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VOL LI, NO. 18 | Conducts Revival 3nHHraK^. -:?y^ <np**x <* WK Roy. 4. Fremont Whitman of Charleston, W. Va., who is eondeleting revival services at the Advent Christian church here during" this week. REYNOLDS TAKES RIG LEAD IN RACE TOR IIS. SEN ATOR Slowly Tabulated Returns In dicate Junior Senator Wil Pile Up Huge Majority Qvei Charles A. Jonas, Republican All Democratic Congressmen Raleigh, 'Nov. 8.?North Caroliru Jtept iis Democratic allegiance an broken in today's general election spattered returns from all parts oi the state indicated tonight. ... On the basis of available reports flknatnr Robert P.. Reynolds, the 11 Democratic nominees for congress And two incumbent jnernbers of th( state supreme court were re-elected and two proposed amendments to th( constitution appeared to have beer approved. With 548 of 1,877 precincts report ed, the vote for Reynolds was 78,281 against 23,041 for .his Republican op ponent, former Congressman Chas. A Jonas. Returns from the eongressiona contests, where seven Democrats ha< Republican opponents, were meage: but there was nothing in the first ports to indicate any likelihood of ai upset. Representative Doughton in tin ninth, and Representative Weaver ii the 11th, beat back old-age pensioi advocates, upon the basis of early re turns. In the tenth, where Repub licans were said to consider thei: chances better than elsewhere, Rep reaentative Bui winkle piled up a )ea< over Frank Patton, of Morgan ton. Revival Meeting Advent Churcl Hie revival meeting' in the Adven Christian church la now in progress It began last Sunday with good at tendance at both the morning an< night services. Evangelist J. Fremont Whitman o Charleston, W. Va., Is doing th preaching, and It Is expected tha this will be the beat revival ever heli In "The Reck Church." He 1b a ver; forceful speaker and has had wid experience in all parts of the natloi in evangelistic work. He Is preslden of the Advent Christian Assembl; and vice-president of the Adven Christian General Conference c America. He has been called differ cnt times as the principal speaker a the Alton Bay camp meeting whic is the largest gathering of Adven Christian people in the world. Evervbodv Is cordiallv invited t attend these meetings. Services eac night this week at 7:30. Fire Does Damage To Law Office A fire -which originated in th basement of the handsome new la' office building of Attorney Wade I Brown, Saturday morning, cause damages to the building and furnlsi lngs of about $1,500. The fire started from an overhe&U hot air furnace, it is thought, and tx fore the flames could be extlngulshe they had spread to the offices of M Brown on the street floor and inl the second story apartment. Floo ing, partition walls, and front offi< furnishings were the most damage while the greater part of the la library was saved from the fire. rati,: ^^:V tfATAl An Independent " BOONE. [red crossroll" c all st arts lm Organiza4ion Formed for Annua Membership Campaign; Mayor Issue Proclamation Airs. James H. Gbuncill. chalrma: of the Watauga chapter America: Red Cross, has perfected the or ganization for the annual Red Cros pi uMMfci ii||'J"" Cal1 canipaigi l which will get un I 'flUM H^ lcr way Armistio ! ? B L?ay ana coniuiui 9^^ ^J until Thanksgiving ?S5jancl feels that a: ^tB?? usual Watauga jg 9 county will rally t< g8jf the cause of tin ^ P g| g great humanitarian ?Wi Ih9 ? K 1 organization. Following are Lh names of the chairmen of the Rol Call committees: Mrs. R. W. Wat kins, Boone; Mi's. K. C. Hayes Blowing Rock; Mrs. Stanley Harris Cove Creek; Mrs. Clyde Perry, Bea ver Dam; Miss Nancy Taylor. Vail Crucis; Alex Tuginan, Green Valley schooi and community. Mayor Issues Proclamation In connection with the opening c = the Roll Call, Mayor W. H. Gragj has issued the following proclnrna tion: Each year Americans in ever; j community are called upon to tak part in a great nation-wide move luent to relieve human suffering am * raise health standards in this coun I try. I refer to the work done bj the Waiaugn chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross and thousands of oth er chapters throughout the country ' It ia not necccssary, I know, fo r me to remind citizens of our com ; munity that the work of the Re< ( Cross la a vital contribution to ou community welfare. Both from til standpoint of the year-round loca program and work on a nationa 1 basis, such as the relief for victim of disasters, the fight against epi ' demica, public' health nursing for iso luted communities, or assistance t< service men or disabled veterans ' -Red' Cross aid ."to those needing het] htm proved it3 worth. For years past our community ha * had a share in this work througl ^ contributions made by local citizens 5 The annua] nWantoership Roll Co! 1 of the Red Cro3s, through, whicl such work is supported. is from Ar | niistice Day through Thanksgivinj Day. Your support during thi period will insure a continuation o ' Red Cross work here nad in otlie part3 of the country. The Red Cros asks so iittle, yet docs so nruch, tha 1 we cannot afford to deny such a r appeal. a I am pleased, therefore, as mayo of Boone, to designate this .period a a a time when all anembers will b , asked to renew their membership , and those who have not enrolled be _ fore are asked to add their name to the ranks erf Red Cross member r in our community. 1 LEES-McRAE LOSES TO CAMPBELL; MEETS DAVIDSON B NEXr Banner Bik, Nov. 6?A stubbon I hard-fighting Lees-McRae eleven los to the heavier -Campbell team to th I tune of 6-0 here Saturday aftemoo J before a large crowd of spectator i from this region. Campbell managed to score its Ion f touchdown in the last five minutes c e play, after the fine Lees-McRae d< t ifense and drastic penalties for hole i ing and offsides had forced thei y back again and again when the e were in the Bobcat territory. Hie: n attack was led by J. Cbates, Brow t and Stankus. y Claude Weddington, 185-poun II back, proved the star of the Leei if McRae defense in the second hal - stopping the fast-galloping Cam} t hell backs twice wlien they were i h an open field. it Working out on a soggy field, th Lees-McRae griddera began practit o this week for their invasion of Ooac h Mackorell's Aima Mater Friday 1 play the Davidson "B" team. Go< win, Drum and Shelor, guards, ai on the injury list; although the bocl field is in fair shape for the comin 8 fray" ? Legion Is Planning !. Entertainment Frida d l" The American Legion Amiliw; will present a carnival and toot V saie at the Halu building Friun; *- from II a. m. to 10 pi m Blngi <1 -hnd other entertainment will is r- provided, while in the aftemooi to the Ihgion will sponsor an old-fash r- loned turkey shooting match at thi ? Muster Field. Plate lunches wO d, bo sold by the Auxiliary and a gen w oral good tinpe Is promised all wh< attend. I UGA : t Weekly Newspaper?Esta watauga" county7north"c/ Easy Winner : 7 g ' ? ^ iElSBjk" a mm BS Bit v 2 i - a Ba & i IBBiyBlSM 7-, Jg J| f Congressman Robert I*. Dough- | y ton, i\ho was elected Tuesday to | his fifteenth term, piling up a huge majority over Mr. Monroe J y Adams or' Stntesville. l DOUfiHTON TAKES" i LEAD OVER ADAMS Veteran Solon Carries Watauga County by Almost 400; 1 Reynolds Easy Winner e Congressman R. L. Doughton^j J carried Watauga county by a ! sizable majority in his t'il- j | a slogan of not more than 12 words [e mutable for use toy the building, sav;e lugs and loan associations. The :h North Carolina Building and Loan ,o League at Raleigh has worked out 1- the details of the contest which will -e toe open only to residents of North c_ Carolina. ig All of the associations in the state are co-operating in the contest and W. H. Gragg, uecretary of the local association, has entry blanks and other information available as to the rules of the contest which to already y creating state-wide Interest. i Austin Wins By a 1 Majority of 2,750 e i William B. Austin of Jefferson, Democratic candidate for the state ? senate from this district, wa3 in [1 town Wednesdav and tells the news paper that unofficial returns from ? the three counties involved, place hl3 majority at 2,750. _ feenth consecutive race for a - seat in the house of representa3 tives, almost complete unofficial ' returns from Watauga oounty's fourteen election precincts res vealcd, while Senator Robert R. 11 Reynolds likewise carried the county handily ^ Mr. Doughton, who was opposed by Mr. Monroe Adams of Statesvtlle, T running on a Townser.d plan plat* form, received 3,783 votes as against f 3,423 cast for his opponent. Robert r R. Reynolds, who was ejected for his second tet-m for the United States t senate, received 3,792 votes in the county, while his opponent, Charles 11 A. Jonas, tallied 3,420. Final tabulations may reveal slight changes in r these figures. s Reports reaching Boone Wednese day morning indicated that Mi. ? Dbughton was carrying the district by perhaps as many as 15 000 votes, 3 while Senator Reynolds, with only a 3 few hundred precincts reported was leading Mr. Jonas about three to one. , B. &L. ANNOUNCES , SLOGAN CONTEST it e $200 in Prizes Are to Be Offered n in Contest for Suitable Slogan for Organizations ie The Building and Loan Associa,f tlons of North Carolina are sponsorj" ing a slogan contest, which began n November 7th and which will cony tinue through November 30, accordlr ing to an announcement made in the 11 advertising columns of the newspad per today by the Watauga Building j. and Loan Association, f, Two hundred dollars in prizes will j- be awarded, consisting of $100, first n prize; and 20 prizes of $5 each, for "'jflibufll -18 fi ??- ^Qk9 l?Jli| j S s DEtfK blished in traj?ear Eightei ^ROLINAr ^^SDAY, NOV 1 GALA OWING OF j NEW THEATRE SET FOR NEXT MONDAY Messrs. Hamby and Winkler 1 Lease Magnificent Showhousc I to A. Fuller Sams, Jr.; Building is One of the Most Mod- * ernly Appointed in State T h e Appalachian Theatre. I Boone's newly-completed showhouse, will be opened to the public next Monday, according to announcement made by Mr. A.! Fuller Sams. Jr., of Winston-Sa- ! Ie tnand Statesville. who has negotiated a 15-year lease with the owners, Mess: s. A. E, Hamby and W. R. Winkler of Boone, and the advertisi *ig columns of the i newspaper I day carry a program of high-type cinema productions which will feature the first week's run M.r. Sains, who has < perated the- | ati-es in State.mlle and Win.ston-Sa- | lem for the pist. fifteen years, is cne of the most successful theatre men in this section of the state and feels fortunatt in having been able to effect a le;i3e of the new Appalachian Theativi in Boor.e Mr. Carleton H. Trotter of Statcsville, will be In charge of the playhouse aiul is S] eniling tlie week here. . getting everything in readiness for the opening do r. Mr. Trotter, who | has managed a theatre in Statesvilie for the past tr.'o year3, is a native of LawrencevillVa. A Modt rn Structure The now theatre building, more details about whieh will be given in next i week's Democrat, will seat 1,000 people and is moder i in every detail, being the equal of any cinema palace in the state. The new man igement has also j leased from Meisre. Harnby and , Winkior the Pastime "Theatre, and will operate both houses. Two complete programs of entertainment ap- J pear in The Democrat today. ELECfiONNEWS FROM THE NATION Early Returns Given From Senatorial, Congressional and Gubernatorial Races Chicago, Nov. 8.?Republicans and : Democrats ran close races for the midwest's top political posts tonight. Early returns in the key contests? waged about the new deal issue in most states and watched for indications of farmers' reaction to the crop control programs!?showed the rival candidates were virtually matching paces. Senator Robert J. Butkley, new deal Democrat, was locking in a close quarter fight with Repubih n Robert A. Taft in Ohio's senatorial battle. The clear-cut issue there was the new deal. Taft, son of the 27th President of the United States and considered a likely prospect for a high place on the Republican ticket in 1940, criticised the policies of the Roosevelt administration. Another close struggle developed in Ohio's gubernatorial election, pitting Democrat Charles Sawyer against Republican John iW. Bricker. First reports from Indiana's senatorial duel found Senator Frederick Van Nuys, Democratic incumbent, pressed by his Republican opponent, Raymond E. Willis. Early returns in Michigan's gubernatorial contest?termed "vitally important" by the President?Favored Frank D. Fitzgerald, Republican, seeking to unseat Governor Frank Murphy, Democrat. Indications were that Murphy was defeated. A margin compiled in Chicago put Scott W. Lucas, Democratic entry, ahead of Richard J. Lyons, Republi can, in the senatorial contest in Illinois. First returns put Republicans in the van in [Wisconsin- Julius P. Hefll a manufacturer who campaigned for a '"business administration" on the Republican, ticket, ied Gov. Phil(Continued on page four) STORES TO CLOSE HERE ON FRIDAY Dm various, mercantile establishments of the town V'iil close their doors to the public throughout the day Friday, in observance of Armistice Day. I KiBincw men are anxlons treat people of the town and county do their shopping Thursday, so that no inconvenience will result from the closing of their stores and shops. * - )CRA' sn Eighty-Eight 0, 1938 Democrats F Average Mi 800as Wat a i ~=? * AJ Senator Re-elected dfl Senator Robert R. Reynolds, who of on the face of scattering returns | s\\ from over the state, is leading j Charles A. Jonas In the U. S. sen- j er ate race by something tike 3 to I. in CONTRACT LET FOR ; FEDERAL BUILDING 5 of _ . 10 Detroit Contractor is to Krcct vc Boone 1'ostoffiee at a Cost of M $45,000.00 w' Henry Daltner, Detroit contractor, ah has been awarded the contract for the construction of Boone's new postoffice. building, It was learned the first of the week from Postmaster W. 3. Hartzog. The successful hidder is to construct the building according to the plans and specifications of the procurement division of the treasury department at a cost of $45,000, and the work shall be completed within 210 calendar days from the date of receipt of "notice." It is expected that the forma) contract and performance bond will be executed at once, and that preliminary work will start soon. MRS. OXENTINE IS FATALLY BURNED / Housewife Dies From Burns Received While Kindling Fire With Kerosene "Mrs. Fred Oxen tine, aged 26. resident of the Winkler*3 Creek section, died Tuesday morning, less than-24 hours after she was enveloped in fiomoo whAn ahp attftnvnted "to atari the kitchen fire with a can of coal oil. The container exploded, it is said, and an unnamed infant lying nearby was also seriously burned, but it is believed at the Watauga Kos pital that she will live. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2 o'clock from the * home by Rev. W. D. Ashley, and interment was in the Winkler cemetery. Surviving are the husband, the infant and four children. Hade, Alice, Ethel and Eva Oxentine. Hie parents, Mr, and Mrs. Ador Coffey, and 1 the following brothers and sisters n also survive: Joe and Dave Coffey, c Gragg, N. C.; Ernest Coffey, Adako: " Ifesdames Alfred Woody Jonas 0 Ridge; George Barnes, Lenoir, and Miss Edith Coffey, Gragg, N. C. " N. C. Baptists Will ? Meet November 17 I The annual session of the Baptist state convention will be held in Raleigh November 15-17. A three-day program is being arranged and a number of out-of-state speakers have 1 been secured. 1 Hie Baptist state convention Is the d official representative body of 471,- d 550 North Carolina Baptists and c shapes the policies of the several in- c stltutions of denominational work in the state. Among questions up for \ discussion in the meeting will be the I advisability of establishing two ad- I ditiona! Baptist hospitals, one In the ( eastern part of the state and one in I the south central region. Baptists already have in Winston-Salem a hospital, of which Smith Hagaman f I i3 superintendent. i SppiPPHfi $1.50 A YEAR *ile Up An I ajority Of F igans Y ote | 11 County Officers Are Elected by Democrats in Heavy Balloting; Billings Heads Ticket; Reynolds and Doughton arc Accorded Lesser Majorities Watauga county voters went the polls in large nuinbers aesday, despite the inclement eather, and by a sizable marity registered their approval : the Democratic administraon of affairs in Watauga counat the same time giving to ongressman Doughton, Senator eynolds and others on the state cket a safe lead over their Re.iblican opponents. According to complete unofficial turns gathered from tbe fourteen iting precincts, Democratic candiites for the state senate and county fices polled an average majority of ightly more than 813. Coy I. Billings, county commission , rolled up a majority of 902, it is dicated, while Austin E. South, erk of the court for the past felve years, was runner-up with a ajority of 878. Due to the large ite, the newspaper is unable to pubih returns from the vote on conitutional amendments and township floes, but these, together with a ble, shewing the official county >te, will be carried following the :tion of the cavassing board nest eek. Following are the unofficial figures lowing the total vote each candiite received, with the majorities: State Senator Wm. B. Austin ..... .Xj&Bl 1 Grant Bauguesa .1 3,411 Majority '. 84? Repre&wit?tUf? Rcby T. Greer 4,146 \ Clyde R. Greene 3,504 Majority 642 Clerk Superior Court A. E. South 4,263 Jim Burkett 3,385 Majority 878 H Sheriff A. J. Bdmisten _ 4,360 Tom Miller 3,447 jj Majority 311 Coroner 2f Richard E. ICedley 4.226 Surveyor C. F. Thompson 4,215 I. A. Burn garner 3,441 Majority 850 |! County (tmmli?iODWi Eiler McNeil 4,274 Jason Moretz 3 3,424 Majority 850 Coy I. Billings 4,251 Stacy Ford 3,349_ Majority 902 Ira Kcimisten 4,258 Bert Farthing 3,343 Majority 815 Vataugaa Dies In Auto Crash Robert Reese, aged 25, native of /atauga, but for the greater part of is adult life a resident of Clncinati, Ohio, '.vas fatally Injured in. that ity last Saturday, when the autolobile in which he was riding coliidd with a street car. The body was returned to the forler home at Zionville, where funeral ervices were conducted at 2 o'clock "uesday. interment toeing in that eighborhood. Further details are unavailable. Vlrs. Mary Moretz Dies On Meat Camp Press-time reports tell of the death "uesday afternoon of Mrs. Mary loretz, S6, esteemed Meat Camp restent, and incomplete Information Inicates that funeral services wfH be on ducted from the Mount Pleasant hureh at 1? o'clock Thursday. Three sons and six daughters aurive: Miss Lona Moretz, Boone; Mrs. x W. Greene, Mrs. N. C. Norrls, Mrs. L. Norris, Boone; Mrs. S. W. Jreer. Brownwood; Mrs C. H. Houck, -axou. 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