North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 9 COLLEGE TO HAVE f HUGE INCREASE iN NUMBER OF PUPILS . Registrations for Fall Term Begins I Wednesday Noon and Students are e Pouring in From All Sections. Both t Men*? Dormitories Full for First c Time in History and a Thousand! I i*iay tnroii. I V. I The administration building at the a Appalachian State Teachers College b was awhirl at noon Wednesday a? a b large staff of workers began the f task of registering what is expected a to be the largest number of students f ever to seek admission for the regular fall term. While no official in- h formation was available as to the in- t flux of students from all over this q and other states, it is worthy of note h that for the first time in the history p of the institution both the dormito lies for men were filled Tuesday ** night, and still they continue to come. Heretofore male students have comprised relatively a small percentage of the tot?1. and with estimates that! 1 the female population of the campus 1 is going to hold its own or better, it is nrcely to be doubted that there will be far more students here for the start of classroom duties than came for the onenint? of th<? snrinor L.prm S? this year. From 900 to 1,000 are expected to be enrolled within the next few days. There has been a notable influx of students from the higher priced institutions of learning over the State to the local college, due to the fact th ?{ the same training may be secured ric in Boone as in the other colleges at \vi a greatly lowered cost. Good board on is now provided in the dormitories in) for ?100 for the full nine months, by This is largely made possible by serv- as* ing quantities of food produced on rai the college's fine farm on New River. in Cove Creek School to Open Monday, Sept. 5 p. K' TarCuve Ciciffc !Iigh School -wU^jgB open for Die 1932-33 session on Mon- m< day morning, September otli. Parents sit are urged to send their children for eo the opening day in order that they ov nil*j scciiie their byvkor?iiu arrange tc their schedule of work. All patrons and friends of the school are extend- tii od a cordial invitation to be present pr for the opening hxercises. Prospects <u are bright for a successful year. Sev- hi! era; improvements have been made sn in the physical equipiftcl'n wild thi of high school library has been greatly tic improved. A new encyclopedia has sti been added and the card catalog and index system has beer, adopted. Tu- r]T bles, magazine and newspaper racks have been installed and it is hoped j mar. tne linraiy may ue increased in usefulness to the student body. High school pupils will this year otbe transported to Cove Creek from p. Snulls Mills and Foscoe schools, in addition to the schools transported j.a heretofore. j-j( The faculty is composed of the fpl- cc lowing: S. F. Horton. principal; W. Y. w( Perry, Mathematics; Roy Ellison, science; Constance Shoun, history: Mrs. (.e Dave P. Mast, English; Mrs. Edwin t|1 Dozier, civics; W. H. Walker, agriculture; Annie Dougherty, home economics; Mrs. P. G. Spainhour, music; ecj Mrs. Howard Simpson, art; Dean Swift, seventh grade; Blanch Stokes, ,~I( sixth grade; Mrs. Hattie S. Johnson, 13 fifth grade; Annie Mae Sherwood, ^ fourth grade; Winnie Thornhurg, se third grade; Mrs. W. T. Payne, secand grade; Mrs. J. C. Mast, first. Teachers will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the first facul- j ty meeting. wj ^ove c.reex is an accredited aign ^ school whose graduates are entitled zc to enter any college. Courses are of- ^ fered in agriculture and home eco- ? f nomics, in addition to the regular ^ academic subjects. A large number of elective courses of study are of- , iereu. *u : \ North Carolina Jurist ? 11s Taken by Death Favetteville.?Judge Cameron F. re McRae, of the North Carolina Supe- ? rior Court bench, was stricken with a heart attack here Sunday and died *r almost immediately after being ta- Ir I ken to a nearby hospital. He was 56 S years old. r< Judge McRae, who has made his f< home in Asheville for many "years, >r came to Fayetteville, his birthplace, Saturday, and was a guest of his sis- c: ter, Mrs. J. Lilly. He planned to leave " Sunday afternoon for Mocksville, where he Was scheduled to have ( opened court Monday. He had complained of not feeling well, but there was no indication his condition was serious. He suffered ine atuick auour ^ :ou o ciock in tne jl afternoon and was taken to the hos- tl pital at once. o He was appointed a Superior judge n by Governor Angus McLean, and up- o "WSMttSffifecpiration of his term was b reappointed by Governor O. Max j h Gardner. o Funeral services were held Trie?-J i day morning at Fayetteville. | \ f . atai rJho JBki aJBk JMu ^ A Non-Partisan N? BOONI twvmvwnuwvwiwvmw G. GREER MAY SUCCEED KESSLER An intense movement is under tray throughout the Baptist churches of the *o have Professor . G. Greer named as superintendent of the Thornasville Orphanage, o succeed Dr. M. L. Ksesler, deeascd, it was learned Wednesday, t was found that the churches of I Viihcc. Cuunty hr.rc z~ J ioone man for the high position, nd that the feeling was general clow the mountains that he would ie tendeed the appointment. Proessor Greer could not be reached t press time, but members of his annly knew nothing of the report. Professor Greer has long been identified with the orphanage irv he capacity of trustee, and it is [uite likely that if he so desires, ie may fall heir to the important <ost. j ATE ANNOUNCED ?ni) rflvc r?tw ! VH VU ! li UllLUJlS A ASffnsv T*T*rfi*T -??- s ?i IUMMUMTY FA1K ccnd Annual Agricultural ExKibu tion to Be Held September 24th at High School Buildings. Unusual hvent Expected. Premium his*. Is Now Being Prepared by Howard Walker. The.second annual Cove Creek Ag ulturn! Fair for Watauga County II bo held at the Cove Creek School Saturday, September 24th, accord! to announcement made Tuesday Howard Walker, secretary of the sociation and director of agricultui training at the local institution. The fair was promoted solely to aid the advancement of the agi ultuI enterprises of this county, and e initial efforts surprised even the omoters. All farmers and livestock SwiS arc Ui ged to exhibit their cord products, the only require nt being that agricultural exhibits| an nave oecix~pf7K*u0c? in this j untv and thai livestock shall be' neci by Vvuinuyu Cvuiily c-s'xii'nMr. Walker Is now engaged in getig the premium 'ist ready for the inters and prizes are being offered ider many classifications. All exhits, no matter how great or howl lali, will be weivomuu, and the fair 1 ficials respectfully solicit suergesms for the improvement oE the intutiott. rout Fishing Season Comes to Close Today September 1st marks the closing the trout fishing season in North irolina, and in Watauga County ( veral exceptionally fine catches ve been reported. Conservation ofiials report that, with very few ex pnons, sporesnien nave co-operacea jnderfully throughout the year, and e streams are believed to be in exptional condition at the closing of e season. Charlie Smathers, superintendent the Rutherwood hatchery, has rearand liberated in Watauga wai.ei'5 ore fingerling trout than ever here, and Warden H. Grady Farthing of the opinion that the sport will greatly improved during the 1933 ason. ITie open season for bass in atauga and Ashe counties has been :tended to October 1st. The opening date for squirrel huntg is September 1st, and the season ill remain open until December 31. $5 reward will be paid to any citin who will furnish convicting evi:nce against anyone violating the mting law. Warden Farthing states at the penalty, as provided by the ate statute, is $50 fine or thirty ivs in prison for the breokinrr of ly part of the game law. Hunting licenses are now on sale every section of Watauga County, he prices are as follows: Resident county hunting, $1.25; gident State hunting, $3.25; non:siueiiL hunting, $15.25; resident lunty trapping, $2.25; resident State apping, $3.00; resident county huntig and trapping, $2.75; resident tate hunting and trapping, $5.00; >sident State hunting and fishing li?nse, which covers this year's huntig and next year's fishing, $4.50. Warden Farthing asks that every itizen help in some way to enforce le conservation laws. :ity Schools Will Start September 13th The Boone High School and the lemonstration or graded school foi lie city will begin their regular terms n the 13th of September, it was anounced at the office of the Board f Education Wednesday. Dr. Hill has een engaged as the principal for the !gh school tms year, while ine u=mnstration school will be again undei he 'lirection of Professor Chappe! Vilson of the college faculty. jua j iwspaper, Devoted to the B 3, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR* Eight Acqui np i _ 1 angie; a-uv Laurel Creek Defendants j ~ A r* .1 1 XT /ire uivcn r rceuuni uy Jury Monday Morning Eight Watauga County Demo- af crats, who were on trial through- sit out last week in Wilkesboro Fed- \v? | eral court on charges of conspiracy th I to prevent citizens from exercising \vl 1 the privilege of the franchise, were ob I acquitted by the jury in a verdict he j announced five minutes after the in I court convened on Monday morn- an ! ing. The verdict was announced by of J. R. Donnel, foreman, of Greens- no I ooro and was received without dem- no onstration. In rendering the verdict j the juror thanked Judge Johnson ob J. Hayes and the attorneys for their D( consideration, and His Honor in th1 luni cuilipiiiticulcU UlW Cu for their careful attention given th the trial. The case was given to the jury at 7 o'clock Saturday eve- ^ ning, and it was not learned when j the verdict was reached, although it was understood six ballets were j taken. I The most of the defendants shook j hands with the jurors as they filed i out to prove their attendance and W expressed their happiness at having been freed. They were: Eddie B. Hagaman, Jerd Shull, Claude Edmisten, Joe Ward, Charlie McConnell, Will IRomingcr, Walter Ward and Hard Hugaman. They were represented by So J. Hayden Burke, Judge Tam Bowie th> and Ira T. Johnston, of Jefferson; Governor R. A. Dough ton and R. F. in Grouse of the Alleghany bar; W. R. bo T ^f r?- 1--1. V/ x_.wv.II, uj iJUUIIC, OpCUtfl DIUYIUL'lY, I ? ' of Greensboro und Harry Grier, of Statesvillc. District Attorney J. R.ihn McOrary and his assistants, T. C. I pe Carter, A. K. Tiiey, Hobarl Morton and Allcr. appeared for the Govern-1 th mant | tw A resume of the evidence given it sin en The Democrat's report last of week follows: bo The Uovevnment continued offer- be ing testimony Thursday morning byJ?r placing Churles E. Trivette on the wi stand. He stated that he heard Edgar of Edmisten say to Eddie Hsgnman. the sij registrar, "Take Alvin Cannon out of th here and have him arrested." He fur- v': ther stated that Huganmn suiu, "V*"e be are going to in a few minutes." in Aivin Cannon, the Republican judge in the precinct, was recalled an to state his reasons for refusing to kn obey orders of the Democratic regis in trar and serve at the table at which wl ballots were to bo distributed. Cannon said that hi couid not serve ur.- at der the arrangements at that time, d'1 because be could not be in position to w< 3ce that a fair and honest election ar was held. in Government Rest* Case When the government rested the nv case District Attorney J. F. McCrary ordered all government witnesses to ]^| remain at the trial until further notice. The defense took an exception to the ruling of Judge Hayes on the motion for a directed verdict, or nonsuit. Twenly-six witnesses, including th the defendants, were sworn for the ne defense. do Eddie B. Hugaman, a defendant, ac was placed on the stand shortly be- ea fore adjournment at noon. He said nc that he, with others, went to the vot- in ing place on the day preceding the election uii u up uie vuimg pnittphernalia. He arrived early next of morning and when J'erd Shull, the w: Democratic judge, and Alvin Cannon, of Repubican judge, arrived they were hs sworn in and he said he was ready w for the election to open. He assigned of Shull to be on duty at the ballot boxes and Cannon at the table near b< the entrance for distribution of bal- of lots. It was then, he said, that Can- se non said he was appointed to watch ac I the ballot boxes, inspect the tickets (Continued on page 4.) S NAVAL. OFFICER PAYS VISIT TO RELATIVES IN WATAUGA P Chief Ship Fitter Fred Aldridgc, A for nearly fifteen years a member 7 of the United States Navy, is spend- to ing a brief furlough with his parents, ol Mr. and Mrs. James Aiaridge, at Fos coe. Following his enlistment in 191 < se Mr. Aldridge spent severe] months tl with a destroyer fleet in the North ts Sea, and speaks interestingly of his A experiences during the Great Con- tl flict. After the Armistice was signed is i he was transferred to the Pacific Fleet, and during the years which followed has spent much time cruis ing in Asiatic waters. i Mr. Aldridge for the past several tl months has been stationed at San it I Pedro, Calif., as chief fitter on the B i U. S. S. Arizona, but has recently d been transferred to Norfolk, Va., o - wncic, fuiivVMitfl uit ftrlcta-, t! resume service as chief fitter of the b I U. S. S. Idaho, which is being recon- si I ditioncd. a ti ri L>MH est Interests of Northw* 3LINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBE tied in Ele e Creek B /ww%*. ?uv\vvu?uvvuuuwvw ~i: _? n,r?v wi i?' 1*11 T v? T7? i? ._ n... r? .t u ra^iiiy a ct \^cnt A Act c The eclipse of the .sun Wednesday ternoon reached its greatest in ten;y at 3:40 insofar as this territory is concerned, and many gazed rough smoked glasses at Old Sol, lile she was more than 80 per cent, scured. Old timers recalled having ard talk in childhood of an eclipse 1811, which was total in Watauga, d which caused talk of the "end time," the majority of the people t knowing of the cause of the pheraenon. As the solar planet began to he scured, the thermometer under the imocrat's inaple tree, registered 01, e hghest of the season. The eclipse used :r.crcury to drop to ST with'*' c apace oj ten miiiUL'j:-:. AVE RAGAN FIRES ULLET INTO BRAIN ell Known Young Man of Todd Section Dies at Home of Uncle in Boone. Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon. Dave Ragan, 21 years old, died turdny evening at 10 o'clock at. e home of his uncle, James Ragan. Boone, from the effects of a selfflicted bullet wound made two uis earlier near his home at Todd. )ung Ragan was brought to Boone imediately, hut medical aid would ve been futile, the bullet having netraled into the brain. There wtrf no eveAvitn esses... to o tragedy which occurred within rqi hundred yards of Uie hukiiv,bui is believed to be a uiekr~cul cast suicide. The report of the smallre rifle was beard at the house, jgSgSKSffi di?c*yyetf 'vtetim a few minutes late] th the bullet wound in the centei the forehead. Nc motive is a3jned for the suicide other than that e young man Had been suff th a severe, toothache, jtiid had tan about thirty aspirin table is -with twenty-four hours. Mr. T?np-j\ri wne ?ho or. c\P Mv (1 Mrs. Wade Ration, was well io\vn locally and had spent his life this section. He had many friend10 are shocked at his tragic death. Funeral services were conducted Meat Camp Baptist Church Sun y at o p. m. by Rev. Winkler, who is assisted by Reverends Saxton id Blackburn, and interment was the nearby cemetery. Surviving are the parents and t tmber of brothers and sisters. few Dry Goods Store Will Open Saturday The Boone Department Store i e name of the town's newest busi ?ss enterprise, and will open it >ors to the public next Saturday cording to detailed announcemen rried in The Democrat today. Tin dry goods emporium is locate* the postoffice block. Mr. G. G. Stephens, local busines: an of long experience is at the heat the new store, and is associatet ;i-v? i\.r~ ...u? i? >vu mi. j.vcier wiiu uas naa year; experience in merchandising. The; ive just returned from the market! here a brand new stock was pur lased to supplement Mr. Stephens re, and they state that the price: sing offered are the lowest thus fa: 'ferine to the buying public of thi: ction. Thrifty buyers will find thei; i of interest. pecial Legion Meeting Will Be Held on Friday A joint meeting of the Wataug; ost, American Legion, and Legioi uxiliary will be held Friday night a :30 at the Legion Hall, accordin; > Announcement made Tuesday b; Eficials of the organizations. The lauies of the auxiliary wil Tve refreshments, music will featur ?e program and several pertinen tlks will be made by the members full attendance of legionnaires leir wives, sisters or girl friend being'urged. W. M. U. ANNUAL MEETING The Woman's Missionary Union o le Three Forks Association will hoi s annual meeting in the Beaver Dar aptist Church, beginning on Satui ay morning, September 10th, at 1 'clock. The session will continu ^p^^iiy'dinnev \vi e served at the church by the loct ociety. All members are urged I ctenri, and the public i? alsw invitee sst North Carolina K 1, 1932 ction Fraud cing Hear c Government Finishes ? Testimony in Cove Cr?< ? Case; To Jury Thursd* ? ? ? Information from North Wilkes* boro Wednesday noon is that the [ I Government's evidence has been , ' completed in the Cove Creek case and that J. S. McBride, registrar, is giving his testimony, which largely refutes that offered by the prosecution. The defense expects to complete its testimony Thursday morning and it is believed the case j may go to the jury by adjourn' mcnt in tbe afternoon. It was further stated that the i Boone case will not be called until ! Monday, and that in the event a i verdict is secured in the Cove Creek by Friday, the court will reIcess over the end of the week. The ?PCO?!(l rnsu in fhn 1 tYStfl tion conspiracy tangle opened Mon day morning in Federal Court i; I Wilkesboro, and a jury was selects from a special venire of Piedmon Carolina citizens to try eight Demc crats in connection with the holdin of the polls in Cove Creek fown&hu I They are: J. B. Norton. J. S. Mc Bride. J. L. Wilson, Ed S. William: A. A. Perry, Henry J. Hardin. C. E Moody and John E. Brown, and ar represented by the same counsel a was employed in the Laurel Creel case. The twelve men selected to pas on their guilt or innocence are: J. T Shaffner. O. F. Ross, John Peacvit J. W. Barker, M. H. Farrell, T. Franl Flynt. James Carson Ernest Doub R. E. Stimson, C. J. Jones, P.. W Fuller and James P. Kemp. Eight Cove Creek men are ehurget with conspiracy to defraud the voter of that precinct of their von*, it ue : ing -alleged-that--thoy. wit h others .con bpircti"Tv yzcf.Mxr th-: ballot beitc^ on ; small platform in such a manner tha i tile ireiiiuwavic-jMugc CwUlJtakv ?? UmUrtl- urhicli - V.RTxded hit and while in the: act of,.clipping ti initiate and number froth* it exchang it for a ballot already' marked fo ; the Democratic party. It is also al : lesed?that. this eoncnirnev was pav I ried out. It was over his insistenc [tV.at he he allowed ro serve at th balioi boltCs and his refusal to sew anywhere else that Byers was at rested. Bvers Takes Stand ; Niley Byers, in his testimony, re counted the events that took piac 1 at the voting she oh election morn ins >n 1930 up until the time he sail i he was arrested or? a bogus varrnn i and taken to jail about 8:30 o'elocl i. that morning. He said that J. S. Mc Bride, Democratic registrar, told hir i to serve at the table for distributio of ballots and further stated tha i u i .j 4. iuiuuur atiiQ HC W?S UlSliUCLUU t' carry out such arrangement by Her ry Hardin, chairman of the board o r elections at that time and one o the defendants named in the case. 5 When he uiu not acetic tu Mi - Bride's instructions a warrant wa s s served on him by Lee Mast, Sii ol , ficer, and Ed Williams. He said thr t the warrant charged him with diso i dcrly conduct and holding up tt 1 election and that Mast and Willian told him the punishment would t 5 one day in jail. He was carried i 1 jail and released about 1:30 o'cloc 1 in the afternoon, he stated. 3 Commissioner Testifies r S. C. Eggers, United States Con s missioner at Boone, testified as to - conversation thai Ed Williams ha ' with him about one year before th 3 1930 election. He said that Willian r came into his office and voluntaril s told him that he was satisfied wit r the way things had been going an that he was going to tell him tt scheme the Democrats had to cart (Continued on page 4.) F Ar.rn riT?7rfe ic IT ? Mr.. James Hodges, resident of tl ;i Mount Vernon section, is serious n ill at his home and advices from h t bedside are to the effect that tl g well-known citizen is showing no ir y provement whatever. He is 84 yea old, his mind badly deranged and !i is said that those attending him ha^ e bean unable to get him to take nou t ishment for several days. Friends ai loved ones hold out little hope f' his recovery. s SINGING TO BE HELD OCT. 5 By request and consent of the lea j ers of the different classes of tl f Watauga County Singing Conventio d the next session of that organizath n has been deferred until Sunday, O - tober 6th, at 9:30 a. m. 0 Leaders and classes did much ere e it for themselves at the last conve 11 tion and everyone is anxious to he il them again, together with a mimo 0 of new classes that are expected 1 1-1.. JESS ? j wnc v. lT $1.50 PBK YBAB REPUBLICANS TO HOLD NOMINATING CONVENTION 10TH Chaiiiuan Issues Call for Assemblage Precinct Meetings Held on Day Previous to Convention. Arrangements Being Made to Have i Prominent G. O- P. Leader to De' liver Add* 5 ... * The Republicans of Watauga Coisn0 ty will meet at the courthouse at 1:30 Saturday, the 10th, for the purpose of nominating a slate of candidate? for the different county offices, it was announced today by Russell D. Hodges, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee. The chairman of the different townships are asked to hold their precinct meetings on Friday, the ninth, at 2 o'clock and name delegates to the county convention on the basis of one for each 25 votes cast in the last election for Governor. j JNegotiations are now under way | looking to having one of the leaders ; of the Republican party present to deliver nr. address for the o and while it could not be definitely stated, Chairman Hodges believes that Hon. I* S. Wiliams of Concord n will fire the opening gun for the j Republicans. Mr. Williams is a fort mer legislator of considerable note i and is known as one of the ablest (t j stump speakers within the Republie? i an Party. * I While there is little signs of active . J campaigning, it is said that there is j* j a record number of partisans seeking ^ the nominations, no less than three having been understood to entertain , hopes of being named candidate for Sheriff. BENEFIT CONCERT PROVES A SUCCESS ' Blowing Rock Vacationists Enjoy 3 Music of the Hills, >xnd Considerable I: Ri,1Prl ~ for Worthy Causes. -1 The mountain music concert staged "jut BioWtng nutk Monday M drevv1? fyom the sum 'r liier colonists, who enjoyed to the p fullest the presentations of the melor dies of the hill people, and nt the " same time contributed something - more than SI 00 for the benefit of L" Dr. Mary Warf iolds' baby clinic and c t the community club relief fund. 0 The program which was presented ~ under- the direction of Tom Gushing, included various stringed and vocal jrenditions of numbers familiar to the 'mountain people, but more or less G unknown to a large part of the au" dience. Local hands included the ^ Hard Luck Boys from Shulls Mills, r the Cook Sisters from Rutherwood. ^ and the Green Sisters of Boone. The ~ latter group won the noisiest acclaim 11 of the evening with "When I Came n Home Ln~t Night a? Drunk as I Could t Be/' while Roe Greene and "Poss" 0 Foster were roundly applauded as l~ they executed the old time buck and f wing dances. f Preceding the enjoyable program, which lasted for more than an hour, Dr. Harvy Schmcisser made a stirLS]ring appeal for the clinic and lauded L~ Hie spkndid work being done by Dr. Warfield. r is Mrs. Blum Triplett Dies !;i After a Brief Illness :k Mrs. Blum Triplett, 33, died at ber home in the Middle Fork section on. ri- Friday, August 18th, following an illa ness of several weeks' duration. Fun,d eral services were conducted on the ie day following at Middle Fork Baptist is Church, with Rev. Robert Shore, pasy tor, in charge, and burial took place ;h in a nearby cemetery, d Mrs. Triplett was a daughter of the ie late Mr. and Mrs. William Cook, and y was uutii and reared in the Mount Vernon section. Since young womanhood she had been a faithful member of the Baptist Church, and had been ie a regular attendant at its services, ly Throughout her brief life, Mrs. Tripis lett was known to a host of friends ie as a charitable, neighborly, Christian a- lady, and her untimely departure has rs been the cause for genuine sorrow, it Surviving are the husband, eight 7* children, including a four-weeks-old r- infant, and several brothers and sisid j ters. or ; PREPARE FOR OPENING GAME Banner Elk, N. C.?Donald King of Johnson City, recently elected d- football coach of Lees-McRae Colhe lege, will arrive here August 31st to n, begin football drills promptly on Sepm tember 1st. A week of intensive drills c- will be accomplished before the formal opening of the college September d- 7th. n- Coach King's eleven will make its ar firs: public appearance on the grider iron at opruce Pine Sr./Lcmwci 20th to in what promises to be an exciting clash with the Orossnore machine.