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I VOL. XXXIX. NO. 1U W? L. Cohoon Heard By Local Juniors State Councilor Delivered Fine Address in Courthouse Here Monday Night; Sees Many Changes in I Watauga During Fait 30 Years ! Waiter L Cohoon. state councilor of the Junior Order United American Mechanic?, accompanied by District Deputy Gilley, war in the city, Monday and in the evening delivered I an address at the courthouse to thci members of his organization locallyj and a small number of outsiders. Mr-j Cohoon had not been in Watauga county foi about thiity years and was most favorably impressed with the growth of the community since! his last visit, refei ring to Watauga ? in his introductory remarks as the: "west beautiful snot in all of West-1 ern Carolina." This itinerary is made in commemoration of the 75th anniversary! of the founding of the Junior Order! on May 17. Mayor W. R. Gragg: made the introductory taik. after which Mr. Cohoon stated the pur-; poses in mind when a small group of! pioneers founded the Junior Order United American Mechanics in what was then a suburb of Philadelphia. In a most forceful and eloquent way the speaker told of the accom-j s plishments of the orgaizatioh all! down through the decades, especially as regards educational uplift, and lent a local touch to the address by calling attention to its united co-1 operation with Governor Ay cock at the start of his memorable campaigni to provide educational advantages' for every child in North Carolina.; He described very vividly the growth] of the state from the days when it, t was famed only for war, pitch and] turpentine; to the present leading| L commonwealth of all the sdwm, and in mamr rochaclo r?f -ill Ai.mt.Jf>-. In a final plea to the members Of the organisation as well as to .thej citizenship at large to hold the lines J against certain ' .-mister forces'' now. seeking to undo the achievements of the Juniors, he closed his remarks | with a vitrolic attack on Governor; Alfred E. Smith of New York as a! presidential prospect, classing* hiral with the thugs and thieves of the! metropolis and pleading for votes with which to block him and his or-i ganization on the path that lead* toj the White House. PRESBYTERIANS SCORE PRESIDENT COOLIDGE Tulsa.. OUla., May 2'J.?A memorial from the Sedalina, Mo., Presbytery assailing prohibition enforcement under President Coolidge and' Andrew Mellon, secretary of the; treasury, me1 a sharp rebuke at the! general assembly of the Presbyteriant ^ church in the U- S. A. here today, j Inntiw a dissenting vote. the us-, sembly disapproved the memorial , and deplored the "spirit and letter p, of such an utterance." . The offending declaration asserted the tjuitci State.-, was suffering from official inactivity against the iidHnr traffic, and added: ' "i'he pros-, en t condition, with the president. 1 formerly attorney tan- the infamous j business, appointing an ex-distiller! as chief of the enforcement bureausj while giving uh what we might' ex-i pact by putting "party above principle. is bringing reproach upon our f. constitution, as well as upon our reputation as a piofessedly Christian nation, both at home and abroad." Secretary Mellon is a mem-! ber of the Presbyterian church. ; U. S. GOVERNMENT WILL PAY N. C. SUM OF $113,000' \ Representative It paver has sue cecded in gelling, the house of rep resentativos to concur in authorizing, the federal government to pay to th< \ ".rcasurcr of North Carolina th : sum of $118,000. The senate at the; instance of Senator Overman had al-, ready approved the 'measure and it: p " now goes to the president. Thei amount ashed for will be in settle-1 mcnt of two accounts, the first for! advances made by the state of North! Carolina to the federal government; cp uiu in ine prosecution ol tne war) of 18J2, the other claim having! arisen from the seizure oi cotton be-! longing to North Carolina ir. the I years I860 anil 1S66. NORTH CAROLINA HAS BIG SUM IN STATE TREASURY Cash in the state treasury April 20, including the general fund, the highway fund and outstanding warrants amounted ta $21,808,013, according to the cor.bineii statement of the auditor and treasurer issued last week. North Carolina's cash balance on May 1 was given as $4,964,887. The state's funded debt on that date was placed at $1 G9,852i600. The state started April with a cash balance of $5,214,113. and received $770,643 during the month. Disbursements totaled 81,019,870. The highway fund showed a cash balance of $1.6,602,976 on that date. ( Receipts for the month were $10,-; 620,673, and disbursements $10.931,703. t'-|? - /ATA1 A Non-Partisan N? BOON! POLITICAL EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK Highlights of Political Activity of Both Major Parties Summarize*! From Recent News Dispatches From Over the Country Goff and Smith Lead in V/. Va. Returns from 202 precincts out of 2,300 in Tuesday's West Virginia primary gave: For president. Republican. Goff, 0,230, Hoover 3,902? Democrat, ITT precincts. Reed 5.0T0, Smith 0,244. Gore was leaJing on the Democratic ticket and Copley on the Republican for United States Senatorial honors. J. Alfred Taylor lead the Democrats for governor. All the 1.S9 delegates to the Republican national convention have been selected. The last state to name delegates was West Virginia, which heid its primary Tuesday. Six states and the District of Columbia have not designated their representation. aggregating 142 delegates, at the Democratic convention. where the vote will total 1,1000 In the table belohv. the total after each candidate's name represents delegates instructed. pledged or claimed for him by his political managers, and not the number conceded to him by his opponents. There are over-lapping claims in a number of states. Republicans Hoover?;> 15 Vb. of which 17b are in dispute. Claimed for Hoover: Alabama 15, Arizona 1, Arkansas 0. California 21'. Colorado 14, Delaware 1. Florida 10. Georgia L. Iowa 2. Kentucky 29. Louisiana 12, Maine 15, Maryland 10, Massachusetts 37. Michigan 33, Minnesota 7, Missouri 10, Montana 51-, Nebraska. 0. Nevada 8, New Hatnpshire !i. New Jersey; 31, NY v.Mexico 7, New York 47, North Carolina 10; Ohio 3, Oregon 13. Rhode Island 12, Tennessee 19, Utah see 12, Utah l. Vermont 11, Vii*ington 17, Wisconsin 7 Hawaii PHilipines. 2. Hoover's claim to the following 170 delegates is disputed by opponents: Alabama 1. Arizona 4, Arkansas 4, Colorado 7, Delaware 4 Florida 10, Kentucky 2. Louisiana 12, Massachusetts 26, Minnesota 2y Mississippi 12, Missouri 4, Montana 1; Nebraska 6, Nevada 3. New Jersey 8, New Mexico fi,. New York 20, North Carolina 5, Tennessee 12, Utah 1, Vermon 11. Virginia il. Wisconsin 0. Lbwden?27 4 u.. of which 86 are in dispute. Claimed by Lowden: Alabama lf>, Arironn 9, Arkansas 9, Colo.. :>. Illi hois on, idiva Zt, Minnesota 21, Mi.isoi.ui 30. .Montana ."it-., Nebraska 16. Nevada 2: New Mexico 4, North Caryiiiu, 12, North Dakota ! >. Ohio 20. Oklahoma IS, South Carolina 1 f, South Dakota 13, Wisconsin 2. Alaska 2. i.owder.'s c:.aim3 to the following 86 delegates is disputed by opponents: Alabama 1, Arizona 4. Arkansas 4, Colorado 2. Illinois 6. Minnesota 1 Missouri Nebraska 10. Nevada I. -New Mexico . North Carolina 3. Ohio 20, Oklahoma 18, Alaska 2. Curtis :C. of which 22 are in dispute. Kansas 23. Oklahoma 20, Rhode island 1. Alaska 2. Curtis' claim to Oklahornqls 20 delegates and Alaska's 2 is disputed. Morris?33, of which 16 are in dispute. Sixteen of the If Nebraska delegates also are claimed by l.ow'len managers and nine ot them are claimed for Hoover. ' Indiana's 33 goes to Senator Watson and Borah gets Idaho's 11 At present none of the candidates are claiming the following 169 delegates: Connecticut 17. Delaware 5, Georgia I.o. Missouri 4, New York 13. Pennsylvania 79. Wyoming 9, District of Columbia 2. Porto Rico d , "882 /"if (*. .... ' ' ''v- -. "yi.1 jfrzcz - cDemocrats. Smith C34. of which 76 _are in dispute. Arizona 6, California 20, Colorado S. Connecticut 14. Dela ware w, Idaho s. iHindi- 5s. Iowa 20, Louisiana 20. Maine 12, Massachusetts 06. Michigan 30, Minnesota 2-i, Montana 8, Nevada 6. New Hampshire 8- New Jersey 28, New Mexico 6. New York 90, North Dakota 3 0, Ohio 1, Oklahoma 20. Ore son 10, Pennsylvania 66. Rhode Island 10, South Dakota 10. Utah 7. Vermont 8, Washington 14. Wisconsin 26, Wyoming 6, Alaska 6. Hawaii 6: Philippines 6, Porto Rico C, Virgin Islands 2. Smith's claims to the following 76 delegates is disputed by opponents: Illinois 12, Louisiana 20, Oklahoma 20, Pennsylvania 16, Utah 2, Porto Sico 6. Reed 117, of which 81 are in dispute. Illinois 12, Kansas 20. Missouri 36. Oklahoma 20, Pennsvlvania 26. Utah 3. The claim of Reed's . managers to all but the 36 Missouri delegates is disputed by his opponents. Pomerene has 17 in Ohio: George 28 from .Georgia, Hall 2-1 from Tennessee. Ayers 20. Kansas, claimed (Continued on Page Eight) rvvspaper, Devoted to the h. watavga couxtv. xorth c 9 Precincts In County Held Meetings Saturda} Thirty Delegates Are instructed fo Hull, Eight for Smith and SI Ar Uninstructed; Five Precincts Fail ed to Hold Meetings Nine ol the fourteen precincts i: the county held meetings Saturda, afternoon for the purpose of namini delegate? lo the county conventio on June 9. Ar. unusually jarg crowd was present at the court ho" us representative of the Democrats o Boone township. Twehty-foijr dele ?rates were named to the county cor volition irrespective of presidenti: j preference- However, the sentimen among the delegates is prob'abl about evenly divided between th Smith and anti-Smith following. N vote was taker, the delegates beir. approved without dissent as propos ed by a nominating committee. A short "harmony talk" was mad by County Superintendent Ssra? Hagaman, without the mention of presidential prospect. foi/owin which Robert W. Pulliam and E. ?i Norris made a few remarks. Th : meeting closed with the best of fee J ing prevailing, no discussions havip been brought about on account c the variance of personal opinions. Blowing Rock. Watauga, Lauri Creek and Meat ( amp, No. 1 brougt : the total of uninstructed delegate i up to 01. According to the best ir i formation obtainable, Cove Cree ! brought out th:: isjur, instructih five fpr Smith and eight for Hiii Beaver Dam send'.- 1 1 for Hull whs! Meat Camp No. 1 arid Baid Moui tain added il more to the Tei nesseeaiVs column. The remamin townships, Blue Ridge, Elk, Sbav neehaw. Stony Fork and North Fori with a total of il votes, did not hoi meetings so far as *.ve have hear* the custom in this case being to se* df??pcrjstfe& :mvnni. nv<&nvtf *Vni those townships a: the rounty CO! vontton. hollowing' is the list of ueiestati from Boone township! Delegates?Sam Atkins. T. 1 Mast. V\. C. Walker, \V. It. Lovii ; H. J. Hardin, R. C. Rivers, Jr., E. . Morris, Roby Brown, J. S. Stanbur; J. D. Rankin, A. M. Norum. A. E.iminsteii, Ira Critcher, Ei'.er Mi /Neil, (1. C. Farthinjr, Clint Norri JV Frank Moore, A. E- South, War MeGhee. Tracy Council), O. I Hagainan, W". G. Todd, J. D. Coui till. Alternates?Mrs. J. D. Rankii j Walter Cullers, Chcppe! AVilso; j Luther Hardy, Mrs. J. C. Farthins : Miss Jennie Mast., Mrs. 1. S. Stav j bury. Miss Carrie Coffey, D, -J. Cm troll, jack Morris, L. D. W'oodan Mrs. A. it. South. Mrs. J. D. Com , fill, Chive Gross. Mrs. M \V. Rene! RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S PRIMARIES IN DOUB l Charlotte, May 28.?With cor 1 tuerjngr chums coming - hot camps today strnporters of Gowi nor Smith and those opposing hii ; apparently had settled down to fight for control of the county cor | vetstions on Jc.no 9. I Belated returns from outlyie ! counties left no change in the stanc i ing of the rival candidates for Nort Carolina Democratic vmlbrsemer for the nomination for the preride'r ! cy merely adding to the total of ur ! instructed delegations to county cor centions. Reports received from ail excef three isolated mountain counties tr j day brought the total indicated stnt j convention vote reported up to 1 ' 992 with the following divisionsHull 530. Smith 379; uninstriicte 692; doubtful 103; anti-Smith 9C instructed for dry candidate 3(i ; Governor McLean 6; to be selecte i at mass county conventions June ! | fit. to he chosen June 2, 16; uhr< ported 21. Total state conventio vote 1,953. While Hull supporters and Unite States Senates F. M. Simmons, leac . er of the anti-Smith forces in th ; state were claiming a great victor j for the Tennesseean, Smith sut ' porters today asserted that report of the precinct meetings were ntis i leading. W. B. Jones of Raleigh. : a statement issued "for the Smit : committee of North Carolina." poin! eti to the fact that in many countie | the precincts convention voted t'ir ; any Democrat in good standin might participate in the county cot ventions and also that in many <1 those listed as uninstructed no vot was taken to indicate how th I Democrats in attendance stood o the subject of the presidency. Mr. Jones asserted that "'practii aily every report received by th Smith committee clearly indicates great majority of the vote cast i the preferential primary of Satui day is for Governor Smith. At the same time similar claim were being made by the Hull force; i Mr. James Cook and family hav returned to their home in Boon from Caldwell county, where M Cook was employed during che pa; winter. ; Best 'ntei ests oc Northvy _ Sj AROt.INA, THVRPO ? MAY* '31, IS NEWS BP/t'ITIES 't 0F3F .EARS AGO Outstandi' Happenings of Boone and Waiv County Afe CKrorv^ icled in the Columns of the Wat. auga Democrat May 29, 1890 11 Considerable fro.?* on the night of e. the "20th. e | ?; Our weighty e . on the road ; yetwcen ne; -J till*. mowing KOCK making rirejnj ratio;; tot- the immediatc erection of the telegraph line il front fit-re t that place it; ' ' ' v: On last Sabbath a Sunday school " Was organised at the Baptist church e I here, Mr. Columbus Coffee, super?| inteudent and Mr. Alex Hagaman. g; assistant superintendent. ar.-i Mr. B. t-| -h Council! treasurer. Two interest: ing addresses were delivered by Rev. e' E. F. Jones and J. r\ Snajfihohr. h * t " ' a Messrs. \V. M Frnrcurn. Jeffer2 son Davis and Miss Nannie Rivers | obtained state certificates good for e three years anywhere the state. tS How about a Sunday school at f the M. id. church'" Are vve to try to have one with a limited number oi ;l| scholar 1 Let us decide iy next itj Sunday. is \ < < The climax of ail suvpri-es were k reached on Thursday night w-l-.ei S Mr. James Winkler returned home 1- from St; rsvHle. w; r ir -;.r with hin e a bonny bride. Many here knew i-l and loved the accomplished Mis; i- Minnie Bennett, and we gladly wel g come her in our midst. We extern - to them our congratulations and wist c. then; long and happy live-, trough d with all that is good, bright an< I.' beautiful, it :n Some of the farmer- have begui hoeing corn, while othevs are no i done planting. The prospects fdi ;s I peaeeh and apple crops i- lookinj t very bad. i. - ... 1, | Charlotte had a big turnout til 1. people on the iX'th of May an. jr.! speeches ivere delivered by Senator: J. | Vance and Hansom. Governor Fowl. : and others. Sam Jones ought ti have been the:?. !e * r * Mr \V. R. Lovill of Johnson City i- Ten::., is home on a v isit. The Holston Methodist, publishe. at Knoxville, Tenn., notices the fno r. that Vice President Mart is run i-; niug a saloor. jn the basenu of th. t-! capita! molding, and that Pr^Ur. 1. Harrison recently gate a big ball e. ' the White House, and asks: "Is th n a Christian or paean land? The vie. i president is vunnina a bar room an. ' th.- White 'Cease U converted int. I ! a hall rbdm." " i UNIFICATION PROPOSAL BY h Presbyterians oefeatec _ n A proposal for the uo.nation e a the Presbyterians Avith the Cr.r.pre i-i gat:ona'!isrs. Christian and Universal | isr churches has been rejected by tin it j Presbyterian church of the IT. S. A I-' in session at Tulsa, Ofcln. It viv h recommended that the assembly re :t ject ? proposal for participation i". : I - 1 - -B i- conterence planned fSr June with i- representatives of the- three ehurehe t-- for drceiisstiin a!' Liinblyytir.hTidn,t COVE CREEK NEWS NOTES '-j Sugar Grove. May 29.?Or. r.ex! e; Friday. June I. there wit; So anothei ,-i public working on the school ground; here. Last Friday there were t'oui d teams and a great amount of filling ; in was done. We appreciate fta :' splendid .spirit of co-operatioi <i: shown by the friends oi the schoo ; who hard given .heir time and team; !- to this work arming the past severs' n; weeks, it is earnestly requester j that other.- ivh;. h.t' e not yet had d an opportunity to help to tome nex; i-i Friday and finish the work or. the < grounds. A beantifu; campus car yj be deveiop;.. at Co v. Creek and wc >-! are anxious to put j: in grass a: isj once. Lunch was served by a t'ev. >- ladies of Sue community last Friit day in the home ecor.emr.cs building. h| We will he r'aii it others will bring '--j lunch June 1. a! Miss Gertrude Ben'.iey and i-istei tl'j of Jamestown were visitors in the ft community several days last week. i"l Miss Ruth Bingham -s visiting f I friends in Knoxviile. Tear.. C; Work has been resumed on thr ej splendid church building at Hen n -son's chape!. The auditorium anc ciaas rooms aie to be completed at once. e Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Horton. Mrs a A. R. Rattow of Lenoir, ar.d John R nj Hot-tor are attending the commehce -! ment exercises at Meredith Collegt this week. Miss Blanche Horton i< is a member of the graduating clasi 3.; of the Baptist institution. Mrs. Edgar Harbin of Sfcalfe Hill: e; visited her sister. Mrs. G rover C e: Atkins over the week-end. '" ! Miss Mary Ann Trivetr? of Boost >t | spent the week-end v ith Mis. Jamei i B. Mast. DCRA est North Carolina 128 - , Watauga's Soldier j I Dead Be Honored i ^ | j Memorial services Tor soldiers of the World War from Watauga \ county who made the supreme sacrifice that the world might be | free, will be held at the Baptist | church here Sunday morning at j 11 o'clock. The service will be j under the auspices of Watauga J irosl tto, 131), American Legion, and the pastor of the church, the Rev. P A. Hicks will make the address. All churches of the town are uniting in paying this annual Memorial Day honor Lo Watauga's soldier dead. Kverj" Legionnaire and ex-soldier in the county is | most heartily invited to be present for the service, especially the parents of those who were killed ! while in the service or who have since "went west.'' -. \ Blowing Rock C. of C. Meets Thursday P. M. 'I Large Attendance is Urged Because j Important Decisions To Be Reachj ed; Resort Town Will Have Billiards and Bowling Blowing Rock; May 1? A meetk ir.tr of the Bl'owinjj Rock '""hi of x Commerce has bee n called y the president for Thursday even? at . 8 o'clock, it: the school huiidirsy. A lartre attendance; is urged quesi tioris t<, ho discussed depend upon , the Wishes of residents :f the town J ami it is desired thsit decisions j reached shall represent the ma.idrily I concerned. j The latest addition to Blowing , Bock's summer amusements \yili lis t howling and billiards. 11. C. Martin r; is erecting- the bowling alleys as; an r addition to his novelty store in Green Bark. The addition Will contain two bowling alleys for adults, j and one for children, besides one or] ; two pool ami billiard tables; Mr. j , Martin said that he expected toj . have the alleys ready for use Within 1 ^ a week or so. It was pointed out that nearly all of the amusements offered hero are outdoor sports like golf, tennis, horseback riding- and fishing, but that no aniuspsnemts except dancing had been provided for j indoors on rainy days. Mr. Martin's e enterprise is designed to meet this I .! need. p! Several members of the party of , ' German educators touring the countrj and inspecting American Dgblio I schools stopped in Blowing Rock last; e! week. Although their visit was priI inarily for pleasure; the; called oiij ji teachers of the Blowing Rook school: and interviewed thent about school conditio as here. Tf.ey evprt'sseu re-.f '.thai!::'.seno(jl,^had: closed- aiva;? . ! ii - ' PI uutv tuuni 1101 uu.^c'ive 15: 111 operation.' r [ : I ;" A numbtA r.!' outvies hn\e beer. reeeived by the eeciimictee in charge . of the Blowing Keck Band's fin-! : | diet's convention, which is to be held . here June to and lb Several string ?! hands and :: number of individual ^musicians have signified tbeir in-' i ter.tloir to take part in the cor.\en-l ffltioh. Summer residents are arriving rapidly and op -ning their cottages.. Others are prepaiihg to come early in June. [. Mrs. k. A. i)anh of Chai ir-tte is I among the early comers. .She has; ; J opened her cottage in Green Park, a Mrs. Charles A. Carson of Cliar-i lotto is having ar. addition built to C tier Gieen Park Cottage and e"d\jj i1 come to Bloving Rock when this | work is finished. ; floss Cannon of Salisbury a-adi I Mrs M. Kno\ of Salisbury will I arrive seme time early in June to: [1 open their cottages >n Green Park. ! Senator A. A. Sliuford s cottage . in Green Park is almost finished. 1 i i- Understood that he wilt come to; Blowing Keck to occupy it as ,-oor. ; as the- interior finishing is com-! -J pietod. j C. \V. Hunt of Charlotte was here; . for a short visit last week. He is; y expected to return for the season in' i a short time. .! The \th!.-w .V-:-. l ? -" tu:\i tiicn ; .1 mother arrived last week from rheirj i homo )t> St. Louis and opened their ;j summer homo hero. H. L. MoClellan has opened hisi summer home in May view Park. .; The Bark inn, the latest addition; 1| to Blowing Rock's rummci lodging : | houses, is practically completed, j , Galyen and Green. contractors,! .j finished the carpenter work Satur-' .' day. This is one of the most attract-; .1 ice of the smaller hotels. It is, >j tastefully finished both inside and; ; outside and is eo.uipped with all of ?|the modern conveniences. It will be ' opened early in June by the owner.; , Mrs. Lou Greene. .; A score of Biowine Rock's little, folks were the guests of Louise > | Prevctte on Monday afternoon Iron; (Continued on Page Four) FIVR CF.NTS A COPY BAPTISTSLAINCH CENTENNIAL DRIVE Centennial Campaign To Raise $If500,000 For Seven Denominational Schools ;n Stale. I. G. Greer w General County Chairman It was announced here Tuesday that headquarreiv- fo?- the Baptist Centennial campaign for this dist.r:ct hitii fnffihlicko/i ;?? Wilbesboro. and that, plans ate rapidly being completed for the raising of the district's quota of the ? 1.500.001) for the Baptist schools under con tro of the state convention. This district ;. s composed of fV.itauga, tViibcs, Ashe. Alleghany, Surry and Vadbin and Avery counties. The campaign was iaunclied .last August in the Central Association around Raleigh, moved eastward, to the sea and during the cast few months has been rav ing toward the .vest. Already there has been secured iu cash and good lubscriptiotis nnprexiniately $000,bOO. and those who aie leading in this grout v.ork are gratified with the results. The seven schools and colleges that will participate in the million and a half dollar fund are Wake Forest. Meredith. Chowan colleges. Mars Hill. Campbell and Wineate junior colleges, and - Roiling Springs high school. The pastors and association*! worbe re :* the Thi^'e Forks and Story Fork A-spcinti ir eonfsteri. u few ray ago. pel footed the o^anizntipn for this county. Prof. 1. G. (iiti i- is ,-...,iriiiy r far the assy ciatiotia group. jr. the Three Fetfct associati'di . Sir. SfflHith Hasraman is chairman. with Mi- :. Greer aassociuto chairman: In she Stony Fork as si. iatioii. ReV. Dan M. Wheeler is chairman arri Mi?s Minnie Day. associate mailman. Speakers will carry the centennial message Into 1-vcvv church in the two associations. Hon. O. Max Gardner of Shelby, is genera! chairman iot the .--ate; Judge Johnson I. Hayes. It. N. Sitnms and H. C Lawrence, vice chairmen, anil Walter- Durham is treasurer. the line-up for the Three Forks-Stony Fork group is as follows: Chairman, Prof. I. G. Greer, Boone. Throe Forks association. Chairman. Smith Hagamr.n. Boone; associate chairman, Mrs. 1. G. Greer, Boone. Division chairmen. Geo. W. Bobbins, -Skulls Mills; Mr.-. !.. M. Hodger,, Banner Eik: Ira E. Duncan, Todd: Mrs. Will Proffit. Meat Camp; \V. D. Fnrt.hine Bonne- Mrs tv P Penley. Blowing Rock: '/. T. Watson, Brooks-de: Miss Th-rod-icia Watson, Deep Gap: A. J. Greene. Vilas; .Mrs. Jas. Mast. Mast; Garter Farthing, Sugar Grow: Miss Rachel Wiisain, iices,-. Stony Fork association: Chairman, Rev. Dai'. M. Whole;-. Triplet'.; ussociats chairman. Miss .Minnie OajTf Blowing: Reck Division chairmen, C. M. Bo-ire-j Miss Ethel Da}. Blav.-tr.jc RorJc. &i:' y-y'" ; \ (l#ig N C. LEGION AUXILIARY OFFICIALS TO MEET HERE DepavinfteSt officers o; the .American Legion Auxiliary of Xort'i Carolina wii; meet at the Davie; Boone hotel here- June 1st. L. S Isaac:;, command, '- of the local Legion post, announced Tuesday. Mrs. Irene Mcintyre Wnlbridre, national president, wiil attend the ; 1; -; executive meeting on .Tune 1st, of auxiliary. On the- following Sunday she and Mrs. Harry Vass of Winston-SaJejr.. state pEtsiden". will go fo Oteen to visit the Veterans' hospital. This will'be. Mrs. Walbridge's second visit, to N'ortli Carolina and they, state department feels highly honored in her coming. She ha- a wonderful war record, having sewed one ana a half years v-itfe t'r.e American forces overseas. Inner the auspices of tne Salvador. Army. she maintained hats within the battle lines, serving on four fronts with different ron-.bat divisions. She was r.ndi-r fire -or i.yrti hundred and titty day?. was gassed twice, and received unusual distinction of being twice gj cited fo>- biavery under fire. Through regular army channels Mrs. Walbvidge was r-eeo-minendei for the Distinguished Service Cross, an honor that would have repaired a special act of congress to accord. MAYOR WALKER GETS GA. PEACHES BY AIR MAIL The cargo of the mail plane from Atlanta to New York on Mondaynight included a basket of Georgia peaches consigned -to Mayor Walker of Mew York as a gift from the Georgia Peach Growers' Association. a chartered plane rushed the package from Macon to connect with the air mail and the. fruit, arrived in i ij N'ew York in time to be added to the mayor's breakfast menu on Tuesday. Scamps to the amount of 325.10 practically covered the package. It M