FEBRUARY 16, 1939
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Mrs J. C. Cook is spending the
week visiting with relatives in Charlotte
arnl Gastonia.
Mrs. Sarah Eggers, Mabel resident,
5 is improving after a serious illness
with heart ailment.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloy Winkler of
Elkiri, spent Sunday with home folks
in the community.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lyon and family
of Hickory, visited over the weekend
with relatives in and near Boone.
Messrs. Howard Steelman and
Claud Watson of Deep Gap, returned
lost week from a short business trip
to Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Maud Warren of Mabel, who
has been quite ill for the past several
days, is reported as being improved.
Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Greer of Thoniasville,
returned home Monday from
a visit with Mr. Greer's aged father,
Mr. Philip Greer, of Mable.
Mrs. Ed S. Williams of Mabel, is a
patient at the Watauga Hospital and
is seriously ill, little or no improvement
being noted in her condition.
Mesdarr.es A. E. Hamby, Vaught
Mast, W. O. Robertson and C. M.
Critcher attended the Holy City exhibition
in Charlotte last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Recce Arledge of
Mill Springs, spent the past week-end
with Mrs. Arledge's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. Len Cooke. They were acIcompanied
home by Mr. Cooke, who
plans to fox hunt, having taken with
him his two fine fox hounds.
Mr. Russell Trivett, well-known
mechanic, has accepted a position as
radio salesman and repairman at the
Mullins Electric Company. Mr. Trivett
will have at his disposal a full
line of radio repair parts, batteries,
r tubes, etc.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Brendall, Jr.,
of Winston-Salem, and Mr. Rarley
Brendall of Greensboro, spent Tuesday
in the vicinity. Rev. Mr. Brendall,
who is pastor of the Ardmore
Methodist church In Winston-Salein.
enjoyed a. bird hunt with friends in.
1 the city during his visit.
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gidQo teaciier in the ufjncoiiaate&
school at Harris. N. C., was the weekend
guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Cook of this city. Miss
uook had as her guest Miss Marv
Francis Harrill of Forest City, who is
also a teaaher in the Harris school.
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Matheson left
Saturday for Chicago, where they wl'l
spend the week. Dr. Matheson will
! attend the Chicago mid-win tcr dental
clinics and Mrs. Matheson will be
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
LeMay, at their home on North Kedvalo
avenue.
Tuesday Bridge Club
At Home of Mrs. Cook
Mrs. Edgar Oook and Mrs. Bill
Casey were joint hostesses to the
, Tuesday Night Club at the home of
the former on February 8.
The club was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Bill Miller, who
presided over a short business session.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses, after which
several progressions of bridge were
enjoyed, Mrs. Vaught Mast receiving
a lovely gift as high score prize.
Mrs. Earl Preston was the only
guest other than club members.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Vaught Mast an<f Miss June Lee
Russell at the home of Mrs. Mast.
Friday Club Entertained
A. delightful occasion on January
16th, was the meeting of the Friday
Afternoon Club, at White hall, with
Misses Jennie and Eula Todd and
Mrs. M. P. Critcher joint hostesses.
A delicious sweet course was served
shortly after the arrival cf the
guests, with Mrs. Li'lie B. Hardin and
Miss Lona Morotz assisting the hostesses.
Chinese checkers were enjoyed during
the afternoon, and novel prizes
were awarded the two first winners
at each table.
Mrs. Grady Farthing, vice president,
presided over the business session
in the absence of the nrctiident
Special guests other than club
members included Mrs. C. Lr. Kearas,
Miss Lona Moretz, Mrs. Lillie B. Hardin,
Mrs. Paul Townsend and Miss
Roberta Critcher.
Friday Chib Enjoys
Valentine Party
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the winter was the Valentine
party given by Mrs. Alice Hardin
to the members of the Friday Afternoon
Club last week. For a half-hour
the ladies sat around the open fire in
the living room and talked of "many
things?of shoes?and ships?a n d
sealing wax ?- of cabbages ? and
kings."
The following program was then
given: "The Origin of Valentine
Day," by Miss Eula Todd; "A Valentine
Poem," (James Wliitcomb Riley)
by Mrs. James Winkler; "Sweetheart"
and "The Lilac Tree" were sung bj
Mrs. J. D. Whitener with Mrs. A. E.
South at the piano.
A red, heart-shaped card was giver
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V^HBSoWp* ;.^3? ft^'^5BBRB8(HHhHK__
VI ss Wanda Gregg, whose oil* J
gagement !uis boon announced to
ciarence Lamkln of Lenoir, the
marriage to take place on March
20th in Boone. Miss Gragg is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Gragg of Blowing Rock, and Mr.
Lamkin is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
K. K. Lamkin of Lenoir.
to each lady and she was asked to
write thereon a valentine. Some of
these choice sentiments produced
much merriment, when read aloud. In
this contest, Mrs. James Winkler won
the prize.
Following this, an old-fashioned
spelling bee was engaged in, with
Mrs. J. D. Rankin and Mrs. H. B.
Perry captains. Webster's Blueback
speller was the text used, and those
who were at one time familiar with
it apparently had not forgotten one
word from "la-dy" to "in-ccm-prchcn-si-bil-i-ty."
Mrs. Rankin's side "cut down" the
others and received a package of valentine
mints.
Guests were invited into the dining
room, most attractive with its long,
lace-covered table, lighted with candles
in silver candelabra, a centerpiece
of ferns and red and white carnations,
over which hearts were suspended
from the chandelier Mrs.
Hardin and Mrs. Eulalia Hardin
poured tea and coffee, which, with
the plates of deUcious food, made an |
elaborate serving. Chocolate nut- j
{Judge and valentines as favors were j
The club members always look forward
to their meetings in this hospitable
home.
LOCAL SAILOR BOY
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
Mr. Marvin Deal, son of Mr and
Mrs. H. E. Deal of Sugar Grove, a
member of Uie United States navy,
ar.d whose ship, the Omaha, aided in j
transporting refugees from the bombtorn
regions of Spain recently, writes
the following letter to his parents
from Viliiranche, Spain:
Well, we went down to Barcelona
and are back here now safe, but for
a while down there 1 didn't think the
Omaha would get out of that harbor.
Talk about something being terrible,
it sure was down there. We hit a
real bad storm and couldn't make
any headway for almost a day. The
ship was blown sideways off the
course about two hundred miles. We
went in and anchored in a little harbor
about 10 miles northeast of Barcelona
about six o'clock the r.ext
night after we left here. Everything
was quiet that night around us,
although we saw the rebels raiding
Barcelona, the bombs bursting and
the flashes of heavy gunfire. At
dawn the next morning we were stationed
in our battle lookouts and the
siren went off on the ship. That is
the signal to man the anti-aircraft
defense, the machine guns and threeinch
guns. We kept this manned all
the time we were there; planes all
over us and around us all the time,
bombers and puisuit planes. As I
said before, it was just at dawn when
seven bombers came over us and
started dropping bombs all along the
beach. Their objective was a railroad
and the highway over which
Barcelona was getting supplies and
munitions. Well, the bombs hit all
around us and up and down the
beach, about fifty of the bombs in
the first group of planes. A few salvos
of shots were fired at the planes
from the beach, but they did no damage.
The plar.es went back across
the mountains and about an hour
later we sighted five more returning.
By this time we had some of our
boats in the water and were going in
i after the refugees, and two boats
! were in at the beach during all of the
bombing. I was in the pulling whaleboat.
Wc had to use the pulling
whale-boat because we had to land in
the surf and motor boats couldn't
land on the beach. The motor boat
towed us in and back but we had to
do the landing. We didn't know that
planes were over us until we heard
the whistling of the bombs before
they hit. Then we started looking
up and we could see the puffs of
smoke from the bombs and they all
looked as if they were going to hit
us and that was some feeling to look
up and hear the bursting of other
bombs around us and hear more
coming, but couldn't see them. That
was during the first raid of the seven
' planes. We were just outside of the
. beach water and could see them
burnting on the beach plainly. One
i hit a truck of munitions and we saw
VATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER Y
the- driver and a couple more go up
in the uir screaming. Another hit a
building with ammunition stored in
it and lots of other build?ngs went
up while shrapnel was flying all
about, and finally got back to the
ship about eleven o'clock. There
were five raids that day and each one
dropped about fifty 200 or 300-pound
bombs T got some pretty good pictures
even of the bombs bursting.
Night finally came and wc meant to
spend the nigbt there but about
eight o'clock, they started raiding
again, dropping them on the highway.
at the car lights as people were
fleeing into France. The road was
crowded with trucks, cars, wagons,
and people walking, trying to escape
all the time. Wc were through. Got
to see one dog fight in the air but
neither side shot down a plane?just
ended by them going into some
clouds. We were within two hundred
yards of the beach and the ship
quivered as the bombs exploded. I'm
tcllir.g you it was real exciting. As
the raids started that night we left
without lights. I've seen all I want
to of that.
LATE NEWS BRIEFS
THREE MEN KILLED IN
BLAST AT QUARRY
Mars. Hill, Feb. 13.-State and
county officials will conduct a thorough
investigation into the cause of
the explosion which killed three men
and seriously injured five others at a
rock Otiarrv nhmif Qiv niilnc frr?m
Mars Hill in Madison county about
6:45 o'clock Monday morning, it was
announced last night.
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JUSTICE BRANDELS RETIRES
FROM SUPREME COURT
Washington. Feb. 13.?Associate
Justice Louis D Brar.deis; noted defender
of social and economic experimentation
in the field of gov- crnmcnt
stepped down from the su- _
preme court today and into retire- I
mcnt at the age of 62. With characteristic
simplicity, the tall, ascetic
jurist, whose grey eyes have peered
down from the bar of the tribunal
for 23 years, wrote to President
Roosevelt in a one-sentence announ- d
cement of his withdrawal. "Pursu- ^
ant to the act of March 1, 1937, I rc- ^
tire thia day from regular active serv?co
on the ocnch," he sain. Mentioned
to succeed Justice Brandftls ate ?
Judge Harold Stephens of the District J
L'i VJiU..?r t- ? >.
Sent of Utah, and Circuit Judge ^
Sam Bratton of New Mexico.
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COMMITTEE KILLS MADISON, f
A VERY BONE DRY BILLS v
Raleigh, Feb. 13.?The senate finance
committee today killed Sena- c
tor J. V. Bowers' bill to prohibit the c
sale and distribution of wines and
beer in Avery and Madison counties. t
The committee gave the bill an un- vj
favorable, report and it requires a c
two-third vote to recall it from the c
unfavorable calendar. In view of the "
overwhelming sentiment of the finance
committee against the prcpos- a
al, senators interpreted the action as ^
death for the measure. ,
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DADW OilTC VI IITPC
AT AGE OF 81 p
Vatican City, Feb. 10?Pope Pius p
XI, died at 5:31 a. m. today after (j
extreme unction had been administer- v
ed and the holy father's confession t
had been heard by Lorenzo Cardinal c
i -a uri, his personal confessor. The
pope's last words, according to an unimpeachable
source, were: "We still p
have so many things to do." The 1(
pope's condition became worse just p
before 5 a. m. after earlier reports v
that he was resting easier Physi- a
cians and high church officials barely a
had time to reach the pontiff's bed- s
side beofre the end came. The pope r
was SI when he died. It was only his s
remarkable physique and indomitable
will which carried him through the 11:
strenuous final years of his life, dur- j
big which his health was continuous- c
iy frail. The mountain climbing of j,
his earlier day3, his physicians have \
been quoted as saying, contributed much
to his physical resistance. f
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COUNTRY OBSERVES 130TH r
ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN c
The nation commemorated the i
130ih anniversary of Abraham Lin- t
coin's birth Saturday with memorial (
speakers bailing his great humani- e
tarian principles and calling for a re- t
dedication of his ideals for preserva- j
tion of liberty. The observance, centered
in the east and middle west, <
was the second dav of a thrre-riav -
weekend celebration that was climaxed
Saturday night with Republicans t
holding Lincoln Day dinners in many l
states. Former President Herbert <
Hoover headed a distinguished list of j
speakers that included five Repubii- c
can governors, congressional and ?
party leaders for the dinner at the j
Waldorf-Astoria in New York where l
more than 1,500 persons attended. 1
Republican National Chairman J. D. j
M Hamilton of Kansas, with an eye <
to the presidential campaign a year
hence, said the keynote of the party (
gatherings was "victory through
unity in 1940."
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The Rural Electrification Adminis- <
tration, formed three years ago to ]
lend money for establishment of ru- j
ral electric lines, has announced that 1
70,000 miles of REA-financed lines i
were in service in 43 states at the 1
end of 1938, wilh thousands of miles i
more under construction. j
THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
dTp you kno\
West Po.nt hockey
TEAMS HAVE WON AN
AVEBAOE OF 84 To OF
THEIR GAMES FOR
The ANNUAL PROM i"? p
at West Point _
IS THE GOAL rA.VTS^ '
OF EVERY &>&>/& A
eligible 7Tw&3. /\ai
'FEMME'S* V ^
career.. rVSfcf w.^1
JHESE AND MAI
AND AMUSING A
AMONG TYPICAl
AT^WEST^
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! CARLSON TOM
EROWN
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HOWARD
THE DUKE or
dramatic Struggle
Evolving Between
F. D. R. and Senate
Washington, Fob. 13. A new and
ramatic struggle is fast evolving beween
a second term President and
he senate, and none can clearly visjn
the outcome.
President Roosevelt *aid his DemofAi>q
in ih*? both CUr.T.ch
?tl behind c--2nstitUi*onai or
radii icn&l veto powers, a it ~;ar
over leadership of the party in
940. The bitterness of preliminary
kirmishes over nominations and reef
spending gives only a foretaste of
.'hat may come.
Republicans largely are leaving the
enter of the stage to warring Demoratic
factions, just as they did durng
the supreme court reorganizalon
struggle. And here and there
y word or vote they spur on the
onflict, with ever-rising hopes of reapturing
the White House and confess
in 1940.
There is nothing unprecedented in
11 this. Every second term President
as faced like party revolts. Even
arsher shallenges were sounded in
he closing terms of Grover Cleveland
nd Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D.
Looscvclt's only two Democratic preeccssors
in the White House since
he 60's. Both times their party
;ent to defeat in the turmoil of inernal
dissension engendered by
lashes between White House and
enate.
What is new todav is Franklin
toosevelt's aggressive reassertion of
sadership despite the second term
inndicap. Except for Theodore Rooscelt,
one of his two-term or tcrm-amli-f
ract ion predecessors reacted
gainst that handicap as he has, or
o bluntly put his party critics on
lotice of his purpose to fight offenively
and r.ot defensively.
Backed by his great national popuarity,
Theodore Roosevelt used the
hreat of a third-term candidacy to
dub his party in 1908 into naming
lis successor the name of his choice,
Villiam Howard Taft. Backed by a
>ersonal popularity factor still relecting
his unprecedented re-election
weep in 1936, Franklin Roosevelt
nay be moving in the same direction,
ir ever, toward a third term. None
mows but himself. He has more
han once taken a leaf from the Theolore
Roosevelt hook of political strategy,
including intensive dramatizaion
of the incidents of a party conlict.
A major question among Demo:ratic
politicians at odds with Rooseelt
is how far he might go in 1940.
Even more than their puzzling over
hird-term probabilities, or who might
>e the Roosevelt 1940 nomination
ihoice, disaffected Democrats are
jondering what the President might
lo if the convention verdict went
-i;.iiil'>l mm. mis every inuvc on cue
)arty checker board suggests to poitical
veterans that a Democratic
epetition of the Republican party
;plit of 1912, centering around anothsr
Roosevelt, may be in the making.
CLOSE-OUT SALE
IS GOING STRONG
Spainhour's Department Store i-<
naking rapid headway toward th<
:omplete close-out of their men's dciartment,
ana Manager J. O. Cool
states that sales of the merchandise
lave been unusually heavy. A greal
nany values yet remain for the men
lowever, says Mr. Cook, whose ad
iertisement in the newspaper today
jives valuable tips to the thrifty.
N THAT ?
A GREATER PROPORTION OF
CADETS MARRY WITHIN ONE
YEAR AFTER
GRADUATION TTr.il
FgOM
-iv other romantic
.spects of iife
. American youth
point are
y depicted
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Vf" f ? HAY WARD
JOAU
FONTAINE
SMALL'S
WEST POINT
MRS. SUSIE HAKMAN
Mrs. Susie Leona Price Harm an
was born April 13, 1871. She joined
the Baptist church at Sugar Grove,
Tenn., at the age of 16 years. In
1035 she moved her membership to
Willow Valley Baptist church where
she lived a faithful Christian until
she departed this life. She was married
to C. D. Harman in 1893. He departed
this life In 1013. To this union
were bom five children: Mrs. Carrie
i-i^uiKdu, ICi c- : \uf?c?
r*r' >'**v T>? y 'n Wil j
son. Vilas; Grady Harvrazi. ziugar
Grove, and Coy Harm an, who died in.
infancy. Mrs. Harman departed this
life February 4, 1939, at the age of
67 years. She leaves a host of relatives
and friends. Funeral rites
were in charge of the pastor. Rev.
Grady Hamby, assisted by Rev. D. 31.
Edmisten and Rev. G. W. Trivett.
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
TO PARADE SATURDAY
The people of Boone and vicinity
will be privileged to see and hear the
local high school band when it parades
on Main street at 1:15 p. m.
Saturday. Directed by Mr. Gordon
iNash, it is one of the best high
school bonds in the state and is a
credit to the community.
Immediately after the parade, the
entire membership of the band will
be the guests of the Appalachian
Theatre for the showing of the technicolor
production, "Drums."
Instructor of Music
To Begin Work Soon
Prof. Chapel] Wilson of the Demonstration
school, announced this week
that Mr. El wood Roberts, music
teacher who was recently selected j
j for Appalachian State, will arrive on
the campus within the next few days
to begin work.
Mr. Roberts comes to Appalachian
with experience both in college and
professional music work. While in
school at Berea College, he was a
member or the college band, the college
orchestra, and the glee club.
After leaving Berca he served as
music supervisor in the city schoo's
. of Benham. Ky.
Less than eight per cent of 9,540
sugar cane farms in Louisiana averaged
more than 12 acres of cane in
1930.
PASTIME
BOONE, N. C.
Saturday
TIM McCOY
ill
"Outlaw's Paradise"
Also Comedy and Serial
Owl Show Saturday
' MONDAY
j One of the season's outstanding
; Hits!
'4 GIRLS IN WHITE'
' with
FLORENCE RICE, ALAN MARSHAL!-,
UNA MERKEL, BUDDY
; EBSEN A ANN RUTHERFORD.
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Livst Times Today (Thursday)
"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT
WITH YOU '
APPALACHIAN
Western Oaroifnnrs Finest Theatre
Phone 170 Boone, N. C.
SHOWS STAKT DAILY
at 2:15, 4, 7:15 and 9 i>. in.
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JL\J BARGAIN DAY J[.J
Lauehs and Heart
Throbs
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Saturday
t7h? fate of a British
Garrison . ..forked
i? the loyaf ho art
of m boy prince.
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In Glorious Technicolor
<7C* /&ut&presents
DRUMS j
wit#. SABU
; Arid a cast of 3,000
Added
rriSl? o ?."mnr>r?c>
A fi * JTJ .> JUJIl/Ur.D
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Monday Only
? O TJ ENJOYED "BROTHER
RAT" . . . NOW SEE ANOTHER
G It EAT MILITARY SCHOOL
PICTURE!
THE DUKE OF
WEST POINT
WNpufe
Twttday Only
ftlllli
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Wednesday Only
FANNIE HURST'S
Great Heart-Warming Story
"Four Daughters"
with
PRISCILLA, ROSEMARY and
LOI.A UVNE
Special Added Short Feature
Walt Disney's
"FERDINAND THE BULL"
1 have seen FOUR, DAUGHTERS,"
and, please believe me,
it is swell entert&inrae n t for
all. When you have seen It,
you will not- wonder that it was
recently nominated for the Motion
Picture Academy Award.
I cannot truthfully say that
"FOUR DAUGHTERS" i3 the
biggest, most lavish, most expensive
picture of the year. I
can truthfully say that no picj
ture wiD Rive you more enjoyj
ment
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Manager.
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"JESSE JAMES" is coming to
j this Theatre soon!
ATTENTION!
Keep this program handy to the
I telephone. Our cashier will call
I different people from time to time.
If you can tell her what is playing
at- the theatre, you will receive
: a pass for that show.
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