ROBERT R. BUTLER
PASSES IN CAPITAL;
TAKEN TO OREGON
- pi (Tjcw'au V*- irum S>Own*3 Oi'^Sv"
S?woinb> to PttcumonlB. i
<VuRre?SDiaa Robert L. I>o?ghtou
'icrompaiiks Body West. Native of
!olinson County. Tennessee ami Son;
<: the I.ate Dr. W. It. Butler.
' ' . '.XTfsmi n Robert R. Butler. a J
!?' -"her of Mrs. J. C. Rivers, Boone.|
died Saturday afternoon at Provi<1
e Hospital, Washington, D. C., folio..-:
~.g an illness of several weeks with!
iijlvaiuOuJii. llvui i T;i'*UI~C" ?Va? S'VCB
a-' the immediate cause of his death.
rJ .vas 51 years old.
ornpan-ied <by Mr. Butler's moth-j
Mrs. if. K. tsutier r>f Mountain;
and a Congressional escort which
:do?l K'prescntative Robert L
I'; i?f the Ninth North Caroir
i l?Ist i.-t the body left Washing- j
to:-. Monday night for The Hallos, Or-!
* . v-. v.*ill probably take I
: Saturday. I
The deceased man had represented!
vise ocCOIld; Oregon Biairicl in COTt-n
s;. - :'or the past, six years, and a
h ." . but unsuceersftil campaign for!
t?->>v ion is believed to h?v?-' weak
er ;1 his condition and aided in;
1>: inking on the fatal illness.
Survivor,* include -ire mother, one
daughter. Miss Betty Butler, a student)
in the University of Oregon at Eu-I
u'-ne: four hrotliers. .1 n and Hat-I
f--iX i-uikr. ol' Culler. Tenn.. Marl:
and Roy Butler of Gr<?xt Bond, Kan..
I .- y D. Culler of The Dalles;
throe sisters. .Mrs. M. M. 13 a
: of t?\ Contro. Calif.. Mr;?. A.
S*?.' ? ijf Mountain City, anil Mrs.
IIh t :? -.if IVocrie.
Mr, Bull?** was bom at Butler.
T : ::r. ell S ?ptemb'w 114. 1?'*1. a son j
of 'h( late- Dr. William It. and Rebec-i
cj (l ay son Cutler, and a grandson|
of Red* rick Random Butler, who for
more thin a decade represented the
Firs* Tennessee District in the lower
h of Congress, lie received his
undemv training at I lolly Springs
Culicgo in Butler, where he wax tutored
hy Dr. 13. it. Dougherty, prexldertt
of Appalachian State Teachers
College, and his brother, the late D.
i>. Dougherty, of Boone. He was g?*iul_
u.'.vlfed from the legal department of
Cumberland University at Lebanon.
Tcnn.. in 1903. and came immediately
v.: Mountain City, where Tor throe
yenrsi he was associated with his it rich.
the late Senator E. E. Butler, in
ihe practice of law
In March. 1000. Mr. Butler wont
to Orfiobn. and established law offices
in the city of Condon. Endowed I
with a brilliant personality, the young
lawyer forged steadily ahead in his
hoseh profession, and established
himself In Republican political circles
oi* the Pacific Northwest. In lliOS
h< was elected a Republican p reside nI
i -.*u-oi-hitunu mnooiilS
gcr to bear Oregon's vote to the na -
?.5J. In Kobiunjy, IDO'.i. ho
was ' appointed judge of tl\e i^ewnXh
wtwaa sm.ri SSsSi
this posit ion u i r i I J-,,- voluntaii U* Va1 :"
time he wan the your ??Kt oivchu judge
In the United Stater, belwr only 27
years of ago. and it -is 3aid that none
of his decisions was ever reversed by
c* higher court.
Moving to The Dalles, Oregon. Mr.
Butler resumed the practice of law.
ami m eddvd there until his election to
eV.ngross in 1924. As. a member ot
ihi' State Scr.itt-ir.-13! 'i r?I r?
became one of that body's most forceful
legislators, and a bill drafted l?y
him and engineered through the Assembly
established the Oregon Agricultural
College which today bears
l>:s na>n\e. lie was again chosen Senator
from his disivict in 1024. serving
in the sessions of 1925 and *927, during
which period the Oovornor appointed
htm a member of a eommit?
to revise the judicial procedure
I of Oregon.
/ He ct? <t to fill the unex;
: <? Urm r.i Jui;.e N. .1. Sinnot in
^ the- Seventieth Corig/e^j in 19:?S. ami
"was also elected a n:i-ni!>?r the
Seventy-first. Congress, his Petnvoralic
opponent in both f'tghu- l*eing ExC
ever nor Waiter M. Pier c v. He was
re-elected in 1930, but was defeated
i>y Mr. Pierce in a three-cornered rave
last November. However, the majority
was small. Mv. Butler's committees in
y Con^rss were Claims, Public Lands,
Irrigation and Reclamation. He was
known by his colleagues as a conscientious.
sober-minded representative,
and ranked high with the membership
of both parties? in the House. He
was a Scottish Rite Mason, a member
or the Shrine and the Elks Order.
Congressman Butler's district, the
Second Oregon, territorially is the
largest in the nation. It comprises
eighteen counties, and its area is
much greater than the entire state
of North Carolina.
He had visited relatives in 3oone
on several occasions, and had made
many friends here who are grieved
by news of his demise. During his
eventful career he haa minglru with
cne we?k and the powerful, the rich
and the poor on a footing of equal-:
Ry. ar.d had accumulated hundreds!
of admirers in all walks of life. Dur-1
fog his fatal illness, hospital attaches
state, inquiries in pioii number came
daily from widely divergent stations?
from statesmen and elevator operat1
ors. from bankers and waiters, from
merchants and cab drivers?ail of
whom had become attached to his
kindly .personality.
THREADS FROM THE
BASTE AND TASTE CI,I B
The Baste and Taste Club met at
the regular time on Friday, January
6?h. Aazit was the first meeting since
ChristnJas, the time was spent electing
officers for the new year.
The new oficers elected were: President,
Selma Thomas; vice-president,
Eurby Glenn; secretary'. Kate Burkett;
critic, Alma Smith; song leader. Miss
Annie Dougherty: reporter. Georgia
Dishman.
The members of the club were divided
into four groups, the captains
being: Group 1. Caroline Leake; 2.
Edith Thomas; 3, Mabel Brown; 4.
Has*) Henson.
Group No. 1 will be in charge of
_ tbo program on Friday, January 5 3.
WAH
A N<
VOEDitB XLIV, NUMBER IS
Reported in Jungle
.*: * '
Paul Redfcrn of Georgia, unheard
| from since he hopped off in an atI
tempted flight to Africa in 1927, has
I been reported alive in the interior of
Brazil. An expedition plans to search
| for hint iu the jungles.
TOWN OF SPARTA
IS GUTTED BY FIRE
U.miatir tvinsix! b\ Slo\o IAnlosfn:
BfttnKiWMl at $200.<?00. Fierce Win'!
and Lack of Wafer System Kentier
Firemen Powerless.
Sparta. ,\. i ?a live that begalj
when an oil stove exploded in a lunr.l
room Saturday afternoon destrove<
the Alleghany County courthouse an<
practically the entire business ills
t.rici of this little mountain town he
fore it was brought under conl.ro
early in the evening rvmmv official
inf-ormnlly estimated the damagi
would approximate $200,000.
Originating in Kay':; cafe about 1 "3<
o'clock, the flames, fanned by a fierce
wind, spread to Joines* garage, thei
to Hardin's general store, and to tbi
office of The Alleghany Times. Vol
untcer firemen, with no water supipfc
to aid them, fought Irnriticatly bu
were powerless to check the eon fin
; ration. Which ate its Way from om
business s-rue'ture to another unli
practically every building on the malt
street Wit's in ruins.
Tie- courthouse was an easy fh?;
for the fire hut the new jai? build
ing, erected at a cost of $iO,f?GG, wa
saved. Three men prisoners wore res
'11en with difficulty, due the Uehs
smoke which shtidoweil the c.? lis. .tie
ei?eii xo?E.tKyn tut v?
iiliuiila hup ?^ y:ato r vv q i<% p }\y
and firemen fought the flames undo
a big handicap. The little river wa
tor they scooped up in huokern ant
tubs was of little liVlp and. dc-sper
ate, they seized upon other method
io check the conflagration. A quan
* Sty of dynamite was ignited, but i
xmly succeeded lit ttlWVing t\VO O
small buildings to hits. Oche
tiro-fighting molhods were eqnaily-l?v
effective.
A complete list ,-vf the building
destroyed follows: Hay's cafe. Joines
garage. The Allejshiany Times, liar
din's general store, l?he courthouse
irwin Bothers barber show, the A.I
leghany Motor Company, City Bowl
in& alley. Cash ami Carry grrocer
store, ihe Crockett-Duncan store, tli
Hack lor uh& Doughton f*ore, the la\
office ci R, A. Doughum and a pri
vate residence. The Mutwra? Hall \va
located over the C rocket t-Duncai
store.
\ PcrsojaS in Hay's cafe when the oi
[stove- exploded stvid the flame flar??
| up when a mutch was applied io th
burner- Water was thrown on the fir
I and this caused the stove to explocU
J igniting inflammable material in th
| lunch room.
Most of the buildings destroys
were ox frame construction. The los
is said to be covered by a coiwpara
lively small amount of insurance;
ft. A. Doughton, whose law offic
went up in the flames, was forinc
lieutenant governor and a polities
power in the state for years. .He is
brother of Congressman ft. T,. (Farm
er Bobi Houghton.
NORRISQUITSJAIL
SHERIFF MOVES IP
^Weopor of the Oonnty .Tail for Nea
Years Moves Family Back to
mrm. Ho well Take?. Charge of
County Bastile.
Deputy Sheriff Oiint Xorrhs. long
| time keeper of the county jail, move
liaiftjlv ibfloV tr? his country hom(;
two miles east of Boone, the first o
the week, and Sheriff A. Y. Howe
took charge of the prison and wi
make his home here.
It is understood that Mr. Xorri
tendered his resignation as jailo
some time ago. /but was prevaiie
upon to remain until a new man coul
be named, since he refused to car
for the bastile for another term. Mi
Norrls has been well liked in his ol
ficial capacity by both the priso
population and the public, and ha
made an exemplary record as an o1
fleer. Mrs. Norris has contributed
lat^e share toward conducting a moo
el penal institution and it is said tha
the family leaves the jail purel
through preference, there being a d
sire for them to remain, both by th
sheriff and a large percentage of th
population of the town.
Mr. Xorris will continue for th
present with his duties in connectio
with the city police department, an
will live in Boone, going back an
forth at intervals to his country honn
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m-Partisan Newspaper, De
BOONE, WATAUGA COUJ
COOLIDGE AT REST
IN VERMONT HILLS;
DIED ON THURSDAY
Darkened Skies Over Seene as Casket
of I'oi-;iu>r President Is Lowered
Into Grave. World Notables at Itinera
t mtviccs. Mufii^sivc Kites Are
Conducted at Northampton; Buriul
iu l'lymout^.
Plymouth. Vt. ? Calvin Cooiiflge
said recently lie hoped to spend more
and more "f his time in this obscure
mountain village from which he hau
sprang 1.0 faro v .
Saturday that wish was consnmmated.
Me was laid to rest in the
hillside 'cemetery beside six generaJ
tions of his forebears.
| Death occurred suddenly Thursday
1 afternoon at Northampton. Mass..
{where he had resided since leaving
J the presidency- four years ago.
The funeral rohtege arrived at the
cemetery at. 4:00 u. 111. The service
at the grave started at 4:0?> p. m. A
5?le:il; storm swept, the mountain pass.
The clouds lowered upon the iuouny
tain peaks. A cold raLn foil.
The voice of the clergyman intoned,
^ "I :ini | 1,t, n>cuu;ooii%n . t>.l f.Bft tl?*a
he that belie vet h in me?"
, A north rws? brought a shower of
hall As the earth cla&ned bis body.
Tin-: prxFit.xii
Northampton, Mass.?in the 13d?
wo i ds Chvireli where he had \vor,
shiped !"i many years, .i funeral m-.v..
j Ice of impre.^iive simplicity was held
\ Saturday for Calvin t'oolidge. thirtieth
. preside a; of the Fnitcd Sta.tes.
Although the nation's great were
I present, the ceremony was marked by
0 the same homely dignity that had
a enariTcreriviud the famous Vow Kuclander's
political career.
1 President anvl Mrs. Hoover. Mrs.
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt and her ???".
^ .lames, were among those who paid
a him silent tribute. 11 ut there was no
pomp, no display. The very atinos.
phere of the church was severe.
In a pew close to the front of the
* church sat Michael Fitzgerald, former
4 mayor, who was the city's ehicl exI
ocutive when Mr. Coolidge was fort
mully notified he hud been elected
vice-president. Fitzgerald, now a bar'j.
ntado an address of welcome-on
that occasion. That address and tlupresent
ceremonies were the only formal
functions ever conducted for Mr.
Coolidge. since he left city imlttics
far larger fields.
| The chancel and choir iof?._ were'
nn n ken- wluii -j ill res j
r. striking Jlo..
TA f* -trtb mx* wasah ?
of ferns interlaced with orchids, which
1 had bee,n sent by the diplomatic corps
at Washington.
s Outside the rial brick edifice, jam
mmg tno si.dC:%v;iiKK and crowding: the
. hiilsido nearby, were fully 5,000 eiti^
20113. Silently they watched the apr
>My>neh of the nation's notables.
^Qoveriier -?<>-,?nh R kh . ??i Massachusetts
was an cu11> irtwvai at the
s church with his staff.
As the ehmxth filled, OrgtnMl TliDjf.f
C. AuKl played Cliopins" funeral
march.
J The soft strains wore punctuated
b> the wails of a very ybxuigr child,
. in the balcony.
'e Ptcsideut liniers
The President and Mrs. Hoover entered
the church at exactly 10:30. as
the organ ended the funeral march
* and begaji Airs. Ooolidgt's favorite
musical selection, from Dvorak's Nev
, YWnjUi Symphony.
I The President's face was very grave
e as he came slowly down the aisle,
e preceded by a military aide.
The Strains of r. selection from
e (Continued on Page 2)
PRPPR AW ARRET!
uiujuii n ?T niii/iji/
; COMMITTEE POSTS
l\
a Ixioal Solon Named on Important j
Bodies OlM?. < iinirm;.uShip.
Was Visitor iu "Boone tl*c
Last or the Week.
Representative Roby T. Greer of
Watauga County was well recognized
Jin the Legislature Monday when the |
commitee appointments were given;
ou't. He is a member of the important j
Finance Committee. Counties, Cities'
r and Towns, Salaries and Fees, Game.
Agriculture, Banks and Banking, Congressional
Districts, and chairman of
the Library Committee
-Mr. Greer came to Boone the last
of the week and remained Ttutf! \fnnd
day afternoon. He is highly pleased
with the disposition of the assembly
' get right down to woric_and pref
diets that the session will adjourn "bell
fore the constitutional sixty days. He
U sees promise in the economy moves
thus far made, and while withholding
his personal inclinations, indicated
s that a hard fight was to be expected
r on the state liquor Jaws,
a
d
e MOTHER OF TROT I. JONES
iDIES AT HOME IN ASHE
n Mrs. Mary Louise. 79, of Silas Creek.
,s Ashe County, died at her home on Satf
urday morning, December 31. accorda
ing to a report in the Sky land Post.
[- Though she had been a sufferer for
it some time with high blood pressure.!
y her death was unexpected. Burial ser- |
i- vices were conducted Monday aftere
noon. Interment following in the ce?me
etery near her home.
Surviving are eight children, one
e of whom is Troy I. Jones, who enjoys)
n a wide acquaintance in Watauga.
d
d A beauty draws up by a single hair,
i. What a bald expr *sste?n.
.
A D!
voted to the Best intei
*TY, NORTH CAROUNA. Tilt'
Deaih Comes
r
l?ic-I*rt\sktciit Calvin Coolkigo, %
Federal Chi
Democrats
"Interest j
ALPHONSO HAYE,
IN TOILS OF LAV
BURGLARY COUP
jjnilR Bqoito ??Um AsktM to fill
i-a nrvAsTvii Imu ??
of Eugbiic 1b>ilnr. Allied Ci
Committed Early in the Night
day. Hearing Befoiv llahn. Jn
in Default of Bond.
Aiphonso Hayes. young man of
city, is in the county jail to a
r.iii at the anting term of Sup*1
Couci ,fo;vthrough tho-a
at in** -I - home- in Daniel
Boone Cabin Colony last
day evening. l.e was given a pre
inary hearing before Justice H
Saturday and in default of 1,000 1
was remanded to jaii.
The arrest was made by Off!
Xorris and Swift of the city p<
who had received word that somi
was attempting to enter the horn
Eugene Hollar one mile east of tt
"When they arrived the door had 1
forced open. it. was said, and yt
Hayes was lying inside gn the 1
where he had presumably fell as
door yielded. Air. Hollar told otfi
it was said, that Hhyes had bee
his home previously that night h
intoxicated condition seeking to l
a row. Jbut that he had gone a
i When he returned, the family hat
tired, and when the alarm was
I heeded, he is alleged to have br<
| the door fastening. An open knife
found on his person.
Hayes he does not renter
the occurrence clearly because c?1
intoxication.
Appalachian Team W
Close Game from Len
Lenoir-Rhyne College, keen l>a
ball rival of Appalachian, was del
ed by the teachers on the local
lege count Monday night. 51 to 2
On Tuesday night the Teachers
to l-ugn I'oini college on tne :
floor, so to 29.
On Saturday night the college
will play the girls from East Ten
see Teachers College on the 1
court. This game is expected tt
| close.
On next Monday night the st
I Charlotte "Y" team will play the
palachian boys here. The local
j keteers lost to this team I>
Christmas and will be out to
j this game.
Tagless Cars to Be
Nabbed by Patroln
I Xorth Carolina drivers who
, not pnovided their cars with net
cense plates will Jbe nahbed by
hundreds today. A State Highway
trolman has been on the job in R
and, it is stated, all violators wil
at least taxed with t'he costs. The
limit expired at midnight Tuej
following an order forwarded by
Mtmi ?. Jtiarris, neaa 01 mp motor
hicle bureau, to officers throug
the State earlier in the day.
License sales this year are run
far behind the two previous yi
according: to reports from Ra1 eigh
to and inclcuding January 0 this
sales were 146.757. while for the s
period in 1932 the sales totaled
467, a,nd for that period in 1931 1
229.985.
EMOC
ests of Northwest North Can
USIXA V. !'. V ! " *933?
" ?
to Ex-President '
:
\Iio- Died Suddenly on I.as: httrsthty.
xrges Against
Nol Prosed in
Public Justice"
^ Greensboro.?The Watauga County
l3 election fraud eases became legal hisVtory
Thursday wlun District Ailor
! ney J. II. MoCr.iry took a nol pros in
5 ! the lwo cases pending In Federal
TfTV Court and Involving allc-g. d eonseiry
I I acy aguns,' the elective franchise in
^ } Boone and .Stony Fork precincts In
TT;i r^T?^"T*^?Trr i/l'iii Ti^STrTTT"*-*"^
St.- i t-iusi /voK1u?r aLiiu;-o*?^Ft.^**??iv.M--i<i?e two j
-Sliegiid ants <;? ]
r? : r ? -- ' H
rime conspiracy.. ttj$aln#t tjttf election laws
j.Vi- *n f'ovq Creek ana I^iiVh Creek pr?tiled
bluets were ended w-lth the acquittal
of the defendants on .trial before the
Honorable Johnson J. lhiye^ at
this! ^'ilkosHonv.
wait I *n h'"s al>)>'ioa,tiio:i to Judge Ilayes
rior *euvo to not pros the two remainIoor!in^
District Attorney Mofrary
i rccMilo d that trial ?>? Lite ?i.-f.-Ji,k;;yta_
Fii-'in creolt anil cove creek
lint- ,'*'sos. iM which the ?^>v* mmeiu had
lahn S -s sLl?At|ci>- i videivee of conspiracy.
>ond Vaulted ?n the acquittal of the sixteen
defendants. .v; the trial of these
cors ivvo the application stated. "ov
ass U? many of the material a.l?one
'^ca'tons as to conspiracy set out in
e of 1,19 remaining: hlUs ?of indictment in
)wn the lloonc and Stony Pork actions
been wero allowed to lve developed WiVirtunc
i!l" "
"loor bj Justice Department
tj^. The court was informed by District
eers M?<*ra:y ilia; the depart*
n it nu"nt <a! justice. after. t> ihg fully int
ar) formed of the facts in the cases, had
' j! authorised no. I pros entries "in the'
' Interest of public justice."
Defendants in the case growing out
' ci tht 1930 election in Boone precinct
oken wt,re A- D- VrlL^on. It. U Clay, W.
was Roy Johnson. 1*. C. Wyke, A. IGross,
cieve Gross. Lather South. A.
nber K' ^?u^ T. D- Afaot. Troy Xorris.
r his lloppCx- Hendrlx. \V. lUardin Brown.
4 Alfred Adams. D. A. Brown, Charles
S. Stevenson, Clint Xorris, B. Cleve
. Johnson. Henry J. HJardin, italeisrh
111S i Uottjeli Howard Oottrell.
Only three Weie indicted ir. the
oir Stony Fork case, these being C. I>.
XcNeS!, \V. S. Moretz and Harrison
isket Miller.
feat- MeCrary's Statement
col- JWstrloi Attorney XftCrary made the
o foil owing statement with reference to
lost ,ho ?l >otlttn cases:
local "Under the present statutes the only
offenses punishable are when an Ingirls
dividual deprives# another of his Glycines
:*vo franchise on account of his race
local or or when a group of Individ,
i>r. uals conspire together to deprive any
person or gnoup of persons of the
rdng fr?c exercise and enjoyment or the;
ap1 elective franchise.
bas- "In conspiracy cases, the conspirtfore
axr-'" -?--ono t>>c offense. and it Is!
w;n necessary to establish a preconcerted
plan or meeting of minds in order to
secure a conviction. Individual acts,
however wrongful they may be when
committed by an individual, are not
indictable under the Federal laws un
ICH | less it is shown that various individhave
Trals convbinea ana agreed wgeiiier tu
v li- bring about a wrongful act.
the "In this kind of case it is imraatepa
rial whether the conspiracy is sucoone
ccKsful or not in bringing about the
11 be object intended, but it is absolutely
time necessary to show tha*! a concert of
*day, action was agreed on, which necessarL*e
ily would render it often very diffi
ve- cult to develop so as to secure ?. conhout
viction."
"From IS70 to 1894 there were railing
ious federal statutes, under which
ears, men could be punished for individ.
Utp ual acts with reference to the holdyear
ing of elections and whksh also pro;ame
vided, under some circumstances^ for
199,- Federal supervisk?n of the polling
were places. However these statutes were
(Continued on Page 4)
RAT
alina
*i.60 PBS TEAK
WATAUGA TOBACCO
IS BRINGING GOOD
PRICES ON MARKET
Averages Hum as High ;> 19 Cents ?
Pound. Weed Provides a New Cash
t'rup fdv Doca! Farmers. Growers
Who Mad Never lie Core Cultivated
ToDaoco ite|K>n Fnusut&l Successes.
.V's-enge Kxpcrpd to Increase.
Watauga's small tobacco crop Is
moving i<> thv> markets of Kast Tennessee
and Soutli\ve?t Virginia, and
whib /he poundage is greatly deer
ea:>;-l. vhc ^irieev he|?j receded by
the Ki'ir.vf ^ .-.iv u g: tsar deal higher
than last year.
Weed crowing is a new enterprise
in this section, and until four year:-:
ago was considered a rather impruciieai
experiment. Dm need (or a new
ash crop led local agrir ulturists to
lit- cultivation of Burley, and today
v.arehbusjs check* arc nothing- uncommon
in Watauga.
Roy ItiiMman of Boone, who ownc
a farm on Beaver I>aros, received
4:?2.07 net for his tobacco, which was
grown on o iu*-fourth acre of ground.
His average on the 4.S0 pounds? was
10c i?c r poutid. stud the two ton
.made.- brought 25c and 24c respectively.
Mr. Hagn.rnan states that $4.50
for fert/Hizfr was all the additional
:. i o n ev lie expended on the tobacco
crop, and he is highly pleased with
5iis success. The weed was sold on
he Abingdon, \ market, and was
said to have brought the best prices
of the day.
A. it Adams, of Vilas, tried his luck
at tobacco growing this year for the
first time. He bought ten cents worth
of seed, prepared a hot lied, selected
a tract of less than one-fourth acre,
and went to work. No commercial fertilizer
was used or. the land, and the
growing plants were hoed only three
times. Hollowing the curing period he
paid a neighbor $1.25 to grade the
leaf, sent it to the Abingdon market,
and last week received a check for
$114.50. Mr. Adams believe^ the crop
is easier to cultivate than c,al>bage.
and plans an increased acreage next
yea v.
Spencer Miller, city letter carrier
of Boone, also grew tobacco on his
Mabel farm last. year. His tenant
planted and cared for a trace which
contained two and one-half poles less
than an acre. The plants cost $4.00
and fertilizer used or. the ground an
additional $2.50. No extra labor was
required in the cultivation. Mr. Milletsold
the loaf to a speculator for
Siu'i ofi at tho liarn.
Wj^uuisa t year.
?if! w?e<* Jul* .uataiWirt.VJ Juslf.sa a . ,
lieunanont crop in this Section.
WATAUGA TO GET
$8,500 FOR RELIEF
OF UNEMPLOYED
Over n Million and a Hnlf Dollars to
Be ExiMHidcd in State durin& Jmiunry
and February. i 43,000 l'ainllies
to Be Cnrwl for During Month
of January, Y.ocnl Agencies Unable
to Cope With Situation.
Raleigh. X. C.?For :lie purpose of
sapplwnentSnp local funds to meet
emergency relief needs in the one
hundred counties of North Carolina
a loan of $1,635,000 \? is Frklay approved
by rhe Reoon^tructloh Finance
Corporation tor the months of January
and February. Of this fund Watar.--;
will receive $4,000 during the
moretb of January, and $4,500 during
Lhc following -month;
The tfiate-wide a^iwitionnH-nt for
January is $740,000 and for Februury
$Sds?,000. Previously $815,Obi) had
been secured for the months of October
and November, and $571,000 for
December.
.Larger amounts for the wo winter
months was necessary because of the
increasing nAim'ber of in need
of assistance. County relief agencies
estimate the total number of families
who will have to be helped in January
at 143.325 and in February at 151,272
(as against 122,281 in December)
and that there will bo available front
local funds *505,251 and $$57,273 for
the two months respectively. This
means a relief load in the State of
nearly a million and a half dollars
monthly.
The Federal Emergency Relief
Fund just made available will be paid
in four installments, payment of first
(Continued on Pnf?e <*}
PARK HAS FTFTY-ON'JE PEAKS
WITH H/rnTDF OVER MILK
The Great Smoky Mountains National
Park contains fifty-one peaks
and gap? more than a mile high, acj
cording to a list compiled by John D.
I lopping, puoncity director of the
Chamber of Commerce, from records
I of the U. S. Geological Survey.
According: to the list, ?n-e -C
mountain peaks in the park area with
an altitude of 6,000 feet or more.
Twenty-three peaks have an attitude
of over 5.28c feet but lcs3 than; 6,000
feel, while eight mountain griq*^ are
over 5.280 feet high.
The highest peak in the park Is
Clingman's Dome, which rises 6,642
feet above sea level. Next in ateg is
Mt. Guyoi which is 6,621 feet h
Ali of the peaks are located within
the park area, which consists "of approximately
428,000 acres. The Newfound
found Gap oyer which run? the
main highway io the Great Smoky
Mountains National Tank, is only a
few hundred feet leas than a mile
high, its altitude being- 5,045 feet.?
Jarkson County Journal.