BOONE SKETCHES By J. C. R. (iOOD MORNING, IEDGE! Our old friend John Bingham, years and years a denizen of the tile Cove Creek valley, Tuesday came "head man" of the local corders Court . . . and we take ! early opportunity of telling the Je we're just as proud as proud can Ever since Hector was a pup, ? even further back, we've known ; admired John Bingham . . . we 1 the merry twinkle in hi3 eye, we 1 his quaint philosophy of living . . . like him for his generosity, his ct itable disposition, his loyalty, broad vision . . . we even like way he chews his home-grc "hillside navy." He succeeds Ju George Sudderth, v/ho has prea: capably over ihe court for more 11 a year . . . and this man Sudde was a pippin . . . an expert mixer justice and mercy, who could sem fellow to the roads, yet. retain friendship. Judge Bingham has a wondei record to sustain . . but there's occasion for worry ? he'll do t very thing! We've heard his na mentioned prominently for the Su rior Court bench, and we're will to gamble a couple of doubloons t more will he said, and done, wi the public has been given opportur to witness his conduct of the lot tribunal. And if, perchance, the Sketch Man is some day clothed the "zebra stripes" of a fuii-fiedj convict ... he hopes, somehow, t a feller like John Bingham will ut the judgment that joins him to gang. Luck to you, Jedge! THE LORD'S BUSINESS Elders and deacons and lay me good people, mean people, rnoralisl m thieves, printers, lawyers, profe sors, preachers, doctors . . . ever body, big and little and old ai young, are all the time mcssin' the lord's business! A few da; ago, after the sun had shined brigl and nice lor a couple of weeh the folks hereabouts started ye' Ing . . . holy oats, how they ran ed and raved . . . that nothing con or would be raised in Watauga u less rain came, plenty of rai ipiick! Well It turned a trifle chill and a skim of frost was seen in few low spots for a couple of mor ? ings . . . and that raised anoth big stink! ... a freeze ivas ine; table . . . grandpa remembered time when freezing weather th; lasted until July started just tl same way . . . oh! lawsy me I e crythhig's going w w; nrnwcw ?ij . . . that's what they shouted, i they observed the heave?-3 carcfi ly and wagged their knowing head But on Monday evening . . . Wh: do you ihiiik happened? . . . wh the nicest little drizzle of rain b gan to fall . . . and on Tuesdi mercury scuttled up the thermoi eter's tube . . . and more shone fell v.'hh'b wntiiHwl most of tl day Wednesday . . . and the weat < r's a lot warmer . . . and dang of Ice and snow and frost is pa . . . and crops are growing! Bi just a few minutes ago we had talk with a farmer friend , . . aj he allowed, worriedly, that unle the rain holds up a few days, the won't be but danged few potato raised this year! And don't y< reckon the Good Lord, a-sctti 'way up yonder, gets just a trif disgusted, sometimes, when a pot lOUSV. WeaklV- inftifnifirtm* goes to niCHsin' in his business? A GREAT "CITIZEN" He was called Sport by most erybody in Watauga ... he wa: horse ... he was thirty-seven ye : $ old ..he was owned by lawyer V " iT Lcvill ... he died Friday night af a brief illness! That's about all t could be said, even in casual conv sation, about the average horse, tSport was not an average horse! was a great horse . . . greater tl Man c' War, Twenty Grand, Gall Fox. Cavalcade . . . greater than the bosses that ever stretched tl slim bodies around the oval tra of Belmont, Isiure!, Latonia i Churchill to bring fame and fort' to vain, pot-bellied owners. ; Spcrt had traveled a different rc a rough road . . . he'd borne his m ter across innumerable mount jj&trails . . . he'd forded swollen stres i&vVU" the .dead of winter . . . he'd lathe . .jhiEtin the heat of summer 3uns as SHHMKhore his rider on missions of me TiSt&B and missions of folly, on missions r^B?every conceivable nature! And 1 'ilSlSlt saved the life of Lawyer Will 01 couple or more occasions . . . ..JraBB; that's a long story. Somewhere wSHithe veins of Sport was a faint tiT I^^Jfcwe beheve, of the mustang stri 'MEM^ce was tougher than rawhide, a A|5?|trave] sixty miles a day and t like a demon . . . but his b 3?ad never borne harness ... he ; *?Wasn't built that way! Several yt '^ago Mr. Lovill made a pensioner ,o"bf Sport ... he was turned loose 3^&i?the farm west of town to go and c< he pleased ... a sort of boss -7jj?ggcame to be . . . and when news jtcaBjjgiis death became known locally SB;Was the cs.use for unusual comm -tjy-r'fti-storians have had much to saj -y&horses throughout the centuries, animal could have given n ^^ tithful service than Sport . . . ; iSpj '/have surrounded himself with cl< 1 WAT An Inc VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 48 -J FOREST RESERVE t IS SOUGHT FOR ? MOUNTAIN AREA dge be! and ^*orth Wilkesboro Men in Washington and in Interest of Proposed Park Area [^e j in Watauga, Wilkes and Caldwell like i **01111 ties. 40,000-Acre Tract of Elk wc | Creek Lumber Company Would iar_ ; furnish Nucleus for Project. his | the' A national forest reserve for Wa-} >wn tauga, Wilkes and Caldwell counties, j dge | built around the vast holdings of the ded j Klk Creek Lumber Company on the lan ! south side of the mountains, is being rth ! sponsored by citizens of North \Vilk~ Qt-1 esboro, it has been learned here, d a j Attorney W. H. McElwee and Mr. his' Floyd C. Forester of that city have 1 j just returned from Washington where -ful 1 their proposal was laid before the r tn'rtrHH* Ca/lara I r.ffiV mi wj".? n.avio.1 O-Iivi iiuuiiiu;iiat | t"on *s that Congressman Robert L. ^ jrie j Dough ton is interested in and sup- li pe- i porting the proposal. The 40,000-acre ?' ing | tract of timber land, known as the * hat i Elk Creek Lumber Company propien : erty. better known in this locality as h aty! the Gran din property, would be the ,ver' nucleus for the proposed reserve, it. is old ! sa*d. 11 ;n ! Mr. McEiwee visited Mr. Yarbel, i ^ >ed i assistant head of the Forest Reserve i hat1 department, and there it was dis-! ter | C1?SC<1 that the purchase of the Elk the iCrcek Lumber Company property! i would be the first objective of the i (Yadkin Valley Purchasing Unit. This! 55 I area comprises the largest boundary j ,n^ of virgin Umbei land perhaps in the j ts! ! South. and lies in Watauga, Wilkes i " j and Caldwell counties. s~ : I lai ? I WOULD LIGHTEN I S | FISCAL BURDEN = | -?? < '> ; Interest Reduction Proposition Bellig ye Arranged by Brokers. Would Seek lei Fifty Per Cent Reduction on Town's Bond Kate. ua >- up a A deal was closed between the city p]< n" fathers and Bray Brothers. Greens- rci e.r boro brokers, last Saturday, whereby Iituuiui given lo suunin. u | in proposition to the creditors of the mu- th< lltJ | nicipaiity reducing the interest rate e | or. outstanding securities to three per * Si i.cent. The plan galls for the reduced ** TfOte of Interest for a period of'six ** years, and an encrmoiis saving: would i result should any appreciable number * : of the bond holders agree. Mr. Bray has high hopes of work- j y* | ing the deal on rather a large scale, e~ and reports that he has negotiated c:l ly . similar agreements with other local ?? n" i units of government, with highly sat- m' rs j isfactory results. He was not in a j" pGSitiuii t?i suite, however, just wnai i percentage of the security holders Pe er would likely be agreeable to the prop- tri st osition. llt th id Vacation Bible School Th ** Opens at Deep Gap ^ The Bible Vacation School of the mi (>. Lutheran Church was opened Mon- ce ?? I day, the sessions being: held both at (r Holy Communion, Clarks Creek, and Holy Trinity, Deep Gap. Officials of Ml the church state that results are most 10 promising. A very able and efficient ft' corps of teachers are in charge, ill- aS ev_ eluding Mrs. Ivepner and Miss Smith, 5 a of Pennsylvania, Miss Ziebarth of In- r ,Lr., diana, and Miss Sublet, of Hickory, 1,. ,H N. C. Several local Lutherans are ,er also assisting. hat er- COOK FAMILY IN REUNION pa but ? of He Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. of lan Cook of Boone assembled at the home ! ni ant of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keyes in Le- [ re all noir last Sunday, May 27th, to enjoy da leir -1 reunion and picnic dinner. Five of co cks Mr. and Mrs. Cook's children were m md present, in addition to a large num- wi line ber of other relatives. Everyone re- pc For ported a good time. fr lad, Those attending were: Mr. and bl ias- Mrs. A. B. Cook; Misses Mabel, Nelle :ain and Gladys Cook and Mr. Ernest ims; Hodges, of Boone; Mr. and Mrs. T. red | Buel Cook, Fishtail, Mont.; Mr. Bern Ci he | Cook, Absarokee, Mont.; Mrs. A. E. fil rcy Modie, Absarokee, Mont.; Mr. and , of Mrs- George Bowman and family, Mr. ot ic'd and Mrs- Jesse Greer and daughter, ,,, i a Callie. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Price, Mrs. dl but John Bowman and daughter, Eva, in Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson, Mr. re !ge, and Mrs. George Greer, Mrs. Joe ta iiij- Haigler, Mr. Sherrill Maynard, Mr. mid hhti Mrs. Grady Keyes and family, (jl ben Lenoir; Mr. and Mrs. Cloy Win- w acb kler, Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. John Bar- S1 junt low and Mrs. Gillespie, Banner Elk; j0 ;ars Mr- anci Mrs. Carter Estes and sons, n( out Troy and Burma, of Upton. tt : on of )me OFF TO MARKETS pi : he c? I of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrry Brewer of the la r it Five to Five Stores are in New York ent. this week placing orders for fall mer- hi r of chandise for the popular establish- IS but ment they operate Mrs. Brewer will T lore especially look after the purchase of E nor new creations in coats and dresses. L aser They are expected to return the last 7.. of the week. Si AUG lependent "Weekly New; BOONE. WATAUGA COl She Is Missing Wvnnewood, Pa.?A xiai ion-wide earch has been started trt find Hss Eleanor LaKue Vansant, picured above, 27 years old, socially jomiuent here and student at the diversity of Pennsylvania, ivho isappeared from an Atlantic City otel last month. OtAEGE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY ospects for First Summer Terra are aid by Officials to Be Bright; 72(5 Registered Last Year. Number of College Graduates Expected. The first summer term of Appa;hian State Teachers College will en Tuesday and, according to Dr. D. Rankin, dean of the institution, ospects are very bright for a high rollment. Last year 72(5 were regered at the opening, and judging >m the applications already receiv, Dr. Rankin (believes that this ar's registration may be even betA iarge number of college gradfces will be in the student body thia miner, it is said, and many are comstlftg their life-time certificates and lewing their Grade A certificates. Very few changes have been made the personnel of the faculty for e summer terms, it is said. aito Bandit Waives Preliminary (tearing Will Winer u.i - " ..?? v,.)?.ajjvn v.YillV IV^U, yuc two who abducted Cecil Critcher, owing Rock taxi driver, stole his r and later wounded two Newton licemen, waived preliminary hear^ in Newton Recorder's Court on inday. He was later delivered to a.te'2 Prison authorities to hp bold nding his return to Catawba for al. Deputy Sheriff Ray Pitts and Arur Hoffman, Newton policemen, ire shot as an aftermath of the eft of the local man's automobile, d King was later arrested at Ern, Tenn. He was said to have aditted being present when the offirs were wounded, but denied a part the shooting. King was given a long sentence in ontgomery County two years ago r robbery, and made his escape >m a tuberculosis camp a few weeks ;o. irought Is Broken n 01 r>y copious anowers The long dry period, which had irchcd pastures in certain sections the county and retarded the growth field and garden plants, was defitely broken Monday evening when freshing showers began. Wcdnesy the steady, drizzly downpour ntinues, and farmers are wearing ore optimistic countenances. The ;t weather was preceded by a cold riod, and considerable quantities of ost are reported without appreciae damage. lawyers Pay State Dues Slightly more than 2,200 North irolina lawyers had paid their 1933 les of $3 to the North Carolina ate Bar up to last week, while 200 hers listed had not paid for that ar, and a few had paid the 1934 les, payable January 1, but not retired under the act until July 1st, cords of Henry M. London, secrery-treasurcr, show. The list of 200 delinquents on 1933 les has been purged of members ho are inactive, moved out of the ate, and those now in government bs elsewhere, but a few others may >l :ue acuve, wnne it is HKeiy tnat le list of slightly more than 2,400 paid and non-paid may be incomete for those practicing. In some ises already, judges have prevented wyers delinquent from practicing. Watauga, with 11 lawyers listed, is the following nine, who have paid 133 dues: Boone, Robert L,. Ballou, . E. Bingham, Wade E. Brown, John . Brown. J. E. Holshouser, W. R. ovill, Robert W. Pulliam, Charles T. unmerman; Blowing Rock, Geo. M. udderth. A DE spaper?Established in th LTN'TV, NORTH CAROLJNA. THVTRSI N1WLAND HEADS BOARD TRUSTEES AT APPALACHIAN Lenoir Attorney Singularly Honored at Meeting Held Here Last Week. Has Been Termed Farther of the Institution, Having Sponsored Legislation Creating the State SehooL Had One-Vote Margin. Former Lieutenant Governor W. C. N '.vland of Lenoir was elected to the presidency of the Board of Trustees of the Appalachian State Teachers College at a meeting held in Dr. B. B. Dougherty's office last week, in recognition of his ability, and at the same time in appreciation of his efforts toward the establishment of the Appalachian Training School, parent of the present institution. It was in 1903 that Governor Newland. a renresentativp. in t'r.p Conorai -Assembly from Caldwell County, sponsored the measure creating the State school and won the title "Daddy of Appalachian." In an interview with a report for the Juenoir NewsTopic, Governor New*land recalls that it was nearly a losing battle that he fought more than thirty years ago. "1 had trouble in getting the bill brought from the House committee," he said, "and it was only after 1 threatened to report the chairman's delay to the Speaker that it was given some action. It passed the House with a safe margin, and went into the Senate and met stern opposition. The superintendent of public instruction was opposed to it, and others were aligned strongly with the opposition. T had no authority to do so, but went into the Senate and lined up some support to get the hill passed. The proposition was not brought to a vote until the last day of the session and when it was called, it had won by a single vote." In the course of the meeting the president's report to the trustees indicated that the college is now finishing the most successful year of its history, and pleasure was ex {'i vporu v*c. Lilt: ttJtiipi'JLlUII OX U1U new library building, and with the general maiTagcnicnt of the institution l'ljg trustees were informed that armngMjjaents are complete for coisduflfeljtjj: Schools for practice toacliininWttiarRr VHkifnl .ly ami K... V. V'?, * J ? schools. ClfiLnWELFARE SURVEY BEGUN American Legion in State-wide Effort. tn :?|1 nisuULo' dren. Mrs. Chas. Vounee to Resistor Disabled in Watauga. A State-wide survey by Une American Legion and Legion Auxiliary, aimed at locating all disabled and diseased children, has been begun, according to Walter C. Greene, local Legion official, and registration ol these physical delinquents will begin on June 1st. Mr. Greene insists that all who hotTA rtt, i 1 (1 .s .1M.4.AV. fr W ? ? ?r 1,1 vuuuicK uauci liic age ui -i years, suffering with any disease, or know of any such cases, that they are requested to report same to Mrs, Charles Younce at the Relief Office any day from June 1st to June 9th, inclusive. The survey is for all physically disabled and handicapped children, and Legion officials insist upon full cooperation of the people in this worthy movement. The ultimate end ot the survey is to get the disabled in touch with medical authorities whe will make examinations and furcisb treatment, and in all cases where possible, effect a cure. This service is free. .County Singing to Be Held Next Sunday The annual county singing will be held at the courthouse next Sunday according to an announcement by the chairman, Mr. N. L. Harrison, whe believes the event will be the mosl thoroughly entertaining of any thu.? far attempted. ? i-i-. _? xuc ouiguig ucguia picmjJLiy al 9:45 o'clock and class leaders are urged to be present with their classes early. In order that they may gel seating room. The singing is an outing day foi the whole county, and the attendance this year is expected to be large :Livestock Market to Be Opened at Shouns, Tenn The Shouns Livestock Company, o: Shouns, Tenn., will open next week and announcement of the first sab appears in The Democrat today which will prove of interest to farm ers of Watauga County. Buildings sheds and loading facilities have beei erected, and it is believed the ventur will prove most convenient and prof itable to mountain livestock raisers :moc e Year Eighteen Eighty-El; >AT, MAY 31, 1934 Optimistic Candid te Solicitor E. S. Spurting* who I seeks the Democratic nomination to succeed himself next Saturday. He j is oppose*! i?y air. ineoapre yam- ? rdiiiipi of Hickory. SPERLING SAYS i PROSPECTS GOOD | j Solk i or Tells of Favorable Indica-j tioiv Over District on Visit Here, i Op lOsed by Theodore Cunimiiigs in Saturday's Primary. j i Solicitor L. S. Spurling of Lenoir, on a visit to Boone the last of the I week was very optimistic as to his jchance of receiving the Democratic ^ nomination to succeed himself as 1 State s Attorney in the primary elecj turn next Saturday. Reports coming from the. six counties of the distict have been most encouraging, states | the S )licitort who at the same time | does j ot discredit the abilities of his eppon nt, Mr. Theodore F. Cummings j of Hickory, whose candidacy was an| nounced some time ago. j Mr. Spurling is rounding out his : second term as solicitor, but in Wa! tauga County he has only prosecut- ' ed the docket since the spring term ' of 1931, this court having been in- j eluded 11 the Sixteenth District by an I act of the Legislature or that year.! He has created for himself an envia- j 1 ble record throughout the district for j doing hLi utmost in the. fair and im- J partial administration of Justice, and ! in Waia iga County his record has I been frequently lauded by members rxC \\.\t 1> nn.fmo Iw. will |IUI LK.O. Impartial observers in Watauga be-1 . lieye, at this time, that Mr. Spurling will garner an overwhelming* percentage of the vote Saturday, but there is some tear of light balloting, due to the fact that county oandij dates are not nominated fry piiitt&ry, as in most other counties. Mr. Spurling has made many strong personal friends here during j his practice, who are urging a good , representation at the ballot box as; j an approval of the official conduct1 I of the popular attorney. ' j The only other contest in which j Watauga County Democrats will par| ticipate in the week-end voting' will : be that for the post of Utilities Com1; missioner. The incumbent., Stanley : | Win borne, is being opposed by E. C.! j Macon. Tnore is much less interest j ; | In this fight than in tnat for the so! licitorship, although it appears that : I Mr. Winborne will be the local fa' vorite. I i Seriously Injured Rv Rnl liner Timher ?^ 0 I Mr. Wayne Miller, well-known saw> | mill man of the Meat Camp section, { was seriously injured last Thursday k when he was pinned beneath a rollj ing: saw log. The worst injuries were in the region of the hips, and the pelvic bone was crushed, it is said. An attending physician was of the opinion that the injured man would r be confined to his bed for a minimum period of six weeks. !?: : Widow Wins Laurels as Student at Appalachian Above all things Mrs. Bculah Clinc LyerJy Is a fighter. Left a widow four years ago when her husband, Rev. S. B. Lyerly, pastor fo St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, died, she found herself suddenly faced with the problem of supporting four children, all under ten years of age. I A11CIW n Mil \J ? UCiU UX llivuo^ in the family treasury. I Many other persons, similarly situated, would have despaired. Not Mrs.' Lyerly. She decided to qualify herself to do primary school work and entered f Appalachian State Teachers College here. For the last two years she 5 has been keeping house for herself , and children, who are in school; doing part-time office work for the i, college, giving music lessons, subi renting rooms, etc. a A busy woman, you say? Yes, but she managed to graduate with second highest honors in her class! $1.50 PER Y-.Ait JOHNH. BINGHAM HOLDS FIRST TERM AS NEW RECORDER Sugar Grt?ve Lawyer Named by County Board to Succeed George >L Sudderth on Court Bench. First Session Held Tuesday. Members of Bar Felicitate Attorney I'jwn His Proferment. John H. fSmsrham Rugar Onvc rif izftd and veteran barrister, was named Judge of the Recorder's Court to succeed George M. Sudderth at a special meeting of the board of county commissioners lust F.ridaj' evening, and on Tuesday morning presided over his first term of court. Mr. Sudderth resigned the position to accept the Blowing Rock postmastership, and immediate action was required by the commissioners to ':iU. the vacancy. Mr. Bingham bad the solid support of the bar association and many other leading citizens of the county, and the final decision did not present a controversial problem. After the court was opened. Mr. Bingham took occasion to thank the members of the bar and other citizens for having aided in securing the position for him. and said the honor was ail the more appreciated because it came unsolicited, that he had never sought the position at any time. At the same time he took occasion to laud the administration of justice while Judge Sudderth was on the bench, and pledged his best efforts toward meting out justice and mercy in the proper proportions. Fair and equal treatment to all, regardless of station in life, was held out as an aim of the court. Judge T. C. Bowie, Solicitor Chas. T. Zimmerman and Senator William R. Liovill briefly felicitated the new jurist, and his appointment was hailed as a stepping stone to a Superior Court judgeship, a position for which Mr. Bingham has striven for several years, and for which he has endorsement of leading citizens of the State, including many Superior judges. Only One C:ise Tried Only one case was tried, following Judge Bingham's induction into office, that of the State against Reed Iiolman, charged with an assault upon Mrs. Ethel Woodring, with a deadly weapon, the weapon referred to being a horse. The State attempted tO shC'.V thit tllv hnd .Tiria fully tried to run over Mrs. Wbodring with a horse, and that she had suffered serious physical consequences as a result of the fright. The defense held that the steed was running away, that its rider was trying to bring it under control, and that no harm was anticipated. When a large array of witnesses had been examined, the defendant was acquitted. Prof. Hill to Speak at Baptist Church Sunday Dr. Guy H. Hill will speak at the Baptist Church at 3 o'clock next Sunday, his deliverance being addressed particularly to the instructors who have conducted a better-teaching campaign in the Baptist Sunday schools of the county during the week. The address will be along church and Sunday school lines, and while the instructors are especially asked to be present, the deliverance i win ue ui. general uneresL auu uie public Is cor dial 1 j' invited. ASKED TO REREGISTER Mr. R. S. Swift, former manager of the National Re-employment office here, has information from the offices of Mr. R. L. Wooten in North Wilkesboro. under whose jurisdiction Watauga now is. to the effect that all applications for work which have not been renewed within ninety days, are to be cancelled and put in the inactive file June I, 1934. Ah those who have net received work and desire to remain on the active list must renew applications every ninety days. They may renew by postcard or letter. stating their desire to renew and also stating the county in which they ** reside. THE WEATHER | Weather report for week ending May 26th, as compiled by the Co-operative Station at Appalachian State Teachers CollegeAverage maximum temperature, 75 degrees. Average minimum temperature, 48 degrees. Average temperature, 62 degrees. Average aauy range in temperature, 27 degrees. Greatest daily range in temperature, 37 degrees; date, 20th. Highest temperature reached, 84; dates, 20th and 22nd. Lowest temperature reached, 33; date, 26th. Total precipitation in inches, 0.40. Number of clear days, 5. Number partly cloudy days, 2. Frost on 26th. Growers of late truck crops in Alleghany County purchased 1,000 lbs. of stringless green pod bean seed and 34 pounds of Reed's cabbage during the past week.

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