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Some of the most important action
in the new novel, "Shadows
Slant North/' a story of the Carolina
mountains by Mary Bledsoe, takes
place in Boone. Although Boone is
rot mentioned by name in the book,
a discerning reader will recognise
Rockbridge College in the book as
Appalachian State College at Boone.
It is in one of the dormitory
rooms of the college that the heroine
receives news that changes the
course of her whole life, and, without
action that takes place here,
there would be no story. Some of
the later actions, on which a large
art of the story hinge3, also takes
p: ce at the college here, and the
<_er.e of an early chapter of import.
"oc is Blowing Rock.
T'V?.-V of nrv -Inolo sirifk r. iU
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mythical county of Sevier, who belongs
to a large family that lias few
opportunities, but she manages to
get an education at Rockbridge (Appalachian),
and has dreams for
great development of her native 1
county. But her father and mother j
die in the flu epidemic of 1918, and !
this leaves her with the responsibili-1
ty of taking care of a large family j
of children, and for this reason she 1
has to sacrifice the one great love !
of her life. She manages to build '
a better life for her brothers and sis- !
ters, but in so doing she gives up her
own chances and is left alone after
all the others are well established ill
life.
Most of the reviewers who have
discussed the book agree that one of
its finest points is its characterization
of the mountain people as real
people, and not as the hilly billy
type too often found in mountain
fiction. The author, a native of
Ashe county, pictures the people as \
she iias actually known lliem since j
childhood.
In bringing out her story, she utilizes
ail exhaustive knowledge .of
mountain vegetation ami background,
so thai the trees, shrubs,
flowers, peaks, and streams, the
mountain weather and scenic beauties
are woven with the action into
a single pattern. This skill in rank-1
tng the setting a living part ot the I
story so impressed the reviewer in j
the Charlotte Observer that he de!
clared the author's mastery ot detail
gave her a place as a distinctively
new type of writer about the
Carolina mountains. Cameron Shipp,
himself a native of the mountains, in
reviewing the book in the Charlotte
NtrtvS, Said it was the best mountain
story he ever read.
The people of Boone will remember
the author as Mrs. Rupert Gillett,
formerly of Blowing Rock, and
in 1928 a member of the summer
school facuiLy of Appalachian State
College. She is now a resident of
Charlotte.
Her book, published by Lolhrop.
Lee & Shepard Company, is now on
anln ?r> Innrlhtrr Vinnlr RtftfAS Tt rtVct
| with such prompt response that it
went through three printings before
publication.
| RED CROSS DRIVE
TO BEGIN TODAY
Mrs. Councill Plans to Exceed
Quota of 300 Members; Canvassers
Named
Mrs. James H. Councill, chairman
of the Watauga chapter, Red Cross,
believes that her organization will be
able to reach the quota of 300 memberships
in the organization or perhaps
exceed same, when the results
of the annual roll call campaign,
which starts today, are tabulated.
Mrs. Councill will act as roll call
chairman, Bernard Dougherty, who
had previously been appointed, finding
it impossible to serve. However,
Mr. Dougherty Is serving as chairman
for the town of Boone.
Mrs. Clara Simpson has been named
chairman of the campaign in Cove
Creek; Mre. W. H. Wagner in the
Valle Crucis section: Mrs. Clyde Perry,
Beaver Dam; Mrs. H. C. Hayes in
Blowing Rock, and the principals of
Vt<* vorionc Of>ltAn1c f? f tVlA flfchftr
(communities in the county are being
asked to serve as chairmen in the
work of selling the dollar Red Cross
| memberships.
The campaign begins today and
will continue until Thanksgiving,
and Mrs. Councill earnestly asks the
aid of all the citizens in making the
campaign a successful one.
REBECCA ICENHOUR
Rebecca Tcenhour, aged 78 years,
a resident of Zionville, died October
29, and funeral services were conducted
at the Smith cemetery October
31, Rev. Mr. Parker being in
charge.
JAMES SMITH
James Smith, infant son of Mr
and Mrs. Frank Smith of Boone
I died at the residence last Frida;
from a sudden illness. Burial was
ir. the city cemetery Saturday aft
ernoon, Rev. Mr. Ashley being ii
charge of the rites.
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VOL. XLIX. NO. 18
Aids In Meeting
/ITsSjrajsfi i
S8ihmm^B^l SB
Rev. C. E. Rozelle, of Gastonia,
who will preach at the Boone ,
Methodist church during a series
of revival services which will begin
next Sunday.
REVIVAL MEETING
M. E CHURCH
Rev. Mr. Rozelle to Preach; Recognized
as One of the Leaders
in Methodism
Rev. C. F.. Rozelle will coir.e to
Boone Sunday, November 11, to
fiivai.u ui i/it: .m-UHimsi inua'ii m
series of revival services beginning
Sunday night at 7:30 and continuing
each night during the week.
Rev. Mr. Rozeile is a graduate cf
Emory and Vanderbilt Universities.
He is at present pastor of Main
Street Methodist church in Gastonia.
He is widely known as a preacher
of great- power. He has served as
pastor of Myers Park church in
Charlotte, First Methodist church
of I^enoir, and was for four years
pastor of the Methodist church at
Chapc-l Iiill. the home of the University
of North Carolina. One of
the lending ministers of the Western
Nprth Gsixohna Conference, he is via
great demand for public addresses
and for service in revival meetings.
Every member of the Methodist
church is urged to attend the services.
and all other denominations
are given a cordial invitation to join
in Uiis meeting.
PORK CUTTING AND
CURING DEMONSTRATION
R. E. Nance, assistant professor of
animal husbandry. State College, Ra\
leigh, will be in Watauga county on
i? naay, iNuvenmcr iu j>4VC
strati ons on cutting mid curing
pork, W. B. Collins, county agent,
announced yesterday.
One demonstration will be held at
the farm of Mr. Wade Clawson, onehalf
mile below Green Valley school
on the Todd road, at 9 a. m., Friday,
November 12.
One demonstration will be held at
the farm of Mr. Lonnie Henson at
Vilas, at 2 p. m., on the 12th.
Mr. Nance gives a good demonstration
on the better methods oi
cutting hogs, Mr. Collins said, and
his instruction in curing meat, ii
carried out, will give most farmers
better meat.
It is hoped that a large number of
farmers and their wives will attend
one of these meetings and will take
advantage of this opportunity ol
finding out some better methods ol
cutting' and curing pork.
ESCAPES FROM PRISON
Sheriff Edmiatcn received tele
graphic information Tuesday tellinj
of the escape of Rufc Lewis, who 1:
serving a penitentiary sentence h
connection with the shooting of Hil
nagaiiiiuit IUUII uiiiccr, auiiii
four years ago. The message gav
no details, but it is understood younj
Lewis was in Halifax county.
MANY INTOXICATED
Chief of Police S. D. Ollis state
that eleven persons were lodged i
jail by him over the week-end an
charged with public inebriety. A!
though this number is in excess o
the average, Mr. 011i3 states tha
there was Uttle disorder.
TEACHERS TO MEET
IN BOONE SATURDAY
L A county-wide meeting of the
school teachers of Watauga county
will be held in Boone Saturday
afternoon, November 13, at 2:30
o'clock. The gathering Is to be in
the elementary school auditorium
and while County Superintendent
* W. H. Walker has not issued a
program, lie earnestly requests all
* teachers to be present.
AUGi
[dependent Weekly Newsj
BOONE. WATAUGA COUN1
welfareIeetingi
next wednesday:
Program is Released for Conference
Embracing Fourteen
Counties
The Northwestern District Weifare
conference, which will be attended
by welfare workers from 14
counties, will be held at the Boone
Baptist church Wednesday, Novem-j
bcr 17, and Miss Marguerite Miller.
Watauga welfare officer, has released
the following program of the
day's activities:
Morning Session
9:30?Registration.
10:00-?-Invocation, Rev. P a u 1
j Town.send.
Greetings, Mr. Wade E. Brown,
president Boone Lions Club.
Greetings from State Board, Mr.
N. E. Pepper, member State Board
j of Charities and Public Welfare,
! Dan bury.
Annual message, Miss Mary O. I
| Linton. president Association of!
! County Superintendents of Public
! Welfare.
j 10:30?The County Welfare Superintendent
at Work, presented by the
I Guilford County Welfare departI
merit.
Open forum, Mr. George L. Stanbury.
chairman Guilford County
Commissioners, presiding.
11:40 The Development of anAdcquate
Program of Public Welfare,
Mrs. W. T. Bost. Commissioner of
Public Welfare.
j 12:10?Public Assistance. Mr. H.
j Yelton, director Division of Public
j Assistance.
j 12:50?Announcements.
Luncheon
1:00?Luncheon, Dr. B. B. Dougherty
presiding.
Address. "A Forward Look in Public
Welfare in North Carolina/'
Miss Lavinia Kevs. regional retire
sentative Social Security Board,
Washington, D. C.
Business.
Adjournment.
SEERTO LOCATE
FEDERAL BUILDING
Site Agent Gets Reaction of
People Toward Location of
Postofficc
Mr. T. L. Starr, site agent for the
procurement division of the treasury
department, arrived in towr
Monday ar.d spent the first days of
the week looking over the proper
tics offered for the proposed new
federal building, and talking with
the citizenry of the town, and getting
its reaction to the location.
A number of locations have been
offered for the postoffice, hut Mr
Starr has, of course, not stated whal
his recommendations will be. How1
ever, it is understood that his endorsement
of the site is usually followed,
and within a short time dis
Dosition of the matter should b(
- made.
Plan To Move Print
Shop End of Weel
i
Present plans call for the moving
' of the machinery used in the publi
I cation of The Democrat into the nev
. building the latter part of this week
If weather conditions permit, thi
> big job of transferring the heav;
equipment to the new structure, wil
get under way Friday, and it i
hoped that by Monday the plant wil
again be in operation.
The new building is not entire!
g furnished as yet, but the manage
^ ment must get the plant establishe
j there before winter weather set3 i
& for good. Service in the commei
e cial printing department will be ne
cessarily disrupted the last of thi
b week, and patrons having emerger
cy jobs should let their wishes b
known Thursday.
* TO ADDRESS VETERANS
d State Commander of the Spanis
War Veterans Mayberry of Charlott
f will be at Wilkesboro Camp No. I
t November 13, and will speak to til
veterans of the war of the nineti<
_ at 1:30 o'clock. Albert Watson (
_ Boone, camp commander, asks a
veterans to be present. A new slal
of officers will be elected at th
I time.
j JOHNNY EL WOOD HODGE!
Johnnv Elwood Hodees. ag<
seven years, died at the home of tl
parents at Zionville Wednesday <
last week. Funeral services ai
burial were at the Zionville Bapti;
church by Rev. J. W. Parker. Su
i vicing are the parents, M~r. and Aft
Ray Hodges: two brothers, Billie ai
Eobby, and one sister, Gay Hodgi
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T. NORTH CAR>; jP?A, TIIURSD^
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Joe Brown of Deep Gap, and th
hibited In the fat cattle show at Ast
the grand championship. The steer \
months old. Young; Brown was consic
HOLTON SPEAKS 1
TO DUKE ALUMNI \
Dean of Duke School of Educa- 1
tion Addresses Alumni
Gathering Here
Dr. Holland Holton, dean of the
School" of Education of Duke Uni- g
versity, spoke to a group of Duke ? 0
alumni and guests at tlic annual t
meeting- of the Alumni Association
of Watauga. Ashe and Avery coun- j.
ties, which was held at the Daniel ^
Boone Hotel Tuesday evening at
7:45 o'clock. v
Dr. Holton, in introducing his sub- a
ject, "The Progress of Educational
Institutions Today," praised the j
progress of educational leaders j
throughout the state and nation. r
"Close rivalry among schools to- t
day," he said, "is dying out and cooperation
is inking its place. We v
are now in an era of school progress ,
in North .Carolina party due to edu- t
rational leaders, thr. compulsory ! i
school law. and tlio depression, which ! ,
made smalt jobs scarce for tlioso j ,
who quit school to work. A hun- j
di-ed years ago there was approxi-1,
mutely a twrs-lo-ono percentage of; ,
stu&eniS under -0 years of ago. at- j j
tending schools but today there is! ]
that OUffi percentage above that I .
, age. In the past the elder youths .
. were taken out of school to help the
, young ones in the family and to help
them through the early grades. To- j
. day, however, there is an increase in
. the high school and college ages,
, and there can be found a surplus
. seating capacity in many of the elementary
schools of this stale today.
School administrations arc working
toward erecting more high school
and college buildings for higher
training."
Another phase of Dr. Ilollon's
address was the disclosing of some
interesting facts about Duke University.
Next year is the centennial
celebration of the university. This
celehration will begin on October
28, 153S, and continue through April,
1939. Numerous books have been
published by authorities on Duke
k and are placed on sale. These illustrate
the progress of the university
' ar.d the proposed future progress.
" Official announcement of the forth
coming centennial celebration will
be formally made on December 11.
E at which time represent a tives from
y all alumni associations in the state
1 will gather at Duke University to
s make public revelation of the plans.
" Among the unofficial plans of the
centennial brought out by Dr. Holy
ton, be emphasized the renewal of
the building program both in an
d academic and material way. He
n stressed the need for an endowment
for scholarships to care for those
students in North Carolina which
3 will permit the tuition rate to remain
stable for those outside the
* state so that local people will not
be crowded out by bargain hunters.
Duke ranks among the best colleges
I in the nation, yet demands a minih
mum entrance fee less than those
e, universities of jits leveL Erection
3, of new dormitories is needed to care
ie for the number of applications. Of
:s the 2,000 freshman applications only
'f 777 could be accommodated in the
.11 present buildings this year. A plan
te has been set forth to double the His
brary which has now some 488,000
volumes with a rating of the largest
in the south. The University of
S North Carolina runs second with
id approximately 436.000 volumes. Dr.
le Holton explained how the two uniof
versities co-operated in the library
id school, stating that each had catast
logues of the books in both libraries
r- and that students would use both li s.
braries with liberty. A book can be
-,d called for in the morning before 11
is. (Continued on page eight)
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ear Eighteen Eighty-Eij
l.Y, NOVEMBER 11, 1937
I Champion Steer
e Hereford steer, which he exleville
last week, and which won
velghed 1,000 pounds at fourteen
lercd the best feeder in the state.
IWsofjobleI
ViLL begin SOOl^
Inited Stales Postal Service t<
Deliver Cards to Homes
November 16
During: this month the fedora
ovcrnrnent is undertaking" a censu
f all unemployed people in the na
ion.
The count of the unemployed is t
(i by voluntary registration, it be
tig anticipated that those who ai
Gaily out of work and want to wor
rill go to the trouble of filling on
l card.
The project was authorized by tli
ast session of congress and Presidcr
Roosevelt issued the following st&ti
nent addressed to every worker i
he nation:
4'Tf you are unemployed or parti
in employed and are able to wor
ind are seeking work, please fill 01
his report card right away and mo
Lt before midnight, Saturday, ?N
L'cinber 20, .1937. No postage
lecded.
"The congress directed me to tal
.liLs census. It is important to tV
unemployed and to everyone in tli
land that the census be complet
loncst, and accurate. If you gi\
mc Die facts, 1 shall try to use the
for the benefit of all who need ai
want work and do not now have it
The government desires the regi
tration of: persons wholly irner
ployed and who want worlb tho
who formerly had owned business b
who are now looking for jobs, tho
who are looking for their first jc
persons partially employed but wl
want full time work, persons Ware
now working on WPA, NY A.
CCC.
The government does not wa
registrations or persons who n<
have regular jobs, regardless
whether or not they want to chan
jo us, or Liiuse wjio ait: oiixy ?-ci m
rarily out of jobs and who have
job to report to, persons too bid t
active and regular work, persons r
able to work or any who are unc
regular working age, a bulletin
the postal department said.
The cards which will be carried
homes on November 16 and will
will be available at postoffices mi
be mailed by November 20. No po
age will be required.
District Jr. Order
Meeting at Elk Pai
The third district meeting' of t
Junior Order, U. A. M., will be held
Elk Park Thursday evening, >
vember 18, according to word co
ing from Clyde R. Greene, distr
deputy. Watauga, Avery a
Mitchell counties are represented
the third district, and Richard
Keilcy of Boone, district council
will preside. The highlight of
meeting will be an address by \
tor R. Johnson, state councilor.
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WAY INT'i PRISO
Love finds ? way, and iron ba
proved no hindrance to the wo
ding of Miss Hazel Phillips ai
Herbert Stevens of Todd.
Chief Ollis states that Steve
was arrested by him Saturday
a more or less intoxicated com
tion and placed in the. county ja
His bride-to-be hustled up a mi
istcr, wont to the bastile and t
vows were spoken through t
bars of iron. Mrs. Stevens, it
related, then secured lodging
the jail building and the honf
11 toe u was delayed until of fin
adjudged the husband rec.overi
RAT
?ht
S1.50 PER YEAR
WATAUGA CALVES
PRIZE WINNERS AT
jASHEVIIIE SHOW
1 Joe Brown of Deep Gap Exj
hibits Grand Champion Hereford
Steer; Joe is Declared
State's Best Feeder; Gene
Reese Has Blue Ribbon Steer
Watauga county's 4-H Club
boys and others took away the
grand championship at the
Asheville fat cattle show in
: Asheville last Wednesday, and
laid claim to various other
prizes, including the blue ribbon
steer in the light weight
! division, thus giving Watauga
! county a new place in the sun
j as the home of the highest type
I beef cattle.
Mr. Harry Hamilton, assistant
j i county agent, who is to be congratuly
j lated upon his success in bringing
I about improvement in the local
| | herds and in concerning the youth of
j the county in livestock breeding, has
! kindly furnished The Democrat with
0 the following, which gives the complete
list of winners in the Asheville
: show, together with other informa
tion of timely interest:
?1 The seven baby beeves from Wats
I auga county made a fine record at
L_ I the third annual fat stock show at
i Asheville on Wednesday. November
0,3rd.
) Joe Brown of Deep Gap, won first
0 | place in the heavyweight class with
j. : his fine 1,000-pound Hereford steer.
] Joe*s calf was then declared grand
j champion calf of the show. His calf
1C sold for $20.50 per hundred. This
^ fine Hereford was bred on the farm
of Mr Tom Baird of Valle Crucis.
jj.; Joe was declared the best feeder
in Norlii arolina, by men of high auy
thority. He also won third place in
k the showmanship class. His grand
champion calf was really fat and
W anyone who is i\ judge of good stock
0_ could not pass up this calf without
j5 admiring him. This Hertford gained
3.81 pounds per day for The first 93
ce days on feed. Such a "gain as this is
! probably a record in the feeding
i3 j frame.
c j Gene Reese of Vilas, made a fine
,'e j or. his 695-pou'id Hereford
m j ca.'f by winning first place in the
,,j ligg'.twelght class in competition
with 1" other calves. Gene's calf
s. was sold at auction for $13.SO per
hundred.
se Ml-. Tom Lawrence, a farmer of
ut. Vilas, captured .second place in (lie
s0 lightweight class with his seven,l)i
months old calf that topped the
-o 3caies at 615 pounds. His calf sold
ho t?>" $11.00 per hundred.
or John Edmisten of Sugar Grove.
took third place in the medium
?t weight class with his 820-pound
nv Hereford steer, in competition with
of 18 other calves. John also won sec,re
ond place in the showmanship clas3.
)0_ His calf sold for $11.50 per huna
dred pounds.
or Earl Edmisten of Valle Crucis.
lot. carried off the fifth place in the
lei medium olass with his 770-pound
to Hereford steer Earl's calf sold for
$12.00 per hundred,
to Council Henson won seventh place
ch in the medium class with his 765ist
pound Hereford steer. His calf sold
3t- for $11.00 per hundredweight.
James Greer's calf failed to get in
on the prize money; however, he sold
for $11.50 per hundred .and weighed
910.
.[t The county group of five steers
won tirst place tn competition with
I eight other groups. The best of sire
? groups composed of calves owned by
, Gene Reese. Earl Edmisten and Mr.
' Tom Lawrence placed second in com.
petition with three other groups.
10. The calves won a total of $130.00
in prize money at Asheville and
sold for $735.41.
The following counties competed
l?r' in the fat stock show: Buncombe,
c Henderson, Haywood, Graham, Madi1C"
son, Cherokee, Macon, Transylvania
and Watauga.
| Three of the Watauga county
calves were~shown at the North Carolina
State fair and won $104 in
" prizes. Ail of tlie calves were exhibited
at the Watauga Agricultural
fair and the prize money won there
" was $36.00, thus the total prize mon1
ey won was $270.00, which makes
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seven baby beeves.
11 Four of the calves were sired by
1 Mr. John Dugger's bull of Vilas. The
' ' owners of these calves were: Gene
Reese. Ear! Henson, Council Henson
. 1 and Mr. Tom I/awrence.
The 4-H Club baby beef boys owe
. a great deal of credit to Mr Dagger
because he has liieped in every way
,'rs possible to n-.alce the baby beef project
a success.
(Continued on page eight)
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