I WOOL SALES AID ]
LOCAL FARMERS
Almost Eight Thousand Dollars
Drought into County From
Sale of Fleece
On July 2S and 29. one hundred
and ninety-eight Watauga county
farmers participated in the county
;wool poo! which was instituted
through the efforts of County Agent
W. B. Collins, and JS,854 pounds of
fleece was sold to Mr. A. W. Hodgson
of Meat Camp, for 42 fi cents a
pound. The total amount received
by the farmers for this wool was
S7.965.81.
Tile total co-operative lamb and
wool sales made by the farmers of
the county, says Mr. Collins, has
amounted to $12,085.60.
492 Lambs Sold
The first shipment of 1937 pooled
inTtihs from tin. wM.nl,. ....... .... I
July 9. Seventy-three farmers sold |
492 lambs in this shipment. The j
at lambs were the heaviest and graded |
fthc best of any co-operative 3hip- j
ment of lambs that has been made
from the county. The following is a i
list of the grade, average weight and I
the price paid per pound to farmers, j
less a reduction of 32c per hundred '
for hauling to the railroad and sell- i
ing commission: 160 Blue Circle j
* grade choice) averaging 91 pounds j
and sold for S 10.65 per hundred; 8
Blue Circle (choice) bucks averag
ing 107 pounds, sold for 59.65 per !
hundred; 261 Red Circle (grade \
good), averaging 81 pounds, sold for i
810.15 per hundred; 44 Red Circle j
bucks (grade good) averaged 95)
pounds and sold for $9.35 per hun- j
drcd; 9 Yellow Circle (grade com- !
mon) averaged 75 pounds and sold i
for $9.15 per hundred; 8 Yellow j
Circle (grade common) bucks aver- !
aged 75 pounds and sold for $8.15
per hundred; 2 yearling wethers
(grade choice) averaged 143 pounds
and sold for $6.00 per hundred. *
These 73 farmers received S4,119.79
for the 492 lambs sold through
this shipment.
Following is a list of farmers!
whose iambs graded 50' ; and bet- j
tor choice:
Mrs. Mae D. Smith, 22 iambs sold, .
11 choice and 11 good: Lee Swift, '
IS sold. 13 choice and 5 good: Dr. H. j
w. L-vii.y. 10 i?i cnoice ana o
good; L. M. Hodges 12 sold. 0 choice I
and 6 good; C. B. Recce, 5 sold, I !
choice and one gpoa; J. Y. Smilher- |
:nan. 9 sold, <5 choice and 3 good; W. j
R. Billings, 12 sold, 6 choice and 6 |
good; A. R. Adams, 7 sold, 5 choice .
and 2 good: F M. Rominger. 2 sold
and graded choice; R. A. Thomas, 13 I
soid, 10 choice and 3 good; Roy Kel- '
?er, 6 sold, 3 choice and 3 good; M?iss
Fallah Cook, 1 sold, 2 choice and 2
good; VV. H. Greene sold 16 lambs, of l
which 14 graded choice, ami 2 good,
and his lambs netted him $10.07 each.
Dental Clinic Is
Start Next Week
By C. H. WHITE, ML D?
i District Health Officer)
The district health department
will have a dental program in Avery,
Watauga and Yancey counties beginning
Monday, July 19. The dentist
will co-operate with local dentists
and do work only for those under
14 years of age who are unable to
acquire the services of a private
dentist. Those children whose nar
ents are financially able will be referred
to their private dentist for the
necessary work.
"What causes more evil than alcohol?"
they asked that wise and conservative
physician, Sir William Osier.
"Decayed teeth," he replied
without a moment's hesitation.
Tooth decay is perhaps the most
common of all diseases to which man
is heir. Tooth decay sooner or later
causes toothache, but toothache is
only a foreshadow of what is likely
to result if the tooth is not properly
treated by a dentist. Toothache is
a danger signal, but it is frequently
sounded too late to enable the dentist j
to save the tooth We used to think
that toothache was about the worst
punishment anyone could receive for
the crime of decayed teeth. Now wc
are beginning to learn that the poisons
from bad teeth and gums have
a far-reaching effect in stomach disorders.
rheumatism, heart trouble,
kidney trouble, and a vast train of
other disorders, which cause ill heaith
and disease in almost every part of
'the body. Bad teeth are more or
less related to tuberculosis, so closely
in fact, that in the treatment of
tuberculosis one of the very first
things is to put the patient's teeth
in order. Th is fhia f? /vV?; nor
lat on of the teeth to vitality, health
and efficiency that made the government
examine the soldier's teeth so
closely.
It is cheaper, less painful, and
better for the health to go to a dentist
twice a year and have the teeth
kept in a good condition all the time
instead of going only when one decays
or aches.
Tentative program for Watauga
county follows:
Valley Mountain July 19 and 20.
Cool Springs (Matney) July 21.
Rominger July 22 and 23.
Other dates will be announced
later.
Mrs. Hattie Galloway has returned
to her home in Wilmington after
a six weeks visit in Boone
'fix,
WA1
An Ir
VOL. XI.IX, NO. 1
CHAS. L. YOUNCE |
DIES ON TUESDAY
"
World War Veteran and Teach-j
er Succumbs; Business Houses
Close for Funeral
Charles I.. Younce. aged 49 years,
former Boone business man and 1 I
teacher In the schools of the county. ; I
for several years, died at the Vet- | j
crans Hospital in Johnson City. ' 1
Tcnn., Monday afternoon from an ill- j
ness which had its beginning during j
his services with the American army i
ir? tho World War.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon from the Baptist
church in this city, the pastor.
Rev. J, C. Canipe, delivering: the ser- j
nion. Rev. Paul Townsend of the \
Methodist church, and Rev. J. A.
Voi.^4 T ?n, 2 ? - ?L
xvuui, uuuician minister, assisicct |
in the services.
Interment was in the city cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: A. S.
Harris, Kenneth Linney, Paul Coffey.
Roy Keplar and Clyde Greene. Members
of the Watauga Post, American
Legion constituted the group of lion- j
orary pallbearers.
An elaborate flora) offering, which 1
testified to the esteem in which the \ ~
deceased was held in the community, i 1
was borne by the following ladies: *
Mesdames BYank Critcher. M. P
Critchcr, A. S. Harris; Roby Adams. ;
W. M. Cook, Prank Robbins, Bynum j
Taylor, J. B. Hagainan, W. H. Gragg, j
Walter Cook, L. D. Woodard, Lionel ; 1
Ward. Ruth Isaacs, B. K. Osborne. {
Carrie Wiiliams, A. W. Smith, .1. S. j
Lyons, Fanny Wcllons. Bertha!
Wright, Dot Casey, Mattie Jones;
Misses Mary Alexander and Ethel ^
Wilson.
Surviving arc the widow, one? son i '
and two daughters: Chas. L., .Jr., ;*
Kathiyn and Joyce Younce. Two "
bi-others, Marion and Carroll Vounce.
of Beech Creek, together with the y<
following sisters, also survive: Mrs !
Chas. York, Elizabcthtoh, Tour... ^
Mrs. K. T. Palmer, Sugar Grove; ;
Mrs. EUa Burton, Butler, Tonr. ; Mrs. j 1
A. V. Meadows, Dandridge, Tenn.. |''
and Mrs. Arthur Reese, Pittsburgh. 11
Pa. jc
Ml'. Yuuuce was a son w
Mrs George Younce and v.-as reared r1
in the Mabel community of this |
county. For several vears lie wjix |!
efficient school teacher in Ule public !
schools of this section and served for jVN
something more than a year with the |c:
American armies in France during
the World War. He was a member
of the 81st division and saw service
in some of the major engagements of ; 1
the conflict. Jv
Following the war Mr. Younce en- i
gaged in the feed business in Boone I 5
until ill health forced his retirement. 1
He was one of the town's most valuable
and popular citizens.
Business Houses Close
Practically all of the business
houses of the town closed during the Q
funeral. Those who thus honored t!
the late citizen of the town included: f
New River Light & Power Co., Mul- ^
lins & Clay, High Land Cleaners, s
Will C. Walker Jewelry Store, Ideal
Barber Shop; Lillian Mae Beauty y
Shoptpe, Watauga Democrat, Farm- a
ers Hardware Co., City Barber Shop, e
City Hall, High Land Furniture Co.,
Belk's, A. & P. Store, Spainhour's, a
Boone Drug Co., Louise Shoppe, Cen- c
trfll Rnrhfir TVi * ??? *? #. i*??-!? ??
? VXIUJJ, i ukUli( >3 lUtti I\CL, I g
Quails Furniture Co., Harrison Chev- |f
rolet Co., Carolina Pharmacy; B. W. (:
Stallings, Daniel Boone Shoe Shop, r
Sraithey's, Caro-Jean Inn, Central
Barber Shop, Carolina Cafe, W. W. (
Mack Co., Shell Cafe, Crest 5 and *
10 Cent Store. Boone Trail Cafe, T.
& L. Cafe, Quick Lunch, D. P. Wyke.
Local Postoffioe \
Receipts Increased ,
Postmaster W. G. Hartzog reports 1
a gain of 7 '-i r/c in the receipts of the f
local postoffice for the quarter ending
June 30, 1937, as compared with ;
the same period a year ago. In 1936 i
I the receipts for the period were $3,- {
1254.01, whereas this year they in- 1
I creased to 53.496.21.
In comparing the year ending June 11
30. 1937, with that ending June 30, jt
1936, Mr. Hartzog indicated that j:
I there had been a gain of 9%, or t
$1,176.03. The figures are: 1936, j
$13,343.35; 1937, $15,019.38. l
1
Kidd Brewer Takes
Over Shell Cafe
Kidd Brewer, pbpular Appalachian
athletic coach, has bought the Shell
Cafe property from Oottrell Brothers.
and will be assisted in the man
agement of the same by Coach
Flucie Stewart.
The Shell place has been one of
the town's most popular restaurants,
and Brewer and Stewart expect to
uphold the reputation of the establishment
by rendering an even more
complete service than heretofore.
AUG.
idependent Weekly News
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT
Senator Robinson
Passes Suddenly
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of
Arkansas, majority leader in the
upper house of congress, and I
fiery advocate of the policies of !
President Roosevelt, died suddenly
in Washington Wednesday morning
at eight o'clock, according to
advices received by wire. The colorful
Senator had been engaging j
himself in sponsoring the adminis- !
tration court reform bill, and it is !
felt that the administration has j
lost one of its most able chant- !
pions.
KHJSE-BREAKER
BAFFLES POLICE
Vo Homes in Town Visited by
Nocturnal Prowler; No
Clues Are Left
Chief of Police. OHis has been unblo
to uncover any definite clue ;
hich might lead to the arrest of J
ome miscreant who in the last ten
ays has broken into two homes of j
he cil v n.nrl eikon "nr_ ,
&ncy could be found
Iii The first, instance the house- !
reaker entered the home of John I
Iain and took therefrom something'!
ke SIS. On Friday night the home;
f Oliver Robertson was entered, but j
rirtunat&iy omy some "spending" !
hange to the amount of about 80 j
. ^ludtly footprints
idicated that the burglar had Seen i
lirough ail the rooms ol' the lower ;
loor of the building, and a crude i
agger, fashioned from a table knife, '
as found where lie had made his j
sit from a screen window.
Chief Oliis is making every effort !
d apprehend the criminal but thus ;
ir nothing tangible upon which to i
ase an official investigation has deeloped.
i
SECURITY AID
IS RACKET TO
NEW CHISLER
Raleigh.?Now .-units a new kind !
f "chisler"?the self-.' ty.ed agent of ;
lie board of charities and public wel- j
are. who is collecting fees from I
Jorth Carolinians desiring to receive
ocial security benefits.
Mrs. W. T. Bost, chairman of the
oard, said certain persons, posing
.s "agents" were operating in sevral
counties.
"This is a reprehensible practice,
nd our department wishes it to beome
widely known that no fee whatver
is necessary from any applicant j
or benefits, either old age, aid to
lependent children or aid to the
ilind," she added.
2 ? !
sheriff Seizes 45
Gallon Distillery
Sheriff Edmisten and his deputies j
vent to the Sampson section Sun- i
lay in quest of a reported liquor j
nanufactory, and their efforts were j
ewarded by the seizure of a 45-gal- 1
on distillery and all the essentials
or concocting moonshine liquor.
The sheriff states that the plant
ipparently had been in operation
'or at least six months, and the 75
gallons of mash was ready for the
toiler when he arrived on the scene,
rhe officer states, however, that the
nost unusuacl circumstances connec
ed with the raid was the fact that the
ttill was a solid copper outfit, and
hat the mash was made from
sprouted corn and rye, there being
no evidence of an intent to produce
he well-known "sugar-head."
MAYOR STATES WATER
SHORTAGE IS IMMINENT
Mayor W. H. Gragg tells The
Democrat that unless the people of
the town co-operate In conserving
the supply, that a water shortage
is imminent- The mayor continues
by saying that the town officials
are anxious that all consumers get
adequate service, but that this
will he impossible, with continued
dry weather, unless the people use
reasonable precaution in the use of
water.
A. DH
(paper?Established in th
NORTH CAROLINA, THUR5
PROMINENT VALL'
CRUCIS CITIZEN i
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Charles D. Taylor, Aged 76, Succumbs
to Brief Illness: Was
One of County's Most Prominent
Citizens; Funeral Held
Wednesday
Charles D. Taylor, age'! 76 rears.
a pioneer citizen of the Valle Crucis
community, and one of the leading
personages of the county, died at the
an ces trial iioiuc Tuesday afternoon
from a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon by Reverends
Parker, Graham and Dobbins and
interment was in the community
cemetery.
Surviving is the widow, four sons
and three daughters: C. Gordon Taylor,
Sherwood; Henry Taylor. Valle
Crucis; Gilbert Taylor, Kingsport,
Tenn., Bynum Taylor, Boone; Mrs.
H. B Perry, Bcone: Miss Sue Taylor,
Nashville, Tenn.; Miss Nancy
Taylor. Valle Crucis. There are live
grandchildren.
MJr. Taylor was born in Watauga
county, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Taylor, and had spent his entire
life in his natal community. For
a number of years Mr. Taylor had.
been a justice of the peace in his
community, and his judgments were
always considered fair and impartial.
The hospitality of "Squire Taylor's"
home was well known throughout
this section of the state, and the
sorrow occasioned by his passing is
keenly felt by literally hundreds of
people who have set by his fireside
and been the recipients of his kindness.
Mr. Taylor has always been a
leader of affairs of his community
and county, was a good and just
man, and in his passing tins auction
has lost one of its best citizens
and most lovable characters.
HIGH SCHOOL IS
TO BE COMPLETED
Auditorium to Boone's New
School to Be Constructed
Through WPA Grant
The stone auditorium and gymnasium,
which will complete the
magnificent Roone high school plant,
is to cosL $26,575.45, according to
Mr. T. D. Hcffner, district WPA engineer,
who states that the. federal
agency is contributing $9,897 and
that the sponsors' expense will ho
$16,678.45: $147.56 is all that is being
spent by WPA other costs than
that of labor.
Construction is to go forward as
rapidly as possible, and it is estimated
that something like eleven
months will be required for the completion
of the building.
CHIEF HAS COMPLAINT
OVER HOG ORDINANCE
Chief of Police Ollis has received
an anonymous communication in regard
to the banning of hog pens in
the town, which is as follows:
"We are bringing our hogs back to
town. If some can keep hogs in
town we will sec if there isn't a law
for all and you know there are hogs
in town and haven't done anything
about it."
Chief Ollis is very anxious to know
.vhere hogs are being kept in tov-r
and states that if the writer of the
message will let him know of any
hog lots or pens in the city, he wil
gladly have them disposed, of.
OMAR HAGIE DIES
Omar Cornelius ITagie, aged fV
j years, died at the Banner Elk hos
pital last Wednesday.
! Funeral details are unavailable
The deceased is survived by the wid
ow, one son and three daughters:
;h. H. Hagie Elk Park; Mrs. Haze
l Moody, Elizabeth ton. Tenn.; Mrs
! Mack Phillips, Elizabethton, Tenn.
j ana miss liiaays Hagie, isnt 1'arK.
! EWE MAKES BIG RETURN
Mr. Grady Bradley, of Vilas, tell
The Democrat of a ewe which h
owns, and which produced thre
lambs this year which weighed a
marketing, 300 pounds and brough
the owner ?32 00. The wool from th
ewe yielded '$2.50.
SMITH INFANT
Billte Lee Smith, infant sod of Mi
and Mrs. Sterling Smith, of Boom
Idled July G, and funeral and buris
jwas in the Adams cemetery. Vila!
on the following day. Rev. J. C. Ca
nipe being in charge.
During political campaigns, som
men fight for principle, while other
fight exclusively for "pie."
:noa
e a at Eighteen Eighty-Eij
Y, JULY 15. 1937
f '
( Temperance Leader
wNKMHft jflSHBHEB!
Sam Morris, the "Voice of Temperance,"
who will speak at the
Boone Baptist, church Wednesday,
July 21, at 2 p. m.
MANY PENSION
REQUESTS MADE
Welfare Officer Says Applications
Are Being Completed as j
Rapidly as Possible
Miss Marguerite Miller, county:
| welfare officer, states that applica- j
tipns for benefits under the old age
pension and child welfare laws, are !
; being completed as rapidly as pos- j
sible, and that due to t5?e fact that :
ia large number of people have an- |
! plied for this assistance, it has
been impossible to fill all the appli
'cations in the office, continues Miss i
Miller, who says the names have been
; taken and filed.
Continuing further, the official 1
.states: "A ?c)?e<iiik- will be worked \
.flit whereby each person will be r.o- i
lificti the day and hour to come to j
| the welfare office to complete the j
j applications. All applications are to I
' be filled out iri the welfare office and
signed by a notary public A notary
has been appointed to work in the
! welfare office so that the applicants
j will not have to pay a fee for this j
notorization. Tn cases of sickness,
the welfare officer will go to the
! home of the applicant to fill out the
! necessary application blanks. We
j are making an effort to get all the
j applications for those who have been
! receiving aid from the county filled
|out during the month of Juiy in o?%- ;
jder that they may receive their Au- j
| gust checks. As soon as this is!
| compieted, the other people wiil be j
, notified to come in to complete their |
applications and a thorough invest!- j
gallon will be made to determine the
ones that are in the greatest need
and as soon as their eligibility has
been determined they will be passed
upon Hy the welfare board.
"The welfare board is composed of
Mrs. Mary Harris, T. C. Baird and
Avery Greene. We are stiii seeking
the co-oueration of all the citizens
j of Watauga county in helping make |
j this program a success."
! Councill Henson Is
Leading 4-H Youth
Selected on the basis of his
. achievement and project activity and
1 participation in other 4-H activities.
Council Henson has been designated
as the ountstanding club member in
; ; Watauga county for the year, and as
, ! a result has been awarded a free trip
to the 1937 state short course to be
i held at State College in Raieigh
during the week of July 26 to 31.
j Councill's record will be considered
i along with similar records from the
other counties in the state for the
j iioui'-year scholarship which will be
" j awarded to the club member in North
Carolina having the most outstanci
ing record. Both the short course
" scholarship and the four-year sehoi'
arship to the State College of Agri
; cu;uire are onerea oy me educa
i tional bureau of the Chilean Nitrate
: Company.
While in Raleigh attending the
! state meeting these club members
will have an opportunity to visit the
s state capital and other points of ine
teresl in and near Raleigh. In addie
tion to the recreational features of
t the short course, special courses are
t offered in crops, live stock, recreae
tion, agricultural engineering, poultry,
parliamentary procedure, personal
improvement, and various subjects
of general interest.
Ilenson's record was conducted in
!, accordance with instructions from
d the North Carolina agricultural ex5.
tension service under the supervist
ion of II. W. Hamilton, Jr., assistant
county farm agent.
e Born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Nor s
ris of Boone, on July 6, a son, who
has been named Earl, C., Jr.
RAT
*ht
$1.50 PER YEA-R
fflJTANTDRY
LEADER SPEAKS
HERE ON JULY 21
Sam Morris, of Radio Fame, is
to Deliver Temperance Lecture
at Local Church: Texas
Pastor Regan Liquor Crusade
Three Years Ago
San: Morris, known to millions of
radio listeners as the Voice of Temperance.
will speak at the Boorie
Baptist church on Wednesday, July
21r,i H.f ? ?? m
Three times daily, over po-.verfu!
radio stations heard in every state in
the nation, Mr. Morris has discussed
present day liquor conditions, in
stirring inspirational addresses.
In vain attempts to silence hi3
voice on the air, beer and liquor interests
in the United States have
carried on a spearhead attack
against him, invoking the aid of the
federal communications commission
and Secretary Cordell Hull.
Mr. Morris, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Stamford. Texas,
began his radio crusade against the
liquor traffic three years age. At
the close of his radio season this
spring, he began a nationwide speaking
tour, under the auspices of the
National Voice, national temperance
weekly, a trip that will take hirr.
through more than 30 states.
The appearance of Mr. Morris in
this section will give hundreds of his
regular radio listeners an opportunity
to see and meet him in person
Many Boys and Girls
At Johns River Camp
Under the auspices of H. M. Hamilton,
Jr., assistant county agent.
34 boys and girls of Watauga county
attended 4-H Club camp at John's
River camp from July 6 to 10.
The camp life consisted of Classes,
vesper services, recreational pregrants,
swimming, hiking and games.
The boys ar.d girls were divided into
lour groups. The groups were
pained the Head, Hea*t Hands and
Health. Each group selected a boy
captain and a girl captain. The different
groups put on the programs
and each group was responsible for
a small task each day.
Attending the camp were:
lsetnei ciud: txnvaru ?j:ay, <jecu
Swift. Albert Henson, Joe Farthing,
Asa L. Reese, Jr., Norman Reese,
Elizabeth ICtncaid, Irene Kincaid.
Fannie Clay. Butler Isaacs. Dorothy
Farthing, Mildred Perry, Margaret
Perry, Louiva Edmisten. Madeline
Edmisten, John Edmisten, Hal Vines
and Ruth Wilson.
Valle Crucis. Earl Edmisten, Murl
Buingaruer, Council! Henson and
Gene Reese.
Blowing Rock: Catherine Under down,
Ciello Winkler and Bill Coffey.
Green Valley: Ollie Jean Clawaon.
and Bernard Norris.
Deep Gap: Edna Greene, Joe
Biown and Earl Watson.
Todd: Annie Davis, Sherman Norris
and J. D. Miller.
Miss Anna Rowe, home demonstration
agent at large, and M|r. Rufus H.
Page, Jr., assistant extension forester
from the North Carolina extension
service. Raleigh, attended camp
and gave valuable instruction in class
work.
Miss Frances Miller and Mrs. H. M.
Hamilton, Jr., also attended camp.
NORTH FORK RESIDENT
1C ClIAT RV MRiriXRAP
vjiiv/ i x .1 Kiv.i *v
Alex Ellison, North Fork resident.
| shot and perhaps fatally injured a
j neighbor, one Mr. Wilson, Tuesday
i evening, and then carried the woun!
ded man to a Bristol hospital, niea]
gre reports coming to Boone Wcd:
r.esday morning indicated.
It is stated that after Ellison returned"
from the hospital he forthwith
surrendered to the sheriff. Understanding
is that he claimed selfdefense.
hut no details of the shooting
could bo gathered at press time.
i SPAINHOUR S ANNOUNCES
? STOKE-WIDE CLEARANCE
Spainhour's, popular Boone depart|
ment store, today announces the ini
auguration of a store-wide clearance,
i sale, and Manager Harris states that
never in the experience of his establishment
have such remarkable
values been offered. Attention is
directed to a large advertisement
anbearine in this newsnaner todav
MARY L. CHURCH
Mary L. Church, aged 78, died Saturday
at her home ir. the Buffalo
Cove section, and funeral and interment
were at the Rohbins cemetery
Monday.
Surviving is the husband, Joseph
Church, and four sons: Ed, of Buffa'
lo Cove; Herman and Claude, of Lenoir,
and Clinard, of Blalock.