! The Week in
| Washington
i A RESUME OF GOVEKNMEN- j
; MENTAL HAPPENINGS IN , |
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL T,
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Washington, March 30.?Rising
T/iicos of consumer goods and the
labor situation are the main worries
of the administration, and are regarded
by many as constituting the
crisis' which President Roosevelt
^poke of when he asked congress to
authorize him to make changes in
ihe supreme court so that emergen.???
lomolol mr? ?LI V*/* IteLI
t institutional.
That prices are rising faster than
the incomes of most Americans are
rising is disclosed by officical statistic^
of the government, and that thla
process will continue so long as the
government continues to operate on
:x>rrowed money, is the gist of the
warning sounded by Governor Marriner
S. Eccles, of the Federal Reserve
board. Mr. Eccles' proposed
remedy is to cut down federal exnendiLures
and impose new taxes, in order
to balance the budget as soon as I
possible. This is not in acc?ir.l wit-h 1
the ideas of some other members of
the cabinet, who <lo not want to have
the expenditures of their departments
curtailed. On
the other hand, Secretary Wal- _
lace of agriculture, has indorsed Mr. P
Secies' views, and Secretary Roper, *
of commerce agrees, while Treasury 1
Secretary Morgenthau is resisting as J
strongly as he can the demands of
the. spenders to be allowed to keep
on spending. J
Inflation Warning
The force of Mr. Eccles' warning
has not been lost on the leaders in
congress, who have been warned
many times from other sources that v
unless there is a firm checck upon c
the present inflationary trend there t
is great danger of another collapse n
which might be as serious as that of c
1929 and which, if it should occur t
before the election of 1910, would seriously
affect the chances of the c
Democratic party continuing hi u
power. But offsetting that in the !\
minds' of many leaders are considera- li
t ice us of immediate political concern, o
Spending money, particularly for | a
rolljtf, makes votes; to stop spending* 1 f
it might lose enough votes in many I
districts to unseat congressmen who! b
will come up for re-election next a
year. Also taxes arc unpopular, un- Li
less they can be imposes! only on a
wealthy Individuals and corporations, ii
That those who are now paying tax- tl
? in iSn "iinncr._iirackets" cart pav d
enough more to bring the federal b
outgo an<l income into balance is n
considered doubtfui. 1;
Tha! means that any new income ''
taxes must be spread downward, to 1'
reach the lower incomes, which
wouW Ik1 politically risky, or must J
be in tire, form of excise taxes 0:1
commodities, which might be equally
unpopular. However, congressional
economists and tax advisers am diligenty
studying the possibilities in e:
ixrth of those fields. There is talk S
or new excise taxes on coffee, tea, r
sugar?which seems quite, certain? ?.\
salt and steel and electrical ap- p
i'liiaaues. .lust at present both sou- 0
ate and house spokesmen are saying ii
that no now taxes will tie necessary, c
That can be dismissed as tire usual
line of political talk heard every C
year at this period in congressional ti
session. Tire practice has been, and C
doubtless will be this year, to "hush- a
hush" on taxation until aiong in s
July or August, and then rush $
through a now tax bill. c
Labor Poliey Needed P
Out of the labor situation precipi- ^
taled by the "sit-down" strikes in a
the automobile industry has arisen a c
strong demand for the clarification 31
of the. government's labor- policy. n
rnere is, indeed, no definite laDor
policy on which all elements in the h
administration are agreed. The tl
major item of labor legislation, the e.
Wagner labor relations act, is still o:
before the supreme court awaiting
decision as to its constitutionality. E
That it is an inadequate tool in any J
serious labor dispute is indicated by
the fact that it has not been invoked
in the automobile strikes. It places a
no power in the government to in- a
tervene unless the organized workers e
in an industry call on the national e'
labor relations board for aid. Em- e
ployers cannot, under the Wagner tl
act, take the initiative in calling for b
a decision as to the rights or wrongs tl
of a dispute with their employees, ei
and no power is lodged in any gov- si
eminent agency to compel workers
to accept the labor board's decisions ir
if thev should be contrarv to the e:
workers' demands. Regardless of n
the constitutionality of the Wagner n
act, there is a general concensus d
that an entirely different kind of labor
legislation is needed. Hie rail- H
way labor mediation law has worked
admirably in maintaining excellent
relations between railway workers
and tine roads, and under it the railway
brotherhoods have not only c
maintained the respect and good will ir
of the companies and the public, but n
have steadily bettered their own eco- v.
nomic condition. Searchers for a p
new federal labor policy point to J
this mediation law as a good base to
start from, while much study is be- v,
ing- given to the British labor act t<
which places much more responsibil- fj
(Continued on page 8.) ti
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An ln<
(TOL. XLV1II, NO. 33
Oldest Justice I I |j
31 ^^Wlif
fk ~ m r
Washington.?Justice Willis Van co
Deventer is the oldest member of ^
the supreme court in point of vpc
service. He was appointed by a*
President Taft and has served 26 a
years as a member of the highest I*
court.
iw CHURCH TO BE |
ERECTED IN TOWN :
Of
ei
>rcsbytcrians Close Deal For za
Property; Modern Structure er
to Be Erected Soon
A deal was closed last Friday cc
/hereby the Holston Presbytery be- i
ame the owner of the Dr. Robert \
Ling property on Howard street 1111
ear the cemetery and a modern jni
hurch structure will be erected for |
he Presbyterian denomination, ar
Mr. J. D. Faucette )f Bristol, '
hairnian of U\e home mission board ! ^
f the Presbytery and Rev. John !
lartin, superintendent and cvange- j I*
ist, negotiated the deal for the prop- [al
rtv which has a frontage on Howard j st
trect of 100 f< et and a depth of 130 *>2
oct. of
Information is that plans for the ac
uilding will be prepared promptly l)>
nd it is the purpose of the Presby- nc
tuy to proceed immediately therefter
with actual construction. PendTg
the advices of the architect ('1
lore was no information as to the ar
etails. hut it waa stated that" the 9J
uuuuig, \vniie not particularly com-1 iJl
iodic us. would represent the very j fo
itc-st thought in church construe- i
on and would likely be built of nave
stone.
c
'roposes Gift of
Ginseng To China
Mr. A. M. Banner, of Sugar Grove, WJ
xhibited two roots of ginseng here
aturd&y, which had grown into the as
smarkable likeness of a man and a
roman. The roots have been in the NV'
ossession of Mr. Banner for more Sh
lan 20 years, and the largest, weigh- U1
lg one pound when dug, has shriv- ^
led to a mere four ounces. ^c
Ginseng, which is cherished by the
jiiinese for its supposed prolongsion
of life, is most desired in the .vv
Orient when it attains the shape of n?
human being. Mr. Banner undertands
that in such cases it is worth
300 to $400 per ounce, and is not P
onsuined, but practically worshiped
by the Chinese. Accordingly,
[r. Banner has interviewed the man- I
ger of a large Chinese temple in.
hicago, and will allow him to pre- wl
:nt the strange tubers to the Chi- Si
ese government. tr.
Mr. Banner says he would rather a
ave the friendship of one-fourth of
tie earth's population than the mon- nv
y which would accrue from the sale of
f the ginseng. ar
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:AGLE DEGREE CONFERRED bs
JPON ROBERT KING, JR. th
?_ in
Members of the Boone, College wl
nd Blowing Rock Boy Seoul troops sa
nd a number of visitors were presnt
at the Methodist church Friday a
vening when Robert King. Jr., re- ye
eived the Eagle Scout degree, being pa
le only boy in the county to have
een elevated to the highest rank in Ei
le organization. A number of othr
Scouts received promotions and
iveral merit badges were granted.
Dr. Robert King presided at the Wj
leeting, and Rev. Paul Townsend 0f
etended a welcome. H. Banks Now- a,
- ?J
ian, of Winston-Salem, Scout com- pr
dssioner for the Winston-Salem ga
istrict, addressed the gathering-. jji
rrout Fishing Season u
Will Begin April 15th m
Raleigh, Ma'-ch 30.?The annual of
losed season for fresh water fish- vs
lg will begin April 1 and end May ha
0, except in a tier of counties in of
estern North Carolina, -where the ve
eriod will extend from April 15 to du
une 10.
Trout fishing in the mountains St
ill open April 15 and last until Sep- to
;mber 1, and small-mouth bass th
shing will begin June 11 and con- sq
hue through October 1. an
AUG
dependent Weekly New
BOONE. WATAUGA COUN'
UNEMPLOYMENT
\CT AFFECTS 91
WATAUGA PEOPLE
ight Establishments Come Under
Provisions ol Unemployment
Compensation Act; Guilford
Leads State in Number
of Employers and Employees
Watauga county has eight estab
inments with 91 employees who
me under the provisions of the
wly-enacted unemployment cominsation
act, according- to records
mpiled for 1936 in the office of the
orth Carolina Unemployment ComMisation
commission. These figures
e approximately correct since only
few employers had failed to re>rt
when they were compiled.
Employers of less than eight works
arc not under the act but may
duntarily come under it, and thus
ve the protection larger employers
e required to give their workers of
i assured income during unemployent
brought about through no fault
their own. Farm and home work's,
employees of non-profit organiitions,
sailors, government worK*i
s and a few other classes are ex*
hpt.
Guilford leads the North Caroliird
unties in numbers of employees^
Mowed by Forsyth, Mecklenburg
iston, Cabarrus, Durham and Al&ij
ance, while Mecklenburg leads ig
imbcrs of employers, followed fcji
iilford, Wake, Forsyth. BuncomM
id Durham in order.
In fact, seven counties, GuilfordS
orsyth, Mecklenburg, Gaston, CaS
irrus, Durham and Alamance, ra
irted 170,611 workers, or more than
1 of the other 93 counties in thl
ate combined. The state had 438)|
6 employees under the provision^
the unemployment compens&tiojR
:t, but 56,1154 of these arc reported
r out-of-state employers and are
?t credited to any county. .
One county, Camden, had no orn-'
oyer or employee under the ^ac.t;
irrituck had one employer; Qfeeno
id Pamlico, two employers Jeaclj*
ay, Jones and Stokes, thrct! embers
each; !L?d Ty***llr
lir eo/?h n^
runswick, Caswell, Graham and
islow, five employers each.
)fficer Is Wounded
As Gun Discharges
Dt puty Sheriff Charles Thompson
is seriously injured Saturday by
e accidental discharge of his gun,
he stepped into an automobile in
>onc. The .45 automatic, which
is carried in a holster 011 the right
:ie of tile officer, fired, for some
.known reason, and Uic bullet raiigthrougii
the tower part of the abimen.
Mr. Thompson was taken immeately
to a Winston-Salem hospital,
here recent reports indicate that
: is improving and it is believed
at ne wm recover.
!ural Mail Carrier
In Service 28 Years
Mr. A. M Banner of Sugar Grove,
ho retire<l last summer from the
igar Grove rural mail route, has
aveled something over a quarter of
million miles in line of duty.
Mr. Banner began carrying the
ail in 1908 and served the patrons
the route for 28 years, 10 months
id 15 days, and for 17 years made
s 26 mile journey daily on horseick.
For many years thereafter
e trip was made by automoile durg
the summer and in the saddle
hen winter made the roads impas.ble
for motor vehicles.
Mr. Banner's resignation came as
result of injuries received several
ars ago, which eventually incaicitated
him.
MORY AND HENRY GRID
SQUAD MEETS A. S. T. C.
The Appalachian football team
ill meet Coach Billy Bavall's squad
Rmni-v and H<?nrv VriHnu
pril 2, in the first of a series of
?posed practice games. A return
ime will be played at Emory and
:nry the following Friday.
According to announcements by
le athletic committee, admission
111 be free to everyone, and all are
vited and urged to attend.
Emory and Henry is expected to
fer strong opposition. Coach LalH
is recognized for his ability,
wing led sports at the .University
South Carolina and Furraan Uniirsity
before taking up his present
ities.
However. Coaches Brewer and
ewart are expecting Appalachian
be in the line-up with several of
e brilliant players of last year's
uad, in addition to the new aspirits
out for spring practice.
A DE
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spaper?Establish ? m tin
FY, NORTH CAROLfl THURS
r?=;/ "" =
Icoming Spi
Los Angeles.?Now we know
\ vioinists are part of the 1,500 piec<
'for an outdoor rehearsal. They ar
;of America, a non-profit organizati
Los Angeles alone.
Sugar Grove
| 100 Years 0
By V. B MAST.
I; The current year marks the cen- !
tennial of Sugar Grove postoffice.!
This office was established March
23. 1837, and was named Sugar
reprove l>ecause of the vast number of
Kiugar maples grooving in this scc\
f^ion at that time. Records show that
j At is the oldest postoffice in exist!
liice in Watauga county to have re\
feined its original name.
* ^ In July, 1S23, Councill's Store was
jSWtablished with Jor<ian Gouncill as
E fcMc first postmaster) It held that
t g&me until June 20, 1850, when it j
? '^as changed to Boone. Watauga'
COUMTV was not nro-n rii-yn^l tiriHl I
fcgfCSJ" 1849 and was prior to that time
Ta part of Ashe county.
j AiiC ?u?b j.iv?>i.iii;?3Lcr ?L * uug ixln;
Grove was John Mast, grandson of
Jolin Mast who emigrated to Amor-!
j ica from Switzerland in 1750.
According to the records, the first!
official mail route to supply Sugar
Grove was established between this j
postoffice and Morganton on April!
13, 1837, less than a month after the
office was established. This route;
afforded the only known means of j
communication with the outside i
world at that time. Leaving Mor- j
ganton on Friday at 10 o'clock a. m.,'
the carrier was scheduled to travel j
up Johns River and arrive, at Sugar i
Grove the next uay at 1 p. m. He'
was -to leave Sugar Grove or. Thursday
at 6 a. in. and arrive at Mor-,
g an ton the next day by 9 a. m. This J
trip was made once a week by horseback.
Some idea of the isolated condition
of this mountain section at that time
may be gained from the statement
of Newton Banner, who is now 91
years old, that when he carried the
DUKE AWARDS GO
TO BANNER ELK
! Grace Hospital and Grandfath-j
I er Grail ansa pa RomprnKopwl in
Distribution of Funds
Trustee of the Duke Endowment
at a meeting held tn Charlotte Tuesday,
appropriated $938,499.30 to 951
hospitals and 44 orphan homes in the
Carolinas to aid them with the charity
work they carried out last year.
Of this amount $824,213 went to
hospitals and $114,288.50 to orphan
homes. It is anticipated that 28 additional
hospitals will apply for aid
on the basis of one dollar per day
for approximately 148,000 free days
I of care given in 1936.
Of local interest i3 the gift of 59.I
522 to the Grace Hospital at Banner
' Elk, and $1,628.99 to the Grandfath1
or Orphans Home at the same place.
The Mills Home at Thomasvlllc was
granted $12,007.88, while the Children's
Home at Winston-Salem received
$7,487.70.
CROP INSURANCE
MEASURE PASSES
Washington, March 30.?The sen
house the administration's crop insurance
bill, etting up a ?100,000,000
federal corporation to protect wheat
growers against weather, insects and
other natural hazards.
If the plan works successfully with
wheat, the administration may seek
to extend it to other major ciops.
MOC
; Year Eighteen Eighty-E:
DAY, APRIL 1, 1937
ring With Music
flppf
iiicyi
that spring is heiv. These young
s children's orchestra got together
e members of the Junior Musicians
on that has over 5,000 members in
Postoffice is
Id March 23
mail from Lincointon to what is
now Mountain City, Tcnn., 30 years
later, there was only one building in
i Hickory, and that on some trips his
I mail from Lenoir to Sugar Grove
I consisted of one letter and two week|
fy newspapers, the Lenoir NewsTopic.
These two papers were dclivI
ered to a family by the name of
I Whit taker, living at Sugar Grove
i Mr. Banner i*elates Unit for a time
| there was only one copy of the paper
; coming to the Whitakers and that
the entire family wanted to read it
i at once, which of course, could not
! hp dnno Tho fuUmi- ??* ' ~'i- >? -
able to read in peace, subscribed1 for
jta_ second copy of News-Topic,
frence the two nev%3J>apers compris
[rfr-H1?. Rpnrw>r'g mail
If only two newspapers came into
the section in 18G7, one wonders
I what the residents knew of the outside
world thirty or forty years biiI
fore that time.
Blowing- Rock pos toff ice was es|
tablished July 2G, 1S58 with Silas
I Coffey as postmaster. For some
I reason this office was discontinued
jon December 6, 18GG. It was re-esI
tablished November 29, 1869.
In 1844, Watauga postoffice was
I established with Philip Sliull as post|
master. The name was changed to
; Valle Crucis in 1845.
AnoLiicr wf the older postotficcs
'was established as McB ride's Mill on
j May 10. i860, with Hirman McBride
as postmaster. The name of
this office was changed to Amaniha,
; May 24, 1SS7.
i The historical information regard-?
| ing the above mentioned postoffiees
l was furnished by K. P. Aidrich, chief
I inspector of the postoffice departj
rnent.
IBLIND AID MAJOR
| AIM LIONS CLUB
Clinic for the More Needy Chil|
dren of the County is Arranged;
Extreme Cases First
By DR. ROBERT R. KING
Sight conservation and blind work
constitute one of the major activities
of the Lions clubs and at this time
the Boone Lions club is working towards
a splendid clinic for the more
needy children of Watauga county.
Only the worst eyes are being sought
at this time, but at some future date
the club hopes to see that every
child in our county has an opportunity
to have the advantages of an
optical examination and correction
where needed.
Dr. Chas. B. Baughmar. will be the
examiner at the clinic which will be
Iuviu vii npi ii dui auu i lii in me instrict
health office which is immediately
above the postoffice in Boone
The state commission for the blind
is sending Dr. Baughman and will
also send a representative of an optical
company to fit frames and take
orders for the glasses. This examination
is entirely free and tht
glasses are to be furnished at wholesale
cost. The Lions club has sponsored
this clinic for the benefit ol
those who are unable to pay the regular
fees and will expect those par
ents or guardians who are able tf
pay for the glasses which will be a1
a much reduced rate. Where neces
sary to do so the Lions club here wil
pay for the glasses for the child.
Transportation will be furnishee
(Continued on Page Eight)
RAT
ight
1 . m*
S3.50 PER YEAR
RUFUS D0UGHT0N
I NAMED PRESIDENT
! IN BANK MERGER
Election. With II. L. Doughton
a:> Board Chairman, I-eroy B.
Martin. Executive Vice Presirient,
Feature Organization of
New Board
Consolidation of four banks into
the Northwestern Bank, an institution
with resources of approximately
$3,000,000, serving- northwestern
I North Carolina and having head ofJficcs
in North Wikesboro, was comi
pleteu at a meeting: of directors in
that city Monday.
Congressman Robert L. Doughton.
of Laurel Springs, was elected chairman
of the new bank; his brother.
Rufus A. Doughton, of Sparta, presiI
dent; C. C. Hunter, North Wilkesboro.
vice president; Lerov B. Martin,
Raleigh, executive vice president,
and Edwin Duncan, North Wtlkesboro,
secretary.
The bank has an authorized capital
stock of S500,000, and begins business
with a fully paid-in capital of
$150,000 and a surplus of $75,000.
Charter was issued Saturday by Secretary
of State Thad Eure and adopted
at Monday's meeting.
The new institution is a consolidaj
tion of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Bakersvillc and Burnsville,
the Watauga County Bank of Boone
| and Blowing Rock, the Bank of
| Sparta and the Deposit & Savings
j Bank of North Wilkcsboro. Branchj
es will be maintained in Bakcrsville.
j Boone, Blowing Rock, Burnsville and
Sparta, in addition to the headquar!
ters in North Wilkesboro.
Boards of directors of the merged
i banks were unanimously elected as
| local boards of managers,
j Leroy Martin, the only newcomer
! ir, thn nwwnJMCnt. *
... ? w u.b...UUULiuu, inio ivi ui<: jKiai.
two years been vice president ami
assistant trust officer in Charge of
the trust department of Wachovia
Bank and Trust company's Raleigh
office. lie was formerly executive
secretary of the state school commission.
Robert I. Doughton. chairman Qi
the board, has been congressman
from the ninth district for 30 years.
He is chairman of the ways and
means committee in the house of
representatives. He is one of the
most influential men in the state,
particularly in the northwestern section.
Governor Rufus A. Doughton has
been connected with public affairs of
the state for more than 40 years
For most of that period he held office.
He was appointed chairman of
the highway commission in 192?"to
(Continued on page 8)
BASEBALL. TEAM MAY
BE ORGANIZED HERE
At the Tuesday meeting of the
Boone Athletic club plans were made
for organization, of a baseball team.
All those interested in baseball are
requested to be present at the next
meeting, Tuesday, April 6, at 8:00
o'clock in the club's recreational hali.
Those expecting to play on the team
will be required to become, members
ui me ciuo.
The club greatly appreciates the
aid given by the town, which has
given and furnished with lights, heat
and seats, a meeting place, and Mr.
Tatum, of the City Meat Market,
who gave us $2.00 toward getting
athletic equipment.
All those interested in recreation,
regardless of age, wishing to join the
club at the present rate of 50 cents
will have to do so before the next
meeting when the rate advances to
75 cents. These dues can be paid to
any of the directors. Hie ciub plans
to sponsor recreational activities of
all kinds from checkers to baseball.
Other cultural activities will be
sponsored. Later similar clubs will
be formed in adjoining towns and
competition in all forms of activities
will be carried on.?Reported.
Grand Old Opry Unit
To Appear Next Week
Mrs. Shelton Penn, supervisor of
. the adult educational work in. Wat1
auga county, announces that a unit
I of the Grand CHd "Opry" from
radio station VVSM, Nashville, will
appear in the courthouse in Boone
Wednesday and Thursday, April 7-S,
and that the proceeds from an admission
of 15 and 25 cents will be
used to further the adult educational
program in the county.
The troop to appear in Boone is
headed by Robert Lunn, the talking
blues artist, and the I-akeland sisters,
singing cowgirl, with Happy
- A1 Hicks, blackface commedian and
1 Rambling Red Majors, fiddler. The
program will be varied and enterl
taming and the public is cordially
invited to attend.