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The Week in
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A RESUME OK GOVF.BNMKNMBNTAL
HAPPENINGS IN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, Aug. 10.?The first
session of the 75th congress is now
at the point of adjournment as the
linOiii anniversary of the nation is
about to be celebrated by the observation
of the Constitutional Sesquicenter.ial.
It will go down in politi
ca] history not so much for what it
has ilone as for what it refused to do.
It refused to grant power to the
President to enlarge the supreme
court, ard now its members are anxious
!c get back home and put their
ears t o the ground, to find out whether
their constituents will stand bv
them, or whether the President still
hsgj as he bodeves, the owiwiiehiiir.g
support of the voters.
AH of the representatives and a
third of the senators come up for ree'ectkjn
next year. In the southern
states, where victory at the Democratic
primaries has always beer,
tantamount to election, they have
only half a year or so in which to
build their fences before the spring
primaries.
That is one reason for opposition!
to the suggested recess until Octo- '
ber, so that the administration's proposals
could be cleared off the slate
and the road cleared for the big
business of the second session, which
' is tax revision. Another reason is
that if they took a recess, the boys
would have to pay their own railroad
fares home and back, whereas if
they adjourn they can collect ten
cents a mile from the treasury, both
ways.
Future of Netv Deal
The or.e chance of a considerable
number of members who have gone
counter to the President is that they
will tone down their opposition only
if they arc trampled on by the folks
back home, but wilt put up a strong'
fight to swing public sentiment their
way unless they find that course
hopeless. Those who have stood by
the administration arc equally eager
to learn at first hand whether they
have helped or hampered their own
political fortunes. What they find
out will determine the temper cf the
session which will begin next January.
The whole future of the New Deal
is wrapped up in the answer to the |
question whether the electorate still
stands overwhelmingly behind the
president or backs up congress in its
bid for independence. Thus the second
session of this congress may well
be of even greater political importance
than the first has been.
Slno-Japanese Situation
The one chance of something like
narmunv. shrewd observers here he
lieve, is that the fortunes of the United
States may become so involved
in the war situation in Asia as to
focus public interest and attention
upon the war to the exclusion of all
domestic matters. Nobody publicly
goes so far as to even breathe the
possibility that the United States
may have to take a hand ?on China's
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MISS BRIDGE IS
NEW HOME AGENT
Former Appalachian Faculty
Member Succeeds Mrs. Harmon
in Demonstration Work
The county commissioners have
appropriated the funds for carrying
forward the home demonstration
program in the county, ar.d have approved
the , appointment of Miss
Elizabeth Bridge to carry on the
work in the place of Mrs. R. H. Harmon,
who recently resigned due to
illness.
A great many Boone people will
remember Miss Bridge as a teacher
Ul 11UUIC C^UHUIUIUS 111 U1C AJ/pcUUtllian
Training: School some years ago,
and since leaving here she has been
engaged in home demonstration activities.
She has established her residence
in an apartment over the A.
& P. store and her office is with the
county agent. She asks that those
interested in this work get in touch
with her at either place. She is very
anxious to have the full co-operation
of the people of the county and to
carry forward the very successful
work instituted in this section byMrs.
Harmon.
BLOWING ROCK HORSE
SHOW A MARKED SUCCESS
The fourteenth annual Blowing
Rock Horse Show which was held
Friday and Saturday of last week
was the most successful in the history
of the event, according to Mr.
L. M. Tate, general manager of the
association, who was a visitor tc
Boone Tuesday en route to Bristol tc
attend a similar event.
Seventy-five horses and ponies
were entered in the 25 classes, the
largest number ever to be entered
The weather was ideal for the occasion
and hundreds of people gatherec
on the newly-constructed show
grounds to sec the thoroughbreds gf
through their -paces.
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 5
Second Book At 13 ^
New York City.?Kutlicriuc Car- j ,
osso, not yet I t, author of "The c
C audle Burns," has just published i
licr second one, 'Chrystal Arabesque,"
a book of seventy poems. (
ILLNESS IS FATAL 1
TO JOHN C. JONES ;
Prominent Ziouville Citizen 11
Dies in Boone at Age of 80 1
Years: Funeral Monday
John C. Jones, of Zionville. aged <
80 years, who for more than half a '
century conducted a mercantile busi- ^
ness in his home neighborhood, sue- 1
cum bed Sunday morning at the home ! 5
of a niece, Mrs. W. C. Greer, where ;
his illness had been thought critical 1
for a week. A heart ailment is said ?
to have been the cause of the ven- 1
erable gentleman's death.
Funeral services were conducted |
Monday morning at 11 o'clock from '
the Zionville Bapl ist church by Rev.
R. C. Eggers, who was assisted in '
the rites by Rev. J. C. Canipe, of '
[ Boone. Mr. I. G. Greer, of Thoimsvllle,
paid brief t ribute to the char- '
acter of the deceased during the 1
course of Lite services.
The pallbearers were: R. D.
Hodges, T. M. Greer, Chas. A. Greer, ,
L. Greer, Kemp Wil3on, Marion
Thomas, Kd Greer, Will Reese. A
beautiful floral offering was in ]
charge of Mrs. Dora Penn.
Interment was in the neighborhood
cemetery, the Reins-Sturdivant
Bhineral Home taking care, of the
arrangements.
Mr. Jones was reared and spent his
entire life in Watauga county where
he was held in the very highest regard.
He was one of the nioneers in
the mercantile field in this section
and for about 55 years conducted a .
general store at Zionville. He was a ,
devout member of the Baptist church t
and took an active interest in its afj
fairs, e was a public spirited citij
sen, and lent his wide influence to all
j those causes which he believed to be
for the betterment of his community
and county. There were no better
or more highly esteemed men in this
section than he.
Mr. Jones, who was a brother to
the late lamented Rev. E. F. Jones,
i3 survived by one sister, Mrs. Martha
Eggera. and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Appalachian Opens
Coaching Institute
Appalachian State opened its second
annual coaching school and
fourth institute of health and physical
education Tuesday, with an enrollment
of 30 representatives of various
schools throughout this and other
states. It will run through August
14th.
All types of activities, consisting
of lectures and demonstrations in all
the major and many of the minor
sports are being conducted by the
Appalachian coaching staff. Coaches
Brewer, Stewart, Watkins, Steed and
VTntViPOAn PaqoTi Rilltr T.n\?al Vi od rl
coach at Emory and Henry College,
is assisting in lectures on football
and baseball.
Among the participants are Bob
Allen, Charlotte high school; L. Jack
Smith, athletic director Ocala high
school, Ocala, Fla.; Soup Porter,
coach, Lenoir high school; George
Boutwell, Wellton, La.; Maston S.
Parham, coach Newton high school,
Newton.
SOLDIER LOANS
" Cleve Gross, commander-elect of
the Watauga Legion post, has just
received application blanks and full
particulars as to how honorably discharged
veterans may obtain loans
i on city property and farms. Will be
i -glad to give information or assist
prospective borrowers.
i
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Sullivan and
daughter, Miss Antoinette, of Fort
- Lauderdale, Fla., are spending a
I few days in the community. The
r Sulllvans, who have many friends in
> this locality, resided here for six
lyears prior to 1032.
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independent Weekly News
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNT
COKER TKIPLETT
GOES INTO MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL
Boone Man Bought by Chicago
Cubs l'or Perhaps SBO.OOd:
Former Appalachian Star
Wins Plaudits of Memphis
Sports Writers
Coker Triplett of Boone, formerly
ui Appalachian football star, and
atelv ah outfielder for we Mcnipii'ui
ISiicks, has recently been purchased :
>y the Chicago Cubs of the National ;
League at a price said to be in the
neighborhood of thirty thousand
lollars.
Young Triplett. who has been
eading the Southern Association in
ratting with an average of around
380. is the first and only Wataugan
:o go to the majors and the people 1
>f this section are following his dia- 1
nonu exploits witn a great deal of
nterest. The Cubs are at present
cading the National League, are
mown to have one of the best balinced
teams in baseball and It takes
cal downright ability to break into
.heir ranks.
Coker is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Triplett of Elk township,
md maintains his home in Boone,
vhorc is wife, the former Miss Elizaicth
King, and their small son relidc.
A brother. Hooper, is playing
vith the Shelby N. C. State League,
vliore he has been chosen on the Miliar
learn for his outstanding accomplishments.
Anxious to Get Him
George Bugbee, sports writer on
he Pre3s-Scimitar of Memphis, had
he following comment to make on
he local baseball star, just previous
:o his signing with the cubs:
Here it is not yet August, and j
hree major league bank rolls already
ire inviting invasion for this Guy
3okcr Triplett. They've asked Prexy
Tom Watkins of the Memphis Chicks
.o set his price. So far. however,
n-adin' Tom has demurred.
"There's plenty of time," he temporizes.
For Prexy Watkins .thinks
i sale at a gratifying price is a rhoril
cinch.
Critics throughout the league agree
vith him. So evidently, do the mai
)r league scouts. These ivory hunt;rs
have heeu haunting Trip's trail
for the past three weeks. They've
eyed him in virtually every park over
die circuit.
And they've certainly got an eyeful.
Particularly during the past
few weeks. All through the season,
the sturdy straight-sway clouter has
been pounding the ball at a tm :ry
clip. You don't build up and retain
batting averages ot .379 by blowing
hot and cold. But during the early
days of the season Triplett was just
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MERCHANTS SET
UP COMMITTEES
Retail Association is Now Functioning;
Names Those Chosen
on Committees
The newly-formed Boone Retail
Merchants Association is now functioning
and a full-time secretary is ]
setting up the records fo. establish- j
ment of the credit bureau. At a recent
meeting the following commit
tees were named:
Finance: Frank Pearson, chairman;
Chas. L. Rogers, W. F. Miller, Jr
Trade Promotion: John Conway,
chairman; G. K. Moose, J. E. Clay. J.
Li Quails, Owen Wilson.
Transportation Rates: A. E.
Hodges, chairman; R. D. Hodges, Rob
Rivers.
Membership: W, O. Robertson,
chairman; J. A. Mullins, D. P. Wyke.
WORK PROGRESSING ON
HAMBY DEVELOPMENT
Mr. S. C. Eggers states that work
of developing the Hamby property
on New River, two miles from town
3 going forward rapidly. A large
crew of men is being employed, he
states, in laying out and grading
roadways, preparatory to the auction
sale which is to be held sometime
the latter part of this month.
Mr. jiggers is receiving a number
of inquiries relative to the subdivision
and believes the sale will be a
most successful one.
TONSIL CLINIC AT
BLOWING ROCK
There will be a tonsil clinic held at
the Blowing Bock clinic about the
first of September. As the numbers
are limited, please make your arrangements
as soon as possible.
The price is $15.00 and Dr. Ftudisill
will operate.
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Princess Margaret Rose greet then
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NEW BUILDINGS I
AT APPALACHIAN
Ambitious Building Program Includes
Teaclierage. Faculty
Houses, Auditorium, Etc.
A building program, which is expected
to reach completion by the
first of the year, has been launched ,
at Appalachian College, and includes |
the construction of a modern teach- j
erage, eight faculty hon>cs, demon-.
stration school auditorium, campus!
lake, addition of new power unit, and j
improvement of athletic field ami i
tennis courts.
The new teacherage. work on j
which is being rushed by Mr. 13 G.
Teams, construction superintendent,
will have 71 rooms and two assembly
halls, and will consist of three
stories, semi-fireproof brick construction.
Work on the six new faculty homes <
begarf this week and the 'structures |
will be rushed to an early comple-1
tion. Four of the number will be of
brick or stone veneer, the others be-!
ing of frame construction.
A large auditorium is to be built j
adjoining the high school, as a result
of a recent appropriation by WPiSS !
Tlie structure will be of native stone,
and the interior will lie modernly j
appointed.
Boat riiling', fishing and swimming !
are to be enjoyed on the can^pus lake, ]
excavations for which are well un- j
der way. The lake, which will be
fed by several mountain springs,
will have a maximum depth of fifteen
feet and will further beautify
the college grounds.
The new 400-horsepower electric
unit recently added to the college
power plant, is in operation and the
transmission lines have been connected
with those of the Northwestern
Carolina Utilities at Blowing'
Rock, making it possible for the two
companies to merge their generating
systems as occasion demands.
Improvements in the athletic division
include the grassing of football
field and leveling, relaying and
paving of the college tennis courts.
Schools To Ooen
On September 2nd
Omitted last week from the list of
schools which are to open on Thursday
morning:, September 2, were Miller,
Rich Mountain, Bamboo and
Mount Paron.
Also to be added to the list of buses
is No. 22. with Cecil Coffey as the
driver.
MRS. HYATT WRITES
STORY OF THE HILLS
Mrs. Rebecca Dougherty Hyatt, of
Morristown, Tenn.. has been a visiitor
for a few days with relatives in
Boone, attending the Rufty-Dougherty
wedding and participating in a
folklore program at Appalachian
College by reading from "Martha
Lou's Kiverlid," a volume from her
own pen.
The story is a colorful and interesting
narrative of life in the Appa
lachian mountain region and is said
to be enjoying a splendid sale. The
many friends of Mrs. Hyatt in the
community and county will be interested
to know that these volumes
may be obtained at either of the loca
drug stores.
CHILD BREAKS ARM
Bobbie Grogan, of Sutherland
small son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Grogan, is taking treatment at the
Hagaman clinic for a broken arm re
cently suffered, when the child fel
from a horse. She will soon recover
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)AY, AUGUST 12, 1937
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p guests as they arrive on the hi
the second garden party of the ai
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SERIOUSLY HURT- S
AS TEAM BOLTS :
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George W. Robbins Near-Fatal- 01
ly Injured Wbon Horses Run
Away; Is in Hospital j F
Mr. George W. Robbiris, one of the ! D
leading citizens of the Shjills Millsj K
section, is in a Statesvilie hospital T
being treated for severe injuries he
received two weeks ago, when a team B
of horses which he was driving- to a w
hay rake, became frightened and b<
ran away. Mr. Robbins suffered a
crushed left shoulder, the arm broken
in two places, serious facial lacera- yr
tions and perhaps internal injuries re
latest advices from his bedside in- pi
dicate that while his condition is cl
grave, there is a chance for him to u
recover. E
The aged and prominent citizen, g<
it is said, was finishing raking a w
meadow When one of the wheels of ci
the machine tipped tip the end of a
fence rail, frightening the fiery vi
horses. When tliey hotted he fell et
from the rake, the lines became en- it
tangled around his feet and he was h
dragged for a distance of some linn a
drcds of feet before the animals
could be stopped v
He was immediately rushed to the I
hospital, where at first it was thought A
his injuries were undoubtedly fatal, 1;
However, the many friends of the | o
gentleman are now considerably i g
j more hopeful for his recovery.
Farthing Resigns Cove L
Creek School Position k
Cline Farthing- yesterday resigned
his position as coach at Cove Creek
high school to accept the position of
line coach at Lee Edwards high ]
school in Asheville, where he will assist
John Christenbury, head coach,
and Lee Stone, back field coach. He
will sign a contract with the Ashe[
ville school sometime this week.
1 Farthing: is a graduate of Appalachian
College, where he was a stel- J
lar member of the Mountaineer foot- ^
ball and wrestling teams, being captain
of the football team during his *
;
senior year.
FORMER WATAUGA LADY
j DIES IN DAYTON, OREGON
Mrs. Earl Coffey of Blowing Rock,
! has received news of the death of
! a sister, Mrs. P. E. Nelson, in Dayj
ton. Oregon, on August 1.
Mrs. Nelson left Watauga some 25
j years ago to live with relatives in
! the west and never returned to her
; home county. She will he remem'
bered here as the former Miss Cordie
Story, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Clingman Story.
Surviving are the husband and
three children of Dayton, Ore.; eight
hmthers and two sisters who reside
in North Carolina and in Ohio, and
a large number of relatives and
1 friends who will regret to hear of hfer
demise.
CHICKEN DINNER
Another chicken dinner will be
| served by the ladies of the Advent
(jnrisuan cnurcn next Saturday,
! August 14th, in the Dr. Moose buildI
ing, first door east of the Boone Drug
Co., the former stand of the A. & P.
5 store. They will begin serving at 11
' o'clock, and would like to see all
whom they served last February
back again and everyone else who
would like a real chicken dinner with
, dessert. One of the most attractive
: things about this dinner is the price.
;. It is only twenty-five cents. They
- j invite you to come, bring your
II family and friends and enjoy a real
. j good dinner.
IAT
it
$1.50 PER YEAR
R. MATHESON IS
'ATALLY INJURED
LN AUTO ACCIDENT
ationally Known Charlotte
Specialist, a Brother to Mrs.
F. A. Finney of Boone. Dies
as Car Plunges Down Embankment:
Burial in Taylorsville
Dr. James P. Matheson. natioriallypown
Charlotte physician, and
other of Mrs F A. Linney of
~jne. was almost instantly killed
st Thursday when his automobile
unged over a 30-foot embankment
far Hartsville, S. C. Mrs. James
Sto-.vell was also fatally injured
id lier eight-year-old sor: suffered
vere bruises. An aged negTo house
rvar.t was seriously hurt.
Dr. Matheson was on his way to
harlotte from Myrtie Beach, where
; had been spending some time at
is summer cottage Mrs. Soweli
id son who had been visiting at
le beach, were taking a proffered
de to Char'.otte to meet Mr. Sow1,
who was returning from a busi;ss
trip to New York.
Dr. Matheson died from head and
lest injuries when the auto plunged
>wn the embankment, after the
lauffeur had been unable to take a
irve. and crashed into a tree.
Funeral at Charlotte
Funeral services were conducted
riday afternoon in Charlotte from
te Second Presbyterian churcn by
r. Albert Sidney Johnson and Dr
dgar Gammon. Interment was in
aylorsville.
Dr Matheson was well known in
oonc where had frequently visited
itli relatives, and had expected to
i here this week, it is 3aid.
Widely Known Specialist
Dr. Matheson was one of the
iuth'3 best known and most highly"
spected specialists. He had been
rominent in Charlotte medical cires
since the early 1900's and in
123 lie established the Charlotte
ye. Ear and Throat hospital, to
filer with Dr C. N. Peeler, with
horn he had previously been assoated.
He was also prominent as a deeloper
of Charlotte's up-town propT-Y.-v
...nt. r>.. d ? i? ?-?
. t,y. nc VV I LI I L/I . I C^UT, uwnuu
i03t of the slock of the Mayfair
otel where he lived Julian H. Little
tid Dr. R. F. LeinbacU.
He was born in Taylorsville Noember
20. 1887, the son of William
Ingle and Mary Avers Matheson.
jfter completing studies in the pubc
schools of Taylorsville, he attended
Davidson college, where he was
raduated in the class of 1899.
He then served as principal of &
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SCHOOL FOR WPA
WORKERS SLATED
Five Hundred Emergency Instructors
Expected to Gather
Aug. 20 for Short Course
Approximately live hundred teach
;rs will attend tile special training
school for WPA. instructers to be
leld in the Demonstration school
suilding of Appalachian State Teaches
College, beginning August 20
md running through September 1. A
faculty consisting of special instructors
furnished by the state department
of education and members of
Appalachian College staff will conduct
the courses. Mrs. J. M. Day, of
Asheville, will act as director.
The purpose, as announced by the
department of education, is to acquaint
WPA teachers in the best
methods of teaching adults, and to
familiarize them with the adult educational
program set up in thi3
state under the auspices of the
WPA. In these phases, a specialist
in adult education from Washington,
D. C., has been employed as one of
the instructors. Scheduled classes
include teaching of reading and
writing and better ways of living
along healthful, physical and recreational
lines.
In addition to the regular routine,
a nursery school for children ranging
from the age of two to four
years, will feature a part of the
training program. This division of
the activities will begin Monday,
August 23, and runs through September
1, at which time the acting
state supervisor of WPA nursery
schools and parent education. Miss
Rose L. Mills, of Raleigh, will be
here. A limited enrollment of 25
children will enjoy playing with other
children; with the paint, clay and
other nursery school equipment, from
9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
Participants in the school will be
permitted to stay in Appalachian
dormitories and enjoy the various
privileges afforded the regular students.