EiUblithod in 1888.
VOLUME XXXIV
HALDEMAN HEAD OF CONFEDE
RATE VETERANS; NEXT
MEETING AT MEMPHIS
New Or'earns April 12.? (By th
Associated Press.)?General Williai
B. Halderman, of Louisville, Ky., wa
elected commander-in-chief of th
United Confederate Veterans at th
olosing business session of the annus
reunion here late today, and Memphi
Tenn., was selected as the 1921 rc
onion city.
Three names were offered for th
post commander-- in-chief when nom
inations were called for, those o
/ General William A Collier, of Mem
phis, and General E. W. Kirk pat ricli
of McKinney, Texas. The name o
General Collier was withdrawn be
fore the voting began, leaving th
field to the Kentuckian and th
Texan. General Haldcman polle
(711 r* 1 v:_l 1 - ?
> ii miM uviitrai rvirivputricK oo
votes.
Memphis Wnis.
Only Memphis and Dallas were ii
the contest, for the next reunion am
the Memphis speakers were rein
forced with a petition more than 101
yards in length and hearing the sig
natures of thousands of Memphian
asking that the veterans come there
The document contained the name
of 16.000 school children alone. 1
was a nip and tuck race between th
twe as the balloting progressed bu
Memphis always kept a jump in th
lead and wlnven the roll call had beei
completed had polled 629 votes ti
512 for Dallas.
A number of the veterans hat
argued th.it the reunions, because o
the age of the delegates, alway
should be held in a central city of th
South ni order that the journey migh
not be too hadr on those residing ii
the more distant states.
Harding's Father Talks.
Dr. George Harding, of Marion
Ohio, father of President Harding
spoke to the vetarans twice toda>
He declared he considered Kobert E
Lee the greatest of American gene
rain and Jefferson Davis one o
the countrys greatest statesmen
Tic d he * it v^^indlv tor art
the South in as much as his grand
mother was a cousin of the mothe
of Jefferson Davis.
After thanking the veterans fo
the manner in which he had been rc
ceivcd he added: "I want to than!
the southern people, too, for th
kindness with which they have treat
ed my son. The South never had ;
better friend than Warren G. Hard
ing.
Dr Harding was called to the plat
form again later when a daughte
of the confederacy, hearing a hug
silk Confederate flag announce
that hi' had expressed a desire fo
one. The emblem, the "Stars am
15ars" was presented to mm ana n
expressing his thanks he told th
veterans he knew they had stood b;
it and that "if I had been down her
I suppose I, too, would hav ebee:
loyal to it."
Ii was featured thi afternoon th:i
the Ku IClux Klan would be inject
ea into tne proceedings as an issue
All week there had been vagu
rumors that a how over the kia
was simmering and that it woul
break out in full force at the leas
provocation.
Carr A (Clansman.
General Julian S. Carr, of Durban
N. C., commander-in-chief at th
forenoon session during a discussio
of the term "rebel" as applied t
Confederate soldiers shouted at on
point: "I am a rebel, and a KuKIuj
too." At the afternoon he loudly rt
peated the phrase and this tim
shouts of "1 am, too", came from a
quarters of the auditorium.
J M. Troutt, of Jackson, Tenn
leaped to his feeet and waving hi
hands wildly by way of emphasi:
fairly screamed that he was "oppose
c oanythir.g but law and order" an
unalterably opposed to "lugging ani
thing of that kind into the discu:
sion." He did not mention the kla
by name and the incident was ovc
almost as soon as it arose.
csG C'fil lli lufd mfwypAOlLDR
The discussion of the term "Johl
ny Rob" and "rebel" arose with tY
reading of a telegram by Genen
Carr from The Columbia (S. C
State, asking if the veterans regar<
ed such terms as proper when a|
plied to the soldiers of the confei
eracy. "Do not these expressions,
used by southerners, concede tl
northern contention that secessic
was rebellion?" it asked.
General Carr in a reply to tl
newspaper declared the terms a:
pervasions of history when applit
to confederate soldiers because hi
tory has proved they were n
rebels." The commander-in-chiel
message was endorsed unanimously
General haldeman, as chairmi
of the Jefferson Davis memorial a
l sociation which is raising funds
J erect a monument 315 feet in heig
to the president of the confedera
at his birthplace, Fairview, K;
twelve miles from Hopkinsville, j
ported that the fund lacked on
$15,000 of completion. He annoui
ed that the work would not proce
until the remaining sum needed h
been contributed and asked that t
A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper. De
BOONE, \S
'WATAUGA CABBAGE GROWtRS
ORGANIZATION
Anyone visiting the court house
e'last Saturday would have been connjvinced
that there was something
lS; going on; the place was alive with
e J farmers talking cabbage and kraut.
e I This was the first meeting of the
t|! farmers who have signed the co,8j
operative cabbage contract. In look|
ing over the crowd one was struck
t with the fact that there was as a
e! bunch of farmers as good as could be
' found in Watauga County, and that
j means as good as could be found any
where.
. The first thing on the program was
to form the Watauga Co-operative
Cabbage Growers' Association and
elect Dirpct?r? to ron/lnA tlio Kun'
e ness. In order to have the Directors
j equally distributed the County was
g divided into six sections, according;
to the members actually signed up,
and each section nominated two men
n as representative of their group.
^ Those nominated were placed before
the whole body and one man chosen
g from each group. The election was
by secret ballot and resulted in favor
of the following men : J. C. Mill'r,
H. Nonl Blair, N. L. Mast, W. L.
g Winkler, C. J. Farthing, and M. 11.
^ Norris. The seventh Director will be
appointed by Dr. B. W. Kilgore, Di^
rector of Agricultural * Extension
p Work in North Carolina. The Direc-1
tors will hold their tirst meeting
Saturday, April 21.
j This organization proposes to pur?
chase a site and build a packing
u house with kraut factory and canning '
& equipment combined, and to be ready
t for operation by the time cabbage are |
n ready to cut.
We understand that a part of the i
cabbage are to be put on the market j
as graded cabbage, only the firm I
' medium sized heads, but that about
fifty to 6ixty percent of the cabbage
' will be manufactured into souer
kraut and sold in the most remuneral
tive form.
County Agent Steele, who m
, gated this move, and Ncai H. Pdr > .
a i __ _ > .
v.to nas given r.n * ' '
recently spent a week visiting the> 4
markets and the state tha: every.
groceryman visited on the tr ip pr. r
mised to handle the Watauga pro"
ducts. There is also a movement on
toot all over North Carolina to ine
ducc the State institutions to use
North Carolina products. If this is
ft done we will be the only ones in a
position to furnish saner kraut; in!
that case the Association will be able;
to handle a much larger volume of;
r business than they were planning to!
undertake this year.
J i
I
1 Daughters of the Confederacy and
the veterans assist, in completing the i
ri amount.
Promises Support.
^ Mrs. Livingston Rowc Schuyler
e of New York city, president-general
" of the Daughters, followed General
J ?? .1- -
- iiaiucnuui aim |J1UIIUM.'U UK' ?>Uppun>;
' t oi her organization. She* prefaced j*
" j i;?*r remarks w ith the declaration !'
j that although she was a resident of 4
^5 New York, she was a southerner j'
11 through and through, born in Ocala, I
i1 la., and proud to proclaim that she.
was a "Florida cracker." Miss Jessica | '
mnith, of North Carolina, introduced ^
as the daughter of the man \ho de-j '
h signed the Hag of the Confederacy, '
0 also pleaded that everything possible 11
n be done to complete the Davis me-l:
? n.orial fund within the next <>U days. |:
e Paiid'-monium reigned at one stage ;
c? of the afternoon sossion when ai:
veteran with long, si.ov white hair;
e and a heard, handed to the secretary 1
^ a resolution which, aiLei declaring
that ilie ranks of the gray and Hue,
> were thinning fast and that ani13
mosiy long since had ceased to exist,
s? * '. ould have ordered tn appointment1
^ of a committee of the** Con* a ? ;? *!
veterans to meet a similar committee i
T" from the Grand Army of the Re- j
5* public to perfect arrangements for;
n joint reunions in the future.
ir Receive* No Second.
Shouts of "not in a thousand
D gears'", rang out on all siu?s. bun-j
i- dreri:; howled and yelled and s-oves
leaped to their feet to add emphasis |
^ to thfcii protest. The resolution was j
) tah ed without eren a second--- he j
1- delegates could not stand for it to|
P- live even that long. As the hall
i- quieted, one grissled old fellow in |
if the front row tucked his beard and*.
remarked to his neighbor: "He looks!
>n old enough to have known better". |
The sponsor of the resolution must
have been in the neighborhood of 90
re years of age.
id General Haldeman, shortly before
s- adjournment, announced that he had
ot already decided upon his adjutant
"s general to serve during his administration
and named General A. B.
in Booth, of New Orleans, who has been j
is- assistant adjutant general during the'
to administration of General Carr. The !
ht three department commanders, Gene-1
cy ral Charles B. Howry, Washington,
jr., D. C., commander of the army of
e- northern Virginia; General James A. j
tly Thomas, Dublin, Tenn., commander
?c- of the army of Tennessee, and Geneed
ral E. W. Kirkpatrick, of MvKinney,
ad Texas, commander of the trans-Misshe
I isaippi department all were re-elected
?- MM rim nani i..
voted to the Best Interests of B<
'AT AUG A COUNTY, NORTH. CA
FIFTH SUNDAY IV
Following is the program for the
Blowing Rock Baptist Church April
SATURDAY
2:00-2:15 Devotional
2:15-2: 35. Bible Study: Act*?
paration for His Coming and Work
2:35-3: 10. The Ideal Church.
3:10-4: 00. Auxiliary Organiza
SATURDA
7:30-7: 45. Devotional
7:45-8: 05. Bible Study?Acts:
auguration of His Work Chap.2. . .
8:C5-S: 40. Sermon
SUNDAY
10-11. Sunday School.
11-11:15 The Value of Toachin
11 :15-11:30 Song Service
11 :30-12:15. .Sermon. .........
SUNDAY ,
1:30-1:45 Devotional
1:15-2:05 Bible Study, Acts: T1
3:1-4:31
2:05-2:35 What is Good Preaching
2:35-3:05. Home Missions
3:05-3:35. Women's Work
3:35-4:05. Personal Work
1:05-4:15. Business
SUNDAY
7:30-745. Devotional
7:45-805. Bible Study: Acts: Facil
3:11
4:05-825. Foreign Missions
8:35-0:00. Young People's Work
AT THF. BAPTIST CHURCH
Wq are expoctirg to see you at th<
Li?*.ptjst ' urch oxt Sunday morning:
? had 2 -?7 iunday School la?t
Sunday. We j'? <. ! you if you have no'
inrolled. We f.r* having interesting
essons now. It is a good time to gel
acquainted with the great men of th?
Did Testament. Mention was madast
week of three of our fine to;,
hers. The others are likewise worth
>f mention. They are W. D. Farthinr
eacher of the udult women's clas
VIr. Farthing is a good teacher.. A
vho are eligible to this class shou
ttl? t:d. B. H. Watson is the etfiek-i
teacher of the Intermediate Boys a::
Prof. Wrigio teaches the intermeu
ite girls cla-i 1 hey are capah.* a:
.v>nsvciateu teachers. The Juiti ji* bey
ir.d junior t.iri? a?e respectively
aught by Clydo Green and Miss Rui
Cotfey. These fine teachers deseiv
ho suppor. of every junior in t)
U. .._.U VI " I." M
.ituivii. ;ui?. i:<uiui(i muuic ua i
JUe beginm-is class, and At *s. H ..
jins teaches the primary class. 11.
graded literature is used in tin
:1 asses. With this tine corps of tea
>rs we ought to have one o? the In
Sunday Schools in the state. Let !
stand by Mr. Grugg, the Superintc.
dent, and make it what it ought
>e. The pastor preaches Sunday mon
ing the "Title of the Cross." \V i
have splendid enthusiastic gospel sin
jjing. We try to make the service \v?u
shipful. We want you to come for tinservice.
Visitors, hotel guests, and al
are invited to attend our service
Sunday night the pastor preaches t-i
the second Coming of Chrisf. TriJ
is a subject much discussed at tin
present time. When shall it be? Ai
we approaching the end? Is the work
getting better or worse? Are you ;
pre-millenialist? or a post? Wha
should be our attitude toward his c n
ing? Come out. Perhaps we can h< !)
you to answer these questions f . ?ti
the standpoint of the scriptures.
Next Sunday we are to have a fret
will offering to raise money to buy .
carpet for the church. The commitK>
is urged to finish their canvass thi
week. We want to finish up this xyij
lection next Sunday. Let every v.:
have a part in this and it can suui
he raised.
We have church envelopes now Co
every member of the church, and fo
everyone else who will use them. Se
the treasurer of tht^ church if yo
would care for a package.
by acclamation.
General Ilaldeman, the new com
mander-in-chief, served during th
war as a private in the orphan:
brigade, a Kentucky unit vhic
probably was one of the best know
in the Confederate army. It wf
commanded until 1863 by Generi
Ben Harding Helm, whose v.it
Emily Todd was a sister of Mr
Abraham Lincoln. General Hell
was killed during the battle <
i Chicamauga; his widow who has bee
| elected for her life time, the moth<
of the orphans' bragade, resides j
Lexington, Ky.
The concluding and most picture
que feature of the reunion will 1
the annual parade, scheduled f<
tomorrow forenoon. No busine
session of any kind will be held.
m 311
oone, and Watauga County, "the Lea
ROLINa, THURSDAY APRIL 19,
1EETING PROGRAM
Fifth Sunday Meeting to he helil wVc
28th and 29, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON
Rev. Ed Robbint?
-Promise of the Holy Spirit and PreCbaper
I W. S. Farthing
.Rev. E J. Farthing, Smith Hagaman
tions?Their Relation to the Church
. . Prof. I. G. Greer, Dr. W. C. Tyiee
Y EVENING
Rev. B. F. Wilcox
The Advent of the Spirit and the In
Rev. L. A. Wilson
Dr. W. C. Tyree
MORNING
g th< ' hildrcn D. J. Cottrell
Rev. A. J. Greene
AFTERNOON
J. D. Brown
le t's Work Arouses Opposition
W. Y. Perry
... .... Prof. 1). L>. Dougherty
Rev. .T. H. Farthing
Rev. L. C. Wixson
. . Mrs. D. F. Ilorton
. . \V. 1). Farthing, J. II. Winkler
EV i NING
Tipton Green
ig a New Problem in he Church 4
Rev. U. C. Eggers
... Rev. Roy Dotson
, E. S. Coffey. Hazel Carriger
F. M. Muggins
. S. C. Eggers
Clyde Green
Committee.
! ATTENDANCE AT SUNDAY
< SCHOOL CONVENTION BEAKS
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
h C..1 ? O. 1 ?' 1
, * ..v oununy acnooi i onven"
tiou held in Winston-Salem, N. C.,
April 10-11-12, broke all past records
for attendance at such meeting
in this State, according to reports
sent out from State office in Raleigh.
In all more than 1,500 people attended.
The total number registering as
delegates to the Convention was
1,234, of this number 735 were workers
from out-of-town Sunday Schools.
, There were delegates from 48 counties.
Among the delegates were 01
preachers, 112 superintendents, 480
teachers, and 551 other delegates.
The Convention adopted a recommendation
made by the executive
committee to hold four regional conventions
in the spring of 1024, and
one general state convention again in
1925. These regional groups will be
known as the eastern region, eastern
central region, western central region,
and the western region. The
four groups are as follows:
fcasterri region?Chowan, Beaufort,
Bertie, Camden, Carteret, C:a'
ven, Carrituck, Dare, Edgocoinbs,
Gates, Green, Halifax, Hertford,
Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash,
\ Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasj
quotank, Perquimans, Pili, Tyrrell,
, ] Washington, Wilson.
Eastern Centra! region?Bladen,
Brunswick, Cumberland, Columbus,
Duplin, Durham, Franklin, Granville,
Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore
New Hanover, Pender, Person, Robe,
son, Sampson, Scotland, Vance, Wake
* Warren Wayne.
L Western Cent ral region?A lam
^ ance, Alleghany, Alexander, Ar.son
.t Ashe, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba
j Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth
Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln
, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Orange
^ Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rid
mond, Stanley, Stokes, Surry, Union
s Wilkes, Yadkin.
Western region?Avery, Bun
e combe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Cleve
land, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood
Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madi
r | son, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Ruth
rierford, Swain, Transylvania, Wa
ej tauga, Yancey.
u j The officers elected for the ensu
j ing year: State President, J. B. Ivey
_ Charlotte; Treasurer, E. B. Crow
Raleigh; President Eastern Region
i_ R. B. Peters, Jr., Tarboro; Presiden
e Eastern Central Region, D. H. Dixor
Goldsboro; President Western Cen
h tral Region, W. L. Balthis, Gastonra
n President Western Region, Thos. I
is Pruitt, Hickory.
a] The following were elected a
q9 j members of the executive committet
M. Houghton, Raleigh, Chairman
mj M. A. Briggs, Durham; C .A. Browi
>f j Asheville; W. A. Bullock, Rock
n Mount; Jos. D. Cox, High Point; J<
?r sephus Daniels, Raleigh; J. E. Dillai
at Murphy; T. S. Franklin, Charlott<
J. R. Hamby, Wilmington; Nelso
a- Jackson, Jr., Tryon; C. F. Lambetl
>e Thomasville; F. C. Niblock, Concor<
jr Chas M. Norfleet, Winston-Salcn
88 Hugh Parka, Franglinville; C. S. Sta
buck, Winston-Salem; Gilbert T. St
dcr of Northwestern Carolina."
1923
PARL NT?TEACHERS ASSOCIATlOr.
MEETS WITH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
day night the Parent- Tea- 1
cher Association met with the Bootie
Chair.; < r of Commerce. Several
short a!ks were made and it was decided
for the two clubs to meet to-j
gothtr at least once each month,
which is good, and no doubt will be
to their mutual advantage.
Professor D. I). Dougherty made a
very pleasant and sensible speech,
leading up to the subject of the
Mode1 School?He presented possibily
the most original and at the same
time the most beautiful scheme, of j
which we have heard?-He has map-!
ped out a plan for what he calls a i
Chur h or Religious center?The!1
Methodist and Baptist churches are <
cIq^-c together on two of the corners:
of a beautiful lot?we are to have ?
two w Churches, the Presbyterian ;
and Advent?These should be on the ]
re m 'ling corners of the same plot.!!
whih :n the center would be a fountain,
tree's, and a variety of flowers1'
ami ants, while benc hes would be ' 1
pr<- . d for the weary to find rest,
in a -rfect environment?This is on ! i
a slit: .t elevation, almost over-look-!*
ing *' greatest educational center in <
this ; rt of North Carolina, and it is *j
to K hoped that Professor Dough- l
ertj' plan will materialize and tha; 1
our Church or Religious center will :
surpj anything in this country. 1
i' fessor B. B. Dougherty gave f
some information as to the Model ' y
School. for the construction of which i '
$50,ono will be used?The building
win : completed possibly during 1
this year, and will he one of the '
finest of its kind to be found in all;*1
of North Carolina It will he used :
some n connection with the trainning *
of teachers at the A. T. S.
i
ABIDE WITH. ME
I
Boone, N. C. *
By James Monroe Downuni
Jesus, abide with me, ?
The evening hours are near;
The day is drawing to a close.
The si widows of night appear.
Thy words have been so true,
Thy company so sweet; .
Thy walk with us along the way
So full of love complete.
My heart was sinking low,
For a!! my hope hail fled
Which 1 had cherished for long days
And left me naught but dread
Thy teaching was so full
Of all Thy boundless love.
That Thou shouldst suffer for the
wor'd !
Thine own great ie.ve to prove.
Thy wor-i - entered our souls.
Our h ris within us burned;
New I. -.spired us fur our tasks, j
To.- i t- heights v. e yearned.
Kver . : le with me,
In in <?!* stormy days, 1
I''ha; r - left may ever walk
in , :i : r. surer wavs!
Too Much of a tlood Thing
"i it'll you," said the real estate .<
age:tt, "there isn't a liner residence 1
on ea ill than this. Just look at the i
wonderful scenery."
"The scenery is all right,*' replied
the 1 ;ne searcher. "The only trou- <
hie is there is too much of iL between i
here and the city."?The Christian ;
Regis!er t Boston).
phen:1 Raleigh; A. E. Tate, High
Point, C. M. Van Poole, Salisbury;>
R. G. Vaughn, Greensboro.
Favts About La&t Year's Work.
According to the reports of P. W.
Sims. General Superintendent, 71 ;
J cour. es of the state are organized:
into County Simday School Associa-'
tions. During the year 66 of these!
held Gounty Conventions, in which'
a tci ii of 1.264 Sunday Schools were ]
repi? onted by 16,500 people. Among;
' those attending were 455 preachers,;
572 Superintendents, 3,146 teachers, j
Besides the County Conventions,
the State workers helped inl7 Town-i
ship Conventions and one County In-'
stitution, in which a total of 275
Sunday Schools were represented by j
lf 3,960 people. In these meetings)
t were 162 preachers, 162 superintend
dents, 1,247 teachers.
i_ A summary of the reports shows
that during the year the State work-!
, ers helped in a total of 8-1 County
and Township Conventions, reaching j
s 617 preachers, 713 superintendent,!
.. 4,393 teachers, the total attendance
r at ali meetings being 20,460 people,
j' The first County in the State to
y cover 100 per cent of the "County
y. Aims" suggested by the State Assod
ciation was Rowan, which taught the
j; Standard early in March. Cabarrus
n ran a close second, reaching the
b, Standard the last of March. Other
1; honor counties are Randolph, coveri;
ing 90 per cent of the "Aims"; Vance
r- 80 per cent; Almance and Guilford,
a- 65 per cent; Wayne 50 per cent.
at
Published Weekly
NUMBER 25
STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS IN
BOONE PROSPECTS GOOD
On last Saturday State Highway
Commissioner Hanes, accompanied by
Chief Engineer IJpam. and District
Engineer Currier, made a special trip
to Boone, with a view to shedding
some light on a few points in regard
to the Watauga road building program,
which had caused some complaints
to he made to the commission
from local citizens.
A large number of the leading citizens
ef th?? !nu-n -i nrl ~"tp
- - -<r - < u.iu VVUill.J> IllVt iU
he lobby of the Critcher Hotel at
the noon hour. Mr. Haoes first explained
that it was the purpose of
the meeting to ascertain just what
the grievances were and to correct
-he conditions as far as possible that
occasioned the objections
The firs: ami greatest caasv for
iissatisfaction of Wataugans, Mr.
[lanes was told, was in a report ptibishod
in the Ilighvay Bulletin, givng
tne c- t '>f one-fifth mile of road
.vest of Bo oik? on the Boone Trail
Highway e 0,000.00. The com mis;ioner
went into a detailed statement
showing th' cost to have been around
s-J.OOO, the mistake having been alogcther
ii the publication of the offi*
rial organ ft was further pointed
jut that only $30,000 of Wataugas
ipportionment of the sixty-live millon
appropriation had been expended
md that it was the purpose of the
:onuuission to use funds to the ani>unt
of $273,000, instead of $185,)00
which is really our pro rata abutment.
.Mr. Hanes gave out the opinion
hat the Boone and Blowing Hock
toad would be ready by the first of
fuly and practically promised to put
mother crew on this job, provided
he Chamber of Commerce would coiperate
with them by lending a hand
.. .. vP..ig-?wn. anu vnii i mavi;u<ii?
ivailable. Aneffort will bo made to
lave six oars of rock shipped to
Joone daily, and no doubt it will be
successful.
Supported strongly in his statements
by both engineers Mr. Hanes
nsisted that the people of Watauga
bounty would render a lasting service
0 the road br- -H?rs and incidentaly
to themselves, if instead of pubicly
knocking the road work, they
couid send their complaints to headjuarters,
where they will be receivd
with every consideration. They
nvite criticisms of their methods, and
impose to go all the way in "making
1 dollar build a dollar's worth of
oads" It is aiso gratifying to hear
dr. Manes -ay that the people of his
ounty ar n?? doubt more interested
n the completion of the Boone Trail
tnd its feeders than any project unlet
way in Forsyth, their own home
ounty, and that construction work
s going on just as satisfactorily in
Valauga as in any county 111 the
tate.
At the close of the meeting we
vere promised an eighteen foot macadam
rood through the town of
3oone, or its equivalent in cash, to
>e used with town money for the
onstruction of any kind of street
he authorities might want.
HAPPEN ICS ABOUT THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
On Monday afternoon the Juniors
jf the Appalachian Training School
kvent 011 a "hike" lo Howard's Knob.
;uking their meal on the summit of
the mountain.
On Monday morning the Seniors
r?f the Training School went by cars
of 1 he Training School went by cars
to the noted mountain, 44Tater Hill".
So the largest class thus far is beeping
up the custom of former classes
in this annual outing.
The training School base ball t am
went to Granite Falls on Monday
for a match with the Granite Falls
team.
The nursery on the '1 raining
School grounds has received from
Keene, N. II.. the following shipment
of seedling trees: 100 each of Austrian
Pine. Scotch Pine, Norway
Spruce, Colorado Spruce and W hive
Spruce (the last the same as the
native Tamarack). These seedlings
will be cultivated and T,**er put out
on the School grounds. A large
miinhor natk-a Vawo !./<?**
set out on the Campus thi.* spring
adding greatly to its beauty.
The farmers of the county met on
Saturday in the Court iiou.se ar. i in
an enthusiastic meeting, led by Mr.
John Steel, County Agent, formed
the Watauga Cabbage Growers Association.
Each of 100 farmers
agreed to raise one acre of cabbage
and to pay $40.00 to build a kraut
i factory in Boone. They also raised
(in preferred stock about $3,800 to
' pay 7 per cent. The Blue Ridge AsI
sociation was formed to sell the proI
ducts of the factory, and also the proj
ducts of the Potatoes Growers As
j sociation, the Buckwheat Grow ers
? Association, and other organizations.
! Mr. H. Neal Blair was elected Kraut
; expert, and the following Directors
were elected representing the various
sections of the country: Messrs.
W. L. Winkler, H. Neal Blair, J. C.
Miller, Carter Farthing, N. L. and M.
M. Norris.