North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXIX, NO. S-l Registration Books Open on Saturday Registrars of the county will be at the various polling places Saturday for the pill-pose of registering new voters, who expect to participate in the November election. The books will remain open for 20 days, closing on Saturday, October 27. Registrars will be at the polling places each Saturday and voters can enter their names on other days at the home of the registrars. Every man and woman who has become of age since last election or who have moved into the county should see that their names are on the poll books. COVE CREEK NEWS NOTES Sugar Grove, Oct. 3.?The Cove Creek school has had a very successful month. The attendance has been excellent, an average for the high school of 1G8 and for the grades 162 has been made. The following pupils have neither been absent nor tardy during the month: First grade?Rachel Henson, Ruth Miller, A. P. Glenn, Russell Adkins, Dwight Stout. Second grade?Marlin Isaacs,. Clayton Cole, Hal Johnson. Third Grade Susie Elliott, Alma Hodge, Maple Mast, Georgia 11cConnell, Ruby Presnell. Lenwood Blair, Brady Campbell, Morris Henson, Hoy Isaacs, Lynn Isaacs, Junior Mast. Fourth grade?Helen Banner, Norma Jomcs, Reba Adams, Thelma, McGuire, Jamie Harmon, Sherman i Isaacs, Stanley Austin Harris, Bale! Adams, Lawrie Presnell, Frank Mast. Fifth cade?Earl James, Harold Moody, Len May, Tillet Taylor, Clyde Cole, Clin Elliott, Bonnie Ward, Edna Harmon, Ora Mast,j Ruby Glenn, Ruth Eller, Carrie Eller, Lena Mae Eller, Ruby" Mast,; Mamie Isaacs. Mnrsraret Adams. 1 Helen Binghair, Ruby Johnson, Pauline Mast, Alma Smith, Wilma Stout,! Stanfovil Brown, Lester Deal, Dottie Glenn. Ben Hoiton, James Sherwood,. Loy Brown, Siianche Stokes. Sixth grade?Bei'lie Harmon Josephine Mast, Kathleen Mast, Nell Norris, Marvin Denl, Mace Fletcher, Fred L. Grec-ne, Carson Mast, Hon-' sol .Stokes, Blanche Stokes, Joe Banucr, David iiorton, Jack Henson, Clay Mast, Roland Palmer, Johnnie Brinkley, Mattie Lou Harmon, Nell Henson. Seventh grade?Raymond Eller,| Fred Green, Earl Henson, Fleener: Hodges, Glenn Sherwood, Vclma Brov.-n, Mildred Gordon, Francis Mast. Eighth grade ? Susie Banner, Mary E. Banner, Sumter Baird Nina Church, Robert Dunn, Elizabeth Dunn. Annie L. Edminsten, Ivan . Farthing, Dorothy Gryder. Clyde Gryder, Osborne Harmon, Ray Lawrence, Gladys Mast, James McEride, Myrtle Palmer, Thomas Presnell, Erin Smith,_ Earl Shell, ijeorge laylor, i'aul Driven, (Jline Walker, Howard Ward. Earl Ward, Marshall Ward, Mad-re Williams, Lena Woodving. Ninth grade?Mary Alice Baird, Faye Cannon, Hazel Eller, Willie Greene. Helen Greer, 'Ruby Harmon, Haze! Love, Mabel Lowrance, Clint Adams, F. Binghnm, Rex Bumgardner, Ernest Eggers, Cecil Glenn, Cecil-Harmon, Stanley Harmon, ton Harmon, Don Henson, Alice Bingham, Fac Byers, Madge Castle, Ruth Castle, Laura Farthing, Pearl Gilliam," Yvonne Gilliam, Edith Hagama'n, Grace Mast, Dorothy Norris, Lizzie Presnell, Madge Reese, O. Reese, Theima Rominger, Cleo Walker, Davis Wilson, Alma Williams, Beulah Winebarger. Tenth grade?Blanche Bingham, v Mary Lee Bingham, Nanilie Farthing, Ruby Fletcher, Birdie Gilliam, Gladys Glenn, Ned Glenn, Doughton Greene, Minnie Dare Greer, Dwight Gryder, Eavle Hayworth, Mary Kate Henson, Effie Isaacs, Pearl Mast, Dean McBride, Mae Norris, Paul Taylor, Marshall Ward, -Carl Webster. Eleventh grade?Frances Barldw, Mae Barlow, Blaine Byers, C.iaude Eastridge, Ethel Eller, Roy Elfison, Lucy Glenn, Herman Green, Orville VTnr/omon . Rnrbio ITftriCftn V\ illtl Knight, Howard Lowrance, Thomas Lowrance, Bonnie McBridc, Hazel Norris, Earle Payne, Pearle Payne, Lola Kcece, Ruth Thomas, Charles Trivett, Jerry Wilson, Minnie Wilson, Nettie Wilson. Cove Creek high school baseball; team defeated the Boone team in a; game played at Mabel Tuesday with a score of 14 to 5. Mr. T. S. Moore spent the weekend in Statesville. The pie supper on Saturday night went off very successfully. About $29.00 was received from the sale of pies, to be applied on home nursing equipment for the school. The attractive home of D. F. Brown is nearing completion. B. B. Beach is also building a residence near A. B. Herman's. Mr. and Mrs. Plato Herndon of King's Mountain, visited their niece, Mis? Grace Blalock, on Sunday. A'> rATA\ A Non-Partisan Ne BOONE, V POUTICALEVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK S Via ?;? i HigMightt of Political Activity of Both Major Parties Summarized ' From Recent News Dispatches From Over the Country Republicans Name Ottinger for Governor of New York Attorney General Albert Ottinger was nominated for governor of New York at the Republican convention in Syracuse, Saturday. Alanson B. Houghton, American ambassador toj: Great Britain was nominated for! the United States senate. i' How States Stand on Smith and Hoover New York, Sept. 30.?The New York World today had the following summary of the election forecast: As reported by correspondents of ; the World in the various states, the 1 prospective electoral votes of the two leading candidates and the doubtful votes are ranged as follows. Smith?Alabama, 12; Arkansas, 9; Florida. 6; Georgia, 14; Louisiana, 10; Mississippi, 10; North Carolina. 12: South Carolinn fl TVvnc 20; Tennessee, 12; Virginia, 12; Minnesota, 12; Nebraska, 8. Total, 146. Hoover?Connecticut, 7; Delaware, J; Maine. 6; New Hampshire, 4; Pennsylvania, 38; Vermont, 4"; Kentucky, 13; Indiana, 13; Iowa, 13; Kansas, 10; Michigan, 15; Ohio, 24; Arizona, 3; California, 13; Colorado, C; Idaho, 4; Nevada, 3; New Mexicb. 3; Oregon, 5; Utah, 4; Washington, 7; Wyoming, 3. Total, 203. Doubtful?Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 18; New {Jersey, 14; NewYork, 45; Rhode Island. f>; Oklahoma, 10; Illinois, 29; Missouri, 18; North Dakota, 5; South Dakota, 5; West Virginia, 8; Wisconsin, 13 ;i Montana, 4. Total, 182. Beckham Supports Smith Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2.?J. C. W. Beckham, former governor and United States senator, and a leader in Kentucky prohibition ranks,- has announced his support of Governor Smith for. the presidency. N. Y. Democrats Name Roosevelt for Governor Warns Springs, Ga., Oct. 2.? FYanltlin D. Roosevelt Inflov mn-oa.-t to sot aside his personal preference to aid Governor Smith in his campaign for the presidency by accepting: the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. Mr. loosovclt yielded to the wishes ol clover-! nor Smith and accepted the noinir.a-j tion after having declared he would n<n enter the race. . f||| | i MINNEAPOLIS PROPHET SURE SMITH WILL WINj , . >' ' . $3HS5; John J. Rascob- can- go back toi his job with Genral Motors. The! Maine election didn't, mean a thing,! As for Herbert Hoover, he rnightl as well be angling for another mint! ing engineer's job, for Prophet JimI McNulty has spoken. Out in Minneapolis the word of Prophet Jim is taken as gospel by all those who hav e watched him ' predict From his home address at! "General Delivery," Minneapolis, he sent out word in 1S24 that Coolidge would win by more than 300 electoral votes; that Davis would limp in a poor second; and ''Bob" La Follette would wind up a "worse third, the blow that killed father with only Wisconsin." This year Prophet Jim has decamped from the Republican scene. "1 predict," lie says, "that A1 Smith and Robinson will sWeeu the counrrv in a landslide with the greatest victory in history. The morning after election Hoover and the Republican party will almost be paralyied to think how they did It. But it will b'o no surprise to me." Prophet Jim - purports to be on the most intimate terms with the future. He 3ays he is the best seer in the world. But even if Smith is to be elected', Volsteadism is to remain in force;] for a long time yet. Prophet Jim! predicts that, too. SPEAKING AT COVE CREEK Hon. E. E. Cox, member of con-j gress from the state of Georgia, will; address the voters of Watauga at the Cove Creek high school this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Cox is said to be a very able speaker and the public is invited to hear him. He is speaking under the auspices of the county Democratic executive committee. Mrs. James Moore of Boone, Mrs. Jamea Mast and Mrs. S. F. Horton spent Tuesday and Wednesday visiting in Bristol. Miss Tholma Perry entered Carson-Newman College last week. She will take third year work. Miss Annie Sherwood left Sunday for George Peabody College. Miss Sherwood has a year's lease of absence from the Salisbury schools. - - -y 7f*>, ' ' L&y' ' wspaper. Devoted to the B VATAUGA COUNTY, NOKTH CAROL' Civitan Club to Back III Kraft Cheese Plant: The Boone Civitan Club at 113' weekly meeting last Thur-ida;. voted 1 to co operate in observance of! o national Fire Prever.cion Week, Oc-j toboj 7-13, inclusive. It is expectedthat one of the local insurance agen-; tries will arrange sotr.e kind of pro ! ;tam that will tend to reduce firej hazards in the town and county. In] (3, it.:. ?- ? "' ? ?l i.ii.s wciu^cuun it was aise proposed I that a competent man be engaged to1 5 inspect flues, heating plants acdj cc stove pipes before the winter sea-l son begins. Sem.e definite action | in will be taken at the luncheon this, Cn week. J l) J. Frank Moore, of the commit-' ai tee appointed to investigate the, \y establishment of a Kraft Cheese] T,i plant in the county, reported that' cr; nothing definite could be done now,! er as the Kraft people would not r.a consider the establishment of such a j a: plant until next year. However, Mr. ol Moore was assured that the com-: bi pany would lool: with favor uponj pt the proposition in the spring, pro-; ie vided a sufficient amount of milk can be secured. It was proposed!th that a meeting of representative; farmers bo held in the near future; a< at which time a speaker would he! present to explain the idea in de-' tii tail. It was pointed out thai the; very fact that the Jefferson plant is i paying 20 to 25 cents a gallon for ei milk should be sufficient reason to | interest the farmers iri providing the. iniiK. 01 Civitan James P. Burke of Valte la Crucis, who is soon to leave for his o| new field in Hendersonville, make a d( short farewell talk, in which he at expressed regret in dissolving his rk relationship with the club, which he. ni said, had been very pleasant as ei well as helpful. j-ot At the close of the meeting a col ! w lection was taken up for the Flori-j p da hurricane sufferers, and $17.5f> ci was contributed. fi : -g, HON. E. L GAVIN TO SPEAK a: Hon. E. L. Gavin, district nttor- hi ney for the middle district of North ,al Carolina, will adoress the voters of lis the county on the issues of the com-j al paign, at the courthouse hero Qelo- w bcr 18th at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr. ] i-o Gavin is said to be a very, able spSe.kij is or and local Republicans feel that ci thy are fortunutc in securing him tr for an address here. ?? 0' ? al BUYS HOME IN CITY ai Attorney T. E. Bingham of the a law firm of Brown & Bingham, has 1;, purchased from Mr. \V. H. Gragg ei t'oe Moretz house on North Water hi street and wilt move his family here if in the near future. This is one of Q the most attractive hemes in the vt City. - :'J^r .. |?.'' d ;? - -..i ei VISITOR HERE rf Mr. Roby Hardin of Knoxville. m Tenn., is a visitor here for a feiv t< days with relatives and friend?. Mr. U Hardin is a son of the late Jamas H. A Hardin and is always a welcome visi- r.: tor to the city. SHORT ON SPACE Sj tj Because of an unusually heavy e< advertising patronage in this issue!? the publishers were forced to omitj some contributions on timely sub jects submitted by subscribers. v< These, however, wiU appear in next |i; week's issue. t)< h ti M1-3. Prank Mc.Ghee, aeeompann tj ed by her daughter, Jfathryn Gray, returned tc her home here Sunday w after baiting visited for a few days V) with her husband, who is employed |f? at Quantico, Va.- H -? rrr? "d FIELD SELECTED SEED INCREASES CORN YIELD j. Go through the corr. field before gathering, with a bag strapped over w the shoulder, and secure seed ears) n from the proper type of stalks grow-! n ir.g under average conditions and q thus spend a highly profitable day. This is the formula for bettor j' corn. yields advocated by C. R. n Hudson of'the farm demonstration tdepartment at State College. The ja seed corn, according tc Mr. Hudson, should De secured -from stalks that| are strong and stocky and have: M stood up under the storm conditions] J of the summer. Two-eared stalks] give larger yields. The"ears should! n be of medium height from the! ^ ground and the stalk should have r.oj.. advantage over the other stalks as. j to space on the row or fertilizer. 1 ^ Other good qualities in the seed! g stalk are that the ears droop overj ^ to prevent entrance of rain into the ; -1( husk, the shuck should cover the tip y of the ear to keep out insects and it the ear should be large and short rather than long and slender. n Once the corn has been selected, the ears should be hung in a dry place or spread on a dry floor to '* permit evaporation of moisture. ;ti Never store them in bags, boxes or 1 # barns until thoroughly dry. It is ai good practice to make a germina-j c tion test sometime in the winter] ^ and ase only those ears With high]' germination power. DEM< est Interests of Northwt INA, TH.VRSOAY, OCTOBER 4 jepiiblican-? hear hazier a, ?? reenshoro Atlo' 4? Reviews Rerord of Hardv ooJidgc Administration and ?? High Tribute lo Herbert v /er Follow-in# .ie full text of Hon. Clifford Kramer of Greensboro, uivereo sieiore the Republican invention here Saturday: When the Republican party came to power in March, 1921, u was >nt rented with a stupendous task, tie tc Democratic mis-management id to the World war, conditions ere chaotic. In the conduct of itioual affairs incredible extravsinc? had been permitted. The govnmcnt securities were below par, >:es were burdensome. There was 1 army of 5,000,900 wage earners it of work; agriculture was facing mkruptcy and business was decsscd. 0?T ail the perplexing probata inherited from the Democratic (ministration the following were e most difficult for solution: r. The financing of the stupe rims national debt. 2. The restoration of internaonal good will. 3. Relief for the farmer. 4. Protection of labor from forge invasion. Finance Our public debt had grown from le billion to twenty-six billion dolt's. Expenditures for government inraHitrto tio#! Iio ?vw\ ??? illars. The victory notes were jolit due in the sum of four billion illars ant: the credit of the governent had become impaired tliat Lib ty bauds liad depreciated to 84c 1 the doilai. By the observance of gitl economy brought about by resident Coolinge through the naonal budget Saw and the masterly noncial opera.:or* managed by "Ctetai-y Mellon iht> national debt, mounting to twenty-six and onealf billion dollars in 1910. is now rout eighteen billion dollars, showLg an annual saving of interest lone of twenty billion dollars! Nor an the adjustment uf our foreign ans less remarkable. Furthermore, west were reduced as rapidly as eirinistanee? would permit. In 182S ie tax bm-dan was reduced 835,00; 5-100,000,000 more in 1934 n additional ?378,000,000 in 1026 id lastly another ?225,000,000?oi total saving to tax payers of near$?,000,000,000, at:d by tax ex options nearly 2,000,000 citizens ave been relieved of paying any iconie tax, (but the tuxes in North arolina have increased at such i ite as to almost counteract the' re uetions Tncde by the national gov rnment.) The . repeal of trarsporition taxes hp. the United States avernment, which are always added i the price of commodities which ... . w.. '.'-.s vanau.uuu uur>;p3^?i: savps til? merit-on eenttamer move than s ilfion dollars per day. The problems of industry were iegdily solved with the same abili so that we have enjoyed the- Jongst period of uuparalleiod Prosperity i our history. Foreign Affairs When the Republican party was 'Stored to power we were the most ated nation on r-r.rth although we ad poured out in the progress oi se war billions of treasure-- and altough our soldiers had Wed an-i ied upon the battlefields oi X-'rance e did nut cave the good will of the cry cations we had defended, hrough the efforts of Charles S. ughes and Secretary Kellogg, out ssturbing foreign relations, both iplomntie and trade, have been ad;sted. First, the Washington coti rrence when the tri partite tyeusj as signed to the end that nava ivalry might bo curbed, then the ine-power treaty which secured foi Jitna political and territorial integrity, the cancellation of the Anglo ip Alliance and 75 trade treaties nd finally the greatest cf all trea es. the Briar,d-Kellogg treaty out wing war. juaoor Prior to the world v ar \re had inv deration restriction but n-: umerical restriction. 'the year be jve the war nearly one wSjon im bgrants entered the United States he war acted .at- a bar for severa ears, but during: the year ending une 30. 1920, -130,000 came to th< inited States; the following vea: 00,000 came in. Emergency legis ition was enacted and but for it a >ast two million would have enteret te following year. By restrict:!)? nmigration and by solving throblera of i::dustry the laborinj tan has enjoyed our national pros erity end today is the high pah iborer in the world. The only re ly the Democratic party has fo his wonderful achievement i candnl, but they might be remindei hat if those persons in jail wer bunted it will be found that the; ave-as many in jail as we do. Continued on Page Eight) OCRA est North Carolina , t?2S !w. R. Winkler & Co. f Erecting New Building Ground has been broken jwkj to the west of the Jfiller-Moretz Motor! Company, for a new business buildding by \V. R. Winkier & Company, i The structure will be of brick, two | stories high, fronting 22 feet on! the main street and having a depth | of -14 feet. According to Mr. Ralph ; Winkler, who is personally supervis- " ; ing the work, the new building will; '* j be one of the most attractive ir. ca j town. The first floor will be used | exclusively as a sales room for tires i and accessories, while the second; will house a complete vulcanizing n i and battery rebuilding plant. ; An ex peri Iron1 the Firestone * 'factory is expected to assist in in-i !n : stalling the tire equipment. Vulca- J? j nixing ond retreading wilt he done ; by the latest methods and an expert. , ; will take care of the battery work. The building, with equipment will j cost approximately $10,000. ! ONE KILLED AT GLENDAL.E A SPRINGS LAST SUNDAY l'c j ; j A serious automobile wreck oc- u I eutred Oil the road between Xew! G; j River bridge and Glendale Springs c' last Sunday, resulting in the death te of one person and injury to several, I others. A large truck and a Chev- ta i relet ear collided when the car was 1 trying to pass the truck, resulting in th ! the instant death of Cuby Severt, Vi j and seriously injuring several other j persons when the truck overturned. * i Several occupants cf the truck se j jumped to safety when it started rc i to I urn over. '' i Mr. Severt was a prominent c'ti- ' ' zen of the Glendale Springs com- " munily and is survived by his wife C1 i and several children.-?Northwestern 1^ I Ttei-uM ' cr ! : | Se BAPTIST INSTITUTION SAVED 1); BY TIMELY CONTRIBUTIONS Mrs. E. S. Coffey is in receipt of m a 'otter from her daughter, Miss Ruth, now director of music at m j Joneaboro College, JOnc-aboro, Ark.. 01 .! to the effect that the institution is; to continue its regular ic-rm, SlS.OpU tr wiving been raised locally for this in purpose. The Baptist institution' O was in danger of suspension on ac-, 0 count, of the misappropriation of al-h million dollars in church funds by ; Clinton S. Cams, treasurer of the t! home mission board. The chamberI t> of commerce and other organizational oi . rallic-d to the cause in this emergen cy. Miss Coffey, who was for a long ?<j : time director of music at the Nor-! r mai School in Boone has a fine po- L iisition and ir, well pleased with herj C ij new work for which she is so admir-' a i ably qualified. I pi : bt j Schedule Fo>* Hcovev's ^ Visit to Elizabethton b ; \\ i The following official schedule ;'M I for Herbert Hoover's visit to Elizabethton. Term, on Ov:o'oer 6lh, has. rt . been arranged at Republican head-! pi . onartcrs in "'eshingior,: , ol October 5?Leave Washington,! b< , arriving at Bristol October G at tf 10:43 a. m'., stop for ihnchogVt at v. ft: :$0 p. m., at hotel to l.?e given by j g: Elizabethtorft Hoover club. No! I I i- Si. ,; "Kay Kica. ,j 1:30 to '1:30 p. m., Air. Hoove: ; as I rests at bis hotel. j n; .! 2:30 p. m.. starts for ground., ct ; i where speech is to be made, passing ,i historical pageant. |A f|| 3 p. m.?Speech. ; 4.15 p. on., arrive Soldiers' Rome j ai ; outside oi Johnson City; short ad-j j dress before veterans. M tl 6 p. m., leave for Washington] .j City. v;S??:.- Bg '' M I ! , FORMER WATAUGA LADY J] I DIES IN JOHNSON CITY. . On the evening of September 27, J] . the friends and relatives of Olliej . Eggers-Lyons were shocked to hear t . of her .Hidden passing in n hospitalin Johnson City, Tenn. Mrs. Lyonsi M ' was born and reared in Watov.gn.! . She was the daughter of J. F. Eg- js gers of Mountain Ci.v. Tenn. Scv-j oral years ago she married Elbert; a. Lyons of Jonesboro, Tenn., and Itvedi ,1'near that town. ? The remains were hrnnn-V.T tol .! Zioiivllie for interment, Rev. R. "C.' j; i riggers, a former pastor and friend. 1. conducting the services. Many for-;L r ir.er friends attended the burial. The; ji folio-wing brothers and sisters were] u rI present for the-burial: Prof, fli R.; ,j Eggers of Greenville, S. C,; L. M.| 11 Eggers of Cincinnati, Ohio; Prof, j p ji.G P. Eggers, Boone; T. A. Eggers i c ,i and Mrs. Carl Lyons of Elizabeth-' f, ^: ton, Tenu. One brother in eastern' u 5 j Carolina ar.d one sister in Montana i-p . i were not able to be present. Tribj j utes of respect were paid to Mrs. . j Lyons' high character by Rev. R. C. \ ri Eggers, Prof. J. M. Bownom and J. ( s | R. Isaacs. s ii Mrs. Lyons was a consistent mem- <] ejber of the. Baptist church for 24 e yj years. She did a good work in the I ; Sunday school and church. For a j number of years she taught school 1 in North Carolina ajid. Tennessee. ' \ it-. iitj-fe3V..:v' s?: *.. TL ': ' !' t^fraWr''^'4yw FIVE CENTS A COPY GlINTY G. oTpr NAMES TICKET ;:ircal:on Saturday Was Largely Attended, Harmonious and Enthusiastic; Condoms Buying and Selling of Votes The Republicans of Watauga tints- met at the courthouse here iturday afternoo:.. nominated nriidates for the various county tiers, adopted resolutions in rnemy of the late Hon. F. A. Linney, id strongly condemning the use of bney to corrupt the electorate; organized the party machinery r the ensuing two years and listeng to an able presentation of the lues of the campaign by Attorney r v-sai? ?-* r- 1 v.. ? io.?ici wx vjfceasuuru. The convention was called to orr by \V. H. Gragg, chairman of e county executive committee, ho called Baine Coffey to preside chairman of the convention, . W. Smith and Charles L. Younce ting as secretaries of the canvenjn. After the organization had en made permanent, Mr. W. H. ragg was unanimously re-elected lairman of the executive crmmite, and Mrs. Flank A. I.inney, vice lairman, and Mr. -J. C. Ray, secrery. Very few contests developed in e selection of candidates for the uious offices, all nominations beg made on the first ballot Mr. E. Bingham was unanimously lected to head the ticket for repsentative. Three names were prettied to the convention for the ofce of sheriff?A. G. Miller, L. H. hilar and ex-Sheriff C. M. CritchRoll call of townships showed at Mr. Miller was the choice of the invention anil before the secretars could announce the result of the diot Messrs. Critchcr and Hoiler ithdrew iheir names, and Mr. Milrs nomination was made unanious. Mrs. Pearl Hartley was re-nomiitcd for register of deeds without tposition. U.,.?! I I ' " am. n 11. u,vuii v. as nominated lor easurer on the fii-st ballot, receiver a majority of the votes over . L. Coffey, D. W. Cook, Dr. W. O. ingham, A. B. Cook and W. R. >hnsou. Several names v.ore presented for ;e office of surveyor, but 1. A. umgarr.er received the nomination i the first ballot. Dr. \V. O. Bingham was nominated >r coroner without opposition. For county commissioners, Messrs. . A. Greene, \V. L. Winkler and . C. Triplett Were winners over list of a dozen or more names seed in nomination among them ;irg J. C. Brookshire, \V. S. Whitg, J. J. Wellborn. Howard Holtouser, A; W. Hodgson, W. H. yrd, ltobv Wilson, S. C. Eggers, tra] J. Farthing, ,T. M. May, Arthur oody and perhaps others. Every precinct in the county was ^presented and the courthouse was icked to capacity, a large number 1 ladies from the town and county ting present. Harmony prevailed k?|j?S irotighout and as each nomination as announced it was greeted with v-jl eat applause. Executive Committee After the election of Mr. Gragg > chairman the following were amea to compose the executive immur.ee for the next two years: Boone, R. F. Greene and Mrs. P. . Coffey. Bald Mountain?C. 51. Blackburn id Mrs. Ralph Greer. Blue- Ridge?-J. T. Hampton and lisa Etel Bay. ,r ? Blowing Roek?J. E. Young and 'iss Comic Moody. Beaver Dam?Hill Eggcvs and g| irs. i\. R. .Johnson. Cove Creek?W. M. Thomas and r-s. G. C. Norris. Elk?Joe Wheeler and Mrs. I.onie riplett Laurel Creek?W. F. Winkler and iWi iss L. Harmon. Meat Camp No. 1.?Charles Lew- |5?|| and Mrs. Cclia Greene. t Meat Camp No. ??Wayne Miller wSjw .id Mrs. M. J. Penley. North Fork ?.J. 51. May and Mrs. . M. Thomas. Stony Fork?W. A. Watson and %;j?H Crs. Joe Coffey. ' ouav. umuw?~ jr. jsgooh and MfflJ ona Srrith. Watauga?-G. \V. Robbins and tlgf [vs. A. J. Dean. Resolutions The resolutions committee, comosed of Prof. I. G. Greer. W. E. onier and J. M. May, presented the allowing resolutions, which llijw:? nanimously adopted by the con. 1?Frank A. I-innaj '"/fflkt Whereas, .the Republican party, . . v*jS Vatauga county and state of North. 'aroiina, have, during the past year, ustained an irreparable loss in the ?i rath of one of its most distinguishd members, the Honorable F. .inney; ' Whereas, the said F. A. I.innoy . 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