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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1933
Page
4
The Watauga Democrat announces subscription rates and payment terms with notices that cards of thanks resolutions of respect obituaries are charged at advertising rates. It lists publication details for Boone North Carolina and the June 1 1933 Thursday issue.
The Democrat explains it publishes letters under The Voice of the People to reflect readers opinions not editor views. The paper upholds editorial independence, allows public discussion, and will not publish slanderous or libelous communications.
The News Argus weighs advertising versus charity in merchant appeals. Merchants pledge not to buy so called advertising until the Chamber of Commerce advertising committee approves proposals. The paper explains it often aids charity gifts but does not label them as advertising. Advertising, the piece says, must pay its way.
Poem by Father Ryan laments a fallen flag and honors the dead who bore it. It recalls ten thousand who swore to defend the banner and urges furling it softly as a sacred emblem. The verse envisions the banner living in song and memory despite defeat.
Wool growers are urged to attend in Boone on June 8 at 10 a.m. to discuss selling wool through the pool. Those unable to attend should contact W. W. Mast Howard Walker or Smith Hagaman to convey estimated wool quantities if prices are satisfactory.
The text argues that Jesus used vivid daily-life pictures to teach enduring truths. It compares the Good Samaritan and the Lost Sheep parables to advertising, noting their clear pictures and strong messages that captivate listeners across ages. Next Week: Power in Words.
Governor Ehringhaus may name about 500 appointees soon with key posts listed including E B Jeffress and George Ross Pou. The State School Commission is praised. anti saloon forces mobilize led by Dr William Louis Poteat with plans for a statewide campaign. Repeal efforts loom as a constitutional clash over pari mutuel betting faces the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Recent tests show ground dolomitic lime stone boosts nutritious grasses and clovers in pastures. Agricultural trials suggest improved forage quality for grazing livestock.
The Pastime Theatre announces a week of classic photoplays led by James Dunn and Boots Mallory in O Sister. Robert Montgomery and others star in Hell Below, while Irene Dunne headlines The Silver Cord and Marion Davies appears in Peg O My Heart. Friday features The Girl in 419 with Dunn and Gloria Stuart, and Saturday offers Zane Grey’s Under the Tonto Rim with romance, humor and gunplay.
J L Glenn of Laurel Creek township thanks State road officials for building a low water bridge over the Watauga River and credits local residents for supplying lumber and labor. The structure was completed on May 25. A Sugar Grove note reports William Steele in Harnett County sold 89 000 tomato plants and 180 000 cabbage plants from hot beds through May 1.
A newspaper advertisement promotes Calotabs and Valotabs as purification aids for health. It urges a thorough course taken weekly for several weeks and claims purification of blood by stimulating liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Packages cost 10 and 35 cents.
Local residents host and visit across Valle Crucis with guests from Black Mountain Richmond Atlanta Gastonia and nearby towns. Highlights include the Kutups Club gathering at Miss Gladys Taylor with Jay Cole as a house guest and a Ladies Auxiliary district conference at the Mission School plus a picnic.
The United States Beet Sugar Association estimates 50,000,000 square yards of cotton cloth will be used in 1933 for beet sugar packaging. The industry already uses heavy filter cloth and cotton liners, with consuming 45,600,000 square yards of sacking in 1932.
Remarkable statements by an English cleric and aides describe seraphs and cherubs glimpsed in the church. The American Weekly feature appears in next Sunday's Baltimore American. readers urged to buy from news dealers or newsboys.
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