| sketches
f | j^liife
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THEY STILL TALK
ocnoois. principals, faculties;
methods of employment, causes of
discharge; solicitation of campaign
contributions from teachers, consolidations
of rural institutions; politics,
collusion, conspiracy . . . these
are a few of the
ijl ougn'Q n'pvpr - ceas- I
j|. ; ^ ^1 in^ e,!ucati0nai c?n"
111* f pants in the school
r f v ' sonalities with reckless
abandon . . . talking about damrascals.
thieves, sots; recounting the
I hour and place that so-and-so did
she-or-he a mighty nasty turn . . .
dragging family skeletons from
musty closets for public exhibition.
<? Occasionally there comes a rumor
that some worker in Democracy's j
vineyard is to be dropped from the |
public payroll if he expresses opin- j
ions not in accord with those of the I
po\vcra-that-be. And frequently!
charges of a purely personal nature
arc cast by opponents of Watauga's
school administration in the direction
of officials who, they want to
believe, were responsible for a lost
position, a denied request. Bicker
?'H viicwmg, y,U99up growling . .
settling old grudgefl with tongue-1
wagging . . . this is what a lot of j
folks are doing at the moment.
? The Sketch Man would like to'
I reiterate his stand of a few weeks j
ago. School affairs should be ad- j
ministered by local communities, I
without the interference of alien
forces. And persons who have axes
to grind, persons who hope to glean j
shekels from their political philanderings,
persons whose opinions may
be reversed by a small slice of the
well-known "pie" . . . these of the
two-legged genus would render a
splendid public service by lending
silence to the solution of a problem j
which has gone unsolved for so long
a time!
0 The opinions of parents whose
children attend Watauga's schools I
are much more to be desired than the
observations of those who crave employment
for themselves or members
of their families in the same institutions.
There have been some wrongs
perpetrated . . there's never been a
board or committee that didn't make
mistakes. Surely there are smart,
inteiested mothers and fathers hereabouts
who can rectify these trans
gross ions without the counsel of
political wisenheimers!
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LAND OF PEACE
9 But across George'3 Gap lies
"Canaan' ... a land of peace and
plenty, where the Golden Rule has
full application in the daily walks of
those who inhabit its verdant hills
and sequestered glades. Beaver Dam
is on splendid terms with God and
man . . . this was the word left by
one of its good citizens, who paused
a moment 'neath the maple tree for
a visit with The Democrat force.
Gentle rains and warm sunshine has
produced a bumper hay crop of some
fifteen hundred stacks which is being
harvested co-operatively by
"Canaan's'" neighborly men-folk . . .
from plantation to plantation the
stalwart farmers go: cutting, raking,
stacking the fragrant wild grasses,
gathering at the dinner hour about
tables piled high with tasty rations
prepared by happy housewives.
Sounds like the "good old days,''
doesn't it?
Cracking hills herald enormous
potato yields in this progressive
neighborhood . . . corn is the best in
years, cabbage and truck crops of
all kinds are record-breakei-s, and
there's fruit on the orchards' every
twig. Thankful, not glad, are the
"Canaanites" . . . for showers of
blessings have sure-'nuff descended!
0 There are no educational
troubles on Beaver Dam. At Bethel
the. Federal Government, in co-operation
with Watauga county, has erected
a magnificent school building ot
native stone construction. Some three
hundred husky sons and blushing
daughters of "Canaan" will this fall
enjoy-for the first time in life the
benefits of a plant as good as the
best . . . equipped with every gadget
that a modern age provides. Folks
over there are tickled pink with theii
school . . . they're mighty glad thai
Professor Dickson is coming back as
principal, and faculty selections didn'l
cause the slightest murmur of pro
test, i
0 It's a pity that other neigh
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 4
HOMECOMING j
AT BLUE RIDGE i
BAPTIST CHURCH
All-Day Meeting Be Held Sunday,
Aug. 8; Judge Johnson J.
Hayes, Dr. B. B. Dougherty
and T. C. Bowie Will Deliver
Addresses
The annual home-cnming' will be
neiu at tsiue Kicige Bapust onureb <m
Sunday, August Sth. from ten to
three o'clock.
M. M. Phillips will preside at the
opening session, which will be devoted
to singing by local and visiting
classes and a short program by
the Vacation Bible School now ir.
| progress.
Hon. Ira T. Johnston, of Jefferson,
will preside over the afternoon
j session, at which the principal speaker
will be Judge Johnson J. Hayes.
I Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of
j Appalachian College, Hon. T. C.
j Bowie and others are expected to be
j present and take part.
The committee on arrangements
extends an invitation to any singI
ing class wishing to participate, also
; to all friends to bring a picnic lunch
(and spend the day with us oii the
Blue Ridge parkway.
This church is located eight miles
east of Deep Gap and six miles
of Highway No. 1G. at Horse Gap.
Assurance is given that the parkway
will be open to travel for this occasion.
Free Movies Coming
Fo Chevrolet Company
I The Harrison Chevrolet Co. makes
announcement today ot the appearance
in this city on the evening of
August 6Ui. of an outdoor talking
picture theatre on wheels, equipped
with its own electrical power plant.
in uiaKing uie announcement, Mr. j
j Harrison stated tliat real stories and
real pictures would be presented, and
that the free entertainment would be
I presented In tnts locality for only
j the one evening. He is very anxlI
ous that there he a large attendance
I and promises a most educational prej
sentation.
Laurel Creek Road
Is To Be Surfaced
The State Highway and Public
Works commission has advertised
for bids on surfacing 1.6 miles of the
so-called I .aurel Creek highway, extending
front Sugar Grove down the
river, and the contract will be let
sometime during the present month.
The grading and structures on the
new section of highway have already
been completed and ready for surfacing.
MR. PHILLIP GREER BETTER
"Uncle" Phillip Greer of Mabel, who
has been ill for several months and
whose illness since the first of the
week has been critical, was reported
vvtmnesutLy morning as DCing considcrably
improved. On Monday relatives
had almost despaired of the recovery
of the beloved 95-year-old
citizen, but today his condition is decidedly
more hopeful.
JOHN C. JONES ILL
Mr. John C. Jones, one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of the Zionville
section, is gravely ill at the
home of a niece, Mrs. Cicero Greer,
in Boone, where he came for a visit
a few days ago. Information is that
Mr. Jones' condition is not improved
and that there is grave doubt as to
his recovery.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Tatum went to
Forest City Saturday, where they
attended the funeral services for
Mrs. Tatum's mother, Mrs. Mary
Martin, aged 82, who died on Friday
from a heart ailment. Interment
was In a Forest City cemetery.
LOCAL, VISITORS
At H. W. Horton's tourist cabins
on Winklers' Creek over the past
week-end were: Mrs. J. Fred Crutch.
field and two nieces of Orangeburg,
S. C., as guests of Miss Lottie
, Crutchfield, of North WBkesboro;
; Mrs. Marion Shell of North Wilkes'
boro, with Miss Peggy Reichert of
Boor.e as her guest.
Among recent visitors at the home
( of Mrs. G. C. Winkler were: Misses
. Laura and Leona Avery, Charlotte;
. Mrs. Margaret Bohnert and two
, niecei with Mr. Bill Baker, all of
L Miami: Mr. and Mrs. Price Williams.
. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mahoe, Miami;
and Miss Lillian Wells of Deland,
Flo. Some of the visitors will rc"
main with Mrs. Winkler through the
month.
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independent Weekly News
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT
MANY NORTH CARO
BY STUDE1
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SGJSSt OP SIWEBIS FSOH 0
AliVa-. 2
Fl-.rlia 19
Ccargla C
l?ir*l**l-pl 6
rtlasaarl 2
lerfc 5
Ptc^sylYiali 1
S. Carolisa 73
Tecaorsoo 6
Virgil-la 20
TOTAL BtROUXlSTj First Iom Tvc-al
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E-ra'ilcd Eavirg Oo/jrtoj The
map above gives concrete <
ance as the ideal summer school,
every county in the state is repres
that .South Carolina is leading in 1
with fifty and eighteen, rvspoclivel
regular term, beginning August 28,
sentod by summer school students.
P^LED LAMBS I
ARE TO BE SOLD
Second Shipment of Lambs is (o
Be Made From County; \
Weighing Dates Given
The second shipment of pooled |
lambs will be made from Watauga j
county on August 10, says County;
Agent W. B. Collins, who submits I
the following list of t he times end I
places at which the lambs wtll be
weighed on that date:
\V. S. Mbretz's at 8 a. rn.; C. D.
McNeil's store at 9 a. m.; L. H. Hollar's
at 10 a. ni.; W. A. Proffltt's at
12 m?; Sullivan's scales a. 1:30 p. np;
C. H. Reese's at 2:30 p. m.: Mrs. W.
V. Farthing's at 4 p. m John.
Ward's at 5:30 p. m.: Lee Carender's
at 8 a. rn.; Claude Shore's at
9 a. m.; W. W. Mast's at 11 a. m.;
Conlcy Glenn's at 12:30 p. m.; W. H.
Mast's at 1:30 p. m.: Chles Wilson's
at 3 p. in.: R. A. Thomas' at 4:30
p. m.
These lambs will be sold, on grade,
before the lambs are taken up, and
the farmers will be told the price at
the scales. Any farmer in the county
who wishes to sell his lambs
through the pool may do so by bringing
the lambs to the above scales at
the time scheduled.
Farmers selling lambs through
the pool get every cent their lamhs
are worth on the day the lambs are
sold. This usually is a better price
than is paid outside the pool, Mr.
Collins says.
Speaks At College
Along Dental Lines
Dr. Ernest Branch, director of <31
visional oral nygiene for the stale
board of health, spoke at the College
Tuesday, his subject being "The
Mouth in Relationship to Systemic
Disease."
Dr. Branch states that another
dentist from Raleigh will be in the
county within a short time for the
purpose of conducing clinics for the
students.
APPALACHIAN OPENS
FALL TERM AUGUST 25
The regular 1937-38 term of Appalachian
College will open August 25,
it is announced, coming to a close
April 30.
The first week of the term, it is
stated, will be given entirely to the
orientation and classification of
freshman students. All students who
plan to enter this institution for the
first time will be expected to pre
oviiv iikcmocivca iui Lite ircsiiiuait
classification tests on August 25th.
Those wlio come after this date will
be charged a late test fee of $2.00
BOSTON1AN A VISITOR
Mr. M. P. Gaddis, who is manager
of the Boston division of the International
Shoe Company, spent Friday
in town with Mr. and Mrs. June
Russell and family.
Mr. Gaddis, who had never before
visited this section of country was
greatly pleased with the scenery ir
the outlying sections, and marveled at
the progressive spirit which manifests
itself in the town.
Speaking of business conditions
Mr. Gaddis -looks for sevcrnl years ol
increasing prosperity, and statec
that at present his concern is producing
in its 45 factories 200,00(
pairs of shoes daily, constituting i
$130,000,000 annual business.
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evidence that Appalachian State Teaclie
With the exception oF approximately
ented. A compilation of the number a
^presentation with seventy-six collegia!
y? Consistently loqnirie^ are coming ii
will find a targe enrollment from pra>
FARM TOUR IS "1
TO BE CONDUCTED
AUGUST 7 TO 24 .
County Agent Arranges Annual.
Pilgrimage to Acquaint Conn-j
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Farm Practices; Will Select | s
Host Demonstration Farmer v
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By W. B. COl.UN'S : <1
(County Agent.) ig
The second annual farm lour of: r
Watauga county will he hold August s
7 to 24, inclusive, to inspect the demonstration
twins of Die county, to a
Select Ihe best demonstration farmer:^
in each township, ar.d to select the I ^
best demonstration farmer In the!
county. ,,
These tours ore >:eld to show the! c
farmers and business people of the !
county some of the better farm prac- c
tiees which are being carried out on j c
these demonstration farms A sys- j n
tern of crop rotation, which includes I
liming, phosphating, and sowing c'.o- j f
ver is being carried out on most of | a
these farms with wonderful results. ;0
A large number of these demonstva- j J
lion farmers have obtained marked i
results from sowing -I3'l superphos- a
j phate on old pastures. r
I Nearly all of these farmers are fol- t
lowing' some improved farm practice
| that would be beneficial for other ]
I farmers of the county to follow. Ev[
ery farmer and business man in the
county is invited to gro on one or
more of these tours.
Following: is a list of the times '<
and places at which we will meet to began
these tours: >
Laurel Creek township, at Victor 1
Ward's store, Saturday, August 7,
8 a. m. <
Blue Ridge township, at Stacy 1
Ford's farm, Monday, August 9, 8 1
a. in.
Stony Fork township, at Deep Gap 1
postoffice, Monday, August 9, 1p.m. 1
Meat Camp township, at Green
Valley school, Wednesday, August 1
11," 8 a. m.
Watauga township, at W. W.
Mast's store, Thursday, August 12, *'
8 a. m.
Brushy Fork watershed, at Valle
Crucis station, August 13, S a. m.
Shawneehaw township, at Matnoy
school, Saturday, August 14, S a. m.
Boone township, at courthouse,
Monday, August 16, 8 a. m.
Cove Creek township, at Cove
Creek high school, Tuesday, August
17, 8 a. m.
Cove Creek and North Fork townships,
at Bert Mast's store. Wednes,
day, August 18, 8 a. m.
Beaver Dam township, at Donley'
I Hagaman's store, Thursday, August j
19, 8 a. m.
Beaver Dam township, at Clyde
Perry's store, Friday, August 20, 8
a. m.
Bald Mountain township, at VV. S.
Miller's farm, Saturday, August 21,
8 a. m.
The county-wide tour for selecting
! the best demonstration farmer in the
i county will start from the courti
house ill Boone on Monday, August
. 23, at 8 a. m? to visit the eastern
half of the county. The tour for the
western half of the county will start
, from Cove Creek high school on
i Tuesday, August 24, at 8 a m.
i
Mr. arid Mrs. W. N. Morris, of
> Sarasota, Fla.. are spending some
i time at the Horton Tourist camp on
Winkler's Creek.
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Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei
A.Y.AUGUST 5, 1937
1SENTED
G SUMMER TERMS
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r> v.oncge is growing m import- |
10 hi the most distant points
Rending from other states shows
is, Virginia and Florida are next
i which make it evident that the
cticnTly the same sections repreYARNS
AGAINST "
BOGUS MONEY
Merchants Association S a y s
Counterfeiting Gang Operating
in Soittnern Territory
A bulletin coming from the of lice
f the 5cioor?e Retail Merchants Asocialion
indicates that over Si000
Wi th of bogus greenbacks have
een distributed in ML Hope, W. Va.,
uring the last week and that the
ang passing the counterfeit curencv
is repeatedly heading further
juth.
The bulletin continues that the bills
re said by authorities to be most
leverly executed, and they are all
Jew York Federal Reserve notes, in
10 and $20 denominations.
Ir< sounding a warning to the busiess
men, the Merchants Association
ontinues*.
"Be very careful that you are not
aught. Examine personally and
arefuilv ?>vorv hiil of Inrpo rlpnnroi
at ion which is offered at your store.
)on't make any fuss about it if you
ind one; simply refuse to accept it
nil as a measure of protection to
titer merchants in town, notify
our bank.
"See that alt bills or ?10 or over
.re brought to you for change?do
tot allow any of the clerk3 or even
he cashier to change such bills/'
Ministers Meeting
To Be Held Aug. 9th
A ministers conference will be held
it the Boone Baptist church August
>th at 2 o'clock, according- to infornation
coming from Rev. Vilas Mir.:on,
the chairman.
The devotional will be in charge
if Rev. T. T. Danner and there will
ae a round table discussion of the
following subjects:
"How Can We as Pastors Hold in
Cheek the Divisions in Pastoral
Elections?"
"What is the Duty as Pastors and
Churches Toward Fallen Characters
?"
TAXES TO BE ADVERTISED
IN NEXT WEEK'S EDITION
County Tax Collector A. D. Wilson
again calls attention to the fact thai
a list of the delinquent taxpayers wiH
be turned over to the loca< newspaper
next Saturday so that the prop
erty involved may be advertised anc
sold to satisfy taxes for the yeai
1935. All those who desire to save
the costs which will acrue as a result
of the sale are asked to settle
their taxes before Saturday.
REVIVAL MEETING
A revival meeting began at Hen
son's Chapel Methodist church Sat
urday evening and is expected t(
continue for two weeks with preach
ing services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:31
p. m. Rev. and Mrs. O. P. Ader an
doing the preaching and forceiu
gospel sermons are being delivered
Rev. Mr. Ader was pastor at Hen
son's Chapel 32 years ago,
MRS. ELIZA HINES 1IEGE
Mrs. Kliza Hines Hege of Chape
Hill, died at the home of Mrs. Ci. C
Winkler in Boone on the 21st, o
pneumonia, and the body was return
ed to the home community fo;
funeral and interment. Mrs. Hagi
had spent three summers in Boom
and had made a number ui friends ii
this locality.
RAT
ght
$1.50 PER YEAR
COUNTY SCHOOL
OPENING DATES
SET BY BOARD !
First Schools of County to Open
August 26: Teachers Approved,
Janitors Appointed, etc.;
Five Buses Added to School
Transportation System
The county board of education at
its meeting Monday set the dates
for the npHmngp of the county schools,
approved several teachers and named
janitors and bus drivers, and mapped
the routes the buses will follow
in transporting Watauga's school
pupils to and from school.
Five buses will be added to the
county transportation system, mak
ing a total of 25 for the year.
The opening dates for the various
schools follow:
Thursday Morning. Aug. 26
Bethel, Mabel, Pottertown, Silver;
store. Cove Creek. Rominger, Pres|
nell, Kellerville. Windy Gap. Liberty
Hill, Valle Crucis, Foscoe, Grandfathi
er. Valley Mountain, Cool Spring's
I (Sh&wneehaw), Coo: Springs (Blowing
Rock township). Penley, Bradshaw
arid Cook.
Thursday Morning, Sept. 2
; Boone, Boone colored, Oak Grove,
j Howard's Creek. Rutherford. MX
Karon, Elk and Lower Elk.
Monday Morning. Sept. 13
The Blowing Rock school To open
with Todd school arc Green Valley,
i Rivcrvicw and Winebarger.
Teachers Approved
! The following teachers were apj
proved: Mrs. Dave Mast for BJpw|
ing Rock: Miss Lola Rowe for Rich
| Mountain, and Lucy Hodges for
j Boone colored school. /,
The following janitors were approved:
Don Swift for Cove Creek;
j Ivan Farthing for Bethel; Coy Pen|
nell for Blowing Rock; !>. E. Beni
field for Boone high school and Dolph
Lyons for Boone Elementary school.
| Linney Walker was approved for
| the school bus mechanic and Miss
I Velma Brown was approved tor office
j stenographer.
[LOCAL LAWYERS
ARE HftNftREll
Lovill Heads District Association;
Bar Meeting to Be Held
in Boone Next
Boone lawyers were signally honored
at the meeting of the Dstfict
Bar Association, held at Lincoln
Lithia inn, near Lincolnton, last Friday,
when \V. Ft. Levitt was named
president of the district association;
Wade E. Brown, secretary-treasurer,
and T. E. Bingham was designated
a member of the executive committee.
It was also announced that the
next meeting of the lawyers will be
i held in Boone, but no date was
given.
More than seventy-five lawyers
and judges attended the meeting, one
of the high spots which was an address
by Hon. Julian Miller, Boone
resident and member of the federal
board of tax appeals.
Those going from Boone were:
Wade Brown, W. R. Lovill, A. G.
Quails, T. E. Bingham, Robert W.
Pulliam. J. E Holshouser and Justin
j Miller.
I BOONE HALL CLUB BEATS
MOUNTAIN CITY SUNDAY
. ?
: The Boone baseball club defeated
the Mountain City. Term., team by a
; score of 8 to 3 Sunday afternoon at
; the nearby town. Blaine Miller and
' Joe Bingham, on the mound for
' Boone, allowed oniy three singles,
which were bunched for a correspon'
ding number of runs. Miller, Ra'
leigh Cottrell and Ear! Henson led
' the hitting for the locals, with two
singles each.
' On Sunday, July 25, the Boone
team played its first game, beating
the then-undefeated Blowing Rock
team by a one-sided score of 20 to 7.
I
I WATAUGA REPRESENTED
AT FARMERS' MEETING
' Watauga county is represented at
the fanners convention which is being
held in RaJeigh this week by the
' following farmers: W. S. Miller,
"jTodd: Lee Swift, Trade, Tenn.; R. A.
i Thomas, Mabel, and V/. B. Collins,
' county agent. These fanners will
1 have the opportunity of attending
' lectures and hearing some of the
outstanding state leaders address
f fanners representing almost every
county in the state.
rl r'
E Mr. A. S. Harris, manager of the
5 Spainhour store, is spending his vai
cation with home folks in the eastern
part of the state. ,-jt