BOONE
SKETCHES
T3? I C R
|1 ~'J? n
HITHER AND TON
AN ARDENT prohibitionist taking
a long-drawn-out swig of meai
corn liquor.
Ycung wife saving her husband liu
miliation by buying a couple of ban
of Life Buoy.
Local gendarmes escorting an al
legedly inebriated person, who alleg
edly violated common laws of decen
cy on an allegedly public thorough
fare, to the jail-house.
Husky athlete changing tire as ?
couple of lean companions congratulate
him 011 his great strength.
Corpulent gent who holds a government
position, smokes pipe, carries
a pi3tol and wears gold badge
(but wishes his name withheld from
print), declaring that he's still a Republican
. . . "just to be different."
Proprietor Boone business house
tells friend that "these blondes maki
me weak in the knees."
Plump country gal, attired in rec
from top to toe. lashes tarred auc
lips carmined. assumes air of sophis
ticalion as she lights herself a cigarette.
The divers merits of a "hot heli'
and a "cold hell" being argued on
Main Street.
Young gentleman, eyes glazed by
the imbibement of fiery spirits, leading
elderly gentleman across the
street.
Small boy rolling a wheel-barrow
loaded with a small charred keg.
Odell Benfieid showing the place
where he once had three perfectly
good teeth.
Hard Thomas headed for the fiddlers'
convention with a violin urtTier
his arm.
One feller proving by another feller
that he'll knock h outen a
third feller is he don't let 'im alone.
G. O. P. stalwart declaring that
N. R. A., properly defined, means
"Need Republican Assistance."
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT
A TENANT farmer who lives
near Boone was brought before
a local justice of the peace
Wednesday morning, charged with
the most atrocious crime known to
man or beast. According to the testimony
of substantial citizens, this
human skunk, who, thank God,
V?? If-. O*-*- 1U??
or brausr ts !r.i"n?IWHtv a littlo
six-year-old boy who hod been entrusted
to his care by the local welfare
department. The lad was
brought into court, and his body,
which bore af least three hundred
welts and gashes, was exhibited
before the Justice. Two heavy dogwood
sprouts, worn to a frazzle Over
the puny body, were offered as addition!?!
evidence of the defendant's
hellish brutality. The justice,
finding "probable cause," bound
the culprit to Recorder's Court under
the trifling bond of a hundred
dollars, which, of course, will be
promptly forfeited. The little boy
was taken from the home where
he has resided under these torturous
circumstances for the past
several months, was given medical
treatment, and will be placed in
the care of decent people, we hope.
But the court, it appears, has dealt
entirely too lightly with the offender.
We always believed in giving
the law a chance to strut its
stuff In such cases . . . but often
the law is too lenient. While we
wouldn't promote a mob . . . not
something ought to be done to
the "something" that beat up this
kid. A dose of the same medicine
woudn't hurt him a bit . . . three
or four good long dogwood sprouts
worn to a frazzle around his
wretched, worthless carcass. And
a licking of this sort wouhlnt half
compensate for his crime against
society. The citizens of the county
will leave the ease to the court, we
are sure . . . and it is now up to the
court to do Its duty.
THOSE ARISTOCRATS
SHE'S an aristocrat! Her shoul
ders raise just a trifle when shi
is forced to walk with the lowl;
proletariat . . . she gathers her gar
o ments just a trifle closer about i.e:
when she mingles with the rabble a
the market place! For Grandpa"
uncle's cousin's nephew helped old G
Washington paddle a canoe or some
thing across the Delaware one win
tor's day long, long ago!
He's an aristocrat! His grandpa;
fought, bled and died with Grant o
Lee or Morgan or Sherman or some
body! One of his distant ancestor
helped Betsy Ross rip up 'er petti
coat and fashion the first America:
flag! No po' white trash in his f&m
lly tree; no black sheep . . . just aris
tneroro ttnrl than anm*? nriaff
crats!
Like the poor, they will be wtt
us always . . - these high-born, higt
flown men and women! Inoculate
against social error and spiritui
wrong-doing by a long line of chi\
alrous forebears, these aristocrat
thrive in the warm glow of self-sat
isfaction. Inculcated into the mine
of each rising generation is tt
profound and enjoyable knowledg
that "I am not as this publican
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VOLUME XLV, NUMBER G
^ To Marry Governor J ^
Miss Violet Elizabeth McDeugall, jj^
(above) executive secretary to Gov- | ^
1 cnior John Garland Pollard of Vir- i ^
1 ginia, is to become "first lady" of I ^
that State, her engagement to ihe |
' governor having been announced }
1 recently.
TEACHERS FROM
THREE COUNTIES :
IN SISSIUN HKKK ?
sc
More Than 150 Teachers Are Ad- ui
; dressed by Members of State Ds- hi
partment of Education at College ai
Auditorium Monday. Dr. Highsmith,
Misses McRougal and Douglas Take
Pert. New School Law Topic. fi
About one hundred and fifty teach- tl
i er?, high school and elementary prin- w
cipals of Watauga, Caldweli, Ashe ol
; and Alleghany counties gathered at PJ
i the auditorium of the Appalachian ol
State Teachers College Monday, &
where they participated in confer- tfc
ences conducted by members of the ni
State Board of Education. <V?
Dr. Highsmith, Miss McDougal and
UldQ nmnvloo namo frrtw. Dalaink 1 ^
the former centered hie discussions w
about the new 3CI100I law. Miss Douglas
discussed the use of libraries al
and supplementary reading matter, e:
while Miss MeDougal introduced P1
plans of work, particularly elementary
work ror the year-, teacher; ?
meetings end the ?k? ?
Lunch was furnished by the college
for the visitors and at the conclusion
of the conferences, Dr. Dougherty
presented in detail the plan of
the State Schoo! Commission's set- y
up of a salary schedule. The entire ,
scheme has nto beer, completed, it
was said, but will be ir. workable
form by the fifteenth.
No Tax on Threshing w
Machines, Says Thomas *
j.Mr.
Marion Thomas, deputy cil- ] s)
lector of Federal revenue, who was w
in town the first of the week, says
that he has had a number of inquiries b
as to whether or not there is a Federal
tax on the operation of thresh- "
ing machines. He states, in reply, ^
that where threshers are used for
custom work th6re is no levy under '
his office, and that they may be op
erated as heretofore. He also states k
that while he is not in position to c
speak with authority on State inat- s,
ters, that he understands there is no ^
State tax which would affect the a
threshers. a
Mrs. Love Recovering ?
From Strange Stroke t
t
Mrs. D. S. Love of Vilas, who suf- h
fered a stroke of paralysis on July
8, Is now able to talk, and is show- fi
ing signs of permanent recovery, ac- v
cording' to her husband, who was a e
visitor in town Tuesday. Mr. Love I
states that the stroke was an un- b
usual one, that his wife prepared o
breakfast as usual, that he ate and v
went about his farm duties without
' knowing of her illness, and that when J
f she went to awaker. a son she wrote
- him a note saying she had lost her
r speech She remained in this condit
tion most of the time since, but now
3 has practically the complete use of f
her vocal organs. h
1.
- SHERWOOD IS APPOINTED f
IWlWTM A CTVD A T? ITT A? ..
p t
r Mr. Ed. F. Sherwood last week rei
ceived his appointment as temporary i
a postmaster at Vilas, N. C., and will e
I- assume his work within the next few J
a days. He expects to keep the office c
i- in the same building which it' now c
>- occupies for the time being, but will
>- build modem quarters when his ap- i
pointment is made permanent. Mr.
h Sherwood succeeds Mr. Vance Presl
nell, who .has held the office for sev- !
d era! years. He is quite popular in his ]
U community and is expected to make <
a highly satisfactory postmaster. I
is <
t- H. C. Jones, emergency negro agent ,
Is in Winston-Salem, reports the plant- j
ie ing of 3,100 gardens by negroes of
;e the city. The gardens have been well i
cultivated and the surplus vegetables
will be canned. i
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AUG.
Partisan Newspaper, Devi
BOONE, WATAUGA COUN'
MOT CHRISTIAN
ONFERENCE TO BE
IELD IN WATAUGA
Rogations from Churches of Piedmont
Carolina to Gather on Yonaiilossee
Road August 24-25. Camp
Meeting WUl Be in Progress. Free
Camping Accommodations Provided
for Those Who Wish to Attend.
The fifty-fifth annual session of the
iedmont Advent Christian Ccnferice
will convene Thursday and Frily.
August 24th and 25th on the
onahlossee Road five miles from
lowing Rock. The conference will
i held in connection with the Advent
hristian Camp Meeting, which will
e in progress throughout the week
r August 20-27.
The location picked for the conferlce
and camp meeting is one of the
lost beautiful in Western North
aroiina. The camp ground itself is
1 the very crest of the Blue Ridge
iui an aitnuae 01 more t&an 4,000 j
et. overlooked from a few miles dis-1
mce by the Grandfather Mountain, j
le of the most ancient formations I
i Eastern America.
Charles J. Prcslar, president of the (
jnference urges all the churches to )
:nd full delegations and "to show an 1
irivaled interest in the Lord's work *
i these days of Spiritual decline *
id worldliness.
Meals will be served on the grounds
>r not more than 20 cents each, of- jC
cials state, with free indoor accom- JL
lOdations for those who wish to bring [
leir cwn bedding. Board and rooms
ill be provided for a limited number %
' persons for 50 cents per day in
rivate homes within er.sy distance C<
; the camp groimd. Free wood and I
Lmping space will be provided for
lose who bring their own tents. Cool ,
ghts in this high altitude are ?relent
and bedding should he ample.
A number of noted preachers and .
cturers from all parts of the East Jaj
ill be heard during the camp meet- ty
ig. Old-time hymn a will be sung, pi
r?d an old-time spiritual revival la tc
cpected by those in charge. The
ablic is cordially invited to attend. J*
AjSg
IOONE LADY HURT Is
IN AUTO COLLISION^!
Usft Lu* He Milter, Teacher in (Jon- pj
cord Schools Severely Injured and e(j
Patient at Moorcsvllle Hospital. e3<
May Jtteturn to Boone.
at
Miss Lucile Miller, daughter of Mr. a\
r.d Mrs. W. P. Miller of Boone, and 'f,
ho has been engaged for two years pi
s a teacher in a high school near[w
oncord, was seriously injured last er
riday evening when a car in which bl
le and a number of other teachers er
'ere riding collided with a parked
ehicle, when the driver's eyes were
linded by the. lights of an oncom- ;m
;g auto. When the auto crashed, m
ractically head on, it is stated, Miss rs
liller was thrown in some manner to
gainst the instrument beard, a se- m
ere gash was cut in her chin and a
il her lower teeth except three were ti
nocked out by the terrific impact, pj
ther cuts and bruises and a badly n:
tiaken nervous system contributed to tt
he lady's injuries and 3he is still tl
patient at a Mooresville hospital, m
1 though she is showing satisfactory tl
nprovemenL Physicians believe that
Iiss Miller may return to her home w
ere the last of the week and that ft
here is a possibility of her having g<
he te^th replaced and returning to tJ
er work within two or three weeks.
Miss Miller had only been teaching
or two weeks of the present term
men the accident occurred and was J
n route to an entertainment givein ?
he teachers by a family ill the neighorhood.
The young lady has a host
f friends in the community, who will
.ish for her an early recovery.
' J
1. P. Hoyt Succumbs
On Monday Morning
Mr J. P. Hoyt. 58 years old and
onner resident of Boone, died at the fc
ome of a brother in Johnson, S. C., p
ast Monday morning from the elects
of an incurable malady, for '
vhich he had undergone an opera- c
ion in Columbia some time ago. b
Mr. Hoyt was well and favorably w
mown in this section, having been t
:mployed for several months by the t
ioone Department Store, and relin- C
pushing his position here on account 1
>f ill health early last spring. I
a
SUDDRETH REUNION TO RE
HELD AT LENOIR SEPT. 10th I
The executive committee of the c
Suddreth clan met recently at the r
some of President W. Clyde Sud- i
ireth in Lenoir and made plans for t
[he Suddreth Reunion to be held on
September 10th at the home of Mr. t
John Suddreth one mile west of Le- 1
x>ir on Highway 18.
Dr. A. A. Kent, Dr. C. E. Rozzelle t
ind other speakers will be heard. 1
It Is hoped that all the family con- 1
lection in Watauga will be present, i
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\ DE
oted to the Best Interests
rT, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSD/
President Kooseveit and Recovery A
lemonstrated exactly what they mea
hing of the National Recovery admin
vatching with much satisfaction, as
on adopts codes and starts operation
belying congrautlatlons of Mr. and M
sry address delivered recently.
TDDLERS EVENT |l
DRAWS THRONGS
invention Sponsored hy American I
region Well Attended Friday and
Saturday. Marshal W. K. Gragg
Master of Ceremonies.
By TOM GUSHING
On Friday and Saturday nights of a
St. week eight bands and some thir- n
or more individual performers fl
ayeu. sang, and danced for the en- 3
r tain men t of an audience that lit- y
ally packed the courthouse. The n
icaaion was the American I^egion v
idlers convention that has come to p
i 0 pleasurably anticipated annual '
fair. An estimated crowd of more ?
an five hundred persons from Wa- p
jjgu and adjoining counties enjoyed p
1(1 demanded by their applause y
nfinra.of the mountain snu- ii
& sapj>li?I'3jyr3Siirtatented ones avha t
ayea for the generous prizes awardI
and fur the benefit of the Legion t
ichequer. ?
Indlvidunl performers from the t
irroundlng country, even as far j
way as Trade ^uiu Mountain City,
;nn., played as they had never r
ayed before "r danced and sang ;
ith equal enthusiasm for an audi- s
ice that warmed them to their nime
guitar-picking finger tips by gen ous
applause.
Marshal Gragg Presides
Under the capable direction of U. 3.
arshal Watt Gragg, who acted as
aster of ceremonies, the programs
in smoothly and even the listeners ,
lOk their cue from the interesting '
arshal, laughed away all thought of |1
world of trouble and sales tax. Un- i'
1 the very iate hour, (for these here |'
irts) of eleven-thiriy on Saturday
ight, the audience remained seated
iroughout the program. If any left 1
ic house, he was not missed from
mong the many who crowded even
>e windows of the hafl of justice.
To mention individuals performers
ould be impossible in view of the
Let that The Democrat is ready tol
to press and the publishers need j;
bis story right now. However, it '
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i_
IVERY COUNTIANS
COMPOSE VENIRE
'Ifteen Automobile** Transport Seventy-five
Men to Wilkes as Venire
in Trial of James Grayson Murder
Case. Holshouser Defends.
i
Early Tuesday morning fifteen auamobilescame
through Boone, en
ute to hfowland, and returned beore
noon loaded with seventy-five
itizens of Avery County, who had
?een summoned as a venire from
rhich a jury will be selected for the
^ni nrAiAh itmu..
liaj Ul U1CUU Ui ?Y 1IJVC3 \_iVUlly
court for the slaying of James
irayaon, policeman, last May 31st.
!he venire was drawn at Newland
iriday, at which time J. E. Holshouer
of Boone represented the defense.
Walsh was arrested shortly after
Policeman Grayson was fatally wounled
but has never made any statenent
regarding the affair. The trial
t is stated, is the most sensational
o come up during- the present fourveeks
term of court, and interest in
he outcome is said to be running
ligh.
The case will be watched with eonliderable
interest in Watauga County
where deceased was well known.
Many relatives reside here and in
ieighboring sections of Tennessee.
- -Swv&X&k la
MOC]
of Northwest North Caro
lY, AUGUST 10, 1933
k and Getting It I 1
JMRA. i
w? do ou? tAfrr J
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson, s
jit awuui tcamworK in itieir laun- ^
ist ration program and are now r
one after another industrial div:s- u
u Photo shows the President re- t
rs. Hugh S. Johnson 011 his recovs
G
.ARGE CROWDS AT !
REVIVAL MEETING
ji
lev. B. E. Morris Assisting Eocal r
Minister at Baptist Revival. Z. M. t
Freeman the Singer, Services t
Being Held Twice Daily. a
0
A series of revival services began a
t the Boone Baptist Church Sunday f
lorning at the 11 o'clock hour, with
lev. B. E. Morris of Stalesville as- ^
isting Rev. P. A. Hicks, the pastor,
the preaching. Mr. Z. M. Freelan
of Statcsville is in charge of the ^
ocal music, and is assisting in young ^
copies' organization, while MiS3 ^
^ranees Freeman i3 at the piano, j
Jeivicea are fceing held at 3 and 8 1
i. m;, ana the after neon services _*** ?
adc is- especially jnptnl to the I f
ounger people, an urgent appeal be- (
ng made to have school children ajt- (
end. ifc&3gfSii& . . i
The crowds which are attending i
be meeting thus far are large, and I
nany are coming from different secions
of the county. The sermons beng
dclivreed by Rev. Morris are
orcefiil, and indications are that the
sealing ?.ai culminate successfully,
'resent plans call for continuing the
ervices through next week.
Sheriff Howell Raids
Unique Distillery
Sheriff Howell and his deputies,
who have established a record for
:he number of distilleries destroyed
m a given period of time, have now
seme into possession of a distinctly
different kind of whiskey plant. Cast
Monday in the Meat Camp community
an outfit was seized, the boiler .
of which was fashioned from a fivegallon
milk can and which had a '
gallon bucket soldered to the lid for
tx uijj. iuc uuici uaiapuviuatia w?u
of the regulation type, and while
there were no spirits in evidence, a
barrel of beer on the premises was
all ready for a run. The miniature
plant, says the Sheriff, had doubtless
been in operation for some time.
NEW LIBRARY FOR
STATE COLLEGE
Modern Brick and Wood Building to
Be Built Soon. Three Stories. Local
Labor to J>o Work. Ready for
Occupancy by December 1.
The construction of a modern library
building will be commenced at
Appalachian State Teachers Coiiege
within the next few days, excavation
and other preparatory work having
already been completed. The building,
which will be located between
the Demonstration and Administration
building, is to be 128 feet long,
58 feet wide and three stories in
height.
The library will be of brick and
wood construction, and will contain
around 85,000 brick. Modem heating;
and plumbing appliances will be to
stalled, ana neat will be supplies
from the central plant.
The construction work will be (lone
by local labor, under the supervision
of Engineer Robert Coffey. W. B.
Hodges and James Carter, local contractors
will do the brick work, and
it is believed that the building will
be ready for occupancy by the first
of December.
The college library for many years
has been housed in the old Watauga
Academy building.
RAT
1f ."v5;'-'" - ' '
lina
*1.50 PER YEA*
WATAUGA DEFEATS
4ENDERS0N TEAM
VI SCORE OF 4 TO 3
>uperb Pitching of Henry Greene
Features Baseball Classic at Hendcraonville.
Coker Triplett l>eads
Hitting for Local Team. Many Watauga
Fans Attend. Return Game
to Be Played Here Next Tuesday.
The. Watauga County All-Stars, a
>icked team from the local baseball
eague. defeated a selected group of
ienderson County players at Hendertonville
Tuesday afternoon by the
tcove of 4-3. More than a hundred
>Vatauga fans accompanied the AllStars
on the trip, returning home late
n the evening
Henry Greene, ace Bamboo hurler,
bitched scoreless ball for seven inlings,
but allowed three hits in the
ughtta, when he was replaced by Bur:ett.
Mabel moundsman. who finished
he game with a hitless variety of
>a)l.
Colier Triplett, Elk center-fielder,
ski tne hitting for the Watauga team,
mashing out a home-run and a double
in three trips to the plate. Tiippley.
Mast. Hampton and Cook also
;arnered two hits each for the vicors.
Jackson, Kendersonville's twirler,
tarred for the losing team, pitching
xcellent ball for three innings and
coring a runner ahead of him in the
ilghtn, when he smacked out a homeun.
Local people who witnessed the
tame declared that the contest was
'good enough for the majors," each
cam playing air-tight ball. Only two
rrors were made by each aggrega on.
The Henderson team will come
o Boone next Tuesday afternoon for
. return game, which will be played
n College Field at J:30 p. rn. A small
dmission fee wili be charged to deray
the expenses of the visitors.
The box-soore and summary for the
hiesday game follows:
Watauga AU Stars
AB R H E
'rippney, 2b 5 2 2 0
last, 3b f. 1 2 1
rriplelt. cf 3 12 0
tsmptrm, lb 4 0 2 0
filler. If 5 0 0 0
"hn?s .. 3 0 1 1
look, c 4 0 2 0
Jreene, p - 4 0 0 0
Hurkett, p .. 0 0 0 0
lagamon. p ~X... 0 0 0 0
t. Lentz, If 10 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 11 2
Henderson All-Stars
ABR HE
Vard, 3b 3 1 1 tr Bagwell,
ss 4 11 Q
P. Wright, If 3 0 0 0
sorrell, 3b 4 0 0 0
Summers, cf 3 0 0 1
Jorpening, c 4 0 10
?itti!lo, 2b 4 0 0 1
JVhitesides, c 4 0 0 0
?V right, p 2 0 0 0
Ward, p 10 0 0
Foster, rf 10 10
Jackson, p 2 110
TOTALS 35 3 5 2
'
Summary: Hcme-runs, Trlplett 1,
Jackson 1, two-base hits, Trippnoy
2, Triplett 1, Church 1, Bagwell 1,
Foster 1; struck out by Greene 8, by
RurkMt 3 hv Worrl <1 Vttr YoVacAn ti
hit3 off Greene, 5 in 7 1-3 Innings,
off Burkett none in 1 2-3 innings; off
Wright 7 in 2 innings, off Ward 2 in
1 innings, off Jackson 2 in 3 innings;
winning pitcher Greene, losing pitcher
Wright.
Score by innings:
Watauga .102 000 10 0?4
Henderson... 000 000 03 0-?3
Watauga Schools to
Employ 119 Teachers
Raleigh.?Watauga County school
administrative units has been allotted S
teachers for the coining year by the ; '
State School Commission, as follows;
white, high schools, 24, elementary,
92, total, 116; colored elementary
schools, 3, in a compilation made by
Secretary L.ertoy xuai Sir. w \ .
These figures arc tentative and are
based on reports of daily average attendance
for the six months term
last year to wmcn me new tcacner
load for the next year is applied. They
are subject to change and several
changes will be made before the figures
are final and complete, a condition
which will not be reached unI
til the next school years nears an
The schedule for the teacher lead
shows in high schools, one teacher to
25 pupils, two teachers for 40 pupils,
three teachers for 60 pupils, four for
85 pupils, and so on, and for elementary
schools, ' eacher to 25 pu- uiigH
pils, two t? _ >T 45 pupils, three
teachers f *IN I >iis, four teacnen
for 110 p " so on.
Litter o CO.^orest floor blunts
the teeth ot . rosion, helps to build
up the fertility o the land, and is
an argument aghmst allowing fires . i-.tjS
to escape into the woodland.