BOONE
SKETCHES
By J. C R.
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plenty of work . perhaps the 1
result of a New Deal . . . plenty of j
sirzling-hot World Series baseball ,
names to "dope" . . . plenty uf so- j
railed politieians uirtn' their views :
to the printer-editor-devil force ...
plenty of thls-and-that to keep the j
old Sketch Man distili oed from his (
iisii.il hahits . . . and his pet column j
pre-ents a lengthy void at presstimc.
lint there are big happenings
. . . not doubt about that . . . Diuy
Dean f'rlnstsinee, hurling air-tight
baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals
and one-two-tlireelng 'em in the
rial seventh game . . . the King ,
of a minor European monarchy go- : j
ing down liefore a shower of assassin's
bullets at a French port . . . ! j
! strikers burning their priests and ' J
iiiilentates in a Stianisli rehe!iio? I
. . . Farmer Bob Dough ton crack- , J
ing down on a broad-gauge Re pub- J t
lican in a fist-fight at Albemarle i
. . . deaths, births, marriages ... j f
Baby Lindbergh's kidnap-murderers j.
being brought to justice . . . AI j >
Smith re-pledging his allegiance to t
the Donkey \ll of 'em need 1
comment, just cry for it . . . but .
the press is fairly atchin* to run!
A ( I RE FOIt DEPRESSION
Down at the. local theatre Robert
ubtils Stevenson's glorious story of
pirates bold and stolen gold . . Treasure
Island ... is being screened . . .
and it's a cure for the depression,
sure 3 you're Iwrn! It makes a feller
itch when "Captain Flint" tells j
the tavern guests of that time on the
Blue Caribbean when "we slit the I
smooth white arms of aristocratic j
Castilian ladies, and used their blue j
blood to warm our rum . . . and "Long j
John Silver" with his crutch and parrot.
talking sweetly, gently, convincingly.
into the wide-open ears of "Little
Jim 'A'vkins" . . . "Mister Hands"
and "Billy Bones" and "Mister Morgan"
wading in gore on the decks of
the Hispaniola as they battle with
"Captain Smollett" and his crew . . .
cutlasses, daggers, muskets, cannon
belching death and damnation - j
cords of glittering ingots, chests full:
of priceless diamonds, cart-loads nf I
doublous and pieces of eight . . . buccaneers,
treasure cave s, sailing
ships, the smell of the salty sea . . .
adventure of the finest sort ... an
epic of the silver sheet, "Treasure Island"
, . . have you seen it? ^
POIJTICAI, DIAGNOSIS
In answer to that question atiout
"How's the political situation?" -.vo
borrow a head from the AshcvllkTimes
of Tuesday, which very neat- e
ly covers the ground: "Democrats u
Confident. Keiiuhlicans Determined, Cl
Voters Indifferent!"
n
Library and Hospital "
To Be Completed Soon
The new library building will bo ^
completed and tjO.OOO volumes moved _ (
into it by the Christmas holidays, it p
was announced tKs week by Dr. B. B. v"
Dougherty, president. of A. S. T. C. I ,'j
This building, which is located be- '
hind the Administration building, hasi ^
been erected at a total cost of 550,- v
000 and when completed will house
one of the finest and most modern j
libraries in the State, Dr. Dougherty E
explained. One of the last items in
its construction, the letting of a contract
for steel stacks to take care of
the volumes, has been put through.
The library will he the second new ^
building to be completed on the Ap- ?>
palachian campus within six months. * *
Recently finishing touches were put w
on the new gymnasium and it now
is being used daily in an intensive R
physical education program. The gym 01
was erected at a cost of $40,000 and R
has a seating capacity in the basket- n'
ball court for 1,500.
Appalachian's third new building, P
the hospital, also will be completed E
within the near future, Dr. Dough- R
erty says. Work on It has been aban- h
doned during the past 12 months due a
to lack of funds, but will be resumed P
at once. Dr. Dougherty said. When t
completed the hospital will have cost ?
530,000 and will be a modern unit with >'
a 35-bed capacity. It will be used t
both by Appalachian students and by
the general public. (
THE WEATHER
Weather report for week ending'
October 6th, as compiled by the Cooperative
Bureau at Appalachian r
State Teachers College: \
Average maximum temperature, v
65 degrees. r
Average minimum temperature, 47 t
degrees. I
Average temperature, 56 degrees, i
Average daily range in temperature,
18 degrees. t
Greatest daily range in tempera- i
ture, 36 degrees; date, 2nd. 1
Average temperature at 6 p. m.
(time of observation), 57 degrees. I
Highest temperature reached, 72,
date, 2nd.
Lowest temperature reached, 40;
date. 3rd.
Total precipitation, in inches. 3.07.
Greatest precipitation in 24 hours,
2.45; date, 6th.
Number of days with 0.01 inch of
precipitation, -3.
Number of clear days, 3.
Number of partly cloudy days, 1.
Number of cloudy days, 3.
WAI
An Ir
,'OLL'SIE XLVI. NUMBER 15
HOMECOMING DAY
TO BE GALA EVENT]
AT LOCAL COLLEGE;
j
3ver 500 Former Students Will Return
to Appalachian Saturday and
Enjoy Special Festivities. Important
Grid Envounter One o! Features.
Luncheon and Addre sses on
the Program.
Saturday ha.-? be^n set asrie as
rlcmeconiintr Day at Appalachian
State Teachers College, and more
ban five hundred graduates of forner
years are expected to turn their
races toward their \!ma Mater and
participate in the reunion, which has
:ome to be one of the outstanding
ivents of the college year.
One. of the principal features of the
Saturday program will be the football!
tame between the Appalachian
Mountaineers and the Catamounts
'ram Western Carolina Teachers Colege
The grid battle, which marks
he high spot in football for the present
term, will start at 3 p. m. The
complete program for the day fol<?ws:
Program for the Day
\. 10:00 lo 11:30. Convocation, i
Opening song, audience; invocation, j
A. J. Green: address, A J. Green; :
special music; recognition of alum- [
ni: responses from the alumni i
(George Suddertli presiding); read- |
ing or special music: announce- J
ments: closing song, "Alma Mater,' |
students.
XI. 11:30. Open house for visiting
in all,depart ments; 12:00, plate
lunch in Central Dining Hall (optional).
Proceeds will be used to
purchase boks for library.
Til. Meeting of classes, 1:30;
Class '30, John Howell; Class '31,
Docia Watson; Class '32. Eric
Greer: Class '33. Margaret Givens;
Class *34, Kathryn Harwell. Organization
mfipt imr 9-1 fi / rOrt/Ur
IV. 3:00. Athletic events; football,
Appalachain vs. Western State
Teachers College.
V. 6:00. Homecoming in literary
societies.
VI. 8:00. Presentations by Glee
Club and Playcrafters.
^ove Creek Community
Fair a Successful Event
Despite generally inclement, weathr
tlie Cove Creek Community Fair
i described us an outstanding sucess.
Large crowds attended the event
'hich jw sponsored by the Departleiit
of Agriculture of Cove Creek
[igh School, and which is directed
y Mr. G. G. Farthing, agricultural
istruotor, and Miss Annie Douglwrf,
head of the home economics de- ,
artmenL The farm exhibits, because
f tlie unusually fine growing seain,
were said to have been the finjt
in the history of the fair, and the
iriitlic oril or I riin m on faatnw.a i
loroughly enjoyed.
The Democrat experts to publish
list of the prize-winners, under the
iirious classifications, next week.
Jrookshire on Ticket;
Miss Powell Running
Mr. J. C Brookshire of Boone hasj
:cn. certified as a candidate for Corner
011 the Republican tickot, to take
>e place of Dr. W. O. Bingham, who
ithdrew following the convention.
Miss Maude Powell of Blowing
ock was recently named by the exsutive
committee as candidate for
agister of Deeds and since she is
at generally known In the county,
has been suggested that it be exla
ined that she was reared near
lowing Rock on the Yonah!o3sc-e
oad by an uncle. Mr. Roby Gragg,
or parents having died many years
go. She is handicapped by serious
bysical disabilities but withal is said
o be a most capab'e young lady,
ihc has been employee in the Blowag
Rock telephone exchange for some
ime.
Chairman Jeffress Is
Brought to Greensboro
Greensboro, N. C.?Edwin B. Jeff
ess, oiaie nignwuy ana mi Due
Vorks ciiairman, who for nearly six
veeks has been a patient at the menorial
Hospital. Richmond, Va., will
>e removed to the Wesley Long Hospital
here this (Wednesday) afterloon.
Word from Memorial Hospital was
o the effect that Mr. Jeffress was
more alert than at any time since
iie entered the hospital on August
29th. He has been unconscious since
being stricken at his home here on
August 26, but physicians and others
who were with him Tuesday felt confident
that he realized what was going
on about him.
Dr. C. C. Coleman, surgeon who
performed the operation, said Tuesday
that careful nursing and th 2 healimg
processes of nature are what his
patient now needs.
The highway charman is being
brought here hy ambulance. The trip
to Richmond was made by airplane.
AUG
^dependent Weekly Ne1v
BOONE, WATAUGA CC
\ St. Louis Cardii
DKTKOIT, MICH.?The wildest b
many, many years came to an end
when the St. Louis Cardinals, behind
in# of Jerome (Dizzy) Dean, scored
Mickey Cochrane's pennant-w inning '
ican league. This was the second wl
tor the great "Dizzy/* his kid broth
counted for the other two Cardinal v
taeniar series. Above are pictured b
baseball epic: (Upper left), Pitcher
St. Louis Nationals. (Upper right),
NEW OFFICERS OF
WAT A UK A POST
H XI & it U 11 Jt \JKJ M.
INSTALLED FRIDAY
I. Wilson N orris New Commander o1
Local Unit. Department Commander
Hubert OlP/e ?t" ^xingfoi^g^livers
Address. District Conu^?
er Aubrey Chlsholm Inducts Officers
Into Service.
J. Wilson Norris was inducted inte
office as Commandrc Or* Watauga
Post, American Legion, at a special
meeting held in Legion Hail last Friday
evening. Installation was by District
Commander Aubrew Chisholm of
Crcssnore, and others installed were:
Roy I Haynes, vice-commander; E<i^ar
Hardin and Fred Winkler, vicecommanders;
C. W. Teal, adjutant;
R. G. Greer, finance and membership
officer; Lionel Ward, service officer
Spencer Miller, guardianship officer
John Cook, sergeant-at-arms; W. C
Greene, chaplain and employment of
ficer; laionard Wilson, historian. N
G. Cook, athletic officer: R. I-. Gen
try, ohild welfare officer; Charles L
Younce, Americanism officer; R. E
Keiley, graves registration officer
Walter Cook, chairman of Son3 or Legion.
After an inspiring address by -Department
Commander-elect Hubert E
Olive of Lexington and short talks bj
Post Commander Moore and Com
mender W. R. Bushanan of Elk Park,
Commander A. W. Phillips of Spruce
Pine. Adjutant Paul S. Jones of Newland
and Commander Bonze of Lexington,
more than one hundred pres
t'tii enjoyed a picnic lunch served bj
the members of the Auxiliary.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN ON TIIIKO
SUNDAY AT BLOWING KOCH
A revival meeting will begin the
third Sunday night in October in the
Blowing Rock Baptist Church ane
the pastor. Rev. W. R. Davis, will de
the preaching. Services each day a
II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The public ii
cordially invited to attend all of these
services.
-W-V ? m 11
15lowing Hock Lrirl, .
Hollywood For M
Hollywood, Calif. Mary Johnson,
14, did not get Into the movies after
hitch-hiking across the continent
hut she found Filmland's hospitality
good enough for food, a coat,
four dresses besides shoes and stockings.
Her father, a carpenter, was out
of a job and her mother Is dead,
so with $1.50 between them she
and her brother, David, 13, started
from Blowing Rock, N. C. early
In September to find their aunt,
May Johnson, who lives on the
"edge of San Francisco."
David was left behind in fcl Puso
when they tried to bop a ft sight
train, and only Mary succeeded. She
left the train at Bruwley and hhch
' W- -"1
A DE
spaper?fc^stabhshed in the
I'iJNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSI
sals "Win World's Ser
ascbatl iwrumbte In ^resit csitotser sunt
Tutsdsiy alHsmoon greeting Henry Ft
the'shut-out. pitch- ing 1,r the series Is
a 11-0 victory over Friseh, great seeo
risers"pf the Amer- nsils. (Center), tin
n oot it three tries whose perforsnsuie
it Tiiul-hi.vtng ac- tiny. iUivrr right
ictsi?tes of the spec- iufieh), who were
riliislnt etavs of the cr.nt.-.t . . . left to
I'siul JDoaii of the stop; (iehriisger. w
Mschey tY*'hrr.m\ ing first-baseman.
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ELECTRIC RATES
ARE SLASHED BY
PbWER COMPANY
The .Silver Light and Power
Company today makes announce
' of titaUtto cut a in rales on efplsiced
In effect
as of November 1st, anil which
have been approved by the Noith
Carolina Public Utilities Commls?j
slon, provide for an average cut of
j 25 per cent under the rates hither
i i to in force.
{ The new rates provide for a
| minimum light charge of $1.00 for
1 10 kilowatt hours, as against a
| $1.25 minimum formerly. The
I schedule ranges from 10c to Gc per
j hour, according to the quantity
J used. lief rigerat ion is cut from
IZ'/jC to 10c on the minimum unli,
and other rates accordingly. Complete
schedules are published in
The Democrat today.
Republican Township
Candidates Certified
The following have been certified
by Chairman Russell D. Hodges as
* candidates for township officers on
. the Republican ticket. The first
, named in each instance is the candi;
date for constable, the others justices
of the peace:
Stony Fork: W. XT. Day, Jason Mor
retz, Eugene Russell, Elbert Norris.
Blowing Rock: Will Castle, W. L.
Robbius.
Watauga: Clay Clark, Earl Cof
, fey, W. P. Coffey and C. H Garland.
Blue Ridge: G. H. Hayes. S C.
? Ford, James Ashley, J. G. Storic.
? Shawncehaw: Don Oliver, A. C. Mil1
lcr, Otto Townsend, Cicero Townsend.
) Elk: Austin Triplett, N. G. Wheelt
er. Will Carroll, Olin Miller.
3 J Laurel Creek: Ernest Glenn, L. E.
e Tester, Oscar Harm an, Lloyd Presnell.
L4, Hitch Hikes To
ovie Try; Actors Kind
hiked here.
"I thought I'd get in the films,
ro I went to Paramount," she related.
"But that didn't work. So I
went to Columbia."
It was while she was sitting distractedly
outside the latter studio
on the running board of a car that
Donald Cook, the actor, found her
and sent her to the Hollywood Studio
Club where she got food and
clothes.
"Oh. they are swell," said Mary,
"and I guess they will find our
aunt."
She expressed some concern for
her brother, but added:
David's smart. He will be all
right."
Moa
: Y ear Eighteen Eighty-Eigi
JAY. OCTOBER 11, 1931
ies From Detroit EL
fighting leader of the Detroit Tiger*,
jrd and son, Edsel Ford, at the open- '
ist Wednesday. (Below left), r'rankie . s,
nd-baseirutn and leader of the CanlS- j ^
' one and only Jerome "Diz'/.y" 13win,
e in the closing game has made his- y
), the Detroit Tigers' "million-dollar"
held scoreless by in the closing c<
right, Owen, third base, Itogel, short- a,
round-baseman, and Grecnbcrg, clout- <5
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iASA WIISMN mCV
nkjxi. Tf AJUKJV/IIJ vi^vu r*
COUNTY SHERIFF, J
DEAD AT AGE OF 72;
Welt-Know n Political Leader and n
Livestock Dealer Succumbs to Pro- i
longed nineas at Home hi Silver- C
sttme Section. Sftrvfojs WaJnw^ar d
nt Pleasant Grove Church... Widow n
and Five Children Survive.
r
Asa 11. Wilson, 72 years old, prominent
citizen of the Silverstone community
and formerly sheriff of Watauga
County, tiic'l at his home Monday
afternoon, following a long pe- ^
rior of declining healtli. His condition li
had been regarded as serious for the C
past four or five months. A compli- |
cation of ailments contributed to His
demise. ^
Funeral services were conducted t
j from the Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church Wednesday morning by the, t
pastor. Rev. G. W. Sebastian, who f
was assisted in the rites by the Rev. a
L. A. Wilson. Interment was in the \
I nearby cemetery. t
i allbearers were: Ivy Wilson; Owen ,V;
i T .it tlo F.mcrv ATiiphi'll Stnnlf?\? PAaI.* 1
Clyde Wilson and Charlie Mitchell
A large floral offering was brought '
to the bier, and a large concourse of
friends gathered for the rites. a
Sifrviving are the widow and five s
children: William D. of Cleveland. '
Onio; Thomas, Albert, Mrs. Earl Per- e
| ry and Miss Ethel Wilson, all of Wa- f
tatiga County.
Mr. Wilson, who was a native citizen
of Watauga County, was for the
greater part of his life a farmer and
cattle dealer, was prominent in this
county through the active years of
his life. He was a leader ill the councils
of the Ropublican party' and was ]
elected sheriff in 1912, resigning from
this position 60 days -aft.er^he took
the oath of office, to continue with :
his agricultural pursuits. He was one
of this section's most substantial (
j men, honorable and just ana a cham;
pion of the best interests of his com- '
j munity and county.
| Teachers Meeting Is
Postponed to 20th ]
p
The county teachers meeting which i j
was called for Saturday, October 13, j |
is postponed to 3 o'clock Saturday, ; \
October 20, due to the large number ,
of teachers who desire to attend the
Homecoming Day exercises at Appa- ,
lachian State College on the day pre- <
viously set for the meeting. ,
In making this announcement Superintendent
W. H. Walker also states .
that slaaries for teachers are expected
to be ready for distribution ,
by the I3th.
FARMERS TO MEET
A meeting of the Agricultural
Board of Watauga is called to meet
at the courthouse in Boone on Saturday
afternoon, 2:30 o'clock. All
members are urged to attend.
ctAT
it
J1.50 PER YcAK
LOYD CAMPBELL
HELD FOR DEATH
OF BLANKENSMP
orau r Resident o{ Mabel K'qoer SS,lOOO
Bond Chafgicd with Slaying oi
5 Cicero BlnitUmship, Former Waij.ta.iiga
County Jailer. Family Quurv'rel
Is Saul to Have Precipitated
?[ratal Shooting. Hearing Today.
|
8 ' cero Blankenship, 5C> years old. a
jsident -of Johnson City, but former
eputy sheriff and jailor in Watauga
cuvity. was shot to death late last
unday, and L.lcyd E. Campbell, nave
of Mabel, and a son-iu-law of
lankenship, is b?lc( under $5,000
and charged with murder in confer
Ion wiht the staying.
The tragedy, which occurred at a
phnscn City grocery store, operated
v Blankensfcip, is said to have been
le result ol' a family quarrel, but
;her details leading up to the shootig
are not known here. Blankeiiship
as shot through the abdomen with
.32-calibre bullet, and died two
ours later at the Appalachian hosital
where he was taken by Campell.
The pistol allegedly used in the
firav was found under a bag of
our in the store, where a witness
? .laid to have placed it.
Preliminary for Campbell was
cheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Both Well Known Here
Both Campbell and Blankenship are
fell known in Watauga County,
here the former was reared. He is
for. of Mr. P.ce Campbell of Mabel
ted has resided in Johnson City for
'veraI years where he married Mr.
lanken ship's daughter, and where
icy worked together in the rnercanie
business. He is 32 years old.
Mr. Blankenship was keeper of the
Dunty jail in Watauga during the
dministration of John W. Hodges as
heriff. having served in this capaity
from 1904 to 1908.
Blankenship had been in business
1 Johnson City for several years,
nd is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
loyd Campbell. Mrs. Blankenship
ied several years ago.
Funeral services were held at four
'clock Monday and burial was in the
fonte Vista Burial Park at Johnson
(ity.
It was stated m Johnson City Wedeaday
that a brilliant array of deense
attorneys had been retained "by
Jampbell, including Thad Cox, D. A.
tires, Sam W. Price and J. R. Garden.
VlcMahon Resigns as
Disbursing Officer
R. C. MeMahon, Federal auditor and
iisbursing officer for Watauga Couny
Emergency Relief Administration,
las just been api>ointed assistant" to
folonel E. R. Reybold. Corps of Engineers.
VI. S. Army, in charge of the
135,000,000 Government project at
Vilminglon, N. C., to develop the
Jape Fear River for large vessels at
hat point.
Mr. MeMahon is well known in Wa
ixugix, navmjr uvea in Blowing Rock
or the past seven years*. He has been
tuditor for D. J. Boyden at the Maynew
Manor and Blowing: Rock hoels
there, and also auditor for the
Jelwyn and Mayfair hotels in Charotte,
N. C.
While Mr. McMahon is reluctant to
cave Watauga County at this time,
ic has to obey orders and accept the
.ppointmert, which is a very responiihie
position. He secured the ap?>intment
through a Civil Service
examination, having received a rating*
if 95.6 on his papers.
Mr. McMahon is succeeded by Mr.
*rank Moore of Newland who is well
crown in Watauga County. He has
>een working in Avery County, and
v&s disbursing officer there under the
>ivil Works Administration.
Faculty Additions at
State Teachers College
Three new member.-} have been add;d
to the college faculty this year.
Miss Carrie Hall, in the English department;
Miss Leiia Llles, in the Department
of Education; and Professor
Grubbs, in the History departnent,
are the latest additions.
Miss Hall had her undergraduate
vork at the University of South Carplina;
she has done some graduate
vork at Duke University and Coumbia
University. Miss Kali plans
;o take her Ph. D. degree from the
University of South Carolina next
mmmer.
Miss Diles holds a Master's decree
in education from the Women's
College of the Universitv of North
Carolina.
Professor Grubbs was graduated
from Wake Forest College, took his
Master's degree from the University
of North Carolina, and intends to
complete his work for a Ph. D. degree
at that institution.
ALLEN IN HOSPITAL.
Dr. A. T. Allen, State superintendend
of schools, suffered a relapse recently,
and returned to a local hospital.
He is expected to be out again
in a few days.
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