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?WGE EIGH'l ?^? -- 1 BOONE HAS UNTOLD POSSIBILITIES AS SHOPPING CENTER Continued from rage one) service is a mailable dadv to Johns or City over the Linvilie River railway the most scenic line easf. of tht Reekie? Uuilding Activities Boer.e is now in the midst of one of th*? largest building programs lr its history. Appalachian College if engaged in the construction of o three-story apartment building:, oi teachers' home, following the com ps:* ion of a new power plant, and i' is i-sl erect that probably mare dor: nr.\ ;\ space :s to be provided v tb'' campus as soon as workmen car get present construction out of the .Wet',-' Roy Keplar is engaged in the con annexion 01 an eigrnc-room atom house on Orchard street: H. W Wilcox is building a similar structure on the same street, while Mr J P F? x has let the contract for th< erection of a modern two-storj home near the college. Rex Haga man has recently completed a new brick home near the hospital. Business Construction The construction of new business places has kept pace with the demand for new homes, Messrs. Wink k*r & Hamby having completed ar elegantly appo hired tliree-stor> store and apartment building ad joining the Bel k-White Company The A & P. store is using the streel floor while the other two floors art rapidly being occupied as officer and living quarters. The Pastime Theatio has begur excavations for a large theatn building on the Hahn property which will be ultra modern and wil represent the last word in movie palaces. Two business buildings wil be available in the front of tht sh-owhouse. it is said, while an up per stcry will provide office space From a point of dollars and cents tht structure will be the largest build ing enterprise launched by am business firm. The Watauga Democrat expects U n.-ove witliln a few weeks into it: new quarters, alongside the presen Structure. The building, which i: of stone and brick construction wil provide ample space for the expand ing business, the business offices composing and press room to be or the street levei, while the socom story is to be used for apartments Pat McGuire. who recently pur chased the Jones building, is havinj the property extensively improved and a heating plant is being addec The ground floor is used for busi r.ess purposes while apartment spac is provided upstairs. Educational Center Boone, the homo of the Appalach ian State Teachers College, is th Athens o? Western Xorth Carolina The population on the campus i seldom less than one thousand air superior educational advantages ar offered the people of -.his and sur rounding states at low cost. Th physical properties at the col leg arc worth two million dollars, an< the plant is still expanding to me.e the growing demands. A consider able portion of the faculty as wel as the student body is made up o natives of Watauga and surroundini counties. The Demonstration school which i operated in connection with the col lege, and which takes care of th< pre-h:gh school grades, gives thi maximum of educational advant age, with a highly trained teaching staff. Buses bring children in frorr all outlying territory. The higl school, which is soon to occupy its hundred and twenty-five thousan< dollar plant, serves almost half o the population of the county anc has modern home economics ant agricultural departments. The Churches Five churches have regular services each Sunday, together witJ Sunday schood. These are, with their pastor's names: Lutheran Rev. J! A. Yount; Advent Christian Dr. F. E. Warxnan; Methodist, Rev Paul Townsend; Baptist, Rev. J. C Canipe. At the Baptist Sunda: school there is a Presbyterian class Lions Club The Boone Lions Club which was organized less than a year ago witt Charles T. Zimmerman president has been active in every phase o: community bettermeilt. Wade E Brown is .president and the club ha: 37 members, including the leading business and professional men o the city. An eye ciinic has been conducte< by the club under the leadership o Dr. King, and glasses were provid ed for needy children throughou the county. An advertising progran telling the outside world of Boom and environs has been issued by thi Lions in co-operation with the Cham ber of Commerce and the city ad ministration. The club meets on the first am third Tuesday evenings at the Dan iel Boone Hotel, and at the las meeting the ten best farmers in th< county were guests. The club is planning to assist witl the formation of the high c'r.uo band and will heip tc prnvioe retro ational privileges for the children o & the community. Chamber of Commerce "* * -"her of Com L A JSSl w/ merce is to answer any inquiries ' About Boone and surrounding terri lory ami : let the outside work hi:o\v of the advantages of till ' mountain section. Polders arc distributed, article; written for magazines and hi gen r oral a.'l publicity possible given ti varied activities and opportunities Tlie activity is carried out througl the office of the Merchants Associa tion by Wade E. Brown, secretary t< i both organizations. fOAfHFS TRY TO wi. A JL A \; FILL WARD SHOE " Brewer and Stewart Hunt Tal ent for Appalachian Squad: i Wilson is Strong Point ; Coaches 'KAdd" Brewer and Flu ' cie Stewsrt. Appa iachian State men - ! tors. Have turned Prince Char nun; in a search for a foolbail Cinder ill that w!U fit Webb Ward's kickin; ' shoes which accounted for 24 point after touchdowns last season. Ij j this, one of Appalachian's weakes spots, iiie hunt has narrowed dow: - to two aspirants of tlie blockinj back position, "Grip" Daughert\ 170 pounds. Sniithfield. and Charle Walters, 165 pounds, of Mooresvillc > . Two weeks' practice gives indica - t:on that Appalachian State's great est strength in the backfield is vest i ed in two letterhien, Len ' Man o r. the Mountains" Wilson. 191-poun \ fullback, Boone's big apple. Hnudin: . ' and what not. all bundled into one L ; is certainly shining on the gridiror i with Rovie 'Gotten" Angell, 155 s pound quarterback, furnishing a por lion of the illumination. Althoug i Big Len did no punting or passin; ? j last year, he is being drilled an , \ will be called on to do all of thes< I ; Defensively, he will be a tackle; o: > : fensively, a fullback. In fact, Coac 1 Brewer has said that he will be use ? in every .position of the backfiel and several in the lino. With the CO mine contest aeains * j Cumberland University less tha - ' two weeks off, the iine is still a 7 ! unsettled set-up. At the left guar position, heavy dependence is bein > placed in Ervin Smith , 175-poun 3 letterman, of Linwood. The pivc t j position is not such a severe probler s ; with two letter men. Hal Farthins 1 | 170, and "Hummic" Adams, 75 - ' fighting on equal basis, but the end: guards and tackles must com \ through quickly in order to reliev I the coaches' headaches. - I Four-H Club members in Anso * 1 county are co-operating actively : I, the wP.dlife conservation progran i. j with .many good reports expected t - : he turned in this fall. 0 ' ' A swine feeding demonstrable with 35 pigs has been started c j the farm of A. K. Vatm in Frankii c j county. s IN MEMORY OF MRS. BELL 1 LOW R AN CE e 1 Mrs. Bell Lawrence of the Zioi - ' ville community, died at her home o c 1 July 26, 1937. at the age of 57 year e | Funeral services were conducts d from the Pleasant Grove Baptii t church by Rev. P., C. Eggers i - ; charge and interment was in th II i family cemetery near the home. f j A large crowd of friends wei ? j present and a large floral offerin i was borne by Miss Grace Pennel ~ ! n..?V. 1 r> -r ? : jvuui wJIU rwosie U3Sa.CS, AIT'S. UWG - j Stephens, Mrs. Clay Reece, Mrs. Ell 5 Little, Mrs. Blanche Davis Lav 2 rer.ce. Miss Martha Pennel and Mr - Lonnie Greer. $ j Mrs. Lawrence was loved by a 1 j who knew her, for her religion wa l j lived each day. Oh, how sad to thin i | that we can never hear her voic I! again, but we have the consolatio f | that all was done for her that wil I j ing hands and loving hearts coul 1 1 do. We have the precious promiS' \ "Lo, I am with you always." An I the blessed assurance that our los ' is her eternal gain, i I She is now up yonder where all i Jlove; no sorrow, sin and death; etei , nal day and one eternal song. Sh i, now sTngs as if it were a new son the praises of Him who bought he !. with His own precious blood. Mr: / Lawrence was a kind .loving wil and a devoted mother. She was a ways ready to lend a helping han 3 to the sick and distressed. She a i ways attended church when she wa able, and she was a good, true an ? faithful member until her death. W . have missed her since she died, bu s we hope to meet her some day. r Mrs. Lawrence was one of Wat f auga's most loved women and he untimely death has caused much soi 3 row among a host of friends. Survrv f ing are the husband, Pat Lawrenc< - seven daughters and one son: Burl; t and Lucy Lawrence, Mrs. Iva Wilsor 1 Mrs. Boyd Wilson and Mrs. Alber 2 Smith, all of Zionville; Mrs. Genera e Richards and Mrs. Claude Wilson, o - Lynchburg, Va., and Mrs. B. L. El - rod of Boone. Also surviving ar four Brothers and three sisters: A 1 M. Hodges, John Hodges, Boone; E -1C. Hodges, Blowing Rock; J. t Hodges, Mountain City, Term; Mrs 2 Fannie Davis, Zionville; Mrs. Claud Greene, Blowing Rock, and Mrs i Carl Brown, Lenoir. iTay the God of comfort bind u] the .vounded hearts of her lovinj f, husband aiu' children and relatives And may we ail cc- ready to meet he; : up yonder in that beautiful horm - where parting is no more.- A Friend iTAL'G A DEMOCRAT?EVERY T "'MERCHANTS ARE ; LEADERS IN THEIR 'SEVERAL FIELDS -> Co: :ir.ue.i from page one) - art Winkle? Raymond Carroll and o | Dennis To ATiso'vi are in the service : department. The High Land Furniture Company is managed by C. M. Critcher and W". O. Robertson. This store i carries a complete line of furniture. ^ M. C Hollar deals in fertilizer J and produce and also buys in a lot of potatoes and onions. Johnson-Stuart Company, 5 & 10c store, is managed by Scotty" Wil, son and carries a very complete line of everything to be had in any five and ten cent store in larger cities Afl.lT^ns >' r*. is IX . ! IO Ull 11V.W CU(II UJJt* -j rated by J. A Mullins and J. E. gT ] Clav. Craig Hollar is in charge 01 1 the meat market and the store car C ries a complete line of fancy and s | staple groceries and vegetables. They a ; deliver groceries anywhere in Boone i ! and vicinity. n Pearson's store is owned by Frank ? Pearson. He is assisted by Herman Lowe. Joe Simpson and Mrs. Frank s Pearson. They do wholesale, retail grocery, feed and produce business. Quails Furniture Company is owned by J. L. Quails. It carries new - i and used furniture and deals in anf tiques. d Reir.s-Sturdivant Funeral Home is i. ! located on East Main street and is \ managed by Richard E. Kelley, who u j is a licensed embalmer and fimerai >- i director. Rivers Printing Company is manh : aged by R. C. Rivers, Jr., publisher g of the Watauga Democrat, Boone's d oldest business enterprises, which ?- ! was established in 1SSS. Aside from - ! the newspaper business an increash ' ing volume of printing is being done d j each year. M. \V. Beach and Wil 1 I iia;n Rush are the other members of , the organization, t Spainhour's. Inc., is one of the n finest department stores in Western n - North Carolina, ami carries a comd ; plete line of the highest grade merg chandise. It is operated by Mr. A. i J i jl Wflrrie mnnirrnp XTJoo I >t j O"Daniel i3 in charge of the ladies' n ready-to-wear, and Jimmie Steele j, has the shoes and men's clothing. 3. Mrs Erie Greer Adams is ui the 5. j piece goods department and Miss e! Ethel WJlson has the hosiery, ace j cessorles and underwear. They are | assisted by Miss Jewell Hagaman i and Mrs. Fred Winkler. The store 111 has been in operation about 15 ii years and is a modern department i,j store. .o, The Boone Shoe Shop is owned land operated by Clias. C. Rogers, land YV. I. Jones. They do complete >n shoe repairing and rebuilding, and PASTIME THEATRE j s; BOONE, N. C. id J ;t "PLACE OF GOOD SHOWS" St. . n tej flRHHnnHHHB j Program for Week l\ l! SEPT. 20 TO 25 n I ____...._ 3 j MONDAY. SEPT. 20 3.! "BLONDE TROUBLE" with 11 Johnny Downs is k TUESDAY, SEPT. 21 e "MAGNIFICENT n OBSESSION" 1- With (i Irene Dunn and e,; Robert Taylor d I {g WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 "IT CAN T LAST is FOREVER" with ie j Ralph Bellamy and g ] Betty Kurness '' THURSDAY, SEPT. 2S c "YOU CAN'T HAVE I- EVERYTHING" d with [_ Alice Faye S: Don A mocha FRIDAY, SEPT. 24 e "ONE MILE FROM t HEAVEN" with _ Claire Trevore and r Sally Blane SATURDAY, SEPT 25 ?UTI * O n A* iiiuijo KJ r ULL* WYOMING" with William Boyd 1 OWL SHOW Saturday Night f Beginning at 10:30 THE WOMAN I LOVE Miriam Hopkins and ; Paul Muni >. ' I Special Bargain Matinee, 10c, 15c 3 ? Night Shows, 10c and 25c. ' MATINEES AT 2:30 A 4:00 r NIGHT SHOWS. 7:30 & 0:00 HURSPAY?BOONE, N. C. is their assistants. \Y D. 4 Hamptor and Ciavton Moretz. j Th Watauga Coal Company 1? 'operated bv Bill Miller. He is assist1 l>y B. T. Presneil. They carry the ? 1 ni ihe.-I grade coal and are always at v ur service. X v River Light & Power Com. any is managed by Council? Cooke, i He i? assisted by R. L. Bingham. * They deal in electric stoves, radios. ? refrigerators and carry the finest 1 electrical supplies on the market. POTATO RAISERS TO PASS ON AAA Continued from page or.e> j yields for commercial potato farms would be established. 7 The county committee in each } designated county would recommend a potato acreage goal and an aver| age per acre yield of potatoes for I each farm which normally plants rh:,-.' acres or more of potatoes in , the county. The goal should be the : average acreage of potatoes planted I on the farm in 1936 and 1937 adjusted to abnormal weather and other j conditions and so that the sum of ' all such farm goals in the countv j does not exceed the commercial po~ | ! tato acreage goal for the county. | j The average per acre yield should j be the average per acre yield for the j farm In 1936 and 1937 adjusted for ,, abnormal weather and other condi- !1 tions and so that the weight average ! yield for all such farms in the \ county does not exceed the county ;: average yield. S. Rates of payment would be es- i ; tablished in a similar manner to that j i used In establishing rates for cot- j : ton, corn, tobacco, rice, peanuts ami , I other crops for which special goals ' may be sot up. | 9. A deduction would be made j from any payment otherwise due j under the agricultural conservation program for each acre or fraction thereof by which the harvested acre- j j age of potatoes in 1938 exceeded the j ' goal. j 10. On participating farms on . 5 which potatoes are grown not in ; ! designated counties for which pota to goals are established, a general j j soil-depleting goal will be establish- j ed Deductions will be made if the, total acreage of depleting crops on ! ; these farms exceeds the general soil- < depleting goals established for them. Polk county farmers are showing increased interest in trench silos. Several farmers who have, never be' fore had silos are requesting aid j from the county agent in digging and filling these ensilage containers, i i_ I Sn Weel Don't forget to i this week. We both the Groce your winter sup some real mone; ILAKD, 8- p LARD, 4-pc LARD, one SODA CRA PEANUT B SPECIAL? Pencil# , 2 f SYRUP, Sta PRINCE AI RAZOR BL 20 for .... ? REMEMBER Q SELLI Bring Youi n "local church SERVICES Si L- ~.~~-rr==~ r--=~r^==^+ I da IXTHEKAS SEKVIO.S St. Marks. Blowing Rock: Preach- Pr ng service on the firs'. Sunday of mch month at 2:30 p m. Sunday . j School every Sunday at 9:45 a. nr. |jc \i ss Mario Bradshaw. Supeiinten- ()r lent: Prayer meeting Wednesday Sc right of each week at 7:30. Luther Li League every Sunday. 2:30 p m. | se Grace. Boone: Preaching service he very Sunday at 11 a in.; Vespers at th I $1.00 ALD On Your 01< INt Aiitoma 115% Discoi WAFFLE IRONS PERCOLATOF TABLE LAI\ I FLOOR L. ELECT! AND OTHER SMA Visit Us During New River Power C MEMBER BOONE MEU< iii 11 in iiiiii niwwrwwaKaa nithe} k-end Spe come to the big busy store are featuring drastic price ry and Dry Goods Depar >plies now at these low pr Vound carton, only tund carton, only pound carton, only vCKERS, oue pound box . iUTTER, two pound jar . School Tablets, Note B or iley's, one-gallon bucket, 01 ^BERT Smoking Tobacco, 1ADLS, Calvert, double ed UEEN OF THE WEST F NG AT A VERY LOW P r Produce to Smithey's. V Highest Prices. mithey' Phe Cirent Burgnin fiiver* MMtHY. MV.M HAN I ft AHHOCIA SEPTEMBER 1C. 1937 ^ >. m. on 2no and 4th Sundays; Suny School every Sunday at 9:45 a. . Prof. George L. Sawyer, Superlendent; Luther League each Sunv night at 7 p nr. ' 2 Holy Communion Banner Elk: caching service on the 3rd Sunday , j On the fourth Sunday of each >nth we hold services at Hanging >ek Chapel at 2:30 p. m. The pub- j invited. each month at 2:30 p. in.; Sunday hool every Sunday at 9:45 a. m.; ither League at 3 p. m. on first, cond and fourth Sundays. We most artily welcome the public to ail ese services. ? OWANCE d Iron On a ;w I lie Iron int on all i*5 IS IPS AMPS RIC TOASTERS vLL APPLIANCES I Bargain Days Light and lompany :hants association I o cials when in town reductions in tments. Buy ices and save 92c 48c 13c 10c .... 25c ooks and .... 5c *ly . . 58c can .10c K?, 10c LOUR NOW RICE /c Pay the S I k'NON IMMHBMHI
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