! Iboone i SKETCHES I By J. C. R. ? ~~ ~ HE'S ON HIS WAY! Introducing to Democrat readers Boone's most progressive paper merchant . . . young Komer Haynes . . . vendor of the Asheville Times, various other newspapers and a half-dozcu magazines. Without regard for the prevailing '"groundhog w e a t h e r," without thought of the winter blasts that would throw a chill down the spine of an Eskimo . . . young Homer delivers his evening publication right into the hands of the reader, smiles as sweet as a peach, and moves along. Thirteen years of age and a bright student at Boone High School, the newsboy carries out a rigrid schedule of work . . . delivery of papers, collection. solicitation of new subscribers, close study of lessons and the various chores that teen-age boys are required to do about the home. But Homer doesn't mind ... he goes about his businses with the astute mien of ? Vir..ll c? *- u 1 ' ? ?ju. a, * v <in outet unmer . . . ne cusnes out credit quite freely, but he'll "see you Sat'dey," politely of course, just Ias sure as you're born! And the dimes and the quarters and the dollars that Homer earns in his worth-while endeavors are not wasted by any means ... he buys his clothing and shoes and books and all the other little things that boys require . . . but like all good tradesmen, he keeps back the proverbial "nest-egg" for a rainy day. Boys like Homer Haynes are bound to succeed . . . you just couldn't hold 'em back! John \Vanamaker, the dry-goods king, once said that "the newsboys of today will be the merchants of tomorrow" . . . and when we watch this youth on his daily rounds, we believe every word of it! : A certain old lady, as the "chestnut" goes, proved that her son was j not an imbiber of spirits by stating ' that "he drinks four and five glass- j es of ice water before breakfast | eacli morning." Now comes a par- 1 allel, allegedly from a. Boone worn- | an, who attested the popularity of j a young daughter by exclaiming: j "Why the young gentlemen call for j her even at three and four o'clock in the moraine!" i | j A THRIVING COMMI'NITV Out a mile west of Boooe lies the! Oak Grove community . . . progresJ sive in a large -way, with a people i~ nm! co-oDerative in-1 sttncts. A modern school building, | which boast*! a large and regular at tendance. 3tands on a wooded hill] overlooking an embryo valley wherein are nestled a dozen or so modern I homes . . - and on the surrounding j uplands live the Gross boys, the; Hodges, the Browns, the Gyonses, the I y. Greenes, the Wards and many other sturdy folk who combine their oner-j I gies to make Oak Grove the a ream-: come-true that it is. The little white j Baptist Church that stands in the forks of the road, the rafters of which' have rung to Hie strains of "How Firm a Foundation" ar.d "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow' for many a year . . . has become inadequate to the many functions of an over-sire congregation. So, they're building another house of worship out j Oak Grove way . . . with a large au1 ditorium, four Sunday School roonu, jf and all the accoutrements of a bigtown edifice. The structure is now taking shape . . . but there are still | lots of brick to be bought, and cement 1 and lumber and fixtures. The cont--C : yry-.' v tchlss." "toM - - - i ?gregation ia willing, no doubt about that, but the burden ia heavy. Boone folks, regardless of church affilia; tion, should donate liberally to the work . . . for people like these . . . % people who go about their Master's business with a song of praise in their hearts . . . people who share their ijoys and sorrows with one another .. . J people who are self-supporting and ambitious . . . people who keep apace with a. fact-moving age . . . they deserve everything that's cast their way, and more! Just how far the printed word travels, and what it accomplishes, ;; we wouldn't even venture to guess. , But Mr. Otto Schnerlng, president of the Curtlss Candy Company 'way out yonder in that Windy City where gangsters bold play hide-andseek with the terrified gendarmes, forwarded a letter to The Democrat's publishers a few days ago . r . thanking them profusely for an article which appeared in this column some weeks ago. And along with the letter came a largo pr.eha.~o of She company's most toothsome sweets just to show us, as Mr. Schnering put It, why "five boys would walk eleven miles for a Iliolfpl'tt WAI-fJt rtf W?^*r " Thanks a lot, brother! SCANDALOUS, SAYS WK1 Yesterday a schoolgirl, perhaps thirteen years old, passed in front of oi'.r window . . . clad, not too warmly, in the skimpy attire of feminine youth ... a pretty little rosy-cheeked lass, just on the threshold of the much- discussed "dangerous age." A sporty roadster, occupied hy a couple of full-grown bozos, drew up to the curb and discharged its cargo of depraved humanity on the sidewalk And a conversation, apparently filler (Continued on Page 8) I WA1 An In j VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 33 WINNERS OF ESSAYj jCONTEST GIVEN AT PUBLIC MEETING ' Members of Junior Order in Enthusiastic Meeting Saturday Evening. Alfred Adams of Cove Creek High School Tops List With Essay on Crime Prevention. Professor Guy H. Hill Lh Principal Speaker. Alfred Adams, student in the Cove i Creek High School, was awarded first j prize of five dollars for the best cs- j say on "Crime Prevention" in the con- i test sponsored by the Junior Order, j United American Mechanics, and j which come to a close Saturday evening with a public meeting in the J courthouse. The second prize of three j dollars went to a paper from the Todd j High School, which did not bear the . name of the writer, while third prize t was won by Miss Chloe Greer of the Boone High School. Professor Chappell Wilson, Attor-) ney J. E. Holshouser and Rev. J. A. !,f Yount composed the board of judges, and Rev Yount, in connection with his reading of the essay which won first prize, spoke very highly of the quality of the papers entered. The other judges also had words of praise I and it was their collective opinion | that it was the best gToup of high 1 school papers they had ever read. Brown Awards Prizes Attorney Wade E. Brown, vice| councilor of the local council of the | Junior Order, presided during the | meeting and in a very eloquent and j pleasing manner awarded the prizes. | Mr. Brown had previously visited the c high schools of the county in the. in- t l barest of the contest and crime pre- c ! ventlon. c Past Councilor Clyde R. Greene c | spoke briefly of the principles of the t [ order and gave a short history of the l ! local council and named the deceased t i members. c ! The program was climaxed by a t i splendid address from Professor Guy 5 H. Hill, nrinrinnl rvf th/i ^ School. Professor HU1 used as his v subject, "The Cause of Crime and I How It May Be Prevented." "Trying \ to keep up with the Joneses is the ? (Continued on Page 8) 1 imMWJNABD : ! PASSES SATURDAY; Funeral Services for Well Known lies- ' ident of Brushy Fork Community Held .Monday and Interment Made r in Family Burying Ground. = ct Mrs. jor-epa w. Ward, GO years sid, well.known resident of the Brushy j;l Fork section, died at her home there; ' Saturday after a long illness. Mrs. a Ward had never fully recovered from a stroke of paralysis suffered two or three years ago. Funeral services were conducted 1 from the home Monday, the services being in charge of Reverends W. D. ( ! Ashley and VV. C. Payne. Interment : followed in the family graveyard. | Surviving are the husband and five j children: F. C. Ward of Vilas; Mrs. j W. C Baird, Valle Crucis; Mrs. C. A. 1 v-iiuicu, veuie ufucis; jars. w. i. Hayes, Vilas; Mrs. M. L. Hcnson, VI- ' las. The 92-year-old mother also sar- 1 vives, together with four brothers. ' anil five sisters. R. F. Biltongs, Wa- ' tauga Falls; W. R. Billings. Vilas; B. R. Billings, Gastonia; J A. Billings, 1 Elizabeth ton, Tenn.; Mrs. P. E. Her- man, Roanoke; Mrs. N. M. Bradicy, ! Limestone, Tenn.; Mrs. J. R. Johnson, Elizabeth ton. Another daughter, ( Mrs. O. E. Hayes of Vilas, dieij in 1919. There are fifteen surviving grandchildren, Mrs. Ward was the former Miss Betty billings, a daughter of Rev E. 1 H. and Mrs. Billings, and was horn < In Alleghany County. The family ' moved to Watauga in 1886 where two years later she was married to Mr. Joseph W. Ward. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Primitive Bap- ; tist Church, having joined in 1896. Deceased wa3 a devout Christian mother and neighbor, and was widely loved and respected in the com- : munity In which she spent her adult life. BLOW TORCH EXPLODES Stanford Berry, who resides on North Water Street, narrowly escaped injury Saturday when a blowtorch, containing about a half-gollon of high-test gasoiine, exploded near him. Thf? trvroh -rtrVi i r?Vi I ? , ? - " . ijci l y iijiu j been using to thaw frozen water pipes, flared unnaturally, and was quickly pushed to one side. The exi plosion followed immediately, one . portion of the tank flying more than two hundred feet, setting fire to Ber> ry's clothing as it passed by him. 1 . \VORIJ> DAY OF PRAYER s The World Day of Prayer is to be s observed at the Advent Christian - Church here Friday at 7:30. The annual union prayer service is to la: 1 conducted by ministers of ail churehers, and the public Is invited. "AUG idependent Weekly New BOONE, WATAUGA CC Contempt of Senate M.Cracfeen (above) assistant Qecrt ry of Commerce In charge of ni-vonautice undtw President Hoover v.is arrested for contempt of the 5- nale when he refused to produce f:fes whi^h- tho Senate Committee wanted to see in its investigation on air-mail contracts. JIM BROWN HELD ON CHARGES OF MABEL WOMAN Resident of Adams Accused of Attempted Rape. Warrant Sworn ?>J Mrs. Wade Stewart. Being Held in Jail Pending Trial Next Wednesday. Alleged to Have Posed as Officer. Attempts Escape. Jim Brown, resident of the Adams community, is being held in the couny jail to answer charges of attemptid rape, contained in a warrant sworn nit by Mrs. Wade Stewart, resident >f Mabel. The Sheriffs office made he arrest in Boone Tuesday, and a ireliminary hearing was to have, been leld Wednesday at Mabel. The pris>ner made his escape as ho was being ransfcrred from the bastile to the sheriff's auto, but was overtaken by sheriff Howell after a spirited race in vhich one shot was fired. The prciminary was postponed until next Wednesday, the evidence to Vie heard it that time before C. F. Thompson, Ssq., at Mabel. According to the information which sheriff Howell has received, Brown vent to the Stewart, home.under the piise o? an officer of the. law. Me Is aid to have told Mrs. Stewart that le had a warrant, for her husband who has a court record) and made ndecent proposals to her, holding out he destruction of the alleged warant as an inducement. Following her epulses. Brown is then said to nave ontinued his efforts to force his utcntions upon the woman, and When knife was exhibited nnd further advances made, she managed to escape, ppearing shortly before a justice of he peace for the warrant Several witnesses are beir.g sumnoned boih for the defendant and lie State, says Sheriff Howell. [jiovernmeni Will Pay For Business Training Professor Guy H. Hill, principal of iie Boone High School, announces .hat those who have been and are in.erested in commercial work may ob:ain instruction through State and federal agencies, practically without lost. Those who are interested i.i typewriting 3hould communicate with Dr rfill sometime before Saturday, Feb-uary 24th. Dak Grove Communitv To Build New Church The citizens of Oak Grove commu aity, just west of Boone, are putting )n a drive for a new church buildng. The present building, which was blown from its foundation a few win ters ago, is very inadequate for th< large membership which the churcl now has. According to preliminary plans, the new building is to be oi brick veneer, consisting of severa Sunday school rooms and a pastor'! study. The building committee has beer it work for some time and havi bought the brick from a firm ir Kingsport, Tenn. Lumber for th< framework was donated by Mr. L. M Hodges. A greater part of this ma terial has been placed on the site ready for work as soon as weatlrei conditions will permit. The now building will be built nea: the old one, just above the road neai the cemetery. James T. Gross donat ed the new site. Compensation Case to Be Heard in Watauga J. Dewey Dorsett of the North Car olina Industrial Commission wiil hea the ease of Geter Shook vs. We33Cl Lumber Compariy thi3 (Wednesday afternoon at the courthouse here. Commissioner Dorsett is ?n a tn; through Northwest Carolina, and 01 Thursday will hear two compensatioi complaints id Newland, A DE spaper?Established iri the >UNTir, NORTH CAKUUNA, THURSDA SAYS GAG RULE IS I DESTRUCTIVE TO THE CONSTITUTION I Large Gathering of North Carolina Hcpubiicans at Lincoln Day Dinner Hear Kansas Solon in Denunciation of Roosevelt Administration. Says President Is Assuming Dictatorial Position. Local Men Attend. Representative Harold McGugin, Republican of Kansas, charged the Democratic party with the destruction of government under the Roosevelt administration, in an address delivered at the Lincoln Day dinner m Greensboro Monday evening. I The Kansan asserted the majority party in the Congress through adoption of gag rules was "destroying the last vestige of legislative government of the people, by the people, and lor the people." "In actual practice," he continued, q "we may just as well have a dictator N issuing his decrees a3 to have a President who. through his subordinates in the executive department, is writing the legislation and sending it to r Congress, whereupon the Congress; I gags itself so tha t it can offer no J improvements to the legislation. Thisj entirely destroys the government ?m- b " der the constitution. T "The constitution docs not provide! 1 for the President's writing legislation, j ' It provides that Congress may report j ' to congress the state of the Union,: setting forth an outline of legislation j which he deems advisable. The con-! 5 stitution then provides that Congress, j R ' composed of representatives chosen j m ' by tbe people, shall prepare and en- j a 1 act the legislation which it deemsj tc wise. Under the constitution, the Pres- j H : ident has no control over the legis- N lation except the power to approve w or veto the legislation which Con- tc gress, the representatives of the peo- st pie. has enacted." pi : Delving into history, McGugin as- ps aertcd the record of the Democratic tl party was that it was unable to meet ti its responsibilities as a majority par- sc ty which he described as "to bear B j responsibility and carry out a guv-jg' \\..uuLisiueu on t'age Sj L0VU7L TO ADDRESS s MASS MEETING: ! S Crime Prevention to Discussed at (' ! Baptist Church on Sunday, Fcbru- j :iry 18. Program Sponsored by jl i County ministerial Association. jc' J | A mass meeting' of Watauga citi- j i zena .sponsored by the Watauga XT nit* of the United Dry Forces, the Watauga Pastor's Association and the''f Watauga Citizens Association, will hel^ held at the Boone Baptist Church on. E Sunday, February 18th, at 2:30 o'clock j n P. au 1 51 The purpose of this meeting will be y to unite the efforts of these organi- | '' zations in a campaign for law obser-' v vance. A constitution will also be presented and officers elected. | Hon W. R. Lovill of Bocr.e will hej u I the principle speaker, taking as his ^ '! general subject "Crime and luiw Ob- i ^ i servance." Other talks will be made' ' j during the afternoon. i ? W. Frank Miller, Dean Swift. T. E. I L Bingham, L. M. Farthing and ClyJe i11 R. Greene, prominent figures in the j" United Dry Forces, are members of; " the committee in charge of organiz- ic ' j ing the law observance league, and; I in calling the mass meeting issued1 the following statement: "Our committee urges that all pas- j tors and Sunday School superintend- j 0 1 cnts in the entire county announce 1 this meeting at their services next. I "! Sunday morning and that they urge .V : I their folks to attend. We are all k ' j agreed that our laws are not betng' '; observed as becomes a Christian civ- j " i ilization. The discussion at this meet-1 ! | ing and the plans there made will look | 1: to ways and means of remedying this: 1 ' j condition as it relates to Watauga J j County ." I j <Xj-OCPO???->?-3Opaoppa-Q-* II Gragg's Successor Is s [1 Definitely "On Way" \ ! h William T. Dovvd, of Sanford, rec- j; . j ommended several months ago as ^ i the successor to Watt, H. Gragg of v r j Boone, Marsha] for the Middle Dis- .j, j trict of North Carolina, is expected a rj to be confirmed the latter part of r this week, according to a telegram \ received by The Watauga Democrat from Senator Reynolds Tues- ( day evening. v The Senator states that Mr. jDowds* name was sent from the j ^ White House to the Senate, referred to the proper committee, and that _ Senatorial confirmation will be j z i I r made the last of this week or no | f g later than the middle of next week. I j Mr. Gragg, it will be remembered, { I resigned his position as of January ] P 1, but his commission holds good, \ a pending the actual appointment and ; j a qualification of his successor. .! :? MOC Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei Y. FEBRUARY 15. 1934 - Dakota Badman .Above is Venvo Sankop, noted South Dakota outlaw rancher, who hoe confessed to the kidnapping of Charles Boettcher, 2nd, of Denver and Haskell Bohn, of St. Pool. His career is now bfling closely checked by Federal agents. :n?Nir rnnuwAv 1VLUUV; IllUlAYT-fll MAY BE ROUTED BY BLOWING ROCK ^legation of Carolinians in Haitimore Meeting Present Route for Park to Park Highway. Mayor Bobbins Attends Hearing ami is Hopeful of Adoption of Route Through Watauga. Mayor G. C Bobbins o> Blowing ock returned last week from Baltilorc where he attended a meeting oi North Carolina delegation, looking ) the location of the Park to Park ighway through this section of orth Carolina. Mr. Robbies, who as one of the promoters of the Park > Park Highway Association hero weral years ago, which resulted in lacing a Federal number on a pressed route is very optimistic over le showing made in the new venire and believes the chances of the renic roadway coming through the lowing Rock community are very vxi. Governor Ehriughaus headed the orth Carolina delegation, which preinted the route favored by this State irough E. B. Jeffries, head of the ighway department. It. was the ik* um G?w? iac uie nignway snouia enier uus tate near Roaring Gap, through lcndale Springs, Deep Gap, Blowing ock, Linville, Linville Gorge. Altn ass, Little Switzerland, Mount Mitleil and westward ly into the Great mokies. Following Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Brownig, chief location engineer for theiJ'lV.Vl r '.icpui'lnicnt,: ,;n lil the route which would follow le crest 01" the Blue Ridge. Governor hnughaus, Senators Bailey and Reyolds. Congressman Doughton, tin) tead, Bulwinkle, Hancock and Weaer assisted in the presentation of lc case, each urging the scenic adantages to be gained through their ivorite routing. Later on President L-joseveit was presented a bound volrae of scenes along the country to e traversed by Representaitve ought on. Mr. Robbins was favorably imressed with the organization of the larolina delegation and the fair spirit 1 which the facts were presented, forth Carolina and Virginia lack the nity of pur]>ose, it appears, being .. .>?? ui ?. ui vj-'uacu tunica jrough their states. All proposals will be investigator] efore further action is taken, and c efinite statement as to the locatior f the Park to Park Highway is ex ected to be made within six weeks. ilLAS WHEELER IS HELD, BURGLAR\ Vntangan Arrested In Court Kooii on Information from Montana Officers. Is Being Held Here. One Walter Norris Also Wanted. Silas Wheeler. 19 years old and f on of Rev. D. M. Wheeler of Triplett his county, walked right straight in o the hands of the law Tuesday a: lc watched the mills of justice grinr a recorders court here, and is nov n the county jail awaiting the arri al of Montana officers, who wan lim on a charge of burglary and tu ssauit on an omcer with arms. Th( j-rest was made by Deputy Shreif Viley Day, who made the arrest o! . warrant forwarded from Virginii Jity. Madison County, Montana eherc the crime is alleged to havi >een committed early in December to further particulars are available. Wheeler returned to Watauga sev :ral days ago. Be had once serve i penitentiary sentence, it is said, fo orgery. Sheriff Howell Wednesday receive* he following telegram from John J 3rie, sheriff of Madison County, Mon ana: 'Thanks for capture and you irorapt aetiqn. Will obtain requisitio >apers and jjseceed to Boone prompl y. All propik fees will be paid." wpfwm m>A* . WiM.B" VAW, RAT ight 51.50 PEP. V u-AK SEEK S40000 FOR WATER AND SEWER EXTENSIONS HERE | Members of City Council Journey to Raleigh unci Secure Approval of | Projects to Intend Water and Sew- M age System, Pending Action of ) Congress in Providing Additional. 1 CWA Funds. Dam Half Done. Mayor Tracy Council! and Aldermen G. K. Moose and K. B. Perry returned last Wednesday evening from Raleigh where they called at the office of Mrs. Thomas O'Bcrry to present applications for CWA funds with which to finance further development of the water and sewage I system of the town, to complete a water supply dam, and to provide adequate facilities for sewage disposal. The three projects represent a total outlay of S 10,000. it is said, and the first two are approved, subject to the action of Congress in turning loose more CVYt funds. Action on the sewage disposal application was withheld pending conferences with the engineer who drafted the plans some time ago. According to officials, it i3 necessary to develop the water and sewer system in certain sections of the town, where continued building has rendered the original pipe lines of insufficent size to take care of the needs of the growing population. At the same time extensions of both services are needed ui some quarter?. The water supply dam nas been in course of construction for some time and lias been practically half completed through the use of municipal funds. The structure is twenty-six ; feet high, of concrete construction, i and will impound seven million gal| ions of water, or an estimated thirty days supply for the town of Boone. Previously there had been practically no reserve at the intake, the water coming from a small pool in the stream. The sewage disposal plant Is recommended because of scarcity of water and lack of fall where the sewers empty, and plans covering this proposal were drawn some time Ago by a Charlotte engineer. Some sort of action 011 this project is expected lajlalgfe tyr-x'-v*-? v iWAKNKD AGfflVSI | SPURIOUS CHECKS I Chfcclt Flashers Passing Forged Vouchers on Revenue Department :uid Highway Department. Information as to Practice. t~ '-?? ? j The Farmers Hardware and Snp< ply Company Tuesday received a let| ter of warning from the Cai-ollnas j Hardware Association in regard to I the wave of check flashing, in which j State vouchers are used. The forgers have been active in certain sections of the Sttac, and business men are warned to be on the lookout for the spurious vouchers. A large part of the Revenue Department vouchers are made out for $13.75. purportedly a refund or. auto license, while those from I he Highway and Public Works Administration run from $17.50 to $123 50. The checks are made payable in different names such as H. Roberts, Ourrie, Kelly, Stewart, Raymond and Edward Smith, and are signed, "Department of Revenue, A J. Maxwell, SommisL sioner, Baxter Durham, Auditor." The highway vouchors sr.. sisned ' "N. C. Highway and Public Works Commission, E. B. Jeffries, Commissioner, Baxter Durham, Auditor." Some uf the vouchers appear to be stoien, showing state seal, while later ones are printed on yellow safety pa' per, watermarked "Exchange." In hardware stores, it is explained, the forgers usually buy an axe or some other tool and the voucher i3 1 presented for change with the statement that the purchaser is employed by the Highway Department. Merchants are warned to look out for these fellows and when appreLi hended have police detain them until ' | they can phone I,. S. Harris. Motor " I Vehicle Bureau, Raleigh, N. C. 3 i ! MRS. Jim A. DAVIS DIES AT HOME NEAR ZIONVHXE t 1! Mrs. Julia A. Davis, aged 80, died 3'at her home near Mabel Sunday, folf j lowing a brief illness. Funeral servi ices were conducted from the home, of l] Mr. John ffreer whi*r.i , | her home, on Monday by Revs. Grae; ham and R. C. Eggei-s, and interment followed in the family burying ground. Mrs. Davis prior to marriage was i a McGuirc, being the last member r of that family in the Cove Creek section. Her husband, \Y. M. Davis, d and three children passed away many yearn ajpo. Mrs. Davis was a me'mi ber of the Mabel Methodist Church, t was of charitable disposition, &?S her n demise has been the cause for geou> ine sorrow amongst her wkl? circle of friends. '

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