OCTOBER 26, 1933
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UFK . ? . in its living
A good man died recently. The
world had never heard of him. The
newspapers never printed bis picture.
He lived sixr.ply, in a small town;
thriftily, on a small income. But
thousands of officers of the United
States Army knew him as a friend
ai?d wma oniniq^w when they were
young cadets at West Point, where
he was one of the minor members
of the academic strdf.
He was content to work hard, to
serve bis church and his community,
to live without vices or bad habits,
and get his satisfactions in life thru
lending a helping hand to others. I
cannot escape the feeling that his
sixty years on earth left humanity
somehow better than it was. I shall
never lese the scar his passing has
left, but I shall always be proud to
have had 3uch a man as my brother.
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*jw.h ... uue in ouuoine
The next big boom will be a building
boom. X Utink it has already begun.
in spots, and if I am any good
at reading the signs of the times,
we'll be putting up new houses and
rebuilding old ones all over the United
States by next spring.
Driving around the country road3
near my farm, in one day recently
I counted seven new houses and five
barns that were under construction,
all of them in one township of less
thun 2,000 inhabitants. And I noticed
the same day a report in a New York
newspaper that building materials
were leading all other commodities in
increased sales.
We have to rebuild the whole country
every forty years. We are away
behind our normal building program.
When we start in earnest to take up
the slack, that Industry alone, with
all the cVher industries that contribute
to it, will assure prosperity for
several years.
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HUES ... in hard times
X bud to renew the three-year fire
insurance policy on my house end
barns the other day. My policies are
in a mutual company operating mostly
in one county. X found that the
usual dividend returnable to policyholders
had been cut to a quarter
/if wlinf 1?o.srl Vie*
"Hard times," the insurance agent
explained. "Always mure rare iocscs
in hard times."
I began to wonder whether the
worst effect of hard times is not the
loss of moral fibre, more than the
loss of money. I don't know that any
of the fires in our town the past two
years was anything but an accident,
hut I feel pretty sure that some people
whom everybody, including themselves,
have always believed to he
honest, have found it beyond them to
resist temptation under stress,
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ARTIST . . . neighbor linn
People drive from miles around to
see the gardens of my neighbor, Danielc
Roviaro. Daniele learned gardening
in his native Italy. He was
chief gardener of a large estate for
many years. Now, in his old age, he
has made the acre of land lying
around his little cottage into one of
the most beautiful and productive
flower and vegetable gardens I have
ever seen. He has laid out his hillside
plot into interesting designs and
has built odd-shaped islands in the
clear brook at the bottom of the till,
producing an fefact as attractive as
the terraced mountain-side farms of
his native land.
In the winter Daniels devotes htm/.alf
to utaoH . >n miin rr A ooul rvtnrnrt
JJt'Ji -w wwu-ven >uig. n. abui|'?u>i.w
Madonna carved from a block of sugar
maple won a place In the county
-Art Exhibition last Summer. He
carves native woods into interesting
canes and other shapes, and prizes
a letter from President Roosevelt,
thanking him for a cane, he sent
him.
I think Daniele Rovlaro Is the only
perfect example I have known of a
contented man.
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SCOTT . . . and his hands
When I was a boy the United
States Army was pretty busy fighting
Indians. I remember when the
Custer Massacre was neys, and Sitting
Bull and other famous chiefs,
including Geronimo, the Apache, were
giving Uncle Sam plenty of trouble.
What reminded me of that was seeing
a piece in the paper about General
Hugh Scott. He was a young
lieutenant when, he was out West
with th clndian fighters, but unlike
some army men, he tried to understand
the Indians and get their point
of view. So, among other things, he
learned the sign language which was
common to all the Indians of the
Greta Plains. The Apache3 named
Scott the "Man-Who-Can-Talk-WithHis-Hands."
Scott retired from the Army in
1919, and celebrated his 80th birthday
last month. But in the past three
years he has been putting on paper,
in picture and description, the ancient
sign language of the vanishing
Indians, and now he is at work making
them into motion pictures.
A useful, busy and interesting
young man of eighty!
Mill >'mlj " . ' - . --- jiff r-\
| Points At Employers 1 j
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It is opposition encountered from
some employers, *rho stilt believe in
employment relations of a half con*
^tury ago, that makes lnbor problems
?wita ami works nguinst the host |
Interest of the nation, says President
William Green of the American Federation
of Labor.
LOCAL COLLEGE
GIRL IS SECRETARY
M.E. ORGANIZATION
North Carolina Melhodlst Students
Conference In Greensboro Depart
from Orthodox in Making Set or
Resolutions. Miss Tessie Mae Cashion
New Official. Conference Attended
by Many College Students.
Miss Tessie Mae Cashion, Appalachian
State College student, was
named secretary of the North Carolina
Methodist Students Council when
the organization closed its annual
conference in Greensboro Sunday.
Methodist-student-representatives of
nine North Carolina institutions of
higher learning were present, and
they took occasion to make several
recommendations to their eiders, and
a set of resolutions was adopted sot- 1
ting foith as desirable tl:e following'
1. That our ministers preach practical
rather than doctrinal sermons
2. That our miuisters preach positively
rather than negatively.
3. That as the young people do
not relish gospels of fear, our ministers
give us a definite challenge in
our Christian experience.
4. That a definite stand be taken
hy mrr *4W?l?rx on live issues rather
man allowing pontics co determine
the sermon.
Going farther, the students took
a stand favoring the distribution of
"birth-control literature," revision of
iltuals concerning smoking, dancing
and so on and recommending the reuniting
of Northern and Southern
Methodism.
Resolutions I'assed
In their own perusing, Uicse" rcsc lutions
follow:
"In view of the advancement of
the economic side of life and practical
eugenics we, realizing that vast
increases of population among the
lowest strata tend to lower the wages
of the said classes and general capabilities
of the masses of people and
believing that the dissemination of
birth-control literature will not ieaa
to race 3uicide and immorality, favor
the free dissemination of birtheor.trol
literature among all people
and ask the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, also to favor the repeal of all
laws, both State and national, which
forbid such dissemination.
"We appreciate the motive of the i
church in tli e beginning when it put
into the discipline the clause forbidding
young ministers to smoke, but.
in view of the fact that the law seems
not to be widely observed and since
the attitude of the church has greatly
changed, we memorialize the general
conference to remove that
clause.
"Feeling the restrictions of such
a nature as abstinence from wearing
gold snd costly apparel, dancing, singing
certain songs, circus-going, etc.,
are outgrown and obsolete, we petition
revision of the rituai at these
points.
Would Ke-unlte Churches
"We recommend to the general conference
that the North and South
Methodist church be reunited because
we feel that the work of the church
can be carried on more economically
and with greater fruitage for the
kingdom of God.
"We suggest to the general conference
that the entire financial system
of the Methodist Church be studied
and revised as they see. fit, workini'
t/iVAThl a mnr<> iifilfnrm
system."
These resolutions are to be sent to
the annual sessions of the Westernl
North Carolina Conference and the
North Carolina Conference in Charlotte
and Durham, respectively, next
month and also to the general conference
to be held in Jackson, Miss.,
next spring. In a supplementary resolution,
the students opposed repeal
of the 18th amendment.
Extension Circular number 34 on
"Killing and Curing Meat on the
Farm" is now ready for distribution
and copies may be obtained by writing
the Division of Publications, State
College, Raleigh.
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
I Twelve Milli
I Vote For Buildin)
I The Best Plac<
| Their M
8 For almost two weeks an examiner of the State
I Carolina, has been in our office making a comple
of all records of our association, including cash,
loans, and in fact every act. of every official for tf
and records excellently kept and in balance to a p
Friday night, we were complimented in many r<
amount of criticism. This auditor found that w<
ment stock in 84 months, or with a payment of
cent, earning for the installment stockholder an
er, in consideration of the profit paid him over a
3 I -4 per cent, for his money.
In addition to this, we will be able to pay our i
fore January I st for the last six months of this y
this money is exempt from all tax. In addition to
State Examiner informs us that we have sufficier
serve fund of three to four thousand dollars to 1
might occur any time in the future.
Our directors are made up of as fine men as tf
est, conscientious, sincere business men. \Vetak
and llOOe VOU will consult anv of thorn rnnrpiri
Ithat they will recommend our association without
DR. R. H. HARDIN, President, Banner Elk, N. C., is also a director in t
Banner Elk Bank and one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Noi
Carolina, and Is a son of the late Joe Hardin, of Boone, who was at one til
the largest stockholder in the Association.
k A. GREENE, Vice-President, R. F. D., Boone, N. C., served this county
PumIIc ^.ccg for thirty:with n stain, against his character, is
Z very fine business man, and one of the largest farmers of our wuiiiy. W.
B. FARTHING, Director, cashier of the Bank of Blowing Rock, sen
this county for a number of years as Clerk of Court, and in other high j
sitions of honor and trust with outstanding ability.
A. YV. SMITH, Director, Postmaster at Boone, farmer and business mi
served this county faithfully as Clerk of Court, county commissioner, a
9 Representative in the Legislature of North Carolina, all with honor to hi
self and credit to his county.
G. P. HAGAMAN, Director, Cashier or ths W&fttyga County Bank, a m
9 whose character is above reproach in every way, and a leading and outsin
ding church worker and member of the Boone Baptist Church.
W. W. MAST, Valle Cruets, N. C., Director, Chairman of the Board of Din
9 tors of the Watauga County Bank, one of the largest and most success:
farmers and merchants that the county affords, and a man who is reaped
and loved by all who know him.
9 C. M. CRITCHBR, Director, has rerved this county In the capacity of Shci
and other positions of honor and trust and is a man who numbers his friet
by the hundreds and has the respect of all who know him.
IH. GRADY FARTHING, Director, who contacts people. In all sections
the county, who holds a responsible position with the State Conservati
Department as Warden for this county, is also a farmer, and numbers
friends by all who know him.
R, L BINGHAM, Director, has served the Association faithfully since it v
organized in 1921, and also holds a high position of honor and trust w
the Appalachian State Teachers College, and is also a very active, loyal, i
faithful member of the Boone Methodist Church.
W. Ij- HOISHOUSEK, Director, has been an outstanding merchant mid b
iiiess man of Blowing Rock over a long period of years, and a director in
Association since it has been organized, as well as a very active member
the Blowing Rock Presbyterian Church.
R. C. RIVERS JR., Director, Boone, N. C., owner and editor of The Watai
Democrat, been connected with the newspaper business all of his ad
lift, and is a sturdy, hard-working, successful business man who succe*
'uLs father, the late R. C. Rivers Sr., who was a director in our Associat
and a great believer in building and loan.
We invite all prospective investors of small or larj
amounts to consult any of our directors concernii
our Association, and we believe that you will 1
convinced that there is no safer place to invest yo
earnings monthly or in installment stock, or to i
vest in our prepaid stock which has always paid
per cent, and is exempt from all tax. If you are i
terested at all, please call at our office, write us,
phone us, and we will be glad to take the matter i
with you and go into every detail of Building ai
Loan that you might be interested in.
Watauga Build
MSSOCIi
I W. H. GRAGG, Secretary Phone 40
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Insurance Department, Raleigh, North
te audit and a very thorough check-up
mortgages, notes, insurance policies,
ie past two years, and he finds the books
enny. At a meeting, of our directors last
:spects and received only a minimum
s would be able to mature our install$84.00
per share, which means 6 per
d means that the installment stockholdi
period of seven years, has paid only
isual 2 I -2 per cent, interest on or beear,
and 5 per cent, for the year, and
' the above earnings and payments, the
it earnings to set up a contingent retake
care of any possible losses that
le county affords, in our opinion, hone
pleasure in listing their names below
ng the above statements. We beiieve
hesitation.
: | VOTE FOR I
: YOURSELF I
There is an election going on in
^ this county all the time, every
day, every year. It is not conec
cerned with what the G. O. P.
elephant bellows or what the
Democratic donkey brays; it
iff isn't wet, it isn't dry. If you
,dH choose to run, the chief candiJ
_ j__ If .1 l.r
ot uaie is yourseir, cne piatrorm is
ion safety for your money and a
,us dependable income.
l:LS The polling place Is the Watauga Building
'"l and I.oan Association. Now while politicians
lIM? point with pride to their record, our Building
and Loan Association would like for you to
,18- have a look at its record. In 1831, when AnU,e
drew Jackson was in the White House, the
Hf first Building and Loan association was organized.
Since then, we have had 27 presidents,
both Republican and Democratic adIS?
ministrations, good times, bad times, wars,
ult panics, and prosperity.
'?a Building and Loan has come through these
hundred years with a record for sturdy safety
and steady earnings under all conditions. From
-V0 1929 to 1933 has been the most trying test
? of all. Building and Loan has weathered this
storm as it has every other. Of all the money !
In building and loan associations, less than
2-10 of one per cent, has had serious difficulty,
lit" Compare this with any other place you have
or might have put your money. Compare it
with stocks and bonds.
It- In 1932, Building and Loan paid one-half
billion dollars to its stockholders. These arc
facts which should have your earnest and caretn
fill consideration when von invest voile hn?t.
erned money.
ling & Loan I
ition I
Boone, North Carolina