North Carolina Newspapers

"Ol-UME XL1. NO. 35 ; Today and \ Tomorrow ; By FRANK l\ STCCKBRIJ)GK Books The United States has become the greatest nation of readers in the oriel. We read more newspapers aric iaga/ines than all the rest of th< *. orld put together, and how we art eeoming the trroalest book readers inlv Germany and Denmark prhv lore hooks in proportion to popula on. And we are reading books o1 ?al value. The most popular hool 1' the day is the most powerful argument against war ever penned. It h -ailed in its English translation '*A1 Juiec on the Western Front." lt.< p. Mthor. Erich Maria Remarque served in the trenches with the Ger v va_o -ii-wtf 1" A 1 * u. . tit miiciiVii, GjllglUIIU 'lanci'. as we!! as in Germany, it ha-. ' u Isold the most popular novels evei ublishcd. Next in popularity is s iography. "Henry VIII/' by Franch :ackpt t. Taft On the night of November 3rd U*08. the telegraph ooerator at z Temporary instrument set up on the ack verandah of Charles P. raft's ome in Cincinnati received a disatch reading: "Bryan concedes tht lection of Taft." He rushed into the ,-reat art gallery and shouted the ?ews to the little group assembled ifuire. Alice Roosevelt Longworth rar :he full length of the big room, threw er arms around the neck of tht resident-elect and gave him a re -?unding smack. Her kiss was the rst congratulatory gesture of the evening. Everybody was invited to drink t<i The health of the host's distinguished Will Taft hesitated.- Then: 44 I'll take water, Charlie," he said, "I think the President of the United Mates ought to set the example ot temperance." That was many years before Pro : bit inn, b u t everybody present agreed and applauded the spirit thai . -)oved the new President. From then until the end of his term in the While: Co use Mr. Taft never took a drinh < xcept an occasional glass of wine statu banquets. Churches The Federated Council of Churches . Christ in America has for its pur>se the effort to bring all of the lions Christian denominations intti -operation for social service ami to moke common cause against the r?agufl spirit which denies the value m spiritual--thinks. Airairist this matv ? .111 ism it is making surprising headway. Great leaders in business and industry and in the professions are joining the movement and pledging themselves to the maintenance v/ Christian standards in their business relations. ^ Sectarian lines arc disappearing. i he movement for the union of the Protestant Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches intc < no ownt u. l-: ...W ..vxoiiuuviwn JO IllilMII}; headway. The Congregational am Christian (Disciples) churches have already united. All the signs of the times indicate an approaching great spiritual revival, with the various s-eets making common cause against lhe pagan materialism which has been infecting the youth of America eve> since the Wav. Morgan The name of J. P. Morgan is known all over the world as that of the world's greatest hanker. Those who havg never met him picture him as 2 cold. liavfl MMnrjni-n^olioKm "'.1 " super-human being:. 'The town of Gler Cove, Lonjr Island, whert; he lives knows him as a friendly, kindlj neighbor. The Glen Cove Chamber o1 Commerce has just elected him its first honorary member. "Mr. Mor . gan has endeared himself to his fel low-townsmen by the keen interesl he has shown in civic matters," saic the president of the chamber. "H< has been an active member for tor years and always?the ? his dues." Corn The Indians grew corn for thou sands of years before the white mar came to America. American farmers have been growing it for three hundred years. Still we have not learnec everything about corn. Dr. Donah -lones of the Connecticut Experiment Station tried crossing a learning den corn with a Canada flint, and haproduced a new variety, Canada reaming, which ripens in 110 days thus enabling Northern farmers t< harvest their corn and fill their silo: before the September frosts. Corn is our greatest crop an< America's most useful contributioi to the world's food supply. Convert ed into pork, it is the base of ou principal meat food; we cat mucl more pork thar. we do beef. Such ; discovery as Dr. Jones' means mor to national prosperity than a doze; new steel mills. CALLERY TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR JACKSON OAf DitinE! John E. Brown, chairman of th Young: Peoples Democratic Club o Watauga County, has a letter fror those in charge of the Jackson Da Dinner at Raleigh, March 15, in re nl.v to one sent them by him. askinj lor more tickets to the event. It says. We arc sorry that all th available tickets have been sold an tliev are begging tor standing roon that we will not be able to tak care of." Mr. Brown has a few mor I gallery tickets which will be glp.dl given to those wishing to attend til dinner. A Non-Partisan Nebooni CLAUDE MILLER T| 'COMING ACROSS' WITH THE COIN " High Point Broker Is Meeting the Terms of the Compromise Effected . j When City of Boone Brought Suit j i ; to Recover Money Which Was Misi | appropriated. Payment and Inter1 est Received by Board. Citizens of the town of Boone will j recall that several months ago the r municipal governing: body brought suit against Claude E. Miller, of High; U Point, for the sum of ?10.000, cost j Hand interest, and will he interested) to knew that the first of the notes1 '(given the town in settlement has! I i come due. and the principal. S500, to- : '; get her with the interest thereon, lias j ?: beeii paid. "1 This information has been made ; | public by Mr. Clyde R. Greene, for-; ' j mcr member of the Board of Alcieri men, who was serving on the Board 1 when Miller failed to turn over to ' the town $10,(00 due as a result of | his negotiation of a short-term note. It will be remembered that the pa- j j per was handled through a Thomas-t | ville Bank, an 1 Miller was alleged to ' have appropriated the funds to his , own use. At sriy rate, he was brought j . t?? Bonne, aric a compromise was efI fei ted. when by the city acceptedj j k; one-third of tne amount in cash, and < , I took notes for the remainder, it be-j' , ing held by tie officials that a bona 1 I; fide cash set lenient was more to he j? (! desired than >trenuous criminal pros-1 I , ecution. with likely a 'otal monetary : i loss. The compromise took care of. ' the principal interest and costs ofM , the legal action. I ' Greeneville Man Offers ij Advice On Burley Crop'; Professor I. (i. Greer, of the Ap[jpalachian State Teachers College is j i in receipt of a letter from Clyde B. ] i Austin, president of the Austin To-[l j hacco Ware \ouse at Greeneville, j 1 ' Tcnn.. in which this prominent to-! i j hacconist offers some valuable ad-j 1 j vice to those Watauga farmers who f| intend to grow Burley crops this year, j ; The coir-munication follows: Greeneville. Tcnn. February IP, 10.'10. t Mr. I. G. Greer, j Boone, N. C. > , Dear Sir: I was very favorably impressed ! with the inter >st shown by your ! farmers toward the culture arid grow1 ing of Burley tobacco, and I nave j been thinking about your condition, | j unu re^i p.i mat you oo not nave a} ! cajJHbl? man in your territory to ; ".nurse the farmers through at least j i J i one year and get them off on the 1 j right foot. "j There is a very successful young j] ' | tobacco grower in our section that i would spend ten weeks at $00.00 per i week and his board while in Boone, ; | arranging these weeks at various : | times during the next eight months, 1 so as to be with your growers dur- i 1 i ing the important intervals in the ? -.growing of their crop, lie would fur' i nish his own car and 1 believe could j i j take care of 200 to 300 growers if;. ! they were not spread over too wide[ > i an area and were available on fairly I ; | good roads. ! If you arc interested in this young j 1 J man I will he glad to send him up j to see you. 1 take the liberty to make j ! this suggestion, knowing that tobacco j is entirely a crop of quality, and have j j seen so many beginners through our j t j section fail through the lack of little C , j nursing and I feel confident that his I , J services would be worth several thou- j L sand dollars to your community, and ? further that his instructions would! J reflect for several years to come. At any time 1 can be of any assist-j ! ance to your community, don't hesi-; tate to call on me. With best wishes,! . T remain 'i Yours very truly, CLYDE B. AUSTIN, i j I COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS i -1 Mrs. Newton Banner had the mis-j j fortune to fall and dislocate her hip; tone day lual vvo^k. Her health was ! already bad and with her advanced' ! OlTrt W It? f ail fn/l tV.*V ..Uo 4- I... . .V ?o Jv.aiyu uitu ftiic ?UI UUU UCj able to recover her strength. Misses Thornburg. and Shown, oij j i the faculty of Cove Creek High! . School spent the week-end in Bvis-! M tol and Johnson City, j Twelve pupils from the high school j j j entered the essay contest sponsored u; by the Boone Civitan Club. Those; t| winning out were Misses Jennie Love, { , j Lavola Calender and Mr. Clint Ad- j _j anis. These young people, together! with Principal S. F. Horton and Mrs.; M Horton, attended the banquet given I s | by the Civitan Club at the Daniel! * .Boone Hotel on Saturday night. lj Robert Bingham, six-year-old son 1 j of Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Bingham, is 'sick with pneumonia. During the pretty weather lately ^ baseball practice has been in full s swing among the boys of the local e school. The need for a suitable basen ball field is felt very keenly. Recent reports from Luther Bingham who ic in tho Imcnifal TyvV.?. son City, are very encouraging. . Jimmie. young son of Mr. and Mrs. j Dean Swift, has been very low with | j pneumonia. y WILEY HODGES DEAD Mr. Wiley Hodges, one of the ? county's aged and most respected1 citizens, died at the old family home e on Laurel Fork, now owned by his soni d Clay, on Tuesday of last week. The j " burial was conducted bv his pastor' e j Rev. Ed Hodges at Ml. Cilead church e j on Thursday and the body was laid VI to rest in the Bair graveyard. Wiley a was a good inoffensive citizen and j leaves a long line of posterity. wspaper, Devoted to the WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C j BRIGHT STUDENT j SUSAN WINKI.ER Watauga School Girl Makes High Records Miss Susan, eleven-vear-old daujrhLer of Mr.^nnd Mrs. P. M. Winkler cnc orients wfTTIs jr. r. u.f nas made remarkable strides in Scholastic work, [laving: successfully passed the seventh grade examination last December with high grades, bettering the record made by other members of the class of more advanced age. She has utilized every advantage offered by the six-month school term and has not misled a day at school for three successive years. Miss Susan has a charming personality and is extremely popular among teachers and schoolmates. She is talented and industrious^ Two or three years ago. a brother, Milton, made even a better record than his sister, and their friends and the community as a whole wish for them great sureses in high school and through all the coming years. W. R. Bauguess Enters Congressional Contest A Jefferson dispatch to State panels Monday told of the announce/ meat of Walter Ft. Bauguess, prominent Ashe County attorney, for the Republican Congressional nomination in the Eighth District subject to the Republican conyep^ipn. .*? # ' Except for the brief stat?iin?rit that if nominated he will endeavor to carry his party t?> victory in November, and if elected he will strive to be a t r u e re prese i i la Li ve of thc-pco pi C7-M vr Bauguess had nothing to say regarding his candidacy. For the present, he will leave the matter entirplv in the hands of his friends, who have so strongly urged him to make the race. Mr. Bauguess has been chairman of the Ashe Republican executive L-onimittee for eight years, a member the State executive committee for four .years, and stands high in the councils of his party. Ho was a delegate from North Carolina to the Cleveland convention in 1021, which nominated Calvin Coolidge for the Presidency. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT ISSUES TOBACCO PLAN R. II. Milton, Assistant Extension Agronomist, Department of of Agriculture and Home Economics. State of Tennessee, issues the following Bur lev tobacco production plan: 1. Few acres, say 1-2 to 1 1-2 per man. set on glood clover or bluegrass sod, 50-bushel corn land. 2. Seed treated to prevent wild fire. 3. Abundance early stocky plants ?at least fifty square yards bed area per acre. I. Liberal fertilization?400 to 800 pounds high grade commercial fertilizer applied in the row and mixed with the soil. Add six to ten loads of manure broadcast where possible. riaiuD set 12 -t*? lo uitlitj i?? rows 3 1-2 feet apart. Distance depending largely on fertility of the land. 6. Worms and other insects controlled by use of poison. 7. Topped high on good land, IS to 22 leaves. X. Suckers kept off. 0. Sides of barns or sheds be boxed and vertical ventilators eighteen to twenty-four inches wide placed not more than twelve feet apart, and ventilators placed on comb of all metal or composition roofs. 10. Carefully hnrveste d?no crowding?sticks placed ten to fourteen inches apart on tier poles. II. Ventilators closed during day in hot dry weather, and open at night. In damp weather, kept open during day if sun shines and closed at night. 12. Sorted on a sorting and sizing table?color, body (thickness of leaves), and soundness matched. 13. Hands made .size of a silver half-dollar and tied with a 1 1-2 inch wrapper, i. e., folded tie leaf. 14. Bulked down on stick?each grade placed on separate stick, sixteen hands to 4-foot stick. 15. Delivered on sticks in good condition. (Smith Hagnman, County Superintnnrlonf r\ f Q/kUnnltr n ies of the above plan. If interested, communicate with him and he wilj mail you a copy.) More than 100 farmers of Onslow County shared in the $1,181.1 1 paid for poultry at Jacksonville when a co-operative car was loaded there last week. it DEM< Best Interests of Northw AROUNA. THURSDAY. FEBRUA1 lOYlTAN CLIJB H0S1 TO LADIES OF IQW jSATURDAY NIGH1 ! Wives and Sweethearts of Club Mem hers and Several Invited Guest ' Honored at Banquet. Winners an nounccd in "Citizenship" Contest Ira T. Johnston of Jefferson D: lights Gathcrir-g With Address. With President George P. Ilaga man presiding, the Boone Givitai Club observed "ladies* night" at th Daniel Boone Hotel Saturday, th< 22nd, with eighty or more club mem Sirs, their wives and sweetheart present. A bountiful banquet wa served in the main dining room o the hotel, and a program of speeches songs, instrumental music and stunt provided an evening of unrestrains] : enjoyment. Decorations consisted o flags and bunting, lending atmos phere to that part of the prograrj which dealt with George Washing ton. "the Father of His Country," 01 whose birthday anniversary the ban quet was held. After the guests had been seatej at the long table. Professor I. G Greer led in the singing of "Norti Carolina Hills." Rev. Kent, rector a the Valle Crucis School for Girls, sai< the invocation. The Blanche Smit Orchestra, a local musical organi/.a non men played several patriotic: sc lections while the meal was beinj served. A questionnaire was distributed h each of the ladies and on these card was the interrogation. "Why Did Yoi Marry the Man You Are With?" o "Why Would You Marry the Mai You Are With?" Miss Lily Dale waj presented first prize, Miss Annii Stanbury second, and Miss Slab third prize for the wit embodied ii ! their answers. Civitans J. A. Youn and A. K. South read these "truthful' .explanations, which kept the banquet of jtt'wHnient rfor_somi time. Dr. O. ,1. Chandler, pastor of tin M. K. Church, South, of Boone, recognized as an orator of ability, wa then caUcd en for a "word painting:1 and his three-minute talk, addressee to the young people in the audience Was a model of perfection, explain hier the difference of "getting bv' in the world by the "sweat of brain' and by tact. Two humorous storic were the basis of the contrast. - A popular song by cKe audienc rfollowed, after which Professor I. G fereer introduced the speaker of th ^evening; Ir^ T. Johnston, of SfgffeiSson, who used "Washington?the Cit izeij" as the theme of a fifteen-mi n "uto'addrcss. Mr. Johnston's discours war, rhoi fiill of humor, carrying a , appeal to the listeners to treat wit j indifference the "debunking" hiog ; raphies . written recently by popula !? utio wii uauiii^iuu, uttu ui dii'ap their opinions l>y the work ivcroiv ptishcd (iurir.tr the days of his powei I Civitan's essay contest on "Citizen ship/' which has been Open for th I past two months to the high schor j students of the county, was b rough 5 to a close as the concluding: featur j of the evening, the prize-winning es I says and their writers being an j nouneed by Civitan J. Frank Moore i Gold prizes of $10, $5 and pj2.-r>0 wer presented to Exit* Gaswender, Vail j Crucis School, first; Virginia Dar | Triplet!. Valle Crucis School, second i and Mirizie Jean Jones, Boone Big i School, third. Miss Gaswender's essay, which wi I be forwarded to International elu ! headquarters, where it will be er ! tered in national com petition, wa ; read by Willard G. Cole, of Wes (Jefferson. Mi-. Cole, along: wit" : Messrs. Ira T. Johnston and Segraves were the itiirio-e* nf th*? frtwKei The nine other students of count high schools who had prepared essay ! in the contest, and who were awarde scrolls by the Civitan club, were { I-avola Calender, .Jennie Love an j ("lint Adams, of Cove Creek Hig i School: Carolyn Blair and Mary Mc kretz, of Boone High School; Marjor j Deal, of Valle Crucis School fo | Girls; Joe Bolick, Paul Foster an j Glenn Coffey, of Blowing Rock. Following distribution of th , awards, Civitan Watt Gragg made j brief announcement of the "Live-ai Home" dinner to be served at th [ State" Teacher College Friday evt | ning. and stressed the importance o 1 raising a home garden this seasor I The most pleasant banquet meetin j closed with the singing of a sent mental composition by the audience. PRIZE-WINNING ESSAYS Following are the three prize-wit j ning essays in the Civitan Club i "Citizenship" contest: Essay b)( Exie Geiwendcr, Valle Crt cis School for Girls, Winner of First Prize in Contest: Who are the real "Builders of Goo Citizenship"? Our mothers and fi : thers and teachers are the real builc j ers. If a child loves and respects h' I mother and father, he will be likel } to follow their examples. The bet way to build good citizenship is b example and to teach love, lovalt and obedience unconsciously, ofte in daily life. Those three, with ii telligence, are the most impcrtar factors in good citizenship. Why love? Because love is one { the "greatest factors in character an i therefore in good citizenship. To Io\ jour nation is to have a loving inte . est in the people that make up 01 j nation. In our community we shou] love the people because they are our ; they belong to us. No matter ho many faults our neighbors may hav i we ought still to care for them, b 1 j matter how much wrong we may s< in the laws of our nation, let us sti i obey them and do our iittle part. is like a big theatre where, if evei ' one is doing his part, the play w 1 be a big success. If you do this, w (Continued on Page 3) est North Carolina iY 27, 1930 ! Live at Home Program j 1 Friday Night, Feb. 28 " jV The four ladies' clubs of Boone | ; with the Civitan Club will sponI sor a live at home program at the old dining hall in Lovill Home at the A. S. T. C. on Friday night.. s February 28, at 7 o'clock when all t?Se heads of families of the town will be invited to participate by furnishing a box of food for two persons, prepared entirely from Watauga-grown products. We urge everybody to co-operate 15 1 in this movement. 2 j The purpose cf this meeting is c ! to stimulate greater interest in a "good garden for ovcry home.'" si An interesting program is being s! arranged. There will be speakers )f . of authority on good gardens. Let's have a real get-together meeting ? ' that will be helpful and entertainp ing. i" ~ \: - j t Independent Merchants Name Officers for Year d i The Watauga Independent Merit; chants AssucinliutiTiiet ir; cnthi'siasl| tic session at the courthouse in Boone j . Friday evening1 ami a permanent or-l ii j guutzdERon was pcrrectea with the -: following officers named for the - year: !>. J. jQottrell. president: T. L. C Must, vice-president; Grady Moretz, secretary; Clyde R. Greene, treasur> er. A committee was unpointed to s draft the by-laws of the organizai lion and a report is expected at the r mass meeting of all those interested 1 in the organization which is to be s j held Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. ej A board of director.^ was named 2 j with the following members: W. W. 1 j Mast, chairman'; A. W. Hodgson, W. ^ ! L. Holshouser, Fred Hodges and Mil! ton Greer. "j .Several brief talks, dealing princi? pally with the ovirunjynt;on work. of ^ | the new body, were made by county L> i business men, and a large number of ~ merchants joined the association. It *; is understood that when the Assov|ciaticn begins to perform its functions, that an arrangement will be *! completed whereby the members will be enabled to purchase certain com, modifies jointly, thereh\ enabling them to secure equal advantages on s the open market with the larger buyers. This saving is to be passed on to L' the consumer in the form of lowered * i prices, c A committee appointed for the purpose will in the next few days [_ work out the details for an extensive 0 advertising campaign to be placed n with the Watauga Democrat and dc^ j signed tv? create a stronger bond beP_ tween the public and the independent v merchants of the county. c 1 Jurvmen Selected for Spring Term of Court }j Folio wing is a list of jurors selecte i ed for the spring term of Watauga .J Superior Court, which convenes in ' Boone, Monday, March 21th. Judge , j Harding, presiding: e First Week? \V. \V. Holman, J. V. eSmithermari, Wade Greene, Jcthro Wilson, 1>. \\ Coffey, W. T. Van!; j dyke, Dar. Ivlutz, I.. D. Tester, George h Hayes, A. J. Edinisten. C. M. Critcher, Fred Winkler. B. V. Hodges, Fill: ler McNeil, W.VC. Greer, .rones ElLi ' rod, Spencer Dishmaiv, E. G. Greer, i-jCnauncy Moody, A. C. Rcece, s Charles Simmons, Amos Ward, O. G. :t Winebarger, Charles Tester, D. C, h Coffey, W. A. Main, Carson Mastenj Daniel Townsend, George Greer, AiS j lie W. Brown, E. W. Miller. Walter v Brown. Fred Michael. Toe H. Shook. ? C. A. Chinch, Walter Baird. d Second Week?J. S. Wellborn, ; Walter Watson, R. W. Watson. Wald ] ter South. Ed Sherwood, Tip Shuil, n; uoivard, 1.. Ureer, \V. H. >-'Keece, T. M. Greer. J. H. Brir.kley, y J M. L. Hensoii, Grady Greene, J. C. i* j Shoemaker, D. .T. Cottrell, Henry d j Hagaman, .V C. Howell, L. T. Tatum. The docket is of about the usuaj 01 propor tions, with no cases of major a ! importance to be tried. BOONE HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS 2 The school was glad to have the j ! Parent-Teacher Association meet ir. " the school auditorium on Februarv F Tilth. 1 >! . 0. -1. Chandler. pastor of the Boone Methodist Church, talked to the student body Thursday morning. Oh Friday evening, February 7th. J"' the Excelsior I.iterarv Society gave s, a Valentine parly in the Masonic j l odge hall. The room was beautit fully decorated. Around one hundred and fifty boys and girls attended the : social. Refreshments were served. ,1 : Everyone had a jolly good time. ; Boone High School appreciates the j. I activities of the Civitan Club which is j made it possible for their school to y j enter the Cili/-trash in Essay Contest. ?t! Schools probably have more to dc v | with the building of good citizen* "vfthan any other institution. It is the n aim of the Boone school to develor i-| in boys and girls self-reliance anc ,tS habits of truthfulness and trustwor' thiness. In short, character, educa>f tion, along with academic training, d At chapel exercises Saturday mor -e ning the high school paid trionte tx r- George Washington. Helen rinrhv*? i,. play, "The Truth for a Day," wa: |(|; presented by six girls. They were s>; Rhoda Rollins, a goody-good. Beat %v vice Cullers: Belle Black, a scrap e ' per. Ruhye Trivette: T.ouise Lane, . Jo. peace-maker, Maisie Jean Jones e[C.laia C.ottrell. a braggcr, Fran) HI Linncy; Cynthia Sears, the rin* [pleader, Thelma Miller; Miss .Mudd v the teacher, Pauline McGhee. Thi ijl girls, who were living in a boarding HI school, found it difficult to be strict ly and rigidly truthful even for oni day. S1.50 PER YEAR = SEN TE CHANCES ABillT EVEN IN wa hl'ga county as r Reports 03 licatc a Fifty-Fifty Attitude oTTiie Voters in the SimmonsBailey Contest. Either Candidate Acceptable to Democracy of County. Little Talk Bars Accurate Prediction. While the contest between Senator j Simmons and Josiah W. Bailey is beS ginning to wax hot in some sections of the State, reports reaching the Democrat arc to the effect that Watauga County Democrats are generally disposed to keen themselves clear of those issues so detrimental to t>art.\, success in 192S. and to avoid ! ar. open fight preceding: the June primary. On. the basis of in forma 'ion coming from the different praeiiiets. it would appear that the sen i liment for Bailey and for the veteran Senator would register about fifty; fifty at this time. Some of those who are presumed to favor the nomina; lion of Mr. Bailey believe that he has the odds, but in view of the nnj lisp:*1 silence on the part of the voti ers, a ciefiniU* prediction of the ra ' suits iri Watauga would be mere j speculation. The one thing. however, that does | appear to he reasonably certain is j that the Democracy of this region will not be considerably divided on ' whatever candidate wins the nomina| tion." Those who favor Senator Simmons, while saying: little. bn$c their j preference on his lifetime of service ! in the Senate chambers, and the po| sition of influence which has result. ed therefrom. Proponents of Mr. Baii ley think that with his long years of ; service to the State Democracy, it i is time he was being recognized, they | consider him unusually capable and ; favor a younger man. No fight will take place, however, i licnjic'-w--after the primary. h\ the opinion of iocal leaders. Both candi| dates are acceptable to Watauga voters and whichever way the vote falls, i it is believed that the mountain Denwcrecy will not be split in the olec] tion next November. BAPTIST CENTENNIAL TO BE HELD AT GREENVVILLE, N. C. A hundred years ago on March 26, j 27, the Baptist State Convention of | North Carolina was organized with j fourteen charter members, seven i ministers and seven lavnien. in | Greenville. N. ('. At thai time, ac' oovcllPff to Dr. Thomas Meredith and Dr. Samuel White, leaders in this new | organization, there were in North : Carolina around 15,360 Baptists all j told. Missionary, anti-missionary, OI nisis'onavy. Free Will, white and colj o red, \vho were grouped ii?U? "272 ? churches and fourteen district associations. At the session of the convention in Shelby last fall it was agree. 1 to meet in extrarodinary session in Greenville on Wednesday morn, 10 o'ciock, ' March 26. to celebrate in a fitting [ way the centenary anniversary of the i organization of t h c convention, j Non business will be transacted, i Only inspirational addresses will be j made pointing out the growth and ; development of the past hundred ! years and the challenge of the next | hundred years. Di. William Louis Potent, Wake j Forest, is the chairman of the special committee to arrange the pro; gram, which has been completed. I Mnvx- * ?t? l J . ......... uuvoiailiuu^ uictf Ol Ulia 21UU other states are included in the pro| gram. The meetings will he held in the auidtorium of the East Carolina I Teachers4 College. The pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. A. W. 1 Fleischmann, and his committee on ] arrangements are prepared to take . care of the hundreds of delegates and visitors that are expected to attend. IT there are those in this county who are planning to attend this cen1 tennial convention urul will get ill j touch with P. A. Hicks, Boone, he I will be glad to aid you in forming* ' automobile parties for this trip. AVERY COUNTY HATCHERY M OPERATION Prospects for the poultry raiser this year are brighter thari/ifever before. This seems to be a general re! port. At least it is the case with the Lees-McRae Hatchery at Banner Elk. The mammoth incubator is now in ' operation and there will soon be hundreds of fluffy baby chicks sent out to the farmers of Avery and adjoin| ine counties. Most of the eggs being ' hatched are taken from the flock of j Parks Barred Rocks and Tancred White Teghovns. There is an ever-increasing demand i j for poultrv and eggs. The venture is f- ^ t j , unv cull l--. llllUIIU W SUL-Ctreu II i.ne proper methods are used. There are > many farmers beginning to realize the great possibilities of the poultry ; industry in this county and are > changing from a mongrel to a pureI i bred flock. The poultry industry has J been a stabilizing factor in the eco | nomic life of many communities. " JOHN R. HAGAMAN DIES AT PATTERSON HOME Mr. John R. Hagaman of Patterson - j who is well known in Watauga, died - at his home last Tuesday, and was i! buried yesterday. Mr. Hagaman was ; a prominent business man in Cald; | well county, being the owner of the Yadkin Woolen Mills, wood-working , I shoos and various other activities in e J the county. One daughter who rer sides in Boone, with her husband, - Mr. William Winkler, and a number ? of relatives and friends in Boone, attended the funeral yesterday.