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PACE SIX A SUGGESTED CAROLINA TOUf By 1 . S. II . Jr. in Carolic f i. nc - - :: North ? a-ulina ar Otb-Vl* r-tatv-hcs> 'KiVI vVSv d inc. rh own State. , * object- of 'i* Care.ilia -to? ' -lb the tiisserain tit>n of ?uil and accurate intormath about the ioa?> of tht *tate >o th |ny native 01 \isitor wiil ! > able do hi?- motoring v-ith a maximum pleasure ami advantage artel a mi iomni of delay and annoyance, should fur: re b? its dim to guide ti him m cfliijtact with the best we ha to offer in -vt r vy. industry. agrici tu?v, historical interest and the 1: ami if this ran be mffit we are co ftdcrt that any onrisi w.Il dep. with the ret .!ecti"^ <>i his til 7>lcas,.n')y eeour-d and mir.d nil with -.irtsnspected fact- regard ire: ; old North State. To reach t ?cry part of - or st is an undercut.:! which will eqr. years ofj the a- e>-age mail's span a vacation time. The aciHevdmeiits r h-'r.nv.i >tato Highway ?'nmni -ion fcoX\ made it haaicV eusie' a ciiice < ? air mplishnn-nt:. bnc ev aft? j the mxiv <\\? millions are eonyi rfci# into roads mu.-t of its ? havb uirtut thct wc m soeii ji r rg * portion of the* net tvo white 'v! r|; roivr the >-.*vce. i- n-y x.\\v ^ to out'-fife briefly l?".:r v- hich can, he a. a v., and w.? 1: wi'.j t.iu rfci iJB.oris: th sof.ft 'of the fertile ajrcicuu arid % met-, uv'u,t,v?| outers. ; rue.st he ; rtifo so; ry. p.nii rro.-avt It ky ii.. m?is iv.evt rytiii of v.tikh ?. ?rv op .0.1. airf wh .1 1,1 ...... * . }-. X" . vL p? ??!.? -;..?u'u -v. to ati: ' <1 iir.a prEerly.; but t does. I belli gi\* n cr swv: !? ixf" rhv state wii wii! !>o fijctrt-rnely informing to : enabling him u> iV-rm r. fk 1; m\ urtlr ?.>*. imalv oil the-State. i ]? ! . - h"T)t* v. ^ .iriuv bini :r. his travel- ;? imduifl ogjflpr seclr which art- t-?c to ilt'd 1.v tiiib beravse fho\ are loo distant or inaccessible to bo visited without plication of routes or excessive r 08ffC. Naturally, this tour shotfjg s. at Raleigh^ our historical and Ik I capital. Us sites and attnni! alone would i v|?ay a visit to tin si and are too well known to oninne From Raleigh Route 1?' takeDurham. truly "Renowned tne w. around, " as its slogan states, h - h hne. 3'cfes !>\- side leaitnu - vp ent > of three of the slate s hul tries, eotloi: tobacco and hesivr; rfta; a f c. ci urmg .. iT. h T r: a it y Ool l< npfc ddlng th?. religious and vultu side of life. -3PJ .ide crip of tv.e mites Brings i.- -? Chapel Hill. ofijfcst. Jute U hversity til the la now re-K.rr am: adding ncv i: liance to it- in-*re ?.f old Fr Dm ham westward to historic Hi boro and 011 through bus;- Vlamai With its Batt', cf Regulator-, first arm.-d ar.d organized Tesistai to British injustice and tyranny : Elon Co.lege rising Phoenix itk :r liy huge industries and edbcaiio instCoJons ar. important !: >u: center, with :he famous tiuilf Jia* idegrc :rai nearby. Leaving K?> lu, we go on to Winston- Sale:. States largest city with its Moi&v memories, its diversified industries furniture, rubber tires, wagons si cry, underwear and c of ten ma factoring, all overshadowed by enormous tobacco plants. Then t th<* rich fields and valleys el * syth Yadkin and Wilkes County North Wilkesboro, the beginnir g the Boone Trail and the center c large and increasing fruit cult! From North Wilkesboro following Boone Trail, to the town which bthe name of that hardy pioneer. Seat of the Appalachian Trait School and the gateway to North tern Tennessee, From Boone to B! ing Rock, unsurpassed by altii and scenery by any- resort east the Rockies, where raindrops fal on the same acre go different v North to join the waters of the' ( \Vest to the Tennessee and Sc to the Yadkin. Down the moun to Lenoir and on across the Ca' ha to Hickory where Route 1 again picked up and followed to Valdese, the quaint and tri settlement of a hardy persec European race, to Morganton w at one time extended to the Mi sippi river and is the mother o Western north Carolina with th of The State of Tennesse throw Next comes the largest expans water which this tour reaches, James, better known as B ridge v 1, to thousands of enthusiastic fisher-1 .net-, the back tog of hydro-clcctric \ ?t vvhi. h kvv:>.- the wheats of in\ dustry turubig in the Carolines teS"hrffiivi of coal strikes' and droughts, a wh'ijf blue waters -eflcct thi out!w.> of short off. Table Rock and i . Hawk's I?i!l art! v.h'jM six thousand , i d*rh4 the lowvr reaches of :h? river! : ' . 1v::; le K'-.i.r arid al err the beautifv! S* anvi at. cvii*vis of KMucrvst. : real . 351 Ridge, ix % a Mr . the r.iirheo eleva:..- . east ;i. 1 :h- Rookit> : on into A?hev lie. mi Wnilv Ashe v ilk- selected as the at! v ? *i terminus of th.- to-r. it is r. ..r thinkable that any n:- torLt w jld . ' tr-iflf of :r..- oppo tv-'ty r.- o take several of the mary motor ft t:i of which Ashev:iie is th- eerier* he Down thu French Broad to Marshal :v an? H,r Spr nsr.-. chrouirh Pi.surah Nut* vei'ira. forts: and to tht summit of ik Moirr.t ' -r:d its- f. up the : rouch ke iroad * IJrevar the Sapphire :nn tr Ca? head and iugklai Is arid V v'Vi.ni t?. Wayitesville past Bal? t,,-. sam, the highest railroad station east ' " the M - - i. and oil !*r \>Ott ho City. These are only a fev. of the rful trips tl at can be - keb ito tram AsheviJe. A- Ashevs'f-e v.o turn eastward : v.*. !: aU- -<? tnroujrh Hscko ; Nut Bat Or . ar.u ' tiirney IN ck, fai c tht fertile vallej Bvad N Stiver : "Bit her ford'.on and -vnelby or 1 < :i* i >iuhi "i-v r. - of M. . 01 v. . - mimitj - ' *u?: i f r a fifes , r . ' * We an- Rotv. i;i >rkj th< ken A of the cott ? imrt section It I i- centers around Gastonia the lianiN. when mills _ up i ke niai u a id v. - eh may h< ; ther? :< ? 'iarU>tn is i.r almost i, . ,t o:;i xi< fi o'. c<'i t?. i. . ;:vr. i\\ i of .jlratiivu cotuv:v . selion: a'id church vs. A* 10h ; 1 3<Ill g !. \V i?.' S;.iv. i - f*?y the- hono*- 11 tm,r,. St tar t city, we are in the |gg: ir . i Rffy ltionary i; ndmarks. i:.v th BprnetV Xest of Ihtj tii ? ; .hi- M- kit !i d? a: itui 11' l- pea-anoo, the id Piii-iiklnhin doeuuier.t by i??'iv than .,i;s a yea . th?- hydro- electric center of i?ur the South with 'mportnnt -n>ait'.;f actoo >turing interests and a nvnundiidu jobbing anil distributing business Con nil- cctra come iaxt with its shady strec I and many mills and further on i.ait kannapoiis which furnishes lowehv.-:i and Cat:: mats to half the nation, ons ^al sbury is soot/ reached and ate imr Sfn ?n i , and its huge- railroad ?te. shops'we en ss the Yadkin, hexing . . >n next claims our attention and f ,i Thon asville the eiiair town, provider ing seats for th mighty and lowly ?u- as well. Jost beyond is High Poii : l-s- v. li:. m.k ai i dqsiot> niuis anc .? hur..ircii ferr.ituu- factories and tlu Cn!?>C: <i ' Otttplctlllg thl :al i we-tem loop of cur trip. 'jw! Fj< m Greensboro we c > uirecfcly the -South to A^- i. ro thriugh the snna ian hira >r Montgomery and Moore coup J- ties where iar.d which was considerei: out ; worthless a lew \ears ago is now 'is- -a t y pu chased at $300 to $500 ai. v aero, where :>each orchards stretch th. for mile after mile whose blossoms ace every year attract, lovers of the beaui: .i tiiui from hundreds ?>i' miles away, o pi Next comes Pirefcurst with its wonna dfrr'ul climate, probably the greatr.ai est golf center in this country, where uce during the season private cars are -ni parK a ilKe automobiles. At Aber ate deen we turn northward through the Southern Pines, Sanford and Cary ian traversing fields of cotton and reac!: . of Raleigh, our .starting point, ho- This tour as outlined covers ap nu- proximately seven hundred miles are its can be taken with comfort in a week hr : aithough a greater t'mc should bt ii ... i . . r> i l .vi. 'ur> ' Siiouvu to it- ocing .Muipetx rvugHij to like a figure eight with Kaleigh ar.< of Asheville at its eastern and westeri >1 a extremities and Greenrhoro at it ,:re. center, it permits ol many variation the of order in which one may go an* . a; - if there is not rime for the whol the circuit either loop may he taken in irjfc dependentlv, leaving the other for easu^e ^ WU Kill Jm 1 lin* a I I I Im, I Bill TT 1 5| I I I tain * b tawving: 8 Efi j [ H '*? L*BK g AM^mrAW TOMCCO (Ol rater Efcnrr^-'T^ !'" -.h1 THE WATAU more convenient reason. One particular j a vantage is the facility with which some part of this tout can be reached from every section ??? the sum- jm'i'iK states. Front the north it is approached from Richmond by Oxford and Henderson, from f)an\ : by u id>vilK und from Roanoke by Leuk-ville and Madison. From lli- a est by Hot Springs and Marsh;.. :.i i from the south there is a was choice, immii Spartanburg and % ratilie. converging at Itemlerson' Bleckslvum r-j Charlotte ar.-i farther east by Rocking am to !h< Piuehui'st action. A great many irisats I'm mih! for Florida resorts iioiu the north cross the state in the m t dine' way and set oi ly that I part of f. "ii the bee line. \V?th proper adv rtising a large part of them * >u - ' c induced to take all or a part' if .tour en route to or from! , ^ .. .. I rionaa. ao sacai way lor :no uortncrn tourist to combine the Carolina t? v. iih his i;p to Florida would ht: t. .:ap Rakigh or Durham, goiug west to Winston- Salem, Blowing P-' ck and Ashevkle avd hack to Char: v. . then couth aii ^ south. Re ur.'.k v, t*oi"th 'it'll, he could take it' r.t < 'k-.ri-'tto and fin'sh the eastern! hai* h\ Greensboro, Pinehurst and K. . Ci?iutr os! to Oxford and II: ' : ?. Thus two or three days n : . ea- h wax v. nuM en-1 ?;m t<> ? much ei the best) k,.- . A: ?ther _ .. : \ - : i.e.: hs< tour w. - ' v. d by the l ? hotels Stat . ; fai tor 1 utmost imk il of a v . r: i r.. : v?! of If i i.e t ?ur above outlined could be nd properlj :? scribed th . ' . phot eraphs i d t , es. ?oafi directions and I;-t a. ' t( d tec iand rd : i s booklet pkcu a wide thn : : tin count ry, ij for ;"?.ve distribution k : I hotels, tourists. awnoad " offices and th" I >.. . : ftir-v.ia~ is This Year F Winsl 1 | E& Octobe : tips* FOUR FULL DA TUESDAY, PRODUCT ^Tl VJL* W-X-Lr - RACES EVERY DAY?f ; ? p* Stables of 20 St MUSIC Victor and His F MIDWAY?T. A. Wolfe iLcf Best Ever Showi 'SS FREE ACTS?The Duttc. ^SESiS.' . v 4? B {LE The Jordan Sists Miss Bee Jung. =40j Japanese Troop laie ^ Frisco and Geor ^ Comic Clowns ^ FIREWORKS Presented 1 1 "AN - i 'I JirS rl 1 Sa A CHINESE FESTIVAL 1 Fij; . . istically depictin s ^ of the people ol 1 ^ tival of Lanterns L - marauding Tarta a e.Ti reproduced. TO THE PRODUCERS O | njS Counties, we arc EDUCATIONAL DAY?F Davie, Ashe, Ys tod (A tViA PAIR i SPECIAL REDL . . Admission?A Street Cars Run to Main 1 Aggregation of ! NEIGHBORS! G the great prosp . .-sfc Tfc.iOLSi c A OEMOCRAT ti-.n of interest in our Stat" to a decree which .> difficult to esti-m&te, y methods have been osc?i for : years by new England and other parts of the country with great and the present popularity i>: \" \\ England resorts is ii: r?o sxr<al! ;> ? due to the widespread publicly riven them "by the Ideal Ton? ei:_ or-r anby few f;uu hotel men and so cleverly ami v, rivdy advertised thai t<?da\ The Carolina $oter ( ".a has th< y of j/.icing the Cuy??::i5 !. the map alonjtsiiT ths Idea T We have the cl.mate. ths C".r ro.-ids, the hotel-. ant r . i-u of interest to make thi: tV- equal of any tour in America ant c. challenge comparison, mile fo rv i.iy for day, and dollar 10 d^ with the Idea! too- or an; tour in the country. Shall w< this opportunity and continu* ii'i: >resent methods of advertising ii -mall ami unrelated way. isolat v : ctior. and objects, or sbali w c irie in exploiting thi* com pre h- -:ve unit thereby bringing bene fr our whole State. It is up to u> k-^-S5siai?ia^i)anariEnia^ I? ! ECO! | BEGINS NEXT Tl t I housands of Unusi ; For more particul T he booklet is wc 1 DAViDSO i W. 'osi'.ively and Obviously Magnificence All Pr ton-Sale Count r 2, 3, * YS WEDNESDAY, OF FARM, GARDEN, ...#4 n?>>Arft>ivak Vtt MprrKanU and F Exciting Finish. Largest Purses Evt at-'s, Including Canada, a.mous Concert Band accompanied b Superior 35-Car Show. High Class J l. Cleanliness Predominates?Bring 1 ns. Society Equestrians. ?rs. Artistic Dancing and Wire Wall Aerial Trapese, Loop-the-Loop 2e by Thearle-DufBeld Fireworks Co., ITICIPAT1NG THE TR WE OFFER FOR "MYSTH OF FIRE?A prodigious presentatioi g and demonstrating in a wierdly f; F the "Flowery Kingdom" whose pa i* The Feast of Spring'' and the "Fe krs. A superb display of amazing Or f Guilford, Davie, Ashe, Yadkin, Wi i offering special premiums, open to RIDAY OCTOBER Sth, 1923. All 1 dkin, Wilkes, Surry, Rockingham, St FRIDAY OCT. 5. 1923 FREE. FCED ROUND TRIP TI dults, 50c day and night Entrance. Southern and Norfolk & V Educational and Amusement Feature ome and enjoy with us o< erity that has come to ou MAKE IT NATION WIDE Daily w* read of grade crooning accident > with the inevitable death j * Warning devices, pates, flagmen, and tvf approaching train? which, ! are i plain -ight fail to deter many i drivers ?n their mail attempts to cros (the tra?: ks without hisitatng.a few I second?. !! in their ^termination to eiiminatt . railroad crossing accidents' the cities of North ' ' ;>?". IH:;i-?i?. and Wau] kegan, Wisconsin, have passed ordi nances which provide that .**11 vehii eles automobiles track? and other convey a.. propelled by animal or 1' motor pov. cr ; ad* used in and upon v tht street- and public highways with i in the city limits, shall when approaching ;?. railway crossing, be brought r to a full stop ten feet therefrom and S* I the driver ascertain if the way is 1 j clear before proceeding: to cross. ' fi.r v*,iilntitn? th<i ordinnnrr '* is a fine of not less than five nor more than two hundred dollars for ' each offense. The state of North Carolina has ~ J instituted a law similar to this. OUR FIRST HOMY i -iURSDAY AND WILL I ial Bargains will be otfere !ars see our ! 6 page book >rth $10.00 in Gold. Save N DEPARTMEN BOONE. N. C. Surpassing in Magnitude evious Achievements. rill ox a \ fcy Fair f and FOl THURSDAY, WORK SHOP AND FA Manufacturers' Emporium of Progress, r Offered in North Carolina. 102 y Miss Louise Bell, noted Soprano, imusement, Clean, Moral, and Rcfinei he entire Family. ting. of Chicago, 111. END OF PUBLIC INTER THE SEASON OF 1923 C CHINA" i of a New Spectacular Fireworks Pro in-tnlical and mysterious manner the st is shrouded in obscurity. Including ast of the Dragons," the attack on th? iental Scenic Splendor; beautiful Chic Ikes, Surry, Rockingham, Stokes, AUegl you. iVbite Pupils attending or Will Attend :okes, Alleghany, Watauga, Davidson, CKETS ON ALL RAILRC .. Children 2 5c day and nig Western Railroads Stop all Trains at Hi si Ever Attempted. Lir Crowning Effort. Conn ir section. SEPTEMBER 20. 1027 * Similar ordinance* or state laws throughout the country would reduce J ihe grade crossing death toll which I runs between ten thousand and fiftte? thousand persons annually. Such a law which saves life would I U\ instead of a nexpense to the taxj payer-, a money maker for fines col' !eelvi for law brtakinjr. FOR SALE ONE 1S21 Model? FORD touring o?r with starter. In Good Condition. C. C. Lowrance, Vallp Crucis, N. C. A Good Tiling - DON'T MISS IT. Send your natue and address plainly written together with 5 cents (and this slip) tt Chamberlain Medicine Co., Dee Moines Iowa, and receive in return a trial p~*kage containing Chanilierlaia'a Cough Reurtaiy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial, '"flu" and whooping coughs, and tickling throat-Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach troubles indigestion, gamy pains that crowd the heart, biliousness and constipation; Chamberlain's Salee, needed in/tvery ram it lor nerns, scaias, wouuas, pues, ?u<i skin affections; these valued family medicines for only 5 cents. Don't miss iL SHiiSSiffl BALE I -AST FOR ! 5 DAYS p let. H it sp T STORE m 1 , Merit and >rsyth S gra E9 ars irfial 5r3 19 23 | JR FULL NIGHTS FRIDAY CTORIFS || Horiifi. Entered From The i. Big Consolidation of the bfi] n I LEST" |j ductioc graphically and real- 2fl] i curios and mystic customs Sp as Special Features "The Fes e celestial city by a band of tese architecture realistically cfi ianyt Watauga, and Davidson dQj Public Schools of Guilford, and Forsyth Counties admit- ^5 )ADS for the FAIR j? lain Entrance. The Greatest e and enjoy with us ji^j3Ucju/2n^iyauEfu BngDBDCUB E^c2rfl2riJaf^ja^ i
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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