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VOL. XLIX, NO. 44
FOURTH ESTATlTOi
MEET AT BLOWING
ROCK JULY 14 -16
Directors of North Carolina i
Press Association Unanimous-1
ly Accept Invitation to Hola!
Annual Session in Resort
Town
Blowing Bock, May 11?The North
Carolina Press association unanimously
elected to hold the 193S an
nual convention at the May view I
Manor in Blowing Rock on July 14. I
15 and 16. The directors of the =
press association met in MorganWn .
at the home of Miss Beatrice Cobb, '
secretary of the association, on May
7, and after considering invitations
iroin ninny towns, announced that
the forthcoming convention would be
lie'.d in Blowing Rock.
A delegation composed of Thomas
Broughtou, city editor of the Lenoir
News-Topic; C. G. Courtney, Jr. secretary.
I.cnoir Board of Trade; VV. C.
Mitcham, Jr., secretary of Blowing
Rock Chamber of Commerce, and
Jack Craft, manager of the May view
Manor, appeared before the meeting ^
and extended tlie invitation in be- ^
half of the towns of Boone, Lanoir
s
and Blowing Rock, and the other
communities of tlie eiitire section. j,
Tliis will be tlie first time in '
eight years that the press associa- r
tion has met in Blowing Rock. The
last meeting was held at the Green
j'ark in 1930. '
Tentative plans liave been discussed
for the entertainment of the convention.
but no definite arrangements
have been released. *
WING ROCK
ROAD IS CLOSED,
I U
Traffic fo Be Detoured While a
Pike is Getting New Treat- c
men! of Asphalt ^
The road between Boone end Blow- a
ing Rock was closed to traffic Wed- c
nesday morning, in order that a new !l
asphalt surface might be applied be- P
fore the height of the summer tour- F
Sst season. Local traffic will be F
routed to Blowing Rock by way of 11
Alio and Green Park hotel, while
through trucks and other vehicles n
will proceed to North Wilkesboro. e
The road should be open by the 20th, f
according to James H. Councill, resident
maintenance engineer. ?
Mr. Oounclll states' that a new '
process of surfacing which is far superior
to tile old method, is being
used, but that a few days time is
necessary for "curing." He believes
that the type of surface which will '
result, will amply repay the traveling '
public for the inconvenience caused. *
The road is now open fraiu "lev/ j
ing kock to i.enoir, and Air. uouncui desires
to thank the people for their
co-operation and for their patience
while making the necessary detours.
DRYFORCESTO
HAVE FIELD DAY
The United Dry Forces of North
Carolina will put on a Field Day in
Watauga county the third Sunday in
June. The object is to create and
stimulate sentiment against the
drinking, sale and manufacture of j
alcoholic beverages In any form
whatsoever. There will be some one
to speak in a majority of the
churches in the county on that day,
with a rally meeting in the Boone c
Baptist church at 3 o'clock in the 1
afternoon. f
There will be a large array of <
local speakers in the county and (
several outstanding speakers from (
outside the county. i
It is hoped that we can have the
greatest meeting of this kind in the t
history of the county. Let everybody
whn io intnmotnd -I n f riin nrrvrV VlAlT\ 1
to make this a red letter day for
Watauga. i
M. A. AX>AMS,
General Field Worker, i
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Memorial Service
to Be Held On 22nd
A memorial service for those who
fell in line of duty during the World
War, will be held at the Boone Baptist
church at 11 a. m. Sunday, May
22nd, with the pastor. Rev. J. C.
Canipe, preaching the sermon.
All ex-service men and their families
in Watauga county, are asked to
attend. Following the service veterans
from various sections will decorate
the graves of deceased comrades
with flags and wreaths
ATM
An Independent
BOC
AIR MAUL PLANE TO \
LAND BERK ON 19TH
In observance of National Air
Mail Week, an airplane will land
at the Fond Bottom farm on the ,
North Wilkesboro road near M
Boone, Thursday. May 19tli, at |
11:49 for the purpose of gathering |
outgoing air mail from Watauga 1
county. The ship will leave for 5
West Jefferson at 11:55, carrying p
the first cargo of mail ever to 1*' n
flown from this county. ti
Postmaster W. O. Harizog is ti
urging the i>eople of the county to p
co-operate with the nostofOee 1 *
partment by mailing at least one a
letter on this date, carrying an ti
aid mail stamp. ei
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VACANCIES EXIST 5
IN C.M.T.C. CAMPS"
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Several Local Boys Arc to Take g
Military Training: Three Vacancies
in County
' t!
The procurement campaign for en- j'
ollment of trainees for attendance ^
,t the citizens military training
amp to be held at Fort Bragg, N. ! ^
from June 16 to July 15, i3 proreading
very satisfactoriiv so far as ^
he total quota is concerned, but it
s the desire cf the government to
pen this training to youths of the
mailer communities as well as the g.
urget ones The following young |
sen of Watauga county have already
uaiified for attendance at this year's
amps:
Hite Bidwai.i Williams, ilabe.i; 5
amis Edward Hartley, Valie Crucis;
. Ti. Williams, Mabel; Karion Fred
lilliam, Boor.e; Ernest Elvert Klotch
r, Maoei; liert. tsutier Kictcner,
label; Roy Edward Lewis, Todd.
There are still three vacancies in
VUtauga county to be filled. It is "
rged that young men between the
ges of 17 and 29 desiring attendance
t this year's camp send their appli- "
atlans without delay. Mr. W. H.
Valker of Boono, who 13 chairman 11
or this county, will render all as- '
Istanco necessary to expedite appli- 0
ations and the following physicians 11
iave volunteered to examine pros- 11
icctive trainees free of charge: Dr.
1. B. Perry, Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Dr.
i. H. Harmon and Dr. I- D. Haga- s
nail. r
Information and application blanks
nay also be obtained by oorrespondnce
direct with the C. ML T. C. Of- J'
icer, Fort Bragg, N. C. k
Bus Company Buys 1
E. T- Franchise Rights c
The Queen City Coach company of
Charlotte, has bought western bus t
ranch ise rights along the Blue Ridge 1
rom the East Tennessee and West \
Carolina railroad, R. O. Self, chief 1
slerk of the state utilities ensHnia- i
lion, announced in Raleigh yesterbv
I I
The transfer, Self explained, in- 1
solved rights to operate from Hickiry
through Blowing Rock, Boone,
.'"ilas, Valle Cruois, Banner Klk and
31k Park to Johnson City and Erwin, ]
Perm., and back tlirough Ranseyowti,
Swiss and Weavervllle to
Vsheville.
Self said the franchise also covered
i "shuttle line" from Swiss througn c
3urnsville, Spruce Pine, Ingalls, 1
irossnore and Newland to Elk Park, c
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Baptist Pastors to Hold
Monthly Session Here *
s
The monthly Baptist pastor's and leacons'
meeting will be held In the
3oone Baptist church next Monday
tfternoon at 2 o'clock. The topic for
liscussion will be, "The Need For a
ireat Revival of the Religion of }
Christ." All attending will be asked J
:o take part in the discussion:
1. Is There Need for a Revival in
he Churches Now? I
2. Js a Revival Near as Many
[lave Been Talking About?
3. What Hinders Us From Hav- '
ing that Needed Revival?
4. What Should We as Preachers
md Deacons Do to Bring About a J
Glreat Revival?
All preachers and deacons are invited
to cocas to this meeting.
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Keynoias 1 o ucuvcr
Radio Speech Tuesday
Senator Robert R. Reynolds, who .
is seeking renomination, will deliver
a radio address over station WPTF, ,
Raleigh, Tuesday evening, May 17
7:45 to 8 p. m. This will likeiv be
the only broadcast of the senator
prior to the primary on June 4, and
the first political address delivered
by him during the current campaign.
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/eekiy Newspaper?Estab
)NE WATAUGA COUNTY, NOB
WERSASKED f
TO REGISTER
legistraficn Books Will Be
Open Two More Saturdays;
Primary Comes June 4
Those who desire to vote in the
rimary on .lime 4th, and whose
ames are not already on the regisration
books, are reminded that only
wo mere Saturdays remain for the
crfcrmance ol this duty. On the
ith and 21st the registrars will be
t the polling places in the different
:*wnships of the county and on othi*
week days will be at their homes
r places of business. Saturday, the
8th, will be observed as challenge
ay.
It is pointed out by election offiial3
that there is no new registraon?that
those who have previously
uluu uau uoi re-regisier, out tnose
"ho have moved in or have become
f age since the last election, must
et their names on the books.
To be qualified, a person must have
ved in the state for one year and
tie precinct for four months, and
lust have reached his 21st birthday
y June 4. Persons who become of
ge or otherwise qualified within the ?
cried between May 21 and June 4, \
rill be allowed to register and vote i
t the polling place on June 4, when
tic primary is being held. ^
iHEEPGROWERS '
ASKED TO GATHER
itatc College Specialises Will
Talk on Market Conditions
As to Lambs and Wool
Tlie county agents are asking all
he sliocp growers of the county ?o
leet at the courthouse in Boone on
'uesday, May 17 at 9 a. m., to elect a
committee for selling the wool and E
hipping the pooled lambs.
Mr. L. I. Case, extension anlmfcl
lusbandry specialist, and Paul L. ?
Letcher, livestock marketing spe- a
ialist of the 'North Carolina depart- r
iient or" agriculture, will be at this
neeting to talk on market prospects
or lambs and wool, better lamb
traduction, controlling parasites in
heap, and the value of a purebred
am for a grade flock of aheep.
The agents hope that a large number
of sheep growers will attend this v
ueeting and elect a good committee 3
o sell the wool and to assist in marfeting
the lambs. 3
The sheep growers who attend this S
ueeting will get a lot of valuable In- a
ormation from these specialists
ibout how to manage their sheep so t
s to get a greater profit from them. '
ix uie sueep growers wiu wine vwv *
o this meeting and let us know
tow they would like to have their
vool and lambs sold, it will help us
o manage the lamb and wool -pools
nore satisfactorily to the farmers.
Every sheep grower should make
in effort to be at Boone on Tuesday
uorning, May 17, at 9:00 o'clock.
W. B. COLLINS,
H. if. HAMILTON, Jr.
Library Meeting
Here May 18tli
W. H. Walker, county superintenlent
of education, announces that a
ibrary meeting will be held at the
ourthouse in Boone on May 18 at
! o'clock in the afternoon.
Miss Marjorie Beal, secretary and
lirector of the North Carolina Lijrary
commission, will be the guest
ipeaker. Miss Beal will discuss the ,
>ossibUities of establishing a library
hrough the W?A library project. '
Sveryone realizes the need of a puble
lihisirv fnr Wataurfl eountv. and
Hr. Walker askes that "you show
;our Interest by attending this meetng."
He emphasizes that this will
)e a public library and will be open,
o anyone in Watauga county.
In addition to the talk by Miss
leal, the WPA library and booknending
project of the county will
iisplay some of their work of the
>ast year.
District Federation of
Women's Clubs Will
Meet Here Friday
A meeting of the District Federation
of Home Demonstration Clubs
will be held on the campus of Appalachian
fVllMTA here Fridflv MaV 13.
Cluha of Alexander, Caldwell, Wilkes,
Watauga, Avery, Ashe and Alleghany
counties are included in the meeting.
All women who are interested in
home demonstration work will find
this conference most interesting. The
program includes several speakers of
note as well as recreational and social
features.
to, J. - SmWrnBSmSMt ?r Mln
lished in the Year Ig|??ite<
:th Carolina"
June RobTes, Fov
-n.v.. ??A r.(v ,.?ow. ~1.1 V
? vu? jiaan ti^v, oiA-jcai-wiu uuu
Arizona, and held for $15,000 rails*
nonymows letter, u posse found -June
her, she had been chained isi an iron
explained the letter and June is rol
Here's June and her sister Sylvia on
Historical Dc.
Sought For Si
What Do You Remember" Contest
is Instituted to Aid in i
Gathering Material for Fiftieth
Anniversary Edition of
Local Newspaper; Plans are
Going Forward Rapidly for
Issuance of Progress Edition
in July
Plans for the Fiftieth Anniversary
nd Progress Edition of the Watauga
"eniocrat during the firel week of
uly arc going forward rapidly,
ajubc Walters, who has teen engagd
to direct the anniversary edition,
rrived hi Boone last Thursday and
cgistercd at the Oaro-Jean Inn.
Preliminary surveys indicate that
lie historical sources for feature 111aerial
are very linvted. Recoraa cusoniarily
used as the basis in the
repnraLiou or s u c u euiuuns were
estroyed in the old courthouse fire
llder residents of the cohununity
/ho would have been familiar with
uch facts are dead.
Iu order to secure as much and as
scutate material of this sort as
possible it has been decided to hold
. "What Do You Remember?" conest.
This contest is open to all of
he residents of the area served by
he Watauga Democrat. In order to
participate contestants must write
put the historical facts they remem>er,
giving as much detail as posible.
Bring or mail these to the ofice
of the Watauga Democrat ac:ompanied
by a first page headline
ro'.n any issue of the paper. Ac:uratcly
date each entry. Comestmts
may make as many entries as
hey de3ire provided the information
>n each entry is different. Elach
'act of historical interest will credit
rou with one point toward the three
iash prizes of $5.00. $3.00 arid $2.00.
>Vherevcr possible entrants are ex
30cted to note tile source of their in- 1
formation and give such data as will
make verification of accuracy easily
possible. In the event of a tie the
prizes will be awarded on the basis
of priority in submitting information.
This contest is designed not only to
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NEXT U M. MEET
TO BE IN BOONE
Mrs. J. M. Moretz is Named District
Director at North Wilkesboro
Gathering
Mrs. J. M. Moretz of Boone, was
named director of district No. 2, of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
at a meeting held in North
Wilkesboro Friday morning, and it
was determined that the next district
meeting will be held in Boone,
but the date has not as yet been announced.
Mrs. Moretz has for a long time
been prominent lull. D. C. endeavors
and her unanimous election came in
appreciation of her loyalty to the
organization.
Mrs. John Husk Anderson of Raleigh,
president of the North Carolina
District of the U. D. C., delivered
the principal address and those
attending were honored at a lunch
eon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Herbert Wall
district director, presided and Mrs
John Rowe of Hickory, state record
ing secretary ,also attended th
meeting.
>CRA
en Eighty-Eight
MAY^ 1271938
r
ir Years After
I ^ /' I
c Roblee was kidnaped in Tuscon, J
>m. Following receipt of an an- J
in the desert where* according" to
box for 1!) days. No one lias ever j
uetaiil lo discuss her experience,
i the anniversary date.
ita Is Being
yecial Edition
DEMOCRATS WILL" j
MEET SATURDAY
Delegates to State Convention
Will Be Named and Organization
Perfected
The Democrats of (Watauga counfv
will Mlfhrr in pnnuttnh'nn of Inn
courthouse in Boone next Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will name
delegates to the state convention,
which will be held In Raleigh May
19, at 12 o'clock.
A county organization will also be
formed at this time, and considerable
speculation has resulted from the announcement
of Chairman. Cleve Gross
that he could no longer head the executive
committee. Principal interest
in the convention will center about
the naming of Mr. Gross' successor.
Precinct meetings were to have
have been held in the different townships
of the county last Saturday, but
information is that there was a very
light attendance
Appalachian Will Open
Summer Session June 7
Having run down the curtain on a
successful year of regular term activities,
Appalachian State Teachers
College has launched plans for two
six-week sessions of summer school
woik. The first term will begin
June 7 aad close July If. and the
second term will run from July 19
to August 26. with but three days between
semesters.
In order to satisfv the demand for
renewal of all type certificates many
new courses have been added.
Whereas it was only possible to take
class work leading up to a teacher
"A" certificate, the new arrangement
provides advancement for principals
and superintendents as well as the
undergraduate. Thirteen instructors,
among them five with doctor's degrees,
have been added.
Quarters For College
Students Being Sought
The college frequently receives requests
from people who de3ire to
room or board in town during the
summer season and for apartments
for light housekeeping. Anyone interested
in keeping summer school
students, please call the business office
of the college as early as possible.
It nill be necessary to have
such information as the number that
can be kept, the cost for one sixweeks
term, etc. Telephone 93
Rev. Dan Graham to
Hold Revival Here
Rev. Dan Graham of Blountville
; Torn., nationally-known evangelist*
preacher, and party will start a ten
t meeting in Boone on May 29, at 7:4!
p. m., it was announced Monday.
The meeting will -be strictly inter
- denominational and will be conduct?
- on a county-wide scale. The larg
; tent used will seat 1,500 to 1 800 pec
- pie. Rev. Mr. Graham was her
, Monday to make preliminary ai
i. rangements for holding the meeting
- and more detailed information wi
e be presented in the next issue of "Ih
Democrat.
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~$1.50 PER YEAR
rHROUGHBllS LINE
TO SEA ATTRACTS
HORDE OF VISITORS
Near Hundred Down - Staters
Attend Celebration in Boone
Friday; Greyhound SnperCoaeli
Scrv ice Lauded by
Many Prominent Guests
Almost one hundred visitors from
Piedmont and Eastern North Carolina
came to Boone last FViday to attend
a banquet given by the Chamber of
Commerce and to aid in the celebration
of the opening' of through
bus service from Boone to Wilmington.
which was inaugurated Saturday
morning.
The crowd at the banquet was so
large that most of the local people
had dinner elsewhere and joined with
the visitors later on in the evening
at the college auditorium, where there
was a large audience. Attorney Yv.
K. Lovll introduced the various
speakers.
Dr. B. B. Dougherty, iti eloquent
fashion, welcomed the visitors to
Boone and to Appalachian College,
and spoke cf the manifold advantages
which would come to every town between
Boone and the sea on account
of the inauguration of the
super-coach service by the Greyhound
lines.
Representative Gibbv Ward of New
Bern, in his response to Dr. Dougherty's
address, referred to the socalled
"D jsI Provinces" as one of the
most important sections of the state,
and referred ' j Dr. Dougherty, R. D.
Doughton and Governor Doughton
as some of the mo3t capable men
Hie state has known and who were
reared in the northwest. He extended
a cordial invitation to the people
of this region to visit eastern Carolina.
Santford Martin , editor of the
Winston-Salem Journal, described the
new transportation schedule as a
victory for oo-opcration and reminded
his hearers of a meeting held in
his city tnnflMO to inaugurate a
movement for good roads in the
northwest. He described Boone aa
being a center of industry, corn
merce and trade, and dwelt on the
resort possibilities of the area. The
Appalachian -State Teachers College
came in for praise by Mr. Mb.rtin as
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AIR M AIL WEEK TO
BE OBSERVED HERE
Postmaster Will Use Special
Cachet op Air Mail Letters;
Asks Co-operation
W. G. Hartzog, local postmaster,
announced today that his office
would have a special cachet which
will be used on all air mail letters
during National Air Mail Week,
May 15? I Postmaster Hartzog
states tliat all patrons of Che local
office wishing a cover containing
this special cachet should address
their letters to the right of the center
of the envelope in order that th?
cachet can be applied without defacing
the address. The special cachet
stamp \viil only be applied during
Air Mail Week. The local postmaster
stated that the goal of Air Mail
Week is "Que air mail letter each,
day from each citizen',, and it is
hoped that the citizens of Boone will
add the additional three cents to all
their mail during Air Mai! Week,
which will give a creditable number
of air mail letters from this office
and will, at the same time, advertise
Boone by having cachets distributed
throughout the United States. The
1 slogan of the cachet used at this of1
fice will be "Heart of the Blue
Ridge."'
It was also announced today by J.
1 H. McKenzie, state chairman of Na
tional Air Mail Week program, that
131 towns throughout North Carolina,
1 have secured special cachets for use
; during Air Mail Week. Chairman
McKenzie stated that the reponse
and oo-ODeration that he has receiv
ed from the postmasters and citizens
throughout the state is most gratifying.
The response from postmasi
ters and citizens in the smaller communities
indicated to him that the
public generally is becoming more
c and more conscious of the advantt
age of the use of the air mail sm v5
ice in all sections of the state. The
list of postofflces In Watauga couu
ty that will have a special cachet for
d -National Air Mail Week are Boone,
e Laxon, Sugar Grove and Valle Cru>
cis.
e The cachet used by the Sugar
r- Grove postoffioe bears the inacripr,
tion, "Haven of the Hills." This of11
flee, incidentally, is the oldest in the
ie county, having been established 100