FACE EIGHT W. Frank Mi At Age 61; I Long Illness Fatal to Watauga's Representative in the Assembly; Was Business Leader and Prominent Figure in Religious Life of the Community W. F. Miller, Watauga county's representative in the legislature and h leader in the business, civic and religious life of this community, died Sunday afternoon from the effects of an illness which became critical a week previously with a slight stroke of paralysis. Mr. Miller had beer* ccnfi.ned to his home for some time with a complication of ailments and had beer, ill at intervals for a period of several years. He was 61 years of age. .Funeral services were conducted from the Boone Baptist church Tuesday morning at ten o'clock b> the pastor. Rev J. C. Canipe. Rev. Paul Towrisend of the Methodist churcn. and Rev. J. A. Yount, Lutheran minister, assisting. Rev. P. A. Hicks of Belmont, former pastor of the Boone church, also was present and paid touching tribute to the life of the deceased. The large church auditorium was almost filled with sorrowing friends who gathered from widely divergent .points to pay their respects at the bier of the deceased friend and neighlv. r, and the floral tributes were abundant. The active pallbearers were: Paul Fox. Wiley ITartzog. Roy Keplar. . Rankin. Nhil Blair, Dr H. B. Perry. Chas. Hag&n.an, Dr. B. B. Dougherty. \V R lA>vill, K S. Christenburv. Wade E Brown. Clave Gross Hardin Brown, M\ l. Clark. James Council!. Ruzsoi: I lodges Clyde Greene. Milton. Greor. Kikr McNeil, Coy Billings. Ira Edmist.er,. A. J. Edmisten, Kmory Greer. Clement McNeil, Smith Hmraman, T. C. Baird, W. W. Mast, Edgu; Brov n, Clyde Perry D B. Benficld, Chappel Wilson. Joe Cook, Grady Farthing, Grady Xforotz Chas /. nmciwan, Brantley Duncan. John K. Brown, Will Walker. .1 B. U >rtbii, Dr Robert King. Dr. Harmon. Dr. Bingham, Edgar Hardin, B. J OouncW, A. S. Harris, beacons oi Bcono Baptist church. Frank Payn.v Sam NVr-ns From North Wiike*hcro: R. V. Ph$rr. W. K Pharr C. XI liulciic:-. Jarvi.s Church, L. G Ghldwcll, W R Abbher, W. A. ,S< rdifd .1 i* PwvoLk. J. W Ditia, 6. C. iCav." Ciaudi Pougntoi. 1. J. i;-i.yh?ii. Ralph Swan.-on. The fadvwihg ladies were bi charge oi ti e ficw-.'ra: Mcsdatc.es Irene McBrido. Fioy Mast, l>. J. Cottrell 1 - h|ic:W. C. Greer. J. C. Cfuapc, J. L.. Quads. tt D. Dougherty| it. S. s.- ft, i. Gragg, hu.-.v .. Hodges A D W.-MUJ. .1 C Mcfotcvll. P. J Council:. Rayauuiu, Hr:-.' w:r. ' Ayants, Mali It* Koiley, Hiilh Isaacs Wade- BWAy.i. J. C. Farthing Paul F n rtuih Redmond T. SS. Darkley, Clyde Winebavger, .lac Cook Ac - r.nus Cook. Rayraora! Fler.drix Bill Casey, R. K. Bingham. Norma Gragg, Virginia Brown: Misses Eer nice Oragg, Gladys Swift. Wilms Hal: .i. Gladys Taylor. Lacy Olscn Hole:! Unrierdown, Geneva Cook. Elizabeth Cook. Gertrude Perry. Mr Kij|er was bom in Sutherland, Ashe- county, a son of the late Calvin Miller, and had lived in this section of the slate during his entire life He engaged himself in the mercantile businass at Mountain City and North Wilkesboro before coming U Boone ten years ago. at which tim< he assumed the managership of itu North State Canning Company, ant was dcvoting his full time to this enterprise when iliriesx forced nis re .tirement. Mr, Miller vns a member of th< board of county commissioners foi two terms, where he served will distinction, was an aklermar. of lh< town of Boone and last year won ar overwhelming endorsement from th< electorate as representative to thi legislature, where he served witi great credit to his county. He be came one of the foremost local au thorities or. governmental affair and was a business man of rar an.men. .Mr Miller, while an unusuall teisy man, found time to further th religion:: interests of his community Ik joined the Baptist church i N ctVi Wilkesboro in 1927, and upo cr aving to Boone was made cliaii man of the board of deacons of th local church, which position he hcl ut.lil his death. He was one of tl tfirst to envision the expansion of tt local church plant, and su'osequen jlj" was made chairman of the buili trig committee, which this year su cceded in completing the most mo' c; a churcit plant to be found in a Uils section of the state. He la bo 11 Fourth grade: I'.vqrolt Coffey. Da: | Tester. Josephine Bobbins, Imogem |i. uhs. Dorothy White. Fiilh grade: Clara Boliek. Bete Greene. Louis Leniz. SiXtll grade: Paul Coffey. Jul' V> : ii Tate, John Edward Young Go >rgia Ollis. The! ma White, lei: i Williams. Seventh grade: Helen Co/toy, Flo; j Shore, Vehna For ! Bonitio Hodges | K:sIhrync White. Margaret Carle: ' Carter Lcntr, Howard Helshonse: | Peter Harris. ivir.th grade- James Harris. Tenth grade: Martha Mae HdKi field C' .(nr.alf: Coffev. Feye Ford. Eleventh grade: Billy Hoiiiileli Dare iStoty Mary White WATAUGA STUDENTS ON COLLEGE HONOR ROLJ Die honor roll for the fall term a . A:.-, alachian State Teaeliera Gollcg [contains the name.. of ill? student: : representing 42 counties and eigli states. They are distributed in th various classes as follows: Fresf man, 20: sophomores, 32; juniors. 2-' seniors. 53. The honor students from Wataug ccunty are: Grant Ashley, Virginia Bryan ! P rances Car.ipe, Floy Cannon, Vivia Carrico, Virginia Clay. Wheeler Fai : thing, Mrs. Frank Hamricfi Matt: ' I-cu Harmon, Stanley Harris. Lou . Hartley, Inez Henderson, Banns i Miller, Mrs. Vergie Perry, Margart Ray, Akiard Spurgeon, Cynthi Stiles, Porter Stiles Glen Swoffor* Ruby Trivet te. Edith Walker, Mr i D. J. Whitener. Daisy May William I.ouise Wyke. ASKS USE OF SEALS Mrs. G. K. Moose, chairman of U , campaign for the sale of the sea , J 1U1 .UC {JICVVI1UUII >J1 tuiic.euiwi . ; respectfully asks that these 3ticl ; crs be placed upon all parcels, 1c ,1 ters and cards mailed during ri ~ week. Mrs. Moose states that a r x! port cf the seal sales will he mat , in The Democrat next week. 1 i GOOD PRICE FOR BURI.EY TOBACCO IS REPORTE i i _ | Mr John Dugger cf Vilas, was . | town Friday and tells The Democr - ! that he recently marketed 738 p.iun e of barley tobacco for a total $247.18, or an average of 33 con y ; per pound. The crop. which X! 0 j Dugger produced without interfe . ; ing with his regular farm work, w n grown on four-tenth3 of an acre n j land. e i EMPTY STOCKING FUN! d j Following is a report of the emt te j stocking fund, .sponsored by the f ie department: t- ! Previously reported SSI,Of 1- ! Mrs. Elsie I-Jagaman l.Ot c- > Prof. J. M. Downum i.Of 1- Others who may desire to e< ill tribute are asked to get in tot r- with the chief of the fire depa ie ment, or if more convenient ti is may leave their contributions at 7 in Democrat office. >r. n- Heaven must be in me before id can be in heaven.?Stanford. in. i.. i -i WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVKH Beth By D P. - Toward the little town y. O'er the lone Judean e The shepherds stood at o Their hearts with wc With staff in hand, on They traveled from a ' There the Promised O "Neath that bright c< And to that lowly mar Their homage, love at To crown their humbl Supreme through enc For unto them a King From the skies there i. The angel chorus, that V Peace on earth, good k* The pastern wise men Their frankincense k But from the humble sh He received his eartl From Bethlehem to Ca His rugged pathway c And there He left to us ' For which we honor (Copyri r j THIS WEEK ir , i Washington. Dec. 21 -Rivalled in . intensity only by the, brilliance of its own .social season, the nation's capi5 to! Is now nightly bathed in a lavish ti'Kphvy of ^loofihghting that gives newcomer^ a. vague suspicion that somehow the Christmas holiday, like , so many old-fashioned institutions, . u slightly Hollywood. | Visitors admire the shiny new ? j ?,cvcrnnie)it buildings hv night and /1 then, by day, it not suffering from j klieg eyes, stroll along Pennsylvania (avenue to miinglc with the throngs i | of happy shoppers C-j Night Lights Again i The grave bombing of Die United >' j States gunboat Pattay, and the sink: ing of Uiree Standard Oil tankers f j with co'-st'iucnl loss ?>.' nearly a . Uehre vg' lives, by the jftp,n u se durs? I ing the Nanking battle last week, is still keeping the wghfc-I.fghttf burning Mill foreign department offices The [ incident brings back vivid . . mories VIof 1915*10 to veteran reporters \ |Scr.lin!cnt oh tli: situation Is divide 1 J Sonic say the United States siiuUlB J withdraw from China and not risk -1 further "incidents." Foremost among | advocates of withdrawal ;nv S&iia1. ! tor- McCarran of Nevada. Shipstcacl Of Minnesota. Senator Bovah opposes hasty action. .Meanwhile, a variety of gossip is snaking the rounds in the wake of ih e recent changes in the London t ar.d Berlin embassies. After the ane nouncement that Joseph P. Kennedy wou:0 succeed Robert W. Bmgham 't at the Court of St. James, and that e Hugh R. Wilson would replace WilBam E LV.dd at Berlin, speculation 1: 'has been rife .as to the real stor> bchitui the news. a In the ease of the Wilscn appointment. explanation is simple. Dodd was disliked by the Nazis. *_ However. the appointment oi :e Kennedy to the London post, most js j important ambassadorial position k? i has no such simple background. >t | Kennedy, Business Go-Between a Kennedy's popularity with busi fl, r.ess is. matched by his rapidly in s. creasing influence with the Presi s, dent. As intimate as Harry Hop kin; or Thomas Corcoran, some say Ken nedy. acting in the role of mediator between Roosevelt and the rank &n< ie file of business men, was largely re Is 'or present peace-over tares to industry arid finance. Thus ' if he remained here, Kennedy wouk be counted on to go far in Nov "(Deal circles 'T' j That the President acted wisely v. * ~ j appointing' Kennedy to the foreign * i -?i HAT In fu? 1*\*. : he evident speed with which hi "" j iiraie was suggested and approve <>y the Inner circle casts suspicio: D j >r. the deeper motives of the Pros ! dent's advisors. m ' Business Good Copy at Apropos of the recent "truce" he '.v/een business and the new deal i of .he growing sentin-.ent in Washing lts ton for rapid action e-n the probin " of relieving business, Repercussior ,r" ire still being felt from the convei as cion of the National Association < of Manufacturers at Nov/ York'3 swai ky Waldorf-Astoria. Ordinarily the NAM meet wou i get only routine handling in tl >ty news colurnns hut this year, wii ire stocks off 30 tc 40 per cent and t) New York Times' index down alnio i 40 points, editors guessed' right > that the "man on the street" wou > tie interested in what Business, wi in a capital B, thought about the sit ich ation. rt- Barniriont tiu Pont, plead for st iey bilizalion of the laws that contr "he industry and received a mild tw column head, inside, Li most shcel Waiter J. Kohler, whose "ideal v I lagc" of Kohler, Wisconsin, has w him fame as a forward-looking ei ^AsaaaiBM nlHiWHpfcsa^ ;Y THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. ALLISON of BotMehcm, hills* silent gaze, tntler filled. veary foot, far: ne to greet, jlestial star iger brir.g. id praise; ie peasant King (less days was born, came again, bright morn, will toward men. bearing gifts, lid down, epherd's hands ily crown Ivary. lay; the gift Him today. Rht. 1937) i WASHINGTON '/oyer but who experienced a bad 1 siege of labor trouble in 1936. rapped the government's labor policy and managed to crash page two of New , York's liberal Daily News. Weir Hit* Page One Hut when Ernest T Weir, chair| man of *lie Board of National Steel, who with Tom GiitiVor of Republic ted the fight of Little Steel against the CIO. lot loose a volley again.?', the Perkins labor policy, he flashed r s pag< one of every metropolii tan daily. Wei: blamed Ivor strikes tor a | wage, profit and product 'loss oi j S5,000,000,000 this year. He cor.1 lemncd striked as a wasteful and j unsatisfactory method of settling labor disputes. He demanded thai Washington establish a clear-cut ami fair labor policy. Critics were quick t?.? retort thai i Weir had formerly decried government "interference*' in matters a/ j feeling employer-employee relation j ships. They churged inconsistency. One of the worst attormalhs bl ! the NAM convention was the an j ncunced investigation by the L: Toilette group to see whether or no1 i members who voiced pious sent) j men is in favor of improved workihj ! conditions were treating their work j era according to law. This, plus th. row memorable ' Fascist" speech oi i Secretary Ickcs, has done much u make business men wonder if then , were ever really out of the Nov Fic^l /IncvhnMC.-. of nil Will It Bo Allien? When \ er.mont's governor. Georgi D. Aiken, found himself being boom ed as a possible 1010 GOP Presiden tial candidate he modestly comment ; ed "he didn't know what he'd dor. ' | to deserve it." The Aiken incidon | came almost simultaneously with th ' announcement by ex-Governor A If M .! I.ar.don that he would not eonside i running again if ho should "happen | to be renominated. Governor Aiken, who slightly re ,; sembles T-andon, is a till, wrinkled . ! g:ey-haired New Kngiander. whos . i manner and bearing is remindful o , Calvin Coo'idge, though less re . strained. He is comparative!; ,. young, and has a flair for being botl I progressive and practical. His cal . for a .party "purge'' of reactionar _ elements and for a constructive pro lt gram in step with tile nation's prob j lems should go far to attrac younger voters back to the fold. n During the years of schedule n j flights across the Pacific, plane . j have carried mot e than 3.500.0C g i letters, more than a half millio ;l I tons of freight and nearly 2,000 pa: n j sengcrs. He who always waits upon God, ! ready whensoever He calls.?Fe 1 tani. _s __== I H'AN.TFJ)?To buy a nice young 7-1 vi | buck deer. See Grady Farthin .X : Coker TripJett or Arthur Hamb ?"! I II II v| pmaRiTOfTlMil ie ^ St UUX) m 'y Kpmn?B Hljiir i JiftpVrv'VifmrT: th |r|j^liiiifl" IIIPiips pHMBMyBrapHM&W-w^K ol ^KHQHHHB^^Wf9nrVw|w ilia BOONE DRUG CO. n- The Rexall Store Chambers Commerce Hold Joint Meeting A A joint meeting of the Boone and Blowing Hock Chambers of Com- w merce was held Thursday night, December 16. at Mr. Ed Quails' cafe in Blowing Rock. The joint meeting w was held in accordance with plans j j_. made at a previous meeting held I in rsoontr. The meeting was called to order by b Mr. C. S. Prevette, vice chairman. w and the group was led in singing one i verse of "America". Rev. J. C. Ca! adpe pronounced the blessing. Aiw dedqious and weli prepared dinuer c< was served at the cafe, after which p ! a rising vote of thanks was extended ^ to Af.r Quails for the splendid way in which the meal was served. ^ The chairman presented Mr. D. P. ^ Coffey, mayor of Blowing Rook. ^ who extended a hearty welcome to the members of the Boone Chamber -j of Commerce. Mr. O. C. Bobbins and Mr. G M". Sudderth also made snort r talks The chairman then asked the entire group, one by one, to intro- ^ duce themselves, giving their respect c ive business or occupation. The meeting was then turned over s to Attorney W. R. lx>vill, chairman s of the governor's hospitality committ.ee. who in turn called on Miiyor W. * H. Gragg of Boone. Rev. J. C. Canipe l and others, who made short talks. ] The entire meeting was centered j around the importance of hospitality j \ ami co-operation between the groups j in carrying out the governor's idea < | of extending hospitality to visitors j who conic into the state. 1 After discussion, a motion was | made and unanimously passed that j the two groups have a joint meeting j i :tL lVt MMIVC a inviim '? | j various problems of interest to both | towns in regard to matters of mu| tual interest Those present for the meeting ' were: N. C. CSreene, B. D. Greene, T. i | H. Coffey, Herbert Stewart, George Herring.. T A. Weaver, Paul We >ton. \V;ule E Brown, J H. Winkler, ij. X. Burns, G. M. Siidderth, S. C. Kggors. W G Hurtzog, W G. Robbjiis. Jack Rainey, Paul C'offcy, ! Glenn Coffey, C. Rolick, Don S. . .Johnson, I K. Stoi y, R. B. Hardin. : Bid Hfdsbou.ser, Bail nor Williams, E. G Pitts, K A Banner, Dave M. tst, :*lnos. ? '. \ oung. W. H. Gragg, O W. j i Stone, A. <1 Quads. A. E. Hodges,' Ig IC }.u-> J. E HoLshouser. G. C. : Kohcvns, .v V. Howell. J. c. Cahipe,; { | \V. M. Sudderth, Russoi Hodges, J , h Wr kler, G, T. Bobbins, .t. H ! Crisp, D. P. Coffey, C. S. Prvvctlo. i I \V. R. Lovill, C:yde R. Greene. R. L. 1 i Greene, j L. Quails and E. G tin* derdown. PERFECT ATTENDANCE ROLL. Wl.NDY GAP SCHOOL | i t First grade: Ira Trivetto. Second grade: Marv K. Harmon,! , | Don Hagaman. . I Thir.i grade: Holer. Cannon, Vadal ! Trivctte. I.loyd Haganvun , Fred' f! Trivetto, Clayton Ward, i! Fourth Grade: Gilbert Ilagaman. I Bert Harmon, Vance Ward. i Sixth erode: Louise Cannon | Elvira Harmon Hazel Harmon. { Seventh grade: Jack Greene. LETTERS TO SANTA - j Deep Gap, N. C J Dee IS. 1937. t Dear Santa Claus: t I would be glad for you to bring e ir.e a pen tablet, some candy and I; oranges 1 have three sisters and i r two little brothers. I would be glad ! " if you would remember them, so I | j will close. Yours as ever, DOLLJE SMITH i I ti f| ^ ^ 3 j If f 1) Dttk tKe Kails ui> | W 5ta y H We thank our friends ironage and wis! Merry C SMIT The Great DECEMBER 23, 1937 Zionville News 1 Miss Susie Wilson, a student at s. T- C., Boone, is at the home of :r parents, Mr and Mrs. David ilson, for the Christmas holidays Mrs. Lawson Isaacs has returned ? ' her home in Lynchburg, Va., oft visiting her mother. Mrs. Victoria otlge, and oilier relatlvse here for vo weeks. Mrs. Isaacs was accora- " 1 inied by her mother and brother, ob Hodge, of Poet Falls, Idaho. J ?- . HO win apvuei ouiislinas in \ririnia. A very successful revival meeting as closed here last week, it being inducted by the pastor. Rev. ty. e. ayne, of Blowing Rock, and Rev. ;. C. Eggers, of this place. JI-'. and MVs. Bill Williams, of Iristol. Va., visited Sunday with Irs Williams' parents, Mr. and 4 U Irs. Carol Icenhour. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Yivctte on December 15. a son Mrs. Vernon Castle is visiting elatives at Todd for a few weeks Mr. and Mis. Chas Wilson, of lharleston, Tenn., were guests recntly of relatives here. *9 Mrs A. C. Recce, who has been icriously ill for several weeks, is iomewhat improved at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. George Hodges and hildren and Mrs. Einma Smith, of _enoir, were guests here Sunday of ifr. and Mrs. J. O. Smith. Shelton Perm.. Jr.. who has em- I Moyment at King's in Johnson City, g renn., spent a snort time here SunReeves Holman spent the past week-end with relatives at Todd. * a Paul Recce is hero from Detroit. Mich., to spend the holidays with father, J. C. Reece. Spencer Stephens from Creston, cisited here Sunday for o short time with relatives. Mrs. Lonnic Greer, Mrs. .1 C. Recce and Mrs. VV. O. Stephens were called to Silverstone Sunday due to the serious illness of their father, Mr. L. S. Pennell. Miss Rheba Warner of Mountain City, Tenn., spent Sunday hero with relatives SIX ARE JAILED Chief of Police Ollu* reports the incarceration of six persons for ineabriation over the week-ehd. There i were no charges preferred other than public drunkenness, and the fines levied and collected Amounted Xr. $45.50. mm vi:r u:u.v !::u u:tvr.vi,v< We thank our friends for their patronage and wish for them a happy holiday season. WALKER'S JEWELRY STORE 'ffifaSarr & ith b#ti$hs of MVfX? fa sen to bcjcUjj .1 |i\ fri fa i for their splendid pat- |? 1 for them a very || Christmas. HEY'S I Bargain Givers |?