BOONE
| SKETCHES
By J. C. R.
, 1
THE AMENDMENT GOES
Utah, private domain of E'.dei
Brighs rn Young's iiitra-moderr
saints, held a friendly pow-wow in its
spacious State House a couple of evenings
ago, and ratified the Twentyfirst
Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States. Utah was
the thirty-sixth Commonwealth ol
the Union to place its stamp of dlsP
approval 011 national prohibition . .
ar.d Volstcadism has officially been
relegated to the boneyard of high and
noble experiments. With the return
of legal booze, the Nation faces problems
equally as serious as those
which it confronted during the fifteen
years of bootleg dominion. Dry
states are ashing for the aid of Federal
officers in keeping legal spirits
without their borders . . . and a bottle
of tax-paid liquor, properly blended
f and aged, is destined to be looked on
with disapproval in these Saharmn
regions, while home-grown whitemnie,
charged with vernol and guaranteed
to make the imbiber see white
elephants wiil flow on forever . . .
the favored beverage of a hard-drinking
race.
Broadway, with its bright lights
and speakeasies and night clubs, accepted
the announced funeral of the
Eighteenth Amendment silently . . .
a muttered prayer here and there,
perhaps, that the quality of liquor
and champagne and gin will improve
with State control. Out In Illinois
where Capone*3 cut alcohol has
scorched the tonsils of the drinking
gentry for a decade or more, folks
just blinked their eyes and wondered
what old-fashioned Scotch and bourbon
looked like . . . and wondered
about the price. Down in Louisiana
Huey Long, the Baptist deacon, was
busily engaged in hand-picking a fair
lady Congress member, and those opposed
to his allegedly unscrupulous
methods shouldered arms, burned a
dozen or so ballot boxes, cussed and
ranted and raised particular . . . not
even slighlty interested in the repeal
proceedings . . . for the boys along the
Gulf have been bellying up to the bar
without fear or restraint for many
moons . . . perhaps a couple of hundred
years ... so the Twenty-first
Amendment was nothing new to them.
Virginians, without liquor laws of
any kind (and without tax-paid
boose), scratched their heads and
wondered how long it would be. South
Carolinians held a State convention
and decided against repeal of the
18th Amendment just about the time
the I8th Amendment ceased to be.
It was really and truly a colorless
affair, this repeal business. From
coast to coast, folks just moved along
without any shouting or crying . . .
happy, we that the whole muddled
affair was being kicked out of
the picture.
North Carolina had a quiet weekend,
due, it is believed, to the aridity
of its voting populace. Only twentyfive
or thirty were killed in accidents
due to the effects of bootleg licker.
Caldwell, which thirty days ago voted
against repeal four to one, crowded
its jail house with forty-three drunks,
a fairly good crop for any dry county.
Watauga officers did c, right nifty
.business . . . they jailed a few errant
souses, perhaps led a few more to
their homes, and it is alleged, failed
to locate several others who might
possibly have had just a couple or
three snorts. A. gentleman who appeared
to know his onions stated
Tuesday evening that, in his opinion,
liquor could still be obtained in limited
quantities locally!
SPEAKING OF HUNTERS
Due to a hallowed precedent ^et
by our Pilgrim Fathers 'way back
yonder when the country was
young and Injuns were bad and
game of all kinds was plentiful,
people, even in this enlightened
age, fare forth into field and forest
each Thanksgiving Day with their
shotguns and rifles ... to kill just
for the joy of killing. God Almighty
and His bountiful bleSslngs are
forgotten . . . the lust of the slaver
wells in the heart of the hunter,
crowding from his very soul the
prayer which should be directed
toward his Maker for the beneficent
gifts of His love. The quail,
the cottontail, the grouse . . . inoffensive
little units of life . . . fall
before his deadly aim, and the hunter
is pleased?tickled pink. He
calls it sport! He cares nothing for
the kill . . . his Joy comes In the
killing. Edwin Carlisle XJtsey is
the author of the following poem:
Death In his heart and death in his
gun
The hunter goes where wild things
run.
The image of God is out today,
His heart aflame with the lust to
slay;
But only the devil will guide his
aim,
And the course of the lead which
will hill or malm;
And It will be murder In field or
bush,
When the hare leaps out, or the
coveys flush.
Driven by hunger a man may slay.
But what shall we think when he
kills for play?
Turn back, O hunter, and let them
be,
xie harmless creatures of grass
and tree.
State atjtomobii.c sales
almost double last tea!
Raleigh.--North Carolinians durin;
the first 11 months of this year pui
chased nearly twice as many automc
biles as during; the same period e
1932 and sales in November wer
nearly three time sas great as in Nc
vember last year.
L. S. Harris, director of the 3tat
motor vehicle bureau, reported ths
2,320 new passenger cars and 45
trucks, or 2,775 vehicles, were sol
in the State in November.
WA'
A
VOL'JME XL.V, NUMBER 23
FEDERAL DRY LA
OFFICIALLY HILLE
BY PROCLAMATIC
! President Roosevelt E?eclarcs End
Eighteenth Amendment and i
peals for Greater Respect for
Iaw. Opposes Return of the 0|
Saloon. To Prohibit. Transportat
of Liquor Into Dry States.
Washington.?A doubly purpo
proclamation, putting an official <
to pronimuori and^ calling on Ann
cans to help restore respect for 1
1 and order, was issued Tuesday ni;
| by President Roosevelt.
The proclamation, an unusual c
was signed by the Chief Execut
| shortly after Acting Secretary P
[ lips had certified that 36 states I
approved the repealing amendmei
The national recovery act made
mandatory that the Chief Execut
proclaim the end of prohibition
order to abolish a series of spe<
ta.xes.
The President made a special p
that no State authorize return
the saloon either in its old form
in a new guise and said the obj
tive being sought through a natio
policy was education of every c
zen toward greater temperance.
In asking for co-operation with
government in an effort to restore
spect for lav/ and order, the Pr<
dent enjoined all citizens and oth
in the United States to confine th
purchases of alcoholic beverages at
ly to licensed dealers.
Would Remedy Evil
"The policy of the government \
be to see to it that the social i
political evils that have existed
the pre-prohibition era shall not
revived nor permitted again to
istf" he said. "We must remove t
ever from our midst the menace
the bootlegger and such others
would profit at the expense of g<
government and law and order."
He said the observance of his
quest for purchases solely from
censed dealers or agencies was m?
"personally to every individual i
| every family" in the nation and wo
result in consumption of beveraj
which had passed federal inspecti
in the break-up and eventual destr
tion of the "notoriously evil, ill
liquor traffic," and payment of r
sonable taxes for support of the g
ernment.
rne proclamation directed "spe?
ic attention" to authority given
gOvcIXiiuona t>jr the rcpCil
to prohibit transportation or impc
ation of intoxicating liquor* into <
states.
In concluding the President sa
"I trust in the good sense of
American people that they will
bring upon themselves the curse
excessive use of intoxicating liqu
to the detriment of health, mor
and social integrity."
Noah Isaacs Dies
After Short illne
Noah Isaacs, 65 years old, w
known resident ot Neva, Tenn., d
at his home last Thursday after
illneas of several days with pneut
nia. Funeral services were held fr
the home, meager reports indici
ano interment was in the cemet
there. There are no immediate s
vivors.
Mr. Isaacs was horn on Cove Cr
in Watauga County, a son of the 1
ASbert Isaacs. He was well kno
and highly respected in the cou
of his nativity. He had resided in
Tennessee village for about ei|
years.
MRS. AIJCF. COt'NGTLL
CELEBRATES lOlet BIRTRB
Mrs. Alice M. Councill of Hick<
for many years a resident of Bo(
quietly observed the 1013t. anuii
sary of her birth on Friday, Dec
ber 1st.
Mrs. Councill is the oldest liv
alumna of Salem Collego and am
treasured messages received at
Hickory home were those from
and Mrs. Howard Rondtbaler, fori
preaident of Salem College, and
student body of the female inst
tion where Mrs. Councill was edu<
i ed many years ago. The latter n
sage said "Your little sisters at
lem College are thinking of you
day and send love and best wis
for many happy birthdays."
Although she has grown wea
and frailer the past year, Mrs. Cc
fill TPmninq and
received all of her callers Friday,
has three living children, Mrs. E,
Taylor, with whom she makes
home; Judge W. B. Councill of H
ory, and I. L. Councill of Waynesv
LIBRARY SCIENCE COURSE
AT LEES-McKAE COLLI
Banner Elk.?Miss Alison Stirl
librarian of Lees-McRae College
conducting a course in library sci(
in which twelve students are enro
- The course, which meets one hoi
week, does not carry this year
? college credit but gives pract
g training in the cataloguing and <
- of books and is designed to give tl
enrolled the ability to take care ,f
small school or county library. .
e dents in the course include the
students who are now employei
the Lees-McRae Library and six
e era taking it for vocational traini
it Graduates of the Lees-Mc
5 course in library science are now 1
d ing positions in the Davidson
lege library.
rAUG
kn Independent Weekly Ne
BOONE. WATAUGA
JY | ^ ^
s RED CROSS DRIVE
? COMES TO CLOS
ind
in
hp Austin E. South, Holl Call Cbairooi
ex_ Releases List of Those Subscribing
^r_ Complete Reports from Various
Qf Sections Not Vet Received.
as
j0fl The Red Cross Roll Call campoij
came to a close Thanksgiving, ai
re_ Austin E. South, chairman of t
drive, has released an incomplete 51
i'~ of those subscribing'. Some few pis
ind cs have not 118 yet reported, but t
u)tl list available is as follows:
ges Miss Helen Under-down, Smith B
in, gaman, Mrs. Smith Hagam&n, Mi
uc. Carrie H. Bingham, Miss Jewel H
loit gaman, Edw. N. Hahn. G. P. Hag
ea- man, J. B. Brewer, Jim Rivera, U.
ov- Johnson, Itob Rivers, A. E. Hanit
J. M. Guither, Spainbours, Inc., Ci
Meat Market, R. F. MoDade, L.
fh Jones, G. K. Moose, C. L. Rhyne, Ml
J. L. Quails. S. C. loggers, R. Z. Li
,rt. "ey, Marshal: Teajtv
-Frances H. McGhinnia, Vlru- W. J
Wagner (sustaining $10.00); R.
jd. Olsen, Miss Virginia Bouldin, Mi
! >,' Ruth Pember, Miss Isabel Gravi
?'t Mrs. John Perry, Mrs. D. F. Ma
"t John C. Dyer, Mrs. W. W. Mast, 1
_ W. Mast, Mrs. Emily Toll Hopkii
pls Miss Mary Wagner, Miss Polly B
som, Msia Virginia Sally, Miss Lei
tia Ricaud, Mrs. C. D. Taylor, Mi
I Ben Farthing.
J. b. Rankin, alias Tr.ui.~: Rebli
I Leonard Eury, A. Antonakos, Mi
S8 Virginia Wary, Miss Maude Cathca:
Miss Lily Dale, Julina Yoder, J.
,, Downum, Miss Cora LeMay. M;
i T Mercer Jackson, Miss Pearl Payi
Mrs. L. M. Hampton, Miss Mart
? Harris, Stanley Harris Jr., Mrs. Ma
S. Harris.
Mrs. D. M. Milton ($15.00), Norr
' B. Gragg, Mrs. Spencer Greene, M
Wade Klutt7., Mrs. D P. Coffey, Mi
r,. nuogner, ur. ai. c;. warneia,
P. Holshouscr, Mrs. W. L. Holshoi
eck er. Mrs. H. M. Tharrington, Nort
3tc west Carolina Utilities, Inc., Mrs. J
wn Cannon, Mrs. John Walsh, Dave
nty Mast, Mrs. J. Winkler, Lena Roev
the Mrs. Lloyd Robbins, Mrs. C. S. Pi
vette, Mrs. Gene Story.
John K. Moore Dies
AY Suddenly in Leno
>ry. Funeral services for John K Moo
>ne. 64, prominent Lenoir business m
rer- wiio died suddenly in that city
;m- Wednesday, were held in the Mel
odist Church there on Friday a
ing ernoon.
on g Mr. Moore was well known by W
her tauga County people, as, with a bi
Dr. tber, George E. Moore, he used to
ner engaged in the conduct of the Bio
the ing Rock Hotel during the sumn
ltu- months. He was a prominent figi
jat- in the business life of his comtm
ies- ity, and had been well known in ]
Sa- litical as well as fraternal circles
to
lhe3 Lee Gross Is Named
her New Police Chi
tun
Mr. Lee Gross, of Adams, has b<
named as Chief of Police for I
A- town of Boone to fill the vacai
her ca-jged by the death of Hill Hagam
jS" and took over the duties of his off
llle. tjje first of the month. Mr. Gr
I its +HM ?oonw?r
Ioul t uu ui uiio ^ajjav.1 lj xui iuo
years, and the action of the board
I re-employing him is meeting with i
jproval, since he is a particularly
ing, | ficient officer, and is relentless
, is his attitude toward law-breakers
;nce
lied. THREE FORKS ASSOCIATION
" a to HOLD SPECIAL MEETE
any
lical The Three Forks Baptist Assoc
care, tion is called to meet in special s
S?se | sion at the Boone Baptist Church
af a 2 o'clock Sunday, December 10, IS
Stu- i At this meeting, if the delega
3LX l present think it wise, a clerk will
i in eleoted to fill the vacancy caused
oth- the death pf our beloved W. Y. Pei
nS- Some of our denominational le
ftae ers are expected to be present ani
told- full representation from each chu
Col- is urged.
W. D. FARTHING, Moderal
-*' fiv ^ '" ',,; w, - w '-*
A DE
wspaper?Established in ti
COUNTY, NORTH CAROIJNA, THURf
11) ^ aud the U^.
nwi in mbi trie promoter was nor
fSi ^cftre &I tiie Iwnn^
fits. Attorney John R. Brown. -J,
M. Morcta; and Dr. J. M. Hodges
133 were listed :cs directors of the or53?
ganlzatfon.
Inability of a representative of
** the Insurance Department to be
19? here at Tuesday's court, made it
a" necessary to postpone trial until
next Tuesday.
| JOSEPH BRETT
s DIES AT AGE OF 8f
ha
ry Prominent Resident of the Meat Cam;
Section Suceumbs Saturday. Had
aa Been 111 Two Weeks. Funeral on
Sunday at Mount Pleasant.
13S
" Joseph L. Moretz, 86 years old,
ls* well-known resident of the Mea
Camp community, died at his horn
last Saturday evening alter an ill
ness of two weeks' duration. Fuuera
services were conducted from the Ml
re" Pleasant Lutheran Church on Sunda;
by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Yount, wh
was assisted by Dr. W. A. Deator
and interment was in tbe churc
. cemetery.
lr A large crowd of friends and reia
tives gathered from widely diyergen
re, points to pay their respects to tb
an memory of deceased and the flora
on offerings were profuse.
Lh- Survivors include the widow an
ft- five sons, J. M. Moretz and P. V>
Mnrptr nf TVwvriA- Mpf!nv \fnr#?tv. n
fa- Charlotte; J. Alfred Moretz, Hickory
ro-1 and Leonard Moretz, of Wynn, Ai
ba kansas. All were present for the fu
w. neral except the last named. Thirt;
ler gremdchildren survive,
tre Pioneer Merchant
m. Mr. Moretz was born and reared i
so- Watauga County, and for man
years was engaged in the mercantil
business, being perhaps the older
merchant of the county. In later year
he devoted most of his time to agr:
?r cultural pursuits, and his health wa
er I good enough that he and his 88-yeai
! old wife raised a large crop this yea:
;en | When the Civil War broke out, for
the brothers enlisted in the Confederat
icy j armies. Mr. Moretz was a little youn
an, for service and was the only chil
ice | to remain with his parents. Howcve
oss he came t'o Boone on the day Ephriai
ny | Norris was killed by the Yankee rail
in ers for the purpose of enlistment, bi
?P- he never actually entered the ranks
ef-' He was a charter member of ti
in Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, h
father having been one of the fir
L.utht?raji$i in this r.ouniv Wa riA.vntr
much of his attention to church woi
\'G and was a fine, upstanding ciltze
He reared a family, each survivin
da- member of which fills an import.aj
ies- part In the life of his respective con
at munity.
1S3.
tes SOCIALIST SECRETARY TO BE
be IN BOONE AT AN EARLY DAT
by
Ty. Mr. Alton Lawrence, State seer
ad- tary of the Socialist party, will 1
1 a in Boone at an early date, it is ai
rch nounced. Anyone interested in Socla
ism is asked to get in touch wil
tor. Madison Miller, Box R, Boone, N. '
i in
Herewith are presented the mew who
head the Treasury Department at Washing
a realignment brought about when 8eere
Voodin was granted leave of absence in
attempt to regain his health. No. 1, Her
OJiphant, general consul to the secretary;
2, Acting Secretary Ilenry Morgenthau
No. 3r Eerie Bailie, in charge of fiscal affa
Nol 4, Win. H. Mc Reynolds, Adininistra
A-saistant; No. 5, Herbert E. Gaston, pt
relation; No. 6, Rc.swell Magill, adviser
taxation.
|JESSE MAST JAILED
| IN INSURANCE DEAL
p j
! Jesse Mast, resident of the State
of Washington, was arrested Sunln
.day by Sheriff Howell under a warrt
rant issued by a representative of
the State Insurance Department,
for violation of the Insurance laws.
In default of $1,000 bond he re^
raalned in jail until Wednesday
morning, when bail was arranged.
he Mast Is also charged with posscs^
fclon of whisky, a half-gallon havIC.
been found in the ear when lie
I was arrested.
The warrant was said to have
1 been Issued as a result of the sale
a~ of policies in the Interstate Beitra
evolent society, which was organa"
iced by Mr. Mast some time ago,
R and which appeared to have had
B something of tho form of a bur y;
Uil association. Understanding Is
V that subscribers wore to pay so
touch upon,1 tho death of a member,
:-e' and that tbo piau was contrary to
moc
ie Year Eighteen Eighty-E
.DAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933
^easury St^ffj
' COMMISSIONERS
j ASK ASSEMBLAGE
i Proclamation Calls for Gathering' of
! the People or December 12th to
j Hear Radio Discussion* of Governmental
Program.
I
J The Board of County Commissioners
of Watauga County, in regular
session Monday, issued a proclamation
1 calling upon the people to assemble
! on December 12th to hear a radio
I program in which State and local
leaders will present for consideration
a "governmental program of immediate
practical importance to the
people of North Carolina." The proclamation
is as follows:
The Proclamation
"WHF-REAS, the public officers,
the private citizens and the high
school and college student officials
have joined together in building The
Institute of Government to carry on
coutinuoua comparative studies of the
I wonting a of their in
cities, the counties and the State of
North Carolina ana to bring ahout
closer co-ordination of the efforts of
officers and citizens in governmenj
tal administration.
whereas, U) is projram nas met
with uniform and sustained support
from the people in all sections of the
_ State, from governmental leaders and
administrators in forty-four states of
the '-nion and from the President of
the United* States;
, "NOW, THEREFORE, we, Eller
| McNeil, W. F. Miller and C. 1. Bill*
: ings. County Commissioners, at the
1 request of the accredited representak>
1 lives of the officers, citizens and stu!
dents of this State and pursuant to
j a proclamation issued by the Goverj
nor of North Carolina do call upon
j CI) all county officials and cmployces
to assemble informally on Tuest
day, December 12, from 1:30 to .2:30
c o'clock in the county courthouse. (2)
_ ail group3 of ciitzens interested in
j their government, and (3) all stu:
dents of civics and government to as"
. semble informally in their respective
^ ' meeting places and connect with a
L State-wide radio program over which
^ State and local leaders will present
. for consideration a governmental program
of immediate practical import"
ance to the people of North Caro
c lins."
e
Oak Grove Citizens
d r_: d u ?..
i-iiijoy ucar liunun^
f .
; Messrs. John Green, Lionel Ware
and Blue Hodges of Oak Grove re
i- ocntly participated in a successfu
y bear hunt in the Mount Mitchell for
esls. A large party of men from dif
ferent sections took along about 51
n hounds and six bears were chased
y two of them falling before the bul
e lets of the hunters. They weighed 351
!t and 400 pounds, and enough of tin
s meat was brought back by the Wa
i- tauga boys to supply the families o:
s the immediate community with beai
as piece de resistance on Thanksgiv
r. ing day.
tr
e DOLPH LYONS IS INJURED
S IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT
d
r- Dolphus Lyons was injured in i
h ] freak accident which occurred whil
l~ | he was working at the college Wed
Jt I nesday morning. A hole was beinj
| drilled in concrete with a hand dril
le held by Lyons, and as a helper 3true
is with the hammer a piece of ste?
't left the drill head and penetrate
;d the thick muscle of the left arm. Th
'K missile was described as being a
n- large as a bullet, and went all th
way through the arm.
it
I" METHODISTS TO HAVE BAZAAX
The annual bazaar and oyster sup
per sponsored by the missionary cii
cles of the M. E. Church, South, wi
U be held on Saturday, Dec. 9th, at th
Caro-Jean Inn, beginning at 3:30 i
e- the afternoon and continuing unt
i>e 10 p. m. Articles of fancy work wi
n- be offered for sale, as well as oysteri
J- chicken salad, cakes and pies. A coi
th dial invitation is extended to all t
C. attend.
RAT
Jght
S~ll? Y~AK
?
ETHERIDGE SAYS
BOONE HATCHERY
WILL BE CLOSED
( f?
a
Director of Conservation and Development
Regrets that Boa i d Found
it Necessary to Render Unanimous
Decision Against Local Hatchery,
Was Economy Move, lie Says. Curtailment
Cited as Necessary.
The Board of Conservation and
Development ho.s unanimously decided
to close the fish hatchery at Rutherwood,
The Democrat learns in a
letter received from R. Bruce Etheridge,
the director, who states that
the action came as a result of decreased
receipts and that some curtailment
was absolutely necessary.
Mr. Etheridge calls attention to the
interest Watauga County citizens are
taking in this matter and states that
this fact makes the action of the
board all the more to be regretted.
A great number of citizens had
sought to alter the Board's decision
when it was rumored that the hatchery
must close. Hie Watauga Democrat
was apprised of the action of
the board in a letter from Mr. Ether- ,
idge, a portion of which is published:
"Answering yours of November 'JH
relative to the closing of the >3oone
Hatchetyr I wish to advise that it was
the unanimous decision of the board
that this hatchery be closed. Due to
the decrease in our receipts and tlie
fishing activities and the continued
increase in the falling off of State
revenue, some action and curtailment
was absolutely necessary, and since
the cost of production in this hatchcry
was in excess of the general cost
j of production and due to the inadei
quacy of the water supply, the board
| felt that this hatchery should be
! closed. I regret that it became rieces|
sary.
"I appreciate the interest that
j many of your citizens ere taking In
j this matter and for this reason it
makes the action of the hoard all the
more to be regretted."
(
Christmas Seal Sales
Are on in Watauga
The sate of Christmas Seals issued
for the. purpose of combatting
tuberculosis is now on in Watauga
County, and Mrs. Mary S. Harris, of
Amantha, has again been named the
chairman of the campaign. The sales
lor the ttny stick01-3 will continue ihd
| until Christmas Day, and Mrs. Hhr!4j5*
in itiiHtuuu ijjtti. . ijjo j.JC ShSl?
its usual enthusiastic response. At
tlit same time slie desires to explain.
1 that seventy-five per cent. c? the
! rnoney'rcceived remains in the county
and will be used for the treatment of
! tuberculosis as wel! as for the purI
pose of providing mlilc. for underj
weight school chi'.uren, who are likely
to be more susceptible to tuber!
culosis.
i _
Successful Meeting Is
Closed at Zionville
A two-weeks revival meeting was
closed at the Zionville Baptist Church
last Sunday when fourteen converts
were administered the baptismal rite
and ten others received into the fellowship
of the congregation through
letters ami otherwise. Rev. W. D.
Ashley, pastor of the church, wa3 assisted
throughout the meeting by the
Reverends R. C. Eggers and W. C.
Payne. There was good preaching ev:
ery day, and large crowds came from
. the surrounding section. The meeting
1 was pronounced one of the most suc.
cesaful held in that section, and ev
| ery indication is that much lasting
j good was accomplished.
CURRENT HISTORY CLUB
ADDRESSED BY MR. BROWN
The Current History Club of Apr
palachian State Teachers College was
' addressed at its tri-weekly meeting
Tuesday. November 21. by Wade E.
Brown, Boone attorney. In the course -famM
of his interesting and informative address
Mr. Brown stated that more
current history had been recorded in
the past nine months than in any
similar period of time. Mr. Brown
further stated that we are living in
an age of opportunity, and we must
not be delinguent in grasping it.?
Reported.
r WOODROW MABRY NAMED
CAPTAIN LEES-McRAE SQUAD
Banner Elk.?Wood row Mabry, of
Albemarle, was elected 1953-34 footp
ball captain at. the annual Lees-McRae
football dinner held on Tuesday
11 night of last week. Mabry succeeds
? as captain Robert Agle, also of AlI
bemarle, and distinguished himself as
; quarterback during the last of the
li 1933 season Mabry is a sophomore
> at Lees-McRae. i
!l Approximately eighf persons, the
d members of the sqiv 1 and their
e guests, attended the d .ner at which
s Edgar H. Tufts, presa ent of Leese
McRae, presided. Football certificates
were awarded by Dr. W. C. Tate, head
of Grace Hospital at Banner Elk.
Charles T. Zimmerman, Boone at>
torney who formerly coached LecsMcRae,
was among the speakers of
II the evening. Others who spoke briefe
ly included Dr. R. H. Hardin of Grace
n Hospital, Leo K. Pritchett, superinil
tendent of Lees-McRae, Rev. 1. M.
11 Murray of Banner Elk, and Coach
s, Fred Dickerson, who wa3 acclaimed
for giving Lees-McRae its moot suc:o
cessful football season in the history
of the school.