VOLTSl7NO. 9
FLOWER SHOW TO !
BE HELD FRIDAY!
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Ladies of Town Churches Spon- I
sor Annua! Showing of Flowers;
Many Classes of
Competition
The flower show which is annually
sponsored by the ladies of the Boone
Baptist and Methodist churches, is
to be held Friday afternoon from 3
o'clock until 9 in the basement of the
Baptist church
Twenty-five cents will be charged
for each entry or $1.00 for a table. I
There wili be no charge for ad mis- I
sion but a silver offering is to be
taken at the door. Blue and red rib- j
bona wili be given for first and sec- j
ond prizes, and everyone in the coun- j
ty is invited to enter as many exhibits
as desired and requested to
have them in by 12 o'clock.
Flowers will be judged under the
following classifications:
Dahlias?largest specimen, prettiest
mixed arrangement; pompom
arrangement (dwarf), prettiest large
arrangement.
Asters?prettiest (one color), prettiest
mixed colors.
Painted daisies--prettiest.
Zinnias?finest large, best arrangement
of dwarf.
Gladioli?finest.
Marigold finest large, best dwarf.
Snapd rago ns?bes t.
Delphinium -best.
Mixed bowl?prettiest.
Azalea mum?prettiest.
Petunias?best ruffled, prettiest
common variety, prettiest dwarf.
Nasturtiums ? prettiest arrangement
of single, prettiest arrangement
of double.
Scarlet sago?best.
Cut and come again?best.
Cosmos?prettiest.
Pchsiec? prettiest.
Roses?finest specimen, prettiest
arrangement.
Verbena- prettiest arrangement.
(Wild flowers?prettiest arrangement,
largest variety.
Miniature, gardens?prettiest.
Gailierdia and calendula?best.
Most unique arrangement.
Best table. I
Pot of flowers?prettiest blooming:
best not-blooming.
MERCHANTS WILL
ENJOY HOLIDAY
Business Men and Employees to
Go to Backbone Rock Sept.
15; Stores Closed in
Afternoon
Following a meeting of a special |
merchants association committee, 1
held Tuesday, the chairman, Mr. J.
E. Olay, announced that the business
men of the town and their employees
would enjoy an outing and
picnic at Backbone Rock, in southwest
Virginia, Thursday afternoon,
September 15. The party will leave
Boone shortly afternoon and journey
to the scenic spot, where games, a
picnic and a general good time is to'
be had.
Stores will close at noon on the
15th and all the business men of
the town, whether members of the
merchants association or not are
asked to participate in the outing.
Pooled Lambs To Be
Shipped On Friday
hi- \xr n nr\T t tmc
(County Agent)
We will make our cleanup shipment
of pooled lambs on Friday. September
16:
The following is a list of the time
and places at which the lambs will
be weighed:
W. S. Moretz's at 8 a. m.
C. D. McNeill's at 9 a. ta.
L. H. Hollars' at 10 a m.
A. W. Greene's at 11 a. m.
\V. A. Proffit's at 12 m.
A. N. Thomas' at 1:30 p. m.
C. B. Reese's at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. W. Y. Farthing's at 4 p. m.
John Ward's at 5:30 p. m.
Lee Carenderts at 8 a. m.
Claude Shores' at 9 a. m.
W. W. Mast's at 11 A m.
Sd Shipley's at 12:30 p. m.
W. H. Mast's at 1:30 p. m.
Odes Wilson's at 3 p. m.
R. A. Thomas' at 4:30 p. m.
Any farmers of the county who
wish to sell their lambs through the
pool may do ao and any kind of
lam ha brought to the scales will be
shipped.
We request that all lambs be at
the above mentioned scales on time
in order that we may keep up with
our weighing schedule.
Mr. T. M. Dunkley, formerly manager
of the A. & P. Sftore here, and
one of the city's most enthusiastic
bowlers, lias taken over the managemerit
of the Boone Recreation Pai-Io:
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An Independenl
BOONE.
"Little" Business
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IVTsen President Roosevelt, culled
a conference of small business men
at Washington last winter, they
responded by forming their own
association under DeWltt M. Emery
of Akron, Ohio, above. Two
thousand delegates are expected at
the first annual convention which
will open at Pittsburgh. Tuesday,
September 13.
EVANGELISTIC
CLUB ORGANIZE!
Meeting at Tabernacle is Wei
Attended; Christian Group to
Work in County
An evangelistic cluu, to be know
j!? the "Christian l.ife-Savcrs of Wat
auga Coiuit.y." was formed at a meet
ing held in the Graham tahernact
Sunday afternoon, and it v.'as detar
mined that the club would hoi.
weekly meetings for the lime being.
There is an initial membership o
44, and others are reported interest
ed in the movemcnL. The officer
elected are: George Pearson, presi
dent; Jsmcs Brown, vice-president
Waiter Cook, treasurer; Clyde B
Greene, secretary, and Miss Doris By
land, assistant secretary.
loiter on the membership is to b
divided into teams and will go int.
the county doing relisrious work
For the present meetings wiii h
held at the tabernacle each Satur
day evening at 7:45.
| Preachers' Meeting
Here Next Monday
The preachers and pastors of th
Three Forks Association will meet n
Boone next Mjonday afternoon at
o'clock. All are urged to be presen
as there are vital matters to be dii
cussed.
Following is the program:
Devotional, led by Rev. Grad
Minton.
The Place of the Church In th
Kingdom of God. by Rev. Dwigli
Edmisten.
The Church and Moral Question
like Liquor, Gambling, Dancing, etc
led by N. M. Greene.
The Church and the Coming t
Christ, Rev. J. C. Canipe and other.
These speakers are asked to stud
the above questions and come pri
pared to enter the discussion.
Camera Excursion
Over Narrow Guav
Announcement is made by the Li]
ville River Raiivay that a camera e:
cursion will he conducted over tl
famed scenic narrow-guage line Siu
day. September 18th, leaving Boo:
at 8 a. m., and-returning in the af
ernoon.
The capacity of the train will 1
250 people and reservations must 1
made five days in advance, accon
ing to the advertisement appearir
in the newspaper today. People fro
all over North Carolina are expect<
to make the trip on what is perha|
the last er-curalon train of the year
Billings Farm Is To
Be Sold at Aucio
The W. R. Billings farm near Vila
one of the best plantations in fh
section, will be offered for sale
the high dollar Thursday. Septemb
15, and those in charge of the au
tion say "that unusual interest is b
tog manifested in the event.
The farm contains 65 acres, s
vided into large lots and baby fanr
i and all the land is in cultivation.
: free barbecue -tinner is to be sorv
- on the ground!, and a large crov
. is expected to attend.
LJGA :
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^WATAUGA COUNTY," NORTxTC]
[BIDS ARE ASKED ONj
' CONSTRUCTION 0 F
COUNTY R.E.A. LINE
Specifications on Rural Electric
Project Ifavc Been Approved;
Bids on Construction to be Opened
Sept. 19; Actual Work is
to Get Under Way Soon.
Specifications have been approved
and bids called for the construction
of the rural electric lines of the Caldwell
Mutual Corporation and Watauga
extension, stated G. F. Messick,
superintendent, in a letter to inem- j
bcrs and prospective members of the
corporation in Watauga county. The
actual constnjctkm firm is selected
I< by competitive hid. advertisement for
which appears in The Democrat this
tl'pplr
Mr. Messick, in a letter to mem- |
"ocrs and prospective customers of the
corporation in the county last week
says:
"Since I last, reported to you, our
rural electrification project has been
making* progress. Our engineer, Mr.
H. D. Dewar, has prepared construction
specifications for our new lines
ruid has asked contracting firms to
bid on them. These bids will be
_ opened September 19, at 10 o'clock
at the county courthouse in Boone.
"REA experts have examined the
specifications carefully and found
i them to be entirely adequate. By folI
'owing them, the construction firm j
will build sturdy, serviceable lines. '
They will bring us electricity ?yet
I they will not be more expensive than
we can afford.
"As soon :?.s the bias are opened,
Mr. Dewar and REA will examine ]
n them to be sure to get the construction
Contract executed and.approved .
L-y A-iflsinistratcr John M Onrmody
in Washington
"Then the contractor will be noti
lied to start work at once. Within '
J a tew weeks we should see some ae- 1
tual construction activity right here
f in our community. 1
"Some projects have been held up ?
s by difficulties in obtaining rights-of- J
- way permission from property own- I
; ers for the lines to cross their land, j
L. Our loan from REA is for building I
- lines. None of the money can be '
used for buying rights-of-way. I'
e "Since it is to the advantage of all |
? vi uo i\i i;uriu U1V lliR'.S UiriCltillCty UH(1
as inexpensively as possible, I hope
e that you will sign a right-of-way
- agreements readily when our representative
calls on you. The form has
been carefully checked by our attorney,
Max C. Wil3on, and RBA lawyers.
ft is not a deed to your land,
f nor is it a mortgage of any sort. It
merely permits the line to be built
e on your property, and it permits us to
t service the lines after they are built.
"You will need the short time left
2 before the current is turned on to
it complete your wiring and make defi>
nite plans for the appliances you
wish to install right at the start. We
have a great deal of information
y about wiring and appliances at the
office in Boone.
e "Remember, this is your office.
Come in and see what we have for
you. Go over the maps, read the
3 pamphlets we have available, let us
help you plan to use electricity abundantly
from the beginning."
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sy Dr. Dougherty Speaks
At Bridge Dedication
Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of
Appalachian College, was one of the
speakers at the dedication of the
e Doughton bridge over the New River
IUH u. o. rugnway 21. in Virginia!
-I- Monday.
Numbers of celebrities were on the
ic prog"ram as the $125,000 steel and
a- concrete span was named for former
ie Lieutenant Governor Rufus A.
t- Doughton of Sparta. Governor Hoey
spoke, former Governor Trinkle of
je Virginia, Congressman Kee of Vir>e
ginia, and others. Thousands of resid
dents of several states blocked the
tg highway and surrounding terrain for
m the ceremonies.
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E>3 JUDGE MILLER SPEAKS
AT LIONS CLUB MEETING
Hon. Justin Miller, associate justice
of the 'United States district
II court of appeals, was a speaker at
the regular meeting of the Boone
S, lions Club at the Daniel Boone Hotel
Is Tuesday evening.
to Dr. Miller discussed a recent book,
er "Man-made Culture/' which happenc.
ed to have been writter by a college
o- mate and which deals with various
social service organizations, including
H- the Lions Club.
i3> Among the visitors for the banA
quet meeting were Dr. Roy M
ed Brown of Chapel Hill; Prof. Sam P.
s-d Horbon and H. Walter Horton, each j
of whom spoke briefly.
DEM<|
blished in the Year Eight!*]
uiqlina" thijrsdayt sefjgts
Celebrate Golden Wed
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Mr. and Mrs. James M. Shull of V:
golden wedding anniversary cn last. Tu
ber of relatives and friends leathered 1
the sumptuous dinner and to congrat^
their fiftieth anniversary, and to wish
more happy anniversaries.
CITY MAY SECURE B
RAILWAY EXPRESS B
Representatives of Railway Ex- T;
prcsc Agency Here: Prospects
Good for Start cf Service
Mr H. W. Wilcox, local agent for
ihe Linville River Railway Company. ht(
has for several years been working ^
in the interest of the establishment
of railway express service to this "1
5lty and states that at this time the th
future looks bright for this enterprise. Rj
Representatives of the Railway Ex- t),
ress Agency were in the city last in
week, making a survey of the lerri- yj
tory, and it ts stated that with the y,
co-opera.uon of the business people, j-c
there is a splendid chance of securLug
this service.
The express service would speed
up all express movements and would ^
place Boone in the tariff of ail express
companies. Boone and the surrounding
territory would receive the
same advantages and service as the
larger cities. C1
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REELY SMITH. 16, FATAI.LY p
HURT IN AUTO-BIKE CRASH ?
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Reeiy Smith, 16. son of Mr. and q
Airs. Isaac Smith of Stony Fork
township, died in the Wilkes hospital ?t
last Tuesday afternoon from injuries p(
received Monday, when the bicycle on j
which he and a brother were riding, j j
collided with a car said to have been sj
driven by Harley Smith on the Stony p
Fork road. The youth is said to have l^
been cast against the windshield of p
the car by the impact, and received e.
injuries of the head which proved p
fatal The accident occurred on a A
curve, and since the bicycle was on H
the wrong side of the roadway, no
blame was attached to the driver of la
the car. tt
Funeral services were conducted tI
from the Stony Fork church Thursday,
Revs. Vilas Minton, Troy Danr.er
and Ben Tripiett taking part in
the rite3, and interment was in the cj
home neighborhood. C(
Besides the parents, three brothers e|
survive: Raylo, Ransom and Rexell R
Smith. w
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Employment A cent to "
Be Here Third Fridav g
c
A representative of the state em- E
Ployment service will be at the court- t<
house in Boone on. the third Friday I:
in each month for the registration C
of jobless. The hours to be observed C
will be from 10 to 3 o'clock. o
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Avery County Farm ?
Is Being Offered
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S. C. Eggers and Co , local realtors,
today make announcement of the
auction aale of the Thomas W. Hop- 1
kins farm near Newland, which wiH
occur Tuesday. September 13, at 10
o'clock, ami Mr. Eggers believes the
sale will be one of the biggest of his
career. h
The 400-acre farm is one of the h
best in this entire mountain area, 1
and small farms as well as lots have 1
been arranged so as to suit any purj
chaser. Attention is directed co a v
| large advertisement appearing- on t
1 page three today. i
(HpBt
fCRA
i Eighty-Eight
1938
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ding Anniversary
?umBtwpc?w jwwi
alle Crucis, who celebrated their
esday afternoon. A large numfrom
a wide area to partake of
date Mr. and Mrs. Shuli upon
for the esteemed couple many
UDGCTAPFROVED
;Y TOWN BOARD
*x Rate of $1.60 to Again Prevail;
Auditor Thinks Levy
is Sufficient
The budget estimate for the city |
s been submitted to the bojurd by
e auditor and has been tentatively ,
proved, l'inal approval being with
e local government commission in
aleigh. Under the pro paged budget,
e tax rate of $J.G0 will again be
effect, and the auditor believes
at with reasonably good tax collecdtis.
the levy will be sufficient to
;ep the town in good fiscal condign.
iovernor Hoey Speaks
At Banner Elk Sundav
Banner Elk, Sept. 6. Governor
liyde R. Hoey preached at the
orning services of the Banner Elk
resbyterian church here Sunday bene
a large congregation which had
ithered from Banner Elk and many
her communities to hear North
arolina's first citizen.
Using as his theme the incurably
iligious nature of man and the imirtance
of Christianity as a foundaoh
for the world today, Governor
bey illustrated this with a discuson
of each of the five words on the
lymouth monument?Law, Moralir.
Education, Freedom and Faith,
aith, he said, is the foundation of
ich of these. In his discussion of
reed am, the governor compared the
merican constitution to the dyke of
olland. "The constitution is to the
overnment what the dyke is to Holind,-'
he said, "not needed when
lere is no crisis, but a bulwark in
oubled times."
He closed with a plea for more condence
in religion and a deeper faith.
Special music was furnished by the
loir and Miss Ruth Tate, soloist, acumpanied
by Mrs. Edgar Tufts. Govrnor
Hoey was introduced by the
ev. M. J. Murray, and the prayer
as offered by Dr. Frank Clark, of
le staff of the Edgar Tufts Menioal
Association.
Governor Hjoey was the week-end
uest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
annon at their summer home in
lowing Rock. He was accompanied
5 Banner Elk by Mrs. Hoey, Miss
label Hoey, Mr. and Mirs. William
'annon of Concord, and Charle3 A.
lannon. The party were the guests
f Edgar H. Tufts, president of LeestcRae
College, for dinner at Pin
acle Inn, and returned to Blowing
iock in the afternoon.
Sunday's visit was Governor Hoey's
icond to Banner Elk. He spent one
unday afternoon here last summer.
lev. E. C. Hodges Will
Preach at Courthouse
Rev. E C. Hodges, local Baptist
linister, will preach at the courtouse
Saturday evening, September
Oth. at 8 o'clock, he announced
londav.
The general public i3 cordially initerl
to attend, and a special invitaion
is given to ministers of all -tielominations.
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SI.30 A YEAH
?7,675PAIDTO
NEEDY IN COUNTY
LAST FISCAL YEAR
Figures On First Year of Old
Age Assistance and Dependent
Children Released; S3,000,000
Expended in North Carolina
Citizens of Watauga county last
year, from July 1 to July received,
a total of $7,675 fiom public assistance
funds, including state, federal
and county expenditures to the
aged needy and dependent children,
it was announced from Raleigh last
week by J A. Stewart of the state
noarl of chanties and public welfare.
The aged in Watauga county received
$4,575 50, anu the dependent
children S3.099.50. A total of 120 aged
people in the county and 123 dependent
children were listed on the state
records as having received payments
during the month of June.
Figures released for surrounding
counties were as follows: Ashe:$9, 188.50
to old age assistance and $1,647.00
to dependent children; Wilkes
county, $20,389.50 old age assistance
and $5,933 to dependent children.
The total expenditures in the stats
for the year ended June 30 reached
$3,026,153.22 of combined federal,
state and local funds, with S2.209,S07.2S
spent for old age assistance
and $816,285.93 being given to families
with dependent children.
Heading the list of the 100 counties
in the state in the total amount
spent was Guilford, with $218,278,
followed by Buncombe with $151,225.50.
Guilford spent $152,289 for
1.111 old people and $65,989 for
963 dependent children.
Thirty-three thousand and sixty
persons were on the eld age assistance
rolls during the year, 15,790
mate and : 7,270 females. Average
grants to the ;gcd was $3.97. During
*iic year. 22.196 dependent children in.
7.959 families were placed on.
[ records, with th^~divi?pn" vctWivr.
I boys and girls being about equal.
PR1NCIPALSAND
! BUS DRIVERS MEET
County Superintendent Outlines
Program for School Year;
Ingle Explains Road Laws
Sugar Grove, Sept. 3.? W. H Wal.
Iter, superintendent of Watauga
! county schools, met with his bus
drivers and principals in the Cove
Creek high school building last
Saturday ami outlined a general pro
j e,iui?i xui iuc ciuuiiiig year. mi?
principal thing emphasized is the fact
that the bus drivers have a great responsibility
and that they should live
up to it. Mr. Walker stated that a
bus driver can easily do that which a
teacher is not liable to do?"kill a
whole bus full of children.'' Carlisle
i Ingle, state patrolman, was also
present and gave some specific information
as to the law arid certain
rules to be observed, in driving buses.
Mr. Walker states that three new
buses have been added and that all
the others have been gone over by
the county mechanic and are in first
class condition. He also states that
every building in the county has been
gone over and repairing done whereneeded
and that toilets have been installed
in all the buildings. Telephones
have been installed in the
larger schools. It is generally conceded
that Mr. Walker has one of the
ruost business-like and systematic
plans of running the schools of any
superintendent in the state.
Miss Purdom Added
To Music Facultv
Miss Natalie Purdom. graduate of
onugia oidic ^uui^c iur women,
where she specialized in music, is
here to complete the music faculty
at the Boone high school.
Miss Purdom, who majored in.
stringed instruments will give instructions
in violin, cello, double bass
and piano, and will accept students
from the college, high school, demonstration
school or the town. Her
studio has been fitted out in the high
school building.
Miss Purdom comes to Boone from
Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain,
Miss., where she has been engaged
as music director for the past
two years.
WPA Case Worker
Is Given County
Miss Joyce Belvin of Durham, has
come to Watauga county and will act jil
as WPA case worker here for the '3?
next tbree_ months. t>M1ss Belvtn's .