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'Save the Children'
Federation in Meeting
On Monday. August 5. a meeting j
was held in the county office building
by the "Save the Children Feci- ]
eration." Miss Claire White 01 Nev, i
\ork City, the field representative-'
of the organization, being present. j
Rev. E. D. Buti officiated r.::d i> ;
re-seruatives of the lollcwing co- ]
operating agencies attended* Board
of education, public health, public <
weltaic. Vaiie Crucis School for
Girxs. IsVA, Lions Chub. county
agent and WPA.
The following were named as an !
exv?oi:t:vc- cc m: n 11icc of tbo - rgan i -j
zation in this c,:U"'.v: Mrs. Claire P. j
Simpson, cVnunv.unc Rev. E. D. Butt, i
assistant chairman; Miss Marguerite
Miller, secretary and treasurer.';
Miss Elizabeth Bridge. Harp- Hamilton.
' Dr. Axi)? A brants. Mrs. Ruth!
Isaacs and W. K Walker.
The object of the meeting was to 1
organize to co-operate with the!
Save the Children Federation, in j
order that the school children of the ]
county might share in the benefits j
of the federation.
Miss White spoke of the many ac- j
complishments of the organization, j
Flower Show Not To
Be Held Next Week
The annual flower show, sponsor- ;
ed by the missionary societies of
"Ramigl an.-? "VTothodist phtirchpf:
which was have beer, held next.
Tuesday, has. beer, postponed ir.- ;
definitely on account of the flood, it i
was anii runced Tuesday morning.
County-wide Farm
Tours Are Cancelled
The county-wide farm tours v.-hkh .
were to nave : wn. h?-id on Wedne.-clay
and Tnursday. have been called j
off. according to ti. M. Hamilton, Jr., [
th<? county a.v: The cancel]ati
of the tcuzi canto abvut as a result {
of the flood.
REV. THOS. C. RHEA TO
PREACH AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH SUNDAY A. M.
Rev. Thongs C. vitVca. br tiw r
Ro\ hri 1 Hb and paster of
lJisg;:> pres yteruin church : Lexington.
Ky.. will preach at the j
Presbyter inn crunch <? ?>- Sunday ;
morning at I0:o0 and at the B.'urri's I
Clock Presbyterian church a? 7:45. j
-Rev. and 'Mtc. Rhea are oil their 1
vacation and v. ill six red several day . j
with the Rev. a-.a Mrs. John Ro<.a ]
in Boone.
IMPROVEMENT
Increased industrial production for
national defense is expected to ere-!
ate a sound improvement in doovesj
.tic demand for lavm ?utuiuvts* reports
the U. S. bureau of agrtcul
' turyi cconqJVtic*.
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(Cor.iinutdit
down before the raging \
of the flume line carrying
was lost and a 2,000-p
down the stream. Whil<
house was undermined,
tact.
Men time, the steam {
cated at the college is sti
been no interruption of e
nard Dougherty, busines
damage to power compt
$15,000 to $20,000.
It is stated that shoulc
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siaea, that within ten mo
Boone Creek would have
close down the steam plar
used in lieu of sandbags 1
all the workers, water hai
the huge boilers when the
Mr. Dougherty states
in the bunkers to operate t
Record 1
The rain, which began
Sunday evening, was the
county. Mr. Julian Yoder
weather observatory at th
inches of rain fell betwee
Tuesday afternoon, and t
48 hours was eight inche
Mr. W. G. Todd state
1877 is vividlv recalled h
- - - - ? J -
1916, but that in neither
as great as this week. In
foodstuffs were destroyed
does not recall the loss o
landslide.
The rain abated Wedi
tinues to fall, with little j
S BSE . ._v :
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A PROCLAMATION
BY MAYOR LOVILL
In the interest of the safety of the I
I citizens of Boone North Carolina. ;
; and Watauga county, while traveling '
: or walking on our streets and high- |
1 ways, as a memorial to those who
l ave me; with a violent death caused.
by the wheels of traffic; with a
feeling a! remctse to those who
have been crippled for life by the.
same cause; as a tribute of thank:
tc tnose who are respecting the
; ights arul jives of other.- by driving
and walking safely, avid'with a
| citv. county and state, to cb his < "
her nart in making the street? and
highways safe in North Carolina for
| everybody; and.
\Vh> vi : ? .v .. aire rirejianrg set
I as kit Wediw stiny. Augur; 194".
! as ;. day of safety tc- be reserved by
i all our citizens, at which time i;
tin afternoon of that day at 2:00
c clock, there will be held in the
str eets of our city a par Hie. sponsored
by the local police department
and city of Boone. featuring a drtvtrless
automobile to be operated by
remote control by Capl. J. J. Lynch,
nationally known safety crusader
and speaker, showing conclusively
that automobiles are at all limes
safe and do not have accidents:
i hereforc. I do urge upon ail our
citizens and of those in the county
as a whole to witness this safely
parade and hear the safety lectures j
at that time;
W. R. LOVILL. Mayor.
P. S.?We have just recently lo.>t.
a fine .little lad as we all know. I
pray we may never have another
young life taken in a motor accident.
?W R. L.
Charlotte Lunc! Is
Honored at N. Y. Fair
Mres Charlotte Lcmii daughter of
Mr. aitd Mrs. F. P. Lund of Some'.'- |
. rvillc, X. .1, ana granddaughter of
Mrs. Robert Masi of Vilas, recently
chosen as Somerset County's ir<i>si
typical Am?ricai: girl, won the lit!"
of "Miss Woiid's Fair" at the Now
York world's fair ill cerer.tonn s
commemorating Now Jersey day at
the fair and the inauguration af tho
now state network o! radio stations,
headed by WAAT. Jersey City.
A typical Ameiie.tn gill from,
oaeb county in the state of New Jersey
attended New Jersev day roromonies
as ' of WAAT, me*
Governor A. Harry Moore and Mrs.
Moore arid posed tor a nun".her < (
photographs with tlto governor's
partyMiss
Lund, along with the other:
: eight girls winning special desig-'
illation appeared on a radio program
and were feted by the governor and
| world's fair officials.
Miss Lund is well known in \Va>- j
!.iugn county, and spent ihe mun.'h
, .f I..'-. tkrv i..em.i .if in unnlA
( JL Ull.J "Vt*AV: v'* utl '
' Mr. A Xow'or. Mast, cf.Coi c Civ
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om page '. ;4l)^: ' /;. ?
vaters. About forty feet
the water to the turbines
ound transformer went
e one side of the power
the building remains inilant
of the company loll
running and there has
lectric service. Mr. Ber;s
manager, states that
my equipment is from;
1 the flood have not subre
minutes the waters of
: forced the company to
it. Bags of fine coal were
out despite the efforts of
d reached the ash pits of
: flood waters receded,
that there is enough coal
:he plant two weeks.
Rainfall
i its consistent downpour j
heaviest recalled in this
, who is in charge of the
e college, states that two
;n five and six o'clock
hat the precipitation for
s.
s that the flood of Sept.
y him, as well as that of j
of these was the rainfall
the earlier flood he says
in quantities but that he
f houses or any major
lesday morning but con
prospect of relief.
"ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY TKLT
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Fo
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Read
I $1.
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vSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
r 52 Ye*
atauga Dei
s gone to pres
regardless of
ur County JSc
Every Week
.50 per Ye
AUGUST 15, 1940
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