w VOL. XXVIII. NO. 23. MARMONACQIJIRES11 AVERY PROPERTYj, Automobile Manufacturer To De?i velo Estate Near Pineoln at Cost of Million and Howard Marrnon, automobile * manufacturer of Indianapolis, Ind , ^ has purchased several hundred acres ^ of scenic land in Avery county from Thomas Love and will spend $1,500,7^ 000 in developing it ih';o one of the ^ finest estates in the mountains. The purchase price of the real estate is r said to have been around $40,000. ^ This is the report originating here in sources believed to be thoroughly j. reliable. As Mr. Mannon was at his ^ summer home in Pineoia and eould not be reached, the details of the plan of development are not yet ^ known, but it is understood that Mr. ] Marinon's idea is to leave nothmgj * undone to make of it an estate eoualI to any in the mountain section. ^ The land lies in one of the most scenic portion.-: of Avery county, it- v self considered the most beautiful e ^county in the state. The possibilities ^ for a resort* development are con- * sidertd unsurpassed. Mr. Marmon was reared in east 1 Tennessee near Roan Mountain. By xv watching the mountain grist mills, 1 he conceived the idea of manufac- 1 turing a superior flour nml. He went to Indianapolis and began the manufacture of mills and when the au- ^ to mobile became common, he en1^ tered that field and produced one of ^ the belter class cars. When news of the new develop- ^ ment was broached, old settlers recalled a tale that is frequently told about Mr. Marmon. He came back j ^ tV? North Carolina and bought some! i * ] sheep from a mountain farmer and offered a cheek for $200 in pay- ? meat: The mountaineer, unaceusr ^ to mod to receiving such large checks, decided that the check must be veri- > fied before he delivered the sheep. Accordingly, he telegraphed Mr. ^ Murmon's bunk asking if the check . was good- Quickly he received the ' reply, "Honor Marmon's checks up p to $7,'Jd0,0U0." PROSPECTS ENCOURAGING FOR COMMERCIA LSCHOOL .Mi. Henderson. represent;n? the * Vleorghi-Cnrclina Commercial School, h liyvp h<*on recfeived for tutorage in! * the five-months commercial school ?o (' be opened by his organization in f Boone at an early date. J* "I: is absolutely necessary.'* said kl Mr. Henderson, "that I have nil applications in my hands at once, a.-!tv accommodations \yili lie provided for) ^ only thirty;" lie added that the in-: l! tor est shown in Boone was unusual' idi n small city. Sw25 / | n BUILDING AND LOAN OFFICE j , WILL BE CLOSED ON FOURTH1 i r< Secretary \V. H. Gragg announces f that the Watauga Building and Loan Association will not open its office P on the Fourth of July. This would j ^ ordinarily he pay day and this is to! L.n iL-i. :ii : nomy ?najenumers mai i-i:v_v wiu find the office ready for business ? "'bright and early" Tuesday- p " \v ZIONV1LLE HAPPENINGS *' Zior.v.i'lle, June 29.?Clay Reecc is "having a new house erected in the j lower end of the village. v Misses Elaine Greer of Boone and J' Earline Youuce of Mabel spent* the weck-oend with Miss Flora Greer. P David Younce and Newton Robin- S son. both former resident of Watauga, but now of White Hall, Md., are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Lioyd Eller and * daughter, spent the past week-end at Laurel Bloomery, Tenn.. at the home n of R. L. Madron. Air. and Mrs. G. C. Greer and s family were called to Lenoir early ^ Sunday .morning on accoimr of the death of Fred Bush, which occurred t late Saturday. The little boy, who * with his sisters had climbed to the 1 top of "The W ater Falls," between * Blowing Rock and Lenoir, and in 1 Kis f.'inf tlnu.Cfl sifli' hp * .fell a distance of 150 feet. Ris ..death was almost, instant, though he ; was rushed to Lenoir hospital as ' quickly as possible. The boy was a 1 grandson of IV. .1. Moore of Lenoir. ; whcrn many people in this section ' know and who will regret to hear of his loss. N. .1. Greer made a business trip to Mountain City Monday. Will Ford of Bristol, Temi., spent the week-end in Zionville. -My . rATA A !Mon-Partisan F BOC -iappenings In and About Blowing Rocfc nterestin? News of Past Wee! From Famous Resort Town Blowing' Rock June 30-?Some ex ifement wr.s caused here early thi * ek by the news that the |?ec.rch foi ho.*vdus Miller. negro slayer o! lla.iys K.incaid of Morganton was pionching Blowing: Rock. Saturday night Deputy Sheriff .awrence Coffey of Morgan toi assed through here and stationer ten on the Yonahlossee Trail neai offey's Gap to watch for the negro iter it' had been reported that hi ad been tracked up the mountair rom (jlobe. This proved to be erroneous, how ver, as the negro's trail was lost aturday night. Monday, a group ot len from Blowing Rock rushed tc locky Knob when it was reported nat a negro answering t:> Miller's escription had been seen there. Nc lue was found in that vicinity, how ver. Tuesday morning a fresh pack ol loodhou'nds was sent from Blowing lock to the upper reaches of Mul erry Creek in che hope that the> cuid pick up the trail. What success icy had met had not been learned L: the time of going to press. The Blowing Rock Band was re rganized at a meeting in the fowr all Friday night, officers were elect d and a constitution and by-law! ere adopted. Saturday night s ance was given in the town hail fo? te benefit of the band. Officers lected were J. A. Panella, president arl Coffey, bandmaster; Stuart Canon. secretary, and Randall Foster casurer. Musicians enrolled were: Cornets andail Foster, Earl Coffey. Spencei feeiie. Donald Greene and Stuarl anr.on; clarinet;-. Benjamin Greene nd Max Cannon: saxophones, Howrd Coffey and Don Johnson; alios fill Knight and Paul Foster* basses onn Glure and Asbury Weaver ?nor. Will Castle; trombones,% J. A aneHa and a*. M. Foster; baritone ufier Craig; bass drum. W. M. Bo ck: snare drum, Bynum Crisp. Two girls' camps here, AUo-wec. ?e, operated by Miss Mary Catherine nompson of Charlotte, and Yona lossee. oeratcd by Dr. and Mrs. A, . Kephort of Greensboro, were tc pen Friday. M is- Thompson says that more apIlcations have been received for thi rst term at Allo-wes-tee than car > cared for. and some had to Jiti nned awn v. About fifty cruris will e taken, however, and they conu om nearly ail. states. Xo dr.ta ha nd bringing in a 50-gallon blockad till, which was Captured on th outh side of the Slue Ftidge near th fonahlossee trail: Story, with J. Allen Gragg, wen o the spot' where they had been toi he still would he found, and disc.v\ red the apparatus where it ha >een moved 400 yards from the fui lace. At' the furnace they found quantity of mash. Story and Gragg lay in wait t see if the owner would come. Pre: ?ntly, a man was seen appruachin Lhe furnace, but as he noticed Story and Gragg's tracks, he turned an disappeared in the laurel and fog Arranwmf-nts uorp fiisirlp Wm nesdsy bj W. C. Carpenter, Sovit cm Bell Telephone manager at L (Ccnt-noed on Page Eight) UGA Newspaper, Devoted to tF INK. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTI EVERYTHING IN :j FOURTH OF J i Everything is in 4-U- ..u 1- -t - i m?= iiiuusdiius or vis next Monday for \\ greatest celebration, cleaned up and put event, the pyrotech display have arrivec i! arranged for and all completed. The o day is as follows: ! 0 a. m.-1?Parai Legion Park. ' 11a. m.?Welc S. Isaacs, of the Ami ; or \)F. R. Gragg. 1 1 :30 a. m. -Ad Newell of Charlott* 1 p. m.?Dinner filled baskets. 2 p. m.-Field sp 3 p. m. ?Ball gc 8:30 p. m.?Fir ; 9 p. m. Street "Lost at the Fr? ture, will be shown the Pastime theater rh r > ??? i iy*?*yur vjragg weicomt Vets to Boone for 4t ' I realize that words arc in?I adequate to ex pre-s to the w} American Legion boys our deep appreciation, as weil as our debt lj to them for the service they uo>\ pel fish! y rendered our country , and its cause during the World -1 War. Wo. therefore, desire to : say ttVahem'through the columns of the press, that every home, ; every street and every other place in our town is open to ";i them, and every heart in town j beats time t'o your music with the warmest and heartiest welcome that can possibly be accorded to any one. Bring your friends and loved ones with you, i and lot's all unite in celebrating I the day, and your services, in a ; way befitting our Stafion in life; i j and in a way that will reflect : ' everlasting credit to us all. r | The latca string of the town -! is on the outside; the keys are >; in your hands for a good time, i! Come. W. R. GRAGG, Mayor. VALLE CRUCIS SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATK v l 'pl . \r?n.. r- c _ t>A. I xnc > ?tne v.riuus ouiiinif.r ocm ? j for Religious Education will open the Vane Crucis School for Girls Ci JuW 4th. The Rev. jr. W. C. Jol ? J t son of Gastonia, announces that the will be a faculty of fifteen, ami t prospects for a very successful s f sion are good. J The Valle Orueis church, schi r ^buildings, grounds and dining >?>c ^ under the care of the P.ev James . Burke, are at the disposal of 1 ' summer school, which will he tended by ministers and every o jpartment of church work from i dioceses of North Carolina. i gj U LOCAL MASONIC OFFICERS a! | The following officers for the I suing year have been elected at* N teuga Lodge. No. 273, A. F. & A. 1"j J. T. C. Wright, Worshipful Masi j H. G. Farthing, Senior Warden; (j"j S.\Stevenson. Junior Warden; ji ?! \V. Hodges, Treasurer; David Grec ' Secretary. DEMC ie Best Interests of North wes I CAROLINA, THUKSL) ?? .lUN'E .10. 1 / ? / READINESS FOR I ULY CELEBRATION ? hi u t readiness to entertain ^ itors expected in Boone restern North Carolina's Legion Park has heen in condition for the big \ e nics for the fireworks 121 i "APF. MAN" FOUND IN HUNGARIAN VILLAGE; ?! ii: Berlin, June 2S.?A "genuine j-, npc-iiian," a reversion to the missing ^ link which some scientists assort never existed, has been discovered in' yj Hungary, in the little town of] , A bony. 1 si He is 84 years old. and has what ^ t'he physicians call "purely animal; } instincts." His body i: covered with - ( fur-like hair. He usually walks bent; C1 over like an ape. supporting himself! on his hands as wed. He is quick of ^ movement and climbs like an ape. f5 | He has never worn any clothes and : i tears into shreds any clothes put on f|t him now. He is unable to laik and! on utters only unintelligible sounds and | in_ cries. For 20 years he. has lived like; ;re! an an'ma' with the animals on his; j|C father's farm. es_ Tlu "^e-man" was discovered j ^ when he tore loose from his chain,! ^ 30j ran into the town and scared all t'n.- ^ ,m inhabitants. p He is now confined in an asylum s -t Budapest. o at- h de- FOUR YOUTH ROB BANK che \ j Kinsley, Kansas, June 27.?Four I i youthful robbers held up the Kinsley ! C j National Bank, this afternoon, kid..! j napped the cashier, R. \V. Owings,I s en-j and escaped in a motor car with be- - c Va-I tAveen $10,000 and $12,000 in c&sh.j < M.j The cashier returned to Kinsleyj t aijoui a ohu nyur niter explaining ji c. the robbers had taken him two sniiesi r/nn out into n country where they told' ? :ne, him to walk hack. None oi the roh-' 1 j bers were masked. 1; )CRA t North Carolina. 327. Artist Concert at Methodist Church 1 ote?l Musicians Wili Give Prugraro Tooijjht at 8 O'clock in Church Asst.-vtorium ! ? t * Tin people of Boone and tojumu-j t\ are exceedingly fortunate to i\(.- In prospect the resii treat of an ti-t program tY> he given at the ethodisi church here Thursday ? ening, -Tune 30 at 8 o'clock- ^ Miss Ruth Rankin, a graduate of ] j inthrop College, and following the I oung Artist contest, sponsored byj . c National Federation of. Music) ;1 kips. in which she won honorable: 2 cntion, stood a competitive exami_ ; ^ ition in Juiiliard Musical Founda-i v >!i in New York City. Success in! ^ s gave Miss Rankin a fellowship I c the piano department where she [ a :s spent the past two years studying j 0 ider Madame O.'ga Sarnaroff, and! f here she has won a third scholar-' c ip for next year. ! ( Mr. Stephen Gardner of Washing-: j n and Blowing Rock, received b?s I v 1, the airplane 1ms been other details have been R j u fficial program for the tv de from courthouse to (] (i orae by Commander L. srican Legion, and MayIdress by Hon. Jake F. Everybody bring well iorts. ime, Ashe vs. Watauga. ,, eworks. dance. ^nt," a World War pic- u throughout the day at ' L ;s Daniels To Deliever h Address at Normal w S ; i. Hon. Joscphus Dahiehs, editor | j( of. the Raleigh News and Qlvserv< c-r and stu-rclary of the navy ' y, during the administration of ^ President Wilson, will deliver : ^ address at the State Normal au- ; ... diforium tomorrow morning at ^ j 10 o'clock. The address is for ; tt i the public ;>> well as the student (l body. Mr. Daniels is spending a r j short vacation at May view , j Manor. Blowing Rock. ;j i^.l iii'iML-ai uiKiruciiou a: an eariy v as a 'choir boy ui St. Thomas' v piscopal church. New York) He has V nee studied extensively, and is an ;complished tenor. Miss Mildred McDade of Boone, ho has studied expression at Mar- . in Washington College for the past ^ ?*o years will give some readings. The program is as follows: Where My Caravan Has Rested, iOhr) : Calling Me Home to You* L>drol); The Blind Ploughman, * Iarke) ?S tephe r> (1 ard ncr. Fantasy and Fudge (Bach-Lisat) | -Ruth Rankin. | ^ October and June (O. Henry); ' '.curette (Robert Service)?Mildred * clkule. j Lamp of Love (Salter) Invocation Life (Spross); The Answer (Tor- ( ??Stephen Gardner. Toccata, (Opus 7} (Schumann);' tude (Revolutionary), (Chopin);' tude (Op. 10, No. H), (Chopin)? ? uth Rankin. The Old Fashioned Garden (For- t 'r>: SniiUftg Through (Penn); At awning (v'admnn)?Stephen Cardi La (. ampanella (Liszt) ? Ruth ^ ; nkir.. I J EGiON AND AUXILIARY TO MEET FRIDAY, JULY FIRST 1 There will be a regului of' ataueo posr No. ISO, American ogion. and Auxiliary on Friday, uly 1st at s p. n;. This being the ! ist meeting of the Legion before 1 uly -Uhv every ex-service man in j "atauga county requested to be resent llid get your name in the pot" for the big parade. Every vx_ 1 ;rvice man in the county is invitedj > bo present *.t the Legion hal! on a'ly 4th at 8:30 a. m., fev regis*?a-: on and. there to be issued the prop-! : regalia which the hc-ys are to wear' ' i the big parade. i , Boys, if you have any sort of -irmy , nifor ivliieh'^on van wear, please! t> so; and if not, civilian clothes are; lore than welcome. The American Legion boys respect- j , illy ask that every good lady of; . "ata.uga centity bring a pell filled; i(? ni'.t* oi>lt?hv->T;i-.T: .Tiilv 11 L ' . ,'v are expecting quitfe a number of j < service hoys who fought side by} , do with its from adjoining conn- , os and states and it is our desire ] wt wo at least give our comrades a ; ood dinner and a royal welcome to } ar celebration. We are counting on the ladies of , k'ataujra county and you have ncv etui led us. L. S. ISAACS, Com. , C. S. STEY.EXSOW Adj. t ! i , VjS !. I 5 RED FEZ" CLUB ORGANIZED 1 . . On Tuesday evening at the Black-j * urn Hotel a goodly number of thej" hriners ?>f the county met at a ban-\ uet spread in the spacious dining! oora of the hotel. The dinner was njojred to the fullest extent by every ne present, thanks to the genial ostess, Mrs. Blackburn. The Red Vz club was organized by electing ' V. R. liragg. president; John E.j ivown, vice president, and W. E j lomer, secretary'. The purpose of the club is to look ! iftcr the crippled children of the; 'ouniv under 13 years of age. with 1 i view to giving them treatment in I in orthopaedic hospital. Aside from j his the organization has a most en-' ioyable social aide that is worth all it ! :osts- Each arid every Shriner in i the county is most cordially invited ind expected to join. ; , \ . /.<" ., T PRICE FIVE CENTS piFblic schools to open july 11 ^uperrnternic^t llRgairian Ani.ouncej; thai Ail 5'x MoroW Schoc.Js Will Open On toRt Date The *trx month's term Free schools >f the county will beciii the 1927 essiiiji t>!' .July 11th. In making bis a ii ii u i; r can i est, Su peri lit t- n de n t f again a n soys: "Our average a .'tendance has imiroved every year for several years, rid there is still room for improvedent in a large per cent of our ehools. We are hoping that ibis ear that) be the best ever. In order o make it such it will take the co i?p or parents, teacners and ttendanee officers. After oil the uses most interested should be the athcr and mother of the child. I an't quite understand the imliffernce of a few fathers and mothers. 1 is reasonable that every one would rant to give their own children the ery best possible chance in life and el a few arc v.uuing, it seems, to Leep their children out of school just s! they can rather than to keep them i alii they can. "You say you need your children it home to help make a living?few sareut-s do not, but 1 notice the poorisl parents in the county who have i determination to give their children i chance in life like other children, ilways find a way to keep them in chool; Such children will be heard :i*pm some day. ! "And I further observe that when mrdnfcs are little interested in the ducat ion of their children, can always find some very plausible exU r keeping them out. ! trust that every teacher will use iiHigence to secure the beet attends iri'n W(? lia\ <> ?**???- h??/l It io Iu;y to visit and make pc-iona'. in^ of absentees; find out the tome* conditions, reasoiis of absence ind try to secure the proper attondir.ee of every child it; your school itid then, if necessary. report the -:ame to the attendance officer with Fall information. If I, on investigation, tit id the non-al tendance is not Justifiable, i shall iiistitut.* such pro eeduigs as. may be necessary to se_*uro ihe regular attendance of such hildren. , t?ome parents feel that thes ought 6 be the sole managers of their own rnUdreiV; but they forget that they io not havo the moral right, and t'ortimateiy they do not now. have the egal right to rake away then ehsllrun's right. "The compulsory attendance law ivas not enacted for the parents, hut .heir children. ; e.'jyhcrs, let'./ get busy nt the rirsr of the school and try to cure si'.y trouble along this line. If you .vill do your duty I shall try to do mine.-' WILD CATS AND SNAKES WORRY KANSAS TOWNS Topcka, Kan.. June 27'.?Wild cats Vrid bnUsnake< are OSming ? Titriace to WesteiT. Kansas. vieihitles, o-cording to reports here. Warden B. Do zee, of the state forestry, -fish arid game commission, ih a report just released, declares housar.ds of cats are roaming the rural districts of the state around r rattt in Pratt county, and are ki*l_ Tig birds. chickens and small farm rnimals at an alarming rate. These cats, Doze reported, are not real wildeaes, but have been town jy city eats that went wiid. Bullsnakes in the vicinity of June:ion City are spreading terror even, though the reptile is comparatively harmless. It It net a poisonous ?pecies JOHN G. DAWSON RESIGNS DEMOCRATIC CHAURMANSHIP Raleigh. June 25.?John Dawson announced here tonight his decision to resign as chairman of the Democratic state executive committee. The demands for personal and rofessional affairs were assigned U3 the reason. Mr. Dawson has rendered extaordinariiy conspicuous service during four years at' the party helm. It is expected that Attorney Generla O. G. Brummitt will succeed him. Fifty-Fifty Grandpop Old Gent: "Whfn 1 was a lad I didn't think ar.ythiing of chopping up a woodshed full of logs." Youngster: "Well, 1 don't think so much about it. either."