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VOL. 51, NO. 3!) "
GREER IS NAMED f
CHAIRMAN BOARD ~
OF ELECTIONS
J. C. McConnell Secretary of
of Group; Board Votes to Relist
Voters of County Pursuant
to Legislative Authority;
Attend Statesville Meeting
Grady Greer was named chairman
of the Watauga county board of
elections, when the board met at the
courthouse Saturday morning and
organized for the primary elections
which will be held Saturday, May
25. J. C. McConnell was named secretary
of the board.
The most important matter to
come before the board was the discussion
of the new legislative enactment
requiring each county board
of elections to order either a new
legislation or relisting of voters.
The purpose of the act is to secure
on accurate registration of ali qualified
voters living in the various
counties and to remove names of
persons not qualified to vote, whoso 1
names are now on the .registration I
list. I_
The local board voted to re-list
the voters in Watauga county. Russell
D. Hodges. Republican member
of the board, favored the new reg-'
fc. istration.
On Tuesday Messrs. Greer. Hodges
i/ and McConnell went to Stntesville
( \\ here they met with election oflieials
from 22 other counties, to receive
instructions regarding the new
election laws from State Chairman
W. A. Lucas. Mr. Lucas explained
the new amendments to the state
laws governing the conduct of pri
niaries and general elections.
Primary Calendar
Following is a calendar of dates
leading up to the primary which is
tn iiuim.v luw^db.
April 25?Registration opens at
polling places.
May 4?Registration continues at
W polling places. County Democratic
J precinct meetings held
May 11?Last registration date at
i polling places. Democratic county
ll conventions held.
J May 15?Deadline for filing first
statement of expenditures by candidates
and campaign committees.
May 17?State Democratic convention
meets in Raleigh. ?
May 18?Challenge day: registra U
tion books open to public at polls. sJ
May 25?First primary election. ?,
May 28?County boards of ck-c IJ
lions meet to certify first primary U
I returns.
June 15?Deadline for filing see- .
ond statement of campaign expenses.
June 22?Second primary election, j
< t i June 25?County boards of eleeBtfJ
tions meets to certify second primary
returns.
/' D. Carlton Byers, 82, ct
Claimed by Death ^
David Carlton Byers. 82. a retired
farmer of the Meat Camp eonimunity.
diet! Thursday evening in Wat- of
auga hospital, following an illness of
almost a year. The immediate cause M
of his demise was pneumonia. a i
Mr. Byers was born in Wilkes ct
county February 15. 1858, but came lo;
1o Waiauga at a young age where tli
he spent the remainder of his life. al
Y-f*i itinc mn rri m 1 AT O tn ,Tiil*r? 1s<
i( Ann Woodring, who passed away in
.(? 1912. Three sons survive: N. T. y
{[ and Carl Byers of Zionville, and J.
W. Byers of Boone. Nine grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren
also survive.
Mr. Byers was later married to
Bel a Arnold, who survives him. Oth- sf
er survivors include a brother, J. A. a':
Byers of Hickory; two sisters, Mrs. al
Lueinda Hodges of West Jefferson,
and Mrs. W. R. Barnes of Zionville a'
Route 1.
The funeral was held at Meat st
Camp Baptist church, of which he nl
V was a faithful member, at 11 o'clock ;r
V Saturday, Rev. J. C. Canipe and Rev. ,!
/y Tipton Greene being in charge. In[y
termenl followed in the church ?
V cemeteiy. "
J. Mr. Byers was a splendid man. a
C .. good upright citizen and a kind
J ' neighbor. He will be greatly missed
t' ir. his community. ?
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* '' INCOME TAX COLLECTION
} CONTINUES TO INCREASE ?
Raleigh. March 26.?State income y,
tax receipts edged nearer a new
record today with fiscal year col- p?
lections at ?11,012,28'?.62. The best n
. previous record was $11,364,598.63. j(
W R. L. Ward, Jr., director of the di- ?
\ * vision of accounts and collections, y;
figured that a new record would be
' . set during April. As long ago as ^
last fall revenue officials predicted
* about $12,000,000 would be received
from income" taxes this fiscal year.
E
FRENCH-SOVIET BREAK NEAR r
Paris, March 27?Strained rela- v
tions between Russia and France n
appeared early today to have reach- G
? ed the breaking point, with semi-of- ti
f*. licial dispatches from Moscow slat- r>
ing that the Soviet ambassador to ti
?r* France, Jakob Surits, had been 5
"freed from his functions as Soviet h
ambassador in France." The dis- o
>' patch said the French government
had declared his presence in Paris
ao longer was desirable. t
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An Independent We
BOONET \VATAUGA COUI
BEFORE THE
New Yo'k.?Joe Louis (left), hea
the world, and Johnny Paychek of D<
the crown, go in for a few rounds of
Sporting Club here. The pair will m
March 29th when Louis will defend
Campaign Manager 3^
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WADE E. BHOWN res
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1R0WN TO MANAGES
inniTnnmAUT nrnr 09.
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S5i
ncal Attorney to Actively En- Fe
[age in Campaign For Raleigh W]
Candidate; Makes Statement Fa'
FTc
Wade E. Brown, local lawyer and J.'j'
vie? leader, has been appointed coi
atauga county manager" for Guber- tei
itorial Candidate J. M. Broughton
Raleigh, it was announced yester- j
ly by State Manager S. B. Denny tin
Gastonia. Ch
Iii commenting on his appointment
r. Brown says: "Mr. Broughton is J)
man of outstanding ability ana fine
laractcr and I consider it a privige
to have a small nart in lotting
e fine citizens of my county know ,
lout a man so admirably fitted to .
> governor of our great state/' 9$
an
/omanless Beauty j 'JOl
Contest on Friday af1
ad
The womanless beauty contest Te
lonsored by. the Methodist Mission- nil
y Society, will be held in the au- mi
torium of the Boone high school
i the evening of Friday, March 29, El
8:00 o'clock. sd
You arc invited to come out and mi
:e the professional and business ty
en of the town and others dressed
i ladies' attire, and competing for p
sauty awards. Admission: adults
)c and children 10c.
ECORD NUMBER OF
BAI.LOTS ARE ORDERED
Raleigh, March 26?Political obirvers
forecast a smaller North
arolina vote this year than in rejnt
years but the beard of elecoils
will have more ballots than
ver before. '
The division of purchase and con act
ordered 2,825,000 ballots today
ir the May 25 first primary, or 1,10,000
more than for the first pri- '
lary in 1936. The Democratic balits
will be on white paper and Reublican
on pink. There was no _
iepublican primary four years ago.
iTTEND SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONFERENCE IN LEXINGTON
m
Among those attending the state w
I.mtlci ?? ? If
>.iunuujr OVI1UV1 Wtivcituuil ill - .exington
Monday and Tuesday M
ere: S. C. Eggers, Rev. J. C. Ca- in
ipe and Mrs. Canipe, Rev. and Mrs. 'Tt
!rady Miriton. Rev. Dwight Edmis- pi
2n and Mis. Richard Hodges. Bad .'h
oads and weather cut down the at- di
endance, there being - only about ?
00 in the session. The meeting,
owever, is described as being one
f the best yet held.
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he Atlantic cable on June 10,1650. ei
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5s Moines. Iowa, contender for '
checkers at the 20th Century ^
set at Madison Square Garden f
his title. ?
>,871 AREGIVEN j
JOBLESS CHECKS j
k
rth Wilkcsboro Employment ?
rffice Has Distributed ?217,- 621.05
in 26 Months. \
inleigh, March 20.?The North '
Ikcsboro employment service of- *
*, winch serves the area embracin
Alexander. Alleghany, Ashe, \
itauga and Wilkes counties, has '
ivercd $217,624.05, included in 1
,871 checks to unemployed or i
tially unemployed workers ir. i
it area in the past two years anci i
> months, through February, fig
res compiled in the eentral.toffice j
the N. C. unemployment cotppen- ]
ion shows. i
rhe v/hite employment lattices. '
th 10 colored branches in asSiany '
ies with large colored P&"la- 1
ns, distributed 1,963,005." Jmscks .
$13,204,094.11 in the same two :
ars and two months, less the 18,- 1
1 chocks for $215,035.21 sent to 1
lidents outside the state who had '
viously accumulated reserves in
rth Carolina. The distribution >
January was 49,209 cheeks for 1
15 S!t9 15 nnri fny- I'nKn mru it mae ! I
775 checks for $308,145.51. 1
:n January, the North Wilkesboro '
iployment office delivered $3,1.29
included in 736 checks and in
bruary, 850 checks for $4,340.27 :
re distributed.
Benefit payments of $13,436,933.89
d gone to unemployed workers of
irth Carolina for January, 1938, 1
rough March 20, 1940, from the
ate employment compensation ,
amission. Contributions and inest
on the state's balance in the
S. treasury amounted to $33,149,1.03
through last Wednesday, leavr
a balance in the state fund as ef ,
it day of $19,712,896.14, Chairman
ai-les G. Powell reports.
r. Dougherty Speaks
To Wilkes Citizens
Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of
jpalachian Teachers College, adcssed
a county-wide nteeting of
loot committeemen of Willies
unty held in Wilkesboro Saturday
.ernoon.
Tlie subject of Dr. Dougherty's
dress was "Qualities of a Good
lacher." He also touched on a
ruber of the duties of school comitteemen
during his remarks.
The maetine was called bv C. B.
let-, superintendent of Wilkes
iiools, and about 75 committee
embers from all parts of the counwere
in attendance.
rice of Auto Tags to
Be Lowered Saturday
Cut rates on automobile license
ates, with all tags selling for threcurths
of the annual price, will go
to effect next Saturday, and the
larterly reduction is expected to
imulate the sales of licenses
roughout the stale, many people
siting to buy plates until the lowed
rates apply.
No affidavits are necessary, it is
ated, but bargain-rate tag purlasers
are required to state nonoration
of then- cars in North
arolina since January 1.
ENSUS SCHOOL TO BE
AT WEST JEFFERSON
A school of instruction for enuerators
in Alleghany, Ashe and
atauga counties will be held at
fferson on Friday and Saturday,
arch 29 and 30. All enumerators
these counties are asked to be at.
dferson at 9 a. m. Friday. Any and
1 applicants will be welcome to
lis school which will be under the
rection of Assistant Supervisor A.
. Joines of Sparta.
TOM SAWYER"
The grammar grades of the Blowig
Rock, school wilt present the
teretta, 'Tom Sawyer," Friday
teeing, March 29, at 7:30.
DEM(
ilished in the Year Eighte
URSDAY. MARCH 28, 1940
VILCOX RE-NAMED|
RESIDENT OF C.f/
sT ANNUAL ME' i
r>hn Conway Rc-electcm| ?'icePrcsidcnt
of Commerce Body;
Richard E. Kelley Treasurer;
Blowing Rock Mayor Speaks
Herman \V. Wilcnx was re-elected
resident of the Boone Chamber of
ommerce at the annual business
iceting of the organization heid at
le Baptist church Tuesday evening,
ohn Conway was re-elected viceresident
and Richard E. Kelley. |
i-easurer. M. 1. Clark. S. C. Eggers
nd Wade E. Brown, together with
<c officers, will constitute the board
f directors. The secretary will be
amed at a future meeting of the
>oard.
Mayor Grover C. Robbins of
Slowing Rock, and Gene Wike of
Soone, who were members of the
nayor's tour to Florida some time
go, each addressed the gathering,
.layer Robbins pointed out that the
[oodwill group visited 35 towns in
>outh Carolina, Georgia and Florida
md received publicity in 57 newstapers.
Floridians,, he said, arc
horoughly sold on Florida and
;now their slate. He ventured the
pinion that before western North
arolina could sell itself to the outide
world successfully, its residents
oust first actually sell the area to
hemselves. Mr. Bobbins insisted
hat all of Northwestern North Camilla
In publicized, rather than any
pecitic section.
John L. Gilmer of Winston-Salem,
,'ice-president of Greyhound Lines,
ipoke briefly and Secretary Wade
!. Brown was heard in the annual
report of the affairs of the Chamler
of Commerce. The construction
il the burley tobacco warehouse
,vas given as the outstanding accomplishment
of 1339. The financial report
indicated that $2fi4 had been
rollected by the commerce body
during the yeai and that there is a
oalance el $87 in the treasury at
Lhis time.
The meeting was. closed with ..ft
sound movie, "This Amazing America."
filmed by McAlpin Thornton,
traveling passenger agent for the
3reyhound Lines.
President Wilcox was heard in an
avnr<ivci.an nf r\rr\fr\itnJ nnntvininf J?-vr?
for the co-operation ot the citizens
during the past year, and solicits a
continuance of the fine altitude toward
the Chamber of Commerce.
About fifty were in attendance at
the meeting, with a good number
from Blowing Bock, the delegation
from that place being headed by
Mayor Graver Robbins and C. 3.
Prevette, president of the Chamber
of Commerce.
J- P. Thomas Dies
On Last Wednesday
Mr. J. P. Thomas, aged resident
of Valle Crucis, died at the home on
Wednesday of last week from a sudden
illness with a heart attack. Ho
had been in rather poor health for
about a year prior to the fatal illness.
He was 76 years old.
Mr. Thomas was a son of the late
Alex Thomas and Mrs. Thomas and
was born ana reared in the neighborhood
in which he died. He was
a farmer by occupation. Deceased
was a member of the Episcopal
church, was a good and substantial
citizen, and was held in high regard
by the people of the county.
Mr. Thomas, who was never married,
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Joe Ward of Cove Creek, and Mrs.
Roby Thomas of Sutherland.
Preachers, Deacons
Will Gather Monday
A meeting of the preachers and
deacons will be held at the Boone
Baptist church Monday, April 1, at
2 o'clock, and Rev. Carl Triplett
and Rev. R. H. Shore have given out
the program for the gathering'
Devotional. Earl Colvard.
Bible study, 12th chapter of Hebrews:
Vilas Minton, verses 1:4:
Dwight Edmisten, 5:11; R. C. Eggers,
12:18: W. D. Ashley, 18:24; J. C. Carupe.
25:29.
Each speaker will be allowed 15
minutes. All preachers are asked
to attend this meeting.
PRESIDENT ENTERS
TRADE PACT F1GH1
Washington, March 26?Presider.i
Roosevelt's personal influence was
thrown into the senate's close figli
over the trade agreements act todaj
Jn an effort to defeat the current
move to give the senate a controll
ing voice in the tariff-making sys
tem. With a vote approaching or
an amendment by Senator Pittman
Democrat, Nevada, to require senat<
ratification of the agreements, Chair
man Harrison, Democrat, Missit ip
pi, of the senate finance commit, ji
laid the situation before the chie
executive and left the White Hous
saying: "Tito President is of ccursintensely
anxious that the Pittmai
amendment and all others be do
fcated."
TJte American Legion was or
gamzed in Paris in 1919.
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:en Eighty-Eight
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H. W. WILCOX j n;
BUSINESS CENSUS S
HERE COMPLETED ?
lii
Manley J. Williams Says Poptilalion
Count to Start April 1 01
in Watauga County
Manlcy ,1. Williams of l.ovill, an- i |:i
fiounctd Tuesday that he had com- )'
pleled the business census of Wat- i;l
nuga county, and that sonic general P
information as to the 'survey veil! be 01
available to the public within a a!
few days. ^
Mr. Williams takes this opporlu- 5
nily of thanking the people of the '''
county for their splendid attitude in j-'
helping make the census a success- 15
ful one, and states that the record v
ot co-operation accorded him in Wat "
ouga won for the county a special 'j
citation from the district office. 9
Mr. Williams, who is also to take 11
part in the farm and population c
census which starts April 1, says I v
that-about 15 people will be engag- ?
ed in this work in the county, but
that the appointments have not been
announced. He says that applicants
aie to attend a kind of examination
in c-ithor West Jefferson or Lenoir
the end of the week, and that appointments
will follow.
HOLTZCLAW TRIAL
SET FOR APRIL 10
Watauga Boy Charged With
Slaying Filling Station Attendant;
Is More Hopeful
Bjnum Holtzclaw, Watauga coun- s
tv man, who is being held in Warren.
Arkansas, on a charge of mur- ;
dor. is to be tried on April 10th, according
to information coming to
relatives here.
Young Holtzclaw was apprehended
several weeks ago, following
the roadside slaying of Elmo' Kelloy.
who in company with a filling station
attendant, sought to collect for
gasoline which Holtzclaw is alleged
to have secured without payment
for same. Following the shooting
Holtzclaw escaped, hut offered no
resistance when captured some time
later.
The latest news coming from Ar- J
kansas indicates that the crime is '
not as serious as it first appeared '
and that there will be a first degree ,
verdict is altogether unlikely.
Holtzclaw is making appeals for
funds from relatives here, and it is
said that a local lawyer may be secured
for his defense when the case
comes up for trial,
FACES LIQUOR CHARGE
Dwight Cheeks was brought before
United States Commissioner S.
C. Eggers iast Friday on a charge of
manufacturing liquor. He admitted
guilt and was committed to WinstonSalem
jail pending his trial in Federal
court.
EASTER VISITORS
Prof, and Mrs. A. G. Glenn of |
Smithfield. N. C., spent the Easter |
holidays with homefolks in and near |
Boone, also a brother. Dr. R. O.
Glenn, of Mountain City, Tenn.
MARGARET ANN MILLER
E Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Miller of
; Port Clinton. Ohio, announce the
; birth of a daughter, Margaret Ann.
- Mr. and Mrs. Miller arc former resi.
L dents of Boone.
VISIT IK LEXINGTON
, Mrs. T. B. Moore, Jr., and small
daughter, Gail, are spending the
i week with relatives in Lexington,
1 N. C.
j RETURNS TO COLLEGE
[ Miss Jacqueline Hardin returned
e to Greensboro College Monday aft2
er a holiday visit at her hom6 on
i the Wilkesboro road.
Miss Mary Henarix of Shelby,
spent Easter visiting with her cous
ins, Misses Jacqueline and Margaret
Hardin.
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$1.5ITA"\'EAR
AMES ATFARLEIT
TO GET HEARTY
WELCOME IN CITY
ucli Interest in Visit of Postmaster
General to City on
April 10th: Postoffices to B?
Dedicated in Canton, Boone
and Statcsville
An enthusiastic welcome awaits
Dstmastcr General James A. Farley
hen he visits Boone on April 10th,
r the dedication of the city's beauful
new postoffice building, and inications
are at this time that a
irong of record-breaking propcrons
will gather in the city for the
tercises.
Interest in the visit of the postal
Ificial has been heightened since
is hat is definitely in the ring as a
indidatc for the Democratic nomiation
for the presidency, it. being
ic first time inV "> history of the
ty that a presidential aspirant has
sited the capital of Watauga counMr.
Farley who is to dedicate a
jstoffice at Canton on April 9 will
met in Ashcville on the morning
the 10th by a motorcade of cili ns
from Boone and is exp xted to
rrive in town at 10:30.
The city will be gaily decorated
>r the event and the high governental
official will be accorded a
r.crous welcome, with the local
igh school band playing an imperial
part in the initial portion of the
rogram. The grandstand is to be
ccted at King and Depot streets
nd the main avenue will be roped
ff front the Rivers corner to
mithey's store, the traffic to be
Suled via a back street during the
ime of the ceremonies. There will
e plenty of room for the thousands
/ho are expected to gather and
here will be rio annoyance from
raffic. In case of bad weather the
edicatory speech will be delivered
n the tobacco warehouse, and in
ither case an amplifying system
vill carry the program to all who
;other here.
Mayor W. R. Lovill will deliver a
hort address of welcome, distin[uished
guests including state and
lational figures will be recognized,
ind Congressman Robert L. Doughon
will present Mr. Farley to the
ludience.
Following the program the speakrs,
distinguished guests and others
vill have lunch at the Daniel Boone
lotel, and the party will proceed to
jtatesville for a second dedication.
11 the evening both Congressman
Dougbton and Postmaster General
Tarley will attend a raliy of the
loung Democrats of the ninth disrict.
Within the next few days a prop-am
of tile day will be printed and
Ustributcd along with invitations to
nominent people throughout the
itate.
'Jiround Is Broken
For Business House
Former Sheriff John W. Hodges
las broken ground for the erection
if a large business black on the site
if the old drug store- building near
jreene inn.
The building which will be 43 feet
ride and will contain one room with
!5-foot front, another with 15, arid
lie- structure will have a depth of
100 feet, with full basement, includng
modern heating equipment. The
ronlract for the construction of the
modern hriek building has been let
to Walter C. Greene, local contractor,
and The structure will be rushed
to completion.
Mr. Hodges does not state who
trill occupy the building, other than
that it is being constructed for mercantile
enterprises.
G. O. P. DELEGATES
GO UNINSTRUCTED TO
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Jake F. Newell, state Republican
chairman, said Monday that North
Carolina's delegates to the Republican
national convention would, for
the most part, go uninstrueted.
With the exception of Bennett
Riddle of Morganton. who announced
he would support Thomas E.
Jltm-OTr -C ,1T> (Vic. " J
?w7V?__7 j.v-1 viic iiuuiuiatiUil ill del\ance
of his election as a delegate,
the state delegation will not have
any strong pre-convention preference,
Newell forecast.
OPERETTA TO BE GIVEN AT
COVE CREEK SCHOOL APRIL 4
' Top o' the World," an operetta,
will be given at Cove Creek school
Thursday evening, April 4, at 7:30
o'clock. The cast consists of more
than a hundred high school and
grade school pupils, the leading roles
being played by Geneva Cannon,
Harold Mast, Welch Tester, Virginia
Danner, Imogene Castle and Walter
Thompson.
A variety of dances, western
scenes, Indians, character numbers,
light comedy and romantic, tuneful
melodies are blended into a modern
production which, will appeal to everyone.
Tickets are now on sale for reserved
seats.