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w ! VOL. 51, NO. 52 f CITY PLAYGROUND^ TO OPEN FRIDAYf Parade and Address by Mayor! Lovill to Feature Opening Program The Worthwhile Women's Club of Boone, through its president, Mrs. John Conway, announces that thichildren's piayground for the community, which is located just off Main street to the rear of the Boone Sinclair station, will be opened to the public Friday afternoon. The exercises in connection with the formal opening of the playground will start at 4 o'clock with a parade ox cnuaren mrougn rne streets of the city. The parade will form at the courthouse and club members are anxious that as nearly all the children in town as possible, take part. It is explained that the kiddies may be dressed in any way, if they have ponies tl.ey may ride, , otherwise they may walk. The ] Boone high school band will take j part in the parade which will end j at the playground, where Mayor W. { R. Lovill will deliver the address in j connection with the opening cere- , monies. ] The playground, as now develop- ] ed, provides entertainment in the ? form of tennis, paddle tennis, pingpong, tether ball, while sand boxes f and work tables are provided for L the smaller children, together with swings. Later it is expected that 11 the playground will be lighted so IT that men may enjoy tennis and horse shoes during iho night hours. Miss Mildred Elkins, WPA recrea- S + tional supervisor, co-operated with the club in establishing the playground and will have a worker to supervis-e the play each afternoon. Later there will be story hours to add to the enjoyment of the children. r: The Worthwhile Club expresses m appreciation for the help of Messrs. p James Councill and Bernard Douglv erty, who graded the tennis court. 01 Wmerce body v/has 50 members" \V Si ! r??nl < 1 t n / , / muui iur v^nufiiucr ui v^urnincrce Tl is Reached Tuesday; Reports )a President Wilcox ,c SI1 ni The goal of 50 members of the Boone Chamber of Commerce was , reached Tuesday morning, accord- -r ing to Mr. H. W. Wilcox, president of the organization, who points out the record membership as evidence of the '"fine spirit of cu-opcration that prevails among the business people, indicating that they really \ want to do something with the up- > building of our town and county." mMr. Wilcox expresses apprecia- A y tion for the co-operation shown, and * " states that there are several who yet wish to join the Chamber of Commerce. Accordingly a new goal " of GO members has been set, and | there are hopes that thus number may be reached by July 15th. The new members are: W. G, Hartzog, Watauga Insurance Co., I. S. Ayors Electric Co., Boone Photo , Shop. E. L. Teague Gulf Station, Holler Grocery Co., Cook-Niehols er Motor Co., W. R. Winkler, Watauga w Motor Co., Southeastern Express th Lines. a m Surface Treatment Is Finished on 421 pi 25 Surface treatment has been fin- st ished on the link of Highway U. S.- Q[ 421 between the Wilkes-Watauga j,e line and Miller's Creek, according pr to Mr. J. H. Councill, resident high- cr way engineer, who states that there will be no further interruption of c0 travel this summer on this highway, be It was opened to traffic Saturday (j, afternoon. During the period in which the c the road was closed traffic was " routed via West Jefferson, the noncommercial travel going by way of th* scenic parkway from Deep Gap. C ? ??vi igogc v^um-cru ^ Pays New Dividend w s te Mr. W. M. Thomas, manager of Rich Mountain Mortgages, announces the payment of a new divi- c0 t aend to stockholders in the corpo- .j. ration. Mr. Thomas asks that all j. stockholders either bring or mail u: their certificates to him on July 1 and get their dividend checks. Some s. stockholders have failed to get their ti| checks due when the last dividend .* was paid. They are asked to get theirs, too. y ATTENDING CONVENTION {o Mr. Frank M. Payne, local agent th lor the Security Life and Trust Co., si left Wednesday for Myrtle Beach, ar S. C., where he will be in attendance C: at the convention of the Security Life agents which continues through w the remainder of the week at Ocean Forest hotel. Mr. Payne was awarded the trip because of the outstanding amount of business written by to his agency in recent months. Mrs. tr Payne accompanied him as far as to , Sanford where she is visiting at the ct home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. T1 M. L. Matthews. lu ATAI An Independent ^ boonb; watauga a To Visit Here I wSsk . '::?* JH: Hon. J. M. Bioughtcn, Demorratic candidate for governor ot North Carolina, and Mrs. Broughon will spend lhe week-end in Boone, visiting at the home of Mr. ind Mrs. Wade E. Brown. Mr. Broughton and Mr. Brown will ittend the sessions of the State Bar Association convention at Vlayview Manor. Blowing Rock. (AR ASSOCIATION IEETSATMAYVIEW enator Tom Connally to Speak Saturday Evening; Hrougliton to Attend The address of Senator Tom Conllly of Texas, will highlight the inual convention of the North arolina Bar Association which eets at May view. Manor Blowing nek, next Friday afternoon. Senator Connally will deliver his idross from an unannounced subct at the banquet session Saturiv evening at <3:45. The convention will get under ay Fridav afternoon at 2:30. when ilicitoi L. S. Sparling of Lenoir, ilivers the address of welcome, he session thai afternoon deals rgely with problems of legal unrest and procedure as do the sosons Friday evening and Saturday orning. At the close of the morning seson Saturday Governor Ciyae. R. ocy will speak. Govcrnor-nomiite J. M. Broughton will attend the invention but his name does not ipear on the program. VORK STARTED ON IEWBURLEY HOUSE t r' r1.?- ^ j ' . uiixac uiis vuniraci ior Erection of Second Warehouse; Dirl Being Moved W. C. Greene, local building conactcr. has signed a contract for the ection of a second hurley tobacco arehouse, which is to be bui'.t on e same lot with the first one, and steam shovel is now engaged in oving the six thousand yards of rt from the site of the structure, le excavation will have been cometed by the end of the week. The new building will be 120x 0 feet, of frame and metal conruction and will contain 30,000 feet floor space. The floor, which will : on a level with the floor of the esent warehouse, will be of conete. Mr. Greene's contract calls for the mpletion of the structure by Octot 1, but it is likely that he will lish the job before that time. afety Institute At College Friday A one-day safety institute, spoored by the North Carolina highay safety division in co-operation ith the New York university cenr for safety education, is scheduled be held at Appalachian College ire on Friday. This institute, one of 17 being inducted at college summer schools iroughout the state, will be conlcted by representatives of the ghway safety division, with the sistance of representatives of the ate department of public instrucJii and Kenneth N. Beadle, direcr of the education division of the itional conservation bureau. New ark City. The institutes are taking up the llowing three questions: "What is e accident problem?" "What is the ate . doing about this problem?'' id "What can the schools of North jrolina do about it?'' 'I'll o omnAi' 1 It--' -? " * * i ?- ui uuuium win ciose ith this session. LOTS ARE SOLD Dr. J. M. Deaton of Meat Camp wnship, was in town Monday, ansferring 19 lots in Perkinsville Mr. H. G. Farthing, but the purlase price was not made known, ie lots comprise about one and a ilf acres of land. \ JGA I Veekly Newspaper?Establi: JUNTY7NORTH CAIRO LTNATTHUK SO A P BOXJDER BY "= SUMMER FEATURE ~ ? Entrants Are Sought for AllAmerican Competition: Winner to Go to Charlotte Preliminary plans are now being made for the annual soap box derby which will be held in Boone on an underetrmincd date, likely just after the middle of July. The event differs this year from former ones, in that the winner of the local event will go to Charlotte to compete in the state derby, with the prize there being a trip to Akron, Ohio, for the national competition. Mr. B. \V. Stailings has conducted these derbies locally for a number of years, but this year be has made arrangements to compete in the slate contest, through the co-operation of the Chevrolet Motor Comr.anv an/1 tVm lnnil ' , j wiv, iului u*_v?s^iapvi. ??' ] Stalling?, by the end of the week, will have copies of the official rule book, containing instructions for the. ac amateur racing machines, as well as j_t the rules for the competition. Entry blanks will also he available and cc all the lads in the community and pi county interested in the derby, are er asked to enter. re The soap box derby is the great- , est amateur racing event in the world, and has become a powerful ? influence in shaping the character and lives of American youth. Thousands upon thousands of boys?in designing and building their cars, in testing them and racing them, in winning' and losing?have gained something of far greater value to them than a mere race victory and ; the prize awards. That thing is the K spirit of fair play. These boys hove learned to play the game ... to respect the rules, in short, they have jg learned true sportsmanship . . . ^ than which there is no better foun- || dation for good citizenship. Parents should encourage their > boys to enter the soap box derby, | ^ and it is important that, work start I at once on the racers. The Fanners ^ Hardware ana Supply Company has co-operated by placing in stock ball- || bearing wheels for these racing |?j cars, and thus one serious handicap is removed Get your application Ik blank this week and prepare to en- I ler Boone's greatest amateur racing event. Miss Blanche Linney Dies On Thursday Miss Blanche Cleopatra Linticy, ?j sister of the late Frank A. Linney of Boone, and last immediate member of the prominent Linney family of * Alexander county, died in a New dev York iiospital last Thursday even- c.a* ing at 6 o'clock from an extended ill- a . ness. 7?' Funeral services were conducted lr* at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon front the Methodist church in Taylors- JVe ville and interment was in the eomnlnrv th^ra Miss Linney was a daughter of the late Romulus Z. Linney and Mrs. p] Linney oi Taylorsville. After com- prn. pleting her training in Boston as a ;jle registered nurse. Miss Linney moved f sc to New York City, where she resid- njgt cd until death. She was well known natj by many people of Boone, where sue often visited' at the Linney mlo home. this Surviving are the following nieces q and nephews: Mrs. Alan T. Bowler. occ-l Richmond. Va.; Miss Dorcas Hen- Res^ dren. Baltimore: Mrs. Paul Coffey, ,ile Eoone; Mrs. P. O. Brewer, Chapel v,y,j, Hill; Mrs. S. T. Crowson, Taylors- tiu, viile; Baxter I.inney, Lenoir; Kenneth Linney, Boone; Dr. Ft. Z. Lin- ggn1 r.ey, Madison, Tenn, and Judge Roy r.r?. ij. ueai. Winston-Salem. """i^ Merchants Elect New cut Board of Directors Xt ed 1 Tlie Boone Merchants' Associa- blea tion held a banquet meeting at the bust Watauga hotel Thursday evening, bam heard a splendid address by A. G. "ov Foard, cashier of the Bank of Le- *Jes noir, received a report of the year's i? activities of the association and t o^ named a new board of directors 'cr ' ^ the coming year f ha The new directors are: John Con t0 s1 way, M. I. Clark, W. O. Robertson, tani W. H. Gragg, L. T. Tatum, J. E. Clay. u;es J. A. Mullins, R. D. Hodges, J. L. yj Quails and R. A. Manship. Jr. ar(js ?i . men Revival Meeting At the Methodist Church of?c dem Rev. R. L. Young of Glen Alpine, hea' started a series of revival services at the Boone Methodist Church Sun- '_*a^ day morning with a large audience bro? ir-k coe-I-on Unint lT in uttvuuaiiuv, ujxu-oti ?iv.ca cut' titui;, ' . held each ^evening throughout this cauj week at 8 o'clock, and next Sunday ,wo morning at 11 o'clock. new Rev. Mr. Young is a preacher ol P?a< rare ability, and is bringing strong P"?1 Gospel messages to his hearers. A People of all denominations are cor- 1 r*~ dially invited by both the pastor, sath Rev. Paul Townsend, and by Mr. aud: Young to attend these special services. that prol David P. Allison, who has been 3ist' spending a two weeks' vacation with his family in Daniel Boone Park, D teturned to his work in Winston- son> Salem Monday. Mr. Allison is do- ^rs ing research work for the United villi States government. A. 1 )EM( shed in the Year Eighte* SDAY! JUNE~27." 1940 REPUBLICAN Philadelphia.?This 17-year-old :1s as official mascot of the Repub Ling held here. Samuel F. Pryor, . mmittee for the convention, dropp sine, an African elephant, with sev ) the bribe and carried Mr. Pryer wading: "Official Mascot, Republi dphia, June 24." ?? . I Against War I j I ferberi Hoover, former Presiit, who spoke io the Republii national convention in Philaphia Tuesday evening, and ced his opposition to this counengaging in war. ep America Out of War, Hoover Urges liilndelphia, June 26.?Former ' >ident Herbert Hoover demanded abolishment of the new deal and rrupulous avoidance of war last it before an excited Republican onal convention which shouted c its approval and burst finally the noisiest demonstration of two-day old party meeting, utbursts of applause, brief and tsional. yet of a roaring lusti, duactuated every section of address. But the last sentence, ch was also a question, brought climax. Referring to the party 1c that lies ahead. Mr. Hoovei andea: "Republicans are you tared to go into this fight?" fes." came the answer. "Yes." ! ear-splitting bedlam drowned the responses. A demonstration in the making. Shouts, cries, itles and applause, all reinforety the scarcely distinguishable ring of the band. Cali/omians led into the aisles with a big aer and crushed through, the rded center aisle. Minnesota, t Virginia. Oklahoma. Nebraska, nessee. Texas, Arkansas anil th Carolina banners were in acfter six and one-half minutes, irman Joseph Martin attemptc-o till the tumult with heavy gavel 2big, but it was two more minbefore he succeeded, hether the procession of standmeans that few individual fibers of delegations had seized state insignia without the apfal of their colleagues could not, ourse, be determined. But the lOnstration was obviously a ty tribute to the former Presit. Through it, he stood beside tin, his face cnwreathed in the , idest of smiles. i his address, Hoover emphatif impressed upon the convention primary objectives?to oust the deal and keep America at , :e, "unless the westerri hemis re is attacked." , t the same time, the former , sident told the vast throng ered in this huge and resounding 1 itorium that tor America there no such thing as "isolation."? a realistic view of foreign >lems dictated that all lawful asince be extended to the allies. r. and Mrs. R. Z. Linney and Romulus of Madison, Tenn. and . R. Z. Linney, Sr. of Taylors: visited last week with Mrs. F. Linney. )CRA m Eighty-Ei^pp S' MASCC j S denizen of ihe Philadelphia zoo lican party at its convention now h Jr., chairman of ihe arrangements <1 >ed in at ihe zoo and bribed Joseeral bags of peanuts. She acceptalong with a six-foot metal sign "j can National Convention, PhilaR AMfil TffAfJTE I* AJLilJLT BJt KU i. X TJl VJ -A C< CLOSES MEETING ? ci IV. H. Gragg Named as One of j." Directors of; Organization: ll Gregory President The North Carolina Building and L nan League closed its 37th annual c| onventiou at May view Manor, S Slowing Rock, Thursday, after payng tribute to past presidents and " officers of associations with long {j iervice records, and naming a new ci date of officers and directors. f> Convention hosts were the two jc .enoir associations and the Watau- ' :i Building and Loan Association ? >f Boone. W H. Gragg. secretary of he latter organization, svas chair- " nan ot the general convention comnittec. At the annual election of officers. ' ;he league chose R. H. Gregory' of " [iocky Mount as president. E. H. P White of Greensboro as vice-presi- 11 lent, Martin Gaudian of Raleigh as executive secretary, J. F. Stevens C national councilman, and Watt H. ^ Orugg of Boone, Wheeler Martin of Wilhamston and Paul Kiler of Wadesboro as directors. The Tuesday evening banquet was addressed by Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh, editor of the News and J Observer, who presented lite service awards. Dr. Julian Miller, editor of the Charlotte Observer, was the speaker at Wednesday night's banquet. NATIVE SHRUBS : SHOWN IN CHICAGO: d National Trailwavs Bus System j Places Watauga Plants in c Metropolitan Terminal / f The Boone Chamber of Commerce recently shipped some rhododendron c plants to the National Trial ways Bus t system in Chicago, to be used in c their bus terminal there as a part of j a display publicizing this section of c the country. Mr. H. W. Wilcox has 1 received word of their receipt from Mr. T. N. Gretzer, secretary of the 1 National Trail ways, who writes: ' "I am very happy to tell you that the rhododendron plants arrived safe and sound yesterday, the 6th. We immediately sent them to the florist to be potted and to be C given a few days to straighten up. c They will be placed in our windows i with proper signs anil advertising f literature either Saturday or Sun- s day. t "I think you will be very glad to t know that our tours embracing your I region are proving popular this s year. We expect to have especially e heavy movements out of New York t and Chicago and I am sure you and t your folks will at least get some f benefit out of it. I do want to thank 5 you greatly for your co-operation." I c Many Teachers Attend f Conference at A.S.T.C 1 5 Approximately 125, more than { double the number expected, attended the State Elementary Edu- 1 cation conference which was in ses- J sion Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Appalachian State College The conference was under the direction of Miss Julia Whitington of the state department of education, < Raleigh. ( The conference consisted of dis- i cussions and forums of the teachers i observations at the Appalachian de- : monstration school. The teachers ] were taken on a tour of scenic 1 points Wednesday afternoon by < Frofessors Chappel Wilson and John 1 T. Howell. < T Hi .50 A YEA! LOIMVIACH IN ESr ARE BANNED BY MAYORS ORDER layor Lovill Stops the Operation of Slot Machines in City; Had Been Lively Issue Following Protest of Ministers Filed Week ago Slot machines which were placed i a number of business houses of ie city a week ago, were banned -om further use by executive order f Mayor W. R. Lovill, posted on the reels of the town Monday roomie Mayer LoviU in his proclamation, ave the operators of the machines ntil eight o'clock Tuesday morning 5 close the machines out of busies?, and in the event that the noce should be disregarded promised idictments of those operating the evices, as well as the seizure of le machines. Tuesday morning the mayor's orers were carried out, and the mabines were put out of business in ie city. A good deal of controversy had eveloped over the s!<M machine isie since they were placed in opcltion last Tuesday. The town coun1 insisted that the action was iken for the sole purpose of raisig needed revnue with which to fiance new improvements for the ity, and that they had replaced in-table machines from which no venue was derived, and which, icy say, were operated as illegal e-vices. Official information Wednesday lorning indicated that the town uring the week in which the marines operated, received the sum of 199.43, as its part, of the receipts. The ministers of the town irnir.eiatelv set to work to launch a mass rotest against the machines, petions to the city government were irculated throughout the town, and Iso presented at the- morning serves at the different churches of the iwn Sunday. However, it is tinder* tood that the mayor's order was rafted before the petitions were eceiyed by the town board. Mayor Lovill has received a letter igned by the various ministers of iic V.11V, cRRgruiuiauiig mm upon is stand in the matter, and exressing the deep appreciation o? lie churches for his action. STORES OF CITY TO CLOSE FOR FOURTH Jo Celebration Planned lor the Day; Legion Sponsors Fiddlers' Convention The business houses of Boone will bserve a lull holiday Thursday of lext week for the- Fourth of July, nly the drug stores and restaurants emainitig open for the day. However; no celebration has been ilunned xn connection with Indepenlence Day. ai\d store managers, tcetner v. ill! their employees will en oy tile day at home or visiting at ither points. In the evening the Watauga post American Legion is sponsoring a lddlers" convention at the court;ouse, at which time stringed bands ind vocalists from a number of ounties will appear. It is expected hat a large crowd will attend this ntertainment. As usual, large numbers of people 10m the lowlands are expected to :ome to the mountains for the "ourth. New River Power Co. Store to Close July 1 The New River Light and Power Company. which for some years has iperated an electric appliance store n connection with its business ofice here, has announced that this tore will close on July 1, but that he light bills will be collected for he time being, at the usual place, t is explained thai at the time lite tore was opened, there was not an ilectrical appliance store in town, >ut that since then a number of esablishments have been set up to ill the needs of the trading public inH tho T\rn-xr\ -frvr* vsawt/.i. >any operating such a store has :eased. The power company takes this op>ortunity to express its appreciation o the people that the store has erved, assuring them that guaranees on appliances now existing will >e handled through them. Local Contractors Finishes Seven Jobs fclr. W. C. Greene, local building ;ontractor. states that this week he ixpects to complete seven building :nd remodeling jobs in the town, vhich represent the expenditure of ibout $20,000. They are: The Sims Body Shop building; John W. dodges store building; remodeling >n the home of Melvm F. Burgess, leveling and filling lot for R. F. jreene. basement for Ralph Moretz.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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