RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF QUOTA IS EASILY REACHED Local Chapter American Red Cross Makes Haste in Providing Funds Asked tor Devas fateU Area; further Contributions Asked Mrs. James H. Councill, chairman of the Watauga chapter American Red Cross, and Mr. Russell D. Hodges, the chairman of the distress committee, have announced that Watauga county's assigned quota of funds for relief in the Ohio river flood zone, has already been collect 1 er.d forwarded to the national emeitgency headquarters. Mrs. Counciil received a telegram ASKS MORE MONEY This telegram was received by ! Mrs. James 1L Councill, Watauga Ke<l Cross chairman, from national headquarters Wednesday: "Flood suffering has already reached unprecedented proportions with relief needs steadily mounting. Cinder these conditions impossible now to name ' final goal for funds only limit Red | CYoss assistance must he | mum generosity American people. . Every possible member National Red Cross staff now assigned to J field for relief duty. I call upon fall chapters to assume full initia- | live in their respective jurisdic- \ tions anil mobilize every eommuni- j ty resource of personnel and ororgnnizutlon to raise promptly ] largest possible nmount. Report daily amount raised. For your information, in view of present known needs your goal should be not less than five times quota originally assigned you." the latter part of the week, setting forth as S60 the quota for this county. Another message followed quickly asking that the amount be doubled if possible Mrs. Councill and Mr. Hodges immediately began the task j of raising the funds, the neucleus be- j ing provided by congregations of i three local churches. Monday the j subscription was completed and $110 j forwarded to the flood area. In thanking the people for their fine response it is asked that since contributions thus far have come principally from Boone people, many folks in the county roundabout would be glad to make contributions, together with, other people in town. k*. like, demand for .funds.rcmama. urgent and all those who feel ublc to contribute any amount, large or small, are asked to do so?the monk ey is needed NOW. Contributions j may be left ut The Watauga Demo-; erat, Watauga County Bank, with i iContinued on Page Eight) # FIFTH SUNDAY I S. S. PROGRAM Interesting Subjects Will Be Discussed at IVlt. Isphriam Church Sunday Following is the program for the Sunday School convention to be held at Mt. Ephriam church on January ; 31, beginning at 2 p. m.: "Why and when does every church member become responsible for the life and growth of the Sunday School ?" Ij. T. Elrod, Mrs. Docia Cook and Lula Simmons. "Name and discuss the three best things to do to magnify the life of Christ and His church in the Sunday School," Rev. James Matney and Spencer Hampton. "Why is my Sunday School better than every other Sunday School," Virgil Greer and John Cook. "Why have a Crade Roll department in your Sunday School?" Roy Keller and William Brown. "Give logical and Biblical reasons for the social features of church and Sunday School, and their advantages," Mrs. Rena Cook. "Evangelism in the Sunday ;f School," Rev. Carl Triplett and Earl Colvard. ARRESTED FOR FORGERY Niley Trivett and Jess Atwood, residents of the Winklers' creek section, were arrested by Sheriff Abe f- Edminsten Saturday night, charged ; with the forgery of two checks on the Harrison Chevrolet company. The fraudulent checks were said to have been passed at Smithey's store T/.ffA.nnn lent u.anh OVinriff U1 VYCCl- JtHCI OUll 1Mb TYCCrV. klUViUl Ed Miller, of Ashe county, came to fvs| Boone Monday and carried the prisoner? to Jefferson for trial. Atwood is a brother of Llllie Atwood, who waa hilled by a hit and run driver just east of the city Saturday night. ATTENDS FUNERAL OF SISTER-IN-LAW Washington, Jan. 2G.?Representative Robert I-. Doughton left last night to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Doughton. biS of Alleghany county. The funeral was held at Marion Va., Wednesday. WA1 An 1 VOL. XLV1I1, NO. 29 Picking Birt Mrs. James Roosevelt selects tl son's birthday, January 30. She is blue and white from a silken stam right: Donna Marina Tolonia, dauf sister of the son-in-law of ex-King J veil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ra Delaficld Finch, daughter of Judge WOODIE BROTHERS TO BUILD IN CITY Operators of Bus Line to Construct Modern Business House; Otlier Improvements Woodte Brothers, operators of the Bristol-Winston-Salem division of the Greyhound bus lines, will, within tfe neat, future; construct a modern building on Kant Main street Just west of the Barnett storehouse, according to a statement made Tuesday afternoon by a member of the firm. It is understood that the building will be of native stone or brick construction, 75 by ICS feet, and that the second story will be converted into at least ton modern apartments The first floor will be used as a bus terminal autn <inlps rnhni wamfpa barber shop and cafe. Chas. H. Smithey, formerly an engineer with the Works Progress uuiuini.stiatlGn, has been awarded contract for tlie construction of the building, which will be Boone's largest. The Messrs. Woodie will, it is said, also operate a large gas station in front of the new building, enabling them to service buses of the Greyhound line. Belk Building Near Completion The construction of the new Greer building, which when completed will house the Belk-White Department store, is expected to be finished around the eighth of February, according to B. G. Teams, superintendent In charge. Heat radiation cabinets have been installed, plumbing roughed in, and carpenters are now ready to begin flooring. More than 600 square feet of plate glass for display windows is expected today. (Continued on page 8.) Engineers Inspect Projects In County Waldcnmair and F.llerbe of Wl'A Staff Spend Tuesday Here; Compliment Work Done J. E. Ellerbe, field engineer of District No. 3, North Carolina WPA, accompanied by B. A_ Waidenmair of the state office in Raleigh, and T. D. (Bud) Heffner, North Wilkesboro, spent Tuesday looking over projects being constructed in Watauga county Mr. Waldenmaire, who as a field *r 11? jiuipwiwi auiiiK?! uuuuiiij;a being erected here early last spring, was greatly pleased with work done. He frankly stated that nowhere in the state had he seen construction ol a finer type, and complimented superintendents on their close supervision. Mr. Waldenmaier believe; Watauga has one of the best work; programs in the entire state set-up Mr. Ellerbe, who has made severa visits to Watauga within recent months, was also well pleased with local projects. A co-operative buii association hai been organized in the Cherry corn munity of Washington county ami ; purebred Guernsey sire will be pur ; chased. i - "AUG Independent Weekly New BOONE. WATAUGA COUN' lhday Colors ;t-^' jHHBwBg8w8BlSy*lfi ie colors for the celebration of her assisted in selecting flag red, flag lard by three debutantes. Left to jhter of the Princess Torlonia and Alfonso of Spain; Miss Helen Rooselph M. Roosevelt, and Miss Anne and Mrs. Edward Ridley Finch. LOCAL DRY GROUP TO RALEIGH TODAY Committee of Dry Organization Will Appear in Interest of Hutrhins Proposal A committee from the local unit of the United Dry Forces is to appear Thursday in ftalelgh before House judiciary eonimlttee "No. 1, where 11 will' sponsor the "HutchtflS bill, designer! to give the people of the whole state another opportunity to pass on the liquor issue, rather than to allow a continuance of local option by counties. Mr. Clyde R. Greene, prominent local dry leader and director in the state organisation, states that the local delegation will go to Raleigh at Uie request of Representative W. F. Miller for the important hearing, and that all those interested in making the trip should get in touch with him so Lhal transportation facilities may be arranged. Mr. Greene believes that the dry majority registered in the state at any lime in tnc early future would be almost if not quite as great as in 1933, when the dry preponderance was 185,000. DIRECTOR CODE HERE Director E. W. Cole, of District No. 3, WPA, Winston-Salem, spent Wednesday afternoon in Boone. He was acconxpanied by Homer Haywood, director of labor management in the third district. REQUEST CLOTHIN FOR VICTIMS J Conditions today existant in slppi rivers are distressing. TIk.i have been driven from their but keep them warm. Relief agencic ing night and and day to allevic but the condition has become so every individual in our town and our unfortunate neighbors. Local people have already foi i the flood belt, but quotas impose* now be disregarded. Mrs. .Tames man of the American Red Cross, ! headquarters that clothing and 1 ' articles in Louisville and other I am asking that all Boone i i wardrobes for outmoded clothing i to Inventory their bedelothing. an 1 contributions may be brought or day and Saturday. They will iin American Red Cross disaster rell city truck will call for contributl I other means of transportation is i These distressed and afflicte* I suffering is our responsibility as the fine spirit which has alvvayt s I Watauga county when humanity II A DE spaper?Established in th ry, nqrt^^rolinaTthurs 1 A it r -iL. 'Vin m i /i ?7 n m |AUyp? llthET SA'li HEAVY FOR Ef iSIDENTS BALL Chairman McGuire Says Sales Are Satisfactorily Large: Business Men Co-operate in Offering Prizes For Card Tables Advance sales of tickets for the President's Birthday Ball to lie held at the Daniel Boone hotel Saturday evening, indicate that when the doors to the ballroom open, as many as two hundred admissions will have already been sold. Roger McGuire, chairman of the committee on arrangements. and Mayor W. H. Gragg, join in the belief that more money will be raised in the community this year for the fight against infantile paralysis than at any previous event. During the course of the ball, music for which is tc be provided byFreddie Moore's famed Cara Loraes, those who do not join in tripping the light fantastic, will be privileged to enjoy bridge and setback games from the side lines. In order that the players may share the enthusiasm of the dancers, the business men of the town have offered a list of prizes, to be given to those who excel in the card games. The list of donors and the articles offered follow: Smithey'o?bucket of lard. Caro Jean Coffee Shoppe?one dinI ner. Bermar Jewelry Store?leather bill fold. Carolina Pharmacy?box of face powder. Sanitary Barber Shop?hair cut and tonic. Carolina Cafe?one dinner. City Meat Market ? four-pound roast. Spainhour's -gentleman^ tie and ladies' compact. A. & P. Store?one pound coffee. Bpone Drug Co.?ladies' compact. Belk-White Co.?guest towels. Central Barber Shop?shave and haircut. Standard Oil Co.?five gallons gas. Paktime Theatre- six tickets New River Light & Power Co. eUstfic dcok lump. ;'gj '^Continued on Pago Klght) - HARTLEYTOSPEAK AT LINCOLN DINNER Many Local Republicans Expected to Attend Gathering at Greensboro on 12th Congressman Fred A. Hartley, of New Jersey, will be the guest speaker ul the. eighth annual state-wide Lincoln day dinner to be held at the King Cotton hotel, Greensboro, February 12, at 8:30, according, to an nouncement made yesterday try kussell D. Hodges, chairman of the Watauga county Republican executive committee. Mr. Hodges in making the announcement, states that Congressman Hartley was elected in 1925 and is one of the few Republicans in congress who has been able to weather all of the Democratic landslides since that time. He is an able and outstanding orator and the committee (Continued on page 8.) G AND BEDDING 9F FLOOD AREA the valley of the Ohio and Mlssistsands of men, women and children nes without sufficient clothing to a throughout the nation are workite the suffering of flood refugees, acute that It is now necessary for county to divide his comforts with rwarded many fine contributions to I by the American Ked Cross must H. Council], Watauga coanty chairhas received word from Washincton tedding are now the most needed towns stricken by rising waters. ind Watauga citizens dig into tbelr suited to the needs of the sufferers; d spare blankets if possible. These sent to the city I kail in Boone Friunedlateiy be dispatched to the at unit in the stricken territory. A ions in and around Boone where no available. 1 people must be cared for; their good neighbors. Let's again show ? characterized folks in Boone and makes its appeal. W. H. GKAGG. Mayor, Town of Boone, North Carolina. MOC1 e Year F.icrhteen FicrVif-v_F.ic O C5 J DAY, JANUARY 28T 1937 Blowing RocJk Carries Figh j + ; Ann Harding Weds ^ -r London.?Ann Harding, ashblond beauty of the American c screen (above) is the bride of Wcr- 1 ner Jansscn, famed American con- j * ductor and composer. They were j 1 quietly married in a surprise wedding. It is the second marriage j for both. . v LILLIE ATVVOOD f FATALLY INJURED |: BY UNKNOWN CARii ? 11 Hit and Rim Motorist is Blamed |5 for Death of 32-Year-Old j1 Woman; Dense Fog Made <1 Identification of Machine or; Driver Impossible J; Lillie At wood, 32 years old, who j1 i had been residing near Boone, was ; * ; struck and fatally injured Saturday | j j evening at about 10:30 as she walked :t j along tlie highway just east of the ; ; corporate limits on the Blowing ' i Rock highway, and the driver of tlie car has not as yet been apprehended 1 by officers. Eye-witnesses were unable to describe the car or tts driver, dug to 1 the fact "that a heavy J(og enveloped the roadway, arid officers have been ' unable to- uncover any chics aw bo the identity of the driver who left the mangled body of the woman by the 1 roadside, approximately 20 feet from 1 the point of impact. Miss Atwood was quickly ruslic-d to the offices of j Drs. Hagaman and Harmon in Boone j and expired within an hour. Likely a j ; broken bank, fractured hip and so-1 s | vers internal injuries resulted from j > I tile terrific impact. I Relatives o? the deceased being ; i unable to take o.are of tlie body, in- j ! term en t. was in the county cemetery I i Tuesday, at public, expense. Survivors include the mother, Mrs j Manda At wood, of Whitnell, three ; brothers, Will, Tilden and 0. D. At- \ i wood, of Whitnell; three sisters, Mes- j I dames L-eona Trivett, of Boone, and j 1 Mollie Nelson, of Lenoir. A daughter, I Louise Atwood, of Whitnell, also survives. BANNER ELK WILL HAVE MODERN GYM ! j $25,000 to Be Spent at Lees-McRae for Gymnasium and Athletic Field : j Construction of a $25,000 gymna-; I sium and athletic field will be started at once at Lees-MeRae College, according to an announcement made by President Edgar Tufts, at the annual football banquet held Mon\ day evening. Two Charlotte engi neers were present for the meeting and came to look over the grounds with a view to determining the site for the new structure. Among the speakers were Doc Newton, head coach at Davidson College, Gene McEver, south field coach at Davidson, wnile Coach Johnny Macaercl of Lees-McRae, awarded letters to 14 members of this year's squad, as follows: Sparks, Beal, Burke, Chaplin, Ellcr. Wilson, Robinson, Goswold, Whitney, Phillips and Roberts. It was determined that Captain Chas. Chappel would again be captain next year, and he. together with Robert Agle, president of the alumni association, E. L. Lafferty, Dr. Hardin and Dr. Tate made short talks. Dean L. K. Pritchetl acted as toastmaster at the banquet. MARGARET UNDERWOOD Mrs. Margaret Jane Underwood, 64. died at her home on Blowing Rock R. F. D. 1 last Thursday, and funeral services were conducted Friday at. the Laurel Fork Baptist ] church in the Aho section by Reverends Robert Shore and Carl Triplett. Interment was in that neigh-jborhood. RAT ;ht $1.50 PER YEAR r< ?. . Vjommitiee it to Raleigh HEETING HELD IN LENOIR THURSDAY iVatauga Citizens to Fight Annexation to Caldwell of Resort City and Environs; Proposed Boundaries Outlined The effort of Blowing- Rock people to annex their city and portions if the surrounding territory to Caids-ell county was intensified Thursday vhen a committee composed of Mayt D. P. Coffey, City Commissioners 2. S. Prevette and W. B. Castle, and >ther influential citizens of the icighboring resort conferred with a Caldwell county group, headed by F. -i. Coffey, in Lenoir. The Lenoir News-Topic of Friday dated that a plan was worked out vhereby a joint committee of Blowng Rock and Caldwell county people vould go to Raleigh this week for a lonference with the state budget lommission on details of the proposal change. It is understood that the rndget commission will be asked to vork out financial angles, which uuiu IIIV/IUUW lilt J/VOO1UII1LJ Ul Caldwell, in the event annexation noceedings should carry through, asturning her proportionate part of the xmded indented ness of Watauga ;ounty. petition Circulated A telephone conversation with Mayor Coffey Tuesday evening re/ealcd thai petitions are now being drculatcd among Blowing Rock people who desire that their community leconie a part of Caldwell county, rhe mayor is of the belief that signatures already procured guarantee lis prediction that more than ninety per cent of Blowing Rock people want to say good-bye to Watauga. Mayor Coffey stated that maps are being prepared showing proposed boundary lines, of t>~'T atfeciedf and thai cixIze^rT throughout i wide section, of., country are asking Hi at their farms and f lionies be included. It is understood that* practically all of the Cone estate lying in Watauga county will be embraced in the proposal. Mrs. Moses H. Cor.e, who owns the beautiful Flat Top Manor property, is said to have been one of the earliest champions of the annexation plan. Mrs. Cone alleges that she has lor a (Continued on page S) NEW BRIDGE APPROVED FOR WATAUGA RIVER Mr. James H. Councill, resident state highway engineer, gives out the information that he has gained, approval for a new bridge over the Watauga river near Valle Crucis, and that actual work of construction will start next month. The structure will be of concrete with a steel and wood superstructure and will eliminate the dangerous approaches which now exist. The new bridge will be located in such a way as to make the extremely crooked road almost straight for a long distance. Mr. Councill has been working on the project for a considerable length of time and all those who know the road, will rejoice with him that his efforts have met with success. He believes that it is the most important improvement to be made on a state highway in this section for many years. a TREES TO BE PLANTED **> ALONG BOONE STREETS Severai hundred trees from Gardens of the Blue Ridge, Pineola, N. C.. have arrived in Boone where, within the next few days they will be planted along the streets of the city. Included in the shipment are American arborvitae, silver maple, poplar, sycamore, white pine and balsam. These trees are nursery-grown, transplanted stock, and, according to Mayor W. H. Gragg, should take root oaaihr P^Ano'o nilV?1 in iiinrlto ilonor*t _ VUrvJJAJ . WVllb O {/UUMV *TVi HO UVJtKU k merit will have charge of the planting, and Mayor Gragg requests property owners to protect them from trespassers who, a few years ago, destroyed dozens of trees and shrubs set out by the city. He asks residents to report destruction of the new stock to city hall, and points out the fact that a fine of $25 may be levied on offenders. Mr. E C. Robbins, manager of Gardens of the Blue Ridge, made an extremely low price on the trees, and other shipments are expected within the next few weeks. This will be the first general beautifucation program ever undertaken by the town of Boone.

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