I [BOONE
I SKETCHES
i By j. C. R.
FAITH VS. ARUGUHENT
A large crowd had encircled a
j white man and a colored brother
down the street the other day. They
were having no little difficulty in
jjjjgly# convincing each other just what disBpSS
position aas to be made of mortal
man's immortal element, and variffte.v
ovui passages of Scripture were handed
back and forth In substantially
?' correct verbage. They, as a hurried
passerby thought, were agreed to a
dot on the point that earthly folfr'lSj;
lowers of the precepts and examB
pics of the lowly Nozarene, would
inherit an entrance into the celesjgig
tial kingdom, but the white man
supposedly had introduced the eleBagf.
meofc ot time which would elapse
between the end of mortality and
the beginning of immortality.
HE*" The colored man was troubled.
One of liis church sisters was soon
BkF. to be buried, and be was torn be^
tween the desire to be on time for
IB* the funeral and to vindicate his
|?& Scriptural position. The death in
the small colored section of the
town had replaced laughter with
I?mv |i>uiuu*?; n aus Ul lilt* UIMTt'SSVO,
and his eyes were sombre and his
ebony face drawn in sorrow. He
held a battered straw hat in his
hand in the presence of the "white
folks'* and he spoke with the conviction
and the courage of a Wesley
or a Luther.
The white man, as we arrived on
the scene, quoted the words of the
Master: "Whither I go thou can's ?
follow now,** but the negro was unperturbed.
He shifted the hat to
the hardened fingers of the left
hand, allowed the fingers of the
right to rub the kinky hair which
topped the fervent brow, and said:
"The Savior lias said, *1 go to prepare
\\ place for you. And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and receive you unto
myself; that where I am there ye
may be also.',T His sorrowful eyes
granted over the standing audience
as if in search of hostility, and he
concluded; "The Master says he'll
come, and if you're ready, he's
shore gwlne to take you with him,
nn/l ? K.. +V all " ? "
' ? ? ??u ixvu w nnut> .
And Coot littler, preacher,
farmer and road worker, thus outtlned
the big promise of the Christian
religion in an unintended serat
a resneetable
distance and hurried awuy to
pay his respects to the dead, and
to lend comfort to the living. ^
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A WEIX-OMK VISITOR
Jesse Day. formerly of Boone but
now a resident of As'neville. visited
with friends in Bnonc Wednesday
morning, discussed old times in the
village,--recounted more recent experiences,
and added his praise to the
recovery program of President Roosevelt.
And Jesse has a just right to
his opinions on all matters . . . for
perhaps no Watauga County boy Has
had such a varied life. Selling papers
and blacking boots or. the streets
when he was too young for school;
rolling a wheel-barrow on construction
jobs; doing amateur photography;
gathering an education at odd
times; soldiering for his Uncle Sam
in France; teaching in a public school;
preaching the Gospel; going from
house to house with most everything
for sale; visiting the sick -in the hospitals;
taking an active hand in all
church work; electrical contractor;
restaurant keeper . . . anything and
everytnmg coat ne could do to earn
an honest dollar, or be of service ti
his brethren. Jesse is making good
we're glad to say . . . still hustling
still striving. Over near Spruce Pint
Jesse found a fellow the other daj
who doesn't like the Blue Eagle ol
the National Recovery Adminiartra
tion. Asked why be objected to thi
"bird," the disgruntled one spat vo
ciferously, reached back in his Bibil
cal mind, and produced a sheaf o;
testimony to bear out his conteritior
that the NRA insignia is nothinf
more nor less than "the mark of th<
beast," mentioned some place in th<
Holy Writ. "Call it eagle of recovery
if you like," said he, "X calls it th<
buzzard of damnation." Thus we heart
our first objection!
USELESS LOVE
Song writers have given us justlots
and lots of those meaningless
little songs dedicated to the capricious
gent called Cupid . . . "Careless
Love," "loveless Love," in fact,
all brands and varieties of love.
B' t, for some unintentional reason,
U ey failed to mention that sicklysweet
"panic" of adolescent youth
. . . "Useless Love."
Surely there's not a man alive today
who was fortunate enough to
wriggled his way through those
grinning, smirking 'teen-age years
without falling desperately in love
with some full-grown, charming,
beautiful woman. Just a few days
ago the Sketch Man, in a retrosnectivc
mood, glanced out the win
dow. A car moved swiftly by, and
someone waved. Just a flitting fancy.
perhaps . . . but surety it was
she . . . that woman that caused
him so many heartaches 'way back
yonder. Was it her fault? Positively
no! Not for one moment did she
ever suspicion that a great big awk(Continued
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VOLUME XuV, NUMBER 9
Sets Atlantic Crossing-*1
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Above is the new <|ueen of the
Seas, the Italian liner Kex, which
sec a new .vtumtic crossing, Gibralter
to New York, In 4 days, IS hours
and 53 minutes. She averaged 28.92
knots per hour, equal to 33 1-3 land
miles per hour. The former record
was 4 days, 15 hours, 56 minutes,
h.v the German line Bremen.
illness is fatal
to a. j. dean
j Prominent Shulls Mills Citizen Succumbs
in Charlotte Hospital Sun|
day. Funeral Tuesday Morning,
Rev. Shores in Charge.
Mr. A. J. Dean, 42 years old, well
known citizen of the Shulls Mills section,
succumbed in a Charlotte Hospital
on Sunday afternoon, after having
undergone a major operation a
few days previous. His illness had
been apparently serious for only eight
days.
The remains were returned to
Shulls Mills where funeral services
were hc;;r morning by the
Rev. Bob Shores, and interment was
in the community cemetery.
Surviving is the widow, the former
Miss Elsie Garland, daughter of C.
II. Garland, a long-time resident of
Boone, and two small daughters, Rita
and Mildred.
Mr. Dean was a native of Avery
County, but had resided in the Shulls
Mills section for many years. He was
a consistent member oi the Shu lis
Mills Baptist Church, was a farmer
by occupation, a good man, end wa3
well and favorably known in this reglon.
Judge Hays to Speak
For Drys at Creston
Hon. Johnson J. Hayes, Federal
Judge for the Middle North Carolina
district, will espouse the cause of the
1 United Dry Forces, in an address to
be delivered at the Creator. Camp
' Meetings' next Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
1 The address is sponsored by the Unit!
ed Dry Forces of Ashe County, and
1 Rev. R. H. Stone, in making the an1
noun cement, states that he is anxious
ior a jarge nuroper 01 people to De
i present from this section to hear the
? noted jurist discuss the pressing is!
sue.
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f TWO SMALL BASS CAUGHT
ON SAME ONE IN RIVEIt
Mr. Ernest Billings, who lives on
" the Watauga River, was in town on
f Thursday and tells The Democrat that
1 recently while Calling with a TTve
> minnow in the river, a small black
5 bass struck the wiggling lure, and
: when the book was pulled from the
' water, a second fish of about the
! satne size was caught under the gill
1 and snared by the line. The fish were
brought from the water but were liberated
by the angler.
"HUavew I'nrvn" to acaiv
BR PRESENTED IN BOONE
"Heaven Bound," which was so
thoroughly enjoyed several weeks ago
by a large Boone audience, will again
be presented in the auditorium of the
Boone Methodist Church on Saturday
afternoon and evening, September 9.
The afternoon performance will begin
at 3:00 o'clock, evening at 8:00. The
all-negro cast is presenting "Heaven
Bound" under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the local
church, and ladies of that organization
will have charge of the advffnce
ticket sale. Those who do not procure
tickets in advance can secure
them at. the parsonage on the day of
showing.
A space in the church auditorium
will be reserved for colored residents
of the town who wish to witness the
performance.
Every State and territory of the
United States except Nevada has a
national guard or militia.
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BOCNE, WATAUGA COU*
TlSlCHOOLS '
WILL OPEN NEXT
TUESDAY, SEPT. 5
Xnci^ased Enrollment Expected at Ix>cjiI
Institution. Schools to Operate
Under Greatly Curtailed Budgets,
Co-operation of Pupils Asked by
Principal. Assignments for Work to
He Made on Opening Day.
School bell3 will ring for more than
seven hundred children when the session
of 1933-34 begins next Tuesday
at 8:30 a. m. Guy H. Hill, principal
j of Boone High School expects a heavy
increase in enrollment and attendance
. this year due to the child labor law
j of the Federal Government.
. Schools will operate under greatly
curtailed budgets this year, but the
j service rendered will be just as effective
as it has been in the past. Several
changes have been made in hte
faculties of both elementary and high
schools. There have aiso been changes
made in the school buildings for greater
comfort and more pleasing surroundings
to the pupils. No effort
has been SDared to make this the most
profitable year in the lives of the pupils
of Boone Cit}' Schools. Professor
Hill has issued the following announcement
relative to the opening:
"Pupils who wish to enroll in the
high school for the first time may
make application at the high school j
building on Friday and Saturday, the
1st and 2nd of September. This is
done in order that there may be no
lost motion on the opening day of the
school. The student council of the high .
school will meet on Friday of this
week to plan for taking care of and
directing the freshmen on the opening
day.
"One way in which every pupil can
help is to bring all his books on the ]
opening day that he wishes to dispose
of or exchange. The pupils in charge
of the book depository at the high
school can arid will be glad to render
service to every one who wishes to
procure or dispose of books. Since
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Church Building to
Be Dedicated Sunday
of the Baptist denomination, located
at Balm just over the line in Avery*
County, will be dedicated witli ap- ,
prcpriate ceremony next Sunday, it
has been announced. The dedicatory
program will begin at 10 o'clock, and
tlic address of welcome will be delivered
by Rev. Roy Painter, the history
of the church by M. K. Carswell,
and there will be an address by 1. G.
Greer, superintendent of the Mills
Home. Rev. P .A. Hicks of the Boone
Baptist Church will deliver an address.
The imposing brick structure was
completed about two months ago. is
thoroughly modern, and reflects inucn
credit on the fidelity of the Baptists
of that communitj'.
Bowie Asked to Speak
Here Friday Evening
Hon. T. C. Bowie, of West Jefferson,
leader of the revolt in the past
Legislature against the 3 per cent,
general sales tax, has been asked to
address a meeting of the local unit
of the Fair Tax Association at the
courthouse here Friday evening, arid
officials of the organization urge a
large attendance. Whether or not Mr.
Bowie finds it possible to accept The
UIVILUlUm, ail UH.OieSI.lllg UKtl.111^ la
in prospect, and the finishing touches
will be put on the organization in
this county.
WATAUGA ALL-STARS TO
PLAY WILKES COUNTY TEAM
C. \V. Teal, president of the Watauga
Baseball League, asks that the
following players report in Boone on
August 31st at 12:30 o'clock ready
to go to North Wilkesboro to play
an all-star game with a picked team
of Wilkes County players:
Bill Lentz and Gene Lentz, Blowing
Rock; Coker Triplctt and Cleinon
Triplett, Elk; Hugh Hampton and
Stanley Critcher, Bamboo: Coy Bingham,
Gilbert Mast and Tommy Presnell,
Vilas; Blaine Miller and Carl
Trippany, Boone; Pete Hagaman and
Clint Mast, Mabel.
Watauga will play a return game
with Wilkes on the college grounds
on September 7th at 2:30 p. m.
MRS. SPARKS SUCCUMBS
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Mrs. B. L. Sparks died in Ashland,
Ky., last week from the effects of
an operation, meagre informating
coming 10 Boone matcatcs. rne deceased
lady was well known in Boone
where she and her husband made
their home during last winter. She
; was an aunt of Mrs. A. B. Cole.
Tobacco farmers of Craven and
Granville counties have organized
< county associations to aid members
i in bargaining for better tobacco prices
this fall.
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voted to the Best Interes
ITY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSE
Fedcra' >me Loari
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Mr. and Mrs. John P. Flanagan, I
I^oau Bond No. 1 in Pennsylvania,
pictured above, happy with the loi
Leonard Spe;
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Following an address by J. Paul
Leonard, executive director of the
North Carolina Fair Tax Association,
at the courthouse Friday night, a local
county uidt of the association was
formed, by the election of Mr. W. F.
Sherwood of Sherwood as county
Chairman, Mr. C. W. Teal of Boone
as vice-chairman, and Robert C. Rivers
Jr. as secretary.
Mr. Rivers, who was unable to attend
the organization meeting, states
that he finds it impossible to serve
S3 an official of the League, although
he has alway3 been personally opposed
to sales levies. The vacancy will be
filled at the Friday evening meeting.
Mr. J. B. Brewer presided at the
meeting, which was attended by a
representative audience of Watauga
citizens, Including a few ladies. After
Mr. Leonard's address there was a
general discussion of the need for an
organization like the Tax Association,
in which Messrs. Sherwood,
Brewer, Tea! and ethers participated.
The immediate purpose of the tax
pChdCiatvm ia "the aMuiiSuiUOiit Of
sales taxes,' and the 3% satvss LfX
levied by the last Legislature was denounced
by all speakers. When the
gathering voted its approval of the
nnsfniinfirtn'ft nhina onH RiirnnooQ and
a call was made for members, a large
number of those present enrolled.
Chairman Sherwood was instructed
to appoint committees to solicit members
throughout the county.
In beginning his address, Mr i.eonNewland
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Speak at D
Governor W. C. Newland of I*enoir
and Professor I. G. Greer, superintendent
of the Thomusville
Baptist Orphanage, will be the principal
speakers at the county-wide
dry rally to be held at the courthouse
next Sunday at 2:30, according
to Clyde R. Greene, local committee
member of the United Dry
Forces of North Carolina.
fudge Johnson J. Hayes was to
have appeared on Sunday btiL a cohfllH
i? Hie KnP'ikiitcr pno-turAnicntK
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prevented him from coming here at
this time, it was said.
Neither Governor Newland or Mr.
Greer need an introduction to Watauga
County people. Both are well
known for their oratorical ability,
and it is expected that the rafly
will be attended by hundreds of
One Is Woun
Bandits Fire
Although officers of Watauga and
Alexander counties are continuing
their efforts, no further clues have
been found of B. C. Greer, and son
Lester Green, two of the bandits whe
held up the Taylorsville bank a lev.
weeks ago, killed one official, ant
wounded another.
Deputy Sheriff Teeters of Taylors
ville was in Boone over the week-end
and Sunday made arrangements witl
Sheriff Howell to block the Beavei
Dam road while he went into that sec
tion to ascertain whether or not th<
robbers were in hiding there as reported.
On the way over there h(
picked up a young man by the nam<
of Cline from a uaiaweu uounty ror
e3t camp, and somewhere in the vi
cinity of Georges Gap, he met th<
car occupied by the fugitives. As thi
vehicles approached, the elder Greet
stepped to the running board and firec
six shots into the officer's car, on<
of them inflicting a slight wound it
the shoulder of the Cline youth. Botl
cars kept moving and before Sherif
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AY, AUGUST 31, 1333
i Saved Thei^ ^ j 1^4
OT
Philadelphia, received Federal Home <>1
to thus save tlielr home. They are te
in bond.
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J. PAUL LEONARD
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I ard, wno was for ten years secretary "j
I or Clio bi&le aoLiToiuuiU AoovnitUert J
and during that time led the auccess?ul
fights of the merchants against
efforts to impose sales taxes in North
Carolina, traced these efforts from "e
their inception bach in 1923. "The 111
same forces who started ten years ago
on their campaign to inflict the pcopic
of North Carolma with sales tax- ?'
en." he declared. "used the deprcs- ~
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[ Greer Will I
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ry Rally Here s
al
people from every seciion of Watauga
County. P>
Sunday marks the official beginning
of the. campaign in North Car- ?
olina against the repeal of the 18th
Amendment, anil meetings are being
held simultaneously in practically
all counties of the State. The u
work of forming local units of the jr
United Dry Forces in the several e
townships of Watauga County has s
almost been completed, says Mr. I
Greene, and large and enthusiastic t
orowds have been in attendance In I T,
all these township meetings, and t
committees have been selected in
each township tc ioster the inter- c
ests of the anti-repeal cause. These s
committees are composed usually 5
of from 25 to 50 of the leading men t
and women of their respective sec- j,
tior.s. t
ided As Bank ?
5 Upon Officerj
t
11 Teeters could get turned the fleeing (<
r j men had turned into a HtUe-used road v
! | and made their escape. g
, j Sheriff Howell had notified towns ?
> in East Tennessee to block the roads. $
r hut it developed that the outlawed o
1 men had emerged somewhere in the
vicinity of Balm in Avery County. r
- Thence an intense search started a
, throughout the Linville section, and (
i more officers in more towns were i
r notified without success. However, at s
- a late hour Sunday night a party of ^
i negroes from Boone and Blowing j
- Rock were traveling between the lats
ter town and Linville, and were
; stopped by the robbers who were in
- the act of seizing their automobile. A
- rapidly approaching car caused them t
i to flee from their prey and they have f
: not 3ince been seen. (
l Officers are still on the lookout and 2
i! yet have hopes of finding the fugi- 1
s I tives somewhere in the mountain sec- i
i jtion. A reward of $500 is posted, and j
i i the men may be taken dead or alive, t
fjit is understood. t
>1.00 PER YEAR
rST re~AM
GIVEN DEGREES AT
COLLEGE FINALS
overnor YV. C. Newland Delivers Address
and Awards Diplomas at A.
S. T. C. Three Members of Dotson
Family Given Bachelors of Science.
Dougherty Announcos Opening
of Fall Term.
Thursday night at the close of the
iminer quarter of the Appalachian
Late Teachers College, Dr. R. L..
core, president of Mars Hzll Colge,
made one of the most inspirTng
ad helpful addresses ever heard
are. "Overcoming difficulty," he
lid, 'is necessary to helpful, vigorjs
living. The supreme opportunity
r the teacher is to develop characr."
Following the address, President
Dugherty introduced Governor VV. C.
ewland, president of the board of
ustees, wno presented diplomas and
inferred degrees on sixteen young
en and twenty-five young women,
ic governor was in his happiest
ood .It was he who introduced and
i'essed to its passage in the Legisture,
the bill which established this
hooi. For every group he gave some
ords of pleasant encouragement and
:lpful advice. At the close he called
,e mascot, Master Floyd Furr jr.,
the stage and presented him with
one-dollar bill, saying, "This diploa
will entitle you to admission into
\y drug store in the land."
The total number of degrees for the
\ar is eighty-three, each of which
eludes a teacher's certificate in
asa "A" with the privilege of teachg
in one to five of the following
slds: Primary Education. Grammar
-ade Education, Physical Education,
ology, Chemistry, English, Geograly,
History, French and Physics.
A must interesting feature of the
mmencement was that three generions
in the same family were repsen
ted in connection with the senior
ass: Rev. Roy Dotson; his son,
ight Dotson, and his daughteT, Mrs.
la Dotson Furr each received a bachor
of science degree from the same
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love Creek High School
fo Open Next Monday
Cove Creek High School will open. ... ^
3 fall session Monday morning, Sep- ^
mber 4. Parents are urged to have a
ioir rhilHrpn onrr.ll nn tViA nnoninc B
- o
Ly. There will be no changes in high
:hool texts, as the five year period
' adoption extends through the comg
year. The geography texts in the
.h and 6th grades will be the newly2opted
books, otherwise there will
i no change. Textbooks for the
*ades may be secured from .lames
. Mast, W. W. Mast and Miss Jene
Coffey. High school texts will be
;cured by the principal.
A faculty meeting will be held on
aturday afternoon. September 2nd,
- 2 o'clock.
Principal Sam F. Horton invites the
liblic to visit, the school at any time.
ORA GRIMES PASSES;
MOTHER OF SEVENTEEN
Cora Grimes, colored, aged 45 years,
ife of John Grimes, died at her home
i Boone early Monday morning artr
an illness of about a week. Funeral
ervices were held Tuesday morning
rom the Baptist Church by the pasor.
Rev. Ronda Horton, and inter
nent was in uie community cemeery.
Cora was born and reared in this
orr.mimity, and was liked and repected
by the white folks generally,
lie is survived by the husband and
birteen children, one of whom is an
if ant. She had given birth to sevenc-en,
death having claimed four of
be number.
1MERGENCY BONDS AI.I/OTTED
TO LOCAL FARM J.OAN AGENT
Mr. S. C. Eggers, local loan agent
f the Fedeal Land Bank of Columiia,
announces that he has been slatted
a number of the bonds as proided
in the Emergency Farm Mort;age
Act. These bonds may be obained
in denominations of $25, $50,
100. $500. $1,000, $5,000 and $10,OO,
either registered or coupon form.
The interest on these bonds may
iot exceed 4 per cent, and is guarinteed
by the U. S. Government, unconditionally,
until maturity or earier
retirement, and will be paid semiinnnollv
Wr TTartrnra aolra tho t f Vi aqo
J ?" ^bb"""
vho are interested in a safe, taxrce
investment see him at once.
TWO GALLONS; TWO MEN
John Church and Raymond Camp>ell
were lodged in jail Wednesday
ifter they had been apprehended by
Nonstable Fred Hatlcy in the Shulls
dills section in possession of two gaions
of whiskey. Mr. Hatley was look- J
ng for one of the men, and had a
>aper foi his arrest in another mat- \
er, when the liquor was found in
he automobile occupied by the pair.