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M voirXLJV, NO. 36 Federal Engineer Inspects Grading On Postoffice Site Mr. A. W. Longacre. civil engineer representing the postoff'.ce department. came to Boone Tuesday, Inspecting the work being done on the postoffice site, and "setting the pegs" for the actual location of the build ng. M>. Longacre promised to return within the next ten days for further engineering in connection with the construction of the new portoffii-e. . Work has been steadily going for- j ward on the excavation and it is free- ( ly predicted by some that should , weather conditions continue favor- | able, the lot will be brought down to | the required grade by the end of the ] week. It is expected that when tire < dirt is nli moved, the contract for the < erection of the 575,000 building will < uv itrc >il onc?. . BLOWING ROCK TO i GREET MERCHANTS; N. C. Association Votes to Hold v 1938 Convention at May- . view Manor in June f The North Carolina Merchants As- ^ sociat.ion wili meet in annual convention at Mavview Manor, Blowing: Rock, June 20-21. it was unanimous- c ly agreed at the meeting of the <ii- a rectoratc in Asheville or. Tuesday. About 500 are expected to attend the t convention, it is said. Clyde R. Greene of Boone, member of the hoard of directors, and Wade s E. Brown, secretary of the Boone d merchants group, attended the Ashe- < ville gathering, along with Jack: Craft, manager of M&yview Manor, and the leadership of these local peo- } pie resulted in the unanimous selec- ^ tion of the neighboring resort city as j the- site for the annual meichants nO* XfAmh/Vro r\f Hin T nr/xle Merchants Association also lent their ^ assistance. ^ Middle Fork Fishing c Club to Open Stream I f Members of the Middle Pork Fish- j nig Club met Friday evening and a b motion was passed whereby the fa- j irtous trout stream will be open to anglers for four days each month as follows: April 20-23; May 18-21; June 15-18; July 4-7, all dates inclusive. It is said that plenty of fish are now available in the stream and that the limited open season was designed to further aid in their conservation. A full time warden is to be employed and daily permits will be sold for $1.10 with a bag limit of eight fish per day being in force. The present officers were rc-elected for another year as follows: H. G. Cook, president; W. D. Ashley, vicepresident; Wade E. Brown, secretarytreasurer. STEEL HEAD EXPECTS IMPROVED BUSINESS New York, March 13.?Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, said in the corporalion's an mil report today, "We aro hopeful of an early improvement" in business. The huge steel producer, the report showed, spent $130,799,633 for improvement and expansion of its properties last year and Is pushing for completion this year now mills in the Pittsburgh and Birrmingham districts. OPERETTA AT COVE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL On Tuesday evening, March 22, the I Glee Club of Cove Creek high school will present "The Love Pirates of Hawaii." This operetta has proven popular through the years. The dreamy Hawaiian girls' chorus is in 1 contrast with the blood-thirsty .pi- j rates. Miss Primer., the old maid ] school teacher, will be played by I Nina Hayes; Dorothy Dear, the American girl who is in school in j Hawaii, will be played by Imogene < Castle; Billy Wood, Dorothy's sweet- j heart, will be played toy Gordon \ opwiiuour. ice ccoruB ox ou voieea . promises its best. < Hie public Is cordially invited to attend. JOE F. CANNON ILL Joseph F. Cannon, wealthy Concord, manufacturer, who maintains a home at Blowing Rock, is reported as being seriously ill at St. Petersburg, Fla , with double pneumonia Tuesday attendants reported Mr, Cannon's condition as being ''a little better," hut he remained critically ill. ATAL An Independent W< BOONEWATA BINGHAM ISliw^T LEADER OF LOCAL L G.O.P. COMMITTEE Boone Altorney Succeeds R. D. Hodges as Chairman of Loe?! Kepuhiican Committee: Delegates Are Named and Watt Gragg Eulogizes Congressman Oougliton T. E. Bingham, prominent. Boone attorney ar.tt for many years prominent in the local councils of the G. 0. P.. was almost unanimously chcs:n chairman of the Republican exccu:ive committee in the convention hell! iere Saturday, succeeding Russet! D. fiodges, who resigned the chairmanship after eight years of service. 21yde R. Greene, secretary of the nr.nmittce for four terms, was unannously re-elected. Mrs. Joe Coffey vas named vice-chairman. Mayor W. H. Gragg eulogized the curing chairman as having been the 'most faithful and loyal chairman of iny Republican organization in North Carolina," and Mr. Hodges was given i rising vote of thar.ks by the contention for his splendid services to tie party. In hi3 response Mr. Hodges hanked all the citizens of the county or their loyalty to him, and extend- ~ d his heartiest good wishes and full DT o-operatior. to his successor. Others OA nentioned for the chairmanship in- < ludcd Clyde R. Greene, Ralph Greer, r* i ). J. Harmon, Howard HoimiOTiser md Kenneth Linney. Measr3. Holhouser, Grenee and Llnney withdrew Sur heir names from the balloting. g The following were named as delegates and alternates to the congrcslonal convenlion in Slatesville Tueslay and to the state convention in M Jharlotte Wednesday: exIM Delegates: Stacy Ford, Dick Pre- cmP ette, Howard Holshouser, Arthur c,la foody, E. F. Whore, Will Carroll, F. Pub! Wilcox, W. H. Gragg, R. D. reao lodges, Clyde R. Sfeene, S. C. Eg- ties era. G. B. Miller,x McCoy Bingham, M Earion Thomas, T. B. Bingham, J. E. Blov folshou3er, George Oraene, Edltl. tkm lampton. Alternates: Mrs. A. D. Clrr nl.uia Mrs. .1 M Gnither Mrs Joe Cha: Joffey, Mrs. Fred Hartley, Mrs. G. Mr. 1. Miller, Leonard Storie, W. H. "ail lingham, Ivey B. Wilson, John W. taim lodges, C. M'. Critcher, Mi's. Oliver N00' toberson, Ralph Wilson, Joe Bing- year iam, Lutn Miller, Aivln Cannon, Mrs. an<i iUgene Russell, Blaine Ooffey, G. C. 1)ar" lobbing, Kenneth Linney. (-3ia: Due to the absence of delegations 'ze rom some townships, the personnel char if the executive committee for the Blov intire county was not completed at tog he convention. Ituor.eU D. Hodges was unanimousy chosen member of the state exe- ? :utlve committee for Watauga couny Gragg Eulogizes Ooughton When the routine business of the viso lonvention had been disposed of, W. We{ I. Gragg, former county chairman y,aj Old in 1936 a candidate for congress Btln igainst Representative R. L. Dough- jn t on, took the floor in 'behalf of the jjej reteran ninth district solon, insisting ing. hat the tolnority party refrain from u,aj laming a Republican congressional cen sandidate this year. Mr. Gragg ex- stlt. tressca the belief that Dough ton sma lould not be unseated at this time, uid referred to his excellent service . a the people of this state, particuarly mentioning Uie Scenic Highvay, which is expected to draw'thoulands of tourists to the Blowing E Hock area each year, who would not Tay tot otherwise have visited the nioun-1 pita :ains of this region. At the conclu- 1 sufi lion of his address, Mr, Gragg made W. i motion to the effect that no candi- V. 1 date be named this year against S 'Farmer Bob." There was no sec- ami jnd, and Messrs. G. W. Robbins and The Blaine Coffey made brief speeches he } gainst the proposal. aft< Compensation Agent 1 Meets Fifty Friday C F -? Wa Mr. David C. Ball, field Investiga- froi tor of the N. C. Unemployment Com- Va. pensation Commission, states that late last Friday fifty claimants for bene- Rm fits met hint on his weekly visit here, rite Mr. Ball stresses the fact that It Vie is of vital importance that those S claiming unemployment insurance ter, payments meet him here next Friday. Mil Unless they are registered, says Mr. Eti Ball, there is no chance for them to Roi claim benefits under the act. Ste Da DR. POTEAT DIES Li* Dr. William Louis Poteat, presi- ala dent emeritus of Wake FV>rest College, and former president of the I State Baptist convention died at his "] Wake Forest home Friday night. He sch was 81 years old. wii Dr. Poteat had been in poor health Ing since last October when he suffered adj a stroke and had been confined to chi bed for the past 10 days. for . rGA 1 ;ckly Newspaper?E-stab! UGA COUNTY^ NORTH CARC ULTRA-MODE S3JI jffey&^-z^^ssas: mliOTaii^i^iiriTf B I X / ^ X A..' rr'.trrn* Architect's sketch showing the for which ground has already been ern North Carolina. OWING ROCKHAS g [JBLICITY MAN al araer Resort Town Adopts m ystcmatic System of Publi- 1 cizir.g Its Advantages r. William Mitcham of Charlotte, :rienced newspaperman, has been loyed by the Blowing Rock (J1 mber of Commerce as a full-time K] icity agent for the mountain-top j~ rt a d entered upon his new du- (|| Tuesday. r. Mitcham was employed by the . ying Rock commercial organlza- A upon the recommendation of ence O^Kjaeatcr. secretary gt t*?-u rlotte Chamber of Commerce and Luther Snyder, leading business of the Queen City, who main- ( 3 a summer home at Blowing ' e. He has had a number of s' experience in both newspaper r'? magazine work, and besides * Jling the routine publicity of the "?! mber of Commerce, will special- ' in press dispatches through the ins inels of the Associated Preaa. f*" ring Rock feels fortunate In havsecured his services. , * 1" 19 plains Delay !n I of Local Privy Project H' x. C. M. Crutchfield, area super- ] r for the WPA, was Ir. town gr Inesday and tells The Democrat EO : the reason for the delay In in- ?j1( jting the local privy project lies no he fact that all the certified relabor in tliis territory is now i?e- Re utilized. Mr Crutchfield states no 1 if and when additional men are gfj ifled it might be possible to inlite the sanitary project on a ^ ill scale. K PARK YOUTH DIES ^ FROM GUNSHOT WOUND 1 Ir T>or\r XjTo w*h 1 I? r'hftrloh lor, 22, died in a Banner Elk I103- iui .1 late today of gunshot wounds ha 'ered at Elk Park -when, Sheriff l>a H. Hughes said, he was shot by ^ B. Eowers. da heriff Hughes said Taylor ran aL' uck after suffering a breakdown. : sheriff said Taylor was shot as Mattempted to enter Bowers' home ce :r smashing a window. 11 URS. NANNIE C. TESTER ff IT* "uneral services for Mrs. Nannie mj Tester, 55, former resident of p, tauga county, were conducted jjr n the late residence at Roanoke, jji , February 22, according to beid advices reaching The Democrat. r. E. D. Poe was in charge of the 3 and interment was in Mountain co w cemetery, Vinton. br urviving are a son, Clarence TesAppamattox; three daughters, a ?. Gertrude Adams, Bristol; Miss y lei Teeter and Miss Sarah Tester, woke; three 'brothers, Charles and , phen Phillips, Reese. N. C., and rid Phillips, Margo. A sister, Mrs. :y Tester of Elizabethton, Tenn., > survives. ai r av at Ri/turmr. nnrK K [Tie junior class of Blowing Rock ti ioo! will present "A Day at School" a] ii a mock faculty on Friday even- c< March 18th, at 8 o'clock. An nission fee of ten cents will be u-ged. Hie proceeds will be used ai the junior-senior banquet. ei ..... .... , v i?ut?: DEMC RN SHOWHOlSw EN jftflPi''" ' KftW HpicvQI lyS IVjDv SJl wh I VaH HiJ /yr~?B ?-y \jj ?H Wftt \/ MB BE \i' SSt front of the new building which will broken.. The showhouso wlU be out inate Approves Quota' ote On Burley Tobacco | Washington, March. 11?The sen- j to approved a ?arin bill amend- I ent by Majority Leader Barkley E :oday ordering a grower referenini to determine whether a ?38 marketing quota should be itabltshed for burley tobacco. It would direct the secretary of 'riculture t-o establish a national C iota for the marketing year be- Q inning next October 1? provided it A approved by two-thirds of the rouuceru. *' dams Nominated G^Q, Cajxdidftie ? In Ninth District 1 ? 3tatesvllle, March 15.-?Monroe e lams, Statesville attorney, was r mlnated here today by ninth dis- 3 ct Republicans as their candidate 1 congress. J Adams, former Statesville post- * ister, formerly was chief of the in- v rae tax division of the North Oaro- 1 a internal revenue collector's ofe. He was elected solicitor of sdell county recorder's court in ( 28 and is a former state councilor the Junior Order, United American ichanics. JONES TO RUN IN EIGHTH , Lexington, March 15.?Eighth con- 1 assional district Republicans today minated Solicitor John R. Jones as c sir candidate for the house seat c w held by Representative Walter C nfbeth, Democrat. Jones, the only f publican solicitor in the state, an- 1 linfAH r<?Pf?ntlv Hull- uroulfl o rer for the same office. He was i med by acclamation at the brief ssion. 1 < ftley Harmon Is \ Taken By Death j Wiley Harmon, aged 59, prominent 1 oaberman of this region, and who s resided at Trade, Tenn., for the ? at several months, succumbed at * e Davis hospital, Statesviile, Mon- 1 y from what was described as heart 3 ment. 3 Funeral services were held by the 3 asonic fraternity at the community c metery at Matin Wednesday at o'clock. Survivors include the widow, one n and two daughters: Herat liar- ] on, Trade, Tenn.; Mrs. F. T. Ly- , an, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. ank Falson, Hampton, Va. Two j others also survive; W. C. Harmon, ova, Tenn., and J. W. Harmon, \ lile Crucis. Mr. Harmon was reared in the ] turel Creek section of Watauga j unty and engaged in the lumber , isiness in various sections and ; ates during his entire life. He was > good citizen, a churchman and a i ason. SERVICE EXAMINATION A civil service examination has tn announced to fill the position of iral carrier at Trade, Term. The exndnatlon will be held at Boone and oelpt of applications will close pril 1. Hie date of the examinaon will be stated on cards mailed to pplicants following the close of reJipt of Applications. Mias Thelma Miller, Bruce Dent ad Mrs. E. G. Oliver spent the weekad in Klngsport, Tenn. )CRA in Eighty-Eight 17,~1938 V1SIONED house the Pastime Theatre and ; of the most modern in westI0E BROWN IS 4-H CHAMPION lecp Gap Youth Will Receive Scholarship to Stale College Short Course Joe Brown ot the Deep Gap 4-H Hub, Watauga county, on the basis f his project work and other activiies in 4-H Club work, has been ae:cl.ed aa the county champion 4-H j Hub member and as a reward will re- i eivc a free scholarship to the 1938 tate short course to be held at itate College the last, week in July, lis record has been forwarded to 'tale College where it will be eonsidred along with the county champion ccords from the other counties of the tate for the four-year scholarship to he North Carolina State College of IgTiculture and Engineering, offered iy the educational bureau of the Hiilean Nitrate Company for the club nember making the lx-st record in -H Club work. George L. Payne Funeral Thursday George L,. Payne, well know.-, elti ;en of the Deep Gap section, died "Uesday of last week. Funeral services were held Thurslay at 11 o'clock at Stony Fork :hurch, conducted by Rev. Levi Ireene of Deep Gap, and Rev. Eu;ene Olive of North Wilkes bo ro. The Jasonic fraternity had charge of the crvice, J. W. Nichols acting as naster Pallbearers were Elster Greene, =>aul Greene. A. F. Nichols, W. E. larlton, R. V. Beshears and Walter Ireer. Flower girls were Mrs. P. E. Varren, Mrs. Lucy Luther, Miss Earl 3ayne, Mrs. Murry Brown, Mrs. Ora Jrown. Mis. Bertha Lec Cook, Mrs. vory Greene and Mrs. Ira D. Payne. Mr. Payne, who was 71 years of ige, is survived by his wife and five ihddren: Ira D. Payne, North Wilkes?ro: Claude D. Payne, Deep Gap; Hjs. Annie Welborn, Newton; Mrs. J. M. Triplet!, Deep Gap; Fred Payne. Deep Gap. There are IS grandchiliren and four greatgrandchildren. DR. RANKIN HONORED Dr. J. D. Rankin, dean of Appa achian College, was signally honorid at the recent meeting of the South Atlantic Forensic tournament in Sigh Point when he was elected vicepresident of the North Carolina Association of Teachers of Speech. For the past several years Dr. Rankin has been coach of forensic activities at Appalachian, and hit delegations have with few exceptions made good records in the oratories' and forensic meets of the state anc south. RIFLE CLUB TO MEET The Boone Rifle and Pistol Clul will hold a meeting at the city hal Friday evening. Cant H. M Roonei of Linville, will be here at this time All the members are asked to at tend. PATRICIA ANN McBRIDE Odenton, Md., March 13.?Sergean and Mrs. Dean C. McBride are re ceiving congratulations upon th birth of a daughter, Patricia Ann, o March 13. -,?.??- . o ^ $1.50 PER YEAR TO BE^FSM) BY MIDDLE JUNE a Ground is Broken lor Northwest Carolina's Most Modern PlayHouse and Materials are Being Daily Delivered; Completion Envisioned During June Giound was broken the first of the week on the site of the new Pastime Theatre, and Messrs. Hamby and Winkler, the owners, tell The Democrat that with favorable weather conditions, the handsome structure will be open to the public by the 15th of June. The playhouse will front 60 feet on Main street and will occupy the former homesite of Edwin N. Hahn. Its extreme depth will be 160 feet and the auditorium is designed to seat from 800 to 1,000 people, including the balcony space. The most modern seating arrangement has been incoi-poratwl in the plans and an airconditioning system of the latest type will keep a uniform temperature throughout the year. The building is to be of fireproof construction throughout, concrete, brick, steel and plate glass composing its fabric. The plans which were drawn by Clarence P. Coffey. Lenoir architect, and which have been definitely approved, provide space for two small business houses on either side of the theatre lobby, while the upper story in the front portion of the building will be used for office space for the i theatre, lire front of the building i3 I a- ? v- -e -i-i- ?? i w we o- (ji.ut* giaas, wilh contrasting stripes, and according to the archsj tccl, the structure will be the most I modern one thu3 far erected in westjern North Carolina. EYE CLINIC WILL BE HELD 0N14TSI Winston-Salem Specialist Will Examine the Eyes of School i Children of Vicinity On Thursday, March 24, Dr. Baas, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of Winston-Salem, will be at the Demonstration school in Boone for the purpose of examining school children's eyes. If the number of patients is sufficient to justify hla doing so. Dr. Bass will remain in Boone on Friday, March 25. A fan jyf <^ fW) y\ftr nhljd -^1 .. ;bfl charged for each examination, and glasses will be furrdshed at a reasonable price. Should pupils in schools other than those in the local schools, wish to see Dr. Bass, they may come on the afternoon of March 25. Adults, who wish to have their eyes examined, may see Miss Heinzerling at the hie monstration school on the 25th. and make engagements to see Dr. Bass on the following day. Miss Heinzerling, who has charge of the clinic, is superintendent of the local hospital. She is glad to have secured Dr. Bass" services. Further announcement will be made in next week's Democrat. Merchants Organize At Blowing Rock At a recent meeting of the business men of that place, a merchants association was organized at Blowing Rock, George T. Robbins having been named as president; R. B. Hardin, vice-president and W. L. Holshouscr, Jr., secretary. The organization, it is said, will be an active one, and is designed to im prove trade conditions in the popular resort town. About a dozen of the leading- merchants of the place con: stituted the charter membership. i Merchants of City 1 Observe Ladies' Night Members of the -Boone Merchants } Association gathered in the annual ! ladies' night -banquet at the Carolina Cafe last Thursday evening, and about 25 members and their ladies ' enjoyed the social event. Messrs. Setzer. Courtney and Miss Eva Goodman, officials of the Lenoir Merchants Association, -were present and spoke briefly to the diners. It t was agreed that the Boone and Lee noir associations should attend a e joint invitation to the state associaa tion to hold its annual gathering at Blowing Rock this year. ?^?;; ?ia'?
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