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TWO news of wiF BRIEFLY TOLL Outstanding HappiOtag? of Pas Week Gathered From Ever;, where, Condensed for the Bus Reader Yavhoro. X. C . Aug-. rai guard oi No rth ( - ' ua : r > ? the Confederal y hegsti aVtmr;0 het toda t'ot* the 2Jst -.nnv.a' n iimofi* which will get 'iy?p$Y -vny F moirdAv. James Calvin Foster. 'SI, commit? tier in-clnef of ;.hv United Coiuet erate Veteran- last y*ar. and one c the rriost eoloi'i'nl figures in ti: thinning if ray ranks, died at. h homo in Houston Texas, last Thur day. William S. Taylor. 74. I'-niK-r g<r ernor of Kentucky. died at fits hoir in Indianapolis* IruL, last Thursday Taylor had beer) in Indiana sin; shortly after the assassination i Governor Goebel of Kentucky, H lied to that state when efforts wer made by Kentucky authorities t hold him iri connection with th shooting. Raleigh, Aug. Onus M. Ma chairman of the Democratic stat committee, said tonight followingconference here with Senator F. > Simmons that a meet insr of tho con m it tee to select a successor to Sera tor Simmons as member of the n: tionai committee, v. ill probably h helil in Raieigh on August 2 !. Neitt er would discuss what occurred \ the conference. New York. Aug. w?The he:* wave under whj.cli the eastern state have been sweltering since la? Thursday took nine lives yesteivia before electrical and wind storiii bronchi temporary relict and muc damage to sewrui sections, .csjj'e ia ly r Massachusetts. Two died froi the heat in New V - k. iwp i-. Phth: dfelphia, m Reading^ I'a.. one 1 Albn nv \", Y Tm?V.? *?2 di'o.vnliici anil many pc-usUhtibi! orei the week-oriel. North IVilkesbUren "Aug; *i. t , '.il term of oriisimni Ceiisrt to be u.n Sept.cmt err has be., a ordered lv ? hoard ov e'risusty e^SiiisBiSper of Wilkes ;ouiity. thi? action be-in; taken at the nu-cir.o- >; that hot! following a rcii'jfst ma.it by Solid lor JetioS t?: Governor .tlel'can *f<v the court. The term of court \vi !'-j ctccupie ! by a hearing; of th eases erotviutr out of the failure ? the iiaok at Whites, " I o it n ci b. A-,;o. e?A lays sewer pis.. whirll foil from a ft _iv.lt train, cense.! 'lei-ailment of own fas lliir.eiis Gor.t.val pesg&rttr trains on milt rrorvir here early l -iay. re sii.une in .-forth of at least eic? rtofis a::.i 'U.jwry to a'ri'iu<v.eim..:i?:; 200 others. f'ift.y-'ijyit the injure, wtiv taken to i ' 'alio l-.Osrita! v. her. sv. . wove expected to 'the in juries to she others wen- so siigh itkat tree were able to continue rhei jourr.eyr.;? A; ,v-&?igg8 Thd fate of V.: I car KiH.url Hi-.-x ma:;, .-' over of v.larion i'orker. 12 ;.e?v-ohi Los Angeles sir!, fas scale, last The:-lia. when site CaHtorni; rfat.. sunreu-.v court handeil down 0 ; Three-line (.k-oisbin tienyin's Him relit oritur t.f she appeal refused hie a few weeks ayo. Hickman must g. to the grulovvs o! sail ijuer.lm pv;s on within the ,i?\t four months. Th law provide? all execution miiel ft! low in nol lees than <VO and not nior than 1!0 days after the vemittiteur i handed uovvn. Superior. Wis., Aug. ;i.?Bac from a day speift in murine: the iro ranges jjj northern Minnesota, Pros ident Caolidtre started his si.fth yea in . ft'ice'today with a program whie included his semi-weekly rail at th executive offices here in the mur.ii ing and ti.-iiiny oil the Brule rive this afternoon. In decided c'ontras to the ronipietion of his fourth yea in office last August, when b made the famous 'i do not choos to run" statement, the chief ext eutive went in for sight seeing yes tc-'rday and was greatly impressed ' the here open pit mines to which h was taken. . $5 Washington, Aug. ?The Re Cross reported today chat 120,00 person? have been affected by flooc in the Mississippi valley this yea and that one-half as many countic have been inundated as during th spectacular disaster a year ago. I describing the situation, the relit organization .-aid that the only res son why public attention has n< been directed toward conditions th year is because they lack the dran atic features of the It'2 7 rise. Tt Red Cross based its ar.nouncemei on reports from Robert E. Bond; manager of the eastern area for th organization, who has just returns from an inspection trip into the va ley. Lisbon, Portugal. Aug. *>.?Th Polish aviators. Majors Idiikows! .... S . ... > , tiuil anil UC?:l^ 1MV JV'.I < sea of 1 Portugal yesterday. whe their attempt to spar, the At.au; came to an abrupt end, were lande today at Leixos, near Oporto. Po: tugal. The German steamer Same which took ' hen; from their smashe airplane also brought the sesquiplap into port. The aviators had beer, i the air since .1.46 p. m.. Friday an in So hours of flying had made great circle out over the Atlantic t( ward the Azores during which the had been sighted by two steamer; They had reached a point 60 mile off Cape Finistere when troub! with their gasoline feed pipe force an abrupt descent into the sea. Th big plane struck the waves with sue force that the wings were smashed The crew of the Samo with difficul ty extricated the aviators and tume; their vessel tor' the nearest port. Consider the Baby Mrs. Tellit; Cousin Dorothy, yoi know, always wanted to have a littli baby daughter so she could nam; her June. Mrs. Askit: Y:s. Did she do it? Mrs. TellitXo. The man sh; married was named Bugg, and : .."V-'v- t Hr.. vqu spc ?a Ijm JsS THIS WEEK I By ARTHUR BRISBANE , A VANISHING BUGABOO J SOME REAL CALVINISTS JAILERS AND CRIMINALS THE TALKING MOVIES l)re.ad of big business fade?. Rusj cob, financial head of the ?6i;r bil'ion dollar General M >tovs Company, , is Democratic national chairman. t] Owe*: D. Yoiiiig, chairman of the board oi thfe Cieiioial El-cine JCfjimpatty, qne ot the bluest corporations hj America, is asked t ru?>. for goversor by I)emo.crats iii New York. ^ VY UHaiYi Jennings ibyan. where f he djveUs in bites, doubtless shudders *" at all this. But these are practical days: big: business is practical, and k. it is well to recognize things as they are. r. e; Some Calcir.ists. it seems, are stiil >t Calvinists like old John. Queen ie WUhelmina of Holland, would not e attend the Olympic games. Calviriists it .11 i ? v it; nuua:ia wove urgea to stay away ie from what stern preachers call *a . carnival of the flesh.'* "Hj :e Dutch Calvinists say the Olympic a games turn men away from Gojgptha 1. to Gre c o - Rom an paganism, l-j A majority of human beings have *-! abandoned lire John Calvin theory. - which included the burbjng alive of e Dr. Servetus on slight provocation, i-i believing that the good Lord wants r. people to enjoy themselves occasionally . it ; s Crime organizafaoii sec-ms to reach r almost everywhere. One Sunday v morning two liaftfcerous aian-killing iV gunmen escaped ndhi .Sing Sing h prison. The same morning two Sine- Sing v, prison guards were arrested, accused blackmailing motorists on the a highway. z wondoi prisoners escape: v imji the jrtiiers by night are high\ : lackmailcvs. A fine example J_ to the prisoners, in "leforipm&'y s. prison atmosphere. Jerifga v.iil talk and sing in a J "talking movie.** "These talkies" j'_ make a good start with this artist. The singer will get ?10,000 a week or nior;e. And white she rests the film v. ill go oh singing, millions f heaiipg it. Wpiwlertul invention. ti>* a d labor saving. [ -. Ira S Wile says the population Is ".growing older." It lives v longer, the birth rate is lower. But c old people. he savs. are no. longer I proud ot their ago and little iwr-ince is paid it. Tmhiy the number \ of those nast fifty is fifty per cent ! greater than in 1870. Age is nothing to be proud of. ;UCl \v gjtjw in -n spite .it out , solsvs. l5-.it. to 1 '0 hunl ur work 1 when jtju arc .>11. and i ficientiy at work. if sinr.othir.g-. : Young tallies that "don't beem to 1 tr>-t any proposals" tv ..I marvel on 1 at in-, that out Peggy J-n...- is ; mat-.-'.,,) again. This is her fifth husband and her 1 seepm: nuhlcman. >)iho ?.iiss Joyce ' ... tho C'ountess Oosta Moefner, - hut che gave that up. The CommonL' era had "good money." ilnppy No. ' is Lord Northesk, whoso wife, forme trly Miss Jessica I!?fin, is now dis v*.re. d. "How does -he do it?" young lakidies ask. How- did Helen of Troy n do i:. or Cleopatra? ;-! Miss .loyce, it is said, has a ecrr| tain dash and swing in a night club h that electrify the atmosphere. There e arc manv "live ones" in night clubs. - She Got Hers A wife who was inclined to be 1 -jealous took her husband shopping with h'ev, and .while buying a dress sne notice him gazing admiringly? at I" rt passing nranne^iuiri; Von never looked at me like ar," she reproached him. C-t 1- - Iz-C'.X VM. . OVt . i 1UU ?ir \ er lOLiueu Hive giatf lie : snapped back ar her:^^.: <1 II : 0 Is si THE SAFE 5 FOUNTAIN FOR YOUR 1 CHILDREN ! i' e! Everything that goes into the manufacture of our Fountain I ; supplies must be wholesome, l : pure and clean. Every glass jor spoon must be hygienica!I ly clean. j BOONE DRUG CO. e The Store *\ BOONE, N. C. i THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E ZIONVILLE HAPPENINGS (Deterred from last week) Ziunvi.ile. A it ft- 2.?Mr. and Mrs Coy Koten ami family of Rock; , Kill, Ark., who have been visitinj ; relatives in the county, have re ' turned to their home. , Mrs. Dana Fat thins and satal auditer. Barbara Sue, have arrive! ] ii. the village to spend a few week with Mrs. Farthing's parents, .Mr at .J .Mrs. E. G. Greer They tven ; accompanied by Mr. Farthing, bu he .. turned to his home in Dockland ' Ohio, last week. Air, Mrs. Lloyd Eiier and lit tie .laughter Hope, spent the pas we r.r. ?'th Mr and Mrs. J. C | - ". r, e .. Mr. and .Mrs. Walter Thomas an. ; daughters, Misses Edna, Ruth ar.. Mildred and Fred Castle, attends, the Gittt Sunday meeting at Prof tit's Grove church Sunday. Jfv. ami Mrs. G. C. Greer, -Mi and .Mrs. Theo Greer, Air. and Mrs Ch.l'lcs Wilkinson and Miss Flor; Greer, with a party of friends frot Tennessee. motored the Hoist" unlintnin on ,i nicnir Slind.no Mr. Jawes Laying and two smal if Jersey City, N. J., is spend insr the smv.mer with Mrs. Laying* mother. Mrs. I>. V. Winebarger. Mi Laying who accompanied them herhas returned to his home. { T. C. Greer made a business tri] ; to Bristol last week. "r:. M. Grogan has returned fron : trip to Ohio. Prof Gordon Eggers, of the A. S X. S. faculty, is visiting J. A. Cas ties in the village. Shelton Penn of Bristol spent th< week-end with Mrs. Penn and chil dren. who are spending the summe in Zionville. Miss Pauline Greer, who has beei employed in the Greer cafe a Bo? e has returned to her homi here. TKt Amateur Banker Employe: 1 wopM like an increase 1:: salary. sir. as I am going to b< married. En plover: And you would like t have a bigger fund * > draw or for household expense?.? Employe: Xn. it isn't that. Mi: future wife knows exactly how niuei i get. and I Would like a little oxtv; for my own use that she doesu* know about. mr# | * j -am 4spc Typical of the embodied in t Utility Truck ii mission with an viding tremenc for heavy roads, hills?and redu imum the starti clutch and rear; ?powerful, nc brakes, with a brake that ope pendent of the -and a new ball BOON '.VERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. j HONEST TAXI DRIVER the jewel case. In took it to the cab ci Chicago. Aug. 8.?Carl Tronstcd, quirv. and it wus-foi .... , ., had been reported taxi driver, found a case on the run- Heard, V. St. X.. en * ning board at his cab which contain- with his wife. The ! ed a glittering display of jeweis. 525.000. The most Aflei making the discovery, he sat this story, some say 1 up all night with a pistol guarding j rened in Chicago. sI ; w.ssw.v.'.v.v.w.w.v.v.vw.mw.wjw 5 1 % P" a* it rtAU a k I; Ready to begin delivery at ? Mountain, t i MONDAY, AU r> ^ 1 to 15 bushels i ^ 15 bushels and over . . All prices f. o. T Orchard located on good rc r I; Rutherford College am | Triplett 1 1 LENOIR, NORT1 .VA,.S\W.%\W."AWr^WAV.WR\V.%%WAV ew Utilit < >ther Sensational1 ;eds Forward 4 progressive design gear steering mechanism, wh he new .Chevrolet even includes ball bearings a: i a four-speed trans- front axle knuckles! i extra-low gear, pro- And in addition, there are all tf lous pulling power basic features which have been deep sand and steep largely instrumental in Chevrol cing to the very min- success as the world's largest buil ng strain on motor. of trucks! ax^e Come in and fct a Hprnnnch-atii,, in-locking 4-wheel 'his remarkable new truck. Yo nagged emergency find that it offers every feati rates er.tirelv inde- needed for dependable low-< foot brake system? transportation ? and we can prov a body type to meet your individ 1 bearing worm-an J- requirements. IE CHEVROLE BOONE, N. Ca8|yy?j^jyy^jggj||||y^ I AUGUST 9, 192S the morning he Let"? Sit This Out >nipany. An in- pe; p0 vou care f0r daneiuc'.' tnd that the loss =. . v ' i i one. .No. uy vuuiiiianuei route to Panama *?hv not. *eras were worth "It's mere hugging: set to music." unusual part of "Well, what is there about it that , is that it hap- you don't like?" "The music." .VAV?SV.V.V.V,%%V *WnWAWW.WASVA HEsTj our orchards on Caja's jjj >eginning ? T GUST 6TH jl . . .$1.25 per bushel ij . . . $1.00 per bushel b. orchard >ads between Lenoir and dl Connelly Springs. ? Irothcrs j 1 CAROLINA 5 AV.V.'AVAV.V.'.W.VAV.W.SWVSW.V,' for Economical Transportation *?iBr r"""* jf the 1 1 y iruck Chevrolet "Vklue I Wheel Brakes - Price only ! 2 i ^ (Chassis only) ide / o. h. Flint, Mich. iuai ' """ V 1 '? i ... T COMPANY I I wwswManya'JiM u
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