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VOL. 53, NO. 8
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OF COUNTY WILL
ATAt
An Independent \
booneTwataugacc
Rulers of Bahamas
open on monday
Flood-Damaged Roads May Keep
" Buses Off Part of Routes Temporarily:
Students to Cross
Watauga River on Foot
Bridge; Book Rental Fees
AH of the public schools of Watauga
county will open for the 194041
session on Monday morning. Sep tember
2, it is announced by County
Superintendent W. II. Walker.
Due to the flood damage to roads,
it is expected, the school buses may
not be able to get to the end of all
the bus routes, but will go as far
as possible. School children are
asked to co-operate for a few days
and walk to where they can be met
by the buses. At V D. Ward's the
children will cross the WatattR*
River on a footbridge, where another
bus will be waiting to take them
to Cove Creek school,
High school students are requested
to bring $2.40 to pay their book
rental foe in order that they may
get their books on the first day.
Text books lor elementary students
are furnished by the state without
cost.
annealMwer
show on friday
Increasing Interest Being Shown
in Event Sponsored by City's
Religious Groups
The summer Cower show, an annual
event in this community, and
' which is sponsored by the ladies of
the Boone Methodist and Baptist
churches, will be held in the basement
of the Baptist church Friday
of this week from 3 to it o'clock.
Entries will be received front 9
o'clock in the morning until 1 in the
afternoon and arc not to be withdrawn
until the end of the show,
i> iss explained. A silver offering
will be taken.
Each year an increased interest
has been shown in the flower show,
\ ant! this year it is tisired more than
! ever full co-operation be given in
< promoting interest in growing and
arranging flowers for exhibition. In
this way the sponsors of the event
hope to make Boone and Watauga
county a more attractive place in
which to live and create a greater
desire on the part of visitors to return
to the community.
Everyone is invited to send entries.
to visit the show and enjoy the
flowers.
McNARY ATTACKS NEW DEAL
Salem. Oregon. Aug. 28?Charles
L. McNary formally accepted the
Republican vice-presidential nomination
yesterday with typical mod
eration?rltided the Roosevelt administration
for its doctrine of
"statism," but refused to "condemn
the new deal in its entirety."
Oregon's beloved "Charley Mac"
' ' ?
iuiu wcoifiiicrs who gamerect tor
the acceptance ceremonies that "we
must decide whether America shall
advance again along the path of her
historic mission, or retreat still further
into the fields of fuliiitv."
But in the next hreath Wendell L.
Willkie's running mate said: "I
should be guilty of narrow partisanship
. . . were I . . . to condemn the
new deal in its entiretly. Candor
requites me to credit this administ
tration with certain social gains
which have made the lot of the
average man more secure?if not
more fruitful and satisfying. I, for
one, do not choose to relinquish
these advances, where they are genuine."
He took sharp issue, however,
with the new deal's effort to "inculcate
reliance on the government
in place of self-reliance, and to supplant
hope with fear of what lies
ahead."
PRIZE-WINNING ONIONS
I The Democrat thanks Rev. Tipton
'' Greene for the gift of five huge
onions taken from his state farm
garden. The five tubers of the
Yellow Denver variety, weighed ex
actly five rounds, which would lead
one to suspect that Mr. Greene really
"knows his onions."
^ A CORRECTION
Mr. Worth Greene of Stony Fork
township, calls attention to an error
made in the outlines of the Democrat
last week. The wall of a house
which was reputedly the Andrew
Greene home, was in reality that of
Millard Greene, he says. The home
of Andrew Greene where four perished
was totally destroyed and
. nothing at all of the house is visible.
F. D. R. MAPS CAMPAIGN
Washington, Aug. 28?President
Roosevelt discussed Democratic campaign
plans yesterday with Senator
Lucas of Illinois, then turned toward
Hyde Park, N. Y., for the start of a
seven-day trp that will end with
two Labor Day speeches in the south
ana inspection of arms plants in
West Virginia.
Hamilton. Bermuda.?En Touxe j
to Nassau in the Bahamas -where j
the ex-king will take up his duties !
as governor general and comman- J
der-in-chief. the Duke and Duch- \
ess of Windsor posed for pictures.
MGRADUATEAT
APPALACHIAN!
Summer Term Closed Thursday
With Address by Dr. J.
Henry Ilighsmith
Appalachian State Teachers College
concluded its 15th annual summer
school last Thursday with the
graduation of 94 students in ten
combination fields.
Dr. J. Henry Highsirhth, slate
high school inspector, delivered tl"commencement
address. Dr. B. B.
Dougherty, president, assisted hv
Dear. .1 n i r>..~. "
UIIU n. j
It. Kggers in conferring the degrees. I
Mrs. Pearly Story Hartley of |
Boone, led the class in scholastic
achievement, graduating with the
highest mark in sumina com latuh
Moat of the graduates fell within
the grammar grade and primary
classification, with English, mathematics,
bistroy and the sciences
ranking next in popularity.
Appalachian regular winter term
opens for freshmen September 4.
with upper classmen registcatior,
set for September 10. it was announced
by Dr. Rankin, dean, of the
administration.
President Designates
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving
Washington, Aug. 22?President
Roosevelt has decided Thanksgiving
Day will come on November 21 this
year, the White House has inform
ed Representative Bryson of South
Carolina.
This information was conveyed to
Bryson as the result of a request he
received from Prof. John B. Gentry
of Clinton high school, who said he
was having trouble with his football
schedule due to the indecision
over the date of Thanksgiving.
Presidential Secretary Steve Early
took Ihe question up with the President
and solved the problem. What
the President holds in this respect
applies legally only to the District i
of Columbia and insular and terri \
torial possessions, the question of j
tile dates in the stales haiaa c.l.u,
with the governor.
Program For Veterans
Basket Picnic Given
The Tri-State Veterans Association
is holding its annual basket picnic
at Johnson City at the Veterans
Home, Sunday, September 1. The
meeting will commence at 10 o'clock
a. m., eastern standard time, and at
11 a. m. there will be a business
meeting at the offices of the Spanish
American hall directly in the rear
of the postoffice- During the morning,
in addition to the tour of the
reservation, there will be a baseball
game, band concert and other entertainment.
All ex-service men, their wives,
children and sweethearts are urged
to make this their best picnic of the
year. All will be expected to bring
their own picnic dinner. Hot coffee.
cream, sugar and lemonade,
however, will be furnished bv the
association, but all visitors will furnish
their own glasses and plates.
Dinner will be spread at 12 o'clock
and immediately after dinner there
will be the main attiaciion of the
day, General W. T. Kennerly of
Knoxville. General Kennerly will
address the gathering and as he is a
well known Spanish American veteran
and considered one of the outstanding
orators of the south, his
address will be awaited with interest.
BODY OF MHS. MILLER
HASNT BEEN RECOVERED
The body of Mrs. lona Miller,
which was washed away in the
flood in Stony Fork township has
not yet been recovered, and hope of
finding it is diminishing. All the
others of Wataugals seventeen fatalities
are accounted for.
COUNTY SINGING
The semi-annual county singing
convention will be held on the first i
Sunday in October at the Cove
Creek high school auditorium, be- .
ginning at 10:30 a. m., says Mr. N.
L. Harrison, chairman of the singing
association. I
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Veekly Newspaper?Esta
>UNTYT NORTH CAROLINA, T1
trustees ?eet
at appalachian;
howie presides!
Doughcrtv Re-clccted President
of Local Institution and Plans
Made for Repairing Flood j
Damage: 839.332 Has Been Ap-1
propriated From Emergency
Fund *
The trustees of Appalachian State
Teachers College met in annua) session
Tuesday with Judge T. C.
Bowie of West Jefferson presiding.
Dr. B. B. Dougherf was re-elected
as president of the college and a
motion was passed empowering him
to work with the executive committee
in repairing flood damages to
power plant, college farm, bridgees
about the campus. ?39.332 has been
appropriated front the state emergency
fund to take care of these repairs.
Appalachian was the only
state institution to suffer serious
damage from the flood _waters.
Aparirr.enj House "1'aIKed
Meanwhile. th<- board pondered
the possibility ol' building anothe'.
apfutmeht house for faculty mereVers,
but definite decision was held
up. pending further investigation of
the proposal by the executive committee.
V. D. Guire of Lenoir, was elected
chairman of ihe board of tvusiees.
while G. P. Hagair.an of Boone,
remained vice-president and secretary
of She board. The executive
comniiUci: consists of C. P. Hagamatt.
G. Vi. Goitner of Hickory, and
Eugene Transou of Sparta.
Trustees present for the meeting
were Eugene Transou. G H. Geilncr,
T. C. Bowie. H. H. Sullivan, Ashevillc;
Hugh A. Cjrnnor. Wilkcsboro:
1. 'i'. Averv. Alorganton; Mrs. E. F.
Keic! ana V. D. Guire of Lenoir.
FSA Loans Provide
Work For Carpenters
Loco) carocnters and contractors
will hav< the opportunity to submit
bids for construction and repair of
farm buildings in connection with
the tenant-purchase program of the
Farm Security .administration, according
to a statement by Pan) J.
Chapiicil. countv FSA sunerviftnr.
"Following the approval of loans
to ton ant farmers in this county -to
i.uy and improve farms, invitations
for bids for construction work v.'ill
be issued from my office." Mr. I
Ohnppcll saidHe
pointed out that the individual
buying a tarm borrows the money
to buy the farm and build his own
house or make necessary repairs, but
KSA helps the borrower to draw up
bis house plans, and assists hint in
letting the eonlraet.
Notice for bids will be issued in
the Watauga Democrat at a later
date. Further information can he
secured from Mr. Chappell whoso
office is located in the courthouse.
BOILING OF WATER j
NOW UNNECESSARY
Order of Health Department is
Rescinded; Dr King Urges
Typhoid Vaccination
Repuils have now been made in
the broken water mains, says Dr.
Robert R. King of the district healtn
department, and supcr-chlorination
is carried on until there is no longer
a necessity for residents of the city
to boil their drinking water.
At tile same time, however. Dr.
King stresses the importance of being
vaccinated against typhoid fever,
and says: "This year above all otners
it is advisable to be immunized
against typhoid fever. The excessive
washing and general disturbance
of water supplies makes this a
much more dangerous period from
the point of pollution of water than
any we have experienced in a long
time. See your doctor."
WINS IN JUDGING CONTSTThe
Cove Creek FFA livestock
judging team, accompanied by their
coach, Ernest Hillard, attended the
Farmers' Federation day at Swananoa
last Saturday. The judging
team, Ralph Stokes, John Shepherd
and John Presnell, competed in a
judging contest sponsored by the
experiment station. The classes
judged were draft horses, dairy 1
cows and dairy heifers. Ralph .
Stokes tied for first place in judging
draft horses with a score of 99
points out of a possible 100. Stokes 1
was also sixth high scoring man out
of approximately 60 contestants
front all over Western North Caro
lina.
NEWSPAPERS FAVOR
WILLKIE ELECTION
New York. Aug. 24?Editor and
Publisher printed yesterday a national
table of the political preferences
of 1.030 daily newspapers in
tne United States which showed that
083 of them had declared for Wendell
L. Willkie. the Republican
nominee. The canvass was as of
August 21.
In 1932, according to the tabulation,
537 daily ne wspapers opposed
Mr. Roosevelt.
DEM<
iblished in the Year Eight
TURSDAY, AUGUST ?9.T940~_
CANDIDATES?
EK jMSwii'.!). i^?b? <1 A
Alfred M. Landon, 1936 Repu
over the campaign which Wendell
dard bearor, started with a bang
speech.
First Straw Poll
Is Being Conducted
Mr. Grcver C. Robbins. mayor
of Blowing Rock and operator of
the establishment at the Rock it
sell, is the instigator of the first
presidential straw poll to be
started in this section.
Mr. Robbins has had several
thousand ballots printed to present
to those visiting the Rock
wherein they are asked to give
lhoir name, address, and their
choice for Fdesident.
Since more than a thousand
people per week from variouc
slates are expected lo visit ihfc
Rock during the next while, the
results of Mayor Robbins' poll
will be watched with interest.
FATE OF RAILWAY
BE DECIDED 10TH
Question us to Rebuilding of
Linvillc River Railway to
Come Before Directors
The Linville River railway which
has been out of commission between
Cranberry and Boone since the
tlood. may or may not he rebuilt,
according to decision of the board
01 directors, which will hold its annual
meeting in Cranberrc September
10.
It is believed that there is a serious
question as to whether the line
will be rebuilt, since the failing off
of freight revenue in the last few
years is said to have made of thi"
end of the road a non-paying activity.
Should a considerable portion of
lite tonnage coming into Boone bo
placed back on the rails it is believed
it would have a vc good effect
en the directors, who thus far have
said nothing to indicate their intention.
Hurried surveys of the storm-dartaged
tracks indicate that about $50.C00
would have to be expended 'o
put the train through to Boone
again.
Burley Specialist
I- r- ?
V loi LVJI til VUUHLy
Mr. L. T. Weeks, extension tobacco
specialist of Raleigh, spent half
a day in Watauga county Monday,
for the purpose of inspecting tobacco
demonstrations and also tobacco
that was damaged by the recent
high waters. Mr. \Veeks said he
would advise all farmers who had
tobacco which had begun to fall
over as a result of the flood to cut
it at once in order to save as much
of it as possible. The tobacco that
isn't damaged should be left until
it is matured before cutting.
Roosevelt to Visit Stati
For Dedicatii
Washington. Aug. 27?President
Roosevelt will dedicate the Great
Smoky Mountains National park in
mid-aftemoon on Labor Day. Sep
tember 2 at Newfound Gap. the
joint North Carolina-Tennessee park
gateway.
This information was learned
definitely Friday by Representative
Zebulon Weaver. 11th district congressman.
Weaver reported that he had
talked with the White House ear
?? ill II1C UdV U(1 lilt; IlUIllCl itllU I
had subsequently been assured by
both Secretary Stephen Early and
Brigadier General Edwin M. Martin,
military aide and now substituting
for Presidential Secretary Marvin
Mclntyie, that Mr. Roosevelt
would appear at Newfound Gap for
the dedication September 2.
According to Secretary Early's
statement. Weaver said, the President
will leave Hyde Park by special
train for Chattanooga, Tenn., on
September 1. He is scheduled to
inspect the Chicamauga datn on the
Tennessee river 10 miles above
een Eighty-Eight jf
=
OLD AND NE
m
blican presidential candidate, talks
I L. Willkie, 1940 Republican stant
in his Elwood. Ind., acceptance
WORK PIWOiEDS
ON ROAD REPAIRS
1
Watauga River Bridged at Valle
Cruris; Highway Opened to
I jcuersonj >. Wilkeshoro
! State Highway Engineer James
! H. Councill and his forces arc still
i making excellent progress in makI
ing repairs to the highways which
I were damaged by the recent flood
and a temporary wooden bridge has
teen thrown across the Watauga
River at Yallv. Crucis, and the hignway
into that community is being
used. Pending t h c completion,
however, of a small bridge at iht
mission school today or tomorrow,
the highway cannot be recotv.mer.
ded lor through traffic before Friday
morning.
Highway 1G between the Jeffersens
and North Wilkcsboro has been
opened with the building of a new
'nidge between Jefferson and Glen;
dale Springs and ali traffic from
|'.his section will move to North Wilj
kesbort bv this route.
Excellent progress is being made
Ion h" S. 421 which is being rebuilt
{through the use of federal aid and
' state funds by force account. Fund
from the emergency funds of the
federal bureau of roaus are being
used to rent shovels and other equip
ment for this project, thus releasing
state equipment which was being
used. Preliminary surveys of loeni
highway engineers led to the belie:
that the road could be opened in 30
days, but u more complete checkup
ot the damaged highways reveals
that perhaps as much as GO day's Will
he required.
On Blowing Rock Road
A steam shovel has been engaged
in making repairs on the road from
Boone to Blowing Rock and the
highway will iikely he completed
this week. The shovel will then lie
taken to the Yonahlossee, whicn
toad is opened but badly in need of
repairs. Two shovels are worktop
on the I.enoir-Btpwing reek road.
Counly Roads
Considerable progress is being
tnadc on opening up the county
roads into the various communities
and a number of extra bridge crews
are being organized to take care of
the small bridges which were destroyed.
Crews used on the bridges
on the main highways will go the
county roads as Quickly as possible,
an devery effort is being made to
bring the entire system back to a
traveiable condition as quickly a;
possible.
SKELETON FOUND
j Mr. H. A. Hagaman tells The
Democrat of the finding of a skeleton
on the Watauga River, unearthed
by tite recent flood. The skull
and other bones found are believed
to have come front an ancient Indian
grave.
s Labor Day
jn of Great Smoky Park
I Chattanooga and speak there about
10 a. m.
Continuing on to Knoxville by
| train, Mr. Koosevelt will then go
| by automobile the 10 miles to New|
found Gap where he will dedicate
the 400,000 acres of one of America's
greatest recreational parks,
about 2 p. m.
Park officials here, however, are
keeping their fingers crossed until
the President is actually on his way.
The dedication has already been
postponed three times because of
troubled international affairs, and
with the crisis of the battle of Britian
expected at any moment it is
realized that a fourth postponement
may unexpectedly be added.
The President's speech probably ]
will be broadcast by short-wave on
a coast-to-coast network. Knowing
Mr. Roosevelt's tendency to select
such occasions for significant speeches.
there is some speculation among
observers here that the President
may choose the Great Smoky dedication
to take an advanced stand on
political or foreign affairs.
$1.50 A YEAH
NATIONAL RETAIL
EVENT IS TO BE
OBSERVED LN CITY
.Merchants Stand Squarely Behind
Defense Program and
Join in Nation-wide Demonstration
Week: Service Retail
crs Render to Be Paramounted
Members of the Boone Merchants
Association are standing squarely
behind the national defense program
and are making plans to actively
participate in the celebration of Na
tional Retail Demonstration Week,
September 16-21, which this year
will tie in closely with the defense
program cf the federal government.
This for-reaehing. nation-wide
movement on behalf of all retailers
ir: now three years old. During this
week the retail merchants will work
side by side to demonstrate to the
people of Boone and vicinit; the
vast service that retailers render to
the customer. During this week they
will endeavor to demonstrate to the
public that every retailer is a "purchasing
agent for the public." that
ihey have an important part in the
social and economic life of the community
and that they render a vast
and essential service lo the public.
The stores will be decorated with
flags, streamers and banners, and
will attempt to show the public what
tr.rv iinv" in nffnr tin, - -c
.the salesforcc, the improvements
made to the stores and will put
j greater emphasis on what they are
doing, to illustrate that they are
the purchasing agents for the public
I in this community.
[FALL TERM OPENS
I AT COLLEGE TOES.
I
375 Freshmen Already Accept
ed at Local Institution: Dormitories
Are Killed
Tin regular fall term opens af
Appalachian next Tuesday and irtdr
cations are that the enrollment will
be as great or even greater than a
year ago. all the space tit the dormitories
having beer, reserved some
time ago. Three hundred and sevent.v-f-ve
freshmen have already been
accepted for the regular term, it is
stated.
Tins year the college will operate
rn a schedule of six days a week,
it having hitherto beer, the custom
t' observe Monday as a holiday. At
the same time Appalachian high
and demonstration schools will have
Saturday as a holiday rather than
Monday, in orrii-r to comply with
the state sehooi law.
Appalachian has the distinction
of being perhaps the only teachers
college in the United States that did
not suffer a loss of students during
the summer terms. In fact. Appalachian
gained about 40 in the total
enrollment over 1939. whereas at
Columbia University summer school
for teachers the loss was about one
thousand, with other colleges suffering
proportionately.
Premium List Local
Fair Out This Week
The premium list for the Watauga
Agricultural fair will be out for distribution
about September 1st. The
premiums will be very attractive
and the exhibits will be similar to
those c>f last year.
The fair association announces
that a washing machine will be
given away to the man and wife
-."inning the fair sweepstakes?the
most blue ribbons.
The date of the fail has not been
changed and will start on Thursday.
September 12th. The Sauline players
will be here to give three plays
and the amusements will be furnished
by the A B. B. attractions
from Winston-Salem.
It is hoped that the people of the
county will not come to the fair just
for entertainment alone but that
tney will help make it educational
as well by bringing their best ex1
hibits and taking part in its pregrant.
FORD CAR UNDER TEN
FEET WATER STILL RUNS
Mr. Hard Thomas of Watauga
I River, was in town Mondav driving
his Ford A model coupe, which had
been immersed in the flood waters
of Watauga River for more than
three hours and as its proud owner
says it "runs like a Cadillac.'
When the waters of the Watauga
began to immerse the Ford car, Mr.
Thomas attempted to move the vehicle
to higher ground. Slippery
soil prevented this and he hurriedly
chained the car to a sycamore
tree. The top of the car was under
ten feet of water for three hours
and the vehicle is slightlv scraped
by rafts of saw logs which passed
ever it. When the mud was cleaned
out, however, it was found there
was no water in the crankcase and
nothing but gasoline in the fuel
tank. The jaloppy is good as new,
says its proud owner.