VOLUME XLII, NO. 43
KcZWEGF"
WINS REELECTION
IN WILKES COUNTY
Father of Local Man Will Direct
County Schools of "Grand Old
State" During Coming Year. Seventeenth
Term. Lively Contest
for Superintendence Considered
a Great Victory tor Crauor.
Professor C. C. Wright, father of
J. T. C. Wright, teacher of mathematics
at State Teachers College and
citizen of Boone, was elected Superintendent
of Wilkes County schools
for the seventeenth consecutive time
at a meeting of the board of education
held in Wilkseboro Monday. A
story concerning the victory ot' this!
veteran educator, carried in State papers
Tuesday morning under a North
Wilkesboro dateline, follows:
"Following up his legislative victory
of last week when political adversaries
met defeat and his supplementary
education bill to increase
Wilkes County's board of education
to seven members passed in the Senate,
Representative H. A. Cranor was
able to reflect C. C. Wright to the
superintendency of county schools
for the seventeenth time Monday.
"The Board of Education met at|
10 o'clock and remained in session
only a short time. D. F. Shepherd, E.
E. Eller, C. O. McNeill, J. M. Qer-I
man ,D. O. Whittington, R. L. Hickerson
and Mack Moore, all members
01 the hoard, were present. C. O.
McNeill was re-elected chariman of
tho board and when the vote was
taken for the election of a county
superintendent, C. C. Wright received!
four votes and Professor C. B. Eller,!
of Warsaw, was given three. Thel
chairman then declared Professor
Wright re-elected.
"The re-election of Prof. Wright
comes after one of the liveliest contests
within the ranks of the Democratic
party in a number of years.
and is a clean victory for Representative
Cranor and the veteran school
superintendent. If Prcf. Wright fills
out the present term he will have
served as long as any other superintendent
in the Ststo has served as
the head of a public school system.
'"A large number of Democrats
from over the county were in Wilkesboro
Monday morning for the board
meeting and to congratulate Prof,
Wright or. the occasion of his reelection."
The V/ilkes County superintendent
has visited his son in Boone many
times, where he has made numerous
friends who will hear of his victory
with pleasure.
Rev. J. T. Greene Comes
To Local Advent Church!
Rev. J. T. Greene, of Tampa, EJa.,
will arrive in Boone the latter part
of the Week, and 011 Sunday at II
o'clock will delivered his first sermon
at the Christian Adventist
Church, of which he will serve as
pastor for the summer months. Mr.
Greene lias visited churches in Watauga
during the past two years, is
possessed of a fine personality, and
makes friends rendilv. Tie is I.
cd to become a very tangible part
of the community during his extended
stay.
The young minister has ju3t recently
finished a course in theology
at a Bridgeport, Ala., seminary, and
early in the fall will enter Aurora
College, Aurora, III. For the present
he will make his home with Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Gragg.
Preaching services will be held at
the Adventdst church during bis ministry
each Sunday at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
Auto Accessory Store
Managed by Ralph Mast
J. R. Tolberc, of Lenoir, is the
owner of the India Independent Tire
Store, which recently opened its doers
in the Goodnight building and Mr.
Ralph Mast, of Boone, is engaged in
the active management of the store.
A complete line of tires, tabes and
parts for various cars is carried and
business during the first few days
is described as being altogether fa"VOTShl?
Tho o tfontirtM r.t 4-Vlrv
? ...w vi iiraucia
is directed to an advertisement of
current offerings which appears on
page four.
Clean-up Days Change
of Rnnnp
During the first three days of last
week a mountain of rubbish was removed
from back lots and alleyways
in the town of Boone, and the appearance
of the landscape has been
greatly improved. Bad weather set
in, however, before the work was
completed, and quite a few homeowners
were unable to finish theii
cfean-npe. It is urged by city officials
that those who haven't founc
opportunity to renovate their premise?,
get busy as early as possible
and do their part in making Boom
| the most sanitary little city in thf
mountains.
M8$aKBafflroMiSras^s6^iBS*iiSS4ssm3?iali
lATAl
A Non-Partisan Nc
BOONE
j Saving Mothers
mB j?W|^
-^VMSB*
Qwfe?
I Mrs. John Sloanc is to lead the*
| campaign on Mother's Dav. Msv in
01 Uie Maternity Center Association.'
CENSUS DIRECTORT
GIVES OUT DATA
ON N.C. MARRIAGE
Many More Women loan Men Have
Lost Mates. Little Change from
1920. Percentage of Divorce Ma-J
terially Larger Than Ten Years
Ago. 60.9 Per Cent, of Maleo in {
State Are Married.
V
Washington, D. C.?The Director
of the Census Tuesday announced results
of the tabulation of the population
returns for North Carolina by
maritHi condition. The total number
of males .15 years of age and over
I in the State on April 1, 1930, was
| 968,308. Of this number 336,359, or
'34.7 per cent., were single; 538.23C.
or 60.9 per cent., were married; 3.9
per cent were widowed, and fourtenths
of one per cent, were divorced.
Of the 1,001,408 females 15 years of
age und over, 293,855 or 29.3 per
cent, were single; 596,027, or 59.5
per cent, were married; 10.4 per
cent, were widowed, and seven-tenths
of one per cent, were divorced.
In general, there has been very little
change in the percentage of single,
married or widowed, between
1020 and 1031). The percentage of dij
voiced is materially larger than it
[ was ten years ago, but this class still
forms less than one per cent, of the
total.
The pnrentage single among the
foreign-horn whites, both male and
female, is relatively small, mainly
because most of the foreign-born
whites in this country are past the
usual age of marriage,
i The number of widowed females
i (103,850) was almost three times
the number of widowed male3 (37,[C0S).
This represents a rather higher
proportion of widows to widowers
than is found in most states.
JOHN THOMAS WILL
BE BURIED TODAY
_ '
Prominent Ashe County Business Man
Passes in Winston-Salem Hospital.
Was Well Known in
Watauga and Northwest.
Funeral services for John D. Thomas,
71, widely known Ashe County
business mail who died in a WinstonSalem
hospital .Monday night, will
be conducted at the Methodist
Church in Jefferson on Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, according to
information which reached Boone on
Wednesday morning. Kev. J. E. B.
Manser will conduct the service, and
interment will take place with Masonic
honors in the family burial lot
at Jefferson.
Mr. Thomas had many friends in
Watauga and other Northwest coun
ties, and in order that they may
view' his body, the casket will he
placed in the church at 12 o'clock
noon Thursday and remain open until
the hour of the funeral. A guard
of honor from the Knights Templar
will serve.
I -Mr. Thoni&s was born at Ores ton,
Ashe County, July 2, 1860. His par
ents, vwiey r. 1 nomas and -VIyra V.
Thomas (maiden name Horton), descendants
o? prominent families in
Western North Carolina, established
a home in Ashe County known far
and wide for its hospitality, and their
influence for good in church and
state was felt throughout that section.
Mr. Thomas was given by his par'
cats in infancy to the Methodist
Church, and retained his membership
- therein until his death. He was kind,
considerate, congenial, given to ho3i
pitality and good deeds, a good busi
ness man, active in county affairs,
i and acceptably served his county at
; least one term in the State legisi
lature. He also was a prominent Ma
son, being a member of the Scottish
Rite bodies. Oasis Temple, Charlotte.
- He was never (married. The only
I near relative who survives is a sis
ter, Mrs. Watt Martin, of Winston,
Salem. M
? A large number of Boone and Was
tauga people are expected to attend
the services.
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JGA
:wspaperf Devoted to the
, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C.
Moretz Nam
for Mayor; j
Clay Slated 1
Prusuant to the call issued last
week by Democratic Chairman J. N.
Norton, a small but enthusiastic group
of Democrats met in convention at
the courthouse Tuesday evening for
the purpose of naming candidates
for Mayor and three aldermen to be
voted on in the municipal election of
May 5th. T. B. Moore acted as chairman
of the meeting and Jim Rivers
secretary, and when nominations
were in order J. N. Norton offered
the names of Dr. Perry, Dr. Rankin
and Frank Miller, all but the last
named being members of the formei
council; J. W. Bryan submitted the
names of R. L. Clay, Lloyd Isaacs
and Dr. Perry, as a board of aldermen.
fnllowim* whioh IV Pr?*?**\7 * *?.
ceived the nomination by acclamation.
The vote was taken and the two
other successful candidates for city
commissioners were Frank Miller and
R. L. Clay.
Democrat Featured
In School Program
The Watauga Democrat received
unusual recognition in the
seventh grade exercises at the
Demonstration School today (Wednesday)
when little Miss Estelle
Greene presented as her part of
the program a well worded, brief,
but concise (history of the county
newspaper, Boone's oldest business
institution, which is now in
its forty-third year of operation.
Color was added to the number by
the costume worn by the young
lady, it having been skillfully covered
with recent copies of The
Democrat, giving it the appearance
of having been fashionted
throughout of newspaper pages.
The inclusion of this number by
those responsible for the program
and Miss Greenes* clever presentation
are duly appreciated by The
Democrat.
Many Farmers Sign
Marketing Agreement
- A member of the committee handling
arrangements for the cojlectiveized
marketing of Watauga produce
during the coming season, states that
already around one hundred and
twenty-five farmers who contemplate
growing a total of more than four
hundred acres of truck crops, have
signed agreements for the handling
!of their products through the mutual
exchange. At a very low figure,
the acreage already under contract
would bring into the cuunty approximately
$75,000.
Those who wish to come into the
organization are urged to sign the
contracts which have been circulated
in all,sections of the county, as early
as possible, so that arrangements
may be completed with the jobber.
Farmers who do not fully understand
the proposition are asked to communicate
with either Smith Hagamnn 01
G. P. Hagaman, Boone.
John Horton Partner
At Watauga Motor Co.
Mr. John Horton is now engaged
hi uiiiuiui rapacities at tne Watauga
Motor Companys' garage and sales
rooms here, as a result of a recent
deal whereby he purchased the stock
in the business belonging to J. 3
Taylor, founder of the agency. Mr
Taylor retained the ownership of the
building housing the garage.
0EAUTIFI
By Itl.'TI
In the Blue Ridge hills?ir
Where a shadowy mist floi
Where the cares of life ai
By the soothing night and
Is the town of Boone. 0
Are majestic peaks th
Or are green with grass
And protect the life i
"lis an active place. On st
Khododehdron grows, and
In every-day life of this u
With its shop Vnowi
And the college here th
Has a heritage great
For 'twas built on thes
Can accomplish thing
There's abundant life in I
And surrounding hills, an
With the song of birds ani
That can teach more trutl
If you'd find a place w
Can remove life's car
You must come to Bool
And find real iit'e at
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Best Interests of Northwes
A.ROUNA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, X'.
?
ed Candidatej
Perry, Miller,j
?or Aldermen
i Selection of a candidate tor Mayor
consumed considerably more of the
'j time of the convention. J. \Y\ Bryan
placed before the body the names
| of T. B. Moore and J. M. Moretz, R.
! C. Rivers offered the incumbent. It.
| S. Swift, all nominations being secj
onded. The voting between Swift and
i Moretz was extremely close, the bali
toting having twice resulted in a tie.
i Oh the third ballot Mr. Moretz re|
eeived the nomination by a margin
| of two votes.
| Mr. Swift, however, following his
| nomination, told the convention that
; it appeared impossible for hirn to
'serve the city further as Mayor; Itiv- _
j ers refused to withdraw his name
I before the convention, and there be- |
ing no further statement from the *
Mayor, balloting proceeded.
There is yet no information as to
i whether there will be another ticket
i offered, either by the Republican
| party or by any independent group.
FORMER WATAUGA '
GIRL HONORED AT
LUTHERAN SCHOOL
MUs Nell Hagaman, Daughter of Mr. 1
and Mrs. Charles Hagaman, Will A
Receive Scholastic Medal at Lenoir t
! Rhyne College, Hickory. Majors I
in Both Latin and English. Spent .
Her Early Life in Boone.
c
1 "The Lenoir Rhyncan," a paper 'j
j published by students of Lenoir-1
Rhyne College, Hickory, carries the i s
following story in its current issue <
which should be of interest to read- c
el's in Watauga: ?
"By virtue of having maintained 1
the highest scholastic record cf the t
senior class during the four college \
years, Nell Hagamun of Hickory will <
receive First Honor, the scholastic ;
medal, and become valedictorian. \
I Miss Hagnman was born at Boone, <
N. C., and is nineteen years old. She j
L attended the high school at Tryon, j
N. C., one year and then transferred 3
to Hickory High School, from which ']
she graduated. She has done all her
college work at Lenoir-Rhyne and i
always maintained a uniformly ex- i
cellent record. Her major studies are <
; both Latin and English, and she also i
serves this year as assistant in An!
cient Languages. I
"Besides her school work, Miss Ha- I
gaman has engaged in various activi- *
I'' ties often called extra-curricular, |
though some of them are semi-curricular.
She is a member of the Do-1
I mosthenian Literary Society, cf. the
| Y. W. C. A., and of the dramatic 1
I honor society, haying written a play
which was produced. Aside from some
work in oratory, she has taken an
active part in the Gorman Club, serving
as president, and as associate ed-j
! itor of the Hacawa. Her character- r;
istics are thoroughness, neatness and |
dependability." j,
Miss Hagaman is the daughter of ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hagaman,
and spent her early life in Watauga. J
Her many friends, and relatives will
hear of the signal honor conferred on ,
her by the Lutheran college with
great pleasure.
JIMMY WALKER WINS
l New York, April 28.?Governor
? Roosevelt today dismissed the charge
? es on which the City Affairs Comrait:
tee asked him to oust Mayor James
J. Walker from office. The Governor ;
there was not sufficient justification i
! in the complaint for further action 1
f against the mayor. ?
JL <BOONE !
i EOWLIN
i the lund of dreams?
?ts aloiigi the streams,
re all chased away
beautiful day.
ln every side
at are clad in snow
and arc sweet with flowers,
n the valley below.
Grounding hills
a place it fills
nique town
) the whole world around.
at is known and loved
of visions and dreams,
e, and a steadfast faith
'3 that impossible seem.
his mountain town
d the glens resound
1 the murmur of brooks
i than classical books.
here the hand of Gcd
es and give peace and rest,
se, the pioneer town,
its noblest best.
it North Carolina
>3i ras*
?>r-^=
Lining Up^Vote3 " - "| ^
? /SttT ? ?
an
Jouctt Shouse, executive committee M;
chairman of the Democratic party*
recently toured tfce West. j\,I
St
DR. HOLTON WILL =
DELIV ER ADDRESS S.
AT COLLEGE FINAL I
tie
3ead of Depavlment of Education, ^
Duke University, to Speak to Class
of Forty Four-year Graduates. ,
Records Show Marked Increase in
Enrollment. Senior Play Will Be j."
Presented Next Thursday.
| iz<
Dr. Holland Helton, head of the;M
Department of Education, Duke Uni-; fr
rersity, has been secured to deliver j CI
;he literary address at the com- be
nenceirient exercises of Appalachian pr
State Teachers College on Friday, th>
day 8, at the ii o'clock hour; nc- Ms
:ording to information secured by to<
The Democrat Monday. te)
At this time diplomas will be pre- ce
iented to forty students, who have of
ompleted the full four-year college lb<
:ourse, and 75 will receive diplomas en
1 - tWll-VPnr nill'Mol (rrirlnof/vi- tf"V. 1 C..
ege records indicated that at this
;ime 836 are receiving training here, ov
vhieh number represents an increase Vj
)f 178 over the same period of last St
year. Most of these students come D.
from the various sections of North ii<
Carolina, but some from New York, er
Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia are ar.
included. Indications are &ud. to be \Y
favorable for a large ^enrolment* in
both summer school terms.
On Thursday evening, May 7th, *
the senior plass will present a threernt
play, "Twcedies," a popular com;dy
number, the dialogue for which
,vas written by Booth Tavkington.
cu
SOONEfflGiTsCHOOL a
ro HEAR JENKINS ?
President Davenport College to De- ^
liver Address at Graduating Ex- ^
erases. Superintendent Hngaman
to Give Diplomas.
iv- a i? SP
II .maul -l- uvnnnia, lUCbUIClIlJ ^
of Davenport College, will deliver]^
the address to the graduating class j^t.
of Boone High School this (VVednes- u
ilay) evening at 8 o'clock in the col- lege
auditorium. A program has been OJ
arranged for the occasion interspersed
by musical numbers and the
commencement exercises will be con- ?
eluded by the presentation of diplomas
to the senior class by County
Superintendent Smith Hagaman.
Reverend L. F. Kent, rector of the
Episcopal Missions in Watauga and ei
Ashe Counties, delivered the bacca- b<
laureate sermon at the Boone Bap- M
tint Church last Sunday evening. The C
auditorium was well filled and an se
impressive sermon was delivered !.y
the eminent divine. Rev. ,f. A. Yount o1
offered! player. Dr. O. -J. Chandler T
read the Scripture lesson, and Kev.Joi
P. A. Hicks pronounced-the henedic-lcl
Lion. i le
This afternoon at 8:30 the clnssjd*
day exercises will he rendered. Miss;
Made Jean Jones, by virtue of her gi
exceptional aptitude in class work,' \\
won the signal honor of delivering I is;
the valedictory. Other numbers in-l,
elude: Salutatory, Mary Moretz:. or
Class Chronicle, Jewel Hagaman; hi
Class Poem, Mabel Cook; We Give in
and Bequeath, Stewart Duncan; The cr
Miraculous Mirror, Mary Honeycutt;
J-*!.--* XT_11 irt . m
mrusui'.- in till t_/OOK.
Mr. Dave Mast, high school principal
for two years, believes that thi3
term of school ivas an outstandingly
successful one, and the many patrons
join with him in this opinion. lo
: 15
JAMES MOORE BROADCASTS m
THROUGH CAPITAL STATIONS th
0
James Moore, staff tenor of radio ci
station WBT. Charlotte, went to oi
Washington, D. C., last Friday to ly
fill engagements over stations WJSV w
and WMAI, of that city. Mr. Moore C
now makes regular appearances over
WBT on the following days and pi
hours: Sunday, 10 a. m., 7:30 and ir
8:30 p. m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 p. ni.; ai
Fridays, 7:15, 8:30 and 9 p. m. This u
station hopes to receive additional w
power within the next month which
will enable the people of this section
to hear them clearly at all hours. v
$1.50 PER YEAR
EuAmiMAST
DIES SATURDAY
AT VALUE CRUCIS
nil Known Citizen Parses Afler a
Long Illneta. Funrrel Services in
Charge of Rev. Ware Monday.
Widow and Four Children Survive.
Throng of Friends Present for
Last Rites.
William II. Mast. 80, highly rejected
citizen of Valle Crucis, died
his home in that community oat
iturriay, April 25th, following aa
ncss of several months which heme
acute on the day previous. He
is a son of Andy and Carolyn Mast
id was horn ar.d reared on the oid
ast farm where death occurred.
In 187-1 Mr. Mast was married to
tss Molly Hayes, a sister of Exleriff
Larkin Hayes. To this union
?re born six children, four of whom
rvive. Early in life Mr. Mast heme
a member of the Methodist
lurch and was active throughout his
ars in its support. He was also
e of the oldest members of Snow
idge of Masons, and until the inmities
of age curtailed his activiis,
he was a regular communicant.
Much could be said of the sterling
aits which Mr. Mast possessed, but
0 cardinal features of his exemary
life can be handily summed up
these words: "Billy Mast was a
iend to mankind, a law abiding cit>11
and Christian gentleman."
Funeral services were conducted
outlay afternoon at *2:30 o'clock
om the Vallc Crucis Methodist
lurch. Rev. W. R. Ware of Lenoir
ing in charge of the brief but imessive
rites. Following this service
e remains were turned over to the
isonic fraternity for burial, which
ik place in the Mast family cemery
on the home place where deased
was reared. A huge throng
relatives arid friends, many of
em from distant points, were pres1
for the services. The floral ofring
was profuse.
Mr. Mast is survived by the wid~??
. nr^ i ..iL? >? < '
, unu ."HI. ill. . /LLUlur eiasr, 1)1
lllc Ciueil; three daughters. Mrs.
ella Dunn of Valle Crucis, Mrs. W.
Clark of Lenoir, and Mrs. I. on a
iddie of New York City; one broth,
Mr. Kin ley Mast of Valle Grucis,
nl one sister, Mrs. Mary McCoy, of
rison Evangelist Is
Visitor to County Jail
Captain Ii?n MacDonald. an offiilly
endorsed prison evangelist, arred
in Boone yesterday morning
id during the day held services for
e men confined in the county base.
The object of the minister is
seek crime prevention through coloration
of the officials with the
isoner, thereby leading to construc;e
prison reform, the mcral and
lysieal uplift of the prisoner and
e restoration of the offender to
od citizenship.
Captain MacDonald's work is not>
onsored by any individual organi- . |
tion, lie :s without salary, and has
ent many years in this important
5rk. He is credited with having orig ?
ated the prisoner's uplift and wclire
movement as well as the Prisler's
Honor Lt-aeue.
Mowing Rock Finals
Begin Sunday Night
The seventh grade graduating e\:cises
of Blowing Rock School will
:gin Sunday night, when Rev. J. A. .
cKaughan, Baptist minister of Cove
reek delivers the commencement
rmon. The hour is eigr.t o'clock.
On Monday night, May 5th, at ft
clock class exercises will be given,
he graduating program will be given
i Tuesday nighc, May 5th. at S o'ock.
Rev. L. F. Kent, reetor of ValCrucis
Associated Missions, will
diver the literary address.
Diplomas will be awarded to the
ad u a tea a? follows: Misses Mary
"ootcn, Veltic Hartley, Annie Loue
Coffey and Virginia Suddreth.
Blowing Rock School has enjoyed
le of the most pleasing terms in its
story, and the public is cordially
vited to join in the closing exerses.
leat Camp Creek Will
Nrtf On^n 1 Trifil 1 ft
, ?w
Fishing privileges will not be alwed
on Meat Camp Creek until May
>th, according to an announcement
ade by P. A. Coffey, secretary to
c Izauk Walton League, Monday,
riginal plana, said Mr. (JcITey, I
died for the opening of the stream
i the first, but due co the extremeunfavorable
angling weather, it
as decided wise-to leave Howard's
reck open for another fifteen days'.
Mr. Coffey also pointed out that
arsons owning ponds or private fishig
waters of any kind, were without j
uthority to allow friends to fish,
li'.css such guests were provided ( 5
ith the State or county license.
The world's largest steam engine fiSriU
'eighs 568 tons. / 'J i