I SKETCHES
I j* -LIFE
I ?(@>>,
the people of ilie Unite
States'. in order to form a more pei
feet union, establish justice, insur
" domestic tranquility, provide for tb
common defense, promote the genert
welfare. and secure the blessings c
_ liberty to ourselvo
an^ our -posterity
do ordain and estab
F vllfe lish this Constitu
IS ^on *or ^he Unite
| < . States of America.
anjiuAi* ic^ QC iiQij
M. aI' correct. Th
ft'" flowing words yoi
at ?! have iust roarl rnm
WMi?' pose the preambl
|!|||| * ( to a document whicl
lffi ffS-: : is causing* r igh
considerable conceri
at the present . . . the Constitution
And no one can doubt the beauty o
this ancient writ, 01 the splenui<
qualities and high purposes of thos'
knickered oldsters charged with it
prejja ration . . . can they, Alonzo
No one can deny, either, that recur
ling generations of politicians, states
men, demagogues and frenzied patri
ots of certain and uncertain part;
stripe have strained vocal chords
and neck muscles in its defense. /
glorious subject it has been, indeed
for Fourth of July celebrations, foi
Ku Klux organizational meetings
and political campaigns.
But that was back in normal ( ?]
years. Now, alas and alack, tin
Constitution provides breakfast
dinner and supper for a sizeabh
group of rugged individualists, som<
flying the banners of Hamilton, sonu
the faded colors of Jefferson . . . al
sufficiently recovered from blue pan
ic days to hate the very hell out oi
Roosevelt. Day in, night through
they howl that blessings bestowed bj
the constitutional parley of 1787 art
oeing taken from them . . . that the
nation's going at a .wo-forty clip tc
the Airedales.
The Sketch Man is thoroughly ac
quainted with his Constitution today
He had a couple of rounds with twe
of the best, or worst, that the towr
affords 011 yesterday. And this was
u?l the way it happened:
The grocer and the druggist
staunch adherents of the Old Order
stood in the middle of the sidewalk
on Boone's No. 1 thoroughfare. As
the printer approached, words of the
excited conversation reached hi* pnra
President Roosevelt's Supreme Court
reorganization measure was being
scanralized. 'Twas a sharr. \ Lite
grocer opine<l, for the folks to tolerate
such outlandish goings-on from
the executive. "Guess Governor Lehman's
outspoken opinions will salt it
away," the druggest countered, a
fiendish grin splitting 5ns countenance.
Weighed down with a dozen per
sonai worries, the printer ha<
thought little- of the "ierribic state'
of the Nation. He'd read in the papers
that Senator Bailey was on the
war-path, a silver-plated constitution
under his tongue, rousing gallery
onlookers with vociferous oratory
. . . choosing "tile hard way,'
and doing it gladly. He'd heard a
lot of two-bit propaganda about the
iuiiu itcoie gentlemen who sit in the
snowy-white temple of equity ai
Washington. But he didn't know
that utter damnation faced the country
till the grocer and the druggist
dragged him, unwillingly, into tlieii
troubled conversation.
"What do you think of the Supreme
Court plan, Jim?" The question
came as a sort of timeless duel
from the disciples of Hamilton.
"Don't think or give a dang about
the Supreme Court or its justices,'
the printer answered in disgust
"Sometimes feel it'd be a pretty gooc;
idea to repeal the whole caboodli
so's folks wouldn't have so much tc
talk about."
"But the President is trying tc
pack the court with judges of his
own liking," said the druggist, as the
groceryman shifted from one foot tc
the other, terribly anxious to offer ?
little lip-service to the momentous
question at hand. "You know. Jim
we've got to' rely on the Constitution."
"That President of yours is trying
to be a dictator, sure as sin," the
groceryman exploded, "but the gooc
people of the U. S. won't stand foi
it."
The .printer, whose domestic tran
quility had never borne an insuranc<
policy, and whose general welfan
had been a matter of personal concern
for a long time, blinked his eye!
as the verbal cross-fire plunkec
against his ear-drums. "So far a:
I'm concerned," he ventured, "the:
can lay it back with other primitive
keepsakes. I never had much of ai
appetite for constitutions; prefe:
bread and meat for a ration."
"Infidei dog," shrieked the gro
ceryman. "Some of these days, i:
things don't change, you'll be forcet
to do a lot of unpleasant kissing- 01
a dictator. I tell you, the President'!
(Continued on page 4.)
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 2
MANY EXPECTING !
OLD AGE GRANTS
; DISAPPOINTED
e
l! County Welfare Officer States j
That Being fin Years of Age is
Only One of Qualifications;
17)0 Watauga People Have
j Applied
! Approximately 150 Watauga coun- j
j ty people have called at the office of j
* i Miss Margurite Miller, county wei- ,
j fare officer, to make application for !
j old age assistance and aid to depen- |
dent children under the stale social j
e I
security act.
L
t And the sad part of it is that if j
a all these people are sincerely expect- I
i j mg iu receive aia nunarecis arc !
t-1 doomed to disappointment
i I The general trend of conversation
e | on the subject is relative to "old age
s i pensions for persons over 65," and
? | the mistaken idea that ail people over
- j Go are to receive monthly checks
- j has been going the rounds.
The old age assistance for which
V applications are being made is not a
pension and age 65 is only one of the
k- many qualifications for eligibility. It
. is merely a form of assistance to
r those people over 65 whose incomes
i. are insufficient to provide subsistence
compatible with decency and health
> In other words only the most needy
' and those unable to provide bare ne.
cessities or who have no relatives in
' the state abl to assist them will be
i helped. Those to receive aid must
? have lived in the county one year
I prior to making application and must
- have been residents of the state durf
ing five of the past nine years.
Some of the same regulations ap.*
ply to aid to dependent children. The
i children must be living with father, j
i mother, brother, sister, grandfather.
> grandmother, uncle or aunt who arc
unable to give them proper care and
- who have no near relatives aide to
. provide for them. Tf the father is
> living efforts must first be made to
i compel him to support the children.:
j From citing a few of these rules i
laid down by the state it is evident j
, that not all who have applied will
, be eligible for aid, Miss Miller said. [
: In fact, it is estimated that only 119 j
i will be eligible for old age assist- j
i ance and 105 children for aid to I
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday J
morning will be observed as office
days. The people whose names have
been taken and filed will be notified
i to come to the office on these days, J
Miss Miller said. "We are asking
. that they wait until they receive
t their notice to come to the office, ;is
".ins will enable us to get the applications
completed at an early date."
! RROWN HFA1!
Dal/ffn hvj ItEim/
OF LOCAL BAR
, Lawyers Gather Saturday and
Make Preparations for District
Meet of Barristers
Wade E. Brown was named presi'
dent of the local bar association at
a meeting held Saturday in the of:
fices of W. R. Lovili, and prepara
tions were made for a fuH attendance
at the district meeting which will
he held in Lincolnton July 30. The
district meeting is to be held in
; Boone next year, it was announced.
The local barristers adopted a
: minimum fee schedule as reeommen'
ded by the district organization at
. the Shelby meeting las tyear. If this
1 action, it is explained, is formally
; adopted at the district meeting this
> year, it will be mandatory that all
lawyers charge a minimum as set
> down in all cases.
i Those attending the meeting were
Wade E. Brown, W. R. Lovill, John
i H. Bingham, T. E. Bingham, A. G.
i Quails and J. E. Holshouser.
! 4-H BOYS AND GIRLS
TO AIR IMPRESSIONS
' Selected members from the more
; than 800 girts and boys who are ex1
pected to attend the 4-H short course
" at State College July 26-31, will
broadcast their impressions of the.
" event over Station WPTF, Raieigli.
: There will be no 4-H broadcast on
* Monday, July 26, the registration
" | day, but on the four days following,
' members from all parts of North
1 Carolina will appear on the program
5 at 1:45 p. m.
' Last year nearly 750 members
5 from practically every county in the
1 slate attended the short course. An
r even larger number is expected this
year, since the program is, according
* to those in charge, "the biggest and
f best ever planned."
i
1 Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kennedy are
* spending the week visiting with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dock Benfield.
AU G,
independent Weekly Newsj
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTS
OXFORD SINGIi
Picture shows group of the cht
on tour. The class is to appear hi
7,30, under the sponsorship of Silo
sonic home to take care of other <
music, songs, drills, folk songs am
promised.
LAND IS TO BE
ADVERTISED SOON
Those Who Have Not Paid ~
Taxes Arc Urged to Pay
. at Once
te
Real estate on which county taxes a
have not been paid will he advertised tj1
during the month of August and sold fi
on the first Monday in September.
The county board of commission- fi
ers has directed A. D. Wilson, county
tax collector, to proceed with levies 01
and garnishee process to collect per- B1
auiuu irtsrs now UUC.
Mr. Wilson urges that all who have
not paid their taxes, do so at once ^
and save the cost of advertising.
SLAYER IS BOUND ?
TO HIGHER COURT f
G. I.. Smith Dies From Gunshot
Wound Admittedly Inflicted
by Alex Ellison
O. 1.. Smith, originally from Alexander
county, and recently a resident i\
of North Fork township, died Wed- M
ncaday morning from the effects of a j
bullet fired by a neighbor, Alex Elii- .
son, and at a preliminary hearing sl
held Saturday before Justices Haim i b'
and Thompson, the defense attorneys j M
admitted the slaying and entered a !
self-defense plea. Ellison was bound j B
over to the superior court under a ;
bond of $1,000. i'H
Evidence indicated that the contro- j
versy between the neighbors arose '
over some locust pins belonging to j
Smith and which had been stored on ! E
Ellison's premises. It was brought ?
out that the open knife which the de- ^
ceased is alleged to have drawn on
the defendant was found near the
scene of the shooting, and that the j
injured man said he couldn't blame : p
Ellison. The defendant, it was stat-!
ed, immediately after having fired a
.32 bullet directly into the chest of j c"
Smith, took his victim to a Bristol :
hospital, and forthwith gave himacU ^
up to the sheriff of Watauga county.
Local Youth Back H
From Long Bike Trip b
hi
Gordon Spainhour, Aimar.tha youth, u
who is a senior in the Cove Creek ti
high school, returned home Saturday b
evening from a bicycle trip which u
carried him into three states and g
totalled a distance of 1,705 miles .4!
Gordon traveled unaccompanied, and
the five-weeks tour curried him h
through Asheville to Murphy, Chim- a
ney Rock, Hendersonvitle, Shelby, tl
Rock Hill. Charlotte, Fayettevillc tl
and on to Wilmington, then up the v.
coast to Hags Head, on to Manteo s
and Norfolk, where the return trip d
was started. o
Young Mr. Spainhour spent a dav u
in Raleigh, visited Duke University h
and returned via Greensboro and ?
Winston-Salem. The youtliful trav- a
elcr reports tlie time of his life and a
exhibits letters from mayors of the u
cities through which he passed. He
takes justifiable pride in the signature
of Governor Hoey, upon whom I
he called when In Raleigh. w
V DE
>aper?Established in th<
r. NORTH CAROLINA, THURS
NG CLASS TO APPEA
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m #? ? - it
* f. si L
Ictren who are members of the O.xfoi
recital at the Cove Creek high sch
iv T.?odge, and the proceeds from the
children. An attractive program h:
3 dances are being featured, and ai
i
COLLEGE OPENS
SECOND TERM OF
SUMMER SCHOOL
Appalachian State Teachers Colge
opened its portals for the second
rm of summer school July 15 with
registration of 665 students. Of
lis number 495 remained from the
rst session.
Statistics from the registrar's ofcc
show that out of this number,
pproximatelv 65. representing 35
>Ueges, have already attained derees.
Some of these have Master's
jgrees and some have been awarded
octor's degrees in fields other than
te ones offered at this institution.
A.ppu.iacniaa is wiaeiy represented
Lis term, students being here from
most every state along the Atlanta
seaboard, as well as states of the j
id west and Pacific coast.
lealth Department
Announces Hotel,
Restaurant Grades
By 11. S. WEBSTER
(Sanitary Inspector)
Under the requirements of the !
ort.h Carolina public health Uwaj {
x. H. S. Webster, of the local health
jpartment announces grades of
itels, restaurants and tourist camps
[ Watauga and Avery counties as
town in a series of inspections made
y Mr. John Johnston of Rajeigh .and
[r. Webster of the local department:
Blowing Rock
Grade Score
lowing Rock Cafe .... A 91.5^
Cayvievv Manor B 87.5^'
db Nob Inn B S3.0r r
reen Park Hotel B 80.0ri
lowing Rock Hotel .... C 71.09c
Linville
Iseeola Lodge B S4.0%
'enley Inn C 74.&%
arolina Inn C 70.Q9c
randfather Cafe C 71.0,%
'arolina Inn C 70.0%
Banner Elk
'Innacle Inn B 80.0% j
The following places were ordered
> discontinue serving food and acommodating
lodgers due to unsanijrv
operation of their places and
ick of proper sanitary facilities:
Red Oak Tourist Camp, Rutlierood,
score 34.0%.
Rock House Cafe, Linville, score
5.5.
The Grandfather Mountain Tourist
ome at Linville was given a short
me to install proper equipment to
m p tr? inutnll r?rA?A^
?.i IU
ring the grade up to that required
nder the state law. The numerical
rade due to lack of equipment was
9.5%.
It is hoped that the patrons of the
otels listed above will not become
larmed at the scores shown because j
here are very few of these scores ;
rat represent the actual class in j
hich the hotel belongs. The low!
cores are largely due to lack of un- \
erstanding on the part of the hotel
perators of the new regulations set
p for inspection of hotels. The local
ealth department is co-operating;
-ith the hotel operators and as soon
s conditions justify it, there will be
re-inspection made and new grades j
ill be posted.
Mr. Burl Isaacs of the Beaver j
iam section is spending the week j
"ith an uncle, Mr. S. C. Eggers. j
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D2j* UL.Y 22. 1937
tffa COUNTY
vgY i'
rd Orphanage singing class, now
100I Friday evening, July 30, at
' ejlterTainment will aid lh<* Mans
been prepared this year?
1 evening of genuine pleasure is
HAMBY ESTATE TO
BE OFFERED PUBLIC
Local Realtor Has Crew of Men
Improving River Property;
Sale Date Unannounced
A large crew of laborers are now
being employed laying out and constructing
roads and making the ,
Hamby property on New River, two
miles from Boone, attractive as a
residential development, according to
Mr. S. C. Eggers, local fdaitotT "Who
has signed a contract to dispose of
the property at public auction as
soon as the development is completed.
Mr. Eggers states that the boun- ]
dary consists of 120 acres, surrounded
in a half-circle by Now River, i
and that it is being divided into lots, i
tracts and small farms, and will be !
sold sometime during the month of j
August.
An unusual feature of the develop
ment. says Mr. Eggers, lies in the j
fact that the entire tract can be j
watered by gravity from natural j
springs; The reservoir will be con- 1
structed prior to the date of sale, he
says. Igjga
Mr. Eggers. who has been most I
successful, as a realtor, believes that
the Hamby property comprise.s the
nsost desirable residential property
thus far offered in this vicinity. He
further states that the auction will
be absolute, and all sales final, due
to the fact that he has been employ ed
to settle the estate.
TEACHERS WILL
madc n a v
ULil im/llti rill!
Dr. Dougherty Heads Committee
to Work Out New
Salary Schedule
A committee to study a new -alary
schedule Xor teachers, necessitated
by a pay raise of about 10 per cent
granted by the 1937 general assemoiy.
was appointed Wednesday at a j
meeting in Raleigh of the new state
school commission.
Dr. B. B. Dougherty, of Boone was
made committee chairman. Other
members are W. G. Gaston, of Gastonia;
A. McL. Graham, of Clinton:
Clyde A. Erwin, state supcrintsndsr.t
of pruBlic instruction, and Edwin j
Pate, of Laurel Hill.
1 T -InvH flriffin Tl-ho little vn.oToof-or! <
executive secretary, said the committee
would report as soon as possible,
though it might not be ready with its I
findings when the commission meets
again today.
BELK'S SALE
The Belk-White Company, in a
page advertisement appearing in this
newspaper today, make announcement
of their July Clearance sale,
and Manager John Conway says that
mark-downs have been effected for
the event in every department. He
respectfully asks the reader to get
details of this unusual mercha idising
event from page three.
Mr. Frank Winkler of Sylva spent
the week-end at the home of his
mother, Mrs. James L. Winkler.
RAT
?ht
$1.50 PER YEAR
LARGE AUDIENCE
PRESENT AS HOEY
DELIVERS SPEECH
Chief Executive Lauds Educational
System of State and
Places Thumbs Down on CIO
Activities; Governor Newlatid
Also Heard
Governor Clyde R. Hoey. In an impressive
address delivered to an
i.'vci Jiiuw aciuiciiCc <*.*. Appalachian.
College auditorium Monday morning.
reviewed the history of educational
progress in the state, stressed
the need for more interest on the
part of the people in governmental
affairs, and pledged the influence of
his office against the occupation of
property by sit-down strikers.
The address of the executive was
TtriTPffpfl Vixr fDo Jinnotjrntino r\f
JT - ? -.7 - V' """* ** "
ernor W. C. Newlatid, often termed
the father of Appalachian, wlio is
chairman of the board of trustees and
who introduced the bill in the assembly
which created the institution.
The beloved barrister recited interestingly
the obstacles which presented
themselves when his legislation
cailled upon the state for the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars for the establishment
of what is now a two million
dollar educational plant. When
the bill was killed in committee, said
Governor JMewIand, Clyde Hoey
brought the measure to the floor or.
a minority report and after a hard
struggle the Appalachian Training
School became a state institution.
The Hoey Speech
Governor Hoey expressed pleasure
in having been able as a young legislator
to aid in the establishment of
what is now Appalachian College,
and spoke of having been a mem be*
of the assembly in 1902 when two
hundred thousand dollars were set
aside from state funds for the support
of the public schools of the state.
He briefly followed the growth of
education in the state and called attention
to the fact that during the
last session of the legislature, twenty-fcur
million dollars was the allotment
to the public schools, fur
niKhing a uniform eight-months term
as against the three and a half
months made possible during the
days of Aycock.
The executive called attention to
the rapid progress made by the state
along ah constructive lines and appealed
for a greater interest on the
part of the people in the affairs of
government both in the state and nation.
Turning to the industrial disturbances
which have taken place in the
ivirui 01 su-qowh siriKOS inrous^nout
the nation, Governor Hoey stated
that during" his administration the
occupation of property by workers
won hi not bo tolerated, tie slated
unions were all right, that participation
in their activities, even to the
point of striking was not distasteful
to him, but that the property of
manufactories would be protected
and that the inherent right of the
people of this state to work and earn
a livelihood should not be abridged.
Stating that he had granted paroles
fo 465 prisoners during his tenure,
the governor explained the efforts
of the parole board, under the
new laws, to rehabilitate those who
have been convicted of violations of
the criminal code. At the same time
he lauded the state for complying
with, the social security act and re
lu kite pium^UUll U1US given
dependent children and the aged of
the commonwealth.
The auditorium was crowded with
college students, townspeople and
citizens l'rom outlying communities
for the address of Mr. Hoey, who
had never appeared here since he
was elected to the state's highest office.
He was introduced by Dr. B.
B. Dougherty, college president and
close friend of the governor for many
years.
Annual Meeting of
W. M. U. Announce*!
Tlie Woman's Missionary Union of
the Three Forks Association will hold
its annual meeting with the Poplar
Grove church on Friday, July 30,
DCgmmng at 10 a. in., and continuing
through the day.
Lunch will be served by the ladies
of the Poplar Grove neighborhood,
and a cordial invitation is extended
to all.
SMITHEY S SAEE
Mr. Owen Wilson, manager of the
Smithey store, uses page eight of
The Democrat today in telling of
what he believes are the most remarkable
values his store has ever
offered. All lines, says Mr. Wilson, . .
have been marked down, and the details
of the midsummer clearance
sale can be found in the newspaper
today.
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