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New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
Speakin s
Of S ports

The Plainville Blues football team
" without q game for Sunday ana
would like 10 hear from any man.
aver for = contest either in Plail,-
vile or on the road. The Blues
we're scheduled to play the Echoes
Qf Meriden but the Silver City team
cancelled the engagement last night.
Charles Diggle is the Plainville
manager and he can be reached by
telephone.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
hockey TEAMS IN
Line Of UPSETS
Poor Combinations Of Last Year
Show Surprising Strength

New York, Nov. Is R-Three
teams that finished In the doldrums
of the National Hockey league last
season seemingly have served no.
tice in the opening games of the
1899 campaign that they will be
very much in the running this year.
The seven other league members
also indicated through last nights
games that they again would make
1t a hard fight for the champion
ship.
Perhaps the greatest sensation
was the showing OF the greatly
altered New FORK Americans. who
fought through 20 minutes OF high
speed to q scoreless tie with the
Ottawa Senators. Fine goal tending
by Flat" Walsh OF the Americans
and Alex Connell Of the Senators
ended all the efforts Of the fast
skating forwards.
Another revamped team. Chicago.
did not find itself until the final
period and came out on the short
end Of 2 to 0 game against Toronto.
Toward the end the Blackhawks
found an effective combination and
kept Lorne Chabot on the move to
prevent a score. Two newcomers
to the league. Andy Blair and Shorty
Horne. made q fine start on their
task Of putting the Leafs back into
the spotlight by scoring the two
goals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates reversed
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

the predictions that they would b
the weaklings of the league by hat.
Ting the Bostoon Bruins through .
full 50 minutes before Boston fnAl.
ly pulled out to 0 victory In the
overtime period. The first capacity
crowd on record at Pittsburgh saw
the game.
At Montreal the Canadiens cap.
tured the first game Of their intrss
city rivalry with the Maroons by .
3 to l count. After a slow start
the teams staged another Of their
many battles before $4,000 fans. the
full capacity Of the forum. Two
goals in the final period gave the
fiying. Frenchmen the victory.
The worlds champion New York
Rangers got off to a good start by
stopping the Detroit Cougars to take
to 0 game.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
than the home club had IN select
ing the officials.

Two = the best and most popu-
lar roller hockey players in the cir
cult are lost to the game for con-
siderable period. BIB" Boucher.
star forward on the local team suf-
fered broken leg last Saturday anu
he will be away from the game for
at leass four weeks. He was in
training when the accident happeh-
ed. He was jumping fence and
turned on his leg.
Art st. Aubin, forward on the
Hartford team has just been cper-
ated on for hernia. He will be out
for at least three weeks.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
Drowned in River
After Auto Accident

Shelburne Falls. Mass. Nov. l6 R
A man whom the police believed
was William l.. kaefer Of Boston
and North Adams. was drowned in
his automobile here last night when
it crashed through fence and
dropped into the Deerfield river
The machine was hoisted from the
river after the spillways had been
opened and the river partially drain
ed. Three raincoats were found in
the Ger with Kaefer and It was
feared that others may have occu-
pied the machine with him. No 9TH
er bodies were found.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
MRS. HUDDLESTON TRAINS
AGAIN FOR CHANNEL SWIM
American Endurance Swimmer Was
Only Woman Entry TO Finish
in Catalina Event.

Hamilton, Bermuda. Nov. 16 Up
Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, American
endurance swimmer, in Bermuda 10
spend the winter. says she will try
to swim the English channel from
France to England and from Eng
land to France next spring.
Mrs. Huddleston was the only
woman entry in the Catalina swim
TO finish and took one of the prizes.
She swan 60 hours in an outdoor
tank at coney Island and has a rec
ord of SO hours in an indoor tank.
She hopes to beat both records
while here.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
asaaers
RETURNS TO TEAM .

Some much-needed weight was
gained by the South church Juniors
last night with the return of Fred
Ritter. first-string guard of last
year. After q few minutes of scrim-
mage. Ritter was placed in the reg
ular lineup at center. displacins
Red" Hattinss. Hattings was NOV
ed back to guard and Mira was
temporarily relegated to the second
team. but Mira and Anderson are
still neck-and meek for the one
guard position open. The Juniors
will open their season next Thurs
day with the Celtics. while on Thurs
day. December s. they will play the
MohaWks.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
DISPUTE CLAIM

Norwich. Nov. 16 P}-The claim
of Niagara Engine Co., of New Lon
don, founded in 1S4S, to be the old.
est existing fire company in the
state is disputed by the Yantic Fire
Engine company of this town. The
Yantic company secured its charter
in May. 1S47. was organized in July
ofJthat year and is still in active
service.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
HUNT SCORES ANOTHER
EARLY ROUND KNOCKOUT
Oklahoma Heavyweight Contender
Puts Romero ROjas to Sleep
In Second Round.

Tulsa, Okla. Nov. 16.oR1Babe
Hunt. heavyweight contender Of
Ponca City. Okla. had another early
round knockout fight to his credit
today. while Quintin Romero Rojas.
Chilean heavyweight whom Hunt
knocked out in the second round
last night. was under suspension by
the city athletic commission.
In suspending and filming Rojas
$500 the commission charged the
Chilean was out of condition and did
not put forth his best efforts.
Hunt floored Rojas for the count
of three in the opening round. then
put him away after a minute Of box
ing In the second round.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
LEAVES FOR BUFFALO

Boston, Nov. 16 (uP)-The unde-
feated Boston College eleven left
here last night for Buffalo. N. Y,
where it will clash Saturday with
the also unbeaten Canisius team.
Thirty-two players comprised the
Eagles squad.
George Wilczewski. veteran guard
probably will not be able to play be-
cause of an injured thigh.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

Portland ranked second in par
figures.
DIR. o. i. Willing, Portland anna
tour. shared third place with Ben
Richter of st. Louis with 1873 and
Johnny Farrell. United States open
champion, and Phil Taylor of Vic
toria. b. c., were tied for fourth
with "a strokes.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

Some years ago. the manager OF
a Hartford team spent more money
than he received at the gate SO that
he could put team on the field
that would beat New Britain. Man
ager Brott of the Giants is dom:
nearly the same thing for this Sua-
days game.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
ESPINOSA LEADS IN
OREGON TOURNAMENT
Chicago Golfer Finishes First rs
Holes Two Under Par iu
5000 Event.

Portland, Ore, Nov. Is P)-With
20, two strokes under par. made
the first Is holes OF the $1,000 Ore
gon golf tournament here, Abe Es-
pinosa of Chicago today held a
strategic advantage over the field
of 102 entrants in the first of the
major west coast winter tourna-
ments.
Walter Hagen. Johnny Golden Of
Paterson, N. j.: Ed Dudley Of Hol-
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16
AMERICANS TAKE TITLE
IN RUMANIAN net MEET
For the First Time In Tennis His
tory Mixed Doubles Titles Comes
to This Country.

Bucharest, Nov. Is R-For the
fidst time in the history of tennis in
Rumania, the mixed doubles cham
pionship is held by Americans.
Mrs. Robert r. Patterson of Ann
Arbor. Michigan, and John H. Mac
Veagh. OF Washington, d. c., and
New York city. successfully de-
feated opponents from Czechoslo-
vakia. Germany. Rumania and
Yugoslavia, in the international
championship event. thereby bring
ing the title cup to the American
legation.
Mrs. Patterson is the wife of
Robert K. Patterson. second secre-
tary of the United States legation
at Bucharest. and Mr.. MacVeagh is
first secretary Of the legation.
Mrs. Patterson thus completed
her personal share of winning Ru-
manian championship, since she
holds the 1929 woman's golf cham
pionship Of Rumania.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

New Britain football fans are ex-
pressing disgust at the activities OF
the Hartford Giants manager In
securing lineup of stars for the
second game with the Nutmegs Of
this city Sunday. Evidently. 1t il
the same old story-Beat New Brit
ain at any cost.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

The Giants want to sign Johnny
Grip for their backfield. New Brit
ain used him last Sunday. If Grip
plays with Hartford, New Britain's
signals will have to he changed.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-16

New Britain hasn't added any
extra men to the squad for Hart
ford. The Nutmegs will take the
field practically the same as they
did three weeks ago and it Is our
guess that New Britain will win re-
sardless of the Grahams. Rooneys
or others who will play with Hart
ford.
The Giants want to sign Johnny
Grip for their backfield. New Brit
ain used him last Sunday. If Grip
plays with Hartford, New Britain's
signals will have to he changed.
This thing of playing with team
oil season and then in critical
series for the state championship
loading up with stars. to US takes
all the good out of game. Should
Hartford win Sunday, and, OF course
stranger things than that have hap
pened, we can't see how the. Giants
can claim the victory.
To be conducted rightly, the
teams as they played all season
should be stacked up against each
OF her in a series. Because one team
wins the first game is no reason
why the other team should change
its entire lineup.
'Zev" Graham hasn't been play
Ing football this season. He has
been coaching all along and has kept
himself in good condition. Playing
one game season, however. isn't
going to keep man sharpened ur
to what the fans will expect of him
Graham isn't even going to prac'
tice more than once with Hartford
He has the signals and plays on pa
per and may be able to dope them
out all right that way. Their actual
use under fire will be a totally diff.
ferent thing. however.
We understand that Mann will
referee again this coming Sunday
If that is the case, the managers al
the local team have certainly beer
asleep on the job We have Otter
wondered what right team other
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
A Thousand More Ewes
are Needed in Watauga
By W. L. WINKLER

While driving around over Wat
auga county, l have noticed that we
are almost out of cattle and have
but few sheep for the grass we are
growing. There are more fields
grown up with grass and weeds than
ever before in the history of the
county.
What are we farmers going to do?
Our money crop is our grazing. We
have no cotton, no tobacco, no
manufacturing interests. 1--WE must
in some way arrange for some mon
ey crop.
From experience, find there is
nothing we can raise that brings as
rapid returns as sheep. If you pay
$12 for eve the wool will pay her
keep and as prices of lambs have
been for the past three years, the
lambs will bring around $40 which
means profit for your grass. 1t is
better than bank stock or building
and loan.
We are raising plenty of pota-
toes, cabbage, and apples, but no
one crop is sufficient; we must en-
large our facilities for making
money.
The county needs one thousand
ewes and can easily Craze them. l
have found where we can buy them
delivered at a good price. We can
buy fifteen hundred from this party.
They are sold on a guarantee and
are of fine Shropshire and Hamp-
shire stock.
The Watauga County Bank is
very much interested in this propo-
sition and will give all the encour-
agement possible to help put this
plan over. I am sure the other
banks will assist in the financing.
I will be in Boone Saturday,
September 29, to meet all who are
interested in sheep buying.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
RESULTS OF POLL
FAVOR HOOVER
Over Two Million Votes are Cast in
Six Straw Polls Without Showing
any Wide Lead; Smith Gains on
Hoover

The results of the nationwide
presidential poll being conducted by
1000 country newspapers in every
section of the country, if it sheds
any light on the political situation at
all, would indicate that the race for
the presidency this year is to be an
unusually close one. To date the
score stands: Hoover 563,176;
Smith, 556,104. The combined re-
suits of this poll together with those
being conducted by the Hearst
newspapers, Yonkers IN. W Her.
aid, New York Daily News, the
Pathfinder and the Farm Journal
total more than two million. Of
these votes Hoover has 1,182,192,
and Smith 1,096,53
In the nationwide poll it is in
dicated that 101, ,232 former Demo,
Gratis are voting for Hoover and
65,056 former Republicans expect to
support Smith. The new results
considerably lessen Hoover's lead,
which he has held consistently since
the voting began several weeks ago.
A week ago he had almost 50 per
cent of the vote cast, while this
week his lead is only six-tenths of
one per cent, representing a change
of more than 10000. In the COM
bined six polls the Republican can
didate's lead represents 51.S per
cent of the total vote cast.
1t seems that those who in the
past have made election day figures
from straw polls, will have difficult
ty in surmising this time which
way the wind is really blowing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
Will Rogers Says:

The voters now go to the polls in
an automobile but they don't carry
any more in their heads than the
old timer that went there on mule,
so the old Bunk that you cannot
fool the voter is the biggest Bunk
there is; he has been fooled all his
life and he will always be fooled.
AS the presidential candidate for.
the "Anti-Bunk" party l refuse to
employ such old party campaign
methods. l am Frank and Earnest.
The politician tells the people that
81 don't have to tell you people
what our party stands for. We rely
on your sober judgment. We rest
our case on your intelligence"
Then he goes on for two hours more
telling them what his party stands
for.
l don't care how smart their. au-
dience was, they couldn't possibly
know "What their party stood for"
The supreme court with all it's di-
vided knowledge couldn't tell you
what either party "stood for"
They both stand for election"
That's about the only thing that you
can safely say they are for, in fact
they will both "stand for' almost
murder, if they can only get in.
We are more "smart Alec" than
we ever were, but we are no smart
er. We read more and we hear
more over the radio, but the stuff
we read, the stuff we hear don't
make us any smarter.
For the people that write it, and
the ones that talk it out over the
radio are no smarter than the ones
that used to have to hand down the
dope for our old forefathers.
There is just as many half wits
voting Republican today because
their fathers voted that way as
there ever was. There is just as
many voting Democratic because
they have heard their folks tell
about how the Republicans treated
them during the war, as there ever
was.
IL CilC NOCCI 10 etS oiilaIG 90 ChNy
say, why do they have to tell him
anything, why do the have itera-
ture, and campaigns, and speeches?
Why does each party have to spend
four million dollars trying to buy
votes with propaganda?
The oldest form Bunk in the
world is to say how ''well informed
the voters are and that they can't
be misled by our opponents" We
have bathtubs, airships, four wheel
brakes, reducing pills, manicurists,
mems corsets and prohibition.
But l doubt if at any time during
the history Of the world were we
ever as down right dumb as we are
today. will Rogers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
A. j. GREENE REAPPOINTED
ON COUNTY WELFARE BOARD

Prof. A. ]. Greene of Boone has
been reappointed member of the
Watauga county board of charities
and public welfare in recognition of
his services during his former term.
The appointment, which was made
by the state board of charities and
public welfare, is for a term of
three years. Other members of the
county board are Rev. James P.
Burke Of Vale Crucis and Mrs. 1.
G. Greer of Boone, whose terms do
not expire until 1929 and 1880.
The duties of the county board
are to advise with and assist the
state board in the work of the
county, and to act in a general adj
visory capacity to the county and
municipal authorities in dealing with
questions of dependency and delin-
qeuncy, distribution of the poor
funds, and social conditions gener-
ally.
The law provides for meeting of
the county board of charities and
public WELFARE at least once month.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
FLORIDA VILLAGE OF 400,
WIPED OUT BY STORM

West Palm Beach, Fla, Sept. %.
Pelican Bay, village of approx
imately 400 Inhabitants, was wiped
out by the hurricane of last Sum
day and relief workers returning
tonight expressed the opinion that
few, if any, of the inhabitants, sur
viyed.
A rescue expedition. penetrated a
point opposite the little settlement
today and found 200 bodies, just
across the water from the destroyed
village. They did not reach the viii
lage itself.
The village. nestled on one side
of bay leading into the lake, had
been overlooked as rescuers plunged
into other stricken areas, until yes
terday when Governor John W.
Martin asked what conditions were
there.
Today the story was unfolded,
when a relief expedition reached
the side of the bay opposite the set
tlement and beneath piles of debris
found the bodies of 200 of the viii
lagos inhabitants.
With the Pelican Bay tragedy
unfolded, the death list tonight was
said officially to stand at 1000
with so per cent of the victims ne
groes.
Officials estimated that the final
count of dead from the storm would
reach 1,500 Bodies of 724 victims
have been buried here, II of them
white persons.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
AT COVE CREEK, BETHEL AND
WILLOWDALE

Homecoming Day will be observ-
ed Sunday at Cove Creek Baptist
church. The Rev. r. C. Eggers will
preach at the II o'clock hour of
worship.
At Willowdale church, Rev. Levi
Greene is the speaker for the II
o'clock hour of worship.
At Bethel church, Rev. G. w.
Trivett is the preacher at the IL
o'clock hour.
Each church is observing home
coming day in cooperation with
the Three Forks association. An all
day program in each church will be
rendered by both local and outside
talent, which will be worshipful,
inspirational and profitable to all
who attend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
ELKLAND NEWS

Elkland, Sept. 22.-The Elkland
high school opened on September 8
with an enrolment of 130 pupils.
This number has now been raised
to 140.
Messrs. Earl and Wade Miller,
who have been in Wilmington dur
ing the past summer, spent last
week with their parents here. Earl
has returned to his work in Will
mington and Wade has entered
State college, where he is senior
State Highway No. SO from Todd
to West jefferson has just been
treated with tar and rock, and is
in excellent condition. The same
treatment will be given the highway
to Boone, work beginning this
week.
Mr.. Herbert Estep has returned to
State College, where he is soph-
omore in the engineering school.
Mrs. NJ M. Wall is seriously ill in
Statesville hospital.
Rev. Mr.. Winkler, who is to as
sumo the pastorate of South Oak
Baptist church, has moved into this
community.
There will be pie supper at the
Elkland high school on Saturday
night, September 20. The receipts
will go to the general school fund
Everyone is cordially invited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
Sunday is Homecoming
Day in Baptist Churches

Sunday, September 80, will be
observed as Home Coming Day in
the churches of the Three Forks
Baptist association. A special pro-
gram has been arranged for the va
rious churches. The exercises will
begin in the morning, with Sunday
school and preaching at IL o'clock,
followed by picnic dinner at noon.
The afternoon will be taken up with
discussions on various phases of
church activities. All members and
former members of all the churches
are invited and urged to attend
the services.
At the Boone Baptist church,
Rev. DR.. Will o. Gordon will be
the speaker at the II o'clock hour,
preceded by Sunday school and a
historic sketch of the church by
Prof. D. D. Dougherty. The even
ing service will consist of talks by
various members of the church, the
full program being as follows:
Morning Service
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Church History, by Prof. D. D.
Dougherty.
IL a. m.-Sermon, "The New
Testament Church." by DR.. Will O.
Gordon.
Evening Service, 1880
1. Old-time singing.
2. "The men and women that
have meant much to our church," by
W. D. Farthing.
3. "New problems of our church,"
by Smith Hagaman.
A. what my church has meant
to me-" by J. F. Moore.
5. causes of backsliding," D. ].
Cottrell.
Pastor Hicks extends a cordial
invitation to every member and
"every friend of the church to be
with us and help to make this a
helpful day for our church."
Following is the program for the
fifth Sunday meeting at Oak Grove
Baptist church, Sunday, September
30th:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27

Jefferson, Sept. 22.-Clyde R.
Hoey Of Shelby addressed the great
est political gathering ever seen in
Ashe county today in the courthouse
in advocating the election of Cover
nor Smith. He defended Smiths
record and pleaded for Democrats
to remain faithful to the party. Aft
er the address the following county
ticket was nominated: Representa-
tive, T. T. Mcneil; sheriff, w. E.
Mcneil; register Of deeds, c. F.
Neal; commissioners, Emmet Reeves
b. F. Kilby and j. M. Scott.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
HODGES GAP NEWS

Miss Kate Hodges will leave last
of the month for Baltimore, Md,
where she will spend the winter
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hodges spent
the weekend with Mrs. Hodges,
aunt, Mrs. Alice Hayes, on Brushy
Fork.
Misses Rita and Sallie Hodges
and Messrs. Jerry Wilson and
Claude Isaacs spent Sunday with
Miss Clara Greene at Deep Gap.
Miss Reta Hodges has had as
her guest for the past week, Miss
Clara Greene of Deep Gap.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
POLITICAL EVENTS
OF THEPAST WEEK
Highlights of Political Activity of
Both Major Parties Summarized
From Recent News Dispatches
From Over the Country
Hoover Upholding c. o. p. Policies

Hoover Opholding> c. o. p. Policies
Washington, Sept. 22.-Herbert
Hoover declared eunequivocally to-
day that his campaign is not one of
opposition, but one in favor of the
issues and candidates in the Re-
publican party.
His statement was contained in
an address to delegation from
Maryland, the first public pro-
nouncement he had made since his
Democratic opponent, Alfred E.
Smith, opened fire on the Republi-
can party in his address at Okla
homa City last Thursday night.
"We are now in a great cam
paign," Hoover said. ..'Our campaign
is based upon our issues. 1t is not
campaign of opposition. 1t is a
campaign in favor of the issues and
candidates in the Republican party"
Before the meeting with the
Maryland delegation, consisting of
40 county and ward chairmen of the
Hoover r-GoldsbQrough League of
Maryland, the Republican presiden-
tial candidate spent more than an
hour and a half at the White House
discussing the general political sit
uation with President Coolidge, who
returned today from a visit to his
native state of Vermont and New
England. Beyond the statement
that "the general situation" had
been gone over at the White House
there was no announcement con-
cerning the conference.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-09-27
AT OAK GROVE
Morning-9.3O


2. Sunday school.
8. Reading the history of the
church.
a. Sermon" The New Testament
Church." by Rev. E. D. Greene.
5. Dinner served on the grounds.
Afternoon-1:30
6. Old-time songs.
T. How to make our church more
friendly, by j. C. Hodges.
s. How to improve our church
services, Rev. W. D. Ashley.
9. What my church means to
me, by Mrs. j. W. Greene and W..
M. Hodges.
10. Elements of growth in church
members, by Cleve Gross.
II. Causes of back-sliding, by
J. w. Hodges.
The public is cordially invited.