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Waahiugton.—A critic*] rift ap-| pear* to be kaput up tr th« Dm ocvatic Part} wh.ch, unle*. it ii healed. btda (air to nullify the poll tically brilliant manner in which Senate Majority Leader Lyndon 1 Johnaon ateerwj the explosive Civil Right* bill thrtMgh Congree* with out blowing hi* party iky high, k The breach between the North and thv South can he laid to * > number of thing*—the CM] Right* Bill and uibeequent unrest in the Southern graacroott; the federal (Ute >quabble in Arkaauaa and it*j ramification* in the North and South; and, more recently, a run I ■lag battle between Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler and Southern political leader*. The fua* over Butler reached a crc*cendo when, during * Demo cratic parley in Raleigh. N. C„ the party chairman made (tatement* to new*men which.the South consid ered violently derogatory, and SHOWS START AT 7:M Note with Wide Screen and CinemaScope Friday-Saturday October 4*5 THE FIRST TEXAN Joel McCrea Color Sunday October 6 SEVEN MEN FROM NOW Randolph Scott Color Monday-T u uday October 7-8 BEYOND MOMBASSA Cornel Wilde Donna Reed Color Wednesday-Thursday October 9-10 BABY DOLL (Carroll Baker Karl Maiden which many acUwad poliuclui considered most unnecee**ry. The Batter statements evoked • wave of fury among Southern vot n and their political leaden. Chairman Neville Bennett of the South Carolina Democratic Party, araa quoted by the press aa having aafcod for Batter1* resignation, hot Bennett later dented thii. Nevertheless, Bennett unleashed a Utter blaat at the National chair man and charged him with cre ating diaunity In the party for per sonal benefit. Informed source* ia Washington contend that Butler'a anti-South ■ta lament* at Raleigh may have been a deliberate effort on his part to stir up aenliment In hi* favor among Northern libera la because of a current behind-the-*cenea battle to dump him a* party loader. Theae source* indicate that form er V. 8. Senator Earle Clement* of Kentucky, now executive direc tor of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and a tow ering influence In Democratic Party Strategy in the Senate, is slated to succeed Butter, whose ouater they conaider to be immi nent. It ia well-known in Waahington that Butter had been conferring with Senators here until the cloae of the session test month, in an at tempt to line up aaaistance in re taining hie party leadership, w^ich haa been on the decline among lo cal Democratic party leaders not only in the South, but in the West and in some Northern states as well. Clement'* role In effecting Dem ocratic strategy in the' recent Proxmlre victory in Wl*consln strengthened his hand among Sen ate Democrat*. Source* close to the Senate leadenhip contend that Butler ba* further damaged hi* poiition in the party by hi* Raleigh ■tatement* on the South. Report* are rampant on Capitol Hill to the effect that Lyndon John ■on la ateering the move to place Clement* in the Democratic chair traiuhip. Johnson's influence help ed the Kentucklan get bia portion with the Senatorial Campaign Com mittee. Thi*, of courie, would strength en Johnson's chance* of obtaining the Democratic nomination for Prealdent In 1900. The Majority Leader ha* recently laid be will not aeek the preaidency, but ob server* here are not convinced that the Teuo la definitely taking him self but'of the race at thi* early date. Butler cau*ed a serious breach between himself and Johnaon by announcing, after la*t year'* na tional election*, the formation of the now highly-controveraal Dem ocratic Adviaory Committee. Conaervative and moderate lead ara of the party in Waahlngton re lented Butler'* action in forming the committee, and tome accused the chairman of aaaumlng authori ty of Congreaa to determine the party'* legislative policy. Johnson, hi* fellow Texan. House Speaker Sam Rayburn, and aeveral other* refuaed to *erve on the Adviiory Committee, though they were invited to do 10. The member* of thli National Adviaory Committee — moat of whom repreaent the liberal aug ment of the party, because the moderate* and conaervative* re fuaed to accept appointment to it—have often been leverely crit ical of the Southern attitude tow ard Democratic party pollclei. Ai a result, there ha* been a growing demand In Dixie that thla arm of the party — which the Southern leadera argue wai cre ated by Butler without authority from the duly elected delegatei of the party—be abolished. The verbal in-fighting between Butler and the Southern party leader* I* considered by Waahlng Gospel Singing COVE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Saturday, October 5th 7:30 P. M. FEATURING TEN QUARTETS FROM WATAUGA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA Admiiwioii: A<luiln—50r; Children—25c Co*.Sponsorod by: COVE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL I | l 1 COVE CREEK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CLUB Mabel Grange Meets Monday The Mabel Grange completed its offn ttalion Monday night tad closed the charter with U mem ban. M-.jr Officers elected for the year are: Master, Roy Martin: Over seer, N. T. Byres, lecturer. Mrs. Ivan Church; (toward, Herbert Greer; assistant steward. Earl Wilson, lady assistant steward, Mrs Earl Wilson; chaplain, Rev. Ralph Surratt; treasurer, Mrs. Pearl Martin; secretory, Mrs. Charles Wilkinson; gatekeeper. W. A. Stephens; Ceres. Mrs. N. T. Byers, Pomona, Mrs. J. H. Eggers, Mors, Mrs. Luke Warren Execu j tive Committee: Mrs. W. A. Steph ens, S year term; Reeves Holman, 2 year term; Jim Wilson, 1 year term. Community Service Chair man, Radford Towiuend. The next meeting will be held ! October S at 7:M p. m. In the Mabel School. The guest speaker will be Albert S. Winters, Grsnge Insurance Service Representative from Greensboro All members and prospective members are nrg i ed to attend. | Dr. Michal At Board Meeting Dr. Mary Michal. District Health Officer, was in Chapel Hill Friday, September 23th, to attend a meet ing of the Board of Directors of the N. C. Association for Mental Health. Interest in this area of health is (rowing rapidly as new local chapters are organized. The or ganization of a group in Watauga County was commended and the help of the State Association pro mised the chapter In every pos sible way. United Fund is support ing the program in many areas as is true here on our county. Mental health ia a problem on an average in the case of one person in ten while many other programs, much better supported financially, af fects only one' person in thousands. We are just beginning to realize what can be done by an organized community to prevent the deve lopment of serious mental illness. ton observers to be a side-light in the tense battle between the titans of the Democratic Party for as sumption of policy-making power. Behind It all lies the oft-debated question of which is the most ex pendable to the Democrats in order to win the next national election —Negro and other minority vote* in the North, or a Solid South? News From The* County Agent ?•' By L. E TUCKWIIJJtR Any farmer who wiahes to have hit, torn yield par acre estimated ahould notify the County Agent* Office at once. To bo animated the corn must bo standing on the atalk In the field Just as it grow. There la no charge for the esti mate. Feeder Calf Mo The calves for the Boone feeder Calf Sale will be graded and weighed on Thursday morning, October a. We hope to complete the weighing and grading by noon, so that the afternoon may be uaod to sort and pen calvea so that they can bo sold. The sale will be Friday after noon starting at 1:00 o'clock at the Boone Liveatock Market. Tree SeedUaga If you want tree aeedllngs for next spring your application must be placed with the N. C. Depart ment of Conaervation and Deve lopment, Divialon of Forestry, Ra leigh, N. C.. at once. Application blanks may bo secured from the County Agents Office. There will be no free TVA seedlings for this year. Consumer Marketing Stady A recent study of agricultural and consumer marketing has been conducted in Watauga County by Rural Development Extenaioa per sonnel and marketing specialists from the Extension Marketing Division of North Carolina State College. The object of this itudy was to determine the potential of our present markets for fruits and vegetablea, grain crops, livestock, milk and milk products, forestry products, and poultry and eggs. Also to get a picture of the con sumer pattern of buying in our county. Thia information will be of great importance in planning for future expanaion In the field of agriculture. In order to expand production we may have to expand into outside marketa. To do this we will probably have to add ser vices to the products we have to sell. There will be a meeting on Octo ber 10 at 0:30 a. m„ in the Court house to summarize theae studies You will want to hear what the specialists advise ua to do to in creaae farm income from the pro duction and sale of those com modities which we produce. Also they may have information for ua oo the mark* demand for pro duct* which wt can produce and doaX The public K Invited to attmd this meeting and I* take put is the diacowtoo. Mabel 4-H Club Meets The Mabel 4-H Club met Friday September XI. After chooaing pro ject*, officer* were elected a* fol low.: Preaident, Sara Wlnebarger; vice-preaident, Linda Sue Donnel ly; aecretary-treaaurer. Betty Jean Norri*. Reporter and aoog leader will be elected at the nest meet ing. Dodge Dealers At Auto Showing Representative* of Brown * Graham Motor Co., Inc. local Dodge dealerabip, today attended a Special preview (hewing of the MM line of Dodge passenger can and truck* in Charlotte. Alao attending the meeting, one of 17 similar showing* held across the country, were official* ef the Detroit auto firm, who introduced the new mo^leli to local dealer* and outlined Mlling plan* for the coming year. Public announcement of the 1006 Dodge i* scheduled November A.
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