I APPALACHIAN IS I ONLY UNBEATEN 1 STATE GRID TEAM Charlotte, Oof 2o.?With tile spotless records of Duke and North 5' Carolina blasted in Saturday's gridiron warfare, all of the state's big five members have now tasted defeat. Only the Appalachian Teachers of the North Stale conference remain as the single North Carolina eleven JVIUI iwuo in <iu ui us t'lig^agpnieniH. Kvery member of the big five met I out-of-state competition the past week-eha and the group standings remained the same. Duke and Carolina, with one victory each and no defeats, were tied for the lead over their rivals of Davidson, Stave and Wake Forest. The Tarheels and the State Wolfpack are pitted against each other in the only intra big five game of the week, meeting at Chapel Hill Saturday. Davidson's Wildcats and Hunk Anderson's Wolfpack were the only big five reams to uphold ihe state's football prestige in their games last week. Davidson, paced by its brilliant Teeney Lafferty, triumphed impressively over the Citadel, 21 to 0, for its third successive Southern conference victory, while state, appareentiy on the comeback trail after a bad start, trounced V P. L. 13 to 0. Wake Forest fell before the George Washington Colonels Friday night, 13 to 12 Besides the Tar Heel-Woolfpaclc clash, games scheduled for Saturday send Duke against Washington and Lee at Ftichnond, Davidson against Furman at Greenville, S. C., and Wake Forest will take on Presbyterian college from Clinton, S. C.. on its home field. Tn thf Morfh ? uvu<.<- v.viur(XlivU,; Appalachian, by virtue of its fine record, is the undisputed leader. The strung* teachers added another victory Saturday by routing the South Georgia Teachers. 27 to 0. Catawba's Indians won their an-j nual clash with the Guilford Quale-( ers. 20 to 6, in their headline intra co life re nee game, of the week Thej Western Carolina Teachers eked outi a 7 to 6 victory over Eastern CarUna Teachers, and Elon's Christians! had A field day at the expense of Duke "B" team, winning 51 toO. Lenoir-Rhyne could only get a 6 to 6 tie with the Apprentice School at Newport News, Va North State conference games this] week pit Guilford against Lenoirfthyne on the latters field Friday and Eton goes fo Newport News toj meet the Apprentice school the saniei Saturday, W. C. T. C. will en-J tertain Mtlligan ut Cullowhee, ondj Appalachian will have Tusctilum as the opposition at Boone. Catawba) ha& an open date. Movies of Local People To Be Shown at Pastime Cajc to find out whaL you'd look like in the movies? That opportunity will be presented to a number of people of Boone and the county at the Pastime Theatre here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th. For several days II. Lee Waters of j Lexington, a movie cameraman, has j been in Boone employed by the man tix tut r-asume ineatre to make motion pictures of Boone people as they went about their work, hobby or recreation, as the case might be. These pictures will be shown for four days. In addition to the "local movies." the program for the four big days at the Pastime will feature headline productions, such as "Susy," with Jean Harlow; "Captain Kidd," with Guy Kibbee and Sybil Jason, and "The Bride Walks Out," with Barbara Stanwyck. PEIJLEGRA YEAST HERE Mrs. James Councill, chairman of the Red Cross, states that the yeast for pellcgra patients has been received and is now available at the welfare office in the courthouse. It will be necessary for patients applying to bring with them a doctor's certificate Indicating their need of the treatment. "HOW DEEPEN OUR FAITH IN CHRIST" Hie above subject will be discussed at the Brotherhood meeting Sun day rjgni al o;ju, a nieeuiig ior ail adults. Come and bring your wife and enjoy one hour in the study of this great subject. This union appeals to you to make an honest effort to be present Sunday night. The past few years have brought discouragement to many earnest Christians, the world has been in a state of confusion, with vast changes taking place in social, political, economic and religious conditions among the . nations. Sometimes it seems almost as if the very foundations have been shaken, and that there is nothing sef cure "Ijisteii"' Come and learn what Scripture lesson Jesus read when asked to read from the Bible. He selected His own passage. This one thing will be worth your while. ADULT BROTHERHOOD UNION, Boone Baptist Church. WA1 An VOL. XLVIII. NO. 17 SHERIFF HrtWFII A **v ? T AiJLiJU HAS BUSY WEEK Seventy-Second Still is Captured Under fresent Administration: Other News Sheriff Howell gives Yh?* Democrat a brief report of the activities of his office iast week, when it is revealed that an unusual amount of work evolved upon the law enforcers, and the seventy-second distilling plant was captured hy the sheriff. Following is a terse report of the sheriff's activities for the week: Tuesday morning" the sheriff took a lead of inrors to -Wilkesboro to assist J. C. McConnell in holding the inquest of Mrs. Stutts. who was killed by falling from an automobile. Tuesday evening Walter Greer was apprehended and charged with the murder of Ira Watson. He was placed in the county joil awaiting preliminary trial. Wednesday night Monroe Woodring was arrested and brought to jail, charged with the serious cutting of Mack Winebarger. He was taken into custody on the aide of Pine Orchard mountain about 13. o'clock Wednesday night;. Thursday the sheriff and deputies, Carter Ragan and John K. Brown, made a raid on the upper Meat Camp "section near the community where the cutting affray look place and captured three distilleries. One of them was a 90-gallon copper outfit, one a 30-galloti copper still I ami one a HO-gallon tank steamer i Friday evening Sheriff lie well left I for Waynesville for a prisoner wantj ed for non-support and abandonment. I It was foggy and rainy and many of roads under construction, the detours muddy. The sheriff drove all night I Friday and reached Boone just at | daylight Saturday morning with his prisoner. I Saturday a number of arrests j were made for public drunkenness and driving drunk. Sunday night j Sheriff Howell and his deputies had i a call to come to Hot Hollow, where ! a number of men and women were ! reported to be having a frvc-for-aii fight, with rocks and knives. Ten were arrested and brought. U> the "Cross Bar Hotel." A round sixteen arrests were made during the weekend and the jail was crowded. This makes the seventy-second still and 38 men taken in connect ion fW.J ?-? U4iv?i i.pLiaiwk aince snemi Howoil has been in office. This is the greatest number of stiils and prisoners that have been captured in Watauira in one week for many years. WORKERS SOUGHT FOR ROAD WORK Representative For State Employment Service Wants More Skilled Men The demand for skilled workers, particularly as regards highway construction, Is still urgent, according to R. L. Wooten, representative of the State Employment service, who was in town again Friday registering men for jobs on the Scenic Parkway and other projects in this section. He states he will return to Boone November 7th, and would like to contact men capable of operating road machinery. Referring jto the Laurel Creek highway, Mr. Wooten states that the first request for labor on this project called for 15 laborers for excavation for a bridge, Cobb and Homewood of Chapel Hill, having secured the contract for the structures. Prnaidont Will a * wu??4Vl?V f V ill Inaugurated Jan. 20 When tile voters finally have their Inning November 3. they will elect 33 governors, 35 senators and 435 members of the house of representatives ?but not a president. So far as the presidency is concerned, they will "appoint" 531 electors who will mark the actual election ballots at meetings in their respective states on Monday, December 14. The new senate and house, which will convene January 5, must meet jointly the next day to cout the ballots and declare president any candidate with a majority The regular convening day is January 3, but that falls on a Sunday and congress passed a resolution changing the meeting date. On January 20 will come the first January inauguration in history. The change from the fourth of March was made by the twentieth, or "lame duck" amendment to the constitution. H. C. Miller of Macon county, has applied 12 tons of lime to his crop land this fall and says one ton is needed an acre to get a good stand of clover. ~f - Jfctessviyl. -eylv/ *| eyJjrj ifi "AUG Independent. Weekly Nev BOONE. WATAUGA COt SPEAKS SATURDAY Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, whose spectacular campaign for the governorship last summer focused the political eye of the nation on the state, will deliver a campaign address to the voters of this section Saturday afternoon at 2:30, it has been announced. It is understood that Dr. McDonald is making a vigorous campaign for the entire Democratic ticket, and that enthusiastic throngs are greeting the I accomplished orator at each engagement. ROLL CALL DRIVE TO BE INTENSIVE Organization is Completed foi Enlisting Members in Red Cross Body The annual Red Ci ^ss Roll Call, which starts on Armistice Day and continues through Thanksgiving, ! will be carried on in grand fashion j in this community under the guiding | hand of Mrs J. H. Council!, county J chairman of the Red Cross. Roll Call chairmen for the county include Mrs. H. R. Eggera, Boone; Mrs. H. C. Hayes. Blowing Rock, Mrs. Stanley IltiiiiS. v* t-r.. uSfa; vv cult: Wagner, VaUe Crucis, and Mrs. Cjvdc Perry, Beaver Oani. Members of the A. S. T. C. faculty on the county council are: Miss Maude Cathcart, chairman of the Junior Red Cross; Miss Cora LeMav, chairman of life saving: Dr. ,T. D. Rankin, vice chair: man of the county Red Cross cnapI ter. and Prof. Eugene Garbee, chairj man of first aid. I According to plans outlined by j Mrs. Councill, the major clubs of the ! campus will prepare displays to be placed in the windows of the store buildings up-tpwn and will compete | against each other as to the most atj tractive and applicable presentation j Miss Cathcart, chairman of the Junior division, nas mads contact with the schools of Cove Creek Blowing Rock and Boone, where the plan or organization was received with enthusiasm. This is the first time in the history of the Red Cross that the Junior division has been introduced to these schools. Meets Death In Texas Automobile Accidenl Mr. R. R. Hodges has received a mesage informing him of the death of his nephew, Sam T. Hodge3, ol Lubbock, Texas, who was fatally injured when struck by an automobile at that place on October 17. Mr. Hodges was a son of the late Col. J. C. Hodges of Paris, Texas. He leaves a widow, the former Miss Nene Alexander, one son and one daughter SUCCESSFUL SALE S. C. Eggers & Co., local realtors disposed of the real estate of the late Col. Romulus Z. Linney on Saturday. The property located in the town of Taylorsville, was sold foi cash in hand, it is said, and the own ers as well as the popular realtors were pleased with the deal. IT IS TIME TO CALL THE ROLL Once a year the roll of the American people is called and they are given an opportunity to join the Red Cross. This roll call serves not only to maintain the Red Cross organization, but serves as a yearly check-up of public sympathy with the work it is trying to do. Mrs. James Council!, Red Cross chairman for Watauga county, and the executive committee is making plans to make the roll cell a big success this year. They are especiI ally anxious to see the county reach i the quota of 300 assigned to the | county. The following roll call chairmen i have been appointed: Blowing' Rock, ; Mrs. H. C. Hayes: Valle Crucis, Mrs Wade Wagner; Cove Creek, Mrs Stanley Harris; Beaver Dam, Mrs Clyde l'erry; Boor.e, Mrs. Herman J Eggers. a/de /spape: ^-Established in th< : FNTY, ;RTH CAROLINA, THUR jcKtS GATHER i FOR BARBECUE, I POLITICAL RALLY ! i Congressman Dough ton Principal Speaker Today; Hon. Frank Hancock and Others on Program; Large Crowd is Expected j ! As The Democrat prepares to go to press indications are that by the time the Dougliton-Day political rally and barbecue gets under way there will will be a vast throng of \ voters from every section of this and surrounding counties to hear the veteran congressman and one of his colleagues speak, and to partake of the barbecue and fixins which has been in the course of preparation for the past two days. Mia'* Beatrice Cobb, national coiumitteewoman. and Mrs. J. D. Spillman, vice-chairman of the stale Democratic executive committee, will deliver the first speeches, likely making a particularly strong appal to the women voters to rally to the cause of the Democratic party, and will be followed by Congressman Doughton, in the principal deliver-nr.ee of the day. Hon. Frank Han-j cock, congressman from the fifth district, will complete the speaking program, and the crowds will gather for the open-air feast. To Defend New Deal I Advance information as to tne f text of the Doughton deliverance indicates that he will speak solely to the gathering on the accomplishments of the Democratic party from the federal agencies to the county j courthouse, and appeal for continued SUDDOrt Strflitlv frnnn tho I i Dough ton will laud the admimstra-j tion of the President and discuss the! , administration from the standpoint i of progressive and effective dealing | with the problems of the government to the point that a complete business recovery is now in sight. He will laud the party whose cause he espouses as one of action, progress and good lo the many rather than to the j few, and will label the Republican .party as one of privilege and inac; tion. Due to the late arrival of Mr. Hancock, the specific lines he will follow ill his speech c^ufi not be secured; however, he is known as a forceful speaker. This is his first visit to Boone. As this is written, rome of the i more optimistic Democratic leaders | ' are predicting that when the rally is! under way there wiii be from three j ' to four thousand people on the; j grounds. 1G. O.P.ANNOUNCES i SPEAKING DATES No Outside Oratory Has Been i Brought to County by Republicans; Intensive Campaign Russell D. Hodges, chairman of the local Republican committee, stated Wednesday morning that! -! present plans of his organization do not call for the appearance of outL side speakers during the closing days 1 of the campaign. Mr. Hodges did state, however, that candidates for the various coun! t.y offices are conducting speakings in different sections of the county 1 and gave out the following engagements. At each place there will be ' some of the candidates and perhaps * others to deliver campaign addresses: Laurel Fork tBlue Ridge township) the 28th; Stony Point and , Clarks Creek, the 20th; and Foscoe > in Watauga township, on the 31st. All the speakings will be at 7:30 >. p. m., and a full attendance of the* voters in each locality is urged to hear the discussions of campaign is, suea. The Republican candidates have been appearing at different points for several days ar.d a vigorous campaign is being waged. W>lf? R ? * T ?u?va *-+? viawoull Claimed By Death Walter Bledsoe Clawson, aged 34! years, died at hir home in the Todd neighborhood last Saturday. Funeral , and burial was in the Howell cemetery at Todd Monday morning. Rev. :! Ed. Blackburn and Rev. C. F. Wright being in charge of the services. I Survivors include the widow and | four children: Joe Bill, Tommy Kirk Ray Dean and Sue, of Todd. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Clawson, : of Todd, also survive, two brothers and six sisters. R. H. Clawson, Panai :na. Canal Zone: James Clawson, , Todd; Mesdames Hally Blackburn, Todd; Chess Proffit, Banner Elk; . Lizzie Wright, Lenoir City, Tenn.; . Lawrence McGiimis, Ray Ballard, i Taft Smith and Lester Armstorng. Cherryville MOC 5 Year Eighteen Eighty-EJ SPAY, OCTOBKI^ 29, 1936 FOLLOWER OF LEE i&.n ~ ... - i ; _1 j Mr. Lemuel Greene, of Amantha, who on the 16th of October celebrated his 01st. birthday, and who is the only surviving: Confederate veteran in this county with the exception of Mr. .J. E. Luther, of Deep Gap. Mr. Greene is hale and hearty despite his great age and often visits briefly with friends in Boone. Two Federal veterans live in the county. Uncle Newton Banner, of Sugar Grove, and Mr. Jsndy Wilson, of North Fork township. Pictures of Mr. Luther, Mr Banner and Mr. Wilson are to be carried in subsequent issues of The Democrat. DR. WIDENHOUSE TO BURNSVfLLE Rev. l'aul Townsend New Methodist Pastor at Uoone: Salisbury Conference Ends I Dr. Ernest C Widenhouse, popular! pastor of t he Roonb M ethodist | church for the past two years, was transferred to the Burnsvillc pastorate. as the appointments were read in the closing hours of the Western North Carolina conference in Salisbury Monday, and Rev. Paul Townsend will come to the local church. At the same time Rev. .5 W. Parker is. returned tcv the Watauga Methodist circuity Dr. Widenhouse has been popular with the congregation here and regret is expressed over his departure. Rev. Mr. Townsend, however, is said to be a minister oX outstanding qualities. and served as a teacher in the high schools for many years following his graduation from Duke University. He formerly was pastor ofj the Gastonia church, once served by! the beloved Rev. Claude H. Moser, and members of the local congregation feel fortunate i:i securing him as their pastor. Among those attending conference from this community were: Dr. Widenhouse, Prof. J. M. Downum, Dr. and Mi-s. J. D. Rankin, Rev. G; C. Brinkm&n and Miss Naomi Brandon. Mrs. Ailey M. Ray Dies At Age of 76 Mrs. Ailey M Ray, aged 76 years, Uied at her home at Deep Gap Saturday, and funeral services and buria! followed Sunday at the T.aurel Springs Baptist church. Surviving is the husband, A. Ray, of Deep Gap; four sons and six daughters; W. O. Ray. Harley Town, Mont.: W. h". Ray, Deep Gap; Clyde Ray, Brown wood: Willard Ray. Deep Gap; Mesdames J. J. Purlear, Laxon; L. C. Stansbury, Boone; J D. Miller. Laxou. Grady Greene, Deep Gap; M. C. Greene, Johnson City, Tenn.. and G. A. Watson, Deep Gap. There are 53 grandchildren and 13 gTeat-grandcliildren. Mrs Ray was a devout member of the t.aurel Springs Baptist church throughout her adult life, and was held in the highest esteem in h'er homc section. Lees-McRae In Last Home Game of Year The Lees-McRae Bull Dogs will meet Wingate College at Lees-Mc Rae this afternoon in the last home game of the grid season. Wingate is said to have one of the strongest teams in the North Carolina conference. While Coach Mackerel's boys are lighter than any team during the past two years, they are in fine shape and a good game i3 expected. If vegetables stored in a cellar j start to sprout or grow, the tem-l perature is too high. RAT ight _ SI .50 PER YEAR SAYS BALLOTING WILL REACH NEW I3ir?imi? IM omimr riUURR 111 MAIL Democratic a n d Republican Leaders Express Belief Vict o r y Imminent; Vigorous Campaigns Have Been Waged on Both Sides Raleigh. Oct 27. ?Ejection officials and party leaders joined today in predicting a record-breaking vote next Tuosjay when North Carolin;ens vote for national, state and local i officers and on five proposed changes | in the state constitution. ! Democrats and Republicans direct ! ing one of the most intensive politiI ca? campaigns ever waged in the 1 state, and R. C. Maxwell, secretary i of the state hoard of elections, forei cast a vote inexcess of 800,000, up | more than 10 per cent from the record set in 1932 at 711,501. i The Democrats, announcing they : will have more than 1,000 precinct political talks Thursday night, have scheduled probabiy close to 2,000 meetings during the campaign, and practically every leader in the party has taken to the stump, including candidates defeated in the summer primaries. Governor Ehringhaus has been campaigning for the national party ticket in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Democrats reported last week that some 4,000 persons this year had contributed ?12,803.01 to the party's campaign fund, with Senator .) W. Bailey's $475 topping the list, while $7,569.70 had been spent. Republican contributions showed $5,733.50 between August 1 and October 20, with $5,000 being given by Stewart W. Cramer of Oramerton, and expenditures were listed at $5, 908.00. Quiet G. O. P. Campaign The Republican campaign has been carried on quietly but intensively with few major political railies. Thomas Dixon, former Democrat and well-known author, has been traveling at the expense of t;>v? party at tacking the new deal, but denying he is a Republican. Various nominees have also been made a number of speeches, but nothing like as many aw in the Democratic camp. Gilliam Grissom, the Republican choice for governor. expressed confidence today he would be elected. "I will gain a majority of around 75.000 of the honestly cast and counted votes" Grissom said, and we are going to work to hold ..1 avn the doubtful absentee votes to insure my election." Wallace Winborne. state Democratic chairman, predicted on the other hand that the party would sweep the state as it did lour years ago and that the only thing- which might keep the majority even as low as the record-breaking 1932 margin of 285,000 would be "overconfidence in the overwhelmingly Democratic counties." FESTIVALEVENT PLANS COMPLETE Tri-Counly High School Association Sponsors Harvest Festival at College According to the president of the Ashe. Avery and Watauga County High School association, the harvest festival of the organization will be held Friday afternoon and night, November fourth, on the Appalachian State College grounds. The main features of this event will include competition in music and play production, and already [ several of the surrounding high schools have signified their intention of competing in every event. Cove Creek high school is producing two plays, "Tire Blue Teapot" and "Professor of Cove." These productions will be entered in an elimination contest at the home school and then the best presentation will be brought to thfe festival. Blowing Rock high school plan3 to enter "Boss of Strategy." and the Lansing high school is producing "Marriage Proposal." Other high schools which have agreed to give productions are: Boone, Fleetwood, Cranberry, Newland, Jefferson, West Jefferson and ' Hpalirw -* wyiuigo. ouij^es Will oe set on the college grounds. Waynick Will Speak In County Today Hon. Capus M. Waynick. chairman oj the state highway and public works conunission, will deliver an address to the voters of this section [at the Cove Creek school building i Thursday evening at S o'clock, it was I announced Tuesday, j This is Mr. Wavnick's fir3t speakj ing engagement in this county and [doubtless there win be a large crowd I present. iffWwffiiwiTrnMmwl

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