I
REPORT IS GIVEN
COURT BY JURY
GranJ Jurors Calls Attention to
Repairs to County Properly,
etc.. ir. Report
7 'he report Lo Judge Mess made
r ihe grand jury upon its dismissal
Tuesday, tire body called attention
to numerous repairs needed on county
r operty, but complimented county
cffiCers on the discharge of their
duties. Before the body adjourned,
J udgc Pies? took occasion to compliment
the jurors for the splendid
service rendered and the dispatch
with which the business was executed.
The jury was composed of: J. C.
Hedges, foreman; Cecil Miller, Fred
Kr icier. K. W. McGuire, R. D. Edrcistcn,
Marion Coffey, Troy Norris, Asa
Reese. Rani Thomas, C. P. Moore, VV.
II. Cragg, Nilcy J. Coal:; Henry T.
y.;ihr, A. N. Thomas, .T. \F. Brown,
John R. Horton, H. F. Greer and
Lee Mast.
The report of the jury as submitted
to the court, follows:
To His Honor, J. Will Pless, Judge
Presiding, Fail Term. Watauga
County Superior Court:
We, the undersigned grand jurors,
chosen for the term convening September
20th, 1037, wish to submit
to IPs Honor the following report:
First, we have tried to discharge
our duty to our county as faithfully
as we know how. We went into session
early Monday morning and have
completed our work in two days.
After completing our work by acting
on all bills furnished us by the solicitor.
we made a complete survey
of all county property and county institutions
and hand you herewith,
our ? ladings and recommendations:
County Home
l We visited the county home
and found 19 inmates, all well cared
for, and we take great pleasure it:
complimenting Dock Hodges and his
fine wife on the fine condition in
u-hr h wo fctfmct the county home.
VVc . and the building; clean, wc
fm.nti the bedding; clean, we found
the kitchen and dining room, all
in first-class condition. Wc also
found that the inmates wore furnished
a: abundance of good, wholesome
and weil-prepared food; and we, your
humble grand jury, in view of the
above conditions, recommend and
urge thai the county commissioners
in i o-operation with Air. and Mrs.
Hodges and the unfortunate people
who must live at the county home
make the following repairs and improvements
to the building: First,
we stiongly urge and recommend
that electric lights be installed at
once in place of the oil lamps, as we
consider it rather hazardous to continue
with oil lamps in a home of
this kind where many are aged and
infirm; second, we recommend that
steps be built at once leading into
the building, as the present ones are
not safe; third, we recommend thai
the piaster on several of the rooms
loot" .c- nrtj< fnllmn- W.a
replaced; fourth, that a number of
window lights that are out of the
building be put in before the weather
gets any colder; fifth, that the
brick work over some of the doors
which have become loose be replaced;
Sixth, that the commotio in at least
one room be repaired; seventh, thai
the porch around the building be
jacked up and strengthened, as it
has pulled away from the house and
is not steady; also that the ceiling
over the porch be nailed back in
places where it is loose and that die
building be painted in order to preserve
the wood.
(Continued on page eight)
\ HOWELL NAMED TO
PROBATION POST
Sat' 'v.--- ; ' .. '
Former Watauga Sheriff Gets
Position in Set-up of New
Parole System
m
A. Y. Howell, former sheriff of
Watauga county, was named Friday
as district probation officer, as the
state commission forwarded plans
for the inauguration October 1 of a
state probation system a-, authorized
by the 1937 General Assembly.
J. Karrv Samnle. director of the
jirogiam, said the commission bad
abandoned a, tentative districting of
the state, drawn up at a previous
meeting, arid would meet again soon
to map new districts and assign the
officers to various subdivisions.
Officers appointed ate H. Vincent
Eeary of Camden, j. Wayiand
SIdtge of Rocky Mount, Kirk wood
E. Hanrahan of Kinston, J D. Beatj
of Wilmington, Robert Eruee. White
of Wake Forest. Thomas D. Stokes
of Lexington E. S. Whitaker ol
GastorJa. P. T. McNeil of West Jefferson.
A. Y. Howell of Boone, ar,c
I. C. Crawford of Eryson City.
Women supervisors named art
Mis. Thomas P. Jimison rf Charlotte
Mrs. Charles Hntclims of Eurnsvil'.e
and Mrs. Pauline Griffin or Morgan
ten. At a previous session. Misi
Mae Oliver of Stanford was appoint
e;l a supervisor.
Sample said the commission lias
not decided whether the state wculc
be divided into 10 districts as origi
nally pianned, or mere. In the even
there are more than 10 subdivisions
additional officers will be named, hadded.
WAl
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 11
Noted Evangelist
T_os Angeles, Cal.?Aimee Sem- !
pie McPherson. tho renowned
j evangelist, emulates Pope Pius, or
I Mussolini as. From a banner-deck- <
I ed balcony, she addresses her
1 would-be preachers massed in the
i street below.
ANNUAL MEETING
; RED CROSS HELD
Mrs. J. II. Councill Rc-electcd
| Chan-mail Watauga Chapter;
Roll Call Starts Nov. II
i
| Tho executive committee of the
j Watauga County Chapter of the |
; American Red Cross held its annual
meeting on Monday a r Irene on. September
20. elected officers for the
ensuing year, and named chairmen
of the various committees.
Mrs. J. K Councill was re-elected
chairman; Dr. J. D. Rankin, vicechairman.
and Miss Bernicc Gragg,
secretary-treasurer. The following
chairmen of committees were apj
pointed:
Mrs. W. M. Matheson, life saving;
Eugene Garbee. first aid; Miss
[ Maude Cathcart, Junior Red Cross;
\ R. D. Hodges, disaster relief; A. J.
j Greene, home service; R. C. Rivera,
i publicity; Mrs. Burkctt, nursing;
Bernard Dougherty, roll call.
The following report of chapter
, activities during the part year was
j made:
J The chapter has furnished yeast
j to all pellagra patients in the county
I who are unable to buy it. This yeast
Is now available at the county welfare
office. The chapter has donated
cod liver oil and clothing to needy
infanta, and first aid kits to thr five
high schools in the county and the
Boone Demonstration school: assisted
families of t.wo men needed at
home m getting their discharges
from the TJ S. Army, and several
others in securing furloughs, etc.
During January and February the
entire county responded splendidly
to die call for relief from the flooded
areas, and S700.9S in cash and a
. A" :mrwl L
sent through this chapter.
tinder the direction ot Dr. Otsr
Marshall, sent out by the national
headquarters in Washington, and
Mr. Garbee, 211 people have been
giver, the Red Cross first aid course
and another class is now being
trained.
Mr. Charles M;ix, national representative.
assisted by Mrs. Mathcsor..
trained 30 in American Red
Cross life saving methods, and one
delegate was sent to the national
aquatic school at Brevard, N. C.
It was decided by the committee
to continue the above services during
the coming year, send the Red Cross
Courier, which is the official magazine
of the organization, to the libraries
of the five county high
schools and the Appalachian State
Teachers College, and to assist with
the county dental clinic. The chapter
will also furnish an instructor
for any group in the county desiring
to take a course In first aid.
| Plans are being made for the an.
nual roll call which is held from
Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day.
'! Under the leadership of Mr. Bernard
i Dougherty, it is expected that the
jroll call will be unusually succcssf:.l
| AMATEUR HOUR AT THE
WATAUGA COUNTY FAIR
: On Friday night, September 24. at
s 8 o'clock. Richard Olscn will conduct
' an imitation of Major Eowes' Am
teur Hour at the first night's enterI
tain men t of the Watauga County
Fair at Cove Creek. The program
s j trill consist of a saxophone duet,
, I cello solo, piano solos, violin solo
, ; readings, vocal numbers, rhythm
- j band, an accordion number, guitar
5 j numbers, tap dances and mountain
- j music.
I Four cash prizes will be given
J Admission charges 15 ar.d 25 cents;
1 reserved seats 30 cents Rcservec
scat tickers will be on sale at T. J
t Moody s store or with the teacher:
r, in charge of the program,
e No last minute applications can b:
accepted.
"AUG/
ideperident Weekly Newsp;
BOONE. WATAUGA COUN*:
DEDICATION NEW
SCHOOL HOUSES
NEXT THURSDAY
State Superintend tat, WPA Di-1
rc-ctor. Local Officials, Dr.
Dougherty a;-.-! Others to j
Participate as New Structures!
Are Officially t'=iveii to the i
i
1 ftiiniy
: Bethel high school, Mabel and
! VallB Crucis schools, three elegant
I sti uctures completed through the
j ':omt)incu resources of the county and j
| the Works Progress Administration,
j will be officially dedicated next
! Thursday, and a program featuring
! a number of leaders in educational
I work has been prepared.
! The dedicatory program will be
| rendered at Bethel at 11 a. m., Mabel
; 3 p. in. and Valle Crucls at S p. m. j
j 7k W. Cole, WPA district director, P
Dr. B. B Dougherty, Appalachian *
: College president; Dr. Clyrle A. Erj
win, state superintendent of instruction;
Superintendent W. H. Wal!
ker and others arc to participate in
| the exercises. The detailed program I
I is as follows:
Program
invocation--Local minister.
| Song Audience.
Welcome \V. H. Whiker, county ^
| superintendent.
Presentation of building to state c
board of education F;. W. Cole, (lis- j jj
; tript director. WPA.
| Acceptance by state board of cd- j
i ucation and presentation to school t
| commission \V. P. Credlo, state di-1
! rector, division of sehcoiiicuse plan-1
a
Acceptance by state school com- t
mission and presentation to hoard of L
county commissioners Dr. B. B.
i DoughSrly, member state school
commission. ^
Acceptance by county commission- j.
era and presentation to the board of a
j education- Member board of county ,
commissioners.
Acceptance bv board of education. e
and presentation to community? *
Member county board of education. ~
Acceptance for the community anil ^
j presentation to the faculty and stb
dent body- Member local school x
commiuci'. i
Accsm&nce for the faeuUv and r.t'.i- I
| dents- principal local school.
Song or special music- School. j
Address-- Dr. Clyde A. Er>vlnt state i
j superintendent or public instruction. I
Special music or song:-?School. | ^
\ Dedicatory services Dr. J. D.
! Rankin, dean of Appalachian Statej
i Teachers College.
Benediction ?Local minister.
| The public is cordially invited to
j attend all of these progcitnis.
BAPTOREVIVAL
! TO BEGIN SUNDAY
i ?
Rev. W. W. Williams of Oteen !
Hospital, Will Assist: Pastor; '
Chalk Talks to Be Feature '
i
j Revival services will begin S'.in- J
aay mornmg at the h irst Baptist i
church and will continue for two
weeks. Rev. Wayne W. Williams, '
chaplain of the U. S. Veterans Hcs- :
ipital at Oteen, will be tlie guest :
preacher. Rev. Mr. Williams is a '
graduate of Wake Forest College and I
the Southern Baptist Theological' !
Seminary. He has been chaplain at 1
: Oteen for about nine years, and is '
greatly beloved by all the disabled '
veterans in the hospital, and their
wives and children who live nearby. :'
He has been a close friend of Rev. i
J. C. Canipe, pastor of the church, ]
since college days.
Rev. Mr. Canipe, in making announcement
of the revival, said:
"Wle will also have Miss Gracia
| Halstead of Oklahoma City, who will
give Chalk Talks at each service.
Miss Halstead has a south-wide reputation
in many of our leading
churches in the Southern Baptist
Convention. All our young people
and children will be delighted with
her."
Services will be held each day ex
cept .-5 una ay at s:au m me alter-1
noon and 7:30 at night.
The public is Invited to all serv-:
ices. You have a personal invitation ;
' to come.
LAMBS BRING GOOD PRICE;
i ; Farmers of the cour.tv sok! a load ;
- o? 226 iambs on : lie Jersey City
l ! market on Monday of this week; The
j iambs sold the highest of any co.
i operati-e shipment made this year
; I The Blue O iambs brought 513.25
1 ' per hundred: Hod O, 512.50; Yellow
. O 511.00, anci culls 57.50 per hur.- '
I .tired,
I The net price to the farmers of Iht;
>. j county will be about 52.25 per hun- j
j died less than the above price. j
V DE
aper?Established in
I'Y, NORTH CAROLINA, Tj?p&SI
^ IF?
jDeath, Destruc e ?n, I]
l; . o
r ?
Hfe^isffiSfeSsasFw^is^;
- Shanghai, China.?Rcsctue worker
after the bombing of two of Shaitgh:
Nanking Road. Nearly two hundm
injured.
MARKETING DAY 1
PROVES SUCCESS
armcrs Bring in Quantity of f
Produce Wich is Disposed of i
ai a Good Price
The farmers' truck crc markelig
day held in Boone Tuesday of \7
tits week proved very successful, ac- ^
ording to County Agent \V. 13. Cot- I
ns. n
Oi
Farmers brought in 135 bushels of
otatoes which were spM at at good ^
rice. :
Four farmers brouyh! in S.COO 1
ounds cf cabbage which they w re
blc to sell, and through the- sa cs,
hose farmers were able to get ^
nickers to go to their farms and. ^
oad 24,000 pounds more of cabbage.
Another market day will be held ^
hiesday, September 28. and the pros- f
iccts now are that all the cabbage ^
nd potatoes brought to the market
bill be sold. ^
It will be necessary for the farm- ^
rs to notify the county agent by ^
laturqay night. Of how much truck ..
wnc EKov \.. Ill i-avo #\>* < n,\ iuoiOmI
"ucsdtty. September 23.
VARYING SUCCESS !
ON BARGAIN DAYS "
1
Merchants Give Reports 011 Co- .
operative Trade Event by ;
Retail Association .
Thursday Friday and Saturday of
ast week were bargain days in 1
Boone, and while 1. rgo numbers ot
hoppers were present in the city,
;omc of the participating- merchants
iitl not believe tlie response to the j
vide publicity given the event in '
his and surrounding counties, was
is large as should have been. B'air |
veather prevailing, it was believed '
hat many who otherwise would ;
iave visited Boone, remained at I;
loroe to take care or urgent farm !
vork. j i
ovvuai 'jl nic iv.auu aici j j
>f th teown, however, report a veer- i
>rd-breaking- business during: bargain j ,
lays. One store states that only .
>ne day this year did their salens approximate
those of Saturday. An
rthc-r says there was a 20 per cent
ncrease in sales over the usual week- \
jnd, while stil! others, while not so
.veil pleased, indicate that the event i
.vent over with them to such, an ex-,
tent that it was a paying proposition.
The ilerchants Association believes,
however the event was worth ]
while, and that it will take some |
time at the best, to get the trade- j
day event firmly established in this i
city.
ARTINSTITLTE
j
; mm satukday
An art institute for the teacher,
and principals in Watauga and adjoining
counties will be held here
Saturday. September 25. Couuty
Superintendent W. H. Walker an- I
nouneetl the institute wilt be design- ,
ed for both white and co!c.red teach- I
era, each race meeting in their respectivc
buildings. The slogan for
Ihe institute is ''Art for Everv
Child."
The institute is being held by the
division of instruction of the state
department of public instruction.
Instructors in the field are specialists
who will discuss practical and vital
problems. The meeting will give every
teacher and superintendent an |
opportunity to make the teaching of
art effective in the public schools. ;
Interesting eshunts will be shown. !
MGCF
ear Eighteen Eighty-Eight
DAY SEPIEI-iAiER 2:.. 1C37
Lorror In Shanghai 1T1
J Sl
jsom
s remove the In jured 1o hospitals | tern
ai's largest department stores on j Ti
I wore killed and five hundred j iion:
I Cofi
VAT AUG A ALUMNI" ja
HOLDS BANQUET a
I ar e
50 Appalachian Grads Held the
Enthusiastic Meeting Friday
Night vr
In the gay spirit that charade- '^7
tzes any gathering of f\ppS'acWar? i:?aj
talc College graduates, approxi- mat
lately 150 alumni of Watauga ha'
Dimly attended a banquet held in hav
lie college cafeteria Friday night. ; lege
Ir. S. F. Horton, of Cove Creek ; ant
igh school, acted as toast master.
The highlight of the progi*arn was ?r
r. address bv Dr. B. B. Doucrhertv. dud
resident of the college, in which he day
ecoililted the progressive steps of ;
ippalaehian and stated plans for a. ; casi
reatcr college here?"a college, he ! E
aid, uthat will be an influencing j frai
actor in foreign lands as well as ! sus]
,ome lands." Other speakers were j ten
Vat an ga citizens who are engaged , pla?
i various businesses Russell D. j G
lodges. D. J. Cottrc-11, Wade Brown, ? hiti
*aul Winkler, A J. Greene, Starr reel
lacy and Kugcne Wike. Tliose par- I hib
icipants made short talks on their j sen
espective business fields in rela- , C
ionship to the institution. j crfcj
An additional feature was a mo- j 1
ion picture of campus activities pre- hou
enied by George Passage, college j b
anierainaii. after which the follow- ; m,v
ng were elected as officials to the j
Appalachian Alumni Club of Wat- j T
uga county: S. P. Horton, Cove . .vit
"reek, president; Grady Farthing, j J
hx.ne, vice-president: Mjes Nclie i cat
[Yivette, Boone, secretary-treasurer. ! ^
COURT ELECTION Q
RE HELD FRIDAY H
| an<
doctorate of City Will Deter-ip,j
mine Fate of Municipal Re- j v/e
corner's Court (
Citirc-r.s of Boone will gel an opportunity
to go to the polls ana reg- A
stor fheir approval or disapproval j\
?? the proposal which would cstab\rh
in the town a recorder's court j
Having jurisdiction over a radius of j
five miles from the city limits, the j
election to be held in pursuance to j
an order of the board of aldermen.
The polls will open at the city hall
2.1 the usual hour and remain open
throughout, the day, and ballots for
cr against the recorders court will
be cast. tic
Little interest has beer, manifest- Vf
*,i in the court proposition, there be- ofi
ing but slight comment on the. In*
streets in regard thereto. Those favoring
the court plan point out that th<
under the state law making the. tribunal
possible, the court is operated ha
without any additional cost ?g the -F^<
taxpayers, and that speedy justice no
will be guaranteed the people. The
costs accruing from the operation of wtke
court, it is explained, arc placed
in a recorder's court fund, and at the ol<
end of each month, the recorder, so- ;
; I'- .ivi u.iu vivtn an, aaj- i "
rles from this fund, be it much or ; [ J
.'tie. In no case, liowever, shall the |>a.
nonvit paid the officers of Die court | IS
oe in excess of the fees for the ac - | P?
tuai cases tried, as stipulated in the \ th
consolidated statutes. Whatever of :
surplus might accrue above the stat- j Si
utory fees would revert to the mu- I
v.icipaT- treasury, it is said.
It is not believed that the vote
cast win be appreciably large. jy
A CORRECTION ! at
'fhe Merchants Jcj^oci&tion asks j
Th:> Democrat to state that it cr- {th
roneoysly placed Smilhey's store in I
the member-snip or the or^anizatior.. st
The firm decs not belong; it is sa;:l. Of
?.Tr. George Moreiz, of Winston- 13
Salem, is visiting; for a few days tli
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. fu
Mcretz. th
1AT
SI.50 PER YEAR
ANY JUDGMENTS
UNDED DOWN BY
IPER10R COURT
igc Pless Disposes of Number
f Cases: Two Homicide
jses Yet to Be Called for
rial; Ducket May Not Be
Completed During Week
tic regular fan term of Watauga
erior court had disposed of many
s at Wednesday nocn; however.
:h remained to be done on lite
c docket, and grave doubt was
ressed by court officials lest
e of the criminal counts would
be reached during the six days'
i.
he court expected to reach the
licide case which involves Dillard
fey, Biaine Coffey and Mrs.
mor.d Dill inger, Wednesday aft>011
or Thursday morning. Dillard
fey has confessed to the slaying
Raymond Dillinger. and Mrs. Diler,
together with Biaine Coffey,
ner Watauga county legislator,
jointly charged with murder in
indictment. Mrs. Dili inger was
- recently apprehended and is beheld
for trial.
lie case against A. E. Ellison,
rged with the slaying of G. L.
1 was continued because the
1- was unable to present some
eriai witnesses. Tt is understood
Ellisc:: will claim self-defense,
ing shot. Smith as the latter al(lly
advanced upon the defendwith
a deadly weapon.
The Judgments
oliowing are the judgments 01'
ge Bless' court up until Wednesmorning:
iick May, failure to pay cost in
;s before spring tern;, 12 months,
urt Bradshaw. Lee Tummirc, afc,
8 months on roads. Two-year
ponded sentence passed at last
11 of court on Burt Bradshaw, is
ted ir. effect.
ceil Bumgarner, violating prohi
on law, 12 months on roads. For
kiess driving and violation prohlition
laws. 12 months suspended
tenoe.
Bias. Cole, damage to public propfined
?.i0, including the cost,
fcoe HiC&Si keeping disorderly
;se. $50 and the cost,
tooert Gilley, forcible trespass, IS
nth* sentence susnc ided on payit
<>i the cost.
Lcbert Gilley. speeding, assessed
h cost.
ud Hodges, driving while intoxied.
$75 and the cost.
lonroe Griffin, reckless driving.
and one-half the cost,
tobert Swift, driving while intoxied,
STc and the cost.
T. Friday, carrying concealed
i;pon, $50 including the cost,
valeigh ^roret?:, Newt Blackburn
1 Arthur Winebarger, violating
hibition law, cost.
H. Cole, asault with deadly
apcr., one-half the cost.
3rahani Teaguc, driving while indented,
$75 and the cost.
SSOffATfON AT
MOUNTAIN V1W
ony Fork Baptist Association
Held in Stony Fork Township
Last Week
The Stony Fork Baptist Associan
was hold with the Mountain
ew church near Stony Fork postice
on Tuesday and Wednesday of
it week, and the session was rerded
as one of the most helpful in
3 history of the association.
There was an unusual degree of
rmony, it is reported, and the
ding cf good fellowship was most
ticeab'.e.
Rev. B. F. Wilcox, of Shuils Mill3,
is elected moderator, and Rev. G.
Watson, of Boone, was elected
:rk.
The next session will be held with
atauga Baptist church. Rev. W.
Ashley to preach the annual seron.
It is believed liv the officials
at this is to be a decidedly more
ospcrous year for the churches of
e association.
FECIAL. MEETING OF
JUNIOR ORDER FRIDAY
There will be a call meeting of the
ar.iel Boone Council, Jr. O. II. A. M.
the lodge rooms Friday evening
V o'clock at which time it is urgthat
there he a full attendance of
e members.
At this meeting the results of the
ate gathering at Durham Thursty
will l;e announced The chief
isir.esa tc be transacted at Durham
the decision as to whether or not
,e order will remain in the national
moral benefit or establish a fund of
leir own.
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