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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
4
Community notice lists subscription rates and types of paid notices. It outlines six months and three months prepaid options and states cards of thanks resolutions of respect and obituaries are charged at regular advertising rates.
The Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina released itemized per capita costs for 53 counties. Buncombe is the costliest at 217.8 while Watauga is cheapest at 57.9. Madison reports 54.6, slightly above Watauga. The only neighboring county surveyed shows 112.6.
The article notes James Mattern setting a world air travel record New York to Moscow and discusses aviation’s rapid growth. It highlights safer commercial planes, radio weather reports, robot pilots, and industry consolidation as the biggest car maker gains control of a major air line, signaling a new era for passenger aviation.
The Democrat editor and Henry J. Hardin with wife toured the Hardin farm near Bowie in Ashe County. They enjoyed hospitality from Mr and Mrs Faw at the farmhouse and noted the extensive mountain property along the New River with 60 acres cultivated. The Hardins and tenants have worked to make the plantation a beauty spot.
In a pasture test by E. E. Bell of Pollocksville cattle on the fertilized pasture gained 1520 pounds in 28 days, while those on the unfertilized pasture gained 814 pounds. The only difference was fertilization done March 4 with 400 pounds per acre of an 8-4-4 mix.
A sermons outline extols concise speech following Jesus praise for the Centurion and publican prayers. It contrasts one and multi syllable wording, noting Beecher on adjectives and praising one syllable words in enduring phrases like Our Father and the Gettysburg Address. Next Week: Power in Words.
A writer recalls a Sunday service at a veterans hospital where a funeral hymn was sung for wounded soldiers. He notes the inappropriateness of the hymn given their suffering, urges cheerful hymns, and highlights a comforting exchange with an elderly physician who smiled in response. He concludes that gloom harms the ill.
The piece argues the government must assume legal and moral obligations to depositors in closed banks and not let them pay the price of reorganization. It urges depositors to organize for recognition and cites a Lincoln County farmer selling 500 gallons of cherry juice as a related note.
The American Legion and Legion Auxiliary plan a June 16 meeting at 7 30 PM at the Legion hall with Mrs W R Absher addressing on the State Department presidency and Flag Day exercises by Poplar Grove children. Social hour includes sandwiches cake and drinks as veterans are urged to attend with a box of treats.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act’s farm mortgage section allows the Federal Land Banks to issue up to 2 billion dollars in bonds with US guarantees. These bonds can be exchanged for first mortgages or sold to fund new farm loans. The Farm Credit Administration began May 27 under Roosevelt’s March 27, 1933 order, consolidating the Federal Farm Board, Federal Farm Loan Bureau, and related banks.
The Farm Act broadens loan options via regional agricultural credit corporations and the Crop Production Loan Division. It allows lower interest rates on old and new loans, extended principal payments from Federal Land Banks, and direct loans to farmers in districts without a National farm loan association. Applications should contact the county farm agent or the Federal Land Bank in Columbia, South Carolina.
Prosecution closes in as a city official faces charges for the killings of both his parents. The case unfolds with authorities presenting evidence and testimonies in court. Public interest concentrates on the motive and possible political implications as legal proceedings continue.
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