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FOUR The Watauga Democrat ESTABLISHED 1SSS Issued Every Thursday by The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY R. C. RIVERS ROB. RIVERS Publishers SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Three Months .40 Payable in AdvanceCards of Thanks, Resolutions of Re *. nu:i ; ? 1 1 specb, vuuunuca, ciu, aic Liiai^cu of fKo rAcntjjr ^dVSrtlSir9 rntoc Entered at the Postoffice at Boone. N. C., as Second Class mail matter. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1932 A Merciful Act A black boy from Sampson County, who has spent the past several months on "death row" at State's Prison, was given a sixty-day reprieve from death last Thursday by Governor 0. Max Gardner, just eighteen hours before he was to take his seat in the electric chair for complicity in the murder of an aged resident of Clinton. Thursday had been a busy day for North Carolina's chief executive . . . during the morning he had conferred with various department heads relative to the Commonwealth's financial status? that evening he was to deliver a radio address to his people. But down within the grim walls of the pen!-! tentiary a ivnviy son of Ham faced j death, and the official conscience; was strickcr. by his repeated pleas I t'nr riptrionr.. T\vjp>? Ernest Her-1 ring ban bwr< for murder, twice j he had been sentenced to death, and I twice the date had*been set for hisj execution. A? he sat within his cell, i however, Ernest continually mum-! bled: "Does a man have to die for sutnpin' de didn't do; sumpin' he] knowed nothin' about?" Young lawyers who handled his case had made: a hard fight to save his life, various] negro organizations in the State had! lent lengthy petitions to his pleas ? but on Wednesday the Governor's ex-! ecutive counsel. Tyre (". Taylor, declared that no error could be found, 50 the doom of Ernest was apparently sealed. Evidently Governor Gardner was not satisfied with the decision. He J drove to the prison, had the negro j brought to the warden's office, and' for more than an hour the condemned J.. . _ ... ... iiuaji was lu tintrvc trJvcUmnation by the expert attorney. And at the conclusion of their talk the official mind was satisfied that error might exist. "Ernest, you are not going to die tomorrow; we're going to let you live and see if you have lied," he told the negro. Time may erase the glory of Governor Gardner as an official; his accomplishments as a statesman may <?Ortr? h.,i fftnrnffon rw <S.? ricinn- crnn. W - *?'V ? ? s 5* e ration?bat that visit tr. the stricken binck from Sampson, tl.e kindly interest he displayed in his case, and the clemency he accorded him should give His Excellency claim to the title of "North Carolina's most merciful Governor," and win for him the plaudits of all his fair-minded subjects. CURFEW IN CAROLINA (Charlotte Observer i The example of the Boone vity fn-i thers in enacting a curfew ordinance requiring children to keep off the streets after o'clock at night or! pay a fine of S5 might be followed by the authorities in other towns and cities with profit to the children and the communities. Allhouj .he adoption of such an ordinance is very unusual in those modern times, cmfew observance of a sort is not new ;n N'o-.-th Carolina. For generations the old town bell in Ye Ohio Market House in the canter of Fayctteville has been ringing out curfew at II o'clock at night.; In ante-bellum days it was the signai for the negro slaves to torn into their quarters to avoid arrest, but since the War Between the States the ringing of the bell at 9 o'clock has been the signal for the children playing on the streets in front of their own or their neignbors' homes to come in. not to avoid arrent and j fine but by parental requirement, j When the children would go out to | play in the evening in the mild 'weath-i er season or summer time, the paren-| ? tal parting admonition was "Be surej iu come in wnen me oeil rings." A DIFFERENT ANGLE (Lenoir News-Topic) Our mountainous neighbor, Boone, j has passed a curfew law which seeks I to impose a fine of S5 on all chii I dren under 14 veu:s of age found| in the streets without their naren'.sj after !) o'clock at night. The demand for the ordinance came when minor depredations Were traced to children and Boone drifted into the well established American habit of attempting to remedy the disturbance by V, passing a new law. The curfew law may be spasmodicx ally enforced for a year or two and then it will be forgotten?just another antique for future generations to dig up and smile over. Children got into devilment and somebody cried, "There ought to be] a law . . And so there was a law? a Useless rather silly tary WhtCh V.'i!! attempt, for the moment, to correct a minor disturbance which should ? ^ preferably be corrected by the generous use of hair brushes in half a dozen homes. Gaston County had its largest co- I operative poultry sale of the season at Cnerryviiie recentiy when 6,i6i pounds of culled chickens were loaded. A flock of poultry in Forsyth tested three years ago for basillary white diarrhea had 50 per cent, reactors, but' when tested against last weeki showed only two per cent. A Stepping Stones = = ^ ^ Seccmomic^^^ -<xl 1,1 A MA|i>>/> ~i n C => j -' .*? O T ?3 -*- ^ T * fK "The Way of Life" Bv BRUCE BARTON STOPPING WAR My Crieiid Admiral Samuel McClcwan was purchasing agent for the Navy during the World War. He saw something of the fine ideal-I ism and sacrifice which war calls] forth. But he saw, also, how greed j land profiteering and the basest sort; ! of selfishness wrap themselves in the | cloak of patriotism and proceed coldbloodedly to exploit the rublie necessity. lie sends me his plan for preventing war, to which I am glad to give wide publicity. "Amend the Constitution," he urges, "so as to require that before war can be declared or participated in (except only in the event of attack or invasion) there shall be a referendum) : | "Tha* if a majority of the vote:"* I cast be for peace, there the matter ends) if for War, every able-bodied J male citizen between the ages of 18 ! and 35 shall be drafted and ! "That" IFcmV the day war is dei vlared until peace is finally conelud-; | ed, no price or wage shall exceed j (what it was 90 days prior to such declaration. "That all profits in excess of five, per cent, shall be forfeited to the Government, and that no person, firm or corporation shall in poaeetime or war-time In- received as a contractor who is not a manufacturer, or a regular dealer, in the articles to be supplied?regular dealer being none other than one who, at the time the offer is submitted, either owns outright th;e articles offered or dependably controls their source of supply." I cannot see how any intelligent patriotic person can object to that proposal. Tf we hail the sense and courage to write it into the constitution at once we should destroy war propaganda, for no one would be so J M.AVI ... AM MAAMA I IVJV.O'-. ?o KV v?? ! ganda when no money could possibly! ' be made from war. We should entirely remove thej j present minimum on war and in its I j stead impose a very heavy penalty. ' The silliness of war, under modern 1 conditions of destructiveness, is almost as appalling as its horror. \apoleon liked to tell the story of the Dey of Algiers who, on hearing that the French were fitting out an expedition to destroy the town, sent word thai if the king would give himj half the money that the expedition would cost he would burn the town down himself. Our experience with war costs and war debts ought to have taught us that the Dey was a pretty wise old > * i ANOTHER MEASURE OF SERVICE The University of Arkansas is given as authority for the statement that larger drouth loans had to be made in the counties which had no county j agents than in the counties having | such service. Tne average of the loans I in counties with county agents was $205.90. For all other counties the. average was $226.94. The explanation given is that $21 less would meet the urgent needs, per family, in the county agent counties, because more feed was grown for livestock or more of the family living was provided from the farm. Over fifty per cent, of the seed loans made in Caldwell County last spring have been paid in cash. Three purebred Jersey bull calves were purchased by Wake county farmers from the Coastal Plain Branch Station herd in December. THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER ' o ~zr v f|5 -J : The Family Doctor ! Bv DR. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES ! A TRAGEDY About three years ago, a housewife j began to feel unable to perform herj usual duties! she consulted a physi-; cian who found a small tumor of the ; uterus. She was about 46. The doctor j kept her under observation, saying I ' ! can remove the thing at any time,! but will try to cure without operation. if possible?" He observed that the tumor grew rapidly, in spite of his palliative measures. The patient grew dissatisnend and changed doctors. The new one paid no attention to the tumor, and said she had diabetes, placing her on a strict diet at oncc. Not feeling any better as time! went on, the patient had the "staff ! chemist" of a quack institution make a urinalysis; this self-styled "expert" discovered that the patient was a victim of Brighrs disease! . . . Time went on?dragged on. Haemorrhages set in, which with tile diet, greatly weakened the poor woman. A third doctor said it was "the change" andj that "all women were troubled that! way." On advice from her second physician, she went to a hospital in a nearby city. Here she was subjected to a clinical diagnosis, and was told that it was not advisable to do anything radical at that time. She returned home and kept or. dieting? and losing. She applied to me about one week <??<? *ii, 111 si? writing. i iounci aosolutely no diabetes or Bright's disease. A search for the source of the bleeding revealed cancer, involving nearly every organ within the pelvis, and long past the stage when operation could do more than to hasten j the vrfd I She has no prospect of living over six months, if that long . . . Had this growth been removed promptly by the first physician?and he was capable?she might be well today; but the vitally precious interval has passed, and by neglect and utter ignorance of conditions. ? Unless one knows that it is-NOT a malignancy, it is better to operate than to take chances. Remember that, t Sunday School Lesson REV. SAMUEL D. PRICE, D. D. international Sunday School Lesson for January 24 JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN John iv, 9-26 To help establish the reality of this I incident let the writer refer to his visit in the Samaritan Colony, where Just a remnant of only a few score now remain of those who were so despised by the Jews in that day. The very ancient Samaritan Pentetuch was shown me with marked pride. Their history dates back to the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in .722 B. C. The Passover is still observed each year on Mount Gcrizim according"*.^ their own ancient rites. Often the Jews would go far out of their way so as to avoid this region in proceeding to Galilee, hut this time "He must needs pass through Samaria." The complete humanity of Jesus is I evidenced in the lesson setting as the . tired man sits at the side of Jacob's well. As the woman comes to draw Water Jesus enters upon the personal work in accord with Mis own "Win One" method of procedure. Let any teacher or preacher who is distressed by reason of an audience of one or even a few only note how Jesus acted. Seeking a favor is often a help< \ THURSDAY?BOONE. X. C. ' == By Albert T Held ' I jjjjjjjllip: i jSS&i ful approach to open the opportunity to render real service in. turn. "Giv< mo a drink" is commonplace, but i led to genuine salvation that day. Just as soon ss the woman sense* the divinely spiritual relationship o this passing Jew she was canny ii seeking His answer to the vexatiou problem which kept Jews and Samai itans apart. "Where is the place t worship," she queried. Place is onl an incident, for the vital fact is th PERSON WHO is worshipped an how the approach is rightly made She was informed that "God is Sisi i*it * * and RDDrcoch to His thi-on of mercy can he made from any where. Observe thai the woman gav answering belief and proclaimed th t. uth. FOUR MILLION AUTOS (Greenville News) With the annual automobile shto in "New York coming up, the autc motive industry looks forward t 1932 with considerable hope of bel tor things than 1931 provided. George E. Quisenbeny, editor ? American Automobile, is author it; for the estimate thai the industr enters the years with a potential re quirement of approximately 4,300 000 passengtri ti uvks anu buSe for replacement purposes only. Thai in itself, is a pretty good year's busi ness. The study shows that the avevag life of an automobile consgined t the junk heap today is 7.9 year* Practically all cars put into servic in the years 1922 and 1923 went t the junk pile in 1930 and 1931, an the total of the production of thos years available for sale in Amoric and Canada, excluding exports, tc taled $6,343,895. In 1930-31, howe\ er, the output available for replace ment was 5,309,933 cars, leaving a unfilled demand for these two year oi ?,u;s?,30Z vehicles. Further, mc tor vehicles in American and Canr dian service, which were purchase in 1924 and which will become eigh years of age in 1932, tctal 3,255,80! and the sum of unfilled requirement for the ccctiSb year in then to talc at 4,289,871. That number, it is fig uied, is necessary to replace junke cars and keep our motor vehicle of oration at its normal levels. 'It may be, of course, that th American public will not this yea maintain its motor vehicle operation at last year's levels, and may lack little bit of having as many cars a it did in 1931. But whatever dro there may he is bound to be ver small, and even counting for that pos sibility, it would seem that the auto motive industry has a remarkabl good demand ahead of it?enoug to keep it much busier than it wa last year. And improvement in th automotive industry, basic as it is is bound to have important effect in improving things throughout th economic field. DEPUTY SHERIFF ARRESTS SEL1 Lenoir.?C. L. Rader, deputy shei iff, arrested himself last week an went hunting for a magistrate. Being versed in the ways of statut books and court procedure, Mr. ?3 der knew that when a misdemeanc is committed it is duly proper fo the courts to take action. He said he had punched someon in the nose and wanted to prefe charges against himself and pay th court's judgment before the otho party did so. CARD Or THANKS On behalf of all the members o the families concerned, I wish to ex tend heartfelt thankc to our friend and neighbors for their sympathy am kindness during the illness and sub sequent death of my father. May sim ilar consideration be shown each o them in the hour of their sorrow. H. B. PERRY. Boone ... o sketched JUST STWOlJ.1N' ROUND JvObtlxir iV-*Hter?!!g. rnsf hushes I putting forth new leaves, and danI riolions blooming ... A badly! withered Christmas tree, stripped | of its holiday adornments, lying in a vacant lot . . . Gentleman riding a horse through town, with six ears of corn tied to the saddle, which reminds us of the good old days . . . Four gentlemen of leisure stretched out in the sunlight, apparently iil with spring fever" . . . Three cars, one bearing a 11?31 | Virginia tag, another hearing a Tennessee tag of like vintage, and ' the third carrying an antiquated I North Caroline plate . . . College ; boy, hatless and with shirt collar ! open, wearing a heavy overcoat j .mil muffler . Dapper youth with sleek hair making love to his | sweetie in the booth of a crug I store, oblivious to the stares of other customers . . . And all along the way small groups of men discussing the "depression/' or panic if you prefer. A DARKTOWN TRAGEDY A. Y. Patterson, gentleman of color and boot artist extraordinary, has, it is understood, been battling matrimonial storms for some time. In-laws without number were "showing their .l-ti i r j : i.lj ; , ^ VUCilt tmu miunif; VAiiv.vy.vt ?. >v>.< . ? his flagging spirits with the caustic tongue of criticism, averring, it is said, that he was a "no-count nigger," unfaithful to his marital vows. Day in and day out, A. Y. could be found at a local barber shop, shining 'em up and brushing 'cm off, his ebony countenance beaming the satisfaction of a laborer worthy of his hire. Despite his industry and apparent thrift, however, the disaffection grew between V>?? nnd his dusky mate, and a series of minor scrimmages ensued. The strain of spending a day under the roof which sheltered his family along with the wife's parents, broth; ers and sisters proved to be the last straw that broke the camel's hack. ; Last Sunday afternoon the lid blew e off, and tnings happened with mat chine purl rapidity. It probably began like most domestic quarrels?kind j of easy like?but the participants f warmed to their subject. And therewere those ir.-laws, adding their ver1 bal condemnation, praot rally all of * which?or more .so?was directed at - the angered A. V. Patience ceased 0 to be a virtue with the husband, so y he went into action. IPs first act e was to knock down his ever-loving wife; next he grabbed his year-oid \ | baby, and maybe he intended to throw '|out the- furniture. But there was a 'd shot-gun. it is alleged, brought forth C ?r?f?-hi?:?jnatn'j; nnil - A. V. doesn't have any particular ape petite for shotguns. Out the door he t. streaked with the child under his arm, and down town he headed nt a speed calculated to make the latv Paul Revere hang his head in shame The barber shop where he workec was his destination, and within it? v sheltering walls he took account, ol his plight. Finally he summoned at . office; to protect him. When the 'law arrived, A. V. asked to be esfihrt.ee to the home of :? white friend wher< he might get some food for he am 1 the baby. The policeman was oblig y ing, and the three started. But tin y - ,? i r ""j c 1 POU RAl? e a Quaker Maid Baked BEAN! n J CATSUP 't Golden Bantam CORN I i, ????-?-?___ | At Special Pi The C< ; OKCLE lb. 23c 8 o'Cloc! y The largest selling high i EAGLE Ml FLOUR ion ; S ? ? ? i , e Sonnyfleld?Rtndlcss Slirofl RAI d FLAKES 2 PkgS. 19C e ?? ; "sr T m j SlJIjri3 1 10 lb. J?c 25 lb S| , Bag Bag m FE-EE v f CREAT Atlanta JANUAKY 21, 1 gg| negro was white-eyed with fear, and walking was out of the question . . . he ran. Coming to the white man's house, far in advance of the officer, he stopped only long enough to de- m posit h-s pickininny on the back porch, and he fled again into the darkness. The baby was returned to iis gi icf-strikex: mammy by the ob'ig ?n?r "low- " tint fKo fntPpr is nprhsn? still running. A warrant charging everything from kidnaping to high treason and back again was issued bv the in-laws, but A. V. will have to be found before the writ can be served. Anyway, Africa has reason to celebrate, for negro has again been emancipated, this time from matrimony and its sack of troubles. ROBINS WINTER HERE The warm weather which so far has prevailed in the mountain section during the winter, offered little inducement for the robins to strain their pinions on a flight to warmer climes in the Southland, so the red breasts remained with us. Round nr.d about town during the recent warm weather the feathered songsters added to the spring-like atmosphere with the beauty of their calls. But the vccathci. as _ weather will do in fhe mountain?. 1 ChlingC d abruptly ??wl ennfKlniy zephyrs were supplanted by wintry winds. The robins are still here, however, but they've lost a lot of their pep. and as they fluff their feathers and seek sheltered spots, they seem to "wish that they were in the land of cotton." Down ill a warm cove on Uap Creek untold thousands of the birds are wintering, it is said. As they fly out in the morning and return to their roost in the evening, the elements are literally darkened by their passage, states a resident of the section. We are, of course, glad to have the robins, but the question is: are the robins glad to have us when | the weather changes. THE WEA1HER Weather report for week ending January 1G. 1032, as compiled by J. T. C. Wright, observer at the local weather bureau: Average maximum temperature. 53 degrees. Average minimum temperature. 38 degrees. Average temperature, 46 degrees. Average daily range in tempera1 tare, 13 degrees. j Greatest daily range in tempera j tuve ,26 degrees; date, 14th. Average temperature at G p. n. I (time of observation), -19 degree?. ' Highest temperature reached. 09 k ! degrees; date, 14th. Lowest temperature reached, 21 : ! date, 11th. Number inches of rainfall (including melted snow), 0*68. " Vircntc^t raittfa;; ir, l*4 date. 13th. Number of days with 0 01 inch ? 1 lUOVe iaitifa!'., 2, i Number of clear days. Number of cloudv days, 2. Number of partly cloudy days. I' Direction of prevailing wind SE. 5J Date of heavy frost, 11th. >j INFANT DIES ji On January 0th, Rodney Conrad, A "{j infant son of Mr. a.iu Mis. K. C. . | Greene of Blowing Rock, passed away > I at Caldwell Hospital, Lenoir. 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