VOLUME XMI. MO. 13
Demo<
Pritchar
BAILEY IS EASY
WINNER, EARLY
RETURNS SHOW
RaJetgh Lawyer Amasses a Lead of
75.000 Over George M. Pritchard
as Newt of Democratic Successes
Continue to Pour in. Early Returns
Indicate Defeat of Jonas and
Jackson; Doughton LeadsOn
the face of incomplete veturns,
X-'iU. Carolina voters gave
l)?rTnt;cr?tic candidates for the House
and Senate overwhelming majorities.
Josiah William Bailey nad a lead of
nearly 75.000 votes over his Republican
opponent for the Senate, George
M Pritchard ,%f Abbeville. when 190.1
: votes had been tabulated from
025 ?>f the States 1.511 precincts,
l?i t Piitchnvd > "fnort*!
cede defeat:
Democratic leaders. including Governor
Gardni'r. made statements last
night c.s -er. ing that the Hailey majority
would exceed 100.000 and
wouljl be tne greatest the party and
ever rolled up.
In T.he two districts lost l.v the
Democrats in 102S. Democratic candidates
were far ip the lend on the
face of incomplete returns. Major A.
L. iiuhvink'e, of Gaston in. has a load
of S.00n vote over Charles A. Jonas,
with more than half the precincts
tabulated.
In the Tenth District Zoh V. Weaver.
essaying a comeback like liuiwinkle.
had 15.'.17(1 votes against P..'501
for Brownlov Jackson, his Uepublican
opponentIn
the other districts the Democratic
candidates piled up what at"
peared tu he winning majorities, a:
though the returns won meagre.
Representative I5o!r Duuglitc.r. in the
Eighth District, was credited with
16,581 votes from 52 precincts
against 'i,27'd for E. K- Wakefield,
the Republican nominee. 15nii weather
in the mountains is largely rod
sponsible for the slow returns being
rau.lr, many pvo.-inets being" without
telephone connections.
The early returns indicate that the
full Democratic delegation will he
returned to the House .fi'ooi this
State.
ROOSEVELT ELECTED
Franklin I>. Roosevelt, Governor
of New Yovk, win winner over his
ltevncii-. no opponent. Charles 11. TuW
tic. by! what vvus termed a Demo
> ! atie landslide. Two-thirds oi thu
r': atf reported a plurality lor Ror.sev<;lt
olVi?<,t).0P0. Roosevelt. sHowed a
huei majority a pa t a to as -.veil as it
the city. His election was so decisive
that his o;)(-oj'ioiy conceded defeat
sho-tiy aftei the counting Logan
? mSSmsms '
HF.FLIM FAIRS BISfEND
y.?( nator J. Thohrx? Hefiin, seeking
re-election t or he !! S. Senat> from
Alabama on a "Jefforsoniar." vicliel,
fell far behind his DomorraSje opponent
lis a third oi the ballot boxes
were daunted. The tabulated returns
gave Btuikhead, 52,722; isefiin,
LEWIS DEFEATS McCORMICK
J. Hamilton Lewis, last Democrat
to represent Illinois in she United
State Senate, was far ahead of nix
Republican opponent. Mrs. Ruth AleCery.tick.
-ncompleto return,. indicate
Riding. on the crest of an unprecedented
landslide, Lewis' majority
is expected t? reach half a million
votes.
Watauga Receives $239
From Mothers' Aid Fund
Hale foil, X". f\?Watauga County
vecir,vc-d ?229.10 from the Mothers
Aid Fund of $50,000. appropriated
by the General Assembly ! >; the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1930, which
combined with a like amount furnished
by the county, Tesulted in tht
use of ?478-80 for general Mother.5
Aid, according U *he figures com
piled for tie bie oil report of th'
State Board of C li- hies and Publi
Welfare
The Mothers' - ; fund was established
nt 1923 to . ve aid to wortbj
widowed mothers help them r.iavi
taiti their child' f at home. 'i in
sum of $50,000 * ;set aside for thi:
purpose. The 19: general Assemblspecified
that $ .000 of this ?nn<
he set aside for Others whose bur
bands are prisor . but only 30 pel
cent, of this ar ' at was used. dm
to the high stan" Ts of health, mot
als and mental < fications require!
of mothers wh articipate in th<
fund.
The' general hers' aid grant r
the last fiscal . was $35,315 13
With an equal s int from the coun
ties, and the prisoners' mothers' ai
was $2,978.25. also with an equa
amount from the counties. Seventy
nine counties participated in the gen
cral fund, but only 32 of these ii
the fund for wives anil prisoners.
5
Five carloads of beef cattle havi
been shipped to Hyde Cotimx b;
Alleghany farmers to bo wintered oi
the swamp reeds of that oasteri
county.
?s
Jones: Describe your sister's nov
baby."
Brown: "Small features, red faced
JKclean-shaven and a hard drinker."
SATA1
A Non-Partisan N
BOO
D.
^JL UL5 I I
d Defeati
'Red Cross Campaign
| TP TJ J _ 3
1 O DC lViau^ oatuivi?.,/
On -ic vt. Saturday. No\yembi:e ii
j in commemoration of the signing o;
i the Aimisticc at the close of Liu
World War, throughout the entire
i United States the annual Red Cross
Roll Call for membership will be pui
j on for the benefit of the World Wai
veterans, and for the relief of suf
feeing humanity throughout om
great domain Boor.e and Wataugz
have always, since the organization
<>:' \Vnt.i."ga County Chapter during
the war. answered to the call and
contributed nicely to the fund by paying
in the small membership foe of
Si per yearTwo
ladies of the town will ir.ak<
the canvass within the corporate lim
its of the city, and the chairman \vii
keep open books at the Democrat of
lice for the convenience of thosj
who might want to join and not having
the time ot look up the ladies
who will have the active campaign
' in charge.
Forty cents of each dollar r?>.
tainod by the local chapter, which b
held as a fund for the benefit. ?>t.
charitable cases in the county. The
small sum that the local chapter ho;
had from time to time, has literally
heer. a Gcd-send to sick, the afflicted,
and others in due distress. Lei
I us all pull together for the largest
I roll-sail membership we have evci
had, thereby helping God's unfortunates.
| News of the Week
At the State Capital
(Special to the Democrat.)
Raleigh, Nov. 1.?"Consolidation
i of counties, suggested as a means
|i>f combining administrat'.-e units and
| thereby reducing operating costs,
j probably will not he accomplished by
j the 1031 session of the General As|
semhly, and. if it. conies, will develop
(over a peiiod of years and as a reI
suit of urgent need for tile, lowering
\ of rounty costs and therefore tax
j rates," said Governor O. Max GardI
nor, relative to the suggested combinations
of counties in the stateI
"Too much sentiment is attached to
names of counties and county scats
| that would lose their identity, and
i too many office holders and politicians
would oppose the movement
i for it to get over now, even though
it would doubtless result m more, ef.
firrient had economical operation of
j county affairs," said Governor (Jard:
liter'.
1 Mo does feel, h.c.wevcr, that, there
| will he a movement, probably sin
! Skis fill, in consolidation of various
: .- dnrirabu-rtive units, mentioning es,
pec.iully the combinatie.n of counties
i into a school unit, under one ad
ministrative bead, Suggestions have
' ' -.en made that this also extend to
j 'ils and prison farms for small cons!
ties, as well as county poor homes
any ?s cunsiuereu niceiy idul an
I act permitting such combinations
will be passed.
1 Klimination of county road boards
! commissions and placing county
load construction, maintenance and
supervision back in the? hands of the
county commissioners, is one of the
plans that is being studied and will
be the subject of a report by the
j government experts engaged in stn
! dying methods of reducing costs anc
\ increasing efficiency in state and ir
j county administration?.
The. 100 counties of the state Fal
I j into two general classes, 30 of their
handling their roads through th?i
. | eouiity commissioners and 11 by spt;
cfal read boards, four of the lattei
.! havingjtownship or road disrtietl it
jtVie conr.r.v. . Watafiga county's road?
II are handled by a load commission oi
.j three members.
u
J Purging more carefully the lists o:
, Coivfedearte veterans., widows anc
colored servants, pensioners of tin
? state as a result of the War Between
J the States- in the 100 counties \yji
S probably result from the disclosun
*j ar.d charges against Mason W- Gar.t
. j Clerk of the Superior Court of Guil
.j ford county, m the distribution o
pension checks.
Distribution of these funds is 11
r the hands of the State Board o
. I Pensions. f of the fiiivotJlto?
i; the- Auditor and the Attorney Gencr
ij a), the auditor being designated raoi
,i particularly a? distributor. Eael
ij county has a county board, compose!
;l of Confederate veterans or sons o
i j daughters of veterans for one o
, two of the places, which is directei
"! to meet annually and purge the lists
] Often ihis is merely a matter o
form, details being handled by t'n
I Clerk of the Court.
I The General Asembly appropviat
oil $1,200,000 for such pensions fo
' the fiscal year 1929-30. and on th
assumption that several veteran
would die. reduced the amount t
31,035.000 for the fiscal year 1930
31 The actual number of veteran
, now- living is around 1700. an ave:
L, age of about 17 to the county whil
1 the widows number three or fau
1 times as many.
A group of Cumberland farmer
v made a pilgrimage to Stanly Ins
I w eek to loam aho itf lespedera an
:,,what it will do to a w.org-out itnpov
| erished soil.
QGA
iewspaper, Devoted to the
IE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
alfBigl
id in Den
|| DOUGHTON POL.LS L
B^HD HSflblflB
I Veteran Eighth District Congressman
jority over Wakefield may ex
S. E. DAY IS SHOT
[ BY S.C. WEBSTER;
LIKELY RECOVER1
: ? . i
Former Boone Citizen, Now Res:deai I
) of North Wilkcaboro, Receives a \
Near Fatal Gunshot Wound. Con- j
j dition Was Regarded as Critical, ;
But Recovery Is Now ..Expected. ?
Domestic Troujbacs the Cause,g.
fc Day, 'aatl've Watangan ami
former business inafi ?? finc.no, is in
the Wilkes Hospital recovering from
wounds received last Wednesday
nic'In when .no Was rhot in the buck
liy SewoJl t!- Webster. Webster i-s;
coped after the shot but submitted
a venule of days later and was placed
under a fd,000 bond, pendiny the
death or recovery of the wounded
man.
The trouble was said to have neon
1 of domestic nature. The immediate
,j circumstatnce. however, according to
.Ithe Wilkes Patriot, was that Hay
had stepped to the front of his ptiico
I of business to ascertain the cau^e of
li the cry of murder that came fiori i?.|
I child on the street, when WchSw-.l
! who was following the ehil i, an !
hotinecd that Day was the man back;
i of the trouble. Day is said to have;
i turned and entered his market, clos- j
il'c the door behind him when Web-j
ster fired through the glass of the]
| door, the bullet penetrating the lofti
i i Mini' from the hnrk
| At ri>st it was thought that 'the:
i! wound might prove fatal, but lat-st
ij information is to the effect that re>j
covery is confidently expected,
-j Mr. Day ist proprietor of Uie, City
r j Market and used to bo engaged m
i! similar business in Boone.
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Fi WEATHER REPORT FOR
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
1
f i
t Weather report tor the nton. i r.L
October, as compde.i by the Co-opei-j
< i ative Station. Appalachian State]
!! Teacher.- College, .1. V. C. Wright,!
a| observer: I
Average maximum temperature,
-j 54.3 degrees.
M Average minimum temperature, i
! 35.6 degrees,
i; Average temperature. 45 degrees.j
Average daily range in' tempera-,
.jturc, IS.7 degrees,
i-i Greatest daily range in tempers: - j
liiuve, 40 degrees: date, 2Gth.
' Average temperature at 6 p- in. I
r (time of observation), 50.8 degrees- j
'l Highest temperature reached. 65'
degrees: date. 13th.
{ Lowest temperature reached, 141
i degrees; date, 22nd.
i Number inches of rainfall (inclnd|
ing melted snotv), 1.90.
~j Number inched of snowfall. 1.50.
! uu'aLtsi raiiuan in ui nours. V..IO 1
? date 20th.
Number of days with 0-01 inch or
L more rainfall, 12
" Number of clear days. 10.
Number of cloudy days,. 7.7
~ Number of oartly cloudy days, f.Direction
of prevailing wind, west;
' and northwest.
Dates of heavy frost, 1st, 2nd, i
22nd and 27th. !
s Dates of light frost. 3rd. 1th. 21st. J
t ?Gth. 30th.
d Other phenomena described as lo!lows:
Solar halo on 27th, lunar halo;
J on 1th and 27th. j
DEM<
Best Intere sts of Northw
.KOLIKA, THURSDAY. NOV EM B
VI a j oril
locratic 1
ARGE5T MAJORITY
polls largest vote in his career. Ma;ceed
twelve thousand votes.
Wins Easily
Josima VV , w!.o was c\
ecred to the United States Senate b]
a majority which may reach 10Q,00(
when complete returns are inAPPALACHIA
AND
CATAWBA LEAD
STATE IN SCORING
Harris, Mountaineer Star, Is Leadinj
!-"Se Individuals in Gridiron Confer
ftncc. Red O'Hare Adds Mos
Paints. Seven Teams Represcnle*
in Conference Slfttirtjos.
(Cha: Jotte gpf ?
Catawba hjM Ar;pn1r.rhian, ' raire
osely by Eloh. are villains*- off vi r.
the sooi ini; honors in the .North,-Stat!
\ih1sitc Co*cfcr?ncc, according
t".vl5 ro? cotnvmed by. The Charletc
SMVC frill iMvriro- T-. ivsiIcK.
by lilt' sever. elevens that "make up'ih'
Sfconp.
Halfback Harris ot Appataclua'
and Halfback Zoeglc at Catawba nr
"leading the individual scorers wit
seven touchdowns each for n roth
of 42 points The reliable Pole Wii
Mains. who made the News' all-Slat
team last season, (rails by cno poini
Thf- Elon fullback has scored si
touchdowns and kicked five extr
field goals for a total of fovty-oii
points
Catav.ba is eighteen points shea
of the team scorers with X JG wit
Appalachian coming next and F.lo
third. The defense of the Indians als
appears best since their opponent
have been able to score in only on
game and then got away with thii
teen points. It was Appalachian vvh
had the pleasure.
Quarterbai ~k O'Hart of Appalac!
ian State leads in extra points mailt
having a total.of nine. Williams an
Aapanaitis. (he latter of Catawb,
a - ilcd for second with five eacl
The Appalachians have the best rei
o j with a dozen extra points inad
frp.ru nineteen attempts. This, c
course, excludes Guilford's two fc
to d,
Christian's showing has cause
that team to be labeled the poove(
defensively *>f the leagne. since 17
counters have been chalked u
against its foes in five games.
A grouu of Georgia farmers bong!
100 herd of ordinary cattle fro]
I M:\rnn County grov/ers paying the:
j$2,5il for the animals.
DCR^
est North Carolina
ER C, 1930
ty in W
r i_I* J
^anasuae
\ Doughton's Majority is
!j Mounting Up to 12,000
Congressman Robert L. Doughton
came up to Doone Wednesday afternoon,
and brings The Democrat trie
assurance that he has carried cive'y
count} in the Eighth District, and
laafiL of them by overwhelming and
uprecedenled majorities. When the
final tabulation is made Mr. Dough
'!**s majority will be around 12,JOv,
ti e greatest vole he has e^cr
: illed.
This is the second time Mr. Dough:
!i has carried every county in the
briet, the first time in 1926, and
i ':,v has the distinction of being the
only candidate west of Raleigh ever
accomplish the feat. It is to he
-called that in 1910 there were only
i.h; f? Democratic counties in the <iist
l'ict, Alleghany, Rowan and Iredellil
. Do ugh ton - of opinion further
| that on the basis of returns up iu
I now. the Deniocats will ondoubted!
ly control the Mouse after the 1th
| >f March.
Mr. Doughton wishes to take this
;nity of thanking his friends
locally for their unoualificd support
and them u continuation of
his tine and unselfish servict.
Trouble Occurs When
Votinff Starts Tnp?<4av
^ * I
Considerably more of disorder than
has been experienced ir. former
years characterized Tuesday's election
in Watauga County. The trouble
for the most part is said to have arisen
from dissatisfaction among members
of the Republican Party in the
I matter of the arrangement 01 the
i polling places and the assignment oi
the duties of the Republican judge byi
the registrar. In Boone Township the
opening of the polls was delayed for
only a few minutes when officers began
clearing the hull for voting. MiI
nor affrays were engaged Tn Diiir orI
dor was quickly restored.
I In Cove Creek Township voting-did
not begin until about b.;m, due to
the fact, it is alleged, that N- TBvers,
Republican judge, rebelled at
the assignment of the registrar, and
eel upon one of the ballot boxes,
j preventing the resting of ballot
i Deputy Sheriff Lee Mast cants upon
j tha schne. !?>ok By err. into custe I
: and brought him the county jail
I v ho> o he was confined dun no the
; remainder of the day. Whether or
not he will be. prosecuted further for
interfering with the holding of 'he
election is not known.
In Beaver Dam officer.- of h- law
v.v.v called ?o open the poll?, when
objuctiifiVvWai; rngapd.to the 'Acntipn
the oalloL boxes. The situation
promptly taken in hand and no I'm
tber disorders were repor^cd'v^
No voting was done in Lame"!
Crock Township until afternoon. Republican
voters, it appears, refused
to rTdde 1-y the edicts of the registrar
and blocked the lawful holding
r ^f the election. ;octhe extent that local
> 'deputies returned the ballot boxes
to Boone. Sheriff Farthing was notified
and promptly returned the
boxes, restored order and the election
proceeded,
j The Der.ioccrat has been unable to
j verify ivports that a dor.op or more
5|-^ri^nv:v-i?avf?-:been issued for those'
.1 ..responsible for incvfchtine; the Holfl
| :iirr <>tf ttic* elections in the diffcreiit
F j t< m.hips.
{'High School Football
tj Team Is Making Good
i\ ~
tljvThe Booncrjliigh School toot'onli
i /.tain is "enjoying, a very successful
; season this fall." under the leader
11 Coa' li Goriey. Four games
3 have been played. Goalie losing only
- e?e. 3^ cair.es . played an-: West
Jeffcricn vs. Boone, 0:t>5 : Wear
e favaon v5. Boone, 0-47; Roveravip|n
i Icnn.. vs- Boone. 1S-12: Wdkesbore
- vs- Boone, 0-21.
The game with Wilkerboro v.-ar
r' r.ard-ioughi. neither team scoring in
l> the li'st quarter. Bocne began the
r second qtin'-ter with renewed vim
During the first two minuter, of plav
our 1 toy, carried ihe ball across U.t
" line for the Iiist touchdown of Gil
1-. game. The Boone boys played solfip
xj :,lie<.lly throughout the game ant
af wore successful at scoring in both
f? quarters, both teams played clear
I hall. Wilkesboro war not penalize*
^ I during the entire gome. Boone was
r I penalized 1 o yards for backfield bo
0 j ing in motion, and was 'off side" r
s i number .of times.
ci On Friday, November 7. Orifcsnnrt
. i will -day Boone on the college field
J The school invites everyone to atteru
; the game and give support to tht
,_j home team;
, ;
d SIMMONS VOTES A STRAIGHT
t. DEMOCRATIC TICKET TOES
New Bern. Nov. 4.?Watchers a!
le the Second W ard polling place when
>f Senator E. M. Simmons, Democrat'
ir incumbent defeated in the June pri
mary by Josiah \V. Bailey, cast hi:
d vote, "oifl be voted lh" straight Dom
J ocrafio ticket?from Senator to con
5 stable-?Tuesday.
p The Senator, the watchers said
displayed his tickets before folding
thtrr. and dropping them into the ha!
it lot boxes.
n Senator Simmons will retire it
n March after three decades of set vie:
in the Senate.
$1.50 PER YEAR
_
4 4m * i rffn
<s xau^a
l! ERY CANDIDATE
Sh TICKET STACKS
UP A HUGE M ARGIN
Uinjaiint-O bv s t/b.nd"
ing snows lex m and the
i i .1 .
accompanymg siusn niat
rendered sc ie of the
roads almost impassible,
Wataugans rallied to the
ballot boxes Tuesday in
full numbers and from
reports coming in up until
noon today (Wednesday)
the entire Democratic
ticket from United
States Senator to the
lowest county officer has
] 1 .ii - ?
neen elected by the most
decisive majorities ever
registered by that party
in this county.
A detailed report of lh?. majorities
of the respective candidates may
not be worked out until the official
can\ ass of the vote's today, however
from available information, leaders
have placed the final majorities all
the way around at no less than 1,000.
"Split tickets1' were practically iaboo
and it is believed that the official
tabulation will reveal no candidate
appreciably ahead of the
ticke t- The following vote by townships
is pretty nearly accurate and
the variation as to indivdiual majorities
is expected to be almost negligible:
Bald Mountain, normally a lienub!
iiean stronghold, has about broken
- even, accordijm to reports, some- of .
the Democratic candidates having
polled slgiht majoritiesBlue
Ridge maintains a Republican
majority of 190
Reaver Darn gives an average
Democratic majority of about 2.5 b.
t Bloving Rock, slightly Kepo.bik&n
j tv.c years ago, reports a Demo ratio
; 'majority, slightly varying downward
from 119.
lioane gave the Vvruoeraiie ticket
a majority Ui bid Bra'?* -e , Ik
tow Ci.tk, although the hallat
u<> i v.erv not opened mv'.ii f/i'JO. re
i a .. majority of 277.
Elk shows slight change with a
I Uepeidicah iv.s jovity of \ 0:5.
'n i novel Ore a wuijor.t$ for the
\ Dereocats of- ? downB to; .155 ' was
rth Fork, normally Hopnblican,
ha.1-, not marto rnttirifc. Therr is no z"4
jiivii'uminc ooiuirenon into toe preo'mct
Butl the news will not be available
until the canvass is made. Democ:atic
leaders l ad hoped to almost
break even there.
Meat Camp No. I so05 Democratic
!>> (P.i to 90Mcar
Camp. No- '2 is not repelled,
hut the majority either way will be
very small.
tltony Fork, ordinarily Republican
Ibv about 200, reduces -the majority
to i 34.
Shawneehayv. 25 Republican, with
i the exception of Sheriff Fai-iF
| and Clerk of the Court South, who
| r.vt t-aid to have carried the town-'*
I ship. No figareh, however, are availI
a toe.
! Watauga returns a Republican
j majority of 7'!. r v*
Si Thus it is to be deduced that the
j total Democratic majority is at this
i time 1,050. When returns arc eomi
plcte. however, it is expected that
there wTil he a deflection of about
.50 votes. Those who have brought
these incomplete returns, and those
who have telephoned information insist
chat the vote for. the respective
; candidates will vary to an extremely
Slight degree.
The canvassers will probably complete
the work of tabulating and cor;
ii.'vinS the vote today, however, it
will - next, week before the Demo.
ci.e will be able to give its readers
the detailed result.
;] Democratic officers elected are:
; Roby T. Greet for Representative;
[ Austin E Sooth for Cirri: of Superior
Court; Luther M- Farthing for
Sheriff; Heron Ilnderdown for Rcgj
ister of Deeds; Dr. J. B. Hagaman
i-for Coroner; W. R. ^ ines for ^ur>
vo.vor; T. C. Bairdi J. Y. Walker and
-j EHcr McNeil for County CorhTOistfsioTiers.
! On the face of incomplete returns
i from Ashe and Alleghany, it appears
that William R- Lovill has been elect1
ed to the State Senate by a majority
' .>f around three thousand'
No definite figures are available
' It T"0 tVl?w T-rt r-?w fl\V T i rrif r.A Q+ - c?
late and Congress. The county ballots
I were first disposed of, and the Con'
j gressional and Senatorial candidates
. | appearing or, separate ones, delayed
the count to the extent that men were
.; yet working at the gigantic tusk on
Wednesday morning. Congressman
j' Houghton and Hon. J. W. Bailey,
| how over, are expected to have polled
i v, to in proportion to that received
i by the county candidates.
When the Pet Milk Products Company
nought the North Ctate Creamery
at Burlington recently ,the man\
agement increased the price of huti
terfat to farmers and decreased the
; price of milk to consumers.
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