DO OMR PARr
Jboone
SKETCHES
By J. C. R.
REMEMBER GRANDFATHER ;
Over at Banner Elk. just beneath
the clinging dome of the Hanging;
jji Rock, there are ninety of the cutest I
little chaps you ever laid eye to . . . |
orphans, you guessed it! These chil- j
C dren. gathered through the bciievo- j
lent agencies of the Edgar Tufts Me|
morir.l Association from the inoun-1
tain coves of Northwest Carolina, are
. holding out their chubby hands as;
the Thanksgiving season approaches, j
asking for money ami supplies to!
" carry them through the coming win-!
ter. Grandfather Home belongs to the} '
mountains ... it was built primarily j S
to serve the hill country . . . and; '!
twenty-odd children bom to Watauga!
County parents arc being cared for 1
there. No daddy, no mammy . . . a '
pitiful plight for any kid . . . but over[ "
at Banner Elk those ninety boys end j ?
girhs and dimpled babies have for-! n,
gotten the sorrows and heartaches j If
which preceded their entry at the or
phanage. and Rre developing into God I]
fearing men and women. Mi3a Jane Jj
Rusaeil. capable and sympathetic su-,
perintendenl, is assisted by an effi-jxi
clent corps of matrons in providing n
a home life just as cheerful as yours
or mine for their little charges. A
K dairy herd cf blooded Gvcroscys supplies
an abundance of rich milk for j
, Grandfather's kiddies, and a fertile Mh
1 . farm tilled by the larger boys, pro- p.
vides a partial supply of fresh vegc-1 f<.
tables and fruits. Everything human- jt\
Sgp> ly possible has beer, done to make' af
this mountain orphanage a self-sup- ! se:
porting institution . . . but ninety j
jSt. little mouths to be fed, and ninety'tk
3fcp little bodies to he clothed, and ninety; <;0
IV little minds to be trained . . . it's a j w?
job, folks, it's a job! Panic, or no pan- j m,
BSL..'JC, gold standard or no gold standard, i r.c
F sales tax or what Saw. j-ou ... these! children
over at Banner Ellc just have be
to be provided tor! We howl and cuss jtn
and chew the fat, morning -till night. tQ
swear by the eyebrows of an ancient se.
prophet that we're headed for star ! a<;
vation?then crank up a high-powered | mj
; gas buggy, light a ten-cent cigar, j <j0
niavte throw in a couple of slugs ol j m!
high-priced 'giggle soup," and drive;
.v iinsca so miles to sec Mac West!
r or suno other goggle-eyed screen jjj,
distractor wiggle her way across the ca
shimmering canvas of a movie house! thi
Nay. nay, things arc not as tough
as we try to paint them. Let's wade cn
right into the task of assembling a an
sizeable cargo of potatoes and apples
and canned goods and sugar and fat- W:
back and r'ce and flour and stuff for
those boys \nd girls at Grandfather, gr,
Hfe Let's assem\ le a few ten spots, a lot ab
Bj of fives, and a drove of ones?a gal- Ellon
of dimes and quarters and half- (n
g dollars?to buy dozens of pairs ot ui<
abbreviated shoes, underwear, shirts,!
P dresses, caps, stockings and coats for t,-u
!?- bovs and eirls who know how to be! i**
thankful. Let's see if the Lord won't Wi
make our pathways a little smoother
when we eliminate from uur respec,
tive systems every trace of selfish- CC
ness, deprive ourselves of a few of
the luxuries of hfe, and divvy up with
a bunch of poor little kids, who belong
to us all. A truck from Grand- m?
father will be in Boone next Satur- vei
day to gather such contributions as acl
5 the people of this community feel
! able to make. Think it over for your- ph
Sfy self . . . think about those ninety anx- by
ious little faces . . . and let your con- tai
hie science be your guide!
THE ROMEO ROAMS hei
Dick Hodges, Watauga's one and
only Hon Juan, returned last week- th<
end from an amorous crusade down coi
in the Piedmont. Charlotte, Sailsbury
and way stations were visited foi
by sprightly chap of sixty (?); a
dozen or so faun-eyed damosels co:
were given a dozen or so pounds frc
of "sweetnin'," and taken for a doz- th<
en or so rides . . . and not a dis- inj
U'lf icfizul miutnmAr aatru Htnlr An/I w
now the apple of many a widder's
eye Is preening; bis feathers for a _
trip "way out in Texas, where the !>
coyotes howl at eventide, and the
wirnroen folks, bless their pretty
hides, grow sweeter and sweeter as
the years roll by. With the coming
of spring, we'll welcome the air
bluebirds again . . . and Dick!
an
Oklahoma City.?Sixty-four years Ne
old Tuesday Governor W. H. (Alfalfa we
Ttill) Murray was born at Toadsuck, ]0
Texas. Among gifts he received was thi
a huge tom-tom sent by the Ponca In- of
dian tribe. Names of tribal members gii
were painted on the drum. thi
alt
^ Owners of ten poultry flocks in th<
f Catawba County report their birds toi
A paid them Jin average return of J1.24 ms
each above feed cost throughout the o.iE
past year. be
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WA1
An
'OurME XL.V. NUMBER 21
Litvinov at Capital
^?iin
^
Maxim Litinov, Soviet Russia's
roieign Affairs Comvnisar, photographed
at Washington during the
lays while he conferred with the
itate Department and President
toosevelt in person, regarding the
crnw of the United States' recogilMon
of Russia.
IRS. NETTIE DOWNS
m IN FAR WEST|
itive of Blowing Rock and Promi- j
ent Resident of N'apa City. Calif., !
Succumbs After Brief illness.
A Leading Business Woman.
Mre. Nettie C. Down a, operator of
e Downs Dairy in Napa City, Calif.,
r over fourteen years and highly
teemed resident of that communr
for over 25 years, died recently
ter an illness which had appeared
[ ions for only a few days.
The Napa City newspaper carries
e following additional information
t\cern,ng the death of Mrs. Downs,
10 will be remembered as the for?r
Miss Nettie BakJwih of Blowing
ick:
loved matron of Uiis community
d rier death comes as a great shock
her many friond3. She was posiscd
with many fine traits of charter
and she was particularly ad-rable
for her frequent charltaule
nations of milk from her dairy to
iny poor families.
Native of Blowing Kock
'The deceased was a native of
owing Rock, North Carolina, and
mc here to make her home over
rty years ago.
'She is survived by a grief strlckdaughter,
Mrs. Florence Harris,
d her husband, Grover Downs, of
tpa; a sister, Mrs. Mary SherriU of
ishington; two brothers, Tom and
ifus Baldwin of North Carolina. A
[inddaughter, Dorothy A. Harris,
o survives. Mrs. Downs also raised
uubl uarspn, wno maices ma none
thin city. Several nephews and
ices also survive.
"The remains are at the Webber
neral Parlors, where funeral servs
are to be conducted. Interment
II be made in Tulocay Cemetery."
ICNTV-WIBE TEACHKItS
MEETING TO BE HELD HERE
rhe third county-wide teachers
:eting will he held Saturday, Nomber
25th, at the Boone elementary
100I. 2:00 p. m. is the hour.
The following topics of health and
ysical education will be discussed
both the high school and elemen-y
school teachers:
I. Some preliminary steps which
school can take in introducing a
alth education program.
J. Fitting the program to meet
; needs of the individual school and
nmunity.
i. A health program for schools
the month cf December.
It is hoped that each teacher will
me prepared to discuss each topic
:ely, and that they will present
;ir own problems in ^ealth trainj
to the group, in order that they
ly be discussed and possibly solved.
oone Boy Seeks
Post at Annapolis
E. Ford King Jr., Boone youth, is
long those who on January 6th will
uid a competitive examination for
appointment to the United States
iva) Academy, it was learned last
ek. Due to the tact that more than
0 boys sought the appointments
is year, Senator Raynolds, instead
naming the appointee, decided to
re the honor to the youth making
2 highest examination mark with
emate positions being awarded to
>se second high. In this way Sena:
Reynolds said, many youths who
ly lack the influence usually assoited
with such appointments will
given a chance at the honor.
"AUG
Independent Weekly New
BOONE. WATAUGA CO
SCENIC HIGHWAY IS
APPROVED WHEN
COMMITTEE MEETS
Senator Byrd Makes Announcement
o* Approval Foiiouing Parley With
North Carolina Group on Park-toPark
Hosul. Doughton, Reynolds and
Bailey on Committee. Rufas Gwyn
In Attendance.
Washington- Assurance came from
Secretary Ickes Friday that public
works funds will be provided for the
proposed parkway between the Shenandoah
and Great Smoky Mountains
I national parks.
SAnat^/l3*rWI ~r i
MJIV? v?* > ugjiiiui sum aivct
, conferring with Secretary Tckes that
the public works administrator had
told him "whatever it takes" wDl be
forthcoming for the project. The estimated
cost of the parkway, which
would be 100 miles long, is $16,006,000.
The survey will be started immediately.
Prior to Byrd's announcement, a
conference was held in Secretary
Jokes' office at which Governors Pollard
of Virginia and McAlister of
Tennessee ana Senators Reynolds and
Bailey of North Carolina, on behalf
of Governor Ehringhaus, pledged the
three states to furnish the necessary
rights-of-way and surveys.
Committee Named
Also attending the conference were
Representatives Doughton and Weaver
of North Carolina.
At a later conference in Senator
Bailey's office. North Carolinians interested
in the proposed park-to-park
scenic highway named a committee
to represent their state in negotiations
with the Federal government
and Virginia and Tennessee authorities
on the route the road shall follow
and matters pertaining to its
construction.
Members of this committee are Sen-1
ators Bailey and Reynolds and Representative
Doughton. Governor Ehringhaus
appointed them some tune
ago to represent the state and they
agreed to continue.
vi uuvi v-uiiaiuuiuiiun is a piiin iu
secure .1 200-foot riglit-of-way, to be
put under the Federal park service,
and to builcl a road 32 feet wide.
Although the route is unucciueU,
Mr, JDoughron said it would follow as
near as practicable uie ureit of the
SIOe Ridge .Mountains. llo expressed
belief there would be little trouble
obtaining the. right-of-waj' and displayed
a letter from J. K. McKnighi
and I. N. Woodruff, of Galax. Va.,
saying they would be glad to donate
the right-of-way through a 559-acre
tract they own along the Blue Ridge
crest west of Fisher's Peak near the
Nurtli Carclina-Yirgin ia line.
Those at the conference in Senator
Bailey's office included R. 1*.
Gwyn of Lenoir, secretary of the committee
named by Governor Ehringhaus
to represent the State in the
negotiations; J. Q. Gilkey, of Marion,
chairman of the committee, and Chas.
Ross, general counsel to the North
Carolina Highway Commission.
Byrd said work might begin on the
project in Virginia immediately since
ia/i ?; 1 ~~ ~ - ?u- ?1,'
-kw iiutca ml uiie route uirrcaay nas
been surveyed.
BIG GUNSPLACED
ON COURT LAWN
American I.cgion Post Secures Second
Big Cannon for Display. Will
Be Mounted on Concrete on Either
Side ot Entrance.
The second artillery piece secured
by Watauga Post American Legion
and which graces the courthouse
lawn, arrived Sunday from Aberdeen,
Maryland, and the two enormous machines
of destruction are shortly to
be mounted on concrete bases at proper
positions in front of the temple of
justice.
The first of the cannons, which has
been here for several weeks, is an
American field piece of 4.7 inch bore,
model 1904. It weighs 7,420 pounda
and over all is 25 feet long. The new
arrival is a British gun, 5-inch calibre,
and weighs 9,857 pounds, and is twenty-four
feet long, with carriage. The
last named actually saw service in
the World War.
The Legion secured these artillery
pieces through the aid of Congressman
Doughton, and were, liable only
for the expenses of transportation.
They have attracted wide attention,
and when permanently placed will
enhance the courthouse property.
ERROR APPEARS IN ADV.
OF SPAINHOUR STORES
The Democrat gladly makes cor
action of an error which appears
in Spalnhourn' advertisement on
page three today. Necklaces which
are quoted at 59 cents should have
been priced 19 cents. When the
proof was submitted the store the
error was overlooked, and since the
forms in which the ad was included
had already been printed, this is
the only means of making the correction.
A DE
spaper?Established in ti
UNTT, NORTH CAROLINA, THURS
| ' ^0f ^
jfo Massachusetts, home of Thanks
cefe OclJege, near Sudbury, selects a
interest in the grindstone operation
Roosevelt Asks
For "Passing
Warm Springs, Ga. ? President
Jfouftevelt asked the nation to "be
grateful for the passing of dark
days" in a proclamation issued on
Tuesday calling for the annual observance
of Thanksgiving Day, November
20th.
Id the same decree written by
the^tttot In his cottage here
he Condemned "greed and selfishness
and striving for undue riches**
] and;asserted "the greater friendship
! between employers and those who
Says Sales
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izoitniy &A8,t
In reply to an editorial appearing
in the Watauga Democrat on lost
July 27th, in which was quoted the
way a merchant figured out an increased
tax burden for Watauga
County, Harry McMulleu, director of
the Sales Tax Division of the Department
of Revenue, submits figures
showing a saving to Watauga
taxpayers of $18,000, just the opposite
to the figures submitted previously.
The letter, setting forth the
tax situation in this county, is gladly
published:
My attention has been called to a
reprint of an article appearing in your
paper of July 27th, entitled "Sales
Tax Argument." In thi3 article a
statement is made that the people In
your county will be called upon to
pay $30,000.00 hi sales taxes against
a reduction of only $12,000.00 propOrphana'je
Truck to
Be in Boone Saiurdav
Attention is again called to the tact
that a truck from Grandfather Orphans
Home, Banner Elk, will be in
Boone next Saturday for the purpose
of securing foods, canned goods, etc.,
donated to the child-rearing institution
by citizens in this section. Canned
goods, potatoes, cabbage, or anything
growing children would use. will be
greatly appreciated by the superintendent,
and the gifts are to be left
at The Democrat office. All those
who can are asked to make cash contributions
as well, for the needs of
the mountain institution are great.
Many people in this territory have
always been disposed to think of the
Grandfather Home along with their
own church orphanages at Thanks-1
giving time, particularly for the reason
that it is a mountain home for
mountain children, and has no vast
territory from which to draw its support.
The Democrat is anxious that the
offering this year be liberal.
ORPH ANASSOCiATIC
FOR CHILDREN; DA^
The North Carolina Orphans Association,
through the offices of its
president, I. G. Greer of Thomasville,
has just issued its annual Thanksgiving
appeal for funds with which
to care for the fatherless in the 28
homes of the State.
Kvery citizen of North Carolina who
is receiving an income from any
source is being asked as heretofore
to contribute the earnings of one day
to the orphanage of his or her choice
on or near Thanksgiving day. The
needs of the needy and helpless cfcil
:moci
ie \ ear Eighteen Eighty-Ei
DAY, MOVEMLBER 23t iVJ3
hanksgiving Da
giving pay, Miss Kuth Fisher of JLas35-pound
bird which manifested much
of sharpening an axe.
Thanksgiving ;
Of Dark Days"
toil." ]:
Mr. Roosevelt in keeping with the
custom will spend Thanksgiving
Day in this retreat where he fought
hack from an attack of infantile
paralysis. His typewritten proclamation
was stripped of the usual
"whereases* 'to ask that "we on
that day ?.u our churches and in
our homes give humble thanks for
j the blessings bestowed upon us dur|
ing the year past by Almighty
I <iod"
ix Saves This
T. ' W W ? ? " 1
!/ * I J-vj
*l/V
! erty taxes, making an increase in a
j taxes tc be paid by them of $18,000. i j
I am sure you will be glad to hear j c
I of the correct figures in connection j r
iwith tills matter and, therefore, take
j the liberty of writing you, j l
j In 1932, there was levied in your it
| county (Blowing Rock, Boone, Cove | o
Creek and Elk land special school dis- I
tricts) for current expense operation, \
taxes amounting to $8,938.00; a coun- g
ty-widc levy for current expense of
the six months school in your county j
of $8,298.00. The 13-cent State-wide ?
i levy in your county amounted to i
$12,448 00, making a total of these t
three levies of 529,684.00. c
Under the acts of the 1933 General
Assembly, the necessity for all of i
these levies was eliminated, affording k
J a property tax reduction in your counI
(Continued on Page 8)
Mrs. Mary A. Wood \
buried Wednesday!,
Mrs. Mary Ann Critcher Wood died '
at her home near Oxford last Tuesday
morning at tlie age of 83. Funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon
at the home of C. P. Critcher, with .
whom she made her home for the
past few years. Rev. W. D. Poe and
Rev. C. L.. Gillespie conducted the funeral,
and the interment was in Elmwood
cemetery.
Mrs. Wood is survived by two brothers,
R. T. Critcher and C. M. Critcher;
three sisters, Mrs. 3. P. Stovall, j
Mrs. Ella Critcher Gooch and Mrs. .
Lizzie Critcher May. She was preced- ,
ed to the grave by her husband whom
she married in 1880.
Mrs. Wood will be remembered by
many in Watauga as she spent the .
summer sad fall of 1920 here, visiting 1.1
relatives. She was a niece of the late
Nathaniel Critcher, also a first cousin
of Mrs. A. M. Vandyke, whose serious
illness was mentioned a few
weeks ago. We are glad to note that
Mrs. Vandyke's condition is improved.
)N IN ANNUAL PLEA 5
rs INCOME IS ASKED ,
EGQ^H M
dren were never greater than today, i
says Mr. Greer, who ffeels that the i
people need only to be reminded of 1
the duty they owe to the unfortunate, ;
as they have never failed yet to rush
to the aid of the fatherless ones in e
an emergency 3uch as the one which s
exists today. t
Full co-operation of the people in
this connection will be greatly appreciated
by the home superintendents t
as well as by hundreds of little folks j
they are seeking to save for useful i
citizenship. \
RAT
ght
$1.50 PER Y?(LK
REV. BRENDALL IS
RETURNED TO THE
BOONE CHURCH
Popular Pastor Will Enter Upon His
Third Year Here as Result of Action
of Conference. Key. Graham
Returned to Watauga Circuit. Rev.
Down urn to College. Dr. Stanbury
Goes to Greensboro Church.
Rev. J. H. Brendall Jr returns to
Boone as pastor of tlie Methodist
Church for the third year, it was repealed
Monday when the appointments
were read at the closing session
of the Western Conference in
Greensboro, which had been in session
since last Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Brendall have endeared
themselves to Methodism and
'o the people of all other deitomina.ioos
while in Boone, and the news
>f their return was received with
pleasure in this community. The
:hurch has fared well under his pas;orate
and members of his congregation
were anxious that he receive
he appointment for the thud year,
rle is a fine sermonizer and a fai thai
pastor.
Rev. Graham Returns
Rev. G. C. Graham likewise was
sent back to the Watauga Charge,
vhere he has served his congregaions
with distinction and where he
s much liked and admired. Rev. J.
VI. Downum was returned to Appaachian
State Teachers College.
Rev. A. C. Gibbs was named Prejtciing
Elder for this district.
Stanbury to Greensboro
Dr. W. A. St anbury, son of Mr.
1. S. Stailburv of Boone and a n?
ive of this county, was transferred
rom the North Carolina to the Weaern
Conference, and takes tbe pasorate
of the West Market Street
Smirch in Greensboro. Dr. Stanbury
las served the leading churenes of
lie State in Raleigh, Wilson and Wilnington,
and is one of the greatest
ninistcrs in North Carolina. His caver
ir. always followed with the
greatest interest by the people of
his section, who have watched hi3
ise to a place of eminence with a
eeling of the greatest pride.
181 Jobs For Watauga
Under federal Program
Watauga County Is to be enabled^o
distribute Sfil jobs to needy per'
ons under the Federal Civil Worjks
>rogram, it was announced Monday
>y Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, state adninistrator.
Fourteen thousand persons who
lave been working on relief rolls are
o be transferred to civil works projcts
immediately, it was said, and by
December 1st an additional 20,000
vho were receiving direct aid will be
,uvcn jobs.
Scores of proposed civil works proects
have been placed before the
itate administration and Mrs. O'Bery
was expected to have been able
o announce the first approvals Tuealay
night.
3pairahours Closes
High Point Branch
Spainheurs, local department store.
i'lves out tne information that the
establishment being conducted at
digh Point under the same general
nar.ugement lias been closed, due to
:he fact that Mr. Spainhour was unible
to negotiate a lease for the
luarters being used at a satisfactory
figure. At the same time the announcement
is made that large numbers
of new dresses, etc., are being
noved from High Point to Boone tnd
ire included in the offerings in conlec.tion
with the Mid-Season Clearince
Sale, formally announced in this
lewspaper today.
Friends of the popular store will be
jreatly interested in the artvertlsenents
appearing on page three, and
hirfty buyers will have an opportunty
to buy high grade merchandise
it remarkable savings, it is pointed
nit.
Democrat Adds Many
Subscribers to Its List
The Democrat continues to grow
n favor with the people of this teritory
and subscribers are daiiv being
idded to its long list of readers. At
he same time friends of the puliation
are continuing to renew rapidy
Tin response to appeals.
The publishers are grateful for the
iver-increasir.g Spirit of co-operation
Manifested by the people, and the
'act that practically all transactions
nvolve praise for their efforts in pubishing
a gcod county newspaper, is
i source of genuine pleasure.
The few who have not yet respond:d
are l-equested to heed renews t
itatemer.ts sent out just as quickly
is possible.
Gaston County cotton growers are
aking advantage of the 10 cents a
xmnd government loan on cotton and
ire delivering their staple to bonded
warehouses. - ,