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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 25
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News of Week in and
About Blowing Roc
Annual Horse Show Will Be He
August 15tli, With Prizes To I
Awarded in 13 Classes; Dr. Phi
lips Coming to Stringfellow Mem
rial Church for Month of August
! Blowing Rock, Aug. 1.?Prizt
will be awarded in thirteen classe
besides the jumps, in the fifth ai
nual Blowing Rock horse show hei
August 15, it was announced tods
by Donald J Boyden, who has chare
of the show. The prizes are e:
pected to draw mounts ft cm all ov<
the south. In fact. managers ?
fsome of the south'?; finest stabh
have already made inquiries aboi
entries.
First, second, third and four!
prizes will be awarded in the follow
ing ponies: Ponies under 40 inche
three-gaited saddle horses, 15 hand
2 inches and under; fine harne:
horses, five-gaited saddle horses, 1
hands, 2 inches and under: plant;
tion horses, five-gaited saddle horse
over 15 hands, 2 inches; best lad
rider, sadcidle pairs (lady and gei
te'man), model saddle horses und?
halter, three-gaited championshi
(best in show), five-gaited chan
pionship, and grand championshi
open only to blue ribbon winners.
The show will include also the a?
ditiohal features, potato race, cha
race, doughnut race, and hig
jumps for all clases.
A special grand stand and ridir
ring will be built on the old Ma:
view golf course for the show.
Dr. Henry D. Phillips of Colur
bia, S. C.. will arrive here next, wet
to take charge of the StringfeUo
Memorial Episcopal church durin
the month of August. Dr. Philiii
will hold services at the church cat
f Sunday during the month. Re
Stephen Gardner of Washington. ^
who has had charge ?f t'i
church during July, will return 1
Washington next week.
Ek cpB Igs
Playing against a field of sixl
players. Al C. UI liner of JacUsoi
ville, Fla.. five times amateur chan
pion of Florida, won the second hai
dicap golf tournament on (Jrec
Park-Norwood golf course here Sa
urday with a fine 73. Mi* won als
the special prize for low scores o
the f>?M)-yar?l 17th hole with
birdie JL
Oscar Welhorn of Statcsville wo
low net score with a 79 gros
handicap 11, net OS. Frank Pcppt
of Jacksonville, Fla., and T. \
Kirkman of High Point, tied U
second iow net, the former wit
gross SI), handicap 19, net 70, an
the latter with gross so. handica
lo, net To.
In the spcciai event for ladie
Mrs. Matt Wall <?i" High Point wo
tow net with a well-played SG, hand
cap ii?, net G7. .Mrs. Herman Qoji
of Greensboro won low gross with
92.
The next tournament will be
flog tournament played Wedncsda;
The course i in the finest conditio:
and great interest is being shown i
the tduvnainenb?.
In Saturday's playing, William j
Williamson, Jr., treasurer of th
Charlotte Country Club, made tr
Kkxl'j'irv Ann nf tl?.i f/HR >, n II
made the shot op. the ijo-yai
third holt, which is surrounded li
sr,ixl traps.
Mr. Williamson hns been plnyin
golf for the last ten years but this
his first hole-in-one. fie stored 7
for the eighteen holes.
The Blowing Rock Power an
Light Company's entire plant hei
has been sold to a firm represente
l>y R. M. Mead of Cleveland, Ohii
according to a deed filed in Boon
with ilis. Fearl Hartley, register o
deeds. The need is for the eon
paiiy's property on the- Wataug
river near Shulls Mills, the hydri
electric plant at that point, th
auxiliary station there and the othc
at Blowing Rock, six miles of trap:
mission line, nud all other building
and vight of way easements belonc
ing to the company.
The terms of the sale could nc
be determined from the deed. S. ,
Srutts, head of the Blowing Roc
Company, said Mr. Mead or his vej
reaenlntives were expected here th:
week, and that full details could b
obtained on their arrival.
Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Goodman c
Lenoir were the guests of Mr. an
Mrs. A. M. Critcher on last Sunda
and in the. afternoon were enteruxii
ed on a outing at Green Falls at tli
foot of Grandfather. Supper wa
served picnic style, with the follow
ing present: 7>1 rs. A. M. Critcher. D:
and Mrs. Goodman, Mr. and Mr:
/vnen mragg, misses t'.uoy, wela an
Esther Diila, Mrs. Helen Cooper an
several little folks, including Wandi
Mori ami Jackie Gragg and I.utir
Helen and Joe Cooper.
Rev. C. Exeelle Rozzelle, of Chat
el Hill, formerly of Charlotte, cot
ducted services Sunday at the Blow
ing Rock Methodist church.
LIQUOR PRESCRIPTIONS
EXCEED PAPER MONE
Washington. July 28.?The bi
reau of engraving and printing
pnttjng on two shifts to supply th
oopular demand for liquor present
tion blanks, and is putting on r?
duced time the employes who prir
the nation's "aner money.
The decrease in the demand fc
paper money is attributed by th
employes whose work is being r<
duced, to the fact that the increas
ing use of bank checks is cuttin
down the exchange of currency.
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VATA\
A Non-Partisan N>
BOOXK,
ToTTticalevents
m of the past week
ie
Highlights of Political Activity of
Both Major Parties Summarized
From Recent News Dispatches
esl From Over the Country
q.. ; Small Challenges Mouzon
re j Former Representative John H.
ty Small of North Carolina, who for
r'c years represented the first district
?c- in congress, has issued a challenge
?r! to Bishon V n Maiiia? ? ? * ?
... Iiicei IIIIU
>f j on the stump in North Carolina and
2s; discuss the Democratic ticket in the
it coming: campaign.
:h r Many Mentioned as Possible
V- Successors to Simmons
s,t About nine names have been
s, j mentioned in connection with the
ss national committeemanship recently
5; made vacant by the resignation of
a-1 Senator F. M. Simmons. The list of
Js; potential successors include Coniy
j gr ess man Kerr; \V. C. Wilkinson,
2-j Charlotte; former State Senator A.
F. Sams, Winston-Salem; former
ip I Governor Cameron Morrison; Josephus
Daniels, State Revenue ComP?
missioner R. A. Doughton, J. W.
Bailey Raleigh; S. C. Brawley, Dur1-!
bam; J. Q. Gilkey, Durham, and
ii' Will Xeal of Marion. A conference
"h. is expected to be called soon by
State Chairman Mull at which time
ig- a member of the national committee
viill be named.
Moody Wins in Texss
'! Dallas, Texas. July 29.?After
ik more than 400,000 of the estimated
w. 700,000 votes cast in yesterday's
l?i state-wide Democratic primary had
>S| been counted tonight by the Texas
h election -jreau, it became increasv~
ingi; evident that Dan Moody, the
^ 35-year-oUl red haired chief oxecu,e
tive, had won a sweeping vi< tory,
:o with a run off next month necessary
to determine the nominees for Uni!
ted States senator and lieutenant
3r governor.
1" Moody, who clowned ".Ma" Fefgu11
son in a sensational contest two
ft*! years ago, had a elear majority of
11 upwai Is of 73,000 b.vey his three
t- opponents. Louis J. Ward-aw, as>?l
sailed in campaign speeches by
hj Moodj as running with the backing
a.j of J. L. Ferguson, former governor.
v; - inure than 100.000 behind, while
" the ' "It- cast for \\. E. Hawkins ar.d
f-1 -Mrs. Eilith Williams, both of whom
!1" refused to support the Democratic
"I presidential rw.tphioe, was negligible.
H was to the contest for lieutenb
.in: covornov, however, that many
" looked f. > an expression of pro and
P anti-Smith sentiment. Barrv Miller.
. f Dallas, incumbent, who pleaded
s>! for the "ticket, top to bottom"
h throughout his campaign, held a lead
of more than 63,600 over State
10 Senator Thnmfts 11. I.ove. who ?le11
dined to support Governor Smith
\ and whose name as a result was left
u; off the ballots in several counties.
United States Senator E. B. May
tiejd continued to hold the had in
r- thb senatorial race over his five op?
ponents, the vote in this contest
standing: Mayfield, 117,356; Cont'd
naily, 12.309; Owsley, 7S.0'31j
fS. SEantim, 77.100; Cunningham. 10.27S;
.McLemore, 7.SS8> Both Sena-,
tor Mayfield- and Congressman Con>"j
Sally are supporters of the national
| Democratic ticket.
r
l? Y?7??v?C ? W *1- *'1 ' r\re:? -?
(i .. v>.ol.u iu mui in Laying I I rrohibiliorv
in the North
I From a Washington dispatch to
,!tho Charlotte Observer, it is stated
. i that ""there are various women's
', i mcveir.eius against Governor Smith
in the 1101th. hut the output of press
'' matter on the subject from the raf;
tior.al Republican committee careful'f
t ly avoids piohibition."
,l Negroes Plan to Vote for Gen. Corrv
Washinton. July "29.?Dr. S. P. W.
iCJ Drew, Known as the "colored Billy
i1'! Sunday." and promoter of the naJ"j
tior.al inter-racial independent poli s.
tical party, announced here today
tnat a meeting; of negroes had been
I called at Philadelphia, September 3,
j to ms3:e known their purpose to bolt
; the Republican party ticket and give
j their reasons for doing so. Other
conferences will be held in Chicago
L*! and New York. The notice of the
e- meeting says: "Negroes to bolt the
\ Republican party and vote for Dr. S.
1 P. V.. Drc-w , vice presidential run1
ning mate of Gen. Jacob S. Coxey of
q Ohio, inter-vacial party."'
v!
i-! MABEL AND BAMBOO TIE
c FOR FIRST HAEF HONORS
is i
*-! Saturday, July 21. -was the end of
j the first half of the baseball schedule
3- , in the Watauga League, and Mabel
d and Hamlw.. litf,,' tV, fii-ei
(J | final same between these two clubs
t,j resulting in a score of 5 to 1 in favor
a| of Bamboo. The tie will be played
! off in the near future. The score
i in the game between Cove Creek and
>-i Boone was 1 to 0 in favor of the
j. former.
r_j The second half opened last Sat1
nrday with Eoone handing out a 2 to
! 1 defeat to Mabel and Bamboo dej
feating Cove Creek 6 to i.
Y. Boone has considerably strengthened
its lineup and it is expected
that the final half of the season will
js be more evenly divided than was the
e first. The schedule for Saturday's
games is as follows:
Boone at Bamboo.
it Cove Creek at Mabel.
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EGGERS-WILSON
e
Married at some point ip Tennes>
see last Monday, Miss Ina Eggers
g and Mr. Luther Wilson, both of the
Beaver Dam section.
UGA
ewspaper, Devoted to the
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CARC
Religion Is Not Main
Issue, Says Daniels
Kaleigh Editor Thinks Other States
Have Wrong Impression Regarding
National Campaign; Says Hoey
Made Mistake
By RUPERT GIL1.ETT
Blowing Rot:1*, Ju?y 2d.?"North
Carolina :s not a bigoted state, but
if people continue to harp on the
vi omitn. s religion,
other states wiii get the idea that^
this is a bigoted state/'
This statement was made by Josephus
Daniels, who is at May view
i for a short vacation.
I ''North Carolina's main objection
: to Smith is his wetness and not his
religion/' Mr. Daniels continued, 'i
get disgusted with hearing these
continuous pleas for religious tolerance,
because it gives the impression
elsewhere that this state is opposing
Smith almost solely on the ground of
: his religion. Such a conception is
entirely false, but if, by some un|
foreseen chance. Smith should fail
to get our electoral vote, other
states would he saying that North
Carolina is a bigoted state.
"There are. of course, some people
in North Carolina who will vote
agair.st Smith because of his re!
ligion, but there are fewer such people
in this state than there are in
New York City?fewer than in Illij
nois.
"Clyde Hoey made this mistake in
| his Shelby speech. In the main, it
j was a very able speech, a very clear
and concise statement of the principles
at issue ir. the campaign, but
he over emphasized the religious
! question, which, should have been
| given the minor place it deserves.
"He made another mistake in assuming
that the south opposes Tarn-,
many because of some graft with
is wet. Surely Southern Democrats
south opposes Tammany because it
which it was connected in former
vears. his is not the case. The
*
ni.t. lu mrn iroin lammany
to the Philadelphia machine
merely because of a record of graft
somewhere in Tammany's history. If
they do that, they will he going to
a machine a hundred times worse
than Tammany ever was. It is obvious.
then, that Tammany's wetness
and not its political history is the
cause of the south's opposition."
"But this opposition is not so'
widespread as some Republicans!
would have us believe," Mr. Daniels I
said. "North Carolina Democrats1
are going to vote for dry Democratic
congressmen, and with a dry
congress. Smith has no chance whatever
to modify the prohibition law.
The constitution i.- too hard to
amend for any one man to have
much influence in thai way. The
man is not yet horn who wiil see the
eighteenth amendment taVen from
the constitution. M'hen thai amend-i
mint disappears, negroes will be re-|
turned to slavery.
| Regarding Mrs. Kentian's predicI
tion that Hoover would get the
North Carolina electoral vote. Mr. j
| Daniels said, "I don't think Mrs.;
Ivennan knows much about it. \Yc;
have a normal majority of 75,000 or
more in this state. T do not believe
that enough voters can be turned to
| the Republican party to overcome
; tnai majority.
j "Moreover, hot a!! the people who]
; say they are not going to vote for
i Smith will vote for Hoover. They
i will simply not vote at all for the
presidential candidate. But they will
| vote for dry congressmen and makeSmith's
alleged wetness wholly innocuous.
-In that way, we can elect a man
of tine abilities in governmental
science and at tile same time make
his wetness harmless. The principles
of the Democratic- party are too big:
to be deserted for iittle issues."
i . j
Hoey Answers Daniels
i Shell- July 28.?Clyde R. Hoey.'
in his opening campaign speech here
explained rhe rudiments of the:
Catholic faith and the falsity of a)
purported Knights of Columbus)
oath, being scattered, not to make
religion a major issue in the Demo-,
era tic campaign, but to offset propaganda,
oral and written, a.u! much
of it false, that has been broadcast
over the rural ami textile sections of
i Carolina, he explained here today in
answering a criticism made by Joi
scphus Daniels.
i Following the Hoey speech, Mr.:
Daniels gave out a statement at
; Blowing Reel: saying that Hoey
made a mistake in "his ?v,l?
| by bringing in the religious issue.
"which should be given the minor;
] place it deserves."
"I read the comment of my good
: friend Honorable Josephus Daniels,
on that portion of my speech dealing
; with Governor Smith's religious'
! views," "stated Mr. Hoey. My purI
pose in discussing frankly this phase,
i of the question was to answer the'
| objections which have been voiced in!
! newspaper articles and in circulars'
' distributed generally throughout!
j Piedmont North Carolina.
"These circulars contain this;
| Knights of Columbus oath forgery
j and other similar matter calculated:
j to inflame the minds of the people;
i and I felt that this should be exposed
land its falsity established.
I"I fear that Mr. Daniels underestimates
the extent of this propaganda
which is being fostered
! through Republican agencies."
1- That religious propaganda broad-j
! cast in heavily populated textile sec-!
j tions of the state has proven injuvi-'
ous is generallv admitted by Demo|
purporting to "be' ex-priests or exj
(Continued on Page Eight)
PEM<
F r nterests of Northwes
>LIAA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 2. 19
S. S. CONVENTION 1
MEETS Al!G. 9-10,
Noted Sunday School Workers Will
Be Heard When County Organization
Convenes at Mt. Vernon
Next Thursday and 1-riday
Indications point to a record- 3
breaking attendance at the annual i
Watauga County Sunday School con- t
vention which is to be held Thurs- (
day and Friday. August 9 and 10. at ]
the Mount Vernon Baptist church. \
five miles oa.-t of Boone. The open- 1
ing sessi will he held at S o'clock 4
Thursday night, August <3.
According to announcement made c
by officers of the organization, the t
program has been prepared with the 't
idea of having "a convention for tne \
discussion of practical Sunday school plans
and problems." the plan being }
to have something in the convention %
that will help workers in all depart- a
ments of the Sunday school. L
Among the prominent speakers on [
the program will be Miss Daisy Magee,
Raleigh, children's division su- ?
perintendent of the North CarolinaI J
Sunday School Association, and Mis- x
Freda Bose, Louisville, K\'.. for the ,
past four years educational directo*- :
of the New Orleans. La., council of
religious education. During the con- ^
vertion these workers will discus- 5
v.nious nhases of Sunday scho.- \
v.ork. (
As has been previously announced,
a peifuant will be presented to the1 (
Sunday school havi. in the conven- .
tion the largest number of represeb-j 1
tativc>, 1G years of age and over,j
based on the number of miles from | j
that particular church to the church
to the church which the convention
is held. The contest is open to all
Sunday schools in the county, except (
the Sunday school with which the
convention is held and others within i
one mile. The \ enriant will be pre- j
sonted at the close of the session. ,
Friday afternoon. }
Program
The progiam for the convention!
h- as follows: 1
Thursday Night
Devotional, E. N. Hahn.
Meeting the Needs of the Child,
Miss Daisy Ma gee. i
Song; <
Record of attendance. ?
Youth and the Church. Miss Freda !
Bose.
Announcements.
Friday Morning, 10:20
rt?->vv?t-irmnt K T Hui-vicnn 1
The Sunday School Organized for j
Service, Miss" Freda Bcse.
Business: Reports of county and i
township officers; appoinntent of!'
committees; record of attendance: j j
A Great Work in a Great State.' :
Miss Daisy Magee. j i
Offering for support of county;
and state Sunday Ssehool associa- ?
lions.
Announcements.
Dinner at the church. Everybody
invited to come and bring a basket. ]
Friday Afternoon, 2 O'clock
Dev >tional, I. G, Greer. i ^
Tht Use of the Picture in Teach-j i
ing. Miss Daisy Ma gee.
Song.
Worshin m the Sunday School, j
Miss Freda Bose.
Questions and Discussion. Onpor-' i
umity Tor the presentation and dis- ,
cussion of special Sunday sch.oi
problems. 1
Business: Reports of committees
and elect ion of officers; plucV ?f
next meeting: presentation of at-, i
tendance pennant.
Friday Nisht 8 O'clock
Devotional, I. G. Greer.
Preparing and Telling a Story, <
Sor.g.
Our Task as Sunday School Work- ;
ers. .Miss Daisy Magee. i
Adjourn. i
SOMETHING NEW IN THE
CULT: V ATI ON OF POT ATOES \
Proi. W. L. Winkler oi Boone and '
Blowing Rock R. F. D.. while in town
Tuesday morning- was asked by a ,
representative of The Democrat
about the i.umber of guests in his
popular home. His reply was: "We, <
are full up." He was asked about '
his crops and he replied, " We have
never had better." Then, as if a
new thought had struck him. he said. ,
"Let me tell you something new in |
potato raising. Last fall, early in
November, 1 found I had quite a iot ,
of fine but small seed potatoes left ,
on my hands, and the- idea occurred 1
to me to plant them. Accordingly'
t soon had one of my men plowing J
up a rich plot of ground. It wapiti
in fine shape and furrowed off ,
deeply. The potato s vcrc dropped: '
without cutting ar.fi ccvercd deep ".
with a furrjrag plow- The- were a i
little late coic-iug up i:i the spring'
but when they did make their ap-^
pearance they were far in advance <
of the earliest crops planted in my
neighborhood.
"They were nippeu by frost, but
it did not seem to retard their, ,
growth but 'itt'e. They were eulti- (
vated as early as the season would: ,
allow, and 1 have never raised a j
more satisfactory crop, coming in, . N
as it did, when our people were buy-: ]
ing their early potatoes from ship-! ,
pers in Eastern Carolina. The vines | j
have long since been dead, and the 1 ,
yield of large-meaily 'spuds' is abun-; j
dant.
"For size and quality they far ex-' j
eeed anything raised on my farm:
this year." : '
This from one of our thoughtful.
experimental farmers might really
revolutionize potato growing in Wat- j
attga.j which hiis this year become! ,
one' of the county's largest staple' ,
crops. ! ;
)CRA
it North Carolina
2S
E. Miller Becomes
Further Involved
"ligh Point Broker Charced Hire
With Misappropriation of Funds,
is Charged by Greensboro Man
With Embezzlement
High Point. July 2*5.?Claude EV
diiicr, local broker, today was faeng
another charge of embezzlement,
his iatest chaige being filed by
harles Morrison of Greensboro, who!
Jilieges tr.at Miller got $f>2p.7o from
lim, a check given for that amount
eing returned by the bank, marked
'insufficient funds '
A v. arrant churning Miller with
nibezzkment was seived on him at
he Guilford General hospital, where
te has been z patient for some time.
>y Deputy Sheriff Gray. A few
reeks ag-.< the town of Boone
>ralight action against Miller. He
vas at the time released under bond
md Deputy Sheriff Gray required
m additional $10,000 '.n the latest
rase.
Morrison charges, according to the
itory told Deputy Gray, that some
ime ago he negotiated a loan from
;hc company with which Miller is
onnected for the sum of $1,825.70
Is said Miller took the check to him
it Greensboro, telling him that the
rompany required him (Miller) to
er the check indorsed and then take
t back to his office so that record
?f it might be made on his books.
Morrison according- to Deputy
Gray, said he indorsed the check
md let Miller take it back tj make
he record he claimed was necessary.
Miller told him he would return it
he following day. But several days
>assed. Morrison said, c.r.d wired
Miller for k money. T ?
hanged messages for three- ? . according
to the story, and fina l;, hi
er sent $ 1,00b. saying the remair.i c>825.70
would be forwarded the folowing
day. When finally the check
.vas sent it was returned by I he;
uink. Morrison said.
3R. CLARKE HEARD BY
LOCAL ClVl'l AN CLUB
"Foia Square Aivu-ricaiusm" was
ihn Kobb-I'j >f 51 ? ??* * -'o
. - *- r-.rsA-i ?.\w
iress delivered before t:.. Civitan
rlub at its weekly iuneh'-on at tfei
Daniel Boone hotel last Thursday by
Dr. Clarke of Xevv \ ork and the
University ol the South, Sewanee,
IVnn. Dr. Clarke is field representative
of the Episcopal chtsrch in the
United States, and has lectured in
ever y s. .te fin the Union ami in foreign
lands. Hi | led to
with the greate. J d all
agreed that no more tr.ceresving or
helpful taik had ever been listened
to by members of the Civitan club.
Rev. Dr. Will O. Gordon, pastorj
L?f the Cove Creek Baptist church,
was also a guest of the club ami
made ;> very brief talk.
President Moose announced that
be had received a letter from the
president of the Carolina Association
of Civitan Clubs* suggesting
inteivclub meetings in the Carolin&s,
The Boone club u paired with Salisbury
and a date for the joint meet
iiijLT, eitiiot here, Salisbury or sonic!
ntcvmoikate point. v.-jiV be arranged:
in the niav future. The idea of
l.ee inter club meetings is to bviuir
about' a closet eo-op ratlrr biit>V,e*i^i
he g-aniy,aii< of the state.
Committees
Various club c .mmittees for the
rear were announced by President1
\ loose as i'silows:
Membership
J. F. Moore, chairman ; 1G1 M.:
Jritc'tcr, Claude Muscr.
Fellowship
Claude Moser, chairman; A. V.
dowel], Russell Hodgds, !. B. Haganan.
\V. R. Winkler, Tracy Count-ill,
id Quails.
Public Affairs
E. X. Hahn. chairman; P. A.J
dicks, L. S. Isaacs, S. C. Eggcrs, M.
IV. Beach, T. B. Moore. L. L. Bing-i
am.
Finance
\Y. H. Gragg. chairman; G. P.i
dagamar.. D. -J. Cottrell.
Entertainment
1. G. Grccr, J. P. Burke. J. B.
iteele. J. A. Sproles, W. E. Comer.
I. A. Yount. Joe Gaithcr.
Constitution and Bylaws
Ed Bingham, J. L Quails, W. C
Ireer.
Miscellaneous
G. 1'. Hagaman. chaitman, W. 11.
iragg. M. P Critcher, Charlie Eire.
J. B. Taylor.
Officers of the club are; G E.
lioose, president; Gordon Winkler,
ice president; A. E. South, seers-'
ary; Leo. B. Vaughn, treasure.
me come. 01 ci-vectcrs i? composed
)f R F. McDade, J. F. Moove. Claude
'tloser. Russell Kodges, HowardIrlast.
UDEON BIBLES WILL BE
PLACED IN DANIEL BOONE
I
Next Sunday afternono at 4
feloek at the Boone Methodist
rhtirch a special Gideon mass meetr.g
will be held to which the public is
nvited. At this time the Bibles
vhich will be placed in the Daniel
Soone hotel rooms will he dedicated
o the end that they may be a com'ort
and inspiration to The guests
"ho should read them. A special.
urogram has been arranged for the'
netting which is given under the
ruspioes of the Watauga Ministerial
Association. The meeting is purely',
nterdennniinational and all are.
lrgod to attend.
1
Tom: "If you won't marry me I'll'
:ommit suicide." May: "Well, clear
rut. 1 won't have you hanging'
iround here."
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OUTLOOK BRIGHT
SAYS HOUGHTON
While Here Last Week, Eighth District
Congressman Said He Expects
to Carry Every County in
the District by an Increased Majority
By RUPERT GULLETT
"When November conies. you
won't be able to get a Republican to
bet an even dollar that they will
cany a single district in North Carolina."
Those were the words used by
Representative K. L. Doughton here
last week when he was asked for a
vwiiiincii- uh osr.Btor mioses prediction
that Mr. Dough tori would be defeated.
"The Republicans always have the
stale carried in -July and August,"
Mr. Doughtop continued, "and sometimes
as late as September, but their
confidence decreases rapidly after
that, and by November they are not
making any predictions at all The
process has been the same in ali of
the nine elections 1 have gone
through and won."
"I believe, after such a record, I
am in a position to .speak with autohrity
on this subject.. Of course,
there is a possibility that we would
lose if we neglected the situation,
!|u|: we are not going to neglect it.
1 am in constant touch with the political
leaders of the state, and particularly
with those in my own district.
add I find them this year
more enthusiastic than they have
been in years. Ail of 'hem are
v."< '-king hard, and that means that
the Republicans will not carry a congressional
district in the entire
state,
"This summer I have visited all
the nine counties in my district and
have come in contact with people in
ail walks of life in those nties.
! ion. these close pbservatiens I can
say ihat the Republicans \yiil not
carry a county in my district?not
even Wat uiga.''
When :t was pointed out to Mr.
Douchum tha mauv He n.biican
itnoc-rs, imbtirinig Mrs. W. E. ilennai.,
nation:.; coniniitticwoman,
were pointing to the hoav.v Re pub*
.VUII tui^ Hi HUiill WillUlllia !l>
i'. -O and Claiming a similar large
vate ri.it, year. Mr. Doughton said:
"What or it? They didn't carry
the state in 1m20. That was a year
of genera! dissatisfaction and reacj
tire; from ti e war. *pd (. heavy vote
nap tn be ^vpecteu. But you will
notice "chat when unusual situations
bring but heavy votes. Democrats
vote heavily as weii as Republicans,
and tin usual balance is maintained.
"Mrs. KonnanV argumeilt that if
!ht I!. publicans had voted as heavily
in 1936 as in 1 U'l" ?ohns>n J.
Hay. .- would have been elected to
the senate does not hold. The same
iiyr.i.therieal situation that might
have caused a heavy Republican vote
in that year would have caused a
nr.ipoitioiiaiiy heavy Democratic
vote, wit!: the result tnai the Democrats
v.ouh'. have itusted the state
its usual.
"hit , n if. as Mrs. Konhaii says,
i nct-lViu.ihs of those who cast Republican
ballots ir. lt'tiO were horn
Demoe: nts, yoi. cai-.'t compare a year
like 1920 w'iti Tim people of
Xorth Carolina are satisfied with
Democratic state officers, and tbey
are not going to change. The few
times that liorcihlicatrs have been in
control of state offices they have
made ;. complete failure. Our state
ticket this year is uiiosuaiiy popular,
and it has z report! of! fine administration
behind it.
"On the whole. I sen no reason to
become panicky because the Repuh
near.s are loUov,uy their unusual
gistom of carry: eg the state in Jnly
and August instead of in November
HIGH POINT BROKER
TO EE TRIED AUG. 4
Gland E. Miller, High Print broker
who ivparrested sonu tiniv ago by
the town of Boone en a charge of
having appropriated to his own use
the Stra'i of Sle.OOO of locrd municipal
to litis, will be given a preliminary
hearing baloi-o Edwin .N. Halm,
justice of the peace, on Saturday,
August 4th, according to arrangements
made public by -A. Y, Howell,
city oiivV.. The date for the trial
w.-.s set as soon as was possible for
the defendant to appear, he hating
beer, confined in a High Point hospital
sines the action was brought
against him.
According to air. Howell, various
loans had been negotiated by ihe
city through Miller covering a
period of about two yeais, and up
until this time, the dealings with him
had been altogether satisfactory. It
is understood that a definite date
will soon he set for a hearing before
the state insurance commission, at
r>Vl firvio if ie ovnnntnrl
.. ....... ?i IO iWIJiCl
will be barred from again operating
as a broker in this state.
Mr. Howell states that after having
made investigations, Mr. Miller
is solvent and there is no likelihood
that the town will lose the amount of
the note, the proceeds of which Miller
is alleged to have embezzled.
LOVE-HODGES
Married, last Saturday evening, at
Mountain City, Term.. Miss MariUa
i.cve, daughter of Mr. and Mr3.
Dave I.ove of Vilas, and Mr. Dock
Hodpes, son of Mrs. Larkin Hodges
of Pop'.ar Grove. Mr. and Mrs.
Hodges will reside at the old homestead
on Poplar .Grove. __ __
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