PAGE FOUR The Watauga Democrat The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY Established in 1888 and Published fo] 45 years by the late Robert C. Riven PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SU BSCU1PTON RATES: One Year Sl.oi Six Months 7! Four Months 5( (Payable in Advance) R. C. RIVERS. Jr.. - Publishei Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Re spect. Obituaries, etc., are chargec for at the regular advertising rates Entered at the Postoffice at Boone N. C.. as Second Class Mail Matter THURSDAY, FEB. 25. 1937 BAD BUSINESS With a final protest against the action of the legislature in turning the liquor situation back back to the pre-1303 status, without a vote of the people ol the state, The Democrat turns its thoughts for the moment from the moral to the economic phase of the situation. At present the manufacture of spirituous beverages is proh hi ted in North C nrotirv.i I ] 1 d ing by the experiences of the ABC stores in eastern Carolina, for every dollar profit collected from the traffic by the stores, about three dollars would be sent from the state in the form of orders to Kentucky and Illinois distillers We will be paying a four million dollar tribute to these outside corporations before we shall have gained for our governments one million. This isn't a sound fiscal policy at all. Since the wishes of the people have been largely ignored in making the state wet, it would appear that the slate had just" as well "go the whole hog' and provide for the manufacture of liquor, the home product to have precedence over the imported sn the stores. -If?it's a good business nroposition, the profits from both the manufacture and sale should a; well accrue to the; benefits o: the state and its subdivisions. WHEN WASHINGTON' LAUGHED ueorge wasnmgton at Mourn Vernon, as revealed to us by his diaries and contemporary records, is not the cold, stiff, overdignified superman so many people still think of him being. On the contrary, we set him fishing, hunting, dancing i minuet; ordering Martha's clothes, with his own hands planting a magnolia tree, struggling with a toothache, giving a neighbor matrimonial advice (he was in favor of it), helping the poor, talking horseflesh and crops, laughing uproariously at some hilarious story. A visitor to Mount Vernon relates this typical incident: Judge Marshal! and Judge Washington (Washington's nephew) were on the way to Mount Vernon, attended by a servant who had charge of a large portmanteau containing their clothes. At their last stopping place there happened to be a Scotch peddler, with a (tack of goods which resembled their portmanteau. The roads were very dusty, and a litUc before reaching the general's, they, thinking it hardly respectful to present themselves as they were, stopped in a neighboring wood to change their clothes. The colored man got down his portmanteau, and just as they had prepared themselves for the new gar merits, out flew some fancy soap and various other articles belonging to the peddler, whose portmanteau they had brought 011 instead of their own! They were so struck by the consternation of their servant and the ludicrousness of their own position, being there naked, that they burst into loud and repeated shouts of laughter Washington, who happened to be out upon his grounds nearby, heart the noise, and came to see whal might be the occasion of it. Finding his friends in that strange plight, h< was so overcome with laughter that he actually rolled upon the ground Only 100 acres of national forest! in Colorado were damaged by fire ir 1936?the best record since 1921 when 71 acres were burned. Over 700 persons died of starva tion in Szechuan province, Wes1 China, during November, 1936. fj Little Journeys In ; Palestine 5 By J. C. CANIPE j Coming up again from the Sea of \ 1 Galilee to the lop or the mountains < . we get our first view ot tne Horns - of Hatten. the Mount of the Beati^ tr.des, where Jesus preached the Sermon cn the Mount. The Top of the mountain is a tabic land with a t - slight incline. A multitude of people ; - could have faced Jesus here. We come down to Cana of Gailee < I ?a little village between the Sea of \ . Nazareth. Here Jesus performed His \ first miracle, at the wedding feast, j by changing water into wine. Cana was the home of Nathaniel, whom . Phillip brought to J^sus. They show i you ore of the traditional water j spots that was used in that feast, j One has to guard against what he | sees arid hears about many things ;.:i i Palestine. We pass Gathheper. the | ' birthplace of Jonah. Then we come j i to Nazareth, the home of Jesus and Joseph and Mary. It lies in horse- ' shoe shape on the south side ot the J ' mountain. Nazareth has about j eight thousand people now. It is one ; of the most beautiful places in all Palestine. Some of the surrounding mountain peaks rise abruptly to an i almost perpendicular height. Nearby is the Mount of Precipitation, over i which they would "Cast Jesus down headlong" in Luke 4:16-30. One can ' stand on a nearby peak and see the i entire surrounding country in all its J . glory. j There is a Baptist church in Nazareth with a native pastor who is doing a great work. This Syrian pas- { tor was converted in the great First Baptist church. Daiias, Texas, under j the preaching of Dr. Truett. He re- i I turned home to do this great work in Nazareth. We visited the Church of the Annunciation and the Holy Family church where tire father and mother of Jesus attended and took their boy to church. We visited , Joseph's carpenter shop and other interesting places in Nuzarcth. The Virgin's Spring in the heart of Nazareth where through the centuries drinking water has been furnished the people N'c doubt that Marv ' came here to draw the water for j family use We saw many come wifcli [ their goat skins to draw water. We , spent the night in Nazareth and onjoyed it greatly. | The Family Doctor By DR. JOHN JOSEPH HAINES IN REVIEW > Ho-liuni! The millenial dawn ap' pro aches, thanks to cur niedicm columnists. Every ni?U; his own die titian, his own solf-culturi.st, his own psychi.irtist. The family doctor is headed for the long vacation when he shall have talked himself out oX a job for all time to conic. Among my contemporaries l read 5 that tobacco does not shorten life; .. that, the snifter of corn whiskey is not guilt}-, nine times out of ten. That meat and salt don't have a blame tiling to do with one's blood . pressure?that both are actually ess sential to hitting on all six. That health exercises are. often indulged 1 up to a fatal point in many cases. > That diet, rest arid sleep are to be . taken at the dictation of appetite. Which knocks most of the medical ' theories and speculative hypotheses ; into cocked hats?almost. Every , man his own doctor. He can go on living, and, die in his turn?so?he passes on. All of which is so much piffle, written for the price, yet pregnant with horse-sense deductions. 1 N'o two men or women are exactly ! alike. Hence, there can be very few sets or rules governing the conduct of many. Here are some, however, that I may say 1 use myself: Be temperate in all things. N'o human ever uttered a better advice . than that. Temperance in eating, drinking, working, thinking, sleeping, laughing, sighing, living, dying ?temperate in ali things. Observe that simple rule?and cut the doctor's bill to near zero Then, you will catch the "flu" or break your leg- ?or your wife will receive a visit from 'He stork?just anyold thing will happen; then call the doctor; as you have always uone. SCHOOL CHILDREN TO SEE FOREST SERVICE PICTURES Beginning on March 1, and continuing for three weeks. United States r Ol'h^t cori-ino " >!' : , - - mi; AllUW IIIULlUll pic- j turcs in tne schools of Watauga, j Caldwell. Avery and Burke counties. These motion pictures are designed > to acquaint the school children, and any of their parents who can attend. ' with the work of the new forest serv1 ice in the administration of the national forests, and especially to teach : thcrn ..he damage and destruction i caused by forest fires. It is hoped that by these contacts the people of the rural communities will become better co-operators in the campaign > against forest fires. An attempt i will be made to show these pictures > in all schools no matter how small unless prevented by bad roads. Where possible blankets will be used - to cover the windows of the school t building so that the pictures can be shown during the regular periods. ^wssfSaasKssssnMJstw WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE: Fireside Philosophy (By C. M. Dickson) To rob a song* of its ' hallelujah" ! properties is to have it ''sow' clas! sically A modem "Nicodcnaan' is a pori son., who knows that ho needs Christ, j but feels too important to meet Him I in the daytime. The first step totimes in the same election, but gets pay for voting only once. Shakespeare's word in Measure for Measure" which says, "Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful," is as true today as when they were red hot from the immortal poet's pen. How puny is the man who is jealous of his neighbor's success! Unnecessary friction- for a man to be continually changing his mir.d, but making no improvement. Many housewives need a course in uuuuoac circ?TTce as weu as in <10rucstk: science. For one time, most bachelors seem willing to try most anything except to marry. There are two kinds of treasurers one kind who .will make good a deficit: the other who will increase it. Poor indeed is the man who lias a surplus of leisure time! To find n warm hearth, or to see smoke curiing trom a chimney on Sunday 'if the mere "facl" were tangible) deserves to be put in a museum as a relic of the past. Some modern prerequisites for political and social advancement, or rreferment 1 One must have at \east ONE trusted dictator. 2. He must NOT think tor himself. .*{. He must ask r.o quest ions* 4. He must take "mass" when asked to. bow at the feet of the dictator while he is dying, and at his shrine when uead. * He must threaten to bolt his party or quit his church, b He shall be guided neither by his conscience nor bv principles involved. He should have a court record. S. He shati discuss no issues, but. jump on the band wagon, regardless e? the way it as going. Alter all, it is only those who know ' who can forget. Activities of the Boone Lions Club The Bocne Liobs club was orga! nized with the view of being a real ! asset to the town and county, WithI out some worth-while objective in ! view there would hardly be an exicuse for existence. One ol" the fun1 A ' i SHu generally accepted projects of UW I/ions clubs is lo aid j the blind or those so near blind that i tliey are handicapped in their effort ! to heipt themselves, i A preliminary survey has been in progress for some time by Dr. Robt. R. King among the school children. To date he has found some 200 children in the elementary schools of Watauga county who have such pool vision that they are definitely unable to carry or. their work as the other students of their classes. Not only are they not able to see properly but the appalling thing about the matter is that they are not able in most instances to do anything about the situation Their parents, in order to properly remedy the situation would probably have to spend a considerable amount of money to have an examination made to determine the actual trouble. Then, in some instances treatment would be necessary but in most instances correct glasses would be a tremendous aid, but even to have glasses fitted would require an outlay of money that would be beyond the reach of a great many families and would be a strain on almost any family. Through co-operation with the state authorities a first class oculist can be secured for .the purpose of holding a clinic for . xamination of the children's eyes, a Representative from some of the large manufacturers will be present to fit the glassess and in this way the work can be done so that it will be a small part ox the cost of the individuals having the work done. The Roor.e Lions club has authorzed Dr. King to proceed with the details of working up a clinic for Watauga county and as soon as the ~ijul lurtner announcements will be made regarding this important project. In a word, this is one of the projects that we as members of the club feel will be for the welfare of our town and county. An opportunity presents itself, it is our purpose to sponsor other worth-while projects and thus ever work toward the ! betterment of our county and community. There are 156 national forests in 31 states and two territories. RY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. j CAN SPRING BE F ^ StVE W J j Whiting Lumber Co. Buys Large Boundary of Beech Creek Timber Work Started oil liailroad to Trsins- \ port Timber i?? Market :tl Butler; Other Beech C'nvk Xeivs The Whiting Umiw company, io- I rated at Butler, Tom... has purchav, i .i a largo boundary of timber in the i Beech Mountain fror.. the Mount | Brothers of Mountain City, Tenn | This Is the best boundary of timber j in this section. It is estimated that it wilf take four years to work the j timber. The company has started I construction work on a railroad from its main line at the mouth oi Buckove Creek. upBocch Cieek to the timber. This will give employment to a large number of men m this i section. | Miss Cloy:! Harmon, who is teach- | ing at Crossnorc. spent the week-end i at home. Mr. Andrew Trivett was taken to j the Grace hospital, Banner Elk, Moilday. for ten or fifteen days' medical j treatment Mr. Cling Harmon and Miss Mat- | tie Stines were married recently. Farmers in this section are now sowing their tobacco beds. Tf the plants ao well there will be a larger crop cultivated in this community this summer than in any previous year. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wiseman, of Ingalls. N. C.. Visited Mrs. Wiseman's parents. Mr. and Mrs. \V. M. Harmon, Sunday. The roads in this section are almost impassable because of so much bad weather. There are no graded or hard-surfaced roads like those in other corr.mtmitips Thi? nenniA nr<* net making any criticism, however, as they arc anticipating the construction of the new highway on down the Watauga river to Tennessee soon. A birthday dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. W. If. Potter for Mrs. Potter's daughter, Mrs. Jack Taylor. A large number of j relatives and friends were present. Mr Carl Edmisten has returned 'from a trip to Ohio, where he went to visit friends and to see some of the flooded area around Cincinnati. | His son-in-law, Mr. Lee R. Mays, j who is employed at the coal mines I in West Virginia, returned with him. Mrs. Russell Trivett and son, of Ohio, are visiting relatives on Beech Creek. FUNERAL SERVICE IS HELD FOR JOE WARD Funeral services for Joe Ward, 3S, of Matney, who died last Friday from injuries sustained by a falling tree, were held at the Antioch Baptist church Sunday, Feb. 14. The services were conducted by Revs. D. IM. Edmisten. Talmadge Watson ar.d ! j Roby Painter. Interment was in the ; ifamilv cemeterv ? ---The deceased is survived by his (widow. Mrs. Vertie Ward and four children, Gilbert, Victoria, Baxter, and Basil: his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Ward and' eight brotheis, John. Will, Ben. Jordan, George, Victor, Lee ar.d Marshall Ward: and two sisters, Mrs. Arlene Ward and Mrs. T. J. Jarvis. The pall-bearers were Stanley Harmon, Grady Eller. Norris Eggers, Jack Hairston, Ralph Harmon and Dale Adains. I Mountain farmers say the $20 allowance for small farms under the better chance to improve their farms than under the 1936 program. trThTTtr; TT i AR BEHIND? : ii ll/](Ay/ n n vr; n 1?/: i j v -2. ^ "^-7\\? l. \v> x ^v\\ " / SOUTH IN SONORA' ; TO BE GIVEN SOON Tlie Appalachian Glee club will j present its annual operetta, "Spilth ; ir. So nor a," by Charles Wakefield j Cabman. Friday and Saturday nights, February 26th and 27th. Ad-1 mission 25 and 35 cents. Don Ricardo Gomez, rich Mexican ! rancher, is father of five daughters. ! all beautiful save Catalina. The ! opening: scene is a fiesta at Gomez] ! ranch in honor of the president. | ! whose birthday it. is. A. group of.. American mining engineers and six ? oikge boys are among the guests, j Dae ore of the engineers, and Teddy and Alfred, two of the college boys, have fallen in love with the three youngv.si daughters. When j of-marriage arc ; i fered to tlio girls, thev leurn that he| ing engaged will mean nothing* be- , j cause then father has said "No" to 1 ah proposals until Catalina. an older' sister is wed. The girts are sure that Catalina wilt never wed, so i Rosita conceives the idea of haying ; a bandit genera! who is camped near' i the house to marry Catalina in her i j father's presence. Despite the objections of Dan and i Paquita. the twins and their lovers put the plan into execution, i The bandit general captures the j household and upon seeing Paquita, < falls in love with her arid wishes to I ' marry her instead of Catalina j Catalina. having fallen in love with j j the general at fhst sight, begs him J | to take her. but he commands her ro j i help dross Paquita for the wedding.; The priest is summoned and upon j his arrival the bride, beautifully gowned and veiled appears with I Rosita, who excuses Catalina's nonappearance on plea of illness. The ceremony is performed and after they they are gone, Pasquita appears and it develops that Catalina is the gen- i efaJ's bride after all. I i-.vo mourns pass ami in Act IT, 1 I Pasquita is bemoaning" the fact that' ; Catalina has not been heard from. A ' now president has been elected and j word has been sent that he desires to be entrtained at the Gomez ranch. , Meanwhile Don Rieardo learns of the twins' plotting with the bandit to marry Catalina and he resolves to send them to a convent. Teddy and Alfred take the twins j to an aunt in Mexico City in order 1 to keep them out of their father's way untii his anger cools. Don Rieardo consents 10 Dan's marrying Pasquita. but she refuses j' C4A FOR ONLY "IU DOW One twirl, and "Click . . . there's yo /ion!"?tuned instantly, -automatical!; fectly. That's Philco Automatic Tu now available at new low prices and c easy terms that everyone can afford it! in for a demonstration . . . and g liberal trade-in allowance. *Sold only with Pbilco High-Efficiency Aer NEW RIVER UGH Boone, FEBRUARY 25. 193T By A. B. Chapin I A elcoMf 1-rrs.e 'ftSUiNE^ rrr iln >fi until *ihc Irnnws 0:it:ilinA safe. In Act III. the twins, traveling ;n the presidential party, rash into Lie lion lie living room ahead of the rest of the party and are met by Don Ricardo who seizes them and is :n the act of sending them to the convent when C&talina appears She introduces the bandit as lier husband as tiie new president of Mex:co. I3dth are much in love and the genera": is grateful to Rosita for savififf i'mi from marrying the wrping girl a?-,.; he intercedes for the twitu? with Hon Ricardo. who forgive them, and all ends happily. Cast