W J|||oLU5!E XLIII, NO. 6 rll VITANCLIJB TO r STAGE COMEDY I AT SCHOOL BLDG. |W$f'Corpor*l Eager.," a laughable Play ,?j of Soldier Life Will Be Presented 1 Monday aud T?j?tday ?v cmztg;*. Cact of Ouc Hundred and Fifty Local People. Mimtrel Al*o a Big Feature. t On next Monday and Tuesday the Boone Civitan Club will stage the sensational comedy drama of the American Tookie, "Corporal Eagen." It is a rolilcking comedy of rookie life and is a scream from start to finish. It is nut only comedy, but also h*is a great deal of patriotism and is staged in a very spectacular manner. It is, without a doubt, the greatest si ow ever offered by ao amateur .. cast. It is put on under the direction ? of the Universal Producing Company, 1 and everywhere the show L? acclaimed * an unusual success. The scene is laid in the comjjkny street of Camp Shove Off, with an army, barracks as background. Special scenery and costurne3 for this production are being shipped I here by the company. It is unique and a sensational production. ? The story of "Corporal Eageri" centers around Red Eagen, an Irish doughboy, played by G. G. Page., and' his screamingly funny Jewish buddy, lisy Goldstein, played by J. 0. McCbnncii. Eagen and Goldstein have been in the army only thirty days, just long enough to think that they ^ knew it all and know nothing. They n pretend to be verv brave ??d ir. fart (arc very scared; when anyone is j, around. Red Eagen is looking for a u big promotion because Ke toid bis girl. Sally O'Neii, played by Louise Critchor, that be was going to be a E captain. However, instead of getting h captains* commission, he gets in bad with the top sergeant, played by ,, Frank Moore, and is put en K. P. l* duty. His buddy, fzzy. is thrown on K. P v.itlj him far laughing ut him. After Red and Irzy are thrown on ^ K. P., Red's gir!, Solly, comes to see j, him in his new uniform and Red has to hide to keep her from knowing he is on K. P. Around this potato' pile a lot of the copiedy revolves. ^ Red manages to hide from his girl for awhile and then news comes of j a spy being in camp and Sally-is m'sC taken for the spy .The guard, a very jr hard-boiled character, played by Hnbert Coffey, finds Sally and sends! her to the guard house to be shot at 1 ' five hells Then Red and Isav start out to save her and while walking ( Ac guard, Red through an accident cap- tures the spy, saves his girl and is g R promoted to a corporal. He then (rets j| to drill the famous awkward squad. St About this time the Armistice is ? signed and Red gets to go back to Ji Four Corners and marry Sally. M There ure a lot of funny situations 33c AA? '-xi , ? .*? ? ini i-iic oriov*. ivt u riiij ' /.i.y Uill L' up , the nurses and this way Ued gets in bad with his girl Sally. The nurses i arc played by Mildred Stott and Mrs. . Joe Crawford. Two old men, the !r- 1 ; ishman and the Jew, father., of Ked : and Is.zy, played by J. I). Stee}e and ' Joe Crawford, also fall in love with i the' nurses and spend all their time [. rnak'ng love to them. The oid maid war worker is trying to find a bus ( band and finally nabs the 5/ M. C. A. worker, played by Erie Greer and T. B. Moore, and elopes with him. Therg are a number of army scenes sensationally staged. A reveille scene I in the opening of the first act is true a to life. Many of the scenes will bring g back memories, such as capturing the s spy, being on guard duty. etc. Also a there is the scone of Sally hiding un- tJ der the potato sacks to keep the n guard from catching her, with many 1 vub other such scenes which are true to army life, especially to service men. h Not only the story and plot of the v JH play is funny and sensational, but v SmB the show opens with a patriotic pag- d SB eant that includes approximately 75 b gg local youngsters as well as the grown <M people of the cast. . In the specfAl h ij$ pageant, "My Dream of the Big Pa- p M lade," the lines will be road by Prof, I. G. Greer, dressed in uniform. The f pageant, is finished by all singing a 9 "Over There" and waving a mass of s St flags. t Another specialty is the men's j sailor chorus, the participants being dressed in naval uniforms and sing- j ing a number of-old time army songs. The soldiers making up the reveille &./j ana the squad scenes also lend a lot Ifi of color to the show. \ B The big laugh feature of the per- . W . formance is the awkward squad, com- a pjf posed of eighteen business men ? Inlaying me part oi eighteen ggwtg s rookies. They represent soldiers who hare been in the army only thirty t days, and everyone portrays a par- t ticnlar type of character such as t Private Sammy, Mammas' Boy. Pri- t vate Hungry lfank, Whistlin' Bill Spivis, etc. Everyone is dressed in a j particular way to represent these fa- j mous characters and they are bossed r hy the hard-boiled army sergeant, s who has a lot of trouble mak:ng sol- [ diers out of them. The awkward j squad opens the show with a big reveille scene, which is a big hit. l They also take part in several other ( high spots of the show, such as drill- . (Please tqrn to Page-8) i ATAI A Non-Partisan Ne BOONE, Wizard Is Hi | Thomas A. WmIi.the lectors 1 worried when he tw.4c to his "bed after the recent hot spell. The Si-- , year-old inventor's wonderful powers , of recuperation were evidenced again. , 5APTISTS TO HOLD i ASSOCIATION AL MEETING ON 25TH .xtenskpe Program Hat Bcsti Pre- 1 pared for the Ninety-first Annual * Session of the Churches of the t i nrcc rorKi Auiucial on Whiclt II > to Be HcM Kt Meat Camp Haptitt Oiurcii. Announcement has been made of ' he ninety-first annual associaticnal letting of the Three Forks Baptist hutches, which is to be held at the [eat Camp Baptist Church on Angst 25th and 20th, and following ivoa details of the comprehensive rofnnni which has hee.n arranged for le two-day cession: First Bay?Morning Session 1. Sopg nnd praver service, 9:00 > 0:20. , 2. Sermon, 0:20 to 10:00. 3. Organisation. 10:00 to 10:20. 4 1. Invitation to new churches, 1 isitors and correspondents, 10:10 to r 0:20. I 5. Annual address by (he modern- t ir. 10:20 to 10:10. c fi. Reading order of business, c 3:4 5 to 10:45. t '! Order of executive committee, c 0:45 fo 11:45. 1 8. Report of committee on rclig>us literature, 11:45 te 12:00. j Iittetodssion for dinner Trnrr-JiStOO t > 1:00. Afternoon Session First Day j 1. Song service and prayer, 1:00 i 1:15. \ 2. liepovt on missions, 1:15 to , :45. j 2. Report on religious training, . :40 to S:30. (a) Sundav Schools, (hi B. Y.'I!. . - A . I (c) School... ^ Associations! progress, 3:30 to :00. I " Second Day.?Morning Session j 1. Song service and prayer, 3:00 , y 9:15. ?>.>; , 2. Woman's work, 9:15 to 40:00. 3. Benevolences. 10:00 to 11:30. < (Please turn to Page 8) ^ivitans Enjoy Party At Old Swimming Hole ' About twenty-five members of the 1 loone Civitan Clubf accompanied by { s many lads of the community, were ' uests of Mr. Stanley Harris, Boy 1 cout official, at a weiner roast arid 3 atermelon feast, oil the banks of 1 tie Watauga River at the Shull swim- ! ling hole below Shulls Mills, last ! 'hursdav afternoon. General Charles P. Summer^U. ate commander of the U. S. Army, ,'ho is vacationing at Valle Crucis, i .'as an invited guest and made a elightful talk to the sixty or more oys present, exhorting them to clean iving, honesty and good personal abiis, and making a profound imression upon the youngsters. Mr. Harris made one of his usual ine talks, and the remainder of the ftemoon was taken with games and I wimniing, the grown-up3 enjoying he festivities quite as much as the ( uvenile guests. Zeb Farthing Suffers 'j Serious Optic Injury j Mr. Zeb V. Farthing was seriously njured Monday, and the unfortunate i ccident may result in the loss of an yeiii Mr. Farthing was engaged in , craping some niia from-the leg.,cljl . horse on his farm near town, when ]; he animal, gave a sudden lurch, hrusting the knife which he was] ising into the lower part of the eye!mil. He was immediately taken to Dr. 'eavlcr's hospital in Bristol, where t was found that the instrument did'? lot pierce the pjipil. However, it was tated that at the present it could not >e established whether or not Mr. "arthing would lose the sight of the ye. It 'will.he necessary for him to emaiu for several days, under the :nre of physicians, so that the cxict extent of the injury may be de;ermined and the proper treatment idmirystered. 'd'.v M'A ' . wspaper, Deyoted to the WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH OA Completion o TM T> /^i " " i o lie Lelelir Worth Wilketbovo Kiwanis Club. Co-' Will Stage Huge Celebration at St? nor* From Throe States Expected, frc.n Charlotte Will Furnish M Along the Route of the Boo A committee from the North] Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club composed) uf Richard Finley, Messrs. Esherrnan I md Morehouse, met with official4.; of j the Boone Civitau Club Inst. Friday,' and made preliminary plans for the celebration of the completion of the; Boone Trail Highway. The two organizations are jointly sponsoring the event, which it was hitherto pianned should be held on the mountain crest at Deep Gap. This idea, however,! las been abandoned for lack of ade-j inatp nark? no- fhi*tliS&g. arid iorira-l ;ive plans have H that the campus at| :he Teachers College will be thcr scene of the celebration, which givesf promise of overshadowing all formerj events of like character. The paving of the road eastward :rum Nfew luvor bridge ; >'?r competed "yesterday afternoon. Chatrnan Jeffress gives out the information that the five miles of concrete vill be open to traffic on the 24th, JUROi^DRAWN FOR FALL COURT Judge Walter Moore Will Preside at Regular Term. Heavy Criminal Docket Reported. Civil Cases To Be Held Over. The regular fall term of Watauga superior Court will be held during he week, beginning with Monday, Jepteniber 21, Judge Walter Moore residing. It is said that the State locket is unusually heavy and it is mderstood that few if any civil ases will be called, these being held >ver for the special term called for hat purpose. Most of the criminal uses are for infractions of the prohibition law. Following is a list of the citizen^ vho have been selected for jury niTVltet" : M. M. Wall, W. F. Nor r is, W. S. tfillcr, W. C. Payne, Q. B. Cannon. 31yde Downs, Nine Cook, Clint Caf-j ey, I. G. Greer, Ralph Wilson, Joe j de-Neil, B. H. Moody, C. M. Greer, J. Ncal Blair, J. G. Keller, Dallas lodges, Henry Hardin; Solomon Aggers, S. 1). Adams, Lee Mast, J. L Eggers, Joe Wheeler, Willie Furhing, A. C. Mast, D. C. Mast. Lee Jrecno, Wilby Greene, Hamp Clawon, Frank Main, Glenn South, Harden Coffey, Fred Ednristen, R. W. r dol, Walter Moretz, J. M. Sherwood, Slay Eggers M. L. Herman, G. C. j Sggers, Arthur Mast. Sherwood Anderson a Week-end Visitor Here Sherwood Anderson, nationally tnown author, spent Saturday evening and Sunday as the guest of Dr. ind^Mrs. Joseph Robinson, at the Oouncill house. Mr. Anderson, who >f late years has lent much of his :ime and talent to the publishing of i model country newspaper at Marion, Va., is highly pleased with this section of the Blue Ridge Mountains ind will doubtless enjoy future visits into the Blowing Rock country. JUDGE JOHNSON J J MASTERFUL ADDR Honorable Johnson J. Hayes, judge; )f the Federal Court, Middle District )f North Carolina, addressed the B.: if. P. U. Conference of Three Forks! Association Sunday at Cove Creek Baptist Church and his masterful dislourse was well received by the large audience present. Every word spoken oy the eminent jurist was filled with oropelling power. The brief history of his own experience with relation to his travels through poverty's vale, struggling to secure an education and to totally and permanently eclipse any and every thought of the use of intoxicants from his life, as well as' every weight that might tend to hin-j V.:n~ from renohine the goal; sought, was looked on as a lesson which should be permanently fixed in the minds of the young men and women pesent, and result in the conformation of each into straight, upright citizens. In commenting on Judge Hayes' iddress, a resident of the Sugar Grove section has the following to say: 'Men accustomed to making addresses should remember that he who goes to the letter goes hut skin deep; but that he who goes as did this great judge?to the spirit?reaches the paradistical, and there communes with the absolutely pure in thought, and is for the time being fed by the Great Spirit on that bread and water, W" " . DEM ( Best Interests of Northwej KOUNA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 13, f Highway 60 i cr " "J ' ' r aled on 29ihj aperatitig With Boone Civilan Club, ;te Twtcfcwr* College Here. Goverto Be Preaent, Sixty-piece Band uric. Delegations from Town* n? Trail Are to Take Part. therefore Saturday, the 29th, has been designated as the date for celebrating the completion of one of the State':- most important highways. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, various ath-j eir State and Congressional leaders, I aS m U as the entire personnel of the! new highway board are expected toj be present, and arrangements call lor! the attendance of at least a small' delegation from the cvic clubs of; each of the towns from Wilmington,I N. i . to Kiagspcrt; Tenn. Colonel J . Harm, of The Charlotte Observer, j had made arrangements to bring a -1 sixty-piece band for the occasion, and * varic js other entertainment features are being worked out. Present nlans call for the snrend rait of a huge picnic dinner on tbej campus, each family bringing! tunclij for themselves and friends. A detailed program will be prepared v/ithin the next few days. SPECIAL COURT TERM IS GRANTED! I !! Governor Acquicicu in of Local Lawyer.. Judge MacRcc r Will Preiide at November Term of Civil Court. I ( A special term of Watauga County ( Superior Court will be held for two weeks beginning November 2, accord- v ing to word coming recently from ) the Governor's office, and it is an- a nounecd that Judge MacRac will t preside. p Only civil coses will be tried in r November, it is stated, the- over- v crowded condition of the docket rcn- i: dcrinjr it well nigh impossible to "clean the si.no" at the usual mixed c terms. The members of the Boone t bar signed the petition which rosoit- t ad in, ?hc G'jbernatoriiil action, an'i t faeliiei'd dt vnii* hg the gtceiw- <>? great- i ly facilitating the dispatch of br.sT- , ness at future terms. I ? j Mrs. T. J. Jackson Dies ' After Lingering Illness 1 Mrs. Mollie Phillips Jackson, -13, |i wife of T. J. Jackson of Boone Route ;t 1, died at her home on Sunday, Aug-jc ust 2nd, following an illness of morejC i.han one year. Burial took place j a on the Tuesday following at. the fam-jt ity graveyard on Meadow Creek in j * the eastern part of the county, Row 1 Levi Greene being iti charge of the t services. j 1 airs, lircene was the daughter oi*;i the late George W. and Loretta j i Phillips, was born and reared 11 the; Meadow Greek cowniunity, an, had J ] lived a life which endeared her toj those with whom she came in con-j tact. In early womanhood she nadj united herself with the Pilot Moun-j lain Baptist Church, and had been : active in its affairs. Surviving are the husband, one i daughter, Constance, three brothers, j A. F. Phillips, of North Wilkesboro, Dock "Phillips of Brownwood, Ward < Phillips of West Jeffevsor., and one l sister, Mrs. Neiia Greer of Brownwood. 1 AYES DELIVERS ! j ESS AT COVE CREEK; and passed out by him to the audience that those capable of receiving same may likewise participate to their full satisfaction. ^ "The sower Went out to sow and!, some of the 3eed fell upon stony. ground and some upon dry ground,', and some upon moistened ground;.' and that which fell on moistened, fer- j tile ground took roots and grow and yielded an abundant crop, while that which fell llDon the stonv err.nnri was destroyed by the fowls of the! air and scorched, failing to germinate or produce any good resultsAvhatever. "This address was so clear, explicit and forceful, we hope that not a single seed was thrown amiss, but lhat| each and every seed irom him thrown; out may germinate and bring fcrthl abundant crops in days to come. Long may this judge live and many, audiences all over the land may he address, for the good and uplift of our race; and thereby teach the people that there is still a higher ana better purpose on the part of our; judiciary than to punish pool-, wenk.i frail human beings. He neither pre-! fers the death nor punishment ofi any, but rather all would look to the Author and preserver of each and all of lis that we may live." .Tames A. Ivey, State B. Y. P. U. secretary, also made an inspiring talk I to the convention. st North Carolina 1931 Bailey Visits Here Senator J".;;:!' William Ban-.-y. who spent the iirst of the week at the Daniel Bocne Hotel. be ur.\ca U119 'a i ue uiuai, ueauuiui region m America. CONTRACT IS LET FOR BRICK WORK ON NEW HOSPlf! llorganlon Contractor Submits Lo Bid on Masonry for Watauga Ho pital. Southern Fireproofing Con pauy Will FurnUh Steel. j..umh? Purchased from Clay and K:ncai< Other Contracts to Be Let Soon J. M'. McGaUiard, Mergapton 001 ractov, was awarded the contra{Tuesday for laying tbe brick wal if the Watauga Hospital. when tr rustees hriei to open the several hi< ubmitted. It is stated that while a ffers were unusually low, Mr. M *alliarcfe figures were slightly betU han the. nearest second, although th xact amount called for has not Bee eJeased to the public. The brick ai furnished by the hospital t.rust.ei 'M1 McGalliovd's bid only called he laying of the vail . He is e: meted to begin this work during th lext week, the same lo be complete tithin n perjbd of sixty days, earns 1 navoidable delays. Mr. R F. Coffey, superintends if construction, states that pmet ally all the concrete fognd&tioi \aye been poured* and that activ ie? have been almost suspend* SWAiting the cln?i:g oi tbc# vatlo) mntracCs. lie >n!r- ihat 3 Vv.ntrh >.as been 1st for 25 tons or rei'i 'orcing steel to the Southern Fir jroofing Company of Charlotte, sxr hat about 40,000 feet of rough lur ii.i. 7-._ 1... tr: .. ;j __ rvf. ix lu ipc i-unuaiicu pfv ivincam ar 31ay of Peoria. Wednesday nfternoc >ids are to be received on sever Kousand dollars worth of cut an rhamehtut stone, and next Won da ontracts will be let on the phtmbxr in'd electrical uniiVvMy. Coffey hat lesserChpntracts will be let a nosfc every day for awhile., and fte lis plans call for the covering fir enclosure. of the building by iear November, in order that inside fii shing may be carried on after wi: jy rveatber sets in. Paving on Highway 80 Completed Wednesda The work of paving- the five-mi >tretch of Highway No. 60 from t) Three Forks Baptist Church near tl New River Bridge eastward town Deep Gap was completed -yestetdi (Wednesday) and it is expected th :ars will be allowed to utilize all t pavement by the 24 th. Crews of men are now engaged yuiiding up the shoulders of the ro: with crushed stone, and the enti lighway will have its finishing touc ?s in ample time for the hie cei Dration of its completion which :o be held in Boone on Saturday, t 29th. 30UGHT0N ATTENDS MEETINt AT L1NV1LLE ON THURSDA Congressman Hubert L. Ilboght passed through the city last That Jay en route to Linville where vent to attend the annual meetii of the Northwestern North Caroli Recreational Development Counc to which several high officials h: been invited. It was supposed th several matters of importance connection with the Park-to-Pa Highway were to have been consi Bred at this session. COLLEGE LAUNDRY FINISHE! Mr. R. F. Coffey, Building cni neer, has recently supervised t completion or the mumiiv at t oHjie i earners college. f looring ti been laid, roofing completed, a the machinery is being moved frt the Lovill Home laundry to the ni structure. Work is now going fi ward on the connection of the lac dry building to the central heati plant. AMER1CAN LEGION AUXILIAR TO ENTERTAIN CH1LDRI The American Legion Auxilia will entertain fall children of e service men at the courthouse Saturday afternoon, August 15, fr< 3 to 6 o'clock. There will be mus stories, eats, etc., in store for then Sx.50 PER YRAK ] SENATOR BAILEY |K? )YS VACATION I HILL COUNTRY BR lIMH -fey iffir-Vr&Z"'?'!'/ i o iS^en ? Two Days at Danitl Boone He ? Angles for the Elusive IT ? -O and Forecast#. National t D< 3 ratic Victory ?n 1932. AcI cu <? niesi by Two Sons. Dccc Not 1 T;",^ Conical Seriously. I "Fiswnr for mountain trout is a good deal harder job than ruiming j for the Senate, and in ipy case con* j sideiabiy less fruitful," asserted Sen! a tor job) ah W. Bailey Tuesday after J he had tried hit? Inch with rod and ; reel in a neighboring strearn, at the ! same lixue exhibiting the bones from the leg of a lune,. which he vowed [had been bringing xji scores of finny I monsters for him in the v>c?r.tty of forehead City! Mr. Bailey is u deep ' sea fisherman of no mean ability, "" ; but where the speckled trout, are ' cop earned, lie. is admittedly a bum angler: however, his two small sons, I who spent a couple of days with him v as guests at the Daniel Boone Hetei. : "brought home the bacon1' aiid the [ ! Senatorial palate was tickled with jj a bountiful repast of brook trout, which the iads were rviltgcd ia catch from the private pool of w Messrs. Austin Sooth and Walt &- Grstgg.. They left Tuesday neon for a- Little Switzerland, the second. stop srlou their vacation tour of the dioutjd.) tains. . I The Senator tells The Democrat I that he is "all sold" on th? charms ft-1 of the Watauga mountains ar.d can ?t -care enjoy the scenery because, he cbn&tantly selecting shady nooks ie suitable for erecting a cabin to be Is used ar a sweet retreat when old age II shall have taken liira front the realms c- of active wry}:, and his career shall ?r have been finished. "1 have selected le at least a dozen such places," he n said, "and the trouble comes with J! the thought that I can make my heme is at only one of those beautiful spots." trjMr. Bailey says that his travels have <-] taken him into practically all parts ,e . of America and that this immediate id; section is the most beautiful spot he tg has ever beheld. "I believe, too," he said, ""that you are the best people U art the world, but if by chance, you fr should^not be, you should be eradi1? rated and replaced by a people who iv would match the glories of the reft gion you inhabit." ia vic-t Worried Q-?er Contest ct Mr. Bailey Sfcnt&r fnflt he is not a- worried over the contesting of his . . e-; Senate seat by George M. Pritchard, id Republican candidate, and sees in the ii- action of his opponent nothing that tci should give concern to any member >r. of the Democratic party. When qvosfd tioncd as to indictments which have id { been brought against various Walsh y ga County election officials, the ijj.i Senator stated that he believed Che ;s | action wa? unwarranted, and that Iyfth^Ve Vpuld be a complete. vindieaitjTjosi ofr. the Democrats concerned, td j Mr. Bailey reserved comment on ly | tiie forthcoming primary battle for ft- the Democratic Senatorial nomination n- i but did venture the opinion that the I Democrats, regardless of rifts which have existed in the past, wiU send :< 1 member of their party to the White | House in 1932. He believes the Hooy ver administration has fallen short at a crucial period; and that the way lejis clear for Democratic victory. Xle he! sets as a goal a 120.000 majority lie' for the next presidential candidate rd \ in North Carolina, and believes the prediction is based on a safe miniatliriuni. The Senator speaks of the next he | year's presidential race solely in | terms of the party, and is not a$:in; t-afced over any particular candidacy. ;\d He believes the prohibition fight will re be almost completely overshadowed h- by economic issues, and that Dele moeracy will present a front saftlis ciently solid to guarantee arfur.pveche edentcri victory. ; THE WEATHER . ? Weather report for week erjeiingAugust 8, 1931, as compiled by the an weather bureau at State Teachers -s- College, J. T. C. Wright, observer: he Average maximum temperature, lg 82 degrees. nr. Average minimum temperature, 62 il, degrees. ad Average temperature, 72 degrees. iat Average daily range in tempera in ture, 20 degrees. rk Gratest daily range in temperaid t.ure, 24 degrees; date, 4th. Average temperature at 6 p. m. (time of observation), 73 degrees. > Highest temperature reached, 85 si- degrees; date, 4tli. he Lowest temperature reached, 60 he degrees; Onto. 7than Number inches of rainfall, 1.25. nd Greatest- rainfall in 21 hours, 0.91; >m date, 4th. ?w Number of days with 0.01 inch or ? >r- more rainfall, 4. in- Number of clear days, 3. ng Number of cloudy days, 2. | Number of partly cloudy days, 2. I Direction of prevailing wind, south V ! IN Dates of fogs, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th.. .ry Date of thunderstorms. 4th. x on Forty-three bushels of wheat an im acre for GO acres planted is the reeio, ora of Master Farmer S. L. Oarpenl. ter of Gaston County this spring.

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