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VOL. 52, NO. 13 EUROPEAN WAR BRIEFS Budapest, Sept. 26? The city 0.1 Warsaw is "entirely in ruins" aftci day-long bombardment by Germ&r guns and 200 planes, the Warsaw radio station announced tonight be fore it went off the air suddenly with a brief apology to its listeners The announcer was telling how hundreds of horses killed by the shelling were being butchered and distributed among the destitute populattoi: when he halted his account and said "Sorry, we must close down now foi the night." The radio reports saic the defenders of the shattered citv still were determined to resist "until death" and that the old Hussiar, fortress at Modi in, 18 miles northwest of the city, continued to hold off T^azi. assaults from that direction. In Warsaw, it was said, the Polish defenders fighting hand-tohand against the Germans repulsed a German attempt to seize the suburb of Mokotow on the western outskirts. The Warsaw radio, describing today's attacks, said ''the last 21 hours, it anything, have been still more terrible than those of the preceding few days. We have had continuous ail* raids by 20(5* planes and shelling by heavy artillery. Hundreds of incendiary bombs caused many fires, probably more than 50 today. Mjost of the public puddings in the city are aflame. Warsaw is entirely in ruins. The fires and debris make circulation difficult, if not impossible." Paris, Sept. 20 ?The French government today outlawed the Communist party in France in what political circles interpreted jis an answer to Soviet Russia's line-up with Germany and invasion of Poland. iThc severe decree adopted by Premier Daladier's war cabinet also meant the end of all the party's affiliates and banned Communist propaganda iii France. VVfth life German Army, on the Western Front. Sept. 26?Gemcany today massed an army of well over 1,000,000 men on the western front, including crack units shifted from the swift conquest of Poland, to wage what probably will be a purely defensive war. A. tour of 200 miles l "fortifications" SToh^r the 'Gferman west wall?half of them facing the Belgian and Luxembourg border?gave ampic evidence that Hitler's general staff has no intention at present of opening an offensive against the Allies The trip was made by five correspondents, the first to see the western defenses, accompanied by general staff officers who answered questions freely and enabled the newspapermen to make close-up inspection of numerous units of the west zone. In one field threequarters of o mile wide and onefourth mile long were sonic 60 or 70 such units. In the entire west wall were said to be tens of thousands of them. ?<? Moscow, Sept. 26?Soviet Russia announced tonight the expected arrival of German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop tomorrow for a second bistory-making visit which diplomatic quarters predicted might lead to a Russan-German military alliance. At the same time the Moscow government lifted the veil on mysterious negotiations with neighboring Estonia by charging that country was harboring unknown submarines ill her Baltic waters. TASS, Soviet official news agency, announc. ed Von Ribbentrop was coming to Moscow to "discuss with the government of the Soviet Union problems connected with developments in Poland." Some observers expressed the belief that Von Ribbentrop was following up his August 23 visit, when he signed the German-Russian nonaggression pact, to negotiate a military pact between the two governments. Bucharest, Sept. 26?Informed private quarters in Bucharest reported tonight that Germany and Soviet Russia have agreed upon a division of zones of influence in Eastern Eu VMitiouj 1VU1IUUMA nuu UUft oaikans will come under the Nazi sphere. Russia, it was said, has beer given a free hand by Germany to extend her influence among the Baltic states. The reported German-Soviel agreement bolstered Rumanian hopes that Russia will be restrained from any move to regain Bessarabia which the Allies awarded to Rumania Sifter the World War. Although Bassarbia was one of the poorest prewar provinces of Russia the Soviets have never recognized its annexatior by Rumania. Rumors that the Soviet army was about to invade Bessara "oia caused great alarm among th( Roumanian people throughout th< day, despite an official government statement asserting that Rumanif and Russia are enjoying '"normal re lations" and that all reports of Un massing of Soviet troops along th< (Continued on page five) r-? r f - - MAI An Independen ~ BOONE, I tjj Ill-Fated Squalus C( Portsmouth. N. H.?View o ill-fated submarine Squalus as she , with her cargo of 26 dead. The after a trial dive on May 23rd. City Tax Ral $1.80 For N< Chairman Of Board Of Cit; Commissioners Issues Slate mcnt Relative to Increase Ii Tax Itulc; Step An Kffort l< Avoid Deficit in City Affairs The tax rate for the town o Boone for the year beginning i; to be $1.80 instead of $1.60, it ha: been determined, following ai audit of the affairs of the city Officials explain that the rale i; made higher in an effort to pre vent the town from defaulting it j t.oe payment of its bonded obli gat ions. The vast program o street improvements which ha: been carried on through th< ! agency of the WPA, has been ii large measure responsible fo: the increase, it is said, sinci sponsor's funds for these proj ects have been provided at th< expense of the debt service fund In connection with the change ii the rate, Mr. A. E. Hodges, chairmai of the board of city commissioners issues a prepared statement, which iJ as follows: '4A public office is a public trust, I a sound principle of good government The election of anyone to a publi< office is nothing more than the em powering of such official to represen or reflect the public wall. It is no only the highest duty of every pub lie official to keep an eye clear t< the best interests of those whom hi serves; but we believe the public ha a right to be taken into the confi dence of its officials?that is to sa; that their every official act shall b open and above board. I go a ste] further to say that I believe the con stituency whom he serves has no only the right to know his every of ficial act, but it has a right to kno\ also the reason for such acts. "On assuming the difficult duties o this public trust to which we hav been elected as trustees of the publi interests of the town of Boone, w find that there has accumulated J considerable deficit in the curren funds of the city's government. Thi * has been created by one of tw courses which, of course, is obvious? either by appropriations and expen ditures.exceeding the income or fail ure to levy sufficient taxes to mee the expenditures. <4It is imperative, therefore, tha one of three courses be followed i order to adjust this situation: 1. We must drastically cut dow; ' on all further improvements or de 1 velopments, and we are sure tha ; no progressive citizen of our cit; 1 would sanction a reactionary pre gram. 2. Wc can go on accumulating ' debt which will ultimately destro 1 the credit of the town with all of it attendant evils, or we can slightly ir : crease our tax rate from $1.60 t - $1.80. We are confident that thi ' | last alternative will have the appro\ 11 al of every progressive citizen of ou growing city. 1 "As board of aldermen and mayc " of our progressive young city, w crave and bespeak the fullest c< 1 operation of every citizen in the coi 1 duct of our city's government, to th t end that the greatest public goo " may come to every man, woman an - child regardless." t REFERENDUM 1 Cotton growers of North Caroiin - and other southern states will vol ; in a referendum December 9 o - whether they want quotas on the! 1939 cotton crop. UGA t Weekly Newspaper?Est WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH ames To the Surface f the conning tower and bow of the wvm surfaced nine miles off this city undersea craft went to the bottom te Raised To 3W Fiscal Y ear Igovernor hoey : SPEAKS FRIDAY Address by Executive to Provide f Climax for Watauga Fair; s Fair Opens Today 1 Governor Clyde R Hoey Informed the Democrat Wednesday morning g that he will deliver an address at the Cove Creek high school Friday morn. " ing at 10 o'clock, and thus the misl understanding as to whether or nol _ tha executive would ?ns:i v\>.? &i - this time, haa been cleared up. Governor Hoey slated that he would * come from Winston-Salem to Boone ? Friday morning and would stop at 1 one of the local drug stores for hii '"'coca-cola.*1 A welcoming committee r is expected to greet the governoi - here and form an escort to the fftii - grounds. * Governor Hoey will go to West Jefferson in the afternoon to deliver * an address at the Ashe county fair. 1 The fair officially opens today 1 (Thursday) at 12 o'clock and the * farm exhibits are to be arranged dur. 3 ing the afternoon. This evening a nine-reel movie will depict the prob3 leiua connected wth raising livestock and the proper rotation of farm c crops. Following" the address by the - governor Friday morning there will t be a parade by the Boone high school t band and an amateur show will be - a feature of the evening hours. All 3 exhibits will be on display during the & evening, and a fireworks displaj 9 will be featured. Saturday, the last day of the fair, / the exhibits will be judged and dur6 ing the afternoon athletic contests ? will be featured. Saturday evening a - three-act plav. "Mlurdered Alive " t to be staged under the direction oi - Mrs. S. P. Horton. " The quality and quantity of agricultural exhibits are expected to ex f ceed those of any previous year, and e a record attendance is expected c throughout the fair. * Shipley Officer of s Hereford Association 0 Mr. W. E. Shipley, a leading stockl~ man of the county, is a member oi " the executive committee of the North t Carolina Hereford Cattle Breeders association, which was recently or* ganized at an all-day meeting ir a Wadesbcro, when ISO leading beel cattle men attended. Other officers a of the association are: Adam Lock " hart. Wades bo ro. president; Georgt L. Pate of Rowland, member of the y executive committee; Dr. J. M. Lynch of Palrview, secretary-treasurer Cameron Morrison, Charlotte, W. E a \Vjebb, Statesville, members of th( y executive committee, fl _ " BART BRYAN BUYS 3 WU'U 1 AWI 1AIV11 IJ I'ilAl Bart R. Bryan of Boone has closer r a deal whereby he assumes the own ership of the T. & L, Cafe of this ,r city, the deal with the former owner e Mr. Tom Davis, having been com .pleted last week. Mr. Bryan is per j. sonally managing the business, ant l6 states that many" improvements it ^ the restaurant are to be made. Th< d business will be known in the fu ture as Bart's Cafe. FLOYD GIBBONS DIES a Stroudsburg, Pa., Sept. 25?Floyr e Gibbons, 52, the famous war corre n spondent who died of heart diseast lr at his farm near here last night, wil be buried in Washington Wednesday . dem< tablished in the Year Eighl CAROLINA, THURSDAY7 SEPT ISUPERIOR COURT ENDED FRIDAY Slate Docket Completed; Civil Calendar Untouched Save for Trial of Divorce Cases The fall term of Watauga superior court, presided over by Judge W. H. Bobbitt of Charlotte, was adjourned Friday, after the state docket had been cleared, the only cases being called on the civil calendar being some divorce suits. Following are the judgments of the court, which were handed down after the newspaper had gone to press last week: Bili Bumgarner, violation prohibition laws, 2 years on roads. Tom Buraearnpr violation nmRi. bition laws. 2 years on roads. Roy Earp, interfering with officer, prayer for judgment continued. R. L. Greene, operating car after license had been revoked. Assessed I with costs. Not to operate car for 4 months. John Moretz. driving drunk, not t guilty Leonard Rominger, driving drunk, 3 months suspended on payment of ?50 and the costs. Thos. Jenkins and Floyd Ward, speeding. One-half the costs. Wilmer Triplett, reckless driving, placed on probation. Perry Greer, assault with deadly weapon, prayer for judgment con' tinued on payment of S30 medical bill for injured man. York Trivett, violation prohibition laws, driving drunk, assault with I deadly weapon, 6 months oil roads. Boone Grimes and Gurney Greene, , public drunkenness, one-half the costs. Joe Phillips, violation prohibition . laws, 4 months sentence suspended on * payment of $50 and the costs. bhOTfles i Tbe following divorce decrees were , granted: Agnes Smith from P. C. Smith. . Mae Barker from Hester Barker. [ Hoy Miller from Ellen ALlller Costal S. Heinz from G A. Heinz. DarTLunsford from Oozy L.unsford. T. C. Greer from. Maude Greer. Grand Jury Report v-uuit wuc* jirujsciiLca tne 10JIOWing report of the activities of tho grand jury for the term: We, the grand jury, heg to submit the following report: 1. We have carefully and faithfully examined all bills that have come before us. and have passed on the same. 2. We visited the convict detention camp located one mile west of Boone, and found this camp to be a model of sanitation, and splendidly kept in every way, the convicts in the , camp at the present arc well cared r for under the capable and efficient management of Capt. Wl H. Brown. We find this institution conducted under the best and most approved penal regulations. 3. The county home was inspected . and found that toilet floor needs re? pairing, plaster has fallen off several places, one outside wall needs brick put back, loose brick over door ought to be fixed. Spring needs cementing. I And the home needs new coat of j .paint on woodwork. 4. The jail was found to be capably kept, and the building in good condition except down-spout needs repairing. 5. The county offices wTere found ^ to be well managed and records in good condition as far as our body was able to ascertain. The following citizens composed | the grand jury: J. E. Harbin, foreman, Roscoe Cook, A. G. Miller, C. A. Clay, J. D. Wilson, G. W. Gragg, ' Frank Culler, J. L. Fox, A. S. Johnson, W. L. Welch, Greene Brown, D. J H. Eggers, R. F. Greene, Grady McNeil, Claude Edmisten, Hard Clark. 5 John E. Luther, Howard Edmisten. | Large Crowds Are Attending Revival The revival at the First Baptist church is attracting large crowds. Dr. R. O. Gresham is preaching each day I at 3:30 and 7:30 p. m. He is preaehi ing each evening on "Life.'* The meeting promises to be one of i the best ever held in the local church . and the pastor. Rev. J. C. Canipe, - joins with Dr. Gresham in extending - a cordial welcome to all. 1 ! Wade E. Brown is New City Attorney Wade E. Brown, Boone lawyer, has been named as attorney for the town l of Boone, following the resignation - of Mr. Archie Quails, who accepted a ; position in Charlotte. The appoint1 ment of Mr. Brown to this position . was announced on Tuesday. 3CRA tee:^ eighty-Eight ^??0939 = J ttrley Mark< As Plans Pro Erection Of Veteran Passes ? Marv jMnway Andrew Wilson, who died at his i home near Trade, Tonn. on the 17th jj at the age of 95. Mr. Wilson was ! a member of the tTuion armies dur- !, ing the Civil War. Memorial S sketch on page 2. G. A. R. VETERAN SUCCUMBS AT 951' I Andrew Wilson Dies si Mis Home at Trade After Week's Illness; Funeral 18th Andrew Wilson, aged 95 years, a prominent citizen and a veteran of the Union armies in the Civil War, died at his home near Trade, Term., in Watauga county, September 17th, 1 after an illness which had been serious for only one week. Funeral services were conducted! from the late residence on the 18th, Rev. M U Chappel and Rev. Mr. | Riddle being in charge, and interment I was in the. Wallace cemetery Surviving is one (laughter, Mrs. j Emma Wallace, Trade, Tenn. During- the Civil War Mr, Wilson enlisted in Lhe 13th Tennesse cavalry and for about 22 months followed General Grant in the war between the states. Only one other veteran of the Grand Army of the Republic resides in Watauga county, Mr. Newton Banner of Sugar Grove. Following the war Mr. Wilson returned to his native county and followed agricultural pursuits until ill health forced his retirement. He was a good citizen and well known throughout this section. Attorney W. R. Lovill of Boone, life-long friend of the deceased, has prepared a memorial sketch which appears on page two of th6 Democrat today. District Junior Meeting on Monday A district meeting of the Junior j Order, United American Mechanics, will be held at the hall of the fraternity in Boone, Monday evening. . J V _ *V. ~ aic cAjA-'ticu l IV11I Uic six counties comprising the distrist and George W. Wrenn, special district representative, will be present. Other district and state Junior officials are expected for the meeting. New district officers will be named at this time. MARRIAGE LICENSES From August 20 to September 13. the following marriage licenses were issued to Watauga couples by Dana H. Slader, Johnson county, court cjerk. according to the News: Robert Greene and Sadie Horton, icol.) Boone. Lorma Miller, Boone, and Virginia Banner, Sugar Grove. Robert. Swift and Mabel Teague, Boone. Ira Fox, Banner Elk, and Grace Smith. Vilas. Philip Carl Hartley and Emma Mae Boliek, Blowing Rock. Fred Hayes , Elizabethton, and Biliie Isaacs, Adam3. Karl Sawyer and Odette Holltfield, Boone. T $1.50 A YEAR et Chartered ceed Toward W arehouses Board of Directors Is Named For Mountain Burley Warehouse; Lot Is Secured and Bids To Be Received For Immediate Erection Of Structures. A charter was issue Monday by SecreU rv of State Thad Eure for the Mountain Burley Warehouse of Boone, which is to operate warehouses for the sale of burlev tobacco under a $50,000 authorized capital, the intention of the corporation being to have 1 ? r - mt* iucai ousiriess in operation for the opening oI the season on December 6. At at meeting of interested persons Friday evening, a board of directors was elected as follows: R. I* Dv.ughton, Alleghany county; S. C. EJggers, W. H. Gragg and W. R. Lovill, Watauga county; W. B. Mount, Jack Shoun and Thomas McQueen From Johnson county. One member from Avery county and one from Ashe county will be named later on, bringing the membership of the board lo nine. At a meeting of the directors Saturday evening an architect was ongaged to make blueprints of the proposed tobacco market, and bids from contractors are being asked for the construction of the buildings. Someproperty belonging to Mrs. Mattie Jones and located near the main business district of the town has been optioned and is to be used for the structures Members of the board are bii&l'y engaged in working out the details for the early beginning of work, so that there may be no doubt %bout the building being ready for tiie market early in December. A large amount of stock has already been subscribed, and there is great enthusiasm being shown by the people of the town and county at largo. Persons actually engaged in solicitations for stock say more interest is being shown in the warehouse than any project tliey have seen attempted here. It Is the purpose of the organization to have construction work under way within the next few days. First Football Tilt Saturday The first home football game of the season will take place at college stadium Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when the Carson-Newman eleven comes here to engage Coach Flucie Stewart's Mountaineers. The Tennesseeans are reputedly good, and with the Stewartmen in fine trim the grid game is expected to draw an enthusiastic audience. LEES-McRAE TO MEET MOUNTAINEER B" TEAM Banner Elk, Sept. 27?The LeesMcRae College Bobcats will journey to Boone Friday to encounter the "B" squad of Coach Flucie Stewrart's Mountaineres, in their second game of the season. Friday will find the Bobcats in good shape for their tilt with the Teachers. Resting over the last week-end after a week of hard scrimmages, Coach Mackorell will throw all the power and deception of the Green and Gold machine against the Appalachian boys. Ranfllt Pasfnrc an/1 Deacons Meeting Pastors and deacons of the various Baptist churches in the county are asked to attend a conference which will be held at the First Baptist church in Boone Monday afternoon, October 2, at 2 o'clock. Rev. G. A. Hamby, chairman of the program committee, has released the following program: Devotional, Rev. R. C. Eggers. The Doctrine of Sanctification? Rev. W. D. Ashley. Short report from each pastor attending. 1'Sermon Outlines"?Rev. J. C. Canipc. It is asked that all tho pastors and deacons make an especial effort to be present at this meeting. REV. ISBEL RESIGNS Rev. R. L. Isbell, pastor of the Central Advent Christian church in Lenoir, who is well known in Watauga county, has resigned the pastorate of the church which he founded 15 years ago. Rev. Isbell is being succeeded by Rev. Robert A. Dunaway of Columbia, S. C.
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