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the Watauga democrat
DECEMBER 28, 192Z
(3e Watauga cmacrat.
JL C RIVERS, Editor and Owner.
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N. C. as second class mail matter.
Thursday December 28, 1922'
RIGHTEOUS GIVING
The citizenship of Boone is justly
, proud of the efforts of their worthy
Mayor Mr. Edward N. Hahn, in be
half of our unfortunate poor during
1 the season of Christmas cheer.
Mr. Hahn, assisted by Miss Hazel
. Carriger of his firm, started a fund
' last week with which to fill the "emp
ty stockings" in Boone and vicinity.
The people of the town contributed
to the fund with no little enthusiasm
and then Mayor Hahn got a list of
the people who neended help, and
when the fund was no more, took
the cash from his own pocket to de
fray the additional expense of mak
ing Christmas merry. The gifts were
many and varied, in one instance Mr.
Hahn provided good and serviceable
shoes for each member of a family
of six children. Different other items
of wearing apparel were furnished to j
1923
jX& GREETING Sdfcv
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WATAUGA'S MONEY CROPS
Will WUu Ute Her Natural Ad-
vantages?
REV. WAGNER REESE SPEAKS
OF NEW IMPROVEMENTS
We have received a letter from the
j Reverend Wagner A. Reese now of
Norwood, Ky., formerly of Watauga
who at one time worked with and
was a main spring in the Democrat
force. We always like to hear from
Wagner, and give our readers some
extracts from his letter.
"I have been reading with inter
est of the wonderful improvements
in the Democrat office. I well re
member when we laid aside the old
Washington Hand Press for the cyl
inder, and little then did I think that
so soon it would be set aside for a
larger and better one. And too to
think that in the Democrat office no
more type is set in the old way, but
that the old news stands have given
BOONE SENIOR B. Y. P. U.
way to the best lineotype (pshaw,
the destitute for miles around! to- forgotten how to spell it) of the
l n.1 l . I dav. All these thines seem like a
geuier wiui every sun ui nulla, can
dies, nuts and trinkets that are so
universally associated by the kiddies
with Christmas morn, and so far as
is known there were none who did
not enjoy the day in this section.
Mr. Hahn has in this case exhib
ited the sort of spirit characteristic
of a Christian gentlemen, has given
some of the right sort of gifts and
we feel honored that such a man is
at the head of affairs in our good
little town.
Watauga is an agricultural county
Most of the money that is spent in
the county comes from produce that
has been hauled down the mountain
in wagons and trucks. On coming to
this county I found that the trou
ble was not that you didn t have stuff
to sell, but that you had no place to
sell it. Your nearest markets were
too fat iway and they were glutted
with your produce.
As I met the farmers of the coun
ty the main question was "Can you
help us sell our cabbage and pota
toes?" My work seemed to have been
already laid out.
I found that it had already been
proven that wo could grow as good
seed potatoes as those from anywher?
and that there was a market for all
that we could produce. It is only a
question of growing them and put
ting them on the market in the shape
that the market wants them. The
price is good. "
As to cabbage, I have visited a
dozen towns in the state and talked
Watauga cabbage. I find that the
customer wants them and says "they
are the best in the world," but I
find that the dealer does not want
to handle them. He says there is no
uniformity about them, all kinds are
I take this opportunity to announce
our fifth Sunday meeting December
31, our last meeting in old 1922 and
I sincerely believe it is as interesting
topic as we have had during the year
Topic Missionary Meeting China
The Sleeping Giant Now Awake. It
was on March 10th, 1912, ten years
ago, that China arose like a big sleepy
giant fully awakened and threw off
the shackles of her old hide-bound
government, and became the republic
of China! Christianity, Western civi
lization, modern education and spirit
of progress had, sufficiently gripped
the young men of China to accom
plish this miracle.
Of course China is not yet efficient
as a republic. Doubtless more than
three hundred million of her four
hundred million people have not yet
heard of the change- of government.
But the progressive centers are alive
to it. It took the United States a hun
dred years and more to become effi
cient as a democracy. Mexico has
been trying for a hundred years and
has not yet succeeded. How could the1
oldest and biggest nation of the earth
having back of them 5000 years of
conservatism and autocracy do more
than make a start in ten years? How
many people is four hundred Million?
It is about equal to double all the
population of the United States, Can
p.?', Mexico, Central and South Am
erica. There are twice as many peo
THE HOLIDAYS IN BOONE
The Christmas holidays in Boone
passed off in a most pleasant manner.
The day was ideal and hardly a cloud
visible to mar its beauty, which ap
peared more as spring weather than
that of mid-winter. There were ser
vices at both churches at 11 a. m.
on Sunday and in the evening at the
court house, The Methodist Sunday
School rendered a most pleasing pro
gram, after which candies, fruits, etc.
were served to the entire membership
of the school, all of which were most
enjoyable. ' .
There was a perfect restful still
ness that hovered over the town on
Christmas day, the hush being bro
ken only by the thud, thud, of the
( engine in The Democrat office and a
few workmen in the Quails Block
who were striving to get their work
completed before winter weather,
which we are sure to have soon,
breaks upon us in its fury. The more
fortunate ones had provided for a
Christmas feast and others were in
vited to partake of the splendid vi
ands, for which Boone is noted, es
pecially on occasions like the one
just passed. All the little children
were happy over the loads and toads
of nice things Santa had brought
then, this being one of the great
pleasures parents have during the
Christmas season.
All business houses were closed
during the day, the hard-worked ow
ners and employees taking the day
off for perfect rest and recreation.
whkh, The Democrat hopes was en
joyed to the fullest after their stren
uous labors for the past few weeks.
Indeed, Boone is to be congratula
ted upon the splendid manner in
which the holidays were observed.
day. All these things seem like a
dream to me; I can't realize they're
true. But if they are please accept
my hearty congratulations, ha! It
would indeed be a pleasure to me to
step into the new office, and behold
with my own eyes the marvelous
change. Having been in the past
connected with The Democrat work
ing force, I feel that there is no one
outside your own family more de
lighted with the growth and improve
ment of the Democrat than I. May
all the way ahead be bright for the
good paper and it's good editor, is
my sincere wish.
"But . I must not forget the Job
Printing Department. By the way,
tell James and Robert, those "Pio
neer Printers" that I am truly glad
that they have an up-to-date shop
in Boone. Indeed you folks are
the Pioneer Printers of Boone and
Watauga and have faithfully stuck
to it through thick and thin. Now
that Boone is coming to the front
it is nothing but fair that you "drink
the cream" in the printing business
of the town and county. Here's to
you boys, for a wonderful success.
Go to it, while your preacher buddie
yells '.'Amen."
"Last of all I enclose $1.00 for
another year's subscription. .
Always your friend,
WAGNER A. REESE."
mixed together, and most of them
too large. They say that they prefer I pie in China as there are in both
to handle the Virginia or New ioric;North and South America. Septem
AS TO CONTRIBUTIONS
No town or village is too small but
that it can have some nature of fire
protection, if only a vol! trained
' bucket brigade ; a Email chemic.il ex
tinguisher on wheels; chemical fire
extinguishers in all leading build
ings and homes. Either of these
might save the town. Let us not
wait until our buildings burn before
we begin to think of fire protection.
SILVERSTONE HAPPENINGS
Miss Nettie Greer who is teaching
at Boone and Miss Emma Mast who
is teaching near Concord, N. C. are
spending the holidays at home.
1 Misses Daisy Mast, Nora Mast and
Hazel McGuire, students at the A. T.
S. are all home for the holidays.
Messrs Sam Horton and Scott Swift
frequent Sunday evening visitors in.
Silverstone, were here again last Sun
day. We would be delighted to have
the y'9ur.g men ns permanent citizens
but we give them fair warning not to
take the girls out of the community.
We can't give them up.
The Bible class for the older people
which meets Sunday afternoons is one
of the most interesting features of
the week's program at Silverstone.
' The B. Y. P. U. here now has a
membership of 66 and is well atten
ded.' In addition to the regular work
aa interesting Christmas program was
well rendered last Sunday afternoon
with Ethel Wilson group captain. '
' We oldor people were all invited.
' We have had an exceptionally good
public school this year, taught by Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Dotson, and N. T. Byers
It closed last Friday with commence
, mont exercises that spoke well' for
teachers and pupils.
Misses Lillie Lawrence and Ethel
paact are homo from Granite Falls.
If you've got a thing that's happy .
Boil it down.
Make it short and crisp and' snappy
Boil it down.
When your brain its coin has minted
Down the page your pen has sprinted
If you want your effort printed,
Boil it down.
Take out every surplus letter,
Boil it down.
Fewer syllables the better,
Boil it down.
Make your meaning plain express it
So we'll know, not merely guess it;
Then, my friend, ere you address it,
Boil it down.
cabbage because they know whati
they are going to get before they
come. I also find that there is a
vast amount of sauer kraut used in
North Carolina, practically every
groceryman handling it. Again the
merchant could not handle Watauga
kraut because it was not in packages
he could carry. At the same time I
fin! people all over the State who
have eaten Watauga sauer kraut and
prone iiice it the best they have ever
tasted.
It does seem to me that since we
have the things the folks want and
are willing to pay for, that it is up
to us to put them in the kind of pack
age and in the quantity that the
merchant will handle, so that the
people of the whole state can get a
chance to enjoy our products, and
we to enjoy the proceeds from their
sale.
In order to ship uniform first class
cabbage it is necessary to have some
way to dispose of the off sizes. The
logical conclusion is sauer kraut. In
vestigations indicate that the man
ufacture of kraut is as profitable as
the sale of cabbage. As soon as the
word kraut was mentioned someone
said "Neal Blair." I am satisfied that
as many as fifty people in the coun
ty have recommended Mr. Blair to
be the best qualified man to super
vise the kraut making for Watauga.
I met a lady in Monroe the other
day who said : "Oh yes, you are from
Watauga where they make Blair
kraut." On the strength of this evi
dence Mr. Blair wa3 recommended
to the State Authorities as a "sauer
kraut expert." He was employed by
the state extension division on part
time as' sauer kraut specialist, work
ing under the Horticultural Division,
and was sent to Ohio and Michigan
to study the manufacture of kraut
on a large scale. He is back now and
believes we can do it here. He knows
that his own kraut business has been
profitable and that it will be more
so when conducted on a large scale.
Now the question is up to you.
Do the farmers and other citizens
of Watauga want to undertake this
, thing? A plan by which they can
market their cabbage at Boone (the
ber records show that the Southern
Baptists had 462 missionaries in the
foreign fields, while we have 253
missionaries, over one half of our
entire force, in this great nation.
Just think of this, it only gives us
one Southern Baptist missionary to
every 1,600,000 people in China.
These records should give us an
idea of how bad we need more good
old faithful missionaries. Let us
strive to help train more of our Chris
tian people to this service. Now the ;
sleeping giant is awake! Who? Where j
How; stirring atones tola fcunaay
night in B. Y. P. U. Come and bring
a friend. Meeting at six o'clock.
HERMAN WILCOX.
Democrat Ads Bring Eesults
A New- Year
Message to you
As the year 1 922 is about to be numbered
with the past, and as we stand together at
the portals of the New Year, we wish to ex
press to our many friends and customers our
sincere appreciation for the many courtesies
shown us during the past twelve months, in
the way of liberal patronage, for we have
enjoyed the pleasant business relations that
have existed between us, and have done our
best to render you good service and give you .
good goods at the most reasonable prices
we could offer ,
It is our earnest desire that the New Year
may bring you even greater joy and prosper
ity than any one through which you have
passed, and we solicit your future patronage
solely upon our merits.
make money, but what we want is;
for the farmers to promote the bus-:
iness and get all the money for them-:
selves that the cabbage will bring.!
One hundred and fifty progressive
farmers and business men can get
the organization going ar.d more will
come in as the business grows.
If you ara in town next Monday,
the first Monday in January, come
in and let's talk the matter over. !
JOHN B. STEELE
County Agent.
WE HAVE SOME ODDS AND ENDS OF
OUR BIG CHRISTMAS LINE THAT WE
ARE GOING TO CLOSE OUT AT RE
MARKABLY LOW PRICES. PERFECT
LY GOOD MERCHANDISE, BUT WE
ARE WILLING TO SELL IT CHEAP.
THESE BARGAINS WON'T LAST
So' DONT WAIT TOO LONG
Davidson Dept. Stores
SE3CBZ333!
Cut out all the extra trimmings,
Boil it down.
Skim it well, then skim the skimmings' most central place) in as large quan
boi! ii uown , ntics as they want to grow, .1 buti-l
When you're sure 'twould be a sin to ness controlled by you through the 1
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THE ENTIRE STOCK FORMERLY OWNED BY MR.
CLARENCE A. ELLIS WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE
AT PUBLIC AUCTION AT THE ELLIS BUILDING ON
Cut another sentence in two,
Send it on and we'll begin to
Boil it down.
Midland Methodist.
! D:r?ctors you ?k".t xuz b??':j kept
aiid the r.'.wi'iCy l.;i tiled by a bonded
Secretary-Treasurer appointed by
1 your Directors. There is c nir.rket for
j all that we want to grow end wo
I know that produce can be handled
j in large quantities cheaper and to
j -hotter s c!lin advantage than when
s?lfh ffl fMHl tln-i1 lsif Vii- men nvi.l ,
Boone First lo days of eacfc month in comi)etition with Lcr other far.
NeV land-Last 10 days of each month mer What are we tQ do about
Ante or phone to Boone or it? 0nc or t(V0 men C0llld do this
Newland for appointmencs tning as a private proposition and
hono
AY JANUARY 1
1923
R. D. JENNINGS
DENTIST
Offices at Boone and Newland
LADY 60T SO WEAK
COULD SCARCELY STAND
After Suffering From Many Female Troubles Bis Lady Heard of
Gardul and Took It, Slra Says, "Until I Was Well."
COMES AND GOES
1 The record shows that the old year
1 foes out and the new year comes In
; regardless of who M looking, so yon
aalght as well get your, usual sleep. .
"OOME TIME AGO," says Mrs.
' Bucna McFarland, of R. F. D. 2,
Bostlc, N. C, "I suffered a great
deal with weakness common to women.
I had bearing-down pains, my sides and
back hurt, and my limbs drew. I would
get so weak in my knees I could scarcely
stand.
! "I was very nervous, and could not
rest I didn't feel like eating. I grew
thin, and did not have ambition for any
thing. "1 had been trVing other remedies...,
but did not get any better.
"Some one told us of Caithd, and
what K was recommended for. 1 also
took a Ladies Birthday Almanac and
read of a case something like mine. I
told my husband to get It and I would
try it .
"I saw a great improvement after the
the first bottle (of Cardui), so I kept it up
until I was well. Now I am the picture
of health."
Thousands of other women have writ
ten, to tell of the beneficial results ob
tained by takihg Cardui, and to recom
mend tt to others. f
Cardui has stood the test of extensive
use, for more than forty years, m the
treatment of troubles common to women.
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beginning at 10 o'cJock
This Stock as is generally known is of the first quality.
Dry Goods and Notions of every kind will be thrown out
to the people at their own prices. Thjs is an opport unity
you will not have again scon to supply your needs for.
the winter at thelowest prices you have ever dreamed of.
The goods must be sold, and it is my instructions and
also my very earnest desire to get rid of this stock at the
earliest possible moment. They are all good goods, no
shelf worn stock and you're the boss as to price.
I want to impress it on your minds that there will posi
tively be no by-bidding. 1 don't want to hold the stock
any longer and the highest bidder gets the goods no matter
how low the price may seem.
THE WISE WILL GET TO THIS GREAT AUCTION
SALE AT THE HOUR IT STARTS FOR SUCH BAR
GAINS AS CAN BE HAD WONT LAST. WE ARE
GOING TO SELL SO BE ON HAND TO SAY WHAT
YOU WILL GIVE.
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Boone, N, Carolina