North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XLIII, NUMBER 49 Morrison Wi Ehringhaus Veteran Incumbent Polls a Good Ma- j jority Over Foes in Watauga. Rey- | Isolds Runner-up. Burlington Poultry man Receives Pair of Ballots in Saturday's Contest. Hartness Carries County Two to One. Cameron Morrison, senior United States Senator, running for the Dem:?elf, maintained a more than two to one lead over his nearest opponent in Watauga County, when the official returns were compiled Monday, and registered a clear majority over the other four contenders of 206. The ? total Morrison vote was 630. Robert R. Reynolds claimed second place locally with 270 ballots to his credit, Tain C. Bowie polled 105, Frank D. Grist was a poor fourth with 4:1. an<i 4rfKllr Mirrtmnni: frVir. ! lington poultryman, garnered two lone votes. The figures represent the tabulation for the long term, there being a difference of only four votes in the total for the two terms. One Thousand and fifty-four votes were counted in the Senatorial bracket. or an even six dozen more than Were cnsf in the *'pcnrd-hre?king Simmons-Bailey contest of 1930. Feeling in the pre-primary days apparently ran lower than two years ago, and it was believed by many local prognosticators that the vote this year would be less than at the time of the Simmons defeat. 1 J. C. B. Ehringhaus led easily in the Gubernatorial contest with 567 votes, and won a majority of 93 over his two opponents. Fountain polled 300 and Allen J. Maxwell 17*1. A. II. Grahm ran high for the Lieutenant Governorship, hut failed of a majority. His vote, -175, exactly tallied with the total of his opponents, ] Denison F. Giles and David P. Dellinger, the last named claiming second place with 344. James A. Hartness received a majority of the vote cast, 503, as against 366 for Stacey W. Wade, his sole opponent. The total vote cast for the remaining candidates follows: , f\ T>?11 'Ht(\ George H. Adams 69, Baxter Durham . 685. For Attorney General: Dennis 1 '.?. j.iuiuiiiiL <;jo, rvytun nuvjwain , 153. For Commissioner of Labjr: A. ; L. Flafcch?r;23& Jnhn yWortou 154? * W. Henry Davis 1W, K." R. i.wrence 301, B. Frlu. Clr.r enee E. Mitchell 44. For Corporation Commissioner: Stanley Wirihorrie 626, E. C. Macon 231. For In- i surnnce Commissioner: Dan C. Bonej G28, D. W. Morton 260. The vote by townships fnr the long ? Senatorial nomination and the gubernatorial nomination follows: i Vote by Town?hips l Blowing Rock?Grist 1, Bowie 11, : Morrison 33, Reynolds 40; Fountain 36, Maxwell 11, Ehringhaus 40. Bald Mountain?'Morrison 8, Grist. ; 3, Bowie 11; Fountain 6; Maxwell 8, Ehringhaus 6. ' Blue Ridge?Bowie 2, Reynolds 5, Morrison 1; Ehringhaus 3, Fountain 1, Maxwell 3. 1 Beaver Dam?Reynolds 1, Morri- ' son G5, Grist 2; Ehringhaus 61, PAwSlb;n * 1 Cove Creek?Grist 6, Bowie 4, Morrison 79, Reynolds 23; Fountain ' 2C. Maxwell 38, Ehringhaus 47. Elk?Bowie 2; Maxwell 2. Meat Camp No. 1?Reynolds 1, Morrison 39, Bowie 36, Grist 1; Maxwell 13, Ehringhaus 33, Fountain 27. North Fork?-Morrison 3; Maxwell three. Shawneehnw?Bowie 2, Reynolds 10. Morrisoji 19; Ehringhaus 20, Maxwell 7, Fountain 3. Laurel Creek?Reynolds 27. Bowie 9, Morrison 24; Maxwell 17, Ehriitghaus 8, Fountain 29. Stony Fork?Bowie 1, Reynolds 4, Grist 1, Morrison 26; Ehringhaus 20, Fountain 9, Maxwell 3. Meat Camp No. 2?Morrison 10; Maxwell 10. Watauga?Grist 6, Bowie 1, Morrison 63, Reynolds 23; Fountain 2, Maxwell 3. Ehringhaus 87. Boone?Morrison 262, Bowie 29, Grist 29, Reynolds 237; Fountain 156, Ehringhaus 242, Maxwell 06. Newell Gets Good Vote In Boone Township where the principal vote in the Republican senatorial primary was cast, Jake F. Newell received 68 votes, while DeFriestj garnered 2. BANNER ELK WOMEN ATTEND RECEPTION IN GREENSBORO Mrs. J. H. VonCanon, Mrs. Sue Covington, Mrs. L. B. Banner and Miss Fairy Belie Lowe motored to Greensboro last week to attend the reception gives ir. ier.cr of Mrs. Dolly Gann (sister to Vice - President Curtis). Mrs. VonCanon was one of the hostesses at a luncheon in the ballroom of King Cotton Hotel, given in honor of Mrs. Gann. Plans are under way for bringing Mrs. Gann to Banner Elk on July 4 th. A Non-Fartisan Nev BOONE, 1 ns County; L Runs Ahead ' YV Supports Reynolds Sm^P ns FJHH iei Tyn C. Bowie of West Jeff<?r?or*. GT who, following his defeat in the PC primary election, tenders his sup-* "I port to Robert R. Reynolds, who in took first place in the five-cornered to Senatorial race. II so BOWIE COMES OUT E FOR REYNOLDS; IS ?, OPPOSED TO CAM 5 dr Praise* Asheville Man for His Frank ha Stand on Economic Issues. Says uri thai Jefferson's Theory Was that 3-r Majority Should Lead. Tax Stand be of Mjoftupoon Again Flayed by Ashe ?f County Leader. V West Jefferson.?Questioned Tuesday night as to the report that he would support Robert R. Reynolds as ugainst Senator Cameron Morrison in the second primary for the demo- th cratic nomination for the United p? KLntoq Sonoto Tll/i.vo Tow f DArrrlA " i V. ft who wfts sft unsuccessful candidate a inr tho nomination in Saturday's pi diary7 issuer!'the fdildw ing I 4n "It >?- true that I shall support Rey- h; nolds. I aholl do this for reasons ni tvhich to me seem sufficient. I have m not altered my position of a lifetime sij favorable to prohibition, but I con- er :ider prohibition a moral and not a ps political issue, ttiiu ~i prefer u man whose moral convictions differ from hr mine to a man who announces he has pt no convictions that he cannot change bj to fit his party platform. "My further reasons are these: se First, a majority of about 75,000 m North Carolina Democrats have now be declared themselves against continu- IS ing Morrison in the Senate. Following Thomas Jefferson's time-honored the- th ory, 1 shall go along with the major- w tty. Second my convictions on taxa- ca tion are such thar I cannot follow di a man who declares a system the most so perfect in existence under which hull- m dings are being torn down in -his fr home city of Charlotte to escape the A burdens it imposes and whose opposition 10 revaluation of property for \] taxation and to the removal of the f ttu vaiuteiii tax for schools has aided in retaining these burdens under changed conditions that make them destructive almost io the very foundations of society. I think that Sena- jy tor Morrison himself would be surprised to receive the support of the taxpayers thus burdened." REYNOLDS FORCES TO GATHER Asheville.?Robert R. Reynolds, a. candidate for the Democratic nomina- 21 tion as United States Senator, Tues- 0| day issued the following statement on ^ the second primary that is expected oi to be called by his opponent, Senator Cameron Morrison: y( "I cannot delay any longer expressing my deep and profound appreciation to the democracy of North Car- w olina for the several thousand major- CI ity given me over Senator Morrison iy in last Saturday's primary election, j,, and I want to thank my loyal friends y, for the manner in which they have supported me. C "At this moment I am much grati- j ( (Please turn to page eight.) si Funeral for Mrs. Suma Hardin Held Thursday h: t? Funeral services for Mrs. Suma _ Hardin were held Thursday morning 1 from the Methodist- ehnretv the rites being conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Brendall Jr., who was assisted by Dr. O. J. Chandler of Asheville. si Interment was in the city cemetery, tl An unnsuaiiy large concourse of R friends from different communities o: filled the largfc auditorium, and the ss floral offerings were profuse and o: beautiful. o TdJK /spaper, Devoted to the I IVATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAB AYMEN'S DAY TO !l 8E OBSERVED AT HENSON'S CHAPEL atauga Charge Will Take Part in Annual Event. Evangelistic Club from Elkin. Expected to Conduct I Aftciuuvft Service. Basket Lunch L to Be Served on Lawn. Program Given. Sunday, June 12th, has heen desigtted as Layman's Day throughout c Southern Methodist Church. Wa?gn Chnroro will obs?rV? tha day! ith special laymen's exercises in theirennnn. and wwj oynntrolistic: rvice in the arternoori. Lay reprentatives from Hcnson's Chapel, Ma1 and Vallc Crucis churches will tve charge of the morning program, tie Evangelistic Club of Elkin, an ter-denominational band, is cxpectI to lead the afternoon service. The ogram foliows: Hymn, "0 for a Thousand Tongues Sing"; The Apostles' Creed; Scripre reeading, Acts vi, 1-6; vii, 54-60; inounoemonts and offering; presention of the lay periodical, "Methiist Layman"; hymn, "The Churchs' le Foundation"; a series of fiveinute addresses on the subject. ?he Ideal Layman," using the top 5 preceding tne name of each speaK-| . as follows: "A Vital Religious Ex-| rience Is Necessary," J. M. Shall; I paitn in God," J. C. Moratz; "Faith; Man," Don J. Horton; "Loyalty fl the Church," Noah Church; "The J is lory of the Church," Watt Henri; "Faithful Church Attendance," I D Taylor; "Christian Education," ^ B. Horton; "Financial Support of / ie Church," H. E. Deal; "Loyal I ipport of the Pastor," R. H. Younce; Religion in the Daily Task," Ed enson: 4<iA World Vision," John A Ingham. Friends are invited to attend the iy's program, says Rev. C. C. Grairri, pastor, and all who can conic id remain for the afternoon service e asked to bring lunch. Tables will ; provided under the shade trees the church lawn. e /ork Still Goes On ?, At Green Park Hotel i ? f h After having completely repainted " e front of the Green Park Hotel ' vvioug io ti?e uiiuiiiiiK date, ioeni linters are how engaged in putting r coat of paint on the reir-of the I UtiLU^Cr J/tCui caoilig 15 u?ui5 :UWHV - *-hC the c!'' ??>?? ?tkaw ive neon reiurnisnea, ana tne iur- J a ture in the public rooms is new, c uch of it having been especially dejned. The kitchen has been mod- o nized and the total bills thus far f id for equipment total marc-then ? >,000, it is stated. Mr. Paul Maiden e luer, the new owner, expects to ex- h >nd another $5,000 on the building ? t the end of the season. s A seven-course dinner will be i< rved Saturday evening, it is an- ^ mneed, and dancing will be enjoyed c 'tween courses and continue until i' I o'clock. The management announces that t ere were a satisfactory number of a eek-end guests and that every indi- v ition points to a capacity business r iring the height of the tourist sea- p n. Reservations have already been E ade for accommodations for parties a om the principal cities of Eastern y merica, it is stated. b VATAUGALADYIS j DEAD IN THE WEST' f :r?. Richard Greene* Succumbs to Illness in California City. Raised ^ on Meat Camp, But Left x. Here 50 Years Ago. News reaches relatives of the ^ iath in Los Angeles, Calif, on May i.h of Mrs. ltichard Greene, 83-ycar- * d former resident of Watauga coun- ? who passed away after an illness : about eight weeks. Mrs. Greene _ id been practically helpless for five ;ars. ^ Funeral services were conducted on ie 25th and in accordance with the ? Utiles of the deceased the body was cmated and the ashes sent to New exico for burinl in the grave of her . nsbar.d who has been dead several \ ears. Mr? Greene was raised or. Meat amp and was the sister of Mr. Jake ewis and Mrs. L. A. Greene. She' ft Watauga fifty years ago and has nee resided in Texas, New Mexico . ad California. 11 Surviving are ten children, three ? iving preceded their mother to the ? rav e. TJ Vaccination Days Are t i m n i_ t Uiangea oiowing i\uv.k Dr. Mary Warfield announces that le will conduct the typhoid and diphleria vaccination clinic at Blowing t ock on Friday of this week instead r i Saturday, it having become neces- a iry for her to be absent from her ? ffice on the day which was previ- e usly announced. f L/myr 3est interests of Northwi OLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 9, 193 Ehriiighau! Reynolds LEADERS IN SATl Robert R. Reynolds, left, running the United States Senate, Jed his 11,000 votes in Saturday's prima: easily over his two opponents for n plurality ot over titty thousand fflOliS'NftS OF RATS KILLED IN POISON CAMPAIGN IN CITY i. E. Oman of United States Biological Survey Mixes and Distributes Three Hundred Pounds of Bait in Fight Against Wharf Rats. Expects to Return to Watauga County in December. Thousands of rats were undoubtdly killed in Boone and environs as result of the bait distribution sponoied by the Civitnns, June 2nd to th, according to A. E. Oman, of the I. S. Biological Survey. The Uitce nndred and fifty pounds of fresh fieat and fish-cereal bait, mixed liner supervision of Mr. Oman, if well jsirib-jted "aim- Xsatrcn "iry ats and mice, was sufficient to kill <>t w-wfi) five and ten thousand ol Mr. Oman dves out the following taterner.t relative to the local rodent ampaigh: "Will these rats stay killed, soniene might inquire. What is the chance or repopulation. The permanent nod primarilv denends? on to who! Xten* premises arc -cleaned up ahu arbors obliterated. Despite the best fforts, some rats will escape the poion campaign. Rats increase very rap ijjy under favorable circumstances in authority, mathematically inlined, has figured out the possible acrease under favorable conditions. ** *That must have been the paii hat. came to my place three years go,' remarked one Boone citizer rhen he heard that a single pair ot ats could in three years produce c osterity of 359,709,480 individuals tats may breed six or more times year, and the average number oi oung to the little is ten. b'emaie: reed when only 3 or 4 months old 'hus with favorable conditions ant few rats to start with, an epidemic f rats may appear in a very shor1 ime. Hence, unless premises can b< leaned up and rat-proofed, the besl nsurance against damage by rats L aigns two, three or more times c ear, as required. Better a squill easoned banquet for rats at interval; ban to allow them free range. "On farms, conditions resulting rom the storage this fall of a big eeu crop may be favorable for such n epidemic next winter unless more ban usual care is taken to rat-proof orn cribs and storage houses and emr.ve harboring places on farms, 'he commissioners of Watauga are onsidering plans for making a canned ait available for use on farms in poison campaign in December, hrough co-operation with the U. S. liotogical Survey." )ne Turkey Made to Pay Owner Over $50 Mrs. Marshal of Taylorsville, th< ormer Miss Maude Bowles, native Vataugan, has a turkey hen which, il 5 believed, has broken a record foi arr.ing cash. The fowl in questior lid five settings of eggs which wen latched under chickens, the offspring fere raised and sold for $50.10 anc he last setting of eggs, which th< urkey took in charge herself, failec o incubate. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mrs. G. K. Moqfe of Boone wai aken to the Caldwell Hospital, Le Loir, Friday night, suffering from ar cute attack of appendicitis, and or Saturday morning underwent an op ration from which she is said to b< ast recovering. r\r<n A U'v^i\r\ sst North Carolina 2 B fiains r()Jl s / "V tr %^^i.JLJL^y wj vr s Plurali3y I JRDAY'S PRIMA | '' |f' for the Democratic nomination for j f nearest rivaJ, Senator Morrison, by ' 3 ry. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, right, led j f tnc governorship nomination with' j votes. | ^ Prospects brightii FOR GOOD SEASON1; AT BLOWiNG rock; Green Park, Mayview Manor and * Blowing Rock Hotels Prepare for I large Guest Registrations, Two 0 Fine Riding Stables Established. E Cottage Colony Large. Summer ,J Newspaper to Be Published. Blowing Rock's summer season t1 promises to he its best in many years, s in the opinion of the. leading hotel ^ men. Mr. and Mrs, M. M. Chapman ^ at Mayview Manor have been enter-it tain in g guests since, early May, the j t : certified accountants of the State e having recently closed a successful a 1 meeting there. A new sunporch with L , fflr.ss Wirsrfftiira ' Li the John's River (Jorge arid tiiei * M Grandfather. Mountain, has recently p "I ;a ; , . -,-;7 . . .? ? 1 1.... - J rjniskcd. Ar. open fireplace adds to the ' : !;attractiveness of this sun-porch on a;1 i cool night, and Mrs. Chapman nan T 'brought up canaries which sir.g cheer11 fully all day. The rest of the hotel t ;|is in apple-pie order. ? | Paul Moldcrihadsr, nc.v* proprietor y1 ! j of the Green Park, has made the a :i greatest number of changes of any n Blowing Rock hotel manager, with e new furniture, decorations and paint-1 n ing throughout the house. The lobby, P - dining room and parlors are like en- t i tirely new rooms, according to many of Blowing Rock's older residents, and in their tastefuincss and luxury n ; leave nothing to be desired. Mr. Mol- t i denhauer will have his sister. Miss f Elizabeth Moldenhauer, and Mrs. e i Washington Clarke as his hostesses . during the summer. Mrs. Clarke willj t ; I (Please turn to page eight.) j* ; 642 STUDENTS ARE || NOW AT COLLEGE' t i Increased Registration is Shown for 1 the Fir-i Summer Term of A. S. * T. C. Teachers Continue < to Arrive. 1 ; j Six hundred and forty-two students 3 ; had been registered at the Appalach- 1 ; ian State Teachers College, Wednes- i i day, noon, according to Professor J. M. Downum, the registrar, who states ' that the enrollment goes steadily on 1 , and that there will be a substantial ' increase during the remainder of the week. The number thus far reported, says i the official, is considerably in excess * , of the number registered this time last year, and indications arc that the two summer terms this year will be outstanding ones in the history of the well-known institution. Students are coming from practically every ) section of North Carolina and from other states, and despite economic ; conditins, the local college maintains s ar. ever-increasing popularity from t year to year. j , D-L. 1 * 1 ; uauy \jiri mjurea in 1 Automobile Accident 1 ! The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I Raymond Carroll was seriously cut on the face Saturday afternoon when, an automobile driven by Mrs. Carroll left the roadway near the County i Home. A gash across the cheek of - the child required several stitches, i having been caused by flying glass i from the shattered windshield. Mrs. - Carroll and Mrs. Lcc Stout, who ac> companied her, received minor cuts and bruises. HP $1.60 PER YEAR iQO Lead, Established administration Candidate Piles Up a Huge Plurality Over Maxwell and Fount*i? Stcesd Prinirj iu ouui Senatorial and Guvemurtuip Races May Be Held on July 2. Rock Mount. Candidate Runner-up. \sheville Man Polls a Total of 149,943 Votes Halifax County Gives Reynolds Record Majority of Four Thousand. Morrison Will Issue No Statement Until Canvassing Board Has Given out Official Count. Hartr.ess De* feated by Stacey Wade. Charlotte.?Sweeping aside North. Carolina's proverbial precedents regarding prohibition and the political ir-.stige acquired by Senatec Camron Morrison over a period of thirty rears, Robert h. I!ey? old? yesterday .. u vv<x?u?iiuili^ 1CUU Willi !)UL kl ew scattered precincts to report on Saturday's Democratic U. S. Senate rirnary. Reynolds jumped his lead to almost .2,000 votes when Halifax County, which gave the Ash evil le man a maority of more than 4,000 votes, re)ortecl complete. Reynolds, big, smiling mountaineer vho hasn't been elected to public of:ice since 1912, when, he was solicior for his homo court district, had. .49,943 votes with 1,784 of the tale's 1,823 precincts reported. Morrison had 138,376. Other candidates or the long term stood: Tam C. Jowie 33,924, I-rank D. Grist, 27,!06, and Arthur Simmons 3.597, with few iess precincts in that were tabiated for the two leaders. Second Primary Seen Re.tprns were meager on the short erm race, made necessary under the tate law to fill the lime between the November election and March beausc Morrison was appointed, after he death of Senator Lee S. Overman, o serve only until the next diiberal lection. However, the vote for short nd long terms in those precincts retorting was practically the same. Although he declined any stale-. ' iieftt pending official canvass 01 the rote, it was generally understood ^0rt?2O2 V.'OV.Ld rvVi? nary in July with Reynolds, made lecessary because neither received a aaj orwy. Reynolds campaigned for repeal of he prohibition lav.s. Morrison is a ife-long personal and political dry. k governor Morrison married millionaire's widow, and or.ee made . speech defending the Duke power omuany. Iloth facts were used gainst him by his opponents in the irimary, but less by Reynolds than he other three. Eliringh&us Holds Dead Riding the crest of a wave of votes aore than 10,000 above any previous otal in the State's history, J. 0. B. Shringhaus, of Elizabeth City, chargd by his opponents with being the 'Gardner administration" candidate, ad a lead of more thar. 50,000 over jieutenant Governor R. T. Founain, the second man, who sprang t surprise by leading AReti J. Maxveil, state commissioner of revenue. From the 1,709 precincts reported, Shringhaus had 164,769, Fountain. 112,445 and Maxwell 99,852. Whether Fountain would demand a >e.conu primacy was not known today Fie said he would wait the official canvass before deciding. If he should decide not U> question the issue further, the office of commissioner of abor, which Grist renounced to run ror the senate nomination, would be ;he only state position involved in the :un-off. Fletcher Leading In the race A. L. Fletcher led, with .,300 precincts reporting: 49,000 votes (Please turn to Page 8) GYMNASIUM BEING BUILT AT A. S. T. C. Three-Story Brick Structure Will Be Railed at Athletic Field. Footings Now Being Poured. RF. Cot fey in Charge. The work of pouring: the footings "or the walls of the new gymnasium it the college is now going forward, md it is understood that the new structure will be ready for use this fall. The building is to be (15x55, :hree stories high, of brick construction and will occupy a position at the eastern end of the college athetic field. The new gym is to be for the use of male students, and the >ne now employed will be turned over to the ladies. Indications are that the work will ;e resumed or. the new Duke Hospital piani ou Hie College campus a bout the middle of the month, and that the work will have been finished in ibout sixty days.