VOLUME XI II. NO. -18
WATAUGA WOMAN
HAMADCn DV W V
J1U11U1.1UJLS U1 1*. V .
OSTEOPATHIC SOC.
Or. Ella J. Hardin, Well Known in
this County Named Vice-President
of State Organization. Received
Her Education at Old A. T. 5. Hat
Developed a Large Practice at
Durham, North Carolina.
The following article, taken from
the Durham Herald of May 24th, is
of unusual interest to ft'.ends of Dr.
Ella J. Hardin, former Watauga woman
who for the past, number of
years has been practicing her profession
in Eastern Carolina:
"Dr. Ella .7. Hardin, of Durham,
was elected vice-president of the
North Carolina Osteopathic Society
at the annual convention held in Raleigh
Saturday, it. was learned last
night. Dr. Hardin delivered one of
ihe addresses at the meeting."
Miss Hardin ^ra<hiafc?/t] from the
old A. T. S. here in 1 *.> 1 , and later
took a business! course in Wiinnngton
where slu worked until 1920.
Her health, so she states, was never
very good. and the confining dutiesj
of office work resulted in a long illness.
Osteopathy restored her to.'
health, it is said, and she decided to!
study that profession. In June, 1920.'
Mi ss Harding left Wilmington fori
Kirksvillo, Mr.., and entered college,]
graduating in June. 1924. Retuih-j
Log to North Carolina, she opened an:
office in Wilmington, later moving t<>
Fayetteville, where she engaged in
general practice for several years. In
August of- last year, Dr. Hardin sold
tier practice in that town and moved
to Durham where she permanently
located, and since that time has been
enjoying a lucrative practice.
Dr. Hardin is a hard-worker and
has received the merited recognition
<vf osteopathic practitioners in the
Somh. She is proud of her profession.
and believes it to be the most
complete system of healing' yet developed.
Las* Sunday she spent the
day with her mother, Mrs. Chanie
'imam, near ttuttierwood.
I
Young Watauga Lawyer,
Receives Degree at Wake
Forest College Wednes.
Wado K. Brown, son of Mr; and
Mrs/ h*. I>. Bjrawr.. of B'-ovn??^ Rnckr
Henfrrt oal Wednesday of this week
the degree of Bachelor of Laws from
Wake Fores! College. Mr. Brown's
school career has been marked by,
iv,any noteworthy honors and exeop-j
fjonai aehievemcids in the field of I
, eligon i work and scholastic nctivi- j
ties while at Wake. Forest. He >vnsj
elected to the presidency of the Jure-1
, t Sunday school class on the campus
and under his able leadership the!
class doubled its attendance. Ho was!
also a leader of one of the n.any B.!
V. P. U.'s;located at the college.
Mr. Brown Won quite a reputation!
in the system of moot courts eon-!
nuclei! with the school of lav. hut J
one of his* great est achievement.? was.
in the field of oratory and debate.
He was a member of the inlereoliegiate
debatingteam for three years
and the- team this year won the State
championship and racked among- the
highest in the South. lie was affiliated
with the Euthaliao Literary''-'Society*
the Pi Kappa Delta National
Forensic Fraternity, and the Gamma
Eta Gumma, an oiitstanding legal
fraternity.
Mr. Brown received his license to
practice law last year. He has not!
definitely decided where he will lo-j
cute, hut friends ir. Watauga are!
hopeful that he will locate in his
native countv.
;
LEGION COMPLETES PLANS
FOR FIDDLERS CONVENTION
The American Legion has completed
its plans for the big fiddlers convention
which is to be held in the
Courthouse in Boone on Friday and
Saturday nights of next week, and
the indications are that, the various
contests will be participated in by a
record-breaking number of stringed
musicians from all over this section,
some even coming, it is understood,
frcrm other states. The contests have
been separated into the following
several classes and four prizes will
be awarded under each heading: Individual
fiddlers, string bands, banjo
pickers, guitars, Charleston and buck
dancers, male quartet, and a prize to
the motor truck bringing the mostj
people to the event- The total awards!
wiB aggregate $200.
uted throughout Watauga and -idjoining
counties, and it is beiicved
there will be full houses at both entertainments.
Proceeds will be used
for the benefit of the American Le-!
gion Baud.
LOVEN BACK FROM HOSPITAL
Ed S. Loven returned last week
to his home at Linville after spending:
some time at Johnson City where heunderwent
hospital treatment. Mr. i
Loven who hns been ill for manymonths
i3 reported to be improving
slowly. i
/ATA
A Non-Partisan f
BOOl
Champ Cl^'^Son
Cot. Bennett C Clark, son of the
Dctnotratic leader, is running for
U. 'S. Senator from Missouri.
COUNTY TO HAVE
HEALTH OFFICII
|
I Meeting of Board Held Monday an
| Other Members Named. Duties
of New Federal Officer Will
; Include inspections.
j At a meeting of the county boar
I of health Monday, which consists o
j County .Superintendent Smith Hagi
{ man, Mayor J. M. Moretz and Chaii
; man T. C. Baird of the Board o
County Commissioners., three add
tional members were named, tw
medical doctors and one dentist
Dr. V,". Q. Bimrhani of Sugar Grov?
Dr. Scales of Blowing Rock and Di
J. C. Farthing of Boone.
During the meeting it was disclose
that in the near future Wataug
County is to have a full-time healt
officer, to he paid by the FedcVa
Government. His duties will inciud
the inspection of dairies, cafes, inai
kofcs, and sanitary conditions in ger
era!. Detailed plans for the inipoi
tant work will be announced follow
ing a call meeting to be held in t;b
near future, at which time the cour
ty physician will be named.
Democrat Ad Brings
Results froin Afa
The Highland Furniture Compan
of this city, recently sjyugcul a scilin
1 M'Unfr "
certain large nigs, a small one woui
be given free. As was unticlpateri
Democrat advertising brought en
iirely satisfactory results t'rom ai
over the county, and business wa
cropd. Hhwev'er the management wi
a little stnrprised to receive, an orde
from Cleveland, Ohio, for two rugs
which the buyer had seen advertise*
in the columns of the Watauga Dcino
crat. Immediate delivery was mad
exactiy according to the order, am
the furniture people believe that i
yecurd has been established in long
distance selling: at the same tim
they are highly pfcased with the ir.
vestment in newspaper space.
AGRICULTURAL BOYS OF COV1
CREEK TO MEET ON SATURDA^
The agricultural boys of Cov
Creek will have their next mehtjn;
at 7:80 p. ni.. June 6th. The progyar
will be interesting, and will be into
spersed v.ith string music. Ever
member will certainly want to b
present and readv to trof^ for t1?
two candidates to attend the St&t
meeting in Raleigh. A definite de
cision on attending; State camp wl
also be requested.
BANNER ELK NEWS
Miss Louise VonCanon, a studen
j of Flora MacDonald, has returne
home for summer vacation,
i Miss Marlyn Tate, a student o
Agnes Scott, and Mr. Lawsoo Tat<
a student of Darlington College, hay
| returned home for summer vac?
tion.
Mrs. R. C. Lowe and childven'bav
returned home after spending th
past week with her mother, Mrs. 1
I.. Hun sucker, at Oonover. N. C.
Mrs. R. L. Cook spent the wee:
with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Proffitt
at Johnson City, Tenn.
Mrs. Nollie VonCanon has re
turned to her home after spendinj
j the winter with her daughter i
Florida.
Mrs. F. M. Richards of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn., visited friends in Banne
| Elk Sunday.
1 Mrs. J. H. VonCanon will spea
Wednesday morning at a confernec
I at Knoxyille College.
I The annual birthday party for foi
I was cclaBrated b~
pageant, "Love's Answer." at th
Presbyterian Church on Wednesda
night. Immediately jfifterwards te
I was served at the home of Mrs. G. A
Banner.
1 A pic supper was given at the Bar.
nor Elk public school for the benefi
I of the Mount Calvary Baptis
I Church. The proceeds amounted t
! 335.00.
Married in Boone on last Satoi
i day afternoon. Miss Ruth Main o
|Zionville. to Mr. Dell Greer of Brown
| wood. The ceremony was perforine
I by Rev. Ed Hodges.
UGA
Newspaper, Devoted to the
>IE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CJ
Modern Ne*w
be Stained Si
Duke Fund
Forty thousand dollars wore available
Monday to be used in the construction
of a modern three-story fire
proof hospital In Boone, according
to word coming to the board of trustees
of the proposed building last
Friday from officials of the Dukt
Foundation. This amount is to be supplemented
by a like sum appropriated
by the State at the 1929 session
of the General Assembly, and activv
work is expected begin on the
structure as soon as the official transfer
of the site may be made.
Almost simultaneously With the
news of the definite inclusion of the
Boone project in the Duke program
came a group of five architects to
I look over the situation and Gcunty
t Sunmuhtehder.t Smith Rjitraman.
* j chairman of the board of trustees,
J says that the location selected '.\nd
1 the lot Mow occupied by the Watauga
Hospital a nJ Which wfts formerly the
old Lovill Home, the first dormitory
of the Appalachian Trpiniliar school.
Two acres of land will be deeded to
dl the trustees and the location was pro.
Tinounced ideal by the builders,
i-1 For more than two years word has
:-j been anxiously awaited from the
f Duke interests which would quaran
i- tee the establishment of the in'itituo
Hon here, and the hitch is said to
:: have come from the fact that it appea
red as a partnership deal With
r. the vState Teachers College anil it was
primarily for the benefit of the stu\
12 li. S. PLANES"
:J PASS OVER BOONE
Twelfth Ob&ervafion Squadron, Re- |
e turning from Maneuvers in the
East, Viewed by Local People.
Bound for Texas.
J Twelve airplanes, flying m loose;
i foriisntibVr nnd nt biorh '
plover Bnn'no Tuesday afternoon at
j2:S(t, ant! while citizens of this rey
1 gion have long since been at;cusK
turned to seeing an occasional ship
,, cruising through the other, the fleck
I of noisy birds provide'! quite n sen
jsaiiec. It developed almost immcdi1
j ute'.y thai the ships comprise.! the
twelfth observation squadron of the
s Uiiitel! States Army Air Corps, eni
>' route to the home field at Foit Parol
' Houston, Texas, after having purtic-j
' ipaled in the maneuvers of last week}
over large eastern cities.
p The fleet, which was in command
of Major E. A: I.olunan, spent two
:i hours in Winston-Salem Monday,
ft where the pilots were guests of the
e Chamber of Commerce at a chicken
- luncheon. The ships left the ground
at 1:45. and although they stared
demonstrations before heading west.
~ they passed over Boone just vtyk
five minutes later. At it o'clock, or)
p{ exactly two and a half 'tours aTierj
Ib.iho war lliri^ -tl?<?r. .
n landed in Chaitahbdga, wive re fhr.y
lf\spent the night Twenty-four men
'/] occupied the; twelve fast-shies,
e | I :
t\ HIGH SPOTS AND SI
, CAROLINA'S LONGES'
ii
Some of the high spots of the
11*31 North Carolina Genera! Assembly
:
: Adopted the principle of the lieQ
Lean school law providing > r
State instead of county -operation
of the six-month?' schools. A a an
-? ' emergency'" meeasttre'*Vonifities' will
e aiu State with a 16-cent ad valevl"
em levy for two ye ears.
Gaye State supervision and e<
troi of 4i?>000 miles of count
roads and some 1,000 convict o
"1 be used in maintaining them.
[c Created an eleventh congressional
district but failed to redt?trict
for the State .Senate o; reapportion
for the house.
z j Created a central purchasing j
nI agency.
! Created personnel commission.
-! Consolidated North Carolina i
r State College and North Carolina I
College for Women with Unirer- ;
k sity of North Carolina,
e Provided S-l 00.000 for the erection
of a new central prison.
Created local government com:t
ritlzlciepVpnd >nvr it control over all
e local government finances,
y Organized a new State system of
a bank supervision,
i. Enacted largest revenue bill in
history, estimated to raise about
i- $26,000,000 annually, included a
t 15-cent county ad valorem tax.
it Enacted largest appropriations
o Mil in history, estimated to spend
about S2S.500.000 annually.
All State salaries cut 10 per
cent.
f Defeated repeated attempts to
enact a sales tax.
d Killed three attempts to legalize
! pari-mutuel betting.
ail riitii '
dem<
Best Interests of Northwe
UOUYA, TH17KSDAY. 1UNK !. tnJil
Hospital to j
jon; $40,GGG
s Now Ready
: . The difficulties encbunte
n this Connection, however, have
ironed out ,and neither the collogo
ijfar the Dukes will be in control.
Kather the- whole enterprise v ii! be
directed by the committee of local
men, ami the hospital will be for the
: of all the people* of this region.
Under the plan of the Foundation,
the County Super; mender, r. and the
'hfiirrnan of the Board of County
Commissioners must be trustees and
they are empowered with the earning
of the three additional m< be - of
the board, which is iu<\v c-.unple.te
?.?irU CI..., .... T
.. iv-? uw.Lii CIIUIIIIUIII,
G. Greer as secretary, and T. C- '
Pnird, \V. F Sherwood and T. G. '
Cof4'cj<j the additional members.
The deeds to the beaut? 1 .site
will be made out i<? the board of
trustees, ihe building will he creeled
under the direction a set subject to
the plans and specifications ei Duke i
:.rchitoots. Actual operation will be
in the hands of the trustees, subject
Iq Dukr- approval. It is understood
that local labor \vii! be empioy id,
and thai work will begin tearing
away the old frame structure and
preparing the foundation just as soon
us Dili transfers may be made. 1
The building is expected to be of
three-story brick construction and
there arc to be fifty bod:-. Piovisior. <
is said to be made in case of poorer
patients for the further contribution j
of $1 a bed per day fot operation, byj
the Foundation. ji
SMYEROFGKEENEi
SURRENDERS WED. j
\
Ed Stolccs Placed in County Jail by ,
Deputy Sheriff Lea Mast., Pre- (
iiminary Hearing Before J.
S. McBride Thursday. ,
Eil Stokes, of the Cove Creek see-i
tipn. who has beer, sought by the j
Sheriff's office since May 2l, pii aj1
charge of the fatal shooting of a <
neighbor, Ivy Greene, walked into the!1
DeWitt Brown filling station at Sugrj
ar Grove on Wednesday morning and
surrendered to Deputy rSheriff T.ce
Mast, He was brought to the county
jail where he will be held until one '
oj clock this (Thursday) afternoon, 1
and given a preliminary hearing before
Enquire J. S. MeBndc at the
Cove Creel: High School building.
Stokes is said to have first inquired t
if Lee Must was in the Garage. He
was an^wer^l in the jiCfmhaiive by ,
a bystander, and when the deputy '
Came in view his couy^atioh was
reported thus: "ILmv 1 am. Lee. i 1
comr to surrender. Mow I'm 1
in; your charge; ti?S ar y u please with
rue; .Fin /ready you ar.y- :
yvhere. Hpne l hayth'i given you any
troi) bVis wiiuteydr.*'
MAYOR'S COURT
Coiv<Botson and a ..Mr- Gragg were |
hailed before the Mayor on Monday j
on charge ol" intoxication. The for-]
mer was imesi am: U>s costs nnrt j
tbe latter was icU-asf i! 6ri' payment |
of costs.
4ADOWS OF NORTH;
r LEGISLATIVE TERM 1
Created a constitutional commis- |
sion i?> study redrafting of the |
State constitution.
Appointed a committee to ?nve$- j
titrate charges of alleged bribery j
and corruption of Stum tola, which i
reported no Senator w&3 found to J>
have violated his oath of office. i
Provided postponement of sale ;
of land for taxe:- unti': November, f
discretionary with v- mmis- \
signers.
Provided for postponement of j'
'uevaluanon until ! l?2t- but re or- 1
ganired revaluations already marU
hy allowing a 10 per cent, "ad.iustmor/c"
in the discretion of eorv<v.v>sior.ers.
Set a p.record for continuous
.sitting, heingom"session 141 days.
Previous longest sitting,
covered 148 days but included 12day
recess for Christmas.
Reorganized the State Board of
Agriculture, the State Department \
ol Labor, the State Board of
Health, the State Park Commission,
and the State Highway Commission.
Authorized the issuance of no
bonds, state or county, not previously
issued or allowed. Power
to approve the issuance of bonds
for certain purposes was vested in
the local government commission.
('hanged divorce laws to allow
either party to a five-year separation
to sue for divorce instead of
only the injured party.
Enacted child labor legislation.
Enacted Biour.t bill to permit I
regulation of public service corporations.
Changed basis of licensing automobiles.
Increased gasoline tax one
cent a gallon.
XR /
st North Carolina
Gets Washing J oh
? : . * v ^ -Ston lawyer
who was with Hoover during the
war, has been appointed Assistant
S-.-crotary of State.
TAXliATIi is CUT
FIFTEEN CENT!
County Auditor Austin E. South Psr<
pares Annual Budget Estimate.
Levies Based on Property
Valuation of $8,000,000.
.The summary '.?? the uniform ai
nurd badger osl-Vrnst-? ior Wat a up
County was or,coaled Monday r
County Av;ilit ?v An-tin E. S'?uth ur
publication of the detailed statemei
is being made pursuant to the r
:iuiLeiiiv?nt.s of the county fiscal cbi
trol act.
According to the estimated evii
for the four general funds, the ta
rate per bundled dollars valuaiip
'.his year wi'i he instead ti
$1.15 levied last year. The levy fr
the general count;, fund remains %
15 cents, a public health fund is e:
Elected to require 5 cents, the rou
ax has been removed and th??s M
.crest and sinking fund. levy change
|om 38 to 55 cents. The rule ??
ho general school fund has been Jov
p.red from 47 cents to 25 cents.
The levies are cased en an est
mated property valuation of $8,000
oon.
Scenes of Beauty Awai
Summer School Student
It Is Hta&tifui iii tfe "ntountaii
now. Tiic cassis er??i mountain sith
arc still splotched with th<< vlaini
ivhiie of tiio ilopariinf; .iagfwoiJ
I'lnum which is being replaced by 'I
ycMva of tiu- uaniea. Tl
ovci-Rivcii ltaokeTOUnci >>f pine ?v
Spruce and hemlock ami baUani
reinforced row f.y 're foliage of a
tin- deciduofj! nionntain shrubs mi
trees. Amoro these shaded. b'ertlir
rreaiis unci yc-ilov,s comes the p'.up
rliimio111 m!u-'. oven ..pro<; by an el
rasiona! jpfjflra tvoo with the ti?l
rate cream of its tgSdosl K ?mi, wit
here and thorp, r. jackrin'-thc-putp
shouting- that,- -.vintcr has sk-parte
and that tfiu eyci-chnr.crinR beau:
of the gmci :.'o;o,if 1: I;:. . tirr.it
to ur witti its thrill lap epics of hot
i-i? -i-'I-.A - : .352* Bv
rtim uirus ami i io\versy anil truits.
Such is ip the- mou
tains. Such': is the scene In si?W i*?
those who come l>y automobile to tJ
summer school at the Appalachk
Suite Teaf-hevs ('oilego on June- 9t
or who travel over any of the nw
elevated mountain highways.
Watauga Cnuiiiy, as v.us fjitin
led the- eottntits iif the 'Stale ir. nut
b'cr of students enrolled in Aoo
luchsar.--.l-JS. The sceoiu! in erii'i
inent was Ashe with 7'1 Wataugn,
seems, will load again in summer o
rolment. The teachers. it is point.
Ol".t. ale more appro.rathe now th:
over of the ?dvantages 01" "raisin;
their certificates.
Rutherwood Postoffice
Discontinued Frida
The post'office at Rutherwood, se
en miles cast: of Boone on Highwj
j?0. whic'n ha^ been operated foi mar
;:c by Klier McNeil, member <
pie Board .of County Commissioner
was discontiued last Friday, folk>\
in*: instniciions from Wash met o
The thirty-six families which In
been served at Rutherwood will no
receive their mail from thri
sources, Boone R. F. D. 1. Laxon ar
Deep Gap R. F. D,
CHEVROLET COMPANY SENDS
EXPERT TO BOONE AGENC
\f?. r?l 1 ?
iui . v/iittJieb i'iuiii, ox tnc L nevr
let Motor Company's service depar
merit came in from Atianta la
?
Thursday and for an indefinite p
riod of time will be employed as s
perintendcr.t of the shops of tl
Boone Chevrolet Company. Mr. Pr
itt is a factory-trained mechanic a:
dui'ing: his stay here it is expecu
that a large majority of the Chevr
let owners of the county will avj
themselves of the opportunity of s
curing the superior service. An a
vertisement ir. The Democrat t.odi
calls attention to a "spring tune-u;
which has been arrer.ged at barga
prices.
ST
SI.50 PEP. YEAR
! SIXTEEN WATAUGA
CITIZENS INDICTED
IN FEDERAL COURT
Trur. Bilks Charging Conspiracy to Injure
Persons, in the Exercise of
Civil Rights Returned by Grand
, Jury o.V Greensboro. More Than
Twenty-five Watauvjaos Give Testimony.
Rrows MfiUev. Statement.
1 ' 'Y ' ' . , * ' i'~ '
Greensboro, N. Indictment:*
; charging lfi elttyensj somv of them
J election officials, with conspiracy he
j injure a number of persons if: the
j exorcise of civil rights in the election
j in Watauga County Noveniliet Ujh,
| l9;Ub -.vere returned by the grand
I jury in Federal Court here 'I'm- day.
| One group of dof^ivttants against
j whom a true bill or this kind \\iiz
found is composed of the following:
.}. Smiih Id cBrid e. Chau n c ey ?-I >oa y.
Roy Wilson. J. Hardin, Lee
Mast. Ed S. Williams J. i.. Hoi*t!unt
Allen A. Perry and John E. Brown,
n t-.Ji..* ' .uv -1
w - \ v?!i' ruui'v;vi;ir!Jt U. - p'J WHS IV|j
turned against Eddie B. Flagamai:.
j Jeid Shall. Claude Edniisln.p:, Henry
j Mast. Ohari/c McCcmioih' Will Ron'if'j
mg<'- and Walt Ward.
j More than menty-five Watauga
\ County cms.ens v.'ere in Grc'.*ri?boi-.?
Tuesday, having been ^ubpoehaed to
jappear before the grand jury in
United States District Court. Many
?rt j of tbr.m were i.i the imam] jury room
,v ; for examination and il is quite posiC
j sible that others will '.be questioned
^ i Wednesday in regard to alleged irB~|
regularities in the general election
I1"-in that county last November when
; a representative from the Eighth
--^Congressional District and r. United
'^j. States Senator \vei;e chosen.
nj In the indictments it is alleged
W f"that the defendants conspired to inl'ijuve,
oppress, threaten and intimi!
date Watauga County citizens who
V'Jwc-re attempting to exercise their e;y4|il
rights in the election of iSoyettiber
1 I i. 1#30, also that a number of citil-j*;eiis
were prevented; ivom eve-.''vising
>r j their civil rights.
r*( N. T. Myers, a Republican election
j judge in Cove Creek township Wa'l~
taugu County, in conversation with
*T newspaper men hero said that on the
morhing of the genera! election he
desired to watch the ballot boxes;
[t that- Democratic election officiate in
the precinct asked hito to slay at a
S table and land cut tickets instead
of remaining- but .
"tliai he ?VisiSt6'd t^Venihining at the
5H | ballot boxes. Mr. MuBrido. a Demo
y' crar. a justice "cf the ls ^ '
id j a? registrar in the precinct said that
le j iy would in* neceasaxy co arrest, Mr.
ivy, r>,viJH, 11 was .-tared, nit aires; 'olid
I towing. Mr. Uy-en war fcfiurgbd with
is | Boisterous c. ntloe! and refii?<r.g- to
II. oho:.- $ts cenmipmi .-St'o'sctitiu ;o|?|
rials he wKiiui to .tr.'i. the
ift| semcnce iMBBjnjBife- a .'at! trim of
le on day. it was cred. It. sfnto'd that
i/hl'.ini oT $5,000 & ir.s (gfcfase 'mi,
i- offered, lull thai it -.igfcs |Bafl8Mlit 'a
vivs/pineoit in jail at' li'ojm about "2
it o'i"1. or. eioc'-Ko: duy afjii ridta.-'.eO '
I about " p. rr... !:r stik't. It v.v.s stated
.> I.hat Roy Wilson, ikon u-rntie comity
y i chairman. was railed to assist in eonis
j ducting the election in that liicrmc'.
:after the arrest of Mr. By err and
n-i was permitted to serve in , th'ei ca.ia
nr} city of an election official. Voting
to begun aii'dui S :3h a. r.t.
in W- 11 Bingham. another Wotauin
ita County raaii. uld :ie\vs)mper men
re that eri the day of the general election
in that county latt Mm ember
g. lie was "struck across the head two
n-i or three times with a billy." He said
a ! thai Grady Hayes, of Boone, was.
H-j'sfabiieii in tVif back with a knife at
it Bonne that day. "There tvas a crowd
> of them that rushed up. flashing jr.ins
id i and ordering1 us away from the polls."
in : said Mi. Bingham, whoso brother. T.
; E. Bingham, was a Republican ciecI
lion judge. "At first they il\tcrfoveu
I with h:s serving," said W. H. Bingham.
\ - r . S?l
y BROWN MAKES STATEMENT
Attorney John Ey Brown, of
v- Boone, the on.K indicted man o? pnfe
iy group who avails ble for or in-yy
iy;tevv:ew before time. made piih- j
if | iie the following statement: __
a, :T am sm prised that 1 have beer;.
v along with fifteen other citizens of
n. Watauga, indicted in the Federal
id courts at Greensboro in connect ion
w' with charges glowing oui of last
?c \ election.
id: "I have at ail times- advised everyone
to stay within tiie L-w, The Re|
publican party in Watauga is row
' controlled by a few who have no
y! ability to lead. The better element
I of Republicans have come into my ofr:
? ?J
0 , ?*iiu eAjjiessfQ Lnemseives mtiig!
riant against these prosecutions^
l~ | "This action of the would-be lend,st
| /.i?g a-P nn Ht.' \vi]J oulv
e-1 tend to solidify the Democrats,
u.i which means that the Republicans o
ie twill never again have charge of the y
_ I government of Watauga County i \
a" I have been very anxious to get out
id of politics, and so have many other
>d Democrats who have been pushed to
G_ the front, but these pseudo Republican
leaders will not let us."'
e-i? ? '
(i-j North Carolina lead? ail states in
?yjthe Union in the number of cotton
i" ] mills, the number o.f active spindles
inland in the annua! consumption of
I raw cotton.