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VOLUME XLIII, NUMBER COMMENCEMENTS COVE CREEK ENDED TUESDAY MORNING Superintendent Smith Hagamtn /tVYarct Dip!wiiia? > i> gc CinSSi Exercises Began Last Saturday with Senior Play. I. G. Greer and Rev. Brcndall Among Speaker*. Many Awards and Certificates. The Creek High School,- nnp. of the most outstanding educational institutions in the Northwest, came to a close Tuesday morning when Prof!. G. Greer of the Appalachian Teachers College, delivered a masterly address on "Evidences of Education," and County Superintendent Smith Hagaman presented diplomas to a graduating class of thirty girls and boys. The exercises began last Saturday evening when the senior class pre sented a play, "Baby Steps Oat," which netted a substantial sum for the benefit of the school. The play was described as the best amateur dramatization thus far witnessed at the Cove Creek School. Sunday evening Rev. J. H. Brendall of the Boone Methodist Church preached the baccalaureate sermon at the Baptist Church. The auditorium was well filled and an inspiring message was brought by the eminent divine. Class night exercises Monday evening brought forth a good program. The stage furniture and costumes were of colonial design, and a large audience was present. Those receiving diplomas were: Susie Banner, Mary Elizabeth Banner, Annie Lou Edmisten, Robert Dunn, Blanche Greene, Muriel Harmon, Muriel Iiorton. Hazel Love, Gladys Mast, Vera Lee May, James McBride, Thomas Presnell, Triila Thomas, Grant Sutherland, Cecil Harmon, Geneva Gvubb, Russell Wilson, Earl Ward, Marshall Ward, Madge Williams, Alma Williams, Paul Trivette, Ray Law rence, Koy uotson, lMntn nagaman, Mary Kate Ilenson, Myrtle Palmer, Albert Michael, Nina Church, Gl&ra Lewis. The following awards for scholastic work, etc., were made on the' closing day: ?. Lees-MoRae scholarship and medai, won by Muriel Harmon for highest scholastic average for four years' high senooi courser?1, t.'CTtincaie in Humt qCuuuHUvS as award for best record in all-round home making, to Nell Norris. 3. For best high school essay in county-wide Milk-for-Health contest, $3.76, Bess Lewis. *1 Fti lieSt poster in grades as above, $2.50 in gold lo Margie Baird. Honor roll and perfect attendance record for the past school year will appear in next week's Democrat. Demonstration School to Present Entertainments On Wednesday, April 27th, the Demonstration School will present two free entertainments. The first, "'A Spring Festival," will be given ai. 2:30 p. m., and is an outdoor affair, presented by the first grades and one of the second grades. Little Miss Mary Alice Cooke, followed by her attendants, will be crowned Queen of Spring by the prince. Von Hagamnn. Kathleen Carter, as Cinderella, and the real prince, Matt Hagaman, assisted by the chorists, the Dudes, May pole dancers, Indians?I see you arid the clouds, step out from the pages of Fairyland and entertain the queen of spring. The second is a musical play called "Mother Goose Island." and is presented by the other second grade, the! third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades, at 7 -30 p. m. Dell Bush acts the part of Miss Bright, a modern school i teacher, who takes her class to visit the famous island on which Louise Cooke, as the world-wide "Mother Goose," reigns supreme. There the children, from the re-i sponsible "Rowland," who is really! Junior Greene, to the clever little J Hazel Miller as "Tiny," actually meet! r for the first time the wonderful j Mother Goose family, which includes all our well known friends like "King Cole" and "Jack Spratt," as well as "Jack and Jill" and "Little Miss) ?? *>.?.?* muncu The parents and friends are invited to live, for a little while, with these children, in this lovely story-book world, and find out just how marvelously real it has become. LEES-McRAE TO HOLD FIRST LABOR DAY CELEBRATION Banner Elk.?Under the auspices .nf the Bureau of Self-Help, LeosMcltac College and Grandfather Orphans Home will hold their first Labor Day celebration on Saturday, April 23rd. Theie will be a barbecue at one o'clock L> which all arc invited. This will be in the nature of a basket lunch, the barbecue to be furnished by the college. In the afternoon there will De an atiaress oy a prominem, speaker, the name to be announced later. Various contests will be held, open to both college students and the children, in the home. /ATAT A Non-Partisan Nc BOONE 1 HtmwtwMVWWMWwwwww i Special Civil Term Is Thought Inevitable With the homicide case in which Ephriam Wallace is the defendant J holding the attention of the court Wednesday, and with some other criminal actions in the offing, it is believed by local attorneys that few if any cases un the civil calendar will be heard this week. Hence, it is expected that the local bar will petition the governor for a special term of court to be held some time during the month of June for I the trial of the heavy civii docket, owmwvwwmMvwwHtww j JOSEPH B.COUNCILL DIES IN CHARLOTTE HOSPITAL ON 16TH Native of Watauga and Dean of the Ashe County Bar Succumbs to In- . fluenza Attack. Was 63 Years of Age. Wealthiest Citizen of Jefferson. Funeral Services Conducted Sunday Afternoon. Joseph B. Councill, dean of the ! Ashe County bar and for more thon 1 thirty-five years a practicing: attor- 1 ney of Jefferson, died early Satur day in a Charlotte hospital where he J was carried a week previous for treatment. J Funeral services were conducted from the Jefferson Methodist Church * Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and in- J. torment was made in a nearby ceme- 1 tery. Numerous Boone friends of the ' deceased man attended the services. Mr. Councill suffered an attack of J influenza nearly two 2nonthr, ago, J from which he never fully recovered. He failed to respond to treatment f and was taken to the Charlotte hos- ( pital for expert medical attention. ( His death was not unexpected. A son of the late Jim Council! of j Vilas, Watauga County, Mr. Councill . located iu Ashe County about thirtyfive years ago. He built for himself 1 an enviable record as a collection attorney, was a leading member of I the Jefferson bar and for more than ' three decades was a familiar figure in the courts of his district. He was well and favorably known here in his native? _a-lutra ..n^wc?A? i_hn untimely demise brought widespread sorrow. A .lew years after he located in . Jefferson he was married to Mrs. Julia McNeill South, who, with a brother and sister, survives him. Mr. Council! Was a large land-owner and Jefferson's wealthiest citizen. For several years he was a director of the Bank of Ashe, and his judgment on financial matters was never doubt- ^ ed. 11c was about 63 years of age. * RAONH HIRII QftiftAT j' IHllIiUOiiUVIi: TO CLOSE THURSD'Y Rev. McKcndree R. Long of StaCesville Will Preach Baccalaureate Sermon. Supt. Hagaxnan to Award Diplomas. Commencement exercises for the Boone High School will begin on Sunday evening, April 24, when the Rev. McKendree R. Long of Statesville will preach the baccalaureate sermon in the Methodist Church. The subject t of his discourse will be "Christian- 1 ity in Collision with an Enoch." J On Thursday evening. April 28th, 1 at 3:t30 o'clock, Clas^ Day exercises ? will be held in the college audito- ? riuni. ; At S o'cicick in ^he-evening DrHEh-1 D. Dougherty will deliver the grad- ? uating address and Superintendent i Smith Hagaman will present diplomas I to the graduates. 5 1 Rev. Long Will Preach at i Baptist Church Sunday Bey. McKendree R. Long of Statesville, Presbyterian evangelist, is to ( fill the pulpit at the Baptist Church j next Sunday at the 11 o'clock hour, , and the subject of his discourse will ; be "Christ Drawing All Men." In the evening the baccalaureate sermon to , the Boone High School senior class will be delivered in the M. E. Church by Dr. Long. Rev. Long is a son of the late lamented Judge B. R. Long, and is known as one of the most powerful Gospel sermonizers in the South. The people of this community feel extremely fortunate in being privileged to hear the eminent theologian, and all are urged to come, regardless of denominational affliiation. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION HOST TO FACULTY THURSDAY The Parent-Teacher Association I Will meet in important session at tne Demonstration School Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'cock, at which time the parents will entertained the teachers from the high school ond the demonstration school. The husbands and wives are also invited. "T/"^ \ JVjA :vvspapci", Devoted to the . WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH Ci GREEN PARK HOTEL IS PURCHASED BY PAULMOLDENHAUR Florida Man to Assume Management * . fx i. . _ immeaiaieiy. oxicnuvc uccuia?>M5 and Repair Work to Be Done. Hotel to Open Around May 15th. Mr. Spencer to Retire from Hotel Business. .Tndgo P. A. MeElroy. presiding at the Spring* term of Watauga Superior Court, Monday signed an order authorizing Ray Johnson, receiver of the bankrupt Green Park Hotel Company, Blowing Rock, to accept the bid of Paul Moldenhauer of Ormond Beach, Fla.. for the valuable property. The purchase price of the hostelry, which was built, in 1802, is said to haye been $40,000, and the new owner is now completing plans to put several more thousand in his investment by refurnishing and redecorating a major portion of the hotel and by painting it inside and out. The hotel already enjoys an enviable reputation among guests of previous years, but under Mr. MolInnGnnn^r .1 promises to be even more popular n the future. William Tobin and Raymond Blanehard, both hotelists of vide experience, will assist in the management of Green Park, which in :he future will be operated on the \merican Plan. Mr. Moldenhaucr has )een connected with resort hotels in :he Adirondacks, in California and in Florida, and "his wide acquaintance s expected to be a great drawing ;ard for the Blowing Rock country. O. E. Spencer, of Salisbury, who las been *n charge of Green Park for severa' seasons, will retire from he hotel business. Following the repair work and redecorating, the hotel expects to be open around the midlie of May. The purchase of the property by dr. Moldenhaucr marks a new step forward in the progress 01 a region ustly famous for its invigorating clir hate and spectacular scenery. LOCAL VETERANS FAVOR PAYMENT OF SOLDIER BONuS iYatauga Legion Post in Special Meeting Unanimously Approve* immediate Settlement of Compens&lion Certificates. Solicitors Sour ?*"j; C?r!yl^ Hiopin* Heard by; Large Gathering. In a special meeting of the vcteru?s of Wotauga County, held in \merican Legion Hall on Monday light last, the Legionaires and their adies gathered to discuss the paynent in full of adjusted compensaion certificates. After an hour in vhieh both sides cf the question were liscussed, a vote was taken and the Iceision of the body was unanimously a favor of the full payment of the >onus. This action was forwarded to lationa! headquarters of the .Legion. Several speakers addressed the iincty veterans and Legion Auxiliary iadies present, and opposite views vere fully discussed. Solicitor Carylc Higgins ox the 15th District lgreed that the need of the ex-service r.an was great, but that the need of the country at large was greater at this time. He stated that a commission of twelve prominent bankers in New York had recently expressed the! opinion that the present financial sit lation would not be bettered for three j years at least and that, during this i -...rtc 4- vof_! pcniTUj??v ?i?j Hit"- lit. hU??L_ VI?C ? > * ] ;rans think well and long before asking the Government for the two bil-l lion dollars necessary to liquidate the soldiers' bonus. Mr. Higgins was of the opinion that any bonus demands it this time would seriously endanger Lhe financial structure of the nation. Solicitor L. S. Spurling of the 16th District was called upon and spoke briefly in favor of the bonus. Mr. Spurling stated that in Watauga County alone $1BO,<JUO would be put in circulation ot once, anu the same was true throughout the United States. This great amount of money released over the country would be sure to better conditions generally. Lloyd Isaacs, Commander of the Seventeenth District of the Legion, urged the members of his command to consider well and express their views in the following vote. Tom Cushing, asked to say a few impromptu words, repeated his view of the matter as contained in a letter to the editor of-The Democrat last week. He urged immediate payment of the hr?Tii;s. ss Clr.'r.iniiiidcr Iss?.**? Professor V. C. Howell, of the State Teachers College, also expressed himself in favor of payment of the bonus. Seventy-five fanners from eight counties inspected 12G head of beef cattle fed at the Caledonia Prison Farm this winter, says J. B. Britt, Halifax County Agent. A meeting was he'd at the farm on the day the cattle were shipped. T\T? 1% Jti Best Interests of NortHv*" VROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 21, I ELECTION BOARD ~~ NAMES JUDGES AND REGISTRARS County Board of Elections Holds !n-l Meeting and R"Ofi*trars and Judges of Election Are Named for the Various Precinct'. Their First Duty to Hold June Primary. List of the Appointee. The Watauga County Board of! Elections, composed of V. C. Howellj as chairman, Donley Hagaman undj Grover C. Robbins, met for the firstj time last Saturday, for the purpose of naming the judges and registrars j of election to hold the June primary as well as the November election of the presidential year. Two Democrats; and one Republican constitute the individual boards, and the complete list. | viic c?t>}iuintin?;nis j.or tne lourteen precincts of the county are given below. The first named in each case is the registrar, while the last named is the Republican judge: Boone?W. G. Hartzog, M. J. Williams, S. B. Greene Bald Mountain?Wade Miller, Russell Vannoy. W. F. Norris. Beaver Dams?.John Ward, D. C. Hagaman, Spencer Warren. Blowing Rock?Donald Boyden, Grady Greer, W. B. Hartley. Blue Ridge?Floyd Tate, Don ICerley, George Keller. Cove Creek?Don Hot-ton, John Combs, Wade Byers. Elk?Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, P. G.I Carroll, C. C. Triplet!. Laurel Creek?E. B. Hagaman, O'.is Mast, W. F. Winkler. Moat Camp No. 1?Charles Hodges, B. II. Gross, C 0. Lewis. Meat Camp No. 2?L. E. Beach, Herman McNeal, M. S. Egge.rs. North Fork?Walter South. R. B. South, J. M. May. Shawneeiiaw?Lloyd Welch, J. L. Triplett, W. C. Smith. Stor.y Fork?Bob Gentry. W. S. Morety, J. S. Welborn. Watauga?Martin Herman, Everett: Fox, 3. W. Farthing. FLAMING DRESS BRINGS DEATH TO ANNIE Rswifv ruiiiiju miii i. ajmj j. of JmE ,pea|ie.T Dies Simday Morning from Burns. Frock Caught as 12-Year-Old Girl Came Hear Open Firebox of Kitchen Range. Funeral Services Held on I fvionciay by Kev. HoUgeo. Annie Bentiey, 12-year-old da ugh-! ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bentiey, of the Laurel Fork section, died at her! home Sunday morning from the effects of having her clothing literally burned from her body late in the previous afternoon. The Bentiey child had for some time been taking a treatment for epilepsy which necessitated a strict diet. In the late afternoon when the kit-j chen range had been fired for the; evening meal, the girl became hun-' jgry, and when her mother had left [the room, attempted to secure some -food from the warming closet of the | range?perhaps something forbidden oy tne treatment sne was receiving. The fire box to the stove was open, her skirt was ignited, and before the family could reach her, the child's clothes were burned from her body, and the flesh so scorched that there Was no hope of recovery. Funeral services were conducted from Mount Lebanon Church by Rev. E. C. Hodges, and interment was in the Banner graveyard. Surviving are the bereaved parents, who have the sympathy of the community in their tragic loss; and three of four brothers and sisters. SIUSM. GREENE IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Well Known Former Wstaugan Succumbs in Virginia Home After a Long Illness. Widow and 12 Children Survive. Silas M. Greene, 57 years oia, native Wataugan, died at his home at Bumpass, Va., Monday morning, according to messages received in this community. Paralysis was given as the direct cause of death, although Mr. Greene had been in general declining health for some time. No information as to funeral arrangements is available. Surviving are the widow' and twelve children. Mr. Greene was born in the Meat Camp section of Watauga County, where he lived until eight years ago. For a long time he was engaged in . the jewelry and watchmaking busi ness and was well known throughout . JJJiis section, where a host of friends and relatives are saddened by the news of his demise. Mr. Greene was i a firat cousin of R. M. Greene of Boone, and in years past hau visited often with his kinsman here. 3CRA <ot North Carolina 1932 ^ v^r ; Seed Loan Office to Close on April 30th The Farmers Seed Loan Office, located in the Watauga County Bank building, will close on April 30th, and S. C. Eggers, who is in charge, urges that those intending to procure Federal iunds for the planting of a crop get in touch . with him at once. Applications are still coming in, and so far practically all requests have been granted. Mr. Eggers states that mound 450 fartners have made application for seed loans, tile amounts lliey sought ranging downward from $400. It is understood that practically all of the money borrowed last year by Wataugans has been refunded to Uncle Sam. raFuTdog left trail of death up cove creeks Report from Raleigh Indicate That Livestock Have Rabies. At Least Seven Head Have Fallen With Hydrophobia. Pasteur Treatment Being Given Handlers of Rabid Animals. -Dogs Unpopular. A telegram received by Dr. H. 3.1 Perry last week from the State chem- j ist indicates that the head of a sheep' [furnished by J. R. Mast of Sugar] Grove, brought unmistable proof of | hydrophobia, and since that time the extent of the depredations on Cove Creek from the recent raid of a rabid dog, have become move apparent, and the. losses to the herds and flocks of breeders have already reached several hundred dollars. Clark Swift of Sherwood shot a second cow Monday, Vatdry Mast had to .slaughter a rabid milker on Sunday, and a cow belonging to Mr. John McBride was believed Monday to be a certain victim of hydrophobia. Four head ?>f stock had previously been reported killed, and stockmen point out that likely the worst is yet to come. A number of the people of Cove Creek have started n campaign to riu> their community of and a num-j her of the beasts have been freely j Jcilled as a precaution. Ir. the mean-; time Messrs. Swift ana Mast,~wKoi j hassledjthejp-rtock more or less after] ' they had been str ickon, -have made at*- j rangements to take treatment in caseJ they might have become infected. A close watch is being maintained and -CA.tt?C_sho*vIng -?gn= ftf illnncv. r.rr 5mmediatcly confined. At the same time a "lookout for prowling dogs is expected to bring about a steady decrease in the canine population. STATESVILLE MAN BUYS DRUG STORE Hodges Drug Company Changes to Watauga Drug Company as C. L. R. an of Statesvillc Becomes Its New Owner. Mr. C. L. Ryan of StatesviUe, a jdiuggist of many years experience, has closed a deal whereby he becomes sole owner of the Hodge Drug Company business in this city. The consideration involved was not made public but the transfer of the business went into effect last Wednesday evening. The local pharmacy was established six years ago by F. H. Hodges, and during that time has been a leading business enterprise of this community. Mr. Hodges has made no definite decision as to his future activities, but is not contemplating further business connections in Boone ot tV.it. tiwin Mr. Ryan has about twenty years experience in the retail drug business, and expects to move his family and make his permanent residence in Boone. In the meantime, C. H. Berriman, long associated with Mr. Hodges, is in charge of the business. Civilians Ask for Full Payment of the Bonus Believing that the payment of the soldiers' compensation certificates would stimulate business and help generally in local trade circles, a large number of Boone citizens have appended their names to petitions asking Congress to settle with the veterans. Four copies of the petition were prepared, one each going to Representative Doughton and Warren. and one to Senators Bailey anc Morrison. The movement was not instituted by the American Legion, anc nu itvtinu o uainc nnj> swugia lu tut document. Should there be a cash set tlemcnt of the compensation certify catcs, more than ?185,QQG woulc come to Watauga veterans. Thirty-five crates of strawberries i were shipped from Burgaw, I'endei County, in early April. Indications 1 are that the crop will be cut in hall this season. aBBsesBHeE^SiSESfflB^H&SS lT ? $1.50 PER YEAR ED STOKKSFREEF N HOMICIDE CASE; WALLACE CALLED j vc Creek Man Wins Non-Suit on I C Charge of Slayinsj Ivy Crc;"". Had X -"'reviousiy Been Acquitted by ius2 lice*. Trial of EpHriam "Wallace ? Vow Going1 On. Many Sentence* ^ Weted Out. Clear Docket Friday. > '* m J . c at /-i j. ? _ _ j ? cm ciuaca ui utie vv??: vievr. z>^Zadmitted siayer vi a neighi??>i., i Ivv Greene, when the two "uucutne en | gaged in an argument over the poisoning of a fox hound, won his freedom from the court Tuesday afternoon, after the evidence introduced tended to show a case of clear-cut self-defense, the court having taken a non-suit without action by the jury. Stokes, it will be recalled, had once been acquitted by a justice of the peace, and the case being revived, I v-auiu a? ix ux un uivcbiigauon I by the grand jury at the fall term | of court. The fatal argument took | place as a result of a fox dog having j been poisoned, and when the two [met, evidence indicated, the shot was fired as Greene was raising his gun to fire on Stokes. Wallace Case Now On Wednesday morning Ephriam Wallace, charged with the slaying of i nursiun Oliver of the Beech Creeksection, was arraigned, a jury for his trial having been perfected Tuesday I afternoon. About fifty witnesses nave been summoned in connection with the holiday homicide, in which whisky is alleged to have played an important | part. The ease will likely be concluded I by Friday morning. It is not believed i that any civil cases will go to a jury at this term. The Judgments Many cases of prohibition violations. larceny and the like have been tried and a total of 104 months in road sentences have been meted out to the offenders, perhaps the most individual sentences to be imposed lot-ally for many years. Following are the judgments of the court up until Wednesday: Boone Grimes, liquor, called and failed; capias. Riilph Osborne, driving drunk, 8 months on roads. J?red <)?>mrnp. Ralph Osborne ami Spencer OnmphnU. destroying school property, r?ol pros. Kichard campbtli, uuiglniy, noi pros. ...JpeiJrrijiletL manufacturing Jiquor, _. ^ four raontlisoil roads." Will -'Griffini assault with; deadly weapon, placed on good beltavior for a period of two years. TvCilpfc fii!!"*; hrcshiiisr and ing, .10 months on roads. Grady Hartley, larceny, 6 months on roads. Amos Ward and Johnny Presnell, larceny, 12 months each on roads. Joe Robinson, Joe Ellcr, Howard Graybenl and Carl Eastridgc, shoplifting and larceny; placed on good behavior for a period of two years. Sherman Oxentine, liquor, pleads guilty, costs and good behavior for | two years. Cecil Critcher and Spencer Greene, assault, guilty; fined $10 each and costs. Burl Helton, larceny, 1 months on roads. Letcher Teague, driving drunk, G months on roads. Ray Fcnnell. manufacturing liquor, guilty; prayer lor judgment continued. Willie Jackson (colored) forgery, pleads guilty; four months on roads. David II. Shore, driving truck while intoxicated, pleads guilty; fined $50 and costs. T _\ . i?i i: ouim iiunusuu, uquur, piaucu on good behavior for two years. Minnie Hovton, assault with deadly weapon, not guilty, discharged. George Brown, larceny, 6 months on roads. Roy Brown, larceny, judgment suspended and defendant placed cn good behavior for two years. Stella Dotson Dellinger, liquor, nol pros with leave. Conley Hicks, larceny, nol pros with leave. Robert Walker, Newland Dotson, Conly Ilicks, possessing and manufacturing liquor; nol pros as to Walker; fi months on roads for Hicks; four months for Dotson. Howard Hardin, simple assault, 30 days in jail. Len Baldwin, larceny, pleads guilty; 3 months on roads. Marvin Warren and Johnnie Tester, larceny; mistrial, continued. Walter Woodring. manufacturing, called and failed, capias issued. Graham Tcague, driving drunk, 12 months on roads. Edgar Stegill, stealing, six months I on roads. j MRS. McGLAMERY DEAD Mrs. Amanda McGlamery, formerly of Watauga County, died at Key Station, Tenn., last Tuesday after a long J illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. C. nudges of Boone and interment was in that neighborhood. She was 86 years old, s and the mother of eight children. She had been a member of the Baptist i Church at Key Station for four years t and was known as a good Christian lady.
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