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S ?? VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 16 DANIELSTOSPEAK THURS.; BRUMMITT DATED NEXT WEEK K*ieigh Publisher and Attorney General Will Address Watauga Voters. Presidential Elector Appears at Blowing Rock Next Week. Several Community Speakings Scheduled f for Remainder of Week. Hon. Joseohus Daniels, Secretary 4\f +>?. Navy during the administration of President Wilson and publisher of the Raleigh Novs anil Observer, will deliver a Democratic address at the courthouse in Boone this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 ^.according to announcement coining from the Democratic State Headquarters at Raleigh Wednesday. Mr. Daniel? will most likely confine his remarks more particularly to the national situation, as he has been at the command of the national committee- for the past several weeks, delivering addresses throughout the country. In view of the fact that he brings first-hand information of the hitter presidential fight, his appearance here is expected to draw wide interest. urummlu Kcrc Next Week Attorney General Dennis G. Brum?.jij i- ' nut; win spcaK to tne iocal voters at the courthouse in Boone Wednesday evening of next week at 7 o'clock, County Chairman J. L. Wilson announces. Mr. Brummitt has never made a platform appearance here in previous campaigns, is known as a t\*rceful speaker, and doubtless a large crowd will be present to hear him assail the record of the G. O. P. and plead for support of the Democratic cause. Elector Will Speak Hon. A. Rail Johnson, presidential elector of Asheville, has been assigned to speak at Blowing Rock at 7 :'6\) on the evening of November 2. Resident of Beech Creek Robbed of Fifty Dollars Grant Tvivott, resident of the Beech Creek section of Watauga, wa3 held up and robbed of more than fifty uoiiare in cash by- three uircr.ge nun on Sunday, the according to n belated report reaching Boone the first of the week. The rr.cr. c.-.r..c t:: ih~ Triv?tJ- hnmp and a<?ked for food, it is stated. Dur^ ing theme*!? one of the trio.4rt*d to , negotiate a loan with ?*Ir. Trivette. Trivette told him that he had plenty qf money, hut would not lend it. He , left the home and went.^to the barn to feed his stock. The men followed, ( drew guns on him, and rifled hi? , pockets. Late Sunday afternoon, two of the robbers were taken into custody by j Johnson County authorities at Butler and taken to the Mountain City jail. ( It is understood that the pair, whose names could not be learned, will be j tried on similar charges in Tennessee ' "before being turned over to North , Carolina authorities. R. S. Swift Is Named On Elections Board SMr. R. S. Swift has been named as Chairman of the Watauga County Board of Elections, following the resignation of V. C. Howell, who felt j that he could not continue with the work on account of his manifold du- , tics it the college absorbing his on- ] tire time. The first meeting of the , board was held last Friday, the other , members being Don Hagaman of Beaver Dam and G. C. Robbins of Blowing Rock. Democrats Ahead in Registration in City New registrations in Boone Precinct carry a heavy Democratic majority, says W. G. Hartzog, registrar, r who further states that 130 Democrats as against 30 Republicans have been placed on the books since the last election. These figures include those registered for the June prl- 1 ma-y. The books will remain open at the different polling places for two more Saturdays. BELATED BLOOMS Rev. J. A. Yount brought to The Democrat office Tuesday a rhododendron bloom, about half-open and gfying jrentisa of developing into a mature flower. Mr. Yount states that on the lawn of the Lutheran Church are numbers of these shrubs which bear bursting bude. The appearance ut luese euiij summer floors H in-inf? J the latter days of October provides a freak of nature the like of which 'Old timers fail to recall. FORD SUPPORTS HOOVER Detroit.?In a message to its employees throughout the country, the Ford Motor Company Monday advocated the re-clectijn of President Hoover and declared that "any break iu ilia sivgiMu'i 'nttld industry.'t y kkjj y~r?!r:;.c." jjgsgga : > .--I--" v : ^ iiifcC. >" ' /ATA I A Non-Partisan New BOONE, V j To Speak Here Today ^ | HON. JOSEPHUS DANIELS j DOL'GHTON SPEAKS 1 AT COVE CREEK 5 visi Congressman Extols Principles olF hel< Democratic Party and Defends the 1 Record of Democrats in Last ClTCScssion. Large Crowd. Pa^! | itoi Speaking before a crowd which I the: comfortably filled the large audito- stri rium at Cove Creek High School, Con- Los pressman R. L. Doughton Tuesday kle evening defended the record of the the Democratic party against the attacks Apj of Republican orators, and predicted 1' an overwhelming Democratic victory an at the polls on NoV&iribcj' 3th. )^V? Devoting perhaps a half hour of his ton time to advice to the young Demo- sau era tic voters, he urged their active do participation in politics and declared Tri] that while they are important today ttaii in the affairs of the country, their The chief concern should be over the du- ^le ties which wilt be theirs tomorrow. The veteran representative fellowed the history of the Republican party from the days of Hamilton and Lincoln, and declared that either of these stalwarts would he totally out of line with the principles of the it >?>wm auiiimSlrauQn. nc defended the record of the Democrats in the :?, iast session or Congits;, stated that ' with a Republican .Senate and a Pros- ;V;,' ident to veto any Democratic moas- J*'*' tires, activity was worthless. He . tpctccf. cnyrncratioe Icc_ with the President on the Reeor.struclioii Finance Corporation, which J'"'1 was lent in good faith, although it did not. result in a panacea for busi- r?rr; ncss ills. He reiterated his opposition to. three-cent postage and other eyeise taxes and declared the Democrats '"'v' were going bncK into power. Congress ' and all, the fourth of March and stl" that constructive action would then !>c possible. v^. Mr. Doughton reviewed the Demo- . "j cratic ticket from top to bottom, sa rsked for support for all nominees w"? and spoke particularly of Uepresen- fus tative Roby T. Greer, who, he said, L<'r| was known in Raleigh as the most promising young man sent to the * legislature from the west during the last session. Heavy Rains of Week End General in South j ?rr?" the The South has definitely gone wet, jzat if the test of wetness is rain water, wj,c for never, in the opinion of many iveather bureaus, since 1916 has ihere jjau been such a widespread or terrific n;nf downpour of rain as was witnessed over the week-end. Beginning Satur- natj day night and continuing steadily pov throughout the day Monday and in- mc>| termittently on Tuesday, Watauga wj,e has been deluged with rain and riv- to , ers have left their banks, and on p^a Monday North Wilkesboro was iso- wjd lated by the flood tide of the Yadkin ^ River. Considerable damage has been jor done to crops in some sections and highways and railroads have been # considerably damaged. The scope of 1.1' the 9torm covered the entire South Atlantic states, reaching as far as Louisiana. A Teachers Meeting to Be Held October 29 tax, Hal The school teachers of Watauga eve County have been called to meet at pre; the courthouse in Boone on Satur- 1 day, October 29th, at 3:30, according by to announcement coming from the a d c?? i.?. C_:,l n vx viupct luiivuuuiil, oii'HIl ua-iwic gamun on Wednesday. A detailed and line diverse program 01 especial concern s?v. to all tutors has been worked out for tior the occasion and will be published in the full next week. for plai TABLOID PLAN TO BE GIVEN Irui AT THE METHODIST CHURCH as 1 per The Tableau, "The Superannuate," me: wijjjbe presented Sunday night at the den Boone Methodist Church, beginning sioi at 7 o'clock. No admission charges Wo will be made. The direction of the ele< tableau will be through Professor An- C tonakos, of A. S. T. C., and the dra- iff matic staff of the Methodist Church, not The public is cordially invited. ex JGA ! spaper, Devoted to the I i'ATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAB PPALACHIA WINS " OVER LUTHERANS cal Gridders Trim Lenoir-Rhyne in First "Little Six" Contest. Walker Scores Two Touchdown*. Hard-Fought Contest. Hickory-?Opening its "Little Six" Lwn. Appalachian State Teachers liege defeated Lenoir-Rhyne, 13 to in a hard struggle here Friday eveig. First period: On a pas?, Mills to ighes, Lenoir-Rhyne gained a first (Vn shortly alter the kirkoff, out s stopped. After punts were changLewis cut around right end, repeel his field and behind beautiful icking raced 80 yards for a touchivn. Mahoney kicked the extra nt. Score: Appalachian 7; Lenoiryne 0. Second period: Newman, substitute Overcash, caught Triplett's punt midfield and zigzagged his way ough the Appalachian team for a chdown. Sanders* kick for point s blocked. A pass, Newton to Barkput the Mountain Bears on the reors* three-yard line, but they d. Appalachian 7; Lenoir-Rhyne 6. Third period: The Bears threat (1 after receiving; a fumble on Apnchian's 20-yard line, but the viss repelled the threat, Appalachian n marched from its own 20-vard ~_ pe to Lenoir-Rhyne's two-yard : where Trippany slashed off tac- | for a touchdown. Mahoney missed jj point. Score: Lenoir-Khync aaladhian 13. \iurth Quarter: The Bears halted Appalachian drive on the 20-vard i?after Walker intercepted New's pass in midfiela. A second asIt was staved off by the Hickory ren on its 15-yard stripe after bj ipany and Walker made consistent of is through the Lenoir-Rhyne line, cl visitors were threateing when lo game ended. er th ficer Norris Captures tl "wo Escaped Convicts ^ h"\ Officers from the Stale prison a* ip at Lansing, Ashe County, came ^ 3oone Monday and took into cue- p( / two escaped negro convicts ^ ch had been "lodged in the eyu-uiy ^ ussy- evening oy i'^pn' y Nner-1 _.? Clint Morris. The escupe was ef;ca Thursday night, and the affi- Ai. x C5rr?C to ?witW- ^(hndrf nds on the trail of the negroes, ^ failed to locate them. Sunday af- be loon Mr; Morris received a report : the fugitives were ir. hiding in 3 old barn on Howards Creek. He stigatad the report but found j.. the negroes had left. He had ? ted 011 a return trip ?.:> that com- nj ?.it,y at night and met the con- jy 5 in the highway near Perkins- ^ . They offered no resistance, and VQ they had been scouting- in the ,e; ds without food since the previThursday. One was serving a n of seven years for driving drunk killing as a result; the other e years for stealing. jyr ? K, 5 Powell Suffers !n' Fractured Hip in Fall m YY Ir: Joe Powell, popular member of QJ Watauga Drug Company's organion, suffered a fractured hip bone Ch m he fell against a portion of the cdstand while attending the foot- M. game at Hickory last Friday eve- N1 j. At first it was not thought the P( iry was serious, but X-rav exami- Kj ion revealed the fracture. Mr. I 'o .'ell was taken to the home of hist iher in Statesviiie on Tuesday, re he will remain until he is able -eturn to his work with the local rmacy. Mr. Powell has made a e circle of friends since he came Boone, who shall anxiously look C( ward to his recovery. H, vc nney Has Large ',>f Audience at Todd _ i Lttr.rney Baxter M. Linney, of ne and Lenoir, delivered a camrn address to an audience which -1 ii the capacity of the Masonic 1 building at Todd on Saturday ning, more than 150 voters being sent. 'he speaker, who was introduced Emory Moretz, who launched into iscussion of the fiscal affairs of State, asserting that North Caroowes more money than any State ? New York, and urged eliminai of extravagances. He discussed election laws at length and called equal representation at polling nnc KT o rioni o/i mnnan L-CO. 41V- UVlliCU lA'iiuning illUHV-Ji 1 ;Vi jic sinking fund of the- county | bad been reported m the newspa-l 5, and concluded with an indorse-) it of the administration of PresLt lloover, declaring the depres1 had been an outgrowth of the rid War, and piedicting his region. 3. M. Critcher, candidate for sheron the Republican ticket, anmced himself at the meeting as did Sheriff Graybeal of Ashe County. DEM< 5est Interests of Northw< OLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER : That New York ] Political cytrs of the nation arc or Democrats are in a knock-down, dr; and came to white heat in *he Roost gations, split, etc.. situations. Here at in (!<? ctato ! "< Cfi1 Wt~ T Jl-.V ?dliv . Mil, VtH- *> III. J for Govornor; Upper circle, Lewis of New York City: Lower circle, Tu misc candidate over Walker tor may Gov Herbert H. Lehman, Democrat Roosevelt Ml Lead in Wee The nation-wide Presidential poll 7 some 2,000 weekly newspapers, ; which The Democrat is one, disoses the hint that when the last balt has been cast for Hoover or Govnor Roosevelt on November 8th, o small town is going to be a big .etor in the final count. Returns from sixteen states in this eekly newspaper poll showe Roosedt leading Hoover in popular vote r almost exactly the same perccntpe as prevails in other straw-volills conducted in cities and large >pulation centers . . . BUT . . . tha eekly poll brings out the fact that 5 country vote niirers uio^lvcahy ^ ir. certain statro. Both the Literary Digest poll and G jReuJ-sL iuAV5nr.nr.r a.\-^v?r ntiment running strung in small wits there, leading by more than to 1. Returns from sixteen states have sr. received at Publishers Autocasr Service offices in New York, the itional headquarters for the Weekly swspapcrs' poll. These returns show josevelc leading Hoover, 24,911 ites to 19,289. Roosevelt is shown tding in 11 stales and Hoover in statse. Here are the figures: Weeklies' National Poll ate Hoover Roosevelt rrth Carolina 355 1,978 innesota 301 279 entuoky 1,188 2,340 orida 97 217 lincis 4.114 1,452 assnchusetts 522 070 est Virginia 120 1,210 hio 2,101 4,305 aw Jes-sey 97 23 )lorado 431 537 isconsin 279 1,397 aine 997 701 ew 'York 1,950 2,085 tnnsylvania 1,784 1,698 ?n3as 1,187 1,831 wa 3.473 4,140 19,289 24,911 Roosevelt?56 pet. of votes cast. Hoover?44 pet. of votes cast. TKree Polls Percentages In its total of 730,837 votes revived, The Literary Digest, show's aosevelt with 404,992 votes to Hoot's 325,845. This is 55 1-2 per cent. the votes cast for Roosevelt and I 1-2 per cent, for Hoover. I The Watauga Dei VOTE FOR A Straw-Vote conducted by we throughout the Union to show town and rural America in their four year. TO VOTE: PUT A CROSS (X) NAME OF THE CAN! -.Tji?" Candidate? h<nr. 1 HERBERT HOOVER [?1 JACOB S. COXEY II I J W. Z. FOSTER VERNE L. REYNOLDS Voters need not siprn hi3 or hri tabulation, please til! in name o TOWN (Mail, send or brinj * '. -? . - r- - ' DCRA est North Carolina Poli^cai Sitgation ^ ^ [ New York state where Reimblicans and \ ?g-out fight which started months ago ;velt-Al Smith-Jimmy Walker, inyestir<? photos of the heavyweight candidates (Wild Bill) Donovan, G.O.P candidate H. Pound, G.O.P. candidate for mayor idge John P. O'Brien. Tammy compro or on Democratic ticket; Right, LicuJic candidate to strcceed Gov. Roosevelt. lintains Easy >kly Balloting; T" ? BOARD CUTS TOWN TAXES 40 CENTS At the laat regular meeting of the city council, the tax rate for Boone was fixed at $2.00 for 1932, instead of $2.40 as was the rate . { for last year, and officials state | ) that had it not been for a loss of I Cmn nnn ... ? - - jh revaluation, ttic rate | might have been reduced to $1.50. j Reduction of the budget through ! rigid economies, together with the refunding of about $15,000 I?. bwndc, **?- of f to reduce the rate. ftl ^ % It M ^ ^ ^ ^ '9 x. V v-W ^.PJRrLmwyyyMtywv'^y ''^r^:. v' J/ The Hearst Nfivsraipcr;1 poll, during the second week in October, re1 v;aled 103,923 votes cast; Roosevelt with 234,278 votes and Hoover IG'J,1650: 58 per cent, foe Roosevelt, 42! Jper cent, for Hoover. The- Weakly Ncrvsp apers' poll with| I its total of 14,200 votes, 24.011 for; Roosevelt and 10,2811 for Hoover, shows Roosevelt receiving 56 per cent, of the- votes cast to Hoover's 44 per cent. The Literary Digest noli shows t Hoover leading in six states out of 120 reported. They are Connecticut; i -Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The 1 Hearst poll reports Hoover leading ! in 10 states. Roosevelt leading in the I other 37 states, and 1 state tied, i Those ceri Hoover states arc: Colo-! i ratio, Connecticut, Kansas, Massaehusstts, Maine, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and . Vermont. The Weekly Newspapet j poll shows Hoover leading in five ol j the 16 states in votes received to date. They are Minnesota, Illinois, New Jersey. Maine nnd Ponnsvlva nia. Roosevelt is leading in the Weekly Newspaper poll in these eleven states: North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, Colorado, Wisconsin, New York, Kansas and Iowa. Where Poll, Differ Both the Hearst and Digest polls show Hoover leading in Massachusetts. as against the weekly poll show(Please turn to Page 8) . "ll Yiocrat Nation-wide PRESIDENT ekly newspapers located in states | j pre-election sentiment of small choice Xoi President for the next IN THE SQUARE BEFORE THE DIDATE YOU PREFER >een officially nominated: FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT NORMAN THOMAS | | Wit-Li Am D. uffl'AVt ; name. But to assist in national f Town nod State. STATE ; to Democrat office) ~ I lT Si-EO PLtR YBA.lt WATAUGA STEERS ; ARE BOUGHT FOR | GOVERNOR STUART Bynura Dobbin Assemble* Fine- Heii of Feeders for Virginia StockmanR?tlly Kur? Down in Tikis Section. Buyer Advises that Heifers Be Saved by Local Grower*, i Hereford* Are Beat. I 1 Bynum Dobbin, of Legcrwcod, was in Watauga Thursday, taking up catt!-_ for Governor S >v Stuart of V?r-r.d during the day ?=?ernbled one of the finest herds of two-yearolds seen here in many a day. The cattle, many of which weighed above fourteen hundred pounds, came principally from the farms of J. F. Wink ler, -James Ray and Rcby T. Greer. Mr. Dobbin, however, stated that the quality of stock he found in Watauga v*a* poor, and that number one steers were almost a thing of the past, only a few of the most progressive stockmen keeping their blood lines clear.. The shipment of pure-bred Hereford bulls, brought to Watauga two years ago, saved the cattle industry in this section, believes Mr. Dobbin. But, he pointed out, good heifers are being sacrificed on a poor market, and mother stock isbuuiv iuii down. He advise* local breeders to keep their heifers and buiid up their herds for a market which he believes will improve within the next twelve months. Number one steers are now in demand, even though the price is low compared with former years, but a scarcity in this section has caused such buyers as Governor Stuart to go to Texas foi 11 liiige part of their feeders. The market is glutted, says Mr. Dobbin, with scrub beef, and nothing but a well-conditioned nunibei one animal is wanted. Mr. Dobbin believes that Watauga stockmen Would do well to specialize in Hereford cattle, us there is always a great demand for this particular type. MACK BROWN IN CAMPAIGN SPEECH id 1 KUctor Heard ?* S"ivpr?one. A?ail> Dcraccrc.tr- ? ? ic Rule. Bingham Flays Flection Practices. Ralph G. Bingham arid M&qk Brown, both of \Yili:esbQTd?yfQre tlia main speakers ar. a Republican meeting held in the Siiverstb.no schoplhouse Saturday night. N? T. Byerss acted as chairman, and around seventy-live persons were present. Mr: Brown spoke on national and state issues, and during his remarks vigorously upheld President: Hoover in his 'fight against the depression." Hie. presented statistics tending to show that the current depression is a direct result of the World War, and that a number of other countries were engulfed in financial panic before the United States became involved. In defense of present tariff laws enacted during the Hoover administra.ion, Mr. Brown stated that today beef cattle arc selling for St.SO in Texas, while the same grade of cattle may be purchased in Mexco, just across the Rio Grande, for $2.10 per hundred. Should the tariff ha low evc-d, declared the speaker. Texas | eattlemer. would he forced to com| pete wr.h the Mexican price of cattle, j With reference lo the indebtedness of this and ether countries, Mr. Brown told his audience that during eighteen months of Democratic administration (the World War period! in the United States, the indebtedness of the nation was increased at the rate of $26 per minute of time (Please turn to Page 81 Conley Glenn Improves From Serious Injuries Mr. Conley Glenn, of Vilas, one of Watauga County's prominent and prosperous farmers, is a patient at a Statc3viile hospital, where he is said to be show it. g satisfactory improvement from serious injuries sustained recently in a motor truck accident. Mr. Glenn suffered a broken leg, seveic cuts and braises, a-c! enncidera- i ble concern was felt at first over the possibility of internal injury. The accident occurred while Mr. Glenn and his brother Were engaged in hauling their large crops of potatoes and cabbage to the markets below the mountains. The inju , d man had been working practically day and night disposing of the produce and it is thought that on the night of the nrrident he must have dosed for an instant, and the heavily lader. truck crashed into the railing of a bridge. Mr. Glenn was taken to the hospital immediately. The truck was badly wrecked and the entire load of cabbage and potatoes thrown down an embankment, The many friends of the popular citizen hope for him an early re- i covery. i v 1-Ifc j Jggr;
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