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A Noti-Partisan Family
VOLUME XXX!V
TEACHERS' MEETING
A teacher.-" meeting was held ii
jthe court house oc Monday. We ar>
informed Mi at almost every teache
of the county was present, with j
number from other counties.
This meeting of the teachers ua
largely for the purpose of organ izirrj
the school work f->r the coming tern
which opens the 16th of July.
Superintendent Hagainan. with th<
aid of several of his cxperence<
teachers has worked out a complete
course of study in every book n
every grade, setting out the work fo
each week of the school term.
This will not only link up the horm
* with the school, but it will bo :
groat incentive to every teacher t<
keep up with every other school o
the County?All schools doing' tin
same work at the same time.
Prof. D. D. Dougherty and L. M
Hodges, members of the Board o'
Education were present lending en
couragement to the work.
Prof. Dougherty made a very fin<
speech to the teachers for which thej
extended a vote of thanks.
Supt Hagainan tells us that he ha;
targe expectations for the coming
school term, that he knows of n<
county that has a more united anc
loyal set of teachers than Watauga
A WILD RIDF. DOWN THE MOUN
TAIN SIDE
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(John A. Livingston in the Monroe
Journal)
Paul Revere s ride may have beer
inoii historic but it certainty was nol
half as thrilling as one Josh Home
Rocky Mount publisher, took the pas'
week.
Cdasliug down a mountain in at
automobile is thrilling enough to the
native from 'jo ! ?\v lands without
having a driver v.-ho dejights in tak
ing sharp Pirns on high gear.
When Home left Flowing Rock af
ter attending the press convention
he had just 43 miles to Hickory t?i
catch a train for v.he east.
Home was afraid the driver would
o. reali/.e the necessity of getting
to Hickory on time, but he soon lost
sight of that fear. He had increasing
fears that he might soon mak?
connection for another country fai
away from this mundane sphere.
As the car swung around a sharp
curve Home was particularly im
pressed with a three thousand feel
P?C"'P;-"0 1 ^rrtifrhwl down into S
mountain stream.
"Say, Mister, I don't have to makt
that train. Tomorrow will do jusl
as well/* Home remarked dubiously
The driver, without hatting an eye
bore down on the gas and the auto
mobile shot around another one ol
those curves. Two thousand feet ol
thin atmosphere was all that Horn*
saw on tr\g oov/n siae ot tr.e moim
tain.
"Say, Mister, did you know thai
last year 3,787 people were killed b>
gas, and that 17 of them were as
phyxiated. 21 died in gas explosions
and 3,749 were killed by stepping
on the gas?" Home queried th<
driver.
No response from the driver. H<
was too busy negotiating anothei
curve. The back wheels skidded si)
inches; if they had skidded a foot
the car would have rolled down i
thousand feet before hitting anything
olid.
"Haven't you got any parachutes'
Home asked as another one of th<
zig-zag curves was reached, and ht
looked down the dizzy depths below
It wasn't time for the driver t<
talk. He was hound to make th<
curve on high or he would be dis
graced.
Home saw it was no use. He wa
wasting breath. He became resigned
to any fate. On and on the ca
coasted down steep inclines, arouni
sharp curves, zig-zagging its way
Toward the bottom there was one o
those dirt shelves on the mountai1
side. It was built straight out to
point and almost at right angles t
it was the road leading below. Al
the driver had to do to run into nott
infer was to keep straight ahead.
As the driver started to take th
turn he pointed over the side of th
road.
"Man run off there last week," th
driver remarked.
"I am not interested in what hai
pened last week," Home replied. 4
am more interested in what may tiaj
pen this week."
Within an hour the drop from th
top of the mountain was over an
Hickory was made without furttat
difficulty.
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Newspaper Published in a
BOONE,
NEW CENSUS GIVES BOONE
A BIG INCREASE
n i
(S j According to the census rfceotrj
iy taken by the town authorities
\ f the population of Boone is now
more than nine hundred, exclusive
S of any of the A. T. S.. Students.
? as compared with the 37 1 rennet.
n rd by the jo*ernmcnt. Some
teritory has of course been anL*'
nrxed, but not enough to make to
i great a difference. Certainly
? those of the school who are with
i us all the year, the average popu- j
r ; lation is now 1300 to 1400.
A. T. S. NEWS.
l Honorable Mr. Strotipe, of Cherry-1
j ville, is enjoying a few days with j
f friends amid the beauties of Boone.
;j Prof. C. Griggs. Superintendent of;
the Gibson School, was at the Appalachian
Training School recentiy
r! hunting teachers.
The Electric Light Plant at the
Training School has been rebuilt and <
? the School and town is in light again. ]
Miss Annie Laura Choate, a for- i
met* graduate of the Training School!
5! delighted the student body on Sat- j
r urday with several solos.
, Mr. Paul Boy ton, from Peatody
I Normal who taught ir. th- summer
school here last summer, spent a
few days in Boone the latter part of
Hie week to the pleasure of his many I
friends.
. j Mr. -U . H. Gragg. a lumherman of
j Boone, is building on the <?]d turti;
pike between the School and the vbwn
? -i>: neat cottages designated for sunii
mer and other residential mmi.w
11 Mr. A. E. South <?n Saturday sold
t through a land company rifty beau.
titui lots in the northern part of1
Boone the location being known as
I Be una Vista, which is indeed well
t named.
' Dr. Vardeli, of Flora MacDonald
: i College, at Red Springs, addressed j
. the Training School Thursday on
Scotland, giving a splendid description
of some of the customs and J
11 characteristics of that wonderful
> people.
At the chapel exercises of the i
II Training School on Saturday the chil !
dren of the Observation School under
: Miss Pitts gave in a most pleasing
manner a pageant of the signing of
the Declaration of Independence,
j which was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
> In the Court House on Saturday
- evening a pJay. ' The' Confidential
: Clerk", a Drama in Foor Acts- was
ti given bv local talent, under the dii
rection of Mrs. Mc. G. Anders, to the!
*j great delight of an overflowing house J
: many being turned away for lack of I
j room. The proceeds were more than |
, I $100.00 which will be used to help '
-I buy a piano for the new- Methodist
i Church, which is very soon to be
? opened.
J. ML. DOWNUM
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR FARMERS
. Durham Herald.
North Carolina's cotton crop, according
to the government report, is
r in the best condition of any state in
; the cotton belt. The condition of entire
crop, for the whole country is
? given at <>9.9, while North Carolina's
r is 80, the highest of any of the larger!
c cotton growing states. The cotton
I acreage in North Carolina is 1,704,^
000. Virginia, Arizona and Calif org!
nia report better condition than
| North Carolina, but the acreage in
> I those states is small, the real leader?
1 ship in condition coming to the Tar
J Heel state.
. | This promises to be a great year
J for North Carolina farmers, as the
e| indications for the two big money
crops of cotton and tobacco are betj
ter in this state than in most of the
8< others. Reports on tobacco are to
,1 1 the effect that tho crnn ic larwn thio
r year, and while it may not come up
? to the high.standard of some other'
# years, it will measure up better than,
f in many other tobacco growing seca
tions.
a With prospects for larger cotton
D and tobacco crops this year than us\\
uai, and with better crops than most
of the other states, North Carolina
farmers should reap a rich harvest.
e Tne indications are also favorable
e for good prices in both crops, which
will further enrich the farmers of
e this state. Of course many things
can happen yet to put a crimp in
y. those bright prospects, but unless
H that something does happen, the
y. farmers are going to be in a good
mood to celebrate Thanksgiving Day
ie next November.
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ir W. R, Case Cuttlery.?Boone Hard
ware.?Abvt.
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nd for Boone and W atauga
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORfh CAR
PROGf
Suudav School Convention of The Tbi
With ZionviUe Church, Saturday
! 10:00 A. M . Saturday Organization.
' all Roll of Delegate fl
j 11:00 A. M., Sermon, by
I Dinne
I. K M. 44Building up the County Sunda
Farthing, Dean Swift a
! 2:30 P. M.. Question Box
X-.00 P. M. "Pian of Conducting a Sui
ininations are RepresentedD. D.
44What Definite Things Can be Done t<
Sunday Schools?" A. J. Gree
10:00 A. M., Sunday. Sunday School.
"Application of the Sunday School L.ess<
1 1 :00 A. M.. Sermon
Dinne
1:00 P M.. "Would it be wise to Disp
. . the Grade Lesson?" W. Y. 1
"Are our Sunday Scholos Keeping Fa*
other Things?" J. H. Winkler. N.
Ail Sunday School Workers and Pastors
pate in the db
I. G. GREER.
GEORGE GREF
F?. I). DOUG HE
Judge council property To t
be sold at auction
AT.. I t *1 - - ' ~
-ii. >. ? . mown-. tne ttoone(
Hardware <*o.. i.s in receipt of .% ?:
i?!egran? from friends in Greensboro ti
representing a Real Estate firm, the i?,
test of which is as follows: ch
"Have bought Judge Counctll pro- <
petty. Will .sell at auction August] 1
J. Will develop into finest salel ih
division in Western North Carolina." 1 tii
The < ouncili property is weil i >*.
known as the best available proposi-j :>
tion in the vicinity and its develop-j vi
nient will be the biggest thing per-J jc
haps that has happened for our town.7 ? u
a.>
CUTTER TIRES ON FLEEING is
RUM SHIP io
a
(By The Associated Press) ja,
Fifteen solid shots were fired from tj!
a coast, guard cutter at a speedy run?
runner tonight after her crew had a
been aboard a French ship on run. aCi
row, enjoying a Sunday afternoon w<
social chat with the skipper. The r0
runner escaped, as did another that t <
had taken on a cargo oi Liquor iori L>c
the shore. [)i:
gling craft paid no heed to a sb-.i
fired across his bow and manac d rt.
to out. distance the government
cutter, although shells dropped n?-;ir \e\
enough to his boat to send spn.v j
over iter ucck. itie Iirst runner c
ed the cutter before any shots had
been fired at her.
So close was the cutter to the r.rzn
boat at one time that the form? r. \vl
crew could hear the curses of he ra
bootlegging: captain as he defied their Ti
shells and ordered full speed ahead, ha
The runner disappeared after reach- j 1,
ing the shore near Highlands. j ch
The thrilling chase after the rum\ so
runner started after the first b -jati in
had eluded the coast guard cut r.' go
Crews of both had been aboard the cu
French schooner GerberviUe, one of in
seven ships now lying along the ton th
mile stretch that composes rum row. j <>
Both boats had loaded their cargoes' ha
and were enjoying a glass and a chat ?r
before starting their dash to the th
shore. cc
Suddenly a lookout on the Gcr- fa
berville shouted "cutter." The crews lit
of the rum runners scrambled down A
"Jacobs ladder" and put our for the th
shore. h(
j A column of black smoke poured pi
from the cutter, showing that full in
speed had been ordered for the chase. | tl
She headed in a diagonal direction; sf
to that of the runner, hoping to head \ $:
her off. The distance was too great. p<
however, and this boat proceeded to | se
shore without trouble. The other! ai
boat had been slower in getting away oi
from the Gerberville. The cutter' in
changed her course and put out after' hi
her, but with the "bone in mouth" the i a
government boat was unable to keep | m
the pace set by the speedy liquor car- j sj
rying. craft. The fifteen shots were i e^
fired in twenty minutes, all the shells h
falling near the boat, but none .-trik- ?
ing her. tl
The escaped craft was believed ir
to be the same one which was tired
upon some weeks ago and whose cap- w
tain at that time also* defied his
would-be captors. a
The coast guard captain turned w
his attention to other members of s<
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County, the Leader of
OLINA THURSDAY JULY 12. :
m
ee h>rki Association To Be Held
' Ar.d Sunday July 2H And 29
vxii --unuay retools
Walter E. Wilson
r
iy iiool." Roy Dotson, E. J.
iFid W. s. Farthing
r'day School where Different Deno- j
D -gherty and Smith Hagaman
> Improve the Teaching of Our
me and W. F. Sherwood I
>n* A. W. Highsmith
B. H. HairiU
r
iluy the Literature Now in Use for
>erry and V. C. Howell . .
c with the General Progress of
7 B> rs and G. W. Robbins
t vited to attend and partici;cu\-0!!s.
:fe
air,
? ommittce.
i < N . H A TULA f IONS7 LADIES Or
HF. MISSIONARY SOCIETY
. you want a piece of work
and done .piickly and well, get
i.ujies of Boom1 interested, and
oi- <?ut for results. The ladies of
missionary society of the IVJ. E
r. h South have just accomplished
:'"u that, to us. seems worthy of
-host commendation. For some
in they have been figuring on a
e:rf piano for their new church, the
ice of which was something above J
(00.00, and have been working ar-;
a&citly to that en. Today the much'
veted instrument is on the way,j
d a!! the money, save about $30.00 j
in the treasury with which to pay
r it. On Saturday evening last, in
supreme effort to carry out their
Lidahle design, they gave a play in
e court house entitled "The Conential
Clerk", which was, indeed,
very great success. The crowd in
tendance was so large that many j
*re turned away after the court I
om and galleries hail beer, crowded j
oiheir uternicst tw. ? 1
jpis awounted to $1.'*0.00 and the j
\y came fully up to the must ex-'j
ctanr. iij the crowded audience, and j
fleeted much credit on the promors
and the acters as well. Again
: us say congratulations.
WHICH PAYS THE BEST?
Mrs. T. P. Adams, of Zionville,
10 is getting to be quite a poultry
iser, was in to see The Democrat 1
lesday. She said there had ^>eert
itched in her yards so far this year
300 pure-hred White Leghorn
icks, many of which were sold as j
on as they were taken from the'
cubators. However, she retained a
todly number for herself, and. after I
itting cut all the roosters and mark
g them, she still has 200 pullet.-;'
at will begin to lay w-thin the next !
weeks or two months. She also
is a flock of 100 hens carried over;
om last year. She was asked how j
,e poultry business pays, when i
mpared with cattle raising on the j
irra, and she gave us the following j
tie story in reply: "Soon after Mr.j
dams and I were married I insisted i
at he build me a poultry!
>use, but he was inclined to!
Jt me offf. saying that he'
tended putting: his surplus in cate.
so he added to his herd that
>ring, several head, his output being
L50.00. I invested $15.00 in the
sultry business, ami on through the
ason kept a perfect expense bill,
id when my little flock was disposed
: 1 found that my $15.00 had netted
te $80.00, while my husband, on
is investment of $150.00, only had
clear profit of $8.00." The lady is j
lost enthusiastic over her work and!
lys give her hens instead of cattle
?*ery time for money-making on the;
inn.
le rum running fleet, who were out
i considerable numbers today, and
?verul were stopped but no liquor
as found.
Besides the Gerberville, which is
five mast auxiliary schooner there
ere two steamers and four small
:hooners on the row.
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northwestern North Carol
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THRONGS PAY LAST RESPECTS
TO CALVIN J. COTTRELL
Mr. < ;t'v,:n -J- Cottrv-JL a prominent
fdtirer. : Boone, pa.--.vd away or:
Sunday afternoon. following a?: illness
or" several months duratL.fr.
The ha rial was conducted on M onday
af rrjt.on from the Baptist
church by Reverends Huggins and
Brinknu.Profesors D. D Dougherty
a: j I G. Greer, on behalf of
tilt Appalachian Training School paid
beautiful and fitting tribute to the
dect.i -1
Mr. < >ttreil was a native of Caldwell
County, but for the past fortyyears
has been a resident of Watauga,
and the masses of people who
gathered together on Monday bore
testimony to the esteem in which he
was held. He has been associated
with the Training School for a good
many jvars, was an earnest supporter
and believer in education, and a
consistent member of the oBone
Baptist Church. A Confederate soldier.
as brave as the bravest, he
shed his blood and almost gave his
life for his glorious Southland. Ke
was a good citizen, a kind neighbor
and was loved in his community.
A g od Christian gentleman sleeps
under u bank of flowers placed there;
;.y . .VIng hands and many are the
ad i'ts. His has heeti a busy life,
but hi- rests now. and rests web.
v-evi is survived by four ch 1drv
' .1. ei Boone; -I. H >? Yirg'r.ia:
Mrs. Floy Mast. of Boone and
Mi " S. McBride. f Sugar Grove.
Mr. Cottrell was M) years of age
and one of th? oldest members of
\\ ataujru Lodge No. 2 7v' A. h i?
A M
A COMMUNITY FAIR THIS FALL
Oi; iast Thursday night the citizens
of the Zion Hill ar.d surrounding
communities met at Windy Gap
school house and organized for a
Community Fair th:s fall. The officers
and chairman of the various de :
,.*rLme;.ts were elected and other*
plans made in such a way that is
bound to brunt results. The school!
house was practically filled with interested
citizens and the spirit thai
was shown makes it easy to predict
that they will not only put up a good j
exhibition but that there will be
other enjoyable and educational tea
tures that will make the day one to {
be long: remembered and one to be!
proud of.
The County Agent was on hand at J
this meenug *.u g:>e a>aismuvc auu j
encouragement. He states that hej
has never known the spirit shown onj
this occasion to fail to bring results.'.
Thi.- brings us to a question. Why'
do not . ther communities in the;
County do this .-;:r?u- thing? Corn |
inunities are holding these Corcuiuni- !
ty Fairs annually. They have found
them a great source of pleasure and
education.
What other Counties can do so can
Watauga. It is a part of the County
Agent'.- duties to assist in promoting
rl rt of thing and the communities
that are expecting to hold a
Community Fair would make no mistake
bj calling or. him to assist them.
COMFORT IN AGE
I rest beneath my upas tree, when
conies the closing of the day; there's
comfort in this though for me?I
have nr. package put away. Where
yon banks steadily towers uprear, 1
have my modest little pile, and there
I journey twice a year, and clip some
coupe. > with a smile. I have enough
to pay the price of all I'll need while
I remain, to purchase hats and books
and rice and gas and casings for my
wain The kindly gods I often thank
now that I'm old and halt and gray,
that I have roubles in the bank, a
modest parcel put away Youth sayi
"H'e'ii go while we're young, for we
shall be a long time dead: while yet
; our withers are unwrune we'll naint
the village red." And it is well to
j have your fun while you are sound
I in mind and limb, to blow a portion
j of your mon. and waltz chrough life
| with pep arid vim. But it says you
I should recollect that youth is transact
as the dawn; some day a gray hair
I you'll get. and you will know that
youth is gone. So if you salted down
a dime before you blew in four or
five, youii think your prudence was
in time, when life's dark wintry days
arrive. I rest beside my garden gate,
ar.d croon these words, the evening
long: "I'm thankful that I saved a
crate of coin when I was hale and
strong."?Walt "Mason.
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ina. established in 1 888
NUM3ER 27
COUNTY OFFICIALS CAPTURE
HUGE DISTILLERY
Sr. *r.ps or Scene of In usual Raid
Sheriff A iisted b> City Police
Possibly one of the most succe-sfut
inroads that ha made in Watauco
i? . T.h< h'oekadcrs, wa1- oifecteed
oi' !.?>* Friday afternoon in
Sarrp.-or section of the o>jr.r v by
Sherift t M. ' ritcher. Deputy
George Hayes and members of
; ;oca. police force.
The Sheriff had information oil
Friday morning as to the probable
; location of the plant- He went with
I his informers anil was successful in
finding the out i t, got within pos'
sibly less thar ore hundred feet of
I the still, and bad a good view of the
j four who were on duty with guns ir
J hards. The odds of course were
I heavy against the men of the law,
l and the Shei tf's companions being
j unaAned. he wisely decide*! to return
I to town for the other officers
On the return trip the still had
beer, stopped, a .d the noise of the
! water running into the huge condenser.
which had previously kept the
blockade's froir. hearing the approach
of the raiders, wa? no longer.
This gave the faithful canine a
chance t o use hi-- ear.-, arid ju -t as
the officers v.-ere practical!y ready to
swoop down upon the offenders, the
>pottee gt.ard a:f >!* the lawless
master's business, hayed tin Sheriff's
bunch, the mSoiishibers shot several
rouud^ tb ii direction, and rted in
a hail of bullets.
The -lib captur.i: ua- of almos'
fifty gal ions capacttj,. and together
with the worm, was of solid copper
throughout. Twenty gallons of corn
whiskey was found, six barrels of
beer, and a beer vat or box holding
possibly 100 gallons. There were
three axes, a cross cut saw and other
nangs less note-worthy.
However the most unique part of
the thing were the living juarters of
the moon shiness. situated under the
mountain about two hundred yards
from the di " iery. under a cliff of
rocks. The room provided under the
ledge was of ample proportions for
the accomodation of several persons,
the shelter was perfect, and no inclemency
of the weather could interfere
with the comfort of its occupants.
There was bedding, quilts,
feather pillows, while from pegs in
the crevices hung a looking glass,
clean shirts and freshly iaundryed
overalls. There were a number of
pairs of shoes and oxfords. while
among the smaller thing- were a
fountain pen and deck of playing
cards. Cooking utensils of aii kinds
were in evidence, a quantity of canned
goods, meal, meat, etc. Supper
was being prepared and a big wood
chunk or ground hog was to have
been the main dish, as it had been
nicely prepared and well cooked.
The officers are justly elated over
this capture, and are lo be congratulated.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT AGAIN
IN OPERATION
The1 electric plant of the New River
Light and Power Co. which has
! been out of commission since back
| in March is again running. There has
I been some delay in getting the nec1
cssary repairs for the machinery, and
] this being taken into consideration,
i the work has been done in record
breaking time. The school authorities
and the men on the job at the
i plant have dene a hne piece of work
and are to be praised for their ef!
forts in getting the service restored.
Work has been started on the new
plant on Middle Fork and it is expeci
^ _ ?
j .vu iv .? ili ?.?peravicn rms year.
MABEL NEWS
??
Mr. Johiel Eggeres, who has been
at work in West Virginia tor several
months has returned home.
Mr. David Younce, a former citizen
of this county, i<s visiting relatives
in this part of the county. He
lives in Maryland and is engaged in
the dairy business. Miss Alma Rob;
inson, his niece, and his son, Sher* *
J man came with him.
Union Singing class is making prej
paration to take part in the singing
i contest at Wiikesboro on the 21.
Deputy Collector Thomas spent the *
i week end with home people.
Mr. John F.ggers who has been
sick for several months is slightly im- ^
proved at this -writing.
Mr. Bob Thomas, of Tennessee,
spent the week-end with relatives.
I Auut Mattie Younce is visiting her
children at Elizabethton and other
| points in Tennessee.
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