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jjggFEBRUARY 18. 1937 llii Washington j What's Going On ijRobt. R. Reynolds ; J Uri i ted St a tee Se )ia tor j the humble start of $23,000 ] misappropriated by congress for light- j rfjSsfcpusos in 17111. federal expenditures i 'for public works soared to dizzy j rv heights during the war period, drop- j pod for a brief period and are now at the highest peace time mark in history. In 1935. the federal outlay 5W public woi Kit amounted to the Staggering sum of nearly $660,000,000. This is due, of course, to the Vfact that the definition of public works has been materially changed j Man recent years to include such things | vvas forestry, pest control, soil censer- j - ^}|?vation, housing, rural electrification j Mvand what not. As a result, securing of federal j grants has been one of the greatest I activities in recent years and under ig&the 'prime the pump" theory, states, J? counties, cities and even isolated communities have secured projects ??$ ai1<i activities that they never could have afforded if supported by local taxpayers. This has led to a grow- = > ing belief tliat the ability of the j . 7\ federal government to finance these . >ff. projects and activities is unlimited. J? Too many of our citizens condemned j such expenditures in many sections whUc m Washington to gel l'unds ;^} for some locally-sponsored public works. L^et me hasten to say that under the economic dark clouds of the depression activities were carried on, and rightly so, that have no place in ;; normal times. However, the time is " approaching when there must be an ! J i overhauling of the. expenditures on J the basis of public need and public i t good. The whole interwoven fabric t iof federal activity must he inspected 1 for moths of waste that might in \ time weaken the threads of this fab- l In other words, it is growing more 3 difficult to have on the one hand. < state rights, as we once knew them, 4 and ever-increasing federal grants 1 5 cn the other. If our people want i , enlarged public works or a mainEffig tenance 01 those at present?and . public wants are sovereign?our peo- < JiSL pie must he prepared to study the j f&ra. implications and be ready to meet j the cost. ^ Federal grants to states now , ^ honeycomb many federal agencies. . jm* We liuve grants to stales lor old-age , BIS assistance, unemployment compe.n- j j sat ion administration, aid to depen- j t?& <ient children and aid to the blind. Under the veterans' administration j we have grants for state and territorial homes for disabled soldiers and } sailors. In the department of agri- l culture we aid agricultural experi- J ment. stations, agricultural research, } | co-operative dairy and livestock ox- , perimcnts, co-operative agricultural , extension work, co-operative conscr-j^ vation of agricultural land resour- j j ces, co-operative forest fire protec- j fflg. tion, co-operative distribution of for- IJ est planting stock, forest roads and j trails and highways. In the department of the interior 1 |s9| we have grants for colleges for agri- { j??| culture and mechanical arts, co-operative vocational education in agri- " culture, and in trade, home econo- J ^ mics and industrial subjects, co-opc- : rative vocational education of teach- ' S? ers an<* vocational rehabilitation. jgK; The department of labor supcrjSjr vises grants for material and child 1 >V!': welfare, crippled children, child welVfv fare and for enmlovment service. J 7?} The treasury offers grants for public ' healtii ana education of the blind. ;j? The navy aids state marine schools, ' and the. war department the nation- < ol guard. < We liave federal emergency relief, ; ,.t? federal emergency administration of ? public works, grants for public works 1 projects, emergency construction of highways, and grade crossings. And I .*?! we have other activities in the form 1 ijft of grants tliat are too numerous to 1 vi mention. < The purpose of this article is not ' to discount the value of these proj- ; octs. But simply to cite how far we. i 'i as a people, have come in our new ; she conception of the port the federal ' ;'7 government should have in carrying on public works. Fortunately, we i i?t have a progTam for overhauling the ' vast machinery of the federal gov- I 'iV eminent and for planning for the fu ture. "Hie President recommends such a step as not only important 1 but necessary. Our neoole will be jj^jjp "the final arbiter of public wot ks. I' ITHE |y|jjjjyp HOUSE Ww^ HAZARDS - ^ By Mac Arthur W'syovp Biscuit-Suede jacket j YORK . . This^ length jacket of biscuit colored woolen in suede-like finish is a popular Spring fashion number. It is worn with contrasting navy frock of wool crepe. Large flowers of the jacket material are ap? pliqvied on the shoulders of the frock. TODAY and RANK parjcerV|~^ <(&> Ji gOOCBP ID t] E ? 'RICES toda A familiar old spectre is beginnin o haunt most of us again. We use o know him so well that we callc lim by his initials, "H. C. L>."~ .vhich stands for high cost of livinj saw some statistics the other da vhich show that in the past foil rears, since Uie spring of 1933, foe ;osts to the consumer have gone u 10 per cent, men's clothing has rise nore than 20 per cent and rents oi ip nearly 25 per cent. Nobody would kick much if wagt ind salaries were going up in tl :ame proportion, but they're no yew of us have as much left aft* laying" for the necessities of Hfc < ye had a year ago. No wonder tlu .vorkers in every line of industi ire demanding higher pay. Tin Vrtn'f fin thprn mnoh iwml flmtv**-' f higher pay results in still high* j rices. * * * PROFITS in volum Most business men find it hat 0 learn that they can earn iarg* profits by selling goods at low* Alices than by trying to keep price ap. That is true in retailing as we ss in manufacturing. Automobi nakers discovered long ago thi hey could pay top wages, impro\ heir cars from year to year, ar itill keep on reducing prices. Tt's a 1 matter of volume. The railroads didn't like it \vh< he interstate commerce commissic ordered passenger fares reduced two cents a mile last June; but tl B. & O. reports after 6 months th; ft has carried 61 per cent more pa sengers and increased its revenue per cent, at an additional cost > >nly 6 per cent. I can't, as a consumer, sympathi: Aith efrorts to protect the profits the inefficient by encouraging pric fixing. Without free competition tl :ost of living will always go i They are beginning to realize that v cannot have economy, reduction < :he public debt and lower taxes ai it the same time maintain and t mease public expenditures. That the situation today. One of the problems, of course, the proper allocation of cost. If v lad a unit system of government 11 question of a proper diversion of tl :ost of public work3 and public fun lions would not arise. But under oi federal system, the powers, functioj md responsibilities are scatter* unor.g a variety c?f units. When a Livitic.x affecting more than one ur ire undertaken by a central gover ruent, or when several units joint indertake activities to satisfy cc lective needs, the question of cos lomes Ud. Should thev be divid* among the uiiits affected ? Sha they be met by one government rhe answers to these questions mu be' found. HAvTt ? (TAKEN JUNIOR TO A V OF THIS TYI WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVFJ faster than incomes rise. * * * LUMBER haul A lot of what we pay for most things is the cost of getting goods j ! into our hands. t ran into an illus- j ! tration of the size of this big conn-' try o: ours and the distances goods i have to travel, the other day when I : . wimted some clear lumber to put up | [ a feu* shelves in my house. There j I wasn't a board to be had in any | I lumber yard in the neighborhood, j J "All good lumber comes fro;:* the j ! Pacific coast," one dealer explained t } "It comes by water, and the shipping strike has stopped all shipments for months. I've got a consignment coming by rail, but it will cost you more." It did. The railroad rate for the 3,000-milc haul put the price of lum- i !jci' at Atlantic ports up nearly a. half. Instead of $i a hundred feet I | j had Lo pay $10. I don't wonder Lliat ! so many substitutes for lumber are j coming into use. t ? * STAMPS value When I was a boy I began to coli lcct postage stamps. Fifty years ago I it was a simpler and iess expensive hobby than it is today. I wisli I j j had l:cpt that stamp collection of the i I AB3U s. ior i nan some items wmcn : i are so rare nowadays that collectors I have paid thousands of dollars lor j their like. | I have a friend who cashed in on -- | his knowledge of stamp values only 1 - j a week or two ago. He had been in correspondence with a high official of the government of Afghanistan. He found himself short of money in Washington, where he knew nobody whom he could ask to cash a check. ' He had to get back to New York. He had with him his latest letter ' from Afghanistan. Ho telephoned the stamp editor of a Washington paper and asked for the name of the ' most reliable stamp dealer. He took ~ his Afghanistan letter to the dealer, y who offered him $40 for the envelope ? and stamp! That paid his hotel bill. his fare back to New York, d =* * <= WAR laws * My friends who make it their busiy ness to know what is going on under l! the surface of world aifairs are telling me Uiat the civil war in Spain P is just the beginning of another genn eral European war, in which Italy ? and Germany will be lined up together, vvitli Russia on the other side, and Fiance, and Great Britain trying ie to keep out, but probably both gett. ting into it. ii* I don't see how this country is iikciy ll.? be diicctly involved, but it .such a war certainly would do us no y good in the long run. It would upset it the economic equilibrium of the h, world, though for a while it would stimulate our trade with Europe. For my part. I can't see how all the neutrality resolutions which ie congress can pass can prevent usi \1 from selling supplies to nations at ir war. If we have the goods they want j -T and they have the money to pay for is them, I don't imagine considerations 41 of neutrality will make our faimers \ le reiuse to sell food or cotton, or our it manufacturers decline European of- \ re fers for shoes or motor cars, id In time of war, a lot of peace I 11 goods become war goods. in STORY OF PAPACY IS SUCCESSION OF 10 HISTORIC EVENTS 10 In the reign of Fiddling Nero, a i s~ generation after the death of Christ, | Peter died in Rome?crucified head j down. He was, according to Catholic doc- j ze trine, the first of the popes, from the declaration of Jesus: ' Thou art Ppe~ ter; and upon this rock I will build 1C" my church." The year of his martyrdom is re? corded as 67 or 69 A. D. re On Vatican Hill, near the spot of where he died, his followers buried j id him, and turned from their mourning n- to proffer allegiance to his successor, is Linus. The papal succession had begun, for, says the church, Peter' is had received from Jesus "the sure preme pontica! power to be transmitle ted to his successors." le Linus was a Tuscan, martyred in c- 78. Following the recommendation iir of St. Paul, he ordered that women ns miiQT rnvAr th^ir ut nrsivpr :d Like the popes who succeeded him, c- he appointed and ordained bishops, lit priests and deacons to co-ordinate n- the labors of the Holy See. ly The work of conversion went on >1- steadily, despite persecution, and ts several successors of Linus distilled guished themselves by converting ill leading citizens of Rome. Finally, in ;? the fourth century, the Emperor st Constantine himself became a Christian and conferred freedom on the i W NOW SON, I WANT YOU ToJL 1 1F0R6ET YOU EVER SAWjR s I THAT SPOOKY Jtm&i XY THURSDAY?BOOxs jfi, N. C. Cinderella Sails j , ' "Jy * S j I" I i * ' 1 > ^ K Ellison, 18. Cinderella of the kit- I o chen who has been working as a domestic in a New Jersey home, : Y is now enroute to Norway to receive the $600,000 fortune left her ! by her father. j * church. From 67 to 1S37, from Peter to1 , Pius XT, 261 popes have governed i . the Catholic church. The verdict of . history is that, while crimes darken- 1 ed the reigns of a few. some of the J ^ popes ruled brilliantly and the vast I *c majority labored prayerfully for the! * spiritual and earthly well being of j h their flocks in all lands. j. The growth of Christianity coincided with the development of the western kingdoms, and kings and e emperors found it politic to align t themselves with the church even y when they were not themselves eager ^ converts to the faith that was sweep- a ing Europe. j The climax came on Christmas day J f 800 A. D., wncn Poe Leo Til crowned ( Charlemagne emperor of the west; (the Holy Human Empire). After ? Charlemagne, many kings and rulers swore fealty to the papacy as the supreme spiritual power. Powerful was the force of excommunication?the word still recalls the picture of Emperor Henry TV. stripped of his ermine and jewels, standing barefoot in the snow of Canossa, in 1077, till Pope Gregory VII deigned to receive his plea of submission. Gold, jewels and land went to the church in profusion, contributed by the faithful of many countries. Throughout western Europe the common people saw in the vast, papal power a bulwark against the tyranny of kings. Hut the aggrandizement of the Catholic churcn brought with it special problems, and many popes, among the greatest who have sat on Peter's throne, devoted their reigns to reform. Thus, from simple beginnings?the Apostle Peter and his followers preaching to underground congregations?the papacy grew to such splendor, power and opulence, that St. Bernard, addressing Pope Eugene III in the 2th century, could write: 1 "1 do not find thai St. Peter ever appeared in public loaded with gold, ] and jewels, elad in silk, mounted on , a while mute, surrounded by soldiers and followed by a brilliant retinue." ; BISHOP MOUZON DIES Bishop Edwin DuBose Mouzon, senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at his home in Chariotte late Tuesday. The 68year-old churchman was a leading ' spirit in the movement toward unifi- J cation of the three major branches of Methodism and in his latter years saw rapid strides made in that di- i rection. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church in Charlotte. 1 Rev. G. T. Bond, pastor of Dilworth Methodist church, conducted the services and the body was sent to Dallas, Texas, for interment. Reindeer are the only deer of which both sexes bear antlers. The tuna, a fish that sometimes weighs fore than 1,000 pounds, jo sold mostly in half-pound cans. WHAT IS A DOODLE ? "Doodles" are seemingly meaningless patterns you make on paper , while concentrating on something else. Kead alxiut the "Doodles" of famous people. Great new feature in the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN. On sale at all news stands. j?,.- - ^YOU'RE MOT AN 1NFAM Hp' MORE, SO JUST REAU21 Sp IT WAS ALL JUST/~]j Home News By Nancy Hart. Household planning experts, hav- ' rfg established step-saving arrange- j nenls, correct working heights, ther- j iiostatic control, and closed metal, 1 ahiuels in order to develop the! iltchen to a position of maximum j * ffieieney, are now faming their at- ! * ention to Die home laundry. Also. ; >ecause of advancements in design j nd construction. laundry equipment j < 5 corning out of its long-time bar.- ! 1 ihnient to the basement. Several architects have elevated j he laundry to a position on the first 5 loor. In one house recently built. 1 he laundry was incorporated into ' he kitchen. Washing machine, twin 3 ijjiidry tubs and other paxaphcilalia of wash daj' had been built ' nto floor cabinets continuing at tne 1 ame level as that of the -sink and ange cabinets which were installed 1 n the other side of the room. J Another well planned laundry has 1 iceh installed in a Cape Cod cottage 3 ecentiy built for a woman who does ] .11 t.he work herself. This laundry j 5 djoins the kitchen in a room which he architect had planned for a 3 >reakfast room. The owner, howver, being more interested in havug a pleasant room for Monday's cashing, Tuesday's ironing and odd obs all the rest of the week, has lad the room papered in the same jay print that covers her kitchen ( vails and she has installed in it the >est equipment available for her lome laundry work. * # * As coffee loses its strength when xposed to aid, it should be kept ightly covered, especially after it las been ground When coffee lias p'st its flavor from exposure to Uie tir, it can be improved by beating; he dry coffee in the oven, taking* :are, of course, not to let it brown. ? Th?? outstanding colors in spring* jilks from Paris are black, pale pasels, red, yellow, brown, green, corse, and all shades of blue. Schiapirelli introduced "Parlor Pink," < done or with mauve. She also comlines black with lemon fox, and pale due with scarlet. Lavin black, pur- j >le, bright green combined with , ilack, and cherry red with purple, ror evening she chooses blue with *cd, green with black, rust with j, vhite Bread is one of the least expensive . .liings we eat and nearly one bun!vCd r??r iliff^stlhlr thorftfnrfi. - i . .. t is one of the most economical loods. Good bread does not only mpply energy but also material for growth and repair. All of the pro.eins or muscle-building material are lot equally valuable but wheaL proem, mostly gluten, ranks with the; >est of vegetable origin. Supplemented with milk, bread can supply ill the body requirements in this respect, lience the importance of using plenty of milk in and with bread. 3read is the most palatable of all foods because it is the only food one lari eat at every meal day in and day out, year after year without tiring. Uiiiicnhnhl Illnf ? IVifh Tiatfint I leather so fashionable this spring, lore's a timely tip. If you rub your patent accesories occasionally with a glycerine-dipped cloth, it will keep the leather from drying and cracking. * * * Wife: "Here's a riddle. What makes my life so miserable ?" Husband: "You've got me." Wife: "That's right." East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Motor Transportation Company. Buses leave Boone for Johnson City, 1 Knoxviile, Chattanooga, all Alabama and Western States points at 7:30 a.m.; 12:20 p.m.; and 9:05 p.m. Leave Boone for Lenoir, Hickory, Statesville, Salisbury, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington and all South Carolina, Georgia and Florida points at 8:25 a. in.; 1:10 p. m.; and 5:10 p. m. For further Information call bus station?Phone 45. E. T. & W. N. C. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to the power and authority contained in a certain deed of trust dated the 21st day of July, 1936. executed b3' C. L. Rhyne to John Moretz, trustee, securing five notes to P W. Moretz and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Watauga County in Book 26, at page 111, ar.d default having been j I it any ) f i thatj mm. I PAGE SEVEN nade in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned trustee win offer for sale lor :ash at public auction to the highest bidder at the courthouse door ir. Boone, Watauga County. North Caro:r z.? 12 o'icck roen on tho 10th lay oil March. the fotfO?e*g iesenbe-I real estate, to wit: Beginning on a stake. C. I/. Rhyne s corner, then with the Junaiuska road i no/1 li course 209 poles to a stake in :he Mrs. H. A. Little Jine. thence south oft west 16 poles to a white >ak on a rock on the point of the ridge near a laurel bush; tlience T<>rfch 81 degrees east with the e*;rcmc height of the ridge 21 poles to i white oak; ther.ce west 32 poles Aitli the ridge to a water oak on the top of the ridge, the Mrs. little corier; thence south 41 degrees west 10 pole* to a g?.te post. Rufus brown's corner: tb-went 2S po*o? Lo a chestnut said Brown's cornerhence south 18 poles to a stake thence south 73 degrees west 54 poles to a stake: thence south 44 poles to two water oaks; thence south 26 degrees cast 10 poles to C L# Rhyno's corner; ther.cc north 561'j dcgTees east 142 poles to a liickory, the beginning corner of the iract formerly sold to C. L. Rhyne thence east 39 poles to the beginning This February 8, 1937. JOHN MORETZ, Trustee. Wade E. Brown, Atty. 2-11-41> EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as executor of the wiU of Emey Monroe Gragg, iSfe if the County of Watauga, State ot North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims -against the estate of the said deceased to present them to me for payment within 12 months of the date of this notice :>r the same will be plead in bar of their recovery. All those indebted to the estate, will please come forward and make payment. This 20th day of January, 1937. R. L. GWYN, Executor. Estate of E. M. Gragg, Deceased l-21-ik. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE Having qualified as the executrix the will of John H. Mast, late of the county of Watauga, state of North Carolina, this is to notify ah persons having claims against the. estate of the said deceased, to present them to me for payment within 12 months of the date of this notice or the same will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to the estate will please make immedate payment. This January 18, 193(i. MRS-MORA m WILSON. Executrix Will of John H. Mast. Deceased l-21-6p EXECUTORS' NOTICE Having qualified as executors of the will of Mary F. Perkins, deceased this is to notify all creditors to present their claims to us at the office of Wade E. Brown, attorney, Boone, N. C., within 12 months of this date or this notice will be plead in bar or their recovery. Anyone indebted to said estate will please make settlement. This January 25, 1937. ROBERT W. Pl.nSll, MARY LESLIE MARSHALL, Executors Craa. T. Zimmerman, Wade E. Brown, Att'ys. l-30-6t TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to the power and authority contained in a certain deed of trust dated the 14th day of May, 1932, executed by J. C. Rivers and wife, Virginia Rivers, to VV. H Gragg, trustee, securing a certain note to the Watauga Building ALoan Association and recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Watauga county in Bool; No 17. at page 27, and default having beer, made in the payment of said indebtedness thereby secured, the undersigned trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Boone, Watauga county. North Carolina, at 11 o'clock a. m? on the 15th day of March. 1937, the following described real estate, to w-it: Beginning on an iron stake on the east side of Carolina Avenue, and cornel" of 10-root alley; thence south 54 degrees east 210 feet to a stake in Horton's line; thence south 34 degrees west with said line 50 feet to a stake in said line; thence north 54 degrees west about 206 feet to a stake in the east edge of Carolina Avenue; thence north 26 degrees Diet x.rifV. f>owvi;v,n Arrrv c?*- *< mull V/lil v/lllid AVU1UC t?U ittw the beginning. This lot is :n the Buena Vista addition to the town of Boone. This February 13. 1937. W. H. GRAGG, Trustee Wade E. Brown, Atty. 2-11-4C KIDS ALLOW THEIP. \ , i AGINATIONS TO Run) f~ ]1"j -W-H-0-*M tp $ WHAT WftS % \ tfj j I ^ 1/
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