The Week in
Washington
o
A RESUME OF (;OVEHNME:
MENTAL HAPPENINGS IN
THE NATION AT. CAPITAL
Maybe there wasn't any politit
Senator Byrti's resolution for a S
ate Committee to investigate
New Deal and find out how m
of its agencies can be dispensed \
--and then, again, maybe there \
Senator Byrd of Virginia, thoug
Democrat, has been one of the I
Deal's most vigorous critics. Bu
he itad any political motive in m
the President proved himself jus I
good a politician, by appointing
own committee to make its own
vesligatiou and to co-operate %
the Senate Committee.
At any rate, the New Deal is
to be investigated. The three i
names! by the President, L<
Brownlow, Charles E. Merriain
Luther H. Guiiek, all have fine :
orris of unselfish public 3ervice.
none of them has ever been acliv
politics. Not one of them has t
d?ill'"* -irvth-Ptr lev t-11 !?..?.
... ... ....j?...0 w. '.nit.
could be influenced by political <
siderations to distort or .suppress
truth. It seems probable, tlieref<
that before long:, probably bel
election, the most thorough sti
yet made of the governmental :
up in Washington will be ready
public inspection.
Floods arid Forecasts
The recent floods have pla;
strongly into the hands of the ad
eates of public works Look for
large number of projects for fl<
control, darns, reservoirs and di
throughout the devastated rcgioi
The heavy rainfalls, coming on
heels of the severest winter in mi
years, have revived governmental
terest in the weather. It has j
been disclosed that the Fed*
Weather Bureau has been for a i<
time been exploring the possibilit
of a long-range weather forecast, i
believes it is getting close to a wo
nble method of forfeiting whole s
sons, months ahead.
It is easy to imagine how vai
tile it would have been to evcrylx
if the recent severe winter an-.! t
spring's heavy rainfalls, or last an
mer's drought, could have been p
dieted months in advance.
While the Weather Bureau does
hold out any hope of being able
begin long-range weather foiece
iirg for some years yet, nevcrlheli
it is issuing occasional bulletins t
reports on the subject. Anyone v
wishes to study the efforts that i
being made can. receive these bul
tiiifl free.
Bobby Investigation
Nobody has yet figured out a
political angle c-n the flood situati
It is seeniingly about the only thl
ui Wasliington that has no poiiti
angle at this time. The activities
the Senate T-obby Investigating Co
mittce, of which Senator Black
chairman, in searching the teleg
uhic files of more than 1,100 in
viduals arid corporations In the hi
for evidence against lobbying, is
ginning to have decided political
actions.
Nobody knows exactly what
Committee has uncovered, sir.ce o
one or two of the telegrams, wh
it has had copied, have been nn
public.
Thero is a good dtal of guess
going on, and many members i
receiving letters from back home
pressing indignation, if not alai
over this invasion of what some
the home boys have heretofore
garded as confidential eommuni
tions.
Nobody is talking much in pul
about the dissension inside of
Ways and Means Com mitt e over
proposed new tax bill. It is an of
secret, however, that there are vi
sharp differences of opinion as
what ought to be done in the mat
of taxing corporate reserves, diff
e.ncea which are far from being cfined
to party lines.
It looks now as if the House Co
mittec would hold a perfunctory
and leave the real joD of examin:
the whole situation and drafting
ftnal legislation up to the Sen
Finance Committee.
Those WPA Charges
With the approach of a IT -aid
tia! campaign criticism of the j
ministration, then in power, natui
ly becomes more vigorous.
The alleged political activities
WPA administrators, brought i
the limelight by the changes of S
ator Holt, of West Virginia, is
of the attacks.
Senator HoK accused the WPA
his home state of all sorts of po
cal skulduggery, a charge prom]
denied by his colleague from W
Virginia, Senator Mattehew D. h
ly, as well as by the WPA ad ml
trator Harry Hopkins.
Some Senators have been uni
enough to sap that Senator H<
peeve arose from the fact that w
he was waiting for his 30th bi:
day to come, so he could be sw
in as a Senator, Mr. Neely had gi
bed off whatever political patron
there was In West Virginia
Anyway, Senator Holt's chai
started something. There's a W
investigation scheduled, and it
produce headlines, if nothing els
There are Internal dissensions
A /IminlofrotJAn AirnJoo nuor tVin ur
relief problem. The workers erap
cd opposed to the present Works
lief Plan, pointing out that it is ri
expensive than a straight dole
(Continued on page 8.)
WA
i
?VOI-UME
XLVli, NUMBK
BLOSSOM TIME
any
srith< Washington Aflame W
Cherry Blossoms this Sp:
h a
kes:
U. ! WASHINGTON . Despite re
the March .snowstorms ami destrui
uiy! floods Washington greeted
hi- j ter visitors with one of the i
Ust; beautiful gowns" of Japanese ch
ral blossoms . . . whose blooming
)ng waj's oiflfcitti'.y ushers in Sp:
lies the above photo is a night s
mil of the U. S. Capitol throu;
rh- i frame of blossoms
? CONDUCTS LOCAl
S SURVEY OF BLI
re
Number nnd Needs of the S
' ?0 less in This Section to b
ist-i Determined.
5SS.
tnd | The North Carolina State
rho I mission for Lhe Blind is conduct
are j survey of the blind in Walauea
in an effort to determine
; number and needs of the blind
S near-blind residing in the count
| The state Commission tor
on*! Blind is anxious to contact all
in^|! sons regardless of .age, who ar
ca* ; tally blind or who cannot 3ec
: enough to read even with the a
111" i glasses.
13 i '
ra_. Estimated upon a basis of s
i tics already compiled in other
mt! **?ns of the state, there are
be- j thousand blind and near-blind
rc , sons in the state It is also est
! ed that fully sixty-five per con'
blindness occurs in adult
n}v and that seventy-five per cent
ioh blindness "i North Carolina is
ide
Next week, survey cards wil
in^ distributed through the city
ire county schools. These cards s
ex- he returned to W. H. Walker, S
rni, Int&ndeiit of Public Welfare in
of | tauga county. The public can a
re- wiui tne survey by reportin
ca- cases of blindness.
After the names and address
>Uc blind persons are reported, the
t-i'i mission plans to administer I
the ment and to provide glasses
>en persons who are hopelessly blin<
cry Commission has a program of e
to tion and rehabilitation.
*-er Blind persons are taught in I
er" ing centers maintained by the
on~ mission in Durham, Asheville,
aton-Salem, Greensboro and <
,m" lotte. They are taught at these p
I3'" to make mattresses, mops, br.
floral baskets, rugs, dresses an
l"e merous other articles,
ate
The State Commission for the
is now able to match county
en_ funds paid to needy blind pc
M with money released through th
tional Security Board.
W. H. Walker and Prof. Roy
of son are co-operating with the
r(tc mission in its survey of the Bll
,^n Watauga. J. Marshall Parham,
Secretary for the Commission
? ' tiated the survey, in Watauga.
[,t," CHILD DROWNS
jtly Kile Wilson, son of Joe and
Wilson, was the 3-year-old boj
ree- got drowned near Maymead, '
nis- April 7. He fell from the foot-lc
his mother who was just behin
dnd ran down the stream one-fourth
ut'o mile before she rescued him: a \
hile in the head is thought to have
rth. ed his death. His funeral wai
'orn ducted from Evergreen Churcl
rab- low Trade, Tenn., toy Rev. 1
age Hodges and R. C. Eggers, and
nr.ent was in a nearby cemcte:
*ges ?Repor
H?A
will FLORA HOCKEDY DIES
e. Mrs. Flora E. Hockedy, ag.
i In died at the Banner Elk Hospitc
hole Friday. Burial and funeral ;
iloy- was in the Meat Camp sectio
Re- Saturday with the Rev. Rosco
lore j vctt in charge. Surviving arc
and husband, David E. Hockedy a:
son, James H., of Meat Camp.
TAUG
An Independent Weekly N
| EGON&, WATAUGA CC
ri BOONE BUSINESS
Uh HOUSES PRAISE
ring
Deluge of Letters Result Frc
^ Contest; Nineteen Responsef
Are Published.
pSS The response to the letter wrlti
, ^l contest just closed which was c<
*1* ducted through the columns oC *
Democrat. by Mrs. Toxic Barlow, t
& bec*i very gratifying to those c<
<4Rg?? cemed, and scores ami scores of I
jtV {ters have been received. Follow]
.$0 are those which have been select
> > >. as having won the prizes listed
the various business interests:
i.
r.k T oref^r the GENERAL ELE
"Jr* TRIC REFRIGERATOR for ma
reasons, of which the economical fs
itVg tor is not Use least. It is useful a
F . convenient. Also its outward attrs
tivencss adds much to the gene
y? appearance of my kitchen. In ad
j tion, knowing that my foods are fi
?jL; I from spoiling is worth its price
| satisfaction.?-Mrs. Frank W. it
tsvyracKen.
ill 2.
ggw P or years the people of Boone a
HB Watauga county have been doi
r-7 their shopping at SF A IN HOUR
'the trailing center in town." Wh
gp Because it is one of the nicest <
? partmerTt stores in Boone. The m
chandise is always of the high*
:con quality, the styles the newest a
:tive with the lowest prices possible. P>
Bas- pie like Spainhour's because of 1
nost efficient service. Every custon
erry who buys at. this store is served
al- kind and courteous clerks who
ring, their best to please you. Your bt
cene 7,035 appreciated, and Ui
. aim is to serve the people.?M
' ' Lionel Ward, Boone.
3.
I like to trade at the BOO!
DRUG STORE because: 1. The go<
are of the highest quality. Whet!
^ we buy toilet good3, candy, stati*
ery, medical supplies or drinks ir
|\ 11 their scrupulously clean fountain,
are sure to get goods of unquestioi
value. Tlicir drugs are manufact
ight- cd by companies of national repu
tion; the prescriptions are co
e pounded by a skilled pharmacist
many years experience. 2. The pri<
are reasonable. We are always si
Com- ot ol,r money's worth. 1
one cent sales are an opportunity
tng a rea| without having to
eoun- (Continued on page 8.)
the
and
y Mrs. Jeff Anderson
per? | Funeral On Tuesdf
e to
well ' Funeral services for Mrs. Don:
0f Mae Anderson were conducted fn
the oak Grove Church near Boc
i atis- Tue?lay morning, Reverends W.
"sec- Pa>*?c :u"t w D- Ashley being
four cl>arSc of the rites and interne
_ followed in the Hinc cemetery ne.
imat- 'tie Reins-Sturdivant Fun
. f a! Home taking care of the arran;
life *nt80
Mrs. Anderson died last Sunday
tinne- ^or ,lome at Vilas at the age of
years.
Surviving is the husband, Jeff
1 Anderson, four brothers and f<
t ftTJ aist-ers: A*? L- P-i anii <^arl Hodj
houla of YilaSt g A. Hodges, Valle Cruc
u^1" Mesdames Nolia Anderson, Vil
Wa" Sally MeGliiiinls, Shulls Mills; Li
assis^ da Barlow and Addle Teagu.: of 1
e a" iiotr.
Mrs. Anderson was the forn
es of Miss Donnie Mae Hodges, a mem
Com- of one of the pioneer families of t
neat- section and was reared here \vh
For she was held in high esteem by
1, the large number of friends. She wai
duca- most admirable lady and will be p
ticularly missed in her home i
train- community.
Com
Win- beard sentenced to e
Char- Dwight Beard, Lenoir man 3
daces been sentenced to die in the elect
[>?ms, Chair in Texas as a result of a m
a nu- der committed during a scries
holdups staged in the Lone Starst
Blind after his escape from the North C
relief olina penitentiary where he was se
rsons ing a life sentence for mure
eNa- Beard, through his counsel, has fl
notice of appeal.
Dot
5 SUPERIOR COURT
" CONVENES MONDA
Judge Clement Will Preside
TV" Weeks Civil and Crimi
renn., nal Term. Few Cases.
f hirn The reSular spr1"? term of 1
of a tauga Superior Court will conv
vound Tuesday, with Judge J. H. Clem
Wlwotan Oalam nMrfeKnfir
Vi. ?? uidwii'uai&iii ptoftuiig,
i con- j there are only ten cases docketed
1 bc" | trial, involving delinquencies o
criminal nature. Of these four
inter- charged with felonies: one big?
ry- case appears, two are to be
ted. raigned for breaking and enter
and one is indicted for assault v
' intent to rape,
od 50, The state cases are expected
il last be cleared away within perhaps
service couple of days or less, and the c<
in on will occupy itself for the rem
? Tri- dcr of the term with the civil ca
t the dar, whioh contains 53 cases, at
id one the usual number to appear oil
docket.
rA DI
ewspaper?Established in
>UNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THl
OCEAN HOME FOR
lO Mrs. Roosevelt Comes to Nc
of Huge Airplane
?m
^ NEWPOR. r NEWS, Va . . Ira]
eo. ing of the new U. S. Navy airciaf
the here this week. The First Lady,
aer | Washington by air to sponsor th
by ] shows the Yorktowr. leaving* the
do
? WADE BROWN ASK
^SENATORIAL TOR
5(13 I
] Uocmc Lawyer is First in W
om ' tauga to Announce Himself
^ j For Public Office.
L" XX , .............. 1
m_ j cat bar, today announces his cant
of j dacy for the Democratic nominati*
ces for State Senator from this distri
ire subject to the action of the vote
in the June 6 primary, and thus
*-or me first citizen of the county *
sa~ either side of the political fence
offer himself for public office tl:
year.
'Mr, Brown has practiced law
Boone since graduation from Wa
iy | Forest College in 1931 and durii
j his professional career has been a
nie'.tivc in church and civic affairs, t
5ni j also has been an enthusiastic item
me cratic party worker. He is a nati
C. of Watauga county, having been bo
in and reared at Blowing Rock.
:nt In commenting on his Candida*
ar- Wednesday morning, Mr. Brown hj
or- this to say: 'My desire is to tra
jre- represent the wishes and best inte
ests of the people as a whole, and
at elected pledge myself to work tir
45 lessly, to the best of my knowled;
and ability, to give the people ?
C. kind of representation they have
>ur right to expect."
jes
aa': Farmers Should Apply
^ For Seed Loans Soc
Farmers who are desirous of i
ber curing- federal seed loans are urg
^ by Mr. S. C. Eggers to make th
e applications for same as promp
el" as possible. Mr. Eggers states ft,
a these requests can still he acted up
but stresses the desirability
ind prompt action in order that the til
limit may not expire before all t
fanners have been served. He sa
that the time is growing short i
making the applications,
has
ur- KNOX LEADS BORAH
of Colonel Frank Knox, Chicago pi
ate lisher swung into an easy lead 01
ar- William E. Borah as the first
rv- turns from the Illinois president
ler. preference primary were t&bulat
lied Early figures indicated for Ki
19,021, for Borah 12,281.
NEW DATES GIVEN
,Y FOR TAX IISTIN
; at Supervisor is Anxious To Sa
Costs to Taxpayers and
Ujrges Co-operation.
Va- Mr. E. G. Greer, county tax sup
ene visor has made arrangements to
ent tn Boone for the purpose of assi
, ing taxpayers in making their ii
and , j
nigo 01 [icraoiiii: anu 1 j'twjJifor
on Friday and Saturday of this w<
f a ?April 17-18, and states that
are new dates are given with the ii
any of givtng taxpayers every opportt
ar- ty to comply with the law and sj
ing, additional costs,
v'ith Mr. Greer states tli3t listings
coming in relatively slow, and wo
to appreciate a prompt response of
a people of this section on the 2
mrt dates. Legal requirements in 1
ain- connection, he states, are very ri
len- and he is very anxious to avoid
>out ""Vir"" the penalties of the
this *hose who fail to list wit
the specited time.
IMOC
the Year Eighteen Eighty
JRSDAY. APRIL. 16, 1936 '
: AIRCRAFT CARRIER
wport News to Sponsor Launching
Carrier, the Yorktown.
!
I
jrcsslve ceremonies featured the launcht
carrier, York town, as it was launched
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt, came from
e launching of the huge carrier. Photo
cradled ways.
Si MODERN CHURCH
\ PLANT PLANNED
a_ Baptists of City to Make Haste
in Completion of 825,000
Auditorium.
I?_ The completion of ihe Baptist
j:_ Church plant in this city, involving
on the expenditure of twenty-five tliousami
dollars, v as definitely placed on
the local building program for the
js i ou/iiiner, wjit:n mcmoers ot tne local
an' congregation mot in business sesj
aion Sunday evening.
: Tbe new auditorium which will be113
I
I come an integral part of the Sunday
m | School building, constructed at the
ko rear of the old church building a few
j years ago. will be sixty by eighty
^ [ feet, and will have, a seating- capacity
of eleven hundred Luke the first unit
o <}<- the church it will be built of
ve straw-colored brick, and the plant
rn | will be one of the most, thoroughly
! modern to be found anywhere in this
part of the state. Tentative plans
1(1! call for rushing the structure to comiv!
pletion during the present season.
T_ I Whether or not the building will be
let to contract or constructed on a
^ j day-labor basis has not been deter
mined.
j Work of tearing away the old
a j building is expected to start this
(Thursday) morning and the ground
will be made ready for the new
footings within a very short time.
Mr. VV. F. Miller is to be in charge
of clearing away the structure.
in ?-?
*>. blew Filling Station
On Critcher Corner
Lly
at Workmen are busy clearing away
on the reminder of the timbers which
c(. comprised the Critcher Hotel, and
no there is information that the owner
of the downtown property is to construct
a ten thousand dollar retail
or oil station on the corner, the completed
property to be leased by one
of the principal oil companies. Mr.
R. T. Greer, the purchaser of the
valuable frontage could not be
lb- reached for detailed information as
rer this is written, but understanding is
re- that the work on the new plant is tc
.ial be speedily completed.
ed.
lox JOHN BANNER DIES
? Banner Blk, April 13.?Funera
I services for Mr. John Banner, aged
66, were conducted Saturday afternoon
by the Rev. M. J. Murray in the
L* Banner Elk Presbyterian Church
l*J Mr. Banner, who died Friday morning
after a short illness, was the son
ve of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banner whe
| were among the first families to settle
Banner Elk.
He Is survived by his wife, formerer
ly Miss Minnie Barrett of Idaho, ant
^ eight children: Louis Banner, o:
3j. Georgia; Gaylord Banner of Bre
vard; Sam Banner of Banner Elk
r'/ | Albert Banner of Norris, Tenn.; Mrs
>ek i N'na Banner Love of Banner Elk
?^c i Mis3 Jennie Banner of Banner Elk
jea Mr3. William Harper, of Amerlcus
[nl Ga.; Miss Pauline Banner of Banne:
ave ElkarR
Hardware Stocks Combined
uld
the The Watauga Hardware Companj
lew retail establishment operated i
thi3 Boone for the past two years am
;{jd, which was recently purchased by th
in- Farmers Hardware & Supply Co
Saw has been closed and the stocks wer
hin combined at the Farmers Hardwar
building the last of the week.
*
RAT
?erHt
Wk $1.50 PER YEAR^
(fiVES PERTINENT
'Flfers ON CONDUCT ?
0Ffg)CAL SCHOOLS ]
Superintendent Walker Answers
Questioners in Regard to
Educate lai Setup.
STATE ANNUALLY SETS
ASIDE $106,000 LOCALLY
An Outline of the Expenditure of
i the School Funds; The Teachers
and Their Qualifications; Ed!
ucDJiojul Survey in Prosoect.
I There have been a number of re;
quests for certain information regarding
the schools of Watauga
county, therefore, the following data
is given by the county superintendent.
I According to the yearly operation,
budge of the County Superintendent
the state of North Carolina will appropriate
for Watauga county schools
during the school year of 1935-36
$106,704.06. The school enrollment of
j Watauga county for this year is
, 1.G56, therefore, the state appropria1
tion per child enrolled is $22.91. The
sales tax collected in Watauga county
for year .1934-35 was $15,800.00.
j Estimating the population of Wa|
tauga county to be 15,000. the av|
erage sales tax per capita per year
j would be $1.00.
This allotment of State funds $106704.06
is to be spent as follows:
General control: $3,201.59 which
includes salaries of superintendent
and clerical assistant, office expense,
travel expense of Board of Education
and cost of auditing >*>oks.
2. Instructional service: $91,020.40
which includes teachers salaries, $90,710.40
and instructional supplies
$310.00.
3. Operation of plants: $3,988.60
which includes janitor's wages, cost
of wood and coal, water and tight,
and janitor's supplies.
4. Transportation of pupils. $6,$6,504
26 includes wages of drivers
cost of gas, oil and grease, and repairs.
5. Replacement of two busses:
$1855.21.
6. Supplies and repairs for libraries
$134.00.
There are 49 schools in the county
17 white schools and 2 colored. One
school has 19 state teachers, another
15. one 11, one 6, one 5, one 4, five
! 3 while ihprr* .irti ninot^n
' with 1 teacher ouch. There are 132
j state teachers in the county in nddiI
ton to two full liine agriculture and
j two full time home economics teach|
era. 2(i of these teachers are high
j school teachers while 110 are elcj
mentary teachers, three of the clei
mentary teachers being colored. Of
these 132 state teachers the highest
principal's salary is $198.00. the
highest teacher's salary $108.00 and
(Continued on page 8.)
COMMENCEMENT AT
C0VECREEKAPR.19
Dr. Stanbury to Preach Baccalaureate.
Honor Roll and
Perfect Attendance.
?
The annual commencement for the
Cove Creek high school will start on
Sunday night at 8 o'clock, April 19
when Dr. W. A. Stanhury, pastor of
West Market Street Methodist
Church in Greensboro, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon. On Wednesday
night, April 22 the children
of the elementary school will present
an operetta: on Friday night,
April 24 the Senior class will receive
their diDlomas and render the
class program; on Saturday morning
the seventh grade diplomas will be
i awarded, attendance certificates pre!
sented and a declamation contest
, will be held by the representatives
of the seventh grade from each school
in this district. The final program
will be Saturday night at 8 o'clock,
April 25 when the Senior class will
present a play, "Gay Senorita." Further
announcements will be made
next week.
Honor Roll
First grade; Mary Ann Bingham,
Nannie Helen Greene, Margie Bradley,
Betty Joe Miller, Lillian Edmisten,
Willis Farthing, Lee Greene, Fuller
Horton, Zela Gragg, W. T.
Payne Jr., Jame3 Tester; perfect attendance:
Mary Ann Bingham, Mar'
gie Bradley, Lillian Edmisten, Betty
* Joe Miller, Willis Farthing, Lee
Greene, Fuller Horton, Bobby Sher'
wood, W. T. Payne Jr., Zela Gragg,
Esther McGuire, Olin Eggers, Her
bert Bingham.
Third grade: Billy Billings, Jimmy
Billings, Freeman Billings, Hoyt Ed'
misten, Robert Hodges; perfect atr
tendance: Billy Billings, Jimmy Billings,
Freeman - Billings, Robert
Hodges, Burt Swift.
Fourth grade: Ruby Hicks, Wllma
f orris, Paul Brown; perfect atten',
dance: Gene Henson, Hick Henson,
n Ruby Hicks, Jewel Perry,
i Fifth grade?perfect attendance:
e Robert Bingham, Billy Greene, Billy
., Henson, Council Henson, Ray Hare
mon. Jack Harmon, J. V.Miller, Are
lis Shull, Cap Ward. Goraldine Bing(Continued
on Page Four)