VOLUME XLIII, NUMBER 31
CHARLOTTE MEN
ENJOY VISIT TO
BOONE SATIIRDY
Messrs. Kuester, Williams and Creiph
ton Pleased With Progress of the
Mountain People. Williams is 3
Grandson of Famous Artist Whc
Painted True-life Portrait of Firs!
President.
Clarence 0, Kuester. secretary of
the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
accompanied by his son Faison, C. A.
Williams and \V. S. Cr eight on, spent
a short time in Boone Saturday
morning, en route back to the Queen
City from Banner Elk where they
were guests Friday evening cf the
Banner Elk Civitan Club at a luncheon
meeting. The four Charlotteans
were delighted with the cordiality
of their reception in the little town,
f and extended an invitation to the enr
tire membership of its Civitan Club
to come to Charlotte sc??ij| time dur
ing the summer as guests of the
chamber of commerce.
mr. nuester nas long been a frequent
visitor to the mountains of the
Northwest, and has become an ardent
booster of Watauga. Back during
the nineties he pursued the avocation
of drummer, and on his tours of the
highlands came to know the people
and hegnn to weteh with sympathetic
interest the strides they were making
in agriculture, stock raising, education
ana industry, "No better folks
live in the world than those right
here in Watauga, and this whole
mountain section has a wonderful
future in store for it," is the way
Mr. Kuester feels about it.
Messrs. Creighton and Williams,
neither of whom had ever paid Boone
a visit before, were also loud in
; their praise of the well-kept homes
! they noticed along the way, the genI
arosity of the people, and the beauty
of the surrounding highlands. Mr.
"Ofillieajs is a grandson of William
WiHtams. ^eighteenth century artist,
who 'fisiuved the portrait of George
Washington-yfhich la used on the ninecent
stamp Washington Bicentennial
series. - The
priceless panting of Washmgtop.
which is the property of Alcx
yf.-t.t~-i? 09 a V
& A. M., depicts the Tether of His
Country in Masonic regalia, and is
(Continued on page eight.)
Banner Elk Civitan Club
Hears. Highway Official
Banner Elk.-?The Civitan Club of
Bsnner'Elk held its regular meeting
Friday evening at the Banner Elk
Hotel. Chairman E. B. Jeffress, the
chief speaker of the evening, told of
the reorganisation of the State Highway
Commission, and stated that it
is operated on a budget with each
district allotted certain funds. He
also told of the 10,000 miles of roads
in the State system and of the 17,000
miles of county roads that have
been taken over by the State.
Clarence O. Kuestcr, secretary of
the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
and Miss Beatrice Cobb, editor of the
Morganton News-Herald, gave interesting
talks.
Guests at the meeting were E. B.
Jeffress, Greensboro; C. O. Kucster
and son, Charlotte; Beatrice Cobb,
Morganton; C-. A. Williams, Charlotte;
L. L. Browder, Morganton:
W. S. Creighton, Charlotte; Howard
C. Mnrmon, president of Marnion
Motor Company; P. B. Shumann of
Newland; J. C. Walker, Asheville;
James Council!. Boone; Grady Farthing.
Boone; Henry Burleson, Plumtree;
W. C. Breeding, Johnson City;
J. C. James, Johnson City, and S. K.
Mortimer, Pineola.
Harris Brothers Feature
Merchanichsng Event
Harris Brothers Department Store
announces today through The Watauga
Democrat the opening of the
most far-reaching sales event in the
history of their successful career
Joseph L. Farnsworth, president of
the Personal Sales System, West Jefferson,
who has been uniformly successful
throughout a long career in
the sales business, has been secured
to direct the selling, and has a man
on the job, looking after the many
preliminaries incident to the openin?r
nn WiHav.
Tdr. Harris believes that this is the
? logical time to make large purchases
in his line, as there is every indication
of an advancing market later
on. He further states that never in
the history of his establishment have
prices been reduced to present low
levels. The attention of the reader is
directed to pages four and five for
details of the unusual offerings of
the popular store.
Edward Lee Hagaman
Is Claimed .by Death
Edward Lee Hagaman, six-year-old
aon of mi. stiu Mrs- Will Hegeman.
who reside in East Boone, died suddenly
early Friday morning. The
child had been ill with tonsilitis for
several weeks, but his condition was
thought to have been greatly improved.
when he suffered a heart attack
which proved fatal.
Funeral services were held Saturday
at the Boone Baptist Church,
Rev. E. C. Hodges, Rev. P. A. tlicks,
and Rev. George Brown being in
charge of the rites, and interment followed
in the Hines burying ground
west of the city. .
Edward Lee was very popular with
his little friends, as well as oidei
people who came to know him during
his brief life, and his untimely passing
is recorded with sorrow. Surviving
?re the parents and one sister, Wilma
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BOONI
Town Board Calls for
Mass Meeting Friday
Bv order of the Board ot Aidermen
of ihe Town of uoone, a mass i
meeting: will be held Friday evening
at 7:30 o'clock in the offices j
f of the Boone Coal Company, for j
i the purpose of discussing various I
, financial problems now confronting' |
t the city.
Dr. II. R. Perry, chairman, stales i
that notwithstanding the present
economic situation. Boone has so
far met her obligations, has retired |
bonds as they came due, and made
interest payments promptly. However,
the collection of water rents, i
taxes and street uaacoomcuw n?5
noticeably diminished, and unless j
citizens loyally co-operate, the city i
stands in danger of defaulting.
The board urges that as many
townspeople as possible attend the
Friday evening's meeting and join
ir? the discussions.
SifHAiiim
nnTHAT A mnATrvmnr^Tv
rUWULA IWiJMED
TO N. C. BY MARMON
Establishment of Millionaire Automobile
Manufacturer in Avery la
Offered to Board of Conservation
and Development. Several Hundred
Acres of Land and 2,000,000
Fish Included in Gift.
Marion, N. C.?As a gift to the
State of North Carolina, the mammoth
fish hatchery on the estate of
Howard C. Marmon at Pincula, in
Avery County, has been offered to
the Board of Conservation and Development
by Mr. mas-nioh, president
of the Marmon Motor Company, J.
Q. Gil key announced upon his return
to Marion Friday,
The hatchery, upon which Mr. Marmon
has lavished more than $60,00C
since establishing it five years ago,
was declared by Mr. Gilkey to be
on a of t.ho finest in the entire South.
Furthermore, he affirmed, it is the
outstanding gift of its kind ever to
be offered the State.
In its over a mile of lakes and
breeding ponds are 2.000.000 fish,
valued at close $10,000. They are
brow,; trout, rainbow trout, and brook
trout, most of which are between six
and twenty-four inches long.
The gift includes hundreds of acres
of water, the land upon which it
lies, and a number of buildings connected
with the hatchery, all of which
are in first-oluss condition.
The only requirement to be imposed
upon the State is the Work of
financing and operating the hatchery
in the future. If means for financing
it can be obtained, and it won't
be much, Mr. Gilky said, t'nc offer
will be accepted right away.
Mr. Gilkey visited Mr. Marmon
yesterday along with J. W. Harrclson
of Raleigh, and J. S. Hargett,
of Raleigh, director and assistant di
rector of the Board of Conservation
I and Tlc'clnnmnnt nf whirh Mv Gil
key is a member. They discussed the
matter and extended to Mr. Mar 10on
their appreciation, but asked for a
brief period to see if the necessary'
money could be raised to finance the
hatchery before they formally accepted
it.
DEATH CLAIMSMRS.
THADDEUS REESE
Well Known Watauga Lady Succumbs
in Kentucky. Funeral Services
Held Sunday at Beaver Dam
Baptist Church.
Mrs. J. J. T. Reese, of the Beaver
Dam section of JiVatauga, who for the
past several months has made her
home with a son. Rev. Wagner A.
Reese, in Norwood, Ky., died at that
place on last Friday, follow.ng a brief
illness. Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Beaver
Dam Baptist Church, and burial
took place in the cemetery nearby.
Mrs. Reese was a native of Johnson
County, Tennessee, but had spent the
major portion of her life in Watauga,
where her kindly smile and charitabie
disposition had endeared her to a
wide circle of friends. She was a con
sisienr memoer 01 me oupuse ^nuicu
and during her long lifetime had been
active in its support. News of her
demise comes as a distinct shock to
Wataugans generally.
Surviving are three sons and two
daughters: Rev. Wagner A. Reese and
George Reese of Kentucky; Clyde A.
Reese, who resides at the old home
on Beaver Dam; Mrs. Dan Swift and
Mrs. Lillie Masten, also of Kentucky.
NATIVE OF CALDWELL AIDS
FLORENCE BOYD'S HOME
A native Lenoir resident, Mr. R.
F. Craig of Stanley, has become interested
in Miss Florence "Boyd's
home for cripples, and has sent a
package containing many articles of
value for the benefit of the home.
His letter to Miss Boyd follows:
"Our Mrs. Setzer was telling me
. about your efforts in trying to take
i care of orphan children, and while I
KSve just contributed to the Thomasi
ville Orphanage, all I felt able to, I
, feel that I ought to try to help you
i some. I am, therefore, mailing you via
parcel post a package containing five
sheets, five spreads, two dozen towels
and 25 yards of cloth and if conditions
will permit, I will help you some
. more later on.?News-Topic.
LJGA
ewspapcr, Devoted to the
5, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
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WARM WEATHER i
PREVAILS DURING]
! MONTH JANUARY
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Dandelions Bloom, Rose Bushes Turn
Green and Bees Buzz Morr^y
About as Sun Sfiincs With Summertime
Brilliance. Maximuln
Temperature of 72 Recorded at |
Local Weather Bureau.
January, which bowed itself o?t
with temperatures that dropped as
low as 17 above, presented, duripg
its thirty-one-day stay, a period pf
the mildest weather ever witness? d
in the mountains by even the oioesi
residents. Dandelions bloomed, bfSes
buzzed busily about, lured from their
hibernation by the mild atmosphere,
and rose bushes turned fcreen under
the spell of Old Sol's summertiAie
radiance. Copious rains fell, but wie
snow failed t.n make its expected ?%*
pearance, only a tenth of an inch iof
the white having fallen. And the
poor old farmer, undaunted by fortycent
spuds and thirty-cent corn, feecan
his plowing for the new crop.
ine loll owing- chart, prepared by the|
local weather bureau, gives the "lo^y-j
down" on just what the weather man
dished out to Watauga during Jsp-|
uary:
Average maximum temperature, _
51 degrees.
Average minimum temperature, |33 |
degrees. ; J
Average temperature, 42 degrees.
Average daily range in tempera 1
ture, 18 degrees. & J
Greatest daily range in temperature,
40; date, 20th.
Average temperature at G p. m. ?
(time of observation). 42.
Highest temperature reached, J2; {
date, 17th.
Lowest temperature reached, 18; (
date, 31st.
Number inches of rainfall (including
melted snowh 5.88.
Number inches of snowfall, 0.10.
Greatest rainfall ia 24 hours, 1.15;
date, Cth.
Number of days with 0.01 inch or
more rainfall. 10.
Number of days or. which snow
fell. 5.
Number of clear days, 11.
iiuiijuci Oi* CiuuSy uajs, 12.
Number of partly cloudy days. 8.
Number of days with freezing temperature,
15.
Direction of prevailing wind. west.
Pates of - linowr fiytot. A- lltb
20th and 28th.
? 4 _r li?1.4 f 4 "1 till. .. V..1 Olot
- r-'inpo jl.? uoe, - lvvu ?
Other phenomena described as follows,
3oiar halos un 25th; lunar ha-J
los on 21st, 22nd. ? ^
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Ben M. Harrison Buried
Thursday of Last Week
On last Thursday burial services ^
were held for Ben M. Harrison, 48,
of Blowinpr Rock R. F. D., who died 1?
on the day previous from acute [|
Brijrhts disease. The body was interred
in Grilcner Graveyard. C
Mr. Harrison had been an invalid ^
durinjr the whole of his life, and had
been closely confined for several
months with the fatal illness. He was pa
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anse
Harrison, and is survived by the following
brothe-.-s and sisters:
N. Ii. Harrison, Roe Harrison, Mrs.
I.izzie Hartley, Mrs. Dona Coffey,
Mrs. Dan Wheeler, Mrs. Sarah Hollar,
Mrs. Sora Shumate, Mrs. Docia d
Cook, Mrs. Horace Cook, Mrs. Bcs- it
sic Walker, Mrs. Charles Simmons fi
and Mrs. Roxy Bond. F
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Carter Cook Closes $
P'
Lease on Barber Shop u
It
Mr. Carter Cook, native Watau- ;)
Kan and for a decade a barber shop h
operator of this city, came up from j_j
Elizabehtton Monday and closed a n
lease for the Sanitary Barber Shop ]j
and the Queen Annis Beauty Parlor.
Mr. Spencer Isaacs of Bristol, who ,
is known as a tonsoria! artist of ,
marked ability, and Miss Evelyn Sher- -i
rill of Statesville remains as opera
tor of the beauty parlor. Attention g
is directed to an advertisement in the ^
Democrat today which features a fix- i,
ty per cent- reduction in waving, '
permanents, and ail other services in
connection with beauty culture, and
Mr. Cook says that arrangements have
been made for a specialist in permanent
waving to come from the crea- G
tors of faminine beauty essentials, b
and the Democrat will carry special si
offerings effective during demon- t<
stration week. t)
Mr. Cook will return to Boone ti
from time to time and respectfully li
solicits a continuance of the patron- ti
age which was so freely accorded d
during his residence here several t<
years ago. rr
WAR CLOUDS DARKE
RENEW BOMBARD 1
Latest new from the far eastern
war fronts indicate that the Japanese
have renewed the artillery
duels with the Chinese following
the taking of the City of Shanghai
nn latf Fridav . _ . I ha lanan.
esc have also had Nankins, capital
of the Nationalist Government,
"hands up," covered by the guns
of warships, and troops have been
landed ... Meet resistance there
an 30,000 crack Chinese troops mobilize
... Japanese also send troops
for seige of Harbin, Manchurian
railway 1 center. Twelve United
States cruisers join Asiatic fleet in
Yangtze River, and regiment of infantry
leaves Manila to join in pro|
tection of American property in
| Chinese City . . . France, England
and Italy send troops to join in pro
DEM<
ucot interests of NortiiWe
ROUNA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
W7M1 r?
[ ?W 111 UOVeiTi Keconatr
General Charles G. Dawes, former Vi
dor to England, is shown leaving the 1
Meyer. General Dawes as president
new corporation, will have charge of
pool sponsored by the Government tc
Frigid Tempera!
Find Parallel D
4Cabbage
Still Growing
3n Beech Mountain
Cabbage grown in January is
now offered on Boone markets.
And the cabbage was not grown in ?
Florida, but right here in Watauga.
Last Saturday morning R. D. Ed- 1
misten, who resides at Matney, I
drove to town, bringing with him a :
bushel basket of large, firm heads, 1
just taken from his patch on the j
side or-fue-SwCch-MwUi-tsin. Lcr.v 1
ing a few of the nicest ones for the j
editor, he proceeded to a local gro- 1
eery st:>re where he disposed of 1
them at top prices.
air. CjQmisueti states that per- '
haps fifteen hundred pounds of {
cabbage is stfll growing on Ins !
farm, and that during the present
month they have actually made <
noticeable development. The ones
he brought to Boone are as hard '
as buliets and show no sign of
freeze. Just another one of the
phenomena produced by the excep- !
tionally mild winter. i
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(IRS, HENRY BEACH
crT/i/vtrn/rrin XIAITT\ 4 ir!'
WUAJMIft MUMJAi
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uneral Services Held at Rich Mountain
Baptist Church Wednesday ,
Afternoon. Survived by Hus- (
hand and 12 Children.
i
Mrs. Henry Beach, age 44, a l'psi- !
ent of the Rich Mountain commun- '
y. died at her home Monday night, J
blowing an illness of several days. ;
uneral services were conducted on '
Wednesday afternoon from the near- '
y Baptist Church, Rev, Roe Payne, 1
astor, being in charge, and hnrinl '
>ok place in the church cemetery. ]
Mrs. Beach was a daughter of the .
ite Jack Hardy, and was reared in
te community where death claimed ,
cr. She was a member of the Bapst
Church, possessed a kind and
eighborly disposition, and was Well
ked by those who knew her.
Surviving are the husband and .
velve children, one an infant ten |
ays old: two brothers, Luther of ,
iowards Creek and Hubert of Mich- j
;an; a half-brother, Floyd Tate, of J
oone R. F. D.; two sisters, Mrs. Jack
forris of Boone Route 2, and Mrs. ,
!ae Bcnfield, of Detroit. Mich. i
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THUNDER STORM
i
Tuesday night, just after Herr 1
roundhog had gone back into his 1
urrow without getting a peep at his
nadow, a thunderstorm of great in nsity
raged for several hours, and
sis (Wednesday) noon, the rain connues
to fall. Old-timers state that
ghtning in the winter is an indicaion
of falling temperatures, but toay
the cold spell they predict seems 1
j be a good ways off, as the therIOmeter
registers near 60.
N AS JAPANESE
1ENT OF SHANGHAI
test to Japs . . . Soldiers of many
nations stand guard in international
zone of Shanghai, where several
thousand Americans reside . . .
Battalion *of Scottish Highlanders,
known as "Ladies from Hell," make
landing ... Chapei, native quarter
of great city, in ruins following
heavy bombardment from warships.
. . . Solemn Buddhist funeral rites
held for twelve Jap blue jacket*
who lost their lives in fighting.
American fleet steams from West
Coast, via. Manila, with provisions
and equipment for year's cruise in
Asiatic waters . . . U. S. admits
situation "grave and dangerous" as
world powers seek to avert major
conflict . . . League ready to act
for peace as representatives gather
at Geneva.
3CRA
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sl nuiui vctiuiina
4, 1931
uction Finance Board
I.
Senate Office Building with Eugene
and Mr. Meyer as chairman of the
distributing the two billion financial
> absorb frozen assets.
Lures of "99 May
uring February
Old Democrat Files Tell of Raging
Blizzard That Followed on Tag End
of Mild Winter. Fourteen Degrees
Below Zero in Boone, Mails Delayed
for Several Days, and All
Work Suspended.
A South Carolina newspaper recalls
that the winters of 1832 and
18*39 are both comparable to this
winter from the point of njflid temDeratures
and at the same time sends
shivers down the spines of readers
with the recital of the frigid February
which capped a long period of
?wiWgrKhyi oofttflmg- t.n a
Dutch weather prophecy next month
will be especially cold, in view of
Lhe fact that 1032 is a triple-cycle
year. A cycle, it is deduced, is made
up of 30 to 35 years, there arc three
them in each 100 year period., onu
they bring mild ??nd ^ovorr> winters.
The files of the Watauga Democrat
hear testimony of the unparalleled
cold wave which swept this
3ection in '99, and there are personal
recollections of blocked transportation,
frozen animals, and saplings
split by the freezing of the
sap which had risen during the preceding
warm weather. The local newspaper
of thirty-three years ago, indicates
that January was extremely
mild, lots of rain, which continued
until February 2, when the earth
ivas blanketed by an unusually li^Avy
mow fall, which was followed on the
loth by a blizzard. The following is
Laken from the issue of The Democrat
of February 16, 1899:
"Owing to severe blizzard the muils
in all lines leading to and from this
iffice have been very irregular for
several days. On the 12th mercury
was below zero. . . , Last Monday
he 13th was the coldest day known
tere for many years. At daylight the
liercury registered 14 degrees below
ierp and the temperature never rose
tbove 6 below zero during the day.
. . It was so cold that business of all
riritis was suspended, and hardly a
person was to be seen on the streets.
Kor the second iime in Leu years
rhe Democrat had to abandon its
work, but early Tuesday morning
work was resumed. Surely that day
will hereafter be known as the cold
Monday.
By the 23rd, it is further revealed
pretty weather had come, which was
intermittent until the ninth of March
when mercury registered 2 degrees
below zero. Rain came again in copi-:
ous quantities and severe cold returned
by March 30. April 6. experienced
an eight-inch fall of snow.
During the early February blizzard
rail transportation was blocked,
trains unable to run for several days
and there was no mail. Heg ears
were reported to have frozen and
dropped from the beasts in Iredell
County, and in Anderson, S. C., snow
fell to a depth of two to three feet.
Appalachian^Girls Win
From Western Teachers
The Appalachian girl's basket ball
team turned back the Western Carolina
Teachers' sextet here Monday
night in an easy game, 40 to 21.
Austin led the Appalachian attack.
caging a total of 25 points, which
was more than twice as many as any
of her teammates. Preston, Appalachian
center, followed with twelve
points, while Higdon scored eleven
points for Cullowhee.
Appalachian held the lead throughout,
having a 16 te-10 advantage at
the half.
Howard Klutz Passes
State Bar Examination
A list of the potential lawyers who
passed the State bar examination last
week carried the name of Howard
Klutz of Blowing Rock. Yooncr Kl"tz
is a son of D. A. Klutz, received his
A. B. degree at Wake Forest, and will
complete his law course at the University
of North Carolina in June.
He is said to be very adept in his
studies and possesses a personality
which is calculated to carry him far
in the legal profession. No definite
plans as to where he will locate have
yet been made.
?l.bO PER YEAR
F NERAL HELD FOR
J HN S. WILLIAMS
lAf BLOWING ROCK
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2
Brl A 'Ritci Conducted by Rex. Sext
? Buchanan. Burial in Boone
ietcry. Nine Children and WidC-w?Survive.
Spent Early l.ife an
a New&paper Man and Teacher in
Watauga Schools.
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at the home for John
S. Williams, of Blowing Rock, who
passed away on the morning previous
after an illness of several months.
iiie impressive rites were in charge
of Rev. Sexton Buchanan, pastor of
the Blowing Rock Presbyterian
Church, and interment followed in
Boone Cemetery. A large concourse
of friends and relatives were present
for the services, and the large floral
offering hare mute fiayBmong. to the
esteem in which the deceased man
was held by those who knew him.
John Syme Williams was born in
Warren ton, N. C., on November 23,
1862, a son of the late Buckner Davis
Williams and Elizabeth Syme
Williams, the latter a native of Petersburg,
Va. After completing a
course of study at the University of
North Carolina, he camp to Boone at
the age of 25, where he helped to
establish and edit The Watauga Enterprise,
which was later called The
Watauga Democrat. He also helped
to establish a paper at Elk Park,
and one at Sparta, N. C. Later he
gave up newspaper work and devoted
about twenty-five years to the profession
of teaching. Literally hundreds
of men and women ail over
Watauga County profited by his able
instruction. In later years he was
connected with the North Carolina
Board of Agriculture, and the State
Legislature, serving both with great
zeal and loyalty.
On January 9th, 1880, Mr. Williams
was married to Miss Betty
Folke Councill. daughter of James
Willis Oouncill and Elizabeth Cocke
Council!, the latter from South Carolina.
Following this union, which
lasted a little over forty-three years,
eleven children were born, nine of
whom, witl# HLeir mother, survive
as follows: Mrs. E. F, Fewell. Atlanta,
Ga.; Mrs. U, O. Miller, Hickory;
Mrs. J. Clarke Brown, Jefferson;
Mrs. H. P. Holshouser, Blowing Rock;
(Continued on page eight.)
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1UI7IITI A VTFk on I? A I/O
nunLAiiu armas
AT CIV1TAN MEET
Lenoir Man Believes that Depression
Is Largely Psychological. Program
of Stringed Music and
Chicken Dinner Enjoyed.
Governor W. C. Newland of Lenoir
was the principal spertker at the
weekly luncheon of the Bconc Ciyitan
Club which was held at the Cvit
chor Hotel last Thursday noon. The
speaker was introduced by W. H.
Gragg, who characterized the former
t ??--j
xvubviiiuiv UUVCIIIUI ct liifill iUVCU
.honored and respected by all the
people of Watauga County.
Mr. Ncwland's discourse centered
about the genera! economic depression.
and he believes that much of
the unrest in the business world hos
beer, caused by talking "hard times"
until the public believes it?similar
to putting a well man to bed by
convincing him he is ill. The attorney
said that the people of this section
are fortunate in that they have plenty
of food, enough of raiment, and
that patience is needed and hearty
co-operation in the restoration of
public confidence, which he averred
would in turn restore prosperity to a
degree. He contended that much of
the panic is psychological, and pointed
rut that civic clubs could be of
invaluable assistance in bringing back
i to the people lost confidence.
Music on stringed instruments by
i three daughters of Roe Greene of
| Poplar Grove was an entertaining
feature of the session, and the oldfashioned
chicken pie dinner which
Mrs. Critcher served her guest3 was
the source of much favorable comment.
HAHN?WELBORN
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hahn have announced
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Mary Edith, to Mr. John
Welbom, which occurred in Mountain
City, Tenn., on November 22, 1931.
The bride received her education at
State Teachers College here, where
she is very popular with the younger
set. Mr. Welbom is a native of
Wilkes Countv. and for the nast
two years has been a student at Appalachia.
The young couple are making
their home temporarily with the
bride's parents.
FORMER GERMAN RULER
OBSERVES 73rd BIRTHDAY
Doorn, Holland.?Former Kaiser
Wilhelm, 73 last Thursday, had the
quietest birthday since his Dutch exile
hegan.
None of his relatives who live lii Germany,
not even the former Crown
Prince Friderich Wilhelm, came down
to Doorn, nor did Princess Hermine's
children cross the German border to
felicitate their stepfather.
"His Majesty's recent attack of
bronchitis makes it necessary for him
to take special care of himself," said
his adjutant. Baron Ulrich Yon So!!.
"This fact, besides the sorrow over
the death of his sister, Queen Sophie
of Greece, made it desirable to suggest
that no relatives come to Doorn
! this year.
"I am happy to say, however, that
' the Emperor's health continues to
improve and that the Kaiser was able
to take an automobile ride in the
morning."