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> w VOLUME XLI, NO. 18. Last Word! LATEST NEWS OF WORLD'S EVENTS C.ATHF.REl) FROM LATE PUBLICATIONS COAST GUARDSMEN TO RESCUE Only unusuai ucrouul of C.?;t Guardsmen prevented still another major disaster of storm-tossed Lake Michigan Tuesday, when the liner Wisconsin, with 65 aboard foundered thirteen miles off the coast from Kenosha, Wis. Eight persons were believed to have perished. The others, swept from the decks by the rushing waves or dumped into the frothing surf when lifeboast were swamped, were saved by the heroic work of Coast Guardsmen and crews of other ( ships which answered the Wisconsin's i frantic SOS calls. JOHN ROACH STRATTON DEAD The Rev. John Roach Straton, one .L_ IJi - - ? oi me worio s ouisianam'j cnampions of fundamentalism, died at Clifton Springs, N. Y., Tuesday, at the age of 54. Dr. Straton, who as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in New York, became famous during the last Presidential campaign by his intensive crusade against the candidacy of ExGovernor Al Smith, had been critically ill with a nervous breakdown for more than a month. The breakdown came as he was believed to ha've recovered from a slight paralytic stroke he suffered last April. NORRIS WILL RUN AGAIN Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska Tuesday night announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for re-election next year. In a lengthy statement issued from Washington, the veteran Nebraska independent who last year campaigned for the ^Democratic Presidential nominee, said he had been forced to lay aside a desire to retire from public i life by a challenge against himself I and his principles. Senator Norris has opposed President Hoover in the Senate on his farm relief and tariit revision program*, and it is believed that Samuel F. McKLelvie, former Ne-| bra ska Governor and a member of tlbe farm board, -will oppose him tor the nomination. A. F. L. TO ORGANIZE SOUTH j Heads of all international and na- j 'tional labor unions in the United States are to confer within the next j three weeks on the labor situation in the South. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, said yesterday in Washington that William Green, president of the organization, would issue his call to the officers in *'a few days." Work is going forward to unionize every textile mill in the South. MADAME CURIE BUYS RADIUM A tsn nrv? a gram of radium for her valorous j researches awaited Madame Curie when she arrived at the White House Wednesday for a visit with the President and Mrs. Hoover. Encased in silver, it was presented to her at the National Academy of Sciences at <*?wemonies which included an address by the President. Madame Curie is the discoverer of radium. SENATOR BURTON DEAD Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio died in Washington Monday night, after an illness of several months. Word of Mr. Burton's demise grieved official Washington from President Hoover down. From tiroo to time the President had called on the 77-yearold Legislator to keep in close personal touch with his condition. Ever j since Mr. Burton suffered a relapse ^ in his long-standing illness last week, messages of friendship had been reaching his home from Ohio and elsewhere. One of the last was from Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain through the British Embassy. Mr. MacDonald expressed appreciation for the work the Ohio Senator had done in the cause of pwee expressed a devout wish for his rocsvery. STOCK PRICES CRASH A further crash in stock prices, exceeding in intensity last Thursday's demoralizing session, took place Monday as Wall Stree continued to Rm weou cut it: -?rerV#?ned speculative accounts, and place its house in order after the wild orgy of speculation for the advance which has taken place in the last five years. Financial New York City was shaken to the core. Net declines in many active issues ran from $10 to $60 a share, with the market elonug practically at the bottom. Total sales were 9.212,800 shares, which have been exceeded only by the record-breaking K| ?5?* cu Thursday. Prices Wednesday were still at the bottom. 7ATA\ A Non-Partisan N< BOON mnmTiFmvi n 4 in rrn miDuii1^ r/vm iu PROF. DOUGHERTY More Than One Thousand Gather to Pa/ "c?pcti? to Mcxcry of Noted Educator. Portrait Is Unveiled as Gift of Students. A memorial service, in which various noted friends ot D. D. Dougherty paid eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased college cofounder, was held in the auditorium of Appalachian State Teachers' College Saturday evening. More than one thousand came together for the exercises and the feature of the evening was the presentation on behalf of the former students of a portrait of Mr. Dougherty, executed in oil by Mrs. Rufus Gwyn, of Lenoir. A committee composed of those who matriculated during the "early-days bf| the Appalachian Training School was in charge of the program. Although the seating capacity of the main auditorium was taxed by the great gathering, desirable scats; had been provided and reserved for the family, for pioneer benefactors of the school, and especial attention was given to the matter of seatinnr tho faculyt, as well as the employees in I every line who had worked faithfully and long hand in hand with Profes- i sor Dougherty. Professor I. G. Greer: introduced the speakers. Rev. W. L. Scot.tr pastor of Rutherford College Methodist Church, said the invocation. Rev. Scott was the first student to register at the; A. T. S. when the institution was established in 1001. Following the invocation, Mrs. Kdgar BroymJl, the former Miss Sadie Hunt, a r"orr>h"r nf the Class nf jj rendered a special solo. Mrs. Broyhill was accompanied at the piano by Miss Ruth Coffey, talented director of music at the College. Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, Morgan ton, perhaps one of the closest friends of 1). D. Dougherty, in characteristic Bradshaw style paid tribute to the life and character of his fallen companion. The eminent pulpit orator went back to the days when he and Mr. Dougherty were students at Wake Forest, and reviewed the career of ibis great scholar through the many years following his college days. His work as a builder, student, scholar and Christian gentleman was stressed in Mr. Rrndshaw's eulogy. "D. D. Dougherty had as much moral courage as any man I have ever known," said the speaker, "however, owing to his retiring disposition, few men were privileged to know him as did I. Had it not been for this dis-! position, Dolph Dougherty would have been rocno-niyn/l of the greatest mathematicians, astronomers and naturalists in -t^orth Carolina. His life was an unuspally busy one. Despite his manifold duties, however, he was at all fames thoughtful of others, always wijling to help out his fellow man, and Contributed liberally of his timij to church and other Christian activities. A man could have had no better friend than he, who we revere this evening." Following a vocal rendition of "The Holy City" by Dr. Sykes, of Greensboro, a student of the A. T. S. of Other days, Dr. Sykes and Mrs. Broyhill sang "Some Day t.he Silver Cord WuV Break," one of Hi. BstighexlyV favorite hymns. Two granddaughters of the late professor. Lillie Alene and Elizabeth Brown, children of Rev. and Mrs. O. L. Brown, of Greensboro, unveiled the portrait, which was presented to the college in the name of the former students of the institution by Attorney A. H. Casey, North Wilkesboro. Mr. Casey discussed the life of bis former tutor from the viewpoint of a siuaent, presenting mm as one ot the greatest friends to the youth of the hill country, and recalled touching incidents of the manner in which he had always extended a helping hand. Throughout his talk, the welt known attorney referred to D. D. Dougherty as "your friend and mine." William R. Lovill, local attorney and son of Captain Edward F. Lovill, for almost a quarter of a .century chairman of the board of trustees of the college, and active in this capacity until his death accepted the painting on behalf of the trustees. Mr. Lovill recited in detail the trying days when State appropriations, insofar as the mountain section was concerned, were unthinkable, and recounted the seemingly insurmountable barriers which the Dougherty brothers, D. D. and B. B., brushed aside in their struggle to make their school the leader of Northwestern Nortv Carolina. He cited the million-dollar college plant as proof-posif IVP tVlof I Vioir iirn??1r ?n.n<- n.vf The deceased man was referred to as "one of deep vision, of fixed purpose, a deep thinker, a scholar, builder and one of the Sate's most colovful pioneers in the field of education, gggg 1'l^lfeP-^Ooughertv can nev(Continued on Page 8) -\ ;.. UGA swspaper, Devoted to the E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH 01 j D?? A/1?? I? T ?IAV0V<* AW To Spencer Church The Annual Conference of the Methodist Church ended its session in High Point Monday with the readme of the assignments of the ministers for the coming year's work. An unusual number of changes were made by the body, those of local interest being the removal of Rev. C. H. Moser, pastor of the Boone Methodist Church for the past two years, to the pastorate of the Central Church at Spencer, and that of Rev. R. A. Taylor, for five years on Watauga charge, who was assigned to the West End Church in the Gastonia District. O. J. Chandler, supply, comes to Boone charge while A. Burgess goes to Watauga. Rev. Chandler is listed "supply" because of the fact that he is a member of the Kentucky Conference and the idea that he is a student minister should be corrected. lie came to North Carolina for his health and the conference can use him only, under the beading of "supply," since he is not officially a member of the conference. fie is known as one of the foremost ministers of the State an.I at m - j-_r. onwc muaci gyiiiR uis congregation feels fortunate in having secured Mr. Chandler. A desperate etfort was made to have Mr. Moser, who has accomplished much here, return, but without avail, and the going of he and his family brings sor- j row to many. Rev. Mr. Taylor in serving Watauga for five years, had done the unusual, and his services were so out-1 standing that his congregation did their best to huye him return. I Rev. Moser returns to Boone this! week and prepares lor moving, deliv-l ! ering his farewell sermon Sunday,; [ while Mr. Chandler and family will] | arrive next week, he filling his first j appointment the following Sunday. I | Boone was made a ''station," Blowing j I Rock having been taken from this, | work. The latter will be supplied I from the Todd Circuit, while the j Boone Church will have for the first i time a minister of its own. Those going as delegates to the conference from Boone were J. S. Stanbury, Dr. J. 1). Rankin, and Rev. J. M. iJwonum. Jesse Ragan Dies in North WiikesboFG Mr. Jesse Ragan, of Mini Camp, almost 72 years of age, went, on last Monday, to North Wilkeshoro with a load of produce. He was accompanied by a Woodring hoy. Soon after arriving at his destination, he walked across the street and called the boy to him. He sat down on the edge Ot the walk, remarking, "I feel like 1 am going to faint," and almost instantly fell back dead. The remains were brought home the same day, and on Tuesday evening interment was made in the cemetery at Meat Camp Church, of which he had been a consistent member for 39 years. In the absence of his pastor, Rev. Roc Payne, the funeral services'were; conducted by Revs. Ed. Hodges and L. A. Wilson. Both ministers paid high tribute to the life and works of their deceased friend. Mr. Ragan was thrice married. First to Miss Nancy Miller, to whom three children were born, all living. He was married liie nduiiu lime to-.l Miss Annie Minton, and to this union was born nine children, one of whom was killed in France during the. World War. His last marriage was to Mrs. John Campbell only a | r?1,ir mnntlin *? * ?' 1 ^ 1 ' . - - ........t... .I,.,.. n.oiue ,irom ns I wife and children, Mr. Ragan is surI vived by seven brothers and one sisI ter Messrs. Wade, Bob (now in Mis1 souri), Frank, James, Andrew, Boss, Dan B, and Mrs. Nancy Norris. He is also survived by 24 grandchildren. Jesse Ragan was one of Watauga's choice citizens. Unassumingly he went on his way through a long life, a paragan for truth, soberness, in! tegrity, honesty in its broadest sense, j and, far surpassing all this, he was a high-toned Christian gentleman. He leaves a host of relatives and friends, as was demonstrated by the large crowd that essemhled Tuesday afternoon to pay their last respects to their dear kinsman and friend. The Democrat feels that it has sustained a real loss in the death of its life-long friend, Jesse Ragan. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS *| W. H. Crag, Realty Co. 1 i J. D. Horton's Garage. Sheriff L. M. Farthing, j J. St E. Self-Service Store. Boone Coal Company. Pastime Theatre, i Hodges Drug Company. Boone Steam Laundry, j Spain hours', Incorporated. Boone Drug Company, j Central Tire Company. Carolina Stores. I I Company. 1 " Best Interests of Northw< IROLINA, THURSDAY OCTOBER ; CEWtfiKf-WlNKIM SUCCUMBS FRIDAY Outxtinding Citizen of the Town and County Dead After Long 1 In ess. Was One of the Foremost Livestock Raisers of This Section. Mr. George C. Winkler, 56 years old, owner of the New River Stock Farm, just without the eastern limits of the city, died at his home last Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock. Mr. Winkler had been afflicted with a chronic ailment for several years, but had been confined to his room for just a few days when the end came. Mr. Winkler was born and raised on the farm on which he died, and had been a contributing factor in the farming industry of this region. He was one of the first farmers of Watauga County to foresee the wisdom of stocking the hills with pure-bred cattle and introduced new blood lines into the herds of this section before any general idea had been formed looking to the elimination of the scrub. He was a leading forwardlooking citizen, a useful man, a mov ing spirit in the life of his community, which has suffered a great in his death. Ho is survived by his widow, one son, William; daughter, Helen; three brothers, J. L. and J. S. Winkler, Boone; W. F. Winkler. Valle Crucis; four sisters, Mrs. J. D. Council! and Mrs. W. H. Hardin, of Boone; Mrs. 1. N. Corpening. Lynn Creek, Mo., and Mrs. Roby Ester, of Carstairs, Alberta, Canada. Funeral services were conducted from the home Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. A. Yount, pastor of the Lutheran Church, follow ing which burial w?a Vfiuuc in the family cemetery near the home. CHAIRMAN ISSUES RED CROSS CALL November 11 Set for Annual Drive. Boone, Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis Will Have Active Workers. Watauga's Fund Now Practically s- ExqVU?L<?, On Armistice Lay. November 11, Watauga County Chapter, American Red Cross, will put on its annual roll call (or membership. Ever since the turbulent war times this chapter has had at least a little bit of money on which to draw in dire emergencies, and has always been handled almost as a sacred fund, not a dollar ever having been taken from the amount, except w hen calamities stalked through the land, or pressing local charities demanded it. Then it was drawn upon with thankful hp arts that we had a fund, though at'some times very small, made possible by our good, loyal. Christian citizenship, in their membership fee of only $1 per year. Just now the demands coming in locally are far in excess of the almost depleted amount of cash in the bank, and, unless our people rally to this call, our hands, as a charitablec institution, will be tied, and many there will be who will miss it sorely. Widows, orphans and others of God's extremely poor are looking to you end i.o me for a pittance, with which to buy bread or, perhaps, to provide some little comfort for a diseaseridden child. What will you do about it? The points on which We expect to draw are Boone, Blowing Rock, Valle Crucis and Cove-Greek. At each of these points there will be an active lady who will wait upon you, and let us insist that you harken to their call, for we cannot afford to fall be low our quota. Our people have ever been loyal, and I have an abiding faith that they will remain so in this hour of need. The Red Crc>3s is the one institution throughout the country that has stood firm throughout the years in its efforts to relieve suffering humanity. Now, all together, for the biggest and best Roll Call we have ever had. Sincerely. R. C. RIVKKS, County Chairman. Noted Divine Will Preach at Stone Church Rev. S. D. Thurlow, pator of the Advent Chvistian Church, Lenoir, will preach in the Stone Church in Boone Sunday morning 11 o'clock. The reverend gentleman is one of the foremost sermonizers of the Advent Church and it is hoped that the attendance at his services, will be large. A special male quartet from Tennessee has been engaged to render special music for the.service as well as at the Sunday School period. Next Sunday being World Temperance Sunday, a short temperance program will be rendered at the Sunday School hour. There wii! ne no evening service. I?r.MJ ?rT| M J wtcyniik TYAtaB :;r j^3- T sr >vif??api saresy CRij ist North Caroiina ' ? : "", ? ? : (l, 1929. 2 Livestock Association I J To Meet November 5 According to an announcement by the secretary, G. P. Hagaman, there will be a meeting of, the Watauga P County Livestock Association on Sat XT n '?rffSti ?'- ???.'? ?.it. _ UUia^, itutcuiuci if, m U1C cuuituvuoi; at Boone. All farmers and stockmen of the county are invited. The purposes of this meeting are, first, to arrange to buy a carload of f bulls, perhaps calves or yearhngs-- ^ line-bred. Mr. W. E. Shipley, of Vir- 0j ginia, is expected to be present and ?j give the assembly some valuable in- w formation. rj Another purpose of this meeting is p3 to consider plans for holding a farm r institute of one week sometime, per- cj I haps, in December. It is the purpose jc of the association to secure men of (j experience and training to conduct this institute. Special emphasis will be given to livestock, dairying, poultry, larm, iructv aiiu garden crops, gj soil improvement, marketing, etc. It C] is proposed to give this service to the 4; farmers free. jr Professor B. B. Dougherty is very jr much interested in this institute and jt will put the Appalachian State Nor- [A mal college behind the proposition. rt County Superintendent Smith HaRaman, president of the Livestock As- n; sociation, urges a large and represen- c( tative attendance. Don't forget the | date?November 9. 1 v.; 1 . I j Elizabethton Beaten by | Lees-McRae Institute I ^ j ! C< 1 Banner Elk, Oct. 29.?Lees-Mc- \y \ Rae College played its third game a 1 cf the season and its second victory won from Elizabethton High School a; Saturday afternoon on the college v athletic field at Banner Elk. The score was 7-G. From first, to last, it; h was clean, hard-fought bujl, with j both teams playing their very best. | si For the visiting team York, quav- j terback, was the star, while Dicker- f son, quarterback, who made a spectacular run, and D. Garland, fullback, with his bulldog tenacity, were the outstanding players for Lees-McRae. An interesting feature of the ^ game was the fine singing and cheer- o ing of the Lees-McRae girls on the e side lines, led by Faye Wilson and t ? Ethel HannePy," cheer leaders; who j v with Jiggs, the mascot, headed a | o snake across the field. ' a Elizabethton Posit. Lees-McRac! j1 Filzsimmons . . R. E Greene i Boewlys R T Crumm ^ Perry R. G . . .C. Garland, c ^ Sugerson C Ramsy tj W, Clark L. E Lcnon _ McQueen L. T Townsend j j, Sledge L. G Ciprion j ^ York Q. B Dickerson i (j Toneray R. H Forbis ! " T U Tt i I" " e I C. Clark F. B P. Garland s j Substitutes?Flynn for Townsend; h I Townsend for Cruiiim. The next game will be played with t. Crossnoro, on Saturday, November f 2, at Crossnore. a li CIVITAN'S "SWEETHEART" n HONORED AT LUNCHEON li ! a The regular Civitan luncheon at n the Daniel Boone Hotel last Thurs- j1 day turned into a miscellaneous : shower party for Aliss Edith Knight, known as "Civitan's Sweetheart," ^ " whose marriage to lur. Clyde" Riicii, a of Greoiftboro, has been announced ? for November. Miss Knight, who frequently has 11 rendered invaluable service to Civi; tan as a vocal entertainer, was asked 1,1 i to assist in Thursday's program. It e was not until after she had rendered ^ the solos that she learned she was ^ the honoree. Mr. M. P. Critcher was 1 in charge of the program and Rev. j Yount made the introductory re-j^ marks. Mrs. M. P. Critcher was in 1 " charge of the gifts, which were nu- J ? merous and lovely and were pvesent-, '' ed with the appreciation of the club n niPlTlhcrV SPV-PVOI el?n"( inlleo I ( vv . v>7M> Wl 1I\S U1 ttjj- | , preciation for Miss Knight's unselfish1 service to Civitan were made and | . unanimous expressions of good wish-! es for her future happiness featured | the closing of the session. 1 P i ? GRAGG MAY BE NAMED e REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN ? - ! I The name of W. H. Gragg, of j Boone, now looms in Republican I Ji j circles as a nrohahle cKoim ' ' ithe State chairmanship when the j ? State Executive Committee meets ! , in Greensboro on November 6 for ' p i the purpose ot selecting a ' | man and making such other ap- \ pointments and endorsements as }j | are necessary at this time. q \ There is no indication that Mr. n j Gragg seeks the appointment> how- tl ever friends in various sections of V I the State are sponsoring a move- P mcnt to name hirai Mr. Gragg was \ a delegate to the National Repob] lican Convention in Kansas City a | j last summer. I J J T FIVE CENTS A COPY tOMY COOK DEAD AS BOAT TURNS roro merit Young Man of Boone Meets Tragic Death at Detroit. Funeral Service* Tccsds^. W?? Popular Student at Normal College. Funeral services were conducted uesday from the Baptist Church for omy A/Ook, son oi mia. uOun CGwi?, I this city, who was drowned near etroife. Mich., a week previously hen a speed boat in which he was ding catapulted he and two cornunions into the storm-tossed waters, ev. P. A. Hicks, pastor of the lurch, was in charge of the serves and interment was in the Boone emetery. Advices reaching Mrs. Cook as to le tragic death of her son indicate mt he, with two companions, were rijoying a motor boat trip. The frail aft was making a speed of about 5 miles per hour, a storm was comI rr in and *>11 ( lirnn tlfovn rlactn/I tto the icy waters. The boat kepi s terrific speed and ran in circles tv about half an hour after it was dieved of its human cargo. The Wair was so cold and the waves tuning so high that any effort to resac the boys would have been fule. The bodies of young Cook and is companions were taken from the ater two days later. Mr. Cook was 19 years old, a gradate of the Boone High School and ad ccredits of one year at the local allege and one at Berea College. He as an exceptionally bright young iaii of industrious habits, having one to Detroit only a few months go to secure employment. He was cry popular among the College stuents and acquaintances in town who ear of his death With great sorrow". Surviving are a mother and four isters and brothers, Officers Elected by the American Legion At a meeting of Watauga Post, American Legion, held Friday night, fficers for the coming year were lected as follows: Spencer Miller, lommaiider; Kelly Osborne, first icc-commandef; C. C. Rogers. 3ecnd vice-comnianuci i L.-D. Woodard, diutant: Walter Watson, sereeant tarms; Rev. Will O. Gordon, criaplin. The meeting, which was held at he Legion rooms over Central Tire lompany, was well attended, and enhusiasm ran high throughout the ession. Past-Commander H. Grady 'arthing. under whose direction the .egion has progressed so successfully uring the past year, received a vote f thanks for his brilliant work in onnection with the reunion of exoldiers and celebration which \vas?W eld in Boone last Fourth of July. Other matters of business were aken up, and an intensive program or bringing all World War vcterns into the organization was outncd. Watauga Post is one of the \ost progressive in Western Carona. and its members, practically to man, are active in its service. It my well be predicted that its fume is safe in the hands of the neW, '-elected staff of officers. Commander Miller during the oming year plans to add new details already* extendivp work of -rt?e ionization, ar.k asks for tnc su|Vort of every member during his adlinisi ration. The American Legion Auxiliary, iheduled to hold a meeting for the lection of officeis on the same date, ostponed its meeting until early in [ovembev, the date to be announced iter. The next meeting of Watauga Post ill be held in the courthouse on Ion day night, November 11, 8 'clock. A commiitee has been apointed to work out a suitable Arlistice Day program and memorial ervice for boys who lost their lives uring the World War. iFTERNOON PAPER IS DELIVERED IN BOONE Mr. T. J. Hartley, circulation deartment, Winston-Salem Sentinel, as hi town Thursday and while here stablished a route for his journal in (lis city. Dcnald Greer, son of Mr. ' M. Greer, is the local carrier and as secured a number of weekly 3ubcriptions. The edition reaching toone is published at noon time and ; in the hands of the readers about :30, thus adequately completing the juiy paper service enjoyed Dy the eople of this region. It v* ill' he remembered that The Winston-Salem Journal, sister pubcation, was the first State paper to stablish a route giving Boone the lorning edition at 10 o'clock, and ow equally fine service is provided .'ith the afternoon edition at the rice of only 20 cents per week. An income of $300 from one-half ere of land planted to onions and hsmsn tauiiage is uc " . Hughes of Avery County.
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