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VOLUME XLIV. NUMBER 8
Sreds attend
FAMILY REUNION
AT VALLE CRUCIS
Baird, Horton, Taylor. Shull and
Mast Clans Assemble from All Sections
of Union for Annual Gct-togethcr.
Huge Audience Addressed
by Dr. B. B. Dougherty. Basket
Dinner nt Nonn Hour.
Watauga County's beautiful "Vale
of the Cross" was the scene of a gathering
on Saturday, August 20, 1932,
such as has perhaps never before been
witnessed in this section of North
Carolina, when five of the best known
families of the Northwest joined
forces in a reunion of families ab
Valle Crucis. It was the annual reunion
of the Shull, Mast, Baird, Horton
and Taylor families; and for the
first time, these families had selected
a spot near the olaee where their
pioneer ancestors had founded their
homes and where the ancestors of
many present had first seen the light i
of day. It was near the scene of this
reunion that the Shutls from Germaoy,
from Switzerland,
the Bairds from Scotland, and the
Hortons from England, had found- ,
ed homes and hearthstones. It was
near the spot where Henry Taylor
founded a home with a bride connected
by blood with the other families
represented in this reunion. Perhaps
hovering over the scene where
the spirits of Frederick Shull, Jacob
Mast, Bedient Baird, Nathan Hoi Loo
and Henry Taylor, as more than five :
hundred of their descendants and
their relatives and friends represented
many counties in North Carolina and
seventeen -states of the American ,
Union, assembled together for a day
and an occasion long to he remcm- i
bered. There
were represented all ages
from babes in arms to Aunt Sarah <
Baird, whose age only lacks four
years of rounding out a century.
From outride of the State reprc- i
sentatives of these families had come
from Texas, Nebraska, Missouri. ,
mAnnuesea. stoiit.Vi Carolina,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Virginia. Ohio, Georgia. Pennsyh aniB,
California, Michigan and the District
of Columbia.
The program opened with thB f'.i~
fit? uixi,iw?, rtTho
North Carolina Hills," witii Professor
T. G. Greer leading and Mrs. Maud
Mast Spainhour at the piano The in
vocation was spoken by Rev. J. A.
McKaughan. The address of welcome ;
was delivered by Ira T. Johnston, an |
attorney of deileisoii, Vvlio acted achairman
and toast master for the ]
occasion. Joseph M. Shull of Kansas j
delivered the response to the address;;
of welcome.
Then members representing each '
of the families were requested to
stand or hold up their hands and the ,
roll of the various states represent- '
ed was called. Telegrams and letters
were read from various absent ones,
including .Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Leake,
of Manila, P. I.; Mr. Edward P.
Lund, of Orange, New Jersey; Mr.
F. C. Knoblauch, of Charleston, S. C.. ;
and Mr. and Mrs. Wlliam Shull, of
Lamar, Colo.
Then came a toast to each of the
familes and a historical synopsis of
each family. The toast to the Shulls
was given by Frederick Knoblauch;
of Charleston, S- C., and the historical
synopsis by James Shull, Neva,
Tenn. The toast to the Masts was
given by Eugene Mast, of Kansas,
and the historical synopsis by D. C.
Mast, of Sugar Grove. Earnest Moore
of Raleigh, N. C., who was to have
given the toast to the Bairds was not
present, out a Historical synopsis ot
the Bairds was given by T. C. Baird
of Valle Cruris. The toast to the
Taylors was given by Mrs. Charles
Menziea Jr., of Hickory, N. C., and
the historical synopsis by C. D. Taylor,
of Valle Crucis. The toast to the
Hortons was presented in a humorous
fashion by United States Marshal W.
H. GrasS, --i the historical synopsis
by Mrs. A. R. Barlow of Lenoir,
North Carolina.
One of the most pleasant parts of
the program was the rendering of
several folk songs by Professor and
Mrs. I. G. Greer of Boone.
The amtonncemont? were made bv
Mr. J. M. Shull of Valle Crucis, spon-i
sor i f the reunion program, whose
effo? ts were largely responsible for
success of the occasion. A delightful
and adequate lunch made up
by numerous baskets brought by different
representatives of the different
families from far and near was
served under the capable supervision
of Mrs. Edward P- Lund, of Orange,
N. J. After all had been fed, more
than the proverbial twelve basketiuis
was left.
The afternoon program opened
with the audience joining in the singing
of "Blest Be the Tie that Binds."
Miss Annie Dougherty of Boone rendered
two vocal solos. Then came
the feature address by Dr. B. B.
Dougherty, president of the Appalachian
State Teachers College of j
Boone. In introducing him, the I
ffi...! wr!?
that Dr. Dougherty had made was inj
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A Non-Partisan N<
BOONI
I Commands U. S. Navy
A new photo of Admiral Richard
H. Leigh, new commander-in-chief
of the U. S. Navy. He succeeds
Admiral Frank H. Schofield. Admiral
Leigh boarded the flagship
Pennsylvania in California waters. I
JUROR? OR A WW
uouviHj 1/n.nnn
FOR SEPT. TERM!
I
Judge Schenck Will Preside When
Court Convenes on September 19.
M?ny in Jail Awaiting Trial. No
Outstanding Cases on Docket.
Watauga Superior Court will convent
for t.he regular fall term on
Monday, September 19th, with .Judge
Michael btiuciak pri-3idit?g. About
sixteen prisoners arc in the county
jail awaiting trial, however, it is
stated that there are no capital offenses
to be heard. A considerable
Socket, made up mostly of dry law
infringements, will he called, and the
term is supposed to last for two
weeks;
Following is the list of those
irawn for jury service:
Beaver Dams?Roby Wilson, J.
Lewis Reese, Charles Johnson and
fe, J. Farthing.
Blowing Rock?Richard Hollers,
lohr. Knight, Ira Bolick, Tom Vanlyke
_ J?gj V
Boone?J. S. Winkler, Sherman
Hollers. Sam Austin, J. E. Culler,
\V. H. Hayes.
Cove Creek?J. M. Burkett, C. F.
i'hompson, Wade Byers, uoti Stokes,
A 1-f, 1 'TM ?* ^ T?
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Elk?v, c. c<>*.
Laurel Creek-?-Graden Hagaman,
ML A. Ward, M. P. Trivott.
Meat Camp?B. H. Gross, K. W.
Brown, G. G. Stephens, W. ST; Wir.eoarger,
\V. H. Profftl
Shawnediau J. II. Michael, L. D.
Kupart, Duke Tester.
Stony Fork?1. F. Church, W. C.
McNeil.
Watauga?D. S. I.ove, Emory
I'ownsend, J. E. Harbin.
Four Are Captured
For Liquor Offense
Clyde Norris, Jeff Xorris, Richard
Campbell and Vester Warren,
young men of the Mabel community,
ivere brought to the county jail Sunday
on charges of possessing and
h'nrtcixarfMn* Liclrni- J 1?
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bond for appearance at a preliminary
heaving before Justice E. N. llahn
next Friday.
Deputy Sheriff Wiley Day apprehended
the fnnr men near Deep Gap,
\vTiile they were patching an automobile
tire. Ten gallons of whiskey was
found by the road nearby which is
alleged to have been their property.
Veteran Police Officer
Visitor in Boone Tues. |
Mr. M. V. Watts, of Washington,
D. C-, accompanied by a brother-in-,
law, Mr. C. F. Cornelius, of WinstonSalem,
was a visitor to Boone Tuesday,
coming over from Blowing Rock
where the two and their families are
enjoying a summer vacation.
Mr. Watts will be remembered as
the son of the late G. S. Watts of
Blowing Rock, and hp and three
brothers have made their home in
Washington for many years. Mt.
Watts is a member of the Metropolitan
police force, having served in
ihat capacity for 23 years. He is
now on the verge of retirement with
pay, and states that it is likely at
that time that he will return to the
Watauga hills for a homeplace. He
speaks interestingly of his work, and
especially of the riot precipitated by
the bonus marchers recently, and
when questioned as to the political
situation, said that public opinion in
the capital city was decidedly unfavorable
to the re-election of Presi
dent Hoover. Mr. Watts arrived in
the county Monday.
Mrs. Albert Watson sent to The
Democrat office the other day a huge
Irish potato which would probably
weigh a pound, and which provided
a very good imitation of a turtle
atop a rock. It was taken from her
garden in Boone. Mr. Arthur Dougherty
also has exhibited a freak potato
wmch is just about .in; c-f
a duck, and which was also very
JGA .
swspaper, Devoted to the E
S, WATAUGA COUNli", KGKTH CAE
MRS. PINK HODGES |
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY I
Well Known Resident Fails to Rally J
from Hospital at Ststtsvi!!* Hok- I
| petal. Funeral Service* Monday.
Husband, Daughter Survive.
Mis. P. H. llodgcs, of Adani3, died
in a Statesville hospital Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock after having undergone
a major operation, Irons
!-I'ViioV. if woa first Hoiinvpii she v.;Cu!u
I rally. She was taken to the hospital
| Saturday afternoon after having been
j in poor health, following an opera|
tion performed several months ago.
| Funeral services were conducted
j from the home one mile Vest of
j Boone Monday afternoon at 2 o'|
clock by Rev. P. A. Hick3 of the ?
I Boone Baptist Church, who* was asjsisted
by Rev. E. C. Hodges. Inter|
ment followed in the Hines gravej
yard nearby.
The pall bearers were: R. D.
Hodges, Vance Culler, Clyde Greene, ?
Bedford Greene, John Greene and -Jones
Hodges.
Flower giris included Josle Hodges, _
Katie Lyons. Mrs. Blanche Keller,
Mary Cole Norris, Gladys Brown,
Mr? TToi'J I rfir. Vet.?u.. ou.11. ? -
WJVJ1, IJOOCUC tlUlJlj/S, CiUlel
Greer, Lizzie Bentley, Hattie
Gross, Mrs. Bonnie Hodges. Mrs.
Margaret Sherrill, Maggie Kiieu Keller,
Annell Beach, Ruby Haynes, Ed- c
na Greer, Clarice White, -Tuanita Col- ^
vard, Elizabeth Gross and Lena Eg- ;
gers. ,
A large concouise of friends gath- j
! ored for the rites, and the floral of- t
f clings were large and beautiful. ,
Surviving are a husband and one i
daughter, Mrs. Bertha Eggers, three t
grandchildren, and six brothers: L. E. i
Reach <?f Rich Mountain, W\ E. j
Beach of Seattle, Wash.; W. M. (
Beach, of Springfieid, 111.; M. \V. t
Beach, of North Wilkesboro; D. C. t
Beach, of Johnson City, Tenn., and
T. C. Beach, of Boone. I
Mrs. Hodges was the former Mis3 ?
Carrie Beach, daughter of the late j
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beach, and was
born in the Rich Mountain section.
She spent practically her entire life
in Boone, however, where she was a t-}
"CGTt^istcr.t ntchrber cf u . the- Baptist "t.
Church, and much interested in those ^
luiirgtr touli t w wTiniiVinity buttstment.
Slu- was well known throughout
this sect:;;:: and bud
of staunch friends who arc g2?wngdJ,h
| on account of ber dennse.
L T ~ 1" I in
1 wo Are Injured in Ji
Automobile Accident
w;
JLuUioy. South ni\d Wl!!l&ni
Coffey wore considerably cut and nl
bruised Inst Thursday when an nutu- fc
mobile operated by the former crash ),\
ed into a highway department mowing
machine manned by Coffey. The j
accident occurred near Rutherwood J
while the machine was engaged in
mowing the right of way outside the ^
curhing to the highway. Mr. Coffey's - ,
injuries, it is stated, were mostly cuts ^
about the face, while Mr. South is f
bruised and is believed to liave had Qj
some internal injuries. The autumn- ?
bile was practically demolished, and
the highway equipment damaged.
Benefit Concert to Be "
Given at Blowing Rock ||
A program of mountain musical m
I numbers is to fce rendered at "be c'
high school building, Blowing Rock,
Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock for
the purpose of raising money with B.
which to aid the establishment of Dr. is'
Mary Warfield's baby clinic. Mr. Tom ci
Cushinv 1S tn be in ohoroo of the tii
program, which will be featured sole- th
. ly by vocal and stringed renditions v<
of mountain music, presented by lo- tii
cal talent. Several Boone people are in
included among the performers, and le
the sponsors urge a large attendance at
from this community. b<
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Huge Sum Distributed
To School Teachers
The office of the board of educa- th
tion was busily engaged Saturday ft
afternoon in making out checks to di
the county's school teaching staff for k<
back salaries and for payment of to
current indebtedness. A total of $10,- tc
349 was received from the State ai
Board of Equalization, about $8,000 w
of which was applied to teachers
salaries, the remaining sum going to oi
general operating expenses. It is a)
pointed out that the checks issued ci
cover all back salaries as well as sal- bi
aries and incidentals for the first hi
month of the current school terms. hi
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64 SNAKES KILLED le
1 Messrs. J. D. Vandyke and C. C. n.
Bowles of the Deerfield community w
found a large snake on the mountainside
near their homes recently, d<
and one of the men killed the reptile, ti
which was about four feet long, and ai
thought to be of the garter species, a)
Noting that the snake was unusually w
large, the body was opened, and sixty- cj
three small snakes emerged in rapid
succession. They were about seven C
a, mtiA' aiutWpH eonsid- o:
erable fight when they were about iti
to be exterminated. n
DEM<
lest Interests of Northwe
OLIUA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,
Roosevelt and Game
Speaker Johr N. Garner, Texas,
his running mate. Democratic Presid
velt of New York, the first incetins
nated at Chicago. Photo was mad
guardsmen at Pcekskill, N. Y.
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At Wednesday noon information '
:oming to The Democrat by teie- j
shone, indicated that in the morn- I
ng session of Federal court eight
nore witnesses for the government
sad been examined in the election j
frand cases as fc!\?P R Tr!v. !
?tk, J. W. Harman, Will B. Trivctt,
Hoby Presnell, M. C. Norris, Mon oe
Harman, Lcandcr Presnell*
/ance Harman. The evidence talen,
it was said, was largely in
corroboration of that given Tuesday,
and there were no new developments.
The government was temporarily
restrained by the court
From using evidence itending to
how irregularities in marking balots
in the 192S election, it was !
, laird.
The trial of Watauga County ele :-1
on officials and others who are]
with - conspiracy-to pr^wnt i
tei*^ frorr exercising the privilege!
the fvanchise, goes folward Th~j
ideral Court at Wilkeshoro, the ex-j
| nB involving Lavlrel Creek
o\tnship having featured the heargs?
Up until Tuesday's adjournment,
idge Johnson J. Hayes is presiding
the special term of court, and
acticallv ail of the Monday session
as taken with the selection of a
Vy. -A- mOUuu lu :}U?5n-4::aictents
was denied, while the request
r a bill of particulars was allowed
> the court.
Fifty-nine witnesses were sworn
r the government, and taking of.
stimony began at five o'clock.;
erk of the Court A. E. South tes-j
Fied as to his possession of the r&r-1
ic- books for Laurel Creek townip,
while W. B. Trodden, Greens>ro
engineer, submitted a drawing
a polling place as prescribed by
w.
Cannon First to Testify
Alvin Gannon, who Was the Repub
:an judge in the Laurel Creek prenct
in the 1930 election, was the
rst witness on the stand Tuesday,
is story of what happened on the!
orning of the election and cross-!
lamination led by J. H. Burke of!
e defense lasted for three nours.
According to his testimony, Eddie
. Hagaman was the Democratic regtrar
and Jerd Shull was the Demoatic
judge for the precinct elecon.
He stated that he arrived at
le school house designated as the
>ting place about daybreak of elec
in day and that there was a delayopening
of the polls. He said he
ft the polling- place at 11 o'clock
Iter someone had said there would
; no election and did not go back
tat day. There seemed to be a disfreement
as to the arrangement of
le facilities in the school house.
Cahnon, he said, was instructed by
ie registrar to stay at the table
'om which the ballots were to be
stributed, while the register was to
:ep the books and the other judge
i stay near the ballot boxes. He
tstified that under . this proposed
-rangement he could not see what
as going on at the ballot boxes.
It was agreed. Cannon said, that
le Democrat and one Republican rerrange
the voting place and the
owd left the house while this was|
?ing done. After the rearrangement, i
b returned to the post assigned to
m, he said, and did not refuse to j
>rve. He further stated that he
ft for his home following an an-|
ouncement by someone that there j
ould be no election.
A barrage of questions from the j
efense counsel tended to show that'
ley will try to prove that Cannoh
nd other Republicans did not want
ny election held and that Cannon
as contending for his plan to be
irried out.
R. Monroe Ward, citizen of T.nurel
reck, testified as to what happened
n the election day. He further tesfied
that he "uea.u Hagaman enounce
that no election would be
^rp A
o'Vyivi i
st North Carolina
1 w 3''
r Review Guc smen
traveled east for a conference with
cntiai Candidate Franklin I>. Koose;
of the two since they were nomi*
e as the two reviewed national
I
tion Cases
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Corbett To Promote j '
James J. Corbett, former heavy weight
champion ortutTww.IJ, r.ov
?.M ? k{. ;?>>?.??S_ln J
the ring pamc again, having ob- !
tained a.feOB.ae to promote fights i
in NVw Yrw-L- .k:_
held. In the main, his testimony cor-j
roborated that o" Cannon. j
Winkler Testifies
W. F. Winkler, another voteiYj
stated that he went to the polling]
place early in the morning aniij iiuti-j
ing no election in progress, asked Eel-1
die Kagaman, the registrar, what wasj
the matter. Ilagaman replied that J
Cannon would not serve where he
asked him to serve as Republican
judge. He then called Hagaman's attention
to the arrangement of the
election paraphernalia and asked that
it be rearranged. Hr.garr.an was quoted
as saying that it was fixed according
to instructions from Henry
Hardin, chairman of the county board
of elections, and that he could not
or would not change anything. He,
with Jack Mast, rearranged the interior
of the building. When they had
finished the registrar was gone, he
said. He said that when, he returned
he asked him to appoint two helpers
?one Democrat to assist Cannon with
distributing the ballots and one Re*
pUDiivali tO o?j With Shell at 1 he
boxes. This, he said, was denied by
Hagaman. Further testimony revealeJ
the fact that Claude Edmisten hauled
off the ballot boxes on a truck about
1X o'clock and that no one had voted.
It was brought out indirectly that
the boxes were returned later and
the election held in the afternoon.
Overheard Conversation
Paul Trivette, a youth of the township,
testified that he overheard a
conversation at the heme of his nncle
on a night preceding the election.
He said he heard Jack Mast say that
"We have got to win this election,"
and he testified that Shull or others
replied that Hagaman was one of
the best men they Kail and voulu
get by with almost anything.
E. M. Presnell Was the last government
witness to testify Tuesday. He
stated that Jerd Shull had asked him
several days prior to the election how
he thought it would come out. Following
Presnell's answer Shull replied,
"We have bought two or three
elections, but it is a damn sight
cheaper to steal it than to buy it."
The jury is in the custody of an
officer who was instructed to clip
all news stories about the trial from
the newspapers before permitting
them to read.
j No witnesses have been introduced
for the defense. Large crowds from
j Watauga County are attending the
' sessions, and it has been predicted
] by some that the hard fought legal
battle will require three or four
weeks. The Cove Creek Township
case was to have been called Wednesday,
but Judge Hayes has announced
it will not come up before Monday,
it being the opinion of the court
I that the I.aorel Creek trial will take
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$1.50 PER YEAR
DR. FRAZIER WILT
DELIVER ADDRESS
TO GRADUATES
i Commencement Exercises at State
| Teachers College to Be Featured
by Discourse of Well Known Educator.
Degrees Will Be Conferred
Thursday Evening on 20 GraduI
ates, Including Three Boone Ladies.
Dr Frauder. head of Queens Cbirt_._
cora College, Charlotte, is to deliver
the literary address at commencement
exercises at the Appalachian
State Teachers College Thursday
evening when Bachelor Degrees are
to be conferred upon a class of twen
I ty. musses mancne bmtn, EHe Greer
sand Neil Trivette of Boone are anions
I those who will graduate,
j The exercises will begin at 8 o'clock
and the Glee Ciub, under the
direction of Miss Virginia Wary, will
render musical numbers, while the
| processional a nd recessional will be
played by a iocal orchestra.
Glenn Hickman has been chosen
as class president and Inez Fincher,
secretary. Little Miss Bobbie Clay
! is to be mascot.
More than five hundred studenci
attended the second six weeks summer
term, as against more than 800
j for the first, which more than
j equaled the enrollment of last year.
[Arrowhead Marker Is
Unveiled at B. Rock
The unveiling of the Boone has reI
lief marker at Blowing Rock on August
19th at 0:80 was a colorful and
interesting ceremony. This marker,
which marks the trail to the Old
Boone Tree on Boone Creek near
Jonesboro, Tenn., stands at the entrance
of the tourist capital of Northwestern
North Carolina. The arrowhead
had been made beautiful by
shrubbery sent out of the Cone estate
by Mrs. Moses H. Cone, and
piatieed as > memorial to that gx-eat
lover of the forests and mountains
oj tnis country, Moses H. Cone.
On the program following the 'lag
j processor. by r, iurgc number of "bil- _V|ikS?
Tin t^-P. Tti'o.i;., t TV,Vi* I
i University. Rev. J. A. Easley, pastor
[of Wake Forest Baptist Church;
i Hampton Rich, director of the Boone , ,
[Ttefl -?~a- Revi Serteu. J.b
| Buchanan, pastor of 'he Wowing
Hock Presbyterian Churrh.
The marker was unveiled by Tommy
and Pinkney Gragg, son and
daughter of Mrs, Paul Grngg. and descendants
of Daniel Boone.
The orderly like and ncighhorltness
which characterized the times
of Daniel Boone was brought out in
the program. Billy Potty of Charlotte
planted the ivy around the arrowhead.
Doughton Sees Hope
Democratic. Victory
Hon. R. L. Doughton, veteran representative
from llie old Eighth District,
was visiting with friends in
Boone last Friday, and when questioned
as to the political outlook affirmed
his belief that Franklin D.
Roosevelt would win an overwhelm.
infr victftrc of +nn nnllo *>?' ? VT ?
\-.or and that hnrh branches. of ConIgress
would be turned into Derao|
era tit: hands.
j Mr. Doughton. who has been elect:ed
to Congress every wo years since
;1910. ranks third in seniority on the
i important Ways and Means Committee,
and there is a possibility that he
will fall heir to the chairmanship
within the no distant future. He won
national recognition last winter in
his successful fight against the sales
tax hill, introduced in an effort to
balance the budget.
Before Mr. Doughton left the city
the county executive committee had
made arrangements for him to deliver
his first speech in Boone during
the noon hour of court on Monday.
September 19.
I Hunting Season Will
Open Next Thursday
| The fishing season en all mountain
: streams comes to a close and the
j squirrel hunting season opens on next
| Thursday, September 1, it has been
j stated by County Game Warden H.
| Grady Farthing. The squirrel huntj
ing season will remain open until
t January 1, ana ten is the aaiiy bag
| limit. It is learned that there are
j rather more than the usual number
' of squirrels in the woods this vear.
and a strenuous effort will be made
to have hunters abide by the law, both
as to licenses and legal bag limit.
The Department of Conservation,
it is stated, is sponsoring legislation
; which would provide prison sentences
i for those who persist in violating
the game laws.
The stockholders of the Madisotv
Farmers, a local farm organization
in Madison County, paid 4 per cent.
on a ?22.cr,c hncir.ccc it thc T.Tr"' '
business meeting recently.