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mm An In VOL. 53. NO. 43 $5,000 AWARDED BY JURY IN DEATH OF GLADYS YATES Family of Girl Who Mel Death by Electrocution Last Fall Win Verdict in Superior Court; ' Adjournment Follows Wednesday Afternoon Relatives of Gladys Yates, who was almost instantly killed when she came in contact with an electric transmission line owned by the Northwest Carolina Utilities Co., won a S5.000 jury award in superior court last Wednesday afternoon, after a relatively short trial. The suit was brought on the contention that the electric wire which resulted in the death of the girl, was near the ground due to the decay of the poles on which the wires were strung, while the defendant alleged contributory negligence on the part of the Yates child. Following the disposal of this case court was adjourned with quite a few cases remaining on the civil calendar. It has not been definitely determined whether or not the June term of civil court will be held. Skyline Drive Funds Endorsed Washington.?The house appropriations committee last Wednesday recommended an expenditure of $6,000,000 to continue construction on the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace parkways through June 30, 1942. Although $4,000,000 in excess of the 1941 appropriation, the amount already had been authorized by congress and approved by the budget bureau. Of the proposed 1942 expenditure, $4,400,000 would be available for the Blue Ridge parkway under construction from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains Park in North Carolina, and $1,600,000 for the Nnzchpz Tmpo imm Tenn., to Natchez, Miss. The committee explained an et- i fort was being made to complete construction of the Blue Ridge route from ltoanoke, Va., to Asheville, N. C. Military Routes A. E. Demary, associate director, u told congress in published hearings ii on the 1942 interior department ap- n propriation bill the secnice high- a ways would offer opportunity for n rapid movement of men and mate- B rials. V* He referred to the 485-mile Blue ci Ridge parkway and the 454-mile ft Natchez Trace project, and a 19- ft mile section of the George Washing- iL ton Memorial parkway in Vir- ul ginia. Demeray disclosed the park serv la ice planned to spend $6,000,000 in the next fiscal year on the park sc ways, an amount already authorized. H Demeray explained the Blue Ridge parkway was within one day's drive of approximately 60,000,000 people. 11 He said a 250-mile section of this 1" scenic route was approaching com- /pletion between Roanoke and Ashe- I ville, with 140 miles already open from Adney Gap, Va., to Deep Gap. N. C. S JUNE RUSSELL SERIOUSLY HURT tu 1IITA ? 1 1 June Russell was seriously injured Monday afternoon late in an au- 11 tomobile accident on the street near P] his home. Mr. Russell had gone into the rn street to try to save a puppy from '' injury when he was struck by a laundry delivery truck driven by Jim Ragan. The machine was trav- lj eling rather slowly, it is stated, but P> Mr. Russell suffered a fractured left leg just above the ankle, and serious lacerations of the right thigh. W He was immediately taken to Wat- oi auga Hospital, where it is said his or condition is favorable. jpt RED CROSS ACTIVITIES w TO HAVE RADIO PUBLICITY pi With the entire nation concen- cl trating on national defense, the Red Cross defense activities are to be Cl dramatized in a new series of nation-wide radio programs, beginning March 23. The series title is "Frontlines of be Mercy," and it will be carried by in the Blue Network of the National 1 Broadcasting Company every Sunday, he for 13 weeks. Broadcast time is G. 11:15 to 11:30 a. m., e.s.t. The pro- cl grams will combine drama and brief be interviews with nationally prominent er, persons identified with defense, in health, safety and education. ar MAI dependent Weekly /V< BOONE, WAr. NEW CITY < W. H. GRAGG I p. I KENNETH LINNEY Grouped above are Boone's nev H. Gragg won over his Democratic 87 votes, while Messrs. Moose. Wil what smaller majorities. Appalachian Athlete In Crash of 1 < Ernie Safrit, 22 years old, Appa- h ichian College senior and one of the g istitution's star athletes, was al- r< lost instantly killed in the crash of F motorcycle here on Monday afteroon. The accident occurred on the a lowing Rock road near the home of tl r. ru winmer, the machine having b -ashed into a fence post wtjen the o ont tire burst. Safrit suffered a p actured skull and internal in- h iries, and died within a few mintes. ti Say Ray of Marion, Va., Appa- n chian junior, who was riding on le machine with Safrit, was not si Piously injured. ei Safrit was a son of Mr. and Mrs. b . S. Safrit of Albemarle and had sent the week-end at home, where f< 1ULL TO SPEAK AT 1 I0LLEGE FINALS peaker of House of Representa- V fives to Deliver Graduating ? j J ? ?UUI v .. . Hon. Odus M. Mull, speaker of the Duse of representatives, will be the rincipal speaker at Appalachian ollege Friday morning when 126 01 embers of the graduating class will ti ;ceive their diplomas from Presi- tl ;nt B. B. Dougherty. jc The exercises will begin prompt at 11 o'clock and the general p lblic is cordially invited to at- q nd. g; Mr. Mull, who is a graduate of R rake Forest College, is a forceful ator and has for many years been b< le of the leading figures in the h lblic life of the state. D Special music for the exercises L ill be provided by the college sym- S lOny orchestra and the a eannella 1 loir. R RIPPLED CHILDREN'S CLINIC tI WILL BE HELD ON MAY 15TH ic The crippled children's clinic will P ; held at the health department Boone on Thursday, May 15th, at p. m.. Dr. Robert R. King, district lalth officer, announces. Dr. J. B. H aul of Charlotte will conduct the M inic, and all cripples who have tc en notified to come should be pres- h; it at this hour. Any others need- tl g the attention of an orthopedist T e invited to attend the clinic. ir. JGA iwspaper -Establishes TAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA1 OFFICIALS MR *'??y '<r fli Bl#A G. K. MOOSE Vf i ,T*y?' 1 MI'WMfflB *4?S^; * ' ^rtSJBB I D. L. WILCOX /ly-elecied cily government. W. : opponent. Wade E. Brown, by cox and Linney received someMeets Death Motorcycle Monday e received the motorcycle as a raduating present. He would have eceived his degree at Appalachian riday. One of the most popular students t Appalachian State, Safrit was a iree-letterman in football, basketall and baseball. He was captain f the baseball team and had been romised a professional career after is graduation. During the senior class superlaves election, Safrit was named the lost athletic member of his class. Surviving are the parents; one ster Virginia Safrit, and two brothrs, Henry and Walter Safrit of Alemarle. The body was taken to Albemarle >r interment. PEN GO TO FORT nn A nn ni\T?\ ? *r im/iiiii muday Watauga's Current M i 1 it a r y Quota Includes Four Volunteers For Service Ten Watauga county men will ;ave next Friday for Fort Bragg to iter military training under the naonal draft program. Included in le current quota are four volun?ers: Cicero James Proffit, Zionville; aul Alfred Coffey, Boone Route 1; harles Potter, Boone R. F. D. 2; Edar William Eggers, Sugar Grove . F. D. 1. The others are: Robert Olen Ossrne, Boone; Raymond Prescott Mil r, Zionville R. F. D. 1; Ernest avid Brown Boone Route 2; Stuart . Greene Laxon; Ronda Bennett i tory, Blowing Rock R. F. D. 1; I asper Hail Triplett, Blowing Rock oute 1. The men are required to report at le aoffice or the local selective ser board at 1:15 Friday morning. ASTORS TO ATTEND BAPTIST CONVENTION Reverends J. C. Canipe, G. A. amby, H. K. Middleton, Vilas [inton and Dwight Edmisten expect i leave next Tuesday for Birmingam, Ala., where they will attend le Southern Baptist convention, hey will return home the followig Saturday evening. DEM( d in the Year Eighteen 1 MOLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 194 REDDEN NAMEDTSI HEAD OF NEW BLUE RIDGE PARK GRODP Gordon H. Winkler of Boone is ~ Secretary to the Executive | Committee; Initial Meeting of Commission is Held in Asheville Saturday Asheville, May 4?Monroe Redden B of Hendersonville, was named chairman of the newly-appointed Blue Ridfie Parkway at its initial meeting here yesterday. Five members of the executive ^ committee of which the chairman is t( an ex-officio member, was named ,, | as follows: McKinlev Edwards of Bfyson City, H. C. Jarvis of Ashe- ' yjlle, Dover F. Fouts of Burnsville, <3. J. Lyon of Polk and Gordon H. ' tinkler of Boone. Gordon H. Winkler was nained y secretary to the executive committee, following the election of Mr. ^ Lynch as chairman. %v John H. Enwright of Ashcville, was recommended as executive sec- v retary of the commission, and his a appointment to the post was announced by Governor Broughton at the Young Democratic rally here last g night. B Members of the commission were y called to order by Mr. Redden, who B who had been designated by Gover- y nor Broughton as temporary chair- jy man of the commission. He explain- j,, ed the purpose of the meeting. After the permanent chairman had been chosen and members of the ^ executive committee appointed, Mr. Winkler, who introduced the bill which created the commission, was yj asked to explain it. He demurred, and suggested that Lyles Harris, who had been active in the movement to set up such a commission, explain it. Mr, Harris, who actually drew the bill which was introduced and passed, related g, various experiences in which he discovered the need for some co-or dinating agency representing the va- q rious communities to work with the ^ National Park service in handling matters connected with the establishment and operation of the Blue jcl Ridge Parkway. He cited various steps that had been taken to get the bill iri shape and said that because it was introHI iporl en " ?"v.v.va o\? ?aic in mc session mere ^ was no opportunity to provide in the q. budget for payment of the salary of jj. the executive secretary. He said that this item would have to be cared for through other sources. uQ Meanwhile, members of the executive committee had retired to select an executive secretary and came in with the name of Mr. Enwright who was chosen unanimously. qc Members of the extreme eastern group of counties called attention of the commission to the fact that they had no representation on the committee. Upon motion of Guy Roberts of Marshall, the chairman was made an ex-officio member of the board and the place thus vacated was filled by a man chosen by the counties in question, all of which were east Y} of Yancey. After a brief caucus the group selected Mr. Winkler, author of the bill, to serve on the execu- . tive committee. A ASHE COUNTY MAN TO HEAD RURAL ELECTRIFICATION dl Governor J. M. Broughton an- ^ nounced last week that Gwyn B. d(. Price of West Jefferson, who has <-,] long been associated with co-ope- se rative movements, would be the j^i new chairman of the North Carolina ;s rural electrification authority. At the same time the chief exe- I sj, cutive released the reappointments U.. of Ed F. Allen of Lenoir, Dr. Jane W; S. McKimmon of Raleigh, and W. ar M. Shrard of Henderson, to the REA board. Tliey and Price will serve four-year terms beginning June 5. br The other two members?D. E. Ht Purcell of Rockingham county, and ne Prof. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., of Chapel fol Hill?will serve until the expiration of their terms June 5, 1943. They, 1^ with the others, resigned some time ago but their resignations were not an acted upon and they were request- ho ed to complete their terms. a Price succeeds Prof. David S. r~ Weaver of N. C. State Colleee. who I has been serving as acting chairman but who requested that he be re- ^ lieved of his duties. a TENNIS COURT READY * The tennis court on the property to the rear of the Methodist church i is now open to the public, and there t are no charges in connection with its use. The only requirement is that 1 those playing use soft soled shoes. t The court may be used any day cx- i cept Sunday. ? X/RA ? iundr, and Eighty ===1 1 ?A lepublicans Make CI Municipal Offices Tuesday; Wail I OUNTY TEACHERS ' NAMED FOR YEAR oard of Education Approves Tutors for Various County Schools Monday The board of education on Mon- |J ay gave final approval to the jachers for the various schools of ^ ic county for the coniine school ear- j! A complete list of the teachers fol- j( iws: District 1?Appalachian High E. S. Christenbur>\ principal; Mrs. ', [artlia M. Rivers. Mrs. Lucille M. ash, Oliver Karraker. Herbert W. . ley, Kelley G. Miles, Philip Cart- ( right. Miss Billie Happholdt, Chal- i lers MeColIum, A. Frank Hamrick, liss Ina M. Bassett, Orby South- jc rd. * Appalachian Elementary John T. Howell, principal; Miss j * ula Todd, "William M. Cole, Harry N . Heflin, Miss Lavinia B. Tyler, !? liss Louise Atkinson, Julius Edwin ! ivers, Miss Ella Austin. Miss Clyde jL fay Goodman, Mrs. Annie S. Clay, ! '? iiss Dorothy Gray. Miss Ruth Rob- 1 tson, Miss Rachel Mastin. * Howard's Creek Mrs. Bessie S. Crawford, Miss ^ aggie E. Morelz. Rulherwooa 1 Mrs. Edith F. Estes. Mrs. Ruby S. t ichael. Miller c Miss Mary L. Winkler. V Rich Mountain t Mrs. Wilametta R. Norris. o Bamboo 1 Roy Dotson, Mack Cowles, Mrs. icy H. Storie. o District 2?Green Valley t Albert W. Michael, principal; O. t Winebarger, Miss Lola M. Rowe, c rs. Louise F. Miller. Winebarger L Arlic E. Moretz, Mrs. Louisa Mil- sRiverview h Miss Elizabeth Tavlor h District 3?Deep Gap 11 Donald C. Thompson, principal; a rs. Ola T. Thompson, Mrs. Eula C. ; )\vlcsr Miss Edith Walker, Mrs. P ileigh Cottrell. Stony Fork ( I. J. Bingham, Mrs. Mary Welm. Mt Paron D. L. Bingham. Elk B Mrs. I. E. Miller, Miss Pearle J. ? >wles, Mrs. Reka Shoemake. tl Lower Elk ^ Vacant. Continued on page eight) 1 &LDWELL COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION The 57th semi-annual session of e Caldwell County Singing con:ntion will be held at the new rod hiss graded school building on ? e third Sunday in May. The management is arranging to stall loud speakers so all can hear II classes, quartets, etc., from Watiga and adjoining counties are corally invited to come and take part. 0 a >HN D. CLAWSON PROMOTED c Fort Bragg, N. C., May 5.?In or- a its just issued, Private John D. 1 awson of Boone, was appointed c rgeant, on the recommendation of s commander. Sergeant Clawson the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. awson and has been in the army ice last November 16. Military a ithorities state that this promotion j1 is based on his attention to duty ^ id soldierly qualities. o GEORGE HOPKINS George Hopkins, aged about 60, ll other of the late Mrs. John W. a >dges of Boone, died at the home ar Mountain City, Tenn., Monday, c (lowing a long period of illness. ? ineral services are to be held this 11 feunesuay; auernoon. Mr. Hop-! ns, who was a prominent farmer ; d leading citizen of his neighbor- :0 od. is survived by the widow and !c number of sons and daughters. !y. TRIPLETS A Jersey cow belonging io Mr. J11 'oley C. Wyke set up a new record ' imong the bovines of this section ecenlly, when she gave birth to 'c hree white faced calves. The calves which are almost 1 denlical. are practically as large c !S the usual calf and are thriving. c Mr. Wilby Brown of Route 2. 3 tas purchased the triplets, and ees no reason why they will not ' ill survive. ' t T Eight $1.50 A YEAR ean Sweep of in Election Held Gragg Leads Ticket 5. O. P. Takes Over Reins of City Government Handily in Election; Gragg Elected Mayor by 87 Majority; G. K. Moose, I). L. Wilcox and Kenneth Linney New Aldermen The Republican party made a dean sweep of municipal offices in he election held Tuesday, Watt H. Bragg winning the mayoralty race ay an 37 majority over Wade E. Brown. Democrat, and G. K. Moose, ). L. Wilcox and Kenneth Linney vinning the offices of aldermen jyer their Democratic opponents by iomewhnt lessened majorities. In the race for mayor Mr. Gragg, tccording to the official count, polled 470 votes, against 383 for Mr. Brown, making a majority for Mr. jragg of 87. The vote foi the Republican canlidates for aldermen was as follows: 3. K. Moose 457, D. L. Wilcox 430, Ciinrieth Linney 428. The vote for he defeated Democratic candidates Vast I") P Wvlro 111 <-1 " - . , , J ??; iXii, Vliappt'll W II;on 406, W. R. Winkler 410. Dr. G. K. Moose, one ol the new ildertnen, is out of town today and t was said the new officials will ake their oaths of office immedittely upon his return. All of the newly elected officials ire experienced in matters of city joverriment, all save one, Kenneth ..inney, having previously served on he council. W. II. Gragg, mayor-elect, launIry operator and secretary of the Vatauga Building and Loan Associaion, has previously served as mayr of the town, and is one of her nost public-spirited citizens. G. K. Moose, pharmacist, and wner of Boone's oldest retail esablirshment, has served on the oard, as has D. L. Wilcox, sucessful furniture retailer. Kenneth .inney, son of the late Frank A. .inney, is a hardware merchant and uceessfui business man. Each of the four men elected have ad wide and varied experince and ave succeeded well in the rnanagelent of their own businesses. They re thoroughly Qualified to admtr. iter well the trust which has been laced in them by the electorate. I. C. Robbins Re-elected Mayor of Blowing Rock In Tuesday's election, Grover C. bobbins, incumbent, was re-clccted layor of Blowing Rock, and the iree members of the board of alermen are S. E. Hartley, B. H. foody and W. B. Castle. l\ A. Greene Loses Home By Fire Friday Mr. T. A. Greene, resident of the .axon neighborhood, lost his home nd almost its entire contents byire last Friday. Neighbors have been aiding Mr. ireene on account of his misfortune nd considerable lumber has been urnished him to start the rebuilding f his home. Beds, furniture, etc., re needed together with articles of lothing for the family. Any assistjice which could be given the farnly in this reeard wonlH bn nr,r,r*._ w ? - -?? -rw "rf14iated. J. C. C. CAMP TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE ON FRIDAY The C. C. C. camp at Mortimer nnounces that on next Friday afterloon and evening "open house" will e observed at the camp, and Miss Marguerite Miller, county welfare fficer, says that she has received cordial invitation for local citizens > be the guests of the camp inangement on this occasion. At least 0 guests are wanted from Watauga ounty. All those wishing to go hould notify Miss Miller of their atention at once. Guests should be at the ramn H\* :30 in the afternoon and a feature f the entertainment will be a fried hicken dinner. VINS IN SPEAKING CONTEST Ned Austin, president of the local hapter of Future Farmers of Amerca, won first place in an F. F. A. mblic speaking contest held at Iranberrv on Thursday, May 1. The ontest was sponsored by the Parkway Federation of F. F. A. chapters r? Alleghany Avery and. Watauga ounties, and entitles the winner to nter the district contest to be held it Mocksville on May 15. The title of the winning speech s 'Some Effects of: the Present Vorld Crisis on American Agriculture,"
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