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[The Week in j Washington A RESUME OF GOVERN MEN MENTAL IIAPrENINGS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL * The boys on Capitol Hill are unhappy because they have got to figure out some new taxe3?anil no fooling. The word came from the White House that they must provide additional revenues of $786,000,000 a year! for the next 3 years and $620,000.000 a year for the next six years thereafter. They knew it had to eome some time, but they were hopr.g it might be postponed until after . lection. The President has not told thern where to get the money. They passthe legislation so they must fig -it out for themselves where Uie money is coming from. The biggest job that confronts them is working out new tax. measures that win re.ni" raise the revenue required without letting too many voters realize that they have got to pay. New Tax Outlook It is regarded as practically settied that processing taxes similar to those under the defunct threi A's will be utilized to provide a major part of the additional revenues. The likelihood is that those taxes will be spread farther, over a wider range of commodities, taking in practically every agricultural product that has to go through any manufacturing process between the farm and the consumer. The hope of the boys is that the consumers won't notice. A strong movement is under way to revise the income tax laws so as to draw directly upon incomes down to S800 a year. Politically this is not well liked, especially in view o? the fact that an income tax on all wages and salaries is already on the statute books under the Social Security Act to take effect, at the beginning of 1937. Some heavier inheritance taxes will doubtless be included in the new setup. The Inflationists are taking advantage of the situation by trying to enlist more support for their pian of doing away with additional taxes by simply printing more money. That probably will not get very far but they may make a lot of noise. A push is 011 also for legislation to restore the NRA standards of wages Rnd hours of labor on Government contract, but the chance is rather slim of any such action at this session. Other Arlles A good deal of interest is being shown in proposals to change the present method of subsidizing American shipping. It is now on the basis of mail carrying contracts given to ships built by aid of Shipping Board loans, at the rate of S2.50 a mile, whether they carry any mail or not. That some other method will be substituted for this is reasonably certain, but the matter is now a political tangle, with the Postmaster General on one side and some of the SenJitfii-q ftYlH Pcr.bhQiintaHt'oo /vr? Vw. _ cr side. Tlie most unpleasant news to reach some of tile boys on Capitol Hill was the announcement the other day that Columbia University had granted Rex Tugweil another year's leave of absence from his professional duties. There are those in Congress who lack confidence, either in Mr. Tugweil or in his rural rehabilitation program, which is to cost $350,000,000. $350,000,000 is a lot of money anil there are a good many members of either House who can put up a good argument to demonstrate that he should have something to say about having some of that money spent in ins own district. With the fund in Tugwell's hands, the boys know it is hopeless to try to get it distributed in accordance with long-established political customs. In other words, Mr. Tugweil doesn't play ball with politicians, and that is the real reason why the politicians don't like him. The Political Situation Politically, Washington seems to have its mind pretty well made up that Governor Landon of Kansas is going to be the Republican nominee. A great deal, however, depends upon Mr. Landon's acceptability to former President Hoover and his following, and to Senator Borah and his following. Very little evidence is at hand either way as to where these two ngurea sLttiiu in reguru eo nil'. ijtuidon. The Democratic strategy is beginning to develop. Nobody questions seriously Mr. Ropsevelt's renomination. It would be silly to imagine anybody else heading the Democratic ticket this year. So far as there are any doubts they concern only his reelection. On the point of reelection, the President himself has not the slightest doubt. Numerous recent visitors to the White House, some of them friendly to him and some of them opposed to him, have reported unanimously his extremely cheerful confidence that he will be reelected in November. The Democratic strategy seems to be to cultivate the confidence and good will of the conservative elements in business and finance. There has been quite a steady stream of business men in and out of the President's office recently, at his invltaf tion. Many of these visitors have commented upon the reassuring tone || WA1 An I VOLUME XLVII. NUMBER 37 TAFT IN OHIO Sou of Former President Looms as Favorite Son J CINCINNATI . . Robert A. Taft j (above), son of the late President | Taft. is the choice of the Ohio State | Republican Central Committee, as a favorite son candidate to oppose I Senator Borah in the May primar: ies. TWO MUST ANSWER ROBBERY CHARGES; Link Trivctt and Tom WooilringJ Turned Over to Caldwell ] Sheriff Sunday. i.ink Trivctt and Tom Woodrinprj VVutauga residents, were arrested by i Slieriff Howell Sunday on a warrant! sent to Boone bv Slieriff Toineet of I J Caldwell county and arc in jail at j Leri&lr, where they are to answer | charges Of breaking and entering as a result of a robbery occurring some days ago in the Yadkin Valley, near that city. Sheriff Howell states that the prisoners are charged with entering the house, scouting to bushels of pota| toes', J & chickens, SO cans of sausage, I peaches, etc., and five gallons of ker! osenc oil. The loot they are credited with having taken constituted a full cnrload, according to the local officer. Boone All-Stars Win Banner Elk Tourney Banner Elk, March 9. -The Boone All-Stars ..ere winners in the Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina basketball tournament held at Banner Eik March 6-7 by the Cen! tral States of America Basket Ball j j Tournaments in association with the : American Basket Ball Federation. In ! the final game played Saturday night j the Boone Players defeated the Cloudj land All-Stars with a score of 35 to j 14. Playing for third place in the i finals were two teams from Lees-Mcj Kae College. The winners from Lee3. f McRae were the Banner Elk Yellow; jackets. After tile final game awards and trophies were given to the winning teams and to the outstanding men of the tournament. Most important of the awards were as follows: the loving cup to the Boone All-Stars; medals to the three outstanding players of the tournament, Massengil of Cloudland, J. He:ison of Cove Creek, J. Hess of Lees-McRae Coliege; medal to the best sportsman of the tournament, G. Baucom of Appalachian State Teachers College; medal to the dead shot of the tournament, D. Young of Cloudland; medals to the members of the two tournament teams made up of the best players of the tournament, first team: V. Young of Cloudland, A. Rudlsell of Boone, A. Hegedus of Boone, G. Massengil, of Cloudland, G. Baucom of Boone; second team: Hathaway, of Valley Forge, J. Hess of Lees-McRae, B. Stuart of Lces-McRac, Joe Sweeny of Valley Forge, Wagoner of Cloudland. Taking- part in the tournament were the following teams: Boone All. Stars, Cove Creek All-Stars, Cloudland All-Stars, Tipton Hill All-Stars, Valley Forge All-Stars, Crossnore AllStars, Avery County All-Stars, Banner Elk Hawks, Banner Elk Puppies, Banner Elk Yellow Jackets. RECORD COLD WAVE Mr. Blaine South, who resides in Malta, Mont., in a recent letter to Mr. S. C. Eggers states that he has experienced temperatures this winter of sixty below zero. This figure, Mr. South states, constitutes a record for , the state of Montana. in which he has told them that he i was not trying to destroy the capi[ talistic system but to preserve it by attempting to cure its defects. It is on that point (the charge that he has been trying to substitute Socialism or Fascism for the existing capitalistic system) that the Republicans are expected to make their major fight on the President. PAUG Independent Weekly New BOONE. WATAUGA COW RENEWED EFFORT NOW BEING MADE TO AID DEBTORS Visitor to Boone Tells of New Efforts to Avoid Farm Foreclosures. LOCAL COMMITTEE WILL AID THOSE DEBT-RIDDEN j Debt Reduction of Several Thousand! PoHo.rs Have JVen Made For Farmers h? This Section Of State. "Nov life is being instilled into the j government's efforts to help end the i tragic story of farm foreclosures," j Mr. T. A. Holcomb, fieldman for the I Farm Debt Adjustment Service of! the Resettlement Administration, said j Thursday of this week during Ills I vist to Boone. Since 1933, groups of unselfish citi- j j zens, called Farm Debt Adjustment! : Committees, have been working with-j out pay in their own counties all over j | the nation in an effort to bring debt or and creditor together in a friendly | atmosphere where they may see each | .others problems and work out a voluntary agreement benefitting both ! parties. , The committee for Watauga coun1 ty is composed of the following: J. | j R. Horton, Vilas. R T. Greer. Boone, | \V. H. Walker, Boone. Wade E. j Brown, Boone, and T. C. Baii d, Val- j le Crucis. Any depressed farm debtor j or any creditor who desires help in j reaching a satisfactory adjustment of j mortgages or other debts is invited' to call on any member of this com- | mittee. Or tbey may leave their ap- j plications at the office of the County i Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor. This work is now being carried on I by a unit of the Resettlement Ad- j minstration. The FDA unit works ! hand in hand with the Rural Rehab- ! ilitation Division c?f tlie Resettlement | AuuiiiiiBiraupff: Local an.] district j rehabilitation supervisors assist coun- i t.v farm debt adjustment committees j in working' out satisfactory adjust-1 ments, and FDA fieidmen from the regional office, in turn, give advice | and assistance both to the commit-1 tees and to the rehabilitation supervisors, according to Mr. Ho'.uomb. Debt 'reductions of several thousand dollars have been effected for | farmers in the counties of his district which includes twenty Western counties since early fall, when the Resettlement Administration took over the activities of Farm Debt Adjustment from the Farm Credit Administration," Mr. Holeomb, who is Farm Debt Supervisor for the work in this and surrounding counties, said. "These adjustment result in the payment of thousands of dollars in delinquent taxes," he added. BOARD OUTLAWS | SLOT M ACHINES City Council Notifies Operators of Machines of Chance of fllAOnlWu U.V^OIIV Various types or so-called slot machines being operated in this community were outlawed by the board of aldel....... in sess'T tost Friday I evening, and those operating places j of business housing the contrivances j are to be notified to dispose of them! by the 15th of March, The new ordinance, according to officials is intended to include all such machines as are classed as gambling devices under the state law.' It is further stated that the action to ban the machines, is altogether in line with the movement throughout the state on the part of Superior court judges and other officials to get rid of the games of chance. Sandy Graham Uses Radio For Address Raleigh, March 9.?Over a statewide radio network A. H. F'Sandy") Graham, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, will speak to the people of North Carolina on Thursday night, March 12, from 8:30 to 9:00 o'clock. Included in the radio network will be radio stations in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Asheville. These facilties will afford an opportunity for Mr. Graham to be heard in every county of the state. Mr. Graham in this state-wide address will give his views on the important problems of state government which affect every citizen, such as public schools, roads, old age pensions, control of alcoholic beverages, the sales tax, and State finances. MAJOR BOLES AMATEURS The ladies of the Methodist Missionary Society have arranged to sponsor a presentation of Major Boles Amateur Night In this city in the near future. An announcement of the exact date will be made soon. in A. DE spaper?Established in tn rrV. NORTH CAROLINA. THUR NOT FOR PUBL Mr. and Mrs. George Rtirns in Their Two Children. Recently | NEW YORK . . . Above are Mr. a i Sandra, 2, and brother, Ronald, 6-mo | both children from a Chicago fondli ago and Ronald just recently. Pliot( I brother . . . Mr. and Mrs. Burns are ! dio fans. They are none other than C DR. HARDIN GETS UNUSUAL HONORS! Popular Physician Only Rural j Doctor in State to Receive Fellowship. | Banner Elk, March 2 Dr. R. H. : Har.lin, of Grace Hospital, will re- j coive the decree of Fellowship in the | American College of Physicians at a ! meeting of the College held this week \ in Detroit. This distinction, which I comparatively few physicians in j America attain, represents marked a^icyemetit. w.JiiS..Piofes^on and the recommendation of leading physleana who are already members of the college. Dr. Hardin, a native of Boone,; is a graduate of Trinity College, now Duke University and the medical department of Tulane University. Since 1925 he has been on the staff of i Grace Hospital. In 1933 lie was appointed associate member of the American College of Physicans. During the three years of his associateship he continued to serve at Grace Hospital and also completed trie work necessary to attain the degree of F. A. C. P. T"W* Karriiti ib fVi.> inn-nl /Inntnr in North Carolina to receive this degree, a fact which further distinguishes him. He is one of two doctors who serve ir. the sixty-bed Grace Hospital, a unit of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association. This hospital is located in Banner Elk. but its service extends to twelve mountain counties in North Carolina and Tennessee. Statistics from Grace Hospital for the year 1934 showed a total number of bed patients of 929, and office vists of 8.300. Of bed patients 321 were entirely free, 313 part pay, and 285 full pay. The distinction which Dr. Hardin receives this week is indicative of the kind of service? rendered the mountain section by this hospital?not only broad^i its extent, but also scientifically up to date and fine in quality. j Delegates Named To Baptist Conference Deiegates from the Three Eork3 Association selected to attend the j Statewide Baptist Sunday School , Promotional Conference which will I be held in Hickory on March 19-20, j include: S. C. Eggers, Edwin Doug| herty, Mrs. H. W. Wilcox, Rena Mae .Farthing, Mrs. W. W. Wilson, B. W. I Stallings, Mrs. R. C. Winebarger, j Rev. Philip Fletcher, Mrs. D. P. Cof! fey, Mrs. J. L. Quails, rcev. J. C. CaI nipe. All those interested in going- and desiring transportation should get in touch with Mr. S. C. Eggers, Boone, N. C. SEED LOAN APPLICATIONS BE RECEIVED NEXT WEEK Blanks for filing applications for the Federal seed loans are expected at the office of Messrs. D. M. Hale and S. C. Eggers by the middle of next week, and the usual prompt service is promised those who need loans for the purnose of buying seed and fertilizer. S10 is the minimum amount of any one loan, and usually $200 is the maximum. It is stated, however, that in certain special or unusual cases the loans may reach '$500. MOGI ie \ ear Eighteen Eighty-?p SDAY MARCH 12, 1936 1 'CITY PURPOSES 1 Intimate Camera Study With J Adopted from Fondling Home i ^ nd Mrs. George Burns with daughter ? ' ntlis-old. Mr. and Mrs. Burns adopted c ling home, Sandra more than a year s d shows Sandra welcoming her new widely known ... to screen and ra- c Jeorge Burns and Gracie Allen. vs CITIZENS ASKED ' GATHER TRASH I p Mayor Calls Attention to Dirty 11 Conditions of the Town and ^ Asks Co-operation. n . t) following the severe cold weather p an unusual amount of rubbish h?s .1 accumulated about the premises of ^ citzens of the town, behind the busi- f, Hess buildings and on vacant lots. w Mayor Otagg is asking that the. peo- u pie co-operate with the city by gath- s: I ering the rubbish from their premises t i and placing it where it can handily ^ | be loaded onto city trucks and haul- a . j away. The Mayor states that if v there is any amount of co-operation -h in this particular a large part of the j ^ town may be made sightly, even in J advance of the usual clean-up period.! p On pretty days it is stated the p trucks will move all rubbish gathered e up as fast as is possible. A very ape- v, I ciai effort, it is said, will be made ,j by the administration to keep tlie 0 | town clean and attractive during the t I coming summer. JURORS DRAWN i | SPRING COURT ; Ten Cases on Slate Docket; v Judge Clement Will 1 Preside. I Judge J. H. Clement of Winston- c i Salem will preside at the spring term c of Watauga Superior Court whicn i j convenes for two weeks on April 20. i Only about ten eases are scheduled for trial on the state docket, neither of which is of outstanding importance. About 40 case3 are on the civil calendar, it was stated by Clerk Austin South. Following are the names of those drawn for jury service: First week: W. S. Miller, J. R. Hendrix, Spencer Warren, Ferry Farthing, Clyde Downs, J. C. Miller, Filo Cook, W. G. Todd, S. E. Anderson. Roy i\ eplar, D. E. Hartley, Stanford Jones, Tipton Greene, W. D. Farthing, Henry J. Hardin, A. N. Mast. Bert Mast, L. M. Johnson, John K. Ferry, H. E. Deal, Amos Adams, C. C. Triplett, P. G. Carroll, Luther W. Ward, Lawrence Sheppard, Hamp Clawson, Steward Brown, W. H. Greene, Dell Coffey, F. R. Bumgarner, Ray Snyder, A. N. Thomas, Carson Masten, R. W. Idol, Harrison Miller. W. L. Baird, C. M. Shore. G. W. Rowe. Second week: Dave Moody, Ed Robbins, J. B. Farthing, W. L. Brown, Roy Norri3, Roe Mitchell, C. B. Reese, S. G. Tugman, Carl Byers, W. C. v^rtug, w. w wiison, \joniey wienn, 1 E. W. Morctz, R. F. Vannoy, Hard Dogger, J. M. Burkett, Howard Fos- ' ter, Alex South, Grady Wilson, W. R. Johnson. COVINGTON-HODGES The marriage of Miss Ruby Hodge3 of Boone to Mr. Mercer Covington of Southern Pines, which took place in Chcraw, S. C., February 8, has just been announced, and is received with considerable interest in this locality. Mrs. Covington is the daughter of Mr. W. B. Hodges of Boone, and is well known and very popular in this section. Mr. Covington is favorably I known in his section where he is a j leading citzen. They arc making their | home in Southern Pines. 1AT HL _ $1.50 PER YEAR WNSAYS OVER 5 E|tENT LEVY TO ilEET PAR DEMAND ity In Answer to Suit by Cannery, Cites Reasons For Non-payment at Face. iAYS ARRANGEMENT BEING LADE FOR REFINANCE FLAN iMng of Answer to Complaint Newest Development in Suit Brought For Collection of G Per Cent. Coupons. Attorneys for the town of Boone led in Recorders Court last week n answer to the complaint recently lade by the North State Canning o., to the effect that the city had sfu.sed to make payment on certain iter est coupons held by the plaintiff gainst the municipality, and seeltig to effect collection of about $300 p. such securities jlh uiitr auowci U 13 SUiieu Uiai hould it become necessary to pay all he indebtedness of the town at face alue it would be necessary to levy tax of per cent, on the bunred dollars valuation. It is further evealed that the city is now attemptrig to work out, through the Mtiniipai Council, a fair and equitable ettlement of the public debt. The portion of the answer to the oinplaint, other than that dealing Tith legal tcchnicaiites follows: "Answering the allegations of aragraph 2i of plaintiff's complaint, bis defendant says that all future laturing bonds and coupons purhiased through its mayor and board f aldermen were bought for fifty er cent, of their par value and for io purpose of exchanging for bonds lid coupons that were past due, and tiat at the time of exchanging said iturc maturing bonds and coupons tiey were able to exchange them for ast due bonds at their par value, and tiat at the time of the transaction . was agreed by the holders of the iture maturing bonds that they rore to bear three per cent, interest util maturity, Uiercby making a aving for the Town of Boone of fify per cent, on the principal of said onds purchased before maturity and . saving of three per cent, on the iterest rate, and that this policy ad been adopted by the former oard. 'That the defendant, answering aragraph 25 of the plaintiff's comlaint. denies that the plaintiff has ver presented the coupons referred i? >-\jl 01 inai 11 lias maae emanu upon the defendant or any f its officials tor payment at any ime. 1. That the defendant is informed ,nd believes that this North State banning Company is owned principally hv Mr. W. F. Miller and Dr. I. B. Perry, both of whom have served or. the board of aldermen in past rears and who are. and have been, or the past several years, familiar vith the financial conditon of the Down of Boone. 2. That for the past several years t has been necessary for the Town pf Boone to default in the payment pf the principal and interest on its ndebtedness by reason of the decline n the value of property of the town md by reason of the inability of the axpayers of said town to pay a suficient rate of taxes to meet the necessary running expenses of the town ind pay off its indebtedness as it natures. 3. That this defendant is advised, n formed and heliovas th'at tho -nlnin .iff is not the actual owner of any >f the coupons set out in the complaint, but they actually belong- to H. B. Perry and W. F. Miller as individuals, and thus the plaintiff is not the real party at interest, and litis defendant is further advised, informed and believes that the said individuals, who are the chief stockholders of plaintiff corporation, purchased the taid bends and coupons referred to in the complaint while one or more of them were aldermen of the Town of Some, and this defendant is further irl vise1 that the said H. B. Perry and IV F Miller had no authority to trad; upon the municipal bonds or ro por.s of the Town of Boone while they were aldermen of the said town, xmds while they were aldermen ol the said town, any profit or gain that was made in trading on said bonds would enure to the benefit of the Town of Boone; and this defendant Is further advised that the said parties, as individuals, purchased bonds and coupons of the Town of Boone at anywhere from thirty-five (35) to forty (40) cents on the dollar; that the said plaintiff, through its individuals, is making more than fiftv ner cent, profit on what they actually paid for the said coupons, and this defendant has offered to pay W. F. Miller and H. B. Perry, as individuals, fifty per cent, of their past due coupons. "4. That the assessed valuation of the Town of Boone is approximately $800,000.00, and that the bonded in(Continued on Page 8)
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