VOL. 53.~NO~3
POLICIES OF RED
CROSS OUTLINED
BY NORMAN DAVIS
Chairman of National Organization
Tells of Manner in Which
Supplies Are Handled Following
Changes of War Map; Other
Wataugahs Contribute
Ghairmar. rxorman ?. uavis, an
answer to various inquiries as to
the present policy and activities of
the American Red Cioss in respect
to European war relief, has issued a
statement clarifying the situation.
The statement follows:
"It is the policy of the American
Red Cross to extend relief where it
is most urgently needed providing
it has the necessary freedom of action
and safeguards for carrying out
1he distribution of its supplies to
the actual victims, whether refugees
or war-wounded soldiers.
"At present there are three distance
areas where such need exists
and where assistance has been requested:
First, Great Britain: second.
the unoccupied portion of
France, and third, those territories
under German occupation.
"With regard to the first we have
set up an American Red Cross committee
in England and arc sending
medical, nospuai equipment, cloth
ing and other supplies including
food, as rapidly as tonnage is available.
"With regard to the unoccupied
portion of France the SS McKeesport.
loaded with all sorts of supplies
and employing safe conduct
from the British blockade authorities,
is now headed for Marseilles
where its cargo will be distributed
to the millions of refugees and warwounded
in southern France under
the direction of American Red Cross
representatives. In addition, a trainload
of children's food is now en
route to the same region from Geneva.
"With regard to the third urea?
occupied territory?we have been
extending aid in Poland with, funds
contributed for that specific purpose.
.This progtam is under American
Red Cross supervision, thus safeguarding
control over the ultimate
destination of supplies. As for other
S occupied territories, aid to the sick
and wounded and to refugees, particularly
children, is being extended
only in Paris and vicinity under the
direction of Wayne Chatfield-Taylor,
American Red Cross delegate,
working in co-operation with the
American hospital and the French
Red Cross.
"Beyonld this limited activity the
American Red Cross is not extending
any relief in the occupied region
of France. There are certain
questions of policy and inherent difficulties,
such as blockade, transpor'
..ion, delivery and control of
distribution which, at the present
time, are most difficult of solution.
Tlie needs for relief which are daily
increasing in the areas where we
are now operating and in which we
may operate in the future will require
continuing large outlays.
"In this connection I want to point
out that none of the supplies of the
Red Cross have been interfered with
by any government or diverted from
the needy for whom the supplies
rirnrn infnri^ nrl nn/4 tli.v AmiwieDn
people can rest assured that we do
not intend to engag in any co-operations
not adequately safeguarded and
which do not give consideration to
the wishes of those who have so
generously contributed to the work."
Watauga county has raised a total
of $693.74 for the Red Cross fund,
more than double its original quota.
Those who have contributed since
our last issue are: Zion Hill Sunday
School, $6.08; L. T. Talum, $4.00; F.
W. McCracken, $1.00.
North Carolina Birth
Rate Shows Increase
Raleigh, July 16?The birth rate
in North Carolina continued to increase
during June, when 7,351 babies
were born as compared with 6,645
a year ago, the bureau of vital
statistics reported yesterday.
There were 39,822 babies born
during the first six months of this
year, an increase of 1,418 pver 1939,
and the number of births exceeded,
deaths by 22,736.
The June birth rate was 24.7 compared
with 22.4 a year ago.
There were 2,664 deaths_ last j
montn, a aecune irom uie 2,799 of
June, 1939, and the rate was 8.9,
down from 9.4.
Despite the increased number of
births, deaths of infants under two
years of age from diarrhea and. enteritis
numbered only 50 last month,
compared with 164 in June, 1939.
Tuberculosis deaths dropped to
134 in June from 148 a year ago.
The bureau reported 79 deaths
from various kinds of automobile accidents
during June, 18 more fatalities
than the highway safety division
charged to traffic accidents.
JOHNSON TAX RATE
The tax rate of Johnson county,
Tenn., was recently raised from
$3 87 to $4.00, according to the
Johnson County News.
No matter which way the wind
blows at the North Pole, it always
is from the south.
MAT
An Independent ^
BOONE, WATAUGA C<
Hatch Bill Is Given
Congress' Approval
Measure Finally Passed by Both
Houses and Is Sent to the
President
j Washington. July 15.?The Hatch I
: bill, curbing political activity fcv am
it was announced last week. At the
same time it was stated following a
meeting of the officers and directors
of the Horse Show Association, that
there will be greatly increased appropriations
for prize money and
trophies this year.
Lloyd Tate, general manager and
vice-president of the association,
stated that important renovations
will be made in parts of the show
grounds at Broyhill field, which already
includes a $6,000 plant.
The following officers have been
elected: J. Luther Snyder, president;
L. M. Tate, vice-president and general
manager; C. V. Henkel, secretary,
and Charles G. Beck, treasurer.
Prize horses and riders from the
entire South Atlantic region are expected
to be attracted to Blowing
Rock's seventeenth annual horse
show and 28 classes will show for
$1,100 prize money and trophies.
The horse show, which is the second
oldest in the south, is operated
annually on a non-profit basis for
charitable purposes.
Platform Committee
To Report Tonight
The principal business of the
Democratic national convention tonight
(Wednesday) will be to take
action on the party's platform, and
to hear an address by Homer Adams,
national president of the Young
Democratic clubs.
The re-nomination of President
Roosevelt seems certain, when nominations
are called for Thursday
evening, more than 800 delegates of i
the slightly more than a thousand, |
being already pledged to his eandi
dacy. Friday the vice-presidential
candidate will be chosen and the
naming of a national committee
chairman will be the closing business
of the Chicago meeting.
army of state and local government
employees, was finally passed by
congress Thursday.
The measure was sent to tne
White House after the senate agreed
to changes the house approved Wednesday.
The legislation is a companion
piece to the original Hatch act. applying
to federal employees. The
new measure applies to officials and
employees working on programs financed
in whole or in part by the
federal government.
These employees would be forbidden
to use their position to influence
the result of elections, to coerce other
employees or to engage actively
in political campaigns. Various elective
officials would be exempt from
the last restriction.
In addition, the bill would limit
individual campaign contributions
to SS.000 in any one year and would
restrict tile expenditures of any political
committee to S3.000.000 a
year.
COVE CREEK FAIR "
DATES ARE GIVEN
County-Wide Agricultural Fair
in September: A. & B. Attractions
to Be On Grounds
The tenth annual Watauga agricultural
fair will be held at Sugar
Grove on the 12th, 13th and 14th
of September, it is announced by
Ernest Hillard, secretary.
The A. B. & B. Attractions. Inc..
from Winston-Salem will furnish
the amusements beginning on the
10th. The attractions arc owned
and managed by C. J. Belton of the
B. B. Transfer Company of Winston-Salem.
Fair officials believe
they arc very fortunate in having
entertainment which will be absolutely
clean in all respects. Also
the fair is patronizing North Carolina
business and people when the,
A. B. & B. Attractions comes to the
county. The amusements will consist
of six riding devices. 12 conces
stuns. miustrei suuw, ana iwo ponies
for little children to ride.
Mr. Belton cordially invites the
orphans and indigent children of the
county to be his guests on the afternoon
of Thursday, September 12.
The children will be given popcorn
and free rides.
The premium list will be available
August 15. The premiums this year
j will be very attractive and it is now
time to begin making preparations
for exhibits which will be practically
the same as those of last year.
ANNUAL HORSE
SHOW TO BE HELD
Highspot of Blowing Rock Season
Comes August 2 and 3;
Increased Appropriations
Blowing Rock's annual horse
show, the highspot of the summer
season at the neighboring resort
town, will be held August 2 and 3.
JGA ]
Weekly Newspaper?Estab
DUNTYT NORTH CAROLINA, THl
~n?W PARKWAY |
FUNDS ALLOCATED _
Federal Funds Totaling S3.000.000
Made Available for
Scenic Highway
Federal allocations totaling $2,39'j.OPO
and affecting 12 projects on
the North Carolina section of the
Blue Hidgo parkway, were announced
Saturday by Frank L. Donlap,
chairman of the state highway and
public works commission.
Dunlap said he had just received
official confirmation of the allocations
from A. E. Demarry. acting
director of the national park service.
Surfacing, grading, construction of
structures and maintenance are included
in the projects. A majority
ot mo projects are scheduled to he
started this fall, and all will be
launched before May 1. 1941.
Dunlap said that the conclusion of
the work covered by the projects
wouid make the parkway completely
serviceable from the Virginia line
to Ashcvillc.
West of Ashcvillc, Dunlap said, 1
the program would link with exist- c
ing roadways of the state system. f
Scenic drives would be provided i
from Wayncsviile via the Sunburst
road, a portion of the Blue Kidge
parkway and the Fisgah road which
terminates at Chandler.
The program would also provide
a practical entrance into the Smoky
Mountain National park from the
Soco Gap road, which woidd cross
the Cherokee Indian treservation
lands to Ravensford. Dunlap said.
The allocutions for the parkway
were made under the authority of
the present congress and were recently
approved by Secretary of the
Interior Harold Ickes. Dunlap said
a portion of the funds would be immediately
available. The remainder
will be ready when designated
contracts are let.
AUTO DEALERS TO
GATHER SUNDAY
Gc(-Together Supper Features - .
Initial Meeting of Motor Car
Dealers at Mayview
Some three to four hundred delegates
ore c-xpected to gather at Mayview
Manor, Blowing Rock, Sunday ?
evening for the get-together supper, L
inaiifliirnfinfT n thron-Anu onmrnr.4i ?wt-? B1
of the North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Association.
J. C. McConr.ell, W. R. Winkler
and J. L. Harrison, local members
of the general convention committee, C
together with Mrs. Bessie B. Phoenix,
executive secretary of the association,
were busily engaged last
week in working out the details for
what they believe will be the most |
interesting convention thus far en- J*
joyed by the automobile men. "j
On Monday there will be a lunch- ?'
eon at 12:30 p. m., the first busi- eI
ness session at 2:30, the annual ban- 'c
quet at 7:30, followed by a dance at
10 o'clock.
On Tuesday the final session will m
be at 10:30 a. m.. and a supper dance
at 7 o'clock in the evening. **
Speakers for the convention will *include
James Dalton, editor of
"Motor;" Robert L. Thompson, director
state news bureau; Dean R.
B. House of the University of North sc
Carolina; Chester H. Gray, director
national highway users conference;
N. C. Dezendorf, vice-president General
Motors Acceptance Corporation;
Pyke Johnson, executive vice- ET
president Automobile Manufacturers B
Association, and Adolphus Mitchell,
senior traffic engineer, state high- ?1
way and public works commission. "
Besides the large number of delegates
the various finance companies P'
and automobile manufacturing es- s'
tablishments will have delegates at ?!
; the convention. n<
Austin Wins Over t?
Bowie hi Ashe *
qi
William B. Austin, former state tl
senator, defeated Judge Tam C. s;
[Bowie for the Democratic nomina- c<
! tion for the house in Saturday's tl
Ashe county convention. tl
Austin received 162 vctes out of g<
the 225 from the county's 19 pre- -,v
cincts and Bowie received 63. tl
From 1919 to 1925 Austin served tl
as county chairman of the Democratic
party. He was elected repre \
sentative from Ashe in 1926 and senator
in 1936.
Snyder Retires From
Coca-Cola Business j?j
Mr. j. Buther Snyder of Blow- S
in5 Rock and Charlotte, is retiring
from acuve management of the si
Coca-Cola Company in the Charlotte w
territory, it was announced last b:
week. Mr. Snyder, who started the o]
eoca-cola business in 1902, will be h
succeeded by his son, George Sny- n
der. b
Mr. Snyder, who owns the "Chetola"
estate at Blowing Rock, announced
that he would devote his it
time to private affairs. b
DEM<
lished in the Year Eight*
JRSDAY. JULY 18, 1940
[N THE LIMELIGHT AT THI
THE DEMOCRAT
Party Leader
Washinglon. L>. C.?Franklin D.
Roosevelt who controls millions
>f votes, kept the party mystified
or a year as to whether he would
run for a third term.
Hat In The Ring
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MK^sSkSffl
Chicago.-*-The former governor
jeneral of the Philippines and
rlassinate at Indiana University
>f Wendell L. Willkie, Paul V.
4cNutt. early announced his canlidacy
for the presidency if Presi
lent Roosevelt did not run.
'lETAILEENAME
NEW COMMITTEES
ash Prizes Are To Be Offered
At Cove Creek Fair; Greene
Tells of State Meeting
At a meeting of the directors of
le Boone Merchants Association
?ld last Friday evening, a new set
' committees was named for the
isuing year, and other more or less
jutine business attended to. Folwing
are the new committees:
Membership: D. L. Wilcox, chairan,
W. O. Robertson, Craig Hollars.
Finances: M. I. Clark, chaiiman,
enneth Linney, Harrison Moretz,
. H. Trotter, I. T. Barnett.
Transportation: R. A. Manship,
lairma n, J. L. Harrison, B. W.
tailings, Chas. Rogers, Frank Pearin.
Spencer Miller.
Trade Promotion: John Conway,
tairman. R. C. Rivers, L. L. Moil],
Legislative: L. T. Tatum, chairian,
Russell D. Hodges, Wade E.
rotvn, J. L. Quails, Mr. Burgess.
Tobacco Market: W. H. Gragg,
iairman, E. A. Hodges, W. D. Farling,
Guy Hunt.
The directors voted to offer cash
"izes of $50 for the best baby beefs
town at the Cove Creek agriculturfair,
and for the outstanding exibits
of farm products at that fair.
Mr. Clyde R. Greene, president of
cal retailers' group, who attendd
te meeting of the State Merchants
ssociation at Elizabeth City last
eek, spoke of the gathering and
JOted David R. Craig, president of
te National Retail Federation, as
lying that retail business in this
nintry would be excellent during
le next three years, due largely to
te defense program of the federal
jvemment. He stated that industry
ould first feel the upswing but
tat retailers should be ready for
te improved trade a little later on.
routh Breaks Arms
In Fall From Swing
Gene Reese, 13-year-old son of
[r, and Mrs. Lewis Reese of Vilas,
tffered fractures of both arms in a
fall from a swing at the home last
aturday.
Young Reese and a playmate were
vinging in a standing position,
hen one of the supporting chains
roke. throwing the boy a distance
E perhaps twenty feet." He fell on
is outstretched hands, both bones
i one arm being broken, and one
one fractured in the other.
Miss Mary Lillian Wilcox is vising
Miss Nell Hubbard in Wilkesoro
this week.
3GRA
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IC CONVENTION
For Trade Treaties
Chicago?The secretary of state, I
Cordell Hull, finds liitle opposition
in his own party toward the
reciprocal trade treaties which he
has sponsored. A great many :
delegates find him the best presidential
timber, next to the "chief".
He is the only available man in >
either party who was born in a <
log cabin. <
Third Party? ^
Chicacro 111.?Senator Burton K.
Wkeolnr U?.. ? -
< w > nnv uuj aiuuscu a
slorm within his own party by
staling that if an isolationist
stand is not taken, he will form a
third party. He is backed by ,
John L. Lewis, head of the C.I.O.
HAYWOODFARM
TOUR STOPS HERE
i
Southwestern Farm Groupe Eli
Route to Washington Interested
Visitors at Shipley Farm
A Haywood county farm tour composed
of 90 farmers accompanied by
their three county agents, passed
through Watauga county Tuesday
en route to Washington, D. C. The
farmers traveled on the Park to
Park highway from Deep Gap to
Roanoke, then through the Shenandoah
Valley to Washington.
While in this county these farmers
visited the Shipley farm at Vilas,
which was the only farm visited by
the group in North Carolina.
At the Shipley farm the Haywood
delegation was shown the purebred
Hereford cattle, Hamshire sheep and
some of the 4-H Club boys' baby
beeves. The farmers were also well
pleased with the excellent pasture
which they observd at this and ad|
joining farms and they expressed
tne opinion that lime and phosphate
were evidently producing fine results
in pasture improvement.
The Haywood farmers made the
only stop in North Carolina in Watauga
county, because this county is
recognized throughout the state as
the leading beef cattle, sheep and
pasture county.
Orphanage Asks For
Canned Foods Again
Plenty of fruit jars are now available
at the Farmers Hardware and
Supply Company for canning fruits
and vegetables for the Mills Home,
Baptist orphanage .at Thomasville.
All those desiring to help supply the
demand for food at the orphanage
during the coming winter are asked
to call for their jars.
Last year 400 dozen jars were
filled in the county for Mills Home,
and it is hoped that this year even
that amount may be increased. Full
co-operation of the people in this
worthy work is asked.
Brewer Is Attending
National Convention
P. O. Brewer of Boone, former
athletic director at Appalachian
College, is attending the Democratic
national convention in Chicago
this week as one of the ninth district's
four delegates.
Mr. Brewer is expected to return
Saturday or Sunday.
" PBSEC "' lHww SwH1'- I nBreMiMI?S8kCT%I
I ,: ?fZiE~5?*?- ' *
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$1.50 A YEAR
ROOSEVELT SAYiT
HE HAS NO WISH
TOBE NOMINATED
'resident Breaks Long Silence
as to Third Term, and Convention
is Stampeded by Announcement:
Roosevelt Nomination
Still is Expected
President Roosevelt dramatically
informed the Democratic national
convention in Chicago Tuesday
evening that he had no desire or
purpose tc be renominated, a declaration
which decreased not one whit
the determination of the Roosevelt
forces to draft him for a third term
campaign.
The chief executive's message was
delivered to a boisterous convention
?which previously had cheered the
mention of his name for a good 25
minutes?by Senator Alben W. Barkley,
the convention chairman, and
was punctuated by shouts of "We
Want Roosevelt now/'
Bark ley said he was making the
statement bv "specific reoncst nnH
authorization" of the President.
Then he said: "The President has
never had. and has not today, any
iesire or purpose to continue in the
iffico of President, to be a candidate
[or that office, or to be nominated
ay the convention for that office.
"He wishes in all earnestness and
sincerity to make it clear that all of
:hc delegates to this convention are
"rec to vote for any candidate."
No sooner had Barkley finished
ban the tumultuous demonstration
sf an earlier hour was resumed,
;onfined,- however, to shouting, calls
sf "We want Roosevelt." whistling,
jell-ringing. cheering and stamping.
Senator James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina, floor leader of the "draft
Roosevelt" forces, quickly sounded
ihe viewpoint of the pro-third-term
voices by telling reporters the demonstration
on the floor and the
:ries of "We want Roosevelt" had
answered the President.
"I know that the President's statement
represents his sincere views,"
Byrnes said. "However, it is for
the delegates to say who shall be
the nominee and in this emergency,
the President cannot refuse to serve
the American people." ?i?ii
But from Senator Worth Clark of
Idaho, a supporter of Senator Burton
K. Wheeler's presidential aspirations,
came a different reaction.
"The statement is not definite."
Clark said. "It leaves the convention.
the delegates and the candidates
in the same uncertain condition
they were before. As far as I
am concerned, unless Senator
Wheeler decides otherwise, his name
will be placed in nomination before
me convention by me."
James A. Farley, chairman of the
national committee?and a candidate
?said:
"I have no comment to make. The
statement speaks for itself."
Another opponent ot. third terms,
Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland,
said, "I admire the President
for the statesmanlike stand he has
taken." He added:
"I think he is sincere in not desiring
to continue. There is no
doubt that he would have gotten
the full support of two-thirds of the
delegates had he been a candidate."
The "draft Roosevelt" interpretation
put on the statement by Byrnes
quickly was echoed by other thirclterm
advocates. Senator Claude Pepper
of Florida, said Roosevelt "is the
people's candidate and they will
have no other "
"If necessary, we will stay here
until November nominating Roosevelt
until the call of duty in a time
of his country's travail cannot be denied?for
he is an American," Pepper
said.
BETHELGMWINS
HEALTH CONTEST
Madeline Edmisten Winner in
Asheviile Competition; Goes
to Raleigh Next Week
Medeline Edmisten, of the Bethel
4-H Club, won the western district
health contest Friday in Asheviile.
She is the 15-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Edmisten.
The western district had their contest
in two sections this year, one
at Boone and one at Waynesville;
then these winners?three as there
was a tie in Boone?were re-examined
in Asheviile. where Miss Edmisten
won over the other girls by
a very close margin.
On next Monday, Miss Edmisten
goes to the 4-H short course at State
College, Raleigh, and while there
will compete with the girls from
the other four districts of the state.
To date the boy from the western
district has not been selected.
BANK DIRECTORS TO
MEET AT BLOWING ROCK
The directors of the Northwestern
Bank are holding their quarterly
meeting at the Green Park hotel,
Blowing Rock, today.
Mr. Knotnnee ntknn +k?? ?
-W ? uiau Ijliiuui imports
are booked; however, the program
will feature short discussions
by important officers of the organization.