JANUARY 21, 1932
1 NORTH CAROLINA !
I ON CASH BASIS TO
I MEET GRAVE CRISIS
m
Gardner Acts to Meet Critical MonSituation.
To Curtail Operations.
Highway Construction Projects to
Be Abandoned. All Departments
Cut. Chief Executive Delivers Radio
Address.
Raleiah. N. C.?North Carolina has!
-jgg gone on a "'.-ash basis" to meet its
financial crisis.
Governor Gardner has outlined
& plans to spend no more than the
|H State's revenues. All operations not
absolutely essential to the welfare of
tk life State will be discontinued. No
more money will be borrowed.
With revenues not coming up to
c x poet at ions, the governor said the
situation is all the more critical. He
said he would wait until income taxes
are paid in March, before deciding
whether a snecial session of the General
Assembly is necessary to meet
the emergency.
A special session at this time, the
Governor added, "would mean the
t danger of going through the process
of balancing the budget and adjourning
to discover that our calculation^
had left us again with an unbalanced
budget./' if income taxtes show a
drastic decrease.
Addressing a mass meeting of the
State department heads Thursday, the
Governor outlined plans for drastic
economies. The departmental chiefs
backed him up. They said they were
willing to take the 330 per cent, reductions
ordered in their allotments
r in an effort to meet the crisis by
reducing the cost of government to
m the bone.
Thursday night, Governor Gardner
carried to the State in a radio address
the financial situation of the
State. He sold 'he .money market
was "so critical" North Carolina
could not borrow. The State, however,
he said, would not default in
any of its obligations.
? Construction projects, the Governor
declared, have been abandoned.
The $1,800,000 which was to be expended
for new highways will not
^ be used. Neither will the $400,000
for the construction of a new State
prison.
It was estimated the current fis-i
cal year would close with a deficit!
of approximately $2,800,000, added
fkn < > -SAA AAll rjofirit fMrrirfl r.vcr
from the 1929-31 biennium. State
general fund revenues, originally estimated
to raise $27,500,000 a year,
are now estimated to yield only $23,750,000-?a
decrease of $3,750,000.
A saving of approximately $1,900,000
is expected in departmental
and institutional appropriations, but
little saving is expected from the
$170,000 set aside lor the judiciary.
The governor contemplates no saving
at all in the $1,800,090 appropriated
lor debt service, pensions and
fixed charges. A saving of $150,850,000
appropriated for the six
months school term, while it is ex
pected to have $500,000 from the!
?1,500,000 extended term appropri-l
ations as a result of the failure of
local units to meet stale appropriations.
This means some local units are
expected to forfeit their rights to
the appropriations by not paying their
share of the extended terms.
Frank Hunlap, director of the department
of personnel, said no horizontal
salary cuts would be placed
I ]VXake yo
Come
Those dreams that sot
money with which to b'
to have?or money for
for music or art, or for
No matter what your c
necessary, a savings so
help to make your drea
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faster than you expect.
Watauga C<
MOTOR EXPF
We are now operating a daily
Lenoir, Hickory and Asheviiic, c<
to all parts of the east or south.
Our rates compare favorably witl
business.
i2-i7-8t SMITH'S TI
| Two Wor
Mrs. Ruth Stewart. Sl Louis, a
to New York, where they intended t
mountain in Pennsylvania. The acci
their bodies and the wrecked olane I
into effect for State workers, but
some salaries would be slashed while
others may not be touched.
He Is making a survey of departmental
personnel to work out plans
for the reduction in employment
costs.
Iredell Negro Finda Gold j
Nugget in Coal Ashes!
(Statesviile Landmark)
When Robert L. Reeves" colored'
of Statesviile (better known as Bol>),
read in the papers a few days ago
that a Henderson man had found a
gold nugget worth $100 among the
clinkers raked from a stove, he recalled
that while raking ashes from
his own stove, he had found among
the clinkers a small lump of bright
substance that certainly looked like
gold. Fortunutely he had kept his
find, though at the time he believed
it of little value. After reading the
item in the newspaper he carried the
suu^iairctf \i>j Mi". D. llr ~
cal jeweler, and Mr. Lazenby examined
it and pronounced it gold, tho*
he cannot say just how pure it is or
what its value. Weighed in a local
drugstore, the lump was found to
weigh 22 1-2 pennyweight, or a littie
more than nn owncp in tvnv- wsdtrhf.
Mr. Lazenbv will seiul it away toi
have it analyzed and find its worth.
As the Henderson case, the local ;
man remembered having seen some
queer looking pieces, resembling rock J
or slate, among the coal. The hoi fire \ i
melted this down evidently, and the!
gold appeared.
Meanwhile the local colored man
is no doubt regretting that he didn't I
give those clinkers & more thorough j i
examination for other nuggets, andi
of course he's hoping that his find
will be worth as much as the Henderson
man's.
Wilkes County dairymen are preparing
to sell milk to the new cheese '
factory recently established at North '
Wilktsboro. j
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a higher education, or
travel
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savings grow even
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motor express line from Boone to
[mnecling bI Uie?e pi&cc* with lines
WEEKLY TRIPS TO RICHMOND,
k railroad rates, and we solicit your
IANSFER CO.
THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVEE
nen Killed When Plane Hits Mod
i V ^
nH MrQ D?bbl? Stanford, Toronto, two vet
o attempt a flight to Buenos Aires, crashed
dent happened when they lost their bearings
wo days later
A HT^TrxTnr ~nr^T^ A n Titr^o
1 1 l\EirtOUl\E.O
ARE TAKEN FROM TC
Mexico City.?A mextecan tomb
just uncovered rear the city of ?
Onxaca was revealed Monday to be t
a veritable storehouse of historical 1
and material treasures from the j
fifteenth century of Mexican civil- <
ization.
Alfonso Casa, chief of the gov- i
ernment's archaeological mission, I
reported that the sepulchre reprc- ]
seated the richest and most impor- \
tant discovery ever made in North i
America and rivals?historically i
and intrinsically?the toYnb of King <
Tut-Ankh-Amen in Egypt. ;
The excavations produced more i
valuable relics, he said, than simi- i
lar work in the Mayan ruins in Yucatan.
j
The tomb located at Monte A)- j
ban contained among other things j
the bodies of ten Mextecan war- \
riors covered with mementos of <
J4UC, iicaii, aiViCtzijrbl- 1
abasfer, some of which were finely |
carved and of great beauty;
The chiets apparently were slain *
in battle, Senor Caso said, and were J c
buried with all their wealth in great
secrecy during a bloody conflict
with the Zapotecan people, who !
eventually wrested their land from J
them. 1
DRY LAW PUZZLE >
WORRYING G. 0. P.
m
Attempt to Uptet Hoover.* Stand on
Prohibition May Be- Made al Na- C1
ticual Convention. League to Re- cj
new Iti Dry Appeals.
Ol
Washington, D. C.?An attempt to ^ ,
diapc a prohibition policy indepen- ^
lent of President Hoover's stand is -n,
:o be made in the Republican na- "
ional convention, it has been learned ^
lere. !.
Persons high in the Republican
party organization say a showdown ?
Eight will bo made on the convention ^
Eloor. It would be the first important'
struggle in a Republican convention,
Eor the prohibition question has hitharto
been easily disposed of by a , j
simple law enforcement pledge.
Republicans have become much ^
concerned over the prospect that the p
Democrats may vote for a referen- j.j
dum under the Raskob plan. Even
earlier there were eigne of growing ^
agitation. Several anti-prohibition .
leaders registered quiet warning at
the recent meeting of the Republican
national committee that the party
could not hope to hold the younger P
votes unless it modified its stand on
prohibition. There is additional fear P
now that if the Democrats are left ?
alone standing in favor of permit- ?
-v.- i. ? ?u. 11
mug but jitupic bv u?i bin; ijuw
tion. Republicans will be left at a ,
disadvantage in wet Eastern states. 1
The Anti-Saloon League is expect- ?
ed to renew its appeals that the Re- r
publican party stand its ground on I
prohibition. 8
The referendum question forged 1
forward in Congress Thursday when J
leaders of Republican and Demo- *
cratic anti-prohibition groups in the '
House agreed unanimously to seek a I
Congressional vote this session on a '
proposed Constitutional amendment
which would resubmit the 18th 1
Amendment to a popular referendum. 1
Leaders in both houses have indicat- <
ed they would grant a test vote if '
the membership insisted. The anti- '
prohibition leaders in the House
planned TO urge their program be-j
foro tho full membership of the anti-1
prohibition bloc at a meeting Friday. |
Sentiment favors the referendum
proposal over other suggestions, be- i
cause it is felt that it would be supported
by many Congressmen who do
not care to go one record in ravor of
repeal or modification at this time.
Three lots of feeder cattle have
been purchased by Catawba County
farmers in the last ten days. These
men will sell their surplus roughage
through these beef cattle.
LY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
mtain
^5 wC'inen (tying (roni Si. Louis
to their death on the side oi a
in the fog. Searchers came across
OF GREAT VALUE
)MB IN OLD MEXICO
Three Zapotecan vases were discovered
broken at the entrance to '
uhe mausoleum, but all the other '
finds were intact in spite of the
?reat damage caused by earthluakes
in Oaxaca for centuries.
Among the valuables uncovered
svero several crowns of pure gold,
aeautil'uJly wrought relics of gold,
pearls as large as pigeon eggs, jade
necklaces, rir.gs of gold and previous
stones, vases of pure gold,
rock crystal, onyx and alabaster?
engraved with heiroglyphics?and
a golden mask described as the
most unique and valuable thing of
its kimi ever found.
Senor Caso, saying it was almost
impossible to portray the beauty
and workmanship of many of the
relics, expressed the opinion that
the discovery proved the Mcxtccan
Sfvilization was the most advanced
in America ax. ilie iiine, p]act;Tl_just
before the Spanish conquest.
The finds have been transferred
to the vaults dX the Bank, of Mexi0
in Oaxaca City and Raygadas
Vertiz, director of Mexican archaeology,
has gor.e to the scene with
1 crew of experts to further investigate
and evaluate them.
dllow Eight "CV'
To Healthier Chicks
The eight "C'a" for heller chicks
ay be grouped as clean eggs, clean
cubators, clean chicks, clean brood-1
' houses, clean range, clean litter,
ean feed and clean management.
"Right now, the North Carolina
oultrymnn is entering his busiest
ason and is looking for the best
ethods to use in growing healthy,
trdy chicks which will pay him a
rofit," says C. P. Parrish, cxtenon
poultrymar. at .State College.
We do not know the best way to
row healthy chicks, but we do know
program to follow which will alicst
invariably make for success in
ic industry."
No one can produce healthy chicks
ithout clean eggs produced by hens
lat have heen blood-tested and
Dund free of bacillary white diaruea,
Mr. Parrish believes. These
ggs must be placed in incubators
tat have been thoroughly cleaned
nd dried before the eggs have ever
een put into them. Then, every poulryman
should be careful about the
hicks which he brings to his place
rom some other breeder or practical
oultryman. Only strong, clean chicks
rom disease-free Istock should be
urchased. North Carolina chicks out
f blood-tested flocks arc better than
nything that can be imported into
he State at this time.
The next step is to have clean
rooder houses and place these or
;round where chicks have not been
eared before. Good range is also important.
It is wise, says Parrish, to
rrow out the chickens on range where
10 poultry droppings have beer
pread and where some green croj
pas been planted. Clean litter on the
'loor is needed. Straw shavings 01
peat moss is good for cliicks. Sawdus1
s poor.
The dole system does not work ii
'ceding chicks. Give them all the;
vill eat in such containers as th<
:hicks cannot foul or waste the feed
Feed for maximum results, Mr. Par
rish recommends.
SERVICE PLUS DIVIDENDS
Approximately 14.000 members o
the Washington Co-operative Egg am
Poultry Association are receiving reg
ular annual eight per cent, dividen
checks, in addition to the service
and economies their co-operative ha
afforded them throughout the yeai
For the entire State the dividend
will total over ?237,000. The chic
objective, the most fundamental ai
tivity under the Agricultural Marke
ing Act, is the systematizing and th
strengthening of co-operative mai
keting to the point of rendering va
uable service on a sound firiancii
basis, as in this case.
Backers of President : ProHoover
Not Worried
j Mean
Washington.?Anti-Hoover Repub-jpj^^rg
licans carefuiiy gauged their pros- j
pects the first of the week with their n^- j.^c
hopes cenetring on the still silent ;nc7,. j;r'
Hiram Johnson, of California.
Inquiries in North Dakota ied the v
friends of Hiram Johnson who have Qf ^eela
invited him to run in the primary ' l'
there to understand that his name %vou|d i
did not necessarily have to be filed name w
ANNUAL REPORT OF CI
NORTH CAROLINA.
WATAUGA COUNTY.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUI
1 herewith present my annual report of Trust
my hands on the first Monday in December, 1
For the heirs of Liiiic Hodges
For Willard Castle
For \V. S. and Lecna Williams
For Mary Cline Heirs
For Joe Oxentine
Heirs of Lottie Carroll
| Howard, Ed, Frank and Jessie Mac Ward
For Arlo Greene
j For W. B. Johnson
I For Robert Thomas
: For Margaret Gray
For Roby Johnson Heirs
TV-- Fslix Johnson
For Dale Vannoy
For Annie Broyhill
For Heirs of Minnie Curtis
I For Heirs of J. M. Davis
For Urel Gragg
For Emily Harmon
For Everett Johnson
For Ileirs of Mary Moore
For Heirs of Nancy MeGarr
For Heirs of Ed Teague
For Heirs of Mrs. John Greene
Heirs of Howard Day
For Ola Mae Watson
For Heirs of John Blair?
B'or Heirs of Avery Penley
iiVv?. n;n;? d
For Heirs of Mary Ann Gragg
For George Lav.ranee
For Don, Lewis ami Maude Hodges
For Lester, .lane and Faye Watson
TOTAL
I have for security for the above Trust f
Watauga Building and Lonn Certificate of St
Watauga County Bank Savings Department.
I Peoples Bank & Trust Co. Savings Departmet
Notes secured by endorsement and deed of t
TOTAL
Rcspcctfu
Subscribed and sworn to before are this Deeeo
J. D. TIOUTC
(My commission expires December 1,
MHMMI MIDI Ml IM III IIII M ill
Mr. Far
IJust One Thing a
Use "FIGARO" Liquid Sr
anteed fco keep meat free fi
moid. It is very easy to a
paint brush. Meat is hare
. p ?? t*i III TVV>UUIC.1<
I
Blow out those stumps ar
field you will plow this sp
special price to farmers
this year. See us.
You sliould be planning to
your orchards. We can fun
er tools for pruning and L
for spraying. Also spray pi
We have "JUDY'S PRID1
BURLEY" tobacco seed,
> Mail orders promptly fille
I"LESPEDEZA" (Japan C
that it will r^row and res
County. It cannot be beat
cially on thin land. The pri<
half what it was last year.
| pound; Korean, i 5c per pc
i t
(i I Watch this sprace from
t I It will pay 3
I _
I Farmers Mar
Supply Co
THREE
?
cry 22, and a delay in the
:Inn's decision is believed likewhile,
the name of Senator
of Idaho, came back into the
as a possible Republican can
It is known he ha" received
[aesfcs to get into the contest,
g one from California,
it is understood that while
could do nothing in Ine way
ring a candidacy he probably
nake no move either if his
ere entered in some primary.
-ERK'S OFFICE
4TY COMMISSIONERS:
Funds and all -li.hcr funds in
931.
? 421.11
10.40
37.0o
7.07
15.92
10.25
115.00
47.38
91.72
415.76
2.08.99
18.88
_ 65.15
1,227.32
49.46
64.28
32.07
32.07
? 1J5.04
521.88
40.80
42.01
19.90
13.52
33.82
124.53
12.07
151.32
70.50
537.02
08.05
51.03
553.05
? $5,240.12
unds the following:
took S 000.00
1,041.49
it 255.48
rust 2,713.15
$5,240.12
!ly submitted.
A. ! ;. suutl!,
Clerk Superior Court,
iber 28, 1931.
IN, Notary 1'ub'ie.
1933
raerl
nd Another I
noke. It is guarom
skippers and
tpply with small
1 to keep during
id stones in the
iring. We have a
on DYNAMITE
prune and spray
lish you the propJME-SULPHUR
umps.
El" and "WHITE
35c per ounce. H
lover ^ has nrnvpfl
- ' I I
>eed in Watauga I
for pasture, espe~e
is less than oneCommon,
1 Oc per
)und.
week to week,
rou!
aware & I
mpany I