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PAGE SIX _ The Watauga Democrat The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY Established in 1SSS ami Published lor 45 years by the late Kooert CI Rivers i PUB ULSKED EVERY THURSDAY ? SUBSCRIPTION KATES: , One Year $1.50 Six Month ... . 75 Four Months 50 , (Payable in Advance) R. C. RIVERS Jr.. - Publisher . ._ j Cards of Thanks. Resolutions of Respect. Obituaries, etc., are charged for at the regular advertising rates. t Entered at the >; Ks .Y, As Serb n u Postoffice at Ciass Mai' ( Boone, X. C. ^yV- Matter. : a THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1936 s L That times are improving is b evidenced by the increasing horde of high-pressure salesmen a visiting the business houses with c ali manner of gadget and h ctiit-i iiiwiuciI'vciJiv leituug 1 us all just how lo conduct cur ? enterprises. And after we have p survived this much of the depression on our own initiative, a we don't feel like purchasing a economic panaceas at this time. b STERN JUSTICE No member of the judiciary1', p realises the grave situation p growing out of drunken driving, more than does Judge Wilson I u Warlick. who purposes, once and '' for all. to do his part toward rid- ! Cl ding the highways of these po- i " tontial murderers. Judge War- ', si lick's more recent declarations along this line are contained in t. the following dispatch, and if all the courts in the state would fol- d; low in his footsteps, it would soon be infinitolv safer to journey forth on the highways: "Wlwi. the ay comes in North Carolina when every man anj woman who drives drunk will have to *<lo time' v. .''' ryt nunietvea o? S5 per cent, of this drunken driving cases," j said .ludev Wiison W'ariick in M-.ck lcnhurg Superior court here, as he! ilelive-is) a lecture on drunken driv-1 ing and terminated it by sentencing . . It. M. McGowan, S5-yeor-ol<l Char- ^ lotto white man, to servo six months ^ on a chaingang after a jury had eonvicted McGotvah of a charge of drun- , ken driving. i jj "X am not attempting to make an example of McGowan, it would bealljjj the same if he were the son of Gov-1 M ernor Ehringhaus, or anyone else." I ;l continued Judge Warliek. : C( Before sentencing McGowan the a; judge, halted court to declare that c! "several months ago L resolved tcjtl sentence every person convicted ol' I drunker, driving in my court to at! it least GO days on the roads. I havenot retreated from that stand despite al the fact that much pressut has been e! brought to bear. Perhaps some of yoti may recall the ease of a physician in w Murphy who appeared before me m charged with the same pfrthSC. He li< was a nrofesslonsi mnr? - -a -- ? 4.v yi i i;i stature in the community, but he's I ru now serving a term on the roads. I j v< have but one rule and that rule ap- ; tt plie3 to rich and poor, high and low,' a( Negro and white?come one, come all, they're going to get sent to the dc roads if they're contacted in my court ta f>f drunker, driving," th "It is. perhaps, not within my pro- j vince to dictate to Lhe state legislature what it shall do," continued Or Judge Warlick. out it is going to m find itseif shortly enacting a law rii Which will compel every judge to In send drunken drivers to the roads, j a "Itiere shouldn't be ar.y Ifs or ahds ; ca about it; the only way to make a law or concerning drunken driving is to cmake it mandatory and with no ex- dt ceptions. Tito legislature ought to compel judges to sentence those convicted of drunken driving to not less , tc than 60 days on the roads anil to re- 1 voke drivers' licenses for a period of not less Lhiin one year. There is only aone cure for the malady and that j cure is prison." "It has reached an awful pass in | X North Carolina," he went on, "when j X drunken drives are let off by paying j X $50 fines. Fifty debars, I realize, is | a lot of money to many individuals, Ts but it's only a drop in the bucket to the school fund." HOLLY THIEVES SHOT WITH SALT F Edenton.?It's rock salt and cussin* sea-son in the swamp country. Every year about this time the F farmers of the Chowan River and east swamp lands gather about the ^ stoves in neighborhood shopping cen- r ters and "by gad" about the way folks strip their lands of holly and mistletoe for Uie Virginia and north ern trade. This yeai they decided to do something about it. It'll ail more or less b quiet, but Sheriff J. A. Bunch and c County Farm Agent N. K. Rowell y say sales of coarse salt suitable for n Shotgun loading are skyrocketing. The long time agricultural program is getting under way in Wayne coun- f ty where agricultural leaders of the c county have met with farm agent t hfint to study the question. ' t Jk FIRESIDE PUliiOSOPIiy 4 By C. M. Dickson) Tis more glorious to fight and nc a;:: than to win and not fight. Much sin can be hidden berreat >::e*s skin. One's mind may either be a king io'.n or a province. Better be a slave in want than t c enslaved by wants. Foxes are long-winded. Some people need lubricating* wors han they need "passing." The sk\ is blue wherever you se t. Blessed is the man who can b wither bought, bridled. r.ov bribed. Wasted Lime?philosophizing with r e roil. There are many ways of ie.avin hings unsaid. Tt is often better to forestall Lha: recall. The product mathematical!; peaking) of the PWA should be th amc as the product of the WPA. Result: the whole world is mov ng cause: Archiincdc's lever ha een lengtiiened. No woo should bo pronounced upoi doctor who will take his own modi ine, or upon a lawyer who will tata is own advice. A 'Ting" is a "circle.*' The person, who prays very mucl as no time to "prey" upon othci eople's right or property. A sure way to fame is to "makt home-run," "shoot a goal." "ir.aki touchdown," or A* wield a knock-ou low." Most anybody can bear down -m io gas. Greater love hath no man than th< olitician who fulfills all his cam aign promises. Modern education: think little ork less, spend much, sport more rive fast, and drir.k deep! No "oxidation" for parents? pro ?ss too slow. Why not have six days for rest in read of one. If ore pill will do, why not take vo ? If a straight line is the shortest [stance between two places, wh> lquld a person "zig-?.ag?' It's easy to stumble. The Family Doctor By DR. JOHX JOSEPH GADiES I II!'. FAMILY DOCTOR It COCGUING Your five-or-six-y ear-old young .or may have a harassing cough that ;.< will not be driven away. You aye had enough medicines. "whit< wic una an Lr.a: Ana you sot thi ootor to scr.it something out. Yoi idn't take the child to sec him. Meantime the "harking" kept up ie child wasn't sick: ate ch..-? gooc icals a day, with regular bowels and !1 that?hut that awfully distressing lugh: Yes, the r.ose was "running" id it was red too; one could tell the lild wasn't or isn't right?maybe it's ic tonsils. It may drag along' till spring, which should not do. Don't rush away to the tonsil operlor. Let your physician examine the lild. I had a neighbor's boy, uged six, ho ran the entire gamut of cough tedicines without a vestige of re?f I admit just sending the medlnos to him by the mother. I had >t examined ,l,.e little one at all. a ;ry fool thing to do. In despair, ie mother at last brought him in, dually fearing tuberculosis! He had an inflamed uvula?it hung iwn into the little throat like a rat's il. I snipped it off, of course? e cough stopped. All the medicines the drug store would have failed! If the uvula is not guilty, look aftthe ears. The cause of the cough ay be found above the throat. Syige out the child's ears gently with ke-warm water made wholesome by few drops of carbolic acid. Be .rcfu!?no force?do it GENTLY ice a day for a few days; it may ire the cough, and is a good proceire anyway. These are suggestion for the cough int hangs on?that refuses to yield > ordinary remedies good for coughs, would say here, about five or ten me3 as many tonsils are removed? 5 flVA ophtall.- ^ ^ : * - ??j ji?cuuig removai. CHRISTMAS DAY '.10 jolliesr time of all the year, lie day that brings us ail good cheer, he day we all have "Thank You" to say. i Christmas Day. he person having the most joy i the ever playful girl and boy. fith their past-longed-for toys they P'ay. or it is Christmas Day. you received a gift you didn't expect, torn some friend of whom you don't recollect? laybe this gift you'd like to repayto it on Christmas Day. ?A STUDENT. SANTA CLAUS LETTER Blowing Rock, N. C Dear Santa Claus: I am a llttli oy four years old. I live out in th< i iiaw uuui a. goon ooy. an< rill you please remember me Christ ias. Love from J. C. Gilley. A legume crop that may be uae< or improving the land is the bes rop to plant on acres removed fron he cultivation of cash crops, say ex fusion officials of State College. WATAUGA DEMOCRATMr. Gandy Good Shopper, but Forgot Own Preser '' TT WAS simply out of the questio : * for Mrs. Gandy to go to Sayyfl! ^ tbat morning. The day before Chris i uu:> and i thousand things to do; to Mr. Gan-Jy was g?dng. Of course ! cuid ii-t many errands yet hardly 11) one she wished most to hare done? gift for himself. Sayville was the lieu est shopping place to the tiny villas e where the Gandys dved. a good ftfttv vi.'es over the mountain. by a rieket e bus o hveh ran once a day. Mrs tJa-idy was struck with an kie: 'cj She hurried to a neighbor's house an he-aod her to c-uae home with hei a *\lu*; hsk Mr. Gundy if he will bu V-r you a pair of gloves. for your hut? band. Hive a large size. He'll neve guess." 11 The neighbor obligingly consented Mrs. Candy fell well pleased with he y bit of a scheme to get her h urban* e to buy ids own gift (unknowingly) fo himself, bur she was a trifle dismays when, at flve o'clock. Mr. Gundy cam s home, tire !. hango ?r.d tumbled ai anriful of packages ou the kitchei i table. "Von sot the sage for the dressing The celery? The red toy truck fo! Toomtie? The Mae mittens for Sarah The nuts and raisins, and the \vkit? i wool for grandma?" r Mr. Oandy nodded and inquired how soon supper would he ready. "And," asked his wife casually, "tie - \ tflov.-s for "drew, his wife wanted?' | Mr. Gandy smiled. "I clean forgo i about them until the bus was read\ ftj to start* So 1 iasi hopped iuto a pi act and grabbed the first i ;ir I saw. 'Goof '1 enough for old Andrew,' I thought, bu they aren't raur1 Ue grinned a lit tie shamefacedly, like a hoy. Mrs. Gaudy plumped down in a chair ? "Bill Gundy, that serves you just right Those gloves are a Christmas prosen! " from me to you. You are served wltti your own sauce!" And she laughed so, hard that Bill Gandy had to Join her ?1 Ills: own expense.--Martha B. Thomas, if. Western X.-Wrt; -n>cr Union. WW^SsSsS." "TA^' ; -?* s. 1 ^ \ ! Mothers' Night, Ancient I English Christmas Name '"jpllB oidost ISr.g .s i name for Christ s. Mod.ira N ich:. or Mothers j Night. In the early days, when out i Saxon forefathers had just settled down in the country that was to be ! Ian!. the. day of December 25th was giver; up to games and feasting, bnt the night v./.s dedicated to the special honor of mothers. They oc cupiC'.l xlto seats of honor, and everyone brought them gifts. Sons ami 1 daughters who had gone nut into the world strove to he at home on that : one night In the year. 1 A little later the name Yule was given to Christmas, ana the rejoicings of the day were prolonged Into night, ' when men sang and told stories sitting 1 round the choerfiiY i>laze of the Yule ' log. The old customs of Mothers' Night gradually died out, though they still survive In a few parts of the eonntry. Us place has been Jakcn to seme extent by Mothering Sunday In the North of England. On that day everyone who can do so still makes a pilgrimage homewards, and the mother receives the homage of her family?Tendon Tit-Bits Magazine. THF. DAYS BEFORE I ksxa i "What nice manners the polite little Thompson boys have!" "Yes. Tliey are always like that just before Christmas." Proper Size for Toy Block* Four inches Song by two inches square is a good size for children's building blocks, according to educational experts. These can be made at home by cutting them from a 2 by 2 planed joist, sandpapering the edges and corners to a slight roundness, and painting them In bright colors. Old, worn blocks can be given a new lease on life by enameling them in gay hues. Shakespeare and Christmas Christmas Is mentioned but twice by Shakespeare and then Incidentally. Yuletide was. however, an important time In his life, because it was then that Iiis plays were produced by command at the courts of Queen Elizabeth and James 1, with Shakespeare In the casts. Toy* Should Please the Child Select Christinas toys to please the child, not to amuse the adults In the family. t Your Christmas Pleasure i Your Christmas pleasure Is due whet - your Christmas duty Is done. -EVERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. Joan's Unexpected Guest Was Her Yuletide Love ? VTINA h:i*1 vritb tier IViwM to 4 ciiicijro: Vera to her Cr.inny's bouse to meet her I'antv and v>ora. c . .. -.i : up to ! OW? !! for ? V- *' irarcrniiy (l.\r?co. Joan wonder*'d it" * 1 - ry glr! r?.? 1 ever hail such a Ipntiy < risttnas holiday in prospect \Ww there's rhat little cripple boy c '* dorm there in that hd<r.?e (ja t ' 'he corner that niiaht relish some ."..ie '< N I>e waved at him every morn- 1 ' r f??r the last six weeks. I guess we ? 1 k:mw each other well enough and they say his mother Jakes that early less .1 to s?Tuh floors, every day : in the " ek." she told herself u< she 4 v as pbo'iL to drop off to sleep. Christ- c " ...s eve. 1 1; w.s scarcely daylight when Joan 1 had gone to the little corner rooming f 1 a llUle note of IuvitaTiou miner the door of the cripple hoy's T , ?'.?c?r, and was on her way to the store v for a supply of everything that belongs r ^ in a traditional Christmas feast, plus 1 a few srifrs for the lad. * T.hpre was barely time to exchange .. ?'vr house dress for a street frock so 1 I she might run down to the corner to o push the youngster's wfieel chair to her * house as she had promised. But at the very moment she stepped forth into the hall, she met not only her 1 - >t *o i?e but a splendid, handsome young man. "You see. miss, f got the invitation-? i the note tvas ttoeked under my door, ' hut I gathered at once who you meant :: for so I delivered it to Jimmy and ^ made friends with him?we've been ' , together the past two hours, taking a j short ride and now I'm turning liiiu ' ov- r to you. Miss?Miss?" "Joan Burke, and you are?7" "Larry King, Miss Burke, and this Is Jimmy Jordan. With your permission, j then. 1*11 return fur loy charge later } , in lite day. What hour do you say, fal- j u. low V Joan interrupted, "If I may be so 1 hold as to as] ?running along to i where?** To the lunch wagon, if you must ' know," Lurry acknowledged. "You are not. K you don't stay to ; have Christmas dinner with us, I'm; yiug right out into the street ami h " ' lie first stranger I see. Von see \ don't want any turkey left over for turkey hash, tomorrow/' ' three partook of Joan's royal feast ! but the fourth guest, though unseen, j was present. too. Love was there uninvited, But that fourth remained for f a.id a day, upon UiyU'Aiion of Mr. i ?tO \!r-j I I'lno ?->wv * - * U larlude llttiv Jimmy Jordan at their ' fp via! ocoflsirtfi '^Icttnulons the year J around!?Ltiellu I*. Lyons. j rc Wcsltrtt Newspaper Union. j !| ar gffla | YOU I BELK c. I ? ? III Why Christmas Day Comes / on the 25th of December CHRISTMAS, which seems to have I J bfen tirst officially instituted a: atireh feast day by a decree of Popejcc rclcsphorus. between 142 A. D. and -?t A. L>.. was a movable feast- InIfs'tl. it was the most movable of aU he ChriCJoE festival. ft was usually , ?!ebrafced hy the eastern branches of Christian church in April or May, ^ vh!}| in the western part of Europe >v lay* in January or other months were foserved as Christmas. In A. D. 3^7 St. Cyril, bishop of h: Fcrusalera, obtained from Pope Julius I j jK oithorify to appoint * commission to j in ieteruune. if pos.-ible. the precise day } ?f Christ's nativity. From the chrbno- J epical archives of the Roman censors, ^ establishing the times of occnrxvfieo _ ?f certain events of the same period of __ lie Roman government of Palestine, he theologians of the eastern and vestern divisions of the Christian hnrch agreed upon December 23 as ^ he date of the birth of Jesus, and i* hereupon this became the officially su ie creed nod generally accepted Christ- er nas day. W 6t CHRISTMAS SMOKES U S? C #i ? rT k->, ? vcw : Alice?They say a woman can"!, sepel Christmas cigars. . ?. May.- Xunsense. I have been sound- , ng my hnsbnml and he says he likes I iu'ht cigars. All you have, to do is to natch the shade. ;5?y.-ajg? Mistletoe, a Tree Parasite l?espilo its popularity as a rhristuas green, there is little worry about onsorving the country's supply of uiMleloc. l'or this attractive plant, vlih Its shiny, dark leaves anl waxy \hite focrr s, grows n.s a parasite high ?ti the; branches of tree? and decs considerable damage to its host trees. | Science has revealed that the tubule 1 c seeds are carried from treo to tree >y birds, A flock of 154 white leghorn hens' 'turned $1.80 profit each above feedi >si to C. A. Simpson of Union coun-; 7" th past year. D epaHmerii Thousa GIF I * GIVE WORTHWHIL L'S HAVE THEM FOR P HER A VISIT F \INTER AT IA I You'll find just ACT er' Father, S: i Urr an 1 . LADIES' ROM NOW BEL! JA1S. 1st. lcetion Of IS ! hing New HEADQL <kets CHILE ul and Ideal . _ r.as Gifts AND 'olorful and __ arm. OF J CAN BU Y IT FOR LESS -WHITE 300NE, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 19, 1935 Vuto Tags Went On Sale Last Saturday The sale of 193(1 automobile linso tags started last Saturday orning. aid the average saving to .eh purchaser is almost five dollars. comparison with the cost ot the ntcs a year ago. A saving of a million and a half >Uars for all motorists in the state ill result from the reduction in linse rates effected by the 1835 gen's! assembly. License applications ive "been mailed to the more tlian ilf a million owners of automobiles the state. A large portion of Wataugans get leir licenses direct since no branch ireau has been operated here for vcral years NOTICE By virtue of an cxecut'on dire -ted . the undersigned Sheriff of Walaux county, on the 8th day of October, >35, from the Superior Cour- of >id county, i-i that certain action iiiura jonn t,. smith Vs. Media 'right. I will on Monday. January h, 1930. at tile courthouse door of atauga county, at 1 o'clock p. m., 11 to the highest bidder for cash ail le right, title, and interest which the Lid Media Wright has or had on the th day of September, 1935. in and i that certain traet of lar.d describI as follows: Being in Watauga Township, Wauiga county. North Carolina, adirmg the lands of T. H. Coffey and hers, arid being the land conveyed ' Media Wright hv Lum Coffey, and do:; which said Media Wright has eeted a dwelling now occupied by . II. Wright. This the 6th dav of December, >35. A. Y. HOWELL, 1-12-4 Sheriff. WATAUGA DRUG STORK BOONE. N. C. EMOCRAT WANT-ADS PAY! t Stcwe 1 rids of 1 | E GIFTS . . . ILL THE FAMILY | I VERY DEP'T 1 )UR STORE f what you want for Mothister and Brother and Jfa the Relatives KL'S STORE ? SANTA'S IARTERS FOR >REN'S TOYS J| CLOTHING \LL KINDS % ~r 1 CO. I
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