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!SKETCHES| /?LIFE ! ??j: DEMOCRACY" ... A form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people and exercised either directly or indirectly through a system of representation .. periodically renewhe boiTOwed it from . the English langul?Pil 'ImS&Wm zens have had scant -?L opportunity in recent months to enjoy the benefits of clear democratic government. A domineering minority has, if out- . ward appearances bear no deceit, gathered into its hands the reins of authority . . . established, as it were. 1, a 'pseudo-dictatorship which bears a ' distinctively- Russian flavor. These j observations are offered in a spirit j ji jove ana nign arrection . . . u\e writer is honestly quite fond of all persons affected or afflicted by this new scheme of things. * * * BEFORE commenting further, the Sketch Man must plead guilty to party affiliation and interest ... he is a Democrat by inheritance and faithful practice. He has nothing but admiration for duly elected officials of Watauga county. He has been afforded opportunity to study the public lives of these gentlemen. Through the panic period and up to the present they have exhibited rare qualities of leadership. With reve- J rues shot to pieces they effected economies, struggled manfully with deficits and defaults, maintained a sound financial status. Public buildings have been Improved, several modem school buildings constructed. Courthouse offices have been well kept. No apologies are needed in this quarter,: * * * BUT back of the scenes is a small combine which, tit rough political practices of the peanut variety, has succeeded in throwing up a smoke mirecii mat snrouus in uurKness cue worth-while accomplishments of the ruling party. We don't like this system . . . neither does a vast majority of Watauga people! * * THERE is, in effect, an iron-fisted Stalin who has surrounded himself with the usual retinue of puppets. His judgments are infallible ... he can do no wrong. His craftly practices are manifest in the conduct of public agencies, in the administration of relief, in the distribution of those unmentionable by-products of politics. Good fellows, no question about that . . . but they've assumed a big order . . . there's always a breaking point. mm* DEMOCRACY, as a party, is fast becoming a closed corporation. The few, with fiendish glee, rule the many. No effort is made to salve old wounds, to rectify wrongs of the past. Warnings are unheeded . . . ituiii uuici uii uic aic lammed down the throats of Watauguns with the proverbial handspike. Commuhnities yell bloody murder about the conduct of their school . . . they get the same committee, the same faculty. By devious methods this "Jeffersonialn" heresy worms its way into the bowels of every public endeavor. And the 3lickest sort of schemes are employed to make of it a self-perpetuating dictatorship . . . sometimes it's fear, sometimes it's sht-i sometimes it's feigned acquies";.K cence u. the majority's will. But they always come back ... always have to be reckoned with. * * * ^pTliACHEKS as pretty as pinks desire schools. They've trained themselves to the profession, they've passed their work with fine grades. They start their hunt for employment. But pretty soon they find it necessary to square themselves with a group far removed from the community which commands their interest. If lucky, they are assigned and commence work . . . only to find that a school row has been in progress for a year or two, and that two-thirds of the patrons are mad- j der'n wet hens. They have tough | sledding . . . the term ia likely to be ] a flop . . . they seek other "nesting" | .grounds. 4 * ? THIS condition is not necessarily the fault of those charged with the conduct of Watauga'3 educational system . . . it's bound to rest on the shoulders of the aforementioned heresy. It's always been a personal opinion of this column that schools should be purged of politics . . . that the party which permits its entrance into the classroom is inviting defeat, .and promoting the disruption of a (Continued on Page Sight) WA1 An VOL. XLVIII. NO. 51 LABOR LAWS GO INTO EFFECT 1ST State Department Representative Consults Local Welfare Officer About Provisions Miss Marguerite Miller. Watauga county superintendent of welfare, has announced that an inspector from the state department of labor has been in the local office for the purpose of making explanation of the provisions of the new maximum hours and child labor laws. The inspector was here to ac4 taint the county welfare superintendent and members of the staff with rules and regulations prescribed by Major A. L. Fletcher, state commissioner of labor, to govern the administration of the new statutes, enacted by the -last legislature and effective July 1. The hour law provides a maximum work-week of 48 hours for women and 55 hours for men employed in certain North Carolina industries. The maximum work-day is nine hours for women and ten hours for men. This act al3o requires time and payroll records of employment and enforcement features that arc particularly progressive in nature. The division of standards and inspections of the department of labor will be in charge of its enforcement. The new child labor law provides a minimum age limit of 16 for the full-time or regular- employment of children, with exceptions made for employment of children in the home or the farm. All minors under IS are required to have an employment certificate before engaging in any type of employment. Features of this statute also permit 12 to 14-vear-old boys to sell or deliver papers or magazines under certain restrictions. Children 14 tc 16 are allowed to work in non-manufacturing jobs when school is not ir session. Employers who desire to acquaint themselves with full regulation* contained in the new statutes may call the welfare officer tor information of this nature, it was statednnir rtAn/ir f n i i\nn imi runui UIAUM IS NOW IN COUNTY Rev. M. A. Adams Will Speak in the County Next Sunday; Remains Here For Field Day Rev. M. A. Adams, former Boone Baptist pastor and lately a representative of the United Dry Forces ol the state, arrived in town Mondaj and will remain here until the Fielc E>ay, which he has instituted anc which wrii uc iickt Oil Sunday, Jlllj 11. At that time services in tltt interest of the temperance movemenl will be held in pedhaps twenty-fiv< churches, and Mr. Adams states thai a detailed program of the day's ac tivities will he released within the next few daj's. Mr. Adams will speak in the in A# J "-t1 bviuk ui uit; ui * i;aii2C ilL I % t." L; 11" church at 11 o'clock Sunday, ai Timbered Ridge at 3 in the after noon, and at Willowdale at 8 in th< evening. All those concerned about the evil: of strong drink, and who are willing to aid in the return of the state tc the dry column, are earnestly askee by Mr. Adams to participate in th< meetings to be held. NOTED AUTHOR IS BLOWING ROCK VISITOF Clifford Dowdcy, of Richmond who has come into his own as an au thor and magazine writer, is spend ing the summer months at Blowini Rock while completing a new seria for a nationally known magazine Mrs. Dowdey is with him. Mr. Dowdey's novel, "Bugles Blov No More," one of the best-sellers, i: his latest effort. It is a story o niciimona uuriiig me v.1 vil war an< considered the best historical nove of the year. For a number of years, M,r. Dow dey was a "pulpster," having con tributed 150 stories to 40 of the lead ing pulp magazines and serving a editor of 10 pulp magazines at on time. He delivered a lecture before th Blowing Bock School of Englisl Tuesday evening on the subject, "J Penny a Word," which was a revela tion of how "pulps" are made. OATES INFANT DIES An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C C. Oates, of Kings Mountain, die there "fast Thursday evening, ar.d ir terment was in the cemetery there. Mrs. Oates will be remembered a the former Miss Floy Cottrell, o this city, and her parents, Mr. an | Mrs. J>. J. Cottrell attended th funeral of Uie baby. Independent Weekly Newi BOONE, WATAUGA CO UN' Daniels a Visitor Hon. Jo^ophtis Daniels, United ! | States Ambassador to Mexico, who i was a week-end visitor to BIowj irsg Rook, returning to Raleigh ! Monday. Mr. Daniels will return ' to the vmuinUiinfop the latter part j of this week for a more extended j stay. I CLINICS ARE BEING | ARRANGED HERE j Tonsil Clinic to Be Held Here i Early in July; Typhoid Vaccination Dates Given : The tonsil clinic to he held in ' Boone on the 6th and 7th of July is having the available places filled rapidly. All those who expect to take advantage of this clinic must ' have their names registered during this week, Dr. Robert 13. King, dis triet health officer, announced Tues' I day. The general instructions given ' i to pattens arc as follows: Bring for 'leach patiert one pillow case, two i sheets, one blanket, night clothes, two i I towels and wash rags, clean clothes ! or r ags or paper tissues. Give a laxative the evening be' fore and do not drink or eat anyr thing Uie morning of the clinic. Bring a four-ounce specimen of lurin-*to the tdinic." Dr. King says this is the last chance to register for the clinic for ' this year, and the pface to register ' is at the district health office from 8:30 a. m to 4:30 p. mi, any day this week. The fee for the clinic is $13. Typhoid Clinics 1 According to health authorities it is advisable to bo vaccinated against typhoid fever every second year in order To be sure of maintaining a rei sistance against the disease. Wat auga county has shown few cases I during recent years, but in order to r maintain the good showing citizens I should do their part through effective I sanitation and the regular use of the r ?aecLne. ; Dr. R. B. King announces that II typhoid clinics will be held at the i times and places listed below: A'iiu?ty, jui)' J., v euiu ?inouicj * 9:30 a. m.; Cool Springs 11 a. m.; ' Roininger 1 p. m.; Windy Gap 3 p. m. ] Monday, July 5, 112 and 19?Ruth. erwood 1 p. m.; Laxon 2 p. m.; Deep Gap 3 p. m.; Stony Fork 4 pi m. ; Tuesday, July 13, 20 and 27? Blowing Rock 9 a. m.; Aho 10:30 j a. in.; Bamboo 1 p. m.; Triplett 3 r P- m> Friday, July 23, 30 and Aug. 6? 1 Bethel 9:30 a. m.; Timbered Ridge ? 11 a. en.; Reese 1 p. m.; Forest Grove 2:30 p. m. Monday, July 26, Aug. 2 and 9? Green Valley 1 p. m.; Riverview 2 ^ p. m.; Castle 3 p. m.; Miller 4 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 3?Cove Creek 9:30 a. in.; Mast 11 a m.; Miabel 1 p. m.; . Silverstone 3 p. m. r Friday, Aug. 13, 20 and 27?Tracy 1 10 a. m.; Tamarack 11:30 a. m.; !. Winebarger 1 p. m.; Meat Camp 2 p. m. f j Monday, Aug. 16, 23 and 30?l/ovill s 11 p. m.; Vilas 2 p. an.; Valle Crucis f 3 p. m. 1 Tuesday, Aug, 24, 31st and Sept. ,1 7?Shuils Mills 9:30 a. m.; Grandfather 10:30 a. m.; Foscoe 1 p. m.; - Poplar Grove 3 p. in. Boone any Monday morning dur ing July. s Please note that only three visits e wiii be iimuc to each point so that if any immunizations are missed they e will have to be completed at the i Boone office. 1 - LEGION MEETING TO BE HELD FRIDAY NIGHT A meeting of the Watauga Post, ' American Legion and the Auxiliary " will be held at the Legion hut next l" Friday evening for the purpose of electing officers and a slate of dele3 gates to the state convention, which lf is to lie held in Durham July 25-26d 27. - It is urged that there be a full attendance. *Ui Ifcv A. DE spaper?Established in the ry, NOtJ^CAROLlNA, THURSD. Iw ?R"SEAS0N AffiLOWING ROCK 15 IN FULL SWING ^ .cations Point to Record . iumbcr of Tourists at Neighboring Resort; Conventions Are Being Held Blowing Rock, the mountain-top mecca for summer tourists, 13 experiencing the greatest influx of guests since the panic, according to hotollStS. v/ho SrO tort o inintr thf' 'largest number of visitors for per- : haps ten years. The streets of the | | little village are again crowded with I automobiles from various states anil \ the playground of the northwest has | again been enlivened by the presence l of the old summer residents as well 1 ; as by hundreds of those who hitherto ' had not known of the beauties of the 1 Blowing Rock section. The construe- 1 tion of the Park-to-Park Highway, a national scenic thoroughfare, which j passes by the tourist center, gets a Jl good share of the credit for the great increase in the number of visitors to Blowing Rock. All the leading hotels on the moun- j tain have already opened their doors 1 L and the Mayview Manor has thus ! far been host to two conventions, | that of the Southern Manufacturers ! convention and the Building and ; Loan League, which ended a three- j day meeting on Saturday. Real estate dealers report an in- j j creasing number of inquiries and vv prospects are that the Blowing Rock ^ section will enjoy the ?most prosper- j ^ qus year since the nineties, when bicyclists by the hundreds lead their j mounts up the mountain pass to enjoy the cool breezes which contrib- q uted, to the name of the region crowning the mountains of the ! a j northwest. i ? ' v V- I Sl I si I Cafes in County i ' C Given Ratings by u . Health Department ^ i ? w ! Under requirements of public h 'health laws in North Carolina, the local health department announces tl grades of the cafes and hotels in il Boone and Blowing Rock as follows: t; Boone tl Name Score Grade Boone Trail Cafe 90.0 A J Shell Cafe 87.0 B Carolina Cafe 83.5 B T and L Cafe S3.0 B Cot troll's Quick Lunch.. 82.0 B Grand View Lunch and Cabins 80.5 B I Oaro-Jean Inn 70.0 C j Daniel Boone Hotel 91.5 A Carolina Hotel 83.5 B ',, Blowing Rock j * Sudds' Cafe 91.0 A 11 Parkway Cafe 82.5 R I L Williams' Cafe 77.0 C | e Antler's Cafe ..... 70.5 C|r It wiH be noted that a full list of c hotel grades for Blowing Rock is not. t published here which is due to the p tact that a complete survey of the g town has not been made, but this n survey will be made in the near fu- a ture. At that time a complete list g wall be published in the papers. v In a recant survey in the hotels e and cafes made by Mr. John E. f Floyd, of the state board of health, p Raleigh, and Mr. H. S. Webster, of the local health department, Mr. c i FloyJ was well pleased with the t progress made in the eating estab- c lishments of Watauga county and it 3 is hoped that this county will be a 3 leader as it should be in good clean p eating places. 1, There are a number of new tourist v, camps being developed in the county t I under the direction of the health de- j c I partment, and as soon as these are ! i completed, they will also be graded j c j under the public health laws, it is I c I said. It is the desire of the state j ooarci 01 ncaitn in Kaieign to make j all public eating and sleeping places safe, not only from a point of sanitation, but also from a standpoint of comfort. Progress made in this di- ^ rection is very gratifying to those in the department who are responsible j for this supervision. t c Chamber 'Commerce f To Meet On Tuesday t " i The Boone Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon meeting at the t Boone Trail Cafe Tuesday, July 6, at c 12:30 at which time it is hoped there t will be a large attendance. Secretary Wade E. Brown states I that several thousands of folders, advertising Boone and the Blowing Rock region are now available at his office to all who care to use them 1 in connection with their correspond- f enc eor otherwise. The folder is 1 handsomely prepared and contains t numerous pictures of this communi- i ty as well as of the Blowing Rock i section. t MOCl year Eighteen Eighty-Ei; W.JLLY 1. 1937 Aids Merchants WILUKI) L. DOWKLL Executive Secretary Nortli Carolina Merchants Association awl ^ditor of Carolina-Virginia Retailer. )0WELL SPEAKS HERE ON FRIDAY ,ocal Merchants Association Will Be Organized at Meeting of the Retailers The local merchants as well as a umber of business men ;"roin the uuntv will meet together at the unior Hall Friday, July 2, at 3:30, rhen the organization details for the none Merchants" Association will e completed. Willard R. Powell, executive secreiry of the North Carolina Merlianls' Association and editor of the larolina-Virginia Retailer, will be le guest speaker on this occasion, nd the sponsors of the local organiation feel most fortunate in having ?eured his services in the organization work. Under Mr, Dowell's leacirship the state merchants' associaon has grown into a virile and outtandingiy useful organization, and is hoped that all the business men rho can possibly be present, will ear him. ' ? as iiua uf.r i sL&teu neretorore, an le business men of the town and or ie county, who are engaged in reliling are invited to membership in ie proposed organization. V. S. T. C. Ranks High In Teacher Training College Has Largest Assemblage of Actual Teachers In North Carolina In evidence of the purpose Appaxcteian State Teachers College has s an institution for the training of eachei-s, the college makes claim to he largest number Of actual teach rs assembled anywhere in North Carolina for summer school work. >ut of an enrollment of 962, 732 hold eachers* certificates and 69 are exacting to complete their courses to T&duaiion at the close of the ottiiiicr quarter. To be more specific, t the end of this summer term, 01 members of the student body nil possess and be entitled to teachrs' certificates. Nine others are reshmen. never before having been o college. A classification of students ac ording to type of certificates show hat 34 have elementary A cerifiates; five elementary B certificates, S grammar grade A. 203 grammar rade B, '51 grammar grade C, 22 rimary A, 1062 primary B, 46 pritary C. 48 high school A, seven igh school B, two high school C, wo high school principal's certifiates and one elementary principal. There are 51 out-of-state ccrtifiates, one superintendent's certifiate and nine life certificates. iSCAFE DROWNING IN YONAI1LOSSEE LAKE Miss Jane lyogan, student at Aplalachlan, arid Gerald Lackey, gradlate. narrow!; escaped drowning in ,ake Yonahlossee last Sunday when he canoe in which they were rowing anoi7hfI AGeci 1 oun r. wAnm.eJ ?> > > Uvt igovucu rom the water by Bill Kephart, life ,uard, and Mr. Lackey was assisted n dry rrriind by Gene Wike. pUbislier of the college paper. Mo serious damage was done other han a thorough soaking of the resued and rescuers, as they dived into he water fully dressed. s'EW COUNTY SURVEYOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED Charles F. Thompson, of Mabel, las been appointed county surveyor, ollowing the resignation of Roby Zines, who was elected to the posiion last year. Mr. Vines has been lamed carrier on the Sugar Grove ural mail route, hence his resigna,ion from the official position. RAT ght S3.50 PER ^YEAR BLANKS FOR OLD AGE PENSIONS ARE AVAILABLE HERE Welfare Officer Gives Out Information Concerning Administration of Social Security Act; Those on County Given First Consideration Application blanks which are required for the assistance of the aged j and the children as called for under j the Social Security act are now avail] able, according to Miss Marguerite I Miller, county welfare officer, who states that applications will be taken with her department beginning July 1. Miss Miller stales that all applications must be made by the person. i W'hft jg'idrtttlWin'flr ?.*? ni.l W7.\* Hgpij ?v& iv- aav. v " ??<vvI auga Counjy Welfare office and j signed before a notary public. A I thorough investigation will be made | following the filing of the applica! tion to establish the needs of the per! son concerned, says Miss Miller, who continues: "Due to the fact that only a small amount of money has been allotted to Watauga county, it will be necessary to go slowly with the program in order to see that only those who are ill greatest need are given the aid. From the estimate received from the stateoffice there are only X10 prsons I eligible for old age assistance and j 105 dependent children who are cligi; ble for the aid to dependent children \ in the county. The money for the j county was allotted on this basis. I The state officials havc asked that those who have beer: receiving aid from the county be taken care i first and then accept applications of j others who may be eligible as soon i as possible. We are asking that those who think they are eligible, but who have not been receiving aid from the county, be as patient as possible in waiting to file their application. We arc seeking the co-operatipu of .. each oitixen in -WAUUigit coimLy. to h?*ln mnl-A thic J, i^uu j/iUfjiaiil .1 OUttCOir. "The -application blanks for aid to blind have no?, been received, but we are hoping to have them within a few days. Applications for this assistance must be made by the person to the welfare office in about the same manner as that for aid to dependent children and old age assistance." BUSINESS HOUSES I CLOSE FOR FOURTH j Independence Day Comes on I Sunday; General Observance Will Be MondayDue to the fact that the Fourth of July happens this year on Sunday, Monday is to be observed as a holiday by most of the business houses of the town, including; the bank and postoffice. The drug stores and cafes will remain open as usual, it is said. Those who have signified their intention of closing in observance of the holiday are: Dixie Stores, Smithey's Store, Daniel Boone Shoe Shop, B. W. Staliings. City Meat Market, McGuire's Beauty Shop, Pearson's Store, Mullins &' Clay. New River Light & Power Co., Boone Feed Co., M. & M. Motor Co., Boone Body Shop, Will C. Walker, Lillian Mae Beauty Shop, Harrison Chevrolet Co., Watauga Omintv O,.-.- . - 1 - - J jj.uin, IWUJ1C J1UIU1 OrtlfS, i Belk-\Vhite Co., A. & P. Store, Spainj hour's. Farmers Hardware & Supply j Co., Johnson-Stewart Co., Crest | Stores Co., Central Barber Shop, J. j L. Quails, Sanitary Barber Shop, City Barber Shop. MRS. DONALD GREER PASSES ON FRIDAY Mrs. Donald Greer, aged 22 years, died at a Ruthcrfordton hospital last Friday after an illness of three weeks. Funeral services were conducted | on Saturday from the Methodist cnurcn in thai, oily by the pastor. Rev. Fletcher Nelson, and interment was in that community. Mrs. Greer was the former Miss Charlotte Stallings, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. M Stallings. and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Appalachian College, after a two-year course, at the Asheville Normal School. During her stay in Boone she made for herself many friends who are saddened by the news of her demise. Surviving is the husband, who is the son of M|r. T. Milton Greer, of this city, and one daughter, Sylvia Lee.
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