j The Week in
Washington
A reswmk of (iOVFilNMEN
MENTAL HAPPENINGS in
the national capital
One result of the impeachment trial
of Federal Judge Halsted L. Hitter,
by the Senate, is likely to be a revision
of the rules of both Houses of
Congress under which fenteral officials
are tried on charges of malfeasance
in office. For nearly three
weeks all legislative activity was suspended
in the Senate while that body
sat as a trial court. Seldom were
there more than a dozen Senators in
attendance at any one time during
thr presentation of the evidence for
and against Judge Ritter. Not until
the question of his guilt or innocence
caine to the final vote was there anything
like a full attendance.
The feeling is general that the procedure
in impeachment cases is perhaps
the most solemn and serious
function delegated to Congress under
the Constitution, ami that, no matter
how much it may impede the processes
of legislation, the Senate is
performing its highest duty when it
sits as the court of final jurisdiction
in impeachment trials.
The Ritter Verdict
Judge Ritter was accused of having
improperly favored his former
law partner in an important receivership,
and of accepting money derived
from the receivership fees. He
was acquitted on all of the specific
charges, but was convicted on the
firm: charge, that of conduct tendir.c:
to frring his court into scandal and
disrepute. This automatically removed
him from the Federal bench.
Under the Constitution the House
of Represen'.atives has the power to
impeach any Federal official charged
with "high crimes and misdemeanors,"
and the Senate has the sole j
power to try the accused official on
the impeachment charges.
Only thirteen times in the history
of the United States has a public of-j
ficiai been impeached, and in only j
lour cases has t.he impeached offi-j
cia? been found guilty by the Senate.!
One Federal judge, John Pickering, I
was found guilty in ld(J4, Jurge West j
H Humphreys was impeach d and]
convicted in 1862, Judge Robert W. ]
Archibald was found guilty in 1913,
and Judge Hitter's conviction makes ]
the fourth. 1
The most famous of all ioipcachmont
trials was that of President
Andrew Johnson, who was impeached
by the House of Representatives
ill 3867, but was acquitted by the
Senate,
Special Trial Committee Flan
The vote by which Judge . ilter
-was convicted was barely the two
thirds majority which the Constitution
requires. It was noi esse-'. ! illy
a partisan vote. But there is some
criticism of the processes of impeachment
trials arising from the fact thr
a targe proportion of the Senators
voting had not heard all of the evidence.
It takes a long time to amend the
Senate rules, and. of course, impeachment
trials are so rare that
nothing may come of the present
movement to change the rules so as
to permit the examinations or the
evidence and the witnesses by a special
committe, whose findings would
then be submitted to the entire Senate
for decision.
in rne cuses 01 cnose previously
found guilty under impeachment proceedings,
the verdict has been accompanied
by a prohibition against
the guilty officials ever again holding
an office of trust under the Fed
cra. government. That clause was
omitted from the verdict in Judge
.Hitter's case.
New Tax Outlook
The one really vital piece of legislation
on which the Senate will
have to act before adjournment, the
new corporation reserve tax bill, has
not yet reached the upper House.
That is not to say, however, that the
tax problem has not been given ser*
ious consideration by members of the
Senate Finance Committee.
If the program which Senate leaders
have in view is carried opt, it
seems probable that the new tax law
l will increase the general corporation
income tax to perhaps 18 per cent.,
and touch very lightly upon corporate
reserves.
Tbe more the question of taxing
corporation reserves is studied, the
more difficult it appears to find a
rule capable of general application.
/i rttir wiuui jiiipiii uc iau m uic
case of one corporation might be
ruinous to another corporation of
equal size. .Therefore, the tendency
is tic go "ery slowly and apply this
new principle of taxation only tentatively
and experimentally, if at all.
This And That
The President's announcement that
both the Quoddy power project and
the Florida Ship Canal as WPA projects
would be abandoned caused
some surprise. The feeling on Capitol
Hill is that, having started these
public works with WPA funds, the
President should have seen them
through with money from the same
source, instead of asking Congress to
provide the rest of the funds necessary
to complete the Jobs. If the
two projects had not been put up to
Congress at the same time, the FloS.
r Canal probably would have gotten
by on its merits.
The death of Louis McHenry Howe,
chief secretary to the President, had
bean expected for nearly a year. He
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MAN W1THC
Former President of Mcuxci
try. Is Forcibly II
LOS ANGELES, Calif . Het
Calles, of Mexico, the man, with
try. This photo was taken at th<
man" arrived by plane after heir
'MONROE HAYES IS
| DEAD AT AGE 8
Brother of Boone Woman Di
at Tennessee Home Last
Friday; Bites Sunday.
Mr. J. M. Hayes who has be
j sick for some time, died at his hoi
[ in Elizabethton, Tenn.. April 24.19:
| He leaves a wife and one sister, M
IH. P. Dougherty, of Boone, and
number of relalives and friends. !i
Hayes was born in Johnson coun
form Mrm in lQrln T v..
to Watauga county at the close
the Civil War, with his father a
mother, William and Marga
Dougherty Hayes. He spent seve
years here then returned to Tenn<
see, where* he lived until his dea
He was operating a cafe in Elis
bethton.
He was the youngest child. M
Fannie Dougherty, a niece, spent t
last week week of his life, with hi
She also stayed for the funeral whi
was conducted Sunday afterncx
Tlie relatives also from Boone, wei
Mi. H. P. Dougherty, a brotlieriaw,
and three nephews, Mess
| Charles and Arthur Dougherty a
Mr. G, P. Hagaman.
The H. S. North Funeral Home w
in charge of the body. The ftinei
services were held at; Siam Bapt
Church. The Rev. Mr. Bowden, t
ist?or aswisted by Rev. Mr. Hopk:
had charge of the services. Interim
followed in the church cemetc
near by. The large crowd attend!
Mr. Hayes' funeral Sunday ahd t
profusion and beauty of the floi
offering attested the high esteem
wnicn ne was neid. He attended St
day school and church regularly
long as he was able to go at Si?
and in town, then they organized
Sunday School near him and he \\
a teacher and instructor.?Report*
BASEBALL SEASON
TO OPEN LOCALL
Organization Meeting of Coun
Clubs is Called for Saturday,
May 2nd.
A meeting for the purpose of <
ganizing the Watauga Baseb
League fp- the coming sea-; . is
be held in :he counliouse in Boo
Saturday afternoon. May 2, at 2:
at which time all those teams
groups which played la3t summer a
desire to see the sport revived, t
mged to be present.
It is lie purpose of the spja-t
of the meeting to effect a league (
ganization of these several commu
ty groups or teams or any otl
similar group to the end that a co
plete schedule of games for the si
son may be arranged and actual d
mond activities started in the coui
at an'early date.
LK6ION AND AUXUJAUY
TO HOIJD MEETU
The Watauga. Post American 1
gion and auxiliary wHl meet at i
legion hut Friday night. May lat
8 o'clock. AU oona and veterans ?
urged to attend as it is planned
organize a Sons of the Legion Pi
at this time.
The TVA superphosphate appi
to pastures and meadows in Grah
county last year is beginning to ah
results, say demonstration farm
who made the applications.
E/VUG
m Independent Weekly New
4:4 BOONE. WATAUGA COU
>UT A COUNTRY
!> is Now Said to be Without Counts
ported From Homeland
c is shown Former-President Plutarco
some aides, who is now without a couni
Glendale airport as the former "iron
ig forcibly deported from Mexico.
1 COURT ADJOURNS^
0 AT NOON TUESDAY
cs Several Get Divorces and Many
Civil Cases Are Continued
to the June Term.
en
The Spring term of Watauga SuS6
perior Court adjourned Tuesday
V noon, very few of the cases on the
^ civil calendar having been tried. A
number of tlie actions, however, achTp'
cording to Clerk A. E. South, were
hq compromised and removed from the
o{ docket, while there were & great
many continuances to the civil 1 r:r.
j&j. the first Monday in June.
ral On Monday several divorce dees_
creea were granted as follows:
th. | Willard James, Mary James; Ruby
sa- | Henderson Bowman, C. L, Bowman;
| Mrs. Bina Brown, Luther Brown;
iss Allie Barnes, Bynum Barnes; John
he Jenkins. Nancy Jenkins; Lillian Rym.
mer, M. D. Rymer.
ch
511 Scouts To Have New
re:
'?- Home in Legion Park
TS.
fcl Lumber is now being sawn xl
Butter, Tcnn.. for the construoiton of
as a permanent home for the Boone Boy
fal Seout Troop No. -11, and according
is1- to Scoutmaster B W. Stallings, the
he structure should be completed during
the coming summer. The lumber is
ait being donated to the boys by the
ry Whiting- Lumber Company, it is said,
nSf and labor is also to be furnished for
he the building without cost to the
;l1 troop. The building is to be 16x20
in feet, wifi be a substantial and peril
nianent. structure and will be headis
quarters for the activities of the
"b Scouts.
a The building is to be erected in
the American Legion Bark, the Legionnaires
haring graciously given
the Scouts the privilege of using |
their property for this purpose.
There are now twelve boys in
Y Boone troop, and interest in the organization
is said to be growing
right along.
tj Joe McCoy Secures
High Scout Degree
Jr- Nine members of the local Boy
al- Scout troop, with Scoutmaster B.
t? VV Stalling, Dr. Robert King and
ne Prof. Kelley, journeyed to North
30 Wiikesboro Sunday night to attend
or a meeting held at the Presbyterian
CliurcJi for the purpose of conferring
irr" the Eagle Rank upon Joe McCoy, Jr.,
son of the proprietor of the Daniel
)rs Bocne Hotel.
Jr~ Young Mr. McCoy 13 being widely
n'" congratulated upon having secured
ler the highest rank among Boy Scouts
m" at the age of only fourteen yoars.
?a~ Visiting Scouts from Boone were
ia~ deeply impressed by the ceremony.
ity ;
MISS REICHERT INJURED
Miss LiiUar, Mae Roichert, manager
of the Lillian Mae Beauty Shop,
was said to have suffered Internal
Injuries when an automobile which
auc woo urxvung; curnoa turtle on Uie i
he Boone Trail Highway about a mile
at from Boone Sunday afternoon. Miss
lre Reichert states that as she approached
the crest of a hill a car was backet
ed across the highway and she turned
the car over when she left the
pavement to avoid a crash. The parklea
ed car was said to have been driven j
Mil by a Mr. W. W. Sprinkle of Ilobson,
ow who it was understood killed his eners
gtne in an attempt to turn the vehicle
A. DE
spa per?Established in the
NTY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURS
TWENTY MILLION
TO BE SPENT ON
SCENIC PARKWAY
One Fourth of Gigantic Road |
Project Is Now Under Act- ;
ual Construction.
SIXTY MILES IN NORTH
CAROLINA BEING BUILT!
| ?
Twelve Links Now Being Constructed
to be Finished by Next Supi mer.
Some Sections May be
Used In 1937.
The national park service said Friday
that approximately one-fourth
of the Blue Ridge parkway, lo connect
the Shenandoah and Great
Smoky Mountains National parks
was under contract.
At Dm =-oW.? r?..ut:.. d
I trw me oai i i?r I.IIIIC, ?.!!<; j: cwauo
I bureau reported that about twoI
thirds of the ?6.000,000 made avail I
able so far for the project has been
! spent.
Exclusive of the $366,900 bid an|
nounced for a new 3.4 mile stretch
| between Buck Creek Gap and Big
I Laurel Mountain. N. C., contracts al|
ready have been let for approximateI
!y 115 miles in 12 links, six in Virginia
and six in North Carolina. In
addition, contracts have been let for *)
nine bridges on North Carolina sec- t
tions of the parkway, these con- I
tracts involve a total of ?3,425.680.55. ci
To Cost Huge Sum
Approximately $6,000,000 came
back to the Park service for the 11
project late last year after being It
impounded early in the Roosevelt administration
for direct reiief. Public
roads officials estimated that the
parkway will have cost more than
$20,000,000 when completed. Si
The Hayden-Cartwright federal
road bib now pending before the
senate would authorize $1,500,000 for
national parkways and park roads
for the bieunium ending- in June, ?C
1939, but this provision still must pj
pass the senate and be subjected to vc
a conference report. A house com"mittee
deleted the item, but Senator jT1
Harry P. Byrd. Democrat of Vlr- 3e
ginU, succeeded ir. having it restored
by the senate post office and post
roads committee. , ^
Road bureau officials said bids for ^
projects along the parkway were being
advertised as quickly as rights
of way could be cleared. They intimated
that more bids would be asked
shortly on North Carolina sections. ,n
Within the next "ten days or so." ei
they said, they expected to receive
bids on a section in the Mount Mit- yc
cheU area near Asheville, and others m
are expected to be advertised within
the next 30 days." W
Work on Twelve Links
Contracts for the 12 links now un- | ^
der. construction have been awarded j
since mid-winter, and all are to be
completed before next summer. Conj
tracts for the six sections in Virginia'
represent a total cost of $1,- o\
410,706.80, and the six in North Car- al
olina $1,858,423.75. aj
I Total mileage of the parkway is bt
about equally divided between the al
two states, and mileage under con!
struction to date totals about 55 in ^
Virginia arid about 60 in North Car- 03
olina. The parkway will be 477 miles cj
long. Sl
Virg^rda links now under construelion
follow: Jarman's Gap to Rockfish
Gap 8.4 miles. $322,865: Adney
Gap to Pine Spur Gup. 8.2 miles, *'
8219,912.50; Pine Spur Gap to Smart. c
11 miles, $204,375; Smart to Tuggle 31
Gap, 9.7 miles $215,312.50; Tuggle J"1
Gap to Rock Castle Gap, 9 mile3, ni
$234,675.50; Rock Castle Gap to e<
Route 614. 9.2 miles, $213,566.30.
North Carolina sections under con- (
struction are: Virginia-North Caro- i
ilna line to Route 28, 12.4 miles.
$363,837.50; Route 28 to Air Bellows I
Gap, 7.7 miles, $385,875; Air Bellows
Gap to N. C. Route 18, 10.8 miles, a
I $361,040: N. C. Route 18 to Horse B
Gap, 13.2 miles, $290,035; Horse Gap N
to Benge Gap. 6.8 miles. $210,803.75; T
j Benge Gap to Deep Gap, 8.1- miles, V
1 $246,812.50; and 9 stone bridges, 3:
$156,550. %
Recreational Areas cl
The park service is acquiring also O
recreational areas along the park- pi
way. much of which will follow the
tops of ridges in the mountainous
country between the two parks.
Coordination of these areas in forest
services would ibe authorized by a ir
bill introduced Friday by Represents- tx
tive Doughton, Democrat of Norm ir
Carolina. b;
The measure also would authorize ti
the secretary of agriculture, with the ti
concurrence of the secretary of the p
interior, to connect with the park- f<
way. any roads and trails necessary a
for protection and maintenance of
nearby national forests. V
Park service officials said it probably
would be several years before
the parkway was completed, hut
thai f ? r, fflo U?U1 1-1 X.., ' CM
UIIM. yivuauijr wuuiu up unuig ?"
some sections in the summer of 1937. L
They are Tjeing constructed, win?rev- ?
er possible, to connect with existing <'
highways that may be used as park'way
"detours" until the whole park- tl
. way car, be traversed. a
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Year Eighteen Eighty~Ei|
DAY, APRIL 30. 1936
TAKEN BY DEATH (
' ::| I
Tracy Councill. Rural Resettlement
Vdministrator for two counties ami ^
Ox Mayor of Boone, who died Mon- ^
lay from a brief illness.
IANY DEGREES TO 'j
BE GIVEN FRIDAY I
Ri
choo! Year Comes to a Close H
jf
at Appalachian College to
This Week End. j p;
Zi
The school year of 1935-36 conies te
a close at Appalachian College th
:iday nt 10 o'clock, when 94 four- ^
air students and no normal stunts
receive their diplomas, signify- m
g completion of work in their chon
field. A
President B. 13. Doiighertj" will <ionr
the degrees upon the graduates Ad
hile Hon Victor. Bryant will deliver R
e usual commencement address. se
Superintendents from the city and - i
iunty school systems and members
the boards of education are begin- P
ng to come here in search for teach- D
s for next year, it is said, and at- ft
ntion is called to the fact that last A
jar the college was able to place G
'er 95 per cent, of the graduates. ^
The first term of summer school B
ill open at the college June 9. 1
B
Valton Takes Over j
Local Bowling Place 0
George S. Walton Tuesday took ?
/er the management of the bowling .
Ileys near the postofficc building. 1
id states that the equipment has
een thoroughly reconditioned and is ^
bsoluteiy modern. n.
Mr. Walton who comes here from fV
orfolk, Va., is an experienced op*ator
of bowling alleys, naviiig had
iarg?? of a 3tring of twenty-four 0]
ich recreational cp.nlpr? in a num.
ir of the best cities of the South.
Mr. Walton extends a cordial in- ^
tation to the people of this section a
> enjoy the health-giving recreation, a
id states that women will be gladly c
iven instructions during the after>ons.
Cash prizes are beir.g award1,
incidentally for high scores. ^
ireer Is Named Head
of Orphanage Group
Dr. I. G. Greer, native Wataugan r
n<l at present Superintendent of the a
aptist Orphanage at Thomasville, t
f, C., was elected president of the o
ri-State Conference of Orphanage f,
forkers at the closing session of the t
1st annual meeting in Macon, Geor- p
ia, last Friday. Other officers in- c
ude L. Ross Linn of the T'nornwe'l f,
rphanage at Clinton, S C., vice- 2
resident. 3
g
LAST LISTING DATES b
- a
E. G. Greer, county tax supervisor,
i an announcement today, calls at- ii
mtion to the fact that this week f
larks the end of the time allowed li
y law for. listing of property for c
ixation. As is set forth in the no- E
eo appearing elsewhere in the pa- o
er. the penalties provided by law c
>r delay or failure In listing, are g
pplicable next week.
F
ETERANS TO HOI.D MEET- j
INO AT SPRCOE PINE t
The World War veterans of the
:venteenth district. The American
egion, will hold a district meeting c
luncheon at Spruce Fine Thurs- ?
ay night, April 30. i
A large number of veterans and t
leir wives from Watauga county 2
re expected to attend. c
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1
w'SS :W'J nPSSf'1 Swb B^ffljpi1)^
f|p|l ?$p^' 3j? >$Pff8l
LAT
\ l $1.50 PER YEAR
:r%SADDENED AS I
URGE IS SOUNDED
'OR RECENT M AYOR
dsvard Tracy Council! Passed
Away Monday From Illness
With Pneumouia.
UNREAL RITES ARE
CONDUCTED TUESDAY
optil&r 1'onng Citizon Was S?|iervisor
of Resettlement Adim?t??
tration And Had Led A
Life of Usefut Activity.
Edward Tracy Couneiii, member of
le community's pioneer family,
inner mayor of the city, and Superior
for the Resettlement AdminLs
ation in Watauga and Avery eoun es,
died at the Hagaman Clinic
fonday morning" after an illness of
even days with pneumonia. Deceas1
was 37 years old.
Funeral services were conducted
om the Methodist Church Tuesday
t 2 o'clock by Dr. O. J. Chandler,
)rmer local pastor. Dr. E. C. Widenouse,
present pastor. Rev. J. A
ount, Lutheran minister, and Rev.
C. Canipe of the Baptist Church
so took part in the obsequies.
The esteem in which the deceased
as held was evidenced by Che fact
lat the floral offering was the I*rist
ever known in this community,
le casket and all available space
>out the altar and pulpit being
inked with flowers.
The following ladies were in charge
the flowers: Mesdames R. E. Clay,
mos Abrams, Durham Moore. Gene
irbe<\ G. K. Moose, Murry CrAtcher.
ob Rivers, Wade Brown, R. D.
odges, D. J Whitener, David Greene
imes Mast, Sam Horton, John Hern.
Frank Williams, Sarah GaJther.
rul Coffey, Coker Triplett, Charles
mmerman, Kubert Holshouser, Baxr
Einney, Pete Justus. Grady Faring,
Rhna Daniels; Misses DoiUy
iMay, Thursa Steed, Mary Krider,
aude Cathcart, Eeuise Critcher, AJa
Smith. Lilly Dale, Kafcherine Bagy.
Maude Greene,' Mary Morctz,
lice Council!, Carolyn Blair.
Active p&IJbearers were: Dr. G. K
oose. Donald Boyden, Rob Rivers,
alph Seckler, Dr. R. H. Hardin, Rusrll
Hodges, Eari Blackburn and Flue
Stewart.
Honorary pallbearers were: Grady
ritchar-.: Wilbair. RoyaU, Bernard
ougherty, Dr. B. B. Dougherty, W.
. Eovill, J. C. Walker. E. F. King,
. G. Justus, G. P. Hagaman, W. H.
ragg, W. B. Collins, Paul Chap pel.
r, H. Brown, W. B. Austin, Wade
rown, Clras. Zimmerman, EJubert
ocmuuscr, ur. nagaman, ur ir*erry,
axter Linnev, J. H. Beat), Hunt
wyn, Gordon Winkler, 1. G. Greer,
ulius Blair.
Interment was in the family plot
f the community cemetery, and a
roup of World War Veterans stood
y while the church committal sorv e
was said, following which Rev.
Walter C. Greene, chaplain, conducti
the impressive but brief service of
le American Legion. The arrangelents
were by Reins-Sturdivant Fueral
Home.
The Ufa Story
Edward Tracy CounciU was the son
f Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Councill an?i
ras born in Boone, where his perlanent
home was maintained. He
ras graduated from what is now
.ppalachian College in the year 1916,
nd entered tlie University of North
arollna at the opening of the term
(Continued on page 8.)
Activities Cove Creek
Chapter of F. F. A.
At the beginning of the first school
erm Augst 29, 1935 sixty boys enolled
for the course in vocational
grlcutture. During the school year
en boys dropped out of school and
ne boy dropped agriculture, leaving
Drty-nine active students and chaper
members. The supervised farm
ractfee programs of these boys in lude
for 1936 approximately Hie
allowing: corn, 30 acres; potatoes,
0 acres; tobacco. 4~& acres; beans.
acres: cabbage, 3 acres; small
Tain. 2 acres; onions. 1% acres, bay
chicks. 400; sheep. 14 head; brood
ows, 6 head; beef cattle, 5 head.
Members of the baseball squad for
nter-chapter games in the tri-county
ederation are as follows: J. B. Wiliams.
Earl Winebarger, Ernest. Fiether,
Brady Campbell, Ijemvood Blair,
51mo Brinkley, Bill Bingham, Harld
Kenson, Coster Deal, Carl Lewis.
>ther members will be added to the
nilflf'. nhMUtWr rwvoQceirv
The entire Junior-Senior class will
rehab! y attend the district livestock
udging and public speaking conest
at Asheville May SO.
COUNTY SINGING DATE
The semi-annual county singing "3?
onvention is to be held in the court- mmi
touse in avotm on the first Sunday
n June, according to Mr. N. I-. Harison.
secretary of the association,
itr. Harrison invites all classes and
there interested to attend.
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