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w VOL. XLIX, NOT^7 FUNIS ASSURS FOR SMOKY PARK President Promises $783,000 Allotment as Soon as Congress Authorizes Such Action The Smoky Mountain national park and the Blue Ridge parkway were given a new lease of life Wednesday. The President assured Senators Reynolds of North Carolina and MklCoI'ar of Tennessee , advocates of completing the park, that he would allot $763,000 for the park so that it may be completed just as soon as congress would pas3 a bill authorizing such use of the money. A short time afterward the Presi dent sent n!3 budget message to congress recommending that $4,000,000 'oe spent on the Elue Fudge .parkway and the Natchez trace, the latter being in Tennessee and Alabama. Of the $4,000,000, the sum of $2.500,000 would be spent during the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, to carry the Blue Ridge Parkway work forward, under the present schedule, while $1,500,000 would be spent on the Natchez trace. ( Immediately after the conference with the President, the two senators joined in the introduction of a bill authorizing the appropriation which the President said he would take 1 care of with an allotment so that it would not afterward be necessary to enact a specific appropriation bill. "We found the President greatly interested in the completion of the j Smoky Mountain nalional park,"' ( said Senator Reynolds after the eon- v fere nee. "With us was Daniel Bell, , director of the budget, who concur- , red in the plans, which remove ev- ; ery obstacle. I am sure that both branches of congress will accept the 11 bill and pass it so that the work may , il,i, M iu ! . w; CJipeuiicu, xhb autic ox iiviui I Carolina if already spending- $250,- ; 000 a year advertising for tourists, 1 and the approval of the President of -i tfie general plan to close out. the < park fits into the picture admirably." I A year ago the congress appro- ' printed *6,000.000 for the Blue Ridge parkway and the Natchez trace, of ' which $1,550,000 is being spent on ' the parkway and the remainder on the trace. It is estimated that the 1 $2,500,000 that the President asks for the parkway will he all that will be needed during the coming fiscal year. Slate Republicans To Meet in March Chairman M e e k i n ? Announces Change In Date Far Convention; Probably in Charlotte i Charlotte, Jan. 12.?Chairman W. j C. Meekina announced saiurcay insi the state Republican convention would be held In March this year instead of A-pril. ( The sessions, he said, probaoly , will be held in Charlotte. j Meekins also announced that the , state executive committee would , meet in Greensboro on February 12 , at 3 p. rn., and would toe followed by ( the Lincoln Day dinner. ] Meekins, here on a business trip from his home in HendersonviHe, cald Republicans were planning to offer a full slate of candidates. ''Decision has been made to hold the convention in Miarch due tc the fact that the 1937 state legislature moved up the date for filing for office," he stated. MRS. EMMA COFFEY FUNERAL. WEDNESDAY Mrs. Emma Coffey ,68, a native of Watauga county, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. B. E Perry, in Longvlew, Monday evening of last week. Funeral services were held from the Advent Christian church in Longvlew at 10 a. m. Wednesday i with Rev. Alton Trivette, pastor, of- ; ficiating, assisted by Rev. W. F. Frcssler and Rev. P. G. Womack, j pastor of the Pineda Baptist church. Burial followed in SIhiIIs Mills cemetery, Watauga county, with Rev. S. E. Gragg and Rev. R. L. Isbell in i charge of the services at that place. Mrs. Coffey is survived toy one son, 1 Clyde Coffey, of Hickory; one daugh ler, aurs. aerry; rnree Drouiera, u. <J.. C. L. and Wesley Coffey of Watauga county; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was the widow of the late W. M. Coffey and a daughter of the late Levi and Tenqja Calloway Coffey. She was a a member of the .Blue Ridge Advent Christian church. i MAI An independent X BOONE WA' To Address Junior? J mRB flB 4^> -r- Sp* X V*.-'/: ^vfi , * *1 *~\ - .* <1 ? i -A ncv. K. V . v,itl 11 jlC" ul iDfl 1* ir?t Baptist church, who will deliver an j address at the public installation c. of the officers of the local Junior Order Council next Monday even- p ln8- o! JUNIOR OFFICERS ? TO BE INSTALLED? e, Itev. Mr. Canipe Wiil Speak at O Public Ceremony of Town's ^ Oniy Fraternial Order B * JO Hie newly elected officers of a: Daniel Bconc Council No. 129, Junior Jrder United American Mjechanics, <j( vill take office at a public instal- w ation in the Junior Order hall next p ton day evening;, January 17th, at sj ':30 o'clock. e; Rev. J. C. Canipe will deliver the <j irinctpal address. c, The Junior Order has the diotinc;ion of being- Boone's only fraternal p irganiralian. The fraternity !b tiiS ti argest organisation of Its kind lit l(, 7ortli Carolina, and the local ooon-. !tl was InMitUMd'-^terc hi 1920. The meeting vrtll be open to the jublic and everyone 13 invited to xj ittcnd, but more especially every funior, end every one who has ever jr jeionged to the local council or any 3< >ther Junior Order council. f, Following is the program for tlie i a, neeting: | Song?Opening Ode. s; Benediction?Rev. Paul Townssnd. Song?To be selected. el Itoimark3?Rev. S. E. Gragg. Talks by Misses Freddy and Cow- i< in of the Lexington Home of the c lunior Order. e Installation of officers H p Address by Rev. J. C. Canipc. Refreshments. p Benediction. a The program will be interspersed virh string music. MRS. WILSON ATTENDS FUNERAL FOR BROTHER * _ . G Mrs. Owen Wilson of Boone went :o Lis Grange, Ga., or. January 1, P vhere she attended the funeral services for her brother, Mr. George E. iir/...o-v or> ?~:.t i. -e as?a ?-?->? ai rvougn, of, roaiuciiL ox uiat atx;u<jai, u which was held at the First Baptist ;hurch, with Kev. W. E. Howard in ?. jharge. Interment was in Shadow C _raiwn cemetery. a Mr. Waugh, who had been ill for some time, died at his home on De- k cenfber 31. He was bom at Fleet- c wood, N. C., and was a lumberman by trade. G Survivors Include three son3, G. E., Jr., Billy and Fred; one daughter, 1( Faye; four brothers, W. C... of La- s Grange; Howard of Freedland, Mid.; Harris of LaGrange; Charlie of Mh- n rion, N. C.; two sisters, Mts. J. C. c Clark of Huntington Beach, Calif.; c Mrs. Owen Wilson of Boone. The parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. C. Waugh, i< of LaGrange, also survive. s N. C. RELIEF FUNDS 9 TOTAIs $92,757,651 ? Washington, Jan. 11?The Nation- * il Emergency Council reported 4 North Carolina had been allocated 41 192,737,651 from relief funds appro- J printed by congress in 1935, 1936 and ' 1937. Of Dais amount, the report showed ( 584,492,656 actually had been spent in the state, with the remainder of {8,264,995 unexpended as of December 31, 1937. e FOOD SALE v 0 The ladies of Tahk?1 Mrinm Ran. v. tist church will hold a food sale on Saturday, January 15, in the building o formerly occupied by the A. & P. e store, next to Boone Drug store, r Proceeds from the sale will go to the e building fund for the church. h -511 JGA J Veeklv Newspaper?Estal rAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAE iORTIlWEST BANK >1 AMES OFFICERS N ANNUAL MEET 'cw Changes Made in Person ne! of Bank; List of Officer? for Various Branches an'' Boards of Managers _ Given: Shows Institution to Be in Fine Condition North V.'iikesboro, Jan. 11?Stock aiders of the Northwestern Bank >rmed on July 1, 1937. as a mergei ! the Deposit and Savings Banl ere, with banks at Boone, Sparta iowing Rock, Bakersville an'" urnsvilte. held their first annual iceting here today. Following the report of the bank's; jsiness by Edwin Duncan, executive' ;cc president, directors were elected: lid in their meeting they elected R} Do.ighton. of Sparta, president? . L. Doughton, of Laurel Springs^ lairroan of the board; Edwin Dun- ? in, of Sparta, executive vice presi- 1 int; John C. McBee, Sr., of Spruce J Kic. viuc -tjrtjssiuern.; w. J. t^&rooii, r North Wilkesboro, secretary. Mjcee is the only new officer being ad- I :*d to the central organization. I Board of Directors The beard of directors is as folws: R. L. Doughton, chairman; R. . Dough ton; W. C. Berry, of Bah vv sville; W. B. Ooliins, cf Boone; W. .0( . Farthing. Boone; G. W. Greene, oe Cane; ML A. HiggiiL3. ICnnice; J. W. Mast, Valie Crucls; Hisrry ai ailey, Pcnland; J. T. Prcvette and oi . B. Smlthey, North Wilkesboro, a( rid M. E. Reeves, Laurel Springs. Commenting on the bank, Presi- ^ cnt R. A. Dough ton said that he rr as ''very much pieused with the regress the bank has been making' nee. its organization in July.''- He ' repressed approve; of the board of *r ircctors and with reference to the I'll nnsolidation of the banks saht that, is able tc accommodate customer? ?; y loaning larger amounts of money ff var. any separate unit craiiu have one. ?? ""A"? . Ore PrstccKon" " "Depositors at any office of the torthrwestem Bank have the protocon of the full resources of the en- ln re organization," he said. Speak- v< kg of the personnel, he praised the al irvlces of W. J. Cnroon, who come om Smittoflclo, and is now serving _ a cashier of the North Wilkesboro ~ nuniu <uia secretary or uie entire I /stem. JL Local boards of managers iwere ected tor the branches as follows: North Wilkes bono?R. L. Dough in, C. T. Dougliton, J. T. Prevette, . O. MteNeil, C. A. Lowe, Ralph L uncan, George S Forester and J. [. Pearson. Sparta?R. A. Dough ton, D. >-. luncan, M. A. Higgins, M. E. Reeves nd A. F. Reeves. ? Boone?-L A. Greene, W. B. Col- ' ns, W. W. Miaot, S. E. Gragg and 1. P. Hhgaman. Bakersville?W. C. Berry, John C. a( IcBee, Sr., J. B. Paimell and G. W. D Ireene. Bakersviile?B. B. Fenlar.d, Robert g resneil and C. M. Bailey. ^ Bank Personnel Members of the bank .personnel for ^ te branches were elected as follows: t North Wilkesboro?W. J. Oaroon, r( 'ashler; Dudley S. Hill, assistant . Ashier; Mi3s Anne Duncan, assistnt cashier. s Sparta?Alton W. Thompson, cash:r; Mrs. Marjorie Choate, assistant ashler. * Boone?W. D. Farthing, cashier; 1. P. 5-Hagaman, assistant cashier. Blowing Rock,?Gurney D. Brinkiy cashier; Miss Susie Osborne, as- \ Istant cashier. tl Bakersville?jW. C. Berry, chair- R rnn loan committee; B. H. Toleat, S ashier; Mi-s. E. G. Miller, assistant 'J ashler. t( Bumsville?Paul A. Coffey, cash- a :r; Miss Marguerite. Greene, as- g istant cashier. d Since the merger on July 1, re- aources of the bank have been limbing steadily, and the statement u s of December 31 listed resources at M 2,775,590.59, and deposits at $2,62 392.50. The total capital struc- 1 ^ Lire, including capital stock, suiplus nd undivided profits, is $270,602.3. ss :hange in ownership ic of local grocery firm Mir. J. B. Clay has sold his inter- u sts in the Miillins & Clay Grocery 81 artablishment to Mir. Ab Miillins, and he business win continue under the ** , , M, 1 J iu nrm name, rendering tile same u igh type service as in the past. Mr. Clay, who has been half owner I the business since it was organizd four years ago, will continue to t< aside in Boone, where he owns prop- li rty and for the present will devote di is time to his farm. ! ti DEM( ilished in the Ye^SpJghtet rOLLNATTHTOS uJyjANUAR I? BR Jt^A Tlie lust boat to leave the strle? loa<l of unedical supplies and meinbei have stripped in case further att ic] the water. Here the little boat reacl These are original news pictures ru.< l)ate For Pre s Changed to The President's Birthday Ball, fr hich was scheduled to have se sen held at the Daniel Boone otel Saturday evening, Janu- cl ry 29, will be staged instead, si a Friday evening, January 28, ^ :cording to an announcement e! lade by Pat McGuire, chair- pi tan of the local committee on ? rrangem ?nts. Mr., McGuire jn :ates that the change was made fc i order that there might be as c< ttle conflict in dates as pos- ^ We with neighboring towns, y( Bfethus secure the patronage w; 'jfSG" who have already ar EjjWrthefr balls for Saturday itening. 'V' a, Mr. McGuire states that unusual d< terest la being manifested this w jar In the ball, and that indications ^ e there will be a record attendance ct on* the community, county and w ASPURLING I TO RUN AGAIN enoir Man Seeks Re-Election V as Solicitor of the 16th Judicial District Lenoir, Jan 10?Solicitor Lee S. purling of Lenoir, today formally inounced his candidacy for renomi- vj ition and election as solicitor of the ? 5th judicial distriot, subject to the j* :tlon of the voters in the June tj emocratic nriniarv. i .ui In making his announcement, Mr. n purling became the first Caldwell v :unty candidate to announce - for ^ nblic office and .put at end rumors a] lat he would seek the ninth dis- u ict congressional seat should Repisentatrve Robert L. Doughton dedo to retire. A native of Cleveland county, M!r. * purling has served as district solici>r since 1926 and is seeking his ' rnrth consecutive term. SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL A revival meeting at the Shulls t] [ills Baptist church, conducted by g< le pastor. Rev. Vilas Uinton, and jev. Dwight Edrrsisten, began on ^ aturday, December 18tli, and closed p anuary 6. It is said by many folks c, > be the greatest revival ever held p t thi3 church. The church was p reatly revived. There were 37 ad i . *V ..1 a- > lu uie urnnaij zv Dy uaptism rid 17 by restoration and by letter. r The church and community feel d nder lasting1 obligation to Revs. p Qnton and Edmisten for their faith- 0 ll services for God and church.? n eported. h d CHRYSLER REHIRES 55,000 r, Detroit, Jan. 11.?Fifty-five thoumd Chrysler corporation employees, tl lie since December 23, returned to S ork today as production was re- b lmed in the corporation's automo- it ve plants here. Chrysler officials Ud the pi ants would operate on p ither a 24-hour or 32-hour weekly j asis, depending upon business con- ^ itions. c, GEORGIA REMAINS DRY t Atlanta, Jan. 11.?The third at- tl anpt in as many years to legalize quor in Georgia was defeated tofcy by the state house of represen- a ktives. o )CRA ;n Eighty-Eight V 13, 1938 Covered Shore ^ j ceil XT. S. S. Panay, carrying- a ? ol ibe crew. Note how sailors k should force them to take to lies the reed-coveicd shore, shed here by clipper plane. sidenl's Ball January 28 J om the adjoining- counties. Arranger'ents have been made for curing H!al Moore and his famous : dlunibia Broadcasting System oricstra, featuring Ruby King, torch r.ger- This is one of the most >ted dance orchestras of the south, id during' the past season was eniged at Wright3viiie Beach. At esent the orchestra is located at r reensboro, -where it appears regurly over the Columbia Broadcasts' System. Kr. MlcGuire feels most, r tun ate in having been able to scire this organization. The detailed program lor the 'ening's entertainment has not as , ;t been prepared, but again those ho do not trip the "light fantastic" ill have ample opportunity tat euxtainmer.t at- hrldgo tables and oth-wise. A full attendance is urged id it is again explained that every illar contributed to the ball fund ill result in further research and catment of infantile paralysis. Mr. icGuirc elicits the continued hearty i-operation of the people in this orthy endeavor. 1ANCE FRIDAY TO AID BOOK TRUCK i'cst Jefferson Ball Expected to Assure Continuation of Travcliug Library (Special to The Democrat) West Jefferson, Jan. 12?With the iew of raising fund3 to resume opelt lor. of the WPA 'book-track in she, Alleghany and Watauga counes, a benefit dance will be given t the Colonial hotel here Friday ight, Mrs. Blanche Ples3, super u>ur ui auuit oaucanonai teachers nd WPA library activities in Ashe id Alleghany counties, announced lis week. The dance is being sponsored toy Irs. Ples3 and WPA educational lachera in the three counties and le public is cordially invited to &t;nd and help restore the services f this worthy activity. In announcing the dance, Mrs. less pointed out that this is the nly regional WPA bookmobile in le south and that its benefit to this ction that has rather .limited libray facilities was clearly demonstrati last summer when a large iwmer of people in all parts of the three aunties took advantage of the oportunity to get and read good ooks. The truck was purchased last) pring and a special body, containig shelves for the books was built n to the chassis of the truck. All ist spring and summer it operated n regular schedules In various communities in the three counties and undreds of men. women and chilren would meet the truck on its >unds, -Mrs. Pless stated. Due to lack of funds, operation of le truck was discontinued last epternber and every effort is now eing made Lo re-establish this serv:e. In addition to partial support as rovided by WIPA, the state library apartment co-operates in supplying ooks to be loaned. In Watauga ounty Mrs. Dora Penn is supervisr and is urging everyone to help ontribute towards the support of lis activity. MPs. J. P. Smith of Vilas, was an ppreeiated caller at The Democrat tficc Saturday. T *? $L50 PER YEAR HOSPITAL PLAN OF OPERATION IS MAPPED BY BOARD State-Duke Owned Institution to Receive Patients Shortly; Miss Heinzerling to Be Superintendent; Any State Licensed Physician May Practice There; Directors Named The board of directors of the Watauga Hospital met Jast "Wednesday, adopted a set of by-law3 to govern the operation of the institution, named a superintendent, an exeeu tive committee, and 'placed all inreadiness for the opening- of tie hospital for patients, just as soon as a small amount of preliminary work may be done in the building. Miss Edna Heinzerling of Statcsville, was made general superintendent of the hospital and of the nurse3 and is now in Boone looking after the details incident to the early opening of the plant. Miss Heinzcrling is weil qualified for her new position. She served for a period of six years as superintendent of the Baptist Hospital, was formerly superintendent of the Moorcsvllle Hospital. She was chosen by the State Nurse3 Association to write a book, "A History of Nursing in North Carolina." Hie volume will be used as a text in nurses' training schools throughout the state. Mass Heinzerllng will be affiliated with the college, it was said. The hospital, which was erected on Lhe campus of Appalachian College Lhrougii state and Duke Foundation financing, will be operated as an "open hospital." That is to say, any physician licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the state of North Carolina may bring his patients and practice there. A resident physician will -be available at all tianes, together with nurses and it is aaid that litis plan of operation has been moat successful elsewhere. , Hie actual aperaiioxt ot the, hoge. ?.. gee pltal wjti he in the hotels of an executive comaottlee composed of Smith Hagjsman, chairman ex-offi6ic; 1. G. Greer, secretary ex-officio; Dr. J. D. Rankin, W. D. Farthing and Miss Cora Jeffcoat. The building is a Lhree-slory brick structure, of fireproof construction, is patterned after the latest thought in that type of architecture and is as modern as any similar building in the state. The plans were drawn by the late R. Et Coffey and carried through by B. G Teams, superintendent of buildings for the college. Directors present for the meeting were Smith Hagaman, chairman; I. G. Greer, secretary; T. H. Coffey and T. C. Baird. Jay Jones Noted Slugger 0f Marines Jay Jones, sou of Mrs. J. W. Jones of Boone, who is with the United States Marine Corps at Shanghai, China, is [making himself something of a record in .pugilism, according to word reaching the family here. From the "Walla Walla," marine newsweekly. is taken the following excerpt, which would seem to indicate that young Jones always gets Ids " '?5IuErercr* Jones ervieTsvi wearing that impressive expression for which he and Joe LfOuis are famous, and was tumultously received by "a group of fans who realized that plenty of action was in the offing. So there was! In his dharactic way. Jones started the battle off with a bang and carried it to tho end. His only defense was an onslaught offense which the sailor hoy, 'Whirlwind" Tumimins, discovered too mystifying to evade. 'Whirlwind's' befuddlement steered him into a right cross which effected a knockout in the first round, significant of the usual Jones victories." RE-EMPLOYMENT OFFICE NOT BE OPEN FRIDAY The representative of the state reemployment service will not he in Boone Friday of this week, as nail been originally stated, but will be here Friday, January 21, at the office of the clerk of the court. Those desiring to sec him should call there between Uie hours of 10 a. m. and 3 BREAKS ARM IN FAEL Mrs. Ida Spainhour suffered a broken arm in a fall on the snow Tuesday morning-, and was treated at the Hagaman Clinic. Hie injury is expected to heal without undue delay. Mr. A. C. Mast and family left Wednesday for Vcro Beach, Fla . where they will spend several weeks.
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