||| JANUARY 4, 1923
ftfte 38Hataufca democrat
S| LOCAL AFFAIRS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gragg
a girl on Friday night, last.
. Atty. J. C. Fletcher of Lenoir, is
fin town today, Wednesday.
Six hundred and three pounds was
the net weight of an 18 months old
pig killed by Mr. J. E. Thomas, of
Trade Tcnn., a few days ago.
Mr. J. M. Johnson of Beaver Dam
was in to see us Monday. He said
he sold recently a bronze turkey
gobbler for a little more than $12.00
next.
I Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graham, of
V ' Wavnesville, who spent the holidays'
^ with home folks and friends at Banv
' ner Elk, passed through town on
their return, Wednesday.
The Missionary Study Class will
meet at the same time and place
A full attendance of the members
is desired,
The Board of County Commissioners
in session Monday, adjourned to
' meet again in extra session on Sat
urday, Jan. 13.
The President of the Woman's'
Missionary Society of the Methodist i
church has called a special meeting:
of the Society for Monday Jan. 8th
at 2:30 p. m. at the parsonage.
Owing to the great amount of
sickness in the county, we suppose
our correspondents are in the main,
silent this week but we trust conditions
will be better by next week.
Our Register of Deeds, Mr. E. M.
Harmon, who has been nursing an
obstinate case of flue for two or j
more weeks, is still unable to return j
to his office.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Norris spent I
Christmas in Lenoir and will spend
the remainder of the winter with
their children and other relatives in
Gastonia, Charlotte and Greensboro.
Mrs. Doc Brown left the Watauga
Hospital this morning and will spend
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Adolphus
Cook before returning io her
home.
Miss Bernice Cooke and little sister
Pearl spent the latter part of i
Christmas week visiting in Johnson
City. They were also accompanied
by their aunt, Mrs. J. C. Brown, of
Route* one.
Mr. Fin Hughes, formerly of
rg nuuue now m tnnr^c 01 me * oivipany
5>tore, owened by the Cranberry Iron,
Coal and Coke Co., of Cranberry,
was a pleasant visitor in town Tuesday.
*
Sorry to learn the family of S.
Len Cooke of east Boone is down
with flu. The father, mother and two
youngest children all being confined
to their bed. The least one being a
very sick child.
Mr. J. Brown, of Zionvillc, R. F.
P., who has been ~;ith the Clinch
9 Valley Lumber Corporation cf Va.,
for some time spent the holidays
with his family, leaving on his return
yesterday. He was in to see
the Democrat Saturday.
Mr. Rudolph Moretz, who has the
superlation of being one of the best
cheese makers in the state, was married
to Miss Miller at the
Baptist parsonage in Beone, Pec.
23, the Rev. F. M. Huggins performed
the ceremony.
Miss Verlie, the II-year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Danner,
died at her home, at Valle Crusis
Friday morning after an illness of
only a few days. We are told she
was an unusually bright and attractive
child and was much admired by
all who knew her.
A letter from our friend, Mr. S.
M. Greene, of Bumpass, Va., written
from Richmond, announces the illness
of his wife, who underwent an operation
at Memorial Hospital in that
city on the 21st. She is improving
right along, and hopes to be able to
return home in the very near future.
Mr. Jesse Day, well known and
highly respected in Boone, now a resident
of \Asheviile, has returned to
his heme after a few days visit here,
which he seemed to enjoy very much.
Mr. Day is a World WaT veteran and
since his return from over seas, has
spent much time in Oteen, a government
hospital near his home city,
and we are glad to know that Jlis
health, at last, is very mijch improved.
He is now in the employ of an
electrical Company in Asheville.
Mr. John C. Todd, son of Mr. W.
G. Todd, was married Christmas day
to Miss Pearl Smith, of Stony Fork,
the ceremony being performed at
the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. Ed. Harper, working with the
New River Lumber. Company, was
married to Miss Flossie Rogers, grand
daughter of Mr. Will Rogers.
Mr. Clyde Hodges was married tc
Miss Blanch Taylor during the holi
days.
Pretty good buncb from one com
munity.
MUCH SICKNESS IN COUNTY
There is almost an epidemic oi
Grip, fin, colds, etc. in Wataugj
county jnst now. Rev. Frinkman weni
to Blowing Rock to fill his appoint
ment last Sunday and conditions wen
so bad there?sickness in almost
every family, that he returned, with
out filling his pulpit. In other part:
of the county it is equally as bad
But fortunately, the malady is in <
rather light form, but few deaths
so far have occurred.
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MR. E-*L TOM$ON IN TOWN
Mr. E. H. Tomson, of Blowing Rook
was in conference with a member of
our leading citizens Monday, relative
to furnishing electricity for Boone,
both for lights and commercial purposes
from h:s big plant on the Watauga
that is now being constructed, t
Nothing definite was decided upon, ^
but the president of the Watauga 0
service Company made several prop- b
ositions, any of which sounds good g
t oa layman, and left it open for the ?
more mature consideration of the u
people of Boone. This is one matter u
that will come up before the Commercial
Club at its meeting next Satur- "l
day evening, and all interested are it
urged to attend. There is nothing a
our growing town needs more than r,
electricty inadequate quantit.es, and s,
I it occurs to us that the Watauga a
Service Co. are the people to furr- h
ish it. They are spending their money a
| here, and no little amount of it; are
I offering their power as low as they
! can afford it and it is up to us to a
patronize them.
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AMERICAN LEGION TO BUILD \
1 i ? - e:
The members oi thO American Le- v,
prion are planing to build a hall where
they can hold their meetings for ^
business and pleasure at some point a
in Watauga, and a number of sections
are bidding for it. offering nice in- e,
ducements for its location in their a,
respective localities. It has been the 0
idea of the Democrat ever since the a
intention of the boys was made pub- f
lie, that Bcone, owing to its central r,
location, is the ideal place for the
building and the Hon. F. A. Linney a
is certainly of the same opinion, as y
he has offered a lot, beautifully lo- 0
cated, if they will come to Boone a
with it. Lots, you know, cost rather xv
! high here, and aside from this gene- ^1
rous offer, the .boys who fought our j,
battles "over there'* will receive
hearty co-operation and abundant
help in Boone, \i they decide to cast
their lot with ug.
AN ITINERATE MINISTER
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At the noon hour last Monday, w
a road-stained, and rather delapidutcd
locking gentleman, claiming to \
be a Baptist minister, put in appear- f
ance in town, and held a short meet- t,
ing in front of Ellis store. Quite a u
number of people gathered to hear ^
him and he said some very good. ^
and helpful things, and we have no tl
room to doubt his sincerity, but be a
fore he closed his brief discourse, he i>
hurt what, good he might have ac- a
eomplished by attacking anoi .tor re- i,
ligious denomination absolutely disgustiirg,
at least a part of his hear-, s
...... II , t.w.U ? ~A||*<V.?? < knon I .
present and continued his mmey. |
Whence he came or whither he went r
is unknown to us. 0
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COMMENDS DEMOCRAT 1
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Mrs. Joseph Warden of Charlotte, f
daughter of our freind James Taylor,
Esq. writes us the following kind j
letter.
"I am enclosing check for the extension
of my subscripts n to the
Democrat. I want to congratulate
you on the improvement in the paper. c
No one is prouder of Boone's pro- ^
gress than J, ;vo one more pleased s
to see ? bigger and better paper ^
than I am. The Democrat has al- ~
ways stood for the growth and up- t
lift of the county and town, and I ^
am Sc glad ydu have lived to see ^
Boone growing into a thriving town, j
an educational center, a place good
to move to instead of wanting to get
away from. Wishing you a happy and
prosperous New Year, I am,
Sincerely,
Mrs. Joseph Warden
PROF. D. D. DOUGHERTY ON
BOARD OF EDUCATION c
The Board of Education was in ses- 3
sion Monday and transacted much
business o? a routine nature. But
the most important thing that happened
wa3 the induction of Prof.
D. D. Daugherty into office, to fill i
the vacancy on the board caused by \
the death of the late lamented J. D. 1
Farthing. The Prof, is too well known 1
in Watauga and surrounding coun- 4
ties to need any introduction from
us, and we will only say that the t
county is to be congratulated upon c
procuring the services of this great J
educator on the Board of Education. \
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GRATEFUL
We are certainly very grateful to
our loyal freinds for their renewed ,
support, and for words of encouragement
from them since we put in our
new plant. Our subscription list is '
ste&dlygrowing and up to this time
we have taken only two subcriptions .
| from our books since we made the
announcement that the subscription
1 price would be raised. A more loyal ;
1 people than our constituency would j
be naid to tind; they are always will
ing to back up any enterprise that
looks to the dcvelopement of our
great county.
DR. RANKJN SAYS THERE >
IS NO EPIDEMIC OF FLU
' Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the
' State Board, of Health, stated Frit
day mornihgthat there is not an ep
idemic of influenza over the State
- according to reports made to the
1 Health Department. He said large
- numbers of cases had been reported
' from various sections of the state,
but the disease is of a very mild
' form. Comparatively few cases of
V pneumonia have developed as a reI
suit of the disease, he said.
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THE WATAUGA
MOORE-WINKLER MARRIAGE ] '
A more TolumiroM account of
this happy event which was
recorded in the Democrat off
last week.
The wedding of Miss Annie Shel- :
on Winkler and Mr. Ernest W.!
loore was solemnized at high noon j
n Deceipbcr 26th at the home of the !
rides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
. Winkler, Boone. N. C. Rev. F. M.!
luggins, pastor of the Baptist church |
ffic'ating. The ring ceremony was
sed.
The reception room and parlor.
[brown together was very pretty in f
s simple decorations of galax holly
nd potted plants, carrying out the
pd ar?d green Christmas color'
cheme. At the end of the room was
n arch entwined with galax and
oily with its red berries predomin-1
ling. The room being darkened was
lumined by many candles.
About seventy-five of the relatives t
nd friends were prcseut and after1
le guests had assembled. Miss Ruth i
otTey took her place at the piano. ' |
ri<?<; filaHvs Rrown r?f Rlftivinc Rirk ' a
r.tered and in her soft contralto,
oice sang "I love you truly."
To the strains of Lohengrin's eroding
march the bridal party came in
nd took their places under the arch,
icst came Rev. Mr. Ilr.ggins follow d
hy Miss Carrie Coffey of Boone,
s maid of honor, in a beautiful gown
f white canton crepe, carrying white
nd pink roses and maiden hair fern,
hen Mr. Fred Hodges as best man
ntered and took his place facing the
laid of honor. Proceeding the bride
.^d groom was the little ring bearer,
Taster Roger Winkler, four year
Id nephew of the bride, dressed ir.
white cloth suit and carrying the
edding ring in a pink rose. Then
ic bride and groom entered. The
ride was lovely in a white satin
own wiih lace and enibroiderr-d
ead trimmings made with court
rain and veil worn bandeau style
aught to her hair with a string of
carls, ami carrying a shower bouuct
of lillies of the valley. The vows
ere taken while "To A Wild Rose"
as softly played by the pianist
Immediately after the ceremony
Ir. and Mrs. Moore left by motor
or Hickory where they took the
rain for Raleigh at which place they
ill make their home.
Irs. Moore was faith in holh reliioiis
and social duties and possesses
hose qualities of heart, that make
noble well rounded character and
y her modest personality has won
hosl of froinds who regivt her
saving: their midst. She wa.> n stud- ^
nt of the Appalachian 1 raining ^
tchool and inter went to Meredith
'ollege ^
Mr. Moore is a promising young ^
nan of Raleigh. At present a stud- (i
nt in the North Carolina State Col- ,
oge from which he will graduate
it the close of the spring term of a
ehool and follow his chosen pro- ^
ession of electrical engineering. ^
The bridal presents were very ^
iretty.
GUEST
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Mr. W. R. Grngg, of the Watauga s
supply Company, has taken charge |
f the sales department of the whole- 7
ale grocery in Boone. The Watauga i
supply, for years one of our best: T
nerear.tile establishments, will con-j t
inue to do business at the old stand j
inder the management of Messjrs. k
iVatt unci Cloyd Greene, Mr. ltoby. t
Iayes who has hod the Wholesale *c
tore in charge for quite a while, will r
eturn to Ritter Lumber Company, | c
ic having worked for the Company!
nany years before coming to Boone 1
ie will fcc located at Proctor, near I
tsheville. Mr. Hayes will leave his t
amily here for the present. They s
iwning a beautiful home in Boone. | t
.
-ORD SELLS COKE TO '
WORKERS AT $8 TON ;
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Washington?Representative Mans- *
ield, democrat. Texas, read into the c
ecord a statement that Henry Ford 1
vas making: coke and selling it to! c
lis employees at $8 a ton, about c
ialf the price he said was charged , c
*by the coal barrons." i
"That's a fair example of what .
he farmers may expect in the way 1
>f fertilizer if Ford gets Muscle ; *
Shoals. Actions speak louder than! 1
cords and Mx. Ford does not speak j c
-Tery much." x
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* BOONE DRUG Co. * <
* The Rexall Store * I
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* We aim to eive * !
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* first class drug store * ?
* service. Give us a * J
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* trial on our merit. <
* Prescription Work * ^
* by qualified drug- *
* gist. *
* G.K. MOOSE, Mgr. *
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. DEMOCRAT
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MAKIM
j in your
WE resold
banki
provide; to j
mit us to gr
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N. L. Mast, Preside
L. A. Greene, Vive-1
G. P. Hagaman, Casl
W. D. Farthing, A.
Austin E. South. To
Miss Pearl Hodjres,
Bookkeeper
</3 7s
. giv-i
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BOONE SENIOR B. Y. P. U.
"This year :s like a page snow
'hit? : I hope no Mots \V|I1 come it
ight." We are all familiar with Ti
lea of turning over u new leaf i
few Year's. Let no sneer nor rid
rule by the ungodly keep us fron
flaking high resolves for the Nov
'ear. Some say it is not worth whik
o make New Year's resolutions be
ause they are sure to bo broken,
till, a broken resolution is not a sigi
f failure if you immediately resolv<
gain. The only real falure is to fai
0 resolve again and again until w
iave no desire to resolve. Let us re
tiember hat no resolution is a res
lution unless it is made with a sin
ere purpose to keep ^t. Without thi
1 is worse than useless, and deserve
very word of ridicule that has beei
poken.
For our first Sunday meeting, Jan
th, 192J, we have a devotional meet
rig?Some good resolutions for 1923
low I hope we aic able to carry ou
hfese resolutions during the comini
<*ar, and there is but one thing t
:eep us from it, and that is to sa;
hat we will not do it. I do know w
puld keep these resolutions if w
irade them wjth the sincere desire t
arry them out.
Read your Bible? If you have th
dues, read the twenty-seventh Psaln
f your pocketbook is empty, rea
he thirty-seventh Psalm. If peopl
eem unkind or misjudge you, rea
he fifteenth chapter of John. If yo
ire discouraged about your worV
pad r.he one-hundredth and twentv
ixth Psalm. If you arc losing cor
idence in men, read the thirteent
hapter of First Corinthians. If yo
an't have your own way in even,
hing, keep silent and read the thir
hapter of James. If you are feelin
>ut of sorts, read the twelvth chapte
if Hebrew.
We should never feel djscouragec
l mighty good sign of encouragemer,
s the spread of the Bible, at th
leginning of the nineteenth centur
t is asserted that there were abou
>ne million copies of the Bible in th
vorld, it is now estimated that ther
tre thirty-five million copies of th
Jihlfc in whole and in part, distrit
ited each year, translated into uj
vard of five hundred languages an
lialects.
Now that we have the school stu
Lents witij, us again, let our first res
ilution be, that we will do all w
ran to regain our A-l record, w
rained this record for one night an
;hen fell down on it. Now as th
lew year starts let's go in to thj
vork with more faith and firmer bt
ief that we shall reach the goal. .
jood beginning for 1923 "Begi
right and go right, end right, com
right on to the B. Y. P. U. Sunda
light at six o'clock. "Help me, O Got
;his year to crown with beauty. Witl
in my thoughts to write thine ow
iest w{ll; to Thee, anew, I give 1113
self for duty; Take me, dear Lore
and all Thy plans fulfill."
HERMAN WILCOX.
LISTEN, LISTEN!
I am so arranged as to aid or se
anyone desiring a money makir
MtPtfiirB I
farm in Md. Fine payments arrange
See or write, Judson E. Wagner,
3t-10-p Fallston, Maryian
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C Resoluti
BEHALF
re this year to give
ng service that we
*ive you every help
ve.
We res
Pres.
cheerful. V
Cashier
make you
And we res<
hard in youi
pj WATAUGA
ifi BAI
BOON
j GUILFORD GETS $100,000 GIFT
7 Aii announcement of a jrift of
i $100,000 to Guilford (College from
the General Education board, of New
t York was made ;n Greensboro. Fri- >
- dav afternoon bv the nro>ddon! of
x thi* college, Dr. Raymond Rinford.
It is a conditional gift with the
condition that the college raise $275,000,
with the pledges for that amount
to he in hand within one year, mak- |
n ing $375,000.
e The gift is one of only a very few '
1 made by the General Education'
e board to North Carolina institutions
- and it was otTered only after a very j
i- thorough examination by the board j
- into its standards and needs several \
s weeks ago by Dr. Wallace Butterick.
s chairman ot the board, and Trevor
n Arnette, one of its secretaries.
The Campaign will be the most
i. most important olficial undertaking
- in the history of the college.
r. INCOME TAX RETURNS
g ARE DUE BY MARCH i5
o
y Following is a notice from Gilliam
e Grissom, United States collector of
e internal revenue tax returnes. The
o fact that "returnes must be tiled on
time even if no tax is due" is stresse
ed by the collector,
i. The following must tile returns
d before March 15th, 1023.
e Every person with a net income
tl of $1,000 if single;
u Every person with a net income
$2,00(i if married.
Every person with a gross income
l- of $5,000.
h [ Every incorporated company, withu
I out exceptions.
-| Every partnership, without excepd
| tions.
? | Every employer must report all
r; salaries of $1,000 or more, and to
j whom paid.
I.! Returns must be filed on time,
t \ even if no tax is due.
c j
y far:,: credit legislation
tj sidetracked temporarily
el .
e Sidetracking consideration of proe
posed farm credit legislation tem -
porarily, the senate banking and cur?
rency committee devoted today to
d the framing of bills to regulate statetaxation
of national banks,
i- The committee decided to report
>- to the senate two bills. One would
2 validate certain taxes already cole
lected by states and prevent national
d banks from seeking to recover under
c a recent supreme coure decision a
s large amount of taxes paid by thc-m
to the states. The other would regu*
late the taxes which states may in
n the future assess upon national banks
e drafting of bills was entrusted to
y Senator Pepper, republican, Penn1?
syvania.
I $250.00 REWARD
i,
I will pay two hundred and fifty
dollars reward to any person or persons
for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff of Watauga County, North
Carolina, of Charlie Thomas who shot
and killed my son, William Grady
Wilson, at or near Silverstonc, North
Carolina, on or about August 23rd,
1922.
LEMUEL WILSON
d. 3m-10-p Reece, N. C.
p?C? five
r
ons
you the best
know how to
you will perolve
to keep
\le resolve to
l cheerful too!
Dive to w-o-r-k
r behalf.
k COUNTY
E. . N . C .
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor of
the will of Miss Susie Farthing, deceased,
this is la notify all persons
having claims against said estate of
deceased to present the same for pay
ment. within twelve months from the
date of this notice or it will be plead
in bar of their recovery and all persons
indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This December 11, 11)22.
W. V. FARTHING, Executor
Insurance- Fire, Life and
All new business and exMpiring
policies promptly attended
to. Adjustments
promptly made.
GEORGE F. BLAIR
BLOWING ROCK. N. C.
(Office in Pustoffice Bid,)
MONEY TO LOAN
The Federal Land Bank has made
another allotment of $75,000 to
take care of the needs of the farmers
of Watauga county this coming
spring. We are now ready to begin
taking applications. All applications
for this allotment must be in not
later than Feb. 15th.
H. H. GREENE, Sec. and Treas.
Sugar Grove N.F.L.A,
TD. JENNINGS"
DENTIST
Offices at Boone and Newland
Boone?First 15 days of each month
Newland?Last 10 days of each mouth
Write or phone to Boone or
Newland for appointments
WATCH REPAIRING^
Done under a positive guarantee.
Jew elry repaired, Estimates furnished
on all mail orders. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Office west of Blackburn Hotel
J. W. BRYAN, Jeweler
C. B. KEARFOOTArchitect
BRISTOL, VA.-TENN.
Registered Architect in North
Carolina Schools. Banks and
Public Buildings
i n_i 9.00
ANCONA CHICKENS FOR SALE
I have for sale thirty eight pare
bred Ancona pallets and a few yearling
hens. Also one fine cockerel,
over 300 egg strain.
The hens are now beginning to
lay and if anyone wants good breeders
for the coming spring, now is
the time to buy. For futher information
call or write.
N. T. Byers,
1-1-31-c Zionville, N. C.
"The farm; best home for the family;
main source of national wealth;
t foundation of civilized wealth; the
I natural Providence"-lnscription over
the doorway of the Union Station^ I
' Washington, D. C. |