Sittings From
the Legislature
By M_ K, DiinNAuAfi
Sjwial Writer Sor The Democrat
Raleigh, N. C.?Sab-committees o
the General Assembly are now doiii;
seme deep digging, longing, prcba
bly with little hope, for subterra
neap vaults with buried treasure
With which to balance the budget an,
provide for necessary State fane
tiens. Finding none of these, they ar
seeking to "find the money wher
the money is/* if any, and will pro
hahly emerge in a week or less wit!
a general sales tax, coupled with i
St '--wide eight-months school pro
posal, abolishing the charter dis
tricta along with it.
Many legislators express ?ppositioi
to a sales tax and, under other con
diiiens, would be found fighting it t'
the las! ditch, but who now say i
seems the way out, and, as obnox
ions as it is, they are about recon
died to support it. The merchant
are fighting it, naturally, and tin
opponents are going to the mat daily
but feel they are on the losing end
If the answer is not a sales tax o:
2 or 3 per cent, of gross sales, i
has net yet been discovered.
Coupled with it will be the eight
months State-wide school term, un
less all signs fail, and as a part v'.
that will be the abolition of spfiCia
charter school districts, so far a;
operation goes. This will be opposec
by the representatives of the largei
centers which have nine months oi
school and other refinements and ad
diiions to the school work. The.v wil
claim that it is the smaller countie:
calrjxfr upon them again to coirj
their burdens, but ii this triple rata
suve, sales tax, eight-months 3choo;
and abolition of the districts does
not result, alt pvesent signs are a!
fault.
Tiie finance, appropriations and
school machinery bills are expected
to be before the two housse within
a week or two and should be disposed
of within a week 01 ten days, unless
unforsecn complications arise. If
such piopress is made, the aceepied
CO days may be sufficient, but 75
days may be allowed.
The visible progress made the past
and sixth week of the session cannot
be taken as a criterion of what
has been achieved. Very little has
actually been completed, although
many movements are in process. The
committee on reorganization of the
State government has only abolition
of the Personnel Director ib "sine,
jt; efforts. The Corporation
I > ..Commission abolishing biii nr.* vyc.'.
i up and down. It was revived lasl
- ",_cll7 zf *""" "" earlier -death, passed
......u?, wn
again referred, -this time to Judiciary
No. 1 committee, where it now rcposes,
to bob up again probably this
week. It was amended to provide for
erection each four years of the Pub
lie Utilities Commissioner but is not
yet satisfactory. Like the cat with
many lives, it dies and comes back,
but its final destiny is prohlemaitcal.
The sixth week showed more than
7-30 bills had been introduced, 210
in the Senate and 620 in the House,
of which 109, largely local, has been
enacted into law. Last week aboul
150 bills, 35 in the Senate and 115
In the House, were introduced, and
in that week 35 were ratified, 19 local
bills and 16 general bills and resolutions.
Except -for half a dozen measures,
passed ibut not actually ratitied until
last week, the important ones arc
given briefly. One reduced the 00day
road camp sentence minimum to
30 days. Another prevents officer!
from receiving witness fees for attending
courts in their jurisdictions
The law requiring open bids for pub
lie jobs and supplies was slightly
modified, as was the law on the is
sessment .plan of some types of in
snratiee companies. Shad fish cannol
now be taken from the waters neat
New Hanover, Brunswick, Pendet
and Onslow counties. Several coun
tie? were added to the amendmen'
to the amen
to the "worthless check" law, givinj
magistrates jurisdiction in cases in
volving $50 or less, so that it is nou
almost state wide.
Inspired by the disappearance ol
former Senator R. S. McCoin, Hen
derson, the law providing for appoint
meat of guardians for persons wh<
disappear and an, not located in threi
months, was enacted. The Inaurano
Depaitnsent now fca's supervision ov
ei- certain assessment life insuranci
associations under a new law. A res
oiution calls on the N. C. delegatioi
to urge the f ederal govcti'uuCrit t'
use gTanito for monuments and pub
lie buildings.
The Senate passed and sent to thi
House the bill permitting divorce:
after two years of seperation, in
stead of-five, and requiring residenci
in the state, one year instead of iwu
The House is still considering thi
"barber bill" to extend the presen
license law state wide, instead o
to larger towns.
Hearing has been held on the bil
seeking to (abolish the Workmen'
Compensation Act, or otherwise mo
defy it. That act, however, appear
well fixed and little fear is enter
tained of abolishing or crippling il
A hearing was held on the new con
stitution, written by the Constitn
tional Commission and embodies! ii
a bill. How it will fccfheceivod is un
certain yet.
Among the i\ introduced '.as
week was one to reorganize the De
i wa:
ANc
i VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 33
r y
? I Senate Demands Scalp
Davxd S. Barry, 73, veteran
Sergeant-at-Arms of the U. S. Senate,
suspended in nr. unprecedented action
by that august body for writing a
magazine article for The Nov/ Outlook
in which he- said some, members
of Congress took money for their
vote3, faces the ire of veteran Senators
who still insist upon his comj>Teto
removal.
E1)W. H, MORTIMER
DIES IN JOHNSON
CITY ON THURSDAY
Prominent Lumberman, Well Known
! io W?t?uc? P.orJ. P..-I
, j PUtol Wound in Johnson Cily Office.
Funeral Held Saturday. No
Reasons Are Given for Suicide.
Widow and Two Children Survive.
Edw. H. Mortimer, prominent luir.'
berman and former resident of Elk
Park, died in u Johr.tton City, Tenn.,
, hospital Thursday from a pistol
wound apparently inflicted by himself
on the previous afternoon. According
to available information, Mr.
Mortimer had lunched with his family
and had then gone to his office
which is 'within filly feet
residonce- Shotily afterwards a shot
was heavd and his brotner, ,j. siorri[
mer, accompanied by E. H. Mortimer
Lh^_ office where they
^iteetSsed. 'than suffering
front a severe wound in the head. A
' gun was found close by.
[ An ambulance was summoned and
Mr. Mortimer was rushed to Appall
lachian Hospital where it was found
that a bullet, fired apparently at
close range, hat! pierced his right
1 temple and had emerged just above
the left ear, inflicting a fatal in1
juryFuneral
services were lie-Id Satur'
day at Johnson City, and interment
occurred in the City Cemetery. Survivors
include the widow, one son,
| one daughter and two brothers.
Mr. Mortimer was favorably
known in Watauga where he had intermittently
transacted business for
mauy years, and his tragic death
' came as a shock to a wide circle of
, menua,
JUIJUS P7C0FFEY
DIES IN CALDWELL
Weil Known Farmer Suceumbi to
Heart Trouble. Wat Well Known
in Watauga County. Large Group
at Funeral Services.
Julius P. Coffey, ier.g-time vesit
dent of Caldwell County and well
known to hundreds of Wataugans,
was buried Sunday morning at Phil
adt 'phin Church in the Mulberry secr
tioi., with Elder R. A. May ip. charge,
according te information carried in
f the current issue of the Lenoir News
- Topic.
Mr. Coffey was 74 years of age.
> He suffered a stroke of paralysis last
; September and developed heart trou:
ble shortly afterwaro. ueaih occurred
- Saturday.
: The deceased man was an en'.er
prising farmer and for many years
1 had paid Boone and Watauga fre
> quent visits. He was also interested
- in various cotton mills, veneer plants,
wagon plants and allied interests.
: Present at the funeral service was
s a host of friends and relatives. Mr.
- Coffey is survived by his widow and
2 two adopted children.
? BLOWING ROCK YOUTH
J MAKES SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Edwin Robbins, ] 6-year-old 30n of
' Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kobbins of Blows
ing Rock, is thought to be recovering
- t ?i i?ii-L ???-.i
JLXVTJIJ ?* OCU"liUllVVCU UUllOb WUUUU)
3 the suicide attempt having been last
~ Saturday night. It is said the youth
- was drinking and in a card game
" with friends, that hi? mother went
" for him, took him home, and rerns
onstrated with him as to his conduct.
- The report of the gun was heard
so Ti after he went to his room. The
t bullet missed the heart and lodged
- in the left lung. His chances for recovery
appear good.
in-Partisan Newspaper, 1
BOONE, WAT-jfUGA C?
BEL INTRODUCED
RELATIVE LOCAI
RECORDERS CGUR
Senator McNeil of A the;. Spoiwci
Mr&mre to Confer Civil Juritd
t:or. Upon New Court. Actions J
volving $1,000 or Less May
Handled. Bill Referred fa Judv
ary No. 2 Committee.
Raleigh, N r.? A 'biU "To conf
cWM jurisdiction upon the Reco:
ex's Court of Watauga County" w
introduced in the Ganeral A&emh
Saturday by Senator McNeill, A?1
representing the 29th District. T
bill was referred to Judiciary' No.
J Committee.
' Senator McNeill's bill, v/oujd gi
I the Recorder's Court of Wntau;
J County jurisdiction to try ana deU
mine civil actions whenever t
plsintrf? or defendant is a__r$3iiide
of the county. The jurisd>e$u^f|ou
be concurrent with that Of Justic
of the Peace and with the Supcri
Court in all actions founded onj5?
tract, wherein the amount ir.vbtVo
exclusive of interest -and. coate^on
not exceed $1,000, and in actio
not rounded on contract in which t
amount involved does not ex^e*
$500, exclusive of costs and i.ttti
est.
I'he ac'ions of the court \v-j?
be governed by the several si ctfg
of the Consolidated Statutes'*/
North Carolina, including aecfifi
1591, down to and including /$!
word "court'1 in line 3; r.ocfeib
1692 to 1598, inclusive, and sectii
1550, the bill points out.
MitSALLENPERR
DIES AT Z10NVILL1
?-0 :J" ^
Well Known Lady $utcurab? to Lo*
Illness. Funeral' it Mast
yard. Husband and
Children Survive.
,
Mrs. A. .A. Perry, 59-year-oi$ rt
tidfent of the JSiooville section. JKfd
ici ori Junuorv
cording to belated information r?Bg
ing Hoonev ==-^j
to hav^ been, the cause. of here-?
ynise'tfVra^W barf btiwi nt- &i?A*?kiJj
jiuiy.,
Funeral services were conduct
on the 2nd at the J. H. Mast grav
yard and were in charge of Rev. F
Hodges of the Baptist Church.
The survivors include a huabai
| and six children: Mis. C. L. Warn
! of Zionville; Mrs. Clint Eggtrs, ^
las: Mrs. Floyd Ureene.- Silverston
Mrs. C. F. Eggers, Forest, Vs.; Ha
ley and Ralph Perry of Silverstone
Mrs. Perry was a native of t1
Cove Crock section and had spe
her enlire life in Watauga Count
living in Boone for several yea
while Mr. Parry was in charge of t.l
county jail. She was an unusual
aclive member of the Baptist Churc
a fine Christian lady, and had mat
friends in Boone and throughout 11
county who grieve her passing.
Sparta Bank Looted
Of $1,500 by Yegg
J Sparta.?Vrggn.cn forced an e
j trance to the Bank of Sparta Thui
jday night and robbed the safe of a
proximately $1,500. Entrance to tl
building was pained through a re
door and the safe apparently w
opened in the usual way by the coi
bination, without resort to exu]
sives.
The cash removed was limited
bills and silver, accumulated penni
being- ignored by the robbers. "
checks nor bank papers in the sa
were molested. The robbery was di
covered at the opening hour for be
iness, after Cashier Edwin Dune,
had opened the safe, as usual,
find that the cash contents of t
previous evening had disappeared
mysterious fashion. The yeggs h;
made ? smooth get-away, leaving ;
clues for officers to trail.
Tobacco Growers to
Meet Here Monda
A meeting of the tobacco growc
has been called for next Tuesday, t
21st, at 10 o'clock in the courthoui
The meeting is sponsored by the A
ingdon and Bristol Chambers
Commerce end ?n expert wilt be
hand to explain tobacco diseases ai
remedies. All those interested in t
bacco growing are urged to atter
MRS. EARP DEAD
A Mrs. Earp, resident of the "CI
na" section under the mountain frc
Blowing Rock, is reported to ha
died Sunday night from pneumon
Interment was Monday. Five childr
arc said to survive.
There will be preaching service
the Mount Pleasant Church in t
Meat Camp section on the foui
Sunday at 2:30, it is announced. R'
J. A. Yount, local Lutheran min
ter, will preach.
fA DI
Ptevoted to the Best Intere
ssepv north Carolina, .thuks
President-Elect Sal
c?? ?aabp ..... ?^r ahyfi jswaugg
^ Waving farewell as he act sail <
before taking over the Presidency,
to a real rest and relaxation from
Kermit Roosevelt, son of former
shows Kermit Roosevelt, PresidentHad
upon whose yacht. The Nourma
'r~ was made fron> Jacksonville, Fin.
1MPEKATUREAT
? AN AVERAGE OF 22
DEGREES IN WEE!
ff N$v Leer Readings Are Submitte
From College Station. Zero Weatl
Ear Last Thursday for First Tim
Siucc 1930. Almost Five Inches c
Snowfall Comes With Record Free
ling. Other Interesting Data.
** i_
The weather man handed our- t
Wataugans last week a strip of th
most consistently frigid feather n
corded in many years. The t.hermon
'3~. i-ter *t the College Wnather Static,
R regisfeoed "five; below tero on Thur
thai th
tit bar experienced he:
, lerrausii.: Lifsl
average temperature was 22 degree
?" 1'rof. Wright of the College Buvca
submits the complete facts and fi|
urds as to the unusual condition t
the elements last week:
Average ?iaxir,tcmpprSfiSw
33 degrees.
c> Average minimum temperntuv:
r" 10 degrees.
'* Average temperature, 22 degree
Average daily range in tcmpcri
Rv lure, 23 degrees.
'I Greatest daily ranee in temper;
" ture, 37 degrees: date, 8th.
?e Average temperature at 6 p. n
v (time of observation), 21 degrees.
' Highest temperature reached, 1
degrees; date, 7th and 8th.
Lowest temperature reached, 5 bt
low; date, Oth.
Total .precipitation (includin
melted snow, 1.81 inches.
Greatest precipitation in 24 hour
I* 1.27; date, 7th.
Total snowfall in inches, 4.75.
n- Greatest snowfall in "24 hours i
s- inches, 3.50; date. 4th.
P- Number of days .with 0.01 in<
he or more precipitation, 5.
ar Number of clear days, 2.
as Number of clcudy days, 5.
u- Dates of fogs, 7th and 8th.
o- Dates of sleet, 7th and .10th.
High winds on 5th.
f NILEYtNORRIS
i DIES ON MONDA1
[in
to
^ Brother of Local Mao P?u?i Afti
jn Long nine**. Funeral Conducted
Tuesday hy Rev. Payne.
Burial at Sands.
no
Niley G. Norris, 58 years old, oi?
at the home of a brother, \V. C. No
ris, near Boone, Monday morning a
ter a severe illness of about si
y months with a kidney ailment.
Funera! services were conduct*
iV3 Tuesday a 10 o'clock from the hon
be by Rev. W. C. Payne, Baptist mi:
;e. ister, and interment was at tl
h- Sands cemetery.
of Surviving arc three brothers: Ro
on ert Norris of Hickory, W. C. Nori
nd of Boone, Gurney Nusiis of Been
.0- four aisters: Mesdames Scott Nori
id. of Beaver Dam, Hunter Peters
Bristol, J. C. Rosenbalm of Brist<
and H. L. Ragan of Boone,
tti- Mr. Norris was bom in Watauf
>m County, near Boone, a son of tl
ve late W. D. Norris. However, he hi
ia. 3pent the past twenty-five or mo
cn vcais in various [)?!?> ui v"? tuu
try, and in late years had made t
home in Tennessee and Virginia. I
at returned here four months ago
he make his home with his brother, pe
"th ding his recovery. He was a memb
ev. of one of the most substantial lot
is- families and had many friends thr
ont this section.
:moc
sts of Northwest North Care
?JL>A X, FESRUAf\\ I Or jSwa
ling Southern Waters
i I i i
; i ^ 1 i
an an eleven -lay cruise, his last vacation
Franklin 1). Roosevelt looked forward
cares. Aboard .villi him was his cousin.
President, Theodore Roosevelt. FhotO
elect Roosevelt and Vincent Astor, host,
dial, the cruise is being made. The start j
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HEIiOiC ACTS OF
:j FJREMEN QUENCH
r | DAfllVir i^t nice ;
kj R/iumu rLAMfto;
d Large Section of City Threatened .
i- With Destruction as Blizzard Fans
ie Flame in Blackburn Hotel Build- (
?f ?ng. Volunteer Fire Fighters, Cov- s
ered with Ice, Wage Successful <
Battle Against Destroyer. ,
o A blaze which originated on the ?
12 second floor of the old Blackburn (
5- Hotel building, and which is supposed (
tc have been caused by flame from j
n a hitherto abandoned flue, threatened <
s- to raze a large portion of the town {
ft fflflffPS Saturday morning. The ,
;di volunteer firemen cubic to the scetier**?
e ~ ttiHn in' tKn \unc- F u-r-> inn. I
s. its of the town would now be in *sl?- J
u es. Undaunted by a raging blizzard, .
p- the dozen firemen sallied forth into j
>f the apparently doomed structure, ,
men on top of the icy tin roof had (
a; their clothing fiozen by the streams ,
from the nozzles, but within a space
2r of less than an ho'm not a snnrk of t
fire remained in the ?ambling framed h
s. structure. J
i- One member of the fire squad, hit }
squarely with the tremendous force (
* ?ol the hose and with clothing and j
shoes frozen to his body, was in dani.
gsv of death, v/hen he was forced
away from the scene and restora3.
tives administered. Citizens of the j
; community worked hard in removing
the furnishings from several rooms
occupied by different families, and g
there was practically no damage. The
- building had been used for apart3,
nvr.U and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevenson
lived there, two or three
groups of college boys had quarters, '
in the law office of Ballou and Bing- '
ham was on the ground floor, and
*h .Tames Brown and son had ''batched"
there. Some members of Mr. Phillips1
family, who owned the building, also
made their home there.
|*r\? c.^iiiiaic ui vitc una iu u'f uuuding
ha? been made. The fire was
| confined to the eastern side of the
| topmost floor, and it is understood
| that repairs will be made.
The Blackburn Hotel is one of the
old landmarks of the town, had been
J built for more than fifty years, and
I contained twenty-six rooms.
.r BIRTHDAY DINNER
A large crowd of relatives and
friends of "nr. W. L. Kenaon of Vi- ;
las, gathered at the home of a son,
Lonnie Henscn, on last Sunday to
id liuitui Mr. Her.son. on the occasion
r- of his 153rd birthday. A sumptuous
I- dinner whs spread, which evidenced ;
ix no sign of the depression, and a ,
general good time was enjoyed, with
:d all wishing for the esteemed gentlete
man many happy returns of the day.
n- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reese Were
te also sponsors of the enjoyable affair.
Besides the immediate family, four
b- brothers of the honoree were presis
ent, Messrs. Ben Henson, Watt Hene;
sen, Ohnrlos W?n?on and Ed Henson,
is and a grandson, Master Gene Reese,
of Invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
>1, Manley Williams, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Greene, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Horton
ca and daughter, James Horton, Miss
>e Constance Shoun, Mrs. Watt Henson,
td Mrs. Charles Henson, Miss Edna
re Holtzclaw and Mrs. Ed Henson.
n- '
lis North Wilkesboro.?Osenv T Finn-1
fe cy of Brownsville, Texas, who is a
to candidate to succeed John N. Garn
ncr, vice-president-elect, as reipresenev
tative in Congress from the Fifteenth
u?l Texas District, is a native of Wilkes
u- County. He is judge of the Cameron
County court.
RAT
51.60 PER YEAR
BINGHAM NAMElP
ATTY. FOR CREDIT
CORPORATION
Will Handle All Liens Chattels and
Mortgages for Raleigh Branch. Announcement
Made Monday by
John P. Stedman. G- D. Brinkley
to Aid Borrowers in Jailing Their
Papers.
Raleigh, N. C.?-John K. Bingham,
yi Boone, has been designated as attorney
for Watauga County v?r. ;;se
certificates of title for liens, chattels
and mortgages will be accepted by
the Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation of Raleigh, N. C., for
loans to be made to tfcj people of
rhis county, John P. Stedman, executive
vice-president and manager,
announces.
Mr. Stedman also announces that
j. P. Brinkley, Boone, has agreed to
aid those of this county seeking to
aorrow money from the corporation
n making cut their applications 111
iroper form, thus facilitating the
preliminary work and helping to
save time and eliminate "red tape"
n getting the loans through.
Fees for attorneys, paid by the
ipit'icant;, are limited to one-half
>f one per cent, of the loan, with a
minimum of SI and a maximum of
512.50 on chattels and liens, while
Lhe fees on real property will be
governed by the amount of work
involved in preparing the abstract
and mortgage. Attorneys, as well as
county farm agents, are agreeing to
perform the duties connected with
making loans largely for patriotic
and community reasons, Mr. Stedman
dates, pointing out thai county
igeuts are co-operating splendidly.
tupcicab on tne loans is at tne rate
if 5 1-2 per cent, and a small inspection
fee, depending on the size
>f the loan, will be added, Stedman -v
states. . V ,(
Loans are not to be made 10 persons
who may he interested in agrisulture
and receiving the major part
>f their income from other sources,
iut they will .be confined to actual
'dirt farmers" whose main livelihood
:omes from farming, poultry, livestock
and dairy operations, Mr. Sted11
bu bImvcS. It i.~. the fsrra owner, too,
tftd; not the. tenant _ farmer, Who rrill
i>e the beneficiary of the Regional ,
Agricultural Credit Corporation's as-~
:rops, raising cattle, operating daTres
ami raising .poultry on their own Jm j'ViraS
and will be extended loans under
the regulations of the corporation,
the vice-president and manager anlour.ces.
Loans are made direct jiorr, thc;Ewtleigh
office and do not hsv^ to
ie passed upon in Washington, thus
iliminating time and trouble and permitting
borrowers to get their mon>y
much earlier than otherwise would
io he case, Mr. Stcdman states.
Mr, Bingham states that all loans
will mature in one year or less time.
Anyone inctrested can get Mr. Bingr.am
to fill out an application.
A r. . i .
npijciiuiwiiis r?iai 10
Sixteen-Year-Old Girl
Jean Rogers, lS-y?ar-old daughter
)L Mr, and Mrs. Dock Rogers of Coshocton,
Ohio, former residents of
this county, died in a hospital in that
city on last Thursday front perotir.itis,
following an operation for appendicitis
performed four days before.
Mr. Rogers rvill be remembered
as the son of the late "W. \V. Rogers
and Mrs. Rogers as the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Moody. They
moveu to Ohio when Joan was a
small child, and have made their
home there since.
Messrs. Charles Rogers, Plato
Moody, Mrs. Bins Lovill, Mrs. Raymond
Carroll and Miss Fayc Vannoy
of this community, attended the
funeral, returning home Tuesday
night.
NORTH WILKESBOKO WOMAN'S
BROTHER AND SISTER KILLED
. North Wilkesboro.?Miss Janie
Barnes and Charles Barnes, uistcr
and brother of Mrs. Gordon Finley
of this city, were killed in an automobile
at Jacksonville, Fla., Monday,
according to a message received by
relatives here.
Details concerning the accident
were not learned. Mr. Barnes was
killed instantly and Miss Barnes died
soon after reaching a hospital. The
funeral was held in Jacksonville on
Wednesday
"SIGNS OF THE TIMES" TO
BE TOPIC OF SERMON SUNDAY
Rev. S. E. Gragg will preach at
the Advent -Christian Chnrch here
next Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock
hour, and a cordial invitation
is extended to all to join in the worship.
Mr. Gragg will use as the topic
of his discourse "The Signs of the
Times."
Planting of -lcspedezn in Rutherford
County increased from 140 acres
in 11929 to 1,490 acres in 1932, ac- .
cording to facts gathered by the
county farm agent.