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The Week in
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A RESUME Of GOVKRNMHNMKN'JC.-Yl.
HAPPENINGS IN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington. Dec. I.?The belief is
growing in Washington that President
Roosevelt's trip to South America
mnv nrove to he one of the vital
turning points in our national history.
something which historians of
the future will refer to as the beginning
of a new era in world affairs.
Back of the President'3 attendance
at the conference of American republics,
which is being held at Buenos
Aires, is a definite purpose to
bring the Western Hemisphere into
a new agreement for ^cooperation in
peace, common defense in war and
the free exchange of commodities
between the nations of the two
Americas at all times.
The logic of such a lineup is quite
obvious. This country does not want
to be involved in European political
affairs nor in Asiatic politics. Neither
do the republics of the south. War'
is breeding to the cast and to the j
west. The American- continent isj
separated from these warlike regions
by the Atlantic ocean and the Pa-1
cific ocean.
Also to the south of us lies a great j
opportunity for peaceful develop-,
meats of mutual trade. South Amer- j
ica is the natural market for Amcri- j
can manufacturers and the United1
States is a natural market for South
America's raw materials.
Likewise. South America offers to
the adventurous, pioneering spirit of
UUI JUUUI tXX) 1,1 ?\Ll upput tunny lux
exploration and development as our
west did in the early days of our
continental expansion
A tireat American Empire
It is not to be wondered at, therefore,
that President Roosevelt should
cherish the dream of a united Western
Hemisphere, which could conceivably
be entirely self-contained
and free to develop a vast empire
with a new type of culture and civilization,
in no way dependent upon
either Europe, Asia or Africa. If
that dream should be realized then
the President's visit to Buenos Aires
would, indeed, be a historical occasion.
Secretary of State Cordeit Hull
has the same vision. He is meeting:
the President at the Argentine capita!
and will remain there throughout
the international conference to participate
in the discussions which he
hones will result lit the formation of
an All-American Lca^e.". of Notions.
That American business and industry
ia at jcast hopeful that aomo-.
thing will develop from this conference
to broaden our export market
and render the opportunities which
South America offers mote readily
available to North American capital
and enterprise, is indicated by the
fact that Harper Sibley, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
Tr..U?xl O *. A ~ .1 t "
*_ i 1111' , i 11cw uuwii iv duchus
Aires last week to attend the con-'
ferencc. Sibley also plans an extended
airplane tour of the principal
South American countries and
capitals.
All the reports that come into
Washington Indicate that the Latin-j
American peoples and their govern- i
nunits have shaken off the fear of
aggressions on the part of the "Colossus
of the North." This was a
fear iiminiy fostered by self-seeking
politicians of a type now rapidiy
losing influence Ln the southern continent.
At present the road is clearer
that it has ever been for such a;
Pan-American understanding, if not
alliance. Such as has been the
dream of far-seeing statesmen for
many years.
That European Tangle
It is no secret that the whole problem
of foreign relations is one which
is giving the administration more
concern than almost any domestic
question.
The state department is inclined to
feel that the civil war in Spain may
result in precipitating general European
hostilities, since both Mussolini
and Hitler have announced their recognition
of the rebels under the leadership
of Gen. Franco as the de facto
government of Spain and Great
Britain has announced that it will
resist any attempt on the part of the
rebels to interfere with British comTtlhff'A
in Qnonioh nm-to
Tlie rebellion in Spain is definitely
a fascist movement, to set up a
government of the same dictatorial
type as those of Italy and Germany,
while the existing government of
Spain is distinctly Communistic and
has the backing of Soviet Russia.
It is not difficult to imagine a
situation developing which would
bring about a general European war.
In that event, America's position of
neutrality would be increasingly difficult
to maintain, especially if England
and France were involved.
The appointment of Joseph E.
Da vies as ambassador to Russia is
looked upon here as an important
move on the diplomatic chessboard.
Mr. Davies is a former chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, a
lawyer of wide experience, a wealthy
man in his own right who lately
married one of the wealthiest women
in America. It is the expectation
that he will find it possible to make
sound trade agreements and treaties
with Russia.
(Continued on page 81
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| VOL. XLV11I, NO. 22
RED CROSS DRIVE
NOW COMPLETE!
Large Number of Dollar Mem
berships Are Garnered by the
Local Organization
The Red Cross Roil Call cam
paign came to a close ir. this locality
last week, and Mrs. James H. Coun
cUl. chairman of the Watauga chap
ter desires to express an appreciatioi
to the people of Boone and the coun
tv, for their co-operation in makinj
the drive a highly successful one. Th<
roll call organization also did splen
did work, and following are thi
names of the new members thus fai
unreported:
Boone
John T. Howell. Miss Carolim
Weaver. Mrs. J. E. Rivers. R. G
Shipley, A. F. Hamrick, Lucille Mil
lcr. A. R. Smith, Clyde Goodman
Ruth Robinson, Ella Austin, Nel
Trivctte. Euia Todd.
Beaver Dam
J. B. O'Neal. John W. Ward. Oiu
Farthing:, Cleo Walker, Mrs. W. Y
Farthing, Mrs. David Farthing, Mrs
Perry Farthing, Mrs. J. B. O'Neal
Ford Henson. Mrs. Ray Swift, Stelk
Hagaman, Mrs. C. B. Reese, Clydi
Perry, Mrs. Clyde Perry, D. C. Haga
man, Lawrence Atchley, C. M. Dick
son.
Cove Creek
Howard Walker. Miss Annabellc
Bingham, Miss Grace Bingham. Mis:
Jennie Lowe, Miss Juonita Worth
ingt.on, Mrs. Mae Tayne, Mrs. Hattn
Lewis, Mrs Gladys Bingham, Mis:
Blanche Stokes
Blowing Itock
Mrs. Joseph F. Cannon, A C
Reynolds, North Carolina Utilities
Inc., Jack Ramey, E. Wade ICiuttz
Ellen Coffey, C. H, Berryman, Lent
C. Reeves, C. S. Prevette, Mrs, H. C
Hayes, L. G. Beck. G. D. Brinkley
Rosetta Holiifield. Mrs. W. Speneei
Greene, Mrs. W. 1.. Holshouser, Mrs
D. 1'. Coffey, Mrs. E. F. Milton. Mrs
J. E. Story, Mrs. L. B. Nichols. Mrs
Irene Coffey, T. A Weaver, Miss E
Boogher. Mrs. R. B. Hardin, Mrs. M
R. Maddox.
Valle Cruris
alias Virginia. uouldln, Miss J villi
IS. Guorry, Miss Adeline E. Smith
14cs^ E. C. Wall, Miss Mary Battle
Miss Elizabeth Hickson, Mrs. E. G
Hopkins, Miss Nancy Taylor, Mrs
Mont Glovier, Rev. E. D. Butt, Mrs
W. H. Wagner, Contributions 70c
Milan F. Smith, Aubyn Farthing
Miss Lucilic Mast, Mrs. Dessie Mat
Edmisten, R. A. Olsen, W. W. Mast
Miss Pearl Mast, T. C. [laird, Misi
Gladys Taylor, Mrs. Howard Mast.
B. & LCONVENTION
AT BLOWING ROM
State Gathering of Building ant
Loan Officers Will Be Ifeid
at RIayview
The state convention of the Nortl
Carolina Building and Loan Leagui
is to be held next year at Mayviev
Manor, Blowing Rock, according to ;
recent announcement from the execu
tive committee of the organization
The invitation for the league to agaii
hold the annual meeting in the moun
tains was extended by W. H. Gragg
secretary of the Watauga Buildin{
and Loan Association, and has beei
formally accepted.
The convention is to be held at ai
undecided date, and according to th<
announcement will likely be late ii
May or early in June, before thi
principal throng of tourists reachei
the resort. The meeting draws <
large gathering of building and loai
officials from practically every coun
ty in the slate, and there is alway:
keen competition among the man;
sections as to who shall be host t<
the gathering.
Democrat To Issue
Christmas Edition
Next week The. Democrat will go
to press with Its principal edition
of the holiday season, and merchants
of the town are reminded
that the extra work entailed in
producing an edition perhaps twice
the size of the usual paper, will require
early ad copy. It will be the
purpose of the publisher to have as
many advertisements in type by
Saturday evening of this week as
possible, and full co-operation is
asked.
Tlio Christmas edition will
breathe forth the spirit of the holidays
from every page. Holly borders,
Christinas trees, and a thousand
and one special illustrations
will enliven the advertising pages,
and speclaUy prepared Christmas
stories will feature the reading
columns.
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rAUG.
Independent Weekly News
_ BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT
APPALACHIAN GRID J
5 Pictured here is the powerful Ap-;
paJachian State football team which j
won eight of its nine starts, has the >
j south s leading scorer in Ben Wil-!
son, which pushed Kidd Brewer to
the front as one of the nation's foret
most sinall-collcge coaches, arid
BOONE PEOPLE ARE
' INJURED IN CRASH
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Norris Vic-!
tims of Hit, Run Driver; Two
Are Held in Jail
Mr. Sam Norris, well known Boone ;
1 merchant, and Mrs. Norris are con- I
i fined to their home right seriously injured
as a result of an automobile
accident which occurred Sunday
. evening on the Boone Trail just at
, the eastern limits of the town, in
, which two trucks and the automobile
i occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Norris are
. said to have figured.
The injured people, while severely
- cut, bruised and shocked, are said to
. be showing considerable improve.
ment, and it is not thought that their
. condition will become critical
The accident occurred when a
. truck driven by Marvin Ragan of
Boone, and occupied by Rcid Norris
and Henry Ragan, collided with a j
i Tennessee truck operated by Avery
. Greene of Johnson City, casting it
, into the automobile In which the
. Norris family was riding. Ragan is '
. alleged to have fled the scene of the j
. j accident and was taken the follow
, ling day as were the other two occu- j j
, pants of the truck, Norris and Mar- j'
? vin Ragan being held without bail,
, pending the outcome of the injuries. \
5 The charge against them is assault
with a deadly weapon and hit and
run driving. Hen? Ragan is eharg- 1
- ed with aiding and abetting and with i
1 the possession and Immsnnrlnlinn f\f !
I! liquors, officers report. !1
1 William Grogan Dies
j Sunday at Todd Home '
William Henry Grogan, age 60, '
died Sunday at his home at Tolliver.
Funeral services were conducted
i Tuesday morning from the home of
i the father at Todd, by Rev, Mr. '
7 Greene of Todd, and interment was j
i in the nearby cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, the
. father, John Grogan of Todd, and the ,
l following sons and daughters: Leon- '
-1 ard, John, Verne and Ray Grogan,
, j of Tolliver; Raymond, Sidney and
j I Norman of Baldwin; Mrs. Agnes
i j Bryan, Meat Camp; Miss Bertha
j Grogan, Tolliver.
W. C. NEWLAND ELL
1 Lenoir.?Former Lieut. Gov. VV. C.
5 Newland, who recently passed has
s 76th birthday, was rushed to the
1 Caldwell hospital here following an
1 attack of heminorages of the nose.
" He suffered several such attacks in
1 past months, and was rushed to the
' hospital shortly after they began to
3 recur. His condition was regarded
as favorable by attending physicians
- Monday night.
ELIZABETH GRIMES
Elizabeth A. Grimes, aged 19
years, died Friday at the home of her
father, Lee Anderson, in Boone, and
funeral services were conducted from
the home Saturday morning by the
pastor, Rev. Rock Hatton, interment
being in the city cemetery.
The parents, a husband, George
Grimes, and a number of brothers
and sisters survive.
FELLOWSHIP SUPPER
Monday evening a fellowship supper
was enjoyed at Grace Lutheran
church in Boone, in honor of the
December birthdays of its members.
SEXTUPLETS ARE LIVING
Allahabad, India, Dec. 1.?Five of
India's sextuplets, born to a poor
Marijan woman at Miami, Punjab,
are still living?and thriving.
The babies have no regular qualified
medical attendance, no special
food or special beds. One child died j
on the day of its birth.
a/de
ipagr. ?Established in th<
CAROLINA, THU1?S.
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>OI T A n WINC M A TiriM
which was second among the nation's i
high scoring teams. From left to
right in the line are Earl Smith, Decatur,
III, right end; Roy Turbyfill,
Maiden, right tackle; Lloyd HoVbs.
Edenton, left tackle; Captaiq Cline
Farthing. Boone, right guard: Humi
? i
Warren Refused
Privilege of Baii
Itoby Warren, ZionviHe citizen,
charged with the fatal shooting of
Dan Jones, Bristol man, while the
tvjfo are alleged to have quarreled
following u drinking party at the
home of the former, was given a
preliminary hearing before the recqrder
last Friday, and the defendant
was remanded to jail without j
privilege of bail, to await trial at
the April term of superior court.
/The evidence introduced, in the
opinion of the court, carried some
suggestion of premeditation in connection
with the shooting.
INSTITUTE HELD
FOR E.R.E. TUTORS
Vfesdames Day and Faison Meet
yviih Local Adult. Teachers;
Dougherty Speaks
A two-day institute for the KRK
teachers of Watauga county was held
U the Carolina hotel 011 Monday mid
ruesday of this week, anil nine
teachers who are engaged in the
nnergency adult educational work in
this county were present
Mrs. J. M. Day of Asheville, .field
representative, discussed the differ-1
;nt phases of tlte work with the'
group in her able and thorough man-1
iter, while Mrs. Mariuo C. Fai-sor. of |
West Jefferson,, supervisor of thi3;
district, stressed the need for the I
program and the duties of the teach-!
jrs. On Monday Drs. Dougherty J
and Whitener of the college, dcliv- j
.-red inspirational addresses and the1
teachers enjoyed dinner at the CaroJean
inn that evening.
The purpose of ERA at the present
time is to sell the program to the j
general public to such an extent that j
it may become a permanent institution
of the state government, after
the federal emergency expenditures
iiave stopped. Another institute is
to be held here in May, when there
will be a dramatized exhibit of the
accomplishments of the ERE.
DECEMBER USHERED IN
WITH SNOW AND SLEET
Bleak December found Watauga j
county blanketed with the second j
appreciable snow of the season, and
Wednesday morning the countryside I
was covered with a sheet of sleet, ini
peding vehicular travel, and making
the way of the pedestrian perilous.
Last Friday snow fell in this locality
to a depth of something like four
inches, and throughout the week
greatly lowered temperatures existed.
MAGNIFICENT THEA'
ERECTED BY MESSF
Messrs. A. E. llamby and W.
Ralph Winkler, Boone's progressive
theatre owners, are taking another
forward step. The Democrat
learns, by the construction of an
ultra modern and more commodious
palace of cinema entertainment,
and architects are now engaged
in drawing plans for the
structure, which is to occupy the
vacant lot west of the Boone Drug
store, a part of the Critcher old
hotel property.
While r.o information is forthcoming
as to the actual specifications
of the building, pending the
architect's recommendations, it is
revealed that the structure will be
as modern as any of the show
houses to be found in the cities of
the state, and will be designod to
MOCJ
e Year Eighteen Eighty-Eij
DAY, DECEMBER 3. 193(5
[AL RECOGNITION;
mie Adams, Altoona, Pa., centre; lr- I
vin Smith, JL. in wood, left guard; Mo!
Fairley, Gulfport, Miss., left end. In. t
the backfielc are Rovie Aneeil. Har-!
mony, half buck; Webb Ward, Ruth- j
erfordton, blocking back: Len Wil-1.
son, Boone, fullback; and Foy Mar-,
tin, Leland. Miss, quarterback.
NEW OFFICERS TO i
RE SWORN MONDAY
Those Elected November .1 to Be |
Inaucted Into Official Capaci
.ies Next Week
!
The slat" of county officers elected <
by . the pec pie of Watauga Novem-j'
ber 3, wilt be sworn Into office next !
Monday, and take over the reins of
the local government for terms o.C .
two years each. ,
Roby T. Ireer, twice a ropresenta- tive
in the lower house of the general
assembly, will tills year represent
Wataura, Ashe and Alleghany
in the stati senate; W. F. Miller, '
veteran on the board of county com- ;
missioners takes leave of that body
for a seat in the house of represcuta
tives, and Avery Y. Howell, who for
the past fou.- years has builded an
unexcelled record for efficiency as <
sheriff of the county, will vacate the <
office, and A J. Edminsten will as- <
Hirrtif-_thc office^ Miss Helen1 Underdown,
capable register of deeds, con'J j:
tinues tc lioki office, while Richard ;,
Kelley, local mortician, was selected I
PC AAennnv \X' 11 J_ v "l- '
?.o W1.VUV1. * . n. v ultra h'.jius LOrili .
as surveyor, and the board of county
commissioners will contain two old
members. Eller McNeil and O. IBilliugs,
who have rendered the county
faithful and efficient service. The
third member of the board wili be '
Mr. Tra Kdminsten. competent citizen
or the Laurel Creek section.
The regular meeting of the hoard
Monday is expected to transact only ,
routine business, the principal portion
of the time likely being taker,
up In the swearing in of new ofti-1
cxals.
I
BACK FROM CHIEI.ICOTHE
Sheriff A. Y. Howell returned I
Sunday evening: from Chillicothe, O., |
where he assisted Marshal Dowd's |
officers in the transfer of 20 federal
prisoners to the U. S. prison. At the
same time another group of officers
took 20 to Atlanta, all 40 having
been sentenced at the recent term of j
Wilkes federal court. Practically all
of them went up for violation of the
revenue laws as applies to the manufacture
of liquor.
RETURNS FROM WYOMING
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Critcher and
small son of Blowing Rock, returned
Saturday from Story, Wyoming,
where they had been for the past
two months and where Mr. Critcher
enjoyed fine success in big game
hunting, bagging several deer, ante|
lope and elk during the open season.
Members of The Democrat organization
deeply appreciate Mr. Critcher's
kindness in supplying them a large
'cut of steak from an elk which fell
before his rifle.
TRE BUILDING TO BE j
tS HAMBY, WINKLER!
accommodate something like seven I
to eight hundred persons. The j
? *? ? "*
uuiiuiiij; me rusiuiie incaire now
uses, while being almost new, and
constructed along modern lines,
can only take care of about 100
admissions.
Information is that when the
plans are completed and approved,
Messrs. Hamby and Winkler will
immediately let contracts for
the building and will rush it to
completion at the earliest possible
date, having it ready for the theatre-going
public's approval by the
latter part of next spring or early
summer.
These progressive citizens are to
be congratulated upon their enterprise
in keeping In the forefront of
the procession of progress in this
locality.
RAT
v .
?nt
$1.50 PER YEAR
APPALACHIAN HAS
ENROLLMENT 943;
PERTINENT FACTS
Students Enrolled FromSeventy
Counties in North Carolina
and From Fourteen Other
Stales; Interesting Data o n
C * 1 1 T? I,.
Utr. OhttUVIAl uo *
Prof. J M. Downum, registrar at
Appalachian State Teachers College,
has furnished The Democrat with
figures to indicate that the present
enrollment at the institution has
reached 943, a record for this season
of the year. The figures submitted
by Mr. Downum give many interesting
fact3 as to the sections from
which the students emnnnt** ami tho
number from each county in this
this state:
Alamance 5, Alexander 8, Alleghany
15, Anson 6, Ashe 37, Avery
21, Beaufort 1. Bladen 2, Brunswick
2, Buncombe 1. Rurke 12, Cabarrus
14, Caldwell 32. Carteret 3, Caswell
14, Catawba 28. Chatham 6, Cherokee
1. Chowan 2. Cleveland 28, Columbus
2, Cumberland 2, Davidson
27, Davie 7, Duplin 2. Durham 1,
Ekigecomb 3. Forsyth 30, Gaston 34.
Gates 1, Granville 7. Greene 1. Guilford
10, Haywood 1, Henderson 1, IreJell
48, Lee 3, Lincoln 35, Madison 2,
Macon 1, Martin 2, McDowell 16,
Mecklenburg 30, 7diichell 10, Montgomery
3, Moore 6, Nash 4. Northampton
2, Onslow 3, Orange 1, Perquimans
1, Person 1, Poik 4, Ranlolph
10, Richmond 4, Robeson 3.
Rockingham 10, Rowan 22, Ru'her'ord
22, Sampson 7, Scotland 3, Stanley
20, Stokes 10. Surry 27, Union 20,
IVake 4, Watauga 143. Wilkes 22,
Ifadktn 12, Yancey 8.
Other States
Alabama 1, Delaware 2, Florida 1,
Georgia 1, Illinois 1, Kentucky 4,
Mew Jersey 1, Mississippi 4, New
Sfork II, Pennsylvania 6, South Carolina
22, Tennessee 6, Vermont 2,
Virginia, 11.
North Carolina counties 70, students
858: other states, counties 46,
students 75. Total counties 116;
students 933.
.qpil.twn m, juniors Zl'f,
3&}>!iBmoreK~E38, freshmen ai'o, unclassified
4.
Number of denominations of
:f churches 16. Members Baptists
363, Methodists 314, Presbyterians
LOO, Lutherans 40. etc.
It was reported recently by A
:hurch school that of the 300 students
enrolled, that -'a were not reported
as members of any ehurch.
Of tlie 933 enrolled at Appalachian
State Teachers College only 30 do
not indicate they are members of a
church.
ESSAY "CONTEST IS
AGAIN ANNOUNCED
Building and Loan Association
Offers Prizes to High School
Students in County
The annual essay contest, conducted
under the auspices of the North
Carolina Building and Loan League
is again open to the high school
students of the county, and W. H.
Gragg, secretary of the Watauga \
Building and Loan Association, is
very anxious that a large number of
students participate in the contest
this year.
Any high school student of the
county is eligible to enter the contest
and the writer may choose any subject
which he or she may desire that
pertains to thrift, saving, home ownershin
or similar ton if no ovomniifio/i
in building, savings and loan associations.
The essays prepared should
be of from five to eight hundred
words.
The essays prepared by local students
will be judged locally and cash
prizes given to those having the
best. The winner in the county elimination
will enter district contests
to be held perhaps at Lenoir or
North Wilkesboro. where three prizes
of $15, ?1$ and $5 are offered. The
winner in the district contest will be
allowed to participate in the state
contest for the prizes of $100, $50.
and $25, with $10 going to each participant
in the finals.
Mr. Gragg has complete instructions
on the contest at the local
Building and Loan office and urges
principals and students of the high
schools to interest themselves in the
contest.
m
BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper and
cake cutting at the American Legion
hut Friday, December 4th, at 7:30
o'clock, and the public is cordially
nvited to participate in the festivity.
The proceeds from the sales will be
ised for the building fund of the
ocal Legion post.