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VOL XXXVIII. NO. 45 KeyawTMPI WAY TO SPEND IT P?rt of Bond Forftiied by Lut^ Bonner Held by Board of Education, Which, Due to Change, in Law, Hoc No Logal Right' to Spend The Watauga county hoard of education has $7,$92.65 and doesn't j know what to do with it. VThe question came up Monday at the board meeting when Superintendent Hagaman called the matter to . the board's attention. The money was originally set aside as a loan lund to be lent to the townships for building purposes, but, because of a change in the state law, the townships no longer have any means of repaying the loans. Hence, since no other provision is made for the disposal of the money, it is tnereiy drawing interest. The fund originated in 1908 when Luther Banner forfeited an $8,000 bond after his trial on a charge of murder. Mr. Hagaman who was then in the legislature, obtained the passage of a bill giving- the money to the school board as a loan fund. About the same time, Captuin W> W. Lenoir willed to the school board some land on Beech mountain Uncle Kobert Farthing, 'one-armed Confederate veterai! and school teacher, had charge of administration of the land, and he sold it for $3,892.65, Which was added t.j the loan fundi Because of the failure of the townships to pay, the original $8,000 has shrunk to $-1,000. The case recalled the sad story of VLutc Banner, who was tried here in 1907 on a charge of killing Cline of j ' Shelby. Banner, it was said, shot 1 Cline from within a doorway, but he war. able to prove self-defense oh the ground that Cline had threatened him. Banner's attorneys obtained a verdict of '.ocond degree murder, ou,| Ml/mn.j ?? it" AUrt I J. Iunvi noo i vtviaovtva iiu fo ,vvu uuuu. Shortly afterwards Banner decamped. The Banner family, however, paid tlie entire $8,000, so that the bondsmen would iose nothing. PRICE OF NEW FORDS RANGE PROW *388 to to 10 :? Pricea of the new Ford car, yiven >nt in Detroit lust week, show a range of from $385 to $570 for the various types of pleasure ears and 9460 to 610 for the various truck 1 types. The various types and their prices, f. o. b. Detroit, follow: Tudor sedan, $495. Fordor sedan $570. Coupe $550. Fbaeton $396. Roadster $385. Roadster with pickup body $335. Chassis $325 . Trucks: Truck and chassis $180. r- \ Truck chassis' with cab $545. Truck chassis with cab and | press body $600. Truck chassis with cab and -take body $610. Truck chassis with cab and plat:V ''.{* form bodv $595.'ib" : JUDGE HAYES' APPOINMENT NOW BEFORE THE SENATE Washington, Deo. 6.?President |k ;-s Coolidge today transmitted to the senate the nomination of Johnson J. Hayes to be judge of the newly cre'ated middle district. Senator Overman, ranking member of the judiciary committee, says all the.information that has come his way has been favorable, that Mr. Hayes is making a good judge and that he wilt be confirmed by the senate without delay. Similar information emaippg nates' from the office of Senator Simmons. 5,000 AMERICAN TO RETURN ^ TO PRIMITIVE LIFE IN OLD CITY San Francisco, Doc. 2?Five thousand American men, women and children plan to move to an ancient Egyptian city by the Nile and prove they can live there harmoniously and progressively without benefit of modem conveniences. This was the announcement made by Dr. Spencer Lewis, national president of the fRosecrucian Order, a philosophical cult. Dr. Lewis declared plans were being made to have the expedition sail next year. FTND FOURTH VICTIM OF nr/^riit ctaiiii fu pt a 1 KE.V?.n I J1UKM * IN 01 Lumberton, Dec. 6.?A fourth vietim of the storm that visited North Carolina the past week-end was found in Robeson county, six m;!es from Lumberton 'ast a ght, a negro, about 65 years old. The Bank of Ayden, a state institution. failed to open for busnesa Thursday, officers announcing that L "fro-en .oao:-" and dwindling acw' courts forced the suspension. A Noh-Partisan N< BOO 70th Session of Congress Convened on Monday G?l? Awjty to Ftthling Start, With Vare and Smith's Right to Seat in ' Senate Challenged j Washington. Dec, 5.?The seven-1 tietb congress began work on Capi-j to! Hill today With a political tumult! in the sennit, that promises to echo! throughout the. session und far into next summer's presidential campaign. Hardly had the bang of the gavels ,;; ?,: u i- ------ l r vwtbu uom uvuaca vu Mraei' oetor?i| the lor.g- impending,.Smith-Vere election battle broke in the senate anil shoved into the background the i consideration of a host of legislative! tasks that the new congress will be| called upon to tackle. Even in the house, where stricter rules call for more regular procedure came an indication of discord and j political confusion ahead. After some, debate a resolution ivas adopted to: investigate the eligibility of one of its new members, James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, elected to fiil William S. Vare's seat and chief counsel for Vare in his senate contest. Despite these first minute eligibility disputes congress got its machinery into shape to receive President Coofidge's annual message at noon tomorrow After that has been read by the clerks of the two hou.-es, the hoti3c will make a start at its huge legislative task. The senate will \ plunge into the Smith-Vare fight! which may occupy its attention for! days and perhaps weeks. Reorganization of the senate Was deferred until later in the week by | arrangement between the Republican! and Democratic leaders. ? ? : 1 President Delivers Annuel Message1 Washington, Dac. d.?Firm reiterating the administration's policy of economy but suggesting a mod-; orate expansion of tin; national de-} fense, thp annual message of Presi-j dent Coo[hlge was received today by! the new congress. Transmitted to Capitol Hili by I special messenger, it was read siroul-i tanoously in both houses and then ordered printed as a public docu-; tnenU The message, one of the longest J Mr. Coolidge has ever written,1 touched upon practically, all the.is-] sues that face the new congress. It set forth clearly that the president! was prepared to bach up the posi-i tiona he has taken on such subjects] us farm relief, Muscle Shoals, the: development of the Colorado River,] tax reduction and a host of others, j Following a 10 the highlights in the) message Policy of r gid economy but with moderate expansion of defense end l-.r.turol resources. Opuses McNary-Uaugen farm re lief bill with equalization fee feature. Addition of cruisers, submarines; airplanes and carriers to navy. Recommends that flood control be 1 confined to lower Mississippi this | year. , Favors construction of dam at] Boulder Canyon on the Colorado! river, and sale of Muscle Shoals to j private interests. Reiterates belief in high protective tariff. Both public and officials should I observe the proiiibition laws. Indorses railroad consolidation. j Defends administration's policy in foreign affairs. WILKES SCHOOL WANTS NO. 60 KEPT IN SHAPE THIS WINJERi Miller's Creek, Dec. 8?The school I at Miller's Creek, one of the host in I Wilkes county, is looking out for the I winter. After the snow of last week i the soft condition of the Boone! Trail Highway rendered traffic difficult in that neighborhood and the school has memorialized Mr. A. S. Hunes to put another maintenance force on the road this winter so as to Drvpith hV<tr {<wanftS ?tf o.VlirBM Knauc A stitch in time saves nine, is the I opinion of Principal Bumgarner and' his corps of teachers AT THE NORMAL The recent cold spell stopped work i on the Normal power plant for a few days, trot the storm has passt-d and tlie sun is shining beautifully, and it looks.as though the work may be ab^e to be resumed in a short time and pushed on to completion, which iythe desire of the school authorities. This plant is intended to he, a heating and power plant combined,, and thus make the furnishing of these ' two^ important elements more economical. The plant is well located for the purpose, being on a lower level than any of the other buildings and yet near so that the extra equipment to reach the buildings will be less costly. The best Christmas present for the farm housewife this year would be running water in the home, says .one farm woman, i jga : swspaper, Devoted to the N'E. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH < | Ws?mF ! AT BLOWING ROCl., I | School CoRimittee and Board of | Commissioner* Fail to Reach Agreement on Financing Program e For New School Building 1 ti By RUPERT GILLETT ^ Blowing Rock, Doc. 8?The Blow- j, in# Rock school board acd the coun- $ ty commissioners failed this week to fearrh an agreement on financing' the A completion o! tne consolidated school building here. The commissioners offered to lend the consolidated district $3,800 of the Banner loan fund, but declined j to accept the local board's proposal 0 thnt the county bear half the ex- , pense of finishing the building. (-1 Members of the local board said e| they had not reached any decision or. a, the mattei, and therefore, they ^ could not make any statement whatever iit regard to it. Cl G. C. Bobbins and E. G. Underdown of th Blowing Rock School board presented the matter in detail 5 Monday afternoon to the county |( boards of education and commission- CJ ecs. It was explained fully to the commissioners that the Blowing Rock board has used the utmost economy u in erecting the building. With only $32,000 at their dispos- " al, they, bought a site for $0,000, and erected the building with the remaining $36,0000. although the gym- j; maining $22,000, although the gymnasium wing had to be left off to be! -j added at a future time. This gives the building a lop-sided appearance. It was then proposed to the commissioners that the county and the C.fi.'lSnlidfltpfl diutnipl ~ -- <- <IUtet| j., each responsible- for half of the I j? amount needed to' complete the! building. This note would be in force only until another loan can be obtained from the state. n The commissioners took the mat- ^ ter under advisement Monday after- R noon and consulted with the board of education Then action was de- t'| furred until Tuesday. ? iA hard cold lain dhti slippery o roads did not prevent the Blowing lioek Dramatic club Friday night { from filling its engagement to pre- a sunt the comedy- "Misery Moon." d which was to well received in Boone, t in the auditorium of the Newland consolidated school. L The play was as well received in Newland as it was at its first performance in Boone. Before the play the Blowing Rock Band gave o con- u ccrt in the auditorium. j, Although the troupe did. not get vv back to Blowing Rock until the early w morning hours. Saturday, all report- ,, <h1 an excellent performance and an ]j appreciative audience. The east was the same as in the first performance. u Grayson Story entertained the uu-j t, dieuoe with banjo stunts and non- a sensical entertainment. Prof. Jos-j c, warren, uuector oi tlie play and of j rhe band, appeared in musical notes. H. C. Hayes, who suffered a re- ;i vere heart and stomach attack last ^ week, was back at business this week ap'pearahtly as hearty as ever, tlio p for a few (lays he was seriously ill. Harry Cooper, who was injured in aii accident last week, is not doing 0 no well, according to reports from C the Watauga Hospital. At one time n last week it was feared that it would h. be necessary to take him to States c< viile for treatment. t! ?; K! A man panted Hoke did not wait A on the usual process of Pasteur examination when he was bitten by a fcj dog here. Ed Staines killed the dog, di and Hoke started at once with its el head to Raleigh to have it examined, tt l'r Blowing Rock had lights Sunday el night, but only because S. J. Stntts, A manager of the light company, and his crew of linemen spent Sunday i? climbing over ice-covered mountains, rt shinnying up poles that were like w rods of ice, and climbing trees, ev- w ery twig of which was encrusted with more ice. to repair the wires that ,n had been broken under the weight of ? icicles after the heavy ice storm of P< Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Thus. H. Coffey was hostess to on Wednesday evening to a large dj numbeV of Blowing Rock's young in people, who were merrily ehtertainecj at the Coffey home with games, music, contests and radio. The en- n< tertammjent of the evening ,was G planned by a committee, including ti Misses Helen Coffey and Gouise h< Isenbour, representing the Baptist Young People's Union. Punch and cake were served. di The Juniors of the B. Y. P. U. B were entertained at Mrs. Coffey's ta home the preceding week and re- n< ported an equally enjoyable evening, b: . Newton C. Greene, member of the town council, who has been in the gi hospital at Boone for some time te suffering from an infection, is re- re DEM( 3 it Interests of Northwesl j " 1 - . ! ??????~ ! 3LINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER o. Commissioners Cancel Bond Interest! 5,502.47 in interest on Couaty's In-J terest on BcnJi Pftid by Bnerd j Monday The county board of commis-:onrs, -in session bore Monday and ucsday, canceled $6,502.47 in in:rest on the county's bonds. The Stures were divided as follows: oad and bridfrt- bonds. $4,085.19; u! bonds, -SI,002.50; school bond*, 1,411.78. j SSIST IN INSTALLATION OF I NEW BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM I Mr. 0. 0. Hewlett of Raleigh has een >n Boone tor the past several ays, looking after the installation f e new set of books in the offices t the courthouse and giving the etinty officials a working know!ige of the county government act? ? passed by the last genera! assemly. Under the new plan the county editor can at any time ascertain the mditioo of any department of the ? seal system, thereby eliminating ex- ? ensive audits An accountant will i reek the records at intervals but no >ng drawn-out audits will be necesiry. Mr. Hewlett will remain here un1 everything is running smoothly C ndcr the new system. He is sent tu ere by the county government ad- ci isory commission at Raieigh at abjlutely no expense to the county, re- d< ardless of how* long he may be en- st aged in the work. aj AYLOR MOTOR CO. EXPECT > NEW MODEL CAR NEXT WEEK, U Mr. J. B. Taylor of the Taylor o; totor Company, local Ford dealers, sturned Tuesday night from Char- fi tte, where he went to look over the si civ Ford car. Mr. Taylor said his t) nmouiiv would in ill! rtWilinWklw stve um of tin- new mode!? for do p lonstration early next week, and oped to have one or mole of each 11 lode! before the first of the year. It n i announced at the Detroit office, hat the Ford Motor company v-ill be ti urning out the new Lizzie at the g nte of a thousand a day by the first n f January. Friday and Saturday of iast week, s uU del id's of tne car were explained 11 t the locai agency, and several Or- si ers were placed for cars as soon as hey ran be delivered. P , c AST LEGION MEETING OF u YEAR FRIDAY NIGHT t* a Watauga Post, American Legion, ill hold its last meeting of the year ^ Haniy night at Legion Hall, at 'hieh time activities of the past year ili be reviewed and a program of ndeavor for the coming year outtied. All members of the post are I'1 rgently requested to be present. Afmtion is called to the fact that all " ppiicstions for the soldiers adjusted ompensation must be filed before miliary i. many ex-Ncrvice men ( ?ve faileii to make application and is useless after this month. Blanks j na any information desired may be : nd at the Friday session. . EV. R. L. ISBEU. AT THE ADVENT CHRISTIAN SUN. I r< Rev. R L. Ishei! of Lenoir, wiit I 01 ecupy the pulpit at the Advent hristian church here next Sunday C icrnir.e at 11 o'clock. Mr. Isbcll i is a large number of friends ill the mnty* who will be delighted to have se opportunity of hearing him! jc rain. ":.V i?y-' ' 'jg- j c< \v A German court, for the first time a is made a decision based on the m ^termination of the parenthood of a st lild by blood tests. A Woman in ot ic ease vvai. charged with perjury in >r describing as the father of her SI lild a man who denied paternity, ec 11 thiee persons involved under- he enl hlood tests by the state medical >ard at Wurtemberg. The lioctors wntec to the court that the man ag as hot the father of the child. The ic onian was convicted of perjury and pc ntcnced to six months' imprison- tr ent. la re irted to r slightly improving. jF near Morgan- le n, N. O.. has been the guest of her wi lughter, Mis. D. P. Coffey of Blow- st. g Rock. ht fij Cyrus C. Babb, consultinrr unci- c. er, has returned to his hone in kr ranite Fails, following the discon- th nuance of work on the sidewalks :re. er Little "Ernestine June Banner, dr lughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest, m inner, is recovering from a near at- ti' ck of pneumonia. Her small p< nghbor, Gertrude Moore, also pi irely escaped pneumonia. m dt Preparation for a Christmas pro- aj am by the children of the Presby- la rian Sunday school is undrr the di- fe iction of Mrs. E. G. Underdown fis )CRA t North Carolina 8. 1927 CHRISTMAS EDITION TO [ BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK I With the mailing of this issue of The Democrat it will be ne- i cessary for the force to start ini- J ? mediately on the laying out of the [ Christmas edition which is to be j issued en Wednesday afternoon of next week. Indication? are that more pages will be required for i the holiday advertising and fea- ' (Lure matter than at any previous , time and the management re- i spactfully solicits the co-opera- ! ?: tion of the business men of the | ft eitv in the nnrleilfd^& : ** of the ad copy is already in the ! 0 shop and likely one section will j .. be printed this week. Those de- : ' siring space will do well to let !,n their wishes be known this week, or run the risk of being dUap- I 151 pointed. Advertising cut and j . copy service will be furnished free of charge and every reason- ! v," able assistance rendered in the !' preparation oi' copy. ???????????????- j.. . . ^resident Coolidge i _fj. Will Not Be Candidate , J U Washington, Deo. C.?President! y1 oolidge tonight absolutely elimi-i ^ ited himself from the Presidential! tmpaign next year. | 2.' He declared that his famous "1 i not choose" statement meant and ill means that he will not run G tain. His positive and final declaration j as made by him tonight in a aj i the members of the Repun:.-. ; itional committee in the East, room ui f tin; White House-. j C, The president eliminated himself! F dm further consideration as a pes-; p< hlo candidate foi president in | m ie following words: i di "This is naturally the time to he m tanning:for the future. 1 A "The party will soon place in! f< omination its candidate to succeed ts le. "CP.. t?i Ji-i m. y, fi.. V viiirv ?V. illttliu VillUUia- I u on, i stated to the country on Ail-! p ust 2nd that I did not choose to' R un for president ir. 1928. I a "My statement stands. No one e. nould he fed to suppose that I have j d modified it. My- decision will he re- j ti ported " i v "After I had been eliminated, the! arty began, and should vigorously; g ontinue, the serious task of select-] t< ig another candidate from among; ti \e numbers of distinguished moil u callable." j a | si O CHRISTMAS MONEY FOR COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHERS I St Watauga county- school teachers a( re likely to h, without Christmas; r< mney, end some of them who would; nl kc to go home for the holidays j (i; iay jttve ti> remain in the inoiin-l n] sins. ; ; h: The county board of cuuent on on. a! Orainy ordered that teuehers' i juchers be not pari un.il the cor-! setr il report is received from Ra- j p, igh. The county treasurer's flg-l p, res and the corrected report. it s. as pointed oat, must agree. i (t Smith H.igaman, county super in- j-: orient of education, said the cor-; n, scteri report would probably be re-: rived about January 1. __ fa ONLEY WOODRING IN JAIL S< ON STORE BREAKING CHARGE f hi Conley Woodring, who is more or ss familiarly known in superior nut circles in Watauga, county, as placed in jail here last week on d; charge of breaking into the L oretz store 011 Meat Camp. It is rfl ated that he obtained several suits t.c underwear, shoes and other cloth- M g. He Was arrested by .Deputy *s leriff Lir.ncy Greene and is in the ?1 mntv bastile in default of $500 m md. , !" ki New York, Dec. 4.?-Mining and In :ricuitura! states 01 the l'ar west, t! by Nevada, show the greatest M r capita wealth, while the indusial states of the cast hold the rgesi total shares of the nation's sources, a survey made public to- p, iy by the National Iudustrial Con- ta rence Board shows. Nevada with n, ss than 80,000 inhabitants and fj, ith the smallest total wealth of any fr ate in the union, 565,000,000, to ilds first place with a pe>- capita, ta jure of $7,209. Next is Wyoming, luth Dakota. Iowa, Orc-gon, Nebrae- ]e I. AT*T?'D QTlrl e order named, the survey shows. I I SI North Carolina's road fund in-j eased by almost a million dollars I iring . November as gasoline tax j oney, automobile "license taxes an-J tie registration fees continued to|th lor into the coffers. Figures made', di lblic last week by the state depart.-' tc ent of revenue disclosed collections | m iring November of $913,051 aS| h' tain.'t col'.ections during Novemberj a; st of 873,000. Total collect.ons >r the five months of the present i? icrl year are $7,345,353. 1 (; ^ B ^ | ?=====? -3 :^ FIVE CENTS A COPY ifNEYWILLBlT" DISTRICT ATT'Y ' oone M&n Said to Foci Thai Party Hasn't Given Hum Cold Shoulder;. Mr. Gav'n May Cause Trouble in Camp rcensboro New:, Sunday. Frank A. Linne;. of Boo no will jget residential and congressional &proyal as attorney for the United Ales court for ?.be middle district North Carolina* Judge Johnson J. Hayes of reensboro, holding a recess appointon t by President Coolidge, will ,ce no opposition when nis eonfiration. comes up before congress. Mr. Linncy will hold office only a w months, until an okper^ejieed iccessor can be secured and made icroughiy acquainted with the dues of the office. He will resign, itisficd that the Rpyblica: party is not turned its back on nfra betust he was unsuccessful in his gbt for the middle district judgeiip. After resigning. Mr. Linney will, the event Ai Smith i.- nominated ?r president by the Democrats, run r governor of North Carolina on te Republican ticket with a slogan : ''fntoxTrcaticn by Prosperity, not ooze." AVfN SAYS JOB SHOULD nr /- j'.ffiu /-> > ?* ua ? c.n l nJPrl Sanford, X>'e<* ?The news items 1 earing as a local interview in the rccnsoro Daily News of Sunday id in other state papers bearing a reensboro date line, statins that rank Liliiiey expected to be splinted United States district attorey for the middle North Carolina strict ar.d then retire after a few iOiitbs and run for s?vernor in. ease 1 Smith is the Democratic nominee >r president, has attracted much lamest here. Hon. K. L. Gravity oi Sanford was nanirnnusly indorsed for this apointmer.t at a meeting of the stele epuhlican executive committee held few months ago and he is expect;t here to receive widespread inorsement of judges, lawyers. <loejrs, ministers ami many othc-r indiidusls. In the Sunday article it. was sugested that Mr. Gavin might consent, i the arrangement and be made rat assistant district attorney and pen the retirement of Mr. Linney ir. few months be appointed as his accessor. When interviewed or. the ibject today Mr. Gavin said: "Having been unanimously and o?einily indorsed by the Republican ate executive committee for district .i,or;j#y ror trie mantle district, I !g?nl this as a final nindunp party landate, that i am not at liberty to isregard or waive by any private - , srangement or agreement and I ?vt> promptly declined to consider iy suggestion in this respect when ade to me. "I consider Mr. I.ir.ney and myself >th burid hy the party's action. His j resent candidacy is without party motion and is at variance with his >rnipv statement that he was a bona tic candidate fcr judge and would it consider or accept the district ttorneyship. "It is not quite clear to me just aw party harmony is to j,t sub rved by disregarding" a unanimous arty indorsement, as is suggested to 3 one reason for his candidacy." DOES NOT DESIRE OFFICE The Greensboro News of Wedr.es iy carries this statement from Mr. inney: "I am r.ot now and have 3t been a candidate for district at-rney in the middle district of orth Carolina. I have never napped horses* and am getting too d to start now. Any mention of y name in connection with the place IS been without mv annrovn! hul io\v fellow cannot always control s more ardent supporters." cLEAN BEING TOUTED FOR THE PRESIDENCY Raleigh. Dec. 5.?"A potential esidential candidate and most cerinly a potential vice-presidential 'vgjjfc imincc," is the characterization of >vernor JTcI.can included in a letter oin a Washington correspondent a New York newspaper to a capi1 city citizen today.. n Governor McLean smiled when the tter v/as shown him but made no imment. ENATOR WILLS OF OHIO. ENTERS PRESIDENTIAL RACE Washington, Dec. 6.?Senator ril!s of Ohio tossed his hat into le presidential ring tonight imnrieiate'ly after President Cool dge .Id the Republican national comitteemen that, he had eliminated .. V:i insnlf from the 1928 presidential tuaiion. This puts two avowed candidates 1 the field, the other being Senator nrtis of Kansas. RSH-MMm
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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