I Brisbane
THIS WEEK.
In Ancient Nile Mud
England Keeps Heady
* Let the Dead Sleep
Murder Starts Early
Faris.- -Reclining on her side. Iter
body covered with gold. goM nccx
laces on her neck and on the ground
ncarty; archaeologists discovered tne
well-preserved body or an Egyptian
princess whose rather, the Pharaoh
Chephrcn, built the second biggest
pyramid: it was his brother. Cheops,
who built the largest.
Those pyramids were tombs for
kings, and searchers round the princess
in one of them. The Nile mud
seeping into the tomb had helped to
preserve her.
That princess, living 5,000 years j
ago. could tell an interesting story
for the movies. She "built herself
a small pyramid with stones given to \
h?-r by her many lovers." Where do j
you suppose she is now ? In some ;
strange Egyptian heaven, perhaps. |
with ah those admirers around her
Eugj&iul. alarmed by European war
threats, issues an official ' white pa-;
per explaining why?
'The relation of our own armed j
forces to those of nher great pow- :
rs shouid be maintained at a rig- J
ure high enough to enable us to exercise
our influence and eurhority in j
international affairs."
Unfortunately for all plans, the;
airplane in the hands of desperate
nation might upset all national "au-;
thority," just as a pistol in the hands i
of a desperate man upsets individual j
ami police authority.
One bullet will stretcn individual J
authority in the dust; 1,000 airplanes, j
attacking the heart of a great city.' j
might cause national "authority" to '
end in demoralization.
England's new defense increase
will be largely in her air force: that
wise nation knows that the real
"ocean" in future wars will be the ?
ocean of the air.
In a desert of southeastern Utah,
men and women, belonging to the:
cull of "truth seekers," were gathered
around the body of Mrs. Edith t
Dakhal, who died more than a year f.
au"6. Y011 rend nhnul it noi-nhnc
... r- 1? ,
Mrs. Ogden, leader of the "truth
seekers," prayed over the body, which !
appeared marvelously preserved. The;
"truth seekers" believe they will J 1
bring the woman back to life, but jx
the pathetic fact is that it would not (
in the least matter if they did.
The important thing is to improve '
the condition of 1,800,000,000 aclu- j ^
ally living on the earth. For one! 1
safely out of it to be brought back j c
woitki be unimportant, in these days,; 0
and perhaps cruel. j F
America holds the world's "murder *
championship" for all kinds of rnur- j '
der. at all ages? quantity, quality,. t
variety, volume. ! c
A New Jersey boy, 16 years old,j a
was sentenced to death. ; 5
In Wisconsin, a coroner reports j t
that little David Hqll, two months j t
old, was killed by two tx>ys four,
and three years of age. j i
They each held one hand of the j
younger one, and dropped it on the t
floor. It cried and would not slop.
Then, one of the small boys ex- *
pi&ined, "We pounded him." These
vmincoot 'Vlllftro" '?"?
Ye>u can't "try" a four-year-old child.
Railroads tell the interstate com- t
merce commission they would like
fares reduced to two and a half
cents a mile, instead of two cents.
The railroads should have cull possible
consideration, for they have -built
up this country, but at two and a
half cents a mile they will not compete
successfully with automobiles
carrying passengers for one-quarter ;
of a cent a mile. '
<
New York proposes to fingerprint '
everybody, new babies included. The
baby of the future will be busy, with 1
finger-printing, tonsil and appendix I
removal, vaccination for smallpox <
and a half dozen other diseases. I
Hie new treaty with France, re- :
duclng the duty on French wines and 1
liquors by 50 per cent, interests Cali- t
fornia and other wine growing states. ;
It should persuade them to stabilize ;
the production of wines, establish of- i
ficial guarantees of purity, freedom
from adulterations, mixtures, and i
especially "fortifying" with alcohol. ;
In Europe, notably in France, adul
teration of wines is an offense i
against the law. With us, it is a
business.
(i
For advertising reasons, a group of I
men made a lonflr distance hike on ,
a diet of broken grain to prove the
superiority of that diet. They were
surprised when S3 hikers 3howed a
tota' loss of 211 pounds in weight,
while on, 66 years old, showed a gain
of three pounds.
Chinch bugs have appeared as a
new pest of corn in Pamlico County
and farmers report heaviest infestation
-.ear fields of oats or other
small grain.
When Mr and Mrs. J. W. Thomas
of Peachland. Anson County harvest
one row of vegetables in their home
garden they immediately plant the
row to something else. In spite of
dry weather, they have been getting
vegetables from the garden all summer.
WAT
An li
VOLUME XLVill, NUMBER 2.
j And Now the St
WASHINGTON . . . Here are the
swing into action, ordering advances <j
idential election. ... On the left is Job
Republican National Committee and ri
the Democratic National Committee,
lowing Hamilton's assuming* control l
lowed closely and with interest by po
cm CRIPPLES s
ARE TO BE AIDED S
Social Security Act Makes Pus- C
siblc Treatment of Handicapped
Children.
Through the Social Security Act,
lands have been allocated for the th
letcction. examination and treat- j A
pent of crippled children. The plans ^
>f this division in connection with '''
he State Board of Health program :j'
or Crippled Children are to get a Illr
oniplete registration of ail crippled ia
hildrer. in the State lietween the i M
iges of birth and 21 years of age, j R
n direct those individuals to the | di
leveral orthopedic surgeons, and j hjj
rorri that point to provide hospital!
ars and medical treatment as rec- ! 0f
mmended by the examining ortho- j ti,
raedist j cc
The expense of hospital care andje>
reatment is borne by the Division n,
or Crippled Children by means of j ir
he Social Security funds. Hospital : *v
are and treatment ia provided only j
ifter a representative of the County ,'
fecial Agencies have indicated that
he families are not able financially [
n provide this care and treatment.!**
Clinics in this vicinity are located !
n Asheville at the Biltmore Episco-1 '
>al Parish House and at Lenoir on.!?
he third Thursday. The date for the , ^
\sheville Clinic is each fourth Satur- j ?
iay morning. j C
Dr. C. H. White, of the local dis- jJ
Lrict health office is urging all par- j
jnts of crippled children to take ad- ;
vantage of the opportunity being of-j
fcred. Tlie best results, he says, are q
obtained from early treatment. j q
WESTERN N. C. FARMERS \ \
RAISE BETTER CABBAGES
In a number of Western North g
Carolina communities, farmers are ^
>uilding up a cabbage-growing industry
that promises to become one
>f their main sources of cash in- P
iome. ^
So successful have they been, said t<
rl. R. Niswonger, extension hortieul;urist
at State College, that their (
:rop is now pointed to as a model
or other growers.
About five vears ago. he went on.
i quarter of a pound of Danish Ball
riead cabbage seed was introduced b
:o farmers in the Sea ley section of b
Hacon county. The strain is well c
idapted to the area, and is in strong c
n&rket demand.
More and more farmers began to i,
ise the seed until this year 400 b
pounds of Danish Ball Head seed f
;vere distributed to over 100 farmers o
in that section and nearby commu- t
nities.
Niswonger also pointed out that r
demonstrations in cultural and fer- S
tilization practices conducted by the i
extension service have greatly in- j
creased the quality and the yield of
the cabbage crop. z
Formerly, the plants were set 18 $
inches apart in the rows and fer- r
tilized with 1,000 pounds of 5-7-5 t
mixture to the acre. The plants are c
now set 12 to 14 inches apart and c
fertilized with 600 pounds of a 3-8-6
mixture. dIus a side-dressing of ni
trate of soda three to four week3 after
the plants have been set. !
The new strain of cabbage and l
the better cultural practices inereas- .
ed the yield by 3,200 to 4,000 pounds {(
i:er sere. Then, too, the growers!
save the difference in cost between ;
1,000 pounds of 5-7-5 and 600 pounds;
of 3-8-6
There is a strong demand Cor this'
! cabbage, as buyers like the small I
compact, heavy heads. Nslwonger j
AUG
ndependent Weekly Ne\
BOONE. WATAUGA COUN
looting Begins 1
political field generals who now
>n all fronts to win the 1936 Presn.
D. M. Hamilton, chairman cf the
ight. James J Farley, chairman of
Their preliminary skirmishes, folfor
Landon and Knox, were follitical
observers.
iTATE DRY LEADER
iPEAKS ON SUNDAY
ale K. Burgess Delivers Address
at Methodist Church
On Temperance.
Hon. Caie K. Burgess, leader of
ie United Dry Forces of the State
ill appear in art address at tno
ethodist Church iii Boone next Sur.Ly
morning at 11 o'clock, in collection
with the temperance field
ty sponsored by the organization in
number of churches of the county
r. Burgess will speak at Blowing
ock at the evening hour, and his
scourses along temperance lines
ive been well received wherever Cfo.
?rered. Rev. M. A. Adams, official
the Dry Forces is in Watauga,
tis week arranging the details in
mnection with the temperance day
tercises, and following are the
\mes of the churches participating
i temperance day and the speakers
ho will be present at each of them:
LI a. m.?Boone Baptist Church,
[. A. Adams; Boone Methodist
hurch, Cale K. Burgess; Meat Camp
uptist Cliurch, Prof. J. A. Williams;
ionville Baptist Church, PrGfs. J. T.
Wright and H. Eggcrs; Bethel
a Otis I Church Rev J f* Pamnu
aurcl Fork Baptist Churcft. Clyde
ggcrs; Poplar Grove Baptist Churcii
lyde Greene; Valle Crucis Methoist
( nurch, Dr. J. D. Rankin;
och Baptist Church. T. E. Bingam.
3 p. m.?M.t. Vernon Baptise
!hurch, Cale K. Burgess; FGrest
Irove Baptist Church, Rev. J. C. caipc;
Willow Valley Baptist Church,
I. A. Adams.
8 p. m.?Blowing; Rock Union serv:e
(Presbyterian Church) Cale K.
urgess; South Fork Baptist Churcn,
I. A. Adams.
It is particularly urged that th*:
eople of the various communities incrested
in this important work, atend
these meetings.
3ourt Upholds Law
As to Slot Machines
Two "slot machine" laws enacted
y the 1935 Legislature were upheld
y the North Carolina Supreme
:ourt in a decision announced as tne
ourt recessed until fall.
The court, in a three-to-two decis:>n,
upheld the conviction in Cum
crl&nd County of James Humphries
or possession of a "slot machine'
?r "marble game," prohibited undei
he two laws on the subject.
Associate Justice Devin wrote th<
najority opinion. Chief Justict
Jtacy wrote a vigorous dissent, ii
vhich Associate Justice Conno
oined.
Under the acts in question, cit]
tnd county authorities ali over tht
>tate during the past year have beei
.taking war upon slot machines ant
h#*ir flnpTfltftrs Thf'V hnvp
iriven from many municipalities an<
:ountie3 since they were outlawed.
CIIIIJ) INJIiKKD
The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Surl Blackburn suffered a badly cu
.and Tuesday fro n the jagged e?.g
:S a broken milk bottle. The c'ui.d
condition, however, is not thought t
oe ner cssaniy serious.
said.
Similar results have been obtaine
in Jackson, Avery, Watauga, Alle
ghany, Ashe, Henderson, and Trar
sylvania counties.
A DE
vspaper?Established in tb
TY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSI
WELL KNOWN MAN !
CLAMED BY DEATH i
i
Caleb Winebargcr, Prominent i
Meat Camp Citizen, Sue- J
cunibs at Age of 75.
Caleb Winebargcr, member of a
prominent and pioneer Meat Camp
family, died at his home on Route
2 last Sunday after an illness of five
j months. Deceased was 75 years oid.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at the Winebarger
old home by Rev. H. A K is tier of
the Lutheran church. Reverends J.
A. "fount and J. C. Canipc >f Boone
assisted in the obsequies. Interment
was in the nearby cemetei-y.
The paiibearers were grandsons of
Mr. Wmebarger and the flower g:rts
were: Goidie Miller, Bonnie Miller.
Aiverta Winebarger. Vcrlie Woodring.
Fay Brown, Irene Brown. Suma
Proffit, Geneva Proffit. Verlie Davis.
Mary Miller. Virgie Greene. Nellie
Pntif! iT.r. ?
cart l VU., lUIO. iliillCl ,
Sue Greene. Mary Helen Greene.
Verlie Moretz. Margaret Miller. Aima
Winebarger, Martha Pearl Winebarger.
Mabel Jones. Pearl Winebarger.
Mary Aiiee Moretz, Virginia Moretz,
i Mrs. Vilas Moretz, Mrs. Clate Mor|
etz, Virginia Winebarger, Louisa.;
Susie, Nellie and Odessa Lookabill. !
Survivors include the widow and!
, ten children: Mrs. R. D. Winebarger.
; Coburn, Va.: W. H. Winebarger.
! Hickory; Mrs. Polly Moretz, Zionville;
Mrs. Harve Brown. Zionville:
Clyde Winebarger, Boone; Mrs. Joe
Miller, Mrs. Claud Prof fit, G rover C.,
Lloyd A., and Roby Winebarger, of
j Meat Camp. Three brothers, James
Winebarger, Piney Falls. Tenn., Noah
and Nahum Winebarger of Meat
Camp, and one sister, Mrs. Wm.
! Lookabill of Route 2, Boone, also sur- :
! vivo, .as does a large number of
1 grandchildren and great grandchii;
dren.
Born in Watauga
Mr. Winebarger was born in Wai
tauga County, a son of the late Jacob
. Winebarger, and spent his entire life S
here where he worked as a carpenter
for the most part, and conducted
farming enterprises. Mr. Winebarger
was a capable and conscientious
Justice of the Peace for 50 years, and '.
1 in tills capacity did much for the bet !1
I torment of this section. His advice j:
j was sought by his fellow citizens and i
] gladiy given when matters of irnpor-11
I tance came up for community dis- J
cushion. j I
Mr. VVinebarger was a charter: I
member of the ML. Zion Lutheran i
Church and helped construct the
original building. He was zealous in!
his religious affiliations, and ready
to lend his time and energy to any
i endeavor of his church. He was
j kindly and charitable, and took great
pleasure in contributing to the we!-1
fare of those in less fortunate cir-i,
cumstances.
Mr. Winebarger was for many
years a member of the township
school board, and was much interested
in educational work. In his death
the community and county have sustained
the loss of an outstandingly
j upright citizen.
i
I Approval Of Proposal
Of Bank Is Postponed ';
I Information coming from the 3tate!
j banking department is to the effect |
i uiat the proposal of the Watauga
Couny Bank, whereby certain securities
and liquid asstes were to be used
by a corporation for the benefit of
the preferred stockholders, has been
approved by all necessary authorities, j
with the exception of the board of j
directors of the Federal Deposit In- *
surance Corporation in Washington.
. i Two of the members of this board i
' | are on vacation and the proposal will
! i be acted upon about the 27th of July, j
(| When this is done, machinery will at j
k | once be placed in operation to car[
i ry out the recent proposal.
LITTEN NEW CHIEF
Vfr. F. E. Litten for the past Mx
11 weeks a member of the town police
force has been made chief of tne
: department in recognition of his diligence
as a peace officer. Mr. T.iti
] ten, during the first month of "his
- | service, effected 47 arrests, and dur
ing the half-month just concluded
r | has taken 33 into custody.
{ : DENTAL CLLVIC
^ Dr. Pringle, public health dentist,
j wiii be at Bethel conducting a clinic ;
1 for two weeks beginning July 20. j
, i He will take care of Timbered Ridge. 1
J I
: Reese and Forest Grove from that |
: point, and it is urged that parents;
bring their children to this clinic for j
, examination for defective teeth. i
t
,, NEW NAME FOR HOTEL
s The Carolina Hotel and Cafe is the
o r.ew name for the establishment now
operated by Mr. Milton Young, and
- which was formeriy known as the
Commercial Hotel. The new name
d was suggested by Mrs. C. W. Teal
s- and two chicken dinners will be
i- served the winner next Sunday by
the management.
MOC
e Year Eighteen Eighty-E
)AY, JULY 16. 1936
Flies Million Miles
OAKLAND. Cat. . Katfrerine
May n.'is completed one million
miles of flying, as stewardess on
the United Air Lines, the greatest
number of miles ever flown, by a
woman. Nc.v she is reti-.rg to become
a bride.
PLAYGROUND HAS
WON POPUARITY
About Twenty-Five Boys and
Girls Attend Supervised
Playground Daily.
Miss Bryant, supervisor of the c;Lv
playground for the summer season,
reports that the institution is growing
in popularity and that a.: average
of twenty-five boys and girls
participate daily in the supervised
games.
During the sultry weather the boys
and girls have been swimming in
Winkler's Creek each afternoon. The
smaller children are taught to swim
in a special pool, while the older and
experienced swimmers are in another
part of the stream. The older
children are not under the supervision
of a swimming" instructor.
Beginning" Wednesday, July 15,
Miss Bryant is meeting aii of the
boys and girls on the playground,
back of the Demonstration School at
9 o'clock for the play period. Miss
Bryant dsires to state to the parents
hat she will be responsible only
for the boys and girls in her care,
and that they must meet her on the
playground and be with her to and
from the creek.
Many games, such as piayground
ball, dare ball and circle rally are
participated in during the swimming
period.
Miss Lucy Floyd Dies
At Nashville Residence
Alias Lfiicy wugema inoya, wno was
bora and reared in this community,
died at her home in Nashville, Tcnn.,
July 5th, according to belated information
reaching the Democrat.
Miss Floyd had been seriously ill for
three weeks, and in failing health
for more than a year.
Funeral services were conducted
on the eighth in Nashville, by Dr.
Costen J. Harrill and interment was
in that city.
Survivors are her sister, Mrs. Maggie
Floyd vNorris, Bentonville, Ark.,
anil her -brother, John Floyd, Nashville.
and Judge A. C. Floyd, Memphis.
Miss Floyd was born in Boone, a
daughter of the late Rev. John VV.
Floyd and Mrs. Margaret Campbell
Floyd. She lived the early part oi
her life here, going with, the family
to Tennessee almost half a century
ago. She was a teacher in the schools
of Maury County, Tenn., for more
than twenty years. In 1908 she
moved to Nashville where she ha&
since made her home.
Many of the older residents of thir
community remember the Floyc
family well, and will find cause foi
sorrow in the news of the death ol
Miss Lucy.
JUDGE OGLES BY DEAD
lohn M. Ogles'oy, 49, distinguish?.(
Judge of the Superior Court diet
Tuesday evening at a Charlotte hos
pital where he had been a patienl
for ten days. Peritonitis was giver
a? the direct cause of his demise.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted this afternoon from Centra
Methodist Truro.: in Concord, home
town of the deceased jurist.
Judge Oglesby made many personal
friends In this community whilf
Holding court here and the sorrow
experienced in tire state ger.errflr
over his demise us keenly felt in ".Vh
; tauga.
GARDEN CLUB MEETING
The regular monthly meeting o
the community Garden club is to bj
held with Mrs. Frank Miller Thurs
[day evening at 8 o'clock. All flowe
I lovers and persons interested in gar
' den club work are urged to attend
|
] Dr. S. Parks Cadman, internation
j a'Jy known churchman, died a
' I'lattsburg. N. Y., Sunday from perl
j tonitis. I>r. Cad man was < 1 year
I of age.
RAT
.ight
$1.50 PER YEAR
jMARY PROBE
I^SSSdy I
^ocy % ;tlwn ani* Eure Are Declare
State Board
Agree^^, Make Thorough Examinat^-^*
of Reputed Irregularities
in Balloting on July 4.
j The State Board of Ejections in
| session Monday certified the nomlnaI
tion of three candidates for slate|
wide positions, but, at the same time,
t ordered an investigation of alleged
j irregularities in the second primary
! voting- on July 4.
| After an all-day session, part of
which was conducted behind closed
j doors, the >x>ard declared Clyde R.
j Hoey of Shelby. W. P. Horton of
: Pittsboro and Than Eure of Winton,
the Democratic nominees- for gover
j nor, lieutenant governor and secre:
far" nf 5faIo rpsnopt
j Investigations of the voting in
which the nominees were selected.
j will be conducted by county elections
, boards in several counties, and rei
ports of the findings will be sent to
j the state board.
The allegations of irregularities
' are as follows:
j 1. There was a ballot stuffing in
j a Wake and a Madison county prej
oiuct on July 4 and in a Cleveland
j precinct June 6 in the first primary
, 1 Illegal ballot boxes were u~3d
| in Clay and Yancey counties.
J. Illegal voting places were used
In Cleveland. Yancey and Clay counties.
4. Voters were intimidated in
Clay, Forsyth and Alamance coun5.
Persons not citizens of the
county were allowed to vote in Yancey.
o. Illegal activities were carried
?on at the polling places in Cleveland,
Yancey, Rowan, and Forsyth
counties
7. Voting by proxy was allowed
in Clay county
3. Voting by absentee ballot and
in person took place in Surry counjty.
1 9. An election official in Surry
j tried to throw away ballots before
| they were counted.
. 10. Hie total vote was unreasoivIably
large in t>are, Clay, Cleveland,
Henderson, and other counties including
Polk. Rutherford, Alexan
i v.^i, uuin-umuc, duim;, oiaumou ana
Swain.
! 11. Absentee ballots were not
j properly posted in Yancey and Rowan
counties.
12 Absentee ballots in many
counties were not supported by valid
affidavits.
13. Names of absentee ballot voters
were not reported by officers in
Forsyth. Buncombe. Wake, Rowan,
Guilford, Yancey. Madison and other
counties.
14. Absentee ballots were voted, toy
persons neither sick nor absent from
the county on election day in Yancey,
Rowan and Montgomery counties.
| Baptist Leaders To
Gather Here On 24th
Members of the enlistment and
promotion committees of both the
Three Forks and Stony Fork Missionary
Baptist associations will meet
t here in the First Baptist church at
. 2:30 o'clock on the afternoon of July
r 24th, which is Friday. At this gath,
ering the state of religion in these
. two associations will be discussed, to.
gether with plans for furthering the
j Baptist work in this area.
This Boone meeting was called by
j State missionary, the Rev. J. C
^ Pipes, Asheville, and by Mr. M. A.
. nuggins, , rtaieign, who is general
r secretary of the North Carolina Baptist
State Convention. The local
promotion chairmen for these two
associations are, in order, as follows:
j Roy Dotson and G. W. Gragg. It is
j the hope of the Baptist workers that
all the churches in these two asso~
ciations will have representatives
C here for this important mid-summer
1 meeting.
i Watson Honored For
Work With Veterans
Mr. Albert Watson, commander of
: the Veterans of the Spanish Ameri'
can War. was presented with a gavel
' and commended at the state conven
tion in Ashevllle last week, for having
shown the greatest gain in membership
during the year which will
close in September. Commander Watf
son of Wilkesboro camp No. 13. re:
ported a gain in. membership of more
- than fifty per cenL.
r A number of local veterans attend
cd the state convention and report
I a large attendance and a good time.
_
cnas w. Tillctt, who for half a
I century had been one of Carolina's
i- leading lawyers, died at his homt in
s Chartotte Sunday evening from a
heart attack.