North Carolina Newspapers

Hboone SKETCHES By J. C. R. VHEKEIN WE SHOT A "CRAP" Disregarding the repeated mminga of good friends that our infrequent rumblings into Biblical pastures would eventually lead to disaster - . . the editor of this column, stubborn as a Missouri jar-head, kept it up till he was caught, blood raw, misinterpreting Holy Writ. It all came about in a certain article appearing in Boone Sketches near the beginning of the year, wherein the writer made reference to the apple episode in the Garden of Eden and. dad-blame it all, he made Adam the gatherer of the fruit. Mrs. Gil Hodges, oi Lubbock, Texas, in a letter to her niece, Mis-s Sailie Ray, couches a straightforward rebuke in a cradle of compliments, for which we're much obliged. Here's what the good lady has to say: "I enjoyed the clippings so much. I would like to tell the new young editor of the Watauga paper that I amen' every word he said In his tribute to the passing out of the old year 19S3 It was such true uiiu ucauiuiu H.iiiiineni, except title mistake he made when he said that old Father Adam plucked the apple that started sin in a sinless world. Ke was wrong in that, for it was old Mother Eve who committed the crime by not being able to restrain her curiosity, and I am sorry to say that I think the majority of her daughters, even in these modern times, are getting their husbands info trouble by indulging in the same inherited traits. I am so glad he published the old negro's expression of his steadfast faith, trust and hope for help in our Father's divine judgment, justice, mercy and love for all erring humanity. One of my earliest and most sacred memories is the remembrance of my father singing 'O, for a heart to praise my God,' when he would gather his eight motherless children around him for evening prayer. 1 would like to shake the hand of that old colored man, for I feel sure that his soul is much whiter ill the sight of God than the souls of many white men who sit in the 'amen corners' of our churches." Oid Omar the Tent maker in hia philosophical observations hid something to say about tears having not i the power to erase the written word. The ancient Persian knew his stutf, v no doubt, and we have great respect Tor his theory . . . but we'll make | a desperate effort to blot out that grievous wronjj^we attached to the j l. fmqry of poor old Adam with a dimple question which, no doubt, was responsible for the whole affair: "Did 1 anyone at any time in any clime see ; a woman do a chore when there was | -a man handy to do it for her?" siitmhRU r HOM UKK A proud young mother in a parked auto kissing the chubby hand of a baby boy. ... A couple of fellows running for postmaster "work" group of lofaers simultaneously. . . . Colored minister propounding his gospel theories, in good shape, to Caucasian assembly. . . . Fortune teller telling j the "wrong thing" to local gentleman. . . . Deaf mute soliciting funds I for an education a ^niiocro nr??<i puffing a cigarette as she puts on the "high hat" for a poor old married man. . . . Local skeik advising friends that mid-week drunks are less disastrous, so far as the jail is concerned, than Saturday night sprees. . . . Diminutive graded-school girl wagging a man-sized load of textbooks. . . , Relief workers cussing President Roosevelt and his recovery program. . . . Fair brunette affectionately fingering the curly hair of her mail escort in secluded corner of picture theatre. . . . Democratic partisan demanding that clerk of similar beliefs assist him in purchases at a local store. . . . Roscoe Little trying to arrange ransom for an allegedly kidnaped member of upper-underworld gang. . . . Rosy-cheeked school miss i smiling languidly as she reads love message from boy friend. . . . And a group of young tellers, heads close I together, figuring on doing something 1 to somebody. IIOPF (IT ACTirni I During the recent snowstorm a young gentleman passed by a local banking institution, closed to the public since away last March. A colored man was busily engaged in clearing away the "beautiful" from the doorway of tho Institution. I Perking up his footsteps he came I like lightning to the business house where he is employed ... to break the news . . . "they're fixing to open that bank." An investigation 1<Aiowed which proved his disillusionment, that be was all wet! He hung his head, the young gentleman did, and this is what he asked as hewent to work: "Well, why In the h ell are they cleaning the snow from In front of It?" Three pure bred Hereford bull have been purchased by the Aver County livestock committee from pre ceeds of the sale of old bulls sol recently. Under the direction of full-time county agent, "farmer? c that section will make an effort t eliminate all scrubs and build up better graue of beef cattle. WAI An In i VOLUME XLiV, KUMBER 34 RIVERS IS NAMEDTO POSITION OF CHIEF DEPUTYJMARSHALj I Senator Reynolds Gives Out Political { Plum to Boone Newspaper "Man. { | Only Five Positions to Be Distrib- j j iited Amon^ 100 Applicants in 26! Counties of District- Senator Kelle-j ItateS Local Man in Telegram. i Jim Rivers, member of the staff I ! of The Watauga Democrat, ha* been I | recommended by Senator Robert R.! Reynolds 03 Chief Deputy Marshal j j for the Middle District of North Car-! : olina, to serve first in command un-| cter William T. Dowd of San ford, who has been appointed by President 1 Roosevelt as Marshal. Mr. Dowd,' whose confirmation is expected daily, j is to succeed Marshal W. H. Gragg of Boone. j Besides Mr. Rivers, those who re-j,, ceived the Senatorial sanction are} Mrs. John W. Simpson Jr., Greens- j boro, as office deputy, stenographer! and secretary ; Lawrence Huffman of I Burlington, Alamance County, as field deputy; Charles L. Vanstory of; Greensboro, as field deputy; John H. j Stephenson, Southern Pines, as field deputy. Since Senator Reynolds' announce- ; ment, Mr. Dowd has wired the Wilkes ! Journal to the effect, that Waller A. 'Jones of that county will also be rcc- j j ommended as field deputy, j Mr. Rivers, who has worked in. I newspaper capacities throughout his! | adult life, has been active in Demo- ' i cratic political circles, and has been j one of Senator Reynolds' staun chest . , adherents, having been engaged in the. ( management of his primary cam- , ; paigns in Watauga County last year. } j He is being widely congratulated by < ! his friends throughout this section on j his preferment. He was a formidable i contender for the Marshal's position, < and was regarded as runner-up to his j successful opponent in many quarters. < Mr. Rivers has issued the following I statement"* '*T nm Hoanlw .-* 1 _ .,V I J Senator Reynolds for the confidence | ( he has imposed in me. and thank my I. other friends over the district for'] their loyalty. Since my good frier.d!, Bill Dowd was named for the Marshalship I feel complimented upon . having been profored the next beat i thing, especially since there were over one hundred contenders for five, positions. I shall continue with The ] Watauga Democrat in my usual ca- ' I pacities until there arc further de- ' velopments. and when I enter upon my governmental duties J shall ex- ' pect to perform them with satisfac- ' tion to all concerned." In a telegram to the Boone man ' dated last Saturday, Senator Revn- J i olds said: "Pleased to advise that 1 have en- i1 Uorsed and recommended you for ap- j1 pointment as Chief Deputy United j I Ornlwn - n. - irijji- rvi - i-uaita maiauai iui uic uaiuujc *_>??- | trict of North Carolina, and that I j j have given this statement to the press. 11 Feel confident that you will serve j' j with credit to yourself and entire j ! satisfaction to the gvoernment. It was : I a genuine pleasure for me to have j been availed the opportunity of evii deneing to you my appreciation of your loyalty, and high regards for your ability and qualifications for the I position to which you have been selecj ted." 1 Reynolds Patronage Complete : The Senator stated that in filling i the United States marshal's place for the middle district, and by naming the five deputies, this completes all of the patronage he will have in North Carolina. He stated that for the five deputy marshals places he had over 100 applications, all of whom were from men of good character and high standing and well qualified, ar.d all of whom were indorsed by some of 1 the leading citizens of the state. 1 He added that there are 26 coun1 ties in the middle federal dlstrcit and ! In view of the fact that he only had ' five deputy marshals for that district he obviously could not name one man from each and every county. Watauga Kraut Gets Valuable Publicity caro-tiraphics, an informative car-' toon feature appearing weekly in the Charlotte Observer with the admon-j ition "know your State," recently j asked the question, "Where is thei finest sauer kraut in the world produced ?'* and the following week the answer came back: "Watauga County, North Carolina." A huge Dutchman was pictured with saxophonestyle pipe sniffing a barrel, labeled with the name of the local product. Watauga Sauer Kraut, packed by the North State Canning Company of Boone, is in increasing demand each - year and is widely known as the suh perlor kraut. y >- CLAY LARKIN HARRIS DIES d | Clay Larkin Harris died Sunday at a j his home on Boone Route 2 following >f l a prolonged illness. The body was taoken to Caldwell, his native county, a1 Monday for burial. Survivors include j the widow and a number of children. "AUG. dependent Weekly News BOONE. WATAUGA COI France's Strong Man Paris.?A most receut picture of Gaston Doumergue, former president of France who heeded the call during the Paris riots to come from retirement, accapt the Premiership and attempt to form a new cabinet of "strong men." 11 CWA PROJECTS APPROVED FOR WATAUGACOUNTY \Irs. Thomas O'Berry's Office Sanctions Work in County Which Will Employ 87 Persons. Includes Widening;. Drainage and Surfacing of Road in Stony Fork Township. Several College Projects. By M. 11. DUNN AG AN Raleigh.?All of the CWA projects ipprovcd by Mrs. Thomas O'Berry's >ffice here Monday were in Watauga bounty, involving employment of 87 lersons, who will receive a payroll of >3,9(55, and the total cost, much of t being for supplies and equipment 'or projects already approved, will be 513,880.SO. The eleven projects are istcd as follows: Revise and improve by widening, Irainage and surfacing public road rom Route CO east of Deep Gap, via Stony Fork School and Stony Fork Hreek to Wilkes line, approximately !.7 miles; number of men 59; estimat;d payroll $5,680.00; estimated cost 18059 20 Supplements to Projects 52510, 12511, 52512 an:i 52-500.- to cover lumber, bolts, nails, etc., estimated cost if ull $550. ,J Supolement to Project 52522, renoving dirt in room back of ice plant it State Teachers College, measuring 130 feet by 20 feet and walling up iides, eoncreitng the floor; number of nen 6; estimated payroll $648.00; es:imated est $942.40. Supplement tr. Project 52524. repairs to buildings on the campus of Appalachian State Teachers College; lumber of men 6; estimated payroll $1,620.00: estimated cost $2,306.00. Supplement to Prujeci 52525, labor and materials needed to make repairs at State Farm; number of nteu 6; estimated payroll S504.00; estimated cost $755.20. Supplement (o Project 525, labor and materials needed for other repairs at State Farm; number of men 1; estimated payroll $175.50; estimated cost $175.00. ' Opening, grading, building and surfacing about 1,000 feet of city streets in hoorc, supplement to Project no 52531; estimated cost $500.00. Supplement to Project 52513, excavating under Watauga County courthouse and building cement wall; number ot" men 9; estimated payroll S337.50; estimated cost $596.50. Mrs. Mary E. McKoy Passes in Washington Mrs. Mary E. McKoy, 74, died at her home in Spokane, Wash., on February 11th, following an illness of long duration. Mrs. McKoy was bora in Watauga County, a daughter of the late Andrew and Caroline Mast. She was married to R. M. McKoy in 1885, and to this union were born five children The McKoys became residents oi Washington many years ago, and the deceased lady had visited here only one time since. Survivors include a brother, Mr. D F. Mast, of Valle Crucis, and a largf number of other near relatives in thicounty. Older residents of the Valle Cruch community will recall Mrs. McKoy's loyalty to church and Sunday schoo work. A class she taught at the Valli Crucis Church more than fifty year: ago has been deleted by death unti only one of the number remains alive The passing of the esteemed lad; marks the close of a useful Christian life. HOWARD STEELMAN NAMED PERMANENT R. F. D. CARRIE! | Mr. Howard F. Steelman has re j ceived notification of his appointraen as permanent R. F. D. carrier at Dee; Gap, the same being effective as o February 16th. Mr. Steelman has bee: carrying the mail over this route sine last July when he received a tompc rary appointment. a de paper?Established in the JNTY, N'OKTH CAKU.ULNA. THUKS1 OVER A HUNDRED ! TO RE CUT FROM CWA FORCEFRIDAY Civil Works Payroll to Be Slashed, According to Mrs. O'Berry'a Instructions. S22 Will Remain on Duly. Those Most in Need With None Other Working in Family to Receive Consideration. More than one hundred and twenty Civil Works employees are to be cut from the payrolls in Watauga Countv ppvj Priflnv a.^^ftrflini' tn aHwws received by Mrs. Smith Hagaman. lo-! | cal CWA Administrator, from Mrs. | Thomas O'Berry, Monday. This reduc-j ' tion will leave the total of employed under the recovery program at 332 Mrs. O'Bcrry's telegram states: "Effective February 23 number ofj employees on CWA payrolls in youri county must be reduced to 332. Further reduction will be made each week until program is discontinued. In order to complete CWA projects before May 1st it will be necessary to discontinue projects that can be terminated without loss and concentrate on most necessary projects no-.v in operation. The district supervisor I and engineer will confer with you j this week to determine the projects lo j he continued. Please have all infor; motion relative to projects ready for conference." To Consider Needy Ones General instructions received by Mrs. Hagaman state that to accomi plLsli reductions those least needing | work should be dropped first, along with any workers in whose immediI ate family another member is work! ing. leaving no more than one person j gainfully employed in one family. ! Then those who have other resources should be dropped, it is said, making sure that needy women receive the same consideration as needy men. At the same time it is stated that least desirable projects should be discon| tinued first. 1 Pending further information, says I Mrs. Haa&man. no new nrn-ter.Lc will ! be sent in. It will be necessary, she I states, to concentrate the remaining i men upon projects which can be com| pleted. At this time it is said highway I projects are in good shape, and many j of them are virtually completed. IMRS.UNDERDOWN CLAIMED BY DEATH ; Prominent Blowing Rock I-idy Suc' cumbs to Pneumonia. Husband and Tvvo Sons Survive. Funeral Servjr-"Sf>6o Ouilutic'.cu ?I(>uua?y. Mrs. James E. Underdown, 27 years old, died at her home in Blowing I Rock Sunday morning at 4 o'clock, | following a brief illness with pneuI mania. Survivors include the husband ; and two sons, J. E. Jr. and Jack Kenj netli. Her father, Mr. J. E. Boiick, of ; v-.uiicLW?vuii;, cuau survivca. I Funeral services were conducted j Monday morning, 10 o'clock, in Blowing Rock Baptist Church, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home having charge of arrangements. Rev. Sexton Buchanan of the Presbyterian Church was | assisted in the rites by Rev. \V. D. j Ashley, Baptist minister. Interment I followed in a local cemetery. Active pallbearers were James Slid derth, William Sudderth, Don Greene, Bud Bolick, Howard Holsnouser and j J. B. Knight. Honorary pallbearers included Joe j Winkler, Gene Story, L. F. Coon, Will i Craig, C. A. Prevette, W. h. Holshou! ser, Joe White, George Sudderth. The large floral offering was borne i by Mrs. Howard Holshouser, Mrs. j Don Greene, Mrs. Herbert Ingle, Miss I Margaret Sudderth, Miss Virginia II Sudderth, Mrs. James Sudderth, Miss j I.ois Klutz and Miss Irene Jenkins. Mrs. Underdown was born and I reared to young womanhood in Cald i; well county, but had been a resident 1; of Blowing Rock for a niynber ol ! years, where she had been prominent ly identified with the civic and churct s | life of the community. Her untimely I passing will bring sorrow to a larg< ] circle of friends in Western Nortt . j Carolina. ; Ten-Year-Old Youth !! Has Fine School Record ij II Hardin Snyder, ^1-year-old son 01 ;; Mr. and Mrs. Conley Snyder of th< 3 Pottcrtown school district, has thi 1 distinction of having never missed i . day at school for a period of fivi i years, and has made a grade eacl l year. The young fellow's scholastic work is described as being of a ver; fine order. Miss Maude Perry is thi principal of the school in which youn] 4 Snyder is enrolled. A CORRECTION t In The Democrat last week an er s ror was made in the lust of survivor f of Mrs. Joe Ward of Brushy Fori n t Mesdaines W. W. Gragg of Boone an e | W. S. Trivette of Sugar Grove are sis i-: ters to the deceased, but their name i were unintentionally omitted. MOC1 : \ear Eighteen highty-Ei^ MY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934 Vvrashiugton.- -Brigadier - ?$ eral William Mitchell, retired, ** the Senate Committee that Uncle Sam has been the victim of profiteers in -fi.jLi.iijr anyituiu cwpiracts, spent?, ing 5187,000,000 per year on military aviation and today having about 300 planes whereas we should have 2,000. tWAGEOLOGIST FINDS MINERALS ! ! IN THIS SECTION; j j I Vein of Copper Ore Traced Thirtyfive Miles in Avery and Watauga. [ Feldspar Deposit Uncovered Near i Balm, and Bare Placer Sands Are Revealed in Watauga County Near | Boone. ! i Howard A. Michener, of Bristol, ; Tenn., CWA field worker engaged in i a geological survey of Avery, Wataujga and Ashe counties, reports that lie i has traced a good vein of copper for i more than thirty-five miles in Avery i and Watauga counties. It includes j se veral of the copper ores, including | malachite, coprite, azurite and chali copyrite, says Mr. Michener. I Just south of Balm, in Avery I County, a good deposit of feldspar i has been opened on the land of Frank I Chappell. A placer gold deposit in ! black sand, rare for this region, has . been found in Watauga, near Boone, j and what may be a valuable deposit i of crysotile, or long-fibred asbestos, ! has been found near Vilas. Residents of Avery 6 Watauga and ] Ashe counties having information u uviui. iiLiiiCio.1 uGpvoits ir. tuCoC -three j counties, are invited to write to Mr. Michener at Lees-McRae College, in Banner Elk. I Discovery of these mineral deposits | remind Wataugans of the fact that i many mining operators in days gone | by have prospected the hills of this . section, and on different occasions taies of rich bonanzas were the cause Jjfor .excitement wongat local l j peopie. Number of Cases Heard by Recorder j j The following- cases were tried in 1 : .ludge Sudderth's court Tuesday: j Dovie Edminsten, cited for non1 payment of court costs; settlement j made. i Hubert tVinebarger, arraigned on capias for non-appearance in good bei havior case; agreed to give defendJanl another chance. E. A.. Winebarger, assault with a ! deadly weapon; 4 months on roads. . Appealed to Superior Court. Spencer Blackburn, violation prohi! bition law, $25 and cost: carrying a j concealed weapon, $30 and cost. ! Following the judgment of Judge ; Sudderth, Blackburn was taken into , custody on a Federal warrant, charg| ing possession of whiskey and an asI sault on Federal officer. He was ta! ken before V. S. Commissioner S. C. j Eggers who placed him under $1,500 , bond for appearance before Judge Hayes in Federal Court. 1 j CalviD Ragan, damaging county I jail; suapendeu on payment of costs and damage. | Albert Swift, driving car while in; i toxieated, $25 and cost. ' I ['A. S. T. C. Cagers Win r| At Home; Lose Away : Appalachian's strong basket ball 1 team kept a perfect record on the hnmp n.rnirt. with *twn vir.tnHAn nwr Western Carolina Teachers College last Friday and Saturday nights. Both .' games were very close and furnished ' plenty of excitement. The contest Friday night was won by a score of 37f 31. MeConnell, rangy Appalachian - center, led the scoring with eighteen s points each night. Saturday's game i was the most thrilling played on the s local court this season. The score was t. tied with about two minutes to play c when Coach Garbee substituted Brown i and Weaver. Both converted. Brown e with four points and Weaver with ? two. The game ended, Appalachian, 38. W. C. T. C., 34. The local lads found playing more difficult on a foreign court. Lasl - Monday night East Tennessee Teach s. ers handed them defeat by the score c.! of 38-33. A last minute rally was nee d essary for the Tennessee team to win i- j Lackey and MeConnell did the great s er part of scoring for Appalachian I getting twelve points each. RAT jht 3150 PBB KOK MANY SEEK OFFICE OF POSTMASTER AS SMITH QUITS POST Civil Service Commission Announces Open Examination to Fill Vacancy Caused by Resignation of A. W. ? Smith, Effective March SI. Applications To Be in Hands of Local Examiner by March (i. The Seekers Mr. A. W. Smith, postmaster at Boone for more than six years, has tendered bis resignation to the Postoffice Department, effective as of * mttiwi ox, ana aiong wiut uiuj information comes a call from the Civil Service Commission for an examination to fill the vacancy created. Ten residents of the city have already signified their intention of taking the examination for the postmastership, which carries a salary of $2 400 per annum. Perhaps others will have applied before the closing date for the receipt of applications on the Gih of March. Those who are understood to have purposed to take the examination are: L. L. Bingham, K. T Council!, Clyde Greene, A. E. South F. F McDade, Robert W. Pu!!iarn, ( liff McConnell, Mrs. J. IvI. Moretz, \v. G. Hartzog and G. K. Moose. Civlfi Service Rules To be eligible for the examination ; n applicant must be a citizen of the United Stetes, must reside within the delivery of the postoffice, must have. .* o resided for at least ohp year next preceding the date for close of receipt of applications, must be in good physical condition and within the prescribed age limits. Both men and woi ion are admitted. Under the terms of the Executive order, the Civil Service Commission v ill certify to the Postmaster General the names of the three highest q lalifierl eligibles, if as many as three are qualified, from which the Postmaster General may select one for ni ruination by the President. Confiimation by the Senate is the final action. Applicants will not be required to assemble in an examination room for scholastic tests, but will lie rated on their education and business experience and fitness. The Civil Service Commission will make inquiry among repi esentative local business and professional men and women ..concerning" the experience, ability and character of each applicant, and the evi* - dence thus secured will be considered in determining the ratings to be assigned to the applicants. The Commission states that presidential postmasters are not in the classified civil service and that its duties in connection with appointments to such positions are to hold examinations and to certify the results to the Postmaster General. The Commission is not interested in the political, religious, or fraternal, affiliations of any applicant. information and application blanks may be obtained from the secretary of the local board of civii service examiners at the postoffice in this city, or from the United Slates Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Seek Drug Convention For Blowing Rock Mayor G. C Robbins and Dr. C. H. Berryman of Slowing Rock went to Chapel Hill Tuesday where tliey attended the sessions of the executive committee of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association, extendj ing an invitation for the druggists to hold their annual convention at Blowing Rock next summer. It is understood that the convention was to have been held at Wrightsville Beach, but since, the disastrous fire, the Blowing Rockers believe there is an excellent chance of the meeting being held there. j Teachers Adult Classes In Meeting Saturday A meeting of the teachers who are | engaged in conducting the coramun| ity classes for those above school age ; was helcl in the courthouse Saturday | afternoon, with most of the tutors present. The meeting followed a week of organization work for the adult schools and intense interest was reported from all quarters over the training being given by the E. R. E. Another meeting of the teachers is i to be held next Saturday at 2 o'clock at which time a report of the actual i classroom work for the first week * will be made. The 2S teachers in the ' county will average about twenty-five . students each. i BENEFIT PIE SUPPER A pie supper will be a feature of the regular skating party at Cove Creek High School next Saturday evet ning, the proceeds to be used for the - purchase of additional volumes for i the graded and high school libraries. - Mrs. Vardry Mast, librarian, is spon. | soring the pie supper, and in making - [ the announcement stresses the need i,|for the improvement of the two lii braries.