North Carolina Newspapers

(jSfH A Non-Partisan Family volume xxxiv immediate special session of legislature is threatened An immediate special session of the legislature'is seriously threatened hv an enactment of the last regular session, discovered today, that directs the transfer of all revenues of the statte prison to the general fund of the treasury, but which makes no appropriation whatsoever for its maintenance. Under this law. effective July 1. the prison authorities arc required to turii over to the state treasury every dollar collected from the pri sens various sources ol revenue, but authority is lacking to draw out enough money to buy a can of pork ar.d beans. State officials seemed positive tonight that the only way to keep the prison open would be to defy law or enact remedial legislation at a special session. Governor Morrison, Treasurer Ben R. Lacy, Auditor Baxter Durham and Prison Superintendent George Ross Pou were concerned over the situation tonight. and the governor declared he could see no way out except through a special session. Prison Without Funds. Heretofore, the prison has supported itself from its ?Avn earrings. The maintenance co.-t approximates $500,000 a year. In the last session a bill went through that became chapter 156 of the public law of 1923, which provided that all receipts of thi prison should be deposited in the treasury and that the prison should he placed under an appropriation. But no appropriation was made, and not one penny is available for feeding the prisoners, paying the guards or meeting the other expenses. The bill, a regular "hone", is reported to have been introduced as a part of the prison re Aumi (jiokiuiu tn inc Mair department of public welfare and the citizen* committee of ore hundred.' which it created. Superintendent Pou denied tonight any responsibility for the bill or any knowledge of its introduction in the last general assembly. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, commissioner of public welfare, is out of the city. The measure was introduced by Representative Clem Wright, of Greensboro. who handled much of the legislative program of the welfare department. The law under which the department works empowers it to make recommendations to the governor as to needed legislation, hut Governor Morrison said no one had consulted him about the bill during the last session, and that the first he knew of its existence was this afternoon, when Auditor Durham presented the statute. The governor am! council of state will cor..- der the situation tomorrow. domeining wm navtr iu ue ucme immediately, as the prison is altogether without authority to disburse money it realizes from its own sources of revenue or to draw upon the treasurer for necessary financial support. "] have now ahotit $-10,000 worth of vouchers at the prison," Mr. Pou said tonight, "which the auditor will not honor. We arc just suspended. We are directed to pay over to the general fund all the monies we collect and 110 provision has been made for our maintenance."?By Brock Barkley, in Charlotte Observer. "CYCLONE MACK" ON EVOLUTION Preaching in Greensboro Friday Rev. B. F. McLendon paid his respects to evolutionists, as follows: "In the beginning the amoeba begat earth-worms; earth-worms begat skull-less animals; these animals begat other kinds of animals; these other kind of animals begat some kind of fish away back in the dateless date; and these fish away beyond the gates of morning begat some kind of gilled amphibians that lived away back when ages were but drift of ioam on me migniy sea ui tuue, aim these begat primeval aniota; and these begat mammals; and these begat kangaroos; and kangaroos begat apes; and apes begat gorillas; and gorillas, thank God, begat pinwhiskered. top-heavy college profes. sors who draw their breath and salary and use great, big jaw-breaking words and talk about the Bible be * , t ing allegorical, figurative, ^probable inferential and hypothetical.?Land mark. Our printing is done hy skillec men, with the latest machinery, t'i better. That's all. Rivers Ptg. Co. (i; )C lift Newspaper Published m BOON! ' ENGINEERS SEEK SITE FO TUNNEL Coining over the Diut Ridge fror Jetft-v.-or.. the preliminary survey o the state railroad to redeem the "los provinces" was seen. Engineer Fo> of Greensboro, chief assistant to En j gineer Miller, being: in charge of th ; surveying party doing th?- work a I this point. It is expected that it will b possible to connect North Wilkes boro and West Jefferson with stee rails in an approximate distance o ?nly a little over 30 miles. From information gained in th ! work thus far it is believed a prac ticable gr^tie can be made througl Hie mountains to this place. Th greatest difficulty, however, it is sail wiil be the work of locating a pine, to tunnel through the Blue Ridge arn find a proper grade on the top side Several places have been inspected but a decision will not be reachei for some time yet. it was said. Mr. Fox and his party have beet at work for the past month, and considering the handicaps of thi job. have been making fine progress They have heen making headquarter at West Jefferson and are surveying this way. As soon as the cam] >*i| pmenl is complete they will niovi I to Obids. just over the tine ir. Ashe Fhey wii! complete their work tfron . that p<> nt. Every aid possible is be | ir.g extended to the surveyors am j their stay in the mountains is beins made as pleasant for them as the 11a tun of their work will permit. Engineer Fox stated that i.- wouk i be only a short time until crews an I put on the other two proposed lines One of them wili l.e located neat Doughton, on the line between Elkir i ami Sparta. The work will be pushed* he stated as fast as possible, and it is hoped to have the three surveys completed by the time winter closes down on the mountain country.?By VV; 8, i Hamptofi, In Winston-Salem Journal. NORTH CAROLINA MAKES BEST WHEAT CROP IN RECENT YEARS North Carolina made the best wheat, crop this year the state has made for some time, it being 1,077,000 l%ishels more than last year's crop, Frank Parker, statistician of the bureau of agricultural economics announced tonight. "The total production of $6,585,000 bushels represents an average of approximately 10 bushels per acre,7' Mr. Parker stated. "The average | condition for North Carolina is per cent as compared to 82 per cent lor the 16-year period and 7." nei cent a ye: ago. The price is $1.52 this year, or three cents per bushe! ' more than a year agro. The per pent of last year's crop remaining or farms in this state is five per cent or two per cent more than was esti mated a year ago. Average in the Nation. "For the United States the wir.tei wheat showed an average conditioL of 76.8 per cent and spring wheal I 62.-1 per cent, or a combined condi | tion of 78.3 per cent, forecasting or | a four and one-half per cent reduced acreage 821,000,000 bushels oi i 11,000,000 less than last year's crop , The average price for the Unitec j States is 05.1c compared with $1.01 a year ago. The national average ol j 1-1.1 bushels compares with Nortl j Carolina's 10 bushels to the acre. I 'Coin is^North Carolina's prin cipal crop, since it occupies 37 pei enet of the cultivated acreage, whil< j cotton occupies bu 28 per cenc. Th< one crop in this state that stay j nearest the same acreage is corn I This l-Pflp's Jif rpiicp ctinw c tliA ii<no I 100 per cent compared with las year and with the usual, with a cor dition of 67 per cent of a normal o full crop prospect The eastern ansouthern counties have shown th greatest increase, where it is has re placed some cotton acreage. This if formation is fhe result of over 50 experienced reporters estimates fror . all counties of the state. The poores . condition is found from Sampson t ; Orange counties. Another area o . poor condition is found fron: Pol . county along the border to Ansoi . The cro$ is fairly good this year, e; r pecially in the mountain eountie . from Iredell southeasterly to th , southern coast, also in the centra . coastal counties. According to the official crop r? port from the co-operative crop n I porting service of the state arid fe< s eral departments of agriculture, it found that corn in the United Stati and for Boone and Watauj E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH < R! DEVELOPMENT VVOF THE JUDGE ^ | I>t-ve!op*aen*.s have htnrur <.n th< v j Judge ( ounciii property. Crews of " j iwei; arc working: every day clearing '" away fences, buildings and anything e! vfeat might detract from the attract 11 :r- etu*is of the property. Mr. li. H j Hdliaday of Greensboro. X. i .. or.t " j of the parties who purchased the tract is in charge of the work. 1 A * ?r , -u:. nauaaay says :t is their nur ^ i T'ose to develop this property inic business and residence lots r:g'nt ur e I to the last word. Wide Boulevard* will be laid out, graded up. and it 11 will make perhaps, the finest subdivi -ion in this section of North Caro^ :na. The entire subdivision, when e all developments are completed, will be sold at auction about the middle of August, and opens up the last and only property in the heart of Boone. ' This tract of land has hindered somej what the progress of Boone for a 1 number of years, and now that it is available, it may be expected that the BARACA PHILATHEA WATERMELLON DAY AT U. S VETERANS HOSPITAL AT , OTEEN _ j Thursday, hibjr 2<?th, will he ob-j ,! : -erved as WatermeN*: Da> at the _ i . S. War Veteran - Hc-pital at 1 1 ?'tocn and every B.'iracu and Philar ? hea in orih t'aroiiiut. along with na-nds, are offered this opportunity - help give the patients in the hos| pital a real good time. Baracas and Philatheas were :mo:ijr the first to begin work among r|the soldiers as they came back from t.lhe war sick and needing our help I ami one mragemenl. and it is very ; fitting that we should honor these | gallant heroes who are now making I an even more gallant fight to win i back the health and strength lost in world war. Remember they were our substitu: tos, they went for us; they fought and suffered that we might live in peace and happiness and the least that we car. do is to honor them and express our apreciation in some effective manner. What's better for a real good time than WATER MELONS? PLENTY OF WATER i MELONS. j Please send your check or P. O. Money Order for this purpose to Mrs. ?l N. PticVncr Asheville N O t wf?A planning an appropriate program and will serve watermelons, more wateir melons, ice cold Georgia water melons. II Money is preferred as we can pt:f1 chase the melons at wholesale pri< and make your gift go farther, bur ' cake, candy, fruit or flowers will be t gladly accepted. 1 Remember duly 26th is the daj. . Please send your message of apput eiation to Oteen Heroes as soon as possible so we can go forward with ; our proposed plans t Yours to "Do Things" for Christ J in North Carolina, MRS. N. BUCKNER. 1 General Secretary. - averages 85.2 per cent of normal. ? with the acreage at about, one per - cent increase Of this condition the r: national crop for this year will be . | about the same as for last year. or I 2,877,000,000 bushels. This would II give an average of 28 bushels to tfc f acre, which is also the five-year avi erage. The average prices ranges ! about 87c for the entire country, as - compared with 02 cents a year ago. r The forecast for North Carolina is -I 50,457,000 busheis, which is the e same as last year's production and 3j 4,000,000 busheis less than the five j year average. Our farm price 1| $1.20 compared with 80 cents a year t ago. An Oat Producing State f "Although North Carolina is not d j a big oat producing state it is oi ej economic importance in our erof | production. With the condition ol t-i 00 per cent o fa normal crop esti 01 mated by 405 growers we have the n prospect of a good crop. Both wheat ?t and oats have shown improvement o during the past three months. This f crop showed a slight decrease it * "For the United States the July 1 5- condition is 83,5 per cent, or prac >s tically the same as the 10-year con lejdition. The national production o *1 1,283.717,000 bushels, having an av erage farm value? of 42.5 cents whici 2- is o cents a bushel more than a yea 2- ago. 1- The recent favorable seasons ii m most mparts of the state following tin ?s unusually dry June conditions hav ie he ga County, the Leader of :AR0L!NA. THURSDAY JULY 19 IK BEGUN ON COUNCILL PROPERTY - i 1 - ' ' > will uimost. staqiifpede :r. thei *i efforts U* get In on the ground flout r" According to Mr. Ha'.iaday. a w?.rg ; .".umlier of outside people, eomin] rv -r \ from the larger cities an< town? will hp preterit for the purpcs> ?f h trying sites for summer home ' a:: ot> for business locations. B; i ri/cL-or. of this, it is expected that th* sale of this magnificent property v.il ?! fai" eclipse anything of the kind at \ cer.ptee in the northwestern region for at last the outsiders have thei eyes open to the desirability of Wa i tauga's metropolis, and they are go 1 me to buy. The men in possessioi I kr.ov the auction business, an spending hundreds and thousands o 1 dollars in preliminary work, and it i; ! th general consensus of opinioi j that the day of this sale will meai: the beginning of a new era of grown ar prosperity for Boone, the higl light of the Lost Province section. FJRPO READY TO MEET ANY BODY AT ANY TIME By Associated Press Luis F.rpo. titleless battler of the , A1 : tine, who added ponderous am. , ; - doss Wi'iard to his victims- las' do:i a record crow at Boy- ' 't acres today was looking foi m- t\ :-igilistu w erlds to dftftqui o/. t . r.?v of o??nf renccs how > : : tii- lay fa:v- bring .. \ bis pro. pc cltv< title ni.. I v lack Deaipvy end indicat ' ; d m.c * s ! : t '.iy that Ft:,. i - . .? ?:'.y stiii .jilm the i?., ; t* r ing scene. . would h.avo : >* \ v. more resting .catches hef r< , i: get a shot at the* title. As a matter of fact Firpo, in tin1 i of a long talk with Tex Aick.. .i. ? u...i: c? ? /----J S.i.'i .?v .'i?~<V|Uciit* uaravn, i*\;>r"4fced a desire to tight Harry Wills, New Orleans negro, who has stood out as a title challenged for more than a year, before meeting Dempsey Th- sombre South American, bearing no outward marks of the conflict in winch he crushed the come-back hopes of the former champion last night, laconically added he was ready to "tight anybody at any time, any place." Rickard also conferred at some length with Jack Kearns, Dcnipsey's 'pilot, b'.:t he hid dvfl.dU match in sight right now, though he hopes to put on another heavyweight show, either as a further elimination >r for the title, around labor day at Boyle's Thirty acres. Rickard has Firpo under an iron clad contract for a title match with Penipsey but under its terms a boot with the champion may be arranged any time before March 1024. or later If the agreement is extended. This contract was signed v. hen Rickard brought Firpo back from the Argentine last winter to Box Bill Biviian TRADE CHILDREN FOR CO\* CALF AND HORSE Alleged to have traded his tw ; daughters and a son. for a horse, i ui\v and a calf, Ciark Thornington of liruxton, X. Y.. was convict* c -riday of 'improper gnu dianship be fore Judge Champlin in Children*: j Court. George Shaw, of Truxcon. wit} whom, it was charged, the barter \va; ' consumated, recently was releasee j 1:1 $1,000 bail on a charge of attack ing the younger daughter. The latter and her brother wits *o? committed to the county home. Th? " court ordered that the father be com ] polled to pay for their cave. Thi 1 cider daughter. Mamie Thornton | -0, found in the Shaw home, was de tained for mental examination. I came to light in investigation tha the children had never seen a rail road train until recently and ha< ' j been closely confined. > ; | helped almost all crops considerably | '1 heVe are still some very dry areas > which are suffering severely. Thes : extend along through certain parts o ; th?> pr.Oiipn Tnuo " > ; of the dry est months North Carolin j has on record. "That the farmers are dontin in i to gel a raw deal is evidenced b - i the two per cent decreased prie -1 during June of the principal cropf Ordinarily the decline is less tha - one per cent. It is gratifying hov i ever, to find that the index figui i of prices Ls about 17 per cent hig! er htan a year ago and 31 per cer ii higher than two years, but 17.6 p< e cent lower than the average for tl e past 10 years." tnotr Northwestern North Caroli 1923 ONE HUNDRED 4 L XVANCE r FARMERS TO ViSIT WATAUGA r ' i-ty \k ' M.-it h..- rt" v...) . | < .micatiyt: fron> the County ^jAgt-rv. In Alamance Count*, stating z "r.a r e :: drtu )Hrn?tv- l'rom thai j j C< jrty will arr.'ve in Boone Th?:iv fc, lay. July i ar.d spend Friday look ' sl j\ er the things of interest in the t. t'o'J! -ty. Mr. iSteeie plans to oscon L? j them over the County Friday and the j Chamber of Commerce is planmr.tr to g:ve them a worm reception or. the court house lawn Friday evening:; r at seven o'clock. These farmers ore I spending this week touring parts of North Carolina. Virginia and Tonnes- j , see and exnect to go direct fr-cm* her.. 1 to their home in Alamance County, f The communication states that s they have some good fiddlers along ^ and if we have any such in Watauga they would be glad to meet them 1 and find out who is best with the 1 bow. i On Friday evening we are planning to ha. v something to eat at "no things to drink for the vi>:ror>. sonic - speeches of welcome and entertainment and quite a variety of rv.usii | It is hoped that a large number of farmers ar.-l business men will meet the visitor- on the court louse lawn Hand make them know :hnt w? are a lad to ha\< them in our midst. j Miss Hazel Carriuger v. iii have chaige of the refreshments ami a.! ! thoM who wish to help lr. this work wil' p:? use get .ii touch with her. A. T S NOTES The First Summer Term of the ApI pa .i, loan Training School cb-.-ed on , July l th with examinations in ad , departments. The attendance in this j term was the largest in the history of the School, there being 37<i enroll- f ed ami six states and Canada being!, represented. Students came from all . , parts of North Carolina representing j } 57 counties. The class of students j too was of high order with scarcely; an exception having high school' ? i?.? i i.-.:? "?? I'""""" u*r.i:i; mgii school graduates them. The Faculty wer.- uausuah well fitted i for the work in hand and splendid work was done. The Credit Cards * go out t<? Raleigh on Monday, and hut for illness in the farniiy of one member ol ihe Faculty they would have been sent out on Saturday \ ith. j | Good work was done in MM t. ouniy } Summer School held i:: one i f the Training Scho,.] buildings during the same time am. enrolled about one hundred, . m.ng from various parts of the Star.-, hut the number in the County Schoi . is not included in the| i number .. ov. . The Second term j of the Training School opens on j I j Tuesday July 17th. j Boone is fast becoming a very po- j Cpulai rendezvous for large numberslj I of people from various parts of the j, State, to:;? \ coming especially fori . ihe week.: d. The road from Boone j to Blowing Kock being now under r i construction is a hinderanee to vis;-', tors from the southern part of the '' iiatf. but many come from that sec- . 1 lion in spite of that fact. When this , * road is complete, Boone being: a * school lown. with its wonderful sum" mer climate will attract stili larger * j numbers of people. Many coming I to Boone for the first time are great-1 1 | Iy surpri.-ed at the hustle of the lit-| "; tie tovn. the remarkably fine* clii j mate, and the wonderous beauty of "j the scenery, and repeated visits, are ! a j most certain. A J. M. now NUM. ?l A GOOD PROPOSITION Narrow-minded individuals are in-; - elined to fight the Organization of t labor banks and co-operative under- j t takings. This is wrong. These in-j - stitutions should be encouraged, for] J the more laboring men go into bus;- ] ness, the more will they understand j - some of the problems faced by an! ' ; employer in the financing, operation 1 i. i and management of industrial and e j banking enotrprises. f ! The laboring man who has his capie i tal tied up in a bank, a sawmill, a a i gold mine, a shoe factory or a public I utility plant, wili be pretty sure to K I take a;, interest in maintaining safe y i anc ?oyr.a conaitions in both state j e , and nation, in order that the prop- i s. erty may pay a fair rate of return on j n [ his money invested, which to him, the] 1 same as to any other investor, re pre-? o sents yer.rs of toil and saving. One safeguard of the nation lies in j it educating our workmen to take a I jr greater interest in. and become own-' le crs of the securities of our *aisous industrial undertakings. at na.-Established in 1888 MMBER 28 MASON X PICNIC THIS YEAR IS TC BE THE BEST EVER The Picnic f t the lodges " ' W.i ci'^a County which has been neglected for the - era! years v. ill I. ri . iv._d this year on Saturday A ugust 1 I. vatailjra Lodge No. 27"E Snow, Ashiev and B!?uvi?i? Rock Lodges are the participants in the affair and lodges oj ne:<rahoring counties are als<? invite . to take part. Ni> ry definite plan? are ready arv! the program for the lay is not complete. however it is the purpose of f he various lodges and subordinate committees appointed for the several purposes to make this picnic the l>ig gest event of the sort ever palled off in thi> section. The entire net proceeds will go to the: Oxford Orphan Asylum, and the fraternity will no doubt receive the very liberal support of all iri their efforts to raise some money for these orphaned children. Remember that the inmates. of the Orphanage arc r.ot confined to son-; or daughters of Masons, hut includes those in every walk of life. Th..rr. ? .... .4.- vF-r Dy noted men. probably b;i> -1 music, a hip: dinner and an all around good time. We hope to b< a1 give a complete pixjgram of the activities planned for ih< day in <-ur next isfc.ie. ANOTHER JITNEY LINE TO BOONE Ft/now :mr the inn-rovemeiit on the ' Ui'.i between the State laiio and Skounds. Tt-nn.. M -i - II. L. and H iiory Madron. ? f Mt ( ity ami Fradc, have nut of: a dail> transfer jitney line between .Mt. City and Hour.*'. The 1:? st trip - being- n-:.h oday. They will al!?d. operate a line eUveeii Trade and We.st -'olVeison. their schedules have n?>t yet been ho roughly worked out. but ii is their ntention to reach Boon.c in time for lassengers coming over their line to riake connection, with the North Wifkesboro jitney, making it possible for them to go straight to iVinston-Salein the same da> They are putting on good machines ind nothing but trusty, polite ai.d safe drivers will be employed. Their ch?-uule will appear in these columns vheu it is ditiniteiy worked out. MR. THOMAS DAY PASSES Ml-. Thomas < V. ..uiujca's irominent citizen.-, died at his home j! the Blue Ridge section Monday rven ing after a very prolonged ili.ess, his trouble King Bright*s dis rase, with other complications. He vas u man ir, t he broad sense of the erir. Kor some time he served on lie Board of County Commissioners, ir.ii in a most acceptable manner. He vas always found o r.the right side -vhenever anything a if voting the welfare of his beloved county or people, vas to be decided. Always ready to :c5p the unfortunate, a good neighbor, u kind friend, a loving father and husband, a typical gentleman always. And above air. a meek and lowly follower of the Master under whose banner he has fought for many years. He was a friend to every man, and, we suppose, he died without an enemy. The news of his death ,?.;i! i v* in uriiij? sadness to many hearts. CONSERVE THE -JUICE" The New River Light and Power Co., is doing its best to provide lights for just as many families as possible, with its present limited supply oil's "juice". if the people would join together in conserving the electricity by cutting cut irons, washing: machines, etc., and only use what lights are necessary in their homes and shops- it would go far towards relieving the present situation. Another and larger power plant is now ir. course of construction, which when completed, will be entirely adequate to the needs of the school and town for many years to come. But, in the mean time let us do all we can to help save power until that happy day arrives. MINNESOTA SENDS JOHNSON TO SENATE Mangus Johnson has been elected to the United States Senate from Minnesota over the Reinibli^ ?* ministration mar:. Governor J. A. 0. Prens, to succeed the late Knute Xelsoi. a strong adherent of President Harding. i Dr. J. C. Farthing and family, of I Butier, Tenn., were weekend visitors j in Boone.