SOCIAL SECURITY
FORMS GIVEN OUT
IN THIS LOCALITY
Huge Task of Setting lip Millions
of Accounts for National
Security Board Gets Under
Way; Pertinent Facts About
ihc Act
The huge task of setting up miliums
of accounts for the National
Security Beard got under way in
Uns community Monday when the
postoffice (leDartment in eo-nnpm
lion with the Security Board, deliver- '
e-J forms for receiving employers' applications
lor identification numbers.
P<**tmaster' W. G. Iiartzo.g ordered
hundreds of the forms known as SS- |
and their distribution was effect- 1
ed by the offices through boxes, city
and rural carriers, to every individual.
firm, trust or estate, partnership.
or corporation within the deliv- (
ery of the local office, who has one
or mnrp persons less than 65 ycar3 of
age actually in its employ as of last I
Monday.
Employers of the following classes j
d workers will not be required to
fill out and return the forms, it is
understood: (1) Self-employment; j
2) employees of railroads subject to |
carriers' taxing act; (3) domestic 1
service in private homes; (4) agri- j
cultural labor; (5) casual labor not ;
in the course of the employers' trade i
or business; (6) service performed i
as an officer or member of the crew
of a vessel; (7) service performed m
trie employ of the U. S. government
or of an instrumentality of -ie United
States; t8) service performed in
;he employ oi a state, a political subdivision
thereof, or an instrumentality
of one or more states or political
subdivisions: (9) service performed
in the employ of a corporation, community
chest, fund or foundation, organized
ami operated exclusively for
religious, charitable, scientific, litcr:iry,
or educational purposes, or lor
the prevention of cruelty to children
or animais, no pare or me net earnings
of which inures to the benefit of
any private shareholder or individual.
Hie forms for identification numbers
arc to be returned to the local
post offices not iater than Saturday
of thin week. As soon as the employer
offers his individual list of
employees, the postoffic.e department
then plans to send out forms on
which employees will make applications
for account numbers, the security
board being anxious to get
uie proper tonus to every employe*
roming within the scope of the oldage
benefit provisions of Uie social
security act.
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The social security ajjs, covering
around 2,000 pages in its original
.'orm, is quite complicated, no doubt,
ami its provisions are. not generally
krtowa tn detail, but roughly speaking
the act plans to tax the employee
i per cent of his salary and. the em
pVoyer the same amount to start oil
with, that those may be taken care
of when they reach the age of (55
years. The system is far removed
from the plan advanced by Dr.
Tcwnsend and which attracted the
attention of the aged, crippled and
buiid ir. this coiihty several years
ago. Despite the little similarity to
:i?e Townsend plan and the complications
of the system, old age security
is in the malting, and the task of
setting up the millions of accounts |
will reach employers of labor and
employees themselves within the
next few days.
Postmaster Hartzog and other emp.-cyees
in the local office will appreciate
the co-operation and aid of
all who are required to prepare the
| necessary forms in setting up the
.machinery for the security system.
STUART T. MOODY
DIES INMONTANA
Ferincr Resident of Watauga
Passes in Adopted State:
Was 52 Years of Age
-Stuart T. Moody, aged 52 years,
native Wataugan and son of the late
Forg Moody, died at liis home in
f Harkjtowton, Montana, Octotjr 27,
'Tom an attack of pneumonia contracted
a few day3 previously.
Mr, Moody was born !n Vilas,
North Carolina, June 26, 1884. and
went to Dillon, Montana, in 1905. He
engaged in railroad work the most of
his life, residing in Missoula. Taooma,
Washington, and Laurel before
going to Harlowton in 1922,
where he has been employed responssibly
since that time with the Milwaukee
railroad.
He is survived by the widow and
one brother, Forg C. Moody, of St.
Paul. Minn.
The funeral was held on the 29th
at 2:30 frcm the Federated church.
Rev. Russel Van Allen preaching the
sermon. The casket was banked
with beautiful floral offerings, and
there was a large gathering of
friends from throughout the region.
i ii(* naiiuwwii i iinuj, in repunuif;
V the death characterizes the deceased
jf as a man of sturdy independence and
honesty, and refers to his death as
coming in the nature of a Severe
ehock to the people of the city,
where the deceased was held in highesteem.
Many friends and relatives reside
an Watauga county, where Hie news
of Mr. Moody's death brings deep
t. Borrow.
WA1
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VOL. XLVJII, NO. 20
f Gets Zionchc.k Seat
, l \ V: : -i ^
son t above), prosecuting attorney,
is the Democratic winner of the
scat in congress, vacated by the
death cf the late Representative
Marion Zioncheck. There was a
wild scramble among candidates in
the Democratic primaries for the
nomination. NEED
OF ORPHANS
IS CALLED URGENT
Mountain Institution Makes Annual
Thanksgiving Appeal
For the Fatherless
Miss June Russell, superintendent
of the Grandfather Omhaiw Home at
Banner Elk, in a conversation with
The Democrat, says the 85 mountain
children who are being- reared in the
institution are eagerly looking forward
to a real Thanksgiving, made
I>ossible by cash contributions and
offerings of foodstuffs on the part
of the people of this section.
Miss Russell states that something
like $6,000 will be needed to take
care of the children during the coming
wiiitsr;~a.iiu that trucks are now
out over the country gathering up
the proffered produce. She says the
arrival of these trucks is being
awaited by the kiddies .yvfto. take
a delight in assisting with the unloading
and storage of the products
brought.
In keeping with a custom of many
years standing The Democrat will
again this year receive such gifts of
cash, potatoes and canned goods as
the people of this community and
county wish to contribute, and it is
urged that these donations be turned
in at once in order that they may be
<ic:ivereu oerorc "lJianKSglving. me
Grandfather Home is 01 p?i"f!r.u!ar
tereat to the people of this region
since the chiUien being taken care
of there are mountain children The
Democrat would urge a liberal response
to the appeals of this insti
tution.
WATAUGANS ENTER STOCK
IN ASHEVILLE SHOWING
Watauga county lias two entries at
the Asheville Fat Stock show today
(November 18). Two baby
beeves owned by Councill Henson
and Shelton Dagger, of Vilas, are being
exhibited in the Asheville show in
competition with about 75 other baby
beeves owned by t-H club members
from all sections of the state.
After the calves are judged they
will be led to the auction ring and
sold, thus concluding the biggest
show ever staged in western North
Carolina.
: Since this is the first time WatI
auga county has been represented in
a fat stock show, everyone should
feel proud of the two boys who have
put forth untiring effors in order to
compete in a show of this kind.
| Dewey Herring, -l-H club boy of
Greene county, producer 08 bushels
of corn, on his club acre this season.
Dewey planted his corn in alternate
rows with soybeans.
Vaults of Ba\
Looted by Di
An acetylene torch was used by
robbers in gaining entrance to the
Banner F,lk Bank Monday night,
and an estimated $5,000 was removed
from tho Inner compartment of
the bank's vault. Fifteen hundred
dollars In currency is said to have
been badly burned by the withering
blasts of the torch, and another
five thousand water-soaked as
the bandits cooled the steel compartment.
Entrance was gained to the
building through a window, and
the welding torch was used to
burn away an entrance to the oatside
vault. Tho safe proper was
melted away from the top, it is
said. When toe robbery was discovered,
Cashier J. M. Shoemaker
AUG.
Independent Weekly News
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT
jSEEK TO ADJUST
I INTEREST RATES
] Municipality Takes Steps to
Lower Interest and Save
Taxpayers Money
Information coming from the city
hail indicates that there is bright
prospects of carrying through a former
proposal to the I<ocsi Goverrtnent
Commission, whereby the interest
rates on the town's securities
would be lowered to the extent that
j there would be a r.ct saving to the
j taxpayers of S6.C00 during the first
i dcccnnium of t he plan's operation.
The North Carohr? Municipal
League i3 acting as counsel for the
city between the bondholders and
the government commission ami reports
coming from Raleigh the first
of the week say that already something
like $100,0(H) in outstanding
bonds have been turned in to be ex- j
changed for the proposed new secu- '
rfties which bear the lower rates of
interest. Understanding is that to
make the plan effective the proposal
must be accepted by three-fourths
of the bond-holders, and the league
reports that there is evidence that
this may be accomplished within a
short time. In the event of com
pliaucc by the bond-holders, newbonds
will be issued, which for the
first ten years would bear 3 per cent
interest, ranging upward one per
cent per year until the rate at the
end of tfie third ten-year period
would be five per cent.
Those having securities which they
are willing to convert under the proposal
may in ail them direct to the.
Uocal Government Commission in
Raleigh, receive a receipt from the
treasurer, and secure a new bond or
the old on back, depending upon
whether the proposal Is placed into
effect or fails of enactment.
EXPLAINS RATES
ON YULE CARDS;
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Unsealed, Impersonal Messages Go
Third Class, Pos toff Ice Aullmrity
Stat
Postmaster W. G. Hartzog has
received instructions regarding ihp
rate- of postage on Chrtetirras and
other greeting cards sent under cover
of unsealed envelopes. The instructions
state that much confusion appears
to exist in the minds of the
public and of some postmasters regarding
these rates.
"Printed greeting cards," the instructions
state, "mailed under covet
of unseaied envelopes are chargable
with postage at the third class r .te
of one and one-half cents for each
two ounces or fraction of two ounces, I
Jegardlcss of whether addressed fori
deliver through postoffice boxes orj
j general delivery, or by city or rural J
j caiTier.
Printed Christmas anil other
greeting cards in unsealed envelopes
may bear simple written inscription
not in the nature of persona.! correspondence,
such as 'Merry Christmas;'
'Happy New Year.* *Since.rely
Yours/ or With Best Wishes.*
Greeting- cards, sealed or unsealed,
bearing written messages other than
such as those above, as weii as all
cards sent in sealed envelopes, are
chargeable with postage at the first
class rate of three cents an ounce,
except drop letter rates of one and
two cents."
Patrons are advised that it is preferable,
especially in the case of expensive
cards, to have the cards in
sealed envelopes and mailed at firstclass
rates.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
A gr jp of young people from the
community attended -he Methodist
students conference in Durham iast
week, leaving Boone Friday and returning
Sunday evening.
Those making the trip were. Moir
Ayers, Lucy Little, Tom Wood, Ivan
i Pearson, Martha Butner. Lain Clav.
I Star Stacey, Virginia Holland, Lola
Starnes, Jackie Carico, Knox Hefner
j and Ann Jones.
. - '
nner Elk RankI
xring Robbers
began an immediate check of the
loss, which the president. Dr. W. C.
Tate said would be fully taken
care of by the insurance in force.
Department of Justice agents in
Charlotte and fingerprint experts
from Elizabethton, Toon., were
hurriedly summoned to the scene
and the hank was closed to prevent
molestation of any evidence which
might have been left. The large
oxygen tanks Used ui connection
with the torch, were reported to
have bean left on the promises.
The bank was robbed of $1,080
in a daylight holdup of the cashier
about two years ago, which has
been attributed to the Bailey gang.
J of which the principal member,
I fvcese Bailey", was captured in Ohio
during the past week.
al pe
paper?F,sta' ? ned in tin
y, north ca: thurs:
( jiotag fro nga
Patricia Morison Iabove), of Nya
prize turkey as Beverly Phalen, (
however, stated that she didn't pa
Patricia's eye . . . what with Than
Rofoy Warrei
With Shootin
RESPONSE TO RED I
CROSS IS LIBERAL |
% % i
Officials Express Gratification i
as Roll Call Campaign Gets j
Into Full Swing
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The Red Cross roll e&H campaign, i
which was instituted last Werines- j
day, is meeting' with a fine response j
front the people thin locality, ac- !
eordyVg to Mrs. damo.S M. Council!, ?.
local chairman, who has arranged a |
special committee for the actual so- |
hcitation or ih . i;u,-mpership.sv.
It is now believed tliat VVatauga j
county's quota can bts easily reached, j
and the following are the names of !
those who have already enlisted: j
Dr. .1 M. C'Klges. Mrs. Albert Par- j
thing. Mrs. Jessie McGnirc, Mrs j
Council! Cooke, Mrs. T. M Dunkley, j
Miss Con Jeff coat. Dr. G. K. Moose, j
axrs. r_i. v-nrisLonnmy, airs. v\ aae t
Brown, Dr and Mrs. D, J. Whiteuer j
Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, Miss Marguerite
Miller, A. E. Hamby, V. F.
Miller, A. E. South, Helen Under- j
down, Rol> Rivers, It. L. Bingham, ;
Albert Mullins, W. G. Hart/.og, Grace
Pchneli, Or. I C Farthing* Ro'o '
Agio, Kenneth Linney, Zilda Wilson. |
Mrs. Dean Bingham, W H. Gragg, j
S. C. Eggers. W. C. Walker. A. V. 1
Pearson, Scotiie Wilson, T. M Dunk- j
ley, G. P. Hag&man, P. A. Coffey, ;
Russel D. Hodges. Clyde- R. Greene,
W. R. CotlreU, E T. Tatum, J. E. I
Quails, Jewel Hagaman, Dr. Easley, ;
M. I. Clark, Boy Scout Troop No.
41. Mrs. H. O. Dowling, Chas. C. j
Rogers, Smithey's Store, A. S. Har- j
ris, Belk-White Co., John Conway, .
TJ Hill Farthing. T. & E. Cafe. Mil- i
lers Ten Cent Store. Fred E. King, 1
Mrs. J, S. Winkler, Mrs. Ralph Mo- j
retz, Sarah Greene, Mrs. J. L. Wink- ?
ler, Mrs. J. B. Winkler. Mrs. Fred j
Aid ridge, Mrs. Roy Dotson, Mi*s. !
Annie Fisher, Mrs. Herman R. Eggers,
Mrs. Amos Abrams, Ben Councill,
Mrs. Ben Councili, Dr. Math itson,
Mrs. J. C. Brinkman, Rev. J. C.
Brinkman, Mrs. Harry Webster, Mrs.
John Norris, John Norris, Mrs. |
Frank McCracken, Grady Farthing,
Mrs. Grady Farthing, F. C. MiLler,
Mrs. Alice Hardin, Sallie Ray, Mrs.
J. H. Council!, J. H. Councili, Mrs. J.
Harold Wolfe. Woodrow Greene, Iceland
Huchins, Highland Furniture
Co., Van Tcague, Mrs. H. Coker
Triplett, Miss Jennie Coffey, Mrs. L
E. Critchcr, Mrs. V. J. Hendrix, W. i
C. Greer. W. R. Winkler. A. B. Wil- j
son.
A complete list will be published ;
next week.
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T a i nncir a a r? r.'i - r'Tf>nro
rusj.iij ivc-ti/Uu
SHOW IMPRESSIVE GAINS
Receipts at the local postoffice are
showing heavy gains this year, according
to Postmaster W. G. Hartzog
who Indicates that the receipts of
$4,073.28 during the last qua: ter of
1936, exceeded t>y 11 per cent the
former high record of $3,882.79 at
the close of the last quarter of the
year 1934. With the Christmas business
yet to come, Jlr. Hartzog expects
the report for the complete
current year to show a considerable
lead over an . preceding period.
Hie receipt by Ine full year since
1028 a a: 1926. $11,464.19: 1927, $12.900.38;
1928, $12,728.73; 1920. $12,703.93;
1930, $13,222.67: 1931. $11,987.83;
1932. $12,223.49; 1933, $12,495.16;
1934, $18,856.42; 1935. $13,813.38;
1936, tas of September 30)
$10,835.SO.
MOC]
i Year Eighteen Eighty-Eij
DAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1936
L. ** ^ T3r~ ? 1
r. ^ gyigna
ck, N. Y., shakes bands with a j
right), stands by. Mrs. Turkey, |
rticularly like that certain look in ;
ksgiving day being. so near.
i is Charged:
g Don Jones
<
Zionvillc Man is Alleged to ]
Have Used Shotgun With Per- i
haps Fatal Results; Drinking '
Party is Blamed !,
Roby Warren, resident of the |
Zionvillc section is a prisoner in '!
the county jail, held without j J
privilege of bond, pending the ' <
outcome of injuries received by |
Dan Jones. Bristol man, Mon- ,
day night when a shotgun report
marked the close of what . <
is described as a "drunken par- j
tv" at the homo of Warren ]
A !oa>j from the gun struck Jones .
in theiower portion-of-?tc aWmnvr..
ranging back to near the right hip,
and physicians at Grace hospital,
Banner Elk. where the injured man j
was taken, failed to hold out any}
hope for his recovery. Excessive j
loss of blood brought about a
weakened condition which, it was
said, precludes any operation for the
time being.
The sheriff was called to the scene 1
of the shooting: at 9 o'clock Monday
evening. lie carried Dr. Hamoti,
of Boone, with him to give the injured
man medio*.! attention, and an
ambulance rushed hfru to the hospital,
as the accused man was being
brought to jaii.
Sheriff Howell reports that the
shooting is alleged to have followed
a party in which intoxicants had fig- {
ured to a large extent and says *
Warren was intoxicated when appro- !
hended. The officer states that sum j
i information as he was able to ?ath- ;
er indicated that Warren, Jones and
Jennie Lee and Vera Wright, daughters-in-law
of the injured man were
making their home in the house owned
by Warren. One of the women is j
said to have made complaint to Warrent
of mistreatment on the part of
her father-in-law, and came to the
portion of the house occupied by
Warren for protection. The sheriff j
continues that Jones is supposed to [
: have followed the woman into War- ;
j re n't apartment and was shot when j
| he continued to advance upon the ;
! two. The muzzle of the gun is [
| thought to have been within a very j
i few feet of Jones' body when the i
! trigger was pulled, and the wadding j
i from the shell is said to have gone j
j into the ghastly wound, together j
| with the leaden pellets.
The two women referred to are i
| also being confined in the county jail j
j as material witnesses in the case. J
ERROR IS CITED IS
EJECTION TABULATION j
The attention of The Democrat is I
called to an error which appeared in
the tabulated vote of Wataugaris it.
the election, which was published
last week. In the commissioner's
j race it was given that ir. Laurel
| Creek township Kller McNeil topped
Billings and Edminsten by 25 votes,
whereas Mr. Billings and Mr. Edminsten
should have been shown leading.
The correct vote in this instance is:
Edminsten, 325; Billings, 325; McNeil,
320.
QUIET WEEK-END
Chief of Police Litten reports to
The Democrat that the past weekend
was the quietest, in so far as law
violations were concerned, of any
similar period during his six months
on the local force. Not one arrest
was made, says Chief Litten, and
there was practically no indication |
of excessive indulgence in alcoholics, j
i
RAT
sht
$1.50 PER YEAR
REESE BAILEY IS
CAPTURED IN OHIO
FARM HIDE-OUT
Man Who Stole Cecil Critcher's
Automobile in Blowing Rock
AT ?r Than a Year Ago Falls
Before Fussiiade ef Bullets
Reese Bailey, long sought desperado;
known in Watauga tor having
stolen the automobile of Cecil Critcher
in Blowing Rock, temporarily kidnaping
its owner, was shot and captured
by federal agents last B'riday
at Jackson. Ohio, in a spectacular
raid on. the pouitry farm, where the
noted criminal had made his refuge
for a. year with his wife and three
child ren
The prisoner was wounded three
times when he attempted to shoot his
way out of a trap carefully laid by
G-men. "He had been sought since
he escaped front the North Carolina
penitentiary March 22. 1932. lie was
under indictment for violation of the
national automobile theft act and tor
the murder of Town Marshal Bert
Lamiey durinsr a bank robberv at
Rosalia. Wash.
Bailey, who was described in a department.
of justice folder as "a
Jesperate criminal, armed at all
Limes, and expert with both pistol
md rifle," had been sought by federal
agents since May, 1935. when he
was indicted for transporting a stolen
automobile from Blowing Hock
:o Erwin, Tenn. Cecil Critcher, the
>wner of the vehicle, it is recalled,
was forced into submission by the
jandit, and compelled to lie flat m
the bottom of the car while it was
lriven through Boone. Some miles
west of the city, he was liberated,
while Bailey proceeded into Tenneajee
with the vehicle. The following
lay a man-hunt ensued in the mountains
near Erwin, Tcnn., in which lu:al
officers participated, amd it was
thought at tlie time that Bailey had
&een wounded in the exchange of
spin fire,
WALTER PORTER IS j
HELD FOR SLAYING
Man Accused of Killing Ira
Watson With Stone is Bound
i.. t- .
uu(ivt iim v-iiui i
Walter Porter, of the Meat Camp
section, was given a preliminary
hearing in Recorder's court Tuesday
on a charge of hurling the stone
which injured Ira Watson fatally, as
the two engaged in an affray at the
tiotiic the accused :u&n:3 swjt h??r
The defendant was hound to the
April term of Watauga Superior
court and in default of a 53.000 bond
was remanded to jail.
Information is that Porter alleges
Watson was attacking his mother
when the fatal altercation took
place.
Boyd Collins, arraigned before the
Recorder on a charge of public
drunkenness. was released on payment
of the costs involved.
LOAN FOR' COUNTY
SCHOOLS DISCUSSED
Slate Board cf Education Also
Decides to Predate Notes Because
of Amendments
Raleigh. Nov. 17.--Watauga county
and school officials discussed with,
the state board of education yesterday
$25,000 lcran which the county
school system is scheduled to receive
from the state literary fund.
Clyde A Erwin, state superintendent
of public instruction, said the
state board completed plans yesterday
to date notes of nine counties
prior to November 24 for loans they
will receive February 10 trom the
state literary fur.d. The arrangement
was made due to the new debt
limitation amendment to the constitution
which become effective November
24.
The loans will be: Wake county
$33,000, Bladen ?S,500, Burke $3,500,
Duplin $6,000, Harnett $4,000, Watauga
$25,000, Wayr.e $25,000, Wilson
$25,000 and Wilkes $21,500.
City Will Observe
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day will be observed
by practically all the business houses
of the town with a complete holiday
next Thursday. The postofflce,
bank, and all the stores expect to
have a day off, and the offices at
the courthouse will also be closed.
Those who have business to transact
in Boone at that time, should
anticipate their needs before Thursday
so that no inconvenience may
result,
li-isg &&. i.