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VoIT~XLIX,~ NO. 51
CLAUDE TEAGUE, I
37, A_SUICIDE
Blowing Rock Man Dies From
Loss of Blood; Wrist Slashed
With Razor Blade
Claude Teague, 37-year-oid World
War veteran, died in Blowing Rock
&l ii o'clock Monday from a wound
j. he was said to have inflicted in nis
left wrist with a razor blade at his
home there Sunday afternoon.
He is reported to have slashed his
wrist in a bedroom at . his home,
while his wife was visiting at a
neighbor's home. When found by
p*jlice ChiPf Hfltipu jj??/^tit
!p a., he was in an unconscious anil !
weakened condition from loss of
| ' Wood.
His sister, Mrs. Dick Holler, of
Blowing Hock, had come to the
Teague home and noticed blood on
the floor as she walked through the
hallway. She immediately called
Chief Hatiey, who found Teague in
the bathroom.
Teague, who served overseas in
the infantry during the World War,
received several decorations, includ- .
ihg one for bravery under fire and
one for outstanding service. He was
gassed, a fact believed to have been
partially responsible for the despondency
said to have been the cause of
the suicide. He was a plumber by
trade. ]
Funeral services were conducted at
2 o'clock Tuc3iiay from the late residence
and interment was in the Reformed
church cemetery.
Surviving arc the mother. Mrs.
Fannie Teague, the widow. Mrs.
Doris Holler Teague; one daughter,
Bonnie Jean; a brother, Ralph
Teague, and a sister. Mrs. Sadie Hoi2er
j #jg : K-.ir- ;
925 STUDENTS ARE :
f ON LOCAL CAMPUS
Enrollment ?t Appalachian Unusually
Large; Many States
I Are Represented
Nine hundred and twenty-five students
are now enrolled in summer
school classes at Appalachian College,
says a report issued froni the
office of the registrar. Of these 804
hail from 80 of Nbrth Carolina's iOu
counties, while 121 come from 13
other states.
Hie tabulation reveals that there
are students from the following 0
etaxes: Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, ?
Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,
New York, Pennsylvania, South Caro- ,
Jina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir- 1
ginia and Vermont.
It is also pointed out that in North
Carolina 575 students come from east
of the Blue Ridge and 229 from west
of the mountain range. ?
There are 722 female collegians and
203 male, representing 114 colleges.
There are 182 bachelor degrees.
The first six weeks term closes
July 16, the second begins July 19, ?
and ends August 26, with tire regu- 11
lar fall term opening on August 31. n
WATAUGAHAMS ?
GO TO LONDON;
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Smithey's Store Gets Order for i
Famous Meat From Britain as r
Fame of Product Spreads i
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Smithey's honey-cured hams have j
long been famous over the greater ?
part of the Ufeiited States, and now c
the news of their excellent flavor has
crossed the waters, according to Mr.
Owen Wilson, manager of the local
store. Mr. Wilson is justly proud of ^
a letter recently received from London,
England, calling for the delivery
of six nice hams, weighing 20 or 25
pounds each.
Mr. Wilson, whose warehouses ordinarily
contain hundreds of the delicious
hams, states that the curing ,
process used was evolved by his
company, and that the mixture employed
Includes a generous proportion
of pure sourwood honey. Visitors
to the region have long been
loud in their praise of the product,
the output of which is increased yearly
to take care of the mounting demand.
HORSE SHOW IN AUGUST
The twelfth annual Blowing Bode
Horse Show will he held August 5-6,
it was announced the first of the
week.
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An independent W
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Spy Case Witness | V
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New York, N. Y.?Miss Senta pe
Do Wagner of Silneola, one of the ap
two women being held by the gov- a
ernment in hidden "protective, sus- ye
tody" as a vital spy witness, as ti?
spocutl federal grand jury prepares an
to learn of a German conspiracy ne
to obtain American defense secret1*.
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MERCHANTS TO I
OBSERVE FOURTH 1
in
iusiness Houses Will He Closed scl
Next Monday; Cafes and Drug "
Stores Will Be Open
Prae.tiesUy all of the business m<
louses of the city will he closed rm
iext Monday in observance of the
""ourtli of July, it was stated at the ne
vL'
iffico of the Retail Merchants A^so:fe?.tion
Moil Jay 'Order the eonstitu- n'
ion of the association, members are I *r
o clote on tne Fourth, without the
ter.ossitj of special action by the or;aoi?ation.
'"hl
' to 1
Those who ovtll he closed Monday
ncludc: I. T. Barnett, Balk-White er
Jo., Building and Loan, City Meat wt
liarket, Fanners Hardware & Sup>ly
Co.. H 4 H Oil Co.. Harrison ar
Chevrolet Co., High Land Furniture w?
Jo.. M. C. Holler. King Street Groery,
MXiilins Grocery, New River an
dght & Power Co.. Pearson's Store. ^
Jualls Furniture Co., Spainhour'3.
nc., Daniel Boone Shoe shop and the
Northwestern Bank, Smithey's store, f
ScSu
oth the town and county are asked
o bear in mind the closing, and ^
ransact their business this week, in
rder that there may be the minimum
f inconvenience.
\GEDLADY IS ?
HURT IN CRASH =
Gr
tlrs. Sarah Day of Hickory Suf- a"
fers Painful Injuries as Cars thl
Collide Sunday Su
tal
Mrs. Sarah Day, 77-year-old resi- Cfl
lent of Hickory, was painfuily but Mj
lot seriously injured Sunday after- _
ua
ioon in an automobile accident which
coi
occurred on the Shulls Mills highray,
some distance from Blowing
lock. 1
co]
A car occupied hy Mrs. Day and
our others and driven her grand- nu
on, Lawrence Day, collided with m(
>ne driven by Dr. A. P. Kepbart of ^
ilowing Rock, which carried other
r embers of the Kephart family. Mrs. ^
Jay is said to have received numerpa
ius cuts and bruises, whiie Addle gj
ielle Day, 12, suffered a broken
irm. Other injuries received were .
>f a minor nature.
LEGION POST MEETING S.
There will )>e a regular meeting of
Watauga Post American Legion at
he Legion hut, Friday, July 1, at
':J0. The -business of the session ^
vill be confined mainly to hearing
eports of delegates to the state
begion convention in Winston-Salem. ^
ITCBMONTER PREFERS ^
LOCAL COLLEGE: HAD la)
STARTED TO DUKE U. op
ar
Mr. Wilfred Fletcher, a toatofcor
of Readsboro, Vermont, was a th
week-end {mt at the K. C. Rivers w]
home, en route to Durham, where be
be had expected to attend summer
school at Duke University. While in;
here, however, Mr. Fletcher be- af
came so impressed with Appalach- ha
lan College and its environs that be pr
changed his plans, and is now en- co
ralied at the local institution. In
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?ekly Newspaper?Eateb
WATAUGA." "co'um^YTl^RIH <
WW OF HEALTH f
OFFICE REVIEWED ~
r. King Outlines Activities of
District Health Office During
Past Year
By DR. ROBERT K. KBS'O
Tile f'scal year of the V/ataugx
innty Health department ends on
ily 1st, and at this time a review
work done during the past 12
anth i? should be interesting A
-otation runs, "I am an oid man
d have my troubles- most of which
.ve never happened." That is the
rpo.se of your health department ?
have many troubles but to see that
3st of them never happen.
The best part of our work is that
lich presents something from hapnlng
to our health, and so doe3 not
>pear in reports. As an example,
typhoid carrier was discovered this
ar and by controlling this yotenil
source of danger much sickneaa
<1 death may be prevented that will
ver find its way into reports.
Milk is a splendid and necessary
id, but at the same time it is an
nost perfect growing ground for
merous harmful gern-13 To guard
ainst this danger, some 38 milk ZL
ndlere have been examined and 82
lits made to dairy farms.
The same care must be exercised
public caring places and those
rving and preparing food in them,
wiii. no doubt, be surprising to
Lrn that 348 food handlers have
en examined and 107 inspections
uie of food handling establishmts.
General sanitation has not been
glected as assistance and supcr>ion
has been given in the buildf
of 15 septic tanks, 19 sanitary
ivies and nine approved individual
iter supplies. it is to he regretted
it we have not been able to secure
i assistance cf the W.PA in ?. sani- 1
iy project such as numerous oth- ~
counties have enjoyed, for It
iuIU be a great-help to those most | |J
eding better sanitary conditions *
ound their homes, and, assistance as
U.
In the schools, children are exlined
in the first, third and fifth ^
adts as time does not allow for
(Continued on page eight)
ri-State Singing
Meet Held Sunday -w
M<
,01)0 Attended 15th Annual Event a
at Foot of Grandfather he
Mountain Co
Linvilic, June 27.?Sunday some w<
000 people from western Nortli lot
rolina, Tennessee and Virginia
uie the climb up beautiful Yonah- co
isee road to the foot of towering 4,
arsdfather mountain for the 15th
nual Tri-State singing convention. Ju
Families began arriving from
: surrounding area around 7 o'clock 4.
nday morning. Largest represen:ion
was from Watauga, Avery, Ju
ldwell, McDowell, Yancey and
idison counties in this state and Ju
rter, Unicoi and Johnson and other
mties in Tennessee. In
After :i short Sunday school, regu
singing began at 11 o'clock and wi
itinued until late in the afternoon, tlr
Hie scene of this picturesque an- mi
al custom is the spacious green
ladow at the foot of Grandfather, dr
e association is divided into classes, tri
presenting various portions of the
ree states and each clas3 partici- 3
tes in both competitive and mass
lging.
J. L. Hartley, of Linville.f was
charge of the annual affair.
wi
heriff and Deputies
Make Raid On Stills ve
M
Sheriff A. J. Edmisten and his el(
puties on Thursday and Friday of
it week captured two blockade li- at
or plants, the first being in Beaver Li
im township. The apparatus was er
shioned from an oil drum and 70 an
lions of beer was ready for distil- re
don when the officers arrived. The ar
erators were not present and no
rests have been made. D
Another small still was seined on
e Rich Mountain above Silvers tone,
lich was not in operation and no
er was in evidence. di
On Saturday Wm_ Golden of Blow- B<
? Rock, was taken into custody lu
ter sheriff's officers had found 34 co
.If-gallon jars of moonshine on his 30
onuses. He was bound to superior of
urt and filled an appearance bond he
the sum of $500. ui
FfefF "I
DEMC
lished in the Year Eighte*
Ycceraite National Park, Califgiant
TVH\ airliner was found smasi
Buena Vista Park, wings sheared ofl
jaiiuucd Into into the heavy snow dri
pants were scattered about.
TO OUR ADVERTISERS ^
The Democrat's Fiftieth Anniversary
and Progress Edition is
tchcduled to come from the press
vith the regular edition next
Vedtiesday, and due to the added
train on the mechanical departnent
In Issuing the greatly enarged
paper, it Is found necessary
o set the dealine for all adverIsing
matter to appear next week w
it Saturday noon of this week. H
Patrons of the newspaper are D
irged to i'o operate tally with the i\
:ubltshw so tr.nt no regular ;*dertlsUig
may ?>e omitted in the w
inBi eleeo-ap. We thank you. j pi
00LEDW00L IS j:1
SOLD; PRICE GOOD1
1 m
unity Agent Announces Times j ^
and Places for Weighing JV
Fleece Sold Locally i.s
R
The wool committee, composed of
. Porr? anH f! D. /
cNeill, has sold the pooled wool at
good price, compared with prices
ing offered for wool this year, said
mnty Agent W. B. Collins Monday.
Mr, Colllris announces tliat pooled
>ol will be weighed up at the fol- I1
\ing times and places:
At the Ford garage in front of the
urthouse in Boor.e on Monday. July
from S to 12 a. m.
\V. W, Mast's store on Monday, p
ly 4, from 1 to 3:30 p. m. it
Vilas Service Station, Monday, July tj
from 4 to 3 p m. H
Clyde Perry's store on Tuesday, y
ly 5, from 8 to 10 a, in. w
Donly Hagaman's store on Tuesday, 0
ly 5, from 10 to 12 a. m. d
Sherwood's store TnpsHnv Tnle
)m 3 to 5 p. m. s,
Any farmers m the county who
sh to do so may sell their wool t,
rough the poo! at one of the above ^
entioned places. j,
Mr. Collins says all wool must be
y and should be free from tags and
ish.
C;
urgin Pennell Is i
Legion Commander a
si
si
Burgin Pennell, Asheville attorney, ^
is unanimously chosen as state
mmander of the American Legion
the close of the 20th annual con- ^
ntion in Winston-Salem Tuesday. a
rs. Herbert B. Taylor of Dunn, was
icted president of the Auxiliary.
Among the local legionnaires in ^
tendance at the convention were
onel Ward, Cleve Gross, Chas. Rogs,
Asbury Weaver, H. G. Farthing
id S. F. Horton. Mrs. T. A. Weaver
presented the local Legion Auxiliy
R. FELLOWS WILL
LECTURE ON SYPHILIS
Dr. F. S. Fellows, acting venereal
sease consultant for the State
>ard of Health, will deliver an 11strated
lec?re on syphilis in the
liege auditAium Thursday, June
I, at 8 p. dC Dr. Robert R. King
the Distal Health department
aee, in malting the announcement,
??ea all those interested to attend.
)CRA
dgraghty-Light
jjffiE 30.1938
eked; All Dead
-M iB-sing since filairft fcko
bed 200 feet from the fop of
fuselage a jitmbto and the toil
ft. The bodies of toe nine uccu- j
ONSIL CLINICS TO
BE HELD HERE
irst to Bet Hclri Will Be On
July 1st and Second on July 5;
Patients Asked to Register
On Friday. June 24, a tonsil clinic |
as held by Drs H. B. Perry and R. j
. Harmon at the Watauga Hospital, i
ts. Perry and Karmun. will held |
le'.r next clinic or. Friday, Ju'.y 1st. I
The Drs. Fia-garoan ami Haga.nan
... ..... ..... . -.r . !
in cunaaci a cimic a\ watauga ttos-1
ital on Tuesday. Jaiy nth. and wilt j
anounce other dates later.
Owing to the necessity pf reserving j
face for other patients the humher
imitted to these clinics is limited,
agist.ration must be made at the
istrict health department office and J
ntlce will he sent to the patient lr.
inplc time as to the date and pre paiticm
expected. To avoid dlsapointment,
do not come unless rog-1
tercd and notified, says Dr. Robert
. King, district health officer.
EEENE AGAIN
HEADS RETAILERS
'opular Hardware Merchant Reelected
President of Boone
Merchants Association
Clyde R. Greene, president of the
loone Merchants Association since
s founding, was re-elected head of
je local retailers' organization at
meeting of the board of directors
/ednesday evening, while John Con
ay was again the unanimous choice
f the directorate for the vice-presicncy
Wade E. Brown, whose work as
ccretary has covered the history of
le organization, found it impossible
> continue in office longer and Mrs.
.uby Ellis was named to succeed
im.
FIRE AT CRANBERRY
The Boone fire department was
ailed to Cranberry Friday night at
2 o'clock to assist in extinguishing
blaze which threatened the detraction
of the village. A twotory
frame building, in which two
imilies resided, was too far gone
5 save, although it took the boys
nly 37 minutes to make tbe trip.
To other buildings were damaged
nd there is no estimate of the loss.
v .
iiuuvciattry l^uuion
Is 10 Cents a Copy
Subscribers to The Democrat and
all others wanting <v:tr? copies of
the Watauga Democrat's Golden
Anniversary and Progress Edition
to be issued next Wednesday are
urged to place their order now.
The demand will be heavy for the
edition, which contains an accurate
picture of the town and county, together
with many of its personalities.
The price Is 10 cents per dopy,
cash with order, except as regards
regular subscribers and those having
advertising in the publication.
No copies wiD be distributed free
bom the office.
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$1 .5O3^BR"YEAR_^
MARVIN WARREN IN
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Man Accused of Robbery Tries
to End Lite With Razor Blade;
Physician Saves Life
Marvin Warren. Watauga man.
who is being held in the county jail
for trial st the fall term of court on
charges of aiding in the robbery of
Mr. 'Tip'' Shull. resident of I-aurel
Creek township, made an attempt at
suicide Tuesday morning, and but
for the prompt action of the county
physician. Dr H. B. Perry., he would
likely have succeeded in ending his
life.
Warren was found shortly before
noon Tuesday, a deep gash made by
a safety razor blade in his left arm,
and considerably weakened by loss
of blood. Sheriff Edrrdnsten's wife
immediately summoned Dr. Perry,
who succeeded in tying up the severed
veins, and Warren Is expected to
make speedy recovery.
The prisoner is quoted as having
j freely admitted he intended self-de!
a miction. lie stated that he was not
guilty of the robbery "and decided to
get out of it this way." Sheriff Edmjsten
lias taken every precaution
against the prisoner making another
suicide attempt.
P0ST0FFICEB1DS
TO BE ASKED SOON
Ooltghtoc's Office Making, Every
Effort to Hasten Construction
of Federal Building
Postmaster W. O. Hartzog- is in
receipt of :t letter from Congressman
DoughtoiVs office to the effect |S?|jp3|8B||
that every effort is being marie to
fjvciitfjite the construotioc of JSooue'*new
$75,000 (lostoffice, and that it is
ovnnnlor. f?o* n.3o(.?t<i>amn..:o
HWV llU * <-.* l.k .lV-'UV-ilUJ VMIUI5
! for bids on the structure will appear
| in about a month.
I htr Peoples, director of the pro!
curement division of the treasury,
tells the congressman's office that
there are now several thousand postoffices
in the same situation a* the
one in Boone, and that the necessary
' preliminary work is being" done as
I rapidly as possible. The official further
gives the assurance that due to
Mr. Doughton's intense interest in
the tjoone project, it will be givtii
preferential handling by every department.
Architects have been Instructed
to complete the plans as
quickly as possible.
FINGERPRINTS
SAVE CHAS. COOK
Man Thought to Be Mail Robber
Set Free When Fingerprints
Fail to Correspond
Chaa F. Cook, venerable itinerant,
who was detained here last Wednesday
by police, upon the supposition
that he was John Gideon, noted mail
robber, who escaped the federal pen
in 1920, has been released. A. federal
agent from Charlotte, summoned
here by telephone, checked the
fingerprints of Cook against those
of Gideon, and found that the man
being held was not the person who
robbed the mails at Moscow, Idaho,
in 1906, and skipped the remainder
of a life-time sentence 14 years
later. .
The federal agent, however, commended
Chief of Police Ollis for his
action in detaining Cook, and noted a
remarkable resemblance between he
and the widely-sought criminal.
Mrs. Martha Eggers
Dies at Zionville
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
Eggers, aged 81, who died Saturday
night, were conducted at Zionville
church Monrtu V tnAm-'n or V.TT T>nt,
Dwight Edmiaten, assisted by Rev.
Vilas Minton and Rev. Edgar ESdmisten.
Surviving Mrs. Eggers are four
sons, Charlie, Joe, Oonley and Roy
Eggers, and two daughters, Mrs.
Sallie Guy and Mrs. Myrtle Johnson.
Mrs. Eggers was the last of the
Hiram Jones family to go since her
brother, J. C. Jones, preceded her in
death only a few months.
Miss Marguerite Miller, Watauga
county welfare officer, made a business
trip to Raleigh the latter part
lot the week.