A. S. T. C. TAKES
FOUR PRIZES IN
GOLDEN GLOVES
ben Wilson and Joe Jfermala
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Class Division at Charlotte
This Week
Kidci Brewer's Appalachian pugilists
come through the Golden Gloves
tournament in Charlotte this week,
r.oclainied by the sports writers for
iheir brilliant leather-pushing in
ringing to the local college four
championship awards, and eight entrants
into the semi-finals. Only ten
af the .Appalachian fighters were en?<red
in the tournament which was
staged in the Charlotte Armory under
the sponsorsiiip of the Charlotte
Observer.
In the novice class of the welterweight
division, Ted Bartz, 14Gpounder,
of Appalachian, won a decision
over James Henderson, also* of
Appalachian, to win the tournament
championship in this division.
Joe Yermala, 160-pound crack Appalachian
boxer, won a decision over
Jack Dunn, 158-pound Charlotte Y
fighter, who was favored to win the
championship in the middleweight
vision. In addition to winning the
championship in this division, Joe
was awar<M the .Tnlr<* Wn;ln irnnhx'
tor being the best all-round fighter.
Incidentally, Jack Dunn, his opponent
in the final bout, was voted the
most popular.
The heavyweight division was
Marion Querry, 135. Appalachian
State, winning over Everette Garni,
ISO. Belmont fighter. Querry won
the novice championship award in
the division.
Len Wilson, 192-pound local matman,
knocked out Frank Faggart,
193. of the Blue Ridge school, in the
third round to win the open championship
awards.
Joe Yermala and Len Wilson, Appalachian
winners in the open class
of the middleweight division and the
open class of the heavyweight division,
respectively, won an opportunity
to participate in the National A.
A U. meet scheduled to take place
in Boston, Mass., early in April.
Coach Brewer gained wide pubiicily
along with the local men for the ;
commendable manner in which they
conducted 1-hcmselveu' during tile ;
tournament in Charlotte. The vari- j
ous comments in Jake Wade's col- I
umn of the Charlotte Observer gives !
evidence that Appalachian praltcipants.
gained rnspjw well
awards during the event.
BOONE NEGRO MAKES
ESCAPE FROM BASTILK
Charles Jackson. Boone negro, ran j
afoul of the law Friday by assault- I
ing his wife, a rock having been
used in the affra;. with telling effect.
and the law in turn placed the
irate husband in the county jail.
Charles, however, didn't seem to appreciate
the abridgement 01 his liberties,
and managed to make a getaway
from the house of confinement. |
?l A tell-tale sheet, fashioned into a |
t crude rope, hung from a window of j
the jail cell, and just how the dusky
prisoner managed to squeeze himself
between tile iron bars remains a
mystery.
The sheriff's officers had not,4 at]
last reports, been able to apprehend j
? Jackson.
?MISS WATKINS SPONSOR
OF BOY SCOUT DINNER
;< Miss Alice Watkins sponsored a
dinner at which members of tne Boy
Scout troop were honor guests, and
*11 which was held at the Caro-Jean inn
tf last Friday evening. Miss Watkins
solicited donations from various of
the business interests of the town to
finance the banquet, at which Rev.
J C. Canipe of the Boone Baptist
church, was the principal speaker.
' Mr Canipe's scholarly address was
made under the subject, "Rededicati'l
lng Our l,ives to the Scout Movement."
Twelve members of the local troop
were present and the dinner mect&bB
iiig was thoroughly enjoyd.
f M NYA HANDICRAFT SHOP
The. NY A handicraft shop at Sa8?,
!eir. church, which is one of three
JttK such shops in Watauga county, is
IBB designing and making many beau :
tifu! pieces of furniture, both rustic
ij;p| and domestic. The public waiting
room of the welfare office in the
jtSStfc courthouse is being furnished with
' this furniture.
IgfiBfe. The NY A girls are doing textile
Hp handicrafts?designing and making
Hk. hooked, braided and punched rugs.
BMP Also decorations, industrial, and fine
wBBk arts. Mrs. Clara Simpson, NYA coHB
supervisor, reports that over 40
youths in vocational training, are
receiving NYA wages for many
I kinds of work useful both to them
! and to the communities in which
l^Bb they live.
gmt MISSION STUDY CLASS
hH
There will be a mission study class
HH cf the book, "Follow Me," at the
Baptist church Monday evening,
B March 1, at 7 o'clock. Ail the ]adie3
of the church are invited to come
Band enjoy the book.
WA1
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VOL. XLVni, NO. 33
Women in Government J
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Washington.?Miss Betty Gootly|
koontz (above), assistant commissioner
of education, is one of the
women in government who rates
high in the ranks of those now do- ,
ing important work in government j
departments. j
BANK MERGER IS
BEING DELAYED
Legal Technicality Prevents
Annrnv.il of f llO Prnnncol ! ? ?
Bakersville Bank
I The proposed consolidat ion of
four leading banks of this section
into the Northwestern Bank, sufferi
ed a temporary setback Friday when
j the stockholders of the Farmers and
; Merchants Bank of Bakersville fail!
ed to endorse the plan, or rather de!
ferretl final action on the same, due !
i to a legal technicality which developed
on account of the recent transfer
of ownership of a large block of
stock in the institution. It is believed
that the bank will approve the i
! proposal at a meeting which will
I likely be held within the space of a
few days.
The consolidation has already been
approved by the three other banks
concerned, the Deposit &. Savings
Bank in North Wilkesboro. the Watauga
County Bank in Boone and the
Bank of Sparta at Sparta. Under
the terms of the proposal a threemillion
dollar financial institution
would be formed with central offices
at North Wilkesboro.
TO ENFORCE HOTEL j
CAFE REGULATIONS!
I
Ratings of Public Lodging and :
Eating Places To Be Published
B.v Health Department
By H. G. WEBSTER.
(District Health Department)
Due to the demands placed upon
the local health department by the
traveling public, fhis department
will publish periodically the grades
of each hotel, tourist home, tourist
camp and cafe under our supervision.
This is according to the authority
\eated in us under Section 17, chapter
186, Public Laws of 1921, as
amended.
It is the desire of the state board
of health to have the public know
just what the inspection service
means in the way of protection of
public health through prevention of
l the spread of disease. Of course, in
order to offer any protection it is '
necessary to place particular emphaRis
on the point of cleanliness. This ;
applies to dishes used, cooking utcn- j
ana, sLuvtis, worK taoies in Kucnens,
serving tables and counters, floors,
and particularly the person of the
persons preparing and handling
foods.
In order for an establishment to
handle and sell food it must maintain
a numerical grade of at least
70 per cent. This numerical grade,
however, does not always give a cafe
or hotel the right to operate because
there arc certain items that must be
approved regardless of grade. These
items are: Approved and properly
protected water supply, approved
toilet facilities available at least to
those working in the place, approved
hand washing facilities, approved
dish-washing facilities with both hot
and cold running water, certificates
of good health.
TO AID TAXPAYERS
Mr. R. L. Clay, deputy collector
of internal revenue, will be at the
Boone Drug store all day Monday,
March 1, for the purpose of assisting
| federal income taxpayers in the fiij
ir.g of their returns.
AUG
Independent Weekly New;
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNI
'nnrrn r? i mm * ?
(itlMlH BAUYS LAW
WHICH WOULD AID
JUDGE COUNCILL
Former Boone Resident and
Jurist Was Permanently Injured
in Discharge oi His Duties;
Bill Would Compensate
Those So Disabled
;
i A bill which would make provision
j for the compensation of supreme and
| superior court judges who arc perI
mancntly injured in the discharge of
i their duties, has been introduced in
j the general assembly and is being
I fathered by Senators Greer of Watauga.
Blackwekler of Catawba, Joyner
of Iredell, and Abernethy of
Caldwell.
Under the terms of the measure,
j the many Boone friends of Judge W.
I B. Councill* who now resides in Hick- (
i ory, believe that he would be eligible
I for compensation, due to the fact
| that he sustained permanent injuries
I while in the fU<!phnrnfo
..~?TE?5 ^V ui. Ilia UUllWO
as a member of the North Carolina |
j superior court judiciary.
Judge Council!, it is recalled, was j
| seriously injured more than thirty
years ago, July 22, 1900, in a headon
collision on the Seaboard Airline
Railway, near Rockingham, while he
was en route to Lumberton to hold a
session of the Robeson county superior
court. Many persons were killed
in the accident and a number of others,
including Judge Councill, were
seriously injured.
Judge Councill attempted to proceed
with holding his court the next
day. but collapsed and fell from his
chair. Following that, it was discovered
that he was in a feeble condition
due to the shock and pain
caused by the wreck. He had been
injured about the hips, spine and
shoulders and his hearing was so impaired
that the injury proved permanent.
I-ater he retired from the
bench and devoted himself to private
practice, but the loss of his
hearing has greatly restricted him
in the practice of his profession.
The bill, which has been int?pdu&ed.
and under the terms of which
Judge Councill would be expected to
benefit, provides:
Every former justice of the supreme
court or former judge of the
(Continued on Page Eight)
BETHEL SCHOOL IS AGAIN
CLOSED BY FLU EPIDEMIC
Prof. C. M. Dickson, principal of
the Bethel high school, passed
through town Tuesday en route to his
home in Ashe county, his school having
been closed for another week because
of an epidemic, of influenza in
that community. Seventy-five of the
students were absent at the beginning
of the week, said Mr. Dickson,
and it was holievorl thr- -r?ar*f ?x--!c_
dom to close the doors of the school
for an additional week. While there
are many cases of flu, and some
pneumonia, Mr. Dickson says as yet
there is no critical illness in the district.
ATTEMPTS TO STAY
COFFEY EXECUTION
Attorney W. R. Lovill left Monday
for Raleigh, where he was to intercede
with the governor in behalf of
Reid Coffey, Avery county youth,
sentenced to die in the gas chamber
on March 5th for the alleged murder
of an uncle. Because of the
youth of the condemned and certain
extenuating circumstances, Mr. Lovill
believed there was an excellent
chance for commutation of the sentence.
BROWN BROTHERS
WAIVE HEARING
Alleged Slayer of Birchic Potter
and Accomplice Are
Remanded to Jail
Glenn Brown, North Fork citizen,
who is charged with having fired
the shot which killed Birchie Pottpr
uriH o a okn-t r> ?
, ?"V. wtwuvi, AWUCit X->1 UVVIi,
waived the privileges of a prelimihary
hearing before Esquire Hahn
Saturday and were remanded to jail,
without privilege of bail, to await
trial at the April term of superior
court.
The tragedy occurred Sunday a i
week ago in the North Fork neighborhood
and is said to have been the
climax to a fight in which Potter
and Robert Brown participated. Information
is that following the difficulty,
Glenn Brown advanced, drew
a pistol, and fired the bullet which
produced almost instant death. The
young men being held arc first cousins
and grandsons of John O. J. Potj
ter, at whose home the slaying took
| place.
A. DE
spaper?Established in th
r
-Y. NORTH C g UNA, THURS
I ^
At Grain Prol
Washington.?Farm leaders fri
I ferred here with the secretary of a
I plans for an "ever-normal" granary
cless production in good years. In
Senator Elison D. Smith, Secretary
Jones. Standing: E. H. Everson, Fa
National Grange master; II. R. To
president American Farm Bureau
NEED FOR SKILLED
LABOR IS URGENT
Anderson is Anxious tor Uncni
ployed to Register; Saleswomen
Epecially Needed
Mr. James M. Anderson, of the
state employment .service, North
Wiikesboro office, here Friday, is
anxious that there be a complete
registration of those persons in this
territory who desire to be placed in
lucrative employment, and states
that the demand remains urgent for
able bodied men on highway work,
skilled road workers, truck drivers
and operators of other machines, together
with carpenters and common
1 laborer?. All skilled rock masons
op* particularly urged to register
| with the service, in order that they
may secure prompt placement.
Mr. Anderson states that he will
again be in Boone on Friday, February
26th, l'or the purpose of registering
those desiring jobs and is especially
enxious to secure for a new
five and ten-cent store in Boone, 20
girls to act as saleswomen. Any
girl between the ages of 19 and 22
is eligible for this work. Each applicant,
however, should be a graduate
of a high school. Mr. Anderson
requests all young ladies interested
in this employment to meet him on
the 26th. He will be at the courthouse
from 9 o'clock throughout the
day, and on every other Friday
henceforth.
TY\.-? mnnv nonn)A VTr A nrlprsnh
"*"'V ... . .
said, have the erroneous idea that
the employment service is some kind
of relief or welfare organisation and
(Continued on Page Eight)
ELK RIVER VALLEY IS
SITE FOR ATHLETIC FIEED
Banner Elk. e'eb. 23.?The vaiiey
of the Elk River, across the stream
just back of the college campus, has
been chosen as the site for the new
athletic field for Eees-McRae College
and construction has begun.
$25,000 for a field and gymnasium
was recently given to the college.
Through preliminary surveys, the
opposite slope of the river gorge, on
the side next to the college, was
chosen as a tentative site for the
gymnasium. The lower slope of
Hemlock Hill now forms a natural
amphitheatre for the atletic field.
I. G. GREER IMPROVED
T. G. Greer, former Appalachian
cnllpp-e nrofessor and at nresent su
pcrintendent of the Baptist Orphanage
at ThoniasviUe, who underwent
an appendix operation in High Point
a week ago, was showing a decided
improvement Wednesday and his
early recovery is now more confidently
expected. Mr. Greer's condition
was critical on Monday and
three brothers, Dr. F. M. Greer, of
Mabel, Messrs. Cicero and Milton
Greer, of Boone, went to his bedside.
The news of his improvement brings
comfort to the many friends of the
popular gentleman in this county,
who had grown alarmed because of
his illness.
ROBY WILSON HAS ATTACK
Mr. Roby Wilson, prominent resident
of North Fork township, suffered
a heart attack in Boone Tuesday,
and after receiving medical attention,
was taken to his home. Mr.
Wilson's condition was said to have
been rather serious when he ieft
j Boone, but no later advices have
| been received.
MOC]
e Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei
DAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1937
ilem Conference
hrrst "MS:
5m all parts of the country congriculture,
Henry Wallace, to study
\ The plan calls for storage of exLhe
conference, left to right, seated:
Waiiace and Representative (Marvin
rm Union president; Louis J. Taber,
lley, AAA; and Edward A. O'Neal,
Federation.
iSPUKUNG WILL
ATTEND DINNER
L. . ? -- i
sixteenth District Solicitor Will
Be Principal Speaker at
Victory Banquet
Hon. L. S. Spurling, of Lenoir, solicitor
for the sixteenth judicial district,
will he the principal speaker at
the Victory Dinner which is to be
held at the Daniel Boone hotel on
Thursday evening, March 1 Mr.
Spurling on Tuesday accepted the in- j
citation tendered by James H. Councill,
who is chairman of the local
committee on arrangements for the
Democratic gathering.
The dinner is one of the several
hundreds which will be held throughout
the United States the night 01
March 4" to raise tlie'rndney to nieetT
the. Democratic national committee
deficit that arose In connection with
the campaign of President Roosevelt
last. fall. Details of the local banquet
haven't as yet been definitely
arranged but Mr. Councill states that
tickets for the dinner are to go on
sale at once, and that the evening
will be one of many entertainment
features.
SOIL PAYMENTS
i NOW BEING MADE
I
J 234 Watauga Farmers Entitled
' . to Checks for Participation
in Land Program
Notices have been mailed out from
i the county agent's office to 234
I Watauga farmers, whose checks in
?varying amounts under the federal
I soil conservation program have ar|
rived, and arc ready for delivery.
It is asked that those who are entitled
to receive these checks, bring
their notices with them and payment
will be made. The checks re- !
ceived here total $9,198.61, and are
for payment under the 1936 agree!
merits. The averaere local uavment
lis around $39.
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS
Mrs. James H. Cou cill reports two
more contributions to the Red Cross
flood relief fund, as follows: Miss
Jennie Todd, $1; Winebarger School,
$2.18.
iSEED LOAN BLANKS
|N0W AVAILABLE
Farmers May Negotiate Loans
at Four Per Cent This Year,
in Varying Amounts
Blanks for applying for govern.
ment seed loans are now available at
the office of Messrs. D. M. Hale and
S. C. Eggers in the Watauga County
Bank building, and fanners are assured
of prompt service in the matter
of negotiating loans for the purchase
of seed, fertilizer, feed, etc.
Loans will be allowed in amounts
rq n rrin rr frnm "5lO t n StdOfl flnH it iQ
explained that the money will be
made immediately available. The interest
rates this year will be four per
cent, rather than the 51,; per cent
which was in fore-; last year.
Farmers of the county are invited
to call at the office and make application
for such funds as they may
need for the purpose of planting their
crops. The loans will mature as of
October 31.
RAT
arht
$1.50 PER YEAR
BLOWING ROCK IS
STILL CONCERNED
OVER ANNEXATION
Mayor Coffey States that Bill to
AimPY EfilJwgjl IW[;?v
Not Be Introduced During
Present Session; No Compromise
Warranted
Mr. D. P. Coffey, mayor of Blowing
Rock, in an interview with TheDemocrat
Tuesday, states that so
iar as he knows the bill to include
the resort town in the boundaries ot
Caldwell will not be introduced in
the present session of the legislature,
but that so long as there "is such a
deplorable situation t are can be no
compromise"'
Mr. Coffey states that he and other
citizens ol Blowing Itock hawspent
considerable energy and money
ir their off rts to annex, themselves
to a more friendly governmental
unit, and that with the overwhelming
percentage of his people favoring
the movement, he feels that sooner
or later their request will be heeded.
The Democrat is glad to publish
herewith the mayor's prepared statement
dealing with the situation:
Mayor Coffey's Statement
"Tn regard to proposed county line
rhnnp-p T Hnnp wm -ftnrl onipu
for the following:
"Fir3t, I wish to state that in asking
for steps to be taken toward annexation
of Blowing Rock and adjacent
territory by Caldwell county.
I did not believe it was either a
I malicious or political move, because
II know that the 95 per cent of our
i local citizenship and the 100 summer
residents who asked for the.
i change, love Watauga county, our
home county (if we may be permit|
ted to call it that), but as a last efifort,
so it seemed, to get something
| in return for about one-fifth of the
total county taxes, we were driven
I to it after having been neglected, rej
fused and ignored with little or no
improvements, and so far as wc can
see, no irteresf in the development
(Continued on Page Bight)
G. W. YOUNCE DIES
TUESDAY AT MABEL
| G. VV. Your.ee, well known and
highly respected citizen of the
Mabel neighborhood, died at his
home Tuesday at the age of 52. A
heart attack was given as the immediate
cause of his death.
Funcrai services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Union Baptist church and
burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors in the immediate family
consist of the widow and two sons:
Ronda Younce, Lenoir, and Olin
Younce, of Concord. Four brothers
and two sisters aiso survive: H J
and Chas. Younce of Mabel: James
and Robert Younce, Foley, Ala.; Mrs.
Mary Rcece, Beech Creek, and Mrs.
Anne York. Johnson City, Tenn.
I
ruiTRrH nrvvrii
WAS SUCCESSFUL
The chicken dinner given by the
ladies of the Advent Christian
church Saturday was a most enjoyable
affair, the people of the town
joining wholeheartedly into the affair.
and something more than 550
was realized from the sale of tickets.
The proceeds from the event are to
be used for the benefit of the church
building fund.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO HOLD MEETING TODAY
The Boone Chamber of Commerce
will hold a luncheon meeting at the
Princess Cafe Thursday at 12:30, at
which time a complete reorganization
of the chamber is to be effected,
with the election of a slate of
new officers. Wade E. Brown is the
president of the organization and
Archie S. Quails the secretary. A
full attendance of members is asked.
LIQUOR COMES BACK
After 28 years of state-wide prohibition,
North Carolina's long "dry
reign" was brought to a close officially
Monday night when Lieutenant
Governor W. P. Horton, presiding officer
of the senate, and Speaker of
the House R. tiregg Cherry, formally
signed the county option bill, which
was passed Friday by both houses.
Under the measure, enrolled Monday
afternoon. 81 dry counties may hold
liquor elections on or after Tuesday.
April 13.
BAPTIST CLASS MEETING
!
i The T. E. L. class of the Baptist
j church will hold its regular monthly
I meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank
! Sates on Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. i
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