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VOLUHfj .aLIU, NUMBER 35 hunt^G^SHINF CLUB ORGANIZED LAST THURSDAY Will Take the Place of Uaak Walton 1 All C. 1- a- D_ II 1 - ? rtU 1 uuas IU UC Viua III Watauga County. Tom Cushing It Elected President. Drive Will Be Made for Members Soon. Fishing Seasons Opens April 15th. At n meeting: characterized by the tire and crilnuMaam usually found fn any group of men who ardently fish and hunt, the Watauga County Fishing and Hunting Club was brought into being last Thursday night at the Haniel Boone Hotel. Every member present was a tried and true hunter or fisherman, and the vigor ordinarily expressed in field or stream was displayed in this meeting to form a club, the objects of which will be the propagation and nrotection of fish and game in Watauga County, the education of the pub^ lie in the importance of protecting our wild life for future venerations. the building up of the Watauga country as a center for both local and visiting sportsmen. Many of the men attending this meeting were former members of the Izaak Walton League, a national organization of fishermen; but in an open discussion that consumed most of the meeting time, it was decided that the question of stocking the hills and streams of Watauga and the protection of fish and game had become a problem that must be solved locally if the county, a natural home of game fish, birds, and small game that is without superior in the United States, was to retain its importance as a sporting country or was to be able to attract visitor-sportsmen to this section. So it was decided to reorganize along purely local lines, devoting all the interest and funds of the club to the already vitally important question of saving what fish and game that remains and to huild>ng up the wild life of the section until Watauga should or.ce more occupy the position it formerly held as a hurting and fishing country. Instead of continuing affiliation with the national organization, it was deemed more important to solve the local problem first, and then; when if Wntnnga Cotinty had once more become " paradise, to re-; turn to thK-larBHUgJul} if that step Tom Gushing, whose interest in hunting and fishing is well known, was elected president of the newlyformed Watauga County Fishing and Hunting Club, while R. L. Clay, former president of the Isaac Walton League and a sportsman of great ability and enthusiasm, was chosen vicepi esident. Paul Coffey, an ardent sportsman who has the welfare of both his county and its game much at heart, was elected secretary and treasurer of the club. A drive for members of the new club will be put on at an early date. Committees have been appointed and have already begun to function with a vifw to getting noticeable results before the opening of the fishing season, which will be on April 15th. Those attending the first meeting of the club were: Tom Cushing, R. L. Clay, Paul Coffey, J. H. Brendal!, "Bud" Heffner, Dr. J. M. Gailcer. B. Frank Williams, H. Grady Farthing, R. F. Coffey, J. L. Reese, R. B. Hodges, C. B. Duncan and Homer Farthing. Mrs. Frank Miller, Aged Resident of Meat Camp, Passes Away Thursday Funeral Services for Widow of Confederate Veteran Conducted on Friday at Hopewell Church. Two Children Survive. On Thursday morning, February 25th, Mrs. Melissa Miller, age 81, died at her home on Meat Camn. She was one of the oldest citiiens of her section, and had heen an invalid for the past thirteen years. Surviving are a son, Claud Miller; a daughter, Hannah Miller, both of Meat Camp; one sister, Mrs. Mary Isaacs, of Mast. w Mrs. Miler was the widow of the late Frank MiHer; a veteran of the Confederate armies, who died several years ago. The esteem in which "Aunt Melissa" Miller was held by those who knew her was attested by the large crowd that attended the funeral service? Friday at Hopewell Church. Rev. L. A. Wilson was in charge of the Tites, and interment was made in the cemetery nearby. Mrs. Miller had been a member of the Christian Church for more than fifty years. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE Perry Morgan, Baptist Sunday School Secretary, is offering unusual advantages this year for Sunday School enlargement. It is hoped that every school in the Three Forks Association will be represented at the next general conference to be held with Middle Fork Church, March 6th, 1932. At this meeting, says Roy Dotson, plans for definite summer work will be formulated. -y . . . . fATAl A Non-h'artisan N BOON] ! tWWWWHWWWWWVWWW Tiny Silver stone Baby Attracts Much Attention Up in the Siiverstone ct>mmun ity lives a teeny-tiny young lady, just a month and a half old who tips the scales at three pounds, eats her meal3 regularly, coos one minute, cries the next, and conducts herself, regardless of abbreviated stature, much the same as babies three or four times_her size. This "widssty niiHF," is tho h**uirhter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eggers, iaul :-!u Tirade lier arrival at ttV-. Hospital, Banner Elk, on January 18th. Mrs. Jim Warren is her nurse and this lady bears witness that she is just as normal as they make 'cm and is getting along fine. More than three hundred people have visited little Miss Eggers within the past few days. awwwwwvwwwwvwvvw FORMER WATAUGA MAN IS KILLED BY WEST VA. YOUTH Dauton Warren Succumbs to Bullet V "ound* Inflicted by 15-Yeair-Old j Boy. Fatal Shooting Follow* Quar-i r 1 With Landlady. Body Brought tj Zionville for Burial. Dcceaned a Son of Melissa Warren. lauson Warren, 33, formerly of the Zionville section, died in a Beekiey, W. Va., hospital on February 22, fro;n the effects of five gunshot wounds inflicted by a fifteen-year-old .son of the woman with whom he boarded. According to meagre reports reaching Boone, Warren came I to t ic rooming house operated by a Mrs. Nuokels on the Saturday night j prev ous to his death, and engaged in [ a quarrel with the landlady. Her son came down the stairway armed with a .21 calibre automatic rifle, and i opened fire on Warren, five of the j bullets piercing his body, and onej ! lodging in the hin of Mrs. Nuckols. I The wounded man was taken to a | hospitil but succumbed two days la-; tcr. Mrs. Nuckles* wound was not se? ; rious. Mr. Warren was the of I Melliss i Warren, of Zionville, and had been a resident of Wuat Virginia; j fur the past fifteen yWfc-H** hodyi i was brought back to th;s county and j |.on last Thursday funeral services | were conducted from Zionville Bap tist Church by Rev. R. C. Eggers. Kuria! took place in a nearby cemetery. DUGCERHOME IS RAZED BY FLAMES Thursday Morning Fire Destroys One of County's Most Handsome Residences. Loss Partially Covered by Insurance. The handsome brick bungftjpw of Mr. ar.d Mrs. John Dngger, located on Highway 60 six miles west of Boone, was completely destroyed by fire Inst Thursday morning. The destructive flame was discovered while the family was having hreakfasL, but it had gained such headway that efforts to save the structure were futile. A cook stove and a fete chairs were all of the household effects recovered from the blazing house. It is said that the home and its furnishings were valued at around seven thousand dollars, a part of which was covered by insurance. The bungalow had been built about three vonrc nnr) wnc r\nn nf f.VlP moih heftll .77 tiful in the rural section of Watauga. Faulty electric wiring, it is believed, caused the fire. Revival Meeting to Open At Boone Church on 13th Rev. B. Townsend, pastor of Salem Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, will be the evangelist in a series of meeting which begin at Boone Baptist Church on Sunday, March 13th, according to announcement made by Rev. P. A. Hicks, pastor, Tuesday. The Winston-Salem minister is a former State Board evangelist, and has built for himself an envia|)le record in gospel work, ne is said to be one of the most gifted orators in North Carolina, and possesses an unusual Biblical knowledge. Pastor Hicks states \that special musical numbers are being arranged by the church choir, and that a very helpful revival is in prospect. This is the first spring meeting held by the local church in a number of years, and people of all denominations are cordially invited to attend. Announcement as to hours of services, etc., will appear in next week's paper. Forests constitute a vital part of the capital stock of North Carolina. They are reservoirs of wealth that may be tapped at appropriate periods when prices of timber make it attractive. These resources will be steadily reduced unless a wise forest policy is pursued. t UGA ewspaper, L'evoted to tn< 3, WATAUGA COUNTY, NOi'vTH C GRAYBEAL YOUTH DIES IN BRISTOL HOSPITAL FRIDA\ Bullet of Unknown Assailant Provei Fatal to Resident of Creston. Pen nington Proves Perfect Alibi an< Is Released. Victim of Shootinj Dies Without Divulging Informs tion of Tragic Affair. Joe B. Graybea!, 19r of Creston N. Cr. died Fr???y in u Tv~ hospital of pistol wounds inflicted b] an unidentified assailant on the Sun day night previous. The young mai was returning home from a rehearsa of an entertainment when someon? jumped from an automobile parkec by the highway, said "I've got yot where I want you." fired point-blanl at him and disappeared. The bullel entered the abdomen and puncturec the intestines at eleven places. Thomas Penington, a student ai Appalachian State Teachers College here, was taken into custody by Sher iff Luther M. Farthing on Tuesdai of last week. No specific charges were brought against the youth, but suspicion is said to have pointed to hiir | as having knowledge of the fatal as tault. He gave bond of $1,000 foi appearance before Magistrate Osborr at Creston on March 21st. Following the death of Graybeal, Penington was turned over to Ashe County authorities and on Saturday was given a hearing, at which time he was vindicated of all suspicion. He returned to his school work here on Moniiay. Penington states that be and th murdered man had always been the best of friends and had roomed together while attending an Ashe Coun(Continued on Page 8) bannerTelkman i gliest of c1vitan Chartei Zimmerman Speaks on Work of Neighboring Club at Luncheon Meeting Thursday. Large Crowd in Attendance. Chat!::; ZivninermHn, president. uE ! the Banner Elk Civitan Club, was th? [suc3t speaker at the regular '.V*.!*.1* |meeting of the Boone Civii^o Ciuu tti | the Ohniel Boone Hotel on IT.iirsdftj ilast. With an unusually large group of members and visitors as an audience, Mr. Zimmerman spoke interestingly of the work of the Banner Elk club, emphasizing the enthusiasm of Clarence Kuester, secretary of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and E. B. Jeffries, State Highway Commissioner, over the possibilities of the Watauga section when these men were visitors in Banner Elk recently. L inking Banner Elk into the Parkto-Park Highway by bringing that imr :?ni.. tj?? ijui iaiu oi-tiiiv. iuuu vin uiiitiiiL, uaii nev Elk; and on to the Southern mountr.ins was discussed encouragingly, said Mr, Zimmerman., and the possibility of such a routing does exist, though not in the immediate future. Mr. Zimmerman expressed the desire of the Banner Elk Civitar. Club to hold a joint business and social meeting with the Boone Civitaa Club at an early date. The local club accepted his invitation with pleasure. In the absence of the club's president and vice-president, Tom flushing acled as chairman of the meeting. j The vyeek of prayer and self-denial has been observed by all the congregations of the Watauga Lutherar Parish, greatly to the benefit of communicants. The attendance was good states Rev. J. A. Yount, and an inspiring interest was manifest. NEW BUS LINE INAli BOONE AND JOHNSI A new and most important link was added to the motor transportation sys tem affecting this immediate sectioi Tuesday when the East Tencssee ant Western North Carolina Motor Trans portation Company, a subsidiary oi the railway bearing the same name operated its first luxurious passengei coach into Boone, completing a di rcct service between Chattanooga Tenn., and Norfolk, Va. The firs bus to travel the new line arrive! in Boone promptly at 9:20, exactl] two hours and twenty minutes afte: leaving Johnson City, and besides it regular passengers carried J. E Vance, vice-president of the railwa; company, Mrs. Vance, Superintenden C. G. Beasley, J. D. Leach, head o the motor transportation division while Edgar H. Tufts, F. H. Stinsnn of Banner Elk, and J. M. Dearmir of Eik Park, weie special guests o the officials on the maiden run. Two of the superb safety coache will leave the terminal in Boone dail at 12:01 and 8 p. m.,. the first name ' carrying its passengers into Knoi ville at C :30 and the latter at 1 a. n DEM< 5 Best Interests of Northwi AP.OLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH if 1 J mil ur? it/in a io iuiliiv tMir,iiun 10 LAUNCHED HERE; r BATTLE IN CHARGE b County Committees Fofmcd at Friday Night Meeting to Aid in Drive i for Increased Use of Milk. Various I Prizes Being Offered to School Children. Civitan Club Will Discuss Work at Thursday Meeting. > In connection with the State-wide ; ri;... WtuCu .Mil 7 be waged in every nook and corner - of the Old North State during the J week of March 14-20, an enthusiastic 1 meeting of Watauga people was held t at the Critcher Hotel in Boone Friday 1 night, and initial plans were laid for i carrying on the health-giving work c locally. t| Among those who attended the 1 meeting were members of the county board of health, doctors, ministers, t teachers, and representatives from the t Parent-Teacher associations, Welfare - Board. Red Cross and civic organizar tions generally. Smith Hagaman, sui .perintendent of Watauga schools, - acted as chairman, and following *exi planatory remarks on the purpose of the Milk-for-Health campaign, a gcn ' eral discussion as to ways and means * of educating the people to regular use of the fluid in their diet was cn. gaged in. * Watauga, it was pointed out, is r one of only nine counties in North J Carolina producing more milk than it consumes, its ration being one cow ' to each four people. But certain sections, it has been found, produce lit! tie milk, and that, generally, is used ? for other purposes than as a diet. The Milk-for-Health campaign is purely of an educational nature, and (Continued on Page 81 GRAGGNAMEDAS U. S. MARSHAL : President Appoints Boone Man Last Thursday, But Action by Judiciary Committee Not Taken. Expected Next Monday. I'.v- nomination of Watt H. Gragg tff Boone as Marshal for the Middle if" nrmrifi ypssuaf-. Gtstjjyt- waa;s5r.t-i~ 1*tu? t>y'President Hoover, and action was to have 1 been taken on the appointment last Monday. However, advices from Washington .Wednesday noon indicate that no action has been taken and thai the appointment is expected to have the attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee next Monday. Senator Bailey was quoted as -.eying that he knew of no charges against the appointee. Mr. Gragg will succeed J. J. Jenkins of Siler City, and was to have taken his office on January 11, as was J. K. McCrary who won the appointment as District Attorney over the incumbent, E. L. Gavin. Mr. Mcj Rr.ry has been confirmed and it is generally believed that the changes in these two .offices will be effected shortly. Citizens Furnish Much Stone on Aho Highway The citizens living? along the load from the New River Bridge to Aho have been going their full length in the way of co-operating with the State forces in improving the important highway. Mr. George Hayes told I The Democrat Saturday that at least 2,000 loads of stone had been furi nished by the citizens of the com; munities affected, without cost, and , these good people are to he compli mented for their public-spirited attitude in this important work. gijrated between dn city, tennessee II Connection is made at Johnson City | with outgoing buses for all northern, j southern and western points, while ( eastbound passengers will be able to I go via Grayhouna Lines from Boone - via Winston-Salem and on to RaE leigh and Norfolk with practically un, broken connection. Perfect connecr tion is also made for Asheville, leav - ing Boone at 12:01 and arriving ir , the southwestern metropolis at 4 p. m t The connection from Asheville is cor i respondingly convenient. 7 Officials of the new line workec r out the schedule after having mei 3 with the representatives of other bus > lines in Boone, and the time table: 7 were made to work to their mutua t advantage. Locally, it is felt that thi f enterprise of the railway people ii >, establishing the new service is a de i, cided step forward in the life of thi i, region, and makes Watauga's motrop f olis a veritable cross-roads cf fas motor lines, carrying the traveler int< s every point of the compass swiftly y comfortably and with minimum ex d pense. An advertisement today give details of the newly - establishei i. / route. 3CKA est North Carolina 932 ! Claimed bv Death 1 - I ffl^BffiHBK^f ' :- "^SHHHBH Miss Edith Henson, whose death was recently chronicled, was one of the most popular young ladies of the Cove Creek section. A memor- ^ ial sketch of her life appears in The Democrat, today. LOCAL EDUCATORK; BEING BOOSTED FOR!; G.O. P. NOMINATION j Professor 1. G. Greer of Boone Being | Urged to Become Candidate for Governor of NorSH Carolina. Ran for Treasurer in 1930. Popular Throughout State. Others Are Being Mentioned. A Greensboro dispatch of Monday ( discloses the fact that much pressure j is being brought to bear upon Profes- ^ sor I. G. Greer of Appalachian State j Teachers College, Boone, to the end j that he may become a candidate for ,lhe Republican nomination for Gov- e ernor of North Carolina. Many re-, ^ | ports, according to the dispatch, fa-1 ( ivorable to his candidacy have reached-j J the Gate City from various sections ]' jof the State, and among Republicans) [ there he also has many potential sup Jj i porters. , Friends of Mr. Greer declare that , b?. hns nn political nmbitior.- sr.d that at the college. He was pit. the Re.pubr , Hcan aluit! ticket in 1330, ninktiig uic j l-ace for treasurer, and ran for State , superintendent of public instruction ( in a previous election year. However, j in boib (bese instances he sought to , ! avoid the Republican nominations and I it is known that recently he has un- ( i dertaken to discourage suggestions t ! that he enter the 1U32 gubernatorial | campaign, in spue 01 such oDjecuons, say Greensboro reports, his name is being prominently mentions! in polit- ] ical speculation as to the Republican . nomination for Governor, J Dr. Holland Holton, dean of the;, school of education at Duke University; Major George E. Butler of Clinjton, and Engene Holt, of Burlington, ' are also being mentioned as potential gubernatorial nominees of the 0, 0. F. ADAM DOUGHERTY PASSES MONDAY! I ? Uncle of -Dr. Dougherty of the Nor- j mat College Dies at Bakers Gap. j Pneumonia the Cause. Was Well Known Here. Adam Dougherty, 84, died at the! - old- Dougherty homestead in the Bn-i kcrs Gap section of Tennessee Mon-j day morning. Meager information] reaching Boone was to the effect that the aged man succumbed to an attack of pneumonia, and that funeral services wore to have been held todayMr. Dougherty was a bruther of the late Esquire Dan Dougherty, and an uncle of the Dougherty Brothers, founders of Appalachian College. He had spent practically his entire life at the home in which he died. He was a highly educated man for his day, and won the title "Bard of the Hills" , on account of the numerous interest. log poems which came from his pen. . He taught for a few years in the . early public schools of the moun. tains and took great interest in edu. cational advancement. i Washington Program at Valle Crucis Saturday: i | t A program honoring the memory ' of George Washington will be given 5 at the Mission School at Valle Cru' cis on Saturday evening at 7:30 o' clock, at which time Rev. L. F. Kent, i rector of the school, and Attorney - Ira T. Johnston, of Jefferson, both ' orators of marked ability, will address' - the audience. A pageant depicting t something of the Washingtonian era a will be featured by the school chil. dren of the community, and music - and other entertainment features s will be provided. The Community i Club, which is sponsoring the event, cordially invites the public to attend. T 31.GO PER YEAR WATT BEACIIWINS GOLD WATCH IN POTATO CONTEST Local Farmer Raises 382 Bushels of Spud* on I.m* than an Acre of Land and Wins Watauga County Bank Award. J. M. Greer Wins Plow With Yield of 375 Bushels; Edmisten and Bingham Next. Walter (Watt) Beach of Boone was formal In Vinv? lioon thp chanmioR D0tato grwoer of Watauga County, when the yields of those who entered the 400-Bushel Club were officially checked last week. Mr. Beach received the gold watch offered by the Watauga County Bank for having produced 382 bushels of potatoes on a plot which measured, according to witnesses, enough short of a full acre to have made his yield Well above the 400 mark. J. M. Greer, noted seed potato producer of Mabel, claimed second prize, ivhich was a turning plow presented by the Farmers Hardware and Supply Company. He showed a yield of 375 bushels per acre. Mr. Ira Edmis:en of Sugar Grove took third place, Having raised 322 bushels, and W. EL Bingham of Vilas was fourth with 308 1-2 bushels. A detailed account of the venture &f Mr. Beach, who has been distinctly successful in all his farming ventures, shows that he received 50 cents per bushel for the potatoes or $191. After deducting seed and fertilizer, Spray materials and horse and man labor, the net profit was $112.25. The cost per bushel to the fanner was 20 1-2 cents, making a pre-bushel profit of 29 1-2 cents. The plot has jeen a cow lot for several years, ar.d :he potatoes were planted at the rate )f 20 bushels, chilling 10 inches in Sows 30 inches apart. The vines were sprayed twice and dusted once. Green donntain and Great Surprise were in? seed varieties. Mr. Greer's yield, 375 bushels, at >0 cents a bushel grossed $187.50, bowing a net profit of $98,25. The :ost of production was 24 cents per usin i. with a net profit- of 20 cunts, rhe potatoes were of the Irish Gobbler variety and were planted folowing tobacco and cabbage. Heavy rcruilsing, >lMuyniK ?.?? inttBsiV? cultivation followed. tf : P^nustnR'j; rrccrd- show? tfi" cl $1*31.20 for hia H29, lmitb* 33, with a net profit rtf $41.80. The potatoes were 'sold ai - l$L'. :ost S7 cents a bushel to produce hem, leaving a per bushel profit of L3 cents. Figures as to methods were lot available. ^SksSS Mr. W. H. Bingham grew 3U8 bush? Is, but there is no Information as costs and profits or methods employed. Boone Business Man Put Forward as a Potential Congressional Candidate Pn?ui!s I.f Gtbrpe ?. Mno|? Anxioyi thai lie Oppose "Farmer Bob" Doughton in Fait Elections. Popular in District. With the Republican congressional convention only a few weeks off, G. O. P. politics in Watauga is beginning to take on new life, and party leaders are seeking about for a likely man to oppose "Farmer Bob" Doughton in the Eighth District. A suggested candidate to undertake the admittedly Herculean task of unseating the Alleghany Democrat is George K. Moose of Boone, attorney and one of the town's oldest business men, who enjoys a wide acquaintance in aii parts of the district. Mr. Moose received his education at George Washington University, and passed the State bar examination several years ago. He is a native of Cabarrus County, and since his residence in Boone has taken an active interest in pariy work. He is a loyal supporter of the national administration, is a very convincing orator, and Boone Republicans are of the opinion that he would make a most active campaign should be receive and accept the nomination. For a number of years Mr Moose served as Carolinas district governor of Civitwn International, ana has been active in club organization work hr/MT fro ouf xt Avthu-out o vw *KTaw41? o e . UII vu^nuui/ iiviwnvatciii i\ui in vai" ^ * olina. He is affiliated with several civic and fraternal organizations and is a moving spirit in community life. Several of Boone's leading Republicans arc sponsoring the Moose congressional candidacy, but whether or not he would accept the nomination should it be tendered to him at the convention could not be learned Wednesday. FIRE AT LOCAL SCHOOL The local fire department answered a call Saturday evening from Boone Demonstration School, and arriving on the scene discovered that a wall map had become ignited and burned to an ash in one of the class rooms. It is believed that the fire was purely incindiary, as no other cause for it could be forwarded.