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BOONE J SKETCHES By j. C. R. $ " A QUIET EVENT Folks hereabouts sure do love 11 | ni3n:iiiies . . . they poke posies ;n tb j$ buttonholes and pin *em oa tfc frocks when Mother's Day n ? round . . they buy the dear old It candy, they take her places . . . ' ministers preach lengthy sermons f her undisputed virtues, they euiog her tired old hands, her graying hi her heart of gold . . .and rightly tl should, for mother, using the pari a] of the proletariat, is the "cat's 1 | ankle." But with vladdy dear . . . it's qu a different ditty! Last Sunday, 8 apart by some sentimental mortal Fa tiler's Day. was just another 8 I'iod of church-going, car-riding fj jif ccca-cola-drinking ... no flowers W._ evidence ... no verba 1 tributes fr jig the pulpit ... no boxes of ten-c< ?: cigars from admiring offsprings . no nothing . . . just Sunday! Pa 1$ pered brats and petulant man ? palled papa's leg for a little m< dough . . . they harassed his wee mind with just a few more unnec sary problems . . . they nagged h for dropping cigarette ashes on t parlor rug . . . they insisted on a f more clothes and a better iooki car . . . they asked everything, I gave nothing I It was Father's D; no joke about that. Perhaps, away out yonder in t hazy future, the folks will learn understand just how much their ; thers really counted . . . just hi many heartaches and heartbrea and miseries of one kind and ? other these "old men' of ours < dufed as they reared their unapp; fk ciative families. Then Father's D Eg; will be one of the most celebrat events of the entire year. PAGE CINDERKLIA! tA couple of pretty little girl! __ along ulx>ut sixteen, slowly mud their way through the crowds o Main Street, Saturday aftemooi pflp. One of them wore U. hand-mad ; ^ gown of cheap pink rayon . . . th other sported a frock of baby bill . . . the feet of both were clad i bargain counter slippers, and hat > of a doubtful era, fringed wit faded flowers, reposed at a rakls ancle on thpir lipnrfs There was something downrlgh pitiful about that pair of countr lassies , . . something that sort c Mf pulled at a fellow's "heartstrings It was easy to envision the prlvu tions they had suffered to obtai those dresses, those shoes, thos hats . , . saving a tittle here an a little there . . . searching throug ancient mail-order catalogs fe "tasnion s latest creations" . . p.; hours of planning, hours of ncedk work! And 011 Saturday afternoon the ra donned their "glad rags" for th trip to Boone ... so that folk p might gaze upon the splendor c their accomplishment. Butyoucoul tell, mighty easily, as they parade jg along the street, that things wei not as they- expected. Sophistical [summer visitors, daughters of tli near-wealthy, along with the liui dreds of school teachers, miile about them . .. . clad In the sheere? of lilies, clad in dazzling sport frocks, clad in the choicest ofjfe ings of the modiste . . . and thes | arrogant ones laughed right 01 | loud as the little girls passed ii | ... they were funny looking, ju? I imagine that! So thev hnrri#-fl hnolr fn homes, somewhere back in the hil . . . dreams broken, feelings hui . . . disillusioned. Their act ha been "given the hook" . . . they1 fallen down! Not so funny, no was it? HAVE YOU MET ONE? Ilt's a campaign year . . . and we going to have a few candidates office ... no question about it! Ci didates are amusing critters . . . esj ciaily those who seek the nomii is tions of the two political parties . our county offices. They won't co 5 right out and say that they cn to be placed on the ticket . . . nosir That's not the way they play i S old game of b!ah-blah . . . they || a cagey lot . . . they speak to frit 0$ and enemy with a little more c g|. diality . . . they remind Mrs. Bro ga and Mrs. Jones that their respect K babies are "the cutest little trii h in the county" . . . they cuss K sales tax and flay the cuts in tea K.. er salaries . . . they see just lots ways that conditions could be i B proved ... if good men were o 5 nominated. Democrat or Republh . . . each hopeful aspirant is "lo to the core," anxious to promote h mony, pleased with the performa of the President or ex-President . optimistic over the prospects of i tory this fall. If you meet suet fellow . . . just shake his hand, sn sweetly, and use your very tender United States as you say: "W< been thinking of running you for Legislater this fall." With weather conditions favora for the crop, Irish potatoes in East I North Carolina are growing well, r ging began in Beaufort County 1 week. T| WA1 An] ' VOLUME XLV. NUMBER 51 iiNSURANCEMEN 2 IN CONVENTION ? AT BLOWING ROCK idy the on More Than Oue Hundred Agents Gaize the.- from Over State in Annual Assoeiationnt Meet. C. VV. Coghill iey of Kooky Mount Presides. Hon. I>>?n nee ! C- Boney, State lusnramo < onmusj sioner, Delivers f'riu*. ipal Address. j ? .-V > ;'J lite i More than one hundred insurance set | men gathered at Mayview Manor, as glowing Rock, Sunday evening for pp- the thirty-seventh annual convention bad <?f; the North Carolina Association of in Insurance A gents. Inc., which closed am its sessions. Tuesday afternoon. ?nt Presiding over the meeting was . . j President C. W. Coghill of Rocky m- Mount. las' The two-dav convention was fca>re' tured by an address Tuesday rxiornhig try! by Dan C. Boney, State Insurance ,js- - Commissioner, of Raleigh. Frank T. im Priest, Wichita, Kansas, official rephe resentative of the National Associate tion of Insurance Agents, spoke from r,g the subject "Producing Back to Pres>ut pcritv." while John D. Saint of Ra1V. ieigh. manager of the association, led 1a round-table discussion for local agents. to ] A family supper was arranged for fa. i Monday night to take the place of pwjthc informal banquet. .ks | Tuesday morning brought confer- i tn_ once reports and W. Landott HOI, of; ?n_j the Nortli Carolina rating and inspeere. | tion bureau, spoke. The address of ay I Mr. Boney was followed by a joint e<i; conference on stock insurance, comj petition and salesmanship. Among the topics for discussion was a State i code of fair competition. | The vanguard of convention dclej gates and their wives came Sunday, s> | and the visitors were beginning to ie leave the mountain top Tuesday evcn j hing. : LEGION MEETING i WELL ATTENDED h h District Assembly Addressed by Sirs.', W. It. Absher, Slut.- Auxiliary I t President. Attorney W. K. tiOVlU >' Delivers Main Speech. f '! A meeting of the Seventeenth Districl, American I.egion and Auxil11 Tary, was held in Boone last Friday e evening, with Vice-Commander Alexd ander of Spruce Pine presiding as h toastmaster. " After listening to an inspiring adIT dress by mra. V* R. Absner. State president of the Auxiliary, Adjutant VV. C. Greene of the local post introT duced Miss Rachel Payne Sugg, die rector of the Child Welfare Survey, s who explained the purjioses of the >f work being done by the Legion and d Auxiliary throughout; North Carod lina. Miss Adams, secretary to Mrs. ? Absher, also presented some facts t- j relative to the survey, ic. j Hon. W. K. Lovill of Boone 'deTlv> j ered the principal address of the eve- j d |hing, following which a sumptuous] >t t v > ... ? - .i.n*.;iit:uii was enjoyea oy alJ. Alorej is I limn fifty veterans of the World War r- j wore present. 'C \ I Higgins Confirmed 4t As U. S. Attorney ir Carlisle \V. Higgins o? Sparta was I* confirmed last week as district atr torney for the Middle North Carolina District, and is expected to assunie his duties on or about the first w of July, at which time he tenders his resignation as solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial District. It is said that Allen H. Gwyn of Reidsville is slated to fill the nnex_re pired term of Mr. Higgins as Solicitor tor' if" ART APPRECIATION PROJECT P TO BE CONDUCTED AT A. S. T. C. iaThe public is invited to attend a scm ries of illustrated art lectures and ive , exhibits, which are being sponsored ' by A, S. T. C., the State Department ; of Public Instruction, and directed | by Miss Heila Mechlin, Washington, j D. C. or" The first of these lectures, "The wn Chicago Art Institute," by Harsbe, will be given Friday evening, June 22, at 8:15 p. m.. and will be delivthe _ - - _ _ erea Dy r-ror. ci. f. riggers. Announce, c " ments will be made within the next ? few days concerning a lecture on "Tt' " aly and Her Art," to be given by Dr. ^ Amos Abrams, and another, "Ameri^ can Decorative Arts," by Cornelius, to be read by Professor Guy Hill. ar" This project is under the direction nce of Miss Katherine Harwell, local ' chairman, rtc ' a Mr. W. F. Miller has been unable 1 ? to attend to his business and official f3 duties during the past few days be:.?'c cause of illness, and although his condition is not described as serious, the popular gentleman Is yet contie fined to his home. ern >lg- Hyde County farmers are planning ast to co-operate in the selling of wool sheared from their sheep. rAUG Independent Weekly New BOONE, WATAUGA CO i Loses Heavyweight Title Primo Camera, ponderous Italian fighter, who was vanquished In the tenth round of a scheduled fiffteentound encounter with Max Baer last Thursday night. The new champion, trained by -Jack Dempsev, renowned "IVIanassas Mauler/* knocked the Italian to the canvas in every round of the exciting bout. Carneru's backers have indicated a desire for another match. FAULTY RED COON WINS JURY AWARD I Jim McGhtnnis Finds Foreign Mat lor in Favorite Plug Tobacco, Sues I for X500 and Wins. Defendants Appeal to Superior Court. A faulty plug of chewing tobacco, bought by Jim McGhinnLs of Boone last fall, and allegedly containing foreign substances injurious to the of complainant, resulted in a jury verdict of $500 against Taylor | Brothers Tobacco Company in Recorders Court Tuesday. Defendants filed notice of apnea! to the S*ineru?V Court. Tlioae taking: the stand lor McGhinnis told or a 3Uhstanoe found in a plug of Red Coon, the testimony varying from hemp ami stem fibers to u filthy mass of unknown character. The plaintiff alleged that he became seriously ill from the effects of the tobacco and suffered a continued illness. The testimony was corrobowiwsd by Mrs. McGhinnis. A plug of tobiifico of a different brand but raadeJuy the same company was intrwftfiettiSlito the trial, in which a mouse had been found, and which had won a compromise payment of $400 to a local man several months ago. Mr. Taylor, superintendent of the tobacco manufacturing plant, and two oilier representatives of the company were present to explain the virtual Impossibility of foreign substances getting into the machinery during the process of manufacture, while Dr. J. B. Hagaman, who attended McGhinnis, was unable to swear that the chew of tobacco brought liiness to plaintiff. The trial created unusual interest and the courtroom held a large audience throughout the trial. McGhinnis was represented by Messrs. Lovill Zimmerman and J. E. Holsheuser, while Messrs. T. C. Bowie and .lohn E. Brown appeared for the defendants. Other Cases Heard Henry Pennell was hailed before the court on the charge of larceny of $258, and Judge Bingham bound hire, to Superior Court. In default of $500 bond he was remanded to jail Tom Eumgarner, arraigned for the possession of one-half pint of whisky, was dismissed upon payment of cost. J. 11. .\shlcy, charged with assault, was fined $15 and the cost. : Baptist Ministers Form Pastors Conference A group of pastors from Avery, Watauga, Wilkes and Ashe counties met with the Boone Baptist Church on Monday, June ISth, and organized the Northwestern Baptist Pastors Conference, electing the following officers lor the coming year: Rev. P. A. Hicks, Boone, president; Rev. P. E. Downs, West Jefferson, secretary. The conference will meet quarterly. A large group of pastors was present and the promotional work of the mountain associations was discussed by Rev. Roy Davis. Newland, Rev. Dewey Danner, Crossnore, Rev. I Downs. Rev. J. A. McKaughan and others. Following the program, ladies of the cnurch served a very refreshing plate lunch to the ministers. The next meeting of the conference will he held at the West Jefferson Baptist Church on September 17th. FIRE DESTROYS HOME The residence of James Lewis, who lives near Trade, Tenn., wa3 completely destroyed by fire last Saturday evening, according to information coming to Boone the first of the week. All household furnishings were a complete loss and a quantity of edibles, canned fruit, etc., went up in smoke. A number of chickens quartered near the dwelling likewise perished. The frame building was be. lieved to have caught fire from a J defective flue. No estimates as to the 1 amount of the loss were advanced. A DE spaper?Established in the UNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THTJRSDJ FEDERAL CHECKS" FOR GROWERS OF BURLEY RECEIVED Fanners of Watauga Will Be Paid 88 for Acreage Rentals. Checks May Be Obtained from W. H. Walker at County Courthouse. Second Pawtvni Will Come Soon. Signatures Mast Be Accurate. Federal checks for rental rs?vmer.ts ! under Burley tobacco contracts, have been received by W. H. Walker, and may be obtained at the office of the Board of Education. on Monday of I next week, or any day thereafter. Mr. Walker, who is couuty chair-J man of the Tobacco Control Assoeia- I tion, stated yestei-day that there are* 127 checks which aggregate S8Y9 0U. ; This represents the rental payment ! n'.y, which is based on S20 per acre < for iand let to the Government. Per- 5 . sons who signed the contracts and | j marketing cards must call for checks s : and sign receipts exactly as signa- J , tares were affixed to contracts. All | , checks not called for within ten days , will be sent back to Washington. _ Mr. Walker further stated that the ^ second installment, which is a pay-;* i ment of 10% of 1933 sales, will be j alstribiited to growers later. Child Welfare Survey j Ccmtinues in Watauga j The State-wide Child Welfare .Survey, sponsored by the American legion, continues in Watauga County, and indications are that a complete ,n registration of disabled children in ch this section will be. accomplished. a 1 Mr. W. C. Greene, adjutant of the ,.a jooal Legion post, Tuesday issued the following- statement to World War ^ ^veterans of Watauga: | "The Child Welfare Survey which tl, as now in progress is being sponsored w ?y the American Legion, Department c>] North Carolina, and it is essen- '3 ^lal that every World War veteran Register his name with Mrs. Charles L. Younce at the county courthouse, in lynemer lie lias physically haiuli- ra mpped children or not. cs '1 "It is also his duty and privilege to o? service for humanity by locating t.; ftvery physically handicapped child j. ih ilie county and reporting same to m Mrs. Younce. "Watauga County led the State in j,j the number of cards sent in for the .. week ending June 7th. Ci| "The time is limited. Comrades, let me urge you to act immediately in p., this worthy cause, today is the time to put this over 100 per cent. Let our wi slogan be, 'Watauga has. Watauga -na can, and Watauga will.' " lo W. M. U. MEETS : AT BLOWING ROCK | fr Mrs. I- Quails Presides at Annual U Assembly of Three Forks Association. More Than One Hundred C Delegates Present. The Woman's Missionary Union o! the Three Forks Baptist Association held its annual meeting at Blowing ni Hock Baptist Church Thursday, with a] } Mrs. J, L. Quails presiding. oi The morning session opened at JO a| o'clock. The devotional was led by p{ Mrs. Rodnev Greene, of Middle Fork n | Baptist Church. The welcome address fn | was by Mrs. D. P. Coffey, of Blow- ,t ing Rock. Mrs. Ray Wilson, of Bethel Baptist Church, spoke on the sub- j ject, "Recapturing the Rapture of n Prayer." Mrs. Ethel Hodges, of Poplar Grove church, spoke on "Know!- i edge Stimulates Prayer," the Boone W. M. U. presented a short play entitled "Prayer," and Mrs. Edna Harris, State W. M. U. corresponding secretary, delivered an address on the subject, "Wanted." r The meeting adjourned at 12:30 o'- . clock for lunch, which was served by the Blowing Rock W. M. U. at the | school lunch room. Mrs. I.lovd Kob| bins. Mrs. Kent Brown and Mr3. Spencer Greene acting as hostesses, ei The young people's program was h; presented at the afternoon session, ti The principal address was by Mrs. ti Dave Horton. of Cove Creek Baptist A Church, her subject being "Steward- p! ship." Short talks were made by the ic Rev. Roy Davis, newly-elected pastor y of the Biowing Rock Baptist Church, ti and the Rev. J. A. McKaughan, pastor of the Cove Creek Baptist Church, d A short playlet was presented by the a Y. W. C. A. of Boone. A group from tl Cove. Creek furnished special music. B The meeting was attended by more v than 100 delegates from all narts of i. the county. j f< Spurlincr's Majority f In District is 12,037 v Solicitor L. S. Spurling of Lenoir 1( was renominated to succeed himself e in the June primary by a majority of 12,037 over Theodore F. Cummings E of Hickory, according to the official h canvass of the Sixteenth District l! vote by the State Board of Elections, t The total vote was: Spurling, 17,- t; 010; Cummings, 4.982. t MOCl Year Eighteen Eighty-Eigl i.Y. JUNE 21, 1331 Jew G. O. P. C irmanjl1 3t Henr\ P. Fletcher of Penusyl- j ci; tunia is the new cluunnaiL of the I ti: tlepublicuii National Covumittec. er vjr. Fletcher was a Teddy Roose- p* relt Rough Rider in Cuba, former Ir Ambassador to Italy, and a Hoover a supporter. ! tt KM) ENROLLED AT"|5 SUMMER SCHOOL s j ar welve Per Cent Increase fs Noted j '',Jver Last Year. Many Graduates j Are Present. 93 Colleges and Universities Represented. ! ^ i AT I lin The enrollment for the first sum- ~ er term at Appalachian State Tea- j iers College is found to have shown . ^ , twelve per cent, increase over the! vc me period last year, 80S teachers | "f> >w being in attendance. Sixty of I csc hold bachelor's degrees and two I ^ ive masters degrees. A number of ! ic graduates are taking educational ! [V ork to qualify for Class A certifi-J. i .tes, while others are taking coursnccessary for securing principal's rtificates. A review of the student body has dicated that the certificates held j \j nge from elementary B, the low- \ ^ t class issued, to the various types ' Class A certificates as follows: in.ary B, 89, elementary A, !--<-? fimary C, 82; grammar grade C, 99. ! imary B. 89; grammar grade O, 98; i imary A, 19; grammar grade A, 20; j to gh school B, 12; high school A, 30; ! ri( id elementary principal's certifi- j gu tr* 3 Iwi In addition to Llie foregoing, Ap-1 Be ilachian College is conducting an an ix diary summer school at Dobson. so bp.ra eigliLv-two additional students ce ive been enrolled, making a grand ?= "* tal for the first term of 890. ot Ninety-two different colleges and ^ kiversities are represented in the as udent body, of whom five hundred B< id sixty-four are former students of *n ppalachia. The next largest group M om any onq college is forty-three cm the Women's College of the br Diversity of North Carolina. IK 'ension Checks Now th In Hands of Clerk ht th Pension checks for the four reaining veterans of the Confederate . m mies and for the 2-1 surviving wid- ar vs of veterans have been received M : the office of the Clerk of the Su;rior Court and are being delivered. M iiose who find it impossible to come Ss| r their check may on request have ti! mailed, or send for it. ; ce The four remaining veterans are E. Luther, Enoch Swift, William orris and Lemuel Green. nmrronni n a nr iiiMiranir iuhji i, BEING CONTESTED 3 q> oard of Elections Making Investigations in Two Counties to Uncov- la cr Alleged Fraud in Race Be- ei tween Rousseau and Burke. R ai Certification of the vote in the Sev- er uteenth District judgeship contest as been withheld pending an inves- ac gation by the State Board of Elec- cr ons of irregularities in Wilkes and lexander counties, where both sup- in orters of J. Hayden Burke of Taj'- oi rsville and J. A. Rousseau of North fc filkesboro, allege gross irregulari- gi es occurred in the recent primary. Rousseau states that in Aiexan- pi er County members of both polltt- tt al parties voted both tickets and! R rat the practice was county-wide, tt urke supporters claim that in North R filkesboro Township, Wilkes Coun- al f, some citizens voted as many as >ur times. ^ These charges prompted the State hard to arrange a hearing at Tay irsvuie yesiercay anci one in worth ifilkesboro today (Thursday), foliwing which hearings the matter is C xpeeted to be definitely settled. C In the primary June 2, J. Hayden C iurke received 4, 841 votes; J. A. u iousseau, 4.746, and John W. Hag- ii ind, Spruce Pine, 1,024, according 3 the returns certified by the coun- c y boards of elections in the six coun- is ies in the district. e *AT it $1.!>0 FKR Y t-AK VANMORETZ IS BADLY SLASHED DRUNKEN MELEE eat Camp Resident May Succumb to Knife Wound in Back. Drunken Brawl Occurred Sunday Afternoon, and Frank Trivett Accused of Wielding Weapon. WiLLard Green Lodged in Jail. Two Others at Large. I van Moretz. 33-year-oW resident upper Meat Camp, is said to be in. very critical condition as a re.suit a knife wound, allegedly inflicted .* Frank Trivett in what is described a drunken brawl in that corarauny last Sunday afternoon. Reports ming to Sheriff Howell Wednesday crning indicate that the wounded an has little chance of recovery. A ate men! from the attending jphysian could not be secured at press rae. but the knife is said to have itered the back near the spine, and inetrated to the region of the heart, tternal bleeding- is said to present serious problem in ministering to le injured man. According to such reports as Sherf Howell was able to gather, Motz, Willard Green, Frank and Link rivett were all entangled more cr ? in t_he atilfdr aivi o?nt o?a hilt oil Moretz came as a result of i old grudge between he and Trivte. Exact details of the affair are lkriown, but Willard Greene has en lodged in jail as an accessory fore the fact, accused of holding oretz, ami cureing him at the time was assaulted by Trivet t. Link and Frank Trivett arc stiil iargc and the Sheriffs' office is [tewing every clue that might lead an early arrest. Reports Wednesy indicate that Frank is armed with, revolver and a high-powered rifle. I0TED PEOPLE IN BOONE THURSDAY mbassador and Mrs. Daniels and Irs. Ickcu Visit Briefly and Proceed to Blowing Rock for Night. Browning A ocompanIes Party. Hon. Joseph us Daniels, Ambassar to Mexico, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. kes, wife of Secretary of the Intern Harold C. Tckes, and Chief Enaeer Browning of the State Highly Department visited briefly in >one Thursday afternoon, where Mr. d Mrs: Daniels have many pernal friends. From Boone they proeded to Blowing Rock and were tiFrtiiiiicd for?the?night?as-guest?? -f Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Boyden. le Daniels family spent many years summer residents of Blowing jck, making their home at B1owtg Rock Hotel, which is owned by r. Boyden. The party of notables chatted iefly with a representative of The emocrat, and Mrs. Ickes. who had >t visited this section before, was larmed both by the magnificence of e Southern Appalachians and the >spitality of the people who inhabit em. FYom Blowing Rock the party went to the Smoky Mountain Park area id the Cherokee Indian reservation; rs. Ickes entraining at AshevTOe r Washington Sunday afternoon, r. and Mrs. Daniels returned to ileigh where they will remain unabout the first of the month, proceding directly to Mexico City. "hreshers Must Keep Record of Small Grain Miss HlUcn Underdown. Register ' Deeds, has just received a quariti' of special blanks, etc.. which oper:ors of threshing machines are re aired to use this year. Muss Underdown states that an old w has just recently beer, discov ed making: it mandatory that the egister of Deeds notify operators ad to issue free threshing cards to ich. This might of slipped by but >r the great need of official county :rcage and production facts by the op control committees. The purpose is to provide reliable formation on acres and production : small grains. It is best for this inirmation to come directly from the mwers and threshing records. The Department of Agriculture has rovided handy record books which le operators may obtain from the egister of Deeds. All operators of ireshing machines should see the egister of Deeds about this matter t once. 1. C. C. Recruiting Will Begin in July First enrollments ill the Civilian bnservation Corps to supply North arolina's new quota will be mode in harlotte on July 2nd and continue ntil July 18, according to word comlg from Raleigh Tuesday. Watauga's allotment will be reruited in Asheville on July 6th, it > learned, and will be composed of leven applicants.
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