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I !> \ vol.. XXXVIJI, NO. 37 The Motorcade To Winston-Salem" Mr. Han? Hear* Deicg&tico amd Promises to Improve Boone | Trail as Soon as Possible j The Democrat is indebted to a J member of the arty that journeyed \ down to the Nicotine Village last FtHav for a conference vith Highway Commissioner Hanes in re the Boone Trail highway. On Friday morning, October 7. a j v_ motorcade, sponsored by the Boone I j Civitan Club, composed of about 10 oj 12 cars, carrying: between 4b and 50 citizens, left Boone at 7:3l> and j arrived at Winston-Salem at after the usual mishaps of flat tires j and other troubles common to motor! traveling. The Winston Saiem Civitan club sent a delegation as far Yadkinville to race us anc show us in. The Winston Civitan club entertained us in royals style, as WinstonSalem folks can do under any con dition. g The president i>f the Civitan club. Mr. Harry Gi'itnsiey, had charge of ; the meeting and had a number of ! short, happy talks by members of his club, together with the Kiwanis and other clubs of that city. The, Boone club responded with talk's by Prof. I. G. Greer and Mayor W. R. Gragg The main purpose of the motor- J wiuv lq see air. Aiex riaties. member of the state highway commission from thi.-. the seventh, distticf. in the interest of -preding up wprij of making Route No. 00 front North Wilkesborn to the Tennessee i fine a fit thoroughfare for trajfgl. j The Winston Oivitan e'?l> had ar-j ^ ' ranged an appointment with Mr.. Katies for pur eomtniuee to see him. Mr. Haac- attended the luncheon meeting and gave t.- a very inter e-trd hearing. 'Mr. HaPOr i- one of the leading business men of Winston.. ,'n'vn-. ami a very busy ntjin. having extensive business affairs of his own io look after. But very generously gave us a hearing and promised to j aii the aid possible it, getting the road finished with some kind of permanent finish as soon as the money wis available-. Work is to begin soon on Itoutc-I 6i) from1 Boone we.-t toward Cranberry by way of Vilas, Vnlie Cruris! and Banner Elk. to make this route an all-year-round road, giving us connection to hiizabcthton, Johnson City, Bristol and Kiioxvute in Tenni-.scr and also giving us a direct; connection with Asheville and other j point? in the west and southwe.-t ofj the state. This is a a very important con-1 nection and we are grateful to Mr. j Hares for his interest in this parti Lot" his district, and 'tis evident that; he is doing all in hi: power for u-. , North Wilkes bo--.- and Mountain: m-City had a delegation present at the! \ meeting which showed very' keen i ' interest in common with ours. We cur. aiwavs depend on our neigh-! boring towns to lard a hf-'ni--; "mid 1-when it comer to thing? pertaining to the public good... A fine -pirit of--co-', operation exists throughout this wh'.iif; mountain section of the'ftiteJ 2 east 'Tennestee and . outhwest Vir-i | gi.va. The Booiief'ivitans are behind any I J and every movement that tends to! ' help .their "fellow.- citizens and .'thecounty at large. We believe therei is no bet!er civic organization. 'We extend to the Winston club; our sincere tha'nfes for their eoiirte-1 t' VxrV-^V* ?? ,1* .. - - -T - -1- ' ESsESS V? Srtic: in H.cii Vi-.S . ttiJ'l (RMOUJ to fetipimiate and so: bow well we! car. entertain them. Although \w. Are -mail folks and in a small townf v?e .challenge alas one it shew more j 1 hospitality uceovding to our lability.' ;After all, we pronoubt-e the motor-! cade a succer|rhl hffair ami hope to' trap a hr.rve.-t as a result. I $200,000 for Roads in j 7th District in Sept. ' ' - Close to *2l>0.0r0 .was spent on construction work on the various; V ? ,4-k .< ? i!-.-..- J/I 4VJ VI It IllVUUt Vi > ' fcer in the seventh highway ai/tricr, i under the direction of -DistrTc.. ifn j gihee? Cluries S. Currier, according j to the monthly report given out yesterday. rays the Winston-Salem Journal < f Sunday. Wilkes councy drew the big plums in the amount of money expended. Three projects in that county required the expenditure i of the sums of $8,618.44; $S:',255.28, and $17,151.67. Forsyth county had the second highest sum of money spent on its roads, Route 77; between WinstorSalero and the Stokes county line,j where $26,894 was expended. Watauga county had two projects under way, the sums for these being $18,548.47 and $13,132.07, these projects being on Route No. 69. Other projects in which Watauga county is interested are: ' Caldwell county, Route 17. $li,5ui); Wilkes county. Route 60, $8,618.44 und ,, $32,255.28. ps/. -. /ATA \ ' * "i 'A - ">ST_* ?,! A Non-Fartisan Ne> BOON W)H0PEF0RN0 60, SAYS HANES Seventh District Cotn.aissinner Telis Boarc Citicecj No Funds . Are Available For This 1 cipcrtsnt Thoroughfare , ! rar.sten-Salem Journal, Sept. 8: flivituns l'rom Boone and their; friend* who he.d a emit trance here: yesterday with Aie:: S. Hane.-, meir.-i be: of the North arolina highway i commission from the seventh \ii- trie?, and asked that highway No.! 00 be hard surfaced to the Watauga capita!, were informed by Mr. Hane- that owing to lack of funds! the ,-tai.e cannot at this time bui.d the road. Luncheon Given The conference with Mr. Hane" was. held af'.'er the Civitans and j their friend.- attended luncheon at' the Robert E. Lie Hotel as guests! of the Winston-Salem Civitan Ciub. Members of the delegation who called on Mr. Hanes said they were courteously received by the commissioner and he expressed regret that the -late ,inoc <- hu*+ s.. ".i-..*:} available for ttic- project. Ejcoi".?d into City The motorcade reached the city! shortly after 12 o'clock, having been met a 1 Yadkinvilie by a committee from the local Civilau club and escorted here 6y the committee. A motorcycle officer from the Winston-Salem police deipartment headed the procession from Ueynolda into the city. The party went' immediately Ic, the Robert E. tee Hotel fur the luncheon. Harry Grim-ley. president of the Civitaii club, presided over the meeting, and the visitors1 were generously welcomed. Frank Hanes Speaks P. I'ranV Ha nr.-. former president of the local club, welcomed the virUing Ciyitahs am! vhvir ijner.ds on behalf of that c ~.y nitatiow. Ke said Winston-Jiaieht was interested tsi the movement for improving the roa(i mm was ready tf co-operate. Mr. Haws ir.yitea the visitor- to return again as guests : f the local c'tub, Wtictwne Address John 1.. Gilmer, president of the; fVinrton-Saleir, "Chamber of Com-: mere*, welcomed the visitors on be-' halt' of that body. The Chamber of Commerce, he said, is anxious to see ' the Boone Trail completed and was ready to co operate. Mr. Gilmer incited the visitors to stop at the, Cnumber of Commerce and to makt tiiem.-olve at home while in the city. Aid Promised iohr. it. Brown, president of the I Winston-Salem Automobile Club, expressed regret that it'.; charter war. limited !c- Forsyth County. Mr. Brown said the ioeai ciuh had succeeded in establishing sr. ;.utotiiobil? license bureau in \Vii;=ti>n-Sa!em, and ir. this way was .-ervinsc the p-epw of Boone. The c'iub is ready to aid it any way possible. Mr. Brown declared. Ki wae.i a as interested Dr. Pitin Hco-toe. pre-T<Unv of the 3?faV Kiwanis Club, called attention , to tin- fpet .iiat Ki'-vau'-anf ami Civiia:..? alv e eking, for the same cause. Kiwanis. he declared, has always' byt-n interested ir. good roads ahd si- a biatsfacter is starting the good] rdads movement in this, state. Tie p edged the- support "o'" the Kiwanis' t'-ub in thi:- project, Cflionr: Blair Speaks Col. v. . A. Eiair welcomed the wsitcri ovt behalf of Winstina-Ssicin. Bciiocuiarly remarked that, the viators bad ?ns apvvn to earth, aatl ovsied that the Twin (Jit's was indeed e.nd to have then).' "We are as: neighbor?." .-aid Colonel Biair. "We have drawn a circle?we are in your circle ar.d you' svfb \r. Sjir circle.'" Cbiftnei Biu.r's adwre.-s '.r. nr. eloquent one. an a.!drc-i in v rich the spirit of co-ppt'rat;br. and good fellowship were Lh-.kcy notes. Mr. Greer Responds. I. G. Grear. a member of the far- ' uify of the Appalachian State Nor-' mat, was the spokesman 'for the vis-; iter? and . he delivered a limp';-' ad-. dress. . A great deal has been said about the liberality ar.d courtesy of Win-j ster-Salern people, but not halt as. mi.Oh EC r?i<ylif Ko cotrJ v4fa?lo cfl Professor Greer, adhirnr that it was a pleasure for the visitors i'c be here. | Grateful "We are grateful to, the North ! Carolina highway commission, and ] 1 we are grateful to your townsman.' j Mr. Hanes, for making it po-sible for us to come here and shake hands With you today," said Professor,! Greer. ! "But while we are holding outj our hands ir. thankfulness, we want', 'to come hare today and ask that: highway ?>0 be polished up a Little," j he said. Not Selfisih Professor Creer said he hoped' 1' M . JGA wspaper, Devoted to the E. WATAUGA COUNTY, N< f ' C ~ ~ ~ ' r Marriages and Div sr es * in Watauga <:?- xnty: Show Decrease 1926 Oscr 1925 and Disc In* } crease by Or ; _ j Watauga count; sh? a de-j crease i.". the number'--v.,,ni;,rringisi and an increase in the number ofi divorces in 1926! over the previous J year, according to figures receivedj i'\ Austin E South, clerk oC the: superior court, from the department! of commerce, at Washington, Satur- j iia>. j A tote' of fir couples wore married; in this county ir. 1926, us computed to Ti : 1923. Divorces for 1926 vicrea-ed one over the prtviou* yesr when fear were granted against three ;r. 1925. Figures for fhe state as a whole are follows: Marriages. 1920. j 22,691; divorces, 1926, 1.591. Mar-, riages, 1925 2:1 'i.71; divorces, 1925, j 1,576. The increase in the number ; of divorces was one per cent, while the decrease in marriages was 2.S per cent. GAME LICENSES YIELD STATE BIG REVENUE Raleigh. Oct . 7.?Remittances j front district wardens far s-im, !i censes received up to yesterday by I the department of conservation and development amounted to about t $4o.0<>0. exceeding expectations of) must sportsmen in the state. Several counties reported license- sales "el! over o-,h00 for September. "From letter- and messages received here." said J. K. Dixon. . assistant director, "wardens in charge of enforcement of the law are having little trouble getting support and cn-cperation <>t the people generally in the enforcement of the game law. i Tin- poiWy of this department is, dr.-. to inf. m people of provisions of the Vttvv and so'ick their -npporf! ami cn-oneraDon in reasonable en'-: forcer,and, when wardens a rip ; convinced that parties -.kdaling thej law throygi; ignorance, are recopt-.j ir.enuistg tnat easy settlements be1; made " Approximately- JPii.OCO iiveneeft] have been distributed among clerks j of the court, wardens and other seil-ing agents. FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING Ths fifth Sunday meeting of the | Three Forks Baptist Association will; he held with Mount Calvary church on the fifth Sunday in October, and | the Saturday before. The following program for ihe sessions has been prepared by Smith Hagamarp chairman; Saturday Seoiou 1:30 P. M. 1. Organ! ration. 2. Are evangelistic (ires burning lower than formerly? If so, what can be done to rekindle them??\Y. J S. Farthingf. 3. Importance of preacher?, and j Sunday vckool teachers making thorough preparation for their work.- ? j 33.- -ir> Y*s-i"!'?fiBr* *y, i. x-erry. Sunday Morning I. Sunday sehoci at &:30x Loyalty to Baptist church ana-! the Baptist projrrar.: ?L. C. \Yi'sor.-| it s>.. i?.?Sermon by L. A.! Hiifit yf . ' Sunday Afternoon f. Is ec-liscvpnce a safe guide in! matters of religion??Prof. ,T. A. j V.'il;i.-inis. f I'.verv member canvas?P. A. Hiik, " Jf: ' "'A;' | Only one has boon assignee! to i raeh ueject. This means that I' i expected that there sir.if be a free! .liscussjon of a'J subjects by otheis pri?c-nt. Let your duty bestii you to! attend the: : fifth Sunday rase; ays' &<i heir, make triorr, of great good. ; . j Ifwe wish to fce jr.sf Ju-ice? of a!'I thingf .let us nfst per-UKde oav-i selves ?f this: that there is not one: of us without, fault: no ??.?. ist found v.'ho can acquit' himself; aad{ iie who cat's hire-sit innocent does so with reference to, a witness, and rot! to bis consrienco-?Seneca.. - ~ * i that the people of Boone were not; .-eifi.-ii in :n :kh;jj this request, thatj f'!pirA {id-ifCc tPCi'P - f-Kru .... ..^v? ?, " < . f.?*v - nun ctacri - | ar.d they- wanted to see it carried \ through. W<- beg that number 60 be sur-j fceed as soon as possible," he saici.: ir eor.clailon.' "I reaver thought I would see the' day when the village of Winston- j Saieir. would entertain the city of Boone. Inn' we have reached that day ... u we are giad to be here," said W. Gr&gg, mayor of Boone. Scrsral persons were present from] North Wilkesboro and also from Mountain City. Tcnn. Mountain City, it was pointed out, is also intensely interested in the completion of the road to the Tennessee line. Wilkes is especially interested, according to Professor Sisk, of North Wilkesboro. who said the people of that county were ready to co-operate in every possible way. Tbe delegation returned to Boone late yesterday afternoon, after attending the Forsyth county fair as guests of the management. Best interests of Northv. e AEGi.U?As THURSDAY. OCTOEE.lv WARDDMRYBAiiN RAZED BY FLAMES Firp of Unknown 'Origin Destroyed Valuable Property on Brusiry Forli Monday ISigKt; Loss Sa.d to Be Heavy Or. Monday-night, fire of unknown j origin completely destroyed il.e large dairy br.ru of Mr. F. C. Ward or.' Brushy Fork, west of Boone, together with the milk hou.e, silpi and complete dairy equipment. Mr. Ward estimates the l?Ia?.i; represented a loss of approximately S'.7.000. Sometime '<drour.il 12 o'clock or the night of the tire, Mr. Ward awakened as a CUI- stopped on the highway near his Place and the or.iy clue he can advance as to the origin ct the iire, is that its occupant- went to tile barn in search of gasoline and ignited the structure by 'lighting matches. It was known that Mr. Ward operated a gasoline engine ir another building and tlii- theory is i like'v a good one. Mr. Ward was the pioneer in the modern dairy field in this county, j navins installed the most modern' equipment to be found and the barn was well appointed and sanitary throughout- tor a long time he had furnished Boone with milk but spmet.nn ago soid out this business to Mr. Tracy Councill of Boone. Having decided to gpen a dairy business; at Elizabc-thton. Term., to increase his income "from this source, some ofi his stock had been moved there and no cows were in the barn at the time of the fire. Alt. Ward has issued ftp statement as to whether he wil'i rebuild the dairy Ibis place. The property destroyed was partially covered bv. iivsur.inctv NEWS OF VALEE CRUCiS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS W.ie Cruris. Oct. I'd.?Or Thnrsdfc.v,-October bi.h. solo sixCj--"of the boarding, day pupi.= and teachers oi the Valla Oruch Schoe. for Girl* enjoyed chestnut hunt on tin- moan-' -tains ami a:; out-of-door.- supper consisting cf "Valie Oruei; Special" sandwiches and "hot dog-." cooked over a blaziwr bonfire, and Minnie 1 Rented by pickitis, .cuok-cv, lemonade and toasted iriarsnmaOovyp. The evening cbnfeluced with group -ingitsg around the fire and a moonlight, walk home. As long as the pleasantweather i._s.ts, there little excursions: will probably he a weekly feature of; school life. The Young Peoples' Service League of Holy Cross Mission held the first, of its monthly socials in. the Lining room of the school e? SSturday, October Sth. The amusements were games, and dancing. Chocolate ice cream and assorted cakes were served, and everyone had a jolly time. Sftss Carrie Gudheim, one of the high school teachers, returned to her duties October lOlit. having beer, detained by ikr.css. Bishop H-srner arrived at the .school October Kith for i visit nhd met with his usual enthusiastic re ceptTon. r , The Rev. Thomas. L. Trot; of EE tatesvi-le, wll: conduct a mission at fitpiy Cross church, begir.nir.g with tee 7 tie . - . . Sunday evening, October loth. Ther. will 'fee services In the church at ;thh- ratsis csinland every evening curing the crook; others will be announced. Tb.-. fen cures of tV.a mission'wUT be jfriiicns; on live liopic;, coiigi-og.''.t of ai singing Sir.il a question box, Everyone witr,J car. possibly attend is cordially invited ami urged to do so. ' j-yf?' &1CS FIVE AND TEN STORE HAS LARGE OPENING DAY B. Die'.: & Go's. Five and Tea Cent Store bad its bjiSjaiitt; day hist i'hiu'.-day and the c.'ovvii.- in attendance ware eager to shute!'. the maay bury?- ins offered. So large was the crowd that two <g> three parsons were almost suffocated in the rusk. Mr. D'.x operates a chain of stores c.c-r North Carolina Virginia and; Tennessee and says tv.sih,e? here during the first few days indicates; Boone w3J be one of hit- best propositions. The score- room is perhaps the most beautiful in the city and is well1 stocked with all that g..es to make 1 a first class "Civ e and dime"' estab-i lisfcment. MT. CITY MAN KILLED WHEN CAR OVERTURNS I News reached Boone this (Wed-: ! r.esday) morning oC the death of Mr.' i Jeter Leve of Mountain City, which I occurred Tuesday night when ;he 1' oar in which ho was ridi'ur overturned in that town near the home of j Mr Dick Butier. The car was driven ! by David Slemp who escaped without serious injury. Young Love's neck was broken. Deceased was a son of Mr. William Love and was s cousin of Chief of Police Garland of this city. News as to. the cause of tfc? accident is not available. )CRA st North Carolina 13, 1027 County Bonds Sold For Good Price (s?uc of 1540,000 Short Term Road and Funding Bonds Bring Premium cf $355.&5 S Vyhfcti is considered the best bond j sal in the history of Watauga conn- j ty \?i;as made "last Friday when N. S. Hie <fc. Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, ! purchased the jagra of $28,000 fund-; iag and $12,000 rbiul bonds for the fum <>:' $40oS5.85, a premium of $385.85. same to bear interest at the ^ ritte of 5 per cent per annum. , e Ir- view of the fact that fch i)o:id> are to be retired in nine 1 c years, the board of county commi?- t : ioners are of ihe opinion that the t sale C the best ever consummated in I a the county. The county is, now c paying 5 % to 6 per cent on something like $4001000 of long-term ; c road bonds issued during the past J several years. ! ( Other bidders for the issues were <? Magnus and Company. W. L. Slav- g lor. and Company, Prudent Savings; < Bank and Trust Company arid Weil. U..,!. 3 T ; * " ! i\'J ?11 U'.l'J LJYIIIg. j 5J ? 1 HAPPENINGS OF WEEK IN , AND ABOUT BLOWING ROCK Blowing Bock, Oct. 12?The Blow- ' ing Rock consolidated school has t grown to such proportions that at , the end of the t'ir-t month it has ] been found necessary to employ an- , other teacher to assist with the e!e- , mentary grade.-. The teacher basl'j not yet been selected. the school board is also seeking ijunrte. - for : some of the primary grades, c-re- , cially the fourth and fifth {trad. . , comprising forty-nine pupils, ni. i . . one room. It is hoped that at least t a part of the new building car be 5 occupied within two months. Pouring of connote for Blowing f ft tick's sidewalk.- along Mailt street j from the Yonch'vssec road* to Nor- veil's hill was started Wediiejtiltiv. j Kt'foita will fee mads by the coRtraot lloy.l and Go.oU'- of t.'i; -.vlotv.. t to vomp-'et. tig. ispdr. . c.t'oi't the < wii.rrr rains sot it.- id.- sidewalks , will extend also on Mown' snee: from _ .aiaip u- the new school building. ami. t as much farther as funds will pertoil. Excellent services, well attended, v are reported during the revival meel: ir.gr conducted at the Bapti>l church htire l?st week by the pastor. Rev. P.* A. Hicks. A strong revival of' ( interest in church work is said to j have resulted from the service-. brickwork on the new consolidated school building will be completed j next. week, if nothing happens to re- ? tard the work, said the contractor in ' charge, E fi. Pitts. The bricklayers arc now at work or. the waU? of tin* 1 soonm! floor. Mr. Pitts said ho hoped wither: ii-.c next two months to l aw at 'eat a few rooms ready for ; tiie ciiiasc.* that are nov. scattered ail over .town, but he would not promise J. thi? dpHfiltelv. ; ? NEGROES ARRESTED HERE l FOR CKRLOTTE AUTO THEFT "* Willis Smith a: .'i-nus Tnyh.-r. r.e- r .rrnes ni Charlotte, were knifed in the county jail here Monday on charge of stealing an auto'mobiiev r ..a . -.es let.ditur -to the capture having '? Seen ii.cr.t out by Mecklenburg iofv A fleers. The arrest was made at the b .Vultignn Company's;.? construction c cumy; on; Highway a few nates f. ffi.iv. Boom. -a- :. . I'll The abandoned car was later n fount! near iht* Meat Camp Baptist o church: and a careful search :r. the a vicinity of the find by Police Chief, d .Garland disc.tr.iec. a quantity of fine?i eioctHcii; equipment, perhaps vhiuSdi'O at if as SHOO. The warrants:., hole, i . '..Charlotte, however, die. no* i< charge the negroes with the theft of: - ;vnytf!i!';r other than 158 oar. .?-v -Au otficer fvoni Charlotte arrived! t: yesterday and the prisoners were j t. 'taken to Mccklenb.urg "for trial. GRANDFATHER NOTES i patin&r R'k, Oct. 12.?The hots.or roT. of Grandfather sehooi for; the third month of this sefcolustic j year is as follow.-: Fir.-i grade?CTcc . McLean. Fay; ? Berry, Clara Aldridge, I?iek Town- V send,-. -Jenny Aldridge. &ernn<i grade-?Addte Mae Town-, 0 rend.' Fred McLean. : Sixth grade?Kadeo Fox, Oioma. t -Testes. , t Eighth grade?Violet. Gragg. Ovel-1 I la Barlow. , (. J. L. Fox and son of this section ; j have gone to Lenoir with a shir- . r.tent of- cattle. ' 1 Miss Mabel Henson spent the ; I v eok-end with relatives or. Cove I Creek. i < The children of the Grandfather! , ! school gave an interesting: and help-, ! fill health program on Friday after-, i ! noon. Mrs. Edna Hodges spent the week- . I1 end at her home in Boone. Misses Bessie Lee and Effie Joyi Fox spent the week-end with home-! I folks. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Perry and son, j Clarence, spent the week-end on: j Toe River. ;. T FIVE CENTS A COPY" 1 ??rr? 1 1 1 ' " i? i,: .;' 1*' jfqtrij !IG MONEY IN IRISH POTATOES fcaie Authorities Say Wa.la.uga la Weil Adapted to Gvcwring of Certified Seed; Underproduction fa Only rbniicap By SMITH HAGAMAN Recently I hb?i something: to Hay bout the livestock interest's? in Tutnuga cotinty. There is* now an ffort ori the par" of :: number of armers and husiTje-.- nice of the ounty to go mto the growing of poat'oe.? in sufficient volume for -od hat the big buyers our oy n .mi other states efflj he attracted to ur county. State autl'o Hries to!! me that reenr thorough investigation has iroven that no other county in North "aroiins is so well adapted to the yowirigi of high c!nss seed potatoes is Wafauga, and that ait that is neessary to make this one of the oig ndustries of Watauga county is that i sufficient amount of acreage shall e planted) and scientifically culti titcd and marketed. Farmers, of eoar.se. fear an overiroduction. tut as a -.natter of fact t is our umier production for seed hat is now handicapping the busiless. One big potato grower of Sisterr Carolina could not find -rough seed ir. Watauga to plant >pe of his fields?anr, we liave rectified seed here now. A- an illustration of wha may ;e done is the potato business, let ue call you; attention to what war. ione near Ashevil'.e this year. Sixty .ores were planted in potatoes 011 he Bilfmore fsyro with some hope of browing y- r1 Ified seed, but on inpsetiou they were .'.ran; to be dislased and unfit for seed) Tin- state p.spectov .si-. -i .l the-:; to sell the pontiles or. the eating market at any iriee they could get, nr.a they did. Tni: sixty acres pseed 21 000 meheStf stud - they wer< sold for one bib.ir per bushel. The cost of eed, favtiiizer, _ eu'!5tv.t:nn and narkeiing was $$.<100, teasing .1 net irnfil of o.OOO for the sixty ceres -s'25o per acre. The man who sits : bout stores in ytnter on goods b.oxt.- ami talks ihout hard times, says this is vutionary stuff. " "':Acsr y&d tEVOI-UTION IN MEXICO IS QUICKLY CRUSHED Mexico City. Oct. 10.?The jjovicnment announces that th- GomezttmaU/i robots have been decisively lefnaled and routed by federal romu in a six-hour b::tle. and that ho revolution is ended. Presidential headquarters anlounceil that S.OSO -federals under lenerai Escobar routed about i.f'OO ebe'.s ur.dev Gomes and Atmada rtrnday afternoon in the Peyote retort, Vera Cruz state. Six hundred ebeis were c; ntured and probably '; ifty of their n uniber kaiei: and a ,-indeed wounded, Go rati and AliVdrt nscanbd. < < lanrying a toy cat and Chinese UK to ward off any UM'orar.r- that light iurk over the night-shrouded Ltiar.ric. Miss Ryth Eider, "flying canty" of Lakeland. Fia.. with her .-i-r.--r.-s its.-- nr.. ? .--.i- -if i\mi .K6cfeev.efc Fiyld, E V. T |;esay ; t'teritoott. sr. 5.8)4 in r. Stilt ton u.ncpiar.e ar.ii went roarir.c out "tor the Atlantic in what i- to l?e a &:-stop flight to Pari?. The pettier. ii- ife/the the Sjngest ocean light evar . rnpted. 3.600 n ilea ver water. instem! of flying oiivIami via Nora the "Amhr:an Girl" wiil fly cirtcti.y over tho U rii.-uf lanes, or which a score of iss-seis were eruisijfr at,the time of , t.c- cake-off: The pin -..- I- expected a average 100 mites* per hour. V J , 11:1 ' , , .V-O -itils Girl Dies From Yellow Jacket Sting The oting of o yellow jacket isciusvd tte death last. Friday cafe Hina u... r: ..." .' i. - ' fc?tv r. .u;z:ui'T Ol if. ir.'J Mrs. H. Jiyr.ure Cross. The Ka ?'?s stung.-or, the .second joint f the rirrb.i fvsvf'wgev and irarocidtc-Sy becsme violently iJSS Mr. Iross was away from liotv.'o ol the ime, but hoy mother rushed to leone from their homo on Meat lamp, bat she died during the 40 iriuti required for the trip, ix injection of adrenalin was given ;y Dr. .T. F>. Kagaman but it failed ;o revive her. About a year ago the child 'was gang by a yellow jacket and almost lied as a result. Funeral and interment was at the Hines cemetery just west of Boone Saturday afternoon at 2 o'ciock, conducted by Rev. Ed Hodges. About trine years ago, while living in West Virgiinia. Mr. and Mrs. Gross had a littie daughter burned to death In their sore bereavement, the parents have the sympathy of a wide cricle of friends. -.,",?'- v:..'-WfJv'V'l"fo. i'~-y, -
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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