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j w VOL. 52, NO. 31 AREA TO GET MORE1 VALUED PUBLICITY Chamber uf Commerce to Meet With Blowing Rock Group to Consider Publicity Mr. J. H. Quattlcbaum, traffic manager of the Queen City Coach Company, informs Mr. Herman Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, that he will be able to secure stories and pictures of this section in the National Trailways Magazine, a publication of the National Trailways Motor System, perhaps the second largest motor operator in the nation. Mr. Wilcox also believes he will be able to se- . cure space in the Russell Motor Coach Guide, a guide used bv all I bus terminals as well as most leading hotels in the United States and Canada. With the further hope of securing ' publicity again in the Highway Traveler, Mr. Wilcox has arranged " a meeting cf the Chamber of Com- 1 merce at the Watauga Hotel Friday ! cvrn'op at 7:30 for dinner, and has * asked the directors of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce to meet with the local group. Mr. Wilcox says: "We wish for the people of Blow- . ing Hock to co-operalc with us in 1 preparing these stories for the publications mentioned. We feel that what is good for Blowing Rock is good for Boone, and the Chamber of Commerce here is anxious for the two towns to work together on c all matters of this kind. We are , glad to have them meet with us and wish to assure them of our contin- ^ ued co-operation at all times. c "It is earnestly requested that all y business people and others make their plans to attend this meeting." a ! REPORTMADEOF ? XMAS SEAL SALES: <: i ^ Mrs. Moose Says Unusually Fine Response in Offering of Tuberculosis Stickers t Due to the severe weather since j the holidays, Mi's. G. K. Moose, chairman for the sale of the nnti- r tuberculosis Christmas seals, is just s now making her complete report, and states that the people have re- " sponded in an unusually generous s way to her appeal for funds with w h i c li to combat tuberculosis, $131.21 having been received from the campaign. Ii The Boone demonstration school 1 heads the list in volume of sales. J having disposed of S3B 25 worth of the stickers. Other sales follow: 1 Boone high school $12.47 Cove Creek school . .. 18.18 Vallc Crucis 10.00 Blowing Pock 12.38 J Town of Boone 20.86 Bethel school 8.00 Deep Gap 4.39 Appalachian College 3.38 Miss Elizabeth Taylor 1.00 Winter Sports | Are Enjoyed at c Blowing Rock | Blowing Reek, Jan. 29?Old Man 11 Winter's assault on comfort and con- c Venierice has in many cases proved f costly and inopportune, but in this mountain hamlet the snow, ice and v s'uh-zoro weather proved, m one way, to be a pleasure and a valuable asset which may not be as frozen as " the tempertaure has indicated. : The citizenry of Blowing Reck has j turned out these past few days to _ make a silver lining where there * liad been only dark clouds before. ana snoveis, scrapes, tire nose, ana hundreds of pounds of man-power I have been brought into action to make a municipal skating rink, a sliding hill, and a ski field. Every afternoon the men and boys of the town wen; seen clearing and .smoothing the ice, and packing the snow I on the sled runs so that they, and visitors from all over the state, might enjoy the same fun that usually has been associated with I.ake Placid, New York, Switzerland, and other winter spots. Reservations were made at the c local inns for the past week-end, and ' a large crowd of sledders, skaters c and skiiers were guests of the Blow- r ing Rock Sports Club, recently or- j ganized to sponsor winter sports as well as the summer games for which c this town has long been famous, t This club expects to co-operate with i winter sports devotees throughout the Carolinas, and to sponsor these t gala activities throughout the win- ? ter months. It may not be idle talk f when the Blowing Rockers say: "Why go north to Lake Placid s when you can stay south an enjoy "c real winter sports?" , The first head of the United ^ States Naval Academy at Annapolis c was Franklin Buchanan in 1845. The office of postmaster-general t was not considered a cabinet office f until 1829. c H? ATAl An Independent \ BOONE, WATAUGA Faith, Hope, Charity ar ;TvT . ' : : s | r / w .. / \ '"A*...-.. .. v..v.. -*kv Jasper. Ala.?Each of the She Mrs. Clyde Short near here on Jan, in bed at the local hospital. Left : unnamed, and three girls. Faith, H Doughton Re< 4gain Seek I LOIAL KliD CKOSS f GETS CITATION: .,ocal Chapter Singled Out Fur! Distinguished Achievement Roll Call Drive j Mrs. James H. Council), chairman 1 f Watauga Chapter, American Retl! Iross, has been notified by the: Vashington authorities that her or- j animation has been awarded an j lonor cortifioate for distinguished [ ehievement in the twenty-third roll) alt campaign. The fetter notifying) Irs. Councill of the award foiiows:| My dear Mrs. Councill: I "An honor certificate for distinuijhcd achievement in the 23rd oil call has been awarded your hapter, and will be mailed to you inticr separate cover. "I know you will be interested to earn that reports to date indicate iur membership this year will be he highest in 19 years, exceeding j he seven million mark. I wish to ongrntulate your chapter upon enisling such fine public support. "Please express our sincere opirecialion to the roll call chairman nd to the members of his commit ee for their efforts in making your 3rd roll call such an outstanding! uccess. 1 'Very sincerely yours, i "RICHARD F. ALLEN. s Manager, Eastern Area." ? SARDYS PLEASED I WITH BURLEY SALE;! li Harket Closed Friday With | c Sale Slightly Less Than Two j t Million Pounds Boone's Mountain Burlc-y Ware- j: louse closed last Friday and Hardy brothers, operators of the market, xpressed themselves as being highy pleased with the first year's sales, iefore they left town they signed a iew lease on the warehouse prourty. and took additional option for our years. The total sales for the first, season .Tere 1,969,000 pounds. It is authoritatively stated that a econd wnrehouse will be eonstruetd by the opening of the 1940 seaon and that the second house will e conducted under the same manigement. \SKS RELIEF FOR WAR SUFFERERS ! I -.ocal Red Cross Chapter Co-ope- j rstinof in Fnrnicliinfr nnfitinrr I for War Torn Areas j { Mis. James H. Council!, chairman : if Watauga Chapter, American Red ' i'ross, states that there is a growing ( lemand for clothing for the civilian j >opulation of the warring nations of I Hurope, and asks for the continued 1 :o-operation of the people in dona- , ions of materials or cash to be used i n this work. Mrs. Councill states that the Na- ' ional Youth Administration in the ounty has already knit 24 sweaters ind made twelve heavy dresses for his relief work, and that 24 more j weaters are being knit by members | >f this organization. The NYA will , nake the garments, but the Red , Iross is the only avenue through , vhich the materials may be se- j :ured. Any contributions of materials or f rash to be used for the relief of peo- i >le in the devastated regions will be < freatly appreciated by Mrs. Coun- i :ill and her entire organization. JGA j Veekly Newspaper?Elsta COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA I. id One Unnamed Boy j . ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 - rt quadruplets, born to Mr. and . 15. wear a little cap as they lie to right they are the boy, so far lope and Charity. considers; To a'vi ? n > ?-*. # tb "mrti 1 UlHI lilt 111.1111 I Mind: District Congressman Will N o t Retire as Previously 1 Thought; Pressure of Friends Throughout District Results in Changing Plans: Delegation Goes to Washington Washington, Jan. 27?Yielding to he "spontaneous mandate" of the people of his district. Representative Robert L. Doughton of the ninth \'orth Carolina district today anpounccd that he will again allow lis name to go betore the people for enemination and re-election. Doughton, 77-year-old chairman if the house ways and means coinniltec, issued the following statelien t: "Upon the publication of my de isicn to retire from congress at the nd of the present term, a stream >1 letters, telegrams, telephone calls ;nd petitions came to me from ev- . ry part of our district strongly urgng a reconsideration. These mes- : ages, while touching me me deeply, i iid not sway me from the position aken in my original announcement. To them I replied tliot 1 felt my deerniipatipn to be proper and fully ustifted and that I hoped nnri trust- i d that the people of the district | vould undersiand my situation and herefore concur in my decision. ( "To my surprise and embarrass- : nent, the appeals, instead of dimin- , sliiiig, have progressively increased I, n ho!h force and volume until lit- . rally thousands of them have been ] eeeived. This spontaneous pres- j ure to reconsider my decision cul- | ninated yesterday in the coming to , iVasningtoi: of a large delegation, vhich 1 believe was truly reprcseii- , Utive of the oponle ihrnliahrint the listrict. This delegation urged, in , he strongest terms, that 1 again , ji'rniit my name to go before the , leople for rc^iomination and rc- , 'lection. They insisted that this was ; tot only their sentiment but was the ilinost universal desire of the poo- i lie in the communities from which i he members of the delegation came. ; "The argument advanced by them i md many others, to which I am un- i tble to give a satisfactory answer, i vas to the effect that I should not i oluntarily relinquish a position of ixtraordinary influence which is of ] larticular value, especially at this ' ime, to the people of this district md of the state. It was further jointed out that I should subordilate my personal coijsiderntions in ieference to the desires of those vho by their continued support and oyalty have enabled me to gain the esponsible position t now occupy "No person possessing a proper iegree of gratitude and sense of luty could long withstand pressure ; >f such cogent nature. "Even since the delegation returnid to North Carolina lust night, messages have been pouring in insisting hat I permit the people of our disrict to return me to congress. "Bowing to the weight of these ' equests, which I feel have reached 4iu PIU{JUIIIUIIA in a i[iuiuantjiiub nandate, 1 am reluctantly agreeing ' o the use of my name in the com- , ng primary, it shall be my pur;ose to conduct no campaign for the nomination, either offensively or deensively, as the people of the disrict know my record. My duties n Washington are extremely heavy it this time and will continue to rejuire my undivided attention until he congress adjourns, which will loubtless be some time after the Vlay primary. Therefore, I shall at.end to them with the whole of my physical and mental ability, leaving he primary to take its course, and shall await patiently and accept the -esult complacently." OR DOUGHERTY MEMBER OF DELEGATION URGING DOUGHTON TO MAKE RACE Washington, Jan. 26?A statement s expected to come from Represenalive Robert L. Doughton of the tinth North Carolina district tomor-ow afternoon announcing that he will run for renomination in the orimary May 25. This was indicated after a delegation of some 15 from all counties n his district conferred with him luring most of today. Mr. Doughton innounccd he will issue a statement (Continued on page eight.) DEMC blished in the Year Eight's ? THURSDAY. FEB. 1 . t realty is Movp t at blowing p fal' A, Mrs. Cameron Morts^n Buys Valuable Pronerty; Prcvetlo Predicts Banner Season Mr. C. S. Prevette. lend in IT realtor of Blowing Rock, tells The Democrat of recently having sold to former Senator and Mrs. Cameron Morrison of Charlotte, the W. P. Bicketl property in Mayview Park the consideration having been $24.CCO. The Morrisons had rented the estate during the 1939 season, and when they acquired it. it was in turn given to their daughter, Mrs. James J. Harris. Mr. Prevette also reports the sale of tho Ed nrnnnrlu rvn Boone's Fork to Julian Price, | Greensboro insurance official. The] G2 acres brought $2,100. and adjoins the boundary bought by Mr. | Price some time ago. Mr. Prevette says an unusual number cf Inquiries for property are coming to him already and predicts that the 1940 season at the Rock will be the best for many years. He bases his prediction on the fact that the Blue Ridge Parkway will be officially opened for travel from . Deep Gap north in April, and that the national publicity given this thoroughfare will draw thousands of I people. The war in Europe, it is also believed, will continue to provent Americans traveling eJU^>ad, j and they will in turn go to Blowing ! Rock and other mountain resorts, j MANY TO ATTEND PRESIDENTS BALL! I! March of Dimes Campaign Be- , ing Carried On in Conner- J tion With Benefit Dance t A large number of people from i Watauga and surrounding counties ' are expected to gather in Boone Fri- ' day evening for the President's . Birthday Ball, which Chairman Pat \ McGuire and his committees believe ' will bo one of the most successful * svents if the kind thur far promulgated. f The ball is to be held in the l.obae-11 so warehouse addition near the I depot and Mr. McGuirc states that regardless of the weather conditions I the house will be entirely comfort- * able. The dancing is to start at 9:30 r j'elock and the music will be by Hess4 orchestra of Froze, Va., one of t Lhe best known musical organiza- \ Lions m this section. Proceeds from the ball will be i ased for the prevention and cure of ( infantile paralysis, one-half of the money to be spent here and the remainder to go to the national foundation. At the same time the march 3f dimes campaign is progressing, and convenient recepacles are placed i throughout the town for the benefit af the people who desire to aid the j crippled children and prevent the spread of the malady. A picture show is being sponsored for the march of dunes lund and publicity , concerning this is being issued today. ( Rev. John Keller Succumbs Monday Rev. John Keller died at the i home of ids daughter, Mrs. A. B. Harmon of Sugar Grove on January 22, where he had lived since Octo- 1 her 11, 1938. He was born and rear- ' ed in Watauga county, at Stony Fork near the Wilkes county line. When > a young man he moved to Beech ' Creek where he married Sarah S. Harmon, and lived there until 191'1 ; when he moved to near Somerset. Ky? where he resided until October, 1938, when on account of ill J health he moved to the home of nisi Tlrt ? A T"? TT - ? ? unMenvci, mis. 11 - 13. naunun, woere I he remained until his death. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist church, and was ordained as a minister before moving to Kentucky. There he united with the Eden Bap- 1 list church and remained a faithful member until death. He is survived by his wife. Sarah Keller of Sugar Grove, and 11 children: Mrs. A. B. Harmon, Sugar Grove; Julius Keller, Beech Creek: ' Carroll Keller. Science Hill, Ky.; Mrs. Eb Pritchard, Eubank, Kv.; . Mrs. Shelt Yadon and Calvin Keller ' of Bobtown, Ky.: Mrs. Lewis Claunch, Dabney. Ky.: Mrs. Rayniond Parsons, Mrs. Etta Greene. Mrs. Bill McKinney and Roscoe Kel- ! ler of Akron, Ohio. Also three , brothers and three sisters survive, W. R. Keller. Waynesburg, Ky.; Cal- ( vin Keller, Mrs. Tillet Combs and Mrs. Lark Keller of Elizabethton. Tenn.; Mrs. S. M. Presnell. Eik Park, and Millard Keller of West Virginia. On account of severe cold weather the funeral was postponed until a later date. Interment was in the 1 Zicn Hill cemetery on January 24. Thomas Pinckney was the first ambassador from the United States to Great Britain. The first recorded abdication of a sovereign was Sylla, the Roman dictator, in 79 B. C. )CRA' pn Eighty-Eight 0 To Preach Here ft JKj, *ffic5 re: cei frt Bishop Clare Purcell of the in j Methodist church, one of the lead- au ing figures of the denomination. iif< who will preach at the Boone f0j MeJhodist church on Sunday, Feb- an ruary 4. at the 11 o'clock hour, rid Tentative plans indicate that the hi* Bishop will speak to Appalachian -?bi College students at the 10 o'clock <n i ? * ? t J uuur ortiuraay. j olJ. MANY TO ATTEND I LINCOLN DINNER d of Score of tVutauca Republicans f." Plan (o Attend Partisan | Fi\ Event: Taft to Sneak v'% am Twenty or more Watauga county' i'Ji Republicans arc expected to go t" n'ni Greensboro on February 12 at jyjj vhich ' in:-' the annual Lincoln Ony v,,j tinner is to be held at the Kind Cot-1' on hole), and Russell D. Hodges j ?/i i.-ks tliat those considering making VI he trip advise him at once so that f" eservations may be made, in view >f the fact that a record attendance if near 2.000 is expected. 1 Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. ;on of the former President, and vho is prominently mentioned as a Ev Republican presidential possibility, ( vill be the dinner speaker. Senator I'.afl is a gifted platform figure, and lincc this is his first appearance beere a North Carolina audience, an < musually targe crowd is expected to tear him. en) On Sunday afternoon the Young the Republican organization will meet Fri it the King Chiton hotel and name a wa lew slate of officers. Monday aft- sec rnooli the Republican state execu- r.ai lve committee will sot trie lime and ma dace for the state convention. bai COLD WEATHER !S S RELENTING HERE f Mr no: IVeek Brings Slightly Rising lio Temperatures But No Appre- j130 ciahle Thaw in Prospect ; ^ Slowly rising temperatures thus far this week have led local rcsiients to the belief that maybe the longest period of extreme cold da known here for many years is defi- j rai nitely broken. ? ' nE > ' pi SD( Monday was slightly warmer and ^ loday very slight thawing may he ..q noted in places. Nothing, however. | an ir. the way of a general thaw is in' pa prospect. The warmer weather j t comes on the heels fo a two weeks 1 ^ period when the mercury hovered 1 ;tn around and below the- zero mark jJ1. each evening, weather having been sv consistently cold sir.ee Christmas. ' A large number of water pipes ' around the town arc frozen in the ground, and seme of the more am- a* bilious householders have been able to uncover the feeders with sharpencd picks, but the work is extreme- 'j^0 ly difficult. The streets are in good jn condition and much of the snow has ,u been hauled away from the principal business district. ?? To Speak On Politics 'Je A iUWPA ^ niAU Ulb II* /-* * lugiuill M; Mr. C. M. Crutchfield, area chief M: ?ngineer for the WPA. gives out the M: following announcement: Pe "On Saturday evening. February M: i. from 10:15 to 10:30. EST. Howard V: 0. Hunter, deputy commissioner of Te the Works Progress Administration, dc will make a nation-wide radio talk th 3n the subject, "Politics and the H SVPA." His address will he carried m by the following CBS North Carolina stations: WBT Charlotte, WBIG jy Greensboro. WDNC Durham. WSJS Winston-Salem, and WWNC Asheville." ALL TYPES OF ACCIDENTS KILLED 33.000 DURING YEAR he Springfield. Mass., Jan. 30.?W. H. ill Cameron, managing director of the National Safety Council, announced M today that 93,000 persons were kill- tis ed in the United States during 1939 E( in ail types of accidents. b> Cameron, here to address a local w safely organization, said 330,000 others were permanently disabled M and that 8,5000,000 suffered tempo- la rary disabling injuries. se r $1.50 A YEAR ITESHELD FOR SECOND VICTIM AUTO ACCIDENT ady Flier Dies Late Wcdneslay From Injuries Received in Crash, Which Also Took Life j( Conley Greene; Funeral is Held Friday funeral services were held last idnv for Grady Eller, 26-year-old iident of Beaver Dam township, the Forest Grove Baptist church, v. J. C. Canipe, Boone Baptist diie, being in charge of the rites. Lennent was in the churchyard netery. Mr. Eller died late hist Wednesday >m the effects of spinal and other iuries which were sustained in the tomobile accident which took the c of Conley Greene the day be-e. The automobile in which they J ? ,1 ..r r~> <-? ** uougucta u* i?ir. ureeue, were ling, slipped from a snow-bankcxi ;hway at George's Gap and rolled out a hundred feet before coming a stop. Mr. Greene was killed tright and Mr. Eller rushed in an conscious condition to the Watga hospital. Miss Carrie Greene, third occupant of the car, was ly slightly injured, vlr. Eller was a farmer and concted a mercantile establishment ir Bethel school. He was a son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eller, who vive, together with the widow, former Miss Lena Kate WarcL ,e brothers and live sisters sure: Don, vVillard, Oscar, William i Newton Eller. ail of Watauga inly; Mrs. Joe Blackburn, Moun11 City, Tenn.; Mrs. Gray Hartley :1 Mrs. Dean Wincbargcr, Boone; sses Carrie and Arne Mae Eller of gar Grove. IERCHANTS PLAN ANNUAL BANQUET ening of February 9 to Be liven Over to Fun and Frivolity. Sav Itetailcrs Hie annua) ladies' night and ploy ens' banquet will lie Riven by Boone Merchants Association day evening, February 9Ui. it s stated by Mrs. Ruby P. Ellis, rotary of the local retailers' orai/.ation, who states that there y be as many as 100 around the iquet board. Aesent plans call for the elimition of speech-making on this oc;ion, no business matters will be cussed, and an evening of fun 11 be engaged in. Music will be Jyidcd and stunts engaged in. s. Ellis would like for all busiis people to make their rescrvans quickly so that the dinner may arranged. fill Sponsor Show for March of Dimes Drive rite county committee for Fountion of Infantile Paralysis has araged with Mr. C. H. Trotter, runner of the Appalachian Theatre, to tnsor the picture "Geronimo" to shown Wednesday, February 7. eronimo' is one of the newest d best pictures to be released by ramount. The cast includes Pres\ Foster. Ellen Drew, Andy Dele, Ralph Morgan, Monte Blue d hundreds of others. See this eath-taking picture with its veping spectacle, heart-moving mance in the true story of the ist's last great Indian war, the ;ht to halt the ruthless plundering d killing Geronimo, Apache avenr. Not only will you enjoy the ow, but it will give you a chance help fight the dreaded disease of fantile paralysis as proceeds from e tickets sold by 11 o'clock Wcdsday morning will go to the arch of Dimes campaign. The following will sell tickets: well Hagaman. Mrs. Rob Rivers, rs. Alice Uobbins. Mrs. Edgar >oke. Mis. Bill Rush, Mrs. Vaught ast. Miss June Russell, Mrs. W. F. ilier. Jr.. Mis. H. M. Hamilton, rs. Gordon Nash, Mrs. Bill Casey, luline McGhee, Bemice Gragg, arguerite Miller, Constance Shoun, inda Wicker, Earl Payne, Gladys iylor and Wilma Baird. If they n't see you. make it a point to see em and get your tickets before o'clock Wednesday,, Feb. 9. Don't iss "Geronimo." Irs. Emma Matheson Dies At Forest Grove Mrs. Emma Matheson, aged 75 :ars. died Saturday evening at her >me at Forest Grove, after a long ness. Funeral services were conducted onday from the Forest Grove Bap;t church, the pastor, Rev. R. C. ;gers being assisted in the rites r Rev. Ed Farthing, and interment as in the Story cemetery. Deceased, who was the wife of J. . Matheson and a daughter of the to Richard Isaacs, is survived by veral sons and daughters.
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