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'Democratic Simplicity'
Keynote of Inauguration
"Washington. Dec. "Proidenr
Roosevelfii ?hini inaugural
January 20 may be marked by
participation of the nation's ctifcenry
as a whole. Joseph E. Davies. !navgural
chairman, indicated t
after a talk with the chief executjv.
Davies said the Washington ceremony
v.ould be on a smaber scale
than the two previous Roc yell inaugurals.
with fewer troops being
used for the traditu r.al parade.
"It is the President's desire." he
said, "to have an inaugutal ceremony
marked by extreme democratic
simplicity."
Regarding the possibility of having
citizens throughout the counttv
participate. Davies would not go
into detail, but said Dorothy Thompson,
the columnist, would bo chair
mart of this undertaking.
Inaugurals to date have been
strictly a Washington affair. There
lave been suggestions from several
sources recently, however, that since
it was a national occasion, the public
as a whole should be given an
opportunity to celebrate the day
"The idea," Da\ies told reporters,
"is to make the voice of the cour.
try articulate in these ceremonies."
Although some proposals have
been made that the 1941 inaugural
rn cr?rp;iri nvr?r fu'D nr t hrf-p r.v.'x
Bavies said it would be a "one-da>
affair."
CIGARETTES
The consumption of cigarettes ir
1939 established an all-time high of
172,500,000.000. up 5 per cent froir
the 163.800,000,000 of 1938. despite
increase state sales taxes.
The warm sulphur springs of
Bath. Virginia, discharge 350.000
gallons of water an hour.
BOYS AND GIRLS! BUILD
MODELS THE EASY WAY
Easy io follow plans and cutouts
of model planes, tanks and boats of
the Uniled Stales. Fascinating, instructive
feature in color every Sunday
in the
COMIC WEEKLY "PUCK"
distributed every Sunday
with the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
On Sale* at All Newsiands
Miller's Floral Shoppe
Cut Flowers. Potted Plants, Funeral
designs. Telegraph delivery service
Phone 20 Boone, N. C.
I Attei
! PUZZLED 5
The ideal gift for any
Gift Book of Thea
THE APPALAC1
=tj Solve some of your gift
happy hours ot
The COST is SMALL?The E
$1.20 in Admissions foi
|| NOW ON SALE AT THE
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Ithroi
Permanent Wave
French Oil and Hallowell W
Permanent (in bath of oil)
Phe Better Waves
Shampoo and Set
Hair Cutting and Ha:
We will have wi'
Miss Myra Mey
to demonstrate the Theo B<
to give free facials. One
which has never been giv
Electro Lens, used to anal;
!Make Appointments EarlyArtistic
Be
Appalachian Theatre Bldg.
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First D raflee
Boston, Mass.?John E. Lawlon.
21-year old plumber's helper of
Everett, Mass., is pictured above
shaking hands with Major General
James A. Woodruff after winning
the signal honor of being the
first man in the United States to
bo accepted fcr the army under
the selective service program.
CARD OF APPRECIATION
We, the faculty and parents of
>fabei district, wish to express our
' thanks to the many contestants who
i: articopoled in cur amateur pro
I ?ram Saturday riight. November 23.
j And also to the business men of
Mountain City. Boone and local
merchants who very generously
contributed prizes for our program.
Boone and local business men
who contributed include: A. & P.
Tea Co., Boone Drug Co.. Burgess
furniture store. Quails Furniture
.lore. Hotel Watauga, Dixie store.
Carolina Pharmacy, Siri it hoy's store.
\V. W. Mac Co., Bare's Fair store.
Parkway Co., Western Auto Store.
Vilas Service station, Walker's Jewelry
store, City Meat market. Care
i uu cafe, Gateway cafe. Daniel
Doone Shoe shop. Mayflower Beauty
shop Provett&'s Men's store. City
Barber shop, Central Barber shop.
Boone Steam Laundry, Watauga
Democrat, Appalachian Theatre,
farmers Hardware. Hi-L:ind Clean
ers, Bert Mast, A. J. Greer and Ivey
B. Wilson.
Mountain City: W. W. Hawkins,
Joe Blackburn. Muse Hardware,
Grady Stout, Dr. Yclton, O. K. Bar
her shoo. Johnson County News.
Cress Furniture store, Mountain
View Service station, Smithey's
store. Peoples' Drug store, Powell t
Market, Central Drug store. Dan;:
Stout. Roby Eastridge, Baxter
Hodge.
Is
ration p
SHOPPERS S
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reialive or friend is a
lire Admissions lo ^
MAN THEATRE |
problems by giving many ||
entertainment ^
tin
NJOYMENT Will Be GREAT!
- only $1.00 (plus tax)
VPPALACHIAN THEATRE
M
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Christmas |
specials . .
have enjoyed such a good
tiess since our opening two Si)
;s ago that we have decided $5
xtend our opening specials,
a number of additions, ik
ugh the Christmas holidays.
... $2.50 j|
'ave $-1.00
i $5.00
$6.50, $7.50, $10.00 M
50c Jj?
ir Tinting Specialties ?<3
th us December 11th $5
ers, Chicago, 111. M
;nder line of cosmetics and
added feature she has, @
en in this section is the
yze the skin. -iil
?Avoid the Holiday Rush ??
auty Salon 1
Boone, N. C. jfji
V/AT AUG A DEMOCRAT?EVERTi
Brain Tumor Detected I jj
With Electric 'Brain* j J
j An electrical "brain" that ana- j ^
j lyzes the human brair.?determining ft
: whether the owner is mentally ill j g
and the nature of the illness, and ; 1
| detecting the presence and defining j ft
I ttie location of a brain tumor?re- j ft
cently attracted the attention of doc- ; ?
tors at the scientific exhibition of j r
the American Medical association in ft
Seattle. j ?
The device, technically known as | g
an electroencephalograph, was ex- <
hibitcd by its designers. Dr. Kreri- ft
eric A. Gibbs. IV. G. Lennox and ft
A. M. Grass of the Boston City f
hospital. |?
j The electrical brain detects and ?
j records the waves that arc general- ft
i ed by millions of tiny "dynamos" ft
I in the human brain, sorts them cut g.
according to wave length and en- ?
ergy and draws a spectrum of them ft
so that the scientists can analyze ?l
the contents of a brain. X
Discovery of the method of ar.aly- X
sis was announced a year ago by the ft.
Boston City hospital scientists and ! ft,
since they have studied thousands of I ?
brains, ill and normal, and have dis- ] S;
covered that the principal peak in i ft;
the spectrum curve gives an index |
of the mental state of the individual. ; g"
Schizophrenia, the disease of split j S
nprSflfialitv line n nrinr-inoi nrosia : l\ ;
J frequency of 10 per second, and the ^
epileptic, when a shock is approach- gy
ing. moves the principal wave fre- -S
quency to S per second.
The normal person. Dr. Gibbs px- ^
plained, has a brain wave spectrum
ranging from 1 to 50 waves per ?
second, with the greater amounts of
energy in the lower frequencies.
When abnormal conditions arise the
energy shifts from the higher to the
lower frequencies. fe
"The brain can be likened to a ^
great electrical network info which ? '
a great many powerhouses are conducting
electricity, each one at a
different frequency. Some of them
arc up to great strength and others ?T
die down. We can't see the power- ^
houses, but by measuring the voltage
of each frequency we can tell
at which powerhouse there has been <*,
some change in activity and, perhaps,
what caused it. ^
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Innocent Suspects Freed 5.
After Lie Detector Test*
Lie detector tests were recently
described as of primary importance ft
to innocent persons, as well as ex- ?
tremely valuable in the disclosure '3
of those with guilty consciences.
Detective-Lieut Harold Mulbar, ft
lie detector expert for the state po- S
lice in Michigan, revealed tliat the ?
polygraph tests last year cleared
half of the suspects who submitted et
to therr.. g
"Of 222 suspects, 111 were cleared, '
08 were found to indicate decep- =
tion, 49 made confessions and the "
other 13 were of a mentality which {?
could not be tested adequately," he
said. ft
Mulbar confirmed an International
City Managers' association report ft
that the lie detector is an economi- to
cal device. He estimated that it g?
eliminated 525,000 worth of police ?
investigation in 1938. ft:
The Association report declared {?
that lie detectors are standard po- jjf
lice equipment now in 15 cities, sev- 2j
en states including Michigan and ft
the federal bureau of identification. S
In Evanston, til., and Wichita, ?
Kan., ail applicants for police jobs =;
must take the tests. In East Clove- V.
land, tests ore given all appli- | ^
cants for civil service positions.
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Pronunciations Dilfer S<
In Quebec they spell it Joliette. g
Most of the towiiors call it Joliyet i 2
but a few ritzed it to Z'r.oly-ayc-. In | ft
Wisconsin there is a burg spelled ! w
Allcuez. Natives sav Al-n-nnua, r>.>._ i X
I ists claim it should be Al-o-way.
In Egypt, one would say Kv-ro;
but the division point on the Illinois S
Central is Kayrow. II you are g
buying a ticket in Peoria to the jgi
adjacent Mason county town you w
ask lor a ducat to San Juz. If the B
transaction is made at San Francis- g
co for transportation to the main S
town of Santa Clara county the pronunciation
is San Hosey. Sj
Layfee-et might horrify an alum- g
nus of the Sorbonr.e, but it'll get uj
you where you want to go if you W
are headed for the Wabash settle- g
ment. Perhaps lexicographers would ?
hold out for Terra Hote but most %
Vigo county folk still call it Terry ?,
Hut. g
Kodiak Doubles Population ?
While most cities in the United ?y
Slates of America are shedding bit- s
ter tears because the recent census ?j
did not show any, or but little in- ?
crease in their population, the little g
town of Kodiak, in western Alaska,
doubled its population. But the in- 8
crease has produced an embarrass- B
ing obstacle to future expansion, ac- g
cording to W. J. Erskine, president 5,
of the Kodiak Chamber of Com- 3
: merce. it seems that most of the gj
land adjoining present city limits is S
owned by squatters who won't give
up their property. Kodiak is prob- ft
ably one of the busiest towns in the S
North American continent because S
of the hundreds of workers em- ?
ployed on the construction of the ffi
United States naval base. ?
Loaded Guns
Firearms are the third most imporiant
cause of male mortalities, sj
Deaths due to cleaning guns or care- ft
less handling of loaded guns cause ft
1.2 deaths per 1.000,000 male persons
but only 0.2 per 1,000,000 females. ?
* THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
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GiVE JEWELRY this Christmas. . . i
f. Your pioneer jeweler has the largest
"?. years experience in this community,
? spection of this sparkling new holic
5f
5 In order to aid you in filling your gif
i suggestions to the busy holidav sh<
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I FOR THE MEN: FOR CHILDR
S - WRIST WATCHES ?WATCHES
5 ?POCKET WATCHES ?RINGS
I ?COLLAR. TIE SETS ?BRACELETS
?BELT SETS ?LOCKETS
i ?WATCH CHAINS - SILVER SPOON:
I -KNIVES ' -KNIFE. FORK SI
9 ?FOUNTAIN PENS BOOKS
? ?TRAVELING SETS ;
?GLADSTONE BAGS HOLIDA"
? -BRIEF CASES | DECORATK
^ BOOKS have a complete
? BIBI ES Christmas tree dec*
{ -BILL FOLDS and? greeting "rd
? packages wrapped 1
| -KEY HOLDERS day paper and twini
\ -RUBY RINGS out extra cost.
|j ?CAMEO RINGS Ask about ou
I ?CIGARETTE LIGHTERS LAY-AWAY PL
^ ?FLASH LIGHTS '
!/ EASY TERMS TO RESPON
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? new 1 941 Buick Automobile, tlv
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j comfort, efficiency and economy
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i nere s pienty or time ror you tc
3 Buick the folks have been wantir
g the fascinating colors or combine
' and we'll make the delivery righ
? fore the folks wake up Christmas
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DECEMBER 5, 1940 ^
the gift of lasting charm. |s
line of gifts in his eighteen S%
ancl invites your early in- ?
lay merchandise. 3
t list we are offering a few ||
JI^HC1 M
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EN: FOR WOMEN: |? .
?WRIST WATCHES ?
?DIAMOND RINGS ?
DINNER RINGS ?
?CAMEO RINGS ?
?BIRTIISTONE RINGS ?
3 LOCKETS ?
ETS -CROSSES ?
CAMEO NECKLACES ?
-CAMEO PINS ?
?BRACELETS ?
-)Nc DRESSER SETS ?
?GLADSTONE BAGS ? '
lm? of ?FITTED BAGS ?
r AU -SILVERWARE ? ?
n holi- ?CUT GLASS ? '
? With- ?STATIONERY ?
?ALBUMS ? '
r -SCRAP BOOKS ?
AN -KODAKS ?
PENS ?
SIBLE PEOPLE 3
elry Store I
Boone, N. C.
Says... I
xDffuii or cnou nones *ju.be
Christmas with a brand m
e last word in motoring |i
> arrange to get just the
lg for so long, in any of &
itions being offered . . .
t to your front door be- *5
morning.
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