w 1 . I VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 13 NEWELL SPEAKS TO LARGE ASSEMBLY IN BOONE MONDAY i Senatorial Candidate Upholds Prohibition Laws and Attacks Leadership of Democracy. Criticizes Pro? gressive Elemsct of G. O. P., and ^ Pleads for Rc-election of Herbert Hoover, introduced by 51o!ihouscr. Jake F. Newel, Republican candi- ( rdate tor the Uni tfln Si ales Senate, t spoke to an overflow crowd at the ? courthouse here Monday afternoon, ^ and during hi* address declared that ?j hosts of women down in Eastern ^ North Carolina are down on their l r.nces praying tnat ins tight tor pro- } n hibition will be successful. ( Introduced by J. E. Holsnuuaei, 1 Republican candidate for the Legis- J lature, the Charlotte attorney launch- . td into a vigorous defense of the tar- c iff laws as enacted by a Republican *r Congress, and lauded the national administration for its sound work in f retaining the financial equilibrium of , America, while many other leading nations of the world were disinte- j grating into economic collapse. f Acknowledges Depression Denying that he was unwilling to t admit that there is a depression existing today, Mr. Newell told his audience that, he had seen it with his own c-yes, but declared that "we cannot cure this panic by riding around ir. Hoovercarts or by having school children, sell soap to obtain money for the Democratic party to carry on liquor campaign/' i, "I am a Republican," the speaker shouted, "and 1 will stand by the fundamental principles of the Republican party, but if it should attempt to coerce me on a moral question, 1 would stand by my convictions if I h had to stand alone." He then declared i. that A1 Smith is the head of the Dem- j erratic party, and asserted that that (j party by its pledge to repeal the. 18 th p amendment had become the liquor n party. a Turning to the age-old jiroblem of j capital versus labor, the Senatorial v aspirant stated thot he favored collechnrirnlning between the two group?, and aii,,,,'which!.-, would assure a squarp deal to both. J, Attacks Communism h Dlicvllr-o h:-o XCZiiSphi ft: 3 ism, ilr.. Newell warned of that nl "strange doctrine" which has invaded k even North Carolina during recent s years. He told of the unAmerican principles, that had been brought to c America's shores from Soviet Russia, li and pledged himself, if elected to h the Senate to stand by laws which C would further restrict immigration, h "That, perhaps, would not be satis- 1 factory to A1 Smith," he continued, c The speaker then attacked the au- h tocracies which he said existed in t the country, "especially in North h Carolina," and criticised the practice F of lobbying, both' im Raleigh ,and 3 in the National Capital. He declared ? that any man convicted of lobbying B and any lawmaker influenced there- 3 by "ought to he put in prison for r> the remainder of their lives without I t- pardon." v Mr. Newell directed shafts of criticism at Senators Johnson, Norris, , and LaFollette, who are actively cam- I paigning for Governor Roosevelt, and declared that they should be "run out of the party." He then told his heavers that demagogues arc preaching wild doctrines which, should they be placed in effect, would destroy f the country. d Turning to the absentee voters' law c in North Carolina, Mr. Newell stated b I hat relatives of his "who have been b dead for 75 or 100 years are still vot- s ing the Democratic ticket." "If I am p elected," he continued, "it will tnkd 25,000 votes to beat the m ichine, and e another 25,090 votes to beat the add- 0 ing machine. Any system which will j permit the ballot box to record a lie 0 is an autocracy that will destroy any a v democracy." Mr. Newell did not call the name of his Democratic opponent, Bob Rey- .' noias, but told of a "candidate who 1 hoped to represent North Carolina in H the United States Senate, who is riding around having farmers to sell s their cows to furnish him transpor- I tation to the next stop, while he has ' plenty of liquor money in his pockets." I The speaker closed his address with an eloquent plea for the re-election of Herbert Hoover as president of the United States. ' Former Representative uiaine Cof ; fey and Attorney T. E. Bingham ad-j i dressed the targe crowd on local is- K I L. _ _ XT. ~11 tuca prior VO WHS iiowai apccwn. HAMPTON?WOOD RING , Married at Mountain City, Tenn., < cn Sunday, October 23rd, Miss Opal i Hampton, of the Bamboo section, to i Mr. Coy Woodring of Spruce Pine. i The bride is a daughter of Mr. J. 1 E. Hampton, of Blowing Rock R. F. D. and is well liked by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Woodring is a son of 1 Mr. I. W. Woodring of i s county, i ' hnt has resided at Spruce Pine for some time. The popular yqung pc-^plc BS&l wdl make their permanent home at I k rATA\ A Non-f artisan N< SOON! Strenuous Ci Going Into Jake F. Newell Provided of Week. Doughton Sp Camp. Local Engs of the hardest fought battles )f oratory ever witnessed in Watauga County is rapidly drawing to a rlose as the stage is being finally set :or the battle of ballots on next Tuesday. For two weeks nightly engagements have been held in the various communities of the county by )oth political parties and local caniida*es and other orators have been "reely assisted by outside speakers. Attendance on the whole has been ;wu. a*ia an intense interest; is oeing shown particularly in the county and national campaigns. Hon. Jake F. Newell, candidate for he United States Senate, provided he high spot of the Republican pvorratn for the week, when he spoke n the courthouse Monday, T. C. Carer of Mebane, State Republican ieadr, will address the voters at Cove /reek High School Friday at 7:30, I. F. EGGERS DIES AT MOUNTAIN CITY Veil Known Native of Watauga Passes After Long Illness. Funeral Services Held at Mabel. Large Crowd in Final Tribute. J. F. Eggeis, 65 years old, died at is home near Mountain City, Tenn., ast Wednesday after a long illness, j 'Unera;! services were conducted Friay near t.he old home at Mabel an-d urial took place in the community I f his childhood. Rev. A. J. Greene j nd Dr. Byrd of-Mountain City were n charge of the obsequies, which I rere largely attended. The floral oferings were beautiful. Mr. Eggers was horn at Mabel, *:?->?ii~*I 'iver! ta.^t several years in Tennessee where i3 had succeeded in agvifeultuial pur uita. He was on Jionorahle and inlu&trious' citizen ana was wine*?' nown and respected throughout this ection. Surviving are a widow and ten hildren. He was first married to Ju-| ia Warren, and leaves two children y thai marriage: L. M.-Egger?,. of i Ileveland, Ohio; F. A. Aggers, Elizaethton, Tcnn.: By his marriage to telle Miller, there is one surviving hild, Mrs. Julia Smith, Oregon. By is third marriage tc Maude Ba'iliff, he following survive: Prof. Herman !ggers, Teachers College, Boone; 'rof. G. P. Eggers, Harvard Univerity; Prof. A. L. Eggers. McDowell chool; Mi*s. Belle Eggers Lyons, of llizab^thton, Tenn.; Homer Eggers, Indent A. S. T. C., Boone. By his larriage he is survived by Maude and )allas Eggers. Five sisters also sur:ve. ioone High School Beats West Jefferson (By Vernon Bobbins) In a thrilling gridiron battle, ought on College Field here Saturay afternoon, Boone High School rushed a strong West Jefferson team y a score ot 33 to u. the Boone oys made the best showing of the eason. Every man on the Boone team ilayed a great brand of football. Scores seemed to come at will, evry first-string back scoring at least ne touchdown. A great running and >assing attack featured the Boone iffense, whie the defense held like rock wall. The Boone outfit will play Tayorsville High Saturday, November 5, n what promises to be a very close :aiiie. Scoring touchdowns: Boone: Wiion. Miller, Crowell, Critcher (2). ixtra points: Wilson, Miller and Iritcher. 'ROMOTION COMMITTEE TO MEET AT COVE CREEK The promotion committee for the 'Every Member Canvass" of Three Corks JLsssisK*i?M?. will meet with the Cove Creek Church Sunday afterroon, November 6th, at 2:30. Am interesting and helpful prop-am is being planned by the chairnan in which various members of the :ommittee will take part and others >f interest. Every church in the Western division of the Association is urged to send a large delegation to ;his meeting Sunday afternoon. The members of-the committee are Wade E. Brown, chairman; Will H. McGuire, Carter Farthing, Fred Cook, Mrs. N. M. Wilson, Leonard Wilsor., Herman Eggers, George Robber.?, Hendricks, together with ail the pastors and the executive committee of the Association. . JGA ewspapcr, Devoted tc the !, WATAJTOA COUNTY, NORTH CA impaign Is Final Stages Republican High Spot i eaks Thursday in meat igements Continue. and the community speakings continue tlie remaiudei of the v/cck. Ott the Democratic side of the house Hon. Robert L. Doughton speaks Thursday evening at Green Valley School in Meat Camp Township and Dr. J. A. Burrus, of High Point, speaks at Blowing Rock this| (Wednesday) evening at 7:30. A Hall! Johnson, presidential elector, having] been previously billed, found it im-j nnccihlo tn l- ' . , LUIUC. cpcitftlUgb ouiinuc I I over the county, local orators holding j the stage. I The Republican committee hau exj pec ted to present Gubernatorial Canj didate Clifford Frazier during the ; campaign, while the Democrats had I hopes of featuring Senator Cameron j Morrison. However, as this is writj ten, it appears that other than those j mentioned, the big guns have finished : in Watauga. WILEY BLACKBURN DIES IN MISSOURI I Former Watauga Citizen Succumb* to Paralytic Stroke. Father of Mr#. ' Walter Winkler of Boone. Burial in Missouri. Wiley W. Blackburn, 78 years of ago, died at his home in Seymour, Mo., on Saturday, October 29th, according to a message received by relatives here Sunday. A paralytic stroke, suffered soveral days previously, was given as the cause of his demise. Funeral services ar.d burial took place at Skidmore Sunday afternoon. Mr. Blackburn was a son of the late Edmund and Cynthia Blackburn, rwHtj-Mu, dt his life in the Hopewell community of Eastern Watauga, About twelve years ago he moved t<> Missouri, wuciTw "kfrruM'lfaral pursuits at the time of his death. Mr. Blackburn was a member of Hopewell Methodist Church for many [years, and was highly esteemed by :a large circle of friends in Northwest: orn North Carolina. Survivors include [a widow, Who was formerly Hiss Nora HpUck of Ashe County, and a son and daughter, Mr. Ben Blackburn of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Walter Winkler of Boone, by a former marriage. Several younger children and a brother an J sister, Dr. Thomas Blaekburn of Hickory and Mrs. .Will Blackburn of Deep Gap, also survive. Mr. Blackburn was one of the last surviving members of a large and prominent family, which included the late lamented Manley B. Blackburn of Boone, and the late Congressman Spencer Blackburn of the old Eighth District. Jenkins Gets Thirty Years in State Prison John L. Jenkins lias been sentenced in Ashe Superior Court to serve a sentence of thirty years in State's T>..;ca~ * in cuiiiicvuuji >vii-u niu iiiyaterious fatal shooting of Joseph Graybe a 1 last winter. Jenkins was brought to Ashe County for trial from Atlanta where he is serving a sevenyear sentence for postoffice robbery. He will, at the end of this time, be turned over to State authorities for the serving o-f the sentence imposed by Judge Stack. RESIDENCE BURNED Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the summer residence of John P. Lewis of Johnson City in Mayview Park, Blowing Rock, Monday night, during the absence of the owner. The fire was first discovered at 10:30, and efforts of firemen were futile when the alarm was turned in. The house was of two-story frame | construction. No estimate of the loss | or statements as to insurance in force j are available. AMERICAN LEGION MEETING A regular meeting of Watauga Post 130, American Legion, will be held in Eegiou Hall ?r. Friday night. November 4th. The Legion Auxiliary will meet at the same time, and an enjoyable program will be rendered. Commander Ralph G. Greer urges that a large crowd be present. I ANOTHER RAT CAMPAIGN Civitan officials stated Wednesday that Mr. A. E. Oman, rodent control expert, is expected to return to this county on the 14th for the purpose of instituting an anti-rat farm campaign. Details will be published next week, and farmers interested are asned to plan U> ^-operate ipjthr* movement. SP W?/: " ' & W8B DEM Best Interests of Norths lROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBB GEORGE W.M00DY= PASSES SUNDAY AT HOME NEAR VILAS Funeral Services for Eitcemed Wa taugan Held Monday at Hentoa Cnnpei mciuwtuti ChutCu. W idc and Eight Children Survive. A So of the Late Mr. and Mrs. Gholsdo j Moody. Mr. George W. Moody. 77 ycai i old. ol Vitas K. T. D., died at h heme Sunday mnmintr. following a I illness of several days, which had bee induced by a paralytic stroke. Funei | al services were conducted Monua afternoon, 2 o'clock, at Henson ; Chapel Methodist Church by Rev. C C. Graham, pastor, and intermer took place at the Cove Creek cemi tery nearby. A large concourse c friends stood by as the last rites wer spoken. Surviving arc the widow, who prio to marriage was Miss Margaret Love eight children, Mrs. George Austin o Shu 11? Mills R. F. D.: Mrs. Wii Hayne.s of Plainfield, Ohio, Mrs. Jas Simmons of Valle Crucis, Torn Mood; of Canton. Ohio, Miss Dare Moody o Vilas, R. F. D., and Messrs. Frank Harve and Grady Moody, of Vila R. F. D. Two brothers, W. P. Mood; of Vilas R. F. D., and Elijah Moody of Elberton, Wash., also survive. George Washington Moody wa born and reared on Cove Creek, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ghols don Moody. Early in life he joine Hcnson's Chapel Me'hodist Churcl and during Ida *r>r?g ar.d urefvl remained a consistent member. Farm ing was his vocation, and the hill and valleys of Watauga had constant ly yielded him a comfortable liveli hood, from youth to old age. Unas suming, kindly and God-fearing, Mr Moody had surrounded himself witl an army of admiring friends whi fell a deep personal loss as news o his death became known Sunday. THREADS FROM THE BASTE AND TASTE CLUI The Home Economics Club of Cov Creak School met m its weekly meot ing on Thursday afternoon, Octobe ^w. - Aii uStomSSSsSS urogram wa given. Some of the- Interesting hum Ifers oh the program Were: a ola;y "Importance of Personal Appeal auic,"J idna-xm>in. Edit' Thomas and Nara Sue Hortoii; ; prophecy of the members in grou] No. 2, road by Selma Hazel Thomas The committee on the name of th< club suggested Baste and Taste, whicl met. the approval of all. Miss Madge Coble, who Liu* slat* assistant supervisor of home econom ics, visited the department on Thurs day, October 20th. All the teachers of the school at tended the district teachers meeting Friday and Saturday at Greensboro. BIRTHDAY DINNER On October 29th children, grand children and friends ot Mr. Smitl Watson gathered at his home in Ston> Fork Township and served a delight fu! dinner, the occasion being tha venerable gentleman's seventy-fifll birthday anniversary, and the seven ty-third birthday anniversary of hi wife. Following >the bountiful meal songs were sung by those present am an inspiring sermon was delivered b; Rev. G. M. Watson. Political Haj Briefly for I Concise Reports from Q the Principal Occui the Political G. O. P. EXPENDITURES Washington.?The Republican Na tiona! Committee reported Saturda; that it had expended $1,454,179 ii the presidential campaign and stil had $120,264 in its treasury on Oc tober 26. J. K. Nutt, ol Cleveland, treasurer submitted the- semi-final pre-electio report on contributions and expend tuifa iu wie taiupnjgii iu ouuin inui ble, clerk of the house of represer tatives. Contributions totaling $1,554,81 were listed as received by Hie Hcpul licannational committee from Jun 1 to October 26. The report showed that most cor tributiiTin were made after the Main elections on September 12 when in Democrats captured the governorshi and two house seats. Up to Septerr ber 1, contributions totaled $76,02! ROOSEVELT AND SMITH Abany, N. Y.?Alfred E. Smith an Governor Roosevelt chatted Frida night by telephone about the "NoEngland situation," a short time af Smith arrived here declarng e' erything's all right over there now OCRA 'est North Carolina IR 3, 1932 Claimed by De ' j SSI ,. &3 ' jg&Sm: 5 a j ^ jj ii HHk. _ my;._. ^aSBMr n tfflSfe;:, | e LLOYD S. ISAACS r ijJIM MILLER HURT ! f! IN RAIL ACCIDENT | f ~ I Local Trainman a Patient at Grace V J Hospital. Ankle is Broken When t > j Rails Spread and He is a Thrown from Engine. f is a Jim Miller, well known engineer of a ?- the Linville River Railway, who since s J the business slump has been acting c b in the capacity of fir man, suffered I a a badly fr?r.t.iired ankle Last Thursday > when he was thrown front the tender 1 s of a locomotive near Foscce. t Information is that a spreading 1 * rail caused the tender to leave the v - track while Mr. Miller was passing r' coal into the firebox. The sudden tilt i of the "tank" threw him onto the 1 5 right of way, and he was taken in?- ^ f I mediately to the Grace Hospital at s Banner Elk where it was discovered that aside from bruises the broken t ankle was his principal injury. .c I I FREAKISH POULTRY n ? Mr. J. E. Skidmore. of Silverstune, v - had on exhibit in Boone Friday a cou- I r pie of birds, a cross between turkey 1 s ?ind chicken, which he had brought o - j Irom "Hisrifi-AJjij ; .'.County. Long necks, adorned by the a -I usual gaudy snout and gills of His 1 h j Majesty the turk, were among the i a|characteristics^)!" CiitrfeaJ.ci eu itval;:[ 9 ana wtien placed on the ground, de- n i. spite bodies which ciosely conformed h e to the chicken side of the family, they h 1 ambled along, one-two-three, just like ii a stately gobbler. Mr. Skid move ex- b ?r-t?t_.yU further vp"vimonl with the t - birds. n SOME SNAKES! \ Mr. Clyde Greene, of Ralm, was h t in town Saturday, and told The Dem- v ocrat man a mighty good snake story, o A few weeks ago, near his home, Mr. c Greene killed two large garter snakes, t He hacked them asunder, and from - their carcasses one hundred and twen- t! i ty-six seven-inch youngsters scurried F ,T forth, very much alive. All of them d - were dispatched by Mr. Greene. a t ^ s i Mr. Ben Morris, of Route 1, has - placed on exhibition at the Democrat \ s office a huge stock beet grown in 1, his garden, which carries almost the [1 exact shape of a butchered hog. The y freak has been the object of much comment. 3 >penings Told i? llCrtUCIiS ; tmpaign Fronts, Depicting i rrences of Interest to i ly Minded. 3 i for the Roosevelt-Garner ticket. . | Roosevelt was preparing to follow ,T|t'no trail that Smith had blazed for i j'niiii, and with his advisors was work11 ing on the speech he will delivev Mon- Jj -1 day night in Boston?the same city I in which Smith had told shouting | thousands that they should give their c n "unqualified, fun and complete sup i- port" to the ticket headed by his old ' i- political ally. i- , HOOVER STRIKES BACK 1 Madison 'Square Garden, N. Y.? 1 : President Hoover hurled at Governor e Franklin D. Roosevelt Monday night the accusation that "this inchoate new deal"?refering to Roosevelt's "new , e deal"?would "undermine and dee I stroy our American system." 1, P More than 20,000 enthusiastic Rc!" publicans who packed Madison Square Garden heard the President, in bellig- : erant mood, brin1(1 A. T. S. in Boone, and Watauga Vcademy at Butler, Tenr.. He taught chcol for several years in Watauga .ouiity and, eiitcitu the service of he American armies September 27, 917, and returned from foreign soil, .here he participated in some of the ikajor battles of the World War on ipril 4, 1919. He served with Co. F, 20th Infantry, 30th Division, and .'as discharged with the rank of first ergeant. Mr. Isaacs was then employed by he Pittsburgh Lumber Company as ommisary manager at Braemar, 'enn., and October 25, 1920 was narried to Miss Ruth West, of Grcenille, S. C., who with two children, tuth and Lloyd Jr., survives. His raven ts, Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Isaacs, f Mabel, also survive. Uninrnino. t-n Ranne from Tenncsee, Mr. Isaacs founded the Isaacs department Store which played an mportant part in the mercantile lifo ?oy?K,m>a' nnj- ftnlirjihaildoncd ii.s business enterprises when Till ealth forced his retirement. When is last illness came he was engaged n remodeling the old Watauga Bank uitding, which he. owned, preparaory to beginning anew in the busiless woridr He was a former commander of Vatauga Post American Lesrion. and ad been a leader in organization roik since its inception. At the time f his death he was district Legion ommander of the Seventeenth Disrict, Department of North Carolina. Mr. Isaacs was widely known hrqughout Western Carolina and !ast Tennessee, where news of liis oath brings sorrow. He was a widewake, progressive citiien, and had uccceded in his business enterprises. fl/ataugans to Attend Wilkes Political Rally A number of Watauga partisans ire expected to go to North Wilkes>oro today (Thursday) where Robert t. Reynolds, Democratic nominee for 'he United States Senate, will be 'eted at a barbecue when he delivers i campaign address in that city. A. H. 5 rah am. candidate for the lieutenant[overnorship, and Congressman Waler Lambeth will also speak. Reynolds is scheduled to speak at .1:30. The big barbecue and rally s sponsored by the Young Democratic Hub of which Claude Doughton is (resident, and it is said that 5,000 lounds of livestock has already been laughtered for the occasion. THE WEATHER Weather report for the month of October as compiled by the Co-operilive Station at Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone: Average maximum temperature, G4 legrees. Average minimum temperature, 41 legrees. Average temperature, 53 deforces. Average daily range in teinpera;ure, 23 degrees. Greatest daily range in tempera:ure, 39 dgerees; date, 8th. (Average temperature at 6 p. m. (time of observation ( 56 degrees. Highest temperature reached, 74 degrees; date, 22nd. Lowest temperature reached, 30 uc^i'cco jdntc, r*?h Total precipitation, in inches, 14.20 cireatest precipitation in z-l Hours, 3.76; date, 16th. Number of days with 0.01 inch or more precipitation, 11. NumbtT of cleav days, 18. Number of partly cloudy days, 0. Number of cloudy days, 12. Dates of solar halos, 12th and 24th. Date of lunar halo, 14th. pD?inhow on 6th; first ice on 7th,