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VOL. 51, NO. 40 ~ JUDGE COUNCILL DIES AT HICKORY H0ME0NM0NDA1 Former Superior Court Judg Was Native of Boone; Ha Been in Failing Health fo Some Time; Funeral Was Hel Tuesday Afternoon in Hickor "William Ballard Council!, 81 ycai old., former resident of this city an for many years a judge of the st potior court, died at his homo : Hickory at 8 o'clock Monday mcrr ing. Judge Council!, who was wide' and intimantoly known in Wataug ronnlv an wnl 1 an thrAiitthtnf th state, had been in failing health ft several years and had been inactiv during the last year. The funeral was held from th late residence at 10:30 o'clock Tues day morning and burial was in Oak wood cemetery. An outstanding jurist, a man c strong convictions, and a profoun thinker. Judge Councill was particu larly active in the campaign for th educational qualification amend mcnt to the constitution of Norl Carolina in 1000. The amendment requiring individuals to be able 1 read and write to be qualified t vote, became effective in 1908. Served State Judge Councill was one of thre men appointed in 1913 as conunis sioners to obtain a freight rate ad justmenl with the railroads of <h state. He was instrumental in tin working out of a compromise agree ment which saved North Carolin shippers several millions of dollar annually. At the time of his death, oudgi Councill was an "emergency super ior court judge," having been *p pointed six years ago. A resident of Hickory for the las 50 years. Judge Courcill was boi"; in Sumter county, S. C., but hi family had been identified wit] western North Carolina since pie neer days. He was the son of the lato Di William Bowers Councill of Boom and Mrs. Alice M. Bostwick Council of Sumter county, who at the tini of her death in 1935, at the age o 102, was the oldest alumna of Saien College. Judge Councill attended the Fir ley high academy at Lenoir, whicl was conducted then by two note* educators, and later he road lftv under his uncle, Colonel George N Folk, at Boone. He was licensed t( practice in 1881, and for 18 year was engaged in this profession a Boone. Elected to Assembly In 1898. ho was elected to the leg islalure from Watauga county, am ejp in 1898 he was elected to the su perior court bench. While serving on the bench it 1899. Judge Councill moved to Hick orv. A fter one term as supi l ie: court judge, he declined further iu dieial responsibilities in order to tie vote his time to the private practici of law. In 1912, he was elected : member of the state senate am served in the session of 1913. Judge Councill was a member o: the Church of the Ascension, Episco pal. He is survived by his widow, thi former Miss Elizabeth Coffey daughter of Captain Thomas J. Cot fey of Boone; three sons and < daughter, Gordon Stuart Councill William Thomas Councill, Stedmar ^ C. Council! and Miss Eiizabetl Councill. Two other sons were killed in accidents, Alan Ballart Council! in 1923, and Howard Foil Councill in 1926. A sister, Mrs Emma Taylor of Asheville, also sur vives, and there are several grand children. Burley Estimates Show Big Decrease In Year's Acreage Burley tobacco growers of Nortl Carolina expect to reduce theii acreage 10 per cent this coming sea son from the totals of the 1939 crop according to a report issued by th< North Carolina. department of agri I culture. For the entire country ' 1 reduction of 6 per cent in burlej acreage is reported by the Unitec States department of agriculture. The reduction in this state will b< about 7,000 acres, which is slightlj above the ten-year avrage fron 1929 to 1938, inclusive. The reduc tion for the United States wil amount to 390,000 acres, indicating what a small amount of the tota burley production of the country comes from North Carolina. ***? f?. rostornce i o .stay Open On Thursdays Postmaster W. G. Hartzog statec Wednesday that the ruling makinf it mandatory tor him to close thi service windows at the local post office each Thursday afternoon ha< been revoked, and that effective to day, full-time service will be main tained each week-day as heretofore Considerable inconvenience hat resulted from the half-day closin; at the postoffice. and various indl viduals and organizations had pro tested this curtailment of service. VATAl An Independent ' I300NE, WATAUGA] TO VISIT BOON . aSg A J1 c d t ^ I a e ..ji v IC jdtffB C ;- j if ll HHSBtcvSeXl 0 e ~ Posimasier General James A. next Wednesday, where he will be c cation of the new postoffice build : WPA ROLLS TO BE : GREATLY REDUCED t 700,000 Persons Will Be Drop > ped During Next Three s Months it Washington, April 1.?The Works Projects administration announced ' today that approximately 700,000 ' persons would he dropped from its 1 rolls within, the next three months. ? --Col. F. C. Harrington, WPA coni' missioner, said the cuts were neces1 sary to keep work-relief within the expenditures authorised by con gross. J He said the reductions would be ] made gradually to cushion the shock ' to local relief organizations. The Auril curtailment he said nrnhnhlw ' would not exceed 200,000. 3 Enrollment stood at 2,311,50ft on 1 Mareh 20. Officials said they expected to work it down to about 1,500,000 by June 30, The forthcoming reductions, they 1 said, will be comparatively drastic - because WPA has been carrying through the last few months almost 1 as many relief workers as it carried " during the 1938-39 fiscal year when l" it had an appropriation of $2,225. 000,000. Congress made it only $1. 477,000,000 available for the 1939-40 ' fiscal year which ends next June 30. > Harrington said the first step in reducing the rolls would be to dismiss WPA workers on each current f project as it is finished. Next, he said, WPA would eliminate the least needed projects. ; Fish and Game Club Is Organized Here | A number of sportsmen of the : town and county who recently organized for the purpose of urging k the department of conservation to furnish quail to take the place of the birds frozen or starved during me winter mourns, decided to torm a permanent organization at a meeting held Friday night, March 22. The purpose of the organization is to promote clean sportsmanship, a better understanding between land, owners and sportsmen, and to obtain ' recognition from the department of conservation as to the needs of t Watauga county in restocking fields r and streams where needed. Speakers at the meeting were , Mayor W. R. Lovill and Warden H. : Grady Farthing. Mayor Lovill re lated a number of his experiences J to illustrate the bountiful supply of r fish and game in Watauga county in 1 former years. Mr. Farthing reported that the club's petition for quail ; for restocking was receiving favcr' able consideration by the departl ment of conservation and that the - chances of getting quail for restock1 ing seemed very good. ; All persons interested in problems 1 relative to fish and game are corr dially invited to become members of the club, and persons joining in the next few weeks may become charter members. The following officers were electI ed: President, Mack A. Coles; vicepresident, Roy Dotson; secretary, D. , B. Bingham; assistant secretary, R. t r* u...-??3 ' The date of the next meeting will - be announced in this paper and evj eryone interested is urged to attend. "TOP O' THE WORLD" The glee clubs of the Cove Creek i high school will present the opc5 ictta, "Top o' the World," Thursday, . April 4, at 7:45. Reserve seats 25c. - General admission 15c. Proceeds will be used for benefit of the band. jga : Weekly Newspaper?Este COUNT^ NORTH CAROLINA, 1 | E WEDNESDAY ^7\ Farley, who will come to Boone the featured speaker at the dedi- J tag. .. .... ..... | No-Parking Rules For Dedication Day 1 Edward B. Mast, chief of police, states that on next Wednesday. April 10, no parking will be allowed on Main street, between the R. C. Rivers corner and Smithey's store, prior to 1 o'clock p. m.. on account of the postoffice dedication ceremonies which are to be held at 10 o'clock at a point just below the postoffice. Mr. Mosi urges iae paoglii ioco-operale In keepLSj the street clear and states that through traffic will be routed by a back street without inconvenience. Mr. Mast further insists that on this day business men of the town leave their cars at home to aid | in Keeping down congesiion. | GRANITE FALLS TAKES TOP HONOR 1 Fourth Annual District Music , Contest Held at Appalachian College Friday J Competing with 500 students from ' 16 high schools throughout the j northwestern district of the state. , Granite Falls took top honors with < seven placements in the fourth an- j nual district music contest held at , Appalachian College, Friday. Harris high of Spruce Pine, Kings Creek, North Wilkesboro and Boone ranked in order with five, four, two ' and one placement, respectively. With the exception of Boone's number one rating in girls' trio, all schools were accorded number two rating, the lowest marks eligible to enter the state contest in Greensboro this month. Granite Falls won the right to place in the Greensboro contest, mixed chorus, girls' chorus, junior piano rendition, girls' trio, boys' unchanged voices, alto solo and senior high piano. Harris high school will be represented in junior piano, soprano, junior violin, bass violin and cornet. Kings Creek in boys' chorus, girls' chorus, boys' quartette and girls' trio. Boone and North Wilkesboro will compete in band, girls' trio and aupioilU SUJUS. ; Miss Virginia Wary of the Appa- j Iachian music faculty, and district chairman, had charge of the program. She was assisted by Miss . Natalie Purdom, Loraine Godbold, also of the Appalachian faculty, and a number of judges who came from Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, and other sur- < rounding colleges. ] Schools represented were: Happy i Valley, Oak Hjll, Boone, Cranberry, < Granite Falls, Hudson, Kings Creek, < Collettsville. Elkland, Newland, Mil- 1 lers Creek, North Wilkesboro, River- i side, Sparta, Crossnore, Hiddenite, i Harris and Appalachian. i 1 THREATENS THIRD PARTY Monognah, W. Va, April 1.?John ' L. Lewis today sounded a threat to organized labor, youth, old age, negro and farmers' groups into a third party unless Democrats adopt a platform and select a candidate "ac ceptable to labor and the common 1 people." J New Secretary S. Clyde Eggers was named ( secretary of the Boone Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of fhe 1 directors held Monday afternoon. \ No ether business came up for dis- t mission at the gathering. ' DEMC iblished in the Year Eighte THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1940 CLYDE PROFFITT ENDS OWN LIFE Body of Meat Cainp Man Found Near Top Elk Knob; Inquest i Believed Unnecessary ' Clyde Proffitt. aged 25. resident of Meat Camp township, was on Saturday termed a suicide, when his body was found in the woods near ] the top of Elk Knob. A gaping wound was in the left chest, just above the iieart. and powder burns indicated that the 12-; E;auge shotgun had been held close to The body when the fatal shot was ; fired. Coroner Richard E. Kelley c deemed an inquest unnecessary. c Young Proffitt, who was employ- i 2d by Kiker & Yount, road building r contractors, is reported as having * been suffering from despondency - for about a year, following a severe cerebral injury. Frequently, it is } said, he had threatened to end his J I ifp nnrl snnL-P nf V?.-? \ lie left the home last Thursday 1 noon. When he failed to return an intense search by a band of neighbors resulted in {he discovery of the ' body at a point about two miles :rom the home, air-line distance. The. morticians, however, had to walk a distance of about four miles to recover the body. Deceased was unmarried. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jlaude Proffitt, Meat Camp; three brothers, Robert, Odell and Lester Proffitt, Meat Camp; three sisters, , Hiss Safrona Proffitt and Mrs. Frank Miller, Meat Camp, and Mrs. Ray -* Vrivett, Blowing Rock. Funeral services were conducted c [rom Proffitt's Grove church Sunlay afternoon at 2 o'clock with the a pastor, Rev. Carl Triplett. assisted ' by Rev. A. E. Moretz, officiating. Interment was in the neighboring cemetery. ARLIE BROWN CAR I STOLEN SATURDAY; Stranger Hires Car for Moun- ' *ojn Trlnj TToi 1 g jn Roiil***** < Gives Bad Check ) i Mr. Eugene Russell, local agent 1 for the Federal Bureau of Investi- ' gation, is seeking to locate a stran- J ger, who on Saturday night hired an automobile from Mr. A r 1 i e ' Brown, local taxi man, and failed 1 to return. ' The stranger had told Mr. Brown 1 that he was to meet a party in 1 Mountain City that evening and pre- 1 fcrred to drive the car himself. He I failed to return and Mr. Brown is 1 making every effort to locate him ' And the 1937 Plymouth 4-door sedan < .vhich is of gunmetal finish and car- ( ies N. C. license No. 032-855. Mr. Russell has discovered that 1 he stranger, who gave his name as 1 iVilliam Bowlin, had opened an actounl at the local bank with a $200 ( heck drawn on a Danville, Va., >ank. Later he drew a bad check in avor of a local business firm for >40, in payment for merchandise, so dr. Brown, Mr. Russell and the "unsuspecting business man are all anxcus to locate the genial stranger. County Spelling Bee Was Held Saturday The third annual Journal-Sentinel spelling bee for Watauga county vas held in the Appalachian high chool auditorium on Saturday. March 30. Mary Farthing from -ove Creek, was declared winner, aid she will reDresent this courvtv he regional contest to be held in Winston-Salem April 6. Runner-up n the county contest was Robert Proffit from Green Valley. Other xmtestants were Mary Lou Vines, 3ethel; Howard Greer, Pcnley: Jno. ' 3. Greene, Deep Gap: Shirley Swift, ' Mabel; Mary Martha Bingham, Cove ' 3reek: Ruth Tatum. Appalachian: 1 lohn Edgar Young. Blowing Roclc; ' Sammie Dugger, Bethel, and Edith ' 3dom, Appalachian. I Projects For Needy Women To Be Seen j i The week of April 8-13 will be ; observed by the sponsors of WPA t projects in the county for needy .vomeri as "This Work Pays Our * Community Week." Visitors are incited to visit any of the projects, out are especially urged to go durng the week mentioned and get an understanding of what these projects mean to the various communi- ' ties and counties. j FRANK HARDIN DIES : IN SHERMAN, TEXAS , 1 1 'Mr. Frank Hardin, aged 50 years, < roungest son of the late James s rlardin, native Boone citizen, died t suddenly at his home in Stearman. rexas, last Wednesday, according o brief advices reaching Mrs. W. R. Spain hour of this city, an aunt of leceased. ; Mr. Hardin who had spent most of < >is life in Texas, is survived by the 1 vidow and one child. Further de- : ails concerning the death and ' uneral haven't been received here. J )CRA en E ff ity-Eight P*kns Are Co Reception Of, CENSUS STARTS f HERE ON TUESDAY Enumerators for Watauga Coun-; ty Are Named; Work to Be I Finished in .Month The census enumerators for Wat- 1 )uga county started to work Tucs Jay morning on the huge job of i nimtinf fhr* rtnru lint ion anrl rrt t i ng a vast quantity of other infor- . nation, and the last report is supposed to be filled within a period of I >0 days. A school for the census takers was ' leld in West Jeffbrson last Friday ? ?nd Saturday and the following ( vere selected from the applicants ( itt ending: 1 Boone township: Mrs. T. M. Greer ( town of Boone); C. G. Hodges and 1 VI. J. Williams. I Blowing Rock. T. H. Coffey, Jr. ' Blue Ridge: Kent Brown. * Beaver Dam: Asa Reese. Cove Creek:-Doughton Greene. ? Laurel Creek: Dwight Edmisten. f Meat Camp: Dayton Wincbarger. 1 North Fork: Charles Tester. ' Stony Fork: Edgar Hardin. Shawnechaw: Mrs. Fred Harmon. 1 Watauga: Mrs. Ruby Baird, Mr. t rox. Census takers for Elk and Bald i Viountain townships had not been 1 elected when this information was c .ecu red. 1 i ^vrjikvi JL a. ipivtt A U Swat Back to Majors s Getting set to swat his way back j o the majors, Coker Triplctt trained ? lis sights from the beginning of t vork at the Hollywood, Fls? camp : if the Columbus Red Birds for the , ring-distance hitting leadership of J :t;c American Association this sea- . ion. wh;eh he seemed on his way to ; }rab in 193!), when interrupted by a j aruken nose in mid-season, says The ( Sporting ileiita. . - < A product of Boone, N'. C? Triplett "irst won fame as a football star, . joining national recognition for ] ligh-scoring feats at half-back on , lie Appalachian Teachers College , earn. Following his graduation, Triplett broke in with Talahassee if the Georgia-Florida League where , le hit .317. The following season, . le baited .341 on advancement to J Nashville of the Southern Associa- . ion and raised his mark to .356 with Vlemphis in the same league in 1937 ' o win him promotion to the Cliica- ;o Cubs. The jump proved a bit oo much for the Tar Heel, who was iptioncd to Minneapolis in 1938. Jolumbus purchased his contract J ifter the season closed and he oated .322 the past year, despite his , njury. , City Ordinance Hits at Cow Barns < Mayor W. R. Lovill tells The Democrat that an ordinance now in ffoct in the city makes it a mislemcanor for any person or persons o maintain a stable or barn within r ne city limits, whore cows, chick- c ;ns or other stock is kept, unless i ;aid structure shall be more than 50 . eet away from any public street, or j nore than 50 feet from any resi- ( icnce. A maximum fine of ?50 or j 10 days sentence is nrovided for the j violation of the ordinance. Mayor Lovill asks for strict com iliance with this new law. Broughton To Be Here On Wednesday Hon. J. M. Broughton, one of the lending contenders for the Demount ic gubernatorial nomination, will ae in Boone for the dedication of : he postoffice next Wednesday, ac- ! lording to Wade E. Brown, his lounty campaign manager. Mr. Brown states that since Mr. Sroughton has visited this county wo or three times already, it is unlkely that he will come here again srior to the primaries, and he is , jnvirtlie tVtal oc winir : 1.1 ? ....wv/w w>uv uo iiiaaajr cio ake this opportunity of meeting , ?nd conversing with Mr. Brough- , on. , rownsend Meeting In Boone Thursday Grant Lowe, national representaive of the Townsend old-age pen- . :ion plan, will speak in the courtlouse in Boone Thursday, April 4, it 7:30 p. m. Mr. Lowe has a special message 1 or the farmers and urges them to ' >e present and learn why the farm- 1 ;rs' market in America has been.de ' ;troyed. The public is cordially in- ' rited. Admission free. 1 r? f. r\ oenent uance There will be a nickelodeon dance 1 it the county office building Satur- : 3ay evening, starting at 8 o'clock, i he proceeds to be used for charit- i ible purposes. The dance is under 1 he sponsorship of the Tuesday i iight Club. I s>!"Ir:-" ;.V' . tytM . 'jma. figgj ' \-\V-* v_ ''* T $1-50 A YEAR mpleted For Jas. A.Farley L'own to Be Gaily Decorated for Postoffice Dedication Ceremonies; Mayor to Deliver Welcome Address; Doiighton Introduces Farley Pians have been almost completed for the dedication of Boone's new postoffice building next Wednesday morning, when Postmaster General James A. Farley will be the princi [.??. cirnr.i, cuiu n u> peuL'vea mat a record number of visitors will enjoy the day with Boone people. Postmaster W. G. Kartzog, who is general chaiman of the event, is toil ay conferring with members of 41>e ^ai ous committees and arranging the last-minute details for the dedicatory ceremonies. A decorator from rhav'iotte has been engaged to decoate the principal business section >f the town, and a special committee, will see to the construction of the grandstand at a point near the Northwestern Bank in ample time or the exercises. A number of Boone people will iccompany Mr. Farley on the trip rom Asheville, and the ceremonies '.ere will open with a concert by the Appalachian high school band on he postoffice lawn at 10 o'clock. Postmaster Hartzog will preside at he actual dedication. The meeting will start with the nvocation by Rev. Paul Townscnd, >astor of the Boone Methodist nurch; Mayor W. R. Lovill will be leard in an address of welcome, and I time permits, honor guests will be >rescnted. Hon. Robert L. Doughton, reprcentative from the ninth district, will introduce the postmaster general, and following the address of vlr. Farley, the benediction will be :aid by Rev. J. C. Canipe, pastor of he Boone Baptist church. Followng the dedication, Mr. Farley, Congressman Doughton. together with nher honored guests and local people, will have luncheon at the Dan el Boone hotel, leaving shortly hereafter for Statesville where anvther federal building will be dedi-atWrf ? Wednesday evening Mr. Farley ind Mr. Doughton will speak to a nceting of the Young Democrats of he ninth district at a rally in Statcsvillo. Postmaster Harlzog has extended invitations to numbers of leading titizens of the state and nation and imong those who will be present as ronor guests are: Ambrose O'Contell, second assistant postmaster general; Hon. Smith \V. Purdom, ourth assistant postmaster general, iVillinm Bray, private secretary to Postmaster General Fariey: Paul R. founts, president oi the National Association of Postmasters. In adr it ion to those national figures, a tumbcr of state officials, candidates or state offices and postmasters rom various cities have indicated heir intentions of being present. $13,737.20 Received Watauea Farmers in Conservation Program Eleven hundred and sixty-six farners in Watauga county have revived checks amounting to $13,r37.20 for complying with the 1933 igricultural conservation program. \bout 500 more farmers in this :ounty will receive checks for complying with last year's farm propain. These farmers also received about fl2,000 worth of lime and $10,000 worth of triple superphospnate besides their checks for complying with the 1939 program. There are still several hundred farmers who have not signed their farm practice plan on the 1940 agricultural conservation program and these plans must be signed by April 15, 1940, in order to receive payments for carrying out soil building practices this year. Hoffman Conducts Dental Clininc Here Dr. J. M. Hoffman of the division of oral hygiene of the North Carolina state board of health, is conducting a clinic for the correction of defective teeth for the school children of Watauga county. This work is being carried on through the sponsorship of the district health department and is particularly intended for those children who would not otherwise be able to have these troubles cared for. BOX SUPPER AT GREEN VALI.E FRIDAY EVENING There will be a box supper at the Green Valley schoolhouse next Frilay, April 5, at 7 p. m. The proceeds will go to Glenn Woodring, * hose child has been a patient in [he hospital for the past several iveeks. SHOP-LIFTER CAUGHT Mr. G. E. Anderson, manager of be Western Auto Associate store, ays that on Wednesday a young ;ellow came into his store, lifted an item worth $1.49, and in less time than it takes to tell the story was ,n the county bastile. A trial hasn't leen held. .; - U
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