Fellekbe lauds
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WPA1 Project Supervisor Say
Schools Being Built "Models
of Construction
S J. E. Elierbe, of Winston-Sa.eiu
recently appointed supervisor o
J projects for the Sixth WPA district
^.-.iressed himself today, when que 3
tioited. as having been particular!;
?< Muiau^a county
-chool program on his first visi
around the district.
Mr Ellerho paid high tribute t
the class of workmanship ir. all o
these buildings, and staled that the
ahowed the result of most txcellcn
supervision and careful plannir.s
and workmanship tkioughout.
He remarked that schools bein,
constructed at Boor.e. Vaile Crucii
Mabel and Bethel would be a crcdl
to any city in the district, and are
remarkable achievement for a rur;
community.
"Built cf native material." sai
Mr Ellerbe, "by native labor, an
veneered wi>:n native stones?thes
school buildings are models of con
struction throughout, ar.d works o
art from the exterior. I know of m
finer work on any WPA project li
the sixth district. WPA is proud o
of its Watauga county school pro
gram and hopes that Watauga is als<
proud of it."
He stated that he felt that muct
of the credit for the construction o
these school hiinHir,?-o ' * 1
"-0-> oihjUIU UU ?.L
tribut??d to the careful planning, am
consistent preaerverannce of Jin
Rivers, former sixth district director
who worked steadily throughout hli
term in that office to push thcsi
schools
Mr. Eilerbe stated federal expen
aitures on these buildings to dati
had been approximately as follows
Boone high school $9,000.00
Mabel 9,500.00
Bethel 9,00000
Vaile Crucls _ 8,000.00
These buildings are in various
stages of completion, but all of their
will be finished and ready for occupancy
before March 1.
MRSJ.M.PAYNE IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Esteemer] Boone Lady Wat
Widow of Late Lamented
J. M. Payne; the Funeral
Mrs. J. M. Payne, 76 years old
widow or the late, lamented Hev. 3
SI Payne, end one of the oldest snf
must estlrnahle ladies in the city
. riled fast Wednesday night after a
long illness. Mis Payne had nevei
recovered .from a broken hip received
in a fall last August and the injuries
sustained then, contributed to
her demise.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday from the Boone Bapti3t
church by the pastor. Rev. J. C. Canipc,
who was assisted in the rites
by Rev. R. C Bggcrn and Rev. Robert
Shore. A large crowd of friends
gathered for the riles and a profuse
floral offering was in evidence. Interment
was In the community cemetery.
Survivors include nine sons and
daughters: Rev. W. C. Payne, Ed
Payne, Boone; A. C. Payne, Nashville,
Tenn.; Coleman Payne, West
Jefferson; Mrs. Sam Austin, Mrs. P.
M. Winkler, Shulls Mills; Mrs. Mary
Graybea), Marion, Va_; Mrs. Dempsey
Wilcox and Mrs. Lon Harrison,
Boone.
there are 33 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were grandsons
of deceased: Lewis Austin. Glenn
Winkler, Milton Payne, Dean Payne,
Grant Winkler, Collia Austin, Kent
Graybe: I, A. B. Graybeal. Honorary:
Dr. Perry, Dr. Harman, D. J. Cottrell,
L. L. Critcber, John W. Hodges,
G." P. Hagaman, J. L. Quails, Kstes
Hartley, John Norris, Jeff Stanbury,
B. B. Dougherty.
The flower bearers were granddaughters
of Mrs. Payne: Ella Austin,
Daisy Austin, Eddie Payne. Susie
Winkler, lira. Len Story, Mrs. Tom
Horlkiway, Mrs. Henry Rogers, Mildred
Harrison, Martha Harrison,
Helen Wilcox, Mary Lillian Wilcox,
Nancy Jane Wilcox, Edna Payne.
Mrs. Payne was reared in CaldWfeli
county, the former Miss Jane Downs,
and had resided in Boone for more
than twenty-five years. She was
married in young womanhood to Rev.
J. M. Payne, who died In 1916. She
was a may or strong: urnsuan character
and was a worthy helper of
her devout husband in his Gospel
ministry. Mrs. Payne was well
known throughout all this mountain
region, where she did a full share
for the betterment of the people.
Mother of Blowing
Rock Man Succumbs
Mrs. Annie Call Cooper, 73, ?
member of o; e of Wilkes county's
most prominent families, died last
Thursday In Wilkesboro at the home
of a sister-in-law. Mrs. P. 8. Call.
She had been 111 for the last two
weeks.
f She was a daughter of the late Mr,
and Mrs. I.' S. Call, of Wilkesboro.
She was first marr.ed to Newton
Prevette and after liis death married
A. 3. Cooper, of Brownwood.
Among the survivors is C. S. Pre
vette, a son, prominent realtor and
insurance man of Blowing Rock.
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"j I-EN WILSON
BOONE GRJDDER
LEADS NATION
s Len 'Wilson's Spectacular Foot?
ball Performances Bring
Renown to Appalachian
' Lcn "Hipper" Wilson, son of County
Tax Collector A. D. Wilson, a
200-pound Appalachian State fullback,
has set a record for the nation
by crashing across the goal line
i for his 63rd point this season. Aci
cording to sports writers he has
. scored 23 more points in football
than any other man in the nation, it
is revealed. Appalachian has scored
I 191 po'nts this season, and is llke^
wise leading the nation to a tune of
43 points.
j Young Wilson's spectacular rise
| reached Its height two weeks ago in
his five-touchdown splurge during
the Mountaineer's 52-0 rout of Guilford.
Wilson has runs of T9, 25, 12,
2 (2> and 1 yards for touchdowns.
Practically unstopable through Uie
line he. runs like a scared jack rab.
bit ones in the clear. Although he
! is an accomplish ad kicker he doesn't. |
t have to worry about that phase of'
. the game with Rovie Angcll, thej
i south'a leading kicker last season, inf
' the gur.ie There are few bettor'
blockers on Uie squad, and few f any j
better defensive men. as Wilson
1 was a whale of a good tackle before j
moving back a notch to help carry)
Uie mall.
The bigr blond behomoth Is a na-1
tlve of Boone and with a continuance!
i of his present performances he is;
headed for national recognition this
i season. A sophomore, he is putting
in his second year of varsity play.
New Bleachers Will
Seat Over 2,000
Work began Monday on excavation
for the cement bleachers which
are to be built at the Appalachian
football field as a project for the
NTA workers of the college. Probably
thirty or thirty-five boys will be
given work on the plan, according t J
Mr. Teems, school engineer for Appalachian
State Teachers College.
When completed, the bleachers will
be ten rows deep, running the entire
length of the field on the east side
?three hundred and thirty feet long.
This new improvement at the park
will seat approximately two thousand
and two hundred people. The
project is expected to reach completion
before the baseball season
I opens, though it will be ready for
J temporary use during the latter part
I of the fodtball season
EMPLOY PHABM ACIS'i
The Carolina Pharmacy has secured
the services of Dr. J. D. Pike, who
will be in charge of the prescription
department in the popular drug
store, and Dr. Pike is preparing Ui
bring his family here to reside. He
is a graduate of the Southern School
of Pharmacy, Atlanta, and was employed
for n time at Clemson College,
S. C. He comes to Boone from the
Walgreen Drug store in WinstonSalem.
There are 360 boys and girls in
4-H club work in Jones and Onslow
counties.
WIFE PARKWAY EM
INJURED WHEN A
i
Mrs Belle Stutts, wife of Emeal
Stutta, an employee on the Blue
Ridge Parkway, /ell from a car In
i which she and her husband were
ridng near Deep Gap Monday evening,
and died within a few minutes
from the injuries sustained.
i It was not ascertained whether
! she accidentally unfastened the
door or whether it opened itself.
The back of the woman's head
1 struck the pavement and she died
while being taken to a North Wii- '
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BOONE, WATAUGA C(
flANCQCR JOINS
DOl'GHTON IN Bit
POLITICAL RALL
Huge Gathering of Partisa
Kxpected in Boone on 281
Free Barbecue Dinner a
Band Concert to feati
Meeting
Hon. Frank Hancock, fifth <3
tric.t congressman, will join w
Congressman Robert L. Dough ton,
the ninth, in providing the orat*
for the large political rally to bo h
as an all-day affair in Boone on (
tober 28th, it was learned by 1
Democrat Tuesday.
According to the tentative pl?
made by the committee on arranj
menia, or which Dr. C. 1/. Rhyne
chairman, the event will be featui
by a barbecue dinner, free to 1
! thousands who are expected to ga
! er, and an effort is being made
have the Lenoir High School ba;
the most celebrated musical orga
zation in this state, present for t
occasion.
The meeting will be held, it is sa
on the Mrs. J. F. Hardin proper
where the Bob Reynolds barbec
was held four years ago.
This marks the first public appei
once of Mr. Dough ton in the cour
during the present campaign, and 1
uneraucea are expected to lie slri<
ly on the lines of national issu
Mr. Doughton by virtue of his po
lion as chairman of the house via
and means committee, has been pi
ticularly close to the president di
ing the present administration.
This marks the first visit of a
Hancock to Bocne. He is knov
however, as one of the ablest of t
state's congressional delegation a
Is said to be a speaker of gK
charm and iogic.
Many thousands of persons are ?
pected to gather for tlie rally, r,
only from Watauga county, but frt
the adjoining counties, and the eve
will likely mark the largest politu
gathering to be held in this coun
for many years
Tc Instruct Workers
On Automotive Safet
Mr. Karly, former lieutenant
the state highway patrol, and
present an official of the wor
progress administration ill Raleij
is ill the county this week, where
is to address groups of Wt'A foi
men and workers on the elements
safety which should be observed
the operation of motor trucks on t
various projects.
Drivers of trucks furnished by t
state and other sponsors will also
advised along this line, in every cs
where WPA workers are calculat
to be endangered by the operation
motor vehicles.
Hon. Frank Patton
To Speak On R&di
Hon. Frank? C. Patton, Republic
candidate for the United States se
ate in North Carolina, wi" sddrt
the voters of the state through t
facilities of radio station WBT, Chi
lotte, Saturday, October 24, from
to 8:30 p. m.
Mr. Russell D. Hodges, local P
publican chairman, who makes t
announcement of the broadca
urges the people of this section
tune in for the address, and it
suggested that radios be placed
the various political gathering plat
that as may as possible may he
the speaker's message.
Reed Coffey Loses
In Fight For Lii
Reed Coffey, Avery county you
convicted at the July term of coi
for the first degree murder of "
uncle, Hardy Coffey, has lost his f
peal to the State Supreme court, a
must pay tnc supreme penalty in t
gas chamber, as directed by t
The only remaining avenue of i
cape for the Avery youth is thrcu
executive clemency.
PLOYEE FATALLY
UTO DOOR OPENS
kesboro hospital.
Deceased was 28 yearn of age,
daughter of J. L. Miller, of C<
lumbla, S. C. In addition to he
husband ard father, she leave
three brothers and one sister, Mu
ier Miller, of Lexington, S. C
Harper Miller, of Columbia; To
bert Miller, of Florida, and Mr
Mabel MeDsde, of Lexington, S. (
Funeral services were to ha\
been held Wednesday morning i
Lexington.
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)UNTY. NORTH CAROLINA, Till:
; I They're Choosim
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Members of the national execut
^ of America, meeting in Washington,
|q "*511 atuwi atuuciua touting voc.
ad, the nation, the one that shall be na
ni- committee comprises (left to right)
he ecutive. New York; Owen D. voung
president- of Armour & Co., Chicago
id. cal concern due to the fact that be
.' ihools maintain strong FFA orgar
:ue _
? Walter Gree
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ir- Ira Watson, 23-year-old resident
ir- of the Meat Camp section, died in
a I^enoir hospital Tuesday from
ir. concussion of the brain, brought
ra, about when ho was struck by a
he rock, allegedly hurled by a neigh
rid bor, Walter Greer, as the two men
;at engaged in an altercation in the
homo community last Sunday,
tx- At first the seriousness of the
lot young man's condition was un>m
doubtedly unknown, for it is said
int he was in Boone Monday*, and
:al taken from here to the hospital.
CONTRACT LET OfT
y IMPORTANT ROAD
?' Actual Construction of Laurel
at
Creek Highway Expected
ih. to Start at Once
he ?
:e- Work is to stact immediately oil
of the actual grading of the important
ill 1 ,.
(iiiicioiaic iiigiiwajr, '.umniuiuj iw*ci
red to as the, "Laurel Creek Road,"
jje according to advices reaching the lobe
cal offices of the state highway ant
ise public works commission The eon
e(i tracts have been let by the state, II
of Is said, and the successful bidden
must begin actual work within 2(
days from the date of the letting
which it is understood was ten day!
ago. An engineering party whirl:
will be in charge of the construction
^ and which is headed by Sir. J. R
:n" Taylor, is now in Boone, and dirl
:ss will be moved just as soon as the
necessary equipment can be moved
u" to Watauga.
8 The contract on the first lap ol
the ro.id extending from 3ugat
e" Grove Includes 1.78 miles and will be
constructed by Blythe Brothers at a
st- cost of $40,635.50. The bridges or
w the section were contracted to Cobt
is and Homewood, Chapel Hill, foi
in $14,862.
:es The road when completed, is exar
pected to be one of the -finest highways
in this section, end will provide
an outlet for a fine farming region
as well as providing a shortened ant
- superior avenue of travel betweer
te points in Tennessee and North Caro
TIis unusual importance of tH*
th, road has caused it to be in the fore
irt front of highway construction conan
veraation in this section for manj
tp- years.
nd
i*e Bank Dividends To Be
ne
Disbursed Monday
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The Democrat ia asked to announce
that 10 per cent divirtenc
_ checks due the old preferred stockholders
of the Watauga County Bank
will be ready for distribution Monday,
October 26th. It will be neees
sary for each preferred stockholdei
to bring his certificate of stock
? properly signed, for transfer, and receive
In lieu thereof a new certifia
cate issued by the trustees for th<
y- balance due, and at the same tinx
>r receive the check representing th<
!S 10 per cent of the stock now out
1- standing. ,
W. D. Farthing, manager of tlx
I- Rich Mountain Mortgages, having
g. thpsc in charge, has an office in tlu
3. Sebastian building. Mr. Forth In;
>e emphasises the fact that no checki
u can be delivered until the stock cer
tiflcale has been surrendered.
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RSDAY, OCTOBER. 22, 1936
ive committee of tlie Future Farmers
working on the task of selecting front
itional agriculture courses throughout
tned the "Star Farmer of 1936." The
Wm. H. Johns, national adverttsng ex
General Electric Co.. and R H. Cabell,
The gathering is of considerable lo- I
>th the Cove Creek and Bocne high
ilza t ions.
\r is Charged
g Fatal Stone
Such belated information as
The Democrat waa able to gather
did not indicate the source of the
trouble existing between the two
young men, which is said to have
precipitated the fatal injury. Greer
is being held in the county jail and
will be given a hearing before
Judge John 12. Binghaiu In recorder's
court next Tuesday.
Funeral services for young Watson
are to be conducted this (Wednesday)
afternoon, but the details
are unavailable.
jLOCAL NEGRO IS
i DRAM FOR JURY
I Watauaans Named for Service
at Federal Court Term in
Wilkesboro Nov. 16
.
! Coy Williams, Boone, is the first
ric-gro from this section within mcm.
ory to have been drawn for jury
1 service, and with a number of white
. citizens of this county has been
[ summoned to sit on the federal jury
. at Wilkesboro during the week lie;
ginning November 10, wnen a large
, number of defendants are to be tried
( before Judge Hayes on charges of
violation of the liquor tax laws, auto
theft, narcotic infringements and
> postoffice robbery.
i One negro from each county in
the Wilkes bo rs district appears on
' the jury list, this now being required
! in federal courts where there are ne'
gro defendants. The custom started
| in the south some time ago when the
U. S. Supreme cou't sustained a
. contention of three Scottsboro, Ala.,
; negroes on the grounds that no mem,
her of their race was in the jury box
[ when they were convicted.
Following is the compiete list of
J those from Watauga who will serve
. as jurors: Richard A. Greene,
Boone Route 2; Ed Jones. Boone
Route 2; S. Colfax Carrol, Boone
Route 1; James A. Hodges, Shulls
, Mills; Jason Moretz, Deep Gap; Geo.
Main;' Shulls Mills: Spencer Warren,
[ Vilas; Paul Coffey, Blowing Rock;
' j Virgil Cox, Triplet t; Carl Byers,
I ZlonviUe; Olus Mast, Sugar Grove;
[ I Coy Williams, colored. Boone.
SATURDAY LAST
DAY TOREGLSTER
' Leaders in Both Parties Anxious
for Complete Rcgistra- i
lion of Voters
Next Saturday, Lhe 24th. is the
; last remaining1 date or. which voters
may register to vote in the Novem
ber 3 election, it is revealed by A. D.
Wilson, chairman of the county elcc,
tion board, who states that the reg
istrars will be at the polling places
- in the various precincts on the date
s named for the purpose of. registering
: new voters.
i Registrations have not been par
ticularly heavy since the books opened,
it is said, and leaders of both p*r?
ties are urging voters to register, in
f order that there may be no disap:
pointment, and that all eligibles
; may be permitted to vote in the elccs
tion
Saturday, October 31. will be observed
as challenge day.
?1.5Q PER YEAR v |
M ANY STATC FAIR
AWARDS ARE WON
BY SHIPLEY FARM
livestock Exhibits of Watauga
County Farm Bring Back
Many Prizes From Kaleigh
Exposition; Cattle aud Sheep
Shown
That Watauga county is primarily
I a livestock region, and that her
j grassy slopes produce the very best
eattie and sheep to be found in the
j country, vcas strikingly demonstrated
I at the state fair last week, when the
Shipiey farm at Vilas carried sway
seven prizes for superior showings of
sheep and cattle, one championship
and several first awards in the
sheep contests, and was able to
show winners in five cattle classifications.
The total awards amounted
to something i ike two hundred
and fifty dollars, according to
Mr. W. E. Shipley, who is perhaps
'. the foremost authority in this seci
Hon on cattle breeding, and who has
I made of his plantation a veritable
show Dlace for fine stock.
The local exhibitor prided himself
on his showing of sheep and that he
I was right in his faith in the superior
[ quality of his exhibits was indicated
when he not only won first prize, but
[ the championship ribbon for a yoarlold
ram: first prize on ram less than
one year old. first on pen and three
nun Iambs; first on ewe under ono
year; first on pen three ewe lambs;
second on yearling ram and 3econd
jon ewe over one year old.
The Shipley farm also hud quality
exhibts of Hereford cattle, and won
first award on heifer caif; second on
aged bull; second on aged cow; second
on yearling heifer and fourth on
bull calf.
' Mr. Shipley explains that the
allowing made by his cat lie was exceptionally
good since they were
grass fed, and entered in competition
with grain fed stock.
Red Cross First Aid
o J"** T_ OCA
V.OU! SV UtYCAl 1 U
| Appalachian State Teachers Qp;I
lege, working -.vith ilie Watauga,
chapter, American Red Cross, has
trained 253 first aiders since 1933,
according to Prof. E. E. (Jarbce, who
is instructor in this lint* of work
This is considered an enviable record,
in view of the fact that this
large number of persons have been
trained in such ?. way that they can
take care of any accident, on the
highway, in the home, or any other
place and send their patient to the
doctor in the best possible condition.
On four different occasions tho
Red Cross has sent either Dr. Marshall
or Dr. WilUson to instruct the
first aid teachers, and the service
which has been rendered through the
courses will more than repay local
citizens for their Red Cross contributions
Following is a list of the first
aiders who are residents of Watauga
county:
A. Antonako3, Evelyn Bingham,
Pauline Bingham, Maude Cathcart,
L>iy Dade, E. E. Garfcee, Mrs. E. E.
Gaibee, Annie Ruth German Katherine
Harwell, diary Mercer Jackson,
Ida Belie Ledbetter, Oora LeMay,
Louise Robeis, Laurie M. Stewart,
Jennie Todd, R. W. Watkins. J. T.
C. Wright, Julian Clifton Toder.
Raleigh Cottrell. R. J. Brown, W. H.
rVvnVf? f> V Tula "?
G. Henson, Ralph Colvard, W. R.
Cox, Erie Greer, Ella Austen, J. B.
O'Nell, Ruby Parsons, Irene Shumaker.
Mrs. Ola T. Thompson, Mrs.
J. T. C. Wright, Sam G. Atkins,
Gladys Swift,. Elisabeth Hahn, May
Bryant, Gertrude Perry, Vallfe Maltha,
Ralph Beam,, Matthew Hanna.
Gilbert Hubbard, Howard Hunter,
Lester Miller, Milton McLaughlin,
Robert Swan, John Staley, J, J.
Bingham, Charles L. Farthing,, Ona
Farthir." Lornm Fa-' Miner' P"-'
Walker, Marshall Ward, Annie L.
Dougherty, Joseph Townsend, Lula
Mae Greene, Gerald Lackey, Carolyn
Moore. Meril Shumate, Nellie Staley, 5-Si
Norman Chacrwick, Martha 5'ruches,
Elite Lane, Thelma May Massey,
uari itumsiii, June Steele, Webster W-iiS
Ward:
ATTEND REXALL MEET |
Messrs. Kenneth Linney and Bob
Agle of the Boone Drug company,
attended the Rex all druggists' con- ^ iWL
vcntion in Charlotte Tuesday. The r:*;5
convocation of the druggists was
novel, in that convention headquar- A;
ters were maintained in a luxurious .?y?WS#l
million-dollar streamlined train.,
which is touring the country at the A-wFj
instance of the United Drug company.
VISIT PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Moretv. and
Mr. J. Frank Norris, of Charlotte, r'|fe ->r
visited last week with Mrs. Moretx"s
and Mr. Norris' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Norris. Mrs. Norrtt^gS^t^S
celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday '
last Thursday Mr. and Mrs. K A.
Link, ol Lenoir, were also present