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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1933
Page
4
The Watauga Democrat founded 1888 issued Thursdays by Rivers Printing Company R C Rivers Rob Rivers publishers Three months subscription in advance cards of thanks resolutions obituaries charged at regular rates Entered at Boone North Carolina post office as second class mail matter
The article notes Virginia becoming the 32nd state to ratify the 21st Amendment on Thursday October 5 1933 marking the near end of national prohibition. It reports Boone residents actively supporting the NRA and Roosevelt program urging correct interpretation and full participation. Public opinion grows toward adherence with Blue Eagle standards and compliance by local businesses.
Dock Edmisten of the Rutherwood area visited town and presented The Democrat with a gigantic celery bunch three and a half feet long and six inches thick at the roots. He sources 200 such bunches from seed as an experiment and says Watauga excels in most products except cotton which he has not yet grown.
Rendezvous Mountain in Wilkes County will become a state park after Judge T B Finley donated the land many years ago. The D A R plans an October 14 acceptance event with Judge Finley and Governor Ehringhaus speaking, plus bronze tablets donated by Mrs Sydney Perry Cooper. A Civilian Conservation Camp works at the mountain foot building roads and trails.
In Lenoir housing is so tight that families occupy tents while realtors seek homes. John Gibbons, with Southern Public Utilities, reports no vacant houses or rooms, noting May vacancies of 28 but none now. Ten families seek housing as some buyers hold up moves.
In Atlanta Judge John Cone set a $10 fine for wisecracks in a drunk and disorderly case. A young woman defendant quipped about drinks, and the judge ordered $17 for the charge plus $10 for the joke, as she was led away by officers.
The crowd in Nazareth confronts Jesus as a prophet not welcomed at home. He reads from Isaiah and states the scripture fulfilled, sparking a tense silence and a warning that no prophet is accepted in his own country. The piece closes with announcements about the society’s talks on North Carolina archaeology and Southeast tribes.
An editor argues that prohibition did not harm temperance or improve morals. He notes states voting to repeal the eighteenth amendment show no body blow to temperance. He urges focusing on raising children and avoiding legislate morality as the failed approach continues.
Tampico officials estimate over 300 dead from the storm and flood with more than 3 000 injured, as relief workers warn totals could rise past 500 dead and 5 000 injured. About 10 000 homeless prepare to flee amid rising rivers under martial law after looters were executed.
Special notices announce an auction for livestock on Saturday October 14 1933 at 2 p m at W H Sims residence Blowing Rock 10 cows aged 2 to 8 years and possibly other stock with 1 2 cash down and balance May 1 with mortgage or secured note Also sale of six purebred Hereford heifers bred to a line bred bull for October 1 delivery and six purebred bull calves contact R G Shipley Vilas NC
Mrs. J. Smith McBride and children of Sherwood express thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and flowers after the death of their husband and father. They especially appreciate the kindness of Boone people and county officials.
September 1933 weather report from the Co operative Station at Appalachian State Teachers College records average max 78, min 57, mean 68, with a 21 degree daily range and a high of 84 on the 25th. Lowest 42 on the 22nd. Total precipitation 2.25 inches. 0.65 inches in 24 hours on the 16th. 11 days with measurable rain, 14 clear, 13 partly cloudy, 3 cloudy. High winds on the 18th 20th and 21st.
The North Carolina Archaeological Society will meet Saturday October 7 at Greystone Court Burnham Standish Colburns residence in Asheville area. Speakers include Dr. John R. Swanton and Neil M. Judd from Washington museums with possible appearance by Dr. Warren K. Morehead. Local speakers also scheduled.
May God's richest blessings rest on all of our friends who assisted us in the sickness and death of our wife, daughter and sister. For the floral offering, which was profuse, we are also very grateful. W. B. Estes Mrs. Emma Coffey Gragg Mrs. Ira Gragg Hollifield. We wish to thank our friends for their many kindnesses during the illness and death of our baby son, also for the many floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Brown.
General Macias telegraphed President Rodriguez about rising Ta mesi and Panuco rivers flooding Tampico. City 80 percent damaged with only twenty houses standing in Ciudad Madero. Health authorities ordered free typhus inoculation to combat disease. Mount Vernon Singing Class to perform at Henson's Chapel Methodist Church on Sunday night October 8 at 7.00.
William V. Pender, 32, a British subject claiming service in the British Army, sought hospital aid for a mysterious tropical illness contracted in Africa. Doctors diagnosed the condition as dandruff, according to hospital superintendent Dr Walter Goodale.
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