North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XLIII, NO. 22 MRS HARRIS NAME! CHRISTMAS SEAI f!HMN ftFWATAIIf.i VA1UIAA 1 t VT*. VI A . X & AV MA . American Legion Auxiliary Sponsor Drive to Raise Funds to Carry 01 Anti-Tuberculosis Work. Last Yea Drive, the First, Was Successful White Plague Causes tho Death o Many Thousands Annually. Mrs. Stanley Harris of Amanthj has been named Christmas Seal chair man for 1931, and the work will b< done through the American Legioi Auxiliary, according to a statemen issued Monday by the' State Tubercu losis Association. Officials look 01 this as one of the most valuable proj ects being carried forward in thi State, and worthy of the support o every citizen in Watauga. Seventy-five cents of each dolla obtained through "this sale will b< used for the cure or prevention of tu berculosis in this county, and twenty fivp cunts will h<? sent tr? t.hn Stnt< association for anti - tuberculosi work. While anti-tuberculosis w'or] has greatly reduced deaths from T. B the malady was the cause of 2,42i deaths in North Carolina during 1930 Watauga reported five deaths fron the disease last year. The tuberculosis clinic sponsore* by local civic clubs in 1930 showe< that of 2,752 school children exam ined, 121 reacted to the tuberculii test. One hundred and eleven of thi number were X-rayed, showing 8> positive and 20 suspicious cases. Onl; two of these children are known t have received definite treatment. Th entire amount secured through th 1930 sale (Watauga County's firs Christmas Seal sale) $27.00, was use to pay board of twelve-year-old git for twenty-seven days of her five months' stay at State Sanatorium. One citizen of the county, know ing the value and the need of thi work, has told Mrs. Harris that whei her committee has raised $40, he wil add $10 to the fund. Mountaineers ClashWitl Catawba Next Saturday Appalachian State and Catawbi College will engage in a charity gam in Charlotte Saturday, which prom ises to be one of the greatest gridiroi clashes of the closing football sea I.-"- '-MtH R>ltV? ordg during the season. Appalaehia defeated Catawba for the North Stat Conference championship in thai meeting in October. The margin o victory was close, but. the State tear exhibited the better offensive an deserved to win. The teams will lin up as followa: Appalachian Catawb Goins - - Puarso Right End Smith Jone Right Tackle Wortman Julia Right Guard Johnson Whitenc Center McKinney Harpc Left Guard Mahoney Kerchi Left Tackle Hooper Robinso Left End Fitzgerald Witme Quarterback Triplett Webc Right Half Walke Appenits Fullback Weaver Lin Left Half Democrat Victor in New Jersey Contes Elizabeth. N. ||J.?Overturning normally Republican plurality of 35 000, Percy Stewart, Damocrat an . anti-prohibitionist, was elected t Congress Tuesday from the Fift Congressional District by a pluralit fj! of. approximately 1,000. With only one of the 298 districi missing, the vote in the special elei tier to fill the seat of the late Re] resentative Alexander Akerman, dr Republican, -was: Stewart, 31,381 Donald McLean, Republican, 29,531 Stewart, -who campaigned on a pla form asking repudiation of the a< miniStrative policies of Presider 'Hoover, became the 219th Dcmocrs to hold a seat in the House in th Congressional session opening Moi day, against 214 Republicans. VOLUNTEER SERVICE WORKER MEET ON TUESDAY AFTERNOO On Tnasday aftemon several toe ladies met at the Volunteer Servi< Workroom at the Blackburn Hot* where they sorted and labeled tl clothing so far collected by the cor mittee. Garments -were also selecte 54 in number, and repaired for del nitely needy cases. Four hours of work has been dona . ed by the Methodist Missionary S ciety and four hours by the Crad Boll Department of the Boone Ba; ti?t Sanday School. The woTk room will be open evei Tues^hy afternoon for individua or organisations to help in this mucl needed work. . Nfe S ,... .1 f I ^ATAl A Non-Partisan N BOON! ) | New Speaker of House ' 1 John N. Garner, Texas Democrat* will be the new Speaker oi the House e ut i\cyiwcui?uvc3 as a result oi vic? j- tones by his party in the by-election* : WATAUGA FARMER . BUILDS A SPLENDID f RECORD OF THRIFT 5 * Enoch Adams, During 32 Years 11 Farming, Has Always Made a Cash Surplus. Always Pays His Taxes : the Same Year They Are Listed. "Never Put All Your Eggs in One Basket" Is His Doctrine. 1 3 Mr. Enoch Adams, prosperous 5 farmer of Vilas R. F. D., believes y that the success achieved by the 0 mountain farmer depends to a large e extent upon diversification of crops Q and the rearing of some good live* stock on the side. "A farmer should J never put all his eggs in one bas1 ket," quoth Mr. Adams, when he was " asked Monday by The Democrat for some of the reasons he has been so uniformly successful in his &gricul| 3 tural efforts. [J "I always raise a few cattle, hogs, sheep, and have my chickens, too," continued Mr. Adrima "nnd rnnliVo quite a sum from the sale of butter and milk' from my dairy cows. 1 1 raise corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, cabr bagc, and the usual run of garden sass, but I am always careful not to put out too much in any one crop. When a fftrir.er invests all his lime labor ami money in the production of a single crop, and tile market goes way down, he !3 financially hurt? i whHe ifejhft bw vwiQUM small- Inches ' Jn mffijent fttfrigs, he Is almost sure to come out on top, to take it all * the way round." J Mr. Adams says that his farm contains ?6 acres, that some of the land ^ is good and some rather thin, but that in his thirty-two years of tilling e the small plantation, he has never yet failed to receive more money for * his products than he spent, and that even in this year of low prices and unstaple markets he has "come out all right." He is a hard worker, uses his head along with his hands, and has succeeded. No better proof of his success could be offered than the fact that during thirty-two years as a farmer, he has never yet failed to pay his taxes during the same year in which they were listed. Mr. Adams' experience and formula for success should be an incentive to those who have believed no money could be made on the farm. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket, work hard, pay your debts, preserve your credit," and you will get along, said Mr. Adams, as he departed, and this 1 should be pasted in the hats of many n Wataugans for ready reference. Ordination Services for Rev. A. E. Moretz Sun. t A- Uc* "-on I vii mat ouuuay evening ? .*>*/ o'clock. Rev. A. E. Moretz was ordained by the Boone Baptist Church d to the full work of the ministry. Rev. :o J. A. McKaughn preached the ordih nation sermon from Matthew iv, 19, y "Follow Me." Rev. H. M. Winkler presented the Bible, Rev. P. A. Hicks, 3 pastor of the church and chairman of the ovdination council, delivered the i- charge, and Rev. R. C. Eggem ofy fcied the prayer. !; Rev. Moretz is one of the county's 3. most promising young men. He plans t- to finish his college work at Wake 1- Forest before entering the seminary >t at Louisville. it 'C NEW CHEVROLET CAR WILL BE ON DISPLAY ,HERE SATURDAY g Messrs. W. R. Winkler, W. T. N Payne, L. L. Bingham and C. H. Blackburn, of the W. R. Chevrolet jj Company, returned Tuesday from ;e Charlotte where they attended the j first showing of the new model Chevle rolets held ir. the Carolines. Upor Q their return they announce that tht j new car will be exhibited in the local rj' showrooms next Saturday, and stat< ; trial is a decidedly new departure in low-priced transportation, embodies 84 improvements, and is being pole at the same price of the present modp! ^ y William Fletcher of Pasejuotanl Is County produced 128 bushels and 32 h- pounds of corn or one acre this season. UGA ewspaper, Devoted to the 3, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOBTH CA WALTER BAUGUESS1 PASSES AT NORTHj WILKESBORO MON. Heart Ailment f atal to Ashe County Lawyer. Was a Candidate for US. Attorney for_ the Middle District. Prominent in Republican Councils. Survived by Widow and Two Children. North Wilkesboro, N. C.?Walter R. Bauguess, 40, of Jefferson, member of the State Republican Executive Committee and candidate for; United States district attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, died in Wilkes Hospital here late Monday night. Mr. Bauguess came here ten days ago from his home in Ashe County to enter the local hospital for treatment. He was suffering from a kidney disease and high blood pressure. Mr. Baugucss, widely known in Republican circles of North Carolina, was chairman of the Ashe County RonTlKlicnn nv nnn^uM - 1 CACvubHV vUlllllHktCe U? | addition to the membership he held in the party's state committee. He had practiced law in Jefferson, coun ty seat of Ashe County, for many years, and had been a regular attendant to the courts of this section, where he had made many friends. Survivors include Mrs. Bauguess i and tv/o children. Boone Students at Wake Forest Are Making Good Wake Forest-?Two sons of Boone citizens aro among- the 800 students enrolled this session at Wake Forest College. Len D. Hagaman, son of Sperintendent Smith Hagamnn, is in his third year of pre-medical work. Archie G. Quails, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Quails, is a senior law student. He has the distinction of being president of the law class and is a member of the dramatic club. Hagaman is a member of the intercollegiate debate, team which last season won the State championship in North Carolina, He belongs' also to the Euzelian Literary Society, the dramatic club, and is a member oY-thc student council. 1 . Wake Forest College baa students enrolled from 95 of the 100 countlet in North Carolina. It enjoys the dl?tin-tiori of being the oldest and the largest Baptist institution for men in the Onlted BROWN ARRESTED ON BAD CHECK CHARGE IN TENN. Extradition papers calling for the arrest of Arlie W. Brown of Laxon, this county, were received by Sheriff L. M. Farthing on Wednesday of last week, end Brown, who is wanted in Johnson County, Tennessee, on a charge of passing worthless checks, was taken into custody, placed in the hands of Tennessee officers, and taken to Mountain City. A bond for his appearance at the spring term of Circuit Court was posted Thursday and he was released. On Friday, in Federal Court at ur:l!?i n 1 ' - Iuifivcsuuiu, uiuwii, wuu, until nis assignment late in October, was one | of the county's largest cattle buyers, was adjudged an involuntary bankrupt, MISS COFFEY'S MUSIC CLASS TO GIVE RECITAL SATNRDAY The music class of Miss Ruth Coffey, assisted by the Boone Orchestra, under the tutorship and directin of R. B. Porter, will give a concert in the college auditorium on Saturday evening, December 5th, at 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited. The program will be as follows: "Bird's Morning Song," Muriel Hodgson; duet, "Call to Arms," Vera ar.d James Norris; "Dance of the Jesters," Elizabeth South; "Tommy's New Drum," Margaret Smith; orchestra selections; "La Cascade," Virginia Coffey; "The Sack Waltz," Carolyn Winkler; "Shower of Roses," Katherine Underdown; "The Fountain," Eude Mast; duet, Hugh and Mack Hagaman. "Coral Reef Waltz," Luda Coffey; orchestra selections; duet, "Birds of Paradise," Elizabeth South and Carolyn Winkler; "Playful Kittens," by Kathcrine Underdown; duet, "Charge of the Uhlans," Virginia Coffey and Ruth Coffey; "Edelweiss Glide," Virginia South; "All the Poppies Are HnJJinn " X' - 1,_ ' .ivuu.Jlg, vaiuw 11V111A, tx WOllA, Mack Ha^aman; "March of the Manikins," Elizabeth Cooke; duet, {Catherine and Margaret Smith; orchestra ; selections. Members of the orchestra are: R. J B. Porter, Miss Ruth Coffey, Miss Ethel Bouchelle, Miss Mary Graves, Miss Blanche Smith, Jake Hagaman, | Frank Hagaman, Bill Casey, Roy j Greene, Edwin Dougherty and Ervin Norton. Asheville.?Granting a plea in I abatement, Judge Cameron MacRae, on November 19, permitted John Mitchell, former state bank examiner, and three members of the corporation commission, to move to Raleigh : the cases in which they stand charged ! with permitting two Asheville banks - to remain open after they knew them insolvent. Best Interests of Northwe H0L1NA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER KY. CONGRESSMAN ni>TllTT\n rWlW??TW^n*X I IT araws l uutUDUAi IN THE MOUNTAINS Honorable M. L. Thatcher, President of Park-to-Park Highway, Is Well PleaieJ V/ith Section Traversed. Expects Great Things for Watauga. Is Accompanied Here by Mrs. 1 hatcher and Mr. and Mrs. Gwyau. Hon. M. E. Thatcher, member of Congress from the Louisville (Ky.) district and president of the Park-toPark Highway, visited Watauga on last Thursday. He was accompanied here by Mis. Thatcher and Mr. and jMrs. Rufus Gwynn, of Lenoir. The party motored through from Marion, I enjoyed the unparalelled beauties of Linville Falls and Linvillc Gorge, and | took many pictures of the various | scenic points along the Yonahlossee Road. At Blowing Rock they were [joined by Congressman Robert L. Doughton, who is a vice-president of 1 the highway association, j At Boone the visitors photographed the Daniel Boone Monument and visaed State Teachers College. Mrs. Thatcher is a direct descendant of the pioneer woodsman, and is greatly interested in the Daniel Boone Highway. Congressman Thatcher expressed himself as being highly pleased with the progress made by the association, and was deeply impressed by the mountainous country through which ;he traveled Thursday. Early in Jnnu-| lary he will call a meeting of the vice-| presidents of the association, at which time various plans will be formulat] ed for future work. Tennessee, North [ Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia each has a vice-president. Great things may be expected by people of this section, in the opinion of ??Ir. Thatcher. Cecil Critcher Was Not Sentenced to Jail Last week tiio Democrat carried the statement that Cecil Critcher of Blowing Rock was returned to the Watauga jail for a six-months sentence in connection with the judgments imposed on Sheriff Farthing and Deputy W. C. Norris in the Federal Court in Wilkcsboro. This is an error: Critcher was not on trial, and a^mwumtarotan^irig when sentences wpre"passed on the officials resulted in tie dispatch being telephoned to The Democrat. The Sheriff and jailor J ?on.i Man < v? ci *; milieu fl-iuu ami respectively on contempt charges in connection with liberties granted Critcher when he served a sentence here, but Critcher appeared in the case only as a ! witness, there being no charges against him. The publishers gladly 'make the correction and regret the grave error? OVER EIGHT HUNDRED ARE ENROLLED AT COLLEGE The winter term at Appalachian State Teachers College opened last Tuesday and already more than fifty new students have been registered, coming from several states. This number brings the total enrolment to more than eight hundred. An excpetionally high type of work is being done this year at Appalachia, and officials of the institution are highly pleased with the cooperation which is manifest between the teaching staff and student body. RED CROSS DRIVE A SUCCESS Mrs. Russell D. Hodges, chairman of the Red Cross membership drive, states that workers in Watauga have already obtained nearly two hundred members for the organization. Complete returns have not yet been received, but indications are that the present drive has been the most successful ever held in the county. Next week's Democrat will carry a complete report of the work, and a list of members obtained since last week. BOONE MEN ENJOY. BEAR HUNT ON BLACK MOUNTAIN Dr. J. M. Hodges of Boone and son, Dr. Stuart Hodges, of Alva, Ky., ena hpflT VtllTlf AT? WopIt Thanksgiving Day. While neither of the gentleman got a shot, two bear were killed daring the day, and they, of course, brought home some choice meat. Dr. Stuart, his wife and two sons, Henry S. and Joe, returned tc their Kentucky home Monday after a week's visit here. BOUND TO COURT Spencer Greene and Cecil Critchei of Blowing Rock were bound, to Superior Court by Mayor Grover Robbins last Thursday as a result of ar affray in which they had engaged Critcher was right badly injured, f cut on the cheek having been closet with seven stitches. The injury war said to have been made by a pocket ! knife. CLAY?WARD ' Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clay announce .the marriage of their daughter, Mia i Clara Mae, to Carl H. Ward, on No. venrber 20, 1931. 3CRA st North Carolina 3, 1931 Second Woman Senator | rA ' m B B i~--T I nB '*WBEted&iim -q B PL *g|a||BM fl Bn^nB^SkMH flH H^PffSBIsE^B Mrs. Hattic W. Caraway, widow of the late Senator Caraway of Arkansas, has been nominated i to fill the term cf her husband, which expires in March, 1933. The nomination is tantamount to election, and Mrs. Caraway had been previously appointed, pending the naming of the candidate for election. She is the second woman to be appointed to the Senate, but the first to actually serve time in that body. WATAUGA SCHOOLS PROGRESS NICELY, SAYS COUNTY SUPT. Hagaman Return? from Tour of Inspection. Says that Attendance Is the Largest in County's History, and That Splendid Work Is Being Done. Compliments Teachers on Their Unusual Co-operation. Superintendent Smith Hagaman, who for the past several days has | been visiting the schools of Watauga, states that attendance is the best it has ever been, and that all institutions are doing an excellent fclaSs of work. j ''We have had very little sickness to interfere with -attendance this; year," Mr. Hagaman says. "Of course we always have a few eases that never completely recover un\il the close of the term," he continued. Referring to the overplus of teachers in Watauga, the Superintendent! says: "We are sorry that it hasdseen' impossible for all of our teachers to secure work this year. JSVe have a! number of well prepared teachers who were unable to secure a position, -i have not heard of a single complaint! from our teachers because of the cut in salaries. The spirit among them is fine." Mr. Hagaman is of the opinion that the finest corn crop ever raised in the county is now being harvested. I.ate cabbage, he says, are not a good crop, and potatoes were, in most instances, very disappointing. However, the large acreage planted to spuds makes up in a measure for the poor yield. vv nne ine price or cattle and farm products is very iow compared with recent years," Mr. Hagaman pointed out, "quite a lot of money is coming into the county from the sale of these commodities, and a great deal of new money is being spent by the State in Watauga for schools." Boone Is Represented In Reno Divorce List Thirty North Carolina couples have taken advantage of the easy Navada divorce laws and had their marriages ; dissolved in Reno during the past seven months. Two of the cases are of local interest. The brief history of these cases follows: Benson W. Davis vs. Lena Mae Davis; married at Marion, N. C-, June 12, 1930; no children; cruelty; now of Boone, N. C.; divorced in July. James R. Pearson vs. Alice Pearson; married at Blowing Rock, N. 0., January 7V 1911; desertion; now of Lenoir, N. C. Divorced in October. NEW METHODIST PASTOR DELIVERS FIRST SERMON m Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Brendall Jr. arrived in the city last week and the minister occupied his pulpit at the Methodist Church for the first time Sunday morning. He is an able sermonizer. s erood nastor and hi? con gregation feels fortunate that he and Mrs. Brendall will be bere for the next twelve months. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Brendall played with the other lads of the town, while his father Was Methodist pastor, and this is his first trip to Boone during his adult life. WORK GOES FORWARD ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS I The State is making a fine showing t on the roads of Watauga, according I to information coming from all parts s of the county. A crusher is now opert a tine on the road leading from Cove Creek to Beaver Dam, and in a few more days there will be a good surface on a large part of the George's Gap road. 1 Foremen in charge of the work are j of the opinion that county roads will be in reasonably good condition ' throughout the winter. T 51.50 PEE YEAR BANK OF BLOWING ROCK WAS CLOSED LAST SATURDAY Withdrawals Though Regular Chan ncls and .'jlow Collection of Paper Principal Causes of Failure. Slate Inspector of Banks in Charge of Institution and Belief Is that Reopening My Soon Be Effected. The Bank of Blowing- Rock, founded twenty-seven years ago, failed to open its doors for business last Saturday morning, the suspension of business having resulted, according to officials, to withdrawals of depositors through usual business channels and to retarded collection of notes held by the institution. There was no evidence of a run on the bank, it is seated, but the doors were closed for the protection of depositors when a steady reduction of moneys on hand became apparent. The Commissioner of Banks was immediately notified and a State inspector is now in charge of the affairs of the closed institution. He is understood to have signified his belief that the bank may be reopened without undue delay, after having made his preliminay audits. Directors of the defunct institution are making arrangements which will bring about the reopening at an early date, it is said. All loans are said to be secured by good collateral, and no losses are anticipated. The Bank of Blowing Rock was organized in 1904 and 1ms done a sizeable business during the intervening time. Some years showed a splendid profit, while others have not more than covered operating expenses; but has always been a solid financial institution. There is, however, no widespread alarm over its closing. The bank was reorganized in Jann:irv of this vp,*ir wiHi A C. MnnHv president; Urover C. Robbins, vicepresident; W. D. Farthing, cashier, and Miss Dorothy Hayes, assistant cashier. The hank at thai time was described, according to the report of the retiring cashier, as in a sound and healthy condition, and under Mr. Farthings administration of affairs, many notes had been collected, and the business had been handled in a highly successful manner. The closing carve as a result of a temporary man-: J; ey stringency, which couid not have been avoided. The board of directors wcJudsst -^Sl W. & Holshouser, A. C, Moody, G C. Robbins, H. C. Haves, Frank fid,tnisten, S. T. Icenbou and Herbert Stewart. The bank was capitalized at SI 6,000 and the report as Of September Z9lh indicated that deposits totaled about $90,000. A surplus fund of $13,500 was indicated. Mrs. Council! Celebrates Ninety-Ninth Birthday Hickory, N. C.?Mrs. Alice M. Council], Hickory's beloved old lady, was 99 years old Tuesday, and although within one year of the century mile post, she is remarkably active and alert. She keeps up with every-day topics and only recently returned from Blowing Rock where she ; spent the summer. She was horn in Sumter, South Carolina, and was educated at Sa- 'H lem College. Her husband was the late Dr. W. B. Councill of Boone. She has four children, Mrs. E. A. Taylor and dudge W. B. Councill of Hickory, I. L. Councill of Waynesville and Dr. J. B. Councill of Salisbury. On norm int. c. f Vipr aHvaneorf flr<> Mrs. Councills' birthdays are quiet affairs and only her immediate family and closest friends are received, -'1, November Weather the Most Pleasant in Years The weather report for the month of November, as compiled by the local bureau, reveals the fact that during the past thirty days Watauga has witnessed temperatures ranging from 72 degrees to 17, has had only 0.61 inches cf rainfall, no snow and just J ten cloudy days. The complete report follows: Average maximum temperature, 62 degrees. Average minimum temperature, 38 degrees. Average temperature. 50 degrees. Average daily range in temperature, 38 degree?. Greatest daily range in temperature, 40 degrees; date, 11th. Average temperature a 6 p. m. (time of observation), 53 degrees. Highest temperature reached, 72 degrees; dates, 15th, 16th. Lowest temperature reached, 17 degrees; date, 7th. nuuiuvi IIILUCS ui r?UL' ?ii \iuuuu' ' ing melted snow), 0.61. Number inches of ""fall, 0. i Greatest rainf"" r ~ date, 21st. Number t ' more rainfa Number r i Number Number ! Direetic i Dates c ' Dates o and 11th.