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VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 17
DANIELS BRINGS
! TIDINGS OF CHEER
| TO LOCAL DEMS
Former Secretary of the Navy Predicts
Smashing Democratic Victory
as He Addrcsics Wataugans. Just
Back from Tour to Pacific. Assails
Hoover Administration for Failure
to Keep Piedeec.
(qsophus Daniels, editor of the Raleigh
News and Observer and former
Secretary of the Navy, addressed a
large gathering of Watauga voters
In the courthouse last Thursday afternoon,
and brought his hearers a
message of victory. Mr. Daniels, under
whom Franklin D. Roosevelt
served in the Wilson Administration,
has just completed a tour of the
west, and says the disaffection is so
marked that a Democratic victory
seems inevitable.
Mr. Daniels took as his "text/' a
statement made by the late Dwight
VP. Morrow, iNew Jersey Republican
Senator, tc the effect that "You can't
accept credit for the rain, without
assuming; the responsibility for the
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the promises made by President Hoover
during: the campaign of 1928.
Mr. Daniels then spoke of the lack
of fulfillment of these covenants, and
suggested that had not Herbert Hoover
been an "amateur" Republican
he would not have become thus entangled.
He declined, however, to
place himself in the position of smearing
'he President of the United -States
and spoke of hint highly in a personal
way, but scored the administration
which he heads.
Mr. Daniels lauded the accomplishments
of the Democratic party in
North Carolina, particularly as to education,
and was frequently applauded.
lie was introduced to his audience
by Attorney George M. Sudderih,
and was accompanied to Boone from
Jefferson by Attorney W. B. Austin.
DOUGHTON WILL
SPEAK IN TflllNTY
wiii ii in hi 1 'in n
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Congressman Arrange* to Deliver
rCniupaign Auurcas On ?***?<*! Camp
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tto Pill Engagement.
Congressman Robert L. Doughton
will deliver his third address of the
campaign in Watauga County a; the
Greer. Valley school house- in Mont
Ofimp Township on Thursday, Notvember
3rd, at 7:30 in the -evening.
A large crowd is expected to hear
1 farmer Bob, he having been unable
to appear in Meat Camp last campaign.
Attorney General Dennis G. Drummitt
has had his campaign address
for Wednesday of this week at. Boone
cancelled, it has been learned from
State Headquarters; however, it is
believed that the local committee will
|j| be able to secure a notable speaker
to close the local campaign the last
of next week.
Advices from Raleigh Wednesday
Inoon are to the effect that A. Hall
Johnson, presidential elector-at-large,
will speak at Blowing Uock this
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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1 oriy Sherui or JL.enoir
} Dies at Portsmouth
I Lenoir, N. C.?Former Sheriff F.
T. "Tony"' Sherrill, about 61 years of
age, died early Tuesday morning in
:he U. S. Naval Hospital at Portsmouth,
Va., where he was a patient
since the middle of August.
Mr. Sherrill was stricken while on
duty as police patrolman in Lenoir
August 12, and was admitted to the
Portsmouth hospital several days afterward.
I Perhaps no other person in Caldwell
County bad as many friends as
Mr. SherrilL For many years he was
chief of police in Lenoir, and from
3 922 until 1!)28 was Democratic
sheriff of Caldwell.
Funeral services will be held at the
First Methodist Church in Lenoir at
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and
1 interment will take place in Bcalvscw
Cemetery.
Seek Produce for
Baptist Orphanage
Mr (I. P. Hatraman. recently npI
pointed by the Three Forks Association
as director of -he Mills Home,
r.3s reci'iveu a tuuuiiuiuuiLiuu iium
L G. Greer, manager of the Baptist
orphanage, requesting donations oi
food to care for the children during
the winter.
Mr. Greer states that a truck from
the home will be in Boone on November
Jth for the purpose of receiving
a ioad of produce, potatoes, corn, apples
and canned goods. In turn Mr.
Hagaman requests that those who wil
give of their bounty for the reliei
! the fatherless should bring th<
? iood to Boone u lere it is to be storec
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To Speak Here Monday)^
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HON. JAKE F. NEWELL
JAKE NEWELL WILL''
speak in boone ons
mon. afternoon;,;
Republican Candidate for U. S. Sen- Sc
ate will Discuss Issues of the Cam- Te
paign at Courthouse Rally. Able
Orator and Has Spoken Here in
Former Campaign. Clifford Frazier by
May Cotno Later. Hi
Hon. Jake F, Newell, of Charlotte,
Republican candidate for the United
States Senate, will deliver a camP&ign
address at the courthouse next ,n*
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was
announced by the Republican Executive
Committee Wednesday. ef
Mr. Newell, who has been conduct- c,a
ing an active campaign against Robert
R. Reynolds for the Senatorial ^r<
toga, is not a stranger to Wataugans,
having appeared here as a keynoter
at the Republican convention two
years ago. He is a forceful orator, A
and is c?mnnigmntr_ on holmlf of_prc- f\
hibition against Reynolds, who has
rciccrstea ws digWTMfnM-inn with tne;
present prohibitory laws.
The Stale Committee has indicated
that ic^spocis v?Mvurk ultr a schedule. jpc
whereby Clifford Flakier, who seeks r
the Governor's chair, will deliver an
address in Watauga soon. A list of
local speaking engagements appears
in The Democrat today.
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Dr. Dougherty Named |n<
On Economy Committee
Raleigh, N. C.?Preparations to j?"
prevent any attempted ''raids" on the ,
State Treasury through the 1933
General Assembly by organized and
powerful minorities are rapidly be- ^
ing made through formation of local
chapters and secuing members to the ^
ixortn caronr.a ?>:ate Branca oi tno ^
National Economy League, FVar.k ..
Page, state chairman, said Monday. ,
Through activities of Paul N. Mon- se
taguc, executive secretary of the eri
State branch and member of the na- ,.jt
tional council, chapters have already "jbfen
formed at Wilmington, Kinston,
Greenville, Rocky Mount and other i p0
points, while Durham and other cities t;i(
are to have chapter organizations this er;
week, Mr. Page said. an
Mr. Montague is spending most of or:
his time in the field, making talks be- co
fore various community, civic and su
taxpayer groups and forming local inj
chapters. Chairman prge expects to he
have from 150,000 to 200,000 mem- fri
bers in the State before the General wi
Assembly meets, a force large enough
to speak and have its voice heard in br
the legislative halls. re
In addition to Willard L. Dowell, Jo
secretary of the North Carolina Mer- B<
chants Association, Mr. Page announces
that W. Kerr Scott, Haw
River, Master of the North Carolina
Grange and prominent in agricultural
activities, has accepted a position on th
the advisory committee of the State rii
branch' of the Economy League. Mr. bu
Scott's advice and aid will be valua- in;
ble and constructive, Mr. Page said. C.
Also, Mr. Page announces, Dr. E.
B. Dougherty, president of Appala- M
chian State Teachers College, and ve
also a member of the State Board fr
of Equalization, has accepted a place is
on the advisory committee. Dr. pe
Dougherty's knowledge of school wi
matters and prominence in education- nc
al circles of the State make him a
very valuable addition to the League's
advisory committee. Additional mcm'
hers of thin committee, to be eom:
posed of leading citizens in all walks Li
of life and activities of the State, are th
t to be named at an early date, Chair- Ir
man Page said. V
A sale of purebred Hereford beef
. cattle has been scheduled by Madi1
son County farmers for Friday, No- II
' vember II, at Marshall. Ci
C,
1 Caldwell County farmers have re- tr
i ceived the co-nneratinn of the towns- R
people in establishing a curb market ot
at Lenoir. a
rspaper, Devoted to the
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WATAUGA COUNTY, KOBTH 0i
1ACHERS WILL
MEETSATURDAY
ogr-iin Has Been Arranged for
'niin?y.wl{je Meeting to Be Held
in the Courthouse. Full Attendance
Is Urged.
The county-wide meeting of school
achers. as was formerly announced,
11 be held at the courthouse Satur>y
afternoon, and Supcrinteuiieut
" th Hagnmnn ur^c? a full ut'.?;uu~
ice. Following is the complete proam
for the session:
Elementary School Program
3:30 P. M. This meeting will be
lied to older by the divisional
airman.
1. The Basis of Classifying E?ejehtary
School Pupils, Professor H.
Eggers.
2. Grade Attainments as a Means
? T>??u_n_
k i VIIIUI.IUII, .HISS uuucueiic.
3. Retardation in the Grades, by
rs. Emma F. Sturie.
3. Statistical Theatmsnt of Facts
meerning the Schools of the Coun,
Mr. Alex Tugman.
High School Program
1. The Basis of Cli?:.s!fying High
hool Pupils, Charles L. Farthing.
z. Grade Attainments as a Means
Promotion, E. S. Christer.bury.
3-. Retardation in the High School
Mrs. Dave P. Mast.
4. Statistical Treatment of High
hool Facts and Figures, Mr. G. E.
ster.
4:30 General Meeting
This meeting will be presided over
the county chairman, Mr. John
iwell.
1. Song.
2. Invocation.
3. Several two-minute talks by
:>se who attended the district meet's
in Greensboro.
4. Report of the secretary as to!
? number of teachers in the county
rolled in the State Teachers Asso-i
ition.
5. Announcements and remarks
>m the County Superintendent of
lucation.
6. Adjournment.
L HOPKINS WES 1
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ipular Musician Succumbs lo |njuies
Received in Automobile Ci*??h
in West Virginia. Burial Monday
in Arlington Cemeter>'.
Alfred (A!) Hopkins, former Watigan
and well knov/n in Western
>rth Carolina, died in a Washington,
C., hospital Friday, October 21st,!
>m injuries received in an automo-'
e wreck which occurred at some
int in West Virginia several days i
eviously.
Burial took place ir, Arlington Na-I
r.al Cemetery, near the capi'.a! city, |
>nday afternoon.
The deceased man was a son of
\ and Mrs. John Hopkins, and was
rn and spent his early life at Hopis.
N. C. He enlisted in the army
ring the World War and saw active
twice in France. For the past seval
years, he had directed a theatial
organization, known as the
lill Billies" and composed of mounin
musicians, which enjoyed wide
pularitybothon the stage and in the
iio field. This troupe of entertain>
frequently appeared in Watauga
d surrounding territory. As a colCul
pianist, a clever actor and witty
nversationalist, A1 Hopkins had few
periors, and during his "barnstormer"
days on the "kerosene circuit"
accumulated a multitude of ciose
iends who will hear of his passing
th sorrow.
Survivors include the parents, four
others and two sd?itoTs all nf whom
side in Washington. An aunt, Mrs.
hn W. Hodges, is a resident of
ione.
BARRINEAU?GREER
An announcement of interest in
is community is ihat of the niarige
of Miss Jessie Greer to Mr. Wilirn
Barrineau, the. ceremony havg
been performed in Charleston, S.
, or. October 18th.
The nriue is a daughter of Mr. anu
rs. E. O. Greer of Boone, and is
ry popular with a wide circle of
iends in this community. The groom
a native South Carolinian, a prosrous
insurance man, and the newly
eds have established their permaint
residence in Charleston.
GREER?WESTHEINER
Mr. and Mrs. George Greer, of
axon, announce the marriage of
leir daughter, Jennie Lee, to Mr.
vin R. Westheiner, of Richmond,
a., the ceremony taking place in
recnSwOTc on October IT.
On last Saturday Mt-sdames C. G.
odges, V. J. Honeyeutt. D. W.
ook, Miss Wilms Cook and Mr. Boyd
ook made a business and pleasure
ip to Johnson City via. Blowing
nelr r jn villn Pinenln. NewlnnH ?nd
her points of interest. They report
most enjoyable outing.
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DEMC
Best Interests of Northwest
WtOlINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27,
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Two very informal pictures of the pi
Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as th
win votes for the Republican and Democ
aggressive candidates ... so take your cl
Rural Straw P
Has Iiuprc
"With the national presidential clection
less than two weeks away the
weekly newspapers' nation-wide poll jyje,
is piling up impressive totals tor the
consideration of political minded mc
folks everywhere. The votes in this
weekly newspaper poll represent the
ran of the tide in small town and
rural America. The Watauga Democ- j1(?]
rat, together with some 2,000 weekly c>01
newspapers located in states through-;^,
out the nation has been conducting
this straw-vote test for the last scv- ut.
i em I >vi!CKs, witn tne ruqnsncrs Autocaster
Newspaper Service ir. NewjS'
.1 51'ko d era imp- asnationafheadquar- < ,V-~
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Votes tabulated from 36 states f?rj^
a LUtai wt49y rewived show V w,
Roosevelt _ 177,331
Hoover 52,159
The weekly newspaper straw-vote
returns this week bear out an early
indication that Roosevelt may expect '*?
~Uij" IllUCu aupp&rt auu o -little ^
more, from small towns and rural ar
districts as he has received in large i?"~~
city and thickly populated district "a
polls. In other words, The Literary v/!t
Digest Poll showed Roosevelt in mid- ^1D
[October with 53.54 per cent, of the ,T3''
vote cast to Hoovers 39.89 per cent.
of the total of 1,983,634 votes cast. !JOIn
the Hearst newspaper poll of lar- as
ger cities, Roosevelt with 58 per cent. *?.?
leads Hoover with 42 per ce.it. ir. mi j
total of approximately 500,000 votes ide
cast. The weekly newspaper poll thisi^r j
week with a total of 129,490 Votes; she
show Roosevelt leading 59 per cent, ha;
to Hoover's 41 per cent. vci
But here are the actual figures in
tie weekly newspaper poll. They;
show returns from 36 states: |\u
tio
State Hoover Roosevelt!
California 2.579 4,713 :
Colorado 431 537 j.!1'
Connecticut 1,152 745 j 10
Florida 211 004
Georgia 169 9G3 na,
Idaho 281 479
Indiana 2,920 4,157 f,.
Illinois 6,892 3,259 iVl!
Iowa 3,569 4,312
Kansas 2,389 3,863 Ho
Kentucky 1,566 2,734 Ro
Maine 997 701
Maryland 283 561
Massachusetts 2,931 2,032 coi
Montana 450 890 Wi
Michigan 807 2,122 Wi
Minnesota 2,988 4,177 tra
Mississippi 167 852 die
Misscouri 450 890 abl
The Watauga Demo
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A Straw-Vote conducted by weekly
throughout the Union to show pri
town and rural America in their chc
four year.
iO V072. "37 A CROSS \X) i74
NAME OF THE CANDID
These Candidates have beer
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HERBERT HOOVER [~
JACOB S. COXEY
W. Z. FOSTER ?
VERNE L_ REYNOLDS
Voters need not sign his or hre n;
tabulation, please fill in name of T<
TOWN SI
(Wsil. send or brine' to
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North Carolina
1932
e For Votes ^
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awwMwmaBBBBr I 1
?feiflg? ?mawn>
Hnnupv<a*HHMiMn i
residential candidates. President
ey started on their final drive to
ratic tickets. Here they are, two
hoice.
'oil Now
TTr-h-i-m 1 i
./Si^JLVtO M
brasfca 175 6?
tv Hampshire B73 3?
w Jersey ?0'J 51
w Mexico 25 35
w York 8,213 9,41
rth Carolina 377 2,10
rth Dakota 433 76
io 3,828 7.95
insylvania 2,791 3,57
ith Carolina 117 51
anessee 718 3,01
icas 395 1,9S
ih 189 3i
rgir.U. r3K5 .. 1,9<
ishin jti1!?- RS5 1.3}
Virginia z>6<
sconsih 597 1,7'
;c-mine 201 1.7:
/omint? 201 2
Total. 52,159 77,3:
\s shown by the table abov
pspvelt is leading: in thirty sta?.>
six for Hoover. The Hoover stati
t Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Ma
husetts, Na\V- Jersey and Ne
mpshire. This is directly in Hi
h the Literary Digest poll exce]
,t The Digest shows Hoover leai
; in paly New Jersey outside tl
vv England states while the week'
1 shows Hoover leading ir? Iilino
well as New Jersey outside Ne
gland states.
Republican leaders scoff at tl
a that Hoover will fail to can
greater number of' states thatl
>wn in any of the polls and pe
ps rightfully so. However, if Ho
carries no move states than tl
'ferent stvaw-votp.s now indicat
will have less than 100 Elector
tes of the 266 neeessavy for ele
n.
There are 531 Electoral Votes
2 States. These have been reappo
ned since the 1928 election, di
popular changes. New York Sta
s the greatest vote with 47. Pen
Ivania has .36; Illinois, 29; Oh!
; Texas, 23: California. 22. ai
chigar., 19.
The local vote follows:
over :
osevelt 21
U. S. Marshal W. II. Gragg, a
mpanied by Mrs. Gragg and Mi
ill Cook, left Sunday for points
est Virginia, where Mr. Gragg w
irsact official business, and the 1
is will visit friend3. They will pro
!y return Thursday.
crat Nation-wide
RESIDENT
newspapers located in states
i:-election sentiment of small
lice for President for the next
r:ir ooiikor orroDr rue
ATE YOU PREFER
i officially nominated:
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
NORMAN THOMAS
^ WILLIAM D. UPSHAW
ime. But to assist in national
>wn and State.
rATE
Democrat officel
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$1.60 PEK YEAS
i DAINGERFIELD
FUNERAL HELD
ON WEDNESDAY
Nationally Famous Artist Succumb*
-t New York Heme. Had Sees a
Summer Resident of Blowing Rock
Since 188S, and Had Large Estate
There. Burial at Boyhood Home in
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Elliott Daingerfield, 78, one of
America's greatest landscape and religious
painters, and a part-time resident
of Blowing Rock for near Half
a century, died Saturday afternoon in
New" York. A heart attack is given
as the immediate cause of his death,
he having been in greatly improved
physical condition when he left Watauga
County a lev weeks ago. The
funeral services were held in New*
York Tuesday at the Church of St.
Mary the Virgin, the walls of which
had been beautified by some of the
most notable contributions from his
gifted brush.
TLn Jinrltr
IN. C., Wednesday morning, rnd was
taken directly to Cross Creel Cemejlery,
and interred among t'n ' claimhood
scenes of the deceased. The interment
service was condu- ted by
Rev. Archer Boogher, rectoi of St.
John's Episcopal Church.
Surviving are the widow md two
daughters, Mrs. Oliver Wendell
Holmes III and Miss Gwendolyn Daiugcxfield
of New York.
When the news of Mr. Daingern
field's death mmr- to Blowin^ Rock
5 Sunday morning ihe bells in the Episcopal
church where he had w lrshiped
~~ and where is a Madonna of his cre14
ation, tolled his passing and sorrow
!L was etched deep in the faces of the
.3 citizens of the resort village v ho had
;0 intimately known Mr. Dainj erfield
i throughout the year?.
14 Mr. Dair.gerfield first came to
il Blowing Rock in 1885 and sin. e that
17 lime has maintained an estate there,
r3 to which he and his family come each
.6 summer for inspiration and pleasure
J3 among the Carolina hills.
II mno m\iro i\ii?a
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EiFROM LONG ILLNESS
?:ns?e.a. ? - ??==-- ?J
?i .Funeral Services for Prominent Zion>1
ville Lady Held Wednesday. Come(
munity Lone* Active Christian
Worker. Husband Survives.
cs
c_ 1 W".-. Joair C: uun^S, r* yGuUS old, a
at her homo :?t Zinnvillo Tues10
| day morning, after an illness of sevP'jeral
months duration. Funeral serv^
ices are to be conducted Wednesday
ly morning at 10 o'clock from the. Zionis
ville Baptist Church by the pastor,
w Rev. R. C. Eggers, and interment in
the community cemetery.
]e He husband, to whom she was mar?
y ried in 1877, survives her, also one
j.3 sister, Mrs. K. is. Miller of Arkan
sas. She was an aunt of Mrs W. C.
Greer or Boone.
ie Mrs. Jor.es was the daughter of
eJ the late David and Polly Roten. She
was born at Zionville on July 16,
c" 1861, and joined the Baptist Church
there at the age of fourteen. She
of was an active Christian worker in
r- this church until the time ox her
death. She was known and loved
tej throughout the county and her death
?- brings sorrow to many,
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"d LLOYD S. ISAACS REMAINS
CRITICALLY ILL AT HIS HOME
23 Mr. Lloyd S. Isaacs, former merM
chant and well-known citizen, remains
critically ill at his hon-.e here, and Inc
formation Wednesday noon is that
s. his condition is unimproved and hopes
in for his recovery are not bright. Mr.
ill Isaacs has been suffering for many
a- months from ailr.vents believed to
b- have resulted from his services in the
World War, and for the past several
_ days his condition has been consid,
ered critical.
BOONE HIGH SCHOOL TO PLAY
WEST JEFFERSON SATURDAY
The Boone High School football
squad and the West Jefferson High
School squad will tangle on College
Field here Saturday afternoon, in
wnai promises to oe one 01 tne greatest
games of the season. The local
griauere imvc anuwii o sienuy i??provement
in the past two weeks. On
last Friday the local boys unleashed
unexpected strength and slightly outplayed
'the Crossnore team in a 0-0
tie.
The probable line-up to start the
game against West Jefferson Saturday
follows: Gragg, r. e.; Greer, r. t.;
Togman, r, g ; Rnrnett. e.: Redmond,
' g- ' Pyatte, 1. t.; Davis, 1. e.; Crowell,
q. b.; Wilson, f. b.; Critcher, h. b.;
Ilouck, h. b.
Frank Williams, Leaford Clarke,
Earl Miller, Orrin Shenill and Paul
Hicks are among the second-string
bovs who are showing great fight, and
making it highly interesting for the
j first team.
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