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rAua ?IX The Watauga Democrat The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY Established in 1888 and Published for 45 Years by the late Robert C. Rivers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year 51.50 Six Months 75 r VUX AlUULIU ?w (Payable in Advance) Ft. C. RIVERS. JR.. - Publisher Card3 of Thanks. Resolutions of Respect, Obituaries, etc., are charged for at the regular advertising rates. Entered at the As S e c o n a Postoffice at Class Mail Boone, N. C. Matter. THURSDAY, APRIL 1!. 1935 If the Democrats of the town or the citizens generally know of a better group of men to handle the governmental affairs of the city than the present incumbents, or a group who might be able to build up a more acceptable record of public service, let's have them. Otherwise it would appear to an ordinary taxpayer that it would be poor policy to swap norscs in the middle of a stream and a deep one at that. THE ELEMENT OF TIME The members of the Legislature are finding it hard to suit both their homefolks and the lobbyists. They go home on week ends and come back ar.d boldly vote the way their folks want them to on Monday. Then Monday night the lobbyists get in their work and the poor legislators reverse their Monday's action on Tuesday. Much is going to depend upon whether the Legislature adjourns on Monday or! Tuesday night. ?Charitv and Children. \ \ ~ "'HI PERMANENT BENEFITS | With the approval of the Pres-| idents' stupendous work relief j bill, nigh on the five billions of dollars is going to be expended j for improvements municipal and otherwise, and Boone would bc| foolish indeed not to gain profit from the benevolence of her Uncle Samuel. Spring is here and ere long tourists will be flocking to the hills and with proper ma- j nipuiation, government money should be secured to place our collective house in order for our! summer-time visitors. Concrete sidewalks are broken and full of holes, side streets are covered with loose macadam, which needs a binder, new streets should be improved, and a multitude of things done which cannot at the present time he included in the municipal budget. A good time has come for the city authorities and the chamber of commerce to walk hand in hand toward securing Federal approval for a number nf projects which would come in the form of permanent improvements. While not being in a position to pass upon the question of whether or not the Federal government should spend the $4,800.000,000. it's going to be done, and in the language of the "dugaloo" bovs, "we might as well get our part." A BAD ROAD People of Watauga County in general and folks served by the Laurel Creek highway, in particular, will be intensely interested as to whether or not the present Legislature will release sufficient funds to modernize some of the lateral highways which have been taken over by the State, for word comes from Sugar Grove that a rural route is threatened with Hisrnntinn ance because of the condition of a State road which it is utterly impossible to keep up without some kind of permanent construction work. Local maintenance crews have done their best with limited resources to keep the road in passable condition, but the situation has become so bad during the rainy v/eather that Postmaster V. B. Mast has addressed a letter to the patrons' of the route. Mr. Mast states that "conditions are such that unless something is done without delay by fhQgg i Hed ths routs will have to be amended so as to avoid the neglected roads, or if this canno' je done that discontinuance of the service will have serious consideration." Mr. Mast further suggests if the patrons will mend th?. bad places in the road or near their respective mail boxes, the difficulty might be soon overcome. He is re 1 Squired by the Postoffice Department to make a report at the end of thirty days as to what action has been taken, and make :a report. The road in question was to have been developed into a highway of first rank importance, connecting towns in Carolina with those in Tennessee by a railroad grade, eliminating the I crossing of two great mountains, IsnH Hut* fnr the* fnr?t Ihut hicrh- . way funds were held fast by leg- ? islative mandate of two years age. the road down the river { might have already been con-!; structed. It is of vast importance 1 :not only to this section but toj1 the State at large that this thor-;j :oughfare be constructed, and there is still hope that something t may turn up later on in the year. Meantime Engineer James Councill and his maintenance crews' will of course use such resources j as are allowed them in making temporary repairs, at least to the extent that mail service may continue uninterrupted. They have been badly handicapped in their usual work by the almost unceasing rain of the past few weeks. THE BOOK! .... the first line of which reads j The Hoiy Bible," ana which con- j; tains Four Great Treasures .... j t By BRUCE BARTON ; c NONE GREATER BORNJOHN THE BAPTIST saw liis own s disciples go away from him to follow p Jesus, and, unselfish as he was. we % may be sure that it was not easy. Even he did not realize perhaps how h fast his following would diminish, nor o how soon the authorities would think e it safe to seize him without precipi- d luting a popular uprising. n i Suddenly he found himself in the ? I darkness of Herod's prison, no con- * i tact with the outside world except a Lthmusrh ? luuidful of ahll 1 disciples. These brought him disquiet- J1 ing news. Jesus whom he had hailed " as the Messiah, to whose upbuilding 7 he had sacrificed every personal op- c portunity and interest, this Jc3us was ? not acting the role of a prophet. He J did not fast: He did not withdraw into the wilderness; He did not de- JJ nounce men for carnal sins. On the K contrary. He was feasting in the '] homes of publicans and proceeding * ! happily from village to village, sur- a rounded by laughing children and a h nondescript mob of undesirables. a Tortured by such doubts, he sent !| two of his disciples to demand an ex pianauou. i ncy lounu jcsus surrour.a- . ed by enthusiastic crowds, tbcy n sought a private audience and insisted on truth. Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? a' The inquiry must have cut Jesus to the quick. He did the only thing possible; He pointed to the results, hoping that they would carry convin cLng testimony. j Go and shew John again those ? tilings which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and ? the lame walks, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the c] dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Did the answer satisfy John? Did he die with the inspiring assurance _ that his short life was in tlie noblest ^ sense successful, that he had delivered ' his message and that it was true? Or were tlie agonies of doubt and dis- . couragement his final portion? . We can never know. The end came very quickly. His head was kicked off by the toe of a dancing girl, and p Jcsus did not interfere to save him. c< w Wheit Jesus heard of it, he de- A parted thence hy ship unto a desert place apart. He summoned r.o battalion of an- ^ arolo frt oa tfii Uia friAnr? won nil fl ' few months later, He summoned none to save Himself. But we know what * He thought of that friend: Verily I say unto you, Among ? them that are born of women there .. hath not risen a greater than John || the Baptist. Next Week: Saint Paul CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend sincere thanks to the people of this section for their kindness and sympathy during the illness, death and burial of Robert F. Coffey. The Family. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks to our friends for their kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our son and brother. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Barnes and Family. CARD OF fHANKS We wish to express our appreciation for the kindness shown by our friends during the tragic death of our little girl. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moretz. TIE SUPPER A pie supper will be held at Mabel school hnnoo r?r> SntuHoy night, April 13, beginning at 8 o'clock. Proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Mabel baseball club. The public is invited to attend. J. F. Smith of Morgan ton Route 4, Burke County, has sprayed, cultivated and fertilized his apple orchard of 500 trees and reports a full crop of blooms. He used two pounds of ni- . Irate of soda about each tree. VAiAUGA DEMOCRAT?KVER^ OPEN FORUM Readers are invited to contribute to this ripnartment. Profit mav be derived from these letters. Name of writer must accompany all manuscript and brevity is urged. Tins GOVERNMENT BUSINESS Sditor Watauga Democrat: Will you allow me space in your ime-hcncred paper to say a few hings? I am an all-american and an ill-life-long supporter of the Adminstration as she now stands. But oiks, you know, are funny animals? lowever, I persuaded my mind to do i little work for me. and here's what get. I just kept thinking around unil 1 thought perhaps me might all *et together and work out A CODE hat would suit every last one of us Americans?see ? What is it all about? "But why should we ever use these ;ive words?" In taking a retrospec:ive view of the situation?or let's iust say an American citizen, one who s not interested in anvthiner nartic ilar)}', but has been coasting on down h rough time, we will say, from coast :o coast, and from continent to con;inent. and from icebergs to beds of 'lowers, and finally winds himself up nto such a predicament that he wants somebody to tell him how in the h? le ever got messed up so. But in view of the fact that we, as American citizens, have unquestionably stood by with our arms folded, md with glasses on (colored, to give iust the right tint desired) and have suffered this thing to go on, until ;ea, the very seat of our Government las become polluted and contamina.cd. What does the word Government stand for? Thumbs down, mostly. Observing the trend of things by "A isitor from Mars, or some other ountry.'" I suspect that they would robabiy think the old U. S. A. needs o open up some several opportunity chools inside our borders for the sole ? kirposc of giving special lessons on j-j ;overnmenial affairs. c? Facts are stubborn things, and they D] ave to be met with squarely, sooner ?] r later. Figures don't lie, but "figurr.s are apt to, and there has been a evil of a lot of figuring done that's t ot. on record, or at least that most p f the American people don't seem to now anything ahout, and don't give 3, whoopcedodo. We don't have to give, our country . ack lo the Indiana yet, However, it >oks as though we have reached the enith; but there is still a fighting hance to make it livable for us and ur children. Any ordinary citizen rith ordinary sense, knows after a T cw moments' careful consideration? ,*hat's the trouble with our country. a = >ut up to tile present time?we have- PJ 'L got a man, or set of men, with 1? tUTS enough to get beneath things n? nd shake H? out of them. "Probaly our Brain Tnist is trying to get ci special code for this session just tl ow." Pardon me, I was not in the M melight. cc As T stated at the first of this ar- si icie, I am just one of the bunch, in using around, never able to smell p< nything it seems. But I am person- of lly interested in our Government to hi iv v.Mvut uiiit ? wouia iiHi1 10 aw ach and every individual get a fair ? nd square deal. But under the preset system of government, that's the npossibility. We, as Americans, have been fed p on this ROUGE-ET-NOIR stuff, ntil we have become so COCK-EYED nd sourly sophisticated over it, that lakes some terrible catastrophe of >me sort to knock us into any deree of sensibility at all. Why not t's lay aside the very things that are jtting at our throats (of which I ould surely love to indulge in for a hile. but space forbids.) But here is h ne thing that I maintain, and one ling that we can all co-operate in, nd which will help bring about, or nnihilate, and illuminate a big perafitage cc the worlds' present sufirings. Suppose we go at it in this way: ave the publishing houses, and ail te big dailies of the country come Lit fair and square, with big frontage headlines?telling our sugar?ated PAPAS at Washington, D. C., here, and just what, the trouble is. Iso, what we want, what we need, ad. by the Gods, how we intend to ?t it. I would like to dive further into le discussion of facts and details of it affairs, but to save my countrylen from entertaining the idea that might belong to the REDS, COM[XJNIST or seme other PROPERANDER club. I shall leave this ar IIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll HistoryMakinq Value! WHILE THEY LAST... // H...? S?. !?... SUM. I AT y JA POLISHED ALUMINUM f . /'A SKILLETSML LIMIT> ??A2.S MAMSr I DEALER S NAME I IN THIS SPACE jS*- u FARMERS HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. Boone, N. C. lillllllllllllllllllllllllllilillillllllllllllllll | i thuksDay?Boone, n. c. In No Uncerta /si ^ou ! cle as is. However, before time is I illed on me. I would like to make j te more little addition?the name' DICTATOR." sounds mighty sweet > mc. THRN IF HE NO DICTATE HE WAY WE WANT HIM TO DIC-I, ATE. WE SHOOT HIM IN DE ANTS, ... j I -J. OSCAR COOKE. | oone, N. C. i, > ? * I iaN T-I ia a i. II? i? o I NI/rjIi t-^ WAY AT BETHEL. SCHOOL 1 Much enthusiasm was manifested i 3 : the regular meeting of the Parent- \; cacher Association last Thursday > ,'ening. This was evidenced hv thej 1 Tendance and participation on the j irt of the members in the prob-! ms concerning the school ami its I ieds. The current topic for general disission was an article presented to j te association and supplemented by J r. O'Neal, chairman of the program j .mmittee. The article dealt with iggcsted changes for the curriculum our schools. The author sought to >int out. some of the contributions education to business, and emphatve been learned incorrectly will j ' HWIWWMU'lllil HIIIWI?IH?MMMtf PASTIME THEATRE BOONE. N. C. "PLACE OF GOOD SHOWS" I I Program for Week OF APRIL 15th: MONDAY, APRIL 15 A Night at the Ritz with WILLIAM GARGAN and PATRICIA ELLIS TUESDAY, APRIL 16 Girl O' My Dreams with MARY CARLISLE and CREIGHTON CHANEY WED.-THURS., APRIL 17-18 j The Little Colonel with SHIRLEY TEMPLE and i LIONEL BARRYMORE FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Times Square Lady with VI KG IN A BRUCE and ROBERT TAYLOR ?????? SATURDAY, APRIL 20 The Big Stampede with JOHN WAYNE Special Bargain Matinee, 10c, 15c Night Show*, 10c and 25c. EVENINGS, 7:16 and 8:16 MATINEE AT 3:00 in Tones -? rAY; & IT / j J have to be unlearned if the present j needs are tc be met. Members of the Association, in j turn, contributed to the discussion' which was brought to a close with ; i probable solution for the "evils." ; rhis was that practical Christianity be taught as a cure for selfishness, thereby bringing about a better un lerstanding in human relations. j Last, hut not least in importance. was an agreeable surprise waiting hi the close of the meeting. A delicious :ourse of refreshments was served by \5esdames Clyde Perry. Roby Vines ind Carter Farthing. Needless to say, wervoue went away satisfied. By . the Secretary. "You eari your wage 'inAT handy ssrvan telephone, is a go-getter. He d after groceries, runs to the drugs carries messages here, there and e where, and only asks a few cci day as his wages. It does not matter who you or why, whether it be day or r storm or sunshine. Lift the recci-, order a loaf of bread?casually i friend for a brief chat?or sp< doctor, it is all in the day's work If you are trying to get aloi .tome, it will pay you to inves different types, of telephone set. You will then very likely believe it costs more to try to do it does to have it. For information, just ask eicphone company, or call at South ei Telephone and TeK 1 M C O ft P ? 1NOTIC TAXPj? All property on whicl been paid by the first be advertised during t Isold the first Monday The cost of advcrtisin the first Monday in M Taxpayers pay before advertise, and save co A.I Tax Culle I REINS-STTJ THE FUNEF Licensed Embalmers Ambulance Service . PHONE Bt APRIL 11, 1935 by A. B. Chapin m 1 \ lieuRot>^v ;|| VDI.EE walker and earl JOHNSON WIN HONORS For ranking highest in scholarship among the Seniors at Bethel High School for the past four years, Adlee Walker was awarded the honor of delivering the valedictory address this spring at that school. Second in scholarship, Earl Johnson, president of the Senior Class, won the honor of prercutuig uie a<iluu*wry. Al>oard a battleship only one man is allowed to whistle. He is the boatswain, who signals the crew with his pipe." ?d a frantic summons to the to the telephone, ig without a telephone in your tigate the small cost, and the ice. ' agree with most folks, who without telephone service than any ol your friends with the the telephone Business Office. *N BELL 5graph ffAa Co. HtfiO :e to I kYERS I t 1ftOO * 1- - ? jLi/uo taxes nave not Monday in May, will he month of May and w in June. g will be added after ay. We insist that the we are compelled te 1 ). WILSON, I R.DIVANT IAL HOME Funeral Directors . . Day and Night )ONE 24
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