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VOL. XLIX, NO 46 *
SUMMER SCHOOL *
BEGINS TUESDAY
J
Boone High and Elementary
Schools Will Open June 21 ,
for Eight Weeks' Term i
The Boone high school and the ele- |
mentary demonstration school will ,
open for an eight weeks' summer ,
session on Tuesday. June 21. at 8
o'clock, according to Prof. E. S.
Chrlstenbury. i,
.Mathematics, science, history,
i English and fhcnch will be offered i
in the high school and the registra- /
tion fee for the session will be $2.00. .
There will be no tuition fees charged. I
All seven grades will be offered in
the elementary demonstration school
and there will be no registration or B
tuition fees charged there.
"We would like to urge all students
that find it possible to attend
this summer to be present next Tuesday
morning," Mr. Christenbury said.
During the past few summers a
great many students in the community
have attended these summer ses- ^
sions for two months. In this time
the child gains considerably in its
courses and is ahead of the child
who does not attend. Then, should
the child get sick during the winter
and not be able to attend for some- ^
time, it still has a good opportunity ^
to pass its grade because of the summer
work. r
Children in Watauga or the surr-f,
rounding counties are eligible to register
for the summer session until
the classes are filled. Any child who
will be six years of age by October
15th, will be permitted to attend the
first grade during the summer.
Arrangements have been in?de to ,
run a school bus to (he Poplar Urove
L*tsf~ ;>f>rri>h a*s/l r<-> ><? ?. *. -
i-?.r... v.. tuiu ? V- vu? n IV IJWJH; tijr v?a_j
of the prison camp and Hodges filling
station to bring children from those a
sections to the summer school here. "
AH children attending the summer ^
school will be able to get back to ?
their homes by about one o'clock. r
scenic^ circle^
group gathers,
Hold Session at Linville; Officers
For the New Year
Are Elected
Blowing flock, June 12.?A meet- k
Ing of the Scenic Circle Association c
was held Saturday at the Eseeola b
LiOdge at Linville. The association rr
was formed in 1937 for the purpose
of disseminating knowledge of the a
famous Scenic Circle in northwestern \
North Carolina and eastern Tennes- n
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Directors present at the luncheon cl
were: Nelson MjcRae, president of w
4- . Linville Development Company; M. n
T. McArthur, manager of the John
Sevier hotel at Johnson City; J. E. ti
Ooad, secretary of the Johnson City n
Chamber of Commerce; Wade E. V
Grown, secretary of the Boone Cham- A
ber of Commerce; Jack Craft, mana- si
.** ger of Mayviow Manor at Blowing n
IRock; Janits H. Councill, district T
engineer of the if, C. state highway n
department; John F. Hampton, man- i<
Bger of the Linville Company; F. F. p
Btancliff, manager of Eseeola Lodge v
at ldnvtMe; B. F. Siler, secretary of n
the EJlzabethton Chamber of Com- g
merce, and W. C. Mitcham, Jr. sec- ?
retary of the Blowing Rock Cham- 1
ber of Commerce and publicity di- 11
rector.
Hie election of officers for the v
coming year resulted in the follow- a
ing directors being installed: President,
Nelson McRae, Linville; sec re- |
tary and treasurer, J. E. Ooad, Johneon
City; vice presidents. Jack Craft,
Blowing Rock, Charles Pettipiace,
Ervin, T. E. Henry, Burnsville, Dr.
B. B. Dougherty, Boone, and Edgar o
Tufts, Banner Elk. I
11/ A. S. HARRIS GOES WITH t
BELK LIGGETT COMPANY f
Mr. A. S. Harris, former popular v
manager of the Spainhour store here, c
and Mrs. Harris left Wednesday for a
Lynchburg, Va., where Mr. Harris I
takes up his new position with j
the Belk-Liggett mercantile chain, c
Mr. Harris made the contact before a
be resigned his local position, he r
says^ but followed his physician's I
I order? in taking several weeks of r
rest before assuming his new duties, t
Mr. Harris was one of the city's a
most popular business men and the t
hearty good wishes of a wide circle r
of friends follow him. c
rATAl
Ait Independent X
BOONE V
Registration Now fl
900 At College
Reports coming from Appalachnn
State Teachers College at noon
Wednesday indicated that the en- ^
rollment for the first term of summer
school had reached 906, and officials
believe that It is quite likely
by the end of the week the totuJ ^
number or students on the campus
mav reach one thousand.
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iRAHAM TO SPEAK 2
VS DRY FIELD DAY?
Tft fllMAY
jyruMMJkj i vy vjuiiiiajv j t,
a
lurgess and Jonas Unable to Be '<
Present for Temperance Kal- ?
lies Sunday; Number of L.o- 'J'
eal People to Participate in t(
Church Programs Throughout s
the County ti
v
The field day o! the United Dry s
orces, which is to be observed in the p
hurches of the county next Sunday. c
ill reach its climax with the address
f Rev. Dan Graham, which wilt oc- ?
ur at his tabernacle in Boone in the c
fternoon at 3:00. All the people of s
ie county are urged to be present y
>r this rally, which will be in charge p
f Rev. M. A. Adams, field worker t
jr the United Dry Forces, who was g
ere today making final arrangelents
for the Sunday gatherings. c
Bast-minute information indicates j,
hat because of a serious illness, Hon. n
lale K. Burgeas_ state dry leader, n
:ho was to have participated in the c
iolrl daw OYOrdi one urill > 1>1? -
? be present, and he sends his sin- ^
ere regrets to Mr. Adams. Hon. j
Bias . A. fonas shjo found ft iraros i
Lbie to fill his place on trie pro- s
rain. ii
A number of prominent business v
nen an<l educational leaders of t
toone are listed to participate in the t,
ally at various churches throughout ^
he county. Among these are: Rev.
C. Canipe, W R Lovill, Clyde R. v
! ecne. Prof. Herman Eggers, Dr. L
(Continued od page eight) d
>painhour's To |
Have Student Day |
Spainhour's, Inc., will be turned
ver to 15 Appalachian students on
fonday^ June 20, in celebration of '
ollegiate day at this store, it has
een announced toy Mr. J. O. Cook,
lanager.
Jack Gibba of Appalachia, Va., will
ct as manager, assisted toy Warren a
titcheH of the same town. In the f
ten's clothing department, Bruce %
tarrison of Chicago, will be in 1
barge, while Bob Elliot of Charlotte, tdll
Liike care of the shoe depart- e
tent. f
Other departments will toe assigned w
a Mary Stinson, Tafbottom, Ga.,
eady-to^wear; Margaret Register, r
fadesboro, millinery; Sarah Leigh a
.rmfielu, Winston-Salem cotton P
?
hop manager; Susie Grose, Har- 9
tony, misses' department; Mrs. Ruth h
>. Choate, Sparta, foundation gartents;
Flora Teague, Sanford, hos- b
krtf IJTorv urv:t? CM-Ui. Vb
-?J . **viia * f"~ TIIUIC, outicavuic, "J
iece goods ; Daphne Butner, Bums- 3
llle, assistant piece goods depart- t.
rent; Pauline Bingham, Boone, llnerie;
Clarice Johnson, Silver ^
Iprings, Fla.j house furnishings, and
lav is Smith, Lenoir, baby departlent.
The management extends a cordial f
reicorae to all townspeople as well 3
students of the college. 1;
a
Zoffey Child Suffers
Serious Injury Sunday '
7
Armfield Coffey, four-year-old son
f Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Coffey of t
ioone, received serious injuries Sun- s
ay evening when he fell from an au- c
omobile occupied by members of the r
amily. The child was occupying the
ear seat of the sedan and in some |
ray the fastening on the door beame
loosed as the machine rounded
. curve near town on the Blowing
took road, casting- the lad to the
>avement. He received a serious J
ut near the crown of the head and t
> slight skull fracture. He was fan- 1
ned lately taken to the Watauga 3;
Hospital, -where Dr. Zach Linneyj a t
elatrve who happened to be a visitor t
town, has been in almost constant r
ittendance. Dr. Linney believes that 1
he popular child will show a speedy t
eoovery, barring some unexpected t
-amplication. l
JGA 1
Sleekly Newspaper?Estob
y"ATAUGA~c6uNTY, NOKTH~C
/IERCHANTSl[0n)T
ANNUAL MEETING ~
'ice President of Merchants Association
Principal Speaker
at Banquet Session
Mr. O. A. Swearingen, vice-presient
of the North Carolina Merhants
Association, was the principal
[leaker as the members of the local
etaiiers organization gathered in
loir annua! banquet meeting at the
ianiel Boone Hotel Tuesday evening.
About fifty were present at the
anquet when Mr. Swea-ingen spoke
3 the local merchants relative to the
ims antl purposes of their associaon.
He reviewed the advantages
ccruing to the membership through
igisiative endeavor, the promotion
? good fellowship, the holding of
ales events, and the affiliation with
he state association. He referred
3 the value of the credit reports isued
by the association and the acion
of the advertising committee in
feeding out" many undesirable
chemes which are almost daily being
resented to the merchants of the
ity.
Clyde R Greene, president of the
(oone Merchants Association, was ill ?
harge of the gathering, and pre- rji
ented his annual report, following J
fhich the secretary, Wade E. Brown,
resented his repprt, together with
he financial statement of the oranizalion.
The report of the nominating' H
ommittee was adopted, the foilowig
being offeied as members of the
iew board of directors: J. A. MXilins,
Frank Pearson, Ed Hodges, J.
). Cook, John Conway, G. K. Mdose, as
. L. Quails, L. U MfcGill, R. D. th
lodges, Rob Rivers and M. I. Clark, th
Discuss State. Gathering R.
Plana fo" the convention of the th
tate merchants association at Blow- of
ig Rock next Monday and Tuesday de
n?n r<lr.u..(.n?d It ..w.n On
icic uiouuaacu, ?iiu it wtu >utc? " ?'
hat every member desiring to at- do
end the gathering will be recognized fv.'i
s delegates. Mayor W. H. Gragg, to
;ho made some remarks relative to
he convention, is chairman of the ha
elegation. se!
-VORK ON THEATRE''
*iOW PROGRESSING
landsomc Playhouse Will Likely
Be Opened to the Public ye
Within Next Few Weeks
58
The new home of the Pastime Thetre,
which is being erected on the fri
onticr homesite of Edwin N. Hahn, ch
Isq., is rapidly taking form, and R.
fessrs. Hamby and Winkler believe Ci
hat with continued favorable weathr
the cinema palace wiH have its of
ormaT opening' within the next few re
reeks. co
Brick walls have already been wi
aised practically to their heighth he
nd workmen were busy the first
art of the week installing the huge
teel beams which will support the ft]
alcony and roof structure.
The building, which will have a
lack-striped plate glass front, will
e one of the most elegant theatre m<
tructures in this entire section of dii
he state, it is said. da
m
,'IOLIN CLASS FOE th
BEGINNERS BE OFFERED dL
w
Under the direction of Jack Gibbs, F<
ormer violinist of the Appaachian th
Symphony and graduate of Appaachian,
a violin class will be offered ar
it the beginning of the summer ses- El
ion of the demonstration school. fu
The class will meet twice weekly at
or an hour each period. The fee is
5c per week. R
A 11 tLonn fntniVkntn/l J?
XU1 U1UOC U11X.1U11.CU, VY11CWIC1 il 1
he grades, high school or college^
hould make written application or
ontact Mr. Gibbs or Mr. Nash im- re
nediately. S(
uhild Badly Hurt
By Kick of Horse oi
in
Heidron Mast, four-year-old son of H
fr. and Mrs. Dave P. Mast of Sugar
Jrove, suffered a broken jaw when si
ticked by a horse at the home farm y,
ast Saturday. The child was brought m
o the Hagaman Clinic in Boone for q
reatment, and has now returned to 05
lis home. The uikity friends of the
amily will be glad to know that atending
physicians believe the injury tx
vill rapidly heal and that no per- st
nanent ill-effects will be suffered. Yi
demc
lished in the Year Eighty
AROLINA, ~TOURSDAY~ J ffip
The last of a group of youths sh
signs which read?"FDR?YOU'R
FIGHT IT," on the Whit? House for
said they represented an anti-war cc
congress in Washington. Th?? signs
United Slates park police.
ONSIL CLINICS I
AT NEW HOSPITAL
ealtli Department Asks Regis- f
tration of Those Seeking
Treatment: Fee Charged
To nail clinics will be hekl this year
usual with the work being done in E
e Wtitauga Hospital rather than in n
e school building, said Dr. Ksbert o
King, district health officer. Ail J
cse who expect to take advantage a
this clinic snould visit ths health
partincnt office ovci the postoffice v
<1 register the name of the person e
siring tonsils removed, together t
th that of the surgeon they want r
do the work. Dr. King said. t
As soon as a sufficient number v
.ve registered a definite date will be r
t and each one notified. There will t
no change in the fee from last s
ar which was 513.00. h
liss Annie Lou
>1
Kerley Is Dead a
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Miss Annie Lou Kerley, aged 58 0
ars, died at the home in the Ml. P
irnon section Sunday at the age of
years. 3
Funeral services were conducted c
am the Mount Vernon Baptist c
urch Monday at 4 o'clock by Rev. ?
C. Kggers and burial was in the s
itcher cemetery.
MJss Kerley, who was the daughter ^
the late J. E. and Mrs. Kerley, was 1
ared and spent her entire life in the a
mmunity in which she expired. She v
is loved and respected by all of r
r acquaintances.
? _ .... r
ruve ?i?Lera survive.
t
[RS. KOSEDNA FRANTZ 1
DEES AT BANNER ELK
Mrs. Rosedna Dugger Franz, for- ]
ar resident of Watauga county,
ed at the Banner Flk hospital Tuesiy
evening after a long illncas, and
eagre information is to the effect
at the funeral services will be con- j
icted Thursday morning from the t]
Sllowdale Baptist church on Brushy t
>rk and that interment will be in o
e neighborhood cemetery. p
Mrs. Franz is the daughter of Mr. t
id Mrs. Ben Dugger, who reside at y
Ik Park. Other details of her h
neral will be published when avail- f
>le. p
EYNOLDS MAJORITY h
PLACED AT 118,162 11
1.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds won s
nomination to the United States t
mate by a majority of 118,162 over t
epresentative Frank iW. Hancock) r
'., it was 3hown Tuesday by the c
ate board of elections' certification i
the official vote in the June 4 pri- t
ary. Reynolds' vote was 315,316; a
ancock 184,154. e
In the only other state-wide race,
ate Utilities Commissioner Stanley I
'inborne, won re nomination toy a c
ajority of 55,781 over Paul D. <
rady, the vote being: WInborne 254,- t
!4; Grady 198,343. i
T
Hon. Cbas. H. Cow!en of Wilkes- 1
>ro, mingled with friends on the i
recta of Boone for a few hours t
'ednesday. s
iCRA
P Eighty-Eight
ri6, 1938
' /
he White House
own placing: his part of anti-war
E PREPARING WAR?YOU
ice. The members of the gro?ip
miniittec, holding their national
wore immediately removed by
IETAILERS TO
GATHER AT ROCK
toone and Lenoir Groups Joint
Hosts to State Merchants
Convention Next Week
Blowing Book, in the heart of tht
Hue Ridge mountains, will be the
leeting place for the 3GUi annual
onventlon of the North. Carolina
terchants Association on Juree 20Ui
ud 21st.
"The program for the conveatior
/H1 be one of constructive worth
xcellencc and timeliness, according
o Willurd L. Doweii, executive sec
etary of the association, who statai
hat "the speakers for the oocasioi
;ill he men or state ami nations
eputation who are outstanding ir
heir chosen vocations ar.d whe
peak with authority on the prob
:ms confronting retailers "
"The convention offers a combinaion
of business, education and pleas
re," continued Mr. Do'.vell, "for ir
ddition to an exceedingly beneficia
msiness program, there will be ai
bundanca of splendid entertainmen
irovided for all those attending.
"Entertainment features already
rranged for the two-day meeting inlude
a dance on both nights of thi
onventlon, an elaborate banquet
;olf, bridge and theatre parties
cenic drive to Grandfather Moun
ain, tea for the ladies at Greystoni
rower, admission to 'the famou:
Slowing Rock' and other amusement
ind recreational features, all 01
I'hinh Ifill hn OAmnlinvonfom. t/v IVom
ii.vit mil uv vviii^niiiicutai y iu LUWOI
egistering at the convention.
"This occasion institutes Nortt
Carolina's leading retail event," con
inued Mr. Dowell, "for it present
o retail merchants an opportur.itj
(Continued on page eight)
Slowing Rock to
Have Kindergarber
Blowing Bock, June 14.?Happ)
lornings for Little Children will b<
he name of the summer klndergarter
o be opened July 5th by Miss Dor
thy C. Upton at Blowing Rock. Th(
ilay group is limited to children be
ween the ages of three to sevei
ears, but special classes will b<
eld in the afternoons for the bene
it of adults who wish to study chik
isychology' and child problems.
Miss Upton is well qualified t<
;andle children and their problems
eing a graduate of Teachers' Col
ege_ Columbia University. She alsi
tudied at Wheaton College in Bos
on, Boston University, the Universi
y of Pennsylvania, Fitchburg Nor
nal School, and the Surette Schoo
if Music. Miss Upton's experienci
s wide and comprehensive, instruct
nc At rfiffAi-Ant fimna onph aitlvi/v?r>
is remedial work, music, dalcrom.
lurythmics and crafts.
The purpose of the kindergarten a
Slowing Rock is to teach the child ti
levelop mind and body, to gain self
:ontrol and self-direction, and to giv
he child instruction in the art of liv
r.g with others.
The "Happy Mornings for Lattl
r*eople" is a decided addition to th
it tractions of Blowing Rock and th
own Is fortunate in having th
>chool in its midst.
T
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~ $1.50 PER YEAR
STREETS OF TOWN
TO BE REPAIRED;
SIDEWALKS FIXED
$40,000 WPA, City and Individual
Funds to Be listed in
j Program; Some Streets to Be
Widened; New Ones Opened
and Sidewalks Built
A WPA project calling for extensive
municipal street improvements
and involving a total
expenditure, including the sponsor's
share, of something like
$40,000, received Presidential
endorsement i n Washington
Monday, according to a telegram
received from Congressman R.
L. Doughton by Mayor W. H.
Gragg. Mr. Doughton used his
influence in hastening action on
the project after it reached
Washington.
The works program, which is expected
to be actually started just as
soon as minor details can be worked
out, will include widening ot streets,
drainage, opening up of certain new
streets, sidewalk repairs, and build.
ing of new walkways in certain
areas.
The project, which was worked out
by the city officials in co-opcration
with individual citir.eiis of the town,
was made possible by joint contributions
from the city treasury and from
certain property owners into the
! sponsor's fund. Without the pay
nient of the subscriptions from the
I interested property-owners, the town
i would have found it impossible to
i have uiudched the federal funds to
the degree demanded. Mayor Gragg
1 and the town round! express their
f gratitude to the people for them fls[
cal co-operation in making possible
- I thft mtinh.naoi^ort im ..r.c.nt
1 1
i THRONGS ATTEND
GRAHAM MEETING
' Big Tabernacle is Filled Each
Evening as Noted Evangelist
j Occupies Pulpit
' Rev. Dar. Graham, evangelistic
t minister of Blountville, Ter.n., preached
his first sermon in the newly-con'
structed tabernacle near the court"
house Sunday evening and the com:
modious structure was almost filled
with people from all over the county,
many standing on the out3ide to listen
to the sermon of the popular
: evangel.
3 Monday evening a still larger crowd
' came to hear Rev. Mir. Graham, and
f it is understood the series of serv
ices will continue for perhaps several
weeks. There i3 to be preaching
1 each evening at 7:30 and beginning
r.ext Tuesday at 9 o'clock, a sermon
" win t>e nroadoast Irom the taber'
nacle through the facilities of radio
station WOPI, Bristol. The public is
also invited to this one-hour sermon
each day.
The evangelistic party headed by
I Rev. Graham asks The Democrat to
thank the people of the town and
r surrounding territory for their most
cordial reception and the fine spirit
i of co-operation which has been mani.
fested. Besides Mr. Graham, Rev. J.
i A. Boyd of Bluff City, is here as
- song leader; Mr. Rhea Anderson of
l Biountville, is the pianist, while Abe
; Aldrich of Black Mountain, is acting
. as general helper.
1
PENSION CHECKS NOW
> READY FOR VETERANS
. ....
i in* two tvuuiuga county veterans
> of the Civil War who remain on the
. state pension roll, may now secure
. their semi-annual checks by apply.
ing at the office of Clerk of Court A.
1 E. South. Mr. Lemuel Greene of
s Cove Creek, and Mr. J. E. Luther of
- Deep Gap, are the remaining folkrw9
crs of Lee and Jackson.
i Mr. South also has checks for fifteen
widows of Confederate vett
erans.
- NEW DRUGGIST ARRIVES
e Dr. S. L Lee of Leaksville, a reg
istercd pharmacist, has arrived in
town and taken charge of the pree
scriptkm department at the Carolina
e Pharmacy. Dr. Lee is a druggist of
e fifteen years' experience, and the loc
cal establishment feels fortunate in
having secured his services.
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