North Carolina Newspapers

A Non-Partisan Family 1 VOLUME XXXV. $500,000 is Local Cons Crcrwlh of Boone Tikis Season By Far greater than At any Time in Us History IMMENSE PROGRAM AT A T. S. Theater Building Among the Business Houses. Watauga c Building &. Loan Con& . ! . . U > triDuics i o marvriout Growth The building: program for Boone during the year 11>24 will far surpass that of any preceding* year. To say nothing of the residences that are springing up on every hand -Jajly like so many mush rooms, uiere v^iB he three and possihl yfour large buildings erected at the Appalachian Training School, at an approximate cost of not less than three hundred thousand dollars. Messrs h. A. Linnev, j*m>.h Hagatnan and the Dixie Theater management are preparing to evert ji?. t as eari.v in th< year as possible another brick block extending from the Bryan property t?? the alie\ way v .1 the Wala. County lb- k Building. I'lii: edifice save the tboatn huihh.ig u ;Ii be two StOfi' S h'Jch u:vh business lions bejt>w ofHtes above. l*h" Boone CK'ithing Mnro wili he housed in this budding. a in the new theatre . iif iiltri.-nio'b-rri in ever;, respect, vvuh all the luxuries and necesjQtijRS t" foii ^l in the nlay house- of the larger cities and towns. TV undertake te enumerate the amaiier buildings under way is practically an impossibility, as journey ing around the town from day to <d;:y. oih occasionally sees a huiiujntr he <5 1 not know was even started with a family living comfortably rht n tu. fhe growth is nothing short i>{ miraculous. Perhaps no ?#ther agency has hail much t?t .vi**;- the rapid jAritlv* the town and this ct.ion is making as the Watauga Rending & Loan Association. The people know .1 good thing when they -ee it and art- flock mi in with ever increasing rapidity for .-hares in this humehuildi.vt' r.s;Itution. Hundreds of people art now iiviug i.. their own homes, without tin help "f the H. &. L. would -tin in- living in rented houser,r bftardi: g Arei.rdinir Mr. \V. II, the A-n : - >T : in its infancy. For the firs* rime const ructioi work .. i ii-r an instant siow dowr daring he se\i :? *\ inter. Thing's v\; rt happening every day. At Che rate things are going Bouiu i.? destined iv. take its place ;>na?nj! tW leading towns of tin* Nortiiw To Each Paxlor, S. S. Sept., act School Tnachor in Wataura Co. Dear Brethren: 1 air< asking each one of you t( sake this as a personal letter to yoi that we may get done as early a: possible the work of collecting: ou fiiare of the Near East Relief Fund It is scarcely possible for me to writ' a personal letter to each in any otli cr form than this. The Armenia! orphans are looking:to us for supper I feel sure that we will not tun them away unfed and unclothed. Th late authorities who are looking" ai 1 rr this matter are appealing to us \ i hope each on? of you will take thi matter up at your very next servic and keep it up during: the mont 4 u? until ev ry one has had a chanc ! ? contribute to this most needy an worthy cause. Depending upon yo .1 jm. Faithfully for the service J. M. DOWKUM. Co. Chairman Near East Ralie GOVERNOR DIXO NMAY GET DENBVS PLACE IN CABiNE High Point, Match 4. The suggt* lien that Governor Joseph M. Dixc of Montana might be choice of tl President for the place in the ca net to be vacated March 10 by E win Denby has been arousing ti interest of friends here of the Mo tana, man and one of them, J. E wood Cox. a prominent Republica has written to Mr. Coolidgc urgii the appointment of Governor Dixo The Governor is well known Mr. Cox and has been since his bo a hood day^. He was born in A mance county, ^.nd partially cducal at Guilford college. His people we Quakers and presumably he remai ? he faith V;. Cox. '.ho has rev oeen accuse: of c .remc p;u f?-m. i Newspaper Published in ar $1.50 Per Year BOONE, 1 Estimated A A A iiruGiion oost ImrTloeeaux writes letter . Most Interesting Letter Written to i Local Man from Aboard Ship Betwi-cn Cadiz Spain and Gibraltar. . We are very erlad of the opportun- , it.y publishing the following: letter! to Mr. \V. H. Gragg of Boone, from! .Mr. .1. 1). Loi&eaux, who is now on a j world tour, and we think our readers!, will find these lines from the splendid gentleman of more than usual interest: On board S. S. Baltic Between < ,'adiz and Gibralter. Feb. 12, 1924. My <i a: Watt: ? had a wry nic* ail from New ^ orfc to Madiera where we lauded foi a very ; :v? stop. From there vc aine le <*ac*:iz Spain, bat a heavy >ea was running and the harbor po!fc< wouid not penrii any landing, I so we ston dout 2 1 b< > rs until the it - * * i11 ; i. honing for better weather, wei bound for Levi lie and 1 but this niorning it was stili v.< v:?c .nan yesterday ? we are now j oe.ding tor Gibraker, \vh -iv we ? ? iievt to mail ?>;ir stuff and cable home 4 Theft W'fe ! 1 i I NjiC.'l to Visit graves of iei great grand father and j grandmother wh< died there nl* chn! b ra in IS02. They had a baby boy 2 v.-ars old who lived with us in i Iowa until he died in fine old : fellow. Madiera was most interesting, an old Portugese town is very oeaiiu-1 fully located ori the South shore, very I quaint, streets twelve to sixteen i'eet j wide; mode of travel is sleds drawn j by oxoii on the stone pavements, very funny indeed Very warm, never free 30s, all kinds of tropical fruits. The natives are very poor, one ei??fi i the children go to school and shout j seven, eights of them hep of us asj ! we- travel the streets. Wonderful flowers like Los Angeles, Cal. Bought a j do/en orangcis. /tjwo apple custard ; fr.jit< and a nice basket to carry them in l'or 50c. Wages are ::n cents per day. Von ; . e;;n hay a heaiii ifu! cane chair for Vs w drive about the streets| they li.row bouuuets of Ubaotifuij 5B5S55iBBWM3^5B^B ( ? !u . .rant us t Americans) to annex | .i : . sland- to the 1'nde.i State.? | Wme, amu. wine is ail tiny make J d kr.ow it seems. They are just j o\. digging Iheir sweet potatoes. 1 . v?r saw o many fruits that I had 1 . r seen before. dupeist-tion poverty and ignorance j 1 ^prevail as always where Romanism reigns. One hundred and ten priests: I live in luxury upon these poor poo? pie anu keen them in spiritual dark i ness as always. I never Dei ore reei-j 5 iv.ed :u- now cur duty to expose and , put oat Catholicism, oven though i have sewn it at close range in old i? France for many years. Well you will be tired to read n such a scrawl, hut despite we are l oil a splendid ship the sea is awful n rough today, and not a few of the e TOO passengers are tea sick. \\ c expect to he in Cairo about the IOth of Match and if you tare ^ to -end me a line cart Clark* Tours e Ai.glo American, Cairo, Fgypc. will h he glad to hear from you. We are f. due to sail on the sea of Gallilee <1 and then we go to Jerusalem. u Uememfcer me kindlv to all the friends in Boone, and especially to your father nr.d mother. Vv.n- vnnr fripflfl | . J. D. I.OIZEAUX. I PARENT TEACHERS* ASSN. I 0 s- ????m A meeting" of the Parent Teachers ie Association is called for Friday Mai 1 ?, at 3 p. m. This is a meeting: foi (j. the purpose of electing officers foi the ensuing year and is to he held n_ at the public school building The following are the nominating n | committee: Mrs. D. D. Dougherty ng! Miss Annie Stanbury and Mrs. J )n | D. Council!. toj MKN. SMITH HAUAMAh ,y. j President. larl cd j though a good Quaker, sees nothinj 're; outre in the appointment of a mat ins' of the Quaker persuasion to head i er f ; the Arte*- 'v ah ifattO id for Boone and Wataug WATAUGA COUNTY. NOKTH CJ REPUBLICANS HOLD CONVENTION County and Township Executive Committees and Officers for the Next Two Years Elected The Republican County Convention ab advertised met at the court house Monday for the purpose of electing county and township executive committees and the election of officers for the next two years. W. H. Gragg was elected chairman of the county organization and J. C. Ray. Secretary. The convention being ready for business the following were named a ; delegates to the state convention: Ra p:; Bingham, W. M Thomas, (\ S. Prevette. 1. P.. Young, Dr. W. R Butler. W. H. Gragg, F. \ Linnev. C M. Oritcher, \Y. L. Wvikler. A. E. Kamby, .1. C. Ray, ' F. Rob bins, and Harrison Greer. Resolutions were introduced inii r.-iiig the adioini-slratiom of ch? la iv President. Hardin and President Coolidu . and delegation t?? the state i nvention was instructed io cast the vet of the county foi ? ooiidgt . .Solicitor -JotisOn -1. Have-- of North Wiikesboro was named as delegati at large to the state convention. grandfather mog : in SUGGESTED FOR A PARK L viilc Gom? Woild Also Mak? a Bnav.tif.*: Reservation for th** American People A,?ording to a statement issued \ ra day ago by i.he department .i the 't rio- tit'- south i> to have a national pari; stabiishcd within fh? next year or two. For a number of years there has been a movement on foot to net the government to establish a par k in the mountains of Western North Carolina. This is the fu>t actual movement on the part of such officials at Washington to establish such a park. A few years ago Hugh McRae. Principal owner of the Linville Improvement Company offered the go. ni'nvM.t several thousand acres oi hoid including practically all of Grandfather Mountain. At that time the government was not interested, and this project was finally dropped. Statement issued several days ago however, discusses the fact that the government is really Interested in such a park, and ph-.tis to establish one. The statement sent out by the department of the ulterior says that committee of five men interested in public affair- will be organize*; and that the> will muki a thorough study of the Appalachian range arc will select a ly pica) spot of re a eant\ for a national park. Majoi \V. Welch, genera! manager of tfc* ! r-tei stiite park commission and Col Glenn Smith of the Geologies*I sui ! vey have occn asked to serve on th* i committee. Cithers of course. \vil j be appointed later. Since the* statement was publisher | there has bei*n considerable . discus sion of this project in North Caro | lirta. An effort will he made to go i the department of the interior in I terusted in Grandfather Mountau and in he I.in?-ille Gorge country j it is believed that this section re pre I sejnts more of North Carolina* j scenic wonders than any oth- r sec j tion of the state. EXTRA SHOVEL FOR BJt. ROAI Work on Important Thoroughfare i Being Pushed ? Engineer W. I Johnson Resigns. An additional steam shovel wit the necessary force of hands to ma . it. has been put to work on the Booi and Blnwincr Rock road bv order < . the State Highway Commission. A supreme effort will he made ( I complete the road this year. Follov ing the resignation of Mr. Johnso r another engineer. Mr. Cole, has t ken charge of the work and is no on the job. Mr. Johnson has bee with the I^ghway Commission sir< ^ the first vrork v.*a? done in the coi? ty; has put forth his best effor to rush the work, and his frier.' were sorry that he, of his own v? z tion, handed in his resignation. V ft can hope for little if any more fro ii j the incumbent than we were gettii f. iv. -.? onr who resigned. i & 2Pj0i [a County, the Leader of \ROLIN A, THURSDAY MARCH 6. 1 Lloyd Norris Dies in Auto Crash ! * ' According to reports reaching this place early this morning Mr. j i-loyd Norris of this county wa'- . killed at 9 o'clock last and ' Mr. Marvin Miller also of this ' ! county was seriously injured and * is now in Grace Hospital, Morgan- | ton, Mr. Norris having died bo t fore he could reach town. Owing! to the dense fog in which they J were driving, the machine left the road ar.d turned over. Mr. Norris is widely known through this and adjoining counties, having been engaged a* traveling 1 salesman for many years. Messrs I Walt-r and Clyde Green left ear-I !y this morning to bring the re- { mains home, and interment will be made acar his heme on Meat ) Camp tomorrow, deceased is a i son of Mr and Mrs. Jonathan i Norris, who with his wife sur- | v*ive him. No information has | L. . - Swccn received a,> to the extent of Mr. Mtller'i. injuries, other than that hi? condition was considered J serious. The accident occurred on i the Lenoir-M organ' n road. rMS'l SEfivtcE1 HiiOATTHEA.T S. . St'.tdents P?i> Rc.p to Late!- Dr- 1 ceased School Mate?Other items of general int ^t. tVata'iea ha- ha-i a 1!: r -li v fftc heaviest fali i?n the waiter thu far, though weather i> much milder .ui(i the robins are beginning to come ay 0i.? prccur-ors of spring. Miss Connie Moody a student of the Appalachian Training School was taken to the Watauga Hospital "is I hu-xlay and operated on for appendicitis on Friday, ami at this writing is getting on \*ell, and it is hoped that she wiil soon i?e well again, i An unusually large number have I sent in reservations for the summer school nnsniiip :t?-rl Fhero being no service at the BapL*: Church on Sunday thai congregai lion attended service ait the Methodist . Church and the large congregation heard a very strong sermon from | Pavtot Woosley on the subject "Going the Mvcnd mile," the text being taken from out Saviors sermon on i.he Mo. t ir tin- (Josp Matthew. A memorial was held at the young, ladies dormitory of the Training school 011 Sunday afternoon in re> rh< memory of Miss Mag*-) jii Cox. th. voung student who died pa . veek. l*hc following is the 1 oiogiammc: Spng "Nearei My God to flue." y the congregation i Scripture iessoii In Mi.-.- Be n la h! Haynes.Preside.!it of the W. Y ('. A. ! Prayer?Mis;- .Minnie Hair. . Sonjr "('athei i ig Buds*?-male oua; " !t t consisting of Professors Wright. Smith, and Messrs ICamsey ami Lax toil. Words of Appreciation by Pnofes1 sor Downum, her Sunday School teacher. I Duet?*'There is no Night Theie" - by Misses Helen Lnderdown ajid Pau line Ervin. t Talk by Rev. Woosley pastor of the - Mi'thvilist church. Sonir "Sometime We'll Understand* bv a mixed double quarto*. The songs were all most ipprosj priatc, the exercises well managed. - and all seemed to enter into the true : spirit of the occasion. .1. M. DOW NUM. Orchard Demons! rat ion Meeting* \ Mr. H. R. Niswonger in charge of orchard work in western North Car* i olina will ho in Watauga next week and will hold organised demonstrat. ; ions at the place.- and on the dates ls earned below: 1- March 12, Silversione school house March 111, Stony Fork. A. J. Wellborn. March 14, Boone, J. S. Stanbury. h All meetings to be held at one o n clock. It. JOHN B. STEELE County Agent Sliver Went From Foot to Breast in Fifty Year IT Winn Kmuca, Nev.?Fifty year: a- ago F. M Clay, then a barefoot boj w and now a Baptise minister ran s ?n sliver in his foot. Recently a sur geon removed it from his right breas n. P VAnn? . no!" 'or. "ts years ago. Clay said he had oeei ds troubled not at all until a few day i'- afro, when the pain recurred, thi k'e time in the chest, while he was ii m the act fo cranking: his automobile ig The sliver of wood, mere than ai 1'.' inch long: was still firm, despite it jCurner MOOT Northwestern North Caro tts, atop] New Tourist to Be Buil ELKLANDHIGH SCHOOL CLOSES Appropriate Exercises Mark Closing of School Composed of Both Ashe and Watauga; Editor Nance Speaks \\ fit ten for the Democrat. Th?- F!llr1s?_T?H nnhiii* tioinc ? consolidated district representing both Ashe ard Watauga counties flood ?.: Tuesday and at night I'eb. 26 with appropriate exercises. In the afternoon the school was very highly entertained and pleased by the aitmotive addresses delivered by I>. Clinton Nance, Editor ?f the Northwestern Herald, dellerson. N C. and Re\s. Williams and Black ;;ri of Todd. Ed Nance i rcpha x porta: of a neriurnt the land of our birth, ; business, a jnvav.-r k: .while, : -ci't ? ' of agriculture, the nn iui.iii ; e!lt-vi.ui?! sim sp.ir tu; tpev ? w.nmcTu oi' : 1 rhiid. The mil -stevs d- d -h-?* addres-es on education, a higher >t aboard of moinjs true viiic. -i'ii) urn! ";vi< rig?**? | Tin exevises aCryr.ighl consisted "|loaC"i! a "ai-a: ?nieu\ irama !n three acts bj ;.he E 1 iand High School. Act ! A country miction. The deacor arriv* - from Sorghunfi Center. Stalt- O* West \ iigianey. The <ieacou takes a drink of water. Act A country wedding. Shadows ,.f the 11.1st. The deacon take> a oris onei. Act . . A country husking 1Escaped from J he penitentiary. The deacon takes a wife. The play con united for two and one quarter hours. Collection for admittance $48. The vocal and instrumental mu ic furnished hy the Jefferson hand wen excellent and highly enjoyed hy all. Editor Walter Johnson was present and assisted in the vocal music. The enrollment for the tight month term numbered 166. and the uach vis. Prof. IV. l\ Hopkins of West Jefferson, X. C. M>\ and Mrs. J. Wilson N'liris, and Wad? 1'- \oi :i are being highly commended hy tin patrons fo :h?*ir uniting eff"it iWBBWfBrazipgjiiM plift of o rhe sole ol tins UH'S wonui muk ;n pro curing the ? m ces of these effieiem faithful ! worth v iwhiv ag.?i. c<t yt?i-. -? the gm.e. v. erk 111:13 i * ant inue \u grov.. | At the eic-v c?f the -choo! tile yomq j people pot being satis t ied with cigh no it lis luu'd ftndy, made up a largt writing class, and employed Z. T { \\rttso! ?f Brooksiii *. to torch a tvm : of tc days. The school of penman shin began last Monday, ar.it a gooi ".'.imlici' ate now at thi desk cut tin; loops, and twirling ovals, and ar very optimistic about Ica-nir.g ih I beautiful and fascinating art. MRS. WILSON TO USE MAILS WITH OUT CHARG1 The Hoi.se has pass eft a Senat bill grrrtirg to Edith Boiling Wilso widow of Wootirow Wilson, the pri\ : ileffe of using the mails without cos WATAUGA MAY HAVE CREAMER1 Kanta? Men Considering Advisabilit Iof Establishing Creamery Som place in Watauga County. A number of Citizens of Booi were ;neo:.ferenee yesterday with IV! Andy Greer, brother of Prof. Gre of the Training: School, who is a ci izen of Kansas. Mr. Greer and h brother Milton are visiting their ag? , parents on Cove Creek and incide tally investigating the feasibility s building a creamery in Watauga C J possibly in Boone. Mr. Greer i? i touch with men of his state who a - interested in the project, in fact t is so much impressed with the fv f ^/luswxuS that he i.S icaniifg Vt; n much toward Watauga himself. 1 s partner visited Watauga about a ye s ago and found conditions ideal for rt | creamery that could manufacture t u 1 highest class products n| We are expecting something s; materialize along this line in p : . c? v rtav /cturc. at lina. Established in 1 888 f NUMBER 9. Hotel is t This Season ? i Promoter* Very Enthusiastic Over Prospect., for Building of Tourist Hotel in Boouc DEPEND ON LOCAL FINANCES Recent Activities Show Beginning of Long-Neglected Development Of Great Natural Tourist Cci\tor The owrn-rs of the neaut'fui hotel <;it.o An tf.. ? ?1 ? *iirv ?/i ?fj"ity have h . !d tv.o meeting within the past week, and tie prospwts for a summer hotel in Boone are growing i iighter "da\ ;.y day and ip every a ay." The company is iicor ? -'"jiffi ,,.i If i the name of he :>a-i . Bo'-ne Ho ei Co.. with . cap'; took o: $aU.( vi), v% ->10,000 paid in. and "over ;> vruh ve!i appointed aiui i by inid > mm< . i- the io.ua i of 'he ppimdic,:-. Tht papers . Hi"at-..: . mipunU <i to- the ary ft-.es have .-en la swarded '.o inc Secretary of ratal- a: \ as OV ttWy 1' t til t! l a of -lock ? I Xv will be v. to oa. at. .he ; . del ":i p.. . . ' the building. it is hov u-: tic iMrpc.-o I of the company ; have a modet afi fair of Mich design as .ill he most i o'.e.-'.siii" tht ivt of the .ourist. who has .-o ionur knocked at the- gates of Boom . mkI as ??fi turm <i awav lor lack c.l" the sort el" acommodatioos i hey have a right to expect in a tourist region. ! A:- soon as the organ iv.atinn is* finally perfected, plans will be submitted by the architect, and work 1 begins as soon as practicable. Local men expect to put up the necessary funds for the enterprise. Citizens of Boone and the county at large so far a?- has keen possible 10 interview t.hein are in accord with the project in a manner that is more than pleasing to those in charge of the first steps. No other spot in all the State 's more adaptable as a summer resori than Boone and its immediate vicinity. During tin summer months thetv : always ;i grand rush for the coo! breeso of this ection, and private 1 homes of the town .<? ?. taxed .<? capacity. However tnis condition is now certain to be soon relieved for ii men who are in charge of this 1 pmpo.siiton are not the kiiul ;? stop a thing when it is once under way. ON THE BOONE TRAIL HICHWaY ' We earnestly hope chat each and I every home ow ner on the above highway will take this as a personal let! ter to you. We want to know at once II j now many roses and balsams yon ~ | will take to set out about your homes. 1 j The Chamber of Commerce will pur~ | chase these and lot von know when ?J and how you can get them through 1 | the Democrat. The roses will cost you 10 vents each and they are of a great | variety of color and various kinds. The balsams will cost you set out ? only five cents each. Mr. W. \V. | Stringfellow will see that we get the ?. 1 roses, and Mr. E. C. Robbins. of the is | Hardens of the Blue Ridge nursery, . -J Piaeula ha most generously offered t. the balsams at the very iow price of 1 "> cents each set < ut along the highway or: vo . place. Please let the i uiuiersigned know at once, as the r time to in -c out will soon be I past. Don't miss this fine chance. Write or see us ai once. v We are hereby asking the Wortn While Club and the Friday afternoon . ; Club of Boone to take in hand the ! selling and distributing of the roses ie I and thus help out in getting these r. I in your hands We shall inform you er In time to get the roses in good time it- 1 you will lot us know at once, lis Will the Worth While and tfo? t?d Friday Afternoon Club take up the n- work of selling the roses in the town of of Boone anil help distribute them 'o. in the county? Let us know at once in if you will thus help out in this splenre did work, and oblige, he Yours for beautifying, ne W. H. GRAGG, ry ?. B DOUGHERTY, lis J. M. DOVVNUM ar Com. from Cham of Commerce a he | Tom Tarheel says ..hose good -evi j he used last year helped hiin to make to j the best crop he has i^er made. He er- is going to select the Lest for use .'.gain this- year.