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w An Ind VOL. 53, NO. 49 WOMEN'S CLUB IN APPEAL TO BOARD FOR CLEAN TOWN Worth While Club Members Say Much Criticism Resulted Last Year From Untidy Condition! in City: Recommendations Are Made The Women's Worth While Club calls attention to the fact that last year much criticism resulted from the fact that the streets and vacant lots of the town were allowed to remain dirty and calls attention to the need of making the town a "real garden spot."' Furthermore, the club women have prepared a resolution to be presented to the town board in which definite recommendations are made for cleaning up the town, including care on the part of residents in disposing of rubbish, and the placing of _ receptacles for paper, etc.. along the * street. The full text of the resolu- J tions follows: Last summer much criticism arose from tourists because of the untidy surroundings in the town of Boone. _ Time after time the remark was i made by tourists, "Why doesn't this I town clean up''" We need to make our lovely community into a real garden spot. Nature helps us if only we would help nature. We, the members of the Worth While Club have drawn up the following resolutions to be presented to the mayor and the town board for adoption. We recommend: 1. That each business house in town refrain front allowing loose pa- ^ pers and boxes to be thrown from the back doors to be blown to the g( street or into the neighbor's fence. 2. That neat looking trash cans a" be placed at convenient places along ?' the streets for small loose rubbish. ''N 3. That reminders be placed 1 along the worst sections prohibiting r papers, banana peelings and paper cups from being thrown along the st streets. ai 4. That the streets be thoroughly cleaned early every Sunday morn- to ing. H 5. That all garbage cans be re- ta moved from the front street. Cans bi fan hn lrnnf in Knucne J-"" 1" ??.. Ill uvuoto Ullttt IUC UUJO ?V of picking them up and then be ar placed for collection. O 6. That every business house be bi required to furnish suitable con- p; tainers so that trash can be carried off and not burned in town. sc 7. That insofar as possible auto Dj burying grounds be removed or cr screened from the public eye. s; 8. That tin cans and rubbish not or be thrown in our lovely clear moun- m tain streams.. gr 9. That the policeman make daily ev rounds to see that these things are m carried out, and ask offenders to ^ make improvements where improvements are necessary. MRS. F. E. WARMAN, President Worth While Club. MRS. E. S. QUALLS, President Home and Garden Club. 1 *' MISS ELIZABETH LORD, MRS. B. W. STALLINGS, ln TV/TRQ W n UA DT7AP iDS IT . \4. ' Committee on Resolutions. ^ HARRY HAMILTON S M FAIR PRESIDENT 2 Si County Agent is Named to the Presidency of Watauga Fair si: Association sc Harry M. Hamilton, Watauga tx county farm agent, has been named as president of the Watauga County ei Fair Association by the directors of the organization; Ernest Hillard was It elected as vice-president, but the matter of choosing a secretary was deferred until the directors could deliberate on a number of applications which had been placed for the al position. Bi No further business was transact- aj ed at the directors' meeting other r, than a gcrural discussion concern- te ing the date for the fair, the prob- m able list of premiums to be offered, th etc. {be fo W. F. BOWLES IS ASSISTANT w TO LOCAL COUNTY AGENT Mr. W. F. Bowles of Alexander Se county, who graduated from State C; College, Raleigh, this month, is in rn Boone and is serving in the capacity se of assistant county agent until Mr. M G. G. Farthing is able to return to pj his work. sf Mr. Farthing, who has been ab- w sent from his office since the first ei of April, is showing a gradual improvement, and it is expected that pi he will be able to return within a ai few weeks. M ATA I ependent Weekly Nen BOONE, WAT/ Congressman 'Pick N.V/.N.S: it Representative Luther Patrick of he established his one-man counter-p House in Washington. He was pick some days by the American Peace I work while picketing. Patrick carric which he peeled potatoes for his lunc \ T\ I - * Jr. iiougnerty Agam Position In Stale! STY SCHOOLS TO I" OPEN ON JUNE 24 ppalachian High and Elementary Schools Arc to Start Summer Terms wl The summer session or the Appa- ],e ehinn high school and elementary hool will begin Tuesday. June 24. [' .udents who expect to register are 1 a?> ked to be present at S:30 on the jw' >ening day. The term will extend jw' er a period of eight weeks and i ie schedule for each day will run ora 3:00 to 12:30. Two school m: Jses will operate daily, bringing in udents who live in the Meat Camp ^ id Poplar Grove sections. Swimming classes will be offered i any who register in either school, owever, none will be required to an ke swimming. These classes will i under the supervision of the col- an ge physical education department id will be held in the college pool, ther playground activities will also ti( ; under the direction of this de- ju irtment. an Students who register in the high ar hool will be required to pay a fee pe $2.00. Students may receive m< edit for one year's work in any ro ngle subject, which amounts to D< le unit. Those who wish to obtain fu ore than one unit's credit must be lie anted permission to do so. For of 'ery half unit's credit a student cu ust meet one class period and one m< rected study hour each day in the ibject in which he wishes to re- ch ive credit. no In the elementary school a fee of ra i cents will be charged for mate- ha als used by the students. Tt Teachers in the high school will he elude Mr. Frank Hamrick. princi- loi tl; Miss Lois Allen, Mrs. Ed Rivers, he r. Herbert Wey, Mr. Kelley Miles, ih< r. Oliver K-arraker. In the elemen- er I y stnooi me lacuny will De maae i of Mr. John Howell, principal; ?P r. Ed Rivers, assistant; Miss Marion tc: isor, first grade; Miss Ruth Robin- P? n, second grade; Miss Margaret ''2 nith, third grade; Miss Martha cr law, fourth grade; Miss Lavinia s'( nox, fifth grade; Mr. Bill Cole, Wi Kth grade; Mr. Paul Rollins, Gt venth grade. c' A large enrollment is expected in >th schools, and all who attend are s!c sured of a pleasant and profitable 'lr ght weeks. mi lethodist Ministers ha Met Here Monday The Methodist ministers of Ashe id Watauga counties met at the none Methodist church on Monday 0 ternoon in a meeting called by the ev. A. C. Gibbs, district superin- ? ndent of the Elkin district of the c ethodist church. The purpose of co e meeting was to check up on work J A.1 #... .1 . 1 . 1 th ;nift uune mus jar anc xo jay pians ~~ t the completion of the year's , ork. Dr. L. B. Abernethy, missionary cretary of the Western North 83 arolina conference, and Rev. Heran F. Duncan, district missionary cretary and minister of the First ethodist church of Elkin. accom- m anied Rev. Mr. Gibbs to Boone and sc loke relative to the missionary Wl ork of the church during the aft- ?f noon session. er Following the business meeting all resent were served refreshments t the parsonage by Mrs. James B. PC [cLarty. pc JGA vspaper -Establish i.UGA COUNTY, NORTH C ets the Pickets' Alabama, is shown at right, as ickei line in front of the While :eling the line established for vfobilizaiion. To prove he could id a bucket on one arm into h. Occupies High School Commissio ical Educator Heads Committ on Salaries; Mas Held Positii for Past Ten Years; His Groi A |> p o r t i o 11 s $28,000,000 School Funds Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president ipalachian State Teachers Collef no was recently re-named to mei rship 011 the slate school comm in by Governor Broughton, w a in honored on last Wednesdt ion Lieutenant Governor Harr to acts as chairman of the eoi ission, re-appointed the Boone m airman of the all-important coi ittee on salaries. This committee, which is perha e most important in educatior ministrative circles has as its i onsibility the apportionment 8,000,000 to the various scho< id counties of the state, in a ma r so that there will be equalil d so that there shall be no difii d no surplus funds at the close e year. To be considered in this conne *ii u> iuc limner ujl uisiriDuiu nds for salaries of 16,000 whi ,d 8,500 colored teachers, the s: ies of city and county school s rintendents, high school and el entary principals as well as clas om tutors. At the same time I jugherty's group must allocate tl nds for transportation of the pu school students, for the purcha coal, oil and every expense i rred in the operation of the el entary school structure. Dr. Dougherty, in accepting tl airmanship of the committee, t entering upon new duties, b ther continuing the job which 1 s performed for the past ten yeai le local educator has been a mer r of the state school body mui ager than that, however; in fai was first named as a member e old equalization board bv Rn nor Angus W. McLean in 1927, tJ st year the state took over tl oration of the public school sy m. Governor Gardner again a inted Dr. Dougherty to the equ ation board and following tl eation of the state school commi >n, as now obtains, the Boone mi is again returned to his post 1 ivernor Ehringhaus. Govern yde R. Hoey likewise retained E >ugherty on the school commi >n and he was named for the fit ne by Governor Broughton a ie ys ago. He was first made chai an of the committee on salaries 1 eutenant Governor Sandy Gr im. Talks Little It is generally understood that E lugherty during his long expe; ice on the state school board h ne less talking and made few otions than any member, but it the same time rumored that he h ine more "figuring" than any of t Ueagues. It is conceded throughout the sta at the present system of statewii lucation in North Carolina is larg his ideal?that the poorest cou in fho cfotrv ?1 , ... m4v ovu>.c oiiuuiu nave xi me educational opportunities e rich counties?all paid for 1 ate funds. The action of Governor Broughh re-naming Dr. Dougherty to tl hool committee meets with tl tiolehearted approval of the peop the northwest as well as of tl itire state of North Carolina. The United States during 1939 ii irted 66,264,372 pounds of bla ;pper. DEM< ed in the Year Eighteen AROLINA, .THURSDAY. JUNE 19 TwaTaugaman " shoots wife and takes own life Mrs. Laura Wheatiey of Deep Gap. Shot by Husband Saturday. Succumbs in Lenoir Hosl pitai Lenoir." June 14.?Sam Wheatiey. 51-ycar-old Watauga county WPA worker, shot and killed himself this afternoon with a double-barrel shotgun after wounding his wife with a shotgun blast on the back porch of the home of Mrs. Clarence Wilson, his daughter, in the Olivet section of Caldwell county, where Wheatiey l. : . :r- t 1 i "? * lanu ma iviiu inn iit.'i ii visiting since .Wednesday. Mi's. W'neatle.v. following the shooting, was taken to a Lenoir hospital, where attaches described her condition as serious late today. but expressed hopes for her recovery. Stuart Wilson. 10-year-cld grandson of Mr. Wheatlcy. said that Mrs. Wheatley, the Wheatley "s two adoptIj ed grandchildren. Mary and Martha | Wheatley. and he had been on the jback porch of the nome when eo | Wheatley suddenly stalked from the an {kitchen onto the porch with a shottj>i?un' in Wheatley, Wilson said, yelled, 'Looka here!" Then, the boy said, Wheatley raised the gun toward his wife, standing but a few feet away, of and fired. The blast of shot tore re into Mrs. Wheatley's left breast. n. Wheatley turned and went back . .into the kitchen, it was said. Young j Wilson said he heard Wheatley fire as' the gun in the kitchen, then saw iy. him stumble out of the kitchen onto is, the back porch and start for a trecn covered knoll about 100 yards from an the house, blood dripping from a n~ wound. He began to climb the hill. Suddenly, when he was half way tc ps the top, he stopped. Wilson said. 'a' He staggered into a clump of e- bushes on the side of the hill. Sevof oral minutes later a shot rang- out. 'Is Persons who rushed to the scene n- found him lying among the stunted y evergreen, his blue overalls covered ->t with blood. of Sheriff J. F. Parlier, who investigated the shooting, said that Wheatc" Continued on page eight) ag ,\t United Service Group u- Has Few Donations e The United Service Organization, 1" headed by Mayor W. H. Gragg, J'e which has as its object the raising of $150 in Watauga county to go to a se ten million dollar fund for providing social advantages, relieions artivi e" ties and entertainment among the soldiers, is receiving few subscriple tions. 13 All those who desire to have a u' part in this very necessary and comle mendable activity are urged to leave "S- their contributions with Rob Rivers, n" treasurer, at once. Following is the status of the local :t- fund as of today: Previously reported 529-47 v" J. E. Clay 1.00 D. P. Coffey 1.00 le St. Luke's Episcopal Church.... 5.00 P- Total $36.47 a 16 Seek Canned Goods ISm For Orphans Home >y or Russell D. Hodges, orphanage diT. rector for the Three Forks Baptist s- Association, states that all those th wanting to can fruits and vegetables w for the Thomasville Orphanage this r- year should see him and secure the >y necessary jars in any quantity dea sired. Under the plan followed for a number of years, Watauga county >r. people supply fruits and vegetables :i- in jars furnished by the orphanage as and last year the value of the returner ed cans, together with potatoes and is other edibles furnished, was about as $1,300. Of this amount there were lis 375 dozen iars of fruits and veee tables. te Any one desiring to fill some jars ie for the benefit of .the orphan chile dren is asked to see Mr. Hodges. n- . ie BURGESS GETS NEW as ELECTRIC CONTRACTS ly Mr. Melvin F. Burgess, local conin tractor, has signed contracts with lie the East Tennessee Light & Power lie Co., to build electric transmission Ie lines in Greene and Carter counties, tie Tennessee. Work is now going forward on the new lines, and Mr. Burgess states n- that most of the men employed on ck the project are from Watauga county. OCKA H undredjtind Eighty, 1941 JjfF H^p*l Retailers ] HU- vTUf?U'.j nui ' JHBB ! Hf||?k. jlllpSi |c 7. ? ... -c laifllfifiSro ' li a* IBbBSS b ffiL In tM^n u Bb H BttjjH Hi Russell D. Hodges, above, who ]' was nam?d president of the Boone 5 Merchants Association at a meeting of the directors held last week, s succeeding Clyde R. Greene, who has served the retail organisation v in that post for three terms. John s' Conway,. below was re-elected to the vice-presidency of the organi- o zation. Mrs. Ruby Ellis remains J1 secretary of the organization. is - n SDATTPDCAMnnin n ifiimuunnvAU " WORK NEARSEND: F.xpect to Complete Blowing " Rock Highway Link By r Early Fall g ii Lenoir, June 14?The Lenoir-Pat- 1 terson road, new connecting link 1 with the Blowing Rock road which, according to present plans, would c improve highway travel to Blowing ^ Rock, should be completed some- c time this fall?depending on good e weather, the district highway engi- e neer's office here said yesterday. Crushed rock is now being placed on some parts of the new roadway, l The Lcnoir-Patterson link will be J about five miles long and is to take me i'iin*: ui uie present roaa oetween the two points. The highway office said that the new road would be a great improvement over the . road now being used. "The new road will be practically straight. The present highway is out-of-date, crooked and narrow," it was said. The office said the link now under construction would elimi- j nate dangerous curves. Grading on 2 the new road has practically been t completed. a t Caudill Councilor ^ Boone Junior Order 9 Jake V. Caudill was elected coun- n cilor of the local Junior Order or- F ganizat.ion at a meeting held Mon- I day evening. E Other officers named included I Howard Cottrell, vice-councilor; W. S O. Robertson, vice-councilor; Russell C D. Hodges, recording secretarv: W E C. Greer, treasurer; W. T. Casey, Jr., 1 conductor; Dee Shoemake, warden; ii John W. Hodges, Jr.. inside sentinel; 2 Mack Greer, outside sentinel, and Robin Hood, chaplain. The only other business to come before the meeting was that of the discussion of plans for a picnic of the Juniors in the county and their friends and a committee was named v to work out the time, place and r other details for the outing. Those o named on the committee are; Dal- i las Shoemake, B. K. Osborne. W. T. f Casey, Jr., W. O. Robertson and J. c V. Caudill. 1 Since July, 1940, the United States t I has built approximately 7,000 mili- s tary planes. t T Eight $1.50 A YEAR ieWration of men for military service on july 1 111 Those Reaching Their Majority Since October 16. 1940, Must Register Under Terms of the Selective Service Act Every man in the state of North Carolina who has attained the 21st nniversary of the day of his birth ince October 16. 1940 (with a few xceptions noted below); must register on July 1. says the local selecive service board. Men required to register in this econd registration are those who re re born on or before October 17. 913. and July 1. 1920. and rcgistraion will begin at 7 a. m and last ntil 9 p. m. Aliens, as well as American citiens. who become 21 years of age efore midnight July 1. 1941, must egistcr. State Director J. Van B. letts emphasizes. He also pointed ut that aliens between the ages of 1 and 36 years, who have come to re United States since the first rcgdration on October t6, 1940. and ave not yet registered, must regis:r on July 1. Special arrangements will be lade by local boards to register men ho cannot, appear before the local oard because of illness or incapaciMen subject to registration who re inmates of asylums, jails, peni. ntaries or other similar instituons on July 1 will be registered y the warden on the day they leave le institution. Men subject to registration on July who are away from home and canot, except at great expense and in nvenicnce, return to their own ical boards to register, may appear efore the nearest local board and ill be registered there. Such men tiould be cautioned, however, to ive their permanent addresses dien registering. General Melts aid. Men who are required to register n July I and fail to do so will subset themselves to severe penalties, acluding imprisonment for not lore than five years or a fine of not lore than $10,000, or both fine and iiprisonment. The only men within the age JimIs who are not required to register re the following: Commissioned officers, warrant ffieers, pay clerks and enlisted men f the regular army, the navy, maine corps, coast guard, coast and eodetic survey, public health serv :e, federally recognized active naional guard, officers' reserve corps, egular army reserve, enlisted reerve corps, naval reserve and maine corps reserve; cadets. United Itates Military Academy; midshiplen. United States Naval Academy: adets. United States Coast Guard tcademy; men who have been acepted for admittance (commencing Continued on page eight) ELEVEN GO TO FORT BRAGG ON JUNE 26 "ourteeiith Group of Watauga Boys Leave for Military Cantonment Eleven Watauga county men will eave Boone at 8:15 a. m. on June 6 for induction into the army under he terms of the selective service act, ind shall be sent immediately by he local board to Fort Bragg, N. C. 'his is the fourteenth call for Wat uga men, <uiu Jliciuues oracr INO. 15. Those going on the 26th are: Wilier Marshall Trivett, Zionville; tonda Garland Hampton, Blowing lock; Frank Linney Roark, Vilas; luster Wilson, Sugar Grove; James uther Penley, Zionville; Levern Imith Fox, Boone; Turner Harold Iross, Boone; James Wilson Beach, Soone: Thomas Wellington Trivette, 'odd; Sylvester Loudermelt, Blowig Rock; Bynum Bruce Dancy, iionville. Drought Is Broken By Copious Showers The dry weather which had preikl li ' - ancu wuuuguuui una acuuuu lur nany weeks and which had seriously threatened farm crops, came n for a change last Thursday and |"riday when hard rains fell throughout the county. Farm crops were suffering for ack of rain when the showers came, neadows were far behind and livedock was finding difficulty in surviving on the parched pastures.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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