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ooughton optimistic
Farmer Bob Doughton, the bes
Congressman who ever whetted dowi
boot. leather, spent Friday shaking
hands with friends in Boone. An<
he bore good news for denizens o
Watauga . . . news they have beei
waiting- on fo'* years and years . .
th?t the "corner" which a certan
honorable gentleman who once occu
pied the White House looked for reg
uiarly has been found . . . that sweei
prosperity is gaily tripping fron
around it, all dolled up in radiant
garments, with the horn of plenty
Lucked under her arm. Farmer Bot
is chairman of the powerful Ways
k and Means Committee, and, quite natJ
urally, is mighty close to President
Frank Roosevelt. He breezes about
with the nation's mightiest, puts bh
stamp of approval or disapproval on
all matters of revenue, and is developing
into one of the mainstays oi
fha A .1 ? n TT- |
^?uiuuii?a?(jya. nc uecisuea ina'.
Roosevelt is quite the "stuff," as the
careless would say it, and that he'f
fast putting the national house Jug
apple pie order. But Congressman
Bob is sure that there are still lota
of wrinkles to be ironed out, and advises
the folks to refrain from holding
out their aprons for a golden
flood at the present time. "But the
worst is over," says the Eighth District
representative, and the country
? will soon be returned to a normal condition."
IT'S PAPA WHO PAYS
A young married man had the
pleasure a few days ago of being introduced
to one of the sweetest little
tutors that ever "tootered." She
looked like a million and a haii
dollars to this erring and impressionable
husband, who had freshly
carted his wife to the country, so
he politely refrained from making
any mention of a "ball and chain."
She smiled sweetly and he held her
hand just a trifle longer than was
absolutely necessary. She didn't
seem to mind, not even a little bit,
so he mentioned a ride in the moonlight.
They rode, and she snuggled
up close, and his arm oeeaslomillv
felt its way about her "comfortable"
waist . . . and the man in the
moon winked his eye and grinned
devilishly. 'Twas Juno, you know,
and the languorous miss was a delectable
Little morsel of dellcaTC3get
to resssiber that he had enllst
xai io.i-Ufc iu the matrimonial army.
He gaxed Into the warm eyes of
the Nchooimann, limpid pools of
pure delight . . . and tltey Calked a
lot. of coming days and evenings together.
But the cat came back, as
the song-writer put it, . . . THE
WIFE RETURNED! And, just as
natttrally ?? flowing downhill,
the yonng man dropped hack
into the domesticity of married life.
He took hts little son for a walk
along the "avenoo," and face to
face ho met that dear little teacher.*
He looked at her, she looked at him,
and that 'look" of hers was as cold
tu ice . . . and, as the French say,
it sent black butterflies through his
heart. He smiled bravely, and conjured
In his mind a nice white Lie:
that the little chap belonged to his
aunt's sister's cousin's niece. But
the school inarm turned her cute
nose skyward, pot on the Rita like
nobody's business, and with an indignant
twist of her stream-line
chassis, uukle*l hurriedly away. And
there stcod "papa," holding his son's
chubby hand . . . the somnambulist
of a "shattered dream and a busted
hope." 'Twas June, you know, and
the moon was bright ... so let's
blame it on the weather!
SIDEWALK SIFTENGS
Papa, mama and the baby walking
along the main drag devouring
ice cream cones.
Colonel Paul Coffey's ponderous
Shorthorn of the masculine inclination
being led along the street In the
Fourth of July parade, closely followed
by Rev. WiU Pemiell's big papa
horse.
Deputy Albert Farthing politely
leading a slightly "piffticated" celebrant
to the county's bnstlle.
Ardent prohibitionists smiling:
broadly as he guzzles a bottle of the
brew that made Milwaukee famous.
Beloved minister removes his false
teeth, carefully cleans them with a
dingy handkerchief, and returns them
to his mouth.
Bud Osborne dishing out generous
slices of watermelon to passersby.
Knowing gentleman arguing constitutionality
of sales tax, as he reiuaea
to pay penny levy on package of dime
cigarettes.
Hand-painted siren gives comehither
glances to country swain, and
they stroll away together.
Sugar-head flowing aa freely as the
old Mississippi at flood-tide, despite
the careful watchfulness of John
Law. H&jEfl
Uncle Dick Hodges giving his opinion
of a church member who would
vote for ratification of the repeal resolution.
Happy faces, sad faces, hopeful
faces, despairing faces ... as the
crowd moras by.
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VOLUME XLV, NUMBER l
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1 Winthrop Rockefeller, fourth son
1 of John D. Jr., is at work in a New j
Jersey plant of the Standard Of! .
-] Company, and Is reported as living |
ill a $4.50 per week room. .
; prImccarnera ;
IS NEW CHAMPION
I
i Massive II Jilian Fighter Lands Uppercnt
it Sixth Round and Jack
ShiArkt y Relinquishes Fistiaria's
Crown.
Madison Square Garden, New York
With one sweep of a paw that must
have felt like a cobblestone wrapped
m a leather sack, huge Primo Carr.era,
onc< a freak in a circus sideshow,
knteked out Jack Sharkey in
six rounds Thursday night to win the
I heavyweight championship of tile
world, aft ;r being belted all over The
premises tor the greater part of five
rounds.
It was P. stunning ending to a savage
contest that tors through the battle
pit of be Garden's big arena on
Long Islai.d, and ending as amazing
to the scant crowd of 40.000 as was
the knockt ut Max Baer scored over
Max Schmsling in the first of the
season's heavyweight extravagancies.
Sneering at Camera's 264 pounds,
his awesome height and tremendous
reach, Sharkey forced the issue from
I the start. "**; I,
He wove forward, hands close to|r
his boily, feinting the mammoth Ital- j,
1st. ir.ie p?- win Wis the champion | c
bobbed undt r, came up inside wi th j
two fists nailing" to
crossed with rights that .? catted the
man mountain trembling as though
the earth was quaking under him.
After the first round, in which Carncra
might have had a slight edge
due to his punching in close, Sharkey ,
made a show until the sixth of the
| mnn he whipped only two years ago
I in Kbbct's Field.
Eiveii in the suith, with the pmnd
almost endeii, tlicre was no hint of
impending disaster for the champion.. {
Sharkey bobbed in, us be had been r
doing from the start, found his open- ,
ing, then flung a long, crashing right t
to Camera's temple. i
The massive Italian pulled back,
his lips drawn back from his white t
mouthpiece in a kind of tooiish vrin. .
He mumbled something like, "good. >
good." as Sharkey tore back. Then ^
he lifted his tremendous right fist to j
the champion's jaw as they came to
grips. The punch was a short upper ;
cut inside as they were on the ropes ,
Sharkey crumpled to the floor by t
the ropes, stretched flat on his face, (as
the crowd came to its feet with
one long, amazing roar. t
As Referee Arthur Donovan picked ,
up the count, Sharkey never stirred, '
He was just beginning to move, his
face buried in the canvas, hands to ,
his head, as the final 10 was tolled, J
two minutes. 27 seconds after the
start of the sixth. Then his seconds ,
leaped in and dragged the beaten
champion to his corner, still apparently
in a daze.
(
Jim Ragan Injured in
Automobile Accident ]
C. C. (Jim) Ragan was injured 1
Monday evening when an automobile j
which he was driving turned turtle
uu the Jefferson highway. His prm- ,
cipal injuries are thought to consist j
of three broken ribs and severe .
bruises. Mr. Ragan believes that the ,
wreck came aa a result of locked
brakes. The automobile is said to (
have turned over four or five times (
in the highway, and was practically
demolished. ,
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YY autuga nuiuiwi ?S
President of Class
The summer graduating clans or :
the Appalachian State Teachers Col:
lege has elected Rev. Roy Dotson of :
i Watauga County its president. Mr. 1
. Dotson, who is an experienced teach- ]
er and a successful minister, will re
ceive his degree in the field of eleI
mentary education. Two of his chll- 1
dren will be graduated in the same <
class: Hight Dotson of Boone, in phy- ]
1 steal education and science: and Mrs.
; Ola Dotson Furr of Concord, in etc- j
mentary education.
i-Partisan Newspaper, Dev
BOONE, WATAUGA COUN'
FOURTHOFJULY "
DRAWS THRONGS;
LEGION IS HOST
Thousands of People Spent Tuesday
in Boone and Joined In Festivities
Sponsored by Local Legion Post.
Parade, Baseball, Boxing and Various
F?eld Sports Furnish Continuous
Fntcrtainment.
Many thousands of visitors from
>ver Watauga and surrounding counties
gathered in Boone Tuesday to
jnjoy the Fourth of July celebration
sponsored by the American Legion,
and to forget for a time individual
care as they mixed and mingled with
friends and acquaintances. The
streets were thronged with people
from early rooming till late at night,
and receipts at College Athletic Field,
where entertainment was centered,
cvero said to be altogether satisfactory.
The celebration was different in *.
that patriotic and other brands of 1
iddressos were taboo, and the day] 1
vas given over to having just a gen- s
line good time. Baseball, boxing, foot 1
-aces, pig races, etc., made up the
:ield sports engaged in and the pro- _
jrara was continuous following Lhe
jarade at 9 o'clock. d
Three official Watauga League *
baseball games furnished delight to
be 3ports-minded, although as the
icore would indicate, the brano of
lall was not quite up to standard.
Elk walked away from Boone by
i 20 to 7 margin; Mabel scored 29 j
markers and refused to let Oak Grove t
lave even one in a five-inning game, j
vhile Bamboo trimmed Blowing Hock ,
:o the tune of 8-1. I
Two major boxing encounters were c
>n the bill. Jack Storie and Blaine \
tfiller battled three rounds to a draw, x
vhile John Cutshall won a six-round ?
lecision as he and Turner Watson
leaved tlic leather. s
A number of similar contests irt (
vhich small boys engaged furnished \
ceen amusement, as did sack races,; ,
?ig races, and the attempt at scaling' ?
he greasy pole. However, the Demo- ^
;rat was unable to secure the list f
?f winners in these various contests. f
screet aance in the evening attract- \
id a considerable crowd. v
WlLKSBORO MAN J
BUYS RAILROAD !
Ifudkin IUver Line and Hulling Stock H
Purchased at Tax Sale by C. A. s
Jenkins. No Statement lias (
Been Issued by Purchaser, I
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North Wilkesboro.?Announcement ?
>f the purchase at tax sale of the ?
ight of way, rolling stock and ether a
iroperty of the Yadkin River Rait- c
oad by C. A. Jenkins of NSrth
Vilkesboro was made here this week, j
The line, built as a log road some ],
wenty years ago, traverses some of i
he most fertile lands in the famous a
'adkin Valley, extending from North t
Vilkesboro, thence up Elk Creek to v
>arby. j
Much of the road was swept away j
)y the 1916 flood, and the property ^
las been allowed to deteriorate since
he failure of the Grandin Lumber
lompamy. Much interest among rest- cj
lents in the vicinity of the line has Sj
ieen aroused by the 3ale, but no
itatement from Mr. Jenkins has been "
nade public.
Linney & Wilson New
Lenoir Legal Firm
With the coming of Max C. Wilson,
of Burnsville, former classmate pi
)i Attorney Baxter Linney at Duke Igc
LJuiversity, to join Mr. Linney in the to
m-actice of law, Lenoir's youngest law v
partnership became effective on July on
'irst, Mr. Wilson announced Monday
morning. th
Following their graduation from to
3uke several years ago, Mr. Wilson in
sleeted to hang out his shingle in his of
some town over among the moon- in
tains in the extreme western part of tl
the State, while Mr. Linney began pt
ais practice in Lenoir. ol
The firm will be reminiscent of an st
sarller legal association in Lenoir in ot
that Mr. I.inney is a staunch Republican,
while Mr. Wil3on is an equally of
loyal Democrat.?News-Topic. zc
in
? nr. noss resigns as deputy ft
MARSHAL OF MIDDLE DISTRICT ai
North Wilkesboro.?The resignation d?
of B. H. Cross, deputy marshal who w
has been stationed here for the past m
18 months, became effective Friday te
night at the end of the fiscal year. B
The vacancy created by Mr. Goss' a
resignation will not be filled. Tl
Mr. Goss is a native of Ashe Coun- in
ty, being engaged in the insurance
Business prior to accepting the post at
of deputy marshal. He has not made m
known his plans for the future. to
Mr. and Mrs. Goss have resided lii
in the Wilkesboros during Mr. Goss" of
tenure of office. 01
oted to the Best Interes
TY. KOBTH CAROLINA, THUHS
New Mid-Western'
X new trade route has been open
j re at lakes-Gulf of Mexico waterw
fulfillment of an inland dream of il
large shipments crossing the officia
lit Michigan Link Bridge, Chicago, a
Michigan shipments. It is said that
bailey arc to enjoy a revision of shi|
Greatest Doi
916 Does Se
"What is described by farmers as
he most disastrous downpour of
ain to visit this section since the
L9tt? flood, broke over .1 bn??d territory
early Monday morning, and
n some sections devastated growing
;rops, carried away the topsoil, and
n flic ted damage to truck growers
vhich would run into many thousands
of dollars.
The section of I^aurcl Creek township
extending down the water
toursc from Sugar Grove to the
Watauga River, suffered most se;erely,
according to reports, bot;om
lands were either strinued of
rerdure or hopelessly covered with
nuck and debris, and yawning c&vsrns
were opened in fertile fields,
fencing iV2S taken by the raging
vater which carried on its surface
iuaT>t!uCG of orfeaihi tinier
and other Drone rUes. Two or
brce brWgei or cr??w-w)untry roads
cere wtld to have been destroyed.
This section was visited by anilher
serious downpour several
veeks ago, and fanners had receded
their fields In so far as posiblc,
but the leading agrarians now
leclare that there is little that can
e at this lute date to recover
heir heavy losses. The section is
toted for its truck crops and fuitishes
the Southern markets with
s much food as any section of the
ounty.
Cove Creek and Meat Camp were
>oth described as being at higher
fvels than at any time for seven cen
years, and more or less damge
came to plantations in the secions
which they traverse. The rain
puwnii?uucu uj ii violent eiecrlcal
Htomi, and minor dagage from
ightning is reported from some
luarters.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dugger and Mi
laries P. Written, all of Elk Part
>cnt Tuesday in Boone.
JULY FOURTHWAS
WAYNESVDLLE
Asheville?"May every republica)
incipled gentlemen live to see th<
K>d effects of the tariff and rcjoic
see the fair sex of our natioi
earing the manufactures of the!
m hands!"
Of peculiar interest in the light o
a present day is this Fourth of Jul;
ast given by Reuben Deaver dur
g a rousing celebration of the birtl
Hie United States at Waynesvill
1828. Highly interesting, too, i
ic account of the entire celebratioi
iblished in the Western Carolinia
1 July 22, 1828, because of th
larp contrast erith the present-da;
iaevunnee t-ks Je.. T* /alUntr,.
Nici vcuibc ui tuc uajr. n avu\jw2?.
"Waynesville, N. C.?At a meet'ii;
a respectable number of the citi
ins of Haywood County, assemble
the courthouse at Waynesville, Co
obert Love wa3 appointed presider
id Eiijan ocnvui, oCr.., vice prtd
int. The declaration of independenc
as read by, Felix Axley, Esq., wh
ade a few appropriate remarks. Ai
r this, the company repaired to Mi
, Chambers' tavern ar.d partook c
dinner provided for the occasioi
lie cloth being removed, the follow
g toasts were drank:
" "The day we celebrate: the con
itution of the United States; th
emory of General George Washing
n; the constitution of North Care
1a; the framers of the declaratioi
independence; Charles Carroll, th
ily survivor among the signers c
:ts of Northwest North Care
DAY, JULY" 6. 1933
" tas r
Trade Route to the Sea ^ I j j^
PBjilJ - *~
. 2. :
cd to 22 mid-western states. It i? the j
ay now open to barge commerce,?the ]
uiuy years. Above is pictured the first
I ship, U. S. S. Wilmette (background) j
ud inaugurates the first ocean to Lake ;
; twenty-two states in the Mississippi i
pping rates from this new trade route. j
vnpour Since
rious Damage
t i1
i ?i i
j West Point Commandant |
i i!ojit/<tini...r'?in..oi e:?.. i
] ner Jr., a gimu^tc Point 11
."Military Aeaaemy m 1 into, liUin !
to Untie Sum's famous a? 1
Commandant. He has been assistant
superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds at Washington.
<
Tommy Ragan Family
Threatened by Lightning
The old Long liome-plaee in the
j Oak Grove community, now occupied
| by the Tommy Ragan family, was
struck by lightning during the severe
electrical storm eariy Monday morning,
but, miraculously, none of the
sleeping dwellers was injured. ,
The lightning bolt, Mr. Ragan
states, struck a large locust tree near
the house, then jumped from the
trunk, tore a two-by-four from the
framing of the building, smashed a
window sash and entered the room
where three children were asieep.
The floor and ceiling of the room
were badly damaged, but the occur?nnt?
Qiiffpnui .inI?? o oUwfcf ohA.iir
5 CELEBRATED AT
IN THE YEAR OF 1806
i the declaration of independence; may
e his memory he written on the hearts
e of every American in letters of gold;
1 the memory of Thomas Jefferson; the
r ex-presidents; Marquis LaFayette,
the foreigner who. in 1776, espoused
f the cause of bleeding liberty; the
y memory of Baron DeKalb, who wa
tered Use tree of liberty with his
t blood on the plains of ill-fated Cam2.den;
the American navy, tlie Amers
ican fair; to the navy.'
s "Reuben Denver, then gave the fol2
louring toast;
e " 'May every Republican principled
V gentleman live to see the good effects
of the tariff and rejoice to see
? the fair sex of our nation wearing
manufactures of their own hands.'
^ tTsliv A ...ir irv.~ *1.1- * 1.
^ umn Luaa?.< I
j " 'May domestic manufactures and I
I internal improvements be joined in j
e the holy bonds of matrimony uiitU
the union produces the fair daughter
of commerce.'
"Not to be outdone, William John,f
ston, a native of Ireland, gave a toast
!. to Christopher Columbus: "While we
_ are toasting the heads of the people,
here's a health to the discoverer of
- America.""
e It is significant that the American
navy was singled out in a toast where
- the army was not mentioned at all.
u The navy at this time (after the war
e of 1812), was the pride of the Amer>f
ican people, and hence this honor.
>lina
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PER YEAR
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REV. M. B. WOOSLEY
PASSES MONDAY
Xf STATESVILLE
Former i'asxor of Boone Methodic*
Church Succumbs to Hernia Operation.
Funeral Hei<l at I>euiun ot:
Wednesday Afternoon. Was Secretary
of Board ?r Church Extension.
Minister for 15 Years.
Funeral services* were held in Newion,
N. C., Wednesday afternoon for
itev. M. B. Woosley, 38. pastor of the
First Methodist Church of that place,
-vho died early Monday morning in a
StatesvilJe hospital after an operation
cor nerma.
Mr. Woosley went to the hospital
after delivery of a sermon in Newton
Sunday, and attendance several days
ago at the combined meeting of the
Institute of International Relations
and the fifteenth annual Methodist
Pastors School at Duke University,
Durham.
For four years Mr. Woosley was
aastor of the Boone Church (1924-28J
and was most popular with citizens
)f the town and county. He was a
noving spirit in the civic, as well as
Lhe religious life of the community,
and was one of the ablest sermonizers
aver to occupy the local pulpit.
He was a graduate of Duke, then
Trinity, class of 1917, and had been
i minister for fifteen years. He was
secretary of the board of church extension,
a member of the executive
council of Duke University, ana president
of the Catawba County Ministerial
Association. He had been in
Newton for three years.
Rev. J. S. Hyslt of Statcsville, presiding
elder of the Statesvilie District,
was in charge of the funeral services,
assisted by local pastors, and
interment was in the cemetery at
Granite Falls. The body lay in state
n Newton Methodist Church Wednesday
afternoon from 1 until 4 o'clock.
Rev. Woosley s mother, Mrs. J. E.
Woosk-y, his wife, the former Miss
_?uciUe Warlick of Granite Falls, and
hree children. Rebecca, Margaret and
FTarry, survive the deceased. The folovrir.g
brothers and sisters also survive:
O. V. Woosley, superintendent
t Vir? phU/li.flii'i.
v..v, Q wmiv ai ??u;awuSaiem,
Dr. John W. Woosley of the
iepartment'of economics or the "uiil- ?
versify of North Carolina, Chapel
rcor ' \Trq nhpin HM~i\ j"~'i;',-rh 2?CiTit-;/: and
Mrs. Tate Webber of Danville.
vii|giui%
Caldwell Man Hurt
By Baseball Bat
Fred Chandler, Caldwell County
..an, was serious!!" ittji'ren .... the
fourth, when a baseball bat released
>y a left-handed batter struck him in
he face, during the progress of one
>f the local league games here. Ch&nller
was standing about thirty feet
from the batter, it is said, and the
teavy cudgel struck him, butt end
first, on the right check bone, inflicting
a severe fracture and breaking
his nose. He was given tmmeliate.
treatment at the Haganian-Unaey
Clinic, and taken to his home
:hat night.
Much Moonshine Puts
In Appearance Tuesday
Rather more than the usua) amount
of "sugar-head" whiskey wa3 in evidence
during the progress of the
fourth of July celebration, but no very
serious disorders were reported. Police
officials lodged ten persons in
jail during the day on charges of
public drunkenness, and the trials
will likely take place during Wednesday
before Mayor Moore. The number
of arrests is larger than was made
on any recent public day. it is said.
Bid BOTH,HER HF.UO TO HILL'S
BASE BY MASSIVE CHAIN
Finevllle, Ky.?A huge boulder
overhanging Pineville, which would
smash houses in its path if it ever
gave way and rolled down into the
town, naa Deen cnaineu I irmly to Its
mountain base.
Previous supports recently were
found to have rusted, so a chain
weighing about a ton and a half v. as
obtained to moor the menacing rock
in place. It was cut in two parts and
four millea were used to drag each
section to the top of Pine a?u uhtnln.
There it was stretched by a heavy
cable across an abyss more than 100
fee twide, and three-foot bolts were
sunk In the top of the rock anil in
the supporting mountain to hold if
firmly in place.
Bach link of the chain, made of
one and three-eigthths inch steel is
four by six inches, and each link
weighs approximately four and oneshalf
pounds. The overhanging rock
is in the Cumberland State Park
property and is viewed by thousands
of to> data annually.
?WHmMI?Wsii II mill I