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VOL. LI, NO. 4
LOCAL AUThITI
FINISHES BOOK
David P. Allison Has Written
Four Volumes Within Past
Eighteen Months
David P. ^'1 -son, Boone author,
states that he has just finished the
manuscript for "Inlo the Harbor,"
the fourth book which has come
from his pen within the past 18
months. The ne-.v volume, it is said,
has a mid-western locale, with a
newspaper office with which the
author is familiar, as a background.
Another novel by Mr. Allison.
"Life's Crucible," was completed j
during the early spring and should'
be off the press about September. :
"Tito the Harbor" should be on sale j
aooui (jnrisimas.
Mr. Ai 1 Lson is now outlining a story
the title of which will be the "Fifth
Generation." The plot will have a
mountain setting and although in the
writing of fiction, the correct names
of towns and people are not usually
glven, the author states that persons
familiar with this section will easily
recognize the communities and char- j
aoters featured.
Mr. Allison, who is regarded as a
very fine descriptive author, believes
that the new book, which will deal
entirely with this immediate section, r
will be of considerable advertising
value to the area, and since the name
of the city about which the storycenters
must be other than "Boone,"
a one-year subscription to Tile Democrat
is offered for an appropriate
fictional name for the community. ^
Suggestions should be mailed to
The Democrat and the following have 3
been chosen as judges ior the contest:
Wilson Norris. W. H. Gragg, W R. '
Govj.ll, Mrs. R. F. Greene and Mrs. ^
Democrat and only one suggestion for
a name is to be made. ^
Visitor Here in 1880 u
^Writes tlTt-dfcai Firm ?
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The Farmers Haardware & Supply a
Oo., fa in receipt of the following letter
from Fir. VVm H. G. Belt, seeds- man,
of Baltimore, Md., in regard to '
the anniversary edition of The Democrat,
which constitutes a most interesting
kind of historical reading:
I want to thank you for the special
edition of the Watauga paper with its 0
SO years of history and pictures of r
the county I love and have known so 11
long. You may not know, but it 3
probably means more to me than any ?
one outside of the state. Long be- n
fore I knew the seed business I was ?
traveling down there in 1880. My
first interest attracted to it by Miss
Fisher of Salisbury, who wrote "The f
Land of the Sky." In 1885 I married 1
a lady here who had never been south, ?
and brought her to Blowing Rock on
our wedding trip. We spent two
weeks in Lenoir with Dr. Beall's ]
family, so we were prepared to fall in
love with the mountains before hand.
Our method of getting up there was
an old open carriage with two
horses and a colored driver, and it h
took us a half day to make it. There a
were no hotels there then, but two a
boarding houses, one Mr. Morris who tl
had the postoffice and a farm, the
other Mr. Estes -at the mill, and we f.
were with him for six weeks. I f:
caught my first rainbow trout in the d
mill lake from a flat-bottom boat, r
There were four rooms built ouside,
one of which we occupied, and a bo- J
tanis from up north another one. As
we were likewise fond of flowers the
three of us wandered all over that
wututr cuunny. x aavc oim a u?i-vjrjre jj
taken of my wife and self in the old 3
courthouse yard at Boone, and the f
whole square surrounded with cherry r
trees loaded with fiuit. We also r
rode Mr. Estes' two white horses to J
the top of Granfather Mountain, at ?
.east as far as Calloway's where we t
spent the night and climbed to the ^
rock in the morning. As we were
accustomed to going to church or x
y Sunday school, Mr. Estes on Sunday v
morning took his family Bible, about t
12 by 12 inches, and when we reach- -j
ed the church it had a snake fence j
all around it and my wife was help- t
ed to climb over it. Another thing
1 recall. Dr. Mclver. who was a '
iiicitu ui mint', caiiic up uiai fu*"
nier and held the first summer school
for teachers at Boone; he it was who
was instrumental in getting the col- ,
lege for women at Greensboro, now j
a part of the state university. With <
i. im from Chapel Hill was another i
teacher who afterwards became the ,
president of the University of Vir- j
ginia. ,
So in love have I always been with
that mountain country, that I have i
sent dozens of friends down on tiips, ;
and now at 81 when they don't want
me to work any more, I have bought ;
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An Independent \
BOONE, V
"Lighting Up D?
South Boston, Va.?-These three
left to right. Misses Helen Johnston
practicing for their rftles in the foiu
t ivol to be held on September 8 and
cure lights for their cigarettes from
to the interest ot the pickanlniieys.
"ather of Charles 1
Zimmerman Dies at 76
Mr. J. S. Zimmerman, father of
harles Zimmerman, former local at- 1
irney, died al his Ashcvilie home a
hursday morning from a paralytic 1
:rokc. r
Funeral services were conducted 1
om the chapel o' the Dunn-Gross i
ur.eral Monte Ir. Anlievi lie Friday 1
torning, Pev. Mr Grice, pastor of
ai., and Chas T. Zimmerman of c
Washington, D. C,
Mr. Zimmerman, who was reared 1
t Caldwe'.l couny, came front one
f.thn foremost families of this sec
ion and was an architect. He heired,
however. From active work
bout ten years ago.
)Id Bryan Home
Is Being Moved J
Work is now going forward rapidly J
n the removal of t.he W f, Rrvnn
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esidejice to a lot on Howa.il street, ,
allowing the sale of the property |
ome time ago. Mr. A. S. Johnson .
f Sherwood, who has charge of ,
loving the structure, states that he
xpects to have the big job completed (
y the end of the week. Interesting
i the fact that the family is occu- i
ying the house during the process of ,
ts removal and none of the functions
f the household are disturbed as the
uilding changes its location.
ronsil Clinic To
Be Held Tuesday ,
Drs. Hagaman and Boughman will ,
old another tonsil clinic at the Watuga
Hospital on Tuesday. August 2, j
ccarding to an announcement from
he local health department.
All tliose who have not registered ,
or this clinic must do so in the of- .
ices of the health department in or- j
er that the necessary space may be ]
eserved. j
IR. SOAP BOX RACERS
TO BE INSPECTED FRIDAY
All boys under 12 years of age are
.sked to have their racers on Water
treet Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock
or a general inspection and trial
un. There will be no competitive
aces on this date, states, B. W.
tailings, the promoter. There is ^
lot much time left before the races
iegin and all boys are urged to get
iusy.
The senior boy3, ages 12 to IS, are
vorking on their racers daily and
vill be ready for inspection and
rial about August 5th. This race
vill probably be run off of Daniel
park hill which will require good
rakes aq{l some skillful driving.
I-O DEMONSTRATE SKEET
snuuiirtu ai onnnuv tun
Banner Elk, July 27.?An expert
narksman from the Remington Fireimis
Company will be in Banner Elk
Saturday afternoon to give an exhilition
of skeet shooting on the new
range at 2 o'clock, it has been announced
by Coach Johnny Mackorell
if Lees-McRae College.
The public is invited to attend and
natch a display of real marksmanship.
All who wish may receive instruction
in skeet shooting or take
part in a trial skeet .shoot after the
exhibition.
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-th annual National Tobacco Fes- ! a
9, stop by a negro cabin and se- j
i the negro ntammy's pipe, mucii ; r*c
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Vew Health Nurse ?i'
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Has Assumed Duties c?
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Miss Emma Belle McClure h&3 j
>een added to the staff of the Wat- afc
luga county health department. Miss ^
dcClure comes here highly re com- ar
nended, according to Dr. Robert R. s^.
ving, who is highly pleased in havng
her added to the corps of locai
lealth workers. .
Miss McClure, who took ner initial ~
fining At Peabody College, Nhsh-]u,
[ualified for her present -.vork.
Mirs McClure has established' her
lorae at the Caro-Jean Inn. .
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i raae nvent .Scheduled i to
For Month of August'a>
A special committee of the Boone P1
Vlerc.hants Association has decided ct]
hat a city-wide sales event will be 10
;onducted during next month. The w
ivent will be one of the most unusual P(
.bus far instituted in the city. At a ra
jenera! meeting of the merchants'
jroup next Friday evening the details P1
>f the event will be worked out, and p
mmediately thereafter a complete nmuncement
will be issued. P1
It is requested that there be a full ei
attendance of the membership of the
association for the important meet- tr
ng which will be held in the Junior IP
Order hall at 7:30. ; cc
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Singing Class To
Appear at Cove Creek; (
The singing class of the Oxford
Orphanage will appear in concert at
the Cove Creek high school auditorium
Tuesday evening, August 2, at B
7:30, under the sponsorship of Snow p
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. tl
It is stated that the programs be- | ii
ing rendered this year by the chil-: si
Iren from the home which is main- I w
rained by the Masonic order, are the B
most entertaining arranged for a o
number of years, and it is expected U
that a large crowd will be present p
for the concert. b
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Local Lawyer Now ?
In New Quarters ip
Wade E. Brown, local attorney, occupied
his new office quarters almost
opposite The Democrat building, the *
first of the week, and the structure is '
one of the most elegant to be found
in the city.
The building is constructed of
brick, with native stone being used
about the entrance, and a second
floor is fitted out as a modem aprt- J
ment. *
Rev. Mr. Smith To f
Preach at Stony Fork d
i s
Rev. J. Harold Smith, one of the p
south's most outstanding Baptist c
ministers, will preach at the Stony c
Pork church Monday. August 1, at
2 p. m. Mr. Smith, whose home is in
Greenville, S. C., i3 said to be an
evangelist of unusual ability, and a v
large crowd is expected to hear him. I
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BIRTH d
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Don Camp- t
bell of Sugar Grove, on July 25. a S
son who has been named Donald \
Daren Mrs. Campbell is at- the C
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. t
Ciias. A. Greer, at Zionvilie. 1
DBM<
lished in rap \ ear Eight
tROLINA. gfgURSnAY. JUL
EA PMIECTMAY
XTENinNTO ASHE
ND ALLEGHANY
vo Other Counties Start Move- ]
ment to Secure the Benefits j
of Rural Electrification: Watauga
Gets More Than a Quarter
Million
The possibility that the Caldwell
univ rural electrification project,
-eady one of the largest and most
Islanding in the nation, may heme
the Federal P.ura! Electrifica>n
Administration's number one
oject was held out Saturday as a
suit of action taken on the part
rural leaders in Ashe and Alter
;any counties in the end that scrv;
may be furnished tho.se counties.
v^wuniy Diiith ui A-iicgiuuiy,
ednesriay contacted Caldwell rural
iders in an effort to secure inforation
in regard to the ways and
cans used to secure the local elecLfication
project. At the same time
movement has been inaugurated in
=he county to secure rural electrisation
in that county.
Already Watauga county: has been
eluded in the Caldwell county rural
petrification program and a total
S253.OQ0 made available for the
nstruction of rural power lines in
is county. Of this amount availileT
5128,000 was allotted recently,
tiile an additional 5125,000 is avail le
from funds left over from the
nstruction of the Caldwell project
id which can onl>* he used for conruction
purposes.
Within the next few days leaders
the Aiieghany movement, headed
r Black, are expected to confer with
ildwell project leaders, with the
timate result expected to be an ef
iwer projects in the world.
At the present time both Ashe and
iiegliany anilities are .served by
vatc companies, which "nave not exuded
rural Service to any great exnt,
serving chiefly in the' city
eas.
Under the plans for the Watauga
oject, 185 miles of line will be
instructed to 3erve 1,139 rural CU3miert.
Of this allotment $10,000
ill be used to defray certain exinses
connected with the initial opotions
of the project which cannot he
iserved by the construction loan,
awer will be supplied by the Duke
nver Company at wholesale rates.
Construction of these lines will
rovide nearly 30.000 man-hours of
nployment in direct labor alone.
Actual construction on rural elecic
lines in Watauga county will bein
within the next two months, acirding
to G. F. Messick, superinten:nt
of the Caldwell Mutual Corporaon.
Commerce Secretary
Thanks the Citizens
;Wade E. Brown, secretary of the
oone Chamber of Commerce, excesses
his thanks to the people of
re community for their co-operation
s aiding in the housing of the county
iperintendents and their familes
'ho are in convention here. Mr.
irown states that the co-operation
f the townspeople was so splendid
aal a number of homes which had
roffered accommodations could not
e filled. The open-hearted disposilon
of the citizens, it is felt by the
hamber, is indicative of its apprelation
of having these splendid peole
as the guests of the cityThe
Boy Scout3 are especially to
e commended for. their help in conucting
the visitors to the homes in
.-hich they are accommodated anc
or other informative services ren
ered. The Scouts who assisted are
Elaine Miller. Van Hagaman, Gem
iingham. Charles Rogers. J. B
lagaman. Jr., and Arnold Brown.
:andidate for congress
s a visitor in boonl
Hon. Monroe Adams of StatesviUe
tepuhlican candidate for congi-ess it
he ninth district, was in town Mon
lay and mingled with friends for :
hor* white Incidentally, Mr. Adam!
laced an advertisement in The Demo
rat today calling attention to hi!
andidacy.
JOHN C. CARROLL
John Colbert Carroll, aged 83, ;
i/ell-known farmer who resided nea
ioone, died Thursday at the age o
13 years. Funeral services were con
lucted Friday and interment was ii
he cemetery near Rutherwood
Surviving is a brother, L.ige Carroll
vho resides in Wilkes county. Mi
larroll had spent most oi his life ii
his section where he was held li
ugh esteem
:een Eighty-Eight
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State School
3-Day Con
Honors War Dead
i Now York.?Visiting: here on the
first anniversary of Japan's undeclared
war ?u China, Miss Cob
Tsei, known as China's "Joan of
Arc" because of valiant work on
the battlefields, joins Chinatown
youngsters at shrine to pay tribute
to 800,000 Chinese soldiers killed
In the first year of fighting.
13 BABY BEEVES ft
COUNTY BEING FED
Will Be Exhibited at Variou
Fairs This Fall: 12 Arc 4-H
unman im imJiiinn ihiiwnu
Watauga Agricultural fair, t li
Asheville Fat Stock show, and th
S. C. State fair, H. M. Hamiltor
assistant county farin agent, sat
yesterday.
Twelve of these calves are bein
fed by 4-K club members, while th
other caif is being led by a youn
farmer. The boys who are feedin;
calves are aas follows: Asa L. Reest
Jr., Reese, John Edmisten, Suga
Qrove; Earl and Gilbeit Eamistei
Frank Mast and Maston Hodge;
Vailc Cruets; Council Henson, Vilas
Burl Greene, Boone, and Joe Browi
Deep Gap.
Councill Henson, Joe Brown an
Bur! Greene are feeding two calve
each, while the other boys have onl
I or.e calf on feed.
David Farthing of Sugar Grove, i
! the farmer who is feeding a calf.
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iii auuiuun lu uic uauy utxi piy
oct there are two boys carryin
feeder calves for their project. Thes
calves are given milk and very littl
grain and will be judged on type an
quality. Mr. Hamilton said. The boj
feeding these calves are Banks E(
misten and Van Farthing of Suga
Grove. These two feeder calves wi
be exhibited at the same places the
the fat calves will be shown
All calves in these two projeci
were raised in Watauga county. Tt
farmers in the different sectioi
1 where these calves are being ft
should make a special effort to vis
the boys and see the type of calf 1
is feeding.
These baby beef calves are demoi
strating the value of good purebrt
sires and Mr. Hamlton believes
good many farmers will become moi
interested in better beef cattle aft'
seeing these good calves.
1 MONROE ADAMS BACKS
[ TOWNSEND PLAN IN
I CONGRESSIONAL RAC
Monroe Adams of StatasviHe, R
. publican nominee for congress fro
the ninth district, addressed t'
Rowan county Townsend club
i Salisbury recently. The speaker to
l! the group that he will advocate t!
general welfare act?better known
the Townsenci recovery plan?in t
campaign.
LADY BOWLERS MAKE
SPLENDID SHOWIN
A number of ladies of the city a
J taking an interest in bowling, a
cording to Mr. Walton of the Boo
Recreation Parlor. Last week M3
Mildred Blkins won first prize wi
1 a 104 game, and Miss Lillian Reic
r art is leading all lady bowlers tl
f week with a high game of 115.
Mr. Walton states that four wee
i ly prizes will be given to lady bo\
! ers and the same number to men w
patronize his alleys. He further sa
' that summer bowling has gotten <
i to a big 3tari and much interest
a. being shown by both men and wot
en in this sport.
MjUHggK' j
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$1.50 A. YEAR
Heads In
tference Here
I RETIREMENT PLAN
! FOR TEACHERS IS
URGED BY. DR COOK
j Lieut. Governor Horton Will
Speak at Banquet Session Tonight;
Dr. Erwin Opposes Free
| Textbooks for High Schoe!
Pupils; 175 in Attendance
Dr. John A. Cook of the Woman's
College of the University of North.
Carolina told the opening session of
the State School Superintendents'
conference here Tuesday night that
too many of the better trained young
men and women were leaving the
teaching profession in North Carolina
because the state does not have
a sound retirement plan.
Dr. Cook told the more than 100
superintendents gathered here for the
second annual session, that he favored
a system whereby the teacher
would pay 3 per cent of licr salary
and the state pay 3 per cent to create
a fund to be used for the retirement
of the teachers and predicted,
j that such a system would eventually
i come to North Carolina.
; The other speaker at the opening
[session Tuesday night waus Dr. Carl
V. Reynolds, state health officer, who
asserted that "health impairment.
I whether among the preventable corf
reetive or curative groups, is a handicap
of education.
The superintendents were wel5
corned to the three-day conference at
Appalachian College by Dr. B. B.
e Dr. Clyde A.
ft tendent of public instruction, struck.
,, the keynote in "Wednesday's seasior.
d -by appealing to -the school heads *;
refrain from agitatiiy". free text
books tor high schools in the next
e legislature.
s He said, "I hope there will be no
g- agitation for free text books in the
next general assembly. We are not
r ready for this. If we 3hould have
free textbooks in high schools it
5. would be taking money from the
i; general school fund and using it for
i, this purpose. I hope you superintendents
will help prevent any movement
d of this sort."
s E. N. Peeler, secretary of the state
y textbook .commission, in his address
at the morning session, said the adis
visory textbook committee had alsorequested
that no movement to adopt
j- free textbooks be started.
X. C. Newboid, director of the neie
gro division of education, discussed.
|e the work during the 25 years he has
d been head of the division. He refer-s
red to the fact that during the past
i- several yearn, negroes have contribLr
uted about $750,000 to the construe
U tion of school buildings for their race
it W. F. Credle, director of the division
of schoodhouse planning, discus3ts
ed this phase of the state department
ie of education's work,
is Highway safety was discussed by
Ki Major Arthur Fulk, director of highit
way safety, and Neil Hester of Raie
leigh, spoke on safety educationSherwood
Brockwell, state fire
p. marshal, outlined safety in school
Hi buildings and fire drills in his safe- ,
a ty talk.
re Wednesday afternoon the school
er superintendents dispensed with all
work and meetings and took a scenic
trip to Blowing Rock, over the Yonahlossee
Trail to Linville, Newland,
Elk Park, Banner Elk and back to
Boone.
E At the banquet session this (Wednesday)
evening, the princopal speaker
will be W. P. Horton of Pittsboro.
m lieutenant governor of North Carolle
lina and Dr. W. H. Frazier. president
a' of Queens-Chicora College, Char^
lotte. W. D. Halfacre. superintendent
of the North Wilkesboro city schools,
35 will be toastmaster.
>is Tlje registration Wednesday morning
included more than 175 school
superintendents. principals and
school men from throughout the
G state.
County and City Superintendents
xe Following is a complete list of -* :
lc- county and city school superintenne
dents in the state, a majority of
Lss whom are attending the conference
th here: /
:h- Alamance, M. E. Yount, Graham;
lis Burlington, L. E. Spikes, Burlington. : ;
AlexaJider, Sloane W. Payne, Tayi
lorsville
id- Alleghany, W. C. Thompson,
ho Sparta
ys Anson, J O. Bowman, Wades bono;
iff Mowen, Marcus L. Hhnv, Morten,
is Wadesbo'.o. W. W. Lewis, Wadcshoto.
re- Ashe, J. B Hash, Jefferson.
(Continued on page eight) >
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