North Carolina Newspapers

r 4 A Non-Partisan bamily IS volume xxxv < News Items a | From Rn Interesting News Items as Our Correspondents fp* tiona of th Stony Fork "Mr.I. S. Greene of our community has returned front the Wilkes Hospital. We are grlad to have him back with us and to know that he stood V - ?ij> oiwrauui! so mucn oerier man inc doctor expected. We are all hoping | he v ill boon be well again, fie wishes I to thank his many friends for showing him so much kindness during his iLlness. We are giad to know that Mrs. D. JL. Wellborn is still improving. Rev. Ed Hodges of Boone cam? 1 . to Stony Fork to hold a few days revival, and Rev. Finley Watts of New Hope Church is helping i:? the meeting. Mr. Lawrence Green visited his home folks on last Sunday night. He hfls been working on the tractor near Boore. ? Mr. and Mrs Walter Watson have a m-w boy Miss f'earl Welch is spending a few days with them. ^ Mr. Gurnie Smith has gone to Valle Crucis to work. Miss Flora Greene spent the nigm with Miss Jennie Greene on last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Greene made a business trip to North Wilkesboro. Mr. Lawrence Green took Mr. 1. M. Cook to North Wilkesboro hospital yesterday and returned in the af ternoon. Mr. look seems 10 oe ?m-j f proving. Miss Jennie Greene spent the night with Mrs. Winnie Miller last Monday1 night. Mrs. L. M. Cook lias returned from, the Wilkes hospital. We are glad to have her hack home. Foscoe Sunday was a fine day for the Foscoe folks. Rev. Ehcr Gragg preached a good sermon in the forenoon, then President J. Hopwood of Milli4 gan College. Tenn. gave a nice talk to the Sunday School boys which was enjoyed by all. I think Mr. Gragg was one of the happiest man 1 ver saw, as his children were all here: :Mr>. Moore and husband of Cclletsville, Mr. Watt and Russell of Boone with their families added to his pleasure. They all spent the afternoon with Mrs. Charlie Moore. M rs Maud Estus and children of Bonne were here. They visited her sister Mrs. Charlie Moore. Mrs. Frank Robbing of Boone is - i A.,-., on... V1&K1I1K utri mmci i*ll a. vim- vvnitj She will visit her brother Mr. Sherman Calaway at Pineola this week. The Kev. J. L. Hamlet and family of West V'a. spent some time visiting their aunt Mrs. W. M. McCaine and other relatives. We were pleased to have Messrs G. G. Stephens, Noah Church and Ronda Davis of Meat Camp with U: Sunday. Mr. Henry Coffey of Blowing Reel was here Sunday. 1 must speak of the gardening her< 1 have never seen anything mott beautiful than my garden and otb ere. 1 visited Mrs. Charlie ft owe l hi other day. We spent some time it her garden. It is fine If you wil come to Foscoe we women will te! you how we make good gardens am Mr. Henry Brinkley can tell you hov to catcb fish. YOUNG SET ENJOY PICNIC Deep Gap was the scene of fui anil merry-making last Monday eve ning when a lively party compose of the younger set of the town as sembitd there to enjoy a picnic. A1 ten eating cupper the pai-ty gathere around the big bon fire and san a orgs until the time for returnm came. Those enjoying the picnic wor Misses P.uth Kohbins, Louise Coffe; Ruth Johnson, Ruby Cottre'.l, Rob Winkler Erie Greer, Alice Council ^ Mary Annie Trivett, Margaret Hah and guest Una Ccrpening of Lenoi Mr. Fred Anders, Kenneth LinntBlaine Trivett, Archie Quails, Glen Lewis, Paul Winkler, Hal Corpenir of Lenoir, Hubert Coffey and Grai Hodges. ,The chape rones were M and Mrs. F.d. Quails. iewspaper Published in a (1.50 Per Year BOONE, O 1^ /\rl cv tt ii iral Watauga Reported Each Week by in the Several Secie County WOULD REPEAL-" BOWER. R. ACT Orghnized Movement Against the Measure is Being Developed Tarn Bowie Satisfied Believes Act to he Constitutional ..RALEIGH, Aug. 3.?-Constitution.a:*.. ..f r? ! c*nv? uwv. u* auiiiunfciiig a 10 million dollar bond issue tor a railroad line into the "Lost Provinces*' vviii be determined in a test case and not as the result of any overt opinion from the attorney general. This was made clear today by Attorney General James S. Manning, who had been quoted in a Raleigh newspaper as ready to take up arms against the act. The agreement was reached several months ago tc go to the courts to determine its constitutionality. and there has been in change in the plans. Judge Manning said. At the tim?' of the agreement i1 was understood and the state treas urer duly notified, that no sale ol bonds for the road should be mad* until the question of constitutional ity had been submitted to the court: Under the provisions of the measurt i the state has financed the survey o | the proposed routes, which has beei [ completed. Representative Tain C. Bowie o 1 Ashe county, father of the act, ua I expressed satisfaction that the re , expressed satisfaction that the j courts will find the measure eonsti tutional. He said the question hat been thoroughly studied by abl lawyers before the bill was rntrc duced and that qualified legal opin ion placed an o* k. on it. Attacks on its constitutional!!: which were made when the l'.?2 legislature was considering it r,n several times since then, are base* on the following provision of th constitution, found in article 5, set rlon I: "And the general assembly sha have no power to give or lend rh credit of the state in aid of an person, association or corporatioi except to aid in the completion c such railroads as may be finished z the time of the adoption of ih constitution or in which the stal has a direct pecuniary interest, ui less the subject be submitted to a d rect vote of the people of the stat and be aproved by a majority ? those who shall vote thereon." The Bowie act was passed by tl legislature without resort to refe endum. Supporters of the mea.su: contended that the exception of 1 proposition "in which the state hi ^ a direct pecuniary interest" f urn is 1 e? the authorization for the legisl ture's action. ' ' * A1> AM DAVITI A OA+ \ Ill tlie ttLlitClk VII VilC UUOIC ?V. . effort siso was made to challenge tl ' constitutionality of the proposed po : development, unless it should be su " mitted to a voti of the people. Jud ; Manning said however, that a i 1 ferendum is not necessary to insu ' the constitutionality of the contei ' plated port measure. * That a severe fight will he ma ' in the genera! assembly to repeal t Bowei act seems certain with the a nouncement of Representative W. S. Burgwyn that he will introdn n a repealer bill and the developmt y of an organized move to support hi d However Mr. Bowie has an effect i_ group of supporters standing w him, and any attempt to kill d measure will precipitate a whale o a row. g e METHODIST CHURCH f, y Sunday school at 10 a. m. "1 1? School with the glad hand." '?> Preaching at 11 a. m No serv * at the evening hour. 7, Epworth League 7:15 p. m. in Wednesday prayer service 8 p. Blowing Rock?Sunday School it Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. r- A cordial welcome is extended all tfau# rid tor Boone and Watauga WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAF LONG PRESIDES I AT NEXT TERM I fall Session Watauga Superior Court Fifst Monday ;n September. Ben. F. Long Will Pretide Lilt of the Jurora Drawn. Following is the list of jurors that have boon drawn for the fall term of t Watauga Superior court which will convene en Monday September 1st, ! < with Judge B. F. Long of Statesvillej ? presiding. s I First Week. Sylvester Phillips, W 1 L. Byiand, S. A. Norris, W. A. Prof-! i fit. T. M. Jones, Lee Green, A. E.; I Wellborn, J. C. Ashley, Stacy Ford. J. A. Lentz, C. G. Hodges, Rodney Greene, Jacob Hayes. Charlie Sim mons, C. C. Farthing, James Hodges Jr. C. M. Greer, John Dogger,: Henderson Gragg, R. N. Taylor. R. I P. Walker, N. H. Earp, Robert Tester James Hubbard, L. D. Tester, Oscar Ward, Let* Presnell, Joe X. El. ler. Geo. Robinson, J. S. Snyder. A. G. WiUon* W. H. Harbin, S. B. Adams, J. F. Oliver, Hiram Hockaday J. R. May. * , Second week. J. F. Potter, Na. tham Wincbarger, J. F. Pi of fit. ( !uude Morris, <*. K. Lookubili. R. W , Idol, McD. Wagner, W. I,. Holshou; ser, H. C Hodges, G. B. Miller, W. Henry Greene, W. W. Gragg, W. R. j , Anderson. Z. V. Brown, Miles A. . Ward. J. M. Matheson, E. II. Perry, , Ho rare Greer. "MUST GO ON WITH ROAD PROGRAM" Governor Morriion Declares We s Mutt Not Stop Unl'l Every Main Highway in North Carolina is a Hard-Surface Clasa "A" Road. I "We must go on with our system j liiirU,,'*! , I'Akitili'nntiitf. iii.til ut'iit*!' I main highway in North Carolina is hard surfaced and a class 'A* road" Governor Morrison said in an address recently before ;; meeting *?f the legj islators and gcod roads enthusiasts e I of western North Carolina. _ Governor Morrison spoke on the road system, the finance plan and construction, on the fish and game .. conservation issue and tne port ter.. minal project. "1 want to see North Carolina increase hvr road bond issue (j to $100,000,000," the governor said. I e "The additional 35 millions will give North Carolina the finest system of roads under the stars, and we are II going to have them. There is no e argument about that. I have travel* y ed over the- state, atul everywhere y the people are a unit in favor of more good roads." lt "It may not be good politics to ;s bring this matter before the special e assembly, but I am not making any promises as to thai. 1 would like to j_ see the entire program put over r* while the present administration is in power, but it may be wiser to let the incoming administration do this, iej since they will have to do the work. r_ But regardless of whether it comes I K/ifAM tVm cnApinl spssinn or the cren a era! assembly next January, it will go over, and without any difficulty, t> you good roads enthusiasts need to a- have no fear on that score. It is coming, and there is nothing in the wide in world that can stop it." he Although he did not conimitt himrt -self definitely, Governor Morrison inb timated in his speech that he would ge urge the special session of the Iegi3 e latere to take action on increasing re the road bonds to $100,01)0,000. m- Decision to ask the special sessior of the general assembly next montl de for legislation protecting the fish anc he game of western North Carolina anc in- a general discussion of legislativi H. needs of this section featured meet ,ce 'ngs of the special fish and garni nt committee of western North Caroiini m. Incorporated, and u group of ogis ;Ve lators. The committee meeting open ith ed prior to the general legislativi his meeting. SPECIAL EXCURSION TO JOHN SON CITY On next Monday there will be a excursion train run over the roa between Boone and Johfison Cit ["ne. for the benefit of the student bod of the A. T. S. and others who ma . want to go. The round trip ticket wi lee cost SI.50. The train will be in th possession of the party for the ei tire trip, leaving Boone at 6:15 t m m. and returning on a schedule t . suit the crowd. Stops can be mad lU- ulong the way if desired. The Johi m. son City Chamber of Commerce wi to meet the train with autos for tl purpose of showing visitors the mo mponant points about the town. . County, the Leader of Is tOLlNA, THURSDAY AUGUST 7. SRIEF NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST >ome of Mo?t Important Happcninga of the Last Few Days of State, National and World Wide Importance?for the Busy Reader. Announcement is made of the pur- i :base of the Western Xorth Carolina Times, a semi-weekly paper publish- J ;cl at HendersonvilIe. by New York uid Florida business men who have ocated in that city. Tlie paper will' ?e issue as a daily under the new! management and J. T. Graves will je the editor, Oliver 0. Provosty, former Chief Justice of the Supreme court of Lou-' si ana, died at his home in New Orleans on the 3rd, the 72nd anniversary of his birth. The new Odd Fellows building which bat been under construction at Raleigh for some months has been opened for occupancy. The ground floor is devoted to '-tores while the upper stories aie for offices, the lodge rooms of the order being on the loth and ninth floors. Mrs. Rosalie Evans, formerly of Erownsivelle, Texas and a widow of the former president of the Bank of Landon in Mexico was shot dead recently near Texmeluean state ot Puebla recently, the slayers being unkiiow :s. The young man named Caldwell, who attempted to forge a draft for $150 on a bauk in Gaslonia last week has been bound over to the superior court under a bond of $1,000. Twenty five thousand federal income tax payers wili get rebates within the next thirty days under the Simmons tax bill. The total refund in this >tate will amount to a quarter million dollars, internal revenue collector Gilium Grissoni has annou?t??d According to a dispatch from Ra loigh sixty one automobiles, valued at more than $30,000 were recovered during the month of July by the Theft department of the motor bureau in co-operation with local and federal authorities- One of the woist gangs of automobile thieves in the :-.;>t;th was also broken up during the month, the announcement stated. Honduras is again in the throes of a revolution. San Marcos de Co on was attacked by 400 insurrec lionisis. Main were killed and woun tied on both sides. William T. Tilden, nationai tennis | champion defeated A. H. Chapin Jr | of Mass. in the final match of the I southeifi California tennis tourna ; ment in Los Angeles on the 3rd. ! A severe cloudburst in northwes ; tern Chatham county early Sun da: did considerable damage to roads am bridges. A party from Yadkinville enjoye< an outing to Grandfather moirntaii last Saturday and Sunday, bein; joined there by others from Bunne Elk and Johi^si^n City, who wer formerly residents of Yadkin coun ty. Wilmington?"I hope that 1 wi live long enough to see reputabl Taw vers decline to represent person who are charged with crimes of a i heinous nature as that committed i the wilds of Brunswick county Tue: ; day afternoon when Leon Georg and Sam Lily were shot from aml>u? i and instantly killed," said Judge Ge I Harriss in commenting on the criir I from the bench in recorder's coui I "Crimes of this nature," he said "v.i : he committed just as long as the: - people think they can employ ab 5 counsel which always increases the i chances of defeating the ends of ju - tice." 15 i REV. KUGGINS WILL ARRIVE FOR SUNDAY SERVICE Dear Kditor : We are leasing for home Tucsd: - morning. It wiil be a long and ha journey but we hope to arrive f ": the services next Sunday. We a " | anxious to get back to see old fricn >' I Havfe been here ati Lockport ti y weeks in a revival meeting. Mm y ings^are being held in all the Bapt '1 chu~~rcbe3 of the county. We clc ? tonight. Have had a good meotu i- I baptized six this afternoon in t * Kentucky River. Four others ha " been restored and taken in by wat e i care. We hope for further resu i- tonight. Blessings upon the Bapt; U of Boone and Blowing Rock and It ie to all. ? V. M. HUGG1NS Lockpoit. Ky. i m$tr> Northwestern North Caroli 1924. 5 Ct? aCopy FARMERS WILL F TOUR WATAUGAi Soil Tilers from Western and Piedmont Carolina. Will Observe Work of Re-Foresting and Fruit-Growing. There will be a large group of farmers from the western and Piedmont counties of North Carolina to make- a tour through Iredell, Catawba > Burke. McDowell, Buncombe, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery and Watauga, to observe the work that is be-| mj; uone in tnose counties along the' lines of re-foresting and fruit grow-j ing. Other lines will bo giver, attention but these two will be given the chief notice. The tour will start at Statenvillo on the morning of the If?, will make a few stops in Iredell and go on to I Morganton for dinner. In the evening; ihey wili visit the demonstrations on the State farm at the hospital and j will drive to Asheviiie for supper on I j Wednesday August 20th. will be spent ! in the Biltroore forest and seeing' other things of interest connected with the Vanderbilt estate. Thursday August 21 is the day for he annual picnic at the Swannonoah Test Farm, the Experiment Station' for Western North < arolina. Then* is always a good program arranged for this picnic and large crowds utt' ;al it each year. Fhere are many interesting and profitable GXpi riment.s t-> i-e exam in d and then too, there will in- dinner on the ground. -The forenoon will be spent a- this ! picnic driving inthe afternoon hy the way of Burnsville to Nowland. Friday morning lhe party will vis| it Linviilc, Blowing Rock and Boone where they will disband and return j home. This tour will be a valuable one from the standpoint of the things seen ami the psH?p|t mot. it will also be one full of pleasure. You have been promising yorsclf and wife that you were going to take a trip thir. summer. Now is the time to ftil-1 fill thai promise, j Vou wil! have a chance to see a | little of th<- Western part of this i state, some of its roads and crops. You will hav? an oportunity to see I the Experiment Station and the work that is being done there. You will also get to see Asheville and its surroundings. Tina there is Yancy and ; Mitchell comities, very few know much about this section of the state. We will get chance to look them over as we pass. Begin to plan now to make the trip. We can arrange to meet the party at Morganton. Let's have Watauga well represented. JOHN IV STEELE. Co. Agent. THE SEASON DE LUXE AT BOONE Throng* of Vacationist s Contribute to Joy of Living in the Watauga " i Metropolis Other items from the * J Appalachian School. r.i ? e( This is the season de luxe at Room pleasant days, cool nights, a prolu sion of flowers, and throngs of va n cationists contribute to the joy ol e | living. Here one meets friends fr;>n [S everywhere. Some of the visitors t< [Sl the school during the week have beei n; Mr. and Mrs. -I. F. Spainhour o .. i Morganton. -Rev. and Mrs. \V. F e Hamlet of China, Mr. Car: Spain nj hour, who made the trip from Chi ,nj eago in a car. Mr. and Mrs. Ernes lej VValker of Mnigar.ton. Misses Cecil t I and Mary Porter Parker of Tenne ijji ssec Mr. R. S. Roten and family ie who made the trip from Colorad ;e by automobile. Mr. Taylor of Hat ;? cett County and Rev. and Mrs. Wai ker of Forsyth county. These ail e\ ! press surprise at the program of (it velopment being carried out. Th physical education building, the be: ' in Westers; North Carolina is neai ing completion: the walls of the den mtcfrarlnn V.niliiinc aro rising throu?> rd te second story and work has con or menced on the new centrai dinir dt hal1vo Another sight-seeing trip throng :-t- the mountains to Johnson City Ten ist has been arranged via the Linvil >se River Railway for Monday the el he venthive ;ch its Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Hillman ai sts little daughter Annie Warlick of Sc >ve land Keck. N C. are visiting Rt ar.d Mrs. M. B. Woosley. Mrs. Hi man is a sister to Mrs. Woosiey. I at' na.- Established in 1888 NUMBER 31. BOWIE RAIL SURVY GIVEN COMMISSION Either of the Trrce Routes Across Mountain* Would Meet Requirement*? Now Petitioning the I c. c. -Jefferson y 30.?T. C. Bowie, has jiisl returned froso. Greensboro where he attended a meeting: of the executive committee of the Bowie railroad comission held in the Gate City th5 week. Present at the meeting: was Colonel Benehan Cam eron, Major \v. C- Heath and Mr. Bowie. The purpose of the meeting was to receive the report of Chief Engineer Frank T. Miiier who has been in charge of the surveys made under the provisions of the Bowie rail roau bili. which surveys have been compld-d. The report of Engineer Miller was highly favorable to al three of the routes ciz: one leading from El kin by Spa?*ta and .Teffecsoiij one from North Wiike-shi.vo to West Jefferson, and one from North Wilkeshoro by Boone to Butler. Contrary to expectations in s-.une quartern that the report of the engineers would he favorable t< one of the proposed routes, it was impartial in it> exsertials. stating that a railroad could be constructed on any of the three routes with not more than 1 per cent grade and S per cent curvature, which is a better grade and curvature basis than that of the C\ ('. and O. railroad, which is frequently pointed our as the engineering marvel of the mountains. !n fact Mr Miller reported that the road could he constructed on the road leading by Boone to Bui it i on a two per cent grade and 10 per cent curvature- basis wr.ie his equal to the < . ( . and O. without the construction of a single tunnel. Instead of toeing partial to any of the routes. Mi Miller stated that advocates of any of the three routes could find splendid argu ment in hehulf ?>f the selection of their favorite as the most practical route. The report further stated I hat an increase of the grade to 2 per centof the curvature basis to In per cent would decrease the cost uf the road by 4.0 per cent. Mr. Bowie, when interviewed here ! today, stated th.it no decision had been reached by the . omm.ittoe and that the executive committee would not pass upon the -election of a route without the prt >ence of the full committee. The chief reason for the postponing of the selection of one of three route- the negotiations are being carried on with several different railroad companies and individuals relative* to the construction and operation of the Bowie railroad. Mr. Bowie slated that the route chosen would necessarily depend upon the preference of the company or 1 individual with which an agreement I should be reached :ur. ouwie mfiwu ix wire ir: questing his presence in Washington today* in connection with the pre! sentation of a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission for I permission to construct the road over any of the three suggested and ", surveyed routes and to iease it when [ constructed. Congressmen Dough j ton, Bulwinkle, and Aberr.ethy are 11 serving as a committee to present this petition and Chief Engineer > Miller is in Washington for the f hearing. Mr. Bowie was unable to go on account of the approaching meeting of the special session of the general assembly. tj Mr. Bowie was not willing to state ?,his position on the proposed me&s" i ure for the development of water I ways. But he did st3te that he thot ?j the waterways commission should be '"! empowered to go further with their H investigations. And be stated that he *} thought that the slate should be emf"j powered to take over or purchase e . p.r?t rvnlv t-hi* f :\np Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad but any other railr" road necessary to make conecticm v" with the trunk line to be constructed h under his bill and then permit the construction of terminals at the '8 proper places. Mr. Bowie declared that the construction of terminals fk would not be advisable without the " assurance of a trunk line railroad 'e and that the trunk line railroad e" should come first in order that the terminals might be approypriatcly located. id ot ,v Tom Tarheel says that the real leali der in his community doesn't appear to he leading at all. i