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VoLuMEXLJXrNO. 39
funeralrites
for dr. farthing are
held friday
Prominent Wilmington Physician
ant] Native Citizen of
Boone Succumbs to Long Illness;
Was Son of Late Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Farthing of Boone
Funeral services for Dr. Logan E.
Farthing, prominent Wilmington
physician, and native citizen of Boone
who die.-l in a hospital in that city
Thursday morning after a long illness,
were conducted from the First
Presbyterian church in that city Friday
afternoon, the rites being in
charge of Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour,
pastor of the church. Interment
in Oakdale cemetery.
The honorary paUbearers included
the deacons and elders of the First
Presbyterian church, the members of
the New Hanover County Medical So- * .
ciety. members of the board of man- 1
agers of the James Walker Memorial c
Hospital; T. J. Baird, P. L. Knight, so
Leon Lane and James M. Hall. Acttve
pallbearers were: Albert Perry, ?
Leslie Hummel, W. G. Robertson, Ma- '
rion James, Walker Taylor and E.
Reid Toms.
Dr. Farthing was 58 years old. He ?
is survived by the widow, Mrs. Maude Tt d
Hackney Farthing; a sen, Dr. Watts
Farthing; five brothers, F/d G., Grady,
Charles and Zeb Farthing of Boone;
Don Farthing of Cranberry, and by
one sister, Mlrs. Minnie Watson, of '
Boone.
Was Born In Boone
Dr. Farthing was born in Boone, F
a eon of the late John Watts Farthing
and Adelaide Rivers Farthing.
His education began at the Appalach- j
Trainincr School in Bonne where ?
_ --- ? -- ? i wn
he was graduated from one of the
first classes of the institution. He rro
then entered the University of North tu.
Carotina, where he received his MJD. l)ar
degree in 1006. Hie took graduate (|re
work at the Hospital Medical School
in New York in 1912. <j
He was resident physician of the
James Walker Memorial Hospital, Br.
1806-7, and was resident physician.at
B the Kcrganton Hospital 1907-08 In gy,
1906 he w<nt to Pittaboro, where he
practiced until 1919, at which time Mp
he established his residence In Wil- Bel
mlngton, where he had since resided. j
Ke was n. former secretary and a fr0
former president of the James Walker gyp
Memorial Hospital staff and formerly vai
held the positions of secretary and ))at
president of the New Hanover County pp,
Medical Society. He was a thirty- 1>e]
second degree MJason and a deacon of
the First Presbyterian church, of mc
which he was a faithful member dur- of
lng his entire adult life. an
Among those attending the funeral y0l
from Boone were Messrs. Ed., Zeb jjc
and Grady Farthing, and Mr. and pal
Mrs. Elmer Miller. gj,,
Da
Another Business House Kit
Now Being Constructed wh
tioi
In addition to the other business
houses which are being construct- Doi
ed and which have recently been pub- mil
liclzed, Prof. Chappell Wilson is we!
rushing work on a new store build- ihe
ing which will occupy the lot inune- his
Hdiately adjacent to the Caro-Jean Inn twi
on the east side. The footings have the
been poured and it is the purpose of "
Mr. Wilson to have the building tini
ready for occupancy by the first of ed
June. pas
The structure will front 25 feet on unt
Main street and extend back 70 feet wit
and will be of one-story brick con- lea
structlon. The atructure will be lin
thoroughly modern. Mr. Wilson has ing
not publicly stated who will be the a 1
occupants of the new building. she
REGULATIONS FOR TROUT p|
r FISHING ARE ANNOUNCED
Banner Elk, April 4.?When the
1038 fishing season opens on April j
15, fishermen on the Elk River and o{
Wildcat Lake here will be allowed cej
ten trout per day and will keep all
trout measuring eight inches or more. ^
These are the came regulations which cl(j
governed trout fishing last year. As ^
in the past two years, no bait fiahing ^
will be allowed in the lake or river. 0
This announcement or the rules tJl
and regulations of the fishing season ah(
L ftee been mdu by <Vad> Jrtbnny
llackorell and Edgar H. Tufts at ^
Leea-McRae College. Indications are
that this spring will be one of the pj
best fishing seasons on record, they
state.
1938 AUTO DEATHS DOWN J
22 FEB CENT FROM 1937 Ma
thi
! Washington, April 3.?Automobile clu
totalities in 129 leading cities during pla
the first 12 weeks of 1938 were 22 per coi
I cent fewer than a year ago, the cen- cl?
sua bureau said today. chs
ATA
An Independei
Arrssted In Russia
Moscow. ? Valentlna Snigire
;aya, secretary of the New Yoi
mes bureau here, who was my
riously taken from her home I
crefc police after having; been a
ittcd to the recent political tria
rake no( of the teeUroon
o explanation of her wher
touts has been made by Sovi
ficials.
"any attend"
district rail
ngrcssman Doughton Prin
lal Speaker as Young Demo
crats of Ninth District Meet
fifteen young Democrats fr
.tnnffB cmmty attended tile rally
young Democratic organ tzat
in the ninth district held in Sa
y Saturday night, enjoyed 1
iquet and heard the principal i
sa delivered by Congressman R,
lghton.
'hose from this county in attei
:e were: Wade E. Brown and M
xwi?, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. WatW
. ami ffiili" t?ii> i w, Wns'M
rite Miller, Miss Jewel Angara
is Bess Lewis, M. W. Beach, Grs
rets, W. H. Walker, Frank Bal
nard Dougherty and Mlsa Elki
lembera of the club were presi
m every county In the district, s
ve five hundred applauded 1
ious speakers on the progrs
Icularly tlie one delivered by 1
ighton who praised the you
in oc rats for their contribution
life of the party and the gove
nt of the nation In the ten yei
history of their organization,
example of the effectiveness
ith In the realm of public affa
recalled other young Democn
ticularly Zebulon Vance, F.
imons , Lee Overman, Josepl
niels, Cameron Morrison, Clai
chin and W. W. Kitchin, all
om were relatively young n
en they came into state and
lal prominence.
fuming to national affairs, J
ughton lauded the Roosevelt
listration and averred that
ipot. ~r i v.- ~ 1-- i?> .
v?x uic ^cu^/iC UUU UCCI1 X
red more since Mhrch, 1933, un<
leadership than during any per
ce that length in the history
nation.
It is reassuring proof of the ci
ranee of tire Divine Favor, lavi
upon this state and nation in 1
it, that in these trying times ?
settled conditions, we are bles;
h two such safe and oustand:
ders as Clyde R. Hoey and Frai
D. Roosevelt," he said in concli
his address which was met w
thunderous roar of applause ?
luting from the 500 Democrats
istol Discharges
And Injures You
taurice Harrison, 16-year-old i
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harrison,
ved a serious wound Sunday wi
.22 calibre pistol which he 1
:en froen his father's premises,
en tally discharged. The bu
ered the tower abdomen and ra.
through the right -thigh. 1
ing man was immediately taken
i [Wilkes hospital where he
raring a marked improvement. H
ai aiisdies veiicvc he will rccc
bin a short time.
IOGRAM AT MABEL
SCHOOL FRIDAY NIG1
t program will 1m given at
bel high school Friday night
a week, at 7:30. which will
do an operetta and different ah
ys by the children. The public
dially Invited to attend the es
es. A a:nail admission fee will
irged.
UGA
nt Weekly Newspaper?Esi
BOONEWATAUGA COUNTY
^JURORSSELECTED
- FOR COURT TERM
Judge Julius A. Rousseau Wil
Preside at Spring Term of
Watauga Superior Court
Watauga Superior court will con
vcne on April 25, with Judge Juliu:
A. Rousseau, of North Wilkes bo ro
appearing on the local bench for th<
frist time since his induction intr
the judiciary. The spring term wil
handle a sizable criminal docket anc
about the usual three-score action."
appear on the civil calendar.
Following is a list of the jurors
drawn for the term on last Monday
First Week
Granville Phillips, A. T. Parker
Baid Mountain; C. B. Reece, Roj
Matheson, Beaver Dam; S. C. Greene
J. B. Knifirht. J. W. Lewis Rlovrlnp
Rock; Granville Story, Blue Ridge
v~ John Bugger, Joe W. Cowles, B. D
Clawson, <W. M. Hodges, Boone; H. G
K" Perry, A. C Reese, Henry Morris
>y Scott Swift, Lawrence Moody, Ed S
Williams, A, T. Tester, John Perry
Lh H. E. Deal, E. G. Greer, Cove Creek
>" Virgii Fox, Elk; Ixiwrence Hagaman
E" E. B. Hagaman, Laurel Creek; Ales
ot Tugman, Hanip Olawson, Meat Camp;
A. N. Thomas, Clyde Wallace, Nortt
= Fork; Ernie C. Triplctt, Russell Farthing,
Shawneehaw; W. G. Greene. W
C. MidNeil, W. G. Brown, Stony Fork:
Ernest Baird, M. L. Herman, Joe K
YMast, Watauga,
Second Week
Dillard Greene, Laurel Creek; Geo
. T. Robblna, Blowing Rock; Henry
Hagaman, Laurel Creek; Henry
Mast, Laurel Creek; J. L. Trsplett,
Shawneehaw; S. E. Phillips, Bald
Mountain; A. D. Hen3on, Beavei
r,m Dam; B. H. Henson, Cove Creek: Roy
?f C. Holder, Blowring Rock; W. R
lon Winkler, Boone; W. ft. Tester. Laurel
lis- Creek; L. T. Elrod, Blue Ridge; C. G
Hodges, Meat Camp; C, E. Townsend,
Shawneehaw; Bale Norris
L Meat Camp; A. E. Trivett, Beavei
Dam; Ford Andrews, Blowing Rock;
1(j W. D. Look tb ill, Stony Fork.
>T8.
Ca?idy H?**d
"y At Advent Church
rd,
ns. Miss Bertha Cassldv, missionary
jnt from Wuhu, China, a poke to a goo<]
ind audience at the Advent Christiar
the church here last Thursday evening
.m. Miss Cassidy has been in China sines
rfr. alie was a small child and her work
ing is in the (midst of the war zone. She
to is a native of Toronto, Canada, one
rn- is a most gifted speaker and lec
irs turer. She will return to China any
As time the mission 'board will permil
of her to return. Her work is teaching
irs, in Wuhu Academy, which is aboul
its, 150 miles up the Yangtze river fron
ML Shanghai.
ills
'? EASTER SEAL SALE
ten
- IS LAUNCHED HERE
Mr.
^"e Organization Formed to Raise
ur- Funds to Aid Crippled
ler Children
iod
of
A meeting was held at the wel
3n_ fare office here last Friday for the
sj3_ purpose of organizing a League foi
Lhe Crippled Children. Bernard Dough
lnd erty was elected chairman, Dr. Robt
sed R. King, vice-chairman, and M3ss
jjj- Marguerite Miller, secretary a n c
treasurer. The main reason for the
ud meeting was to organize and put 01
lth the Easter Seal sale. The motive foi
lnd this sale is to raise funds to be usee
in the .prevention and treatment 01
crippled children in Watauga county
The seals sell for one cent each 01
$1.00 per sheet. Fifty per cent o:
,1 the funds raised from the sale o:
seals is used locally, and the othei
50 per cent goes to the state league
s?n The state funds are used to mate)
re- the county funds when it is neces
len sary to buy braces, etc., for crlpplet
iad children.
Mot only is this a prevention ant
treatment program, but also a train
"5" ing program. Through the vocations
rehabilitation program these boy:
1 I and girls are given an opportunity t(
581 take training in any field for whicl
??" I they are best suited. Tuition aix
"" part of the other expenses are pak
for through the State League foi
Crippled Children.
The following persons have agree*
to sell the seals in Boone: Mrs. R
W. Watkins, chairman; Mesdaone
the John Conway, Lee Stout, John Greet
of Bill Miller, W. B. Collins, A. E. South
in- Mack Cowles, Bynum Greene, Misse.
ort Jewel Haganrau and Cynthia Stiles
: is Messrs. R. D. Hodges and Rich an
:er- Kelley. The remainder of the count;
be will be contacted through tin
schools.
Dem<
tablished in the Year Eigh
NORTH CAROLINA^" THURSI
Human Bomb L
[ '?~
: fsms mmm
Los Angeles, Cal.?Twenty-five
struck terror into the hearts of th<
ened to blow Central Station to si
strapped to his person- Today the
; ed in court, a harmless hobo, frig
was bluffing and that the bomb wa
: BurleyTobac
Vote Saturdi
Tho voting places (or the burley
tobacco referendum which will bo
lidd in Watauga county on Saturr
day, April 9th arc: Clyde Mast's
store in Oove Creek township; VicI
tor Ward's store in JLauiel Creek,
and JJlnloy Hagaman's store in
' Beaver Darn township.
Tobacco meetings wilt bo hold at
i the*Cov? Creek high school on Friday,.
April ii. at 9 a. ql, and at
Battel high school on Friday, April
8, at 1:30 p. in, to discuss the
f, burtoy tobacco referendum with the
Conference of Ministers of Thrc<
I Forks Association Will Gatlii
er at Boone Bantist Church
The pastors' conference of th<
Three Forks Association will mee
on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock a
1 the Boone Baptist church. The sub
. ject for the conference is, "The Mean
ing of Membership In a Baptis
; Church."
Following is the order of the con
> ference:
, 1. Devotions, Grady Minton.
2. Christ, the Head of the Church
J. C. Canipe.
3. The Church the Body of Christ
VV. D. Ashley.
4. If Every Member \Vlcre Jus
I >J(r* .Wliot .?., - <" '
a ?w liui XV111U UX UllirVl
I Would Mine 3o? Edgar Edmisten.
5. The Church's Obligation to i
Lost World. Discussion led by Ehvigh
5 EdmLsten and open for free discus
sitni.
DR. LASLEY ACCEPTS
PLACE IN STATESVILLI
Dr. C. G. Lasley, who for a Ion;
time lias been employed with thi
Carolina Pharmacy here, has resign
ed his position and accepted one witl
I the Holmes Drug Company in States
ville, succeeding Mr. Bryan Stone
who goes to Charlotte.
Dr. and Mrs. Lasley, who original!;
j came from .Winsrton-Salem, mad
f many friends hi Boone during thei
residence here. They went to States
' ville Monday.
[ BOONE ORCHESTRA
. PLAYS AT LEES-McRAI
Banner Elk, April 6.?The Sym
1 phony Orchestra from Appalachia:
' State Teachers College at Boone pre
sented a concert at Lees-MaRae Col
lege Wednesday night.
1 The program was a feature of th
" Lees-MoRae Forvrm, and is the con
1 eluding forum program of the year.
' The appearance of the Appalachia
i orchestra <was their first at Lees-Mc
1 Rae, and a large audience attended.
1
1 BOWLERS GO TO VALDESB
r
Boone's best bowlers will meet Val
1 dese tonight for the fifth mate.
, game played between the two cltiei
3 Each city has won two games o
; their home alleys and tonight's gam
i, will be a close and exciting one. j
3 strong team of jrin-splllers compose
i, of George S. Walton, T. M. Dunklej
i Richard Cisen, Ed Sherwood, F.o
/ Greene, Jack Austin and Dean Coo
e will leave Boone at 5 p. m. today fo
the contest.
3?RA
mmmt*mmtmmmm^^m3mmmmmmmm^m*mBmwwmm~mm^mmm t
: years ago, Carl Warr (above right) 1
> police force here when he threat- 1
udthcrecns with an infernal machine
tMuuo i.nri uurr vaoove icii) appcarhtvninp
no one. Warr now Bays he
ts fixed not to ^o off.
co Growers to;
xy on Control
i
tobacco growers of the county.
County Agent W. B. Collins expresses
the ho|>e that a large number
of tobacco growers will attend
the tobacco meetings on Friday
and acquaint themselves with the
provisions of this program so they
may vote Intelligently on the referendum.
Every tobacco grower in the
county should go to one of the
above polling places on Saturday,
April 0, and register their sentiments
In regard to the tobacco con|
trol program. ~-L ,
MUCHBUISmAT
' BLWIftGROCK
B Popular Resort Town is Getting
Ready for Summer Season;
Xi* OA A ^ '
man; ouiii'iures star:
^ Blowing Rock, April 5.,?The raert
chants and home owners of the town
are vielng with nature in trying to
put "n their best finery in anticlpa- 1
t tion of the biggest and best season in
the history of the resort. While nature
figuratively combs her hair and
prepares to paint her face with rhododendron,
azalea, laurel and dog- ,
wood, the merchants are also prepar- '
ing for the coming season with paint
brush, mortar and stone.
According to W. C. Mitch am, Jr.,
t secretary of the Chamber of Comt
nierce, there is much building and repairing
going on in the town. The
t contract has been let at Mayview
t Manor for the installation of 24 new
'bathrooms, the remodeling of the elevator
system, and the building of ,
a new garage to house approximately
16 cars.
Mrs. Mary J. Arlington is building
,J a new residence of seven rooms and
two baths. Mr. Luther J. Snyder of
? Charlotte, placed a contract with T.
A. W-ftavpi' fro hniiH Ann o""""
? ? w?,v uiuig ocivaia
house and a swimming pooi along
1 with the work of painting "Chetoia,''
"Hetola" and remodeling one of the
other servants' quarters. Mr. A. S.
Nelson of Lenoir, is constructing a
I new filling station at a cost of $7,B
000, which will be made of field
r stone.
The Dr. James I Vances of Nasheville
are replacing their residence
which was burned last fall.
It is also indicated that several
3 new businesses will be established
by June 1st, apd the expectancy is
that Blowing Rock will entertain
II more tourists than ever before in the
history of the re3crt.
e Mr. T. S. Coffey
Dies at Blowing Rock
n
Mr. T. S. Coffey, brother of Mayor
D. P. Coffey of Blowing Rock,
died at the clinic in that city Wed?
nesday morning at 8 o'clock. An
emergency operation had been per1
formed Saturday evening. (He was 56
h years old.
l. Surviving are the widow, one son
n and two daughters: Alfred Coffey,
e Blowing Rock; Mrs. Grover Turner,
V Morganton; MSrs. Ruth Hbwoll, Grand
ite Falls. One brother, D. P. Ooffey,
r, Blowing Rock, and two sisters, Mrs.
e J T-ee Hayes. Lenoir, and Mis. W. C.
k . Johnson, Blowing Rock,
r At press time funeral arrange|
ments had not been announced.
T
$1.50 PER YEAK
J. COUNCUL IS
DEAD AT AGE 78;
FUNERAL MONDAY
Eldest Native-Bornl Citizen ef
Town Succumbs After Long
Period of Failing Health; Was
Member of Leading Pioneer
Family of Section
Benjamin J. Councill, who was
cnov/n as the oldest native-born
inhabitant of the town of
Boone, a member of one of its
First families, andj one of the
most useful and influential citisens
of the community, succumbed
Saturday evening, after a
iong period of failing health. He
was 78 years old.
Mr. Councill had only recently returned
from Duke hospital where he
had been for examination and treatment,
and his condition had not become
critical until just a few days
previous to his death.
Mr. Councill was a son of Jacob
Councill. a pioneer citizen of this
community and one of her leading
residents, and the history of the
prominent family dates back in this
neighborhood to pre-Revolutionary
days. The Councills have been actively
identified with the history of
lliis county since its formation.
Mr. Councill had been a great influence
in the educational and religious
life of the community alnco th&
days when only a few families live*
by the nruddy roadside. Throughout
bis adult life he was a
Baptist church and was actjvety^ofecerr.ed
as to the welfare of all religious
endeavors. He was a leader
in the educational movement, contributed
a full share to the founding of
wrhttt i" now Annolo/*hifl? rViWnora ori.-f
for many years was a valued member
of the board of trustees of the Institution
Mr. CounclU lived a life of uprightnets
and good citizenship and hi*
death has brought hjtjsse .oowamrudty *i
a souse of great loss.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services were conducted
from the Boone Baptist church Monday
at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. C. Canipe
being in charge of the rites Rev.
Paul Townsend of the Methodist
church, and Rev. J. A. Yount, Lutheran
minister, assisted during the
course of the seivice, while Dr. B. B.
Dougherty paid touching tribute to
the life and good works of the deceased.
A large crowd gathered for therohsequies,
numbers of people having
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nnrmTHATinnri mn
(iREJMXHUUatd 1U
BE BUILT HERE
Shelby Firm Buys Land Near
Boone for Purpose of Growing'
Flowers on Big Scale
Mr. TJ. I?. Patterson of Shelby has
been in town for the past few days
getting everything in readiness forSyi J
the planting of about two acres in
miscellaneous flower bulbs on the
tract of land recently purchased just
outside the city limits on the Blowing
Rock road.
Ml1. Patterson will return to Boone
in about a week and 3tart the construction
of a modern greenhouse
which will contain about 25,000
square feet of glass.
One-half acre will be planted in
delphiniums and 25,000 hydrangeas
will be seeded. There will be something
like 100,000 miscellaneous
plants grown. Mr. Patterson says
V-:- ^ ??. *- - e ? * "
hi.il iiuj uuiuimi olock 01 plants will
be ir. the neighborhood of 500,000.
The fine soil in this locality as well
as the clijmatic conditions have caused
Mr. Patterson to establish the industry
here, he says.
CAKS COLLIDE
An automobile collision occurred
almost In front of The Democrat office
Monday in which three vehicles
figured. A delivery car of the
Boone Steam Laundry and a sedan
driven by Gordon Sherwood, slightly
sldeswiped as the Sherwood car backed
from the curb. The impact threw
the laundry vehicle across the street
and into a truck, belonging to the
New River Light A Power Company.
The latter vehicles were right seriously
damaged.
PLAY AT LAUREL SPRINGS
Come to sec the play, "Farmer
Brown's Conversion to the Doctrine
of Stewardship," Friday night, April
8th. Admission IOC to everyone.
Proceeds will go to building a new
church at Laurel Springs.
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