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BOONE SKETCHES I By J. C. R. LZTVi ANOTHER ONE KOK RIPLEY I vsh trom the Century oi Prog: y .siticn at Chicago. Divight Gdrr :^leh ot tile Cove Creek section nvhgfrd friends along Main Saturday . . . told thorn < :' the 3 he'd seen . . . the breath-tak sky-ride." the dafcziing elootri: exhibits, the new-fangled niacitm. \ fruits of bush, vine and tree w seductive fan-dangers, the Steaks froiy. many lands . . . the big. bustling. Windy City, with ail its bally lie . . with all its. Capones and .hyai Is and Dagoes . . and legal Dtvigbt admits that he was just a i:ft!e grain afraid of the Mid\V:-st metropolis . . , he'd read a tot r.i scary stories about its dens of ;niou:t\ . . . he'd seen by the pane rs that machine-p-iiits i??i#s t""' apples were mere playthings to ctenizens <?f the Gold Coast . . . that big, h;t<! gangsters, full to the gills will* post-prohibiiion hooch, infest- I cd every alley . . . that uforementtoried hoodlums amused themselves I h\ shooting Irish cops and snatch- I ing pine and undented females from the high grass . . . harems full of them! Chicago must be like that, thought Dwight . . he'd heard some nasty talcs . . . and his rural heart was filled with direful raisguingN as the city's skyline came into view. it? ... he saw just plenty of two and three to the block . the restaurants served the "demon nun" oven as if it were good | 1 Watauga buttermilk . and diug windows displayed .spirits collected from the i'our comers of a J 1-sized world . . . the rare bran-? : Southern France, the red j - of Normandy. Italy's choicest . '!), the liquors of Ireland and Scot.laiid. rum from Caribbean isles, '.v bourbon from old Kentucky com whiskey from the stills of Dixie! Liquor, liquor, ?wryu:Uero! . . . i hut not a single "drunkV . - . not ;i single l?I<i in the gutter . . not j ;t single person paying a grout ? sight of attention to the wide-op*Mk bars . . . not a single siting -eyed school-girl . . . different in eveij respect from the chaos Auight expected to witness. And Dwight had a swell time in Chicago ... he likes the bright lights of the Isoop district ... he wouldn't mind haul- ! ing cabbage and potatoes and onions over that way every day in the week! He returned to the arid hiils of Watauga on Friday evening . . . Saturday morning he r amc over to Bootie . - . he ^rallied up the street snd down ... bo observed four reasonably good citizens well tanked up on bootleg liquor. ... he grinned! 1V1LKKS HAS A PAIR Lots of Boone people attended the Century of Progress ... a lot more conserved their energies and their dimes and their quarters for an event of like nature . . . smaller perhaps, iujSS wiueiy aavurtiseu 10 oc sure, out; amusing- to the old folks, exciting to ! the boys and girls, a dream come j true for toddling tots . . . the Great Wilkes Fair: Merry-go-rounds, aerial swings, a ferrts whet), games of chance commandeered by throaty "barkers" . . . fireworks, kewpie dolls, canary birds, gaudy blankets . . . twoheaded babies, snake-eating misses from the jungles of South America, cyclists in the "whirl of death" . . . hot dawgs, ice cream, pop-corn, candy, cigars ... a pot-pourri of noise and light and doubtful refreshments | . . . and SALLY! Sally . . . yes 'twas she of tho active hips and the dingy neck and the scarccly-no garments who for a thin-worn dime niggled ami twisted her way across a rough hoard platform . . . just for the ! menfolk's mind you ... in thr oldest dance on record ... the dance, quoth a loud-mouthed "barker" that "caused John the Baptist to lose his head!" And many a married man slipped away from his suspicious wife . . . sneaked like a suckegg hound to the lair of "Sally" . . . pakJ his dime for act number one . . . maybe two-bits for the well-know n "eye ful" . . . and cautiously returned to the old woman with an ancient excuse . . . "Oust been lookin' at the chickens over i in the poultry department!" But they're lots of fun . . . these county fairs! It's good to sec people enjoying themselves . . . it's good to hear the children shout with delight as the ponies of the merry-go-round prance to the raucous tones of a wind-broken calliope . . . it's good to ree care-laden grown-ups act like len-year-oids! But about the finest thing the Sketch Man witnessed at Wilkes County's Fair was Claude and Hort Doughion . . sons of Farmer Bob . . . ushering a family of the poorest variety of poor-folks about the grounds . . buying " he;n tickets to ail the shows, "riding" the kids ou the fenis wheel, filling their har.ds vvilii . andy and suchlike . . . sharing their happiness with a flock of hillbillies . . . worse-off than Lazarus, dirticr'n dirt! ''(J aK'..--: fejjjgl M; i WA1 An In vOLl ME XIArI NUMBER 13 tmm triplettI ! KILLS SELF; BAD HEALTH IS BLAMED f Wt'U-Known Farnici* Uses Shotgun toj I r.ncl Own Tragedy Happened i at Home Near Rbone Suiuliiy Aft- 1 oriicion. Was Forty Years Old. Fit- j I * - u-r.a i i uesoay :it Cool Springs Church. Fivr Children Survive. ; Marion A Tripktt. JO-year- old Uxr- \ j mcr who lived near Boone in the di- ! | section of Blowing Rock, was killed i j Sunday ;.ifurr:oon by a load from a | 12-gauge singte-barre?.ed -hotgun. j fired by bis own hand. Impaired ! health is believed to have been the j cause of the suicide. | information Is that Mr. Triplet! j was done oil the place when the tragjedy occurred, of which nothing was I known until members of the family | returned from church services. The j | body was found in the home with the}' weapon beside it. The load struck the j heart, it is said, and death was be | lioved to have been instantaneous. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday from the Cool Springs Bap- j tist Church near Blowing Rock by the Reverends Bob Shore and Will Cook and interment was in the Hartlei' cemetery nearby. { Vilas Cook. Carry Rogers. Dean j Payne, Milton Pennell Milton Payne i and Fre i Penh ell acted as pallbear-jt ers and a large crowd of friends gatn-1; ered for the obsequies. f Survivors include a widtfw and five 4 children. Carl, Hill and Claude Trip- 1 lett, Mesdamos Mollie May and Dud- 5 ley Penned. Three brothers also sur- J vive. A L,. Tripiett of Blowing Rook, Klbcrt Triplet! of Renoir and Bloom \ Triplett of Blowimr Rook* vr>ec . Ruth Triplet! and Mrs Walter TrTp- \ ; it of Iicxxoir. < Mr. TrljSett was a native citizen C of Watauga County where he hud I spent his life and where he was en- ? gaged in farming. He was a good c Citizen, highly respected and his tra- e gic death cast, a gloom over the neigh- f bprfcood. . > Agricultural Committee , To Be Decided Friday In accordance witli ! motion passed f at a recant meeting of Watauga far- > meia. Uie following local men have a been named as a prospective commit- 1 tee to have, charge of agricultural af- f fails in. the county. The selections 1: were made by Wade K Rrowu and n Newton Cock, and will be submitted b to a called meeting at farmers to be held at the Courthouse in Boone on <j Friday night. September 28th. 7:20 o'clock, at which time other matters relative to a systematic agricultural I a program will be discussed. The boardi? 3eiectea at Friday night's meeting win be referred to the County Cor.imis- ? sioner* on the first Monday in Octo- v her for off/eial approval. The list of j: prospective board membora selected t by Messrs. Brown and Cook are: ? Bald Mountain, W. N. Howell: Boa- 1 ver Dam, W. W. Wilson, Spencer r Warren; Borne, L. H. Holler, Conley t Gienn, Henry J. Hardin; Blowing Bock, Arthur Moody, Q. B. Cannon; Blue Ridge, J G. Keller; Cove Creek, Don Horton. Alfred Thomas, H. P. Cook: Elk, C. C. Triplett, J. P. Cook; Enure! Creek, Will Winkler and Ira EJmisten; Meat Camp 1, Alec Tug- o man, Avery Greene; Meat Camp 2, c Henry Beach; North Fork, Dolpb r Thomas Frank Main; Shawneehaw, a R. D. Edmisten, Duks Tester; Stony i Fork. Murray Brown, C. M. Watson; j Watauga, T. C. Baird. Claude Shores, John Fox. Mr. Brown is anxious for a large e crowd of farmers and other interested a persons to be present at the meeting ; Friday night. t t Revival Draws Much j Interest; Stores Close r t The revival meeting which is being ? conducted at the Baptist Church by i the Rev. J. M. Haymore is creating intense interest and large crowds are < attending at both the afternoon and < evening hours, standing room often < being at a premium in the church au- I ditorium. i Forceful sermons are being delivered and sufficient interest has de veloped to cause merchants of the town to close their store3 for the afti or noon services. Those closing from |3:S0 to 4:30 during the afternoon this I week arc: Smithcy's, Carolina Stores, Five to Five. Spainhours, Farmers ; Hardware, Watauga Hardware, Boone ; Department Store, Pearson's. Mullins and Clay. Walker .lewelry Store, Bern Mars .lewelry Store, Highland Furniture Company. WELFARE BOARD TO MEET The Watauga County Board of Public Welfare will meet at the office of the secretary. Cunty Superintendent Howard Walker, next Monday at 2 p. m. for the transaction of routine business matters. Tire members of the hoard in- j elude: lira. Mary Han-is. Guy H. Hill j and John B. Steele. AUG [dependent Weekly News BOONE. WATAUGA CO! j Sets Maine Record J i .. i -f Governor Louis J. Brann, the | ?rst Democratic governor of Maine i n 1*> years* who was reelected to i ct :i new state record of a Demo- j rat wianing a second term here. covkcreekfaiF begins october 5 Premium Lists Will Be Distributed, I^ist of W eek. Event Has Drawn Much Interest ir. Former Years. New Features. The Cove Creek Community Fair j s to be held this year on October 5th j md ljrth, according to a preliminary! mnoiincement made by Mr. George Earthing, instructor in the department >f Agriculture at the Cove Creek digft School, which institution has sponsored the fair for a number of -ears. Premium lists are being printed and vjII be ready for distribution the last >f the week at the following places: Vatauga Drug Store, T. L. Mast's >tore, Vilas Service Station, Valle >ucis Co.. \V. W. Mast's Store. W. r. Sherwood's Store and Bert Mast's Unrp Fflvtviovo r.nA liraicni.iii.Ar. ' very section of the county are mvitd to exhibit their products at the air. Among the many attractions this ear \vi!l be the following athletic evnts in which every school of the enire county is invited to participate: County High Schools: Volley ball or boys ami girts: Indoor baseball or boys and girls; Races, 50 and 100 aids for hoys and girts; Races. 220 act 110 yards for boys only; Sack ace for boys and girls; Relay race r>r boys and girls; Potato race for oys and girts: High and hroad jump. ig for boys and girls; Shot put, for oys only. County Graded Schools: Indoor base alt for boys and girls; Races, 50 :ut 100 yards for boys only; Sack acc for both boys and girls; potato mi relay races for both hoys and iris. The fair, which in previous years ias been conducted by Mr. Howard Valker, now county superintendent, ias always drawn intense interest in | he county, and this year's event pro- ] [uses to even surpass lormer ertoris. ?r Fstrtlilng will be in position to eleaae more definite information to he press next week. Automobile Accessory Store to Open Friday | Friday and Saturday mark the | polling of Uie Economy Auto Store, j ipposite Critcher Hotel, Boone. A nost complete tire and accessory j ,tory, locally owned by Mr. Glenn Jrown, well-known and popular oung bus'uicss man. Mr. Brown states that the store \ri!l carry over 1,400 different itms, malting it the most complete took of automotive merchandise in his section of the State. This firm ias been fortunate in securing naionally advertised standard brands >f merchandise, such as Goodrich ires and accessories, as well as nuuerous other items. Everything for he car, will be the motto. However, l number at items for the housevife are carried in this store. Free souvenirs will be given to iveryone visiting the store during the jpening days. Doors open at 8 'oilock promptly Friday morning and hie public is cordially invited to atiend the gTand opening. A. S. T. C. Senior Class Has Election of Officers The senior class o.f Appalachian State Teachers College named the following; officers at an election held Saturday: President, C C. Wright, Wilites County; vice-president, Miss Garnett Shipman, Henderson County; secretary. Miss Mabel Hughes, Avery County; treasurer. Harold Graybeal, Bel Air. Md. President Wright is a son of the late Superintendent C. C- Wright, who distinguished himself for long and efficient service at the head of the Wilkes County schools. He is also a brother of Professor J. T. C. Wright, head of the mathematics department set A. S. T. C. Dr Amos Abrams, of '.ho department of English, was selected as sponsor for the class. A DE paper?Established in the UNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSO; OFFICIALS NAMED ! TUESDAY FOR THE COMING ELECTION! I Wr tiuga Board in Uueventful Meet- J Names Registrars and Judges Tor November Referendum. I*inoup Follows Closely the Boards of Pre vious Years. Registration 'Books to Open on Saturday, the CiU. Watauga County Bo:.re*, of Elmet in Boone Tuesday on call of Chairman K. S. Swift the registers and judges were named for the different precincts of the county, who will in turn hold the elections of November 6 th. For the most part the names follow closely the line-up in former years, unci it is explained that registration book?? will be open in the different precincts for the registration of new | voters, for three successive SaturI days, beginning October 13th. Satur- ' I day. November 3rd. is set apart as 1 challenge day. I The list, of the officials follows, the first named in each instance being the registrar, the second the Democratic judge, and the third the Republican judge: Registrars and Judges Bep1 Mountain Township?Howell. Will Davis, W. F. Norris Beaver Dam?D. C. Hugaman, John Ward. C. T. Cornett. Blue Ridge?Floyd Tate, Nile Cook, J G. J. Keller. 3 Blowing Rock?D. J. Boyden, Bob J Greene, George T. Bobbins. ] Boone: James Gross, L. L. Bing- ' I ham. C. M. Critcher. Cove Creek ?Claude Williams, Tom f Mopdv. M. F. Thomas. Elk -Pearl Randall, John Johnson, I V. C. Cox. 1 Laurel Creek?Jerd Shall, Olus ] Mast, Marshall Ward. Meat Camp No. 1?Charles Hodg- J es, B H. Gross, Charles G. Lewis. Meat Camp No. 2- L. E. Beach, Jim McNeil. Wayne Miller. 1 I .niuu rviK waiter ooutn, sain i South, J. M. May. Stony Fork- Jou Luther, Ralph Morets, Joe Coffey. 1 Shnwneehaw -Lloyd Welch, J. L. Triplett. W C. Smith. ' Watauga- Roger Cole Martin Her- 1 man O. J. Coffey. BINGHAM TO AID IN DEBT ADJUSTMENT. Boone Ijiwycr Named by- Judge* Hayee As Conciliation Commis&i^r. 26 Named, Including Prevet and (Vou.se. Mr. T. E. Bingham. well known Boone lawyer, has been named by Judge Johnson J. Hayes of the Mid- j die District Federal Court, as one of J 26 men to act as Conciliation Com- ^ missioneers to assist in farm debt, i adjustments. xwr. .tsmgnam, it is understood, will offer bis assistance to formers and their creditors who are not able to reach a satisfactory agreement for settling' the debts out of court. Under the Frazier-Lamke amend- j ment to the bankruptcy act a farmer j, may file an insolvency petition with j, i a federal court and retain possession j; I of his land while either buying" it , back or paying- rent on it. The commissioners will assist in legal work in such cases where farmers ask for 1 help. Other commissioners appointed in i this immediate territory are: Alleghany, R. F. Grouse, Sparta; Ashe, Joseph M. Prevette of Jefferson; Wilkes, A. H. Casey of North Wilkesboro. State College Will Observe Homecoming President B. B. Dougherty of Appalachian State Teachers College has announced that Saturday, October 13th. has ^-een selected as the date for Homecoming Day. The college is making this one of the great events of the year, and for this reason has moved the date baok several weeks to the time when the mountains are usually adorned in their most gorgeous autumn colors. Former students from every county in North Carolina are expected to be present for this occasion, in i immKorc ta tav fVrn hariooitrr f\r thn town for entertainment. Incidentally, this .is the occasion of the annual football game between Appalachian and Western Carolina Teachers College. Thus is the third game in the Appalachian series of eight. The first game will be played with Miliigan College at Elisabethton on the night of September 28th. A COKKECTION In a recent report of the county budget for the year, it was state:, in The Democrat that a special school levy of 25 cents was made for Cove Creek Township. This is in error, as I the special tax in that district is only 12 "'2 cents. MOC Year Eighteen Eighty-Eli: V.Y, SEPTEMBER 27, 183* ^ N<>t~Woi ricd About Age | w A8 HIN 0 Tl'ON . . . Rwh I a JO, West Virginia candidate for: * S. Senator. is not worried "Mm >e;n? wnlo.i if clocted, oven though 30 rears is stipulated as youngest U. S. Senate age. The Senate has sole right to judge qualifications of member*. mABSOLVEDOF ROBBERY CHARGE I'rivctt Boys Gain Freedom when James Miller Fails to Identify them as Highwaymen. Pair With Guns Robbed Him of $75 Friday. Abraham Lincoln Trivett and Wiliam Howard Taft Trivett. better <nown as Link and Howard, were Absolved from guilt on charges of lig-hwav robbery *n Recorders Court Tuesday, when James Milieu . Boone nan, was unable to Identify them as lis assailants. Mr. Miller was accostid by two men Friday night on the [effrcson road near Bonne, and at listol point was forced to surrender nore than $70, carried on ids person due to the darkness, lie was unable o say if tile boys taken in custody were the robbers, and ho new clues ic.ve been advauceil. Odus Watson, charged with viola:icn of the prohibition inw, was fined 52j and the cost and placed under a llx-months suspended sentence. Roy Ruppert, charged with trespass, was adjudged not guilty Jerd Ward, charged with public irunkenncss, was assessed with the lost. 490 Are Enrolled at Cove Creek School At the one of the first wteii, 490 duuents were enrolled at Cove .Creel* School, according- to an announcevient, made Monday by Principal Sam r. Hartori, Two hundred and sixty iY were enrolled in the inrt grammar grade school. and 225 n ilic high school. The commerce class has nr. enrolluent of fifteen regular high school lupils am! ten part-time pupils. The part-time class, composed of employed persons, meets after School hours. Sixty girls are enrolled in the two-year course in Home Economics trni fifty-five boys in the four-year Agricultural course. World history is being offered in the ninth grade, American history in the tenth and eleventh, and geography lias been dropped from the curriculum. Classas nave been organised in physical education under the supervision of a classroom teacher, which will permit all pupils to have at least one hour a day for outdoor play. Eight clubs have been organized, four of which v.il! meet every week, thus giving each pupil the opportunity of belonging to two eiubs. The lames of these clubs, together with Lhe officers, will be published next week, Departmental work has been instituted in the grammar grades. Both teachers and pupils are pleased with the new organization. Plans for the fair, sponsored by the agricultural and home economics departments, are under way and prospects are favorable for a very successful event. New Buildings Are Finished, One Occupied The new business block alongside the upper Carolina Store has beer completed by Contractor Lloyd Robbins of Blowing Rock, and halt oi the structure is now occupied by th< Highland Dry Cleaners. The othei portion of the building, erected foi Messrs. C. M. Critcher alia Nile Cook is to be rented, and the space is no yet taken. The new structures constitute : great improvement, and are thorough ly modern and of brick construction fronting 50 feet on the main street. School Teachers May Get Two Months Paj All teachers in the Watauga Coun ty schools who began their classroor duties during tic month of July ma; now get pay for the first two month service, 3tates County Superintend ent W. H. Walker, the vouchers not being available at his office. The amount of money involved i the initial payment is about fiv thousand dollars, it is said. ip* % N 1 II H ^ RAT g^t ;:|P ?1K> PEEi YnAH WATAUGA BAM OPEN; DEPOSITS ON FRIDAY $29,450.50 Fi?aiicM Institution Closed Since j Ranking Holiday of March, 1933, is Keojnmrrf Friday for Unrestricted Operation. Federal Insurance Covers Each Individual Deposit up to Five Thousand Dollars The Watuaga County Bank, closed | since the. Presidential banking hoiiIda.y of March. 1933, was opened for | ::ur? stricted business lost Friday ! morning, by the authority and under i the approval of Commissioner of | Banks Gurney P. Hood, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. I Pt*' a* ? V I?? -i ut luviumri auij; ill tne last named institution of the Federal Government, individual deposits in. the local bank ate now insured up to 55,000.00 As the news spread throughout the county Friday morning that the bank was open, a constantly increasing throng of depositors passed through the corridor, ^and although the event had not been publicized except by word of mouth, it was found at tne close of business in the afternoon that 529.45G.00 had been deposited, and official word is that accounts are being opened almost hourly, the remnant of doubt having been thoroughly dissipated by the insurance of deposits. 123.7 Per Cent Idquid j In a statement published in The ! Democrat today it is shown that the I bank is now 123.7 per cent liquid? having 22.7 per cent more in cash | and marketable securities than is ' due to the depositors and other credi tors. The opening Friday marked the end ! of a long fight on the part of the officers and directors of the institution, j who have given unstintingly of their j time in the reorganization of Tne institution, in order that liquidation i should not occur. Mr. John Allen of j the State Banking Department comes I in for a share of the honors and tells 1 The Democrat on behalf of himself i and the officials, that the people of I WataUfira COUlltV hJIVO ^n-Anm oforl i wonderfully in bringing about reorI conization of the county's pioneer bank. Mr. (J i\ llaganiaii, who has been , . cashier of the bank almost, from its ' infancy, snd whose efficiency and popularity has been generally recognized, holds his position, while Dr. B. B. Dougherty is president: L. A. i Greene, vice-president; VV. W. Mast, vice-president; P.u:' A. Coffey, assistant cashier, and Miss Bernice Gragg, holds the position oi bookkeeper. The attention of lire public is called to page eight of The Democrat today wherein is published a concise statement of the conditions of the bank as of last Monday. Elsewhere in the paper is published a list of service charges in force at both the Watauga Bank and the Bank of Blowing Hock, which, it is explained, are fixed by the Bankets Code, and represent the minimum for such services. Legion Post to Install Officers Friday Night i Lionel Ward, service officer of Post ' 1 ) A nioripon T jaou.vrt onnAtmnoo 4-V>?4 (on Friday night, October 5th, the bigi gest meeting of the season will l>e 1 held bv that organization. I Post officers for the coming year will be installed and the following speakers will be heard on the program: Louis Radcliff, national committeeman, of Charlotte; F. A. Huti cliison, State Service Officer, and Chief Attorney Pate of the Veterans Administration. Other distinguished Legion officials are also expected to attend. Music will be furnished by the Legion string band and a big feed will be served by members of the Auxiliary. Mr. Ward urged ail ex-service [ men to be present, and asks that members bring their dues for the in, coming years. In making his ant noun cement he states: "Let's get . started early this year; bring your f wives, sweethearts, fathers, mothers . and children?it's all free." Rev. Isbell to Begin t Meeting at Blue Ridge I i I Elder P.. L. Isbell of Lenoir will as | sist the pastor, Rev. S. E. Gragg. in , | the conduct of a protracted meeting | which will begin at the Blue Ridge I Advent ChtasSaB'ri CTHiirfch on "Wm j ahlossec Road on the fifth Sunday j evening of this month. The sendees 7 ' will last through the first Snr.day in - j October and Reverends Ishell and n Gragg extend a special invitation to y the general public. s Mr Ishell is known as a most log- iitl I- ical and forceful sermonizer and dur- ;'i k sag the course of the meeting- his sermons will be interspersed with en- ?]Qm| n tertaining accounts of a trip he made e some time ago through the Holy | hand. .
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