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YOtSM* XI.I1, NO. 2* 1 ZZ Today and Tomorrow By FRANK V- STO('KBKUJGK Chocolate Perhaps America's most wiu.Jy.hstribikted fond product is chocolate. U w;is .;nknoun t?? the civilized world until the Spanish conquistad??res found the Mexicans drinking i decoction made from the cacao oenn. The explorers took the bean and the diink hack to Europe with them. We use about 150,000,000 pounds >f chocolate a year, in the form of andy. flavoring for ice-cream and sock?. and a.- a drink, which w? call cocoa, althocrh the ov^nal Mexican *?ord was cacao. The rent of th:; world use* about as much as we do. The food value of Chocolate is wro: it is a concentrated energy producer. The forms in which it. is ffeheralty sold, highly sweetened, make it less digestible tor persons > no eanroi ralw, cave oi sweets easily. But for anybody oiiRaRed in acphysical work there is tip better stimulant combined with nom-i.-hment han 3\?tetenc(i chocolate. Unemployment While the rest of the cmiritry recovrrinfr its normal tone quite n<>suCeablv. N'ep Yoak C-5iy is getting cry sorry lot itself over the business degression and unemployment, business isn't any worse in Nov.- York han it is anywhere else, and there are 110 move tin employ eel, proportionately , than in any other town. Bui he city jjf.vspapeis a:ul the public have jus! Rot around to take serious notice and raising; money for the beiivfit ef the unemployed. It has he?-um? the fashionable thinR for the ?mart set to attend football samcs; ^or charity, join unemployment committees and get their names and picfores iii the paper. Several million dollars has been raised, with the revolt that every tramp and drifted in flic country is heading: for Mew Vork lis fast us he can ro. to Ret some of he easy money that is beinR handed - rut to n>p-l-.r,dyA?ho txiii pull ? pou*Not that those. sin'l imcmplo., ment ] nd sufferinjr, too. in New Vbt'k. It mostly jr. eases where illness. ?gc *?: jcheer*. hicoiYTiwJteiue is to ] blame. i know of many whet:* peoph iiiokij.K fijt <-oir/peUMit Help! ;ii?Ve boon unable to find any really] ,<efu! poisons yVlio didn't .hayc a job. | sjcv -V-n .' i "logs Those is .something in the idea of, c^eetlino: wheat instead of enm to lice! *ibck. acc.-idhn: to nil aeeouei i.saod i by the V* itievai Hlfard of the .-vporicpees of many farmers -\vh<? buvo tried it. Ki-ank Vivaus,Vc'U tdjfe on wd:eai. and fbr?n<5 thai ?00j jL^uihfis <iif; whint make HUi pan .ah? of I ifiork. RV RhUfed upj^ybat he fe| for! s. . bis v.ht jTi 'thus; converted into park, i i-n<! says it hi.tt*ht litrn $1.(17 a hush-1 -.1. Oihyy tanners who h?X:e tried the,! ^nme ihiiVfir rerorl that SjKvYtent hasj \ve?^ht thorn from $i.vO to $?.5u a i vurhei by the same r?r??ees.r Every inncAatVhii 01 this sort }s ii Viojr toward the ultimate' '?o1uti<?n of! "lie f n Hv< ;'.vnKlr.?i .inn .. : "y 55 Dollars <j To most oi' u:; a dollar is just, a! ollar. To financial experts. a clol-, 'at is merely a whereby com-. nudities aiv measuiyd. But fir-antic rs <?vl'?n speak ?T .the dollar. as it a *:t wer'. variable. NvHije Conn nod ii iesj ve^statioHrtr.Y. Instead of inc. for J example, that wheat is cheaper, they! vrill say that the wheal dollar i> j >igher. 'v a-;Dr. Andv<f>v^. Bock;-, famous slat - j 1-stiriar, says that the ^wholesale sotlai "' has Increased about 7 pet j n. r?nd the "cost-of4}'virtjr*' dollar . bout r> 1-2 per cent riner the Ug;:t-j ring of tC&O That is merely anotherj vay of saying that wholesale }?tices' -re do*.yn bciow Inst year's level and ?hat retail prices for the necessitiesi i life nr.' down almost as much.; The interesting point he makes is I that while the "wages dollar" has i:!so increased -another way of say-. "m? that, wages on the average aye fw.er?the shrinkage there is>" only r. V-2 per cent, so that there is really ?. larger margin above living costs. | ?' r the man who has n job, than! there was a year ago for the maul 'ri the same wages. BfiS!tr*l9EK&vi P-* : Barton The Rev. William E. P.artton. who died the other day, will be remembered a hundred years*fro*n now r.ot because he was r. groat preacher,, which he was, but because he did! more than any other person to dig out tl! of the facts about the lifv. of Abraham Lincoln. Until Dr. Bulloil he<an his re-earch. many of the popular beliefs i.hout Lincoln were pure- myth. His friends had written, accounts of his lii'e which were as false in many particulars as those written by enemies. 1 iff w wiii "i mi n? waBiMapoir'" A Non-Partisan N< ImASTIC CHANGES IN N. C. GOVT ARE ASKED IN REPORT ; Crooking Institute of Government i Re>?e?rch Advises ComoUdrtion of j Many State Departments. Would j Operate State Schools Under One! Head. Other Ne** of the Week j at Tar Heel Capital. r.y M. R. D'"X\A(;A.\ (Special Writer t'or The Demoevat) J Raleigh. -N. ('. --Revolutionaryj changes, constitutional and statutory.! are recommended for reorganization J of the State government in the re ] port made to Governor Gardner by j v.. - A'-.- - ** : j tiiv iunui.uiv idi mneriiraeiii ue-j (search of the ihookinsrs Institution. VVashinjrTor. last week. Many office*", as now forme? would He abolished and others established, pit a basis of; consolidation and eoaiaiinjr the activities of the State. In the first place, only the Gov nbrT the Id eutenant Governor and! the State Auditor, of the State officers. would he Voted on by the J people, who now elect the Stiitej Treasurer, the Secretary of State.' the Supevhi ten dent < : Public Instruction an-.l the Attorney General.} I consiitiUlbna! offices, and Commit-j sioners of Insurunce, Arrricmture and' Lauor and Piintinir. and the three! members of the Corporation Com-1 r.:-ij-ir-n,''office.- ireiitfu m ie?:>Tat:rn! enactment. Those offices, under the reeom-j rr.ehdation plan, would be abolished j as such and in mo*t vases others sett j un t., tube their places, or they would , !>e mefped into othei" offices re colli-1 j mended in the report. Many commis-j i sions and hoards would be abolished,! i aithouyh in some cases such boards[ ! of commissi oners would, be kept, hut} | only in an advisory capacity. The [ [ Governor would name the boards and} j most of the executive officers, some} .with the approval of the State Sen-) j ate, while others would be named by, the boards with the approval of the { I Gittcrnor. The main features of the proposed, than yes would include placing the; ? r*v ?.iiv neiiii oi inc. a<imm-j .isi rat ivo j oaiuixnv lodging in him the i power of naming the officials? and 1? placing upon hiiii the responsibilityj of official action, substituting bu-i | loans for the- board plan of nrgapi-$ j stat'.oir." for the ?ra?j|<mt Council 'ofj| State, suh/.tittiting a Governors cab-j j iiU't. am* fSLiihiiishiiig a deifarimentj | of justices embracing all of the (lis-' ! tttict solicitors. with jh? Aii: > !.< % i , General at its lu ad. (-"j1 1 All of Liu- present depa-incurs; j and divisions of the Stale v>(void be) ; ! embraced in 1:1 dcmii'tmcn!.-. indud-! iv.'z Finance. .fust ice. rblucuCiouJ 11 e?a 1 t!V, 1Fighwavs a r.d Public. Works, } Agriculture. Cciv??rvaiio?i and De-g velopmcjnij Labor, Instiruiicuis/Local ' ; Government Finance. Banking- and . i In: taaiiee.,. ami the Public Utilities' Commission. Uu: latter taking place;; oi the present Corporation Coinmis-U sion. All others would be aholisbed: . or included within these departments , with as many divisions as accessary to take can m (be jtfffcWt phases of work. mis is the "short ballot" with a J vengeance. It goes further than hasp been proposed before. Edward M;j Gill's short ballot bill proposed ili 1 02 J) and which was to he introduced } i again next month, proposed only lo! ^allow the Governor to appoint -m\ present statutory ofuccrs. leaving, those created by the Constitution\ elective as at present. Several con-! stitutiomil amendments and changes}, will be necessary to bring about, rhe j changes in the latest report and fchey, l of oniiv!'. will have t?> wait until the! next election. Whether CloveriiovGardner will seek to bring-about all! of UiC changes advocated, ^1 i.niy! ; soi.h of tlidhi, is uncertain, awaiting i his '. commendutloftr to the General \ - . / r? t?;. $107,(106,000 i? M?rchat>dUe ! Nm C Carolina had, given in for! taxation in 102s, a total of $107,GOG.OOO in stocky of mcrchnndifco and} ! fixtures, or an overage of $1.078.tMi0 ; for each county; 8I2V,20 1,000 in, materials in process of mahiiFaCtpre.; or $1,212,010 per county average; i $20,270,000 in household and kitch-. |cn furniture, above the $300 exemp-j | lion, county av<orug?* of $202,700;! I solvent credits of $131t2GK,000, or! 1 $1,312.080 pev county; $80,820.0001 , in miscellaneous items, including au-| ' tomobilcs, or S8US.2G0 nnv coonfv i land $68,493,000 in all other unspec-j I "tried items, nv $6X4,930 pei county, j j the 1930 report of the Slate Board i {Continued or. Page 8) Lincoln as he really was, and settled J ; forever the question of his ancestry j ! and paternityWhile engaged in this work, Dr. \ Barton was at the same time pastor j j cf one of the most famous churches', | in the country, the Oak Park Oongrc-j ! gntional, which he built up into a; mcdel for all "institutional" church-: , is. He was sjj great and a good manj: ] and the father of a son, Briife Bnr-"f j ton, who is as famous in his line asj ; the minister was. rwspaper, Devoted to the ;, WATATJftA GOCNTY, NORTH CA ===- --== Christmas Reunion of J. M. Shull's Family Christmas, )0#0, was a merry oc-: feasion at the Iiome of Mr. and Mr.-:, jj f. M. Shttir, of Valle Cruris. For the! jiist time in the histOTV of th- fam-1 tly at rhe Christinas season, all thej cliiidrei. were gathered together! w:ih .he r-arents under the old ho;.ej roof-tree. And they, with other re!-! atives ant' friepds, went from Iheir, homos in different states to take-: real Christmas happiness to Mr. and f Mr?. Shut). wh?. have been left alone j for several years, their children so j scattered that at one time no two tif j the seven were i.; the Same staU stTffi J one even as far awnv as the Philip- ' Also," almost the entire family ?. G. Leake. a son-in-law. by their j' presence made the occasion a don-; hi-.* family reunion. The festivities (: began with an old time oyster roast at the tottagc of Mother Leake otij the edge of the Shall homestead. As!; one by one the cars polled in from; their journeys over *ce and snow- j! coated highways:, the guests were] ushered in where a warm weiromsf and a' whole bushel of oysters: in the shell were awaiting them. On Christmas morning, while some! went to church, others gathered inj the oarlor of the home and united! their voices in the old time Christmas' Carol*. Rut by early afternoon. they i were all together for the old-time! Christmas dinner, to which sat down thirty-two guests, representing bcTUties North Carolina; namsaa;. Mary-j land. Sou til Carolina. New York and; the Philippine Islands. In the midst of the meal, Mr. I. M. ShitlL affectionately known as]; "Laduy .Jim," arose and spoke feel-j ingly of the joy the occasion brought j he and Mother Shull and expressed j his appreciation to those who had come from near ami far tc join inj the first and perhaps the last gath-j ering of its kind. He called on iepre-j sentalivcs from the various states to! speak and several appropriate and: +. . t- HFto.i am - ^ ' leering responses pre made. After the dinner, ever} . foody again -fathered in the parlor by the lighted 1 Christmas tree, under which inanyjgifts were piled, which by the aid of j ; Santa Ciaus, reached the rH hands. | Several other relatives and friend13.]! including: Jim Shun, son and throe ;kiaghters oi' Nova. Tonn.. dropped i in during the afternoon. As the dusk succeeded daylight. j ^ $ujne departed fog their homos while / alrffirs extended thei? stay at the SKrj homestead for a few days. Amor;* j the Quests, including from the UN - f 1 media to Shu 11 family besides the pa; i*nts. a soii, six daughters, a hrothei. It nephew and niece,, three sons-in- , law and five grandchildren. were ' Mi*. John T. Shull, Dighton, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shull, Amy Kan.;{ Mrs. D. S. Moore. White Hall, Md. ;5" My. and .Mrs. V. C. Knoblauch and | Frederick Knoblauch, Charleston. S. 1 0.: Mi*. B. (J. Leake ami Rimes William Le*kr\ Manila, I\ 1.&? Mr. and Mrs. I. D, Shull, Jean Shall :ihd Mary Schiefler Shull, of V.alle ' Crucis; Mr. and Mr?. Ira T. John-' stoii and 'i nomas Shul! Johnston, nf| Jefferson, N. C.; Miss Wilheimma Shall, Gastonia, X. C.; Miss Beatrice] Shul!, New Yoik City; Mi. and Mis. T. C. Baird, Vnile Crucis, N. C.; J. 5 M. Horlon, Vilas, X. < .. Robert O. Glenn, Richmond, Ya.; Captain and Mrs. Paul Leake, Carolyn, Elizabeth and Anne Leake, Beaufort. S. C.; Mis. Leake of Valle Cruris. *L C.; George Vat^haSfc New >?York City, and Heiiry Vuughan. Olemson College. South Carolina. I ;y figraEBS ' " igagfpSl ; Failure to Pay for Gas Lodges Two in Bastile Messrs. Howard Chureh and John flj Kirhy, residents of Wilkes Countyij'j stopped Christmas day at the Vilas ( ';evviee Station and bought a small quantity of gasoline for their muteiy' j before proceeding in the direction! ; of Boone. But for some reason ttrj other, they failed to make payment. . the filling station man telephoned j the police in Boone, and within ;i period of minutes. Policeman Gross j had halted the pair, found ten gal-M Ions of bad liquor in the vehicle, and ( placed the travelers and their cargo;, in the county jail for safe keeping. Chureh and Kirby remained in the; lock-up until Saturday when thc-yj were. released under bond for their , appearance at the spring term of Superior Court. ( Harris Elected Captain i Of Mountaineer Squad: J Recce Harris, brilliant halfback 6fjl Appalachian State Teachers College,; has been fleeted captain of the; mountaineers for next season, it warp announced here Monday by Coach{ .Johnny Johnston. Harris hails from Thonia^ville, N.J C., and is a junior. He has heon a'.' member of the squad for two years' i and is 21 years of age. He stands] 5 feet I \ inches and was one of thej high scorers in .State football last'rj season. . I The new Mountaineer leader sue- ; cecds Freddie MacDonald, brilliant guard, as lender of the squad. 1 ' '' '" . ' ' Best Interests of Northw ROL1NA, THURSDAY. JANUARY FEDERAL DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN N. C. Watnaja Mentioned as One of Six Counties Needing Aid. Leans to Be Made for the Purpose of Buying Feed and Fertilizer. To Bear Interest at the Rate of Five Per Cent. No Free Gift. Raleigh. N. C.?Federal funds available for loans to farmers under the drought relief act recently passed by Congress authovi/.i. .: $-Jf>,000.000 i-.iis wni!i".-i- v. ijj n?/i i. bie until tome time after th. &niddld of January, said Dean I. O. fecln? ?K director of the agricultural r,\*iensi. n service of State College, 'ami in charge of distributing this fund in North Carolina. It must be kept in mind, said the ^director. that money from this appropriation is no free government gift. The fund will be distributed as a straight loan so-uiecl by u lira on the crop and earning interest at the rate of probably five per cent.'Only those <vho have been grossly injured by the drought, hail or other storm can.-es and cannot get credit otherwise arc eligible for the lbans. The money can be used dnlyyfpi" buying feed for livestock, seed and ' ' lizcr for . anting thr* new crop und pas and oil for the tractor. iSg SchauI> sayr. hat when a loan is. finally approved at Washington, it will probably be paid ir. instalments. That is. the borrower would get the money necessary for buying feed for his livestock immediately#, but would not get that for hi- seed an fertilizer until later. In the meantime, however, if it became-j known that money advanced to buy; leedsiuffs bad not been used for j that purpose no additional fundsi would be granted, he said. 1 It is not known just how much! money will bo apportioned to North] Carolina. The Federal authorities] ea.v that the states of Virginia. Ken-; Lucky, Arkansas and other central | states are in a more critical condi-i ticn than Noith Carolina and the Unit- ..r fU? ...tn ? ? ?' ........ ... vrtv 111 ?mr? v. ill UV CSpPnU'-'O In l-tsfr' urOBs. d However, Mr. Schnub is or?>cdin!-i inn- to so! Uj> the machinery to make | the loads in this State. The two manlies needing the money more badly inan others/are Survy ami Stokes, he -SSt.'ihrt. *5* arc Y?tfll1h:. Wili-r-p Rockingham. Alleghany, Wa- ] Lnugu and Ashe. A conv?nit|ee con-; risting <?r a hanker and two farmers! i,vi!t. compose the county committee j in each case in the two tvoisi drouth j ttickon counties and it is likely thati township conunifices will he set u?j 10 assist the county committee. Tho>e j emnmittoe- will i?a -s on ul! ?]a\>i>Ji-' .'ation.-. ' gg-. " I The application blanks will bo | available during the middle of Jan*] u;iry and can be iibtaineu th orn the | ouhty farm agent. Where there fsj 11 o county farm agent. blanks may he secured from the committee an no in ten for the county. Mr. Seliatib j is now glutting reports as to the needs: ,?f ?? ?* ** J ' 1 .......x.i v> in r.i.c- iinecteo.i and is securing,- responsible persons! to serve on the ..... .i tomniiiuu s. j In the meantime, fanners desiring fcoj lake advantage m the Mttj should Consult with their local county farm agents as to the necessary action,1 Mr. Schaub. Ask Tobacco Farmers To Report 011 Crops Tohatco men of Watauga nve ve-j luested to vemni to Howard Walker/; Su?itir: Grow, the success that mis; sttended their efforts hi the culture! if tie wheel. Business men and; formers would like to know what! bars hcon done in Watauga County j n the raining of tobacco .IW Just answer the question:* that avol inpoudcii to this article as accurate-: iy us possible ami mail to Howard; Walker. Sugar Grove, X. C. It maters not how small a crop you raised luring the oast season?answer ihe< [juestions just the same. Some of ( the reports will be published in Thej Democrat. The questions follow: Give your name and address. Amount of land in tobacco? Annum: .nd kind of fertilizer used? Cost of! fertilizer used, hours of labor devoted to producing and marketing? Man j flours? Horse hours? T tal cost oft labor? Other expenses'. Total cx-j [lenses? Number of pounds tobacco i nroduced? Avi?vo.?ii A . v . vvc.'vu per pound? Total amount received] for tobacco? Net profit, or loss? i REGULAR MEETING AMERICAN LEGION TO BE HELD JAN. 2nd Our regular meeting will be held, aiv January 2, 7 931. V o'clock p. m.,j it the "American Legion hall over the I Boone Feed Company store. AH are jigou to atteftd. We are still the! leading pose in the Seventeenth Uis-| tsict. Come on, comrades, and lot's | make it a hundred by January 20th. 1 0. L. YOUNCE, Commander, j Ralph Greer. Adjutant. i&iSrltMrs. EfSSHEWK TStsMaSiKBSi ?3 est North Carolina 1. 1931 Rev. H. G. C. Halloct Write* from the Ori< 1 Dear Editor: You doubtless have* many rca< c , amons fuvmeiv whom the C'nit .5 j class as second only to the of fie ? { They may be interested in the j I enclose. He is "San-da-loh-te," t-i [one Chinese farmers worship to a j good harve3ts. ? The "highly civilised" China ***_ j country of idols and idfd-worsmp. I The people have gods, tor every purpose and need and for easy and every class and occupation. I soraeJ times think China has as many gods ' as people! Tb?? farmer^' ?o<l is rcul, ly named *'Koh-?en." meaning grainj ged." *'San-da-IoK-te" describes him . ?''Three-hcads-six-bands'' Rod. Thft Chinese often cnii ?nen and Rods this 1 way, as Mr. One-eye or Mr. l'ot-ma:rk Mr. CrookedfoOi, or Mr. froni cmtch. Vots will notice th?*r the got! ; 1 send has six hands, in the tippt j two hands he carries the sari (red) j and the moon (green). If he turns the sun and rnoon properly the steI sons come to the- advantage of I he j farmers. if not, then Spring. Sum> mer. Autumn and Winter ;ir'e. baa. In the second pah of hands are ) the 'rain-hell" and the "wind-charm" i (seven stars of Grout Bear). With j these he governs the winds ami the | vain so as t.> give the farmers (if he ? :s pleased with them) sufficient wind ; arid rain to make crops grow quickly ! and abundantly. Kok-zen's third two hands grip two swords. With these j he siaslies ah the devils *vho would destroy or haim the crops or farm.-:. Koh-zen has two eyes for each of his three heads ami an extra one for good measure. Seven is .1 "perfect number." With his seven eyes io can see everything perfectly. He tan so! sec the needs and supply them. Mel jean see the dangers and devils and! repel them. Is he not a useful sort j of fellow? But they must worship j him faithfully to keep him pleased.: | He is worshiped chiefly in the .springi enough to last the whole year; They j i set fine feast before him and burn) | candles and incense, themselves cati ing when he leaves! i The eight red characters express j their prayers, "S-kyi bing-an, Kan ; luva trio-zwen"? May the tour seasons he peaceful, the silk and uroducabc abundant. Thof?emrriv..v-. is me "Pa-kua." a iiipiily valuta! and much used charm. The foul* gbtis at! tending Knh-?.en art now erf ill iVfesK-'tants.. Koh u*r. is very busy ami ne< ?'i I these fellows to run his errands and trnrvy i.oi his e6*m:Yitvnd?riJiv'-'Virrcy. j You wilf-'Thus see hew the- Phmcsfi | iis.'ccjs and desires are like those off \\\-> 1 orr.ers. and how thinyx*. V' j meet the needs, war!: out in then ! j^u'ls the attributes suited to supply i their nerds. !lo\v wewish they knew > ?mr one true (lot! and realized how life is really living ami able and wiilir.it U> s:upu'y all these pictured needsnnii all other needs as well. It is our joy to live atnnu.u this! Rnten?st;ittr. people and lovingly point:j ihe::i io. .on:-* wonderful Lord. not| lrOVi iirtr our religion updiV them revealing 4l:? mote ejcccfflni VVny^) | t??r tip ni to adrtjn or reject acccirilfcj I iiijr to 1 heir ?own svwfi will. Prayj ' for Ihs: grijat peome. Mayyiyixuaiul! e? idswsafedferive i y M 0 rry C h idsibife aiid a ptfosnemiis. New Ycar.f^^ YoiiV1! in CKvist's itliirf sei vicei I H. G. (\ HALLOi 'Iv. ] ( . X' <> !!<?> No. 12'jA ' Shanghai, China x^pvemUer ?o, 1 IK10. | County's Oldest Home Destroyed by Flames ! 1 Fire pf inuletprniined origin onj 1 last Wednesday completely destroy! ed the- residence at Vilas, which was occupied by its owner, Mrs. Mattieilohciaw, and the fa mil v of Mr. Co: Millings. The fjja me is supposed to.i have starlet! from n defective fRte..1 The luvninbings downstairs were nioyed and saved* from the flames.! bu; everything in the upper story; was lost-. Mr. Billing;*. has estiimUod; his less at $500, hut no figure ha*! been niiived on tin biii 1 iiinjr or the furnishings belonging to Mrs. Hols-1 claw. It is also ur.dci*-tdod that considerable property was in the house; belonging to a in-law. Mi. .lack Smith. There was no insurance. Thr building was perhaps the firstj brick stnu-tnrc erected in Wataugaj Countv. hstvinw ../..v-HH.-tit i i... i) e late Benjamin Council), a r;?~: ii'cev 'resident of this sec^on.. and ; was at that time ihe fiiicsl home* in the county. Despite the fact that it jv/ns erected before the Civil War. j clouds formed, it was in good repairj j at the time of the conflagration.] I Much of the old and highly prized j .furniture of the ante-bellum period i was included in the loss. 5 The poultry department of State. i College was recently donated an exceptionally lino Rhode Island Rodj j cockerel by the Tar Heel Red Farm' [ of Salisbury. The cockerel is of thej 'pure Tompkins strain and will be: f used in the breeding work of the col- j j lege poultry plant, announces R. S. j j Der.it-tyne. head j?\ the department. I 1 There are fifteen hundred milesj of canals in Germany. ' '' $1.50 PER YEAR " '-x PRESBYTER Y SENDS WORKER TO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Mr*. Evelyn Saddler Brown, Charlotte, to Spend Several Months 5a Boone. Will Do Religion* Work Among Students and Locate Membership in City. Church May Be Founded in Future. 1IS8 Mr-. Evelyn Saddler Brown, of CliGiloftf, Presbyterian lay worker, arrived in Boone Monday, and {faring i several month- to come will engage in religions work among the student-; ; of h^r faith art Ar.r?a!nrhinn Stufo i Teachers College. Mr?. Brown ha~ | the backing of the Holston Fresby1 terj, and during her extended stay in the eic.v intends to kfehtifv fier.-'Cl? with the life el* the community. ; A recent canvass >f the registration at App;\!a;h;o shows that there are seventy Presbyterian. A. R. P. ; and Reformed student- in that rnsP ! lution. j fn addition i. as.Vistfns: the At; dent? in their rsftgimis activities, ; Mrs. Brown will make a survey of / vhe town to locate Ale presbyterian | constituency. looking toward the or{gamzatibpi v.e tJir.-u in thfe future, j of a chin ch here. She is peculiarly ! fitted for this work, having graduat; ed at Mite ho!! College and at the Assembly's Training School. She has j j had several years* experience in tho J work, and has a brilliaiit record, For A the present she is njhkins hcadquai! tei"; at hjiSniol Boone Hotel. .1 From lime to time during Mrs. U Brown's residence in the city, Di. Gillespie < *' Greensboro, Rev. R. If. Stone, of Jefferson, arid other Pres- , byterian ministers of tftis section. 11 will conduct preaching service? at J | the colleger. MM During the lifetime of the late &w Rev. Edgar Tufts, of Banner Elk, jKf , the organization of a Presbyterian. Church in Boone was discussed, and at line time scciai'c! almost ossilVeb, but following tlie death of rha great mail plans wore abandoned, a id until recent months hp ciefiiiits step had been taken. Jtl is believed that, today there are at least fifty mem- ^ tiers of that faith who res RLe-withj*? g |rf., the v'u inity: oi' Boone. This number i P coupled with the Presbyterian mom- ? hovship at Stutc College, mould form M 11 substantial foundation for the ?c-H //anization of n rliorch her -, and it i? the hoi>^ ty nil that this kuu be ^ hreomfclichV.d' coming yeiu\ " h.'. \IlL :, $??* bjA .LvJ':'.y>'?v/.vvii Inmate c> County Home Succumfes io Exposure . . - >: \Vill (ireor. originally v citizen of lie Elk hut tor the past. - 3j i.vo aid bill* mpiv.hr. ;?n inV.iate of v;;?? found frozen av^vrV, away Inst Monday evening*. The 05o?"ihv county wait :r.?d to have hnc->\'r. :a.on^ and able :naii fpv hiv. had temporarily -r&tsdud^ln*. the _ Satisfy Valley of Tennessee. ; V hdn.-.tgp poorhpuae sot's his i'ifsyluV* lit about three o'Susn ay morniim.;, he instituted WaVttjfj'for, hiih aa'd reared him by ..ranks in the snow to the highway :> short distance away.. Since Grcici 'j had threatened a number of times to return to Shady, il was decided that he had eaujrht a ride in that dircctioii, since he had not been seen ?y neignuors. flo'.vevL'v. on Monday morning a passer-by reported having heard someone 44in the woods," and Messrs. Edward .Mast, Ralph Cbtvard, Earn 1 Ito(Iffes and others instituted search, finding the frozen body without much difliculty- ,7,1 ~ J THE WEATHER t Weather lepoii fog! sveek ending December 21. I0i>0. as compiled by - '1 the Co-operative Station. Appalachian Start- Teachcw. College, lioone, ?. T. C. Wright, observer: ft Vvovjw maximum temperature, J S degrees. i Average minimum temperatare 10 degrees. Average temperature, 21 degrees. Average daily range in fompera- M tuve, 2a degrees;. [ Greatest daily range in tempera ture, 4S degrees; date, 21st. Average temperature at 6 p. m. t;M (time of observation). 2 1 debtees. } \H ^iighest U-mperatr.w- vein-hed. 46 ? decree-?; date. 26th. Lowest temperature leached, * degrees below zero; date. 21st. Number inches of rainfall (including' melted snow). 0.0f> inches. Number inches of snowfall, 2. i Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 0.70 (date. 20th). Number of days with d.G 1 inch or more rainfall, 3. Number of clear days, 2. ??& Number of cloudy days, 1. Number of partly cloudy days, 1. Direction of prevailing: wind, NW. Dates of heavy frost, 2lst, Dates of light frost, 22nd. Dates ot fogs, 26th. J Other phenomena described as Collows; Solar halo on 2.2nd and 25th;
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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