North Carolina Newspapers

spifl -isHv'm VOL. LI, NO. 16 BOONE PREPARK \ FOR TOWN-WIDE J DOLLAR DAYS I * Event Which is to Take Place ^ First Week in November Will j., be Perhaps the. Biggest Bar- t< gain Festival in History of the cl City ' Merchants of the city are now get- |* ting al! la readiness for Boone's Dolhar Bavs which take olace November ? ~ * I 3. 4, and 5, and it is freely predicted a1 by the local merchants association, g "which is sponsoring the event, that 1' more people will, be drawn to Uie city [i( titan on any other similar occasion in the history of the town. : N .v more concerted advertising cam- ^ paign is being undertaken than ever "before and besides the liberal use of the columns of the local newspaper, ^ 'circulars. posters, stickers, etc., \ have already beer, printed to furtlier ^ aid in publicising the event, in next f weck'3 issue of the Democrat watcli for the individual messages of the ^ participating merchants, whicli will tell of the most remarkable values offered since Boone became the trade ' center for this mountain area. Business men are laying in extra supplies of new and seasonable mer- * chandise in order that none may to disappointed when they come to J.' Boone to share in the harvest of " values. Watch for the advertisements. . Thoy will carry a valuable message to the thrifty. nl DMTONDECLINES | EDUCATION POST i c Minister Says it is Impossible to pi Serve on County School tf Board; Triplett Named nl i rt Dr. W. A. Deaton, prominent Bu- 31 theran minister of Meat Camp town- ^ d ship, recently appointed as a mem ^ her of the Watauga county board of v, education asks The Dernpctpt?to...as.-_ y nounce that he finds it impossible to i< serve in the tendered position. v The Democratic executive committee of the county immediately named V Charlie Triplett, well-known citizen N of EHc township, to fill out the remainder of the term of Thomas H. ; f Coffey, resigned, and tendered him i a: the nomination for the regular term j n whkh will begin after tile legislature | It takes action. tl Mr. TripVett, who is a merchant j a and fanner of his neighborhooe. will, j ti it is felt, be a valuable addition to | n the educational body. j t! Jb High School Band te Observes Birthday 1 p This week the Boone High School l' band is continuing the observance of s its first. anniversary. It was exactly a year ago when the 15 members ^ of the band began practice after ^ school hours, and most of these origi- ^ ail members are still with the aggre- g gatkm. t The first uniforms were bought last year and are still in use. Many ? new members have been added and some new instruments purchased, ineluding a sousaphone, which the J merchants association helped buy. Band practice continued through the summer and the organization marched through the streets of Boone several times, appearing in s free concert at the Daniel Boone > hotel. The band was on hand when f football started and it was taken 1 to Elon-Appalachian game in Greensboro last Saturday on a specially i chartered bus. This first big trip of " the group was made on its first < birthday. : I New Books Are Added ] To County Library ( Miss Jewel Hagaman, who is in charge of the county library, states that 25 new books have been added and that a memorial shelf is being ! started. Citizens are asked to buy books and place them on this shelf ^ in memory of relatives or others. A list of the most wanted volumes can be found at the library, which is lo- , cated in the old Democrat building. * CONDUCT REVIVAL \ Rev. F. C. Watts, pastor, assisted J toy Rev. C. O. Holland of Taylors- ; vide, is conducting' a meeting at Oak t Grove church, which began Sunday evening and which will likely continue for ten days or two weeks. Services are being held each afternoon at 2 o'clock and in the evening at 7. Special music has been provided for the evening services and all are invited to attend. ATAl An Independent ______ .ATE NEWS BRIEFS W.WW.WW.1WVWIWSVW BUSHING SA.UJ? FOR v ?Tiri v awl two 1 .? ? ?-?/ oimivi.i Ole Havre, Franco, Oct. 23.? I encral Jolin .7. Pershing sailed for i e\v York on tlie liner Manhattan ssterday alter his usual summer >ur of Inspection in France as lairrnan of the An.crican battle LOnunients commission. WA HAS $25,000.1700 Oil 1038 PROGRAM Washington, Oct. 22?Public works fficials said today they had only bout $20,000,000 left for loaiis and rants under the 1933 program. To j ate, they said, WPA has allotted pproximately $885,000,000 out of , rnghiy $910,000,000 appropriated. ? . ? 0 K\V DEVI. HKI.I1 P TO LEHMAN Hyde Park, N. Y.f Oct 21.?Renblican Mayor 5\ H. La Guard la of ew York, made it emphatically ear today that Governor Herbert . Lehman could expect no support on\ him in his campaign for reaction unless he came out anew r the New Deal. * * * IETHODISTS ADD 933 MEMBERS Charlotte. Oct. 22.?A g-ain of G,53 members through professions of Lith during the last year was reirted to the Western North Caroria Conference or the Methodist piscopa! Church, South, at its mornig session Friday. Rports were lade by the presiding elders of the spective districts and were des-ibed as encouraging by Bishop laire Pureed, presiding. The Greens3ro district led with 1,245 additions. t ? HOU8ANDS PUT TO WORK ? AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Detroit, Oct. 23?Stepping up cr.i[oymont rosters by recalling many tousar.ds of workers, and adding dlliona of dollars to its weekly payill. the motorcar industry this week lyings into production schedules hi eh which competent observers prcictod today would add close to 800,10 new 1939 models to its assembly olume by the end of the present ear and. give impetus m Littt drive jward another 4,000 000 output rdume iicxt year * is T: If AGE-HOUR IAW iO\V IN EFFECT Thii forlovn I tmiroj-uuiuril U ..... ? r> ?5<"'gulating wages and hours of thousnds of workers Monday under the lost far-rcnchltlg Industrial legisition since the supreme court killed re NRA Opinion of the now labor Landards law. which became offecive at midnight Sunday, began on a. ote of assurance from Washington hat its purpose was not to ''hound" usiness men* but to protect "decent" mployers against ruinous competi- j ion. In the capital the rush to issue emulations and explanations to the ! ublic was reminiscent of the early j ays of NRA.. But at the helm, in- j tead of Clen. Hugh S. Johnson, now ut of the new deal and critical of it. ras Elmer P. Andrews, former New rork state industrial commissioner, ipeaking to the nation by radio, { irrdrews said the iaw was not deigned to remake the nation, but hat it should become "one of the i liars of a sound economic system n the United States." Surley Specialist To Hold Meetings L. T. Weeks, assistant tobacco ipcciaiist of State College, will be n the county on November 1 and 2 or the purpose of holding tobacco grading meetings. The first meeting will be held at V. H. JIast's farm. Sugar Grove, on ruesday afternoon. November 1, at !:30 o'clock. The second meeting will be held it Mrs. W. Y. Farthing's farm ill the 3ethel community on Wednesday norning, November 2, at 9:30 o'clock. STUNT NIGHT, SKATING PARTY AT COVE CREEK On Friday night, October 28, the athletic department of Cove Creek iiigh school is sponsoring a Halloween program, featuring stunts followed by a skating party. Prizes will be awarded to the best costumed girl- and to the best costumed boy. Skating prizes will be offered to the best couple, the most graceful skater, and the best fancy skater. Besides these, the side attractions will be fortune telling booth, a fish pond, an apple-bobbing contest, bingo stand, and a moving picture. Everybody invited. Admission 10c. BOX SUPPER There will be a box supper at the Miller school on Saturday night, October 29, for the benefit of Mr. Wade Byera. Everyone Is Invited to attend. There will be string music. JGA . Weekly Newspaper?Esta fATA UGA COTJNTY~ NORTH O HAMILTON NEW FARM AGENT W. B. Collins Takes District Position Under TVA; Assistant Agent Succeeds Him Mr. Harry M Hamilton, who has been assistant to County Agent W. B. Collins since January. 1936, has been promoted to the county farm agency, due to the resignation of Mr. J damns, who has accepted a position under the TV A and the state extension service. Mr. Collins, who came here in March, 1935. has lent his untiring efforts to the cause of more modern and profitable tanning in Watauga county, and has accomplished a great deal for the people. Ills new position will carry him into 15 counties where he will devote a large part of his time to demonstration farm activ#- j ties. It is gratifying to know that Mr. Collins will continue to reside i here. Mr. Hamilton, who has boon assistant agent under the TVA. is most popular in the county, where he has made outstanding records with his 1-H Club boys in the production of a superior type beef cattle. Kis wide training and experience and his deep interest in farm activities, make of him an ideal agent. SATURDAY LAST~ DAY TO REGISTER Saturday is the last day In which voters may register for the general election November 8th, while tile following Saturday, November 5, will be observed as challenge day. All those who have reached their majority since last election or who have moved into the county and established their legal residence here, are required to register in order to be able to cast a ballot. One must have been a resident of the state of North Carolina for as long as one year before he is a' legal vdte'r, -Arid must have resided in the eounty for, a period of four months. WORK PROGRESSES ON STREETS OF CITY cu.v..oi ;n oiiuyut liiiga^vu in iiiuvsug <MH for Widened Thoroughfare in Business District A steam shovel started to work Monday afternoon on the Mrs. Jones property, widening the street in the congested area to the same width of the completed project in the western section of the city, and Wednesday morning had moved the greater part or the soil front the W. W. Mac store to the Carolina Pharmacy. The street will be. widened 25 feet all the way to the Smithey store, and Boone will have one of the widest thoroughfares in any 3mall town In the state. It is expected that about ten days will be required for the actual moving of the dirt and it is proposed to start paving immediately thereafter. Townsend Returns To Boone Church Rev. Paul Townsend. for the past two years pastor of the Boone Methodist church, was returned by the Western North Carolina Methodist conference which closed its sessions in Charlotte Monday. The minister is able and popular and the members of his denomination, together with others, are gratified over his return. Rev. J. W. Parker, who is also well-liked in his churches, returned to the Watauga circuit. The presiding elder is Rev. J. C. Comett. Besides Rev. ana Mrs. Townsend, others attending tho conference from. Boone were Dr. J. D. Rankin and Prof. J. M. Downum. CHICKEN SUPPER The Women's Missionary Society of the Boone Methodist church is sponsoring a chicken supper and sale of needlework articles at the new high school lunch room Thursday. November 3 from 5 p. m. to 9 o'clock. The admission will be 35 cents. HALLOWEEN PARTY The Girls' Physical Education Club of the Boone high school, sponsored by ia?jas Edith Rudisiil, will sponsor a Halloween party Saturday night, October 29, in the auditorium of the high school. There will be a small admission fee charged. Students of : Bocne high are invited to come and have a good time. iblished in the Year Eighte XROLJNAT-THURSDAY, OCTn FRED ALDRIDGE i| AND COMPANION MURDER VICTIMS Riles Are Held at Foscoe for Retired Naval Officer. Who with A Lady Companion, is Thought to Have Been Robbed Prior to the Fatal Shooting. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at Foscoe for Fred Aldridgc who wax shot and killed by some unknown person near Torrrncc, California, two weeks pre- i viously. Rev. S. E. Gragg, Rev. \ Boyd and Rev. Sexton Buchanan Look part in the rites which were attended j by a large concourse of friends and relatives and interment was at the ' family graveyard. Refns-Sturdivant j FunS?al Home being: in charge of the j a rrangements. The many flowers brought by relatives, friends and civic organizations indicated the high esteem in which Mr. Aldridge was held, both in j _his section and in h's adopted stati!"! of California. Tragedy Clothed in Mystery Mr. Kay Aldridge, brother to the j deceased, who went to California and | returned with the body, gives what j is known of the tragedy, as follows: ! Fred Aldridge, it is stated by his kinsman, had packed all his belongings and had moved out of the hotel where he lived in San Pedro, telling his friends he was leaving for the cost. Investigation revealed that he had checked $1,500 out of the -h>tnk Ami had sold his business px tablisbmciit there to a lady, in whose company he lett the atore. He told her he was leaving lor the east and would like to talk 'With her, and they proceeded to the direction of Tor rence, California. One hour later they were found shot to death, lying near the oar at the edge of the highway. Fred was shot three ti;ne3, twice through the heart and once through the head. The woman was shot four times. Doctors find undertakers, stated that either Of the seven shots would have been fatal Investigating officers have no doubt bur that it is a clear-cut case of robbery and murder since very j little money was found oil the body j of Mr. Aldridge, his puoketliook bemg | empty save for ft pair of ear rings i which belonged to his mother. The | identification card was also gone | from the wallet. The United States Bureau of Tn- i vestigation, directed by J. Kdgar I Hoover, is co-operating with the 1 California officials in working on the i case and it is hoped and believed that 1 persons responsible for the crime will he brought to justice within a short while. The deceased, who was a son of Mr. James Aldridge of Foscoe, and who was popular throughout this sectidn, had retired from the navy a little more than a year ago and since then had held a position as deputy tax collector for the county of Ims Angeles. Sale of Greene Lands a Success The recent auction sale of the lots near the courthouse, belonging to the estate of the late Judge Greene, was most successful, states Mr. S. C. Eggers, local realtor, who was in charge of the event. Practically all of the lots offered were sold and all sales were confirmed, Mr. Eggers said. Public Speakings At Blowing Rock Attorney Wade E. Brown, Dr. W. A. Deaton and others will address a gathering of citizens at a Democratic rally at the Blowing Rock school building Friday evening at 7:30, and it is expected that a large number will hear the gentlemen discuss the issues of the current campaign. IjiUUUHiLLUWS tLUK Hie Goodfellows Club will hold a meeting- at the Daniel Boone hotel Thursday evening. Dinner will be served at 7:30 following which card games -will be enjoyed. A full attendance of the membership is desiretP Only three showers that could be measured have occurred in the last 18 years in the Aries district of Chile, which is reputed to be the most arid section in tne world as far as rainfall Is concerned. , Discovery of a new Indian culture yi Wayne county, Missouri, has been announced by Dr. Brewton Berry University of Missouri professor. He estimated it preceded that of the known Indian cultures. jtlRA enSfclighty-Eight lsS Meats Tragic Death j ' A recent phoio^r.ph of Fred Aldridgc native YVataugaii, whose S bullet-riddled body was found at j Torrence, Cai., recently. ELECTRIC WIRING | TO BE DISCUSSED i Extension Rural Electrification Specialist to Hold Meeting Here By H. M. HAMILTON. Jr. (County Agent) D. E. Jones, extension rural elcctri- \ fication specialist of State Colleg:* \ will he in the county November 2 and 3 for the purpose of discussing the j methods to use in wiring your houses j for electricity. In order that we may reach everyone that is interested in rural electricity, we are holding six meetings in different sections of the county. The meetings will be hold at the following place: Blowing Rock high school on Wednesday morning, November 2 at 9 o'clock. Deep Gap school on Wednesday afternoon, November 2, at 2 o'clock. Courthouse ir. Boone on Wednesday night, November 2, at 7:30. Green Valley school * on Thursday morning, November 3 at 9 o'clock. Bethel high school on Thursday afternoon. November 3, at 2 o'clock. Mabel school on Thursday night, November 3, at 7:30 o'clock. The contract for rural electrifies - J tion has been let. the electric lines j will soon he built, and you will need to wire your home in the near future. Sc please come out and find out as much as you can about the best method of wiring your home. Labor Law to Affect Big Number in State | Now jWage. and Hour Act Will Cover Between *'0(1,001) and 250,000 in North Carolina Raleigh, Oct. 23?The federal wage-hour law effective Monday throughout the United States will cover some 200,000 to 250 000 North Carolinians, though many may not feel any immediate effect. Labor Commissioner Foricst H. I Shuford made the estimate tonight i but pointed out that many persons employed in industries coming under the act already get wages higher than the minimum and their work hours come within the maximum. Shuford said that incomplete labor statistics made it impossible to correctly determine the effect of the new law but from available figures little change will be made in the textile industry. Burgin Is Nominee for Congress in Eighth Raleigh, Oct. 25?C. B. Deane of Rockingham, formally withdrew from the eighth district congressional race today, leaving the way clear for certification of W. O. Burgin of Lexington, as the Democratic .party's nominee. Dearie's withdrawal came a few hours after a three-man board of referees?endowed with extraordinary powers?decided "as a matter of law" that Burgin won the nomination in the run-off Democratic primary of July 2. CHINESE CAPITAL FALLS Shanghai, Oct, 26?The Japanese army and navy commands annuonced last night that the vanguard of their central China invasion had entered Hankow and early today the Japanese were massing for an entrance in force. BACK FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. H. P. Dougherty has returnee to her home here from the Baptist i hospital in Winston-Salem, where sh< has heen a patient and is showing a considerable Improvement. T $1.50 A"YEAR | ^ I nvTrx r\i*T/i * ISUlLIflMi KEA LINES IS LET Staking Crews Are Busy, as Equipment and Materials are Delivered for Early Construction of Lines to Electrify Rural Watauga M'elvin V. Burgess. Inc., Baltimore, Mil., v.-ho bid S169.993.66 on the construction of 176 miles of electric transmission lines for the REA in Watauga county, has been awarded the contract; tool3, equipment and materials arc being delivered and officials of the Caldwell Mutual Corporation believe that it is entirely likely that -some of the Vines will be energized by the Christmas holidays. Staking crews are bushy engaged in staking out the lines from the corinty home in the direction of Shulls Mills and the craml ruction. men are to follow close with theactual building of the lines. A carload of poles, together with a large amount of equipment, has been delivered to the contractors here, who will nmke rapid progress in bringing the lines to the doors of some 1,100 people in this county. DOUGHTON RALLY HERE SATURDAY Ninth District Congressman to Deliver Address to Voters ot Watauga Hon. Robert L. Houghton, for 2S years representative of this district in the national congress, Willi address the voters of Watauga county at the courthouse Saturday afternoon at 2:30, ill connection with a Democratic rally which is being arranged. The Democratic committee, in making the announcement of Ml". Doughton's visit, states that other Speakers of prominence are expected for tec occasion, and a cordial invitation is extended to an to attend. Important Meetings Of the Red Cross i Two important Red Cross conferences at which chapter delegates are to discuss Red Cross roll call plans and further development of the Red Cross service program, are announc; ed for this week by Mrs. -lames H. i Councill. chairman of tec Watauga I county chapter. : Tlic first of these was held at tee 1 Hotel Ricks, Rocky Mount, on Tuesday ami the other at Hotel Charlotte, , in Charlotte, is being- held today. Delegates from the local chapter who are in attendance at tee Charlotte meeting today are Mrs. James Councill, chairman, and Mns. R. W. Watkins. Both the meetings were featured by notable speakers, including various Red Cross officials, and tee programs were most helpful to those in attendance. Lions Program For Nov. 1st is Given ! The Boone Uons Club wSl meet at i the high school cafeteria at 7 o'clock I Tuesday, November 1, the program l centering about the Red Cross and | Armistice day. Following is the i complete program for the evening. President James Council! presiding. Invocation, Rev. J. C. Canlpe. Songs, led by Evelyn Brown and Margaret Agle: (1) ''Keep the Home Fires Burning," No. 131; (2) "Pack up Your Troubles," No. 136; (3) "As Iho I.ions Go Roaring Along," No. 11. Dinner. Roll call. Announcements by president. War Experiences. Wilson Norris. History and Importance of Red Cros3, E. E. Garbee. JUDGE GIVES MAN'S JOB TO WIFE, HUBBY TO OOOK Atlantic (Sty, N. J., Oct. 22?Judge Joseph A- Corto today ordered Geo. v Smith, 38, to let Mrs. Smith take over his WPA job and "you stay home, do the cooking and take care of the kids." "That suits ine, judge," Smith re> plied. i Pmhation AffWs?r Pw?atnn fVvvir told Judge Corio in domestic relations court that Smith was behind t in payments for support of his wife and their four children. BROOM KKDGR Where J. P Miller of Ajihe county, 1 used phosphate on his pasture, the ; grass and clover continued green uns til late In the fall, but where he* did > i not, broom sedge turned brown early and there was no grazing.