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w VOL, LI, NO. 20 DUKEPOWER CO. TO ENERGIZE REA LINES IN COUNTY Agreement Reached Between Power Concern and REA Authorities to Furnish Current All T 5 - * 1 1 " * > v> mi units ui ^uiaweu mutual Corporation in Area The Duke Power Company is to furnish tlie current for all the lines of the REA in Watauga, Caldwell, Ashe and Alleghany counties, according to an agreement which has just been closed, and Project Engineer Harry Dewar and his engineering crews arc busy planning for the principal transmission lines from the Duke sub-sLation in Lenoir. According to Mr. Dewar, a three- [ phase trunk line is to be designed | ano buiit from Lenoir through Blue ! Ridge township into Todd, and 011 1 through West Jefferson and into Alleghany county. Branch lines are being construcbxl sc as to serve the entire REA area. Mr. Dewar will start engineering crews Monday morning to working on the main transmission line ir: Blue Ridge township and tlie work will be rushed to completion as early as possible. In the meantime the eon tractors arc making splendid headway in the construction of the brunch lines over the county. SANTA CLAUS TO APPEAR DEC. 3 J*lans Going Forward for Turning oil ' . Lights Saturday of Kcxt Week Special committee s appointed by the Boone Merchants Association are busily engaged in doing the preliminary work looking to the decoration of the shopping district for the Christmas Reaoon in o much more elaborate way than was the case a year ago. and Saturday evening, December 4th. the town will be ablaze with vari-colored light, mingled with holiday greenery. Santa Clans will be on hand with his huge pack, and the kiddies of the entire cuntry roundabout are expected to share in the fun. nie huge ropes of evergreens and litfhftt lil-P nvne-nr n-l k 5 *UJ" -'CI*" ?* lu t'AlVUU IUIS year on both sides of the street through the principal business section, rather than only on the south side, as was the case formerly. No effort is being spareu to make the town thoroughly attractive for the throngs who yearly turn to the ample stocks of the local business men for their Christmas merchandise. Local Trainman Is Back From New York C. G. Crumley, conductor on the Linville River railway, has returned from New York, where he appeared last week on the radio program, "We the People." Mir. Crumley states that New Yorkers whom he contacted at the studios were thrilled at his story of his railroad and the country it traverses, and many expressed an intention of visiting Boone and taking a xr:p over ine narrow-guage. He is receiving mail from many states of the union since his broadcast. Officials of the railroad state that they hope to lie in shape to take care of ail who desire to make the rail trip during next spring and summer. They are being flooded with requests for information regarding the railway and the country it serves. Guest Artist to Appear On Amateur Program The amateur show to be held in the Boone demonstration school on Friday night of this week, sponsored by Boone high school, will be featured toy several guest performers. Paul Weston, former radio star, will be on hand to play selections on the piano. College artists will also appear on this program and do such performances as sing, tap dance, play musical instruments and give readings. On the amateur ahow many towns in this section will be represented by yuuiig penonners. Be sure to attend the program Friday night and see performances by talented young artists from your own community. Admission will be 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. Luck tickets will be given and the holders will be awarded valuable prizes. Mesdames C. M. Critchcr and P. L. Hamby are spending sometime visiting with relatives in the vicinity of Fort Myers, Fla. ' ATA1 An Independent I BOONE. V. W. C. NEWLAND TAKEN BY DEATH Chairman Board of Trustees of Appalachian College. Dies in Banner Elk Hospital William Calhoun Newland, 78year-okl attorney and former lieutenant governor of North Carolina, died at Grace Hospital. Banner Elk. shortly after noon Friday after an illness of two years. Death -was caused by complications from kid- j ney and heart disease. A native of McDowell county, he was the son of the late Dr. Joseph C. and Laura Conley Newland. He nttprHwl HSnl?*tr Q(iorlo??" ?. uvauvjuj anu 9 r UOI Point before studying law under Colonel C. A. Cilley. He passed the bar examination at the age of 21 and was shortly thereafter elected mayor of Lenoir. Served in Assemblies Ke svas elected district coiieiior and later served in the general assem'.ics of 189S and 1903. During the latter term he led the fight for appropriations to establish Appalachian State Teachers College, and today a hall on the campus bears his name. At the time of his death he was chairman of the college's board of trustees. He was the Democratic nominee for congress in 1904. but lost in the Republican landslide to the late E. Spencer Blackburn. In 1908 he was elected lieutenant-governor under I<orke Craig and while presiding over j the senate the county of Avery was | created and the county scat of Newland named in his honor. In 1020 he placed the name of ' Senator F M. Simmons in nominafirm for- tho ProQirlnnotr O? tho Democratic convention. In IRSd ho married ,M:s>o Jessie ITcndry tf Wilmington, end wis the father of the following children; !>?;. of Lenoir; Mrs. Jessie Day of Baltimore, Mil.; Mrs. Joephhic Ethridge of Roanoke, Va., all cf whom survive with his wife, and the late Mrs. Mary Allen of Detroit. He member ot lite First Methodist cliurcli of Lenoir and taught a Sunday school class for many years. He was twice master of the Lenoir Masonic lodge and a member of the Odd Fellows. He was one of Western North Carolina's leading criminal laweyrs and practiced with F. I,. Townsend of Lenoir. Funeral Sunday Funeral riles were conducted in Lenoir Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Methodist church by Rev. J. S. Hiatt, pastor, assisted toy Rev. A. A. McLean, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Interment was in Bellcvlew cemetery under the direction of Hibriten Lodge No. 262, A. F. & A. M. GIRIS WANTED FOR XMAS TRADE Employment Service Has Several Openings for Sales Clerks During Holiday Season The North Carolina state employment service has several openings on file for bright, energetic young ladies who are interested in securing positions as sales clerks In local stores during the Christmas shopping season. If those interested are 18 years old or more, they should report immediately for registration. Classification will be made according to experience, qualifications and aptitude for sales work, and if the employers' requirements are met, many applicants may get the work. A representative of the employment service will he in the clerk'3 offioe at the courthouse in Boone each Friday for the purpose of registering those desiring positions and render such other assistance as is possible, especially as regards unemployment compensation adjustments. Low Bids Made On Blowing Rock Work Blowing Bock, Nov. 18?Thursday night saw the end of a long series of efforts to supply this town with | an adequate supply of water, a complete sewerage disposal, and the paying of the principal streets, when bids for the construction of the various units were opened. The following were low bidders: Alteration plant and sewer outfall and disposal. Reed and Albee, Asheville. $26,271.30; filter equipment, Roberts Filter manufacturing Co., Darby, Pa., 17,160.00; water mains, Boyd and Goforth, Charlotte, $15,646.00; power transmission lines, Mill and Marine Electric Co., Gaston ia, $2,600.00; street Improvement, Kirkman Bros., Inc., Wlnston-Salcm, $28,936.60. JGA Weekly Newspaper?Est ^ATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH~C HANDSOME 1 - - The Appalachian Theatre, No last week. The commodious 8tru the. Daniel Boone Hotel. Theatre Pioneers .1MB Mr. A. E. Hornby, above, and W. R. Winkler, Boone men, who recently completed the construction of the elegant Appalachian Theatre in this city. Tbey are the pioneer theatre mer. of this section, and have been in the business more than twenty years. LAST RUESlELD " FOR MRS. DULA Prominent Lenoir Woman, and Native Wataugan, Dies From Illness With Pneumonia Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon in Lenoir for Mrs. A. W. Dula, 58, prominent resident of that city who succumbed Sunday morning' to a nine-days Ulnes3 from influenza and bronchial pneumonia. me rites were held at the first Methodist church by Rev. J. S. Hiatt, the pastor, and interment was in Bellevlew cemetery. Mrs. Dais was born at Sugar Grove, Watauga county, July 8, 1880. She was the former Addle Clarissa Mast, daughter of the late Robert and Mrs. Mast, and has man) relatives and friends residing in thle county. She was an active meirvbei of the First Methodist church ol Lenoir and of the Eastern Star. She was the widow of the late Or A. W. Dula and is survived by threr sons and a daughter: Dr. Fred M Dula and Mack Dula, Lenoir; Ed ware Dula, Wilmington, and Mrs. Harr) Hickman, Norfolk, Va. DEMC ablished in the Year Eight* AROLINA, THURSDAY, NOjgP rHEATRE STRUCTjPe -V ...* - >; v - . SH X 9 sB ffi E 9 M to E 9 '9 |r ttuvifsiern Carolina's finest playhouses u e ture is located in the center of the t ou ! a nn ata out a at rrnr a i Arr/iLAuuflu intA OF STATES FT Messrs. Hamby and Winkler. ~ Pioneer Theatre Men, Envision Growth of Town by Erect- ? I i:ig Elegant Structure, Comparing Favorably With the Finest in the St:.' . The community this week is j ioiping Jn congratulating-A.. E. J Ham by and W. K. Winkler, the" owners of the new Appalachian Theatre, upon their faith in the ] growth of this community which resulted in the huilding of the handsome structure, which is one among the finest theatres of the state. The theatre opened last week under the management of Mr. C. H. Trotter, Mr. A. F. Sams of Statesville, being the lessee. The structure, which occupies the. former property of Edwin N. Hahn, opposite the Daniel Boone Hotel, fronts 50 feet on King street and has a depth of 158 feet. The construction Is of brick and steel, the front being finished in black plate glas3. a striping of cream and green being used. The marquee, with "chasing" lights, is finished in baked porcelain to compare with the front of the building, and a distinctively 'beautiful = appearance results. I In the main auditorium and bal- I cony there are 997 spring-edge upholstered seats, while the ai3les are heavily carpeted. The 3tage is of ample proportions, and modernly lighted. The mezzaine floor contains ladies' and men's rooms, man- ' ager's office, supply rooms and is likewise luxuriously carpeted. The operator's booth is of the most modern design, fully fireproof, and houses the latest Western Electric sound system which is used by the majority of metropolitan showhouses. 1 On the second floor a number of 1 offices are being fitted out, and on t the street level, three shops have i been leased. < A huge combination air condition ing and steam plant supplies the heat t for the structure and the blower sys- < tern will provide fresh cool air dur- i ing the hottest of the summer. ; The building was started in March | of this year, and is the culmination of the owners' dream of twenty years t ago, when they secured permission < to operate a tiny projection machine t in the courthouse auditorium. i Mr. A. F. Sams of Statesville, has | signed a 15-year lease on the property, including the Pastime theatre, 1 | which is still- benig operated. Mr. C. H. Trotter is the general mana. ger of the two houses. : DIVIDEND CHECKS ABE NOT CALLED FOR r . < i Mr. W. M. Thomas, manager of Rich Mountain Mortgages, states : f that several of the stockholders have failed to call for their dividend . checks, which have been made out s for some time. Mr. Thomas Is anx. ious that stockholders bring their 1 old certificates to his office in the r bank building at once, and receive i their dividend payments. )CRA jn Eighty-Eight 4, 1938 NOW OPEN | *V&''?/-' ;~ vV: v>'?' ^'jj? pi?""' '""""> h'hich was opened to tbe public .tiTh business district, opposite \ i TRE IS ONE MEST PLAYHOUSES New Manager BB IL Mr. C. H. Trotter of Statesville, who is tho manager of the Appalachian and Pastime Theatres here. The two house* are under lease to Mr. A. F. Sams of Statesville. JABBIT SEASON TO START TODAY }uail Season Will Not Open Until December 1st; Game Warden Issues Warning Sportsmen who have been impaiently awaiting the time when they an lawfully go into the field, may >egin the hunt today, Thanksgiving, >ut can train their guns on nothing >ut rabbits, according to County r.1itu' rruiecior wawara rwinst. The season will open on rabbits oday, but those who wish to hunt juail and ruffed grouse must wait intil December 1st, Mr. Mast says, md anyone who hunts birds before hat date will be prosecuted. He also calls attention to the fact hat all hunters must have a license >r lay themselves liable to prosecuion. License dealers have been tamed at conveniently located places throughout the county. Mrs. W. J. Storie Dies In New York Mrs. W. J. Storie, aged 58, diet Friday at her home in New Yort city after a long illness. Funera services were conducted Saturday al 1:30, and Interment was in Woodlawn cemetery. The only immediate survivor i! the bereaved husband, who will tx remembered as a son of the late J L. Storie of Shulls mils. The de ceased had often visited with friend: and relatives in this section and w& held in the highest regard by U? acquaintances she formed here. $1.50 A YEAR ;j WORK ON FEDERAL ( BUILDING BEGUN; ij 210-DAY CONTRACT J Detroit Contractor Has Men on Job; Postoffice to Be Ready in 210 Calendar Days; Excavation Work Starts Today and Will Be Finished Next Week . K'J 3i? Mr. R. E. Skidmore, representing Henry Dattner, Detroit, Mich., contractor, has established his residence in Boone and is making rapid headway or. work preliminary to the actual start of construction on Boone's new postoffice building. "Mr Skidmore now has a crew of men engaged in building lil3 office on the premises, too) house and cement shed, and a steam shovel will begin this morning the excavation for toe nasement. yir stuamore a I urn received the contract un a bid of $15,000 and the building is to be completed within 210 calendar days. The building, according to tentative plans, will be constructed from native 3tone, samples of the rock having already been sent o Washing ton for approval. The postofflce will be situated on the eminence across the street from the present site and will be 50x60 feet, with a loading iiiatform at the rear 12x24. Mr. Skidmoro states that tbe building will he thoroughly modem, steam- - > heated, and will present a handsome appearanee. It is regretted that an architect's drawing is not available for publication. Mr. Wolfe Mueller, construction, engineer for the procurement division of the treasury, is expected to arrive, in the city next Monday, together with Contractor rsattnor. NATION CALLED mrmt TU A MUC iu ui!i> iufliiiiu jj President Kooscvelt Proclaims November 24th as Thanksgiving Day Washington, Nov. 19?President Roosevelt said jit his annual Thanksgiving day proclamation today the nation "ltn<l ample cause to be thankful'' for peace among other blessings. 'We have lived in peace and understanding with our neighbors and have seen the world escape front the impending disaster of a general war," the chief executive said. "In the time of our fortune it is fitting that we offer prayers for unfortunate people in other lands who are in (lire distress at this our Thanksgiving season." The proclamation designated. Thursday. November 24. as a day of general thanksgiving. The President said "our lands have yielded a goodly harvest, and the toller in shop and mill receives a more just return for his labor. "We have cherished and preserved our democracy." The chief executive noted that "our fa tilers set a3ide such a day as they hewed a nation out of the primeval forest." "The observance was consecrated when George Washington issued a Thanksgiving proclamation in the first year of his presidency," he said. "Abraham Lincoln set apart 'a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens." "Thus from ou pearliest recorded history, Americans have thanked God for their blessings. In our deepest natures, in our very souls, we, like all mankind since the earliest origin of mankind, turned to God in time of trouble and in time of happiness. 'Ir. God we trust.' " RAKNIIHJ. LED TICKET Raleigh, Nov. 23?(Associate Justice M". V. Bamhill of the supreme court led the Democratic ticket In the Nov. 8 election with 318,440 votes R, state board of elections found today. His Republican opponent got 168, 677. Senator Reynolds got 316,685 and his Republican opponent, C. A. 1 Jonas, 179,650. STORES CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVNG DAY ! All the business places of the t town Ant olnhnd ?A- ? HBHB9?SHI wnwyy ul VWJU V" ! anro of Thanksgiving, only the cafes, diiijt stores mid some of tte fitting stations Mag open to Use , pnbUc. > Many of tic fe=sias=s =S6t s~i \ their employees wfll visit eMfc friends and relatives at otiter , points, while others will enjoy I j hunting trips and other outings In j i the immediate vidnity. j i...-. .'ais.i-i,.
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