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VOL. 51, NO. 36 j The Week in Washington A RESUME OF GOVERNMENP TAL HAPPENINGS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Washington, March 6.?There was / practically none of the anticipated I oratorical fireworks when the bill to authorize the President to continue negotiating reciprocal trade agreements was debated in the house of representatives. A million or more words were spoken by friends and opponents of the measure, in order that the arguments for and against could be printed in the Congressional Record. but except for the members who y happened to be doing the talking at any particular moment, there were practically no listeners, either on the floor of the house or in the galleries. It was a forgone conclusion that the President's powers would be continued by a strict party vote, and thai is what happened. This is one o? the few issues coming before congress on which there is no division between New Dealers and old-fashioned conservative Democrats. The tariff has for more than seventy years been the traditional major issue dividing the Republican party from the Democratic party. In the days before the World War, when the United Slates was still a debtor nation, owing money to all the world, the high tariff policy generally prevailed. Since the World War. when every nation began to owe us money, most of which has never been repaid, the idea has been ii growing among politicians thai America ought to buy more commodities from foreigners to enable im'm to pay r.omeuimg on account of what they owe us. As this idea is in line with the traditional Democratic policy of low tariffs, the old-line Democrats ha.-o not had any trouble in accepting the President's program which makes it easier for other nations to sell their products in this country and at the same time removes some of the obstacles to their purchases of our products. Enacted in 1317 The law authorizing the negotiation of reciprocal trade agreements was enacted in 1937, and the time within which the experiment could, he tried was limited lo thjee years. Therefore, if the authority granted to the executive is not renewed .at this session of congress, no more such agreements can ho affected. The administration has been very anxious to have its authority continued, not only as a matter of party principle but because negotiations with several nations have been suspended partly because of the uncertainty as to whether they can be carried through in the absence of. renewed congressional sanction. The action of the house is not, of course, final. The senate has still to debate and vote upon the reciprocal trade agreement program. There is likely to be much more heated debate in the senate and a stronger show of opposition, for two reasons. There is the senate's jealousy of any infringement upon its prerogatives, for one thing. A considerable number of senators of both parties have expressed the belief that these trade agreements, negotiated by the secretary of state, are actually nothing more or less than treaties with I, foreign governments. The constitution provides that the executive must obtain the advice ar.d consent of the senate to make a binding treaty with any other nation. Therefore the senate wants to have a finger in these trade agreements, and (Continued on page five) SPORTSMEN MEET C A TITDH A V VTiriFT ortiuiu/iii muni Movement Under Way to Replenish Quail in This Area; Another Meet Announced A number of sportsmen of the town and county gathered at the Junior hall last Saturday evening to discuss the replenishment and protection of game birds in the county. Mr. Grady Farthing, district game protector, and Mr. Wm. Casey, county game warden, were present and the meeting was harmonious and helpful. It was agreed that most of the quail in the county were frozen I during the severe winter weather and it was voted to request birds from the state to replenish the dwindling coveys. Mr. Farthing spoke very encouragingly on this subject. All the sportsmen were of one accord in agreeing to hunt only in open season and in taking no more than the bag limit, and enthusiastic support was tendered Mr. Farthing in his efforts to preserve the game. The formation of a club was dis cussed and a meeting for its further consideration was called for March 12. The meeting will be held in the Junior hall at 7:30 o'clock and all the sportsmen of the area are urged to attend. MAI An Independent ^ BOONE. WATAUGA CC Surveys Europe ^ ^ ^ ^ Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary niaie, snown as ne Degan survey irip through Ilaly. Germany, France and Great Britain. He will report back personally to the President. TRAVEL EDITION TO FEATURE ROONE Wilcox Says Boone and Blowing Rock Story Acknowledged ' By Highway Traveler H. W Wilcox, president of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, is in receipt of a letter from Highway ' Travel magazine acknowledging re- i ceipt of an article on Boone and ( Blowing Rock which will appear i.i ; in the next edition of that publication. R. ?. Cochran, editor of Highway ' Traveler, states that the story is well written and well illustrated. When the magazine is off the press a number of copies will be available throughout this section. ( Gene Wike, publicity director of , Appalachian College, is the author of the article, while pictures have 1 bee n gathered from the college, i ro. ..t / -imuivci ui v^uiiimerce, individuals J ana the Boone Photo Shop. ; Mr. Wilcox also reports thai there is possibility of another story, prepared by members of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, appearing in the Trail way magazine at an early date. Mrs. Sarah F.. Krider Dies On Wednesday Mrs. Sarih Elizabeth Krider of Todd, mother of Miss Mary Krider of Boone, died at the home Wednesday night of last week. Funeral services were conducted from the late residence Sunday at 11 o'clock and interment was in the Todd eemc ery. Survivors include the following sons and daughters: Fred Krider and V. B. Krider of Todd; Mrs. | Maude Scott of Girhoe, Wyo.; Miss Mary Krider, Boone; Mrs. James Barber, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Florence Bare, Salisbury; Miss Blanche Krider, Winston-Salem, and Mrs. Laura Jordan, Salisbury. Camp Fire Girls Hear National Leader i The Tawanka Camp Fire Girls_of I Cove Creek attended a in Boone Monday, at which time Miss , Wahlstrom, national Camp Fire , worker, spoke to members of the organisation from Lenoir. Eoonc . ana Cove Creek. An interesting part of her address was the discussion of her display of articles made by girls I throughout the United States. She also introduced some new Camp Fire songs to the gathering. The evening ended with a tea served by the Boone Camp Fire girls. ' 50 KILLED AS REDS BOMB t HOSPITAL IN FINLAND t Helsinkin, March 6.?At least 50 i persons were killed and scores 1 wounded in a small south central 1 Finnish town yesterday when Rus- ' sian planes executed one of their worst bombing raids of the war. ' Five direct hits were scored on a 1 hospital, and one bomb dropped on < an air raid shelter. The raiders, diving out of the ! out of the clouds to 1,400 or 1,700 feet, swept over in two flights 50 ' minutes apart. Fifteen of the bombs struck in the vicinitv of a militsvrv Krtcrutal nnH our big explosive missile went di- . rectly down the stairway front the . top ot the four-story building to the ! bottom. Twenty-five persons, nearly all of 1 them women were killed when a ] bomb hit the top of the air raid i shelter. AMERICAN LEGION MEETING A regular meeting of the American Legion is to be held Friday evening at the Legion hut, according to an announcement coming front Commander Charles Rogers. A "full attendance of the membership is requested. JGA Weekly Newspaper?Est) )UNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 'I MAYOR TOFLORIDA SUCCESS Mayor Robbins of Blowing Rock and Gene Wike of Boone Return: Plan for Second Tour Messrs. Gene Wike ot Boone, and Grover C. Robbins, mayor of Blowing Rock, report the first annual mayor's tour of Florida which ended last week, a success, and already plans are under way for a similar tour next season. On March 16, the delegation of 56 mayors and chamber of commerce representatives who mad? the Florida trip, will meet in Asheville to lay plans for the organization of a Western North Carolina association. All told, some 2,000 miles were covered by the recent lour. Trav eling by buses furnished free by the Queen City and Smoky Mountain Trail ways, the delegation left Charlotte and Asheville February 13, ar.d returned Saturday, February 24. It is reported that publicity was obtained through some 750 copies of newspapers, 18 radio broadcasts at various towns visited, not to mention the 21 features which originated from station WBT. Charlotte, pictures and front page plays were common in every section visited, and banquets and luncheons characterized every stop. Following are towns visited by the ctelegation: Augusta, Ga.: Macon. Ga.: Valdosta, Gu.; Lake City, Ocala. Isella, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, iampa. Palmetto City, Bradenton. Sarasota. Fort Myers, Miami, Fort Lauderdale. Pompano. West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Sebring, Avon Park. Lake Wales. Winter Haven. Lakeland. Xissimee. Orlando, Dcland, Daytona Beach. Ormond Beach, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Florida; Brunswick and 5avannah, Ga.; Columbia, S. C. J. Polk Todd Dies At Lancaster, Wash-1 J. Polk Todd, brother of Mr. W j. Todd of Boone, and well remembered by the older residents of this lection, died at the home in Lancaster, Washington, February 22. Mr. Todd's illness with heart trouble ind complications, was brief, but it s stated that his general health had >ecn poor lor a long time. He was i7 years old. Funeral services were conducted n Lancaster on the 24th and burial vas in that town, however relatives lere have not been appraised of the uneral details. Mr. Todd was a soil of the lale 7ol. J. B. Todd and was born in 3oone. He located in the state of Washington in 1103 and had been jack to Watauga county only twice ;ince that time. He visited here triefly in 1910 and in 1935. Mr. Todd engaged in farming here as a raung man, was educated at Globe icademv and remained a member of he Globle Baptist chureli throughiut his adult life. In his adopted talc-, he was engaged in the opera ion of gram warehouses, buying arge quantities of wheat, and was iuccessful. He was a citizen of the nost substantial kind, and had large luuiuers oi irienos Dnm in 111 is area md in the state of Washington. Mr. Todd way first married to diss Hatue Shull of Uurke count}', ind two daughters by this marriage urvive. Mrs. J. Roby Hayes, Churottesville, Va., and Mrs. Mary Jones, vho lives in the state of Washingon. The widow, who survives, was he former Miss Mary Moore of Mullerry, and their three children survive: Joe, Ruby and Jim Moore rodd, all residents of the state of Washington. One brother, Mr. W. J. Todd of Boone, survives. An inly sister, Mrs. Finiey Moore of Jiobe, died a year ago. Clyde Greene Now Trustee Jr. Home Clyde R. Greene of Boone, was ihosen, without opposition as a neinber of the board of trustees of he Junior Order Home at Lexing:on, at a district meeting of~ the juniors held here Monday evening. Representatives of the different :ouncils throughout the district were unanimous in their' endorsenent of Mr. Greene for the position. The Junior Orphanage which had teen previously operated by the Slational council, has been turn oil ivcr to the state Juniors. It is to je governed by 16 trustees and five state officers. SAWYER'S BASKETEERS WIN STATE CONTEST George L. Sawyer. Jr., son of Prof, and Mrs. Sawyer of Boone, who is athletic coach at Walnut Cove high school, further distinguished himself by carrying his team to the state basketball championship in a contest at Chapel Hill last week, Gary being the opposing team. Mr. Sawyer's team beat Paw Creek in Winston-Salem to entitle his team to represent the west in the state contest, while Cary was selected from the east. Sawyer's team made a record this year which could scarcely be duplicated. Seventeen games out of 18 were won prior to gaining championship honors. DEM< abiished in the Year Eight HURSDAY. MARCH 7. i940 r? =j Hunger Tames Deeri -Jj Near Portsmouth, O.?Charles Roosevelt Game Preserve near Po that came close to the lodge on tl The unusually heavy snowfall this i food for deer and other wild life, the special service. MANY CANDIDATES FILE FOR OFFICES R. H. McNeill Only Republican Officially Listed For Governor; Houghton Pays Fee Raleigh, March 4.?Robert fl. McNeill of Statesville, paid $105 to the stale board of elections today and filed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the May 25 primary. Unprecedented primary battles in both Republican and Democratic tanks appeared certain with 12 days left during which candidates may file for congressional and state offices. Win.> TAr.tfirtfiritc Vi-n-.v en?Aim... .-1 I for governor, five more than over entered a primary in tho stale. Five Republicans have declared thc-ir intention to run, and that is also a record. Representative R. L. Doughton of the ninth district, paid his Sinn filing fee for rennmination. Dougljtun reconsidered an announcement that he would retire. Representative A. L. Buhvinkle of the tenth district, also filed for re-clection. Democrats who have already paid their filing fee in the gubi material fight arc Lieut. Gov. W. F. Horton of Pittsboro. J. M. Broughton ot Raleigh, A. J. Maxwell of Raleigh, and Arthur Simmons of Burlington. Announced candidates who have not filed yet are I,. L. Gravely of Rocky Mount, Paul D. Grady of Kenly, Thomas E. Cooper of Wilmington. Bryant Thompson of Hamlet, and Edwin P. Hale of Leaksvifle. McNeill is the only Republican officially listed, but announcements have been made by George M. Pritchard of Asheville, former congressman, and William If. Jordan of Enfield, John R. Hoffman of Burlington. and Forrest Witten of Salisbury. The only other Republican filed so far is -Monroe Adams of States- | vine, wno is unopposed ior tne ii O. P. nomination for congress in the ninth district. Efcsay Contest To Be Held By Legion The third annual American Legion national high school oratorical contest has been announced by Watauga Legion Post, and the,Watauga county competition will be held in Appalachian high school auditorium Tuesday evening. March 12th. at 7:30. High school students from Boone, Blowing Rock and Cove Creek will take paid in the contest locally. The subject of the essays will be, "How the U. S. Constitution Benefits America and lis Citizens." Watauga post American Legion will give a medal to the winner in the county, while the winner in each of the four sections will be given a gold medal. The national winner will be given I a $4,000 four-year scholarship and ] an engraved watch. A watch will I also be given the runners-up ir. the I national competition. Local Legion officials are anxious that a large number of people come out to hear the young speak CIS. J N.C.E.A. Group To Meet On Saturday The sixth meeting of the Watauga unit o{ the N. C. E. A. will meet at 2:30 Saturday, March 9, in room 34 of the administration building at Appalachian College. The meeting will be on the subject of "Professional Relations." A practical and interesting program will be conducted by Dr. Amos Abrams. It is hoped that every teacher will be present and participate in the discussion. }CRA S'?r Eighty-Eight I * i Roosevelt Preserve s 4' 1-. s ; Hopkins, game Droiecior on ihe rlsmouih, feeding one of the deer le preserve in a search for food. ; winter has reduced the available This fawn seems to be enjoying TUMBLERS WILL FEATURE TOURNEY i PTA, Chamber of Commerce Basketball Event Gels Under Way Thursday Evening The basketball tournament sponsored by the P.-T. A. and the Chamber of Commerce will get under way Thursday night when the faculty will tangle with the merchants and the members of the Lions Club with Ihe commerce body. As an extra feature of the tourney, Prof. Gordon Nash will have his splendid band present, along with his fine group of twirlers. Professor Iverson will bring his .umbiers along with his outstanding clowns, who will entertain the children as well as the udults. This added feature will he worth while, and those who are not interested in basketball will find plenty of entertainment, aside from the game. Mr. H. W. Wilcox, who announces the tourney, insists that the people of the town attend the tourney and bring the kiddies. The admission charge is only ten cents. Mrs. Robert Walker Funeral On Tuesday Mrs. Robert J. Walker age 23 years, a member of the faculty at the Mabel elementary school, died Sunday at the home of her father-inlaw. Mr. J. Y. Walker, at Sugar Grove, following an illness of one about a week. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the Zionville Baptist church, with Rev. R. C. Eggers in charge, and interment was in the Zionville cemetery. A large crowd of friends gathered from the home community. Boone, and other communities for the rites. Active pallbearers were: Junior Simpson, Jaci. Edmisten. Frank Mast, Vaughn Reese, Clyde Wilson, Fred Castle, Hugh Reese. Honorary: Rex Greer, Clyde Edmisten. Zeb Osborne, Don Henson, Albert Wilson. The second grade students of j Mabel school, directed by Mis. Pearl | Page, were flower beareis, together with girls ftom the lunch room and | close friends of the community, in eluding members of the faculty of Mabel school. Music was by J. F. Oliver and choir from Union church with Geo. Jenkins as pianist. Tl;e vast throng of people who gathered for the funeral and the lovely floral tributes spoke more than words of the high esteem in which Mrs. Walker was held by all who knew her. Among those coming from a distance to attend the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Kcrmit Reese, Mrs. Fred Castle, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle and Fleet Greer. Kingsport, Tenn.; Mr and Mrs. Wade Reese and daughter Sue. and Mrs. Call Osborne, Bristol, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Wilson. Sutherland: Misses Madeline Reese and Mildred Thom' as. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Greer, A. E. South, Lloyd Eller, Mr. and Mrs. Kex Greer Boone; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Walker. Wilkesboro; Mrs. Paul Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Damd Wilson, Beaver Dam; Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Payne, Blowing Rock: Rev. A. G. Hamby, Boone, and many others from various points. Mrs. Walker, who was a daughter Mr srirt Mrs fllwlf* Rpqcq roo&rit. cd her education at Appalachian State Teachers College, and since her graduation has been a member of the faculty at Mabel school. She was known as one of the county's most competent teachers and was held in high regard by the people. The husband, the parents, together with two brothers and two sisters, survive: Kermit Reese, Kingsport. Tenn.; Lane Reese, Misses Mabel and Ruby Reese, all of Zionville. SB4X S1.50 A YEAR VA.-CAROLINA AND RIVERVIEW WIN IN LOCAL TOURNEY Fifteen Teams Supply Competition in Appalachian High School Basketball Tournament: Increased Interest and Record Attendance This Year I Competing with 15 teams from Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties. River-view boys and Virginia-Carolina girls captured championships in the fifth annual Appalachian High School Association tourney which ended here Saturday. Professor E. E. Clarbee, director of I the tournament and president of the association, reported success in everv Dhase With in-MaoaS '?' I _ ...Bj5ES_?^JVJVX llHClt'Sl | and a record-breaking attendance. I In the girls* bracket, VirginiaCarolina won the right to face West JeffeiV>n in the finals by virtue of a close 20-19 victory over Lansing in the semi-finals, and Riverview downed Nathans Creek. 46-34 previous to the final contest. West Jefferson girls and boys slid into the final rounds after taking Fleetwood and Cove Creek, respectively, in the semi-finals, and fought bravely before losing to the tournament champions. Trophies Awarded As a finale to the tournament various honors were awarded: Cup to Jefferson for winning from Bethc in the regular season inter-county game for girls; boys, statue to Riverview for winning from Cove Creek in the inter-county game for boys; white basketball to West Jefferson as runner-up to VirginiaCarolina girls; trophy for VirginiaCarolina girls as tournament champions; white basketball to West Jefferson boys as runner-up to Riverview; championship liophy to Riverview boys, presented by Watavga Democrat and Skvland Post; sportsmanship trophy, presented by B. W. Stalling* I: Cove Creek for having a percentage of .991 out of a possible 1,000. All-Tournament Teams All-tournament were selected* as follows: First girls' team: Forwards, Gentry, West Jefferson; Baker. VirginiaCoroJiha; tt a r l z o g, Fleetwood. Guards: Campbell. West Jefferson; Pat ton, Lansing, and McNeil, West Jefferson. Second girls' team: Little. Jeff or son; Angel, Boone: Gambill, Nathans Creek. Guards: Bare, Jefferson; McCohne'll, Cove Creek, and Taylor, 3oone. Boys all-tournament team: Eller, forward, Riverview; Hartzog, forward, Riverview: Stuart, center, Riverview; Lewis, guard. Cove Creek, and Grayson, guard, West Jefferson. Second team: Watson, forward. Cranberry: Gambill, forward, Nathans Creek, Brooks, center, Cove Creek; Stike, guard, Lansing, and Jones, guard, West Jefferson. Honorable mention: Cox. Todd; Baker, Healing Springs; Adams, Cove Creek; McMillan, West Jefferson; Ward, Nathans Creek, and Roland, Riverview. Stuart, center from Riverview, was voted the outstanding player of the tournament, based on ability and sportsmanship. MUSIC CONTEST TO BE HELD MARCH 29 i Four Counties Have Been Added to District; Twice Usual Number Entries Expected The annual music contest will be held in Boone, the district center, on Friday. March 29. It will be held in the college auditorium and in the music building at Appalachian College. In previous years there have been 14 schools participating in the contest. These schools were from Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Mitchell and Watauga counties. This year the district has been enlarged with the addition of Alexander, Caldwell. Wilkes and Yancey counties. It is expected that this year there will be twice as many schools entering and twice as many entries. Judges for the event will be sent out from the state department. Miss Virginia Wary, district chairman. urges that all entries be sent in by March 15th, which is two weeks before the contest date. If any teacher who desires to enter students, has not received entry blanks from the slate department, drop a postal card to Miss Virginia Wary, district chairman, Boone. NEW AUTO SUPPLY STORE OPEN SOOM Mr. G. E. Anderson, former resident of Burkville, Va? is soon to open a Western Auto Associate store in the Boone Drug Company building, but the date for the opening has not been decided upon. A complete line of auto accessor- MeH ies and kindred lines are to be handled and a more complete announcement about the new business enterprise will appear in a later edition of this newspaper.
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