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VOL, LI, NO. 13 WATAUGA FAIR IS DECIDED SUCCESS Annual Event at Cove Cre lost Week Draws Big Crowi Premium Winners Given The annual Watauga Agricultu Fiair. which was held at Sugar Grc Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week, was without doubt I most successful fair ever to be h in Watauga county. The number exhibits in .ill departments v greater than ever before, with > exception of farm crops and garc <tisolays The livestock show was 1 lieved to have been one of the b county exhibitions held in the -stale The exhibits were judged under I following classifications: Baby sftr fl?vw>r oVirvTTT .??*- * u.iv.n., ciiv. viCjXMtlUUJlL, UWJ craft department, culinary depa xncnl, home apiary department, fai crops department, home orchards < partentovt. livestock department, po try department, FFA and 4-H CI department, home economies and 4 CSub department}. "NY A handier a department, dog sltow. high sch< lioys' athletics, grade school gir athletics, men's contests. iircUidi horseshoe pitching and hog callii women's contests -rolling pin thro ing and cow calling. TUlf premiums wore awarded follows, tlie first named in "a case winning first prize, the latt second: Flowers Arrangement of dahlias- -Anna! Bingham, Mis. !!a Bingham. Largest bloom dahlia?Edna Bin ham. Mrs. L. K Shaffer. Bui) dahlia-Mrs. .1 R Mast, J< nie iJDve. Cferius dahlia Mrs. .1 S. Mill Edna Bingliam. Siagie dahlia,?Mrs N. L Mia Mrs. J R. JflSflt. Grant zinr.ie Mrs. Odes WIS Mrs N. L. Mast. Dwarf zinnias-Mrs. R. V. Horxc Jenrne Dove. Annual asters?Mrs N. L. Mai Jennie Love. Hnniy asters Mrs. J. H. Smit Edna Eingtiam. Giant Marigolds Jennie Love, M J. S. Miller. Dwarf niai-igoids Mrs. Joe Mooe , Biliy Brown. Gladiolus- -Mrs. Ila Bingham rangie cosmos?Mrs. Jonn Hortc Marie Bairci. Double cosmos- ?Jennie Love. Petunias? Mrs. W. T. Payne, Mi S. B. Adams. Nasturtiu m--Jennie Love. Mi Koycc Collins. Seariet sage -Mrs. Joe Mooc Jennie Love. A^eratum?-.Mrs. D P. Miasl, Mj S. F. Horton. Specimen jroae?-Mrs. L. H. Sltaffi Edna Bingham. (Continued on page two) Wm. H. Stanberry Succumbs Tuesda William H. Stanberry, aged yeais, father of Mr, S. O. Stanber of Boone, died at the ancestral hoy at Todd Tuesday evening from heart attack. Funeral services will be held fro the home Thursday at 2 o'cJoc Reverends Ashley and Holland take part in the rites, and interme win be in the Graham cemetery the home neighborhood. Survivors include the widow by second marriage, and the followii sons and daughters: Mrs. I. E Rol r.ette, Todd; Mrs. J. L. Ward, Bristi Term.; Mrs. Glenn Calloway, Tolliv< N.'.C.; S. O. Stanberry, Boone; J. Stanberry, Crcston; I. W. Stanben Rbqueam, Wash.; Mrs. John Ray, A ingdon, Va.; Mrs. W. W. Bledst Todd; Mrs. Mfcirtha Tolliver, Sha Valley, Tenn. One brother. Mr. M Stahberry of Todd, also survxv< -Mr Todd was reared on the sal farm( on which he died and had spe his entire life in that neighborhoc where he hail engaged in agricultur pursuits. He was a member of t South Pork Baptist church sin early manhood, and when his heal permitted, had taken an active pa in the work of his church. He w one of this section's most upstarvdii citizens, and was held in the high< regard GOES TO SPRUCE PINE Mr. Dana Cowles, for several yea a valued employee of the Belk-IWhi company's store in Boone, has be transferred to Spruce Pine, where has taken over the management the Belk store which has just be opened in that city. PIE SUPPER A pie supper and cake walk u -t* he held at the Mabel school Frtd evening, October 7, at 7:30. Pier of *un and a first class entertainme is promised those who attend. T proceeds from the cver.t will be u? for ilie benefit of the school. 7 . -ytf iffflgj-: 'jHHTn" it:'} . -', 'i)W' aSfi '-7* VATA1 An Independent BOONE. Safety Speaker le- John F. Lorenzen, National Safely. ty Council engineer will i>e airriong uh speakers at the silver jubilee safe-H ty congress opening in Chicago; on Rs October 10. Iiorcnzcn will present )oI testimony that city pedestrian ac is* c/dents can be cut 30 per cent by ng- making 85 per cent of the people obey traffic, lights. Pedestrians vv- now account for more than twothirds of all traffic fatalities. The as safety congress will attract !0,ch 000 men and women from all cr parts of the world. ALL BIDS FOR RM" H WORK REJECTED 3\- j br , Contractors May Again Bid On I ('nnRfrnrfirtit of R?n?nl *?''"" xrm. J*1\? ni Ull'Vtrie Lines the 14th in, A;'; I'iv!.-; received by the C,*:- hveil Mutual Association for the buiMir.gof * ' the electric transmission lines on the st; Watauga county REA project, have been rejected by the authorities In :h, Washington, it was learned Tuesday evening from the offices of the assore. elation in Lenoir. The bids were .said to have been, ly. considered too high and therefore advertisement is again made today for bids which will be opened at the >n, courthouse in Boone October 14th, at 10 o'clock. When a bid is approved. it. is understood that the acrs. tual contract will be awarded and work proceed on the building of the rs. electric lines in the rural sections of the county within a short time. |y_ ~ Venerable Citizen rcs. Honored With Dinner ?r, About one hundred neighbors and friends of Mr. W. Porter Bcacli, aged ar.d esteemed resident of upper Cove Creek, gathered at his home Sunday y and spread a sumptuous surprise dinner in his honor. 87 Mr. Beach, who will be 81 years ry old next February, and who is one of ie the county's finest citizens, made a brief acknowledgement of the honor paid him, while short talks were also m made by T. If. Williams and Carl k, Winebarger. to Among those enjoying the happy nt occasion were: in Mi*, and Mis. Jason Maker, Eunice Hen son, Dave Henson, M. L?. Henson. a Ivn Lee Henson, Annlee Henson, ig Betty Henson, ' Stedman Henson, )i- Mary Harbin, Mrs. Ben Henson, Mrs. 3>1, Rhoda Winebarger. Mr. and Mrs. T. ir, H. Wil'hiams. Maggie Harbin, Mrs. N. N". I Mast. Marjorie A last. Jimmie *y, Mast, M!rs. J. W. Parker, Carl, Loub ise, Nellie and Gladys Parker, Mrs. >e, Wilma Prof tit, Mrs. John Johnson, dy Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beach Helen S. Henson, Mary Proffitt. Annie, Ruth is. j and Link Prcsnel!, Mary Sue Winene j barger. Sarah Johnson, Johnnie, nt | Ronald, Elaine Ross. Grey, Carl, >d, i and Pearl Winebarger, Margaret, f! I Ann, Mary RuMi, and Austin Millar, ho Audie Presn.eU, Louise and Henry ce Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Henson th Mrs. Dock Isaacs, T. H. Williams, irt Marie Parker, Dean Wilson, Henry as Johnson, Dick Henson, Fred Proffit, ng Ernest Henson, Mrs. Don L. Henson, st Howard Henson, Mrs. Ed Culler, Robert Wilscn, B. H. Henson, Albert Henson, Alien Henson, Lee Proffit, Vance Hanson, Clyde Johnson, Mr. ,rs and Mrs. Russeli Benson, Anne and ite Shirley Hensoii, Mir. and Mrs. John cn Henson, Don L. Henson, Louise and Pauline Presneli. Mr. and Mlrs. Wal0f ter Beach, Mrs. Vera Presneli. Miss Geneva Presnel", Mr and Mrs. Ford Henson, Martha, Jean. Charles and Gail Henson, M. W. Beach, Ralph Ker.son, ^ ATTEND REUNION ity Messrs. Lionel Ward and Howard !I*t Steelm&n, local World War veterans, he attended the reunion of the Thirtieth sed Division, which was hedd ir. VVmston-Saiem last week, si UGA l Weekly Newspaper?Est WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTKJ KnJORRKWERTO GIVE DP COACHING AT APPALACHIAN Popular Mountaineer Football and Boxing Mentor Will Retire at End of Present Season to Enter Business (Jake Wade in Charlotte . Ob.serverj Kidd Brewer has resigned as athletic director cf Appalachian State Teachers College, effective at the end of the current football season, in j order to assume a business connec-1 tion, it was learned here yesterday. Brewer, himself, confirmed the ctis- ! closure, stating that he turned in his resignation on August 1. but that he had agreed to stay at Appalachian and coach the Mountaineer football team this fall. The pian was to J make no announcement until the end j of the season. The popular Appalachian coach, j whose loot tail and boxing teams have made AarionnI roi'^rfio Vi-aw I accepted tiie position of North Carolina-Virginia representative of the Lyons and Carnahan Publishing Company of Chicago, which specializes in textbooks. In raving 'he coaching field fori a fling in business. Coach Brewer said that the business connection. promised so much more financial remuneration. he found it impossible; to turn the offer down'. He express- ; ed keen regret over giving ijjfe aUi ictic work and staid his interest iti j this field would continue. Brewer made it clear* that his con- j ncction would not interfere with, his; coaching of the Appalachian football; team this fall. The Mounialtieers j opened the season last Saturday, do-1 i fcating Newberry* College T to 0. I The one-time ah-round Luke athjietir star ha.-: coached at Appalachian three seasons. He and his chief sistant, FVucie Stewart, have turned out three brilliant North State conference football teams with a record of 21 victories and only three defeats over the three-year stretch. The Brewer coheir cd Appalachian teams have scored 590 points with only 93 scored against them and during the past two seasons opponents of the Mountaineers have scored only 2,1 points. Last year Appalachian was undefeated anil unscored on and won fche North Stat'' conference championship. In 1933 Appalachian was one j of tlie highest scoring teams in the j nation. j Coach Brewer's boxing teams at Appalachian have lost only two matches in three years, those to Duke and Columbus university of Washington. The Appalachian boxers have won a number of championships in the Carolinas Golden Gloves and have won acclaim of tournament fans not only for their .superlative abilities but for their fine spoilsman- j ship. Before going to Appalachian. Mr. Brewer coached the Gulfport, Miss., high school team three seasons. Appalachian officials have not selected a successor to Brewer, and indicated that the present athletic staff would carry on after Brewer leaves. REVIVAL AT BLOWING ROCK PRESBYTERIAN A series of F.vangelistic meetings will begin at the Blowing Rock Presbyterian church Sunday evening, October 9th. Rev. .T Alston Boyd "will be the evangelist, tie is pastor of the Bluff City group of churches and Is a successful pastor and an able, preacher. Rev. G. S. Buchanan in announc- , ir.g the revival, says: "We are glad j that we can secure the services of j Mr. Boyd for these services. We I urge our friends to join us in earnest j prayer for an outpouring of the Holy | Spirit on our church and community, i and that all will poin us in this great \ work of the Master." COURT OF HONOR TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY The Boy Scout court of honor will hold its monthly meeting at four o'clock Sundav afternoon ir? the <rvrm nasium at Appalachian College. All j tile Boy Scouts in the community, to- i gether with their parents, are invited 1 to attend. CONDUCTS SERVICES Mr. James Brown, vice -chairman of tlie Watauga County Evangelistic Club, conducted services at the Zionvi'.le Baptist cliurch Sunday. At the conclusion of the services the audience expressed its appreciation to i Mr. Brown by the presentation to I J urn of a handsome Bible. Pensions for the blind at 40 years j of age. 10 years earlier than at pres- I ent, will be proposed at the next ses- ! sion of the British Parliament. DEM< ablished in the \ ear Eigli 5AROUNAT~ TiiUKbl) Axfud I BREWER TO QUjl Coach Kfdcf Brower,. director tit Ap^Uichiau College, who h?i? I.:,; dtifio of th-.- current 70vtbo.il ?5nvwor\s Mircvrssor tuv> not yi-L !hLocal Boys A At Ashevil SCREECHING BRAKES SAVE BEAR S LIFE Mr. George Loven, former Boone resident, who, like all motorists, has been accustomed to tooting his horn and applying the brakes when a motor vehicle or pedestrian blocked the roadway, had :t new experience when he was en route from his home at Montezuma to Boone Monday Morning. As he skirted the Grandfather near Wilson's Creek, -i huge black hear ambled into the highway, Mr. Loven sounded the horn; applied the brakes sharply and avoided a collision with Bruin, who lumbered at an increased speed toward the sionmit of the grandfather mountain. Mr. Lovin said the bear was full grown, fat and that he would likely weigh In the neighborhood of 250 pounds. Pastors' Conference Here October 1( Pastors cf tile "Rirco Forks an Stony Fork Baptist Associations: deacons and o-thcrs interested, wil meet sat the Boom* HaWtisO ri-.:irr? on Monday, Octolior 10. at 2 o'clcci in the afternoon. The Sbifowlng program for th confcrcrce hns been prepared by Rev R. C. Eggers. of the program com nriltce: r 1. Devotional by Rev. W C Payne. 2. A three-minute report firmi eacl pastor a3 to the condition of hi churches. 3. Bible study, conducted by Rev J. C. Oaivipe. 4. How I Get My Sermons, led b; Rev W. D. Ashley. MR. WALKER HAS FREE TICKETS TO STATE FAII Superintendent W. H. Walker o Watauga county schools, announce! today that the had received fre tickets to the North Carolina Stat Fair, which will be held in Raleigl October 11-15, for distribution to al of Watauga county's 4,350 ehiktrci in the public schools. .He will dis tribute the tickets next week to fij who request them. Dr. J. S. Dorton of Shelby, mana ger of tile state fair, has designate. Friday, October 1.4, as Young Norti Carolinians' Day at the fair. Ticket will be available for 900,000 schoc children to, be guests of the slate uj that day he declared @CRA Eighty-Eight f AT APPALACHIAN ! . of iuid !jrad foothjiJ; oooch ? ^ tf'i'dt rw. his r.'sijj;-ir.?ieffective a* i,! scas u? i?te in N'ovcdber. (Wh ^ leii iiiiHMxL ^ d? j ire Winners le Stock Show 1 !A Assistant County Agent Har- 1 ti 1 ry Hamilton's Watauga County n ! 4-H Club Boys took top honors si | in the Asheville Fat Cattle Show ai ! Wo/^nrtt:rlotr hxr /.ow?v!ri(r " --V..H.UUUJ , ?jj tan. >ii ig avvaj < the grand championship, the re- j serve championship and taking i both first and second prize un- | der each classification but one. j a, .Frank Mast of Valle Crucis had the J f j calf which was adjudged the grand ai champion, while the second best calf cj of the show was exhibited by Earl Bdmisten, aJso of Valle Crucis. The information came to the Democrat by telephone as the paper was ,c going to press and complete details jy of the show wi. be given in the next w issue of the Democrat. I _ t | Handicrafts Center Will Open Friday l?c ti 11 The Watauga Handicraft Center ^ 1 extends a general invitation to its u ^ opening' Friday- afternoon. October 'a . 7th, from 2 to 5 o'clock. a 1 At 2:30 the High School Band will; e; i appear in concert. At 3:15 there will u 4 be a program with prayer by Rev. E. ?< F. Troutman. talks by Mayor Gragg. n f ; Miss Lucy if organ of Penland Pot- ,JE ' j ters and Weavers; Mr. H. C. Ford, j former director of Watauga handi- n | crafts; Mr. Howard Walker, superini tender.t of county schools, and Miss r..izaocui L?oru, uirecior ana msiruc1 tor, will ,be present s Miss Cora Pear! .leffcoat, chair- S man of the board of directors of the Handicrafts Center, will preside at. the opening exercises. All are cory dialiy invited. E I di ENTERS DUKE * Durham, Oct. 3.?'Miss Fiances V j ! Miller or Boon?, is one of 53 young 1 ' women who are entering the school of 11 f I nursing at Du'ce University as fresh- " j men. The fall term opened on Sep' tember 26, and new giri3 spent a ~ busy week in placement tests, exami - n I nations and genera! orientation. II js 1 NEW ELASTIC ^ Pour TJ. S. department of agricul- u J ture research workers have develop- w ed a methoii of converting sawdust, n - st raw, wood waste ami waste sugar a i cane stidks into synthetic plastics, tt The new material has a high resists j ar.ee to water and moisture, and may n 1 j he u.-ed for electrical -insulators, door d iriiuiyUa, auto steering wheels, radio 1! panels, buttons and other articles. N T ji.W^AyEAR iomecoSgdaF was big success at appalachian lore Than 5.000 Gathered Here Saturday to Participate in Annual Event; Dr. Frazier's Address and Football Game Feature Festivities Appalachian College's best home>ming' day celebration in lxtstory urne to a close Sunday afternoon, hen the college auditorium was ffQ1 with an appreciative audience to iar George E. Shapiro's L. it tie Philanchonic Orchestra concert, said by lany to have been the peak of the istitu lion's series of entertainment matures during* the past year. Shapiro's arrangement, w i d e 1 y nown in both Europe and America, resented a .program of three series. Ciss Marion Hall's selections at the iano, as well as soloist features, vnoerto for piano and orchestra, and le combination of the entire c<ist in fMAITli ll'J- TWOWlar rmmharu Approximately 200 graduates gatltc-d in the college cafeteria Saturday >r the alumni banquet, one of the ' v.ixing features of Appalachian's jth homecoming. Clem T.apscomb of eidsvillo, presided as toast master to le program which centered around great drive for better organization r.nr_g the Appalachian alumni, hree . peakers. Miss Dcssie Mae Edits ten, hor?d of the Yalk Ci ogis :hool; FranJc Moore of the Jjenoir igit school, and Ira T. Johnston, Jeirson attorney, joined with other lunuii in outlining the work of the jsociatlon. VV. 13. Austin of Jefferson, presided er the Cactl\Bittes1 which began with play. "The Warrior's I^isbaiid,'* rid Wfl followed by ar. address r.y r. \Y. H.. Fraiier, president of ueens-Cb ioora College, a flag pole iidication ceremony, and the Appa .chian-Newberrv football -game Satrday afternoon. Friends arid former students standing the homecoming day exercises lid the program was the be3t yet eld, in that more people attended lan have ever gathered before at ppaiachian for any occasion. Approximately 5,000 people visited ve college, among these being smem2rs of the college i>eard of trustees, icmbers of the state school commis on, ana neads of various collages tul universities. Vatauea Teachers To Meet Saturday All teachers of W&tauga county re cordially invited to attend the rst scheduled meeting of the Watuga unit of the North Carolina Eduition Association, wheh will be held i the Elementary Decooi kstration. drool building in. Boone Saturday, etcher 8th, at 3 o'clock. At this meeting officers for the cai unit will be elected and .plans >r the future meetings of the group ill be discussed. IONOLULU STROLLERS WILL APPEAR SATURDAY Sweeney Pressor's Honolulu Strol:rs, with, a complete new show, are > appear at the courthouse Satur ay evening, October 8, at S o'clock, nder the sponsorship of the Watuga County Public Library, it was nnounced first of the week. The radio stars, who broadcast ach Saturday over WBT, Charlotte, ill appear in an entirely new premutation, and a wonderful entertainment u. in prospect. Hawaiian, popu:r and Spanish sor.gs will be teamed in addition to various instrumental selections and dance numbers. high class show is promised and re proceeds will go to a most worthy 3 use. NOW WHITE IS COMING TO LOCAL THEATRE 'Snow White and the Seven >warfs." Watt "Disney's famous pronation, vviil be featured on the screen t the Pastime Theatre Tuesday, vednesdav arwi Th?ra'a? - _ if? ?v. A>t?UUUU>J, vn/bVUCl 1. 12 and 13. according to an anouncement made by the manageaent Monday, this being the first me since the filming of the piclre that the production has been rought to one of the smaller cities. Mr. Hamby feels most fortunate in eing able to present this film which i shown in techrncoior and, regrets iat due to the fact that it is being 3ed as a"road show," the admission, ill be 15 cents for children. Under o other condition was the local thetre permitted to show the picture. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Spencer of Leoir. spent last v.-eek with their aught er L'rs. John Conway. whBa*Hi Lr. Oomv.iy vzs or. a buying trip to
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