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PAC-B TWO muchcounterffTi is in circlilatioin Biockadcrs Paid off In Spurious Bills Orgriiniz<*d Bund Believed to Be Operating Kacket Officers at Work on Cases. By M. It. D CNN AG AS (Special Writer for The Democrat) Raleigh.?Pronably never before ii the history of the State has then been a3 much counterfeit money ir circulation in North Carolina as then is at the present time, according t( official, but, by request undisclosed sources. These official reports disclose tka' there is an organized band of coun terfeiters operating in the State maintaining a headquarters aud wor king out in all directions from a cen tral point, and indications are tfia' this band is also engaged in rum-run ning on a large scale. While it u known that the operations are exten Qiw- it"? Itnoc it ic -.ilcn pr>nairl. ered possible that other related anc unlawful operations are carried or by the band. An official report ties up the coun terfeiting and ruin-running activities Report was made to an official in the State that a bloekader in the fareastern part of the State made a sale cf com whiskey to a man. the transaction amounting to SIGO. In payment, the purchaser paid the maker eight new $J0 greenback bills. It was discovered that they were counterfeit, and the recipient of the spurious bills reported the incident and turned the monej' over to officials. In this case the seller of Lhe liquar was warned over long-distance 'phone that the money this offered was counetrfeit., but when the warning came, the transaction had already been made and the purchaser had gone with his liquor. Earlier this year there was an apparent epidemic of spurious 50-cent pieces being circulated in tlie State, but these operators are working 011 a much larger scale. Washington officials have been in the State checking up on this new money and report that some of it is so nearly perfect that it is exceedingly hard, even for experts, to detect the difference. Needless to say, officers are at work oil the evidence they are securing, but there is slight intimation that a condition exists in the State which is somewhat similar to a recent description given of a mid-western city: that city required registration of all crooKS entering it, and nepi: aaaresses. ine result was tnat it was a haven for crooks, but they would not p!y their trade in that city, working" other cities and going there for refuge. THE BABY CHICK SEASON IS NOT vSO FAR AWAY Mating the breeding birds in the home poultry flock to secure the best and most vigorous baby chicks is the nrnhlom immodiqtpl\i-hofari> ^'> Mnrfh Carolina poultry man. "The object in breeding jioullry 13 tc reproduce and increase, where "possible, those desirable traits to be found in the males and females of our farm flecks," says Roy S. Dcarstyne, head of the poultry department at State College. "If certain desirable characteristics lack on one side, they may be corrected on another by breeding with birds that are strong in sucil chiiracterisiacs. ByYuis method a reasonable balance may he loured in the flock. Thus, it one group of birds are good layers but arc weak in spins other place, they may he bred with birds having the desirable strength. The careful poultryman will begin to sel'-ct his mating pens right away so that the birds may adjust themselves to new conditions before the eggs are to be saved for incubaHr<t-f tion." Dearstvne believes it may 1m> necessary to buy some new blood if careful mating and pedigree work lias not been done on the farm in the past. However, no poultry-man should buy new stock without a personal vcsit to the farm where he plans to buy. Should this not be possible, Dearstvne mm recommends a conference with the county agent about the matter. Before establishing a breeding pen the females should get a final culling and the bird3 examined for vitality, defects, body weight and the like. Late moulters are usually high producers. Those hen3 moulting in September should have had a profitable year, but those moulting after October 1 probably are the highest producers in the flock. Where records have not been kept and tne poultryman is unable to secure pedigreed stock, males necessarily must be selected on appearance alone. Dearstyne says. "BIG KXBCtmVK" COMING TO THE PAST30M: THEATRE Iticardo Cortez. Richard Bennett, Elizabeth Young and Sharon Lvnne are featured in Paramount's latest hit, "Big Executive," directed by Erie Kenton, wlrch comes to the Pastime Theatre on Thursday and Friday of next week. A story of the new-type big busi? ness man, stock manipulator, speuuV lator, up-and-at-'em financier, the picture contrasts with him the old-type of empire-builder, men who made railroads, industries, banks, mines in a nation of pioneers. Cortez plays the role of the modern "big executive" who has built his fortune on the misfortune of others. No one has been able to stop 4? him in his headlong career until he j rails in love with the great-grand,| daughter ol' Commodore Richardson, the r.incty-seven-year-old retired ern11 pirc-builder of the past. To stop the union with the man whose methods j he despises, the Commodore returns % to business, and, using his opponf ent's own methods, resolves to break I the "big executive." What happens 'i when the market crashes furnishes a surging finish to a story of splendid S characterizations. The picture marks the cinema deVB bilt of Elizabeth Young, daughter of Judge William Young of New York. Also in the cast are Dorothy Peterson and Barton MacLane. ' News Items . ' And The St . I By M. R. DUNNAGAX | (Special Writer for The Democrat] Raleigh - -A scenic highway ate : the Blue Ridge connecting nation j parks in Virginia and North Car J lina, a required course of study c ' i natural resources of North Carolii J in high schools ar.d a system of srm 2 parks over the State for sport lis! iiig" purposes ore urged in resold Uui * adopted by the State Board of Coi . i servation and Development at a r , cent meeting. The resolutions wil "! omissions of repetitions, follow: "Whereas, the building of the pr [ posed scenic highway atop the BU ~ Ridge Mountain connecting the Shei ;! andoah National Park with the Gre: I; Smoky Mountains National Park wi 5 j open to the motoring public the grea j est scenfc areas in Eastern Americ ' j and, the building of. this road will fu ; nish employment to people of U i | mountain areas who arc greatly i need of relief at this time, therefor j be it ; "Resolved, by the Board, that : heartily approves of this project an | urges that the Federal Director ( . Public Works approve the proje< j and make available at the earlie.5 | possible time a sufficient allotmezj for construction 01 the highway. "Whereas, outdoor recreation is a ; essential part of the training of youni ! people: outdoor recreation is a nee j for older people: the natural rcsour 1 oes of North Carolina have been se I riously depleted in years gone by : it is possible to increase the in com of landowners in North Carolina by ; sum ranging from $50,000 to $100.00* ! annually; an increased public inter ' est in the natural resources is a cur rent need, therefore, be it "Resolved by the Board, that th ; Department of Public Instruction b I urged to prescribe a suitable cours I dealing with the natural resources o i North Carolina as a part of the re | quired studies of every high schoc j studeut in the State in order tha these future citizens may obtain ; more intimate knowledge and appro ! ciation of these gifts of Nature an< j that they may be administered fo I the best interests of succeeding gen | orations. "Whereas, there is a greater nee< i for outdoor recreational facilities t< ! meet the requirements of an increas 1 ing number of people interested u camping, hunting, fishing and liik ing; the number of people interests in outdoor recreation will continu to increase because of the curron trend toward shorter hours in in U us try and commerce; building o strong citizenship is greatly intlu cnced by outdoor life; the State ha an obligation that it should mak 1 availble facilities for outdoor recre ; ation, therefore, be it j 'Resolved, by the Board that i : recommends to the Governor to us his influence toward establishing I number of small parks accessible fo | the snort fishing waters of N. C. To j the benefit of all the people. HU NTING LICENSES INCREASE Hunting license collections for thi | seusor. are leading slightly receipt | for last year in spite of reduction | in fees ranging from one-third t i more than one-half, remittances fror suiting agencies to cue uiihuie of ias j week reaching 578,744. as compare I with $76.4bl on the same date, a yea ! ago, the Department of Conservatio: I and Development announces. Estimates are made that at leas one-third more licenses have bee; sold so far than at this date last yeai indications being that collections wil exceed by several thousand dollar those o? last year, reasons tor increas es in licenses are improved econom.i conditions, belter hunting weathe and closer inspection of license fee ill/ TTtO w*or< o * rs tho i?j "muvuo ?JJ bUC XiClVi. The new schedule of license fee i is: resident county, 60c; residen j Stnte, $2.10; combination hunting am : fishing, State-wide, $3.00; non-resi dent. $10.10 Last year the fees were resident county, $1.20; resident S\.at<: $3.25; combination hunting and fish ing. State-wide, $4.50; non-resident $15.25. HOLIDAY GREENS Judicious cutting and use of hullj and other Christmas greens is neces sary if the supply of these beautifu holly decorations is to be perpetuated State Forester J. S. Holms warns Referring to holly with red berries galas, leucothoe, palms, kalrnia, hem look, spruces and pines as desirablt holiday decorations, he states. "Proper selection and cutting wil assure a continuous yield. We advist the taking of not more than 25 pei cent, of the leaf surface of holly anc other greens ar.d that the cutting tx done with a sharp axe or saw to ware the tips of the branches. ".Much longleaf pine is now beinj cut and used for decoration and then is no more effective green. Un/ortu nately, however, the whole tree fron five to ten years old is generally use< and many thousands of young tree: are destroyed in this way. | "If these young trees, one to si: i feet high, were only taken so as ti !thin the stands of young growth p proper density, no harm would b done; In fact, benefit would follow No longleaf pine, or. In fact, any otb er evergreen should be taken neare % road than 150 feet and beyom ! nfffaKausi&iat&i&t&i-ati StSiS CHRISTMAS WREATHS FESTIVE HOI JO A V AND MEMORIAL WPEATHS POTTED PLANTS. On Display December 18th Give as your order for Cut Flowers for Christmas Miller Floral Shoppe Phone 20 48 E. Main St. - aHB88?v ^ .-T' cSBBS&vjvsisafflMfiPs WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY ' From Raleigh | ate At Large ? I that the cutting should be judicious i 6 I j thinning." . J >P: S aij TO IMl'KOi K CAPITAL SQUARE ? )-1 All preliminary work has been i ? >n done preparatory to the program of 1 J la improvement of Capitol Square in Ra- t ill; leigh on the plans prepared by Olm- , % i- stead Brothers. Brookline, Mass., un- ? 13 der direction of Governor Angus VV., 1 n- McLean about seven years ago. These g e- plans include a complete permanent j ? Lh planting plan for trees and shrubbery, j ? as well as a special kind of walkway' 6 o- on tile square. ' C le Governor McLean, in addition to! J n- having the plans made at a cost of .. it aboi 57,000. also started the pav-:? ill ing work on the Fayetteville Street * t- side by creating the memorial wall ? a, and walks leading to the south side j t r- of the building at a cost of about g le S7.000 more. The 1929 General Assem-1 \ in bly appropriated $21,000 to carry out ? e, the plan, but the money was never j ? used. The totad cost was figured at; ? it 512,000. but the work is to be done I fi id now by CWA workers at a cost of I J >f about $63,000, but only about $12,000 j ft it will be spent for materials bv the 1 J it Stute | it I The walks, similar to those already j " | built under the plan, are of a mixture ' g n of cement and three-quarter-inch peb- ^ g blcs, the cement being washed away ij i while soft so as to expose about one- V -j third of the pebbles. They are to be & . | wmuing ana gracetui, nol straight Ej ; 1 and harsh, and give o flag-stone ef- rl e feet. One uni? around the Vance 3tat- p, i ue is to inciude two fountains, while ^ a another fountain is to be in the cen- a _ ter of the circle at the driveway en- v . trance on the north 3ide of the build- d~ in g. % e as s TOBACCO REDUCTION % e While only about one-third of the f tobacco growers of North Carolina have signed up in the new* tobacco I contract for next year, all the ground- & t1 work has been laid and the work is ^ a I expected to progress rapidly during j *v . the next two weeks, which will be; ? i ; holidays for tobacco marketing, JB. *- j rv r Floyd, North Carolina director of the ! Vc . j sign-up, announces. The growers have g* \ been so busy marketing that progress |Jj II was slow, but the sign-up is expect3! cd to be pretty well completed in the ^ -! next two weeks. 1 % CWA WAGES SAFE 3 J I Wages earned by CWA workers are & e not subject to any garnishee laws g t that may exist in any of the States, Jv - Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, State o.dmlnis- V ? trator, was advised Saturday from - Washington. Only taxes in certain ?Jj 2 conditions are subject to garnishee 5? o in North Carolina, but In many other ^ - States the wages are subject to garnishee for all kinds of debts. The rea- w t son is that the wages are figured as as e only sufficient to provide necessities IV a j or life for the workers and their lam- 3 ^illies \ 1 HALF OF OWA I'RfttECTS I AST ?, Of the total of $0,553,339 appor- 2 tinned to North Carolina for public X a I tvorks projects under emergency leg- jg a | (Continued on Page 3) *, 1"'" PASTIME ||{ THEATRE |'? "PLACE OF GOOt> SHOWS" | || I (HBBSBflESSKMSBEQBHBMBBHHIRn j r j Saturday, December 33rd j ^ I KENMAYNARD $ si ,n ? II "Lone Avenger*' SPECIAR CHILDREN'S ? | BARGAIN MATINEE to this picture, beginning on ] Saturday Morning, December fe. 23, at 10 o'clock. Five Cents to all children under 12 vears x of age. Remember, this bar- i *S r gain matinee only rims from I a 10 o clock to 12 o'clock! ss ! ? Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 20-26 JAMES DUNN and CLAIRE * TREVOR ? "Jimmy and Sally" A Special Holiday Picture Jg \ at Regular Admission. ^ Wednesday, Dec. 27 2? REGINALD DENNY ]? { "The Iron Master" | : $ j Thursday-Friday, Dec. 28-29 j i RICAKDO CORTEZ % 3 in 5 "Big Executive" |I fe > Saturday, December 30 j 3 e DOB STEELE, DORIS HILL ' 6 In IS r "Rangers Code" 1 coming: j ? Midnight Matinee | \\ifh tha Tunrlnn!"'- ~0 41 , ? "? I ? New Year: J J BARGAIN WEEK I! To Matinee Shows 8 | Adults 15c; Children 10c; to 1 | Matinee only. Matinee each flj 8 day at 3:00. Nights, 10c-25c. fi 2 1 1? rHURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. w ? h ? o^K ** ' / ^ ils1 I % * ^ Miiilil wlMr \ Christ: \ TIMELY 1 I I T We are approaching a Si Within the next few da P be spent to make a joy< p is all fine; we find no fav yr will be spent lor articles k; less . . . will not bring 'ii 11 | ana wjii oniy mst at tlie y weeks. They will add li u .manent wealth of any ir & W? ,With this in mind, may M a Christmas gift for you y in the form of somethi fa that can be looked on "v L years, and something th >T to those receiving the pi f DATION FOR $100.0( $ cy. It takes only $ 1 00 bring a $5 check as a CTi $ tie boy or girl of this t< cents brings to your chil fe certificate in a nice Chi j# paid on at $ 1.00 a mont u represent $100 in cash. f Why not remember the 3?' way and encourage thei owning citizens? Only ? provides a sum surficiei tion, and $2.50 per wee! fe cure a diploma from oik L State. We wish our sharehold jjf Christmas and hope tht jg ing the January series or 1 WATAUGA B LOAN AS! W. II. GR Watauga Bank Bldg. DECEMBER 21. 1933 ;?<n" jfS; I MAS and a | rHOUGHT I nother Christmas season.' ys millions of dollars will'- f}% 3us Christmas morn. This fm lit, but much of this money that are practically worth- {&? any permanent happiness, jSJ very most, for a few short ittle if anything to the per1 dividual. i *&? we make a suggestion for Jg r children or grandchildren J? ing substantial; something vith pride over a period of at Tvill be of lasting benefit resent, LAY THE FOUN- % ) in gold, silver or curren- gijfo invested in_a lump sum to iristmas present for any lit- ?% )wn. One dollar and fifty d or grandchild a beautiful istmas package and when isr h for about 84 months will j? children and friends in this Jj? m to become thrifty home- JS twenty-five cents a week it to start a college educak over the period would se- ^5 5 of the best colleges of the ers and friends a joyous j? ;y may co-operate in makle of the best in our history. *? UILDING AND | 30CIATI0N | IflG, Secretary in Boone, N. C. wS -. :
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