North Carolina Newspapers

=? Tr<->T I'lin V*f M' VT*n<-nv?n ? V w..v .... AtiiJj :-.v:-::;E.i; o JERSEY IS PROVEN GOOD MARKET FOR WATAUGA'S LAMBS Two Cars of Lambs Shipped Cooperatively Bring Quick and Satisfactory Returns; $5.54 Per Hundred Received. W. E. Shipley Recommends Jersey Market and Worked L'p Trisl ShisfSsSt, Eleven Watauga County sneep growers, working eo-operativcly under the direction of W. E. Shipley, former prominent Watauga County ? livestock dealer, shipped two double*" decked cars of lambs to the Jersey City markets on August 1st, and returns which were received on the 6th amounted to a net $0,621.29, or at the rate of $5.54 per hundred, after transportation charges had been paid. TV,^ Am 1 1- c ?UC sutfiiiciib nt>? Hiauc JL1UUI UiilUC Springs, Va. According to Mr. Shipley, who induced the local growers to make a trial on the Jersey markets, the lambs: brought from a cent to a cent and a half a pound more than they had pre-\ viously brought or than they would have handled under other conditions. Mr. Shipley has been in the county for several weeks, helping the livestock men with their prob- j lems and agitating improved flocks and herds, as well as co-operative marketing. The growers who followed his advice and made the trial shipment, it is said, are highly pleased with the outcome of the venture. ASHECASEHEADS j FOR HIGH COURT! 1 Watauga Jury Holds. Commiioioners ^ and Sheriff Were Not Guilty of Fraud. Verdict of Acquittal . Returned Saturday. ^ r The action of Ashe County tax- ] payers against the board of eommis- f sioners of that county and J. W. t Hampton, former sheriff, which grew j cut c*f alleged defalcation of Hamp-1 ton is headed toward the State Su- i j preme Court. .( A Watauga County jury hearing , the- tr;;:: of the case- over "urhich Judne ! \V V. Harris of Raleigh presided,]* returned a verdict Saturday holding i that the commissioners were nol gall-; ty of perpetrating a fraud upon thctaxpayers of the county by settling , with the sheriff without requiring \ the iv-urn of approximately $70,000 t ^iiegcu to havt-been misnnnronriated ; by the former Ashe official. j t Hampton was charged with having appropriated money he received in ; the collection of the Ashe tax levies, j and initial action was instituted ; against hiin by ihe board of Ashe', commissiones in 1927 when an al-'s leged shortage was discovered. An j audit substantiated the shortage and j then a second audit brought from [ s Hampton a counter claim for several 'a thousand dollars who executed u deed j \ of trust on his property to secure: the county for any shortage which j < might be authenticated. DEATHS BY AUTOMOBILE SHOW LARGE INCREASE J The toll of lives taken by automo- a biles in North Carolina in 1931 was i greater by twenty than the toll in 1 1930, according to statistics an- c nounced Saturday by the Bureau of a Census of the United States Depart- I ment of Commerce. Deaths from automobile accidents 1 in the State in 1931 (exclusive of 1 onll icinnrnitV vnJ am il wi<iaiui<i> muJ laiuvau visum wn k, which numbers were not announced) t totaled 643, and the total in 1930 was 623. c ^ The vital statistics column listed C six more than that for each year, 1 howeveT, since in each year six peo- s pie died in North Carolina of injuries t sustained in other states. r The death rate for these accidents in North Carolina in 1931 was 20 t. per 100,000 of population, and the g rate in 1930 was 19.6. a The rate calculated by including 8 the six persons who were fatally in- i n .jured in other states was 20.2 in 1931, ar.d 19.7 in IMSO The rote fnr.s the entire registration area in conti- j a ner.tal United States was 24.9 in 11 1U51 OA K In 1Q<*n It s Dr. Donnelly Succumbs * To Heart Attack Tucs. d Dr. Thomas Donnelly, dental sur-1 i geon of Mountain City, Tenn., died Is at his home there Tuesday night at! 11 o'clock, according to word reach- j ing relatives here Wednesday morn-1 ing. Dr. Donnelly was 65 years of ii age, and for two-score years had 1 been engaged i" the practice of don- r tistry in Johnson County. He had t been in declining health for several j f months, but a heart attack is said to 11 have been responsible for his almost ? sudden death. j c Funeral services are to be con-. ( duotcu at axeuutaiu City Thursday ji morning. Survivors include the wid- j v ow and several children. : r Ta r-m-i A ^AlA A Non-Fartisan j HOC Drops Jail Martyrdom If |3 W^Sk "V. IJuI^ Mrs. Cletn Seelcy, Milwaukee clubwoman, went to jail lor 3( days for speeding rather than paj a $25 fine, "for the principle oi the things." After a few days *h< weakened and husband paid her ou' PI\7irpAA1& nrif ? LlYU/iild WILL GATHER IN JOINT QPCQIftM FDim^ >3lAMiVI! F Itiim J Members of Three Mountain Orgat izations to Meet Together at Cri cher Hotel When District Gorei nor Will Deliver Address. Ladie Night Program Is Being Arrangei Gaither Will Preside. Charles A. Hines of Urecnsbori District Governor of Civitan Intel rational, will speak Friday evcnin it 8 o'clock when members of thre 'Jivitan organizations, Boone, Blow ng Rock and Banner Elk, will (rathe n joint dinner session at the Cril ?her Hotel. A committee is busy formulatin i suitable program for the cvenl vhich is ladies night, and a round o are entertainment will be provider llore than half a hundred outsid iuiHKi mv |ii-1 ..I'll to aiieiiu an he session will provide a high spo it Civitan history in this locality. Dr. J. M. Gaithcr of Boone wi. ireside" at the joint meeting whil j. K. Moose, fut ii.er District Gove; lor, will act as toartmastcr. illPT. WRIGHT TO CELEBRATE ?Oth ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY Professor and Sirs. J. T. C. Wrigh ind children spent Sunday at th 10me of tile former's father, Sup :r ttilendetl t Gv C. Wright, on Kuui ng Creek in Wilkes County. All o he children of the venerable educa or were present for the home-com itg, together with five grandchildren ilr. Wright, who for thirty-one year ins served as superintendent of ed icalion in Wilkes, will celebrate hi eventieth birthday anniversary nex iunday, and if plans now in the mak ng materialize the family will reus emblo here on that day for a dinne it the home of Professor J. T. C Vright. :reature vert much like man lived in palestine long ago; find skeleton! London.?Eons ago there lived ii 'alestine a creature like a man wit i iremendousiy heavy jav?, overhang ng brows and powerful arms am egs. Theodore McCovm, a graduat if the University of California, to! bout him recently at the Congress o 'rehistoric Sciences. The creature walked with a sham 'ling gait and if one were to se dm coming down the street toda le would seem an ugly brute but no oo fearsome. Mr. McCowan, as leader of an at haeological expedition on Moun larmcl in Palestine, discovered eigh 'ossil skeletons of the creature las pring. Sir Arthur Keith describei he discovery as "one of the most im lortar.t finds yet made in this field.' The skeletons date from the Mous eriate period and help to bridge thi rap between the Neanderthal mai ind the modern ITorno Sapiens. Th' fousterians, unlike the Neandetha nan, had chins. Mr. McCown said he and his as istants Hallam Movius. of Boston nd T. P. O'Brien of England, founi he skeletons in a prehistoric come ery at the mouth of a cave on thi ide of Mount Carmel. They wen ncassed in breccia, a sort of natura oncrote. The discoverers cleaned away thi ebris and brought out the skeleton ntact, imbedded in slabs of rock, am hipped them to London. rt UI- m?.C.l!HU A ten-days series of revival meet irs closed Tuesday evening at thi Villowdale- Baptist Church, and as i esult there hnve been 27 addition: o the membership roll. The pastor lev. McKaughan. was assisted b; Ivangelist Fred N. Day, of Winston ialcm, and his son, Lewis, was i> harge of the special music provided )n Wednesday morning Rev. Mt /ay and son wenx to Beaver Dan .-here they opened another ten-da; neeting at Bethel Church. Newspaper, Uevoted to the 'NE, WAXAUUA COUNTY, NUftT'il U 1N0TED EDUCATOR SAYS BOONE HAS LED IN PROGRESS *Dr. E. C. Brooks of State College, Who Is Vacationing Here, Says Watauga Metropolis Is Most Progressive City. Is Accompanied by Dr. Foust of N. C. C. W. Recalls First Visits to Boone. No town in the Slate ol North Carolna ha3 shown such remarkable improvements within the past decade as has Boone, in the opinicn of Dr. E. C. Brooks, president of State College, who in company with Dr. J. 1. > | Foust, head of N. C. C. W., is spend} | ing this week as a guest, at the Dan' . iel Boone Hotel. ^ j Dr. Brooks has been making regu> j tar visits to Boone for the past tven' ty-fivc years, and has watched the ? growth of the mountain village with keen interest, and expresses gratification that its people have kept it in the forefront of the procession of progress in the State of North Carolina. He was chairman of the board of trustees of the Appalachian J Training Schco! four years. long bel fore its entry into the college field was envisioned, and assisted in planj. ning the enlarged building program . I for the institution. He v...,? " I- ? ' r. quently conferring with the Dought? erty brothers relative to their in3tituj tion's needs during 1919 and 1920, and lauds these mountain educators for the work they nave done. Dr. } Dougherty started the- movement. r' which developed Northwestern North R Carolina, he said. c Dr. Brooks recalled his first visit r_ to Boone when, in company with r Governor Newlar.d of Lenoir, he . came on a wagon to Blowing Rock and by one of the Henkel hacks to g Boone, where he was entertained in ^ the home of Mr. B. J. Council!, and, f while prideful of the marks of progI ress, likes to recite experiences when c Watauga was an isolated empire. t! Court Decides in Favor u'Family of Local Veteran ESB|^^&SS9HnHH The case in Federal Court in North Wilkesboro, wherein the estate i of the late Paul iSp&inhour, World] j War veteran, was suing the govern( ' ment lot payment or a $10,000 m-i j enrance policy taken hv the deceased .'during his war-time service, was de-j 0 rided ir. fnvor of the plaintiff, it was] I learned Wednesday. The decision _! also gives the interest or. :!:c delayed j 1 payment for a period of about thir-1 _ j leei'i years, it is stated. -1 i KISSING NOT HEALTHY, s SAYS HYGIENE SCHOOL " I _ .IJ-ygi; s j Paris.?The members of two by t; giene schools liave been having a bit-: -Iter controversy during the last three' -jweeks over whether it is wiser to; r kiss or to shake hands. | The anti-kiss school insists that the j ! habit of kissing on the mouth is a j j recent acquisition and it blames all; I modern diseases on the modern way i _ 1 of kissing. The anti-kissers advocate j * more hand-shaking or the holding of hands for lovers. 1 The defenders of the kissing habit, | _ | however, point out that the hand is j ^7! liable to carry more germs, and as : ^ I ane shakes hands at the slightest! f1 provocation Monsieur Bacteria has aj ? i fetter chance to travel. They claim j that as one does not kiss promiscu- j ously, kissing is better than hand j " shaking. 0 One hygiene specialist who think3 |f both ore dangerous suggests that if ! we must shake or kiss hands, it is ! better to shake or kiss the horny "ihand of a peasant, for the fastidious J | microbe, prefers the more luxurious ^ accommodations of a beautiful hand. * Mrs. J. H. Brendall of Greensboro >:is spending a few days in Boone, a1 . I guest of her son, Rev. J. H. Brendall | jjr., pastor of the local Methodist I , i Church. i 1 Reynolds Tal ii of Starting Cc e i "I can't say positively, but as 1 the situation now stands, it looks as if 1 will open my campaign in 5 your city," said Robert R. Reyn1 olds, Democratic candidate for tbe United States Senate, when interviewed over telephone by Tbe Dem ;? . - -i- i>i - uwai mwnuajr, as 10 me iiKeiinooa of his accepting the invitation of I his friends in this community, \ which was tendered shortly after ! 5 the termination of his successful , , primary campaign. Mr. Reynolds j stated that he would come to a definite decision within the next | 1 few days as to firing of the opening gun in his whirlwind campaign against Honorable 'Jake F. Newell j i ot Charlotte, whicn he intimated ; " would scarcely start previous to the first of October, and that im V mt?. -v.,">lSF4 f V: DEM< ; Best Interests of Northv/t ak' M.I...i. THURSDAY, AUGUST i] Aim to Cut National, S Delegates to the first national mec committed to work for cuts in nath penses, which elected Rear Admiral man and later instructed him to fly organize state units, a tour which is lure, seated, left to right: Rear Adn velt, New York; Standing: Royal C. com, Chicago; GrenviUe Clark, New 1 Glenn Wyke Loftv Porch MRS.MACOOK DIES IN CALDWELL ~ Sifter of Watauga Citizen* Succumbs to Heart Attack. Funeral Service* Conducted at Globe Baptist Church Friday. Mrs. Sarah C. Cook, of Globe. | mother of J. F. Cook of Ler.oir. died; jat her home in Globe last Wednesday, i 'following a suddcr. attack of heart I trouble. She was buried Friday nfterI noon at Globe Baptist Church, folj iowinj: impressive funeral service? I conducted by her pastor, Rev. E. H. Shores. IjL nit^. It. ? ; j a.a,. ... ???.?,; ? . lit- -.'I t.*?c .num. | 'popfllav 2nd l?olnv?d woiyien of her pammu.-tity SV.o WAS 78 YCArS old j at the of her death and had' V/liei'. in tKc Q}sdtu\A i The V.'dt Ivrtrte-A Unf ltiftrt-intro. MikSl ? . , Lcr.ty,.. - - ?-r ? - -j I Cnralv r. ?' j <uyui.ci Kiictuiicr *?i- L?m: ui . the most prominent pioneer families! of the county, and was noted as a | good neighbor, a devout christian, | and n woman who enjoyed Hie rc-! spect and esteem of nil her acquaint-1 onces. Her husband, James C. Cook, preceded her to the grave nineteen years ago. Two children, J. C. Cook of Globe and Mrs. M. L. Cooper of Roan Mountain, Tenn., also died severa] years agoSurviving are two sons, J. F. Cook of Lenoir and R. ('. Cook of Globe, and three daughters, Mrs. W. H. Gragg of Dallas, Mrs. R. C. Estes of Upton, and Mrs. V. N. Bryant' of North Wilkesboro; four sisters,' Mrs. Emma Conley of Bakersville, Mrs. Anna Poteat of Pleasant Gardens, Mrs. Leah Green of Beaver Dams, and Mrs. Lottie Eamisten of Boone, and a number of grandchildren. A large crowd of friends and relatives attended her funeral, and thej numerous floral offerings attested to j the regard in which Mrs. Cook was: held. Pallbearers were her grand-! sons. Dr. Dennis S. Cook and James J Cook of Lenoir; Lloyd and Troy Estes of Upton: Joe Bryant of North I Wilkesboro and Trent Gragg, of Dallas.?Caldwell Record. REVIVAL CLOSES A revival meeting which began at Liberty Grove Church in Ashe County on July 31, came to a close last Sunday. There were ten conversions, j The pastor. Rev. H. M. Winkler, was assisted by Rev. R. C. Eggers, of Zionville, this county. The meeting was well attended and much good accomplished. Baptizing took place at the close. Iks Favorably impaign Herej mediate advices would be forthcoming to his local sponsors. Incidentally, the Charlotte Observer calls attention editorially to a movement to have Mr. Reynolds begin his stumping in that city, bat adds "that if the reports The Uhitrvtr hears are true, the moun- I tain town of Booftc u aLcau of this city, for the Boone people have . been laying plans to secure the J opening gun for their town and j there is much of political psychology in their pull." Just four years ago, Governor 1 O. Max Gardner saw fit to opfti J his memorable campaign in this i city, and those who have been I working on tbe plans to have Mr. Reynolds open here, feel that the j element of doubt has all but been j removed. j OCRfi ;st North Carolina i, 1932 itate and Local Expenses r (_ - -, \ ~: HSB&^v^ifcc?. jlHI^^9^BfflE^?ffiB6F^59 * tmmaGX&mw"^ JflfMiT tl < * ;tingr of the National Economy league anal, state and local government cxRichard E. Byrd ax temporary chairto 27 states in a nation-wide tour to i to start in mid-August. In the pict?r??.I Byrd, Archibald RooseJohlMOII. NnrtK nalr?to. U 1J ? fork, and George W. Roasetter, N. Y. Falls From i; Near Death i Jack Hodgci, Another Local Youth, j Receive* Minor Bruise* and Sprains as Couple Tumble from Porch at Mayview Manor. Quarrel Over Young Lsuy SaiJ Hivs Pjh|cV??ied Tragic Accident. Glenn Wyke, 22-year-old Boone citizen, is at death's door in Caldwell Hospital, Lenoir, after bavin# received u compound fracture of the skull in a fall from one of the high verandahs at Mayview Manor, Blowin# Reck. Tuesday midnight, during the course of a dance at the fashionable hostelry, and advices Wednesday afternoon from hospital attaches is to the effect that there is no hope for his recovery and his d?ath w almost momentarily expected. Jack Hodges, neighbor youth, who f .lI T:; ' _ i- ' ?*W-V- . jlci* ittun ctie porcii at inc sisniu time* ah/l \yhom; it. is. hpliayed. landed Oil Ion i received minor cuts and bruises, ws -well* as a badly sprained ankle. Botli were unconscious when reached, and young Wyke remains in a state of coma. The fatal fall is said to have been precipitated hy an argument over a young lady who had accompanied Hodges to the ball, and the two_\Vere in a clinch when they hurtled themselves over the railing and onto a ledge some thirty-five feet below. Miss Elizabeth Ross, of Union County, house guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Croweil, it is understood, was dancing with Hodges and Wyke was seated on the verandah. At the conclusion of the dance, it is alleged, the couple joined their friend on the porch, and when they were about to return to the ballroom floor, an argument ensued over which should have the attentions of the lady. According to Hodges, no blows were struck and the two wont into a clinch, lost their balance over the bannister, and made the fatal plunge. Miss Ross, however, when questioned over the phone by a Democrat reporter, denied knowledge of the affair, and -said she was not present at the Tuesday night dance. Neither was information tending to shed further light on the difficulty forthcoming from the office at May view. There has been no information advanced as to whether or not there will be an official investigation, pending a change in the injured man's condition. The two men involved in the acciden* were friends so far as is known and there is no hint of any former disagreement. Mr. Wyke is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Wyke, of this city, a college student, while Mr. Hodges is a son of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Hodges and has recently returned from school at Mars Hill. DEEP GAP ODD FELLOWS LODGE MEETS IN NEW HALL On Saturday evening, August 6th, Deep Gap Lodge No. 362, 1. O. O. F., met in its new hall over the C. M. Watson store for the first time. The organization recently rented and finished the hall. The Deep Gap Lodge, which is the only Odd Fellows organization in the county, is said to be increasing its - " A 1 j; iiKiiiu iauip rapiuiy. ocvctai louuidates will take their degrees at the meeting next Saturday night, and all brethren are urged to attend and i?kc pan in tne work. MRS. CARAWAY LEADS Little Rock, Ark.?Senator Hattie W. Carravray, with returns complete f'om two thirds of the precincts in Monday's primary election, is leading her nearest opponent by a vote of nearly three to one. lT O ? r v- i.i ? i? - A iJ,XV A JJIV1* PETE MURPHY IS TO BE SPEAKER AT CONVENTION 1 'cteran Rowan Legislator Will Kcv! note Democratic Gathering. Adj dress Will Follow NominationsPrecinct Meetings Friday- Many ; Citizens Understood to Be Recep tive But Little Campaigning. T~ TT _ . X- I U >?... auitviuuic " anvi LA. \1 cw; wuiphv, of Salisbury, will deliver trie principal address at the Democratic county convention next Saturday afternoon, it was J earned Tuesday, at which time delegates from the various townships will gather to nominate candidates for the county offices and for the JoWer house of the Legislature. i If -- j.tua ja mic mst time in ms long political career that Mr. Murphy has delivered a speech in Boone, and partisans are looking forward to his address with an unusual degree of interest. The veteran Rowan County legislator and fiery jpelrel of the State's democracy is expected to put the political pot to simmering in these j parts after the most approved fashion, and indications are tltfat th?e courthouse will be taxed to its capacity both for the convention and for the specking which will immediately follow. The contention is scheduled to be hold at 1 o'clock, the precinct meetJings to come on Friday afternoon at. i two o'clock, where delegates to the ! county convention will be named on ' the basis nf one fnv each twenty-fivo j votes cast for the democratic candidate for governor in the 1928 elec1 tion. It. is understood that there are several citizens who would heed the call should the convention desire to place them in the field for certain county offices, however there has been iittle active campaigning. It is not believed that there will be a prolonged nominating session, and ; that an acceptable ticket will be enI" dorsed with a minimum of delay. ATTEND FAMILY REUNION t Un Wednesday, August ijrri7 ml: I j. L. Goodnight and family, of Bocne I Route 2 attended the "home-coming" i at Kir.pe /\ca?emv in Loncoln Country. The speaker? present" were Hon. ~~i n ^.,1, ' " I \ Mike Beam. Rev. Beverly Wilson, j Silas Luiz, and cthei former stu* ; dents of the old Ridge Academy. A bountiful dinner was served on the : grounds and the meeting of friend* ! and relatives was much enjoyed by lull. Mr. and Mrs. \Y. S. Gor.drirht j of Boone, natives of Lincoln Gouui.v, : also attended the horne-coming. i CHILD HEALTH CLINICS The child health clinics for August will he held as follows: Baileys Camp at St. Mark's Church on Wednesday, August 10th, at 2 | p. m. | Boone, at Grace Lutheran C'hnrch, on Thursday. August 18th, at 4:30 p. m. Clark's Creek, at Holy Communion j Church, Wednesday, August 24th, at 12:30 p. m. j On Wednesday, August 17, and j Wednesday, August 31, I'r. Gaither iwill hold dentai clinics at the home of Poly Townsend, Clark's Creek, at 2:30 p. m. LAWN SUPPER Rev. G. C. Graham announces that a lawn supper will be tieid at the : Valle Crucis Methodist Church from .seven to nine o'clock next Saturday : evening. Ice cream, cakes, pies and sandwiches will be offered and the proceeds of the fete will be used for genera! church purposes, MAMMOTH ONIONS Mr. C. V. Edmisten of the Beech ' Creek section has placed on exhibit ; at The Democrat office four onions, ' the largest of which weighs one pound. The others tip the scales at I eleven ounces. The vegetables are 'of the Yellow Globe variety and Mr. Edmisten reports a yield of 25 bushels froin a one-half bushel planting. THE WEATHER Weather report for the week endling August 6th, as compiled Dy the I Co-operative Station at Appalachian i State Teachers College: Average maximum temperature, 78 | degrees. Average minimum temperature, 62 1 degrees. Average temperature, 70 degrees. 1 Average daily range in temperature, 16 degrees. ! Greatest daily range in tempera^ I.Mas., a-a. U?-fS ? Highest temperature reached, 80; ' date, 3rd. 4th. Lowest temperature reached, 58; ' date, July 31. | Number inches of rainfall, 1.23. i fivnafpgf roiDfall in 9.1 Tiniivc A * I date, 5th. , Number of da/s wi:h 0.01 inch or | more rainfall, 6. f j Number of clear days, 1. ; Number oi citmUji uojC. direction of prevailing wind, eouth east.