I The Week in
Washington
A RESUME OF GOVERNMEN5IKNTAL
HAPPENINGS EN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, Oct . 24.?Regardless
$5 of the announced purposes for which
the President has called tlie congress
to convene in an extraordinary session
on November 15, it seems cer- I
tair. that the international situation |
K| created by the administration's outspoken
attitude toward Japan, and j
|? American participation in the Nine- !
Power conference in Brussels on OctcUr
30, will hold the attention of j
the senate to the exclusion, for a !
?8 while at least, of the specific legislalicn
which the President has asked (
"While there has been no open op- i
SK position in congress to Secretary
Hull's activities, there has been a ,
strong feeling among a large groin)
of senators that any sort of inter^
nalivimi u>-vpcratiOu by the United
States Held the seeds of possible
"entangling alliances." This isolaH
tionist feeling resulted in the neug
trality law, which the administration
did not want, at least in any j
such form as it was enacted, , and
which Mr. Roosevelt ignored completely
when he took the steps which
have led America, for the first time
since the peace conference at Versailles
19 years ago. into an international
conference in which a war and
its possible consequences arc the subject
of discussion. This is not at
all to the liking of many senators,
who feel that it may be a first step
toward bringing this country into
European quarrels, if not into membership
in the League of Nations.
They are expected to voice their protests
loudly and vigorously as soon
as the senate meets on November 15.
Davis lteady to Trade
But Ambassador Norman H. L>avis.
65 who has been named as the United
Stat . representative at the NincPowci
conference, will have some
material in his luggage, which may
j|| be used effectively to further the program
cf Secretary Hull and the administration.
and result in unproved
foreign trade conditions for this
S country. And that is the prize which
3 Mr. Roosevelt hopes to grab off by
American participation in the Brusgl
feels conference.
There is no desire or intention on
K idle part of the administration either
to put an embargo on trade with Ja
ipan, or to do anything which would
Involve the nation in an armed conflict
Even if there were a situation
calling for armed intervention
la China, this country could not undertake
it without the co-operation
cf Great Britain, and the British
navy is busy at home, keeping guard
of its country's Mediterranean route
to the Far Ea8t. But if the"' other
members of the Nine-Power conference
choose to adopt Mr. Roosevelt's
suggestion of a "quarantine" against
aggressors?meaning Japan in this
case?Ambassador Davis has authority
to agree on behalf of the United
g States. And a unanimous agreement
2j by the nine powers to isolate Japan
frdm all foreign trade intercourse
would, it is believed here, speedily
end her aggressions in China.
Why Japs Would Quit
For Japan is not in financial condition
to carry out her plans for the
conquest of China if her foreign
trade is cut off. It might hurt American
Trade for a short time. since
Japan' is our largest customer for
cotton: but cotton is being supported
chiefly by the government now,
and further support would add little
to the present distress. A Japanese
economic quarantine would
I shut off practically all of this country's
supply of silk, which would result
in a boom in the rayon market.
But lacking her supplies of cotton,
oil and metals which she has to import,
and the cash from her sales of
silk in which to pay the cost of
maintaining an army in China, Japan
would, officials here believe, throw
up her hands and cry quit, on any
fair terms the other nations laid
down.
It is quite definitely believed here
that no international consideration
of the Japan-China situation would
have been possible if the United
States, as one of the signatory nations
^o the Nine-Power Treaty, had
not been willing to participate in the
Brussels conference. Realizing this
the state department began some
months ago to bargain with Euro
pean nations, especially Great Brit
ain, as to the price of our participa
tion. If they really wanted us te
help settle the Japanese mess, cram
iug at a time when they were busj
trying to keep Euroj?e from break
ing out in a new world war, whal
would they pay us for our help?
What did we want? they asked
The answer, conveyed quietly to thi
British foreign office last sumir.e;
by the under secretary of state, Sum
ner Welles, wa3 that v,-e wanted i
trade' agreement with Great Eritaii
and her colordes and dependencies
so far as they are controlled by th
crown, which would bring abou
substantial reductions in world tar
if/a and remove trade barriers whid
now give the British too great ai
advantage in world markets.
You don't rent a thing in Eng
land?you hire it.
WAT
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VOL. XLIX, NO. 16
COMING UP WITH
TIIE MOUNTAINEERS
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8AC/C,
Coming up from the second
| string of last year, Earl Henson
has won and is holding a. place
; among the football great of Appa!
lachlan State Teachers College, i
1 At Lenoir-Khylie College he was a i
' feature with his brilliant runs and
I laudable blocking. He was slated
j to take the lend with Wilson and j
Angeil In the Appalaehian-Elou
: game Saturday, but was out on ac- i
count of sickness. However, he is j
i coining around in fine shape, and
j will be fighting in tiie Southern j
; Conference race next Friday night |
| at Tnsculiini College, Greenville,
j To an
AID FOR BUND IS
j TO BE DISCUSSED
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i Representative of Blind Commission
to Address Lions
and Give Aid to Blind
Mrs. Inez B. Wall, district represent
alive for the North Carolina
Commission for the Blind, will address
the Lions Club at its regular
meeting on Tuesday. November 2,
Miss Marguerite Milicr, county welfare
officer, announced today. Mrs.
Wall will also be in Miss Miller's
office at the courthouse Wednesday
and Thursday of that week to Interview
any person who is blind or Tiaving
defective vision that is not receiving
aid for the blind.
It is hoDed that each Derson will
make an effort to interview Mrs.
Wall, as Miss Miller is very anxious
to contact each person in Watauga
county thai has defective vision in
order that some plan may be worked
out to rehabilitate these persons.
Mountain Section Is
Visited by Early Snow
For the first time within the recollection
of most residents, Watauga
county and this entire mountain section
was visited last week by an
October snow storm, which, should
the ground have been dry would likely
have attained a depth of from
five to six inches in the vicinity of
Boone. As it was the ground was
thoroughly covered, and many lovers
of winter sports turned out at Banner
Elk to try their luck at skiing,
Visitors to the Baptist convention,
many of whom had never seen so
much snow, were delighted with the
scenery afforded.
Stunt Night and
Halloween Party
Stunt night Halloween carnival
and pie supper will be held at the
gymnasium of the Cove Creek High
i School Friday evening at 7 o'clock,
and Mrs. Cleta Jones Harmon, who
announces the event asks that there
i be a large number enjoy the evenI
ing's entertainment.
I A skating contest will be a fea
ture 61 the evening, and prizes will
I be offered under these classifications:
! Best boy skating, best girl skating
, most graceful couple, best skating
i stunt.
All who bring pies will be admit
ted free, while others will be charged
- an admission of 10 cents.
)
Many Local Youths
Go To CCC Camps
Ninety Watauga youths were sent
by Miss Marguerite Miller, count J
I weuare oiiiuer, to inojtui vv ujwauuiv
r last week for preliminary examina
" tions, looking to their admittance tc
I the Civilian Conservation Corps. OJ
II this number 73 passed the tests anc
'? were sent to various camps in tht
e state. This is the largest number ol
boys ever to leave Watauga count}
~ for the CCC service, and the portioi
11 of their pay which will be sent bacV
n home will amount to $1,825 pei
month.
The public school system wa:
adopted in Japan in 1872.
AUG,
dependent Weekly News
BOONE, WATAUGA COUN
MANY WATAUGANS
AT CONFERENCE
Local Visitors Say Methodist
Gathering Successful; Townsend
Returned
Boone Methodists arc particular!}
grateful for the return of Rev. Paul
Townsend to their church. P.ev. Mr
Townsend has been here only a year
but during his ministry has become
unusually popular with the denomination
and with the people generally
Likewise members of churches comprising
the Watauga charge ar<
gratified that Rev. j. W. Parker has
been returned to his successful ministry.
Watauga county was well represented
at the recent Methodist An
nual Conference in Ashcville: Rev
Paul Townsend and Rev. J. W. Par
ker pastors of Boone and Wataug*
charges, respectively; Rev. J. M
Downum, superannuate member ol
the conference; Dr. J. D. Rankin
secretary of the board of missions
Mrs. J. D. Rankin, Mrs. N. L. Masl
and Mrs. Don Norton, delegates fron
the Marion district.
These all returned Monday and re
port one of the best all-round con
fcrences ever attended. The laymei
of the county are rejoicing over th<
return of their respective pastor
who themselves went to the confer
ence expecting to be returned.
Rev. r. W. Tucker, whose servic
as presiding elder had expired undo
the laws oi the church, was replace
by Rev. J. W. Moore, who is an ex
pcrienced man in the eldership, hav
ir.g served previously in the Chariot!,
district.. Mr. Moore is already we]
represented in the county by hi
I nephew, Mr. Leonard Eury, librari&j
at Appalachian State Teachers Col
! lege, and by his niece, Miss Margare
Eury, a popular -member of the prefl
ent senior class.
The Avery and Elk Park charge
were transferred from the Ashevill
district to the Marion district bring
ing them into the same group wit
the Watauga charges.
Car Is Stolen From
Minister At Me-etmi
A brand new Buick eight automc
bile, the property of Rev. Walter I
Brans of Boanoke, Va., was stole
fron- the street at the Baptist churc
Friday evening, as the visiting imir
ister was participating in the B. i
u. convention. ine tirst or tne wee
the car waa located in Johnson Cit;
Tenn., where it had been wrecket
but no trace of the thief has bee
found.
Rev. Mr. Binns parked his car,
is said, placed the ignition key in h:
overcoat pocket, and upon enterin
the church, a stranger offered t
take his coat, which offer wa3 quil
naturally accepted. The strange
who claimed to be a delegate to tt
convention, arrived on a bus earn
ing visitors, and his unbecoming coi
duct caused him to be suspicione
and Officer Ollis had been called I
the church. When the policeman a
rived, however, the visitor had di
appeared and so had the car belonj
ing to the minister.
Legion to Sponsor
Halloween Ever
The American Legion and Auxi
ary will sponsor a box supper ai
Halloween party at the Junior Ord
hall Saturday night. The public
innitoil t?l fOrirLndir /iattiq hrino*
UIWJ VUUJI vuutiv., uimg
box and join the festivities. Wear
costume, or just come with your ba
face hanging out.
In addition to the boxes there w
be apple cider and ginger bread. Tl
proceeds will be used on the Legii
hut.
Merchants Will Be
Hosts To Employe*
Members of the Boone Merchai
Association will play hosts to th<
1 employees at a banquet to be held
Caro-Jean Inn tonight (Thursda
at 7:15. A full attndance is urged
this gathering, which was arrang
Wednesday by the special comm
' tee.
FIGHT PICTURE COMING
TO PASTIME THEATI
>
Mx. A. E. Hamby, manager of t
> Pastime Theatre, announces that 1
" show-house will present the offic
I film of the world's heavyweight b<
; ing championship between Joe Loi
r and Tommy Farr on Wednesday, h
r vember 3. This film is said to be c
i of the best fight pictures thus far
: fered the theatre-going public a
r Mr. Hamby believes there will be
record attendance.
3 Sunflower seeds are good bait l
rat traps.
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paper?Established \n&fM
TY, NORTH CAROLINA, '?j &
! Fighting ;
h
Pictured above is big I&n \
jtnirveera who outclassed Eton's n
? ba|l. future. With such perforr
Jjl jfJMtttw his credit 4>a>hhouid hi
^ merit oh the All-Conference tea
5 Local Gridn
in North Sic
k
f. By GENE WIKE
' Driving with power thrusts th
n would budge any football line in t
state, the high spirited Appalachi
State Mountaineers pushed throui
13 for three touchdowns in each of t
? first three quarters and two in t
? final period to down the favor
e Elon, Abbitt and all, by 31-0
r' With undefeated record and e
ie crossed goal line slated to the Mou
taineera' credit, the Appalachi
team is now leading in the chai
pionship race of the North State Cc
ference. Should the Brcwermen pa
r" the next three encounters withi
s" defeat, Catawba College on Move
ber 19 will be the stiff contender
the crown.
Teaming with Hudson. Angell a
Walters in the Elon fray Saturdi
Len Wilson was at the height of i
't playing since he entered the loi
roster, and staged a football displ
|i- of line plunges, passes and kick-o
id that rated second to none yet feati
er ed on the college field. Though
is never accounted for any touchdow
a personally, he carried the pigskin i
a the major gains and blocked for :
re team to score after reaching toui
down territory. Not once did he
ill up until the third quarter at wh
he time he was taken from the game
on account of injuries.
But Wilson is not to be imentioi
alone. The Mountaineers featured
unbending line made stable by 1
wards and Smith, ends! Turby
?<5 and Rotrock, tackles; I and P. Smi
guards and Hummie Adams, cent
its The local enthusiasts are still sL
eir ing the praises of these men v
at not only caught the Elon men
y) hind the scrimmage line but allov
at but 56 yards gain by rushing dur
;ed the entire game. Of this amoi
it- nine yards was the most gain on i
Dlav made bv the onnosition.
Wihen only two minutes of the 1
period was left, Coaches Brewer i
Stewart sent in a second team t
allowed the scoring to suffer no
he u^>, but instead shook little Geo
Sis Corn and Ernie Safrit loose for 1
ial touchdown each. Seemingly as g
>x- as the first string aggregation, I
uis team played bangup football to si
lo- that there are more than a 1
me good imen on Appalachian's squac
of- And the mighty Abbitt, much tc
.nd ed as the fleetest and best back
a the state, had his horse-racing p
slowed to a canter by Earl Sm
Adams and others who hit him
for consistent losses behind their 1
On the kick-off he looked threat
,MOCI
I Year Ei ghteen Eighty-Eigh
SPAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937
Shines in Grid Game j
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PBS!? - -tiL J'4'1-, 1 K* : j
Vilson, fighting fullhu* k of the Moun[kucli
touted Abbitt in his finest footmi
noes xih the I ^noir-lUiyne and Eton
e no dtfffcnlfy in finding; j:4arein
s.
ten Take Lead
lie Conferencej
I
ing by running the ball back from j
at. Sion's ten-yard stripe to the fifty, I
lu, ; but Wilson and other players tackled |
in him with such force on two plays
following that he turned over the I
he bail-carrying- assigments to Golem- j
he bek and Shelton and not even once
e,t attempted to return a punt, though
j several showered down in his terri,n_
tory. The statiticians claim that
[n. Abbitt's total gain during the game
an j was minus 17 yards.
m_ | Several alibis have been offered
(n_ j for the benefit of those who doubt
^5 1 the Mountaineers a better club than
)Ut ' Elon. Some have found occasion to
m_ j say that the muddy field stopped
! Abbett, the frigid atmosphere has
been offered as hindrance to the
nii Christians; few claim that the dety.
bate about whether or not to play
yg the game took the Christian's -mind
cal away from football, but the Appaay
iachian State Mountaineers are firm
ff? in their belief that the fighting spirit
ir_ prevalent with greater strength than
j,e any time heretofore was a major
-ns reason for the victory. Then, too, the
for local gridmen were better set for
hjg Elon, The Brewermen knew every
;j!_ man on the Christian team, his age,
let; height, home town, weight, manner
ich of faying, and where he hurt. Many
on times during the game, the Appalachian
team would call their plays and
le<! found occasion several times to
an straighten them out on formations
r([_ after they had become puzzled in the
-ftU excitement of the tilt.
itJi With such performance as the
;er Elon fray and the Lenoir-Rhyne
Qg._ game to their credit, it stands to rea,,h0
son that a number of the Appalachian
Mountaineers should find berths
v>e<j on the All-North State Conference
ing teams.
int,
one To the winner belongs the spoids,
and so it is with the Mountaineer
ast gridmen who have been given freeind
dom from two drills each week as an
hat award for taking the Elon Chrislet
tians in laudable 3tyle. On Monday
rge mornings and Friday afternoons,
one they will not be called to practice,
ood The Appalachian team is in high
his spirits this week as they jump frorr
low the North State loop to the Smoky
Tew Mountain Conference, hopeful ol
I. taking Tusoulum College at Green>ut
ville, Tenn., next Friday night. The
in tilt will be the third for the Appaace
lachian team in the Smoky Mountain
ith, range.
for Tnough undefeated and with uninc.
crossed goal line for the season, the
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SAPTIST GROUP
ENDS MEETING IN
THIS CITY SUNDAY
Convention of Baptist Student
Union Draws Delegates From
Every College in State: Vsitors
are Greeted by October
Snow Storm
The state-wide Baptist Student
hiioji conference heir! at the Boone,
laptisl Church, came to a close Sunay,
after messages from Dr. Hercrt
Cohort -of Cer/nmy and Fnrman
University: L. L. Morgan of Raieigh.
.nd Rev. Harold Scholy of Brazil
nd Wake Forest College.
Farewells were said by more than
00 visiting delegates to the Appaachian
State Teachers College coningent.
Religious Secretary W. Perry
Crouch of Raleigh, speaking at the
Homing service, challenged the stulents
to "join with me in backing
ip your words with your live3."
Rev. Charles B Howard of Buise
Dreek, previously had given a stuient
conference report to the effect
hat students on campuses doubt
Christ because Christians are not livjig
right.
Previews of next year's work
.vere presented at the closing session
5uiiday afternoon by Miss Lucile
hartley, of Boone, Donald Moore of
tV&kc Forest, Miss Francis Cuthbert"?m
of Greensboro, Miss Mildred
Marsh bunks of Campbell College.
Sunday's services were led by Dr. \V.
K. McGhee of Tliomasvllie.
On Saturday morning, although
the ground was covered with snow,
30 students climbed to the top of
Howard's Knob to hold a sunrise
service. The service was a most in
i!ptmt:ojiai WklC (U1U ill'Kl 1J1 VI1
numerous snow-capped mountains.
WATAUGA CALVES
TO ENTER SHOW
Ashevllle Fat Ctrttie lOrrhtbit to
Feature Number of Watauga
Baby Beeves
Seven baby beeves from Watauga
county will be entered at the Fat
Cattle Show in Asheviile on Wednesday
November 3.
Six of these calves are owned by
4-H Club members. The names of
the hoys are as follows: Joe Brown,
Deep Gap: James Greer, Vilas; Council)
Henson, Vilas; Gene Reese, Vilas;
Earl Edmisten, Valle Crucis, and
John Edmisten, Sugar Grove.
The other calf is owned by Mr.
Tom Lawrence, Vilas.
The calves will be judged on Wednesday
morning, November 3, and
sold at auction in the afternoon.
This year's show is expected to be
larger and better in every way. Prae
tically every county in western
North Carolina will have entries in
the show. It is hoped that a good
many Watauga farmers and -1-H
Club members will attend this event
and show the ones who are exhibiting
stock that they are pulling for them
to win.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
Halloween with all its mystic and
ghastly splendor is arriving to collect
its just dues. To celebrate this
great occasion, members of the Methodist
Church Epworth League are
planning a Halloween carnival for
the entertainment of young and old
alike. You can't afford to mi3S this
opportunity to enter into the spirit
of ghosts, goblins and witches?one
full evening of fun and frolic. Come,
try your luck In the fishing pond;
see what your future fortune will be;
compete with others in the many and
j varied games! All the drinks and
foods that are associated with Hal
luwctii win ue ul iitmu. a ueimaii
band under the direction of Mr. Nash
will furnish the music.
This Halloween carnival will be
held in the basement of the Methodist
church Friday evening at 8:00
o'clock. Admission to the general
entertainment will be only 10c to
outsiders, to league members 5c.
, There will bo free entertainment for
all. A charge of 5c will be made for
fishing in the pond, or having your
fortune told. Sandwiches, hot dogs,
, and witches brew will also be on sale.
And don't forget to come in costume.
A prize will be given for the
L most appropriate and original cosl
tume.
GIDEON WALLS
Mr. Gideon Walls, aged 78 years,
s died last Thursday at his home in
the Baird's Creek section and funeral
i services were conducted from the
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Sun
day by Reverends Will Cook, W. D.
! Ashley and Vilas Minton. Interment
was in the neighborhood cemetery.
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