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V An j VOL. 54, NO. 13 ' IMPROVED LOCAL j MAIL SERVICE IS | SEEN FOR BOON! Second Assistant Postmastt General and Congressma Dough ton Co-operating in E fort to Improve Boone's Ma Facilities: Investigation Pron iscd Postmaster Wiley G. Hartzc staes ihat steps are being taken b Second Assistant Postmaster Ger oral Smith Purdonr and Congress man Hobert L. Doughton. looking t the improvement of the mail facil tics in and out of this city, and th? the former has promised an inves tigation of the conditions which noi The Chamber of Commerce an individuals have insisted on a mor complete schedule of mails for th city, pointing out that there are n outgoing mails in the afternoo hours, and that the arrival time c some of the mails is very ii-regc lar. Mr. Hartzog went to Lenoi last week and talked the matte over with Mr. who was al tending the centennial celebratio there, and following is ;he text c a letter received by Mr. Hartzog th first of the week: "Dear Mr. Hartzog: With refei encec to the conversation you ha with me in Lenoir on Monday. Sep tember 15. relative to unsatisfactor receipt and dispatch of mail at you office, please be advised that upoi my return. I gave the subject 111, immediate attention, and a promp investigation has been ordered will a view towards taking some reme dial action."' Mr. Hartzog is also in receipt o a letter from Congressman Dough ton stating that he has been i touch with Mr. Purdom, and is do ing everything possible to aid in se curing for this city adequate am satisfactory mail service. I State Goes Back On Standard Time ^llnrtarr Mnrnim ~ ?"?"J ?> ?. <""1 North Carolina will return to east era standard time next Sunda morning at 2 o'clock. Under an original announcement by Governor Broughlon, whic placed North Carolina on dayligh saving time as of August 1, the re turn to standard time was set fo midnight next Sunday. The governor announced Mondaj however, that the time for the shit had been advanced 22 hours, in oi der to avoid radio complication and to conform to actions in adjoin ing states. Without commenting on whethe he thought daylight saving time ha accomplished its purpose?the sav ing of electricity?the chief execu tive said that if daylight saving tim were to be used next year, he hopei it would be used on a nation-widt instead of a sectional basis. Governor Broughton has been re ceiving many inquiries regardin, the state's time and also about th date of Thanksgiving this year?s in case you've forgotten, Thanks giving will be observed Novembe 20th. Defense Training Classes Will Begii The defease trade classes whic were conducted at the Boone an Cove Creek high schools last yea; will again be used this year, accorc ing xo Dr. Orby Southard, head < the department of agriculture at Af palachian high. Dr. Southard states that the dc mand for various kinds of rnechar ics is now unusually heavy and thf an opportunity is offered for free ir struction in auto mechanics, ele< tricity, metal working and carper try. Classes in metal working, ir eluding electric welding, are expect ed to start on October 6. Furthc announcements will be made later. Men between the ages of 16 an 25, who are not students are sough to take advantage of these course; Date For College Homecoming Is Se Homecoming at Appalachian Stat Teachers College this year is to h held the first week-end in Octobe the 3rd, 4th and 5th. Plans are no' going forward to make this the be and most eniovable homecomir that has ever been held on the co lege campus, and one to be long ri membered by the visiting alumr A complete program of the man and varied activities will be give in the next edition of The Demi crat. VATAl Independent Weekly Ne i BOONE, WAT/ Chesier Carroll Cleius Years; Geo. Morelz 121 ^ As Court Disposes of 1 %. ! + '(jCarroll and Welch Foiind Guil- Q n j ty in Death of Dean Payne; f-1 Morotz Pleads Guilty to Seci' ond Degree Murder of Will t- Lowrancc For the first time in thirty-five years, Watauga superior court was j the scene of two homicide cases last ( week, as Chester Carrol and Cletus j Welch were found guilty of murder 'o ] in the second degree in the death of I Dean Payne; while George Moretz j pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of Will I.owrance. Carroll and Welch were sentenced ,v to serve from 10 to 12 years in the , state prison, while Moretz was given 12 to 15 years in the penitentiary. e Pcrty Watson, who was held in the v case with Welch and Carroll as an ? accessory before the fact, was not j 'J convicted. 1 Dean Payne died as a result of in l" juries sustained at the Log Cabin j 1 j madhouse and Dad Buchanan, ope- | ' rator of the place, testified that i Payne was struck with a bottle or j similar instrument during an affray j in which the men participated. Sher- j e iff Edmisten testified that Payne ac- j cused Carroll of striking him. Dr. i J. B. Hagaman told of a post tnor- i ' torn examination, and said that in ! his opinion meningitis was the iniy mediate cause of Payne s death.! I j brought on by a blood clot inside II ! the cranium. y ; George Moretz, Silvcrstnne nicr' chant, according to evidence submitted, shot! Will Lowrance on the ~ night of August 1C. after he. Lowrance and Will Greer had returned f from a trip into Tennessee Greer. ~ the principal state witness, testified 11 I that the three men talked awhile at " the store on their return, and Molctz went home, returning with a L' gun and ortlered them to leave, and as they complied, he began firing. Defense testimony indicated that Moretz had insisted upon the two men lettvmg the. vicinity of his home and that at the time the shots were y fired, Lowrance was advancing on 3 j hint with a rock. According to the b I evidence. Morel* did not l-neu- the m ~ i shots struck Lowrance until officers I 11 y j arrived. C Court adjourned Friday morning, al MAYOR SAYSlMKJS : A MENACE IN CITY c r, t < - Situation as to Roving Canines s Again Draws Official Attention hl li j Mayor W. H. Gragg tells The ei Democrat that citizens of the town 9' are again making vigorous protests 1 ?' e to the administration regarding the ^ jj prevalence of stray dogs in the city, , aand some householders state that 11 they are unable to sleep due to the li _ howling of these meandering ca- w g nines. A e Mayor Gragg desires to state to w 0 j dog owners that they must keep '* .. | their dogs on. their own premises, r i that they cannot allow them to wanjder about the streets as heretofore, and asks for their complete co-ope- Ed ration in order that the nuisance ^ai may be abated without the necessity -j of drastic action. Mr. Gragg states ' that it is not his desire to fine dog- Pe_ ^ owners, or to impound their pets, i Hi ^ or to molest the animals in any oth- I Th er way, but that if the dogs con-jto l^jtihue to prowl about the town, he | ? f will be forced to take drastic action. I ; : * To Open Lenoiri" Blowing Rock Road 11 To Travel Sept. 29 ! . Lenoir, Sept. 22.?The Lenoir- |be l~ Blowing Rock road, state highway I bu 321, which has been under con- Te struction for many months, is ex- ian r pected to be opened to traffic by j thi September 29, it has been announc- jfoi ed by the district state highway of- all fice here. sa s" The section under construction be- cu gins three miles north of Lenoir and ce< | two miles north of Patterson and . [ends at Curtis store, a total distance m; tT I cry ?:i? T% - - ! U1 tl. ? U1UC5. DC Survey work for extending im- lir e provements on the highway beyond 1 >e the present project is now under re; r, way. ne m gii St TO BOOKMOBILE PATRONS po ;g Miss Jewel Hagaman, county li- gr. 1- brarian, asks that all those who ap J- have books belonging to the Book- so] ii. mobile, bring them to the library at Ui iy once. Many volumes from the trav- coi m eling library are still out, says Miss m< 3- Hagaman, and she is anxious to re- mi cover them as quickly as possible. 19 JGA wspaper-Establishe* HJGA COUNTY, NORTH CAI rWelch Gei 10 io 12 to 15 Year Sentence Two Murder Cases hurch School Teachers Miss Elizabeth Oliver of Salisury, N. C._ and Mrs. E. H. Ould I Roanoke. Va., who will teach in ur.i i._ i T . YYaiauga coumy scnooi ior hrisiian workers which will open I the Boone Methodist church on unday evening. A detailed anouncement of the training school ppears on page seven. hurches To Operate Dn Daylight Time Sun. All the churches of the city will old services next Sunday by dayghl saving time, it was announci this morning, following the Dvernor's announcement that the Id time would be in effect Sunay. j The churches had already aringed their schedules by dayght saving .time, and a change ould have resulted in confusion. 11 -l 1 u Liiuiui uLiiv 11 ifb niier aunaay ill be by eastern standard time, was said. NOT THE SAME attention is called to the fact that Beard, who was tried in court ,t week was not the Ed Baird of ille Crucis. Mso the Carl Hahn tried "in surior court, was not Carl Hahn of ckory, local soft drink distributor. iese statements are gladly made prevent misunderstandings. Surley Tobacco Gro In Referendun A referendum will be held Octor 2 through October 4 for 27 rley tobacco markets in Kentucky, nnessee, North Carolina, Indiana d Missouri, to determine wether ese markets shall be designated - free and mandatory inspection of tobacco passing over the auction les floor, the department of agrilture's marketing service annound today. The referendum will cover all irkets in Tennessee and Kmtucky, tone and Asheville in North Caro1a; Indiana and Missouri. Sixteen burley markets are alady designated in Kentucky, Tenssee, Ohio, Virginia and West Virria. Tobacco marketing officials int out that if two-thirds of the owers voting in this referendum prove tobacco inspection, tobacco Id on all burley markets in the lited States will be graded at no st to the grower. Official govern;nt grades were used as a basis for aking government loans on the 40 crop of burley, and will be used DEM< d in the Year Eighteen iOLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMI TWO ROADHOUSES ARE RESTRAINED! BY JUDGE CLEMENTj The Tavern and Cog Cabin Padlocked by Sheriff by Virtue of Court Order: Hearings Are Set Before Judge Warlick October 4 Two Watauga county rot uhouses were closed last Friday by Sheriff A. J .Edmisten 0:1 the authority of a restraining order signed by Judge | J. H. Clement in superior court last I week, and the operators of the es | tablishmcnts arc cited to appear in I Newton before Resident Judge Wil- I son Warlick on October 4th at 10 [ I a. m., to show cause why the clos- . ing order should not become permanent. The places affected, and which dispense wine and beer, are the Tavern at Vilas, and the Log Cabin on the Blowing Rock road just outside the city limits of Boone. The former is operated by Bryan Tucker, while "Dad" Buchanan is proprietor of the Cabin. The complaints which preceded the judicial restraining order were I made out by Solicitor L. S. Spurling I on behalf of the State of North Car- ' olina, after tiie solicitor had recciv- j ed a number of affidavits by citi- ! zens of the county, alleging that be- !' cause of the sale of intoxicants, the ' places in question were in the nature of nuisances, and that ljecau.se J of their operation considerable dis| turbancc was created in the localities affected. j The agitation which resulted in ' ! the closing of the madhouses be- j came effective during superior court, 1 when two homicide cases, in which the defendants were alleged to have ! visited the madhouses prior to the j commissions of the crimes, were j' tried. A number of the ministers of j, the county were joined by other leading citizens in an appeal to Solicitor Spurling, with the resultant ' padlocking of the two establish- ; ments. 1 It is understood that counsel has i been employed by both sides of the question ,and that the hearing will be well-attended, the tavern owners ' insisting on their right to continue in business, with the plaintiff quite 1 as insistent that the establishments j remain closed. NAVY RECRUITING | CAMPAIGN STARTS Rob Rivers to Co-operate in Slipplying Information to Applicants for Enlarged Navy At the suggestion of Secretary of the Navy Knox, ltob Rivers, editor and publisher of the Watauga Democrat, has been made Navy Editor, to help the navy in giving ambitious local young men information about the opportunities the "two; ocean navy" offers them for teclinil cal training and advancement as j they serve their country in its emer| gency. According to an announcement I made public in Washington, a limit- I ed number of additional men be-1 j ttveen the ages of 17 and 50 will be [given a chance, by enlistment in the j l nauf ni' rtntml rncortro /-? rfnt IsI top, with big pay, in jobs which by | their aptitude and as a result of ex- 1 amination they show themselves fit- j (Continued on page four) 1 wers To Vote 1 October 2nd and 4th as a basis for making loans on the '.1941 crop. Under the tobacco inspection act, 'all growers who sold at auction on these markets last year, and who have not previously voted in a burley tobacco referendum, are eligible to vote. Ballots will be mailed to growers who patronized these markets last season in so far as their names and addresses are known. Growers who do not receive ballots by mail may get them from their county agent or from the office of the county agricultural conservation association. Growers who patronize markets on which the inspection service is conducted have access to a daily market report showing average prices by grade. With grades plainly indicated on each lot and price reports for the previous day's sale on each grade, growers have a reliable guide for use in accepting or rejecting bids offered. This inspection and market news service is free to growers. 3CIW Hundred an light iER 25, 1941 * Watauga 4-H Here! Championship Horn Fair; Wataugans Fair Prize Winners Should Claim Awards Exhibitors in the recent Blue Ridge Fair, who won prizes for their agricultural or other exhibits, but who have not yet received their awards, are asked to see Mr. Clyde R. Greene at the Farmers Hardware & Supply Co. A number of the prizes have not yet been delivered and Mr. Greene states that the winners must see him on or before Monday September 29th, as the files will be closed at that time. 1 AQT RITI7C UI7I n uau I III 11X3 11 JUL/17 FOR MRS. WILSOI^ Wile of Professor Cliuppel Wil son Succumbs Tuesday to Long Illness Funeral services were conducted Lhis (Wednesday) afh moon al I j'clock from the First Baptist churci ior Mrs. Chappel Wilson. 3G, win tied at Watauga Hospital carl; Tuesday morning from an iilness o 15 months. Her condition had beei considered critical for the past sev cral weeks. Rev. J. C. Canipe. the pastor, wa in charge of the rites and the bod; was taken to the community ceme lory at Boonville. where it will hi interred at 4:30. following the com nital service. Active pallbearers were: Johi Howell. Harry Heflin, I. E. River? Barnard Dougherty, Herbert Wey I. H. Wolfe, Gordon II. Winkler an< A. F. Humrick. Honorary: Dr. It. E Dougherty, J. A. Williams, Rol Rivers, K. T. Greer, Clyde Greent T. M. Greer, W. G. Hartzog, Ro. Hagaman. R. F. Greene, Chas. Rog its. Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Dr. H. E Perry and \V. C. Greene. The largo floral offering was i charge of the following ladtcs: Mes dames R. L. Clay, A. 11. Smith. J. C Canipe. Helen Yoder, A. F. Hamricl D. J. Whitener. John Howell, Irni Holcomb, J. D. Rankin. Gordo Nash. J. E. Rivers, Clyde Goodmai Wiley Smith, H. R. Eggers, Harr Heflin, T. M. Greer, Hale Vance, V. Caudill, Orby Southard, J. I Hagaman, Amos Abrams, Wade I Brown, G. K. Moose; Misses Myrtl Brandon, Louise Atkinson and Nat; lie Burdom. Survivors include the husband an iirm: ? H? U \_IIIH(l( ll. YV 1111(1111 iVldi kill (.111 Emma Jean Wilson. The mothe Mrs. Emma Reese of Boonville, an two brothei-s also survive: Roy V Reese and James Ilenry Reese < Boonville. Mrs. Wilson was a daughter of tli late Henry W. Reese and Mrs. Emm Angel Reece, and was reared i Boonville. She came to Boone as student in Appalachian College, an following her graduation from thi institution, was a member of ti faculty of the Demonstration schoi for two years. She was married i Prof. Chappel Wilson on August 2 1926. Mrs. Wilson was a member ( the Boone Baptist church and \v; prominently identified with t h work of her church until the b ginning of her last iilness. Durir her long residence here she was ; important factor in the education ? ?j ?liwi. i:f . ,f It. uuu il-ii^(uu& iiic ui me cuiiuiiuiiu and was held in the highest estee by her wide acquaintanceship. Red Cross To Hold Home Service Meetin A Red Cross home service inst tutc is to be held at the Dani Boone Hotel Friday. September 2 with sessions at 9 a. m. and 1:1 p. m. The chairman and all members < the local home service committi are expected to attend, and the will be representatives from Ash Avprv W ill-oe AlloirKortv and Watauga counties. A rout table study will be led by Miss Ge trude Richmond, special home ser ice representative of the Americ. Red Cross. The home service committee faced with a greatly increased a tivity, due to the rapid expansion the nation's armed forces. Tho composing the local committee ar I Rev. John Rhea, chairman; C. 1 Watson, Lionel Ward and Rev. E. Troutman. Mr. B. F. Bentley and family North Wilkesboro spent Sunday this city. VT y-Eight $1.50 A YEAR lord Takes Off Grand >rs At Hendersonville Win Other Awards -+ _ j : Hamilton's Club Boys Continue Successes: Mack Yannoy Had Grand Champion; Other WatI nuga Boys Win Third and Fourth Places in Fat Stock Show Harry Hamilton"s 4-H Club boys continued their winning ; ? * i ociAvxe: LJiia morning wncn iviacK. j Vannoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. ; H. Vannoy of the Bamboo secI tion. exhibited his Hereford j baby beef at the Hendersonville I Fair and took away the grand championship honors. The calf, which is eight months old and (weighs 796 pounds, was the ! grand champion in the baby | beef show at the Biue Ridge Fair .: held here recently, and is likely on the way to State Fair laurels. The reserve championship j went to an Angus calf owned by 1 a Cherokee county lad, while 1 Kent Miller of Deep Gap, Wat , aitga county, came in for third f j prize with his Hereford calf; 1 | Earl Edmisteri of Sugar Gro^e, _jwon fourth place award, while | fifth prize honors went to Hays wood county. County Agent Hamilton, who 2 is in Hendersonville with the " j club boys, telephoned the ad1, vance information to The Demoerat just before noon today, and states that since cattle judging | was stili under way at the time, trj turth.eiJjoformatiur. could not be - i secured. y | ' TOWN TO WAGE WAR ON RODENTS w. i _________ j Anti-Rat Campaign is Being Arl. ; ranged, as Mayor Asks Clcan> Up of Premises i. j ?' r I To meet the ever-growing menace c 1 of wharf rats in the community, 1- | Mayor W. H. Gragg and H. S. Web! dot' r\f (ho rlintrlef U -...111. -J -A . ?- ... uuui?.v llCctlLll lliruui Ld 1 j j r.ient, are co-operating in arranging i-, :for a rat eradication campaign for d I this area in the near future. A spe' ciaiist from Raleigh, it is said, will be secured to direct the war against the rodents, and the only expense 'jj to the community will be the bait used With the poison. 3 Preliminary to the campaign, Mr. d Gragg asks that householders and U business men co-operate in cleaning !e up their premises, and removing trash and garbage in which rats lo i thrive. By making food for the ro1,1 dents scarce, at this time, he says, of the hungry rats will be all the more as eager for the bait, when the eame paign starts. e- Particular attention should be paid 'g to this suggestion, as the rats in the in j community are causing no end of al . trouble. Vegetable gardens in the ^| ivwii, in uiuuy instances, nave Deen m practically destroyed by the pests this season, and it is believed that I a city-wide campaign will greatlv | alleviate the condition. % Union County Farmers i-1 View Local Herefords el I 6. i I A group of Union county farmers were in the county last week, look0j | ing over the local farms, and in?e | specting the herds of Hereford catre | tie. which are being produced here. e j Those making the trip were: E. G. ,jj Latham, L. D. Pressley, S. M. Ben 1(j i ton. W. R. Benton, J. Fled Medlin, ! G. C. Baucom. John H. McCollum, v[ S. B. Braswell, J. W. Braswell, C. W. in I Braswell and J. D. Long. is SURPLUS COMMODITIES c- A. E. Langston. state director of of commodity distribution for the state se board of charities and public wele: fare, said this week that Watauga Vf. county received 26,955 pounds of F. surplus food supplies during the month of August worth a fair market value of $1,320.29. of General recipients served with in commodities numbered 1,928 persons in 393 cases.
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