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w TOITliTN^O ===== The Week in Washington A IlKSUMR OF COVERNMENTAJL IIA PPEN1NGS IN TIPE NATIONAL- CAPITAL. Washington, .June 27- Although the interiors of the Capitoi and the White House are ail-coiiditior.ed, as axe also the aumptuous unices of senators and representatives, the temperature of out-aoor Washington has been running well above '.>0 degrees by the official weather bureau thermometer, and over 100 at .street level, for several weeks. And there, fellow citizens, you have one of the real reasons, if not the most forceful, for the sudden spurt of law-making activity on Capitol Hill. ine noys want to go nome, ami the President wants them to go home. However, they have heen loafing on. the job so long that it doesn't seem likely that they can get through before the middle of July with the things that have to be done, and there's a good chance that it will be some time *n August before they get away. There is giound to expect longdrawn-oat. battle in the senate on a vitally important piece of legislation, the revision of the neutrality laws. The house of representatives is practically ''sold" on the administration's neutrality proposals, drafted by Secretary Hull. In the senate, however, there is a block of at least 20 senators who have united to fight the Hull proposals to the bitter end, and it may turn out. to be the battle of the session, dragging the proceedings along toward September. Chinese Problem Analyzed On Capitol Hill much less attention is given to possible entanglement in a Vhiropean war than to tire situation in China. The fear of doing something which might help Japan is a powerful motive for the opposition to any program which would permit that nation to buy war supplies to be used against the Chinese. The Hull plan, its opponents declare, would do just that, since Ja(Continued on page eight) Sinclair Oil Station Will Open on Fourth The new Sinclair oil station, on the original W. L. Bryan main street frontage, which was completed lost week by the Farmers Hardware and Supply Oo. at a cost of several thus&nd dollars, will be opened on July 4th, according to on announcement made today. Mr. Douglas Redmond has leased the property from the Sinclair people and Mr. Stewart Winkler, local tm&n, will be actually in charge of the station. Special inducements are being made to the motorists on the opening week, and a complete automobile service is promised. The building is one of the finest in this entire area, being constructed of brick with white painted stucco, and contains all the appliances to be found in any modern servicing plant. Sinclair oil products will be handled exclusively. BANNER ELK POLICE CHIEF ROBBED OF $219 Banner Elk, June 24?Roy Chappell. police chief of Banner Elk, said today tliat he was held up last night by two masked bandits and robbed of $214 in bills and $5 in change. Chappell said the holdup occurred about 9:30 at the driveway going up , to his house. He had closed up the filling station In. which he works and taken the money home with him but found a log across the driveway. When he got out to move the log two men, who had apparently been hiding nearby, stuck guns in his back and ordered him to hand over the money. The men, he said, made their es-1 cape in a car driven by an accompolice. Mr. Chappell was of the opln-1 ion that the crime was committed uy a local person with outside aid, but he had no proof as yet. WORTH WHILE CLUB IS MAKING DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS The Worth While Club is preparing to make a drive for new members. Plans are being made to organize four active clubs within this one federated club. Mrs. John Conway, president, states that this is an active club in which all women of Boone should be interested. The club is planning an open house meeting to be held at the Legion hut on July 7, to which all ladies of Boone are cordially invited. At this meeting a well-planned musical program has been arranged. Further details of the meeting and the program will be giver, in next week's issue of the Democrat. ATAI An Independent ' BOONE. V BUSINK^CTIVE AT BLOWING ROCK Resort Property is in Great De- | mand This Season as Tour- j ists Flock to Rock _ Mr C S PrevetTr who for tar | past twenty years has been engaged j in the reai estate business at Biow-j nit; ivr.t., uiil? u<c i;emoci%i u'iai 5 business Ls better in the resort town J thar at any similar period of the I season since the early twenties: Mr. j Prevetle reports an increased busi-1 b.ess in both reuta-.- and sales, and! has only reccnUy d>sp<>sed of three homes to summer residents "Air PreveUe says that when the crest; ot the tourist season is rea&hed in July that 0 record-breaking volume of visitors is in prospect. Mayor G. C. Bobbins, who has created a beauty spot out at the Rock itself, is also most optimistic over the outlook, and states that, far more I people are coming: to the mounts intop than during June of last year. Scores of people who had formerly visited the state's beaches arc hew turning to the hills, says Air. Robbins, who believes that Blowing Rock is entering upon, a banner season. FARM PROGRAM iNj MARKED PROGRESS; Watauga Farmers Showing ln-j creased Interest Yearly in Soil j Building Practices The agricultural conservation prograin has made a great deal ot progress ill Watauga county during the past three years, reports Harry Hamilton and George <.-\trthiag. county agents. Farmers throughout the county have been shaving an ever increasing nitercst in soil building practices. such as the use. of limp, phospliate, legumes and green manure crops on their farms. L<ast year farmers owning 68.4 per cent of all cropland in the county co-op:rated with tile prygram as compared with 62.7 per cent in 1937 and 43 per cent in 1936. These farmers who co-operated with tho program earned an average of 82.3 per cent of their maximum soil building payments in 1938, as compared with 74.9 per cent in 1937 and 71.1 per cent in 1936. These soil building payments were earned largely by the use of ground limestone, superphosphate, 16 per cent phosphate, and by plowing under green manure crops as well as seeding approved legumes a n d grasses. The soil building practices which ' have shown the largest increase during the last three years are the use I of limestone, phosphate and green manure crops, say the county agents. Applications of ground limestone totaled 3,668 tons in 1936; 6,066 tons in 1937, and 6,416 tons in 1933. Applications of 16 per cent phosphate totaled 43.9 tons In 1936. 378.8 tons in . 1937, and 671.1 tons in 1938. TTie amount of triple superphosphate used is as follows; 59.G tons in. 1937 and 127.7 tons in 1638. Hie number of acres of green manure crops turned under the last three years are as follows. 209 acre3 in 1936, 283 acrea i in 1937, and 430 acres in 1938. prior to 1938 the acreage seeded in winter legumes, consisting chiefly of crimson clover, was negligible, however, last year a cotai of 224 acres of crimson clover were seeded for winter cover as well as green manure. The number of acres seeded in legumes and grasses for meadow or pasture during the last three years has remained approximately the same. Prcrspnt infliftaHnna a 1 nor _ U.I V. UIOV ACOi7 will bo a banner year for progress of the agricultural conservation program in Watauga county. Last year 1,022 farmers, or approximately 40 per cent of all farmers in the county, co-operated with the program as compared with 1,700 farmers, or approximately 65 per cent who are cooperating with the program to date this year. This represents an increase of 66.S per cent to date in number of farmers co-operating with this year's program as compared with the number of co-operators last year. Applications of ground limestone to date total approximately 15,000 ton? as compared with 6,416 tons last year, while the total amount of triple superphosphate used, or applied for to date, is 325 tons as compared with 127.7 tons last year. It seems, the agents conclude, that the farmers of the county ire realizing more and more that t\v of the basic stepping stones toward better farming are lime and phosphate. Today, the birth rate of England and Wales is less than 15 per 1,000 of the population, as compared to 25 per 1,000 in 1911. jHe^H T* A J GA Weekly Newspaper?Est Tatauga "county, north " Stores to Close On July Fourth Iii accordance with long; established cushmi and the bylaws of (hi* Boone Merchants Association, the various store** and business houses of (lie city will ?bson'e a complete holiday on next Tuesday in celebration of the Fourth of July. The only places to remain open in the city on that day will be service stations, drug stores and cafes. Service will be suspended at the bank, post office, city hall and courthouse. *-uirons or uonne ousuicss estati- ! lishments arc asked to visit Uoono on Mond.iN and wake their purchases so that no inconvenience will result from the vibservar.ee of the holiday. POSTOFFICE WILL BE COMPLETED 8T| , J?L Contractors Rush Work as Finishing Touches Are Being Put* On Federal Building A large force of carpenters, paintera and other mechanics is working" overtime in putting the finishing touches on the new federal building: for Roone. and Construction Superintendent Brown tells the Democrat that, barring unforeseen delays, the building will l>e finished by July 8. The postofficc is of native storie and is one of the most beautiflit pieces of architecture and workman* ship to be found in the state. The trim is painted in a light buff. The spacious lawns have already been seeded and concrete walkways and steps hove bean completed The interior wiii be beaucifeliy appointed. The fioor ;3 teri-azo marble chips, wainscot of Tennessee Taver lieuo i;iair, WiUi oasc or dark oedar marble. New fixtures are to be installed throughout At the dedicatory ceremonies, tentative plans call for tire attendance of Postmaster James A. Farley, but it is not definitely known whether or not he will lie able to attend Watauga Fair To Be Held In September The ninth annual agricultural fair for Watauga county will be held in the Cove Creek high school buildings at Sugar Grove. September 28, 29 and 30. according to an announcement made by Ernest Hilliard. uie secretary, who states that the Bullock Amusement Company will again furnish the midway attractions. Each farmer of tire county is being urged to make exhibits and help make the fair a successful one. Now is the time to begin preparing the exhibits, says .VCr Hilliard. The exhibits will be under similar classifications as formerly. COTTAGES AND ROOMS ARE SOUGHT BY MANY' Wade E. Brawn, secretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, states that many inquiries are reaching his office concerning cottages, rooms and boarding houses in this vicinity. J?r. Bmwn asks all those having houses and rooms for rent to let him know of the accommodations offered, so that he may pass on the information to those Interested. LOCAL BLIND GIRL ] THROUGH KNOWLEI By RUBY ELLIS Alias Floy Hodges. Wind craft artist and weaver, has found her place in life. Through a determined and persistant effort she has learned an Interesting and gainful occupation, and she is being helped to carry on this work through the patient assistance given her by Miss Elizabeth M. Lord, director of the Watauga Industries. She weavers rugs, mats, coverlets, baskets and other useful articles and sells them through the help of Miss v. edges has been totally blind sir.ee she was four and partially blind from her birth. She was born in A she county and later moved to BcmboQ about three miles out of Bo,'re. Until she a ss IS years old she could neithe- -^ad nor write. Realizing how bar. dropped she would be without trabung, her parents sent her to the StoSchool for the Blind in Raleigh There she learned the Braille system and to write words and sentences in ordinary penmanship, so X. m DEM< ablished in the \ ear Ei gh CAROLINA~THURSDAY. JUNB CITY AUTO TAGS MUST BE BOUGHT Now Ordinance Requires Registration of .Motor Vehicles in the Town of Boone At meeting of :he city council 1 hist ThunHduy evening an ordinance | wa? x>asscd, under the provisions of j winch oStpniobi-e owners within the I corporate limits of the town of Boone j will be requited lo register their vel hides at the city hall and receive fvorn the proper official a town license plate. I License?, under the ordinance, must ! be secured on or before July 15 at a. j cost of Si.00, and will expire D 'com: ber 31, at which time plates for the : entire year of 1940 will be issued. | Five hand red pbites have been pur{chased. j Ail persons failing to display U! cense pi&tcs in accordance with the terms of the ordinance, shall jbe guilty of a violation of same and punished as provided by law. The act does not apply to persons, firms or corporations operating mo1 tor vehicles for hire who do not have I their home office or headquarters in j Boone. 1716 ENROLLED | AT APP \LACH!AN ! Eleven States Are Represented on Local College Campus. Survey of Registrar Reveals Seven hundred and sixteen students from North Carolina and 11 other states are in attendance at the first, summer term of Appalachian Coilege, according to figures issued front tile .registrar's office by Prof. J. "st, LVjwr.'.ini, According to the survey 519 students are present lrom 73 North Carolina counti&s, While 97 come from ten other states There are 562 woipen and 154 men enrolled. The term closes on July 15, while thi#- second semester opens July IS, closing August 25. Annual Merchants Meeting On July 10 | The annual meeting of the Boone i Merchants Association and the.ir i employees will be held at the Baptist ! cliurch at 7 o'clock Saturday evening, July 10, according to an announcement made by Mrs. Ruby Ellis, secretary of the organization, at which j mac new oiAiutriTs wui ua eiectea, ana ! an address delivered by Mr. W&Ilard I Li. Dowel 1, secretary of the state merchants association. A banquet will be served to the business men and their employees and reports of the secretary-treasurer, etc., will be heard. Postal Employees to Gather in Raleigh The joint convention of postal employees of North and South Carolina will be held in Raleigh on July 3 and 4, and predictions are that the gathering, will be the largest and one of the most entertaining thus far held in the southeastern states. Many distinguished visitors and departmental officials will appear on the program, and a big time is promised all who attend. Messrs. Wilson Norria and Tom Mbore of the local postoffiee, expect to attend the convention. FINDS PLACE IN LiFE >GE OF MANY CRAFTS 4 that she might bo able to correspond with her friends who do not understand her language?Braille. Miss Hodges also took a ten weeks course in handicrafts work at the Watauga Handicrafts Center last i wim t?r , Miss Hodges made lasting friends j among the blind and carries on a friendly correspondence with her fellow-blind in five states through her knowledge of Braille. She also receives and read3 eight magazines written in the language of the blind. VVihen in school in Raleigh. Miss Hodges received a diploma in the industrial arts. She was taught bead work, raffia, chair caneing, crocheting and sewing. Through her knowledge of this work she lias been able to help support herself. Last year, she was aided in earning her livelihood by the Lions Club of Boone. The club set up a stand for her to sell candy, chewing gum, cigarettes and various other merchandise and she -spends her days during the sumtnei months at this stand. From the smile always on her face she is apparently happier than most folks. y'cRA te Eighty-Eight Local Tobacc< Proposal Gaii Meeting Ol I: {new postoffice TO CONT AIN MUR AL i Treasury Department Announces Competition for One Paifti! Ing for Each State of t'nion j The section of fine arts, the pro- J J curcment division. United States j treasurry. has announced a edmpeti- i ! tion for a mural painting in each of j i the forty-eight states of the union, [ i and informal:on g:vc.n the local news-; ! paper by tnc department indicates j that th muni for North Carolina j will be placed in the Boone postoffice, i which is now in process of compter' I tion. The mural is to be 11 feet, S inches wide and I feet, 6 inches in I height and will be located on the end ; S wall of tile public lobby over the i j postmaster's door, and artists from j every state in the union are expected.1 to submit designs in an effort to ! > "procure the finest living aut for permanent decoration of public, buildings.*' No limit has been set on the I number of designs an artist may ; 1 wish to submit, and 48 commissions j will >jc given ou tas a result of the- [ anonymous competitions. i ''This procedure,"' according to a j treasury department bulletin, "serves j to make the public in every section j of the country an active patron of j ; the best art that America affords, j It continues the policy of the section ; of fine arts in sclooting artists to i 4 decorate federal ibuiidingt- through out the country ou the sole basis of.I quality determined through anonv- j nidus competition/' Any artist may compete for eith- j er of the 48 postoffio.es, depending on : his knowledge and interest in the j region in which the building is jo j c&ted. The subject matter for the , mural will likely be of local significance. Oesigna entered in the all-state an- . onymous competition will be for- ! warded to Washington by October 2, ] 1939, and will be judged by a jury ( of distinguished Alleghany To Get Electricity Today I The first of Alleghany county's REA lines are to be energized today. < when the directors and a large nuxn- i her of citizens of Alleghany, Watau- ] g-a and Ashe counties will gather at ,1 the home of Congressman Doughton , at Laurel Springs to participate in 3 appropraite ceremonies as the switch | is thrown which will bring electrical ^ energy to the f iresides of hundreds of people in that mountain county. i Congressman JDoughton's home will be the first structure in the county ] to be lighted, and the gathering will commemorate the veteran congressman's outstanding achievement in bringing electrical service to the people of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Caldwell. A number of Boone people are attending. NOTED FARM AUTHORITY TO APPEAR IN WATAUGA 1 Dr. T. B. JETutcheson, agronomist j at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg, Va., has accepted an invitation tendered by the local county agents to deliver an address to Watauga county farmers in Boone on A\igxjet 3, and a definite hour and place for the county-wide farm meeting planned for that date, will be announced later. Dr. Mutch eson is a nationally known authority on agricultural prae tices, and is an associate editor of the Progressive Farmer. His address will be of immense value to local farmers who are expected to gather in large number, and at the same time they may ask Dr. Hutchesor. any question they may wish along agricultural lines. REV. ISBELL TO LECTURE Rev. R. L. Isbell of Lenoir, will lecture in the Sliulls Mills Baptist church on his travels through the Htoiy Land Sunday, July 2, at 8 o'clock p. m. The public is cordially invited. I Attorney J. E. Holshouser attended the convention of the State Bar Association at Wrightsville Beach last week. Messrs W. H. Gragg, Grady Farthing and C. M. Critcher are attending the convention of the North Carolina Building & Loan I-eague at Wrightsville Beach this week. rTp $!.50"A YEAR > Warehouse [is Favor Al Uisiness Men Tennessee Evaders Pledge Active Support le Boone Kurley Market at Enthusiastic Meet ir.g of f ocal Ohjtftther of Commerce; Survey Among Farmers Continues: Night Depository a*. Bank is Urged Prospects for the establishment of a burley tobacco market in Boone within the next few weeks, grew brighter Tuesday evening, when representatives of practically every business house hi the city gathered at the Chamber of Commerce meeting and heard the reports of the local countv farm agents who have been making a survey of Watauga and surrounding counties. seeking to determine ... V.., I - - . * oil uui suipjippni pounciage of burley can be assembled in Boone to warrant tobacco manufacturers in sending buyers here. Tfthhi^s?^ims Foment The high spot of the meeting came With iiu' remarks of W. B Mount, leading siockniiip. and farmer of Shouns, Term., and Mr. Jack Shoun, also a Johnson county cattleman, and tobacco dealer, who are iatenuely interested ia tiie movement to establish tho warehouse here Mr Shoun, who has been assisting in. malting the survey u? Johnson county, ytatcj that more than SO growers, representing about 120 acres of the weed. have pledged themselves to sail their tobacco in Boone, provided the price here will be as good or better than elsewhere. Mr. Shoun stated that cot a single Johnosn county grower had refused to co-operate in the movement. ... . MSri Mount brought forth the suggestion that a stock company be formed and that two. rather than one warehouse be constructed. One ef the structures Cv*uld be used for storage, while sales are being conducted in the. other, and fanners could readily unload their tobacco, without the necessity of waiting iiounJ for a period of days until the floor space was made available. A?r. Mount stated that the people of Johnson county are overwhelminsdv in fn\ri-?r tVw* <.^ --- ? ?*? ??house arid that in his county it would be possible to raise the funds for the construction of two or three warehouses, as for that, but expressed the belief that for the proposition to bo most successful, stock should be subscribed by farmers and business men in each of the four counties which will be depended upon to supply the bulk of the product. Hamilton Reports Progress Marry M. Hamilton, county agent, who heads the Chamber of Commerce committee on the warehouse proposal. reported splendid progress in his survey of the probable amount of the weed which could be brought to Boone in the event the warehouse is established. When this information is assembled it will be submitted to the tobacco manufacturers as a basis for their sending buyers here. Two million pounds is the amount which is suggested as a minimum. Cards Should Be Returned Mr. Hamilton -thai Watauga farmers have failed to return their cards in this connection and asks that this be attended to at once. He reports splendid interest in the proposal among Ashe county farmers, while he U promised practically 100 per cent co-operation in Alleghany. Mayor W. R. Lovi'.l spoke briefly, to the gathering, as dirt several others. Wade E. Brown, secretary of the chamber, reported the receipt of numerous inquiries from warehousemen who were interested in the construction or operation of the local buildings. It is hoped to have the warehouse, built in time for the tobacco market this fall. Jsight Depository President Wilcox named a committee composed of the secretaries of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchants Association and the Lions Club to confer with officials of the Northwestern Bank in regard to the establishment of a night depository at the local branch. Before the conclusion of the meeting about $85.00 in Chamber of Commerce membership fees were col
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