NORTH STATE TOUR"
TO ARRIVE OCT. 14
AT BLOWING ROCK
"Motorcade Sponsored by Department
of Conservation and Development
Will Be Overnight
Guests at Neighboring Resort;
Notable Guests in Party
The Old North State Tour, sponsored
by the Department of Conservation
and Development, and
which is to be composed of seventysix
people, many of them nationally
known. will be overnight guests at
Blowing Rock on October 14, according
to the Chamber of Commerce of
that city, which is making elaborate
preparations for the entertainment
of the distinguished visitors. The
WOT Will Qprira ci. SuvTT. tlTU"- in j
Boone, and will go from here to j
Blowing Rock. It is felt that this j
section will be particularly beneftited ]
by the publicity to be derived from
the visit of the motorcade.
Further detailed information as to [
the personnel and itinerary of the ,
? tour is furnished by Coleman W. j
Roberts of Charlotte, member of the .
committee on advertising and promo- j
tion of the conservation department. I
Starts in Ashevsllc
The guests of the tour have been ;
invited to meet in Asheviile October J
9, and the tour will terminate Octo- j
ber 20 at Elizabeth City. The grouj) j
will travel 11,517 miles, visit the!
principal resort areas of the west, i
sandhills and the east and likewise |
touching the important centers of:
the Piedmont section and agricultural
centers of the east. Among
the guests are Ted Gill, editor of
the Associated Press, New York; a
representative of . the secretary of
agriculture and the travel editors of
a number of the leading publications
and the travel consellors of the leadinf
motoring organizations.
"This is just one feature of the j
program to promote the travel industry
in North Carolina in connection
with the state's advertising
campaign," Mr. Roberts said. "Due
to the generous co-operation of the
noLeJs, communities anu counties, tne
^ Carolina Coach company, the Queen
City Coach company and the Greyhound
Bus Lines, this tour, which
acquaint the leading travel counsellors
and travel editors with the state,
will be conducted without expense to
the state, Like the newspapers that
are co-operating and contributing
space, the hotels and bus lines are
v providing food, lodging and transportation.
U. S. Lending Hand
"It is interesting to know in connection
with the development of the
travel industry that the United
States for the first time is lending
its assistance by the establishment
of the United States Tourist Bureau
of the National Park Service with
offices ac 45 Broadway, New York.
The chief of this tourist bureau, N.
A. Loom is, will be one of those who
will make the tour. The state of
North Carolina will have available
in the United States Tourist Bureau
information concerning the state as
a whole, its various attractions and
activities."
Mr. Roberts made public a revised
. itinerary of the tour. Sunday, October
10. will be snent visitincr mints
of interest in and near Asheville.
with t: eals and lodging furnished bylocal
hotels. At 8:30 a. m. Tuesday
the tour will head for the Great
Smokies with stops at Canton,
Wavnesville. Sylva (lunch), Cherokee
reservation. Newfound Gap,
Clingman's Dome and back to Brysen
City where the visitors wiil be
dinner and overnight guests of the
city, Swain county and Fryemont
Inn.
Wednesday, October 12, Die tour
will visit Franklin, Highlands, Cashiers,
High Hampton Inn (lunch),
Brevard and Hendersonville. Hcndersooville
will bo the overnight
stop with Die chamber of commerce
and Sxy'and Hotel as dinner and
, overnight hosts.
Co/nin to Booue
The fifth day, Thursday, the
guests will visit Tryor., Lake Lure
and Chimney Roclt. Mr. Roberta
will be host at luncheon at his home.
"Sr.ug Harbor." Cliff Dwellers Inn
will be dinner hosts and the party
will spend the night at Lake Lure
Inn.
Rutherford ton, Marion, Little
Switzerland, Linville, Banner Elk
1 Ul n in ) Rhrtlln O ni Dl/tminn- "O A/?lr
wiil be visited Friday. Mayview
llanor will be host for dinner and
lodging.
On the seventh day the visitors
will leave the Blowing Rock area
and visit Lenoir. Hickory, Gastonia
and Charlotte. The Lenoir Board of
Trade and the Carlheim hotel will
be luncheon hosts and the Charlotte
r . hotel will be dinner ard overnight
hosts.
Piedmont Carolina will interest
and entertain the tour Saturday.
Concord, Kannapolis, Salisbury. Lexington,
Thomasville, High Point.
Sedgefield, Greensboro. Guilford Battleground
and Winston-Salem will
t be visited.
Sunday will be spent visiting Ashetoro.
Pinehurat, Southern Pines,
Fayettcvil'.e, Fort Bragg and Raleigh.
Xunch will be served at Fort
Bragg. The Raleigh hotels will be
f hosts for dinner and lodging. At ?
(Continued on page eight)
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 9
WATAUGA ALUMNI
TO HOLD BANQUET
AT APPALACHIAN
Business Men and Education;)
Leaders to Participate ir
Meeting at Coilege Cafclerh
On September 17: To Elect Of
ficers
In an effort to organise an Appalachian
club in Watauga county, the
Alumni Association of Appalachiar
State Teachers College will hold a
banquet for the group in the college
cafeteria on September 17. Ever}
citizen of the county who has hac
as much as one quarter's credits is
eligible and invited to attend. A
major feature of the occasion wil
be the election of officers to the
club.
Plans are under way to make i!
the biggest event of its kind yet heir
by the local institution. Business
men as well as educational mindei
leaders are being invited to participate
in the program's activities.
Special effort will be launched t<
take the meeting away from tin
usual "dry'' and business-like fash
ion by selecting a group of taleritec
individuals as program committee
Activities scheduled make it evidenl
that the gala event will serve t<
make the public aware of the prog
ress being made by Appalachiar
graduates of Watauga county.
The banquet is the second of its
type. Mr. Paul Winkler, of Morgan
ton, is credited with having organlz
ed the first Appalaci&n club. Re
cently he was instrumental in unit
ing the alumni of Burke counay. <
club which has gained wide publicit:
in that section.
Alumni wishing to attend the Wat
auga county banquet are asked t<
write immediately to Mr. Star
St.nnv sonrpfnrv of tho Annn.ln.nhim
Alumni Association, Box 502, Boone
N. C.
BOARD APPROVES
OTHER TEACHERS
Remainder of Teaching Staff ii
County is Approved, Also
Drivers and Janitors
At the regular meeting of th
county board of education, lie)
Monday, the following school teach
ers were approved
Boone high school?Gordon A
Nash, Dorothy M. Miller Foy MaT
tin,
Boone elementary school?-J. ?
Rivers, Jr., William Coles.. Miss Cax
olyn Weaver.
RicK Mountain school?Mi3s Bt
[atrice Culier.
Deep Gap school-- Miss Alic
Sherriir.
Lower Elk school?John Idol.
Blowing' Rock school?Mrs. Kat
Brown.
ValTe Crucis school?Clint Bait
(substitute). Mrs. Henry Taylor.
Foscoe?Miss Susan Winkler.
Cool Springs?Clyde Henson, Mr
Ruby Michael.
Cove Creek high?Mis3 Paulir
Brummitt, Lawrence Spaven, Mr
Cleta J. Harmon.
Cove Creek elementary ? Mi!
Ophelia Bingham.
Rominger?Miss Alice W. Binj
ham.
Bethel?Miss Mary Austin Eller.
Maffel?Mi3s Maude Williams, Mi:
Ella Dare Reese.
Also a number of janitors and bi
drivers were selected as follows:
Janitors
Vaife Crucis?Karle Kohnle.
Mabel?C. F. Thompson.
Bus Drivers
No. 1. Carmer Shook (substitute
No. 8, Dwight Hayes (substitute
No. 9, Buster Wallace (substitul
Vo 11 Tin n H.apqnn
Lees-McRae Opens
New College Terr
Lces-McRae College at Bann
Eik began yesterday morning, v.i
prospects of the final registratii
figures showing a decided ir.crea
in .the number of students on t'
campus of the institution. Leo
Pritchett, dean and registrar, stat
j that in fact, a capacity number
! students have been accepted, wi
prospects for a splendid year.
The first faculty meeting was he
Tuesday evening and classes beg
today.
Finishes home
j Contractor \V. C. Greene has eoi
, ijyleted the election of a nine-roc
brick veneer residence for Mr. Da\
Bingham, which is located in t
ftutherwood section, and is now e
> j gaged in an extensive remodeling
I the R. F. Greene home in Boone.
rAUG
Independent Weekly Ne
BOONE. WATAUGA CPU
[| Merchants t
tj
[ Setting Apa
'1 ?
I V/ith a view to offering t!
'(iv. osi notable reductions
1 prices known in local mercha
' dising circles since the depre
sion. and thus further convin
the people that Boone is ti
. practical shopping center f
the entire northwestern tier
counties, the members of t!
. Boone Retail Merchants Ass
I Liauun nave set apart Tnu1.
! day. Friday and Saturday Se
. j tember 16, 17 and 18 as thr
i j Big Bargain Days, during whi
? I period some thousands of pe
. sons are expected to visit t]
\ i town, take advantage of tl
5; values being offered and enj<
[ j the hospitality of the particips
j ing merchants.
} * Bargain daj*s have been observ
11 in the past on smaller scales, a
- t the success experienced influc-nc
1 -the organized effort to further cc
1 yince the citizenry of the feasibili
J of trading at home.
It is the particular desire of t
1 j townspeople to acquaint the farnit
I cf the northwest of the rapidly gro
ing importance of Boone as a pi
5 duce center. One dealer has es
: KHiHT INJURED IN
; AUTO COLLISIO
Car Driven by Boone Mercha
r and One Occupied by Virginians
Figure in Crash
Six Labor Day vacationists fn
Big Stone Gap. Va., Frank Pears
or tsoone, and Ben Estes, of Koi
Wilkesboro, were injured, some
riously, when the automobile oc
J1 pled by the Virginians and '
) I driven by Mr. Pearson, collided ir
dense fog in the vicinity of D?
tl! Gap Monday. Some of the pass
I gers were critically hurt, and '
automobiles were said to have b<
almost demolished.
The injured: Ralph Beaman, c
e located vertebrae, crushed knee a
3 lacerated arm, recovery doubtf
_ Mrs. Beaman, bruises and spraii
ankle: James Beaman, compoi
L fracture of leg; Carl Johnson, brol
t nose and lacerations; Buddy B
j man, aged two, and baby Beam
> I bruised; Frank Pearson, bruises s
... j cuts; Ben Estes, cut on head i.
i bpuises.
The injured were given treatur
at the Dr. Hagaman clinic and w
,e returned home Monday eveni
Ralph and James Beaman going
an Abingdon hospital for furt
e treatment.
d More Than 750 Are
Enrolled At Colle
S.
With orientation and classificai
of the two hundred freshmen out
a. the way, upperclassmen retur
ThurSftav YV?tri?U**T* hrino-lmr
J O? r
ss total number of students up to '
Before the books close this tern
J- is expected that the number will
ceed 800.
Several new additions have t
ss made to the college faculty. Dr.
H. Burns remained from the si
as mer terms as teacher in the fielt
education. Formerly. Dr. Burns
connected with the Birmingham
schools. He received his M. A
education from the Alabama P
technic Institute, and his Ph.D. f
). the University of Cincinnati.
), Miss Louise Moore, graduate,
.e. has been teaching at Happy Va
Caldwell county, has been emplt
to teach a library science cot;
She received her library training
George Peabody College, where
in been doing graduate work.
... QUINCY GILLEY DIES;
th FUNERAL AT MT. VERN
Ob _
sc Qumcy Gilley, aged 67 years
hc resident of the Deerfield seel
K died Monday and funeral ser\
eg were conducted from the M<
of Vemon Baptist church Tue:
.y, morning. Rev. J. A. Yount. L
jcran minister, being in charge of
Id j rites'
ln I Surviving are a brother and
| ler. John Gilley, Boone, and lit
] Gilley, Jacksonville, Fla.
|
REVIVAL SERVICES
ti- A revival meeting is in progres
>m the Gap Creek church this w
'id Rev. J. C. Canipe of Boone being
he slsted by Rev. W. C. Greene. S
in- ices are being held daily at 2:30
of 7:30, large crowds are in attend!
and there is deep interest show
A pfc
wspaper?Esjt'^r dshed in th
rNTY. NORTH (/pLINA, THUR.'
>f Cit' Join in
rt Tit.de Days
he I mated that no less than 50.000 bush
n ! els of Irish potatoes wore marketer.
' locally last year, four or five millior
n"! pounds of cabbage. 300.000 or more
!S-! pounds of chickens and perhaps a:
ce many as 20.000 bushels of onions
| There is a fair market available ii
j Boone for practically all the produce
or of the farm.
of I Gels Wide Publicity
! A large scale-publicity program i.s
i being carried out this week. Pre
to- i liminary announcements of the eyeni
"S- i are appearing not only in the loca
j newspaper, but in those of some oi
^ I the surrounding counties, while nexl
SG; week The Democrat will carry dc
ch tailed announcements from the vari
ous merchants.
' The association urges all members
to join wholeheartedly into the pub
be licizing of the event in order thai
^ the event may be a complete sue
cess. Those constituting the mem
bership of the Merchants group are
T. T. Barne.tt Belk-White Co.
ed Boone Feed Store, Boone Motoi
n(j Sales, Boone Drug Co., Carotin:
Pharmacy, City Meat Market, Farm
e crs Hardware & Supply Co., H. & II
,n" Oil Co., High Land Furniture Co.
ity M. C. Holler, Johnson-Stuart Co.
Muliins & Clay, Pearson's Store
he Qualis Furniture Co., Reins-Sturdi
irs vant, Inc., Rivers Printing Co.
w- Spainhour's, Inc., Daniel Boone Shoi
ro- Shop Watauga Coal Co., New Rive
ti- Light & Power Co.
TO CHOOSE BEST ,
N , SOAP BOX RACEF
nt Kiddies to Participate in Gram
Championship Soap Box
Derby; Plenty of Thrills
om Plenty of thrills and excitemen
lon arevln store for all who co out t
r"1 Water street Thursday afternoon c
ac" this week at 6:30, to witness one c
" the most thrilling and exciting event
)ne of the year. Watch these boys wit
1 a their home-made racers, take thos
-CP ! curves on two wheels, cninino- dow
en" j the home stretch with the champior
the j gjjjp aj. stake.
2cn The following prizes will be giver
First grand prize, dinner by Dar
lis" iel Boone Hotel; second, fountai
Lnc* pen, Carolina Pharmacy; thin
flashlight, Landis Tire Co.; fourtl
iei* hair cut, Ideal Barber Shop; fiftl
necktie and pair sox, Crest Five an
ten fen; sixth, tooth brush, Boone Dru
ea" Co.: seventh, two tickets Pastim
an? Theatre; eighth, handy can or Ess
yd oil.
ind b. W. Stallings, promoter of tli
soap box derby, is offering a pock<
ent watch to the hoy making the fastes
sre trial run.
n?? i Everybody is invited to root f<
to i their favorite racer. Let's give tl
her I boys a big hand as they go pas
There is no admission charge.
j Champion Farmers
ge Guests Lions Clu
tion: The ten championship farmers
- of j the county were guests of the Booi
"<=u | Lions Liun at tne regular meetu
the | held at Daniel Boone Hotel Tuesdf
150. evening.
i it President Wade E. Brown wo
ex- corned the group raid introduced tl
club members to the farmers. Cou
eon ty Agent W. B. Collins, a member
Zeb the club, introduced the followii
im- farmers, each of whom had disti
1 of guished himself in agricultural ir
was provements: Alex Tugman, Gree:
city Brown, J. L. Triplett W. H. Crag
in Lee Swift. Lee Anderson, Clyde Ro
oty- inson. Assistant County Agent
rom M Hamilton was also present.
W. H. Gragg, who was chosen
who the best farmer on the recent to
llev, of the county, gave an account
lyed the farm meeting at Cullowhee a:
irse. assured the gathering that the fan
1 at ers of the county are interested
she the activities of the local civic o
ganization
The Lions are sponsoring a hi
school band for Boone and a coj
ON p.: it tee composed of E. S. Christe
bury, W. G. Hartzog and Richa
. a Kelley is to take the matter
tion, with the school officials and make
-ices report at the next club meeting,
sunt
ath TO THE BUSINESS
the MEN OF THIS CITI
sis- Democrat respectfiflfli ask
ittie co-operation of the member
of the Merchants Association ii
connection with the publicity fo
the Bargain Days next week. Th
3 at Publisher will make a determine
eek, effort to get as much of the a
as. copy into type during the prcscn
erv_ week as is possible, and the mor
ancj complete the co-operation is, th
Mice mor? useful will be the edition,
n. ??
W&
:moci
le Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei^
5DAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 193?
Veteran Dies
RERN HODGES
RITES FOR BERN !
HODGESTHURSDAY
Prominent Oak Grove Citizen
| Is Interred With Military
Honors; Was Veteran
r' Funeral services were conducted
(Thursday afternoon from the Oak
_ | Grove Baptist church for Bernard j
Hodges, aged 45, one of the outstanding
citizens of that community, I
I who was found dead on the porch of j
I his home Wednesday, with a bullet I
t wound in his head and a .22 calibre j
rifle lying nearby. Mr. Ilodges had
^ been in extremely poor health since
his service with the American armies
in France, but the absence of
powder burns about the wound, led
some to question the suicide theory, i
t The pastor of the church, Rev. F. ;
o u. Watts, was in charge of the
if funeral services, and was assisted by
if Rev. E. C. Hodges. The church was
sifillbd to overflowing with friends of
h the family who gathered to pray their
:e respects and the floral offering was '
n most profuse. The American Legion !
l- Post furnished the pall bearers, and j
the organization was in charge of the :
i: services at the graveside in Hlnes j
i- cemetery.
II Surviving are the widow, the for- j
Trier Miss Hettie Gross, and one small i
b daughter, Nancy Lee. The mother,
1? Mrs. Ben Hodges, survives, and one
d sister. Mrs. Ernest Hodges.
? Reared in Watauga
e Mr. Hodges was reared in the
? community in which he dieu and was
a carpenter by trade. He enlisted in
e the National Guard, third Tennessee
rnn-iwjn: .".i 101A on^l rav.<iwl
J the American forces during: the Mexican
skirmishes of that day. At the
>r outbreak of the World War, the
10 National Guard unit became Co. F,
t 117th infantry, and Mr. Hodges
spent 12 months in France, being*
sorely wounded in the engagements
in the vicinity of Bellecourt. Ser.
geant Hodges' health had been exD
tremely poor since his discharge in
April of 1919, and he was never
of able to resume his pic-war avocation.
Mr. Hodges was a member of the
W Oak Grove Baptist church, had served
as Sunday School superintendent,
:1- member o/ tlie Board of Deacons,
Sunday School teacher, and at the
n- time of his death was church clerk,
of He was active in the affairs of the
o American Legion, was a useful and
highly honorable citizen and was in
the forefront of any movement for
the advantages of his church, corn's.
munity or neighbor,
b
1 Pooled Lambs Are To
Be Shipped Thursday
rid | A cleanup shipment of pooled
n-j lambs will be made on Thursday
in September 16. County Agent IV. B.
vc- Collins announced yesterday. Two
sets of grades null be used for this
gh shipment, so that all lambs may be
yi- taken up in one day.
iv Following is a list of time and
rd; pieces at which the lambs will be
up j weighed on September 16:
a IV. S. Moretz's at S a. m.; C. D
McNeill's at 9 a. m; L H. Ho-lars at
10 a. m.; A. W. Greene's at 11 a. m.;
W. A Proffit's at 12 m.: Sullivan'e
scales at 1:30 p. m.; C. B. Reese's at
t 2:30 p. m.: Mrs. W. Y. Farthing's at
4 p. m.: Lee Carer.der's at 8 a. m
s Claude Shore's at 9 a. m.; IV. W
s Mast's at 11 a. nr.; Conley Glenn'!
n at 12:30 p. m.; W. H. Mast's at 1:3(
r p. m.: R. A. Thomas' at 4:30 p. m.
p John Ward's at 5:30 p. m.
| Any farmers of the county wh<
wish to sell their lambs through tin
f pool may do so.
e Mr. Collins urges that all lamb;
c be at the above mentioned scales ot
itime in order that the weighinj
schedule may be adhered to.
RAT
sht
? ? , -=^
$1.50 PER YEAR
JURORS SELECTED
FOR FALL TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Judge Will Pless to Preside at
One Week Term: Forty-five
Cases on State Docket Which
Will Occupy Most of Week;
Spurting to Prosecute
Judge VViii t-?:ess of Marion wiU
preside at the fa!! cerm of Watauga
superior court which convenes for a
one-week session en Monday. September
20. Solicitor L.. S. Spurting
will prosecute a state docket which
consists of forty-five cases and which
will iikely occupy the full week's
time of the court.
Following arc the names of those ?
who hav? befiih drawn for -inrv sorv
ice in the several townships of the
county:
Buld Mountain
Fred Krider, C. H. Howell.
Beaver Dam
Asa Reese, Wade L.. Greene.
Blowing; I took
Filo Hartley, H. C Haves.
Blue Ridge
H. F. Greer, Marion Coffey.
Boone
Wiley J. Cole, J. C. Hodges, W H
Gragg, Cecil Miller, John R. Horton,
R.. W. McGUire, Henry T Miller.
Cove Creek
Don Perry, Dee Mast, Claude
Davis. Chas. A. Greer, Ch3S. Proffitt;
Don J. Horton, Ham Thomas.
Elk
C. C. Triplett, N, G. Wheeler.
Laurel Creek
Robert Ward, Henry Hagaman, P.
R. Shuli.
Meat Camp
Johnson Greene, Grover C. Winebarger.
T. C. Norr.s, Tioy Norris.
North Fork
J. M. Brown, W. C. South, A. N.
Thomas.
Shawneehaw
Walter E. Michael, Dallas Edraiaten.
Stony Fork
V. G. Carroll, Roby Winebarger,
S. H. Miller.
Watauga
W. R. Brewer, C. P. Moore, J. A.
Hcllifield.
MINISTERS MEET
AT MOUNT VERNON
: Rev. Mr. Pavnc Issues Program
For Ministerial Convention,
to Be Held Monday
The ministers of the Three Forks
i anil Stony Fork Baptist Associations
will hold their meeting at the Mount
I Vernon church next Monday, Sep|
tember 13. beginning at 9:30 a. m.,
I and extending into the afternoon.
! Rev. \V. C. Payne, chairman of the
! convention, has issued the following
! program of activities:
Devotionals will be conducted by
| Rev. Grady Minton and there will be
j a general discussion cf these sub!
jects: "How Can We as Pastors
j Encourage Our People to Have
Christian Homes?" "What Is the
I New Testament Idea of the Kingdom
of God?" "What is the pfoper
Attitude for we as Ministers, to Assume
Toward Each Other/'
The good people of the Mt. Vernon
community will serve a picnic dinner
on the grounds. Deacons, church
clerks and other officers of the
church and Sunday school are particularly
urged o attend.
Boone High School
Will Have Band
j The Boone high school this year is
; attempting to have an organization
| which has never been in the school
system before?a school band.
| Mr. Nash, the organizer and inj
structor. wishes to have students
; from the fifth grade on up through
. high school.
; I The school is unable to furnish any
i of the band instruments, but it is
i the hope of the school to get a few
j instruments through the town and
; j civic organizations,
j The instruction is free to the
. ! students There will he n fee
: cent:; per month which will be used
; to purchase instruction books and
; music.
: It is urged that all parents who
t can purchase instruments for their
: children to do so. Prof. E. S. Chris.
i tenbury principal, wants to start a
51 good sized band because it takes
) more than one year to build a fine
; organization.
In the purch ?se of instruments, it
i is not recommended that the very
e finest for beginners be purchased,
nor is it recommended that the
s cheapest be bought. For advice on
1 the purchase of instruments, those
I interested are asked to see Mr. Nash,
the instructor.