North Carolina Newspapers

I VOLUME XXXVIII. NO. 41 HOYDEN RAISES BID ON MAYY1EW Report?. Have U That He and auj Unnamed Syndicate Have Raised j AH Previous Bids 10 Per Cent;1 School Board Accepts $4,000 Loan Blowing Rock, D?c. 21.?Donald Boydcii and an unnamed norther j syndicate are now the leading hid-; ders for May view Manor, according j to all current reports.. Mr. Spyden. i who was the leasee of the hotel lastj summer, has rajred all previous bids -yy viiv property dv teii peri cent. The amount of the syndi-1 Kg cate's reported hid has not been i made public. The case is to be passed upnh by KraBV' federal court in January. Lean Accepted The Biowing Rock school board gflfc- has accepted the loan of $1,000 of-'] $5w fere-t'l by fhe county commissionersj rjgg- from the Lute Banner loan fund to; facet outstanding obligations ii :ur-i raBg red iri construct! rt gthe hew building.! It is not probable, however, that! jSBjfl any of this money will be mod to buy furniture for the new building, as the pressing obligations that must1 be met at oi.ee will probably take it' f ??. all. When the classes move into the \ new building next Wednesday, there- j fore, they will take their old home-' oar made desks with them. John J. Blair, state superintendent of buildings, grounds and construe-] tion, was here last week to inspect the building. He said he was well pleased, with it. % Goes to Siatesviile Hospital Harry Cooper, automobile mefi chnnic at the Blowing Rock garage, was taken from the Watauga Hos^fcr pital to Statesvilie last week, as the injury he received in an accident two weeks ago developed such serious complications that it was considered advisable to move him. It is | f< ared that bis arm will have to he am nutated. 'iffl6 Farce Comedy Wr.s Prcae-ntcd It was < rrcncously reported last M* week that the Blowing Rock Dram* atic Club had canceled its engage ao? map? to present the farce comedy "Misery Moon" at the Cove Creek V>i>cti schooi. In spite of the epidemic of intaslesrnging in that community. the troupe filled the engage ment and played to on appreciative audience. School Cloaes For Holidays Distribution oi Christmas gifts among the school children marked the closing of the Blowing Rock consolidated school lost. Friday. Christmas trees were put up in several of the rooms. Principal A. K. Mercer left Saturday for his home in Washington, N. C., to spend the, holiduys. Miss pearl Webb, teacher ir. the grammar school, is -pending the holidays at l- her home in Avery county. Fire Officials diva Supper JT C. S. Prevette, 0. A. Uiulerdown, Lloyd Robbies, and R. 1,. Greene, offieials of the Blowing Rock fire department, were hosts at a upper given at the Central hotel Tuesday evening of last week. Those pros err. were Air. and Mrs. Gone Story, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Greene, Mr. and Mis. Weaver, Mr. ar.d Mrs. Graver R'ob bins and their guests; Mm. Pondley, Mrs. N. 0.. Greene, Mrs. C. Prevette; Misres Lena Reeve-. Ann Ward, Mabel Coffey, Doris Greene, Margaret Sudnerth, Kdna Miller, Vel g? ma cannon, Ar.nie Greene, Commie Moody, Mary Robbins and Penn Robbins; Mayor Sudderth, George Robbins, Benjamin Greene, Dewey ^ Story, James Coffey, Thos. H. Cof'j?, fey, Jr., Hubert Holshouser, Donald and Spencer Greene and others. Miss Carrie Miller, who returned from Washington, D. C., to spend Christmas with relatives here and in Lenoir, was present as the guest of mm. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Robbins, whose other guests were John. J. Blair and Mr. Cradle, building inspectors, of Raleigh-. Williams Custer | A Christinas wedding of interest to friend? in Blowing Rock was that of Miss Bettie Williams, daughter of : > Mr. and Mrs. John S. WiUiam3, to Mr. H. F Custer, in Washington today (Thursday). The bride's sister, Mrs. Howard HoIshoU3er, of B owing Rock, went to Washington to be present at the wedding and wiU remain there f?T the winter, where Mr. Holshousr is emp'oyed. Abothcr^jister, Mrs. Forest. Fewel of Warronton, also attended the wedding. Miss Williams had been employed for sometime in Durham, N. C. Mr. Custer is a musician now playing in I "Washington, where they will make their home. Personal Mrs. E. G- Underdown and small daughter, {Catherine, left Saturday to spend Christmas with ber mother, Mrs. T B. Sugg of Wilson, N. C. Then, with her mother and daughter, she will go to Hame; City, F'a., to spend January and February with her sister, Mrs. Paul Howard, whose | winter home is at Haines City. Mr A. M. Critcher sp nt the pas ^ week visiting h'.s bro her in Wites A Non-Partisan Ne BOO> i i A nt I r~v 1 m i_y ] "And when they had com* into the. ! i worshipped him: and when they had < j cense, and myrrh.-?MatthP'.v 2:11. I New Ford Car on Exhibition Here! | First of New Type "Lixzie" Viewed By Hundred) at Taylor Motor Company Lad. Saturday The people of Boone find Watauga county got- their first view of the | new Kord automobile !a>l Saturday, j when the Taylor Motor Company I had exhibit foe one dty the new ! mode!, of which so much ha.- been, raid Turin; the 'last six 1:101: tils. It is estimated that between 1.001 iitnd I,"00 people gave the new car I "the once over" during the due. U i is sivhl that the ch> came fully up to I expectations and the lueai (I oh Vers 1 i are expecting a good business as! ! soon as i supply can bo received, j Here are some of the outstanding , features of the car: ! Four-whcc-1 brakes, standard sel iective gear transmission, extracrili-i j nary acceleration, speed of sixty i miles an hour and meie, a practicaij !y vibrationlcss engine and unusti.d ; beauty in line and color. The gene; rator, oiling system, steering gear j and rear axle arc oi' new- Ford de! sign. Its LQ-horsepowcr engine has j beer, so designed that it will run 20 I to DO miles an hour on a gallon of gasoiine. sS ' .nr. k. l>. Hodges. in commenting j on the oar, .-aid his iirsi view of ill j l-.ml substantiated Henry Ford's| E.atemeiit that "there is nothing! unite like it in quality and price." "Mr. Ford's statement had pre-1 ; pared lis for a surprise," continued Mr. Hodges, 'l it the new Ford car ; is ovlii 'setter than we had hoped i for. It is certain to make hist&py >n , the automotive industry, just as its! 1 predecessor, the famous Model T.j | has mr.dc history fee twenty years ' i We are proud of the new ear and! ' feel certain that its appearance and | perforniar.ee will attract uiiprcee-J dented attention among automobile , owners." REVISED HAUGEN FARM BILL IS BROUGHT OUT Washington, Dec. 1U.?Having :il ready made its how in the senate, ' the remodeled McNary-Haugen farm , relief bill crossed the house stage today and was kept going Until it ' reached the agricultural committee ;; At a meeting of thai committee j earlier in the day Chairman Haugen hud announced that his revised proposal was icady and January 16 was set for the opening of hearings. He does net expect them to be as expensive this year as previously and : hopes that the measure will reach the , house floor for consideration imme-| ! diateiv after disposal of less contro-, , versiai important legislation. The heart of the Haugon bill, iikel ; that of the proposal sponsored bv| Chairman McNary bill w?s She J 1 equalization fee objected to by Presi-j j dent. Coolidgt. The fee, however,' . would apply to all crops, not a select j few as in the vetoed bill and only i then after an emergency had been j' declared ^y the proposed farm board. 1 Mjs. Youngbride: "I don't want to I have any trouble with you, Bridget" I Cook: "Then, bedad, ma'am, let j me hear no complaints."' 1 county and at Statesville. While in Statesville he visited his son-in-law, Mr. Cooper, who is a patient at Davis Hospital. Mr Henry Hayes spent a recent week-end with Mrs. Hayes and their daughters in Raleigh, and will return -o spend a part of the Christmas - id. ys with "hern. - SiS?/?9> &!3iS6a??fc lie L?MW?r - t&zSffiS? t i JGA wspaper, Devoted to the ? IE. WATAUGA; COUNTY, NORTH CA WORSHIPPED house, they ;aw the young child with f )penc~d their trea.su res, they presented RELIGION |3 ? Rv DR. FRANK CRANK Dr. Robert A. Milii&i"- ivnrM.fu. moils scientist, in an address on the; subject of Evolution, declared that; religion was one of the most striking examph of evu'.utioh. This was not is the way of controversy or heresy, . hut \yn? merely emphasizing what w?a already taught in every import- ' I ant theological school in the I'.ittd r j Siates. v tieliohus have been pointing out ' ! that there v. as ? progression of doc-] | tr.lie. in the ISible, the God of the [ ( Old Testament not having the ideals! ' presented in the New. There is no doubt hut Ihift toll- j ' gioir has advanced {hearty from tlie ' ' days of Moses until the days of { ' Christ. 1 j Christ Jesus is said to have rome "in the fullness cf time"; that is. he ! eatne when the development of mankind and its stage of progress war- . ranted him. ' Since his day there has been a great progress made. Formerly, re- ' ligious denominations were cruel. It|* was common to have fierce fighting . among sects and both Protestants ! and Catholics were guilty of thing? . of which they would not nowadays be guilty. The idea of God has un- j, dergonc considerable variations. God may bo the rahie. "yesterday, today ' and forever," but our understanding; "and apprehension of Him progress. -1 We have rejected the old tribal gnds, the god of wrath and vengeance, and have substituted the God of I,ove. si.' As the process of man's minds has t broadened, as their understanding ' and sympathy have deepened their ' conception of God has improved, and t no one can look at the activities of v churches today and oonipare themji with ,those of yetterday and not see;! that there has been a great advance. ' The missionaries in foreign conn- t tries are not so much interested in s making converts to their belief an f they are in doing good to the people W s The recent activities of the churches have all been in the line r of helping humanity rather than of fighting certain beliefs. e In other words, there has been a i definite evolution of religion from V merely belief in certain tenets to I practical helpfulness of mankind. 1 Religion means nothing more than a devotion to the general good. What- t ever there is of God nowadays is a c God who inhabits all of the people i and whatever makes for the welfare v of all mankind is pleasing to Him. Religion, like everything else, must be tested hy its results. Its triuph is no tduc to its wanting all- people to j believe in certain tiling", so much as r II w Ul 11111 U > 111 ;j. V MI II VII OKiilg. j Christ?whose birthday -,vc will ; observe'at this Christmastime?knew . all of this ? and to pracf.ee j "PEACE ON EARTH." i FREE BULLETIN ON POTATO i * CULTURE AT WATAUGA BANK , The Watauga County Rank has a = limited number of U. S. department of agriculture farmers bulletin No. t 1S32, entitled "Seed Potatoes and i How to Produce Them," which will t be given away free to thote who desire them. The bulletin conLains a i mars of information l-elative to the cultivation of the Irish potato, which 1 should be of interest to the farmers t of Watauga county at this time, when an effort is being made io in- < j crease the county's yield of toe i tubers. i j gge ' I :: ' DEMC Jest Interests of Northwest ROl.iNA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2 ^nr~/^===l? ? j ' "3 po Wary hi* another, ar.d they fell* aJnd jn. unto him gift*; gold, and frankinHL M, Wellborn % 5.1 Dies in Ashe County in; o? iV&s Elected to State Senate Fromj Ths District in 1902 Over 1 !V. Tam Bowie H. Montgomery \YeIlborn died :.t : ho honm of Dr. li F .w A Jefferson last Saturday miirnijr IT is dt'tvtii was not unexpected; iu- hAd been in bad health for: ,y^ several month*. Heart Lroulde is' ? rive?", as the immediate c:jus?- oi his i , loath. $ Mr. Wellborn was about TO years! ^ >f ago. II".' came from a distinguish-;[ j)(' *.T family, being a descendant r.fj ? Hugh Montgomery, for whohl ho... >vas named. In colifigc he was *1 [a lotitemperm y of Charles B. Aycoek j ^ )u<l H. A. Ponghton. Afield? brilip.rt college career, lie studied law, jut dsil not engage in active practice n late years. Senator Wellborn was always inenseiy interested in politics. Iiij'-'1 lfl02, he defeated T. C. Bowie for pe he state senate in the district com- lc. ;osed of Ashe, Alleghany and Wat- y" uig.i counties, being one of two men| ( ,o ever win a victory; over Tani Bow-1 SP e in his home bailiwick. He wasl ater defeated for the seme office by "H Ion. Robert L. Dougbton. . 1111 The remains were interred at; ?" iViikcrboro by the side of other I ho nembers of .his family. | al * I an AMERICAN LEGION TO ' FORM BAND HERE At the hist meeting of Wataiiira' ?A ? -T' - - - -o ?j ttJMX 'ost No. ISO, American Legion, a ;nj omttiittee composed of Caller 0). look, chairman. J. M. Burketr, John look, Carl Farthing:. Iajpiisril Wilon, \V. F. Watson a:i<l John Combs. ,n| vas named to work out plans look?g to the c.i'jranizr.tion of a legion j le) anil. There are r. number of good ; t t, nusician? among the membership f! Hn he legion, and it is expected that! i good musical organization can be onned. ' r)1( At. the same meeting an itemized itatoment of receipts and disburse- p, iionts was presented by the com- ,n siandcr and adopted by the post. yr Adjutant Wilson Norris urged ev- ( ry legionnaire present to do hie bit (.x n see'fig that every is-s-ycie'r file jjj is adjusted compeusat ibr. before $n December SK after winch date-it will gj >o loo 'late. (-;iJ Five dollars in gold was offered jj >v the commander for che man so- j.j, string the Inrgest number of now j ne.-nbers; before the next mec-'tog, chich will be held in January. t0. da REMUS ACQUITTED tt Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec. 20?George an iemus" faith in his plea for ''the anetity of the American home" warj bu ustified hero today when a jury of j tl* en men and two women found him] th lot guilty of the murder of his wife,j A. mogene. The verdict was "'not euiltv on the i of :oie "round of insanity,'" as the ou diarge of Judge C. It. Shook had bv; eliminated the possibility of a he traight not guilty rerdict. da When the smiling jury filed into Bi heir box, both Judge Shook and ha Sheriff Anderson cautioned spectaors against any outburst. But despite the warning, when thej gs rerdict was read Remus leaped to his - tu feet triumphantly. "American jua-ylo ice," he exclaimed exultantly. "I de hank yoa all." vc Wild cheers broke out from the ct rowd that surged through the cor- t < ridors when the fir t word of the he rerdict filtered from the court room.; da osStawif?,< 'M ;.vv" ^vh )CRA NortK Carolina 2, l'.127 ayes Case Continued Until After Holidaysj aipcs Filed. Agc-ir.st Middle Dis-j trict J?dfi;c Will Be Heard ir. i January Washimcton specuii of Sunday to] eeyssboro Daily News: -Senator' eruhin said today that the coh?id~j itior. of the nomination of judgrej Lyes by the senate judiciary coin - < ttee would he. postponed till after j holidays. The ser. to committees) not desire to take up theic nomi j tiouu without disposing of them a ickly as possible. Senator Overman received today j ; foJiowin?ic !i^t of witnesses fur-j ; j1-. t-? 'v \r r i-?i j..... 1 uuuAiy J. ? iiiiiu ui i lUinii '.v 11: t : Ua^cs. ease: Ex-Sheriff !\ E. Brown, Rogan j mssscau, Charles G. Gilrcath. at-! r-cy, WUkesboio; Ralph Bingham, , H. Gragrgr and Blaine Coffey, one; ?S. C. McGirire, Elkiv.; Mary Sloop, Orossnore; Edgar Tuftsnner Elk. Mr. Vance requests it ibs.se witnesses be subpoenaed the judicialy committee. Senator crman has written Mr. Vance to <j the names of these witnesses itj II be absolutely necessary to -u!>ona, as the committee is not dissed to pay the expense?, an?l it iv be that Mr. Vance himse'f will ve to foot the hill. Senator Overman also received toy a photostatic copy of the check ide payable to Hayes and Jones for .000, signed by*L?. A. Huussr, and lcrsed to the credit of uic accountHayes and Jones. Thi.- nor is j ingp tiled with the judicial \ ittee, along with all other p.npo.s; the case. One Republican lawyer, familiar lii thC practice before the cxecui departments and committee.ii-.'-s.. has tendered his services Jud?,c Hayes free of charge. This torr.ey thinks a good deal of ^IP | uu;-p" to delay eohfirmat.ipn of1 . Hayes appointment, siheo the] avgea contained no v v nihtt< r. os| hi the so-called charges, receiva!l the attention they should have ei. given before the nppo ntmint Judge ilayc: was ai.nounccri. it as ^aid ,by this attorney, aiW} cerinlv theft? could have been oresent I to the senate judiciary commite on the first tia.v of the sesstfiffef" COVE CREK NEWS ITEMS Sugar Grove, Dec. 20.?The Cove eek high school closed Friday, Dember !) en account of an epidetnoi measles. There were 911 cases id |t was thought advisable to >s<- until after the holidays. The ring term will open Monday, Jar. I ry 2. Mid term examinations will i given soon after resuming tvorkj doll pupil?, are urged to be presL Indications are that there will' quite a number of new pupils ter Chr si mas, both in the grades d high school. The average atndance tor three months completed lieen -CiU. Right much work has been done the grounds of the -chocl by poms and boys, but we are still urgi further work any day the wrathis favorable.' Sir. A. L>. Wilson and family have I ?vetl tn Boone for the winter! mths. Miss Grace Hurst, who is in roi;0 at Garsori-Newmar., is home for 5 holidays with her parents. Rev. j d Mis. L. A. Hurst. Miss Gertrude Bundy left Wedr.esy for her home at Jamestown for e holiday season. Mr and Mrs. S. F. Hortor. left] lesday to spend the Christmas sea-i n with relatives in Asheboro and! akc Forest. luite a number of young people are ported home first of the week, irses Rebecca Taylor and Irene envood from Is*. C. C. W.; Miss! anchc HortoiS from Meredith; ir'tdn Mast from V. P. I.; .lames! Horton from Wake Forest, and I ovavd and Ralph Wallace from! rea. | Tin car belonging to John R Hor-1 11, which was stolen in Lenoir Sun-! y night, was recovered Tuesday, ic guilty parries have not yet been rehended. | The surveys for the dam to bei ilt at the mouth of Cove Creek by p Southern Power Company are on r< lfiK Vli AS' ViO'.rr. vc, .vwiA ilf n '' C. Mast. Mr. and Mr?. .1. Colli lis, furmorly Detroit, have rented the house 'ned by Poly Wyke near the school hiding. Mrs. Collins was before r marriage M. ss Nell McBridc, ughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Meade. The community is glad to ve these people as citizens. A -tate game farm for the pro potion of qual, pheasants and wild rkeys will be established in Eanlph county by the North Carolina partmcnt of conservation and dedopment, if the ^zpartmepit adepts vlie unanimous reconvmenda>n of its game committee, which Id p meeting at Ashebore last, Friy FIVE CENTS A COPY WwwirMASTER GOES IN JANUARY 1 Forascr Clerk of Ah<; Court A. WSmith 'fakes Qffical Charge of Locai Office First of ihs Year; SacceetU W. D. Farthiny Mr. A. W. Smith* former cierk of the court of W.'tau'^a county, who is to rUccetd Mr. W. I). Farthing as *.< r in Eoono. i> no\ti being j <>i cb- n by Mr. Farthing: and will tj^ko official charge of fee office the first <?i the year. t The term of the d ingoing' official expired oh the I&th past.. but by re t of Mr. Smith. ho will hold it unci! the first, a> it will eliminate a lot of work for the incoming postmaster to begin the first of a quarter. GOV. McLEAN SAYS FARMING NOW CALLS FOR EDUCATION Raleigh, Dec. lib?The greatest i?eea of North Carolina today Is the master farmer and the greatest heed of the master farmer is education, Governor A. \V. McLean told his audience of stale organizations and master farmers and radio audience tonight at the agricultural banquet here. "Master farmer.- should he honored aboveany other men in North Carolina/' the state's chief executive said. ' We have lived to see the day v.hon the man who needs the broncLest education s? the farmer, Who needs not only scientific training but practical education. He needs a knowledge of chemistry, the soil; he needs to be a saiermur.. to know rtirv ,-UlilHUO. ce"1 tyl'imc Ull J.*. "it moans motv to North Carolina i to send fl.it musier farmers than i 21 men ?f aoy <?t!i?"r profession." he I tolii the group a' the graduation j banquet in the crowded liiiUrpjim. "We need painters in ugne'-tlture | ami loaders tttui you mm hare demtuistrated your it'-'.dcnjhip "Vou are man is ul ' lie inns; difficult think 1 know of : .day - -agriculture. The jrr<?test need of North Carolina is the trained farntpr and the greatest need of the farmer is education." The governor said that tor irinis if he had mailt- the greatest iei-tito .if anything as a farmer, that the boll weevil liudktiocked hi in out of the running in the master farmer class and citled as differences of yesterday and today the . asc of his greatgrandfather who sent u preacher to 1 college, doctor to medical college, j lawyer to university and the fourth' ! son was willed the home place because he was going to be a farmer, but tuday the farmcmeeds the greatest education of all. -vfj CULT MEMBERS AWA1TINC FOR KING BEN TO ARISE Ronton Harbor. Mich . Dpi-. 19.? Although silent in death-?loath that overtook him last 'Friday ami beI'eume known only today-?the spirit I of Benjamin Puriicag self-styied seventh messenger am! icing of the House of David ? rtili rule; the faithful of the cult. All that is mortal of <he mar. who taught his followers that he was Immortal rested tonight on an iron cot in his chambers in Shiloh, the administration building of the House of David. But the faithful still believe in Purneil's teachings r.r.d await tinrising from the dead, which they as; sevt will take place before the fourth day of his demise. So firm were they in their r.on-iction that though Purnell's temporal rule had ended he would vise from the dead, that they pleaded with health officials Jo leave his body untouched for at least another 94 hours. "'Give us until the fourth day." H T. De\vhirst, colony counsel 1 and devout follower of Purnel!, pleaded with Dr. P. 3. Donna, health officer of Benton tn-.i-nship. "Bcnja- ^ | niiu cannot die," Dew-hirst, declared, ; and asserted that he would arise, if t not today?the third since death i overtook him?the tomorrow. "Laza 1 rus arose on the fourth day,'' he- said. I Dr. Donna, after an examination, granted the additional delay. Since 11:30 o'clock last. Friday morning, when Dr. C N. Sowers, Colony physician, found Purnell dead i the "king's" body has not been , touched. Aside from their belief > that Purnell will arise, it is against ' the colony teachings to touch the dead. It was Purnell's teaching that hie had been chosen to lead 144,000 of the elect to everlasting life on earth. Certainty of punishment is the best preventative of crime and "criminals must be taught they cannot evade punishment by technicalities," Judge Roy f. Deal told the Buncombe county grand jury in his filial charge of the year NeWspaI pers can he of material aiu in check| ing crime if they wi'l print con! serva'.ivo'y news of crime and its pun::hmont Judge Deal :aid.