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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
4
The Watauga Democrat notes the daily newspapers approved a code under the National Recovery Administration. It states weekly publishers face unique issues yet will display the Blue Eagle once code fits their business. The paper pledges to help fulfill the recovery program and cites industry labor relations.
The Democrat carries today a plan of reorganization for the Watauga County Bank by State Commissioner of Banks Gurney P Hood. The publication will precede a legal thirty day period before opening likely mid September to early October. Depositors and creditors may file objections with the Clerk of the Court.
The Boone clinic at Grace Lutheran Church East Main Street is set for Thursday August 17 at 5 p m. The Clarks Creek clinic at Holy Community Church is scheduled for Wednesday August 23 at 2 p m. Free diphtheria vaccinations will be offered at both sites.
Farmers in North Carolina will get 5 045 136 dollars for plowed up cotton if it sells at ten cents per pound. The total drops by 536 775 dollars for every penny under ten cents the cotton brings. Also noted is a Jersey bull trained to work in harness by Miss Helen Gottfried of Buncombe County.
The speaker cites a six-name list from H G Wells highlighting Jesus, Buddha, Asoka, Aristotle, Roger Babson, and Abraham Lincoln as figures who influenced history by giving rather than taking. The piece frames giving as a business principle and ends with a preview line for next week titled Decisions and Rewards.
Watauga Democrat readers debate a welfare case and the public welfare official defends actions. Superintendent Smith Hagaman explains the boy was not placed by welfare and the accused man was jailed after a rapid arrest. He praises the welfare department and the boy’s placement in a good home.
A Boone North Carolina reader urges voters to oppose repeal of the 18th Amendment, arguing Tennessee would enforce Prohibition at the state line and recalling past clashes at Zionville. The letter calls residents to vote against repeal and claim courage.
Farmers report high yields from a shared threshing run by Cul lier and Wilson of Silverstone. Yields include 127 percent from many plots and totals such as 44 712 pounds of flour from 36 pounds per bushel, with several farmers producing 16 to 1 or better.
The Democrat mentions Boone Sketches continuing on page one and teases more installments. The writer humorously claims judgment from years of reading the column and jokes about taking over Brisbane's or McIntyre's space for various fractional salaries while noting NRA hours.
The article lampoons fanatical wets and dries while urging civility in the repeal vote. It argues the nation won’t be ruined by liquor policy and advises voters to separate arguments and cast their ballots according to personal choice rather than crusading zeal.
A lengthy discussion argues both sides of liquor legalization. Prohibition supporters claim crime and corruption rose with repeal, while opponents warn of thousands of drunks and economic harm. Local notes include Valle Crucis events and a Valle Crucis baseball win.
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