North Carolina Newspapers

==?= VULUMfc XLi, NO. 50 Today and Tomorrow By FRANK P. STOCKBKIDGE j Banks A. P. Gianniu) told a Congressional committee the other day that tranch banking would eventually supersedc the present system of hide-1 pendent local banks in the United Mutes, as it has "done ?n Canoda and largely in England. Small villages, he said, cannot support . a bank with sufficient resources, to meet the growing industrial needs of small townsMr. Giannini is probably right. There are good-sized cities in the iv- United States whose progress has ? t been held back by lack of adequate ^ local banking capital and by the narrow outlook of local bankers. The prejudice against "chain" ownership of any kind of business extends to : ar.kr, :;s well as to stvres, but as the case of chain stores the w?*vi?/lv I ;s in the hands of the community. Independent banks, like retailers, can compete with "chain" institutions if they will adopt the modern method of the chains and provide themselves with sufficient resources to make competition effective. Cripples One of the things which we are beginning to learn is that the worst thing we can do for a person who has been disabled by disease or acciU rit is to coddle him or her, and the best thing that can he done is to train the remaining faculties to useful work. The Veterans Bureau has finished iis rehabilitation work with men who were injured in the World War, and j reports that every man who is capa- \ ble of any sort of productive effort I j? nnw :ii u-orl ? o.-a. h - ...... - - .. V..V v.?HIV?HCIC. UUl uie I Federal Government is co-operating With the stales to provide the same sort of rehabilitation training for victims of industrial accidents and of -crippling diseases like infantile paralysis. Only a few states are giving ro-operation, but in those surprising results have been achieved. Leaving out ^he benefit to society by not having to support the cripple in idleness, there is a definite value to the iujui ?d preson in the discovery that he is still able to earn a living. Stupidity Customs officials in Seattle recent>pT.~jpy seized'-lijij' "cujn?s" licrraair medical book, imported by a Seattle dealer for sale to the medical men of the Northwest. The ground for the seizure was that tho contents of he book were "indelicate." The book is a learned treatise on biology, which word is merely a technical term meaning "life." Life, apparently, , is indelicate, in the eyes of the United States Customs. But human life only. Nobody tries lo suppress books which deal with tho breeding of livestock, dogs or poultry. Only when & book suggests that tho life processes of human heings are similar to those of other animals do well-meaning but stupid fficirJs interfere. Lowdown Victor V. Green runs what he calls "The Most l.ow-Down Paper on Earth." Its title is the Caoehclla Valley Submarine and it is published at Coacliella, Riverside County, California, 7G feet below sea levei. Editor Green has a sense of humor. as is evidenced by the sub-title of his paper. He also has a sense of responsibility to his thriving agricul-, tural community, as the local news in i the "Submarine" clearly shows. There are oilier valleys in Califor- I nit the bottoms of which are even farther below the level of the Pacific Ocean than this one. They are beds of ancient lakes which were once bays of the ocean before some prehistoric earthquake raised the land between them and the sea. Old ocean beds make good farms everywhere. Holland's farms are almost entirely on reclaimed sea-botftom, and another 300.000 acres of ocean has just been diked off and is being pumped out to add to the agricultural area. Much of Florida's ? best land has only lately been reclaimed and now a project is on foot to irrigate the Sahara Desert and make it the world's garden spot. Washington The National Capital is rapidly becoming t1" nost beautiful city in .America, of the most beautiful cities of world. 1 first went to Washin: ts a boy, nearly fifty ' years : ml have seen it grow from a ole ornamented in spots with bea.il. .1 structures and monuments, i Vjomething which now begins to semble the harmonious, stately ,ii of the great Frenchman. M L'Enfant, whom George Washin employed to lay ont the city na after himself. Just now there is being spent in Washington on public buildings and grounds, parkways and the like, a total of $314,250,000. Washington was planned to face East and South from the Capitol and the White House, respectively. Real estate speculators of the 1790's bought up the desirable lots and held them at such high prices that the city grew North and West instead and new fronts had to be put on the White House and the Capitol, the back doors of which faced the city sis it is now. / Mark on your calendar these dates 1 UB ?.Inly 21 to Autrust 1, and prepare to spend them at Farm and Home 'Week, State College. ... ' A Non-Pariisan N< BOON blowingrocrI" SPENDLNG $1,500 FOR ADVERTISING Special Election in Neighboring Town Is Carried Overwhelmingly to Levy Special Tax for Municipal Publicity. National Publications Will Carry Messages from Famous Resort Town. On Tuesday the voters of the town of Blowing Hock went to the polls to vote for and against an ordinance authorizing the city commissioners to levy an annual tax, not exceeding 10 cents on the ?100 valuation, the proceeds from the special levy to he used for advertising purposes. Much interest was manifested in the voting and the ordinance was approved by a vote of 1 Ml to 5. The problem of raising the necessary funds with which to tell the, outside world of the advantages of-1 fered by Blowing Rock as a resort center, has long occupied the minds] of many of her citizens, but it re-i mained Tor Mayor G. C- Rohhins to | advance the proposition of a special tax, and prior the election the' scheme had pained favor before aj session of the recently organized chamber of commerce, of which C. S. Prevette is president and H. P. Holshoiiscr, secretary. No less than $1,500 will he derived from the spe- j cial tax, it is stated, and each year a special committee will decide upon what publication is to be used for] the publicity. Boone and Blowing1 Rock jointly advertised this year in J 44Vacationing in North Carolina." a publication of the Carolina Motor! (Rub, and it is probable that Blowing! Rock will use the same vehicle yearly. At any rate, an option has been secured on the desired space. The people of Blowing Rock are to be congratulated upon their enterprise in inaugurating a systematic advertising program. All great tourist centers have developed largely through judicious publicity, and It is safe to say that our neighbors will never have cause to regret their action of Tuesday. Cottrell Brothers in New Grocery Business Mr. I). J. Cottrell, for a quarter of a ceiiitury u loading merchant of this city, has disposed of his dry goods stock here and is opening a general store in the Beaver bam section. Two sons. Pallas and Howard, under the firm name of Cottrell Srotherszrhave?taken ovor their father's stand and have opened a first rate grocery store therein. An announcement of Saturday offerings is contained in The Democrat this week. It is the purpose of the new business to handle the highest quality of goods at the lowest possihlc prices, and in view of the fact that both young men are most popular and have had wide experience, it is predicted that they will be unusually successful. It is with a good deal of regret that the people of Boone learn that Jones Cot.tvell has changed his business location. He was a merchant here when Boone was scarcely more I than a wide place in the road, has always done a good business, is a genuine good fellow and he and his store will be missed. Mis hjune will remain in Boone, however, and he will return to the city each Saturday evening. Luther Clay Lands Record Rainbow Trout Mr. R. L. Clay, popular station agent for the Linvllle River Railway Company and an ardent fisherman, landed a record-breaking rainbow trout on Watauga River last Friday. The big iish nieasureu 22 i-4 inches and was taken with a fly hook from a pool near the power dam. Mr. Ciay thus hant*s ut> n renrtvd that.-will ?n\t: likely be eclipsed during the trout \ season. Several other nice trout were caught on the- trip and whiic Jheyi would have been classed as big ones ordinarily, their size was dwarfed when the dimensions of the oig fellow were contemplated. Boone Drug Company Celebrates Anniversary On June 15th, the Boone Drug Company will have rounded out ten years of service to the people of this county. In celebration of the anniversary of the local business house, its manager, Dr. G. K. Moose, has arranged a special sale of toiletries, announcement of which is made on page eight of The Democrat. From a small beginning, the Rexall Store has grown into one of the most modern establishments of its kind in this section of North Carolina, and enjoys a widespread patronage. The management is felicitated upon the accomplishments during the past decade. SIGNS USED BY MINISTERS IN DEAF AND DUMB CHURCH London.?London has a omit of. for the deaf and dumb. Reverend A. Smith, chaplain of All Saints, a middle-aged minister, conducts the services. His church is filled to capacity-! People lean forward so that they can more easily follow the gesticulating fingers of the preacher. The congregation sings the hymn, "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today," by tapping it out on their fingers, and experience as much joy and comfort as that beautiful old hymn gives to attendants of great cathedrals. Occasionally, a person who is blind - 'ell as I deaf and dumb, raises his . .nd a id. jsdme one who is near him tap.. I his fingers the sermon or the hymn. iwspaper, Devoted to the ! E. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA Veteran Defeated I ; ? ' ^^f ? 0 Nfc./ ! I SENATOR F. M. SIMMONS I r< 1 r o 9 vjiory or oimmons Record Will Stand (Winston-Salem Journal) Horace M. DuBose Jr., Sinmiohs campaign manager in Forsyth County, issued a statement yesterday in .which he said Senator Simmons, although defeated, is still firmly entrenched in the hearts v?f hundreds i c.i thousands of voters. 1 Mr. DuBose declared, however, I that he would vote for Josiah W. I Bailey in the November election. The result of the primary has taken from Senator Simmons no part |of the glory which surrounds his past record. I "Those who have sought to deI stray Senator Simmons have only implanted more firmly in the hearts | of hundreds of thousands of voters !a love for that man who fought and '-fell i?v tv !*>?t "Had the Southern Confederacy successfully sustuine.l the War Between the .Suites. Robert K. Lee would be known as a great general who won a war but the veneration .which enthrones him in the hearts of Southern men would be lacking, i "F.urnifold M. Simmons has lost the election, but in its place he has gained an immortality which shall be 1 glorious as long ips men honor virtue, and history records their deeds." Fiddlers Convention Will Be a Big Event Indications are. that the o'g-lime fiddlers convention which is sched uled to he held in Boone on the eveilings of July 1 and 5th, will be , the biggest event of its kind ever , i enjoyed in this section. The cntev, tainrnent is being sponsored by the Izaak Walton League of Watauga County and the proceeds derived therefrom are to be used for the conservation of the fish and game of | the county. A committee composed (of W\ H. Gragg. J. W. Bryan and ! G. ;fi. Winkler has been selected to arrange the convention and the initial announcement is carried in The Democrat this week. These presentations of the old-time string music, accompanied by exhii bitions of clog dancing have been ; very popular during the past years and the committee expects to furnish ( this year the most varied program yet arranged. Prizes will he awarded I to the fiddlers, banjo and guitar j players, and to tjie different bands. ; Musicians from other counties and states are expected to be present, and lovers of real musical entertain-j Iment^will make their plans now to 1 attend the convention. Say Low Prices Must Not Check the Farmers "Prices are lower, but all the greater reason that the farmer shall produce more," says County Superintendent Smith Hagaman, referring to the lowered prices, especially o?i sheep and wool. "This is r.o time! I .. l: . . I i.w. a nvesiucK grower," continued | Mr. Hagaman, "to reduce. A few unwise farmers will be discouraged because his wool and lambs were cheap, however, compared with other things, lambs and wool prices were not so had. The woo! pool succeeded in selling our wool at the highest prices pnid in this section to date. "This is the verv time to hol.l tight. Almost every farmer should have a few good sheep. At a low price they are the- most profitable livestock for the average farmer and no farming country has ever succeeded well that has not grown livestock. "The capitalist says the farmer always acts the fool and sells when the price is low and buys when high. If you have more sheep than you want to keep over divide with your neighbor." Mr. Hagaman closed his observations with the declaratoin that there ought ot be a widespread reducing of debts this fall and urges the peonle to begin to plan to this end now. MEXICAN POOR GET FARMS Mexico City.?Allotment of farms to Mexican peasants is provided in a decree signed by President Rubio Ortiz. None of the land so distributed uted has been expropriated from large landholders' due to evidence that large productive holdings were broken up in the past while millions of acres of good land lay idle. It is the aim of the President to increase employment by colonizing idle lands and at the same time to *1. - .V - -fltytuvc W1C lliotutivicnv aaeu> imotion of the country. I Beat Interests o^ Northwest ~" ? ROUNA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930 BAEEflSVICTORT L\ PRIMARY FIGHT FOR U. S. SENATE! | Raleiyh Attorney Is Overwhelmingly Nominated for the Senate Over Senator F. M. Simmons. Watauga Polls Near Thousand Democratic j Votes and Give* Bailey Majority. Pritchard Wins for Republicans. ! josiah \V. Bailey, Raleigh attorney and candidate for Governor of j North Carolina against A. W. McLean in 1921. won an overwhelming victory over his opponent, Senator | F. M. Simmons, in the primary of Saturday. On the face of almost completed returns, it would appear that the Bailey lead is hovering close around 70,000. A surprisingly large vote was cast' in Watauga County, where as a gen-; eral rule primary elections are all but ignored. Nine hundred and sixtyfive Democratic ballots Were cast, while the Republican candidates! polled 220 votes, or a total of 1,185. The registrars submitted their reports to the county board of elec- X-l tions Monday and certified copies of the result were forwarded to the State Board for the official tabulation. Bailey led Simmons in Watauga by more than a two to one majority, the final figures standing. Bailey 697, Simmons 268, or a majority for the former of 429. Mr. Eslep, wet ^?! Democratic aspirant, polled one vote !1*-< in Meat Camp Township, the only ac'. ane received in the county. Senator an Simmons carried two townships, Bailey led in ten and in two precincts ,a' ..v, cust. i ne uemocratic Senatorial vote follows: 5" lit Sim. Bailey *?l Boone 120 238 f?1 Beaver Dam 17 39 Blue Ridge 0 0 Blowing* "Rock 17 52 . Bald Mountain 2:: i Cove Creek 37 80 sul Elk 0 6 4U Laurel Creek . - 2o i i Meat Camp No. 1 11 5S ke. Meat Camp No. 2 0 9 North Fork 0 0 c'01 Shawnoehaw 3 51 !'el Stonv Fork .. 0 35 }s Watauga LI 03 he] vat George P. Pell, candidate to suefeed himself as corporation eommis- ) sioner, won easily over his opponent, ma lames H. Holloway, in the local con-1 arc tost. Poll's vote was 714 ax against I spt 50 for Holloway. His majority in the! thi State is near I ma Little interest was manifesto*! abi alTtGrtS ths? BepiiWifnne.-o?- the-oounty? &}'! taken as a whole, but-'the vote was ria heavier than was anticipated. Tucker was the favorite, having polled 128 p votes. Pritchard came in second with rl |4, Butler carried 26, while Dorsett O received 2. PRITCHARD NOMINATED Charlotte. June 10.?Plans for an na active State-wide campaign through got out the Sate wovo hpi?? ffy* Democratic party leaders is returns in from Saturday's Slate wide primary P?; merely tended to emphasize the ina- co1 jority by which the party turned eai from Senator F. M. Simmons. wa Josiah \V. Bailey. Raleigh alter-! C'l ney, who defeated the dean of the "it United Stales Senate, announced he wa would make a campaign in every thi county in the State if party leaders wo felt it best. He will be opposed hy by George M. Pritchard, Asheville, whose tiv majority will likely he over 8,000. Sh Only 1.118 of the State's 1,790 the precincts had been reported late to- to day and I'ritchard had 13,090 votes; er: Butler 3,062; District Attorney Irv- to ing B. Tucker 3,031, and H. Grady Dorsett 851. j l>ei In the Democratic race, 1,702- pre i fU1 cincts had been reported with Bailey j ha having 197,078 votes; Simmons 128,-1 E}? 081, and Thomas L. Estep 1,645. I eit Abernethy Renominated tin Congressman Charles L. Aherne- cr< thy, of the Third District, was re- to nominated ovei Samuel Hobbs, and l'ri Frank Hancdek was nominated in the thi Fifth to succeed Major Charles M. . Stedinan, last of the Confederate C veterans in the House, who did not stand for re-nomination. In thej Tenth District Zebulon B. Weaver, j who was defeated in 192S by Georgei M. Pritchard, was nominated ever Wallace B. Stone. I Dc A tight race that must be decided I nu uv a run-otl primary resulted in thejwa Ninth District where A. L. Bui win- pn kle had a small lead over Hnmilton cr. C. Jones, Charlotte attorney. W. Al- va bert Sams, third man in the race, ior polled 2,240 votes and prevented a cr: decision at this primary. Jones' vote Ms in 246 of the 257 precincts in the thi district was 17,317 and Bulwinkle wa 18,012. ur, In the |Seventh Judicial District, goi Solicitor Leon Brasfield was defeat- nu ed by 3. C. Little for the Demo- to cralic nomination. The district com- gr: plete gave Little 8,813 and Bras- his field 8,768. m< George P. Pell was renominated ? for Corporation Commissioner over ? James H. Holloway. READY TO TAKE STUMP Raleigh.?Josiah William Bailey, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate, is ready to take the stump and go through 100 counties ? in North Carolina if this canvass is , desired. He did this in 1924 and by , speaking to many thousands formed , the only semblance of an organizaiton that he could get. The Saturday j primary ended a very different sort of campaign. Volunteers in droves ] were ready for him in every county. The late primary illustrates a truth ' which has come to be regarded a lie . ?that a campaign may be run with- . out great expenditure of money. Neither Senator Simmons nor Mr. (Continued on 1'age 8) js_ ii? )CRJ North Carolina Wins Senate R s ; 2 ? JQ HON. JOSiAhl W. BAILEY alf-Mil lion Brook Trout Are Liberate .Mr. C. E. S mat hers. manager ? State fish hatchery near Ruthc yd reports that about a half-m i? brook trout have been 'iiscri *d in the waters of Watauga a; joining: counties in the past .non d that reports are to the effe .t *U- - * it liiey are growing nicely unci U (r to furnish a high percentage >rt for the anglers later on. M lathers has about two hundred ai ty thousand fish left at the hate which will be retained and can Until the\ reach an a vera) gth of perhaps four inches. Exp nee has proven in past years th til fish reach a considerable si ly a very small percentage of the vive. Mr. Smath,ers is well pleased wi activities of the Izaak.._ Wn 11j ague recently formed here ai icli is materially assisting in tl iservtaion of fish and game in ti ?ion. Interest in game fish, he saj beginning to increase, and nut s of Wataugans are building pi ;e ponds and stocking them fro ? hatchery. [n these cases an agreement dc whereby u portion of the fi: 1 returned to fishing waters at :cified time. Mr. Smathers. sa; it where they are cared for in Qi inner, by far more fish are ava ie to anglers, than should the e e lot take chances with their aqu ia enemies. ugitive Warrant Heac ond Salesman in Teni some wgc.Ks ago a man by tl me of Davis visited some of t i>d citizens of the county, of fern sale Russian bonds and succeed; making several sales of the su sed government paper, lie left t Jiity and on Monday in for mate ue to local purchasers that Da\ s negotiating: a deal in Mount a :,v for the disposal of the not en. him hero. The understandii s that the notes were not due s time, but i tappears that Uij nld have been collectable at on the innocent purchaser. A fuj c warrant was sent that night eriff Madron of Johnson Count salesman arrested and return Watauga, after which he was !i .vcu wmi tiie reuiiT. ot?lhe not the purchasers. It is hoped that Watauga Coup jple will be more careful in t utre with their investments. The i*e been many fakirs in this t n during the past years, and o izens have lost. With the "ha ies" the horde 01 "slickers" is i iasing and it would be a good tii make a resolution against the >moteis. no maYter how inviri ;ir proposition may be. ounty Singing Was A Memorable Affa Through a perplexing error T mocrat last* week failed to cat mtion of the county singing whi s held in the courthouse on t ?ceding Sunday. One of the larg< >wds ever to assemble in Boo ,s here, and it was the general op 1 that never before had the pi am met with such high approv my classes were present from ov s and other counties and the s a day of good whole-souled ulei ?, such as is seldom enjoyed. T oo people ox tlie county who hs ide the singing a semi-annual tr< hundreds of people, are to he c< itulated upon furnishing us t! ch class of wholesome enterta ?nt. Dr. Chandler Calls The Editor to Tasl Dr. O. J. Chandler, pastor < 5oone Methodist Church, sends i he following statement regardin i news story appearing in lai reek's paper: "The article appearing on tl ront page of The Democrat la: reek in regard to the services i he Methodist Church Sunds light was written by a party wl vas not there and this explaiv :he inaccuracies and misrepresci ations. "Sincerely, "O. J. CHANDLER ill ________. $1.50 PEK YEAR JSUMMER TERMAT ~ STATE COLLEGE IN GRAND OPENING Teachers From Many Counties of the State and from Other States Flock to Appalachian College as Summer Term Opens Tuesday. Enrollment HigiSly Satisfactory to Officials of Institution. The summer term at yhe Appalachian State Teache.cs College, which had, its beginning oh Tuesday, is expected to be an outstanding one in the history of the local institution, according to information which comes from the registrar's office a*, press time. Up to now -1 -J 3 have registered for college work and the registrar and his assistants are .-til' busily engaged in enrolling the teachers. It is expected that by the time classroom duties are assumed, at least will have registered. This, it is said, is the best showing by far since the institution began to function strictly in the realms of Norinai College j work. All day Sunday automobiles poured d; into the city from widely divergent ! points, bringing in the teachers, or. Monday the influx was even greater j.| and arrivals are still making things M. ; hum in the offices of the college, u" Teachers ave in evidence everywhere j~ and by Way of comment, they have t'T come to the finest school, the best little town, and will enjoy the finest , climate in the State during their sojourn with us. of ; lr; Spanish War Veterans h- Should Get Increases 2(1 Congressman Koberl L. Houghton, e" who enthusiastically lent his support to the new Spanish War Veterans ZG Bill, which was recently passed oyer m the veto of President H'oovei, insists that veterans of the War with Spain th get their applications in to the Pen?XL -sion Bureau early-.as possible, as id the increase provided will commence on the date of the receipt of the us applications. Any veterans in this 's, section who will write Mr. Houghton, n- will receive application blanks and i- his assistance in petting the applicant tions approved for this increase. Under the terms of the bill, vetis erans who served ninety days or sh more and who are now receiving as a much as $25 are not increased, ys Those receiving $30 now get $35; da those receiving $10 are entitled to il- $50; those receiving $50 are in n- created to $C0 and no increase is proa vidett for pensioners who have, been Pension based on age, 00 days or - more service: 02 years, now receiving x IS $-0, increased to $30; 08 years, now receiving $30, increased to $40; 72 .. 1* years, now receiving $10. increased to $50; 75 years, now receiving $50. he 1 increased t > $00. he Vete rans serving 70 days or more: iyr One-tenth disability, $42; one-fourth ed disability, $15; one-half disability, p. SIS; three-fourths disability $21; toho tal di.ability. $30; total disability, on where regular aid of attendant is reds nuired, $50. in Pensions based on -7i\ on . ?W V y es days semce: i\2 years. SI 2; t>8 ye ill's, ng $18 ( 72 years, $2-1; 75 years. $30. .11 - ? ee Ashe Murrier Mystery Believed Cleared Up ;v,! Jsfef cJ ja West- Jefferson ?Ashe County's b- j recent murder mystery was believed es; cleared up near here Monday with j the discovery of the badly decom ty posed body of a man identified as be Wes Kemp, long" sought for the rourie der of Ellis Martin, at a spot near c_ the scene of the murder. iU- Kemp's body was identified by pard pers in his pocket, by his poeketbook 11 _ and other personal effects-found on llt? the body, which had been partly eat;Se cn away by vultures and vermin. A ng vial of fluid, believed to be poison, j was also found With the body, which | led to the belief that mb ! murderer, having been the object of I a man hunt for days, had committed suicide either through remorse or " iear of capture. The body of Ellis Martin, middie. , aged farmer, was found on the morn'! ing of April 16, with a shotgun lying ; v near the body. Shots weie heard by ,c; neighbors during the night before. ? The theoyy .of suicide was advanced ^ in Martin's death, as he was being i sued in court at the time by his estranged wife tor absolute divorce, i" j But the absence of powder burns on ' the body of Martin and the mystelious disappearance of Wes Kemp ' upon the same night who was known ,s~ to have been in the neighborhood of Martin's home the night of the supposed murder, led the coroners jury to bring in a verdict of murder, r-" Circumstantial evidence against ? s Kemp resulted in a warrant being m~ sworn out for him and an | search ensued, spurred on by the ofIfer of rewards by the county and State. The discovery of the aged man's decomposed body ended a seven weeks hunt for him, and the mystery of Martin's murder is believed solved. Kemp's -remains were interred by relatives. in ] .? ? COUNC1LL COOK SUSTAINS INJURIES IN MACHINERY >? Mr. Councill Cooke, a valued eniployee at the Boone Steam Laundry, ?> was painfully injured Tuesday when <y an arm was caught in an extracting >? machine. The member was dislocated >? at the elbow and he was taken to ? the Watauga Hospital where the bones were reset. Mr., Cook is resting comfortably and is fortunate in I" not having received even more seypno iT>jliT1PS.