The Week in
Washington
A RESUME OF GOVEKNMENMENTAL
HAPPEN IN US EN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Whatever final form the new tax
Nil may take, the necessity for raising
additional revenues was emphasized
by Secretary Morgenthau wlten
he informed the Senate Finance Committee
that the Federal Government
deficit for this fiscal year will run
to N.SKiU.uuu.OOO. Mr. Hoi gcfiuiau ar
rived at that figure by Including Jie
entile bonus payments, of some $2.UOO.OOO.OOO,
in this year's expenditures,
although much of that money
will not be paid out until the next
fiscal year, which begins July 1. Nev-1
ertheiess, he made it very ciear that!
the Treasury is deeper in the red j
than ever before and that something |
has to be done about it.
Whether the plan which the Presi-1
dent proposed and which has been j
shaped into a revenue bill will pro- 1
duce the necessary additional income !
is one of those debatable questions |
to which nobody can give a positive ;
answer until after a year or two of j
experience. Probably more serious at-1
lention would have been given to '
such proposals as that of Senator La j
Foliette, for broadening the. income
tax to include small incomes and in-1
crease the levies on large incomes, if I
tins were not an election year.
In an election year it is regarded
as bad politics for the party in power
to impose new taxes calculated to
touch the pocketbook of the ordinary j
voter.
Farm JLoan Bill Again
]n the light of Mr. Morgenthau's
statement it is clear that the Government's
income must bo increased
by at least one-third, or that expenditures
must be reduced in the same
proportion. And in an election year
it is just as hard for politicians to ,
bring themselves to curtail the distribution
of public money as it is to
widen the tax range. Their inclina-!
tion, on the contrary, is all the oth- j
er way.
This inclination to spend, .accounts j .
for the revival of interest at this I t
lime in the Frazier-Lemke Farm | ]
Mortgage Loan Bill.. This would pro- *
vide for the printing of $3,000,000,- i
000 of currency, not backed by anything
but tiie Government's credit, 1
to roe used in making- loans on farm <
mortgages at 1 per cent. Though j j
the House is friendly to this plan, j ;
there scorns to be little likelihood i 1
that the Senate will stand for it. It l
es a lot of the boys on Capitol j (
(Continued on page 8.) 11
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iwoi n. li. iTiuuuy jc?ies !
Thursday Av Age of 74 j
Mrs. Matishey Emma Motulv, es- <
lec-sued resident of Sherwood com-; t
iiiunity, died last Thursday at the t
:igt- of 74 years.
Funeral services were conducted! ,
Friday afternoon from the Henson's 1,
Chape! Methodist Church by the pas- ,
tor, Rev J. W. Parker and interment i |
was in the nearby cemetery.
A large crowd of friends and' (
neighbors gathered to pay their re- j <
spects and a beautifill floral offering <
was in charge of the following ladies: j j
Blanche Stokes, Bessie Brown, t
Blanche Fletcher, Margaret Cooke, ,
Kate Henson, Francis Mast. Jamie ,
Harnian. Mattie Harman, Carrie ,
Isaacs, Effie Isaacs, Mary hi. Phi!- j
lips, Amy Henson, Airs. Ruth Mast. ,
The pallbearers were: D. T. Brown,
Anily Greer, Tom Moody, Don Stokes,
Chauncey Moody, Boas Henson, Oak '
Henson, Jake Mast and Wiley Mast.
Surviving are the husband, two
daughters. Mrs. Charles Fletcher, and
Mrs. Claud Davis; one son, Dave
Moody, ten grandchildren and three
great, grandchildren.
Mrs. Moody was oorn in Watauga '
county in 1361. She was married to ?
Mrs. A. B. Moody on February 17,
1884. To this union was bom seven
children, four of whom have gone '
on before. She was converted in ear- "
ly life and joined Henson's Chapel 1
Church, where she remained a loyal i
member. She was a faithful wife ?
loving mother and a Christian neigh- a
bor. c
Albert Coates Will
Speak at Banner Elk 1
Banner Elk, May 9.?Albert Ooatea
of tile University of North Carolina
will make an address on '"Need for o
Reform in State Administration" 'i
May 15 at the fourth public forum s
on current problems held at LeesMcRae
College. Mr. Coates is the n
Director of the Institute of Govern- t
merit of North Carolina and is also h
editor of Popular Government. Fol- '
lowing the address the speaker will b
lead the students in an open discus- t
adon on problems relating to state t
administration.
This is the last of a series of open 1
fonim on
. ?, wu biuicui plUU"
lams made possible at Lees-McRae
College by friends of the late Mrs.
Mary Mildred Sullivan of New York, ii
Other subjects discussed at the_ for- s
urns are: "The Influence of the Press t
on Public Opinion" by S. T. Henry e
of Spruce Pine, "Relation of Our n
Present Monetary System on the o
Stability of the Government" by t,
Thomas Craig of Charlotte. "The Su- n
prerme Court As a Check on Con- t:
g|;: gross" by Dr. A. Currie of Davidson v
College. t
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VOLUME XLVII, NUMBER 4&
Rival Keynoters Discus;
WASHINGTON . . . Above arc the
keynotes which will get Republican :
way during June. On the left is Senal
who will bo the 1930 Democratic key
on the right is Senator Frederick S
noter at Cleveland. Juno 9.
$92,196 51 SPENT <
IN THIS COUNTY |
WPA Program to Continue to j H
June 30th, and Perhaps
Through Balance of Year. |
Winston-Salem, May 13.?Director
Jim Rivers, of the Sixth WPA Dis- ?
:rict, in which Watauga County is __
located, announced today that this
iounty had during the WPA program
-eceived a total of $92,196 91 in Fed- i S
?rat funds. This money lias already i u
oeer. spent, or is now being used to n
:arry on projects in the county to
jive work to unemployed Under the |*
TTbseni pros ram vvt'A should con.inue
until Juno 30, according to Mr. i
divers, and it is hoped 'hat before j fi
lh>ngre3S adjourns provision will 1
lava been made for a much larger .1
rnd better program for the balance ii
if the year. '
Street Repairs at Boor.- was a maor
YVPA project in YVatauga county, ^
>20,472.29 in Federal money being | 9
illotod for this work, while iiie Fed;ra!
Government donated $11.2111.00 v,
:o the construction of Mabel School, b
In addition to the above projects, fi
he following were also operated un- tl
ier WPA: Aho-Penley Road Con-; g
itructlon, repairing Ihe Countv Home ?
jpone: Glenn lie rule Park, Blowing f
lock, Athletic Fieid at A. S T C.;, S
.iounty-wide Koad Improvement; h
."olored Schol Building; High School s
Honstruetion at A. S. T. C\: School! a
3ui!ding, Bethel: School Construe- 0
:ion at Vatle Cruci.s; repairs to cCourthouse,
Boone; Concrete Tun-1 d
lels, A. S T. C. ; Fish Haleiiery. Hos- \
jital, A. S. T. C.; Sewing Rooms; ?
bivies; Recreational Activities, ?
ichool lunches and clerical project. C
Church Unity To Be "
Theme Of Gathering ?
"A Realistic Approach to Church n
Jnity" will be the subject of a semi- ^
tar, or group discussion, to be held
n the dining hall of the Valle Cruis
School, Thursday evening. May
4th, at 8 o'clock.
The pastors and congregations of ^
he different churches in the county ^
wen uiviieu to atcena ana give' ^
heir Ideas on this important sub-! \
|"
Notes will be taken on what is j
aid, and the results typed for future i _
onsideratlon. ! p
All interested in this subject are j>
ordially invited to attend.
fOUTHS HAVE CHANCE
TO GET EMPLOYMENT ! j
Any youths of the county who are
n relief and unemployed should get
a touch with Miss Theodosia Waton
at once, it is said.
To be eligible for work under the t<
iew Federal proposal a youth must \\
>e between the ages of 16 and 25, is
e registered with Miss Watson, who i,
3 the certifying officer; be a mem- ir
er of a relief family, and be regis- it
ered with Mr. Frank Barid of the
Xnited States Employment Service.
IVirJUTj 11 AUA1A CrOKS Q.
STRONG IN BASKBAIX fi
ir
Coker Triplett, Watauga man, who C1
5 making rapid headway in profes- ei
ional baseball and who is spending tv
he present season with the South- g.
m League at Nashville, Tenn., is hi
ow tied for first place batting hon- ec
rs at 442, friends in this communi- c<
y have learned. Young Triplett is
ow one of the regular players with fc
he Nashville organization and sports tt
writers believe that he is headed for G
he top in, baseball. tl
"AUG
ndependent Weekly Nei
BOONE, WATAUGA COLT
> Political Conventions j
two men who will sound political
md Democratic conventions under
Lor Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky
noter at Philadelphia, June 23 and
teiwer of Oregon, Republican keyCentenarian
is
taken by death
Irs. Ann Hayes, of Route 2,
Reaches End of Life Span
of 103 Years.
Watauga county's only centenarm,
so far as is recalled, Mrs. Ann
[ayes, died at the home of a sister,
Irs. E. J. Morris of Route 2. last
aturday, after a period of failing
caith extending overal several
tenths. Mrs. Hayes had lived to tjhe
smarkable age of 103 years. 1 rooitth
nd one day.
Funeral services were conducted
pom the home Sunday, Revs. Ed
lodges, W C. Payne and W. D.
iShley taking part in the rites a*u i
iterhient was tri the fanftly ccnfesry.
The nearest surviving relative is
Irs. E. J. Morris, who is more than
0 years old.
Mrs. Hayes' life ran concurrently
ith the machine age, she being
orn less taan two years after the
ir.lt st??m lnf!rtmnt iv.-? rranl artttsii
no rails, and was a sprightly tittle
ir) of four when the first, natal
leamship was built in this country
row. iron 1,1.ported from England,
horiiy prior to that time she had
f-ard the old folks tell of the maslcre
of the Alamo and the falling
f Davy Crockett. Telegraph lines,
eean cables and electric current
ante about during her time, and the
ay she died a giant ship of the
ities landed in America from Geriauy
with more than one hundred
len aboard. As the clouds of the
ivil War hoyercd over the South,
nd the lines of gray moved against
le Union force3 Mrs. Hayes was 28
ears did, and four years later rellled
tha surrender of General Lee
t Appamattox. Her life covered the
lost active century in progressive
ction, and she was interested to
le last in the news "of the day.
Mrs. Hayes was a daughter of
ohn Norris and was born in Waluga
county. She was the wridow of
le late Joe Hayes of Uie Brushy
'ork section and had made her
ome for many years with her sis;r.
She was a devout member of
ip- Rantinf r!hni*/?h o
gloved lady.
JEW ME ENGINE
DELIVERED HERE
nsurance Rates Expected to be
Lowered as Department
Is Modernized.
The new fire truck was delivered
> the town of Boone last week, and
lth its addition the fire department
i modernized to the extent of causlg
considerable reductions in fire
isurance rates in this community,
is said.
The new machine, which was buiit
>r the town, is an American La
ranee, which is regarded as a sort
r standard of excellence in this
eld, and is said to be the last word
i nre-rignting equipment. The maline
is powered with a high-speed
ght-cylinder motor and is supplied
ith pumps capable of throwing 700
illons of water per minute. Nine
iindred feet of new hose was includ1
in the purchase, and the unit is
implete with the usual equipment.
The engine which has been in use
ir some years is being retained by
ie department, and Chief Pat Mcuire
believes the fire hazard has
ius been reduced to a minimum.
A DE
ivspaper?Established in thi
ITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSI
BANK DIRECTORS
AJNSWER CHARGES
RECENTLY FILED
Attorneys For Bank Officials Cite
Reorganization Suit Now Fending;
Some Details of
The Answer.
SAY ANOTHER SUIT IS
PENDING; PLEA ESTOP EL.
Directors of Pcopies Bank Deny
Many Allegations Brought
In Lawsuit.
Five former directors of the Peoples
Industrial Bank, through their
attorneys, have specifically denied
certain charges made by W. L?. Cook
and others, growing out of the alleged
loss of deposits by tho plaintiffs
in dealing with the bank, and
the answer to the complaint of the
depositors has been filed with the
Clerk of the Court.
The depositors, in instituting suit
against the former directors of the
defunct bank, it is recalled, charged
Joss of their money through misman- j
agement, and alleged that the bank |
had received their deposits when j
they should have known the institu-1'
tion was insolvent. Recently, the j1
Democrat published a portion of the '
complaint made by VV. L. Cook, and
while they are all substantially the
same, the substance of the answer
to his complaint will be given.
The defendants, R. T. Greer, G. K. 1
Moose, W. H. Gragg. I. C. Critoher
and Sarah Wagner, specifically deny
that they failed to perform any duty
or duties required of them under the
laws of North Carolina. I
In that portion of the complaint j T
ucaiiug wiwi uie deposits it is slated
j that no portion of the funds hail (
I been withdrawn. The defendants (
| i
'That they admit that the plaintiff (
had on deposit in the Peoples Indus- ,
trial Bank the sum of $3819.13. but I
deny that no part of said sum has
been withdrawn, these defendants j
averring the facts to be that the
' said W. L Cook 011 the 6th day of, 1
November 1934, paid a stock assess-I J
; ment for C. M. Crit.cher in the sum i !
I of $200 and the sum of $500 on his! 1
'own stock assessment on the 11th day, '
of November 1931 and that the sum . '
of $50 was offset bv the said W. C. j'
1 Cook against a note for said amount, j'
j leaving a ijaiar.ee of $3060.13, a'.l of j
! the said sums having been paid out j :
1 Coiitifitit l on Page 3) ! *
j J.
I Esteemed Meat Camp
Citizen Die3 Friday j<
I William S. Norris. aged 65, we'll-if
known citizen of the Meat Camp: ?
section and a brother to Mrs. M. B. Ji
Blackburn of Boone, died at his home if
last Friday. j
Funeral services were conducted at
the Fairview Methodist Churi n at 2
o'clock Sunday by the Rcvereniis
Greene, Winkler, and Hendricks and
interment wa3 in that neighborhood.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mesdames E. T. Troutman, Statesvilie,
Eugene Phillips, Boone and
Carl Byers, Zionvilie. Two brothers, 1 '
J. A. and J. B. Norris of Boone, survive,
and two sisters. Mrs. M. B.
Blackburn 01 Boone and Mrs. McD.
Wagoner of Brownwood.
Mr. Norris was a farmer by occurs
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j (uiu jiau irsiueu ill >vai&UgU '
county throughout his long life. '
where he was held in the highest es- c
teem. He was faithful to his church, '
to his community and friends, and a F
thoroughly honorable, upright and "
conscientious citizen.
CHURCH BEING RAZED U
The Episcopal Church building, one jc
of the old landmarks about the town 1J
Is being torn down, by the new j
owner of the property, Mr. Chappel | .
Wilson, who expects to use the: t
framing and such other of the Umber
as is practical, in the construction
of a dwelling house on the rear
I of the lot. Mr. Wilson says he does f
not contemplate building on the val- |
ua'olc frontage for the present.
F
COOKING SCHOOL ?
The Northwest Carolina Utilities >
in a large advertisement in the Dem- P
orat today calls attention to a cooking
school which will be held in Spar- o
ta on the 19th. Mr. G. T. Robblns, j
manager for the company in thi3 s
section further states that a similar r
school will be held in West. Jefferson fc
at the Jeffersonian Theatre May 18,
at 2 p. m., and invites the people of
this section to be present at one of r
thA
T
CHURCH WORK PROGRESSES a
The tearing down of the Baptist f
Church building, to make way for c
the principal unit of the new plant, b
is progressing, and the brick walls a
are practically out of the way. Mr. j
Frank Miller is superintending the
work, and it is expected that the
ground will be ready for a start to
' be made on the new structure within t
a very few days. 1
MOCI
e Year Eighteen Ev&|jt:y-Eig
DAY, MAY 14. 1936_
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, candidate j
for the Democratic nomination for j ^
governor of the state, who is run. 1 -
!f*i
fic
wan address me voters or one i '
ne
county at the courthouse this
(Thursday) morning1 at 10 o'clock, |
it ha3 been announced. This will j
be the first public appearance of t tlT
Dr. McDonald in this community. ! fo
I ^
CLEAN-UP WEEK IS jS
TO START MONDAY IS
Mayor Issues Annual Proclaims-1 ^|0
tion. Town To Haul Away I
Rubbish. nil
tht
Beginning Monday arid continuing ]
hrough the week, the annual Clean- wil
jp period will be observed in Boone \u
luring which time it is asked by the j
>fficials that all residents make an R
ispecial effort to make their prem-. T
ses sightly, and place the rubbish in , OJ1
lontainers where it may be hauled) '
iwav bv the city trucks
am
Mayor W. H. Gragg has issued the j j
ollowing appeal to the citizens: j mj
"As Mayor of the town of Boono 1 ]
wish to ask my feJ-ow citizens to cjei
oin in the movement to make our j \
.own more attractive, and I am ' '
jccially anxious that there be a Ken-:
eral observance of Clean-lip week. j ^rc
Due to the extremely rough winter, j
>ur premises have become rather a y
shore unsightly than usual, vacant j
ots are Uttered, and there ia much*
o be done during* the wc-ok. We are
cry anxious that citizens gather the J
.rash from their homes ami lots and; j
>lac? ir iti containers at convenient j ]
.pots* so that it may be hauled awayj \
;y the city trucks, and we will oo- j j
?perate in every way possible. This
'ear should witness a greatly in- \
ireased number of visitors to this ]
lection. *and it will l>e greatly to our i
nutual advantage to have the town (jr
;ltan and beautiful. Let's all join to- ]
jether in this movement." ur<
1590 WORKING ON I
PARKWAY ROUTE~
\sl.c and Allephany Men in S]
Large Numbers Reported as
Being Employed.
- - I ,
(Skylanri Post) ica
According to news given out by J. p^i
J. Hash, employment supervisor for aj
his district, Ashe and Alleghany
ountles now have 1500 men work- no,
ng on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with tri
irospects good for getting jobs for j
ill who have applied. wA
t present there is a labor short- pr<
ge In Aileghany which leaves more in{
laces for workers from Ashe. The m,
:hlef hindrance laborers have who p]?
;o from Ashe to Alleghany is that
hey are allowed to work only five ed
i-hour days at thirty cents per hour ^
rom which the worker must take his
>oard and travel.
cirt
More Jobs Later
Mr. Hash states that the work is
lisappointing now because only grad- ]
ng and right-of-way cutting is be- j^,
ng done which requires little man pj0
ower, but as soon as the crushers a.
nd the rock quarry work is started, to
t is expected that all labor can bo ciQ
laced in this county.. xii
All persons who can operate any as
f the road equipment, particularly Mr
ack hammers, are asked to register sei
u uucy wm dc rt.vH.uaDie. jacK nam- a
ner operators are paid 45 cents per of
tour Instead of the regular SO. ty.
Visitors May See Parkway
Even in its uncompleted state, the
>arkway may be shown to visitors (
vho will gret a good idea of the im- for
sense task that is being undertaken, coi
nd the great scenic possibilities the <
inished road will be possess. Oars co:
an get on the road at either Glen- cos
lale Springs qr at Laurel Springs
.nd it is fast becoming, a popular
(lace for a Sunday afternoon drive.
mc
PIE SUPPER ad
There will be a pie supper at Ma- 14
iei school house Saturday night, May his
6. Everyljody is invited. gr.
: . t .
IAT
;ht
?
$1.50 PER YEAR
ARGE NUMBEROF
DEMOCRATS EAGER
m NOMINATIONS
.vcnty File For Positions On
County Ticket in Primary
to Be Held June 6.
EPUBL1CANS OFFER FUEL
iEATE, WITH ONE CONTEST
x Candidates File For State Senate;
Two For Representative;
Three For Sheriff; Nantes
Of AH Filing.
Twenty Democrats had file! for
e nine positions on the county
ket when the filing period closed
6 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
tile the Republicans had offered.
naiaates tor ail the offices, no
>re than one candidate being ofred,
except iri the instance of the
ing of three candidates for the of:e
of Register of Deeds. This will
cessitate the Republicans particiiting
in the primary.
Few had filed for office until near
e closing period, when the slate
r the Democratic nomination for
e State Senate grew to five, and
len the third candidate offered
nself for the position of Sheriff.
the same time, two seek Demoitic
legislative honors in the lowhouse
of the assembly, and voters
11 have the choice of three between
: candidates for county commtoner.
Both parties filed about the usual
(Tiber of candidates for justice of
; peace and township constable,
following are the names which
11 appear on the Democratic ticket
the primary of June 6th:
[Tor State Senate: Wade E. Brown.
T. Greer. John E. Combs, Charles
Zimmerman and Rev. W. A. Deat?or
Representative: W. F. Miller
i L. T. T&tutn.
SV>i Sheriff: A. Y Howell, Abe Ednsten
and Edward Mast.
?or Register of Deeds: Helen Un'down.
Mrs. Ruth Isaacs.
&>r Surveyor: C. F. Thnranscm
for Coroner: Richard E. Kelley.
For County Commissioners: Eller
Neil. Coy I Billings, Tra Edmirv
jV, J. I-. Triplet', Coi'is Greene,
ery \V. Greene.
rhc full shite oi candidates of the
publican party follows, only the
ididates for register ot deeds tc
voted on in the primary:
for Senate: C. SI. Critcher.
for Representative: S. C. Eggers.
for Sheriff: O. J. Hannan.
"tor Register of Deeds: Honter
eor, Verna Calloway, Maud Powell,
for Surveyor: I. A. Bumgarner
for Coroner: No candidate filed,
for Commissioners: Raiph G.
eer, A. C. Moody, Spencer Miller
Registration books opened last Satlay
and will remain open in the
rious precincts for two more Satlays,
the tliird being set aside as
illenge day. Absentee ballots, as
usual will be permitted in the pri^y
vanish War Veterans
In Annual Picnic Here
rhe veterans of the Spanish Amorn
War in this section will particite
in their second annual picnic
the Rutherwood fish hatchery
ly 30. at 10 a. m? it has been ana
need by Albert Watson, the di3st
commander.
U L. Merchant, state commander,
11 be the principal speaker on the
>gram, and other speeches are be;
arranged. Besides an interesting
isical program is being contemited.
All Spanish War veterans are urgto
attend and bring well-fa1 led
skets, and besides the few reilning
veterans of the Civil War
; invited.
MISS STEELE HONORED
Idiss Mada Steele, daughter of Mr.
? Mrs. J. B. Steele, formerly of
one, was awarded the annual D.
R. award for a subject pertaining
the Revolutionary War, at the
se of the Hickory High School.
e topic this year was, ''Statesmen
Revealed During the Revolution."
s. Nobel Shumate made the preitation.
news of which comes with
great deal of interest to friends
the young lady in this communiRECX)RDER-S
COURT
Dnly two defendants were tried be e
Judge Bingham Saturday in Herder's
court:
Clarence Burgess and Bessie Wilt,
f. and a. Assessed with the
?t.
HOOVER SPEAKS
Announcement is made that for;r
President Herbert Hoover will
dress the country by radio May
at 7:30, standard time, using as
i subject, "A Republican Prouii."