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w / . ^QL\3ME X 1,5, NO. 38. Today and N j Tomorrow Bv FRANK P. STOCKBRIDGE Se Edison , Think for a minute of what one ! ' um, still active in his 84th year, ba^ * 'one to change the world in a single 1 fetiirie. He macie?the telephone a j practical instrument. He invented j :he incandescent light. He invented} $1 1 he phonograph. He invented the 1 lotion picture. Imagine a world del without these inventions. It is im- W| , ossible, except to those whose mem- the ries, like my own, go back to the J 1 lime when Edison was known only j cor :s the inventor of the multiplex tel"-t Sta graph. < >X?o\v he has found a way to get' am rubber out of goldenrod, not as a | An: immercial product, but as a war]of i'tferve resource. And he ds still i wot ^working. 1 ha\ "A man can't die s?? long as he pro Vw'PlK hlKv " nw Music te flood music is increasing: in pop. :itr ily. but there arc more ? musi ans out of work than ever before. ; are getting: our music more and . core by mechanical methods r.f re- hov eduction. MV First the phonograph* then the ?* : adio. now the sound juctures. have tovought the very best music played j the and sung by the highest grade of tor; vesical talent, within reach of ev- j ybody. Tin largest piano company ; j-'1a, :i America went into bankruptcy Jovl . t-cently. Pianos an? still sold and j :ai"! ways will he. There will always tJV e youngsters with talent coming j y?* ong to produce the good music of ,s "inoiTiiw. And there are more of P?1' the "freak" instruments being sold j .e than ever?saxophones, ukeleles and : tu)l like, There are probably more j st-class singers of American birth and training, appearing tin public '. 1 now than ever before. Put the sec-1 tl(>1 nod-rate and hopelessly third-rate jan{j musicians no longer command au- j ' ences. i>. _ American people have jM,y developed a higher taste in music, j ll v i mat Churches V "1 could empty every country ^av lurch and half the city churches !'ai" on .^undav mooring by broadcasting ps better sermons and services than all \ ul? but a few groat churches offer."i nHM the head of one of the great broad- , { casting chains said to me the other ? :ay. ?? The tirrte is coming when small^ town churches will install radio sets |vru and pet their music and their ser- j ^ mnns out dn the air They will.1?* need no local preacher, but instead s4* will become centers for community ^ work in the name of God, making: S?n it their charge to j rotect the mora! tirs; ??nd physical health of their cominanities, to inspire the amusements , * and elevate the educational stand- j J1.51? nrds of their young folk. 1 nei Rubber hav Rubber gets its name because its cot l.rst use was to rub out pencil marks. 1 plel The Spanish conquistadores found con Mexican and Brazilian children play- i un< iriff with balls of this peculiar gum ! beii but it was three hundred years be-j fall fore it became a commercial pro- j Krc duct. Mackintosh, the Scotchman the used it fii*st to waternroof cloth * (Jaodycar, the American, found how ] <-ov to take the stickiness out while re-' the taining the elasticity; ' tiirt A very small amount of comsner- del eial rubber is crown in the United | and States, in California and Arizona, the where it is- produced from the gua-: 1 yule shrub. Most ol' it comes from osit the Fast Indies and South America, i oth Harvey Firestone is planting a mil- is lion acres to rubber trees in Liberia, j whi Africa. Unskilled cheap labor is nee- of essary to keep the price of rubber! met clown. A difference of 50 cents a'six! pound in the price of crude rubber j cov mav mean a difference of $10 in I Gre the price of automobile tires. cov The next step will be the discovery 1 Lib of a method of reclaiming old rubber cov ' and usinc it again. i cha i bac 1 Laws It ought to he apparent by this 1 time that the effort to make people in good by passing laws is a failure. "\V The other day a judge in New York [say sentenced a young woman to prison > can for life. He had no option; it was wel hei* fouith conviction for larceny j oth and under the Baumes law a fourth;con offender must be locked up until he - we oty she dies. That isn't going to do j is : this girl or society any pood. The arr time when something could have i uni been done about her case was when ! cor she was 'a child. She grew up with- \ mo ? out moral sense, without education \ of without any feeling of responsibility, j It The only i-eason we put people in wh prison or execute them is because i dot we are afraid of them. Our prison j. sei poftulation has doubled in twenty i years. As we grow more prosper- i eg: ous we become more afraid of the' daj unpvospcrcus. It might be a good!ke< r?lan to snend as rv?uoV? nmn/i to keep people out of prison as we spt spend now to keep them in it. : cos ? I up . MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION tai Mr. 1). G. Moretz, secretary of the : 101 Watauga Independent Merchants As-: co' sociation. has announced a meeting I a* of the organization for next Tuesday evening at 7:30. The session will ar" he held at the courthouse and Mr. 011 Moretz is very anxious that all mem- 1 "f1" hers attend, for the purpose of trans- j acting very important business. i "e o? L Plans for marketing eggs coopera- an " lively has been discussed by Lenoir ? county farmers. ATAT A Non-Partisan Ne BOONE AVAL POWERS IN LONDON ARE ONLY BEGINNING veral Important Understandings Have Been Reached by the Dele- , ;ates of the World's Most Power:ul Nations. America to, be Affectid by Outcome as to the Size of j ;he Navy She Maintains. By CALEB JOHNSON peciai Writer for the Democrat What are the Naval Conference'1 egates in London Spying to .do?j' lat have they done' What are |' v likely to do, if anything? Those are questions which directly | icern everybody in the United tos. for several good reasons. 1 )n the answer to them, depends 1 ong other things, the burden on leri can taxpayers for the support' . the N avy. More important, the ' rk of the London conference will \ e a great deal of bearing on the: inability, or the improbability, <?! ure great wars. t is with the idea that the likeli- , id of war will be lessened if navies j reduced, that the United States, j ( British Empire. France, Italy and < #an?the only five nations which jj Bure as naval powers?-have s?-ni ! . cgates to discuss the question of < ; and by how much soft arrna-j. nts can be reduced. The altitude!* each of these nations is peaceful j j iard all of the others. Lint all of j m realize, as the American Secrc- j. S" of the Navy, Charles Francis J mis, expressed it I he other day. t it is possible; for the-most peace- ( liig country to buihl a navy so . re that its very existence breedsj * other nations the fears that pro-! :e war, and it is also true that it j ] possible to reduce a navy, com- I atively with other navies, to such ! hi en ess as to provoke other na- i, is to indignities which might lead : ^ )vai * i t ! h? re 1 between the two,' said j , Adams, "a point at which a na- j j l's navy breeds serenity at home j ( i 110 suspicion abroad." 'hat is {Ke point which the five | j vers represented at London are S 1 ing to agree upon, and they have j, 1c progress in spite of apparent de-j )ne point on which the delegates'' e come to an agreement is that t h delegation will recommend to I home government a treaty limit-| the use of submarines against rchant vessels in time SEwaw 11 Another point on which agreement j , been substantially reached is the | , heds by which the HiffornnLnnvij'S-L uld be compared. This is the point ch was most strongly insisted upon j ' President Hoover, the setting up | j a "yardstick" by which to mca-1 e navies. It is the point upon j . ich previous international naval ] .fere noes have split and was the'' t matter to be discussed and' ee<l upon in London. j . Cach 01 the five nations concerned i , presented to the conference the i 1 ares which it regards as necessary ; , meet the requirement of a navy j thev too strong yior "too weak, j silt Britain and the United States 11 e found themselves in perfect ac~ j d. Japan is very close to a com-j Le understanding with those two ntries. The French situation was < ler consideration, with difficulties ' ig rapidly ironed out, when the < of the French Cabinet called the snch delegates back home. Now x French crisis is over, with the j; le group again in control of the j ] ernment that was represented in j j original conference and by the!: e this appears in print the French j j egates will he back in London? the thread of negotiations will :\ picked up where it was broken. 1 < t is a matter of interest and curi- j ] :y to the representatives of the i; er nations that the United States ', the only country in the world 2ft* a government has a fixed term j t office. France since the establish-! < it of the Third Republic nearly j j ;y years ago, has had 81 different < cvnments! In the past eight years; ?at Britain has had a Coalition eminent, a Labor ghvevr?meht. a is oral government and now a Labor j eminent again, with a good , nee that the Liberals will get ' k into power in May. But before i n the Naval Conference will have l ished its work, in all probability. Phe spirit of the delegates is to sit . London until something is settled, j e have as much time as anybody," : s Secretary Adams, "and America afford to show patience, for it is 1 to remember that several of the \ er nations represented have more -; iplicated proolems of security than 1] have, and a few days more or less . nothing compared to the value of <| iving at <a solution in a calm and \ < ufiled state of mind. This kind of fferrirfg costs relatively little in ney and has infinite possibilities , goodwill besides actual economy. \ does not cost as much to keep our i ole-delegation in commission as it ?s to keep one of our smaller crui- \ s ready for service." The expenses of the American delation amount to about $3,000 a 1 It costs about $5,000 a day to ; ep a single ci uisei in commission.' reiwuUK wiiilL Llie iiic, tiding personally, however, the . ;t of our London delegation runs | to or above that figure. Seere- ' y of State Stimson. for example, i ited at his own expense a large, in try estate near London to serve 1 a place of rest and recreation for American delegation and attaches: :l their families and the entertain- ; nt of other delegates over the ; ek-ends. In the first six weeks of > conference it is estimated that spent more than $40,000 of his, n money in this and other ways, j d the other American delegates: (Continued on page 5.) JGA wspaper, Devoted to the WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH < Republican Convention Announced for April 14 Mr. W. H. Gragg, Chairman of the Watauga County Republican Execu live Committee, announced Monday that the Republican county convention is to be held at the courthouse i?i Boone on Monday April 11 at 11 'o'clock. The sole purpose of the convention, it is stated is to elect the delegates to Jthe state r congressional, senatorial and judicial convention* to be held during the year. Watauga is entitled to 1 1 delegates at these meetings, and no business except their election is expected to ' > - transacted when the local Republican* gather. Township meetings will be held throughout the county on Saturday the 12th, for the purpose of naming the delegates to the county convention. Citizens' Military Training Camps Major R. B. Patterson of the reg-l ilar army. Statosville. spent last riuirsdav in Boone in the interest >f the Citizens Military Training lamps. Major Patterson spoke to the boys of 17 years and older of the Boone dligh School and the Cove reek High School, explaining the id vantages of attendance at the C. VI. T. C . Camp at Port Bragg. He also ipoke at the assembly at the Appalachian State Teachers* College and u toe weekly meeting of the Civitan ~'lub of Boone. Any young man of acceptable character and between the ages of 17 ind 2 1 may apply for the basic oursc. If he can pass the required physical examination and is of good iiloval character, he may attend the amp at Fort Bragg. All necessary expense covering ransportation. camp facilities, food, lothing, laundry, nredical examinaions and service of instructors is 'urnished free by the government. It ?ould not be duplicated by private ?nterprise for less than several hunIred dollars for each member and it s an offer as a business proposition unequalled by any government at ?ny time. Attendance at these camps means 10 obligation for future militar/serice. The training stresses citizenship sell*? reliance and how to work and day hard. The moral and religious nfluonces are kepi at high stanlards. Application blanks can he obtained rem Mr. Smith Hagaman or from the principal of either the Boone ir the Cove Frcek Kigh ocnbblr mitii VIr. Mast and Mr. Horton as well as Mr. Hagaman strongly recommend hese camps. In attendance last year at Fort Bragg from Watauga countv were: r-u? /-?i ? " - mini v nurcn, rove Creek; Wade Kdinisten. Boone; Raymond Hendrix, Boone ; Dean Me Bride, Sherwood; Itobert Randolph, Boone; .foe Todd, 3oone and John Yount, Boone. The camp this year is from June I'd to July 12. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING An interesting* Parent-Teacher Association meeting was held on last Thursday, afternoon in the Dcmondration School auditorium. The most important piece of husiic-ss transacted was the organization ind acceptance of the plans for the Piedmont Evening; Star Festival. This Fesitval is to be 'given March 15>. 20, 11 and 22 in the Demonstration School auditorium. Season tickets ire being sold for 75 cents and $1.50 >y a committee made up of Meslames G. K. Moose, Paul A. Coffey, Vliss Annie Stanhury. Nell Coffey ind their assistants. The Civitan Club has co-operated vith us by each member buying two ickets. If each member ef this club an nuy two tickets, why can't each nenibey of the Parent-Teacher Asso:iution buy one? The proyrnm for the afternoon was 1 netfro weddinft presented by the seventh [trade. Following this, the minutes were oad by the secretary. Mrs. Hart/ogi Then the treasurer, Mrs. F. A. l.inrtcy, give a report of the finances For the past year. Byrd to Find It's A Different World Commander Byrd is now on his way back to the United States after having spent many months in the bleak Antarctic. The New York Times "iii commentin?" on Ki? v*11 rrisays that regardless of whether he will find that he has returned to a better world than he 'eft. behind or a worse one, he is certain to find that this is a different world. The Timoc ni+oe ?-V? ~ f.. 11 ? . ....w mc iuiiuwiiik |W?Hits "l difference: Skirts longer. Wheat lower. Plays cleaner. Pocketbooks thinney. Coolidge and A1 Smith fatter anC merrier. Xluuver thinner and more thouchtful. Skyscrapers higher. Rents lower. Navies messier. Republicans knifier. Democrats running true to form Chicago wider. Frenchmen funnier. Japanese terser. Americans sobeier and colder. Russians fewer and colder. Talkies louder. Colleges richer. Students poorer. Weather warmer, probably snow with west winds turning to north west. , DEM : Best Interests of Northv CAROLINA, THURSDAY .MARC H 2 TwataugTiswell represented at jackson dinne1 Eight Local People in Attendance ; Younp People's Meeting. Nation, Chairman Shouse Speaks Encou agingly of National Outlook. Go ernor Gardner and J. W. Bailey c Program. Doughton Hopeful. A delegation of Watauga Deni ' ccats composed of John K. Brow H. G. Farthing. D. G. Morefz, R. V Pu Ilium. lira Hi vers, Mr. and Mr I Brantley Duncan and J. B. Hortc . attended the Jackson Day dinner i . Raleigh last Saturday night. The trJ was made by motor, and the attcm ants, on their return Sunday, bvougl with them tidings- of a renewed mil tancv 'n the ranks of the Democrat of North Carolina, which suffers the worst defeat in its history duriri the campaign of 1D2S. The dinner itself was bountepul th? VMiioiis dishes boinp: prepare from North Carolina products,. an the attendance, estimated at bet wee two thousand and twenty-five hui dred. represented every county froi Currituck to Cherokee. The i sue now holding tip? attention of D> mocracy, namely the Sinn Pons iBiiile Senatorial fight, was very much i evidence in the auditorium duriri the evening but local observers ai of the opinion that "inch was dor to overcome the bitterness of the vol testing elements by the address* of those whose names :inpi;aro(i o the program. .louett Shpuse, chairman of th Democratic National Executive Con mittec, the main speaker on the pr< gram, brought a message of cncoui j agement from the national hod] Ih- no in Led out many recent vicloric for Democracy in strong Rcpublica territory and predicted widesprea gains for thfc party this fall. H remarks centered around the failui of pjpnicidi?nt Hoover to gain the -Sty port of the Republican Congrcssioni bodies, and the various economi problems which have faced the pet pie of the United States during hi administration. Hon. O. Max Gardner, Governe of North Carolina, whose remark were greeted with wild onthusiasn declared that the nrinrirtlhR no.I *?v? cution of Democracy must be er crusted to young men and womei lie said, in part: "It is not eripug for any political party or organ izi tion to i ?'st its case for the futui solely upon its record in the pas however }vroud that record may bi And I waiit to say here'""aritT pifwTim whatever the future may have i store for the Democratic party in th State, its past is, thank God. secure . . . We have here today one of th eight great suites in the 'big lengui of the American republic.'* Tyre C. Taylor, toastmastor an chairman of the young Democrat; at the opening of the program state the purpose of the Jackson Day dit J nor. "We are here," Mr, Taylor sail I "to do honor to the memory of thi !great Democrat and great America) Andrew Jackson, and to rededieat ourselves to some simple ideals r human service through the: means t government upon which the Derm cratic party was founded." Mr. Taj lor introduced National Chairma Shouse. .fosiah William Bailey, candidal for the United States Senate agffim F. M. Simmons, the incumbent, r< ceived a wild ovation when he ros to bring the program to a close wit a seventeen-minute address. Mr. Ba ley compared the Democratic an Republican parties through the yea* i and asserted that Democracy, tn "kind of Democracy for which th ; Democratic party stood," was th need of the country today to combs the many "isms"?communism, s< cialism, etc.?and restore social peac and end distress and prostration, fl made no reference to the Senatori; fight. % sfjppSl Other speakers of State-wide in nortance on the program were 0. *iV Mull, chairman of the State Execi five Committee; Josephus Daniel editor of the News and Observe and the four aspirants for Governc in 1!>:>2, General Albert L. (.'ox, I T. Fountain. Dennis G. Brnmmitt an J. R. Ehrinhpus. It was the pleasure of the loc; delegation t?? come in contact wit many men high in Democratic com ? viis, iiiciuusng r aimer isor> uougl ! ton. Congressman from the Eighl [District." Mr. Doughton express*: 'confidence in the outcome of the fa election, and reported a feeling ' Optimism in all sections of hi? distrii which was the scene of a bitter sti-uj gle during the 1512$ campaign. BOONE SODAL1S CLUB HOLDS | DANCE AT CRITCHER HOTE The Sodalis Club, Boone's newe social organization, held a priva dance at the Critcher Hotel on Fi day night, March 14th. The enti I membership of 21, along with ; equal number of invited guests, e joyed to the fullest the entertai iaiiniier.t of the evening. The Ann lachian Troubadours, a local music organization, furnished music. It is the purpose of the new o ganization to promote dances at i tewals. tc equip a club room whe members may assemble for diversio and to offer a variety of entertai ing features to those who partieipa in its activities. An initiation f and monthly dues are expected finance these enterprises. Officers of Sodalis Club are: .1. . Snroles, president; Blaine Trive , first vice-president; Fred McDonal - secretary, and Hubert Coffey, trea urex. fcst North Carolina (>. 1930. Luther M. Bingham , Succumbed Tuesday Luther M. Bingham, 38 year:-; old. y veteran of the World War and mem { her of one of the county's leading ' ! families, passed away at the National Sanatorium, Johnson City. Ttnn., 1 Wednesday morning" at 5 o'clock, fol- 1 aj lowing an lilness which had its ber. ginning while he was serving with v. toe American Annies in France dui,n J ing the World War. \ As The Democrat went to press funeral arrangements had not been announced, hut it was understood0 ihat the body would he returned to II n. the old home on Cove Creek and v*. that funeral services would be con- j s.; ducted there and burial would take! n] place at Hensoirs Chapel today. It is' in | expected that the comrades of the ip American Legion will be present and 1- that the body will he interred with it full military honors. i Mr. Bingham enlisted with Battciy y K. t 13th Field Artillery, a unit of the 'd Thirtieth Division, following the enig im of America into the war, and served on foreign soil until the cesL ! sat ion of hostilities. It was there he ,l contracted disabilities; wbW-li omMcul iJj! t;; hv irrcucable. Fe!Hl-? -war ; ,n Mr. Bingham returned to his native 1_ | county, where he carried on as a |Tj useful And popular citizen. was s.: prominent in the affairs of the American Legion and was a leader in so-, v cial and civic circles. A host cf *, frit-lid:? ate made sad by the news of; ^ his death. c Among the survivors are the fa- j ther. iieoTgpe M. Bingham, a widow. | two children, and several hi other,s and sisters. " society celebrates its TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY e Tih Watauga-Appalachian Literi ary .Society #?1 the Boone High School ._! celebrated its twenty-fifth annivor^ jsary Wednesday night. March 12. A ^' numhe' of friends as dHM as the fac j n ulty <?f the schoOl were the honor' ,j guests of the pleasant occasion. The js, body first assembled at the Critcher 0 1 Hotel, whore Kdv.'in Dougherty, presidetiti welcomed the in in the name of J the society. After-tHung..entertained L jc ' there with a St. Patricks prog-yam, the i guests were invited to the Princess Cafe where a three-course dinner whs served. i During the dinner Howard Cot11 troll, serving as toastmaster, called : "s upon members of the faculty for ;i speeches. The responses, while brief, ! '".were filled with good advice to the *" young people and sparkled with hu- | ] mor. Radio music entertained the " I assembly during the evening. 1- ? t . iiienws present were: | c I Edwin Dougherty, Jake and Frank [ Hapman, John Hodges Jr., Bill Ca-I , scyt John Critcher, Conrad Moore, [ 11 j Hoy Crafcjt/ Howard Coitreti, Gienni n [ VVyko, Erwiri Norton, Jack Hodges, , 10 | Horton Grngg. Victor Gragg, Joe ! Hardin. Joseph Taw:;send, Carroll j iC* Cook, William Morris. i.ewis Austin, e Clay Townsend. Guests present were: ?.Ir. and d Mrs. Dave P. Mast, Mr. and Mrs. T. scjM. Greer, Misses Edna Holsciaw, d { Grace Graybeal. Nell Coffey, Eula j i-1 Hodges, Barah Allen, Maude Clay, :1, Virginia Greer. Dotsve Teams, Ruby it, Graybeal, Ella Austin, Gertrude Per-, i. rv, Frank Livmby. Mask' Jean Jones, j :e: Ruby Wilson, Floy Cottrell, Ruby >f Triyetie, Jean Little, Thelma Miller, ?f 1 PnuRne Swift, Hazel Gragg; Messrs. i Paul Gorley. Raymond Harmon and j ; Raleigh Co it roll. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS i e The Democrat invites the attention sl of it-- readers to the new advertise:* j, merits which appear in this issue. ;? 1C follows: p Isaacs' Department Store uses all j of page eight calling attention to 1 <ii court week specials. s j F. C. .Miller <? Co. advertises bank- * 0 ru pi stocks of goods. :e. Town of Boone publishes ordi- I e nances. High Land Furniture Company ' ). tells of new arrivals. e ; Harris Brothers Department Stove ?, I adds Bargain Annex, ijj J. '& K. Store?Quality Grocery Service. Spaiiihbur's?Worth While Sale. Central Tire Co.?New Goodyears. Boone Drug Company?Sarjion. Chevrolet Motor Company New C Service Policy. (i r e e r Brdthevs ? International > , Fertihxers. ^ Pastime "Theatre- Movie Program. ,ii; Advertised in 64 Papers i- At Once; Democrat Gets :h Most Pleasing Results <i The Editor cf The Democrat is P in receipt of a letter from Mr. W. 'f'l T. Birmingham, realtor of Win chester, Va., and to prove the oftrepeated statement that this paper is the most thoroughly read publication of this recrion. the follnwm?. extracts are submitted: IL " "I enclose check for ad run in your paper of "Shenandoa.'i Valley Farms." I intended to send this ^ check the first of the month but was so busy I just could not do it. ^ 1 ran this same ad in 64 papers at the same time, and in checking oyer inquiries and sales, I find that 1 have more inquiries and ^ more sales from your paper than : any other ar.d of them 1 charged me ten times what your bill is. I can give you the names r" of three people who .Save already 11" bought farms from the ad in your lc> paper if you want them. I will n- send you another ad. soon.*' n" The advertisement referred to ' was composed in the small body ! type of the news columns, singlets column width, carried no glaring I headlines, and occupied no preA. , ferred position. Its tremendous tt. 1 loverage is due simply to the fact d, | that The Democrat reaches the is- i people, and its subscribers are inI variably thorough readers. cr ~=:? ? SI.30 PER YEAR SPi JG TERM OK SI 1ERIOR COURT COs'ENES MOND'Y m Eleven?Have Been Allotted for f.\e Trial of the Civil and Criminal Dockets. No Cases of Major hnportanco Scheduled Among the 175 Entries. Judge W. F. Harding Will Preside. Ti v spring tern? Watauga Superior court will convene next Monday morning, with Judge W F. Hading presiding. The trial of about 100 criminal alions is expected to occupy the first three days of the- term, most of the offenders being charged with minor violations of the prohibition laws, and other infractions of a less serious nature. There are also included a large number of report cases in connection with good behavior bonds. The civ:! calendar is unusual!:/ large for this session, there being /7 cases to he disposed of. The most outstanding suit, and the only one waivojuceu u> inieci any consiiiemui'j number of persons, is thai being brought by the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.. against .1. F. Mulligan, Southern Surety Co.. et al. More than 100 pet sons arid firms, it is said, have become parties to this action, against the bondsmen of -i. F. Mulligan. following his financial failure in road construction work. The suit, it is understood, is for the purpose of bringing legal pressure on the bonding- Company suffiei-.-nt to cause na>inenc of labor and material bilk* incurred b\ the feriner contractor. The trial of the civil docket is expected to take the attention of the court for eiglkt days. Executive Committee Names Enumerators A meeting of the Republican County Executive Committee was called by County Chairman \V. H. Clragg to meet last Monday top the purpose of naming census enumerators for the various townships of the county, and it seemed the hoys were all on hand. Division Snot. Barkley 01 Hickorv wsi? Pr.w. ii=n ~e 'course gave the appointees wholesome instructions for the arduous work before their.. It seems that all were not named and a full list of those who were, js unavailable. However ivc have picked up the following who were fortunate enough to have "plucked a pluni": For the city of Boone, Mrs. Paul A. Coffe> ; for the rural districts of Boone township, iti )*s. t reu W inkle i ; t C?i? p os^ 1 and 2, Charles Lewis: Blue Ridge, Thos. Hampton; Bald Mountain, Wade Morris, and we hear that Miss Ruth Bingham, who is said to have made the highest grade in the county Was awarded Cove Creek township. Possibly we will he able to get the complete list for our next issue. J. C. POTTS PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Mr. .1. C. Potts, an aged and highley vesper ted citizen of the Banner Elk community, died at the heme of his daughter, Mrs. Roby Towr.send, at that place on Tuesday morning. Deceased had been an invalid from paralysis for more than six years, and had been critically ill for several weeks. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Bud, Toad and Ira Potts, all of Banner Elk; and two daugh- / tors, Mrs. Walter Tate, of Johnson City, Tenn., and Mrs. Berry, of Foscoe. TIw. ----- - - uniuiui?; were interred in the Banner Elk cemetery Wednesday morning; at 10 o'clock. Sow Red Clover; Seed Are Cheap The present low price of red clover seed should be an incentive to the farmers of the piedmont section of North Carolina to sow more of this wonderful legume than ever before. declares E. C. Blair, extension agronomist oJf the agricultural extension service at Slate Gotiege.:7:At the present, says Mi. Blair, red closer seed are cheaper than they have been at any time since the World War. and the very best grade of American grown seed can now be bought for less than the l est European seed cost a few years ago. Mr. Blair does not urge the use of red clover to the disccntimiance of the other legumes, for the other varieties are excellent for various purposes, but none of them, ho declares. can tr.k-n * -? ..n jjinyc *?.i It'll eloyei on the red clay soil? which are ? found in .r.ar.y neeticr.r of North. J Carolina. On these clay so Us red cloved* makes very big yields of hay and on top of that a big: growth to turn under in the fall to improve the soil for next year's crop of corn or cotton. The best method of seeding red clover is to drill five to seven pounds per acre lightly over small grain, along with 100 to 20.0 pounds of acid phosphate or other fertilizer, the clover seed may be mixed witn the fertilizer drilling or >s*8 in the small clover box with which many f the drills are equipped. The best t; >e to sow the seed is usually the la; few days of March. The s no r.ced to worry about inocul. n for red clover, but it requires airly sweet soil. The rule is to a plv one ton of ground limestone per acre for this crop, suggests Mr. Blair. Three Rutherford county farmers last season produced more than 100 bushels of corn per acre. They were A. G. Hamrick, T. E. Dobbin and L. G. Nash.
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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