NOVEMBER 29, 1923.
33&atauc?i democrat.
Local Affairs
Town and County
"Give thanks unto the Lord for k?
is good "
The board of County Commission
, era will be in sesion next Monday.
The Madron Wild West Show thai
was given here on last Saturday
tras very creditable, and many wen
present to witness the daring stunts
Rev. W. L. Trivett of Boone iefl
the last of the week for Florida U
place in their church orphanage a
little son of Mr. Zeb May berry.
Mrs. Mary Younce of Beech Creek
la visitin gher son, Mr. Chas Younce
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C
Jfcggers.
Miss Virginia Hodges of Boone
has been in the Long Sanitorium at
StatesviLie well over a week for treat
ment. She whites her I father, Mr
WiU Hodges that she is improving.
Sorry to learn that Mrs. John F.
Hardin has been very ifnwell foi
several days. She is now improving,
and it is hoped that ere long she will
be out again.
Lawyer Ed. Bingham has been detained
at his home for several days
nursing a well-developed case of measles.
He is, however, very much better
and without relapse, will soon be at
his office again.
The canning department of the
kraut factory is now running on full
time. Only one machine is being used
and it is turning out 1800 twopound
cans per hour. They have already
put in cans more than twenty
tons, and have just cleverly begun.
The new home of Prof. Smith of
the A. T. S. on the heights of Daniel
Boone Park is rapidly taking form
and from outward appearances we
would judge that Contractor Hortzog
will soon have the building completed.
Miss Bettie Greene, daughter of
Mr. Jacob Greene, of Meat Camp,
I Mgeii forty yean?, was found dead
in her bod Tuesday morning. She
had been in poor health for some
(time but loved ones were not expecting
the end so soon.
On Tuesday of thin week, at Trade
Tenn. young Joe Mast of White Hall
Md.. aged 19, was married to winsome
little Louise, aged 16, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McBride of
Sherwood. The Democrat extends
congratulations, wishing for the
young couple smooth sailing on the
^ long voyage they have started.
Mr. J. A. Sproles is putting in a
<?oal tipple on the railroa dwye, neai
the depot, preparatory to keeping a
V:~ yjpply v;f #?
while. With this \a?-:artgeraenfc tht
smnll as well as the large consumei
can be supplied at any time. Thi:
will mean much to the town anc
surroundings.
Frank Lovill. Jr. has purchased a
one-half interest in the Madron Wild
West Show and left Tuesday morn
ing for Lenoir, where the shew un
der new management, will give it;
first exhibition today. From there th(
chow will move southward for tht
winter. Lovill has always been a rath
er shrewd trader, and here's hoping
he has made no mistake in this Jasi
venture.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Moretz o
Sands R. P. D. were week-end visi
tors to their daughter Miss Lona Mo
retz, of the A. T. S. who had meas
lea but is now much better. Mr. Mo
retz has already rounded out his fou
More years, and his wife is only <
few years his junior. Mr. Moretz call
ed iong enough to renew his sub
tcripiion which act was much appre
ci&ted from the venerable gentleman
Remember the orphans, and in dc
ing so, don't forget the 53 inmate
of the Grandfather Orphanage, a
Banner Elk, among which a good!
number of whom are Watauga clu!
dxen. If you have a preference, giv
your donation and then hold in r<
taerve a sum for our own orphan;
A Democrat representative will ca
on the people of Boone between no1
and Saturday night. The baby cottag
at that institution will be open tti
first of the year, which means 22 ac
ditional children, or Vo in ait. un
accordingly as the Lord has pro
pered you."
DOE RIDGE ITEMS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barm
a baby boy.
Little Misses Opal and Leo, da
Khters of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Non
' , visited at the home of their unc
^ Mr. Hubert Hardy Sunday .
Mr. Luther Hardy has been havii
some much needed work done on I
residence. Mr. Dewey Tate did t
work.
Mr. John Hodges seems to be rig
feeble now. He says he has taken
relapse on flu which he had on Ja
"J
uary last.
Mrs. T. B. Foster after a three
week visit left for her home in Ohio
Saturday, Mr. Breece Lane going
with her. Breece was-going for the
purpose of buying a far mif he could
find one chat suited him. He will
send for his wife later.
^ Rev. W. A. Pennell preached one
1 of his interesting sermons at Camp
Nelson last Thursday night. He left
an appointment for the third Sunday
1 in December at 11 oclock. Come hear
t him. 9
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jj COVE CREEK ITEMS
1 Mr. Lohr, assistant High School in'
spoctor for western North Carolina.
> j visited the school on Thursday. After i
1 a thorough inspection of the school
and equipment he said that the high i
. school could be made accredited this j
, year. He addressed the students at.
chapel.
Cove Creek met Sutherland on
i Tuesday in the second game of the
* j series, defeating them by a score of;
' 24-23. The game was played at Suth-]
j erland. The individual star of the i
t game was Ralph Donnelly, who threw
17 oat of the 23 points made by the
Ashe County team. The line up fol
lows:
Cove Creek?Kemp Wilson, for-]
wrad; Roy Robinson, forward; Lon!
Church center; Gardner Matheson,
guard; Clyde Henson, guard. Suth-I
i erland?Donnelly, forward: Wine-]
j barger, forward; Osborne, center;
[Knight, guard; Graham, guard.
On Thursday the sixth and seventh
| grades cf the Cove Creek School met j
the sixth and seventh grades of the ;
Boone school in a basketball game.
! staged in the gymnasium of the Appalachian
Training School. The score j
j resulted in Boone's favor?14-U. j
GRANDFATHER ITEMS
Miss Maude Barlow has returned I
! to her home from Johnson City where 1
! she has been visiting frier.ds for a j
few weeks.
Miss Essie Town send was married I
| to Mr. John Preswood a few days j
ago. She is enjoying married life fine j
in her new home.
One of our good neighbors Mr.
I>a?. Andrews and family have movI
ed to Caldwell. We hope they will
i have a good success on their new
farm.
The Foscoe schools boys are coming
up to play ball with the Grandfather
school boys Friday evening.
We are all looking forward to a good
game.
Miss Essie Shook who has been a
very ill lady for some time is getting
better.
The social given by the B. Y. P. U.
was very much enjoyed by all present
I All the community was invited. The
I program was rendered, then refreshments
were served at the close and
' | ail went home happy.
1 Rev. Sebastian filled his. appointments
at watauga Church aaturaay
' and Sunday. He set the time for
the revival meeting January 15. ll>24
' I. . everyone look torward Io a good
' i meeting.
The Grandfather school took a hike
l j to the top of the Grandfather. They
I ate dinner at Shanly Springs and
. had a joliy time. They returned the
_ <ame day on the evening train.
< Mrs. Chariie Aidridge who has been
?| in Tennessee with her father for the
. past, eight months has returned to
. her old home in Watauga.
t MEAT CAMP ITEMS
? Married on last Wednesday at
Trade, Teitn. Mr. Smith W<Jodring to
Miss Minnie Greene, both of Meat
Camp. Our best wishes go with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Proffit and
r daughter Hazel are visiting relatives
in Virginia. We hope they have a
pleasant trip.
Mr John Winebarger has been
very ill for the past few days, however
at this writing he is improving.
Bv^ing conducting a revival at the
Union Baptist Church Rev. L. A.
s 1 Wilson failed to fill his appointment
d j at Proffitt Grove Church Sunday,
>" j but as we understnad there will be
i a revival begin there on next Sunday
e j right.
i-I Vr Pr.l(?v Mr?7v-t7. and faniilv have
= - moved to Boone where Mr. Moretz
^ has been engaged in carpenter work
w for several months. He was a member
e of the potato club having this yeai
10 raised a nice bunch of ootatoes. f}?
was avery enthusiastic farmer and
re we are sorry they are gone fron Meat
S" Camp.
Mrs. Lona Quails spent the weel
end in Boone.
"What shall I do? My boy don't stanc
asking,
es Take hold of something whatever yoi
can,
u- Don't turn aside from the toilinj
is or tasking
le Idle soft hands never made a man
"If you can climb to the top withou
?g falling,
lis Do it. If not go as high as you can
he Man is not honored by business o
calling
ht Business and calling are honored b;
a man."
m- ?Correspondenl
Ftt? WATAU<
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BLOWING ROCK NEWS
Rev. Mr. Woofiley organize Sunday
School in the Methodist Church hen
iast Sunday. He crave an interestin|
talk on Sunday and what it mean:
to our children.
Prof. Raukm and little son wer?
visitors in Blowing Rock last Sunday
Mr. Tom Moore of Boone was a
week end visitor in Blowing Rock.
Miss Mattie Graybeal of Asheville,
visited Mrs. A. M. Critcher last week.
We are glad to see Mrs. Blanche
Ward up again after her serious illi
ress.
Mrs. Emory Teague of Shulls Mills
spent, "last Saturday night with her
daughter Mrs. Cecil Critcher.
Mr Edd Ward is still confined to
his room.
Mr. Barber Hartley is seriously ill.
The graded school house was about
the most interesting spot in town
last Tuesday night between the hours
of seven and ten o'clock, when the
community club entertained the stuj
dent body. The address of welcome
I was delivered by Miss Minnie Day.
| The entertainment was opened by a
selection of songs suited to the lightness
and brightness of youth. Ap(
prcpriate games were played which af
forded unusual merriment. The children
enjoyed a comic story well told
by Mrs. Robertson. A social hour was?
observed when hot coffee cake and
sandwiches were served by the iadies.
The community Club hold its last
meeting at the home of Mrs. Boynton
on West Avenue. Dr. Alfred Morderai
made a very interesting talk on
the care and treatment of tuberculosis
which was much appreciated by ail
present.
Honor roll of Blowing Rock gradcu
school: First grade?Beulah Tester.
Bessie Wooten, John Kernodle,
Virdola Waters, Hazel Brown, Arnold
Church, Third grade ? Cora
Greene, Elizabeth Waters, Fourth
Grade?Marelle Blair, Arnold ColTey
Fifth Grade?Helen Sudderth. Paul
roster, aevenin urauo?Ann ara,
Kdwani Ward, Ada Simms, Pem Hobbins,
Elizabeth Sudderth. Tenth grade
?Ethel G re one, Louise Icenhour, Airnes
Knight. Ninth Grade?Howard
Klutz. Eighth Grade?Katherine Suderlh,
Ralph Lyons.
AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT
. . Miss Fannie K. Taylor of Staunton,
Va a teacher in Lecs-McRae
Institute at Banner Elk for the past
17 years, met with a most serious
accident last Monday. Some timbers
were in the way of the crowd going
to the church to attend the funeral
services of Mr. L. D. Lowe, Some
workmen were moving them, and in
some way, as Miss Taylor was passing,
she was caught between two
j of the heavy logs, breaking both of
! her legs just below the knees.
WAY DOWN SOUTH
(By V/. A. Watson)
In my last correspondence I promised
the editor and readers that i
would give you all a write up of tlv
Southlan.. .. .-taua, so if you will
follow me I will give you a brief
sketch of my trip on mv way down t-i
Lynn Haver., Fla. where 1 am quietly
resting at this writing.
On Monday November 19th Inst. I
i left mv home vicinity and hoarded the
North Wilkesboro Jitney for the towr
of the same name and arrived at 15
o'clock standard time and left Nortl
Wilkesboro at 2:20 on the Southerr
Railway for Winston-Saiem. and ar
rived there at 5:30 and stayed ovei
night there and had to wait over un
til the next day following before 1
could get on a southbound train. I'
was a pretty iongr wait, as I was s<
anxious to beat it south. So at 1: t;
p. m. the N & W backed up in lin<
am. I heard the glad call "All point;
south, passengers get on board; s<
I jumped right up and made for th?
train in a ruch.
But let me say a word right her*
about Winston-Saiem before I leav
it off. This sure is a busy burg,
stood for an hour and a half in th
early morning and watched the work
ing people (black and tan) turn or.
going to the differem places to wor
No wonder in my mind why peopl
flock here to work as 1 know the
gee good pay for what they do, a
the city is the homo of many natior
ally advertised products that have ?
the world on fire, so to speak.
I ^ rrr>+ f inn. An f Vw. ^AlltW'iA'.in
niiv* gi.nuif, v?i viiv
' train I soon hit Albemarle, N. C
which looked good to me. It was o
a little sloping hill to the left an
I caught a good bird's eye view <:
I it. I went a distnace farther and satin*
train backing on another trac
1 about a mile I presume until it read
cd Wadesboro, N. C. but after th
? she pulled heavy light on until I lai
ded in Florer.ce> S. C. with five rai
road tracts and a gate keeper thei
t telling peopl?* how to hit their rig!
trains. It was night as we pulled
and this must be a big burg, but
r could not see it as I was in a hun
to strike the right train and not g
>"j left among lha tbunch of negro
I who seemed to turn out as dark
t- J night to get a glimpse of passing Ira
I
;a democrat
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N. L. Mast, Presid
L. A. Greene, Vive
G. P. Hngarnan, Ca:
I W. D. Farthing, A
Austin E. South, T
Miss Pear) Hodges
Bookkeeper
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I found my right train on track no.
5 'high-speeding*" for Jacksonville,
Flu You ought to have seen that
sleepy bunch of "night riders" on
that train from 10 to 5 a. m. when
1 made a change from it at Jessup,
Ok. for Dothan, Ala. Thcv were ail
sleeping (myself at last was sleeping)
with all the other passengers,
j I kept watch as long as i could and
gave it up at last, but listen, I thot
I had a night mare when the A. C. L.
conductor called on roe for my ticket
1 know if there is such a thing ax
ghosts and spirits 1 surely must have
looked like one when I awoke. The
hardest part of the trip was from this
lime until it canje day down in Ga.
j 1 also passed Charleston, S. C. and
Savannah, Ga. before 1 changed A,
C. L. trains al Jessup, Ga. Everything
went well until 1 reached Waycross,
Ga where we were delayed about -1
hours as a freight train had wreck
IJ oil just beyond and "ton? up jack'
*j by turning over end leaving- the tr&cl
| all torn up?but what did 1 care, foi
I anyway i just laid down on a seal
j and took everything easy. Every mar
| except myself took leave and walk
led up and down the track while"
t quietly played with some children or
! the train with a toy balloon and hai
i the time of our lives while the wrecl
? ir.g crew came up behind from Way
cross to fix up the track and clea;
( the wreckage. After a few hours w<
- were all ready for the balance of th?
[, run for Dotkan, Ala. The conducto:
t! simply let the engineer pull her wid?
>j on the home run, as Babe Ruth migh
>1 put it. Let me tell you what I hav?
?! seen on the way that 1 forgot, righ
s here, from Jessup, Ga. to Lynn Ha
y| ven. Fla. I saw miles and miles o
pines from three to six inches in di
amcter, tapped and a little pocke
> bucket catching the sap or crude tin
c pentine which I presume is navi
i store goods or like nature. Also i
Georgia and South Carolina I thin
1 have seen three blacks to one whit
t or pro rata. In Georgia I saw hop
k quietly nosing and rooting up lan
e right it: a few feet of depots aii
y railroad tracks, ami I said to raysei
is "No stock law here."
i- The cattle along the line were c
;t.! poor grade and had no color at al
i They were mixed up so as you coul
d not tell their pedigree at all.
The train I was on reached Dotha
n Ala. about 5:30 p. ra. and beliei
d me this place bas grown up from ii
?f fancy like a healthy child, for in 19C
w its population was something: ov<
k 200 and now numbers over 10,00
i- Their motto is "I heard them sayis
Let's go to Dothan." I stayed ov<
ri- at Dothan and next morning the ta
i- of the iown was about a young mi
re by the name of Grady Campbell, h
lit ing warned to leave Dothan by ne
in Friday (which is the day I am wr
I ing this) and signed K. K. K. b
ry it is not believed that this is orhcis
et of the K. K. K. of Dothar. at all.
es Everybody I heard say Campbell w
as all o. k. but they believed some oi
in wantod to get his job and place
oney
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IT
I I MAD THE MONEY TC
WE YOU SAID THAT?
)FTEN WILL YOU SAY
YOUR NEEDS INCREA
BILITY YOUR EARNINC
NOW IS TH
_ YOUR COMF
-Prts.
sh.er IF YOU SAV
. Cashier
SMALL PAR'
YOU WILL "I
5^?j TO DO IT" T
% WATAUC;
m ba
0^4 BOON
a rafe and was wanting: to srarc him
away for this reason only, but Campbell
will stay, says the Do than Ka(?]?>
:<Mfi can h<? found nt ike <cann>
j place of business. Dothan is a fine
| agricultural section and the boil weevil
has played havoc with cotton but
they have struck a pot of gold growi
ing peanuts?"boll weevil not so bad
after all" is what they 11 say here
{ The next morning 1 took leave of
this fine city and took a train to Lynn
i Haven, Ha. and found my resting
> place just ideal the Lynn Haven Sanj
ilorium, and like the place line.
When 1 gel out and look this place
over I will toll you al! about it in
mv next installment.
I am 11Q miles from PemwH-S,!
and only 2 miles from Panama City.
" j so later on I w ill give you some more
,; from my pen when I look these p!a11
ces over. I would like to say in con
elusion that 1 would like for all my j
friends i;: Watauga and elsewhere!
i who reaci this to drop me a line I
anytime they will. 1 certainly will ap
preciate this as I have made ibis trip
* to the land of Ponce I>e Leon for
my health's sake and hope I will h?i1
prove right along and see my friends
? again over there as time flirts away.
1 I stood my trip first rate and run
i feeling fine in the breezes that blow
- from off St. Andrews Bay on tne
r Gulf of Mexico.
r CHRISTIAN TIN &
i METAL WORKS
1 i !
B , _ ^ ,
1 j 1 ain now in a positf
iion to make plain j
- j ridge rows, lock ridge
1 rows, and lock valley |
Li for shingles?and al?
most anything that is
*j to be made out of a
s! piece of sheet iron.
( I '
r. i 1 have moved into
my new buildin' near
i Atkins Garage, and
id | want an opportunity
of doing your work,
-el 1 invite you to call if ;
; in need of anything in i
t my,ineo.
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" LHKI5 1 l/\iN 1 UN fit
S I METAL WORKS
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e. jp JTS IN SURANCE you
" WANT SEE GEORGE
t A. BRYAN, BOONE.
as FOR SALE?Purebred O. 1. C. pig*
$5 each. Finiey P. Hodges, Sandi
N. C. It-22-5
FACE THREE
) DO IT." HOW OFAND
HOW MUCH
IT IN LATER YEAR
SE, AND IN ALL ;
: POWER DECREA
t 1 llVlt. I O 1INSUKL
ORT IN OLD AGE.
E NOW, EVEN A
T of YAUR INCOME
-IAVE THE MONEY
HEN.
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4 E . N C .
Ill THE SMART DRESSY IF
EFFECT THAT ijj
YOU WANT
j
j li built into every "Sh.cld i'l
i Brand Suit {rem start to
| I' nish '1 1 . 'toed locks. jj:
| Soc$ f:: a d ^u.irameeJ jji
j wvarn.g qua!: Me-, arc the re- {j
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tern:- cr.ei ? .'o; es cxper/jy j:
tailored to r:od co -.'equal j|;
I ,r^ >'ou v :-no AvSorever !i|
j vou find tMat "Shield Brand" jj
I !,L.I
I Let u3 shew you the new |
patterns and styles. We j I
can plc'.v e you if you e?t!l I j
g:ve us the opportunity
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ST. Hill Farthing
BOONE. N. C
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FROST PROOF CABBAGE. PLANTS
WE have million* of early Jeriey
Wakefield cabbage plant* re?d* to
set. 100 parcel post prepaid .30; 500
parcel post prepaid 1.35; 1000 and
over 2.50. Order ?iled same day
received. Richardson Bros. Siler
City. N. C. 11-8-23-31
LOST ? ONh BtNCH - LtliLtU
black, brown and white spotted
beagle pup. Brown ears, sharp nose,
leather colar. Last seen in Boone November
16. Notify Pinley P. Hodges.
13-29-2tc
ATARRH
of nose or throat is made
more endurable, sometimes
great! y benefited by
I applying Vicks up nostrils.
Also melt some
' and inhale the vapors.
V/ICKS
W VapoRub
I JPcer*7 Million Jar Utrnd