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nACE FOiTR The Watauga Democrat The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY Established in 1885 and PubJished for 45 years by the late Robert *C. Rivers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Month .75 Four Months 50 (Payable lit Advance) R. C. RIVERS Jr.. - Publisher CsrJp- of Hcsclutions of spect. Obituaries, etc., arc charged for at the regular advertising- rates. Entered at the >(Ki As Second Postoffice at Class Mail Boone. X. C. Matter. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31,1935 BETTER BUSINESS How does business compare with a year ago? It depends on where \ou live, but for the majority of people, it is better. According to the U. S. News in all but six states of the union business activity was greater than it was a year before. In three of those states?New- York. Virginia and Louisiana?it was described as worse. In the other three?Nevada. North Carolina and Texas?it was unchanged. Throughout the country, reports show that the improvement is continuing and at an accelerated rate in most industries. PARKWAY PLEASES Mr. Rufus L. Gwvn. leading Lenoir citizen and highway enthusiast extraordinary, has returned from an inspection of lite construction work now being done on the scenic parkway south of the Virginia line, and is particularly gratified with the progress being made. Mr. Gwyn toils his hometown newspaper that most of the contractors' equipment is new and that one two-yard shovel is being employed and another of the same capacity to be ;n operation soon. "I was delighted with the appearance of two miles of the parkway." said Mr. Gwyn. "It is 30 feel wide and is the first built in North Carolina. When one sees that first two-mile stretch, he will at once understand that j this is going to be one of the most magnificent highways of all the world. The easy grades and curves, combined with the magnificent scenery, are truly wonderful." he declared. Friends of Mr. Gwyn. and j others who have known of his ! interest in modern vehicular an-I preaches to this particular re-' gion. will share his gratification j that one of his fondest dreams. is m the process ot coming true. No man we know has taken such j an active interest in the eonnee- : tion of the two great southeastern National Parks by :i superthoroughfare, and it is feit that when the giant, project is com-' pleted, the Lenoir man should be given a good share of credit., for at least the groundwork 01 : the accomplishment. The Family Doctor Bv DR. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES i ? i A MEDLEY?KIDDLES There is sometimes a measure of j solace in the fact that we cannot and j do not need to believe every thing tve ! read. We may take every statement j with its proverbial "grain of salt." That's what 1 shall talk about this . week. Sail. Not long ago salt was almost taboo in medical procedure. Salt made dropsical conditions worse. Water- i logged patients were put to bed in our best hospitals, forbidden to have a miscroscopic atom of salt in bread r\y hi if for We admit that dropsies abated and patients progressed favorably under the restriction, but, a dropsical patient will improve if not too far gone by merely keeping him in bed to rest an overworked heart, salt or no salt. I know, because I have tried most all methods. We are a nation of trailers. When a big doctor barks the little doctor wags! At least till the little fellow goes to work and learns Something for himself. During the long season of drowth last year many people were killed by heat. Chemical studies of the bodies post-mortem revealed a low content of salt?as low as two per cent. It takes six per cent, of salt to sustain life. People were advised to eat more salt in order to better withstand the fierce heat! Then there are the preachments that salt intensified high blood pressure. Verily, thi3 salt problem grows complicated until some brave soul declared that salt had nothing to do with blood pressure. What was the humble family doc A Story of the Constitution I " XV. FLNAi: THE CONSTITUTION". TO DATE The recent Supreme Court decision Llld i, i?C .>aui'lldi ifccvuttJ.i 1 - unconstitutional set in motion a nation-wide discussion of the Constitution. It borugiit about the situation which made this series of The Story of the Constitution." a most timely subject. The Supreme Court's decision was, in effect, based upon the fundamental principle that the Federal Gov'sninisst is ons of nmvfrs. Under the Constitution, all power rests in the Congress, which receives 1 its authority from the people and the ; States. The Executive power is to see to the enforcement of the Acts of ; Congress. The power of the Judiciary is that of determining: whether or not the Congress has, in any given case, sought to exercise power which has not been delegated to it. In the NRA case the Supreme Court held that Congress had receiv- j cil no power from the people to dele j gate any part of its '.aw-making j function to the President; that the. States had granted the Congress no power to regulate commerce or in-: dustry except as they arc ir. the of interstate commerce. Within the limits of its delegated i authority. Congress has usually been \ upheld in its efforts to legislate with- j in the needs of an expanding nation- i al economy. The Supreme Court is! expected to take a realistic view of j currc/iL conditions and recognize the necessities of trie times when this! could bo done without infrinrrine- un- ! on the powers reserved to the Suites ; or the people, under the Tench Amendment. By this process, the; Constitution has opera ted for 148 j years. The flexibility of Ike Constitution j to meet new conditions has been testified to by geneiaiions of statesmen. In the few instances, during- recent years, when the considered wid of the people Could not he- executed under the powers already granted to the Congress, amendment has proved to be a simple and speedy process, or.ee public sentiment has become cystaltized. The 20til Amendment is an apt illustration. This Amendment changed the terms of office of the President and Vice-President and of al! Senators and Representatives. Under he I2th Amendment al! of these took office on the Fourth of March following their election But Congress was required, under Article 1, Section 4, tu meet annually on the first tor to believe ? Tq be sensible he j must perm?t the invalid to have the j amount of saline necessary to sus- ? tain life. And now it is ssid. more : people die from lack of salt than because pf it!" "TJ B I JL J JUL seen FORD BACKED BY OVER 2 THE 1936 FORD V-fi 2S% EASIER STttRIWOl bearing*, a longer steering increased steering ratio SUPER-SAFETY BRAKE large braking surface (186 in surenesa of oi*rarinn EASIER SNIFT1NQ ANB QIAWS: silent, helical gear HEW FREEDOM mOM insulated, welded-steel body MEW PRAWM-STEEt W V * EWOWE: 8-cylinder end power with proved V-? '510 s Universal Credit Co., Antborii ON THE AIR ? FORD SYMfHON DANIE AUTHORIZED FC -a M .JUL WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEE i Monday in December. That resulted] in what came to oe known as ''lame' 'duck" Cor cresses, many of whose' meinbeis, although defeated at the' (November election, held office until: the following March 4th In March 1932. Cong: ess submit- j I ted to the States an amendment niak-1 : ing the terms of senators arui Kep: resentatives begin on January 3rd, and those of the President and Vicej President on January 20th. The annual meeting date of the Congress was changed to January 3. Tn less ? than one year, 30 States had ratified this 20th Amendment, which was proclaimed as a part of the C'onstitu tiou oil February *5. 1933. it took even a shorter time to cs-. tablish the 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th or Prohibition Amend1 men! This was suomitted to the States in February, 1933, by the present administration, and became a part of the Constitution on December 5. . 19.33. Both of these amendments had an i overwhelming weight of public opinion behind them. Such has proved the rule, that in like manner, when a! proposal to change the Federal Gov-' eminent structure has behind it strong, nation-wide public opinion, then is our Constitution usually p. mended and changed. The Knd. i TIIK HIGHWAY TOLb Sanford, Fla. Herald. Did you know that there have been more Americans killed in automobile . accidents during ihe past fifteen years than lost their lives in all six of the major wars in which the United States has participated since its founding ? Did you know that back in 3913. : only 22 years ago, t heie were 4,225 persons killed in automobile accidents? That was when the automobile was considered a dangerous contraption for meii of reckless daring, not for women and children certainly. Hut iast year, in spite of safety glass, steel bodies, and four wheel brakes, more than 36.000 persons were killed by automobiles. In addition during 1934. motor ye- ' likcle accidents caused 105,000 perma- ': nent disabilities, and 1,150,000, temporary disabilities. The total economic loss to the nation from these, deaths and injuries, together with;! the property loss, is estimated at $1.- ; 5SO.OOO.OOO A continuation of the upward trend of 1931 would mean a : loss of more than 40.000 lives this : year. There were less than 250,000 Amor- ; ican soldiers killed or died of wounos in the six major wars Jr. which tile United States has participated since : the American Revolution. In the last. : fifteen years there have been nearly 389,000 men, women and children ; crushed beneath the modern jugSr- j naut of highway accidents, according 1 j to the United States News. jj The record of our war losses shows >eyou / f / e new / ,OOOfOOOV-8'? HVHttV \ BRINGS YOU: i two new roller-typo knuckle-arm and an 5i with exceptionally n m ) TV? ! > I ? STILL QUIITHI > s for all ipeedc WOI?g? > spaca&r \s nmf ssooodmesc, pick-up I economy. ( j? UP, P.O.*, DETROIT ffb?'* trJ acctitory grcmp m- f j Ire. E*xy terms tbr?gb SE? /T yll y ORCHESTRA. SUNDAY EVBWINCS 9 TO IB E L BOO* )RD DEALERS Y TH " KSP A V?BOON E, N. C. the number killed in action or die. of wounds as follows: Revolutionary War 4.044 War of 1812 1,956 1 r.^ol War Witn Mexico Civil War (Union forces) 110.0 ?0 Civil War ; Confederate forces) 76,524 War With Spain (including Philippines) 1.704 Wor d War 50,510 Total 241.357 Reports reveal that only one or two per cent, of the ctrivers in fatal accidents were physically defective. About six per cent, were intoxicated or 4 had been drinking" and about one pei cent, of the drivers were asleep. Drivers around eighteen or nineteen years ol age iiau the greatest number of fatal accidents per 100,000 drive rs registered. About seventy per cent, of the motor vehicles involved in fata! accidents were passenger cars seventeen per cent, were trucks, the remainder other types. CRITICISING OFFK1ALS RqidsrpgS Review. When, we shoot at a maik on a tree we lak?* careful aim in order that no error of judgment may be made. We want to make a dead center hit?we don't want the humiliation of a wild shot or a miss. But when we shoot a volley of criticism at a public ofiicial we are not always as fearful as when shooting a ::irk. We do not always judge the distance, our aim is not always correct and come times we icst biaze away it random on the theory that, people who fill public offices are fair targiiiiiiiSiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS I =E ? Be sure to read Ca 1 OUR STOCKS AF 1 SOIVP p Quality Merchai p Our Aim is Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiin \ FOJto j - S. T. ? FKF.D WARING AND HIS P8NNSYI. IE MOT " gets for anything we choose to shoot i at them. Tiiat is one reason why so many. men of high executive ability per-1 sislentiv refuse to accept public of- j fi'ce. They never shoot at random j themselves, and they no not care to serve as targets for people who do. It requires ski I i and good judgment to drive a bullet into the center of a mark, but any kind of a lease tongue can pepper a public or- j ficial until his own grandmother i wouldn't know him. FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY (By C. AI. Dickson) Some people need long handles to ' their names. The "Amen" corner is rarely crowded. An impractical theory is as good as none. Should we walk in the middle of the road? Yes.?No. An Ethiopian may not be able to change his color, but he can WASH his skin. Lots of things "creep in" on the! radio. A bat needs no eyes. The top is none too high. A flea is very skillful in fleeing. 1 Only long-nosed people "'nosc-in. j Not every long-winded speaker has hroad views Speaking from a strict sectarian standpoint, heaven will be vacant. People, seem to enjoy paying a high tariff on "foreign" goods. Every person has some kind of an ! idol. !illl!ll!ll!!!!!l!llll!lli!!!l!llll!!lllll!ll!ll!lillll UNHOU VEST ! refully our big page circu :o get the last of this weel tE MOST COMPLETE \ S NEWEST MERCHAN idise Always At the lowe to Serve You Well and F iillllllliiilillitilillilllilllilltlllllllllllllllllHI IP] mm? Never enjoy< 111 car so much j ft' I MlU "VTOU'VE heard l\\\\\WtTOmcT V-8. Pcrformar l\\\llMg has won over s,ooo \\\\\\\mto ^ ta"<ct' abo?' But praise for p; sl\\\\\l?iWW almost mild beside those who drive tl Sleek longer line 1 will/ teriors, even greatt safety?are a few c J/ ' this new car furth its price class. Drive this new 1 r can. Know foryotat have Ford V-8 p ease, to ride in Fort j m / f ror your own . f vV Ovalue you can get ^ range a Ford V-8 d DEALER'S YOUR FOI UNITED FKBS5 Nl GRADY COLRVANTANS. TUESDAY EVENINGS TO 1P-.M E, OR COM OCTOBER 31, 1935 ^ Courtesy is an inexpensive asset. Heathens are not all In foreign lands. Hypocrites often amuse themselves by singing solos. A rainoow-chascr and a nall-kegsittcr have many things in common. Something is "in the air" these Satan does not want just anybody. < , i The most classical songs of today itxc, pcuiap, uiusc niUUi urc WOI(Iless. tuneless, and spiritless. Hats off to the man who actually searches for knowledge Piety outshines brilliancy. Some people a re called solons when they are actually morons. It's expected of an animal that has ?-. a gizzard to have grit in it. It is possible to run and have patience at the same time. r I X11 3 k B B 11" I. i 11 %1111 K I BOONE DRUG CO. The REXALL Store R'S J i lar you are suppose = C" EE ? VITH THE SEA- ?j PISE. 1 st possible prices = aithfully. ?p llllllllllll!!i!lllil;ilillll!llllllllllHlllllllil I r iYP\nc | :i\ it!- ! :d driving any in my life." ' s lots about the Ford tee so unusual that it yooo owners is bound L enthusiastically, ist Ford V-8's scans : what we hear from te 1936 Ford V-8. s, distinctive new in:r handling ease and >f the things that set er than ever above Ford as soon as you elf what it means to owcr and dandling 1 safety and comfort, knowledge of what in a 1936 car?aremonstration today. ID DEALER BWS KRLBASB AND -6:15 r.u?WET S. T. ? COLUMBIA NETWORK IPANY BOONE, N. C.
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