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VOLUME X!.!!. NO. 22
Today and !j
r~r*
icmorrow
Bv KKANK I'. STOOKBRiDGE
Billboards
The- war against defacing the seeni
ry and endan^nbg t|>e live? of
highway travelers hy advertising billboards
is gaining now recruits daily.
The latest is- the Fox Film; Company,
which has announced its abandon.- rn:
of billboard advertising in favor
of ot/wspapers. Kewsp&pei* are
otter advretisifitr media, tlu Fox
: eopie say, and of that there is ho
possible question: If there were, no
other argument against billboards,
i-y should he enough.
Safety bit the highways depends
pott every virivey keeping nis eyes
on the road. There shpuld eo t\-, vigncu'ds
by the roadside except those
hub call attention to the wares <>t'
:ii?- roadside retailed or: the shot, ili
-ection markers and signs est udisned
v lie- highway aurhoidtVey- U? nub
-!" the condition of th- road ahead.j
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s>pc?rt
Two-thirds of wiuu mses for;
'-port" in the United Stales is pure:
commercialism. Sonic of the inside j
: the boxing game v/af revealed the]
Mum- day when a fight prbimnef >dcd,
lene Turmey for half a million dol-,
,'an?, elai.ui'eu as commission for a:-;
.anginir championship bouts. Thej
.:urt decided ugnif&t the claim, but,
In the course of the testimony thej
Whole business of pi ire-fight promo-l
or- was exposed as the nioney-inak-l
v.o<* scheme which it is.
There, isnt' any reason why pep-J
v who like boxing and \v rediind;]
matches, professional baseball or col
vpe football or any of the other sffirailed
"sports" which are promoted
for the big gate-money, shop Id not
go to see them. It is degradation of
the word "sport." however, to cal.
suph things sporting event*?. They are
" *n the same class of entertainment
as the civcus and the movies.
Du Pont
Although related to one of the
ichest families in the world. T. Coleman
du Pont started in life with
nothing hut his bare hands and al
vieen mind. lie- worked as a coal min J
cr, with pick an<i shovel, in a coal ;
-rmne which he later 'ueacd. He lov%d
to build, hut cared little for the
thing he had built after it was done.
<\ hen the du Pont powder industry
was dying oi dry rot. and his cousins,
>3 ho owned it, wanted to sell out, j
Coleman do Pont offered io lake.
I ho id and sec* what he could do. He,
built the business up into one of thrj
"most important industrial corpora-:
:ions in the world, and then retired!
do something: else.
A great American passed away j
hen Coleman du Punt died at thoj
a;re of 68. j ,
Mating
The head of the West.fiolcl. N. j.,-!
i schools, fold a omventum of sthcolj
nurses the other day that one of the1
thing? which high school students! <
should he taught ts how to select]
their future husbandsc;>nd wives, and
how'to .judge the Characters of men j
^ :;nd women.
That is extremely practical adv'i e
he problem of mating wisely is the
nioist difficult one which the- young
nan of young .woman faces, and the
cue in which'he or she usually has
had less help from parents than in;
any other of the prohlefns of real;
life.
d Three quarters, at least, of all the
marital difficulties which have
B brought the divorce rate up so highI
in this country, arise from the fact
rhut young folks have had no nst
ruction at all as to the ouaiiiiesj
in the other sex which make for mar- |
ried happiness. In a completely civ-1
'lized state, the proper mating ofj
young human beings will be regard-j
ed as of equal importance with ife;
DTopcr mating of livestock.
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Cash
Within the next three .weeks the!
largest amount of cash newly putJ.n-i
^ to circulation at one time wiil CinbJ
BjLfc. .C way mm the till- of merchants all j
r the country. This is the annual j
jy -distribution of the Christmas Clubs,!
maintained by 8,000 banks. Eleven
million persons have been depositing,
m udr'1 amounts every week since thai
I first of the year, in order to ac u j
radiate a fund for? Christmas buying.
counts is $50.10 tills year, out the I
grand total runs to six hundred and.,
twelve million dollars.
Not ail of the money will be spent
for Christinas presents. Some will
gu into permanent savifc and r.
vestments, some to pay off debts in-.
9f cmred during the year, some for;
H other purposes. About a third will.
ft* "be spent for gifts; but all of the six)
mk hundred million will change hands.
and it is money changing hands that;
sE nikes business good. The faster itj
jjft changes hands, the better business
j8|. The stimulus of thi^immense sum
3HT*starting to circulate JFf * should go
30ft a long way toward re/Ul T prosperI
ity" fib*.
Four poultry floel^* >t Davidson!
County paid 32,089.3<^5jJj{.{ all feed;
costs last year accorO^?Vvrecords I
f hept by the owners started
with 1,047 birds and e year
iwith only 602. the , beinjr]
etjllesl out for low pre ^ t
L. G. Willis, soil Vt the1.
B North Carolina Expori. f"<tion.'
has been elected to sV%^ an
award of $5,000 made a?.i. by
^La the Chilean Nitrate of Soda -.an
HV for excellence in resear.H w? ith
vW nitrogen fertilizers.
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A Non-Partisan Ne
50 ONE,
APPALACHIA ENDS!'
MOST SUCCESSFUL
FOOTBALL SEASON;!
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Coach .Johnnie Johnston's Rugged '
MounUinef.rf Lose Only Two Grid- '
iron Battles. Victorious. Over Twoj v
Conference Team. Powerful West J N
Liberty State Squad Among Those '
Vanquished. Summary of Games.
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A sea ion of victory, tempered with J
spirit, faith, traditional tight and ^
sacrifice. marked the 1 P3f' football i
campaign of Appalachian State Col- .
lege. A review chants the accprn-L
plishment of the men who served to ,
bring the victories, and to the vie- \
tors all just and due praise?in the j
victories all had a share, even to the
part played hy the "wrecking: crew."' v
In casting about for. a tribute to the -t
line, the following; excerpt is fitting;: <
1
W ho should have held the foe at bay'.' ;
The Line. 2
W ho got c t'fside and spoiled the play .' ..
1 he Line. (
Who l? t the rival forwards through [ 1
To block a place kick? You know who. j j
The same old goat?it's alv.avs true.I
The Line. {
Who faiU;d to halt the foeman's}
drive?
Fhe Lint:. (
Who let the back crash through for:
five?
The Line.
Who fights regardless of the cost, |
And when the hard-fought game is;
won or Inst.
Who gets the bricks hv critics tossed? :
The Line.
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A tribute t<i the backs?yards ^
made or lost arc dimmed by the *;
memory of touchdown glory. And to V
the blockers. Touchdowns, Ho!
The Mountaineers opened the sea- lJ
son with Lincoln-Memorial Univer- c
sity. The score, 34 to 0, was indica- *
live of the. superiority of the Mown- *[
tnineers. Thirty-four men took part -{
in the coittest. Harris featured on 1
the opening play with a dash of fif- .
ty-five yards for a touchdown; and
tiaueom climaxed the contest on the ?
last play with a run of forty-five
yards. N
The King College game will long c
be remembered as jSrhe Tragedy of
Errors." Appalachian State displayed
a varied offensive and featured with S
fumbles when a touchdown was im-J
mmcnt. The score. King, IK; Appa-j
laehian State, 7.
In defeating TusculunuCollege by t
the score of l.'I to 0 the Mountain- r
eers displayed u varied offensive fea- j.
Lining tuhnhi* and passing. Twice i
the Mountaineers carried the ball to t
the scoring zone and counted. Tus- f
culum made one threat at scoring, t
hut it was cut short, when an at- y
tempted pass over the goal line was h
grounded in the end zone. f
The game with Catawba ended in <.
a thirteen-all deadlock. The Indians f
opened with a bag of offensive plays jh
to sc<j?yc in the first period. The) i
MJnjntftineevs tame back in the sec- ;1
osuj to count with Waters ?live<lm? t
acti^jtiesr: After the rest period, the c
Slate- team took the ktckr-off and ?
..atried it sixty-five yards for a 1
touchdown to take the lead. The
Indians on a beautiful pass tied the 3
score six minutes before the. game jjj
ended. Both teams showed fine run- v
ning and passing attacks at\d a fine i
brand of football. tl
The Mountaineers against AtlTntic
Christian College opened with an ,
offensive barrage in the first q?ar- ^
tor to score 35 points and the gain#
ended with the final score 62 to 12.
Only two passes were tried am! both]
completed; long runs for touchdowns j f
featured. Every man 011 the squadj*
took part in the game: L"
The West Liberty State game was *
dramatic; a game to remember. This s.
contest was a real thriller, filled wrth *
excitement from the opening whistle.! J
The West Virginians had established j b
fnemselves with four seasons of vie- 1 0
tories in the State of West Virginia i 0
and with a tie game with the undo- ;i
ieatcd University of Ohio. They *
opened with ?. passing attack in the j1
first quarter to score two touch- 11
downs, but failed to kick one of the i 1
extra points. The Mouutair?v??'s?' look
to the offensive in the second period .
and ended a drive with a successful j ;
pass when Canine speared n long; r
pass to score. O Hare kicked the w*1[
frra noint. The score at half time '
stv>od: West Liberty. 13; A ppalaeh
ian State, 7. '
In the third period the Mountaineers
opened with a fine assortment! <
of passing and split buck, and carried
the ball fifty-five yards to} l
ifrt 1*0 Hmvi-'k crrtrimv on n tvvontv- : f
yard off-tackle slant. He was given c
fine support on the play by superior "v
and timely blocking. O'Hare kicked ! i
the extra point that spelled victory.I
The teams played fine football and; >
deserved to win, for they far out- ? t
classed their Virginia rivals in the if
third and fourth periods, taking noil1
chances to score, but holding to the i 1
one-point margin of victory.
Appalachian State established j 1
themselves in the football world by
defeating Naval Apprentice and At-;<
lantic University on successive days, t
In fact, the two games were played : >
within the expanse of sixteen hours.; t
Naval Apprentice was defeated f? toj0
on Friday night; and Atlantic Uni-j *
versity 7 to 0 on the following aft- i
ernoon. The men who played our-! i
standing football in the games tie-;
serve mention, namely, Mahoney. ]
Harris, McKinney, Hinson, Harris.j]
O'Hare Smith. Wortman and Fulhei -;
son. !
High Point College, a member <?fi
the North State Conference, took advantage
of several breaks and do
feated Appalachia by the score of
13 to 7. A had and sad day for the,
hardy Mountaineers.
In the home-coming game lor the|
Mountaineers, Boiling Springs was
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wspaper. Devoted to the
WATAUGA COUNTY, WORTH CA
7
fled Cross Roll Call
i
Drive Proves a Surces*
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Thanks to a sextet of laches of3o.one,
the? annual Red Cross Roll
.'all was a success in our little city,
rhe campaign, which lasted three
Jays, was made by the la/Ties under
he most adverse conditions, as the
lays indicated weie decidedly the
rorst of the winter?bitterly co(u,j
viih snow falling the major part of J
he- time. And while many of onrj
>eople were sheltering from the iig-.;
?rs of winter, those workers, having J
heir labor o.f Jove :?t heart, never j
altered, and when closing time came j
hey had !?7 memberships an I ?-1.00{
lonation, or a total of $101. This is j
tot as large as the amount collect-[
-i las! year, hut weather and other j
n editions considered, the chairman
hinks i' the best drive ever made!
n Wata . .a.
Mrs. L f.J. Greer had charge ol* the j
.ork, and appointed three groups of!
wo hidicr. ach ?o canvass the town:!
Irotip i Mrs. Raul Coffey and .Mrs. j
Javid Greene, who secured IT hiem-T
rships and $ l in donations; Group!
Mrs Robert Coffey and Miss Mir-:
iierHe M.iUpr, 37 membershi :
roup Mrs. 5. M. Guifher and Miss'
hie Greer, -10 menibei^hips. Mrs.j
vye, of Mowing Rock, sends in -5-3.
V - vij! see. No. 3 is entit'.c-d to the j
ma!! prize offered by the chaivman'.i
aidies. you .each did extremely well, j
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T-ornmitt'ee Named. for
Watauga Potato Club
It is: accessary that every move-}
noot shall hr.vo one ot more persons{
o dii'cct it. There being no other}
r.iranizaT.ion jji the county that couldttore
appropriately sponsor the Fo-j
a to Club organization than the Lb
lock As-oiia-.no. it i as. \hrough i.d
xoClitivb eoiphuttee, appointee! J. K.
loore, A. (I. Miiler and \V. W. Mast
committee who shall have entire
hat'tre of the Potato Giub for the
omin^ season. This committer will
nafcc or approve all regulations, look
ft,or providing1 prises, and give out;
nformulbm from time to time.
Anyone interested in the Potato}
?liib may hoHimuniesitc with these!
gentlemen at any time. ii yqu fail!
o see a member of the committee,!
ou who desire to join may leavej
our name with oithet bank inj
loonc.
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ENATOR SIMMONS WILL
REST ON HIS PLANTATION
Washington, O. C.?Upon the ruiremcnt
el Senator Rurnifold Simeons
from the Senate on March 4,
e will return to Ms o?00Q-ac:vii favrrtj
11 lories and Craven emmttest, &6r'&{
roli'ia, it became known iierh oil}
.londay. At that time the dean of)
he Senate '11 hive rounded out 'h>
ears of honorable service in that
tody. The Senate) has taken his deeat
most philosophically, as he weU
omcs retirement while still having1
ull use of his faculties, and also as
in welcomes the opportunity of roaring
many works that his senatorial
ml political duties have not permited.
However, Senator Simmons will
pntinue to be active oh bis ext.cnive
plantation, one of the largest
n the State.
|? Frank A. Hampton, Who lias beem;
ecretary to Senator Sim in bus and!
hief of bis office staff the last l.ij
>v 1*1 years, will eater actively into i
he practice of law in the District]
l?\ /t> 1? it is hi 3?
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.TATE INSTITUTIONS ASK FORj
$6,000.CK)0 IN APPROPRIATIONS]
Raleigh.?North Carolina institu-j
ions, departments and agencies, with 1
ew exceptions, are asking for main-1
nance appropriations in excess of
hose given by the 1029 General As-?
embly for the next biennium inheir
appearance before the Advisory'
Judges Commission which ended it->
leavings, lasting a week, on Mondavi
f this week. This commission goes j
wer and pares down the requests j
ind recommends appropriations toj
he next General Assembly. Its reo-j
aomendations will have "'econnntv";
is the key word, to meet the reduced <
evenues due to the business depres-l
ion.
The 2S State institutions arc asiv- f
ng for about $6,000,000 for per ma-1
lent improvements, a. compared to.
ripie than $11,000,000 asked and!
ess than two millions granted in]
929. The commission may hold its
jiguies 1 < > $500,000.
iefeated by the score of i~ to 0.]
The Collegians gave a fine exhibi-'
ion of passing and running and were
onstantly threatening the Mountaineer's
goai, l?ut failed to cross the last;
vhite line. The game was hard fought;
md had plenty of exciting plays. j
The Appalachian State team jour i
leyed to the State of Georgia andj
00k into camp the fine Piedmont,
^ollege team of Demorest. The!
Mountaineers played a fine brand of
football to win by th'e margin of
14 to 0. It was the final game of a
lard season.
The results of the season show
,'ight victories, two defeats and onej
:ie game, which is a fir.e record in 1
riew of the hard schedule encoun-j
;erod. In the interstate games, the}
\lountaineers Avon six out of seven!
ontests, probably the best record of 1
my team in the State. The season:
results and scores follow:
Lincoln Memo.. 0 Appalachian..341
King: College . .18 Appalachian. . 7!
rusculum 0 Appalachian . . 13 j
Catawba 13 Appalachian. -13}
Atlantic Chris.. 12 Appalachiau. . 62!
West Liberty .. 13 Appalachian 14;
Xaval Appren.. 0 Appalachian.. 6
Atlantic liniv. . 0 Appalachian. . 7
Uierh Point ...13 Appalachian.. 6j
Boilinvr Springs 0 Appalachian. .27
Piedmont 0 Appalachian ..14
Tbt&l 203Total 6b
; 3E-' jj&HpgaC A ffl
Best Inteire sts of Northv/e
iROI.lNA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER
LOCALBANKSlii:
SAVINGS CHECKS TO
CLUB DEPOSITORS
More Than Eighteen Hundred ?altar*
in Club Chncka Will |
Bring Joy Ic* Many Watauguns Om-j
ring Holidays. Local Banks Arc?
Proud of Number of Members in j
Newly Inaugurated System.
The two local banks yesterday j
mailed *p almost fifty Watauga |
County oi'opk1. checks aggregating1
more than $1,800, which represents i
the savings of those who a year ago*
foresaw the need of holiday money. \
dml became members of the Christtnas
savings clubs being conducted
by these institutions. Of this amount
the Watauga County Hank issues
f 1.5f?Ci|p> to forty depositors and j
the Peoples Bank and Trust Coin
pany sends out approximately $30.0.
This latter institution is just closing
jut its first club, while the Watauga
Bank is finishing its second, therefore
the smaller figures represent
an altogether satisfactory amount inmuch
as the patrons are iust: now
ij'ffigfflnm'g to tie educated to ihc "ih->v I
i laft.
The (" I. s ?1 a - Cl'is.b Idea hips ir.et I
with the appro>rnl of ike people of-)
Watauga. :.:v t!w ay.!? . _ .i ,!.
popularity 01 the movement i gain-1
'Tin momentum. A driVe i;~ ?'ov h^rng
lauiicneu Uy both banks i i.; off^n
ho now ' lull O/'th a greatly increaseJ!
member;-bin, and indication.-; au- iha;
a great many more peouU will come
to realize the comparative ease with?
which a sizable Christ .mas purse may ;
he acc-unmlaled throughout the year.,
1 ho chocks whieh have been issued i
vary from > 1 l:.r>(; t,. ?250.
Throughout the country, U is
learned $ft30,00Qi0()C have been \1 is
frieuti'd to 1 1 .utin.uiiu Christmas'
club members by about 8.000 banks.!
A survey shows that of this amount 1
?250,000,000 will be spent fov holi-j
day onrchuses. $100,000,000 vsill go
into permanent savings and invest- j
mints, $80.000,0u0 will be used fur!
year-eiui commitments, S3X,000,000 j
fpv insurance premiums. $35,000,000
tVn- mortgages ami interest, $20,000,-j'
ftOO for taxes and $20,000,000 fur' ,
edueatior,. travel and ?harity. Th .-j
average amount received is $51.00. ,
Those in Watauga County wh
k.ave saved the Christmas Cbih way j
are enthusiastic over the operation of i
the plan. Those who have not should}j
ui once call at one of the local bank.uhci
iearii how easily a rdev- chcck'j i
may be secured next Christmas, bv j
the payment of a surprisingly small
amount each week.
Sl-.COND INVASION OF BANK
NKTS 6 MEN $?5,0t>0 HAUL
Milwaukee, Wis. ? invading the.
Layton Park State Batik a .second]
lime in less than a ye&?\ .-sjjc robbers,
with sawed off shedgvps-fiiiut :iwnl-j
v??ys last Endaj obtained $25,000 in
currency and escaped.
Eight eu?tand nine oiiuiluy-l
cos were^iii the' -1 ?ai? wtien- four lifeivj J
drew sa\v'ed-dv( 'sji'ht&im.- Iifdiul^iilbr j
their coats ar.;I :!StMeBffP*
. ^This place is. bring heid up." Twr.ij
other men flourished revolvers; *
tmviers and employees were horded!
into a conference room and guarded.!
TO... v...... ...hi. tuJ. -U..4 :
iik: unit V* llll tin- aiMU^llllS vV;t"-J? 1
through the cages scooping the mi-n-;
ey into large paper Jhigs. An unsue ;
eessful arL.npt was made to got in- 1
to the v-a.olt-cashier,
was ordered to go
to the vault by one of the robbcrsj
but he did not have a hey to the j
grilled door. The robber, angered,]'
slugged him on the head. P.en Ivop-j
pa was slugged as he entered the
building while the robbery was in j
progress.
The customers and employees wore i
then ordered into the basement where;
they were forced to lie on *1.0 floor, i
Outside the bank, five of the men i
climbed into a large gray sedan,|
while the sixth entered a small coupe
in which Frank 8cherry was waiting]
lor his wife who had gone into the I
bank. The man ordered Seherry in;
drive the car carefully, observing all;
traffic rules. The gray sedan fol
lowed.
Half* a mile from the bank Sober-:
ry\y??:jwHwMH out of bis machine!
and the robhcT drove on.
Last year, on December C?. tiiei
bank was robbed of $53;000 in ciir-j
rency 5y nve men, who escaped and j'
Wfvc never apprehended.
THE WEATHER
Weather report (01 week ending
November 29th, as compiled by th??"
Co-operative Station. Appalachian'
State- Teachers College, Boonv. -J. T.
C. Wright, observer:
Average maximum tempera . .re.
31 degrees.
Average minimum temperature, 151
degrees.
Average temperature, 23 degrees.;
Average daliy rpngt; in tempera-;
ture, *1G degrees.
Greatest daily range in le.up?i-t-j
ture. 29 degrees; date. 29th.
Average temperature at G p. m..
(time of observation)T 25 degrees.
Highest temperature reached, 17degrees;
date, 23rd.
Lowest temperature reached, 51
degrees; date. 27th.
Number inches of rainfall (ir.ciud- i
ing melted snow), 0.24 inches.
Number inches of snowfall, 4 in. }
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours. 0.12;
inches; date, 25th and 26th. j
Number of days with 0.01 inch orj
mo're rainfall. 2.
Number of clear days, 4.
Number of cloudy days, 1.
! Number of partly cloudy days, 2.
Other phenomena described as follows:
Solar halo on 29th.
i "What makes you order ice cream
I for the fii*st course and soup for the
last?"
"Weil, my stomach is upset, so I
' eat my meal? backwards."
ICR A
st North Carolina
4. 1930
Large Bear Is Killed |
Near Blowing S k
;
Mr Donald >. Hoyden, own"? f[
the Blowing Rock Hotel, who i t si
year spending the winter there? sj
in town yesterday and brought*^
I )emoc;i at news o a successful *
hunt which had its culmination < '< h
>M the entire riirht m frnnJ Mi!?
Thanksgiving vhcrtrrj
,\! .Johnnie Pitts and Paul Coffey
were the principals in the hunt,
which netted a line black hear of
more fhaxi 2t?0 pounds* fat and tender.
and adjudged to have beer, about ;
two years old. The hounds trailed th<- ^
animal for about two hours before jt
trie fatal shot was fired, and during p'
that time was treed six limes, riot 11
to me" t ion one time when fhp table*! t
turned and the Pitts boy climbed th?*
tre.e to escape the bear.
Mr. Koydeii in telling of the im i- i
dent explains that the bear was not {
merely visitor in that community, '
hut was 'born and raised" down be- 1
lov; ids hotel, where a number of 1
othess aie .definitely known U- he. f
For marly years it has been a mat *
ter of roimnon knowledge that bea,,; "j
\'rc!C|Ue.iiterl that deep hollow natliow-! '
:ng to the fact that fvw imoafJs have
!.?-ep made into the!* domain, infoi
hiation is to the effect rhai their? I
numbers have increased to a surpri.s-! e
i.. ;r de?j '
Blowing" Rock draws many tourists' v
aiinuaily on account <? the suminer '
rports to he indulged in, including t"
fishing, and now tliat it develops as v
itie center ol ?i ffiiv kitiiitmg region.;
many will he qui.ck t. avail tiene c
ftglvcs of the pleasures to be derived r
l\v spending soiue time at the R?rk I
tini-inir the cold weathejr. t
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Will Receive Bids on \
Paving in Watauga j
Bjfll will lie received by the State T
Highway t ommissioi; on next
tiay for the construction of 4.811
miles <vf concrete road on Route GO
from Boone towards Deep Gap. it is
learned front the regular correspon- a
dent of The Democrat in Raleigh. (>
It is understood that the paving will' ^
start from the New River bridge. ! tj
Twenty-vine other projects are in- n
rinded in the list on which bids will ^
he received, according to .John 1) ,*
Waldrop, State Highway engineer, j "{*
and include an aggregate of 2,5.5. '
miles of concrete, 11.42 miles of as- !,
Shalt. 1 1.21 miles of gravel surfacing..
21 .1 2 miles of grading and struc f
tares. 2.49 miles of grading, strue- o
tare?; and topscd!. three bridged and . .
the structures on another road. ^
Nineteen of these projects'* unhid- .
ir.g the one in Watauga County, are v
approved for Federal aid. estimates o
being that half a million dollars in ?
Federal money \v[It be utilized.
Wataugan Re-elected
Sheriff in Oklahoma <
). .Raymond Greer, son of the late j ^
Marshal'i Gre? v and Tornici Watau-.
gai>. who for n number of yeavs has j E
revved a;s Sheriff of Ouster bounty,
Oklahoma, was re-elected to that af-'
fire in the Novt mbor election. A lettut
front V.\. Oixo.r follows*. y
Editor Vt atauga Democrat. *
Boone, North Carolina: I
Fucldscd _ find cheek to keep The , r
Democrat coming. Say, you Demo !
orals tried to Hand everything and c
came near doing if. Every Democrat! o
carried this cutility. .except the can if
for Sheriff, by big majorities. ;i
I was re-eiect'ed ancl was very proud ; t
;>f it. for the next Republivan to me j 5
was beaten i-lvy. :5S2 majority. i .s
Respectfully yours,
j. it. gkkki: '
Avapaho, Oklahoma. 1
November. 24th. 1930. r:
CALDWELL MAN GETS MAD
WHEN LIQUOR IS STOLEN ?
(Lenoir. Ncxvs-Togie) J
Clarence Towusend of the Gary ,
Flats section, in the northern <
iteme of Caldwell County, "was in j \
the witness chair in defense of him t
self when charged with assault With.} j
a deadly weapon. The trial was ini (
r.ttjpvsa. Mim>\?y <ir.d" the' State's By-j-j
idence fended to show that Townsendj j
became enraged when someone stole: ^
a pint of liquor frbfn hhiu
"It made you mad when you found
that the liquor was stolen, didn't it?"
asked Solicitor Snarling.
"Wouldn't it make you mad if
someone was to steal youv 1h*|uov?"
fired back the defendant. ^
The courtroom fairly locked with
laughter. .
To the Business Men I
of Boone
!
Due to the approach of the holi- >
day season and the^ resultant increase
in advertising lineage, it is
uetessary that we request all busiTies*
men of t.Se city who desire
advertisements in next week's issue
to begin preparing their copy 1
now and place in the hands of the <
printer as early this week as possible.
This request is in line with ; '
the procedure of all other newspapers,
and the possibility of issu- . 1
!><g CA?I? pn^ci, niftHCI 11 impossible
to receive advertisement* to
Tuesday afternoon, as is ordinarily
the case. A part of The Democrat <
will be printed Saturday, and the
attractiveness of the Christmas
editions will depend upon the cooperation
of t.Se merchants in preparing
the matter. Wo will assist
in every way possible with cuts and
copy suggestions. When we can be
of service, call us up, but by all
means let us have the copy this
week, as rapidly as possible. Wc i
thank you.
THE PUBLISHERS- 1
9
T
$1.50 PER YEAR
BOUNTY OFFICERS
ARE SWORN LN AT
MONDAY MEETING
io Changes in County Governoient
Pftrsonn-:! With th? Rxc?ption of m
One Commissioner. All Wcret,
Sworn in for Next Two Years' Dutie?.
No Business Other Than of
Routine Nature Transacted.
Lots of poopl carne to town on
'Tor?da\ to be nropr ?.i when r'nc couny
officials elected in N\vv anther
could again a sumo the rcianagemurii
f the county i but other than
he administering of the 6a.Mia of
Tfice, only rouUm bes'moss vras
ransaefced that <h<y at the comtiouse.
idler McN pTontinept b'iisi>
?r.au of Ruth< wood was sworn
n ;>> a mcmln r pi the Board of
Aunznissibxier^ he being- the only
tew matt to assume an office, Thos.
\ 8am3, meninc of Hu hoard for
our years, was math- chairman. J.
Walker, aho a mend >m <> ; the old
roaid, was sworn in.
Mv. M--N it is ".i:*.''!. v- e iconiec in
iff:c5at circles as he ii known as a
tusiness man of rare ability, and is
::trenifily mpiuliu throughout the
ounty. uecoctis Roby Greer, 'who
elected to the House this year*
iter having been distinctly successul
as chairman of the board tor four
"ca rs.
A I! Uio i\t>/ off icials a rc Dttmorats
and the follow inn1, who were
t-eleetfd, wert sworn in: Sheriff,
.. M. Farthing; House of Represenatives.
R T. Clrcer; < lerk of the
"ourl. A. I\. South: Register of
>ee<ls, Helen Uadredowii; Survcyou,
V. It. Vines; Cconor. I he I. 13. Haaman:
C o iriiiVflsicn e v s. T. C Baird,
Y. Walker and Kile. MeN. il.
?f.
Merchants Prepare for
the Christmas Shoppers
The business houses of the town
re taking* on a holiday atnutspher?
arlier this year than usual, and inK-ations
jye that trading will be raher
brisk this year during; the re-?
,amine wl'cks untii t;hrist!iias. There
also evidences of the merchants
oifig after business earlier, us will
e noted from the advertisements
ppeaun.e in this issue as wrSl as in
he two previous ones.
\\ i!: C. Walker inserted the first
/bristmas advertisement two weeks
gh. the Boone Di'ug Company joined
r. last week, anil in this issue the
ollowinjt firms are represented, lit
hristmas ads:
Spainhours' an;V>unce GhvisVeias
pening.
Walker suggests rings fdi Christ
Vus:
Boone lISI Company sialiotie-y
lid toiletries
Watauga County Baiik-?Chrisuims
Hub announcement.
IVoples Bank ami Trusl Company.
Christmas Club.
IYRD MEN RELIVE i EATS
IN THRILL FILM-RECORD
Although their nearest neighbors
eyre moiv than 2..S00 miJei a\vu,y.
he forty-two members of Rear Adnivai
Richard K. By id's South Polar
Expedition were in constant comhunication
with the outside world
?y radii). Now each of the moipbers
aVTrrelive his adventure, called "one
f che most .stupendous and daring:
eats of ihpi'Sr?
gain in the thrilling film-record of
expedition, "'With Byrd at the
>outh Pole," the picture booked for
bowing at the Pastime Theatre,
tavfihg Monday, December 8th, for
our days.
The film not onl\ shows the liv ng
conditions of the men, the groat,
cenic wohd.ers of the Antarctic, but
I is a continuous feature drama with
uspense. adventure, dancer. darintr.
omance and thrills. The humorous,
iuman-interest incidents of the darng
exploit are recorded in full deail.
The breath-taking plane flight
ver the Pole, made by Admiral
3yrd and three com pinions, is a
ivihg experience in pictures. During
his flight, the plane, heavily laden.
blind difficulty in scaling the 10,IGO-foot
polar plateau, and the Ad(iiirai
and his men had to work Lo
ighteii the plane to avoid crashing: 'd'-^y
nto the mountains. >:
ITEMS TROM THE DEMOCRAT
OF DECEMBER 3. 1891
T?. B. Dougherty has taken the
ui'olic school at Blowing Ko< k and
vill teach for three months.
Professor Francnin. county superintendent.
will be. in Boone on the
Kith of the month ro examine teach rs.
All teachers should attend.
S. WJ Boyden has .recovered from
. H - r "S
\ j vx Tt-yer a?a ;? p worse; again,
fie was not mentally deranged as
'i pot ted.
Grant floiyrcs, a worthy young man
;nd i-eaeher. ha& closed his school at
-1.0I Springs and will enter school
it Globe Academy.
\V. J.. Bryan and i. D. Council!
rid the luck to kill a line buck the
vther day in their hunt on the oast
ude of the Blue Ridge in Caldwell
bounty.
R. C. Rivers, publisher of the
Lauga Democrat, is .on a visit tCi his
uncle, Dr. Rhea, in Johnson County.
Tennessee.
Mrs. S. J. Brawley, of Mnoiv-vnle,
came to Lenoir Saturday night o
per way over to Koone to vis
family of her lather. Captain Lovill,
but the weather was s.;> bad she returned
to Mooresville Monday.
James McCuvry and Neiia Rotcn.
lames Davenport and Onia Greer and
lack Campbell and Martha tireer gagjgfr
wore married at 7.ionville. last Friday.
Prospects are bright for more in
the near future. No doubt the affair
had something to do with the
severe snow storm Sunday night.
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