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vs VOL. LI, NO. 27 LEGISLATURE IS LIKELY TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH HOEY For the First Time in Recent Years Solons Likely to Do Bidding of Governor; Brief Resume of What Went on in Raleigh on Opening Days of the Legislature By EMMET ATKINS, Jr (Special Correspondent). Raleigh, Jan. 9.--Fo:~ the first time in the memory of men hereabouts, a governor of the state of North Carolina has opened the second session of the legislature during his term of office with an assembly that promises faithfully to do his bidding. For there is 110 doubt in the minds of po Jitic&l observers on Capitol Hill that Governor Clyde R. Iloey will have the full co-operation ot the 1939 session of the general assembly as no other governor for 20 years before him has nao. Amid an arura of political calm, the governor delivered last Thursday his bienrsal message to the assembled lawmakers. 170 strong, who had convened Wednesday e.1 noon. and by Tliursday noon ha J brought some order to the confusion of getting the legislative locomotive under full steam.. The governor's message fell on docile cars. The traditional midterm opposition which has greeted, fltormer governors at the time of their second biennial message was lacking. The harmonious atmosphere augurs a smooth and probably speedy session for both houses. The governor specified no "mandatory legislation" for the solons, but indicated in his message a desire for co-operation from both houses on the 19-poi.nt. program 1?^ outlined for them. Universally ad.*?t?:vd aiui n >v, lion, the governor will have no trouble in pushing through the major portion of his 1939 program, although tjor.se issues aie slated for sharp debate. . .. The .governor, indulged in morg - vp spatfe-calllng than governors usually do In their public utterances. For instance, the race issues as contained in facilities for professional education of negroes and the pay of negro teachers. Such issues are not usually discussed formally and publicly. The consensus among legislators who heard the speech was that it was a "splendid, statesmanlike address, practical and succiencl.'* Two points in the address, however, immediately touched off controversial opinionelection law reform and highway fund diversion. Inside observers predict rough sledding for these two measures, particularly election reform. A certain bloc of solons feel that the governor^khould have taken a much stronger position on absentees. The permeating stench of rc<r<,. . ' ?Mon scandals hasn't abated materially. _,-.ernor's reference to increased tuition for state institutions of higher learning brought expressions of apprehension from President Frank P. Graham, of the University, who heard the message. Presidents of the various state colleges and of the university feel that tuition should be kept at. a miniir-ium to offer a full measure of opportunity to poor boys. The approximate amount of the proposed increase wont be known until the budget message reading tonight. Dook for a heated fight to develop on that issue if the proposed increase is at all considerable. Speaker Ward In an atmosphere charged with aimable tension. 35-year-old David L.. (Llbby) Ward of Craven county, won a dramatic race for speaker of the house Wednesday night by a 53-52 vote on the third ballot over Victor S. Bryant of Durham. An apparent deadlock in the caucus was broken on the second ballot when W. E. Fenner of Nash, withdrew in favor of Ward as the eastern choice. The new speaker, seasoned by service in the last two regular and two special sessions, is a popular member of the house and an able leader. During the 1937 session of 77 days he was chairman of the No. 2 committee ?appropriations?and guided the tremendous appropriations measure through the house in the record time of four minutes flat. He was a member of the state gasoline legislative committee in 1936, and during the last general election campaigned the state as secretary of the Democratic state executive committee. More than a hundred Craven county citizens poured into Raleigh Wednesday for the caucus to attest their loyalty to favorite son Libby. Senator W. Erskine Smith of Stanly county, was named president pro1 tem of the senate without an opposing vote. Senator Smith, a lawyei and. resident of Albemarle, is 42 year: old, has served three previous term: (Continued on page eight) MAI An Independent bUONE. New WPA Head >,wW: 'I, f 3? !M Washington.?Col. F. O. Harrington; formerly chief engineer for the \vPA, photographed at his df^li in Washington shortly after his appointment as Wl'A admln istratdr to succeed Harry Hopkins, who has been named secretary* off commerce. GREER GETS MANY ASSIGNMENTS Watauga's Representative Nam ed on Some of Most Important Legislative Committees Representative Roby T. Greer, wh Is servinsr his fourth term in t'n general assembly, was signally hoi ore'l in the Monday evening sesslo of the house, having been named n wif. of the most important commit kr M-5.A-r.-v-r.-.."La-, '.72121'. .1 Mr. urecr '.i;. :i l^wuber \?? u? lowing cohnhdttcea: Appropriation: education, elections, agriculture counties, eitift/j and tcwba, game, scr atorfal districts. roads and publi welfare. 1 Mr. Greer Previously served tw , terras in the house ol representative ? and one in the state senate. C. Millard Shore Taken by Deatl C. Millard Shore, 65 years old. resi tent of Boone R. F. D., died Thurs day morning from an illness of sec i era) months. His condition bctam critical two weeks before his deatl j Funeral services were conclude i Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock froi j the Middle Fork Baptist cliurcli b | Rev. Frank Knight and Rev. W. < ] Payne, and interment was in th J family cemetery. 1 The widow survives, together wit four sons and two daughters: Pau Howard, Glenn and Ray Shore c Watauga county; Mrs. W. W. Aaisth Shulls Mills, and Mrs. Harrison Ec mlsten of Caldwell county. Mr. Shore was born in Yadki county, but the family moved to Wal auga county when he was a lad, sir.c which time he has resided hen where he engaged in agricultural pui suits. He was a member of the Co, Springs Baptist church and was gcod and upright citizen. Seeks Information Of Brent Familie Mrs. R. L,. Stuart of Beaumon Texas, has written Mayor Gragg asl ing for information regarding a fan ily by the name of Brent which use to live in 'this region, and anyor knowing of any of the families mei Irxvcrvrl ,.rrvr.t-> As* HjTvk. ~ fo"' MVUUU tvuuiu UU UUO, CkUOll U. -??v by informing her or the mayor. A excerpt from Mrs. Stuart's letter self-explanatory: "M y great-graniifather, Jami Brent, and his wife, Sarah Simmoi Brent, lived in the Watauga valle; or that section-known as Wataug from the time of their marriage I 1805 to 1836, when they came 1 Texas. They were related to tl Cader and Buxton families of tl same section. They had two daugl ters who married William Hendricl 1 .and Benjamin Buttersworth, and coi tinued living there. One daughti married Alfred Price and lived 1 Kentucky." Mrs. Stuart is anxious to have ar ' information as to the location i ' some of the descendants of these pe ' pie, or to locate anyone by the nami mentioned who might know. LEGION MEETING A large number of World War ve erans gathered at the Americt Legion meeting Friday evening, ar an interesting session was enjoye ; The matter of ceiling the Log;cr. h: i was the principal item of buslne discussed. JGA . C Weekly Newspaper?Esta "WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH~C IPARKWAYRIGHTS OF WAY TO COST STATE HUGE SUM $450,000 Provided for Bicnnium; S150,0()0 Used During Last Fiscal Year; Appalachian College Gets S13l>.995 Recommended; Used $80,000 Last Year Raleigh, Jan. 9?The state high- j ' way and public works commission ' estimates that rights-of-way for the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina will cost the state 3450,000 during the next two years. The budget appropriation bill for j i the 1939-41 biennium, introduced in I both houses of the general assembly S tonight carries an appropriation of j $225,000 for each year in the bleu - nhim beginning July 1. During the fiscal year ended last} June 30. the state spent $150,000 on I acquisition of rights-of-way for the | scenic parkway, and the commission estimates its expenditures for Uie 12-month period ending r.ext June 30 will he the same amount. On this "(basis, the highway commission con| templates an expenditure of $450,000 for the next two years as compared with $300,000 for the current bienJ nii.w. While the advisory budget 3 commission reduced many estimates ! of the highway commission, it left this item unchanged. The following shows the amounts appropriated for the 1939-41 bicn. niuin and compares them with expenditures (less receipts) for the 1937-39 n biennium and the amounts requ< ited c! by the governing boards of three I western North Carolina institutions: I Appalachian State Teachers Coln I lege, Boone: Expenditures 1937-35, ii I $86,089; estimated 1938-39. $93,423: _jrequested <939-40. $136,432; rceon*- ! i mender 1939-40 ? ^'jpstod j : .. -'ij-. . - .c .7 _,j . . 41, $ 130.995. / Western North Carolina sanatorium j '' at. Black Mountain: Expenditures j l* 1837-30. $8(>,9S2: estimated 19P3-39,' " $88,000; requested 1030-41. $181,291; recommended, 1038-40, 5133,775; requested 1940-41. $181,291; recommended jl94(j-41, 133,775. Western Carolina Teachers College at Cuilowhee: Expenditures 1937-35. $?5,199, estimated 1938-39, $t:9.908; requested, 1939-40, 92.000; rccommen1 deu 1330-40, 578.085; requested 101041, $97,009; recommended, 1940-41, t- I $65,400 ?- ! SPURUNGSPEAKS i AT JACKSON EVENT e Solicitor Lauds Record of Democratic Party in State and in f the Nation ^ Won. L. S. Spurling, sixteenth disIrict solicitor, was the principal speaker Saturday evening, when n leading Democrats of Watauga county gathered at the Daniel Boone hotel for the annual Jackson Day dinner. Mj*. Spurling, who was recently I svvcrii in for his fourth term as state's ^ attorney, briefly reviewed the record a of the Democratic party in the state, cited the superb highways, the educational progress and the various state institutions as fruits of unbroken Democratic government. The Dcnoir official likewise lauded the progressive leadership furnished by the administration of President Roosevelt Attorney W. R. Lovill acted as toastmaster, and various diners made brief remarks. Dr. W. A. Deaton ,e spoke entertainingly and numerous humorous references enlivened his )r able defense of the Democracy, n LOAL STORE ENLARGED is a Bare's Fail' store, local dry goods v establishment, has been enlarged, the k removal of a partition wall giving alin most twice the original floor space. :o Barc's store at West Jefferson has ie been converted into a shoe store, and ie the dry goods stock there has been moved to Boone, doubling the stock of merchandise. Manager Hunt states that he has more values than 2r ever and is in much better position in to give high class service with his enlarged quarters. rf ATTEND RITES SUNDAY FOR MR. J. E. WALKER 53 Mr. and Airs. W. H. Gragg, Vernon Robbin3, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Broader and Mr. HUmmie Adams went to Columbus Saturday where t- they attended the funeral for Mr. J. in E. Walker, 75, who died from an illid ness with a heart ailment Friday, d Among the survivois of Mr. Wal-t loor. who -.vac a v.? known Polk ss county farmer, i3 Mrs. Metvin F. Burgess of Eoone. DEMC blished in the Year Eighte AROL1NA" THURSDAY, JAN? CHILDREN IN T [ ' . ^ ^ Mi r : , ,'. >?LJgBm* Ms itiSsK^Heafa^ Coro-ia. Spain?Thousands of b; were found to be ill and iindcruouris the territory. General Franco's fir pitals for their care, marking inaui program which included model hcuis for their labors. Here is a small i; newly opened Corona hospital. _ QUINT CONTEST 1 DRAWS INTEREST! Mayor Gragg Has Many Inquiries as to Five Thousand Multiple-Birth Award Mayor Grugg, who bust week an- j r.ounced that he would give five! thousand dollars to any Wataugan1 giving birth to five babiC3 at the; .same time during the year 19119, is I being deluged with letters and tele-1 grams regarding the novel proposi i ition. From eastern states, from the j - vest ooe.st, n~d f?rv-n over the- connmayo: at-rut his prupos>U'- "most. otH them humorously, but some of the communications carry quite a serious tone. The story, emanating from the local newspaper office, fount! its way over the Associated Pres3 wires and a rcpovt from Los Angeles indicate? j considerable talk has developed lir i the region of the movie lots, where; the mayor and the proposed quints expect to shine soma day. "Many applications have already been made." says Mr. Gragg. and I still have a few entry blanks left. All you have to do is to become the parents UI llv<* babies at one time prior to midnight December 31, 1939. Thirty days later, if the quints survive, the five thousand will bo ready for the successful contestant. Reaction to the publicity last week convinces me more than ever that quintuplets is our crying need in this section -tkey will bring untold thou- j sands here?and that's what we want." Dell Richardson is Held in Wyoming WW," .;.i .?. ; ; Wi?1" WK. I Dell Richardson, former fc du~rtt of this vicinity 13 being held for local officers in Sundance, Wyo., by Sheriff W. H. Blackman, according to a telegram received Tuesday by E. A. Russell of the local identification bureau, who reported that Richardson I had signed an extradition waiver. Richardson was to have appeared at the spring term 1938, Watauga superior court, on charges of larceny and violation of the prohibition laws, and was under bond in the sum of I $300 in each count. Efforts of the J bondsmen resulted in his apprchen- j sion. r- I Much Interest Shown In Bible Study Course Rev. J. C. Canipe Is teaching a Bible course at the First Baptist church, which began last Monday night at 7 o'clock. The course will continue for two months, meeting each Monday and Friday nights. The Old Testament is being taught on Mondays and the New Testament on Fridays. There were about 60 present to begin last Mtonday night, including ten ministers. Sunday school teachers. preachers, Bible students and Bible lovers are invited to join the course r rinay nigni. mere is no cost to those who wish to attend. ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. Owen Wilson. Miss Louise Storie, Mr. Doyle Hbilifield and Ray Lee Greene were among these from this community who attended the funeral of Mr. Cephus Little, which was held near Hickory Thursday. Mr. Little, who was 88 years old, had taught school for 53 years and was a leader in his neighborhood. He was the father of Mrs. N. B. Smithey. W.RA :en lty-Eight K SUNLIGHT ! ' . \ lines anil young; children in Spain hed when Loyalists retreated from tit >dtpii vv'iw fwtfit HI ivli roi???t !">? juration of a wide social service Ing and standard jmy to prisoners ;roup of tubercular children in the STATE SENATE " HONORS AUSTIN Senator From This District is Named on Some of Most Important Committees "William B. Austin, Jefferson attorney, who represents Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties in the current session of the state senate, was signally honored m Ihe matter of committee memberships, when the aolo'is organized and got down to business. Mr. Austin, who is serving his first term in [he senate, has had ptovlous tiSseinbs.v, and is aw ?.? . the popular public figures in Northwest Carolina. Following arc the fourteen senate co&fiiitiecs of which he has been named a member: Appropriations, claims, corporations. counties, cities and towns, ed11. election laws, institute -s for ihe dcuf. committee on journal, jutiClaivy No 2, libraries, mining, puhile roads, senatorial districts, trusteed of the university. New Lodge Officers Are Installed Friday Newly-elected officers were installed by Snow lr.Kc.lgc No. 3t>S. Friday evening. Dr. J. T. C. Wright acted as installation officer, while Koy A. Harmon, district deputy grand master, and master of Cranberry Lorjg<i? No. 59$. was the installation marshal. The following new officers were installed: George G. Farthing, worshipful master; E. E. Garbee, senior warde.ii; Lee Stout, junior warden; T. M. Greer, treasurer; R. E. Kelley, secretary; Clyde R. Greene, senior deacon; Perry Farthing, junior deacon; Andy Greer, senior steward; Dallas Shoemake, junior steward; Omar Baird, tiler: R. D. Hodges, marshal. SPURLING IS SWORN IN AS DISTRICT SOLICITOR L. S. Spurling of I-enoir, was sworn in as solicitor of the sixteenth judicial district by Fred H. Hoover, clerk o?' the superior court of Caldwell county, Thursday, and began his fourth consecutive term in his home I county of Cleveland Monday. Mr. , Spurting was firs tclected in 1926 and has served continuously since that ! time. He has won a wide reputa! tion as an able and fair prosecuting attorney and was unopposed in either the Democratic primary or the gen. eral election. He has been prominently mentioned as a candidate for congress when Congressman R. L, Doughton retires. Mr. Spurting I serves the dSstrrftt rrrniniofirl c\f j Watauga, Caldwell, Burke, Catawba i Lincoln and Cleveland counties. j U. N. C. PROFESSOR HEARD AT BANNER ELK Banner Elk, Jan 12?Dr. Haroli D. Myvr, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, leetur ed at Lees-McRae College Mondaj evening on "The Economic Situatior in the South." Dr. "Myer, a native of the south, h a widely known and recognized au thority on the Southern states. Hi: address was a feature of the Lees ' McRae forum, which every yea: brings to Banner Elk a number o: l outstanding speakers. A student forum in preparation foi Dr. Myer's lecture was conductec ; 1.: or.doy at the chapel hour by Dear I Leo K Pritchett, professor of econo j mics at Lees-McRae. T $1.50 A"YEAR 8EAPLANSF0R ASHE, ALLEGHANY NEAR COMPLETION Routing of Rural Electric Lines in Neighboring Counties to Proceed j?t Once; Contract to Be Let Soon; Lines Practically All Staked in Watauga Mr. Harry DeWar. project engineer for the Caiuwell Mutual Corporation, states that plana aiul specifications will be complete by the end of the week for the REA systems in Ashe and Alleghany counties, ami that following routine approval of the plans ir. Washington, contracts for the ictual building of the lines will be let.. Meantime, preliminary work is I being done toward the location of j the lines' routes in these counties, i Practically al! the lines have been j staked in Watauga county, and this i week the engineering c.rews are , cleaning up ''odds and ends" of the ! work, preparatory to turning the rei mai utter of the job over to the cor?[ tractor, and staking in Ashe and I Alleghany will start -within a tew j tiavs. Poles are being set on the main j transmission line from L.enoir and I next week the single phase lines irv | CaUlwell will be changed to three: phase. Mr. DciWar takes occasion to thank the .people of Watauga comity for dmost a hundred per cent co-opera. ! tion ir- the matter of rights-of-way. j and states that he was thus enabled ! to construct sti-aight lines in most ln. stances with resultant savings to the j corporation. | On Tuesday evening a meeting of i the wiring contractors, Alclvln l'\ Burgess, tile contractor, the project engineer, and Mr, MiessieV. general supervisor. was hckl in the oificc of the corporation here, for the purpose rf -resting a elos- r spirit of co-ope: :att-.s. biV-Vce-K t&'i svtier.int ... . ? S responsible for the completion of the i ilRA project. It developed that mo.-e j than 1100 homes had already been j wired for current, and Una most of jf&S the RJBA p.itrons had frt least: -taMb -avivS^i the groundwork for a wiring system which would take care of ail future 1 r.ooas. It is said that by the time the I lilies are energized during tile month ; of March, all householders wiio want | tile service will have their wiring Ini .stallatious complete. Hie service iu I expected to start wii.li 700 patrons i WEEKLY LETTER FROM RALEIGH Th'.1 Democrat, !n an effort to give ita readers a more eomptete news coverage, especially those who do not ."subscribe to daily newspapers, has arranged with Mr. ISmniet Atkins to supply each week, a concise letter. S5i*?ng mi- auuvureo vjl tu? iCgislaturc for the weak previous, and j the first dispatch Is printed today. By carefully following up this feature, readers of The Democrat may. with little reading time, keep fully abreast the legislative picture. ! COUNTY NURSE VISITS BETHEL HlCai SCHOOL Sugar Grove, Jan. 10?Edna B. McCIure, health nun lor Watauga county, visited Bethel high school Monday and gave a physical examination to the children in grades one, three and five. She tested for un! dervveight, vision and those who are susceptible to diphtheria. She found three children who had ! positive reaction to the test, wheh indicates that, if the chi-dren come in contact with the disease, they are liable to contract it. Miss McCIure further states that ' children should be vaccinated at six months old and that they are natually immune up to this age; that it takes from, two to three months to build up immunity from the disease and it i3. therefore, wise to be vac' cinated before the child has a chance to take the disease "One inoculation," she says, '"is usually good for life, and that oy ! talrinir t'no CnEooinlr loot ai.o oon - V.V.1V-V1UH I determine whether or not the child is properly protected from the uiak ease." ! TO ASSIST TAXPAYERS A deputy collector of internal rever nue will be at the Boone Drug store i in Boone February 21, for the purpose of assisting local income taxj payers with filing their returns. i SALES OF STATE TAGS PASS 400,000 MARK r f Raleigh. Jan. 9.?-Sales of 1939 automobile license tags have piicsed the " 400,000 mark, the motor vehicle dii vision reported today. Through Sati urday, sales totaled 402.709. com pared with 3S4.05S on the same day 'last year.
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