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V VOL. LI, NO. 8 TREASUREHUNT ! IS SUCCESSFU1 Throngs Come to Town to Pal ticipate in Unique Merchandising Event Hundreds of people from the su; rounding trade area jammed tt streets of the city Saturday at o'clock, when the mrechants Ass< ciation treasure hunt got under wo and the throngs began to tour til shops of the city to check trad tickets against numbers displayc in the windows in order to share i the distribution of the many vail able prizes being offered. Numerous prizes were prompti claimed by the treasure hunters bt the following firms have not yet d< live-red their offerings. Those v.'h have tile numbers shown may call a the respective places of business an claim their reward: ATyv... n: T C r> r. - ivivr;i oc ruwer i Farmers Hardware & Supply Co 4375 Watauga Democrat. 12,503 Boone Photo Shop, 12,085; Harriso Chevrolet Co.. 10.005. Prizes awarded are as follows Pearson's Store. 300 pounds flow Essie Potter, Route 2: King Stree Grocery, basket of food, Mrs W. P Gragg: Mullins Grocery, basket c groceries, Mary E. Steele, Caro-Jea Inn; Lillian Mae Beauty Shop, pei manent wave, Mrs. James Browr Vatic Crucis; Quails Furniture Store table and mirror, Fay Greene, Dee Gap: Beik-White Co., Chatham blan ket. Mrs. E. Ham by; Spainhour's Bates bedspread, Mr3. R. H. Harmon Caro'tina Pharmacy, Shacffer pen sel Mary Elinor Cook; \Y. W. Mae Co glass dinner set. Marion Pratt High Land Furniture Co.. pictun Letcher Barnes; HJodges Tire Co gasoline, oil and grease job. Lestc Carrol). Route 2: B. W. stalling.1 Ted Hagainan. West Jefferson Rocked By Tar Tank Explosioi ' West Jefferson, Aug. 23? Monda; night West Jefferson residents hear an explosion that caused their home i to tremble, and a number of windov lights to shatter. Some thought ai earthquake had struck. Investigation by anicers revealei that a large truck, carrying a loai of iicuid tar for the Byler Construe tion Company, had caught fire aw exploded at the government stocl yard while being loaded from Norfolk and Western flat car. Truck Driver Eugene Craven an his companion were in the process o filling the enormous truck whei Craven climbed on top of the tank struck a match and peered inside b see if it was filled. It was! Before he had time to jump clea of the tank, flames were spreadini over the truck and climbing sky ward. Craven suffered burns on hi hands and arms. Both of the men however, were out of the way whei the big explosion came. The baci of the tank blew out, sending ; stream of fire across the yard t< nearby buildings. When it appearei that the spreading fire might sooi ignite surrounding structures, Ilenr; Curie climbed under the sleeriiij wheel of the burning truck and drov it to a safe spot where voluntee firemen, by piling on dirt and spray ing chemicals, soon extinguished th fire. Engenia Christian Funetai on Sundaj Funeral services were conductei QnnHa \r afthmrutn a tho Raatro Dam Baptist church for Miss Eugenii Christian, 20, of the Howards Creel section, who died early Saturda; morning. Rev. W. C. Payne was ii charge of the service. Burial was ii the Beaver Darn cemetery. Pal! bearers were William Brown Wilson Brown, Frank Norris, Jacl Greene; Judd Barnes and Warrei Greene. Flower bearers were Mozelli Barnes. Bernice Brown, Faye Brown Nannie Belle Brown, Rosa Le< Brown, Estelle Greene, Polly Greene Gertrude Norris. Gwendolyn Norris Mrs. Jim Barnes, Mrs. June Greene Mrs. T. Critt Norris. Mrs. Roscoi Brown, Mabel Norris, Emo Hodges Annie Norris, Martha Shepherd Martha Miller, Alma Miller. Mar; Dugger, Sammie Dugger, Hazel Rob inson, Grace Robinson and Louis' Greene. Miss Christian, who was wel known and popular in her communi ty, is survived by her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. S. Christian; five sisters Mrs. M. K. Jones, Johnson City Teun.; Mrs. Ramon Jones, Misse Ellen, Maggie and Ma.be 1 Christiai of Howards Creek; three brothers Kyle and Robert of Bristol, Term and Henry Christian. She is al? survived by her paternal grand. iOth er and several aunts and uncles. VATAl An Independent _ _____ G.O.R CANDIDATES L PLACED IN FIELD; , DRY LAW IS URGED Watauga County Republicans Name Candidates For Office; Resolutions Passed Calling for > Publicizing County Affairs. >- Condemning Intoxicants and y Asking For Election Reforms ie le ^ Republicans of Watauga county ' gathered in nominating convention at the courthouse Saturday afternoon, picked their candidates for office and passed resolutions calling for publicizing statements of the financial1 condition of the county, condemning alcoholic beverages, and i4tiie prac-1 ^ tice of forcing school teachers to j ^ j V.U1HUUUIC iu tuiy uuupaign iunn." | The resolutions also demanded fair I r. and impartial elections. The convention was called to order j 7 by Chairman T. E. Bingham, and S. p C. Flggers was made temporary chairman. Clyde K. Greene and Mrs. DeWitt Barnett acting as secretaries. |7 Clyde R. Green .and Blaine Coffey ^ were both placed in nomination for j representative, but on motion of the former the place on the ticket was j p left open, pending subsequent nomi- 'j . nation by the county executive comt mittee. 4 Thomas Miller of Boone, was nomi- ! p n&ted for sheriff; Mrs. P. A. Coffey,' register of deeds: James Burkett, clerk superior court; while on the 7 | third ballot the following were nomit" rated as county commissioners: Bert Farthing, Stacy Ford and Jason 7' Moretz. Iredell Bumgarner was 7 named as a candidate for county surveyor while the coroner's place qlyj r (Continued on page eight? I Homecoming Services at i Mount Pleasant Church j y Then" will be hom-vcommg serv" sees at old to'ount Pleasant l.utlierati church Sunday, August 28. This y church .s in the vicinity where the d first Lutheran congregation in the s county was organized in 1845, and v where the first Lutheran church a building in tills section was erected ir. ISfiS. It is where a number of i prominent ministers of sainted memj ory preached, as many older citizens - will recall. i The congregation feels that its < many friends, far and near, will wela come this opportunity to assemble again at the place where they were donee probably accustomed to f gather to worship, but who now find r, themselves in situations that prel, vent their being in close contact 0 with this church. Especially remembered are those of other denominar tiona who came regularly to make j possible a flourishing Sunday school - when walking two or three miles s was considered no handicap. It is i, the sincere desiie of Old Mount Pleas1 ant that the people of the neighbori Ing communities,and churches of all i denominations come to enjoy and 0 take part in the full day program. I 1 It will be an opportunity to renew I i old acquaintances and friendships I and to see many friends and relatives! j who have been away for long periods e There will be two sessions of the r program in which former pastors and - visiting minsters will participate, e During the noon recess a picnic dnner will be spread. To this lunch all are invited and all who can conveniently do so are asked to bring wellfilled baskets. j A brief outline of the program fol' ""?s-Su?0.y ???,. r 11:0O?Morning service. Sermon, 1 Rev. J. L. Morris. 1 12:00?Noon recess and lunch 2:00 Devotional service, Rev. W. J. 1 Moretz. 1 3:00?Short addresses by visiting ministers and friends. lt \ TOWNSEND PLAN MANTO SPEAK IN BOONE e Mr. Grant Lowe of of Salisbury. E national representative of the Townlt send Recovery Plan, will speak to the i citizens of Watauga county at the ' courthouse, Friday, August 26, at 8 E o'clock. A special invitation is extended to the business and professional men, f city and county officials to be pres_ ent, and hear the principles of the t Townser.d pian explained. Judge John H. Bingham of Sugar j Grove, will preside over the gather j ing. REV. BUCHANAN TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY s v n Rev. G. Sexton Buchanaan, pastor i. of the Blowing Rock Presbyterian . church, will preach in the Graham a tabernacle Sunday afternoon at 2:30, - it was announced today: A. cordial invitation is extended to all. oak JGA Weekly Newspaper?Elstc ivATAUGA COUNTyTnORTH C | ARMY CONDI ' Moiv than 25,000 officers and m ticipated in war games on the Mis trated at Biloxl, Miss., to defend th r.onn?.1 If.,., 1* - V.V-..V. o> ? ???? li UJ?ISCICJ tViU 111 V ASSOCIATION AT! OAK GROVF. CHURCH j, Ninety-eighth Annual Session of-1 Three Forks Association Convenes Tttesday The Throe Forks Baptist Assocla- i tion will gather ir. its ninety-eighth 1 annual session at Oak Grove church I i next Tuesday and Wednesday, with Rev R. C. Eggers, tlie moderator, I presiding. Rev. Phillip Fletcher : will preach the annual 3crmon, and 1 the icirowiiig is Up- program: ,1 Tuesday, Aagdsc SO -j i 0:00 a. no.?Xjcvotiouai and ioi call; 0:25, address of moderator;]:; 9:45. religious literature; 10:15. tein- . perance; 11:00, annual sermon; noon recess; 1:00 p. m.t devotional: 1:13, ' missions: 2:30, benevolences; 3:30, closing worship. Wednesday, August SI 9:00, devotional; 9:15, obituaries; 10:00, woman's work; 10:45. report i of executive committee; 11:15, as-1 sociational progress. Noon recess; ! 1:15, devotional; 1:30, Christian training; 2:15, Sunday schools; 2:45, history of Oak Grove church: 3:00, re-; ports: treasurer, finance, nomina- j tions, resolutions, time, place and j' preacher; 3:30, election of officers!1 ami miscellaneous; 3:45, closing wor-, ' ship | < In 1940 the association will cele-1 brate its centennial a.n.l the one hun-11 dretl an<l fiftieth anniversary of the i founding cf Three Porks Baptist ; church. The association is composed \ of 35 churches with a membership of ^ 5,341, and with church property val- . ued at $189,000. Porto Ricans Visit , With Lr cal Minister ; i i Senor Don Jose Dins and aon, Radflo Diaz, of San Juan, Porto Rico, passed through Boone and were overnight guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Canipe Friday. Sr. Diaz is manager, of the Merchants Exchange of San Juan, and is touring the United States in the in- 1 terest of creating better trade rela- 1 tions between the Unied States and 1 Puerto Rico. He is particularly anx- ' ious that trade with southern ports i 1 be established, without the necessity i of shipping through New York. The | ' son acted as interpreter between the i Senor and Mr. Canipe. 1 1 HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE 1 William Gold of Blowing Rock, was ' arrested Saturday near that city bysheriffs officers on a charge of ^ selling a gallon of white liquor to Dallas Dula and John Jones, Caldwell county negroes. Gold was placed in the county jail, while the buyers were released on bond as state witnesses in the case which will be tried at superior court next month. CORN ROAST Boy Scout Troop 41 took to the hills last night with pack on back, ] loaded down with good things to eat. Roasted, roastingears were served piping hot, garnished with creamery butter. Boy, oh boy! what a feed! Those who were absent sure missed a treat. We have in overnight trip planned next week and hope ail the boys will go along.?Reported. GRAY A VISITOR Mr. Gordon Gray, Winston-Salem newspaper publisher, was in town Monday, conferring with numerous Democrats incident to his candidacy for the presidency of the State Young Democratic Clubs. < DEMI iblished in the Year E||W(t< AROLINA. thursdayT^^US UCTS WAR GAMES Ol en of the regular army, national gual sissippi Gulf coast, which ended last c river area against an imaginary en ommaitd. Rev. Graham Goes To Virginia City Rev. Dan Graham and the other members of his evangelistic party ilused their meeting in Boone Sunjay evening to o(>en an engagement it Virginia City. The largest crowd ever to attend ! the meeting gathered Sunday evening, and after 12 o'clock the work of loading the seats and other equipment began. A movement is under way looking to keeping the tabernacle for county Singings and other gatherings of a like land, and Mr. Graham has of'ered.-to'ftive the structure to the engine association, if they can pio.ure the lot. '-Tv~ ,'i- S~- V"_ fi BLOWING ROCK TO GET PWA MONEY Water Works, Fiiteration Plant and Paving to Be Includeii in Big Project Tilt- town of Blowing- Rock has seen accorded a loan of $643,01)0 and i straight grant of $54,000 of PtVA Funds to finance general municipal improvements, according to advices :oming from Washington last week. The $120,000 project which has peen approved, includes work on the municipal water works, erection of i filteration plant, improvement of the sewage disposal system and the paving of a number of streets of the town. A special election has been called by the town board to pass on the question of issuing hond3 to cover the ?66,000 expenditure, which the town must assume on the project The election will be held at the town hall on August 20. AGED BAPTIST DIVINE DIES AT HENDERSONVILLE Rev. T. C. Holtzclaw, 79, Baptist minister, died on the 13th at his Pome on the Flat Top road near Hendeisonville. He had been in failing health for 18 months but had Seen seriously ill for only two weeks. Members of his family had been summoned to his bedside a few days prior to his death. A native of Watauga county, Mr. Holtzclaw was ordained to the min istry at the age of 17 years. At the ?ge of 21 years he was chosen misiionary evangelist for the Baptist churches of the state of South Caroina. The minister was a graduate of old ludson College at Hlendersonville and lad served as pastor of numerous 3aptist churches in western North Carolina. He had made his home at rlendersonviUe for 15 years. Failing lealth brought his retirement from he ministry a few yeans ago. Funeral services were conducted >n the 15th, at the late residence, iev. Broadus E. Wail, pastor of the "Trst Baptist church, and Rev. Carl 3Iythe officiating. Burial was in hat community. * Surviving are his widow, three laughters. Mrs. D. S. Morgan of ; llantyre; Mrs. A. C. G'azner of Chilicolhe. Ohio, and Mrs. Olan Luke of /aldosta, Ga. and the following sons: lev. Walter Holtzclaw, Etowah: Rob'rt Holtzclaw, Canton; Ciyde Holtz daw. Canton; Ralph Holtzclaw, . vingsport, Tenn., and B. F. Holtzslaw, New Orleans, La. i There is a radio set in every home )f 3elkirk, England. : bCKA sen Eighty-Eight IT 25. 1938 ~ N THE GULF ! rd and officers' reserve corps parSunday. Soldiers we^e concenemy attacking the gulf coast. Maj. PLAN TO EXTEND SCENIC HIGHWAY Discuss Plans Cor Link Through New Kngiand (o Join Skyline Drive in South Hyde Park. N Y? Aug. 23- -President Rnoeeveelt discussed the construction of a new scenic highway with Fred C. Martin. Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont, and Frank Duffy . Vermont Democratic chairman. The President iedd >ds regular Tuesday press conference he bad uceii interested In developing a. uigJway poiiey laid down by Herbert j Hoover for the construction of the skyline drive from Washington into Virginia. The policy, he recalled, provides that states involved shall provide right-of-ways and that the federal government will do the actual | construction. Mr. Roosevelt said he had been I trying to develop plans for a road I starting at i he Canadian line in the j Green mountains, down through the Berkshires, the Delaware water gap.; anil a point near Harper's Ferry. The ] road would connect with lite skyline drive, he said, and would give access to Virginia. North Carolina and ueorgia. I Young Democrats To Meet Next Monday Wade E. Brown, chairman of thej Watauga County Young Democratic Club has called a meeting of the organization to be held at the courthouse Monday evening, August 29, at 7:30, at which time new officers will be elected and delegates named to the state, convention which will be held in Durham September 8-9-10 A full attendance of Democrats is desired. CORDON TO APPEAR IN CONCERT THURSDAY Norman Cordon, star of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will appear in concert at the Blowing Rock high school auditorium Thursday evening. August 25, at 8:30. Seats are now I or. sale at the Boone Drug store at 51, SI.50 and 52. MRS. ALBERTINE BOND BROOKSHIRE. 81, DIES Mrs. Albertine Bond Brookshire aged 81 years, died at the home of Don Hartley in the Bamboo section Sunday, and the funeral services were conducted from the home Monday at 11 o'clock, by the pastor. Rev. R. C. Eggers. who was assisted in the rites by Rev. W. J. Cook. Interment was in the Critcher graveyard. Mrs. Brookshire, who was a^native of Rowan county, was the widow of cut: mie ?. a. r>rooasmre ana naa resided in this county for the greater part of her life. She was the mother of three children, all of whom are deceased. Twenty-one grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren survive. Mrs. Brookshire joined the Baptist church in early life and was a kind Christian mother. EDMINSTEN REUNION A reunion cf the Edmisten family will be held at the state fish hatchery, near Boone, Sunday, September 11. The event will last all day and all the Edmistens and their kin are urged to attend and bring well-liUed dinner baskets. There will be some speeches and a general good time, j T "$T50 XYEAR" DEALERS IN BEER AND WINE ASKED j TO QUIT BUSINESS I Three Thousand People at Closing of Graham Revival Meetj ing Adopt Resolutions Against Alcoholic Drinks; Committee Named to Confer With Beer Dealers Resolutions against the sale of al1 coholic drinks, were unanimously i passed at Rev. Graham's meeting Sunday evening, when more than three thousand people indicated their desire to have intoxicants banned from the county. A committee of five, composed of R. H. V&nnoy, B K. Osborne. B. P. Hodges, George Pearson and Fred Critchcr, was named and these men are to call oil every beer dealer in the county, requesting that they desist from further sale of alcoholic beverages. The I text of the resolution is as follows: Resolution Whereas, we recognize that the j use of alcoholic drinks of any kind | in any amount is detrimental to our people physically, mentally, financially, morally and spiritually; and Whereas, we believe that it is morally wrong to import, manufacture, transport or sell aicoholic drinks in any form; and Whereas, certain business men of Watauga county are selling beer, wine and other forms of alcoholic |drinks, now therefore be it resolved; First, that we respectfully request any and all dealers in beer, wine or other fornis of strong drink in Wat- , auga county to stop selling same by September 1, 193S. Second, that wc request all Christian bodies in our county to adopt. l.h in resolution. Third, that we send a copy of these resolutions to the Watauga Derr.c ersr vdth i request to publish same. EuurGi. thai we appoint a com raittee of five to convey this request | to each and every percon in Watauga ! county who sells wine. 1>eer or other | form of strong drink. Adopted by audience of more than 3,000 in Dan Graham tabernacle at Boone. N. C., August 21, 1938, without opposition. SENIOR SOAP BOX RACES WILL BlB HELD FRIDAY [ Tile second annual soap box derby, sponsored by Mr. B. \V. Stallings, will pass into history Friday after[ noon on Water street at 6:30. All j junior racers are eligible to enter this | race and compete for grand honors. Some uf the spectators who saw last i week's races, seem to think that some of the junior boys will stand a good chance of winning over the seniors. Last week's winners were: Harold Watson, 1st; Glenn Greer. 2nd: Ray Morris, 3rd: Ted Haganrian. 4th; J. B Brendall nth; Biilie Aldridge, 6th; Jimmie MicConiieli, 7th, and Blanton Miller, 8th. Burl Phillips and Stanley South, put up a good race but failed by seconds to get into the money The event Friday will be the last race of the season, and the public is invited to come ont and root for their favorite boy to win. AUCTION OF CHOICE REALTY ANNOUNCED The Earl D. Cook farm located on concrete highway 421, four milea | from Boone, will be offered for sale I at public auction Thursday, Septeinj ber 1 at 10 a. m? according to an j advertisement appearing today in this newspaper The farm is to be divided to suit the purchaser into I large lots and baby farms. At the same time the Red Oaks j tourist camp in the ssune locality, ! which is owned by Mr. Carl Stout, will be offered at auction. There is a large service station and five cabins, running water and lights. The buildings are almost new and in good condition. JOHN W. POPOW ADDED TO LEES-McRAE FACULTY Banner Bik, Aug. 24?John W. jt-opow ot t-nisnurg, t*a., Has been, added to the faculty of Lees-McRae College here as head of the department of mathematics and assistant in physical education, according to announcement made this week by Leo K. Pritchett, dean and registrar. Mr. Popow received his B. S. from Washington-Jefferson College i n .Washington. Pa. and did "wo years work toward his Ph. D. at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he was junior instructor in mathematics and director of gradu ate student athletics. During the past year he has been, professor of mathematics and director of athletics at Shenandoah College. Dayton. Va
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