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Boone E BOONE HAS UNTOLB POSSIBILITIES AS SHOPPING CENTER One of Most Progressive Town; in Country; Acccssibli Through Five National High ways; Big Building Program Educational Facilities a n c Civic Organizations Cited Coincident with Bargain Days Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, it is recalled thai Boone, because of its peculiar location, is destined to become the metropolis of the northwestern mountains. Situated as it is at the junction of five national highways, the town is now enjoying one of the largest building programs in its history, its educational advantages are unexcelled, and its civic organizations are aiding in drawing the attention of the outside world to the town, which is out in front of the procession of progress by comparison with other towns of its population. Strategically located Boone is located at the junction point of five national highways and consequently travelers from all parts of the country are constantly passing through. Direct connection over smooth, surfaced highways is provided to Johnson City, Bristol, Tenri., with Ashcville. with Blowing Rock, Lenoir and Charlotte, with North Wilkesboro and Winston-Salem, with Jefferson and Independence, Va., while year-round crosscountry roads enable residents of this section to come to Boone during all kinds of weather. The Blue Ridge Parkway i9 already being traveled by hundreds of visitors to the Blowing Rock country who marvel at Uie scenery afforded. Numerous bus and .motor fieight lines operate in the direction of Winston-Salem, Bristol, Johnson City and Hickory. Mail schedules are maintained with Winston-Salem. Bristol. Hick ory ami Jefferson daily, and rail (Continued on page eight) POTATO RAISERS TO PASS ON AAA Election Wu! Be Held to Ascertain Sentiment of Wataugans on Control of Acreage The Agricultural Adjustment. Admmjstiation has a3ked the county . agent to hold an election in Watauga county to determine if the potato growers are in favor of a potato control plan for the year 1938. Following- is a list of the time and places which meetings will be held to discuss this plan and to vote on .i the plan: Mcr.day, September 20, 9 a. m., Deep Gap school: Monday, September 20. 2 p. m.. Blowing Rock school: Tuesday, September 21 at 2 p. m., courthouse at Boone; Wednesday, September 22, at Cove Creek high school at 9 a. m.; Wednesday, September 22 at 2 p. m., at Bethel high school. It is important that the larger potato growers of the county attend one of these meetings and vote for or against this control plan. The following outline will give some idea of what the AAA proposes to do: 1. The goals would be established only on farms in counties designated as commercial potato-produc' ing counties. 2. Within designated counties goals would be established only or farms on which there is normallj harvested three acres or more ol potatoes. 3. Within designated counties goals would also be established foi other farms on which more thar three acres of potatoes are harvested on the farm in 1938. 4. Agricultural Adjustment Administration would estimate the total number of acres of potatoes which would produce, at averagt * yields, an adequate quantity of po tatces for consumption during th? 1938 marketing year. This woulc Include. (1) the number of acres ol potatoes normally harvested ir counties not designated as commer cial potato-growing counties; (2) i ' the number of acres of potatoes harvested with designated countiei by producers harvesting less thar three acres of potatoes; and (3) th' commercial potato acreage goal. 5. An estimate would be made o the proportion of the commercial po tato acreage goal for the Unite< States to be allocated to each stati In which there arc located designat ed counties. This state goal \voul< then Be allocated to the respectivi . designated counties. 6. State and county avcrag' (Continued on page eight) bargain I WA1 I-! " Anlr 51 VOL. XLIX, NO. 10 ? ? - i Bargain Day in Full Swing Several Injured In Automobile A ^cident A number of residents of the J^eat ; Camp section were injured to an ex[ tent Monday when a portion of the bed of a truck upon which they were riding to the funeral of a neighbor lady, "broke away from the vehicle, ? casting its occupants to the road. way. The truck was driven by Mr. Jake | ! Cookahill. "\Millio Winoha ffrnr ei.f ' | fered a dislocated shoulder, Lois j L, Winebarger received facial lacera- j i > tioiis, while Frank Winebarger was . ' cut about both arm3. Other occu- j pants of the machine received less serious injuries. DENTAL CLINK IS BEING CONDUCTED State Board of Health Dentists i Will be in County for Sixteen Weeks Drs. A. D. Underwood and O. Roy Keith, Jr., of the state board of health, are in Watauga county for the purpose of conducting a sixteen ! weeks dental health program in the ! schools of the county. Dr. Under- j wood will be in the county for four j weeks while Dr. Keith will be here for twelve weeks. A definite schedule of the work has not been announced, but as many schools as possible will be reached in the time ! given. j The purpose of this program is I both educational and corrective. If is educational in that all children, regardless of financial rating, are l taught the rules of oral cleanliness | j and the advantages of a clean heal- | j thy mouth and erood serviceable f j teeth. They also receive instructions | in the great dangers to the system ' | in general which He hidden in do- j 1 eayed and diseased teeth and infectj ed gums. It is corrective in that j | those children who cannot afford the j services of a private dentist may ! have their dental defects corrected free of any charge. These children who can afford the services of aj private dentist are given an exami- | nation and if they are found to need ! dental attention their parents are notified through the mails. Drs. Underwood and Keith urge that any .parent receiving a notice of this . kind to consult their regular dentist j immediately. This work is sponsored by the : state board of health co-operetir.g with the county board of health, the county school officials and the county commissioners. It is an opportunity that was not made possible for ! the children in years gone by and it is believed by both the health authorities and school teachers that this work will Drove to be one of the greatest factors in the conservation of the,health of the children in this county, an equally important . factor in decreasing the delinquency list in the schools, adding to the physical comfort and happiness of , hundreds of children, clearing their minds and making study a pleasure . instead of a bore. It Has been said that the child with a clean mouth is rarely ever I sick and the child with unclean, un, healthy mouth is rarely ever well, j This being true, then we cannot expect the child with a mouth full of , decayed and abcessed teeth to com. pete with the child who has a heal, thy mouth. Children in this condi. tion soon become discouraged in their school work because they can. not make their grade and want to . slop school. , The county commissioners and the , forces in thi3 county who are respon. sible for their excellent work arc to be .praised. Drs. Uiiderwood and Keith say they are receiving excellent co-operation in their work from the local health department, the county superintendent, school principals and teachers and the parents. STOKES INFANT i A twelve-day-old son of Sir. and Mrs. Ed. Stokes of Sugar Grove, died la3t Thursday, funeral services and interment being at the Henson's chapel Methodist church the following day. The Red Oak Tourist camp, locate ed on the North Wilkesboro highway near Rutherwood, has again changed 1 hands, Mr. Carl Stout being the new owner. )ays Cor AUG, tdependent Weekly News] BOONE, WATAUGA COUN Event is Now1 ; in This City | Stores Are Filled With Bar) gains and With Bargain Seekers as City-Wide Sales Even j is started Under Alictilriw a( Merchants Association Crowds of shoppers are beginning to descend upon the shops of the town this morning as Boone's three-day bargain event gets into its stride, and merchants are freely predicting the largest volume of sales since the Christmas holidays last year. The community sales event begins Thursday morning and lasts until Saturday night, and the participating merchants have offered the most unusual inducements to the buying public thus far known in the city. They "do not expect to reap direct benefits from the sale, due to the extremely low prices prevailing, but they do expect to enlarge the trading territory of the city, and thus enjoy a heavier turnover in future years. The Democrat today is carrying a heavy run of bargain day advertising. which will be eagerly read by those with a weather-eye to the approaching winter, and who are anxious to save money In preparing for the coming frigidity. There are also news stories calling attention to the wisdom of trading In Boone, and the people are cordially invited to spend the week-end with ua and profit hy the enterprise of the local merchants, as well as enjoy the picasant associations. SUPERIOR COURT HERE ON MONDAY Judge Plcss Will Preside Over Criminal Term of One Week The regular fall term of Watauga superior court will convene Monday, with Judge Will Pless of Marion .presiding, and it is expected that the criminal docket will hove been disposed of by the end of the week. The court sit only during one> week and it as not expected that any cases on the civil docket will come | up for trial. About two score cases appear on the state docket, which will be prosecuted by Solicitor I,. S. Spurling. P.cvivai Meeting At Advent Church | The old-time revival meeting is i now in progress at the Advent Christian church, and according to the pastor. Dr. F. E. Wurman, the meeting is an old-time one in reality as well as in name. The preaching is being done by Evangelist S. E. Gragg, who is delivering "straight from the shoulder" Bible sermons of the old type. One does not need to go round and round to find out what thoughts he intends to convey. A special choir is rendering songs of sixty years ago as taken from the Christian Harmony. In addition to the songs there are solos and choruses, depicting the modern type of singing. The meeting will close next Sunday night. Everyone is welcome. MRS. VERLIE M. DAVIS DIES AT MEAT CAMP Mrs. Verlie Mae Davis, aged 30 j years, died Sunday at the home in the Meat Camp section, funeral ! services and interment being at the > Hnncwpll Mipth/viiat- nEitrfh Ppv i ! H. M. Winkler was in charge of the j rites and was assisted by Rev. Joe Greene. The husband, Claude Davis, survives, together with two sons and three daughters: Earl and Arthur of Boone Route 2; Ada Belle, Eva Lee and Mary Joe of Bristol, Tenn. The parents, Mr. and Mra. J. H. Miller, survive, together with nine brothers and one sister: Arlee Miller, U. S. Army, Manila, P. I.; Earl. Wade, Dean, Charles, Glenn, Lloyd, Blaine, Lcroy, Boone; Miss Goklie Miller, Boone. Five local boys left Monday for Whke Forest College where they will be enrolled during the present session. They are: A. E. Hamby, Jr., John Perry, Olin Cook. Burl Storie and CTopton Farthing. ltinue Ui O)f: 5aper?Establishec^ the ^ TY, NORTH CAROLU! THURSI MERCHAN* i ARE! LEADERS IN THEIR SEVERAL FIELDS; Retail Association Devoted to MuliisI Benefit Intpro^t ! of Merchants of Boone; a Review of the Membership and the Services Rendered The Boone Merchants Association j which was only recently organized, is ! an institution designed to inure to . me mutual oenent or tne business j men of the city and their customers ( and friends throughout Western j North Carolina. Tire membership is j composed of leading and progressive merchants of Boone and surrounding territory, and from their places of business may be chosen the best in merchandise of every description. One of the main objectives of the association is to acquaint the buying ; public of Western North Carolina with the superior shopping privileges of a growing town and to convince them that not only is their time wasted but in most instances they are not able to get any better quality goods nor to save any money by f going out of the town or counLy to , do their shopping. The Membership Members of the organization with their staffs and a brief description Of their business follows: < B. & M. Grocery 3tore is located ip East Boone and hahdles a complete line of staple and fancy groceries and fre3li meats. Mr. I. T. I^arnett is the owner anil manager. " The Beik-White Company is locat- 1 ad in the center of town, and is a ? jtoodem department store in every c i?ense of the word. They handle a f complete line of clothing, ready-to- ^ w^ar ailci gentlemen's furnishings, ?md will compare favorably with de- 1 pfcgtment stores in larger cities. Mr. \ t John Conway is manager. Other !, employees of liie business are: Mr. j s Buss Crowed, clothing department; I tlie shoe department Is in charge of a Mr. Danner Coles and Mr. Edward Love; the ready-to-wear is in charge s cf Mr. Jack Gragg, Miss Mattie Lyon * and Mrs. Starbuck. The hosiery de- * partment is in charge of Miss South, j1 The piece goods department is in i1 charge of Miss Carolyn Blair. The j office force consists of Mrs. Con- jr way and Miss Geneva Osborne. Injc the basement are found Mr. Jack ;1 Gragg. Robert Allison and Mrs. Ed ' * Mast. In addition to this, the store i employes a large group of extras to i assist or. special days and Satur- ! j days. The Boone Feed store is located in i the old courthouse building and handles a complete line of flour and feed and staple groceries. D. P. Wyke is owner and manager. Boone Motor Sales, Inc., is the town's Ford dealers. The business is in charge of Mr. Will T. Pugh and Mr. E. D. Cook. The sales force in- e eludes Messrs. Will T. Payne, A. S. \ Johnson and J. A. Walker. Allie i Watson and Frank Cook are the s mechanics. The establishment car- ? l ies a complete line of genuine Ford < pans ana aoes general repair work on all cars. Boone Drug store is located on Main street and is Boone's oldest retail establishment. Dr. George K. Moose owns the business and is assisted by Mr. Kenneth LLnney. Mrs. Zilda Wilson Miles and Mr. Bob Agle. This store is a complete and modern drug store. The Carolina Pharmacy is Boone's other drug store and is operated by Messrs. M. J. and T. J. R. Clark. The prescription department is in charge of Dr. C. G. Lasley. Mrs. Ralph Hagaman and Mr. Allen Norton are assistants. The Clark brothers operate an up-to-date drug store and cater to all classes of drug store business. The City Meat Market is owned and operated by Mr. L,. T. Tatum and Mr. I>. H. Hollar, assisted by Mr. i Walter Edmisten. They handle a ; i complete line of fresh meats and ] sea foods. The Farmers Hardware and Sup- j ply Company is one of the best in ] western North Carolina. Mr. R. D. ] Hodges is president and Mr. W. C. Greer is vice-president. Clyde R. i Greene is secretary-treasurer. W. H. McGhec, Ralph Mast. Johnnie 1 Hodges and Howard Shore are in ] the radio, refrigerator, seed, field ] garden and building material. 1 Hodges Tire Company is operated i by A.. E. Hodge3, president. Com- < plcte retreading of tires is done by Hub Sweet. Harrison Chevrolet Company is owned by J. L. Harrison. C. J Har- ] mon is secretary-bookkeeper. Hamp . BlackEurn, Tom Redmond, salesmen; ' Jack Harrison, parts manager; Stew(Continued on page eight) , ntil End < MOCI ('ear Eighteen Eighty-Eig] JAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1937 New Federal Boone Will < 3 Watauga Alumni ?? ? Banquet Friday j ! With S. F. Horton, of Cove i t:rccK, acting as master of ceremonies, approximately 200 alumni of Appalachian Slate Teachers College will attend the Watauga Alumni banquet in the college cafeteria Friday night, September 17, at 8:00 o'clock, it was announced by Starr Stacy, who is in charge of the ticket sale. Active participants for the occasion will be former graduates of Boone and surrounding vicinity I aiid any person who has attended j Appalachian since 1901 is eligible j and invited to attend. The association of the college has made it clear that the event will be in- j formal and one that will be re- j memliered by all in attendance. ! rAX RATE IN CITY IS FIXED AT $1.60 Tit.v Council Thinks Rate IVIay Be Retained by Co-operation of Taxpayers * tie tttvy in me city lor ivjt ! s to he S1.60 on the $100 valuation, i I is a result of the action of the city ' ouncil. as the midget was adopted ; or the current year. Officials be- I icve that this rate may be sufficient j, o raise the needed revenue, provided he citizens co-6p elate in the matter' >f tax payments. IncidentaPy it is f tated that there has been a fine re- | iponse of late. Mr. A. C. Shoemaker was named lupermtendent of the water works; o talTe the place of Mr. Earl Black- j >urn, the condition of whose health I uade it impossible for liim to con Jhuc with the work for the present. The board voted to meet once a aonth hereafter, the first Fridajr, veiling at 7:30, and citizens having J natters to discuss with the officials! vill please remember the change inj! he meeting time. Doughton Not To Run If Someone Else Will! ie Earnestly Thinks Senator Reyn-! olds Should Have Opposition Next Year Winston-Salem. Sept. 10?"Farmer Bob" Doughton, representative in congress from the ninth North Caroina district, won't run for the senite against Senator Bob Reynolds if iomebody else will, but the Laurel Springs chairman of the house ways md means committee in Washingon very earnestly thinks somebody hould go against Reynolds. The Farmer is in the situation in vhich Senator J. W. Bailey found limself seven and a half years ago. 3ailey felt that Simmons must have >pposition and tried his best to get t with a more popular man than limseff. But Stacy, Brogdon, Mc.ean and everybody else declining o run. Bailey ran and in the nationvide renunciation of Hoover, caught Simmons in defenseess position. Baity i3 in the senate for the time beng Doughton is not so advantaged. Reynolds shares Bailey's good luck. Buncombe Bob is beneficiary of Morrison's association with Frank WcNinch and, worse still for Farmer Bob, Buncombe Bob is partner with the man who beat Hoover. In Morth Caroina state of mlind It | nay be reluctant to beat one Roosevelt senator with a Roosevelt conjressman. That would subtract one powerful man from the present Roosevelt strength. Farmer Bob will get behind any nan who can give Reynolds a fightrhere is such a person here. He ?ivn ui Hum riuiii aicuuwcu. nc 13 D. F. iF'atty) Giles, member of the house of representatives. Giles is a i Roosevelt shouter with a militant ! try record, a certain issue if Reynolds has opposition. Dough ton, who is here in connec- i tior. with the convention of the Young Democrats of North Carolina, has been taking to Giles. Neither admits it, but nobody knows it. There is Gregg Cherry, too, state Democratic executive "toir.mittre chairman. of Week <AT it $1.50 PER YEAR Building for Host $75,000 Congressman Doughton Gains Approval of Postoffice Structure fur arouiic; 375,000 Allocated for the Project Postmaster General Farley and Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau on last Thursday allotted funds for the acquisition of a site and for the erec tion of a postoffice building at Boone, according to advices coming from Representative Robert L. Dough ton. whose influence resulted in the final approval of the local project. The Boone building, which i3 to cost about $75,000, was one of nine in the state authorized at the time, and Congressman Doughton shares the pleasure of the Boone people in having been able to have this community included in the current federal building program. To Ask For Bids According to uual procedure, the postoffice department is to advertise it once for proposals of local property owners who would like to furnish the building site, and as soon as this detail can be cleared away, the structure will be let to contract. There seems to be a marked tendency on the part of the people to maintain perfect harmony on the matter of a site. A disposition prevails to advocate whatever property would seem most de3irabic to the department, without letting personal feeling enter into the equation. Information is that a fight among* iocal patrons over the location would postpone or finally actually prevent the construction of the building. FARM MARKET IS TO BE PROVIDED First Market Day September 21; Farmers to Bring Produce to Boone for Sale. County Agent \V. B. Collins and a number of farmers of the county have been working on a marketing program to assist farmers in marketing their truck crops. The people working on- tins program liave decided that the best way to assist the farmers hi selling their crops, such as potatoes, cabbage and other truck crops, is for the farmer to assemble these crops at Boone and have them sold by one organization. Tuesday, September 21 has been decided on as the first market day for assembling and selling truck crops. If this type of marketing proves successful a market day will be held on Tuesday of each week for the remainder of this marketing season. Cards have been sent out from the euumy ugein. 3 onice requesting tnat interested farmers fill out these cards, giving the kind and amount of products they will have to sell 011 the first market day. A number of these cards have been returned to the county agent's office which indicates there will be several hundred bushels of potatoees and several tons of cabbage on the first market day. Any farmer in the county who wishes to 3ell their crops through this market may do 30, provided they will notify the county agent's office by Saturday night before the Tuesday market day, of just what they will bring to the market. This will give those in charge of the market a chance to sell these truok crops by the time they are brought to the market. WATAUGA AGRICULTURAL FAIR BE IIELD SEP. 23-24-25 CJrvr-.* OO O ? J r. ?> uv^ibiut^i &D, ?auu ...J, a fair for the citizens of Watauga county will be sponsored at the Cove Creek high school. The purpose of this fair is to promote interest in agriculture and in all things pertaining to the field of agriculture. Every citizen is cordially invited and urged to attend with his wife and ! children. Ar.d don't forget to bring your livestock and other farm products and exhibit them for one of the valuable prizes offered. Let's make this the best, faiv that we have ever had ir. the county, and look to the future for somethp)"l better next yean