I LANGUAGE ARTS
TOPIC OF MEETIN
Himdrcd Teachers anil Prim
pals From Six Counties Gath
er at Appalachian
Tiie language. Aits coiiferen
heid in che Demonstration schc
here Saturday, March 13. was a
tended by nearly one hundred tc&c
Ir-i-s, principals and superintended
v-f the counties of Wilkes, Alleghar
Ashe, Watauga. Avery and Mite
el)
\V H. Walker, county superlnte
lent of schools, delivered an addre
of welcome, while Prof. Chapp
Wilson, director of teacher trainii
rbof E. s. Christcnbury, pre:
den!, of the Watauga Teachers' ass
ciation, each spoke briefly in orie
tation of the occasion.
Xiiss Nancy C. Devers. of the sta
department of education, used as h
subject, "The Place of the Languaj
Arts in the Curriculum." She is co
vuicea xnat uie language arts shou
be prominent In the courses of stud
which in turn should be flexible, ai
expjv>ssed the belief that it will ne
e.r be perfect or finished. There w
be new models just as tliere are ne
models of automobiles, and Mi
Deaver stated that there should
additional concentration on t.
language arts, since they are so Li
portant in the development of t
chikL
At the conclusion of the discoun
smaller units were formed from t
group, each going to a class in t
training school for observation. Vi
*.tora were requested to observe a
to notice the general room condi
ons, whether the children were ha
py, the materials they use, wheth
a?! were participating and what pa
tieular job was under way. Teache
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BOONE BOY CHAMPION
BOXER IN MARINE
Jay Jones, Boone resident, a
son of Mrs. J. W. Jones, who is d
ing service with tlie marines
Shanghai, China, is making a reco
as a boxer, it is learned. Mrs. Jon
-gives The Democrat the followii
story from a a marine publicatu
v healing- with his recent fistic accoi
plistuments:
oiugger jor.es 01 me eourtn
S. marines lived up to his nieknan
when "ne put Kid Nick away in U
Hist canto with a perfect right hoo
After the preliminary mixing, Jon
y started to lash out with botlf hani
Iand he shook bis man. The Russii
ahso opened up when they came i
i he center of the. ring, hut before I
could tag ius-toe, Jones nipped-hi
with a lef t and then caught him wi
a fv'rious right hook delivered wi
terrific force and perfect timin
Kid Nick went down like a felled 1<
and never even twitched while tl
referee tolled off the fatal count.
Action a plenty was provided
Uui first three preliminaries, each <
vvlritii ended in the first round. Thi
crack to the jaw that Kid Nick toe
in the first round of the curtal
raiKer was a terrific blow ai
stretched the Russian boy cold. I
was so badly hurt that he was u
able to leave the ring for sever
minutes ana then only with the a
.-iedo , kin
^tcilo^ivc ui jiia ^cc'jjhis.
Attended Every
Court Term Held
Here For 63 Yeai
Mr. J. M. Johnson, of the Beav
Dorr. section, one of 'the county's be
citizens, called at The Democrat o
fie? the other day, and ill a series '
reminiscences, remarked that for i
years he heard the judicial charg
at the opening of Watauga superii
court. Mr. Johnson broke his recoj
last year when he failed to upper
at the two criminal court tei'ms.
Mr. Johnson attended his fir,
court as a lad in 1873, and he is ab
to recall the names of many of tl
early jurists. Once, he recalls, mo
than 40 years ago, Judge Ferguso
who came to be nicknamed 'Grann;
Ferguson, touched on the good roai
issu? by stating that in one of tl
Kuropean countries a stretch
road had been built so smooth at
on such an easy grade, that tw
ponies were able to draw a load <
on? thousand pounds. Judge Fergi
son is reported as saying that Wa
augz. county would sometime hai
such roads?-that materials for the
construction were readily availabi
ami that the need for such highwa;
wvuKf sjwn uccuiiie apparein.
When Mr. Johnson first attendi
court he was brought by a group
men who had been summoned f
jury service, in order that he migi
take their horses back home.
In commenting on the varioi
charges to grand juries, the vene
abie citizen believes that the la
Judge Oglesby at the last term 1
court he held in Boone, delivered ti
most easily understood outline of tl
criminal code and the duties of t3
grand jury that he has ever hearc
Mr. Johnson at the age of f
years, is hale and hearty and stat
that he is well ahead with his fart
ing operations, and has ployed
good <teal of his corn ground hit
self. He is a splendid man, and t
l.abits through life have been qui
in accord with the judicial injur
tic.rs ~l6 which he listened for mo
thr;r three score years.
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AV U. S. Steel corporation, is credited
with paving the way for ncgotiatious
which led to an agreement
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$ BABY SHOW TO BE
5 HE!;!) NEXT FRIDAY
ti
p- Cove Creek High School to Bt
cr Scene of Baby Judging; Juvcnilc
Program Arranged
A combination of n baby beautj
contest and a juvenile amateur program
f will be held at Cove Creel
high school Friday night. March 19
. beginning at 7 o'clock. Any chile
from the ages of J. to 6 may cntei
in the beauty contest Prizes will b<
^ given -co the best, looking boy. anc
M the prettiest girl.
Prizes will also be awarded to the
Jj best amateur performance of children
between the ages of 4 and 10
aiKt 10 Lo 16. Entrants will be di
u vided into the two groups.
|le The number that have already applied
arc varied, including vocal so^
les, trios, guitars, duets, piano solos
xylophone solo. readings, imita
^ tions and dancing.
m Any person wishing to enter eith
er of the contests, are asked to set
,, Mrs. James B. Mast. Mrs. Gov Bit
Ungs, Miss Louise Johnson, Miss
tJ) Jaaiie" Monson. or Miss Constance
th Shoun.
Music will be furnished by the
' Rhythm Rami of Cove Creek school
under the direction of Mrs. John
Horton and Annie Mae Sherwood,
j Kntrance fee is 10c and admission
of 10c
^ 60 ciallons liquor
n- lands three in jail
id
le J. C. Barnetlc, BUI Lowe and John
n- South, of Johnson City, were tried
al Friday before United States Coms
missioner S. C Eggers and released
under bonds of $500 each, to be tried
at the next term of federai court in
Wilkesboro for violation of the internal
revenue act, in connection with
the possession of 60 gallons of nontax-paid
liquor.
The trio were apprehended in
Boone late Thursday by State Palr
troinian Carlyle Ingle, who suspicst
ione-d 'them of ha.ving participated in
the robbery of the Troy bank the day
previous. Unmindful of the patrol
53 car's screeching siren, the fugitives
-3 headed in Uie direction of the Ter.>r
ncssee line and were captured near
"d Hampton, Tenn., after a mad chase
lr of more than 80 miles. When it was
determined that a large cargo of
St hootlee linnru* wn? nn hr^iwl Tin,
'e nctte, Lowe and South were Jailed
lc in Boone, and because of Uie quanre
tity of the illicit fluid, it was deemed
wise to indict them under the fedf"
eral rather than the state laws.
Js
xe HENSON HEADS CLUB
^ MEMBERS FOR 1936
Cour.cili Henson has been declared
u the most outstanding 4-H club memt
ber in the county for 1936. For this
honor he will get a free trip to the
ir state short course which will be held
at State College, Raleigh, during the
_' latter part of July. The Chilean nitrate
educational bureau awarded
Councill this free trip. He carried
^ the baby beef project and made a
aI fine record for his first year in club
^ work.
It is hoped that these awards will
jg stimulate more interest in 4-H clufc
r work in the county.
of BOYS' CLUB TO OBSERVE
ie CHARTER NIGHT THURS
tie
ho The newly-formed Boys' club ol
1. the town will observe charter night
!0, at a meeting to be held at the America
ican Legion hut Thursday evening al
n- 8 o'clock, and all members are asked
a to be present. Those desiring memn
j bership in the organization may save
lis money by joining at this meeting, it
.to is said. All those interested in the
lc- recreational features of the organire
ration may become members, regard
ess of age.
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Independent Weekly News]
BOONE. WATAUGA C.OUNT
CONTRACTORS TO !
RESUME WORK ON
SEENIf PARKWAV
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j Expect to Complete Parkway
in Alleghany, Ashe and
Wilkes Counties: Many Workmen
Arc Needed
North Wilkesboro, March. 16.?
Contractors who suspended operations
on the six projects of the Blue
Ridge parkway in Alleghany, Ashe,
Watauga and Wilkes counties during
the winter months, plan to resume I
work in the next few days and begin
a big push to complete the grading
kand surfacing this spring and summer.
James M. Anderson, head of the
district employment service office
which serves the counties through
which the parkway is being con
structed, said that ht had received a
requisition from one contractor for
90 laborers and skilled workmen to
begin work soon and that every cont
ractor is planning' to push operations
when resumed. He urged a full registration
of all who live within the
vicinity of the parkway or who can
reach any of the projects daily,
i Those who have formerly worked
on the parkway construction projects
but have not renewed their registrar
tions within the past few months
- are advised to call at. the office and
i renew applicaion if they are inter- j
, estcd in working when operations of '
i inc Biggest public works project in
this part of the state are resumed.
' In the meantime the office is in
I receipt of calls for various types of
labor for private Industry, ranging I
ail tile way from laborers at prevailing
wages to skilled men who command
lucrative salaries.
; WILKES COUNCIL TO
CONFER JUNIOR DEGREE
Junior Order class initiation for
iHa thirtl districh.comaosod of councils
In Avery, Mitchell and Watauga
counties, will be held in the lodjf?
hall (old Masonic hail) in Boone op:
Mbnduy, March 29, at 7:30 p. m.
The degree team from North Wtlkesboro
will put on all three degrees
> in a very impressive manner, and it
, is hoped that every member of the
l local council will be present. Large
delegations from Klk Park, Pinooln,
Spruce Pine and Bakersville are expcoted
and will be warmly welcomed.
A rare opportunity is in store for
the members, who have never seen t
i j the wot
An interesting program is being \
piaikii <i and refreshments will be 1
served. i
FARM MEETING TO j
BE HELD TUESDAY!
Marketing of Truck Crops to Be
Principal Topic as Agrari- t
ans Assemble <
The marketing of potatoes, cabbage
and truck crops in this county
is to be the principal topic for discussion
at a meeting of the farmers cs'led
by County Agent W. B. Col- I
lins and which wili be held in the 1
courthouse in Boone Tuesday, March 1
23, at 9:30 a, m. 2
J. W. Johnson, extension market- r
ing specialist of State College, Kit- i
leigh, will talk to the farmers at thi3 1
time on co-operative marketing. The t
county agent's office has had a large ; <
number of requests from the farmers t
of the county for assistance in mark- j
eting their cabbage, pota toes ami! 1
i other truck crops. So far they have!]
not had time to render this kin.) of i
service. Their work is now better j
organized and they hope to be able j
! to assist the farmers with their |
I jiiaroieung- proDiems uus year j 1
If the farmers' planting anlicipa-1
tions are carried out, there will be J
more truck crops made this year:
than average and farmers may not j
find as ready sale for their products
as last year. If the markets are, ?
1 .glutted this fall, some system of oo- j
operative marketing might help to
1 move the truck crops from this i1
< county.
The county agents request that a (
large number of farmers attend the
meeting and help work out some J
kind, of marketing program for the .
" county.
^ REED COFFEY EXECUTION ,
IS DELAYED UNTIL JUNE 1
t
1 Reed Coffey. Avery county youth l
sentenced to die in the gas cnami?er i
- for the murder of an uncle. Hardy (
; Coffey, has been granted another re- i
prieve by Governor Hoey. in order i
that time may be- allowed for further <
study of Uie case. The new execu- 1
tion date sot for Coffcv is June 10.
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Scarsdalc, N. Y.?Carl Lhr.bac
publisher of the Scarsdale Eagle
paying basis for the last year. P
compositor; James Duff, right, ba
The plant's headquarters take up
bacher home.
COURT OF HONOR
HELD FOR SCOUTS
Or. King Presides as Number of
Boy Scouts Successfully Pass
Examinations
A Hoy Scout court of honor was
ie!d at the Methodist church Tuesday
;vening of last week, and Dr. King
M-esidcri as a number of Scouts earnxi
badges of merit which will be
IfSSSirtCd t-3 tiiuem?al- thp nr-X.1
Uff. '
Fifty Scouts were present from the
iloone, .Blowing Rock and College
,ro<>pk oiid (he high spot oX tile nseetng,
perhaps, was the earning of the
iagle rank by Robert R. King of
3oono, this being the highest honor
n Scoutdom.
The following members of Blowing'
tock troop No. 2 became second
lass scouts: Robert Potter, Bernard
Vfinell, Robert Ward, Ernest Wiliams,
James Williams, Johnnie
fate. Harry Robblns was raised to
he rank of tenderfoot.
Arnold Brown, of Boone troop 41
vas promoted to second class and 14
ioys from the college troop earned
heir tenderfoot rank.
Merit badges were earned by the>
'oliowing: Roscoe Buoklaw, Robert
1. King tEagle), Thor. Graybeal,
llainc Miller, Richard Patterson, J.
J. Canlpe, Jr., J. B. Haganian. Jr.,
Ill as. E. Rogers, Baxter Howeil,
llaude E. Gragg, Tommie Gragg,
Jax Storie and James Harris.
Those constituting Uie court of
lonor were Rev. J. C. Canipe, Rev.
3. Sexton Buchanan, W. M. Cook
tnd Dr. Robert King.
PREACHERS' MEETING
Secretary M. A. Huggins, of Raeigh,
will meet with the Baptist
jastors of the Three Forks and
Jtony Fork associations at the Boone
Japtist church on Wednesday, March
II, at 10 o'clock. The. theme of the
neeting will be "How to Have a Renal,"
a Real Holy Ghost Heaven>orn
Revival. All pastors are urged
o set aside this day arid come for
liscussion and prayer on that Day.
>on''l forget. Wednesday, March 31.
MUSIC CONTEST
IS ANNOUNCED
Hiss Wary District Chairman of
Event Scheduled for
April 10th
The state department has added a
rev/ district to its list for the State
.fusic contest this year. This new
ti strict has been named the Boone
Istrict because Boone is the center
vhere -the contest is to be held.
The counties comprising the disrict
are five in number: Alleghany,
tshe, Avery, Mitchell and Watauga.
Miss Virginia Wary, of Appalachan
State Teachers College, has been
ippointed district chairman.
The following schools are planning
:o enter in some of the music events:
3oone -high school, the music under
he direction of Mrs. Rivers and Mrs.
Pyatt; Bloving Rock high school,
mder the direction of Mrs. Norma
itragg; Cove Creek high school, witn
nusic under the direction of Mrs.
Phillip Fletcher: Cranberry consoliiated
school, under the direction of
Vim. Marv H. Christensen; Newland
(Continued oh page 8.)
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e Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei
SDAY. MAKCH 18, 1937
rarsdale Eagic News
?- r*frrrt
her, Jr., 12 years old. is editor and
News, published monthly and on a
eter Conese, (standing: left) is the
r.dles sports and writes a column,
most of the basement of the LimI
I
MILLER REN AMES 1
BOARD EDUCATION
Chappcl Wilson Added to Take
Place of Senator Greer; Bill
n I ??
rassea iiouse
The former five-member board of
education for Watauga county has
been recommended for re-appointment
by Representative W. F. Miller,
with the c-xccption of Senator Roby
Greer, "'wlio ucvauoc of his present
official capacity is disqualified. Prof.
Chappcl Wilson, of the Appalachian
college, has heen named for the vaoasfcyr
The board will consist of J. B.
Horton. W. H. Walker, T. H. Coffey,
Jr., Clyde Perry and Prof. Wilson.
The old members of the board had
filed in the primary of last June,
and since no opposition developed at
that <time, Mr. Miller folt bound by
the result of the ballotting, he stated.
The appointments are contained in
the legislature's omnibus bill, which
has already passed the house.
BURNSAREFATAL
TO AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Clarissa Iiaycs, 89 Years
Old, is Burned From Open
Fire; Funeral at Oak Grove
j Mrs. Clarissa Hayes, 89 years old,
; died on the 6th at the home of a
| gland-nephew, Mr. Fin Shoes, of
1 grand-nephew, Mr. Fin Shore, of
burns suffered the day before a*
her clothing was ignited from an
open fire.
Funeral services were conducted
on the 7th from the Oak Grove Baptdst
church by Reverends W. C.
Payne and W. D. Ashley and interI
ment was in the Hine cemetery.
Surviving is one brother, S. F.
i Moody: Lovill; one sister. Miss Lora
Moody of Blowing Rock,
i Mrs. Hayes was the widow of VVU
j liani Hayes who died something like
j IS years ago. She had resided in
Watauga county for her entire life,
was a member of one of its prominent
families, and had many friends
throughout this section.
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i ana i r.iv ^raj, shliC. id
1 APPROVED BY LIONS CLUB
The Lions club, at its regular
meeting Tuesday night, gave its approval
and wholehearted support to
the seal sale that is being put on in
Watauga county this Easter for the
first time.
Mrs. G. K. Moose and her helpers
are dividing the town of Boone today
and are going to make an effort
to contact every home and business
j house in the town.
The remainder of the county will
be worked through the schools. Each
teacher has been sent 100 seals, and
have been asked to take responsibility
for their sale.
GOVERNOR NEWLAND ILL
Hon. W. C. Newland, of Lenoir, is
yet a patient at the Banner Elk hos!
pital, where he was taken for treat;
ment some weeks ago. The esteem(
ed barrister is reported as now sftow|
ing a marked improvement.
RAT
ght
$1.50 PER YEAR
COUNTY COURT IS
MADE POSSIBLE BY
MILLER MEASURE
Pool Rooms to Be Legalized Under
Restrictions, and Changes
in Absentee Ballot Law Being
Sponsored by Watauea's Representative
The commissioners are empowered
to establish a county court, pool
rooms would be Legalized in the county
under rigid restrictions, and cer
tain changes would be made in the
absentee voting Jaw in Watauga,
under the terms of three new measures
which have been introduced In
the legislature by Representative
Miller.
Court Not Compulsory
Tlnder the .terms of the court blH,
the machinery is merely set up for
the establish men t of a count3* tribunal,
and the county commissioners
are empowered to establish the institution,
if and when in their judgment
it is expedient. The court provided
would have an enlarge*! jurisdiction
over the recorder's court, one
of the principal differences in power
being that Uie proposed institution
would be empowered to dispose of
divorce cases. A five-dollar cost
would be charged against each case,
vegardless of what the verdict would
be. The bill passed the- house.
Pool Itoom Measure
A second piece of legislation is
designed to permit, the operation of
pool rooms in the county, with the
provision that no beer, wine or whiskey
may be sold on the premises,
ami that the destitutions must be
conducted in a way thoroughly Batisfactory
to the board of county commissioners.
In the event that any
pool room. H is explained, should be
operator! in such a way as to be a
nuisance in any sense of the word,
the commissioners may revoke the
t>perating license of its operator. Hie
bill is on the unfavorable calendar,
but Mr. Miller expects to gain it3
passageTo
Change Absentee Caw
The third new Miller bill wouldrevise
the law as pertains to absentee
voting in Watauga county, and
would make it unlawful for a person
who nas already filed nis- absentee
ballot, to appear on election day,
rescind his action, and vote in person.
Considerable confusion, it is
stated, has formerly resulted from
such practices. Under the new bill,
when a person executes his absentee
ballot, he is considered to have voted,
just the same as if it luul been done
in person.
Mr. Miller returned to Raleigh
yesterday after having been at home
for the past few days, indisposed
with an illness from influenza. He
believes the end of the legislative
session will have been reached by
the end of this week.
LIQUOR LICENSES
A bill to require all purchasers of
liquor in this state to purchase annual
license at cost of $1 was introduced
in the state senate Monday
night.
Bearing the names of six senators
headed by Gilmer Sparger of Stokes,
the measure would raise $400,000
from residents and $200,000 from
tourists. Sparger estimated.
Revenue the first year would be
used to repay salaries withheld
from state employees during the financial
crisis of 1933.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MARKS OFFICIAL
END OF WINTER
Tiic remarkable winter of 1936-37
will come to an end at 7:4R p in.,
eastern standard time, on Saturday,
March 20. At that moment the
earth will have reached the point in
its orbit, where its axis is at right
angles to a line from the sun. Thus,
the sun will then be directly over a
point on the equator. This is the
vernal equinox, which marks the beginning
of spring, and, in olden
times, marked the beginning of the
year.
When the sun is over the equator,
it rises exactly east, and sets exactly
west. It is above the horizon
half the day, and below for half, neglecting
the effect of the earth's atmosphere,
which bends the rays of
sunlight around the earth's curvature,
so that we always sec '.he sun
higher than it reaily is. But die supposed
equality of day and night gives
| us the name "equinox," which really
\ means "equal night."
j After March 20, the north pole of
the earth swings over towards the
'sun, and the south pole away. For
us in the northern hemisphere, the
| sun will climb higher in the sky. In
| southern countries, on the other
jhand. it sinks lower, so this is for
! them the beginning of autumn.
.