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LAND . . . its wonders
Premier Mussolini offered prize
not long ago for every Italian fam
. ; - fly t hat had l>cea working the ram
piece of land for J 00 years or mors
An amazing number of Italian farm
era were able to produce evidenc
that they were occupying the sain
land that their ancestors had farmed
Sorp;e of the families had been oa th
same land for 1,000 years, many fo
more than 500 years.
Yet Italy, a small, compact coun
try, which could be hidden in a cor
ncr of Texas, has not yet. been abl
to develop its agricultural resource
to their utmost, in spite of the fac
that it contains as many people a
New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Ohio, Texas and Massachusetts com
bined.
Prince Caetano, American-trainee
Italian engineer who died the othe
<iay, owned most of the Fontin
Marsh, between Naples and Rome
His family had owned it for 2,00i
years, and for 2,000 years reclama
tion work has been going oh tiherc
Part of the marsh has been mad'
lately into good farm land, but ther
is a hundred years' work yet to b
done.
Looking at sitch facts and figures
I smile at the enthusiasm of thos'
who tliink it possible to solve all o
America's farm land problems in ;
few years.
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HOUSES . . . poor people
I get a similar reaction from th
gigantic programs of "slum clear
ance"' and Government building o
residential areas in our cities, whicO
come out from Washington.
Again Italy furnishes a compari
son. A few days ago Mussolini start
<:d the demolition of a block of ol<
Kotr.au houses, built originally aboil1
the beginning of the Christian era
I went through one of those old lions
es a couple of years ago. Fair, i lie;
were living there whose ancestors lia<
lived in the same rooms long be fori
Columbus discovered America. Thea
j v. out out to the suburban Mils an.
saw the new "garden" apartments th<
Government had built for the woHdm
people. They were charming in thel
outlook, modern in their design an<
equipment but .too expensive for am
but the highest-pawl workers to iiv<
in.
In New York the first new real
dential unit built as a "slum clear
ance" project, Knickerbocker Village
has been filled up with "white collar'
workers; the poor people can't affort
the rents, even though this was bull
as a private enterprise, with the ai<
of Government loans.
Whenever government itself buy.
or builds anything it always cost
much more .than when done by pra
vate enterprise. So I haven't muc8
faith in the notion that is goin;
to be of any real service to the ordi
iiarv working man for Oovernmeh
to build beautiful apartment houses
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I do a good deal of motoring ove
eountry roads in the East, and one
in a while I make an airplane trip
which is the best way to really se<
the country. I am constantly being
amazed at the immense proportion o
iand which is not used for anything
compared with the small areas ii
farms and cities.
Even in what we call .the thickly
populated states. Southern New En
gland, New York and Pennsylvania
people are spread out so thin tha
they can't make us of half of th
available land. After three hundred
years) wo still have fewer people <j
the. square mile, even iu such dense!;
populated states as Maasachuseftt
and Rhode Island, than England has
while New York and Pennsylvania
outside of the two big cities of Net
York and Philadelphia, are corapar
atively deserted, by contrast witFrance
and Germany.
I have a distindt belief that th'
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TOWNSHIPS:
Bald Mountain
Blue Ridge
Blowing Rock
Beaver Dam ?
Boone
Cove Creek
Meat Camp No. 1
Meat Camp No. 2
North Fork
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VOJ.UME Xf.VI. NUMBER 20.
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The Innocent One
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a NARHVTM/E, Tenn. . . . Above
r is the young son of Mr. and Mrs.
0 Thomas IT. ltobinson, Jr., who arc
? charged with the sensational kidq
naping of Mrs. Alice Stoll of Louinville
for $50,000 ransom.
: YATESCHILD IS
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f Nine-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Con Yates Stabbed Near Fatally by j
F.ight-Year-Old Playmate. Living
at Last Reports.
Rufus Gwyn Yates, nine-year-old
* son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Yates, for
uierly of Boone, now of Brownwood,
was perhaps fa/tally stabbed Wednes"
day afternoon of last week by an
eight-year-old playmate, as they at1
tended a basket ball game at Baldwin
schoolhouse in Ashe County.
Reports say that Gurney Church,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Church
* of Donation, entered into a scuffle
with the Yates child and struck him
3 with a pocket knife on the left side,
1 in or near the heart. The Church boy
was also alleged to have been carry5
ing a razor at the time.
* According to medical authority at
j West Jefferson, where the injured boy
was taken, there was little chance
g for his recovery, due to internal bleeding.
However, The Democrat learned
the first of the week that the knife
had punctured a lung rather than the
heart, that the child was still living,
) and that hopes for his recovery were
j growing brighter.
! SANITY ANGLE LN
TRIAL OF ASKEW
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5 Four Square Gospel Preacher Goes on
~ Trial for Attempted Extortion at
Kaleigh. Attorneys Lay Foundation
for Insanity Plea.
r Counsel for Rev. R. H. Askew, for2
mer Watauga County school teacher.
laid the groundwork for an insanq
ity defense as the young minister
y went on trial in Raleigh Federal
f Court Tuesday for attempted estor p
tion Two doctors testified as to the
11 defendant's nervousness, and one
It.raced a vein of insanity through two
generations of )iis family.
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.1WV3W LJWlt WHii .I.IUJq
.. mails, telephone and telegraph to det
fraud, by demanding ransom for his
e own return when he disappeared from
4 home last August. Government Willi
nesses testified that Askew confessed
y to faking his kidnap abory in order
9 to lake a needed rest. A ransom let;
ter was written, it is recalled, to his
i, wife, the former Miss Hattie Greer
v of Blowing Rock, saying "Get 525,000
- at once or you will never see your
fi husband again."
Mrs. Askew took the stand and told
e of the occurrences incidental to the
supposed kidnaping.
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BOONE. WATAUGA COl
JUDGE JJLBINGH AM1
FOLLOWS BIBLE IN
DECISION TUESDAY
Recorder Asks Audience to Rend the}
Tenth Chapter of Luke as He |
Quashes Case Brought Against Miss ?
Florence Boyd. Complaint Alleged
that Worker Was Operating Home
for Cripples Without License.
Holy Writ, and more specifically
the tenth chapter of the Gospel according
to SI. Luke, superceded the
statutes of the State of North Carolina
in Recorders Court this week,
when Judge John H. Bingham cited
the story of the Good Samaritan as
llP lafrorolVv ritincrUrwi ?? 't
juucui-u tul mui\;uuc/(t
brought against Miss Florence Boyd
of Lenoir, for operating- a home for
i '.be care of crippled children without
I a license from the State,
i Miss Boyd, who has devoted her
life and means to the care of indigent
children of the mountains, was hailed
before the tribunal as a result of
charges brought through the Welfare
Department of the State, headed
by Mrs. Tom Bost. The State
charged tha t license hadn't been granted
to Miss Boyd for practically en- ,
slaving herself in the foil owing ci
the practices of the lowly Nazarene,
and witnesses described as "swift",
I took the stand from both Caldwell
| and Avery Counties, but tlicy couldn't
! make the court Col >eve there was any- s
: thing wrong in doing right.
Governor Neuland Appears
Governor W. C. New!and: veteran
Lenoir barrister, traveled icy highways
to plead the cause of Miss Boyd,
without fee or without price; the forensic
talents of William Ft. Lovill
were tendered free gratis; and T. E.
Bingham '.whom Miss Boyd did not
know) was in the case in a twinkling,
all throwing their massed legal abilities
together?not for money?'but
just because they thought they were
doing right. Following the evidence,
Newland, Lovill and Bingham delivered
themselves of oratory, which ran
close to preaching, and which would
have made a verdict against their cl|- 1
ent well nigh impossible. Mr. LovilJ.'
in contributing a crisp greenliack tin:
Miss Boyd following his plea, suggested
that every man in the coup
1 octll'- follow suite.
Then Judge Bingham took charger
Asserting that no law is higher
the law of God, the veteran juiirtp'
pointed an accusing finger at each
of the State's witnesses, and as the
hand trembled slightly with righteous
indignation, said "Go! Go! And
when you have reached home, take
time enough to carefully read the 1
tenth chapter of the Gospe' of St.
nuke. There you will find this case."
And thus ended one of the most interesting
cases .to be heard before
the county court.
Miss Boyd tells The Democrat that
[in the conduct of her home for crippled
children, she has used all her
personal means, that contributions
i from friends have helped her some in
her work -and that she is managuig :
to carry on lor tile good of the little i
ones, in spite of the handicaps she j
must surmount. She believes she is i
entitled to the co operation of the
people and would appreciate any do- 1
nation which might be forwarded to 1
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Land Sale at Abingdon
Brings Owners $70,000
| The R. B. Kreger Estate, southi
west Virginia property, advertised in 1
The Democrat at auction the week
before last, brought about $70,000,
according- to word coming from the
sales agents. One farm of 613 acres J
I brought $40,730 and one of 210 acres
brought $13,465, thus indicating that
real estate values are beginning to
; rise.
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rNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSi:
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Red Cross public health nurse prouc
care. In the past five years Red Cross
than 19,000 babies and have given care '
to save lives of m
Ready Marke
For Balance i
A market for the surplus cabbage I
of Watauga has been opened 1
through the Emergency Relief Administration.
The cabbage is being
bought from the grower for cash,
and being made into sauerkraut by
hand labor methods.
This not only gives the farmer a
cash sale for his crop, but also !
gives profitable employment to a 1
good number of people, and at the |
same time converts an otherwise i
wasted product into a valuable j
food. i
At the present time the saner- j
; kraut is being made at Winston- ]
Saleiu, N. C. The price paid there j
Is soventy-five cents per hundred
pounds. Of this, twenty cents goes I
t? ipky *or transportation, giving i
-Afty Jf|\e cents to the grower. The j
oupo .uts out the cabbage and j
makes it available to the trucks.
The cabbage is being hauled by va- i
JURORS DRAWN
FOR CIVIL TERM
Judge Clayton Moore Will Preside at
Special Term Which Regius on December
3rd and Coutinues Two
Weeks. Only Civil Cases.
Jurors have been drawn for the
special civil term of Watauga Supe
UUI VAJUUL-, WilMJIl Will VUXiVCXIC 'Wl
member 3rd for a two-weeks session
nt which only civil cases will be tried,
rhe term was called in an effort to
?lear up the congestion on the civil
locket. Judge Clayton Moore of Williamston
will preside and tihe following
are those who have been drawn
for jury service:
First Week, December. 3rd: Vester
Phillips, John Lentz, L. Ooy*d Greene,
Don Perry, Don J. Hoitton, Otitie A.
Smith, John E. Oombs, Clay Hodges,
D. M. Edmisten, Sam Cable, Gratien j
Hagaman, Frank Culler, J. M. Brown, |
E. T Miller. C. A. Church, J. M.
Shull, Coy Yates, Fred Wilson, J. G.
Johnson.
Second Week, December 10th: John
Hagaman, Grady Greer. W. C. Payne,
Jeff Hampton. Andy Greer, A. E.
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JAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1934.
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nurses have aided at the birth of r.norej j
to mothers of many others, in their work ;
others ami babies.
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Cabbage Crop
rious truckers of Watauga, thus j
getting the entire proceeds within j
the county.
It is not; necessary for one farm I
to make out an entire load in or- j
dr-r to get it on this market. A |
group of neighhorhood farmers may
oo-ope.rate In loading a truck. The
purpose of the plan is to make :l
market available, to any and every
grower, regardless of size.
Cabbage is already being moved
at a rapid rate, and due to weather j
conditions, it is obvious that whatever
part of the crop is lo go must
be moved at once. All firm heads
will be taken, the only requirement
being: that all cabbage must be in
i sound condition.
Anyone wishing to market cabbage
by this method should get in
' touch at once with Newton Cook,
County Farm Supervisor, at Boone.
CITY TAXPAYERS
URGED TO MEET
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Town Officials Wish to Discuss important
Fiscal Matters with Popu!
lace Friday Kvening at the Town
Hall. All Interested Are Invited
All taxpayers of the town of Boone
and others interested in .the welfare
of the community are asked to meet
with, the Board of Aldermen and the
Mayor in the City Kail on Friday
irgfoit of this week.
While the exact purpose of the
meeting has not been given out, it is
stated by those in authority that the
fiscal affairs of the town will be taken
up, and plans discussed which
might lead to the easement of the
municipal debt situation.
Sweet potato growers in Martin
County have purchased 28,000 crates
for curing the crop now being stored.
j Vannov, J. C. Cook, J. S. Lyon, H. L.
Hodges, S. B. Adams, G. V/. Moody,
J. A. Hartley, W. H. Mast, L. D Harmon.
Alex South. R. l. Mast en, W.
'h. Sims, c. m. Clark.
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lurveyor : County Commi.tsione:
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NORTH CAROLINA
ROUTE IS CHOSEN
FOR PARK ROAD
Secretary* Jokes Puts Aside Finding's
of Special Committee and Decides
in Favor of Carolina, Park Service
WiD Start Work Imm^liateiy. Cost
of Project -S16,000,000 or .More. Governors
Notified of Decision.
Washington. D C - - Setting aside
the conclusions of the special Radcltffe
committee. Haro'd L. Ickes, secretarior
of Ihe Interior. Monday formally
announced his decision in favor
of the North Carolina route to connect
by scenic highway the Shenandoah
and the Great Smoky Mountains
National parks, a project the cost of
which is now estimated at $16,000,00
but which will probably call, eventually,
for a greater outlay.
The announcement of Secretary
Jokes took the form of a press memorandum.
to which was attached copies
of letters scheduled to reach the
governors of North Carolina and Tennessee,
Monday, the press notice and
letters presenting the Skyway project
comprehensively, and providing
for North Carolina and excellent 3nd
wholly adequate brief.
Course of Route
The route selected runs west from
Blowing Rock, south of L.invilie City,
along" the Blue Ridge and Mount Mitchell
and Craggy ranges, which lie
east of Asheville, thence into the
Mount Pisgah range, bending sharply
northwest on a line along that range
west of Waynesville, with an entrance
into the park at a point where it will
connect with the Newfound Gap highway
near Cherokee, N. C.
Arno B. Crameror, director of tile
National Park Service, said Tuesday
the Park Service would begin immediately
to carry out the instructions
of Secretary of the Interior I ekes.
The first work to **rni
put surveying- crews in the field to
stake the actual location of the parkway.
This work is already under way
on the portion of the parkway running
from the Shenandoah National
Park to Blowing Rock.
Mr. Cramcrer said North Carolina
was to be congratulated on the victory
it had won at the hands ot Secretary
Ickes and the National Parle
Service .would move as rapidly as possible
in making available to the public
the "wonderland of scenery" along
the loute of the parkway.
Local Power Company
Opens Electric Shop
One of the town's most attractive
business places is Uie new stoi e o? the
New River Light and Power Company,
which is located in the building
next to the upper Carolina store. Radios,
refrigerators, and dozens of other
electric appliances are featured,
anil the establishment is gaining popularity
right along. Fitted out in
manner more like a parlor than an
ordinary store, its attractiveness is
enhanced by its distinctiveness. Easy
lounges add to the pleasure of customers.
LAFFEKTY?NOKRIS
Married on the ninth, Miss Nancy
Salone Norris of the Meat Camp sec
i v'*i iu . X-.?ileSt Ljuiieny ot rsanner
Elk, the ceremony having been
performed at the home of the bride's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Norris,
by the Rev. P. I. Smith of Todd.
The newly-weds will establish their
permanent home at Banner Elk where
Mr. Lafferty is an instructor in LeesMcRae
College.
Side-dressing corn with nitralte of
-soda in Caldwell County increased
the yield by 27 bushels an acre, rei
ports the county agent.
rs Congress State
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