VOL. LI, NO. 31
News From the
Legislature
By KM MET ATKINS. Jr
(Special Correspondent)
Raleigh, Feb. 6?The economy bloc
til the appropriations committee
swept all opposition out of its path
during the past week, and with one
full swoop amputated a half million
dollars from the proposed 1939-41
budget. But at the week-end, knowing
observers predicted a de-acecleration,
If not a reversal, of the drastic
economy policy pursued during the
week before the final appropriations
draft is reported out of committee.
The probable result?a revised budget
quite possibly larger, at least as
large, as the tentative budget drawn
up by the advisory budget commissdon.
Welt known in legislative circles is
the fact that the drastic economj
drive is an aftermanth of the highway
diversion fight which last week
reached and passed its climax in the
house. leaders of the economy
fight were pledged to anti-diversion.
Motive behind their inspired drive
car. he clearly read: by slashing appropriations
oufficiently they hope to
obviate the necessity for diverting
highway funds to the use of the general
fund.
Contrary to appearances and expectations,
however, the economy
bloc displayed most of its strength
during the. first few days of committee
hearings, wili hereafter be of
negligible importance. Most of the .
cuts made so far will be restored before
the final appropriations draft
roacnes the floor of the house and
senate, it is predicted. Basis for this
prediction is: The economy bloc encountered
practically no opposition
the fiist day or two; alt cots -recommended
acre missed. As the week
won; on i-ppooltioi; to the drastic j
sasshuigi arose. >ne cconoinj oioci
lost progressively moro of its foiiawiug
In the committee. Votes became
more evenly divided, rather than
overwhelmingly in line.
Suffering probably the wrost blow
e-. af.. the Stands of 41?>. .committee was .
' tSe advertising fund, which was tentatively
slashed from $260,000 to
$200,000 for the bicnnlum. The loss
of $50,000 would seriously cripple the
state publicity program, which was
instituted two years ago and has
proven eminently successful to date.
Opposition to the advertising campaign
was led by Representative W.
U. Clegg of Moore, who favored its
discontinuance. Pointed out tc Mr.
Clegg following his apposition were
some pertinent facts in regard to results
of North Carolina's two-yearold
campaign to attract more tourists
and more business to the state.
Samples: For the first year's $125,000
expenditure for advertising the
state revenue department received
an increase of $1,250,000 in gasoline
taxes, as compared to the like period
the year before. Hotels, restaurants,
resorts, etc., reaped a total of near ly
570,000,000 from visitors by auto to
the state, a3 compared with a former
530,000,000 to 535,000,000 per year; ,
124 new business and industrial
plants were added in the state dur- ;
ing the year with a plant outlay of ,
between eight and ten million dollars
' and giving employment to thousands :
if North Carolinians. i
?I
With the highway fund diversion i
f jght relegated to the background by
a 17 to 2 committee vote foltowing
Governor Hoey's masterful rebuttal ,
last week, lines are now being formed
for the next big fight on the cal- .
endar?election law reform. Three
bills of varying degrees of rigidity
have thus far been introduced by
Representatives MjcBryde of Cum- j,
berland, Voglcr of Mecklenburg- and I
Taylor of Wayne. The McBryde hill
would repeal the absentee ballot law
absolutely, both for primaries and ,
general elections. The five Taylor
hills carry out the recommendations
of the state board of elections including
drastic reform in absentee voting.
The Vogier bill is a modification
of the Taylor bill on absentee
voting containing almost all of the
same reforms. A sub-committee was
appointed the latter part of the week
by Representative Phillips, chairman
of the election laws committee, to
tackle the problem! Appointments
on the sub-committee included -the.
three members whose hills are being
studied. The group is exjtected to
complete its study this week and submit
a report to the full committee
early nest week.
A sharp fight will develop this
week over the proposed increase of
5500,000 for the University to offset
the deficiency incurred by defeat of
Increased tuition. The measure is
slated for a hearing Tuesday. If
such an increase is granted, observers
see a likelihood that other state
institutions of higher learning will
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An independent
BOONE. 1
Winning Friends
Practicing Ills own axiom of
'win friends and influence people,"
Dale Carnegie, noted lecturer and
author, is shown with the bearded
lirahmin Ranigoolta Cobala. priest
of the ancient Hindu temple at
'fuiiaptma, on the outskirts of
Port-ol-SpaJn, Trinidad.
HELP SOUGHT FOR
QUAKE VICTIMS
Local Kcd Cross Chairman Appraised
of Distress Incident
to Chilean Earthquake
Mounting distress among the injured
and homeless men, women and
children 111 Chile, the acute need tor
medical and hospital supplies aud the
Inadequacy of .shelter , point to a
continuing- jnc.lor /Usaatnr, foil ?v-iuthe
recent quake. Mnxtttug to
lutorrnauon rw ...... - ,, .
H. Couitciii, oualr.uaii of iVafciuga
chapter, American itad Cross.
The Red Cross has rqoved to give
prompt aid through a contribution of
cash and tUrqygtt aenpShg four oirplane
loads of medical and Iwsptlai
suppHcs. RresIdeAt Roosevelt has
appealed to the nation to help 1n the
emergency.
Mrs. Councill states that a ltcd
Cross campaign for funds will not lie
waged, but she desires to encourage
contributions. Any contribution,
however small, tliat any resident oC
this area might feel disposed to make
will be helpful in this tragic situation,
and will be. appreciated by the
local organization.
STOCKHOLDERS OF
B.&LIN MEETING
blatc ui Directors is Named Following
Reception of Report
of the Secretary
The stockholders of the Watauga
Building and Loan Association met in
annual session last Friday, and the
majority of the stock was represented
either in person or by proxy.
After hearing the report of the
secretary, W. HI Gragg, the stockholders
elected the following board of
directors: R. L. Bingham, L. A.
Greene, W. H. Gragg, Rob Rivers, G.
P. Hlagaman, W. D. Farthing, H. G.
Farthing, W. L Holahouser, A W.
Smith and C. M Critcher.
The board went into executive session
and named <W. H. Gragg secretary,
and Mrs. Cat?ie H. Bingham,
assiatant secretary.
The meeting which was presided
over by the president, Mr. L. A.
Greene, was an optimistic one, and
the stockholders look forward to an
increased prosperity for the local Institution.
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Information concerning the provisions
and benefits of the agricultural
conservation program for this year
will be forthcoming within a few
days, according to County Agent H.
M. Hamilton.
Mr. Hamilton, states that as soon
as he receives a digest of the provisions'of
the act, he will arrange a series
of meetings for the purpose of
making explanations to the farmers
arid others interested.
HOME WANTED
A home is wanted for a boy 13
years of age who has no relatives
able to care for him. Further information
can be obtained at the Watauga
county welfare offioe. Anyone
interested in giving a child a home is
asked to call at the welfare office to
discuss the plan and to determine if
the person and the child meet the
necessary qualifications.
JGA
Weekly Newspaper?Est
WATAUGA COUNTy",~NORTH'"<
| BOY SCOUT WEST
! TO BE OBSERVED
Program is Arranged for Loca
Troop; Celebration of Scout
Birthday Starts Wednesday
National Boy Scout Antuversari
Week starte'i Wednesday and wi!
continue through Wednesday, Febru
ary 14, during which period the ac
tual birthday of .scouting will be cele
brated. i?r. B. W. Stalilngs, Scout
master for Troop 41, explains tha
today (Wednesday) is set aside fo
the Scouts to renew and rededicat'
themselves to the Scout oath. Thi
program of activities for the remain
dcr of the week follows:
Thursday. February 9. the annua
banquet will occur. The mothers an
being asked to attend this event, aiu
all are urged to accompany their soi
to the banquet, which will begin a
o:au. ine cost oi tne dinner 'will <x
35 cents.
Friday, February 10, is Home Day
Scouts should do a good turn at home
Saturday, February 11, is Fun Day
Through the co-operation of Mr. C
H. Trotter, manager of the Appaiach
ian Theatre, the Scouts will enjoy ?
theatre party beginning at - :30. A
weiner roast will follow the show
this being through tire courtcay ol
Mr. M. I. Clark of the Carolina Pharmacy,
who will be in charge of the
event.
Sunday, February 12 , will be
Church Day. The troop Will attend
the evening service at the Baptist
church in full dress. The parents arc
urged to hear the special message
that the pastor, Rev. J. C. Cartipc, has
prepared for this occasion.
Monday, February 13, Is Civic and
Brotherhood Day. Scouts will assume
the management or the citj
government from 4 to 5 p. m. The
highest ranking Scout will be mayoi
and the next two ir. rank will fct
commissioner) of finance ami cribPc
works, ivspccti-'eiy.
Tueaur^, -*fctionai
Day. Tha troop is oxpoctcd |c
do a good turn for the Baptist church
which sponsors'tjib local Scout rnovfP
msnt. """
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4-H Boy it
Subject of Article in
National Magazine
The outstanding accomplishments
rtf Prftnlf Xfnot Wfotnnero
county 4-H Club member are greeted
in an article In the January issue ol
1-11 Horizons, national 4-H Clut
magazine. The article was written
hy L>. H, HhrrUi, state 4-H Club leader
in North Carolina.
The article gives an account of the
club record of young Mast, and talis
of his* success in raising a Hereford
steer which won the grand championship
of the North Carolina state fair,
and was auctioned off for 53 cent3 a
pound, the highest price ever paid
for a steer in North Carolina. A
summary of young Sfast's club record
is also included.
4-H Horizon is a national publication
devoted to news of 4-H activities.
New Volumes at
County Library
AEss Jewel Hagaman states thai
about seventy-five new boohs have
been placed on the shelves of the
Watauga county library, and suggests
that patrons avail themselves
of the opportunity of reading thorn
Miss Hhgaman states that interest ir
the library continues to grow and
that people from all parts of the
county are eagerly reading the voliimpo
nrAi-iH.vl
MRS. SUSAN HARMON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon for Mrs. Susan Harmon
who died at her home near Sugar
Grove Saturday morning after an illness
of several months due to heart
trouble and complications.
The rites were held at the Willou
Valley church with the pastor. Rev
Giady Hamby, Rev. George Trivettc
and Rev. Dwight Sdmisten in charge
Interment was in Harmon cemetery
Mrs. Harmon was the widow oi
Cicero Harmon. She is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Woodring
of Oregon; Mrs. Margaret Finli
of Bel Air, Md., and Mrs. Ralph Wilson
of Lovill; one son, Grady Harmon,
of Sugar Grove, and five grandchildren.
P.-T. A. MEETING
A meeting of the Boone ParentTeacher
Association is to he. held al
the high school cafeteria Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Following th<
transaction of business, the a capells
chojr from the school will appear ir
i concert and a social hour will be 'enI
joyed. A full attendance is requested
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DEM<
ablishedi in the Year Eight
Carolina, thursdayT~feb
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White House Swa
1 Waahington, D. Cj?Einploye
1 havo been working overtime- for
t sancls of letters containing dimes
i ralysis" campaign. Photo shows
Mrs. ?thel 1?. Hnberkora opening
being received daily.
J. H. BINGHAM MAY
: GO TO WASHINGTON
. Local Attorney Asked to Explain
His Pension Plan to Ways
and Means Committee
By JEM UTVKR3
. (Dixie News Service)
Washington, Feb. 8?Juilge John H.
i Bingham of Sugar Grove, Watauga
cOOnty, has been invited by Coa[
gressraan Hobert L. Dougnton, chair
. ratm of the house ways and means
> cqtnrrttttee. to cotne to Washington
aifi hiTei testimony before the reve
nop grpup which-is now eoaaidering
-reVisiop- or 'aslstiug social security
si! K.lStjong riciiil It tCongressman
i bors^of Workl Wtoir exemption hoards,
i VfiisiyUdL t?,the capital, if he decides
to eqemo^&uid enable him to lay Die
?^n%.^jich he has shown such interest.
Kmiro the powerful house committee
and, in addition present views
on the numerous proposals for oldage
security which have beer, presented
in the past few months.
Cbngressman Doughton's high rv
gard for the IWatauga jurist is reflected
in the following paragraph
| taken from his letter of invitation to
Judge Bingham:
' "The hearings on amendments to
1 the present social security act, begun
last week, will probably last for some
time. 1 invite you to come up. spend
' a week as my guest, and express
1 your views to our committee. I am
: sure you would do it better than anyone
else with whom I am acquaint
ed."
Report On Birthday
Ball Made Tuesday
Seventy-four <lollars and seventysix
cents was the net profits derived
from the President's birthday balls
held in Boons and Blowing Rock, according
to a report made Tuesday by
Pat McGuire, county chairman for
the benefit entertainment,
Mr. McOuire explains that the
, gross returns from the dances were
. 5248.00, while expenses totaled
. $173.24. The cost of the orchestra
i was $75; $65 was paid for the use of
the high school building, while mis!
cellaneous expenses amounted to
! $33.24.
. The net proceeds will be divided
. between the county welfare department
for use among local crippled
children and the national foundation
for the prevention and cure of infanj
tile paralysis.
WELFARE MEETING
A meeting of the superintendents
and ease workers of ten counties of
the western part of the state was
: held in Boone Monday. The purpose
of the meeting was to discuss plans
- for making a review of the cases now
. receiving public assistance in the
various counties.
The following counties were rep.
resented in the meeting: Ashe, Alle;
ghany, Avery, Alexander, Caldwell,
r Mitchell Yaneev Xferiowefl Wilkes
- and Watauga. Twenty-three persons
: were present, and the discussion was
led by Miss Ebua H. Ash ton, case
consultant division of public assist
ance, and Miss Ada McRakan, field
representative of the state board of
charities and public welfare, Raleigh.
TO AID MOTORISTS
r Carlyle Ingle, state highway pai
trolman, will be at the offices of
i Justice of the Peace Edwin N. Hahn
i Saturday at 2 o'clock, for the pur
pose of aiding motorists in securing
. drivers' licenses.
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3CJLA
mp# With Dimes
es In the White House mail room
the past week sorting- out thoufor
the 1939 "Fi*ht Infantile PaMrs.
Barbara Councilor (left) and
; some of the thousands of letters
MANY TO ATTEND
! LINCOLN DINNER
Missouri Congressman to Ad
dress Republican Gathering
in Greensboro Saturday
Fifteen to twenty Watauga coun
ty Republicans will journey tc
Greensboro Saturday when the Young
Republican convention, and the meet
ing of the state executive committee
will be paramoimted by the annua
Lincoln Day diimer at the lying Cot
ton Hotel at 6:30 p. m.
Hon. Dewey Short, Missouri con
gressnian, will address the gathering
and those in charge of arrangements
state that he us one of the best ora
tors in the lower house of the nation
j a! J
T&* c -r*f- t6r fe
publican organization ./ppeu*
O. Henry Hiotel at 10:30 a. ;au. ail',
the afternoon session will start al
2:30. All officers are to h* electee
S'KSISSS
will be in session at the King Cottoi
prior lo the nour for th.i banquet.
MANY ATTEND
POULTRY COURSE
One Hundred and T\vei?ty-?iv<
Farmers Hear Addresses by
Poultry Specialists
Around 125 farmers and the!
wives attended the. poultry shor
course which was held at the court
house in Boone Monday.
Ninety of this number were Wat
auga people while about 30 wen
from Ashe. Aileghany, Avery an<
Wilkes counties.
Speakers on the program include*
Dr. Dearstyne, head of the poultry
department of State College; C. J
Maupin, extension poultry man o
State College; Dr. Bostain, professo
of genetics at State College, and Mr
T. T. Brown, extension poultrymai
of State College.
This poultry meeting should prov<
of gixiat benefit to the poultry busi
ness in the county, says Harry Ham
ilton, county agent.
LAST RITES CONDUCTED
FOR MRS. REBECCA GREEI
Funeral services were held Tuesda;
morning at 11 o'clock at the hom
for Mrs. Rebecca Jane Greer, 79, wrf
of W. B. Greer, who died at her hom
in Browmvood Sunday afternoon. In
torment was in the family cemeter;
at Deep Gap.
Mrs. Greer is survived by five sons
J. W. Greer of Brownwood; T. W
Greer of Coburn. Va.; W. B. Greer o
Fleetwood; A. C. and John Greer o
Brownwood, and the following daugh
ters: Mrs. John Hall and Mrs. Mar;
Jane Moretz of Deep Gap; Mrs. Luli
xLufieu oi Aivaraao, va., and .mts
Hatlie Carlton. One sister and on
brother aiso survive.
TENN ESSE AN S CAUGHT
WITH CARGO OF BOOZ)
Ernest Franklin Lipford of Shouiu
Tenn., and Chas. OUis Gentry o
Mountain City, were placed in ja
here last week by Policeman Ollii
after they had been captured with
car containing 20 gallons of block
ade whiskey. The Tennesseeans wer
chased from Boone to a point nea
the county home, before the arres
was made.
Gentry immediately filled a cas
bond for his appearance at the sprin,
term of superior court. Lipford i
being held, together with the for
automobile which the defendants oc
cupied.
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$150AYEl
|lmance group to
open hearings in
beer bill batile
Greet Prohibition Measure
"Strikes Snag" in Judiciary
Committee; Referred to Finance
Body on Account Revenue
Angle; Watauga Drys to
Appear in Public Hearing;
Blowing Rock Opposes Bill
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Representative K. T. Urecr s
bill, which, with legislative approval.
will banish the legal
sale of wine and beer from
Watauga county, has been referred
to the house finance committee
for consideration, and a
number of Watauga county citizens
are expected to appear to
lend their support to the passage
of the bill at a public hearing
which will likely take place
i next Thursday.
t Mr. Greer appeared before a judiciary
committee of the house last week
and argued strongly in favor of the
prohibitory measure, stating that to
make the county ''bone dry" had
been a part of his ;>lutiorm in the
fall campaign. and BSfwttng his con.
viction that the bill represented the
j wishes of the majority ol' the resi.
dents of his comity. When opposi.
tion to the measure scented imminent.
. Mr. Greer insisted on delaying action.
1 pending a public hearing. Meantime,
. eastern legislators raised the [joint
that the pro|josal, together with one
. by Representative Pittman of Avery
county, stiuck at tile state's revenues
, and succ -t tied In'aendiDg the propos.
.'lis to the finance committee, wh.uv
. a pualie hearing is to be conducted '
---i'b'" ft., next few days?likely oa
Thursday of next week. At any rate,.
for ti./s much
. , ? ? -S.
I sistiog Representative Greet In t&l?
connection. Subsequently a atrong
delegation from Blowing Rock Is expected
to oppose aridity, on the
grounds that it would be damaging
' to tlie tourist business there, and on
I the further grounds that Blowing
Rock being partly in Caldwell county.
one portion of the resort conimu'
nity would remain wet, thus discriminating
against dealers in the Watuuga
portion of the town
Other Arid Measures
r Besides the bills from Watauga
t and Avery counties, a bill 1ms been
- introduced to dry ujr certain sections
of Buncombe county; to prohibit
- beer in Madison county, and citizens
- of Rutherford and Cleveland counties
i have appealed to their representatives
to ban sale of alcoholic bever1
ages from their territories.
' Representative Greer desires the
assistance of all those interested in
' his measure when the public hearing
r is announced.
1 MRS. MARTHA CAMPBELL
j DIES AT MABEL HOME
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Campbell,
widow of A. J. Campbell, died at the
home at Mabel Wednesday, after a
long illness. She was 67 years old.
^ Funeral services are to be conducted
from tiie Baptist church at Zionv
ville today at 2 o'clock, but further
? details have not yet been announced.
e Mis. Campbell was a daughter of
e the late Franklin Greer and Rebecca
_ Younce Greer and was reared in the
o- neighborhood in which she died. She
is survived by the following" sons and
, daughters: Will, Charles, Richard
and Mack Campbell, Mabel: Spencer
f Campbell. Cleveland; Miss Pearl
f Campbell, Mabel: Mrs. Will. Haven.
port, Rockwell, Ark.: Mrs. C. B. May.
f Tensed, Idaho; Mrs Snllie Roten,
r Elizabcthton, Tenn.; Mrs. Etta Allen,
: Iamoir; Mrs. Jack Swift. Johnson
e I City Four brothers survive: J. M
| Greer, Mabel: Benjamin Greer. Eani
dex, Oregon; Chas. A. Greer, Zion
I ville; Monroe Greer. Waila Walla,
J Wash.
, FOUR ARE HELD ON
f ROBERRY CHARGE
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5, Bowie Houck, Baxter Hardy, Vera
nie Odell Phillips and Battle Miller,
:- local youths, were tried before Mage
istrate Hahn Thursday and bound to
r Watauga superior court under bonds
it of SI,000 on charges of breaking and
entering.
h It is alleged that the defendants
g entered Pearson's store and took
s cigarettes and other merchandise j
(1 \valued at more than $20, and robbed J-Q
the lurch room, at the demonstration
school January 29.