Monday by Republican Chaiv- slx man W. H. Gragg, who explained that Tna the change in Republican plans was brought about by the announcement SP that the congressional convention ".vculd lie held in Lenoir on the 10th.; Thus, should initial plans have bet n I carried out. Watauga would have ra-i pa) j no delegates when the candidate for jam Congress is named. I fea Precinct meetings will be held ihiAn the various townships on Saturday.' cvt April 5. at which time delegates to j tut the county convention will he so- me lected. * P* ' The purpose of the convention, it. Ho is pointed out. is to elect the dele- ' ! gates to the State, Congressional.. ins Senatorial and judicial conventions to be held during tlie vear. Watauga1 shi County is entitled ot fourteen delegates at these conventions, and other; Co than their election, no business is I expected to come up for considers-1 tion. I Ca )CRA' North Carolina ?30 . C. Gayle Addresses ^ independent Merchants ^ l A. "Cyclone" Gayle. of Shrevc-1 rt. La., a member of the staff of; dio Station KWKH, addressed a is;, meeting of Watauga business! n at the courthouse in Bookie on; tesday evening. A crowd of morei Jud ip one hundred and fifty heard q ? speaker flay chain stores and C jir practices, mail order houses 1 th Wall Street connections, and a izens of the community who buy j C >m them. Mr. Gayle during the course of hi^j j >st convincing talk laid the blame; opc present economic conditions orvj j^u| centralization of wealth which hasj;nK< en brought about by the chain sys- i jUJ." ns. He averred that if these in-1Vvhi put ions enjoy the same growth i n | (.oa ' next ten years that they have *n ';oue p past, that the middle classes, | a<j(j ich compose the backbone of oui'*piu rial structure, will be reduced to j as serty. The unfair trade practices1 j^li. certain large chain stores were cou night to light by the speaker, who I an(j ked co-operation of independent y.e ' chants as their only salvation. nlf( rcc trie c;osc oi LUc ad?iress. Mr ] j~ vie Invited the local retailers pies- j (; t to join the Merchants' Minute ipe n. an organization which was' \vaj nried last December for t he pur- tion -e of waging a nation-wide tight - the chains. Several local mehiconJ nod applications tor memberships, , ,, ] 1 it is understood that a number] ?n i others will join within the nextja|j r days. "Old Man" Henderson, oi'f.hr.ir lie lame, is president of the Min-?l)r Men. , tern I,..,. ensus Enumerators for !*> Jatauga Are Appointed ta< .1 thei Jn Monday of last week the Ev- ":!l. itive Committee of tin- Republi- l" 11 i '>arty of Watauga county Boom- fcr the purpose of naming!"01*; e*.. .. emVineratois for the v?-j 1 us townships of the county. ri here *-ju" re many applicants for the johs. R?le of course there were not enough ' ,, supply the demands. Many nigh 'hen do examination papers were hand- \ A*y in. but as we understand it. :Vtrs. iat> O. Bingham, of Laurel Creek. >'?a! ;s Rath Bingham of Cove Creek. i ^;llH I Mr. 'A. T. Watson of Bald Moun-j !|-u n. headed the iist in high grade ra,;l iers. co-vv district census director. Mr. Barkof Hickory will he in Boone to-i "at\ to give the successful aspirants ^1 ir final insfcructidps before begin- am' g their work the first of April. j'hcu The Appointees are: Boone?in the' '*ar y. Mi s. Paul A. Coffev; rural !r" s. K;eri \V?nt-bi. I?1 : i? >- ulnl ......... , un?mt^ IVUVK. Tow h, rn?\yaTiV J.iviishousrr; luiai. ir," d Hartley; Bit)-? Ridge, Thc?nias|M?n mpton; Bald Mountain. Wades*. "l i l is; Cove Creek, Grover C. Xor-' ??' ; Meat C?Tfai? Nn.s. I and 2. Chas.^ ivis; Stony Fork, W. A. Watson;} iwr.eohaw, Z. T. Watson; Norihrr,&jj? t*k, Afisis Ruth Bin.uham; Beaver*!1 j m. W. R. Johnson; Elk. no appoint-!1* 1 nt; Laurel Creek, Mrs. \Y. O. ,m 1 urhani. he h dualizing Fund Checks m ailed Out from Raleigh in \ rhe Balance or the fourth instal- m,*n nt of the oqtvaHijmg fund, a sum i j1(1 oant ins to $(>41JV7 R?22, was (|1e iled to the counties a few day s > thes > by the Stau- Saperinte-'dviit of; he r It. Instruction, it was learr.iwC ;.aro -day from the State of lie e. The' ^ho it part of this fourth payment, the j chec ii of $(Ilj>, 4(>2.50, was sent out in!ch:>? >ruary. ['he toUd of these t\Vo|<>f f ounts. $l,2r?7,2:>o.72. therefore, .1, resent the fourth ami last instul- (;,.a! nt oi the fund applicable to the j f{on -months school term. sfl]e .Vfcile Watauga's check has not cou, n received. .Superintendent Smith ' pman states that that this county; t 1 receive something over So.000 as. whit shave. , chile >r. September o, 1020, the '.ment of $1,1.5(1.300 was made; on, a ober 15" a second instalment of \ crjir 21 -1,800 was made, and on Decern-* (1f v 10 a third sum of SI .270,?00 was pe.u ;ributed?-making in all the total 1 feve it of SM,671,000 apportioned be j nyu; e .ianuarv i. 1030. This lot.vih; Iilws talfnent just finished brings thi.- .m>j, aunt up to a total of S4.S00.033.72 \ \ c ich has been applied to the oper- ,vili ei of the six-month schools. k,'_ xhe Ail bin a few days, the State Suintendent announces, checks will forward t<> those counties employ- He rdrjjl school supervisors to help the salaries of those officials. i der a ruling of the State Board Equalization, each county employa rural school supervisor will re- Dam ce that percentage on the super- ,y >v's salary which equals the pet -; c>iaj rage of its cunejil ttXjiv^-w'hi:s. j pres eceived from the equalizing fund.! gart liter thi- distribution; it is learned.; sign Mvr-vfc muiic% sent win ue : rorn me| 250.000 fund set aside by the n.-oi leva! Assembly to aid those di.<-. il;,n( ts operating their schools bev ood months. This distribution will he ()lls; de some time in April. meI) I diar A1NHOURS IN THRIFT SALE, sign OTHER ADVERTISEMENTS ( choc men rpainhour's. using the most of two wall of the Democrat tl'.is week,. play lounce a Thrift Week Sale Eventj offi Inline special dry goods offering:-.; wm nouncement is made that this! Sny nit will be a monthly affair in the was ure. Other new display advertise-: bom nts appearing this week include: It Central Tire Company?Goodyear that Ids Record for Popularity. j case Carolina Stores?Grovel \ offer- now :S. Y Pinehurst Farms?Sale of Ayr- nroi re Cattle. intii Blowing Rock Light and Power step mpany?Light., Pow.pi, lleat. Boone Drug Company?Sargon. A Reynolds Tobacco Company? Tay niel Cigarettes. orgi Sl.:>0 PER YEAR ' tiI r'. ?tm-* r " . ? ' - I ~"?r;?. ^1 1 i'-i-iiM1.'. V.i . 2 "v S0BH?HBBRBa2y*6ti5BK^M king term of !iperi0r court Opened Monday Ige W. F. Harding Addresses Elo[ucni Plea for Law Observance to * sraTid iJury. Several Minor Cases fried. More Than One Hundred .nd Fifty Cases on Criminal and *?vi! Dockets. \Y. F. Hardmg; of Charlotte^ tied the Spring Term of Watauga >erior Court here Monday mornamJ his charge to the Grand y, which was heard by an audience eh packed to overflowing the irtroom, was one of the most elont pleas for law observance ever iressecl to a iurv in this cnunl-v ' venerable judge hailed education the inost powerful antidote for crime wave which has swept the ntry for the past several years, cited various iinstances to prove contention that all of the great >rms of the day had their origin he classroom oing back thirteen years, when first appeared on the bench in taoga. Mis Honor recalled condi;s in the town < i' Boone during year 1 91 (>. No paved streets, no LTejtc sidewalks, no street lights, 'water or sewer systems were then e found within its limits. Today these modern improvemehts are tg enjoyed by the populace, and educational and good roads sys> niadt* them possible, said Judge ding. Referring t'? the morals of town, he said: "Boone ought to i>ife of the cleanest towns in the . for it is here that parents send chiliivea. their boys and girls, to a the great lessons of citizenship, mbibe loftier ideals and to absorb .1 !g\ isr.patlcd by the toxics.'* ho appearance ? f the crowd in courtroom was complimented by popular jurist. He found in their s a more intelligent look, that bobjivinc was hotter and that. were neater and cleaner than people who filled the same room s ago. The advancement along line was credited to Professor gherty. president of the Appalan State Teachers College, and his inkers, who "have faithfully lad for the transformation which been Wrought here." peaking of errors that have been are being made in law cnforcei aii over the country, judge ding referred to the courts as inments of justice which can never heir work perfectly because they guided by..Human. hands He lav le for the feeling that law is riminatovy to the practice of of s in arresting "negroes arid poor e trash." rabccihlly in prohibition^ violations, while the hotter classes "tough-shod" over the same law are never apprehended. He let known that he was not a fanatic he prohibition question, although e!ieves the law should be strictly impartially enforced as long? as upon the statute hooks, erehants. aecovdmg; to the dtidge, Id practice precaution in aceept[Versonal checks presented .to their >ayment for goods or in seltlet of indebtedness. The law. as construes it. does not protect business man who encourages e infractions solely for the profit luia.c* in me cra?e. l he veal vior of the hanking law is the fellow goes from place to place passing; ks in payment For small pures anil receiving: a large portion he amount in cash, tdge Harding cautioned the nd Jury to pay particular atten-gfj to the law that prohibits the of cigarettes to the youth of the itry under seventeen years of He also urged a strict adher1 to the compulsory school law, h provides punishment where hen under sixteen are kept from ol. bout seventy cases art on the linal docket for trial at this term curt; and a similar number upon the civil docket. Already ral report cases have been heard a number of minor offenders. Uy charged with violations or the obi tier. laws, have received trial, oroplete li?t. of these judgments appear in next week's issue of Democrat. ward Snyder Will Face Forgery Charges oward Snyder, of the Heaver i section, was lodged in the couniail Saturday afternoon on a ge of forgery, following his er.tation at the Waiaiiga County U of two checks with spurious atures. Two cheeks drawn on srs. J. P. Wilson and A. C Mast, nirient citizens of Watauga, were led by the young man to P. A. iey. assistant cashier, during the esx nours on Saturday and payt demanded. Mr. Coffey immeely noted discrepancies in the a tores, and under pretense of rking, the balances of the two on whom they were drawn, ted back and told another emfcc? 4?ii. l/uiiva::. to ?cc"?*c an cer. He then returned to the [low and held the attention of der until an officer arrived. He released late that nifcht under d. , is understood by bank officials the solicitor will not call the ; for trial at the term of court in session, ounfr Snyder is a member of a tninent family, and there is no mation that he has ever before ped without the pale of the law. county board of agriculture with lor Barrow as president has been tnized in Greene County. * '
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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March 27, 1930, edition 1
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