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T. C. MARE MANY
INTERKTINGTOYS
Primary Department Kinder Miw
Carolyn Weaver Converts W?tft
Materials Into Novel Creations.
Pictures and Chart* Depict Progress
of the Past Century. Potential
Teachers Learn How to ln-?
struct the Six-Year-Old.
A visit to Miss Caio.yn Weaver**j
primary department at State Teach-)
ei-s College >s woith anyone's time.j
for in that large. cheerful room a j
stranger at glance bid?uve? that!
re has been transported to QVd San-|
:a's toy fact ?r>. which youthful
ographers claim . located near thej
North Pole. A .'.a.-s of more thanj
fifty potential Unuhw- arc here ttt-j
iored in ways and means oi enter-:
tainting and, of course-, coaching the!
six and seven-year-old child in his or j
her early education.
The ualh of vhi< ittteresiclassroom
are decorated with pulming*'. |
:m . c M
??i .'iium-i ;
Goose characters, amy charts. de-|
scriptive dvawtpgc. etc.. depleting t he i
development >f . iustiios.j
Miss Weaver hand.- you a " "V. which1
has been prepare'.! b\ r.ov -- en-1
titled. "My lU.-Jpeis." ai;c as you iw:'!
the. Pages you are introduced to Ihe'J
folk with yhOfVii he s:\e~year-oM j
cqiKHsl jr. cor; tact---the ir.iikmmil the;
plumber. thi .rvoeetyrr.au. the -I
' dentist and -thers?.nuyaidr.e
traliors graphically ?-~yh CTK- j
Ihf^ ^?hvr;> ar.d; a;
acat parai: van I i dntc d ' it n cczt v-'e> r
ictiiy " " " ? - - - * endcr*.
Th ' -> " ! -.: y
Projects." a > - - _
the : /.- . ?t . . si? A y o origprmt
. '.--- ' .-v.. "'The
rami Rook." an tht w.
compiled the class. telis w ihej
things s.een by two chii .iic: while or-:
a farm. This profusely illustrated
textbook has beer, given a trial at
Boone Demonstration School, where
it was favorably taken-te by firstgraders.
Books are not ;il/ that the: primary
department manufactures, for on tables
ami window sills are se re of j
via> inuuv >> '? aim
book ehaai(t-.o>- mad-! i"rv>m nam-v J
pulp and creek m:d Included m thi
collection arc vubb:||j houses, cani-j
els, chicken*: ?n? " <.\v that jumped;
vVci this iioaut. Mtbhe: llui?i.;vci,j
and facsiiuiles luiraeleis
dear to the wok hi of childhood. On J
a long table is a Dut.i Jmill, i cp
resenting th# month of Match, fashioned
from paper pulp be Miss Grady
Spicor and so closely resent h ling the
genuine ti at an ob. ervei is led to
believe that genius has been wasted
on some srudents at A. A. T, C. And
passing i>ii you will observe a group
of drawings running hair the length
of the room shewing the development
of transportation ? beginning with
the sail snip, in iir.e the carriage, the
coach, the railway train, automobile,
and so on to the aivpline.
A "picture show" of tln.k development
of Boone occupies a prominent
placethe room. Nine students of
the class, Ethylene Webb, Rav KLlis; ]
.ntniVsoh. Siary Willie Golds tor Mar-!
?*rel Mullina, Elizabeth White ami!
Virginia Edmisten, arc responsible:
for the novel device. By winding a I
bolt of wrapping paper fr m one;
spool to another you rfeview the many
changes which have taken place ml
^Watauga's capita! since Daniel Boone!
|ggw'. bla'/ed the Wilderness Trail to Ken-j
iuc&y.
And db\vn in the basement of the \
gEK. Administration Building is 'Mack's j
house," constructed of paper carton J
with windows of mica, i-ywer boxes]
on; the lodges, curtains and shades'
of scrap cloth, ami furnished with!
" flYtfirifts i
rjjQ . v<(^ss v.? Ji.cj?jjr
7 This miniatmo dwcHinc wa? a pari j
of a mono! farm arrangement \y!??h'!
oi- tiit^hoUse, a dairy barn,1
'jj?r; Poetry house, silo and all lnv.ci&avyj
farm buildings, li o i.rounds aroundi
them dolled with white chickens \
made from clay.
l Miss Weaver's class uses only waste
materials in the work, and many'
methods have been devised to make!
poroevhing from nothing. Old ne\vs-|
papers, pasteboard cartons, scraps1
from woodworking plants and even!
peanut shells are transformed into
toys and trinkets which would bring;
gladness to any child. This capable!
teacher does not wish to. burden keri
students or the students-to-he of thej
young ladies in her class with thej
V- purchase of expensive materials, so!
they just pick up things and presto!>
there is a doll, a toy or whnt-haveyou!
And all of this work will moan
y something to future primary >t:i-!
dbnta, for it has been truly said that!
to train the mind of a chiid you must}
< ffer something to his or her liking. |
Food and Feed Acreage
To Be Increased in 1831 j
With tin- If).'; I "Live-at-Homc":
campaign entering its thiv.i week.;
reports to the Extension Service at
North Carolina -State College, which
? V division is conducting' the campaign.
i/ indicate with emphasis that the peo^4
pie of the State still have a rdjpon$?'.
2 rive ear to plans to make North Carolina
self-supporting.
. ,*v* mullliva Mii'.C OCCM * JSIieO
in the first txvo weeks of the campaign
by five teams of extension
j?> workers and these specialists report
j enthusiastic reception of the slogan,
"Farm to Make a Living in 1931."
The attendance has averaged above
ZOO and this figure is considered excellent
in view of the unfavorable
weather conditions which have been
encountered, making it difficult for
farmers in the outlying districts to
reach the county seats.
The campaign continues through
the month with the extension teams,
each accompanied by two speakers,
. visiting practically every county in
the State. The campaign is under
the direction of Dean I. O. Schaub,
director of the extension service.
Evidence that the "Live-at-Home"
idea has not fallen on barren ground
is shown in the 1930 crop acreage
j. figures which have been compiled :.t
Jo Extension Headquarters ip Knicigii.
.-.M
' *
1:0 left' \\ ule broke off trie ?.(!g
FiOis. ,-T.::?5 changes the e
?rr.0u>5ty \vc.iri:.:*r i*.vi?y hr: this
ir tn v- at f - ?i; * -towr-,
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Work of Weil-Known
Artist Appears in The
Democrat Each Week
L
Albert T. Reid, world-famous
cartoonist, whose, work appears in
this ~~*~~f* r
of the movamen* bar foreigu
artists trom painting official
portraits of public officers.
Are you following the work of
this great cartoonist every week
in this paper?
People ail over the Nation are
talking about him and -Sis drawings.
There is no artist living who
can draw any better than Mr.
Rcid does. There are few who have
his keen sense of humor. We do
not know of one who has a deeper
insight into the problems and
prepiexities of the ordinary man.
Certainly there is none ot.Ser who
understands the people of the
country towns and the farms a*
tlciu; uoss. And he is second
to none in his unflinching
Americanism, his profound faith in
the future and destiny of our Nation.
Those are some of the elements
that Make Albert T. Re id Ameri?Vs
'; greatest cartoonist. We feel
that in presenting his cartoons every
week we are giving our readers
something t.'iat alone is worth
more than the price of a year's
subscription.
The land planted in 13 importar
food aiid feed crops was actually ir
creased by 520,180 acres last yea
while the cotton acreage was d<
crested by 234,000 acres, 'the intone
value of the increase in the 'value c
food and feed crops is placed at 811'
000.000. These figures showing ai
tual. nccoinplishment^ are proving e)
necialiy encouraging to agricuUun
leaders and with this data in han
the speakers are able to show farir
er.-. bankers and supply merchant
that the idea has been undeistoo
and that North Carolina is on th
highroad to making itself self-sui
porting.
Governor Gardner has asked ft
an additional increase of $40,000
000 in the food and feed crops i
1931 and it is this goal that the e:
tension and county workers seek M
the campaign now in progress.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING
Charles L. Younce,. commande
announces that the regular meetir
of Watauga Post, American Legio
will be held in Legion Hall ovi
Boone Feed Store, Friday evenin
February 6th, 7:30 o'clock. Sever
matters of importance will be take
up, and officers are desirous of
full attendance.
NOTICE
This is to certify that we have th
day sold our entire interest in tl
Boone Chevrolet Company to V
Ralph Winkler. All accounts due 1
raid firm prior to this date are to I
paid to us, and all indebtedness is 1
be paid by us.
This January 26, 1931.
L. L. Bingham,
W. T. Payne,
It A. E. South.
'Tits W.ATAUUA ilEiMUttVA 1'?EY1
???
ara bulls Drops a Piece of Its "L
jv . _ *
* *. ** ?$ 2?-* r
.s'" A *'r
--iss^-ss^
.: ; win:; :: 1 . Jy year lor-Wrg. huge CGlihk
c of ihc A:.-:r\Fails- ai Xiaeata end p
r of tHo va\'< o-ifipleudy. but without imp:
> the iahrrest <'! ..V b.e?k r*. recorded h'*
.1 the America? ikle.
Athletic Association to
Meet in Wilkesboro Sat.
A meeting oi representatives of; '
all schools in t he Eighth District, j?
Athletic Association of North Caro"
I liria High School Girls, who expect
to compete in the-Basket ball cham- j
pionship contests will be held at the'
Wilkesboro High Scliooi at 1:30 p.!
hi. Saturday, February Yth. T. E.
chairman of the district oration
a#d former Wataugnman,
has issued the following statement
Relative to the contests:
'"At the me^Vng; in Wilkesboro
Saturday, a" schedules and arraiige- '
j mints fur the games was be made.
; Trig tunc- of starting the contests is
-till an open question, and this, too.
wjll have to he avoided at the meeting
Saturday. The State organization
icijuires that each school that participates
in the contests pay a fee
S5, which is used tos p -stage, sta-i
; fSjjoncry, printing:, etc.
j " 111 t ho p?1-t -oplx:mtiu - contests.;
; have been hem throughout the dis-;
ltvict. with most of the final honors';
| going* to ten hi.- from Avery County.*
j What do you have to say about itj
this time? Shall we have a trophy I
Cup again? Ybu be at the meeting
arui help to wctk out the matter.
Entry blanks and other information
will be furnished all who wish them."
Basketball has become quite a
popular sport among Watauga high
expected that several teams" \vm
compete in the coming contests.
FARMS FORSALE IN
THE SHENANDOAH
VALLEY, VIRGINIA
O?
^ 'vV>"v 1
Where wt hzvt good roads built and J
paid for; no State tar on farm? or;
personal property. An unexcelled
School System. The best of 'lome;
markets and near large city market*.
i rts - ACRES--Smooth. levels lind. In;
.ihjgh state of cultivation, splendid y-i
t jivirtl- , rvel<lr..i/i,i i
j bank bain and all needed farm build-j.
? ings, good as new; watered by vve3ls?ii
\ springs, and gravity system. jjjjjjgy j
j acres bearing apple orchard that will;
j pay for farm, large packing shed. ;
full orchard equipment ?tractor, i
j trac.toi disc, plows, harrows, sprayer J
j cultipacker, mower, rake, apple f
crates and ladders, .2 horses, 2 wagI
ons, beds and hay ladders, 1 potato
i digger, on good road near a large
: town, cold storage, apple and cider
_? plant. Price. $100 an acre.
ill 116 ACRES?Large brick residence,
66 as new, large porches, full basexIntent,
spring, well and cistern at
i-{ house; poultry nlant, capacity 700
y | hens and 1560 broilers; r.ew barn,
.fjnew double garage, included in sale;
,-jtvvo ?ood horses, 4 good cows and
>1 full line of faim machinery, good s>si
new: 1 acres fruit, 7 acres timber,
ilj 20 acres blui?-grass-pasture, balance!
d in cultivation, school and church at!
j- tann, two miles this city over good!
1 road. Price $5,000, half cash.
* I 270-ACRE DAIRY FARM?Smooth
' [and level; new 8-rbom residence, a
'"I large bank barr., meets dairy requirements;
all needed farm build!
ings; wells, cistern and never failing
'"t spring at buildings; plenty of fruit,
' i 10 acres oak timber, 3 miles this
_"-j city, good road. Price $12,500. This
1 j is a REAL BARGAIN for someone.
j 80 ACRES?Good 6-room house, celi
lar, large poultry house; new barn,
I cilrv ort#1 oil ncaila/1 Vi?!l/lJn?c !
r, 2 wells and spring stream through
ig 6 acres of truck bottom land; ten!
n, acres timber; four miles this city,
it over highway. $3,500, one-half cash.
j?{ 50 ACRES?Well located, right at
[" school, churches and store; good 7
room house; cellar, ia$ge porches
and new metal roof; good bain and
other farm buildings; large spring in
? lawn near house, large shop suitable]
for auto repair; located in a good
community, on hard road seven miles
ie this city. $3,000, $1,000 cash.
WRITE FOR FARM DESCRiP0
TIONS?TELV ME YOUR
>e WANTS.
* W. T. BIRMINGHAM
35 West Water Street
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
SKY THliKSUAX?BUUJNJK, N. <J,
r ~ ~1 :l
v;: ^ \
.x. *iar ^Gj
?*pfnZjijg*-- . - ^C.
fraeg&is .. - -i
u
i !::ncstone about 175 feet and ^
Iung>'d in::- the S>rgc below the
their beauty. The rock is
tory T? ? photograph was taken
The Smoky Mountains Mikual Knhai'.ge
Composed of ukmbci - -?>:n
\tacB>on. Hayvrood, Jackson, Swain, j
Macon. Graham, Cherokee and I lay:
o.ntio>, is preparing: to -oil tnej
poultry of its members co-operative-{
y in 19.31.
SPECIAL NOTICES
WANTED -To trade good young:
cattle for good farm horse. C. C.
Farthing. Blowing: Keck Road,
Boone, X. C. 2-5-4
FOR TRADE or SALE CHEAP?Twoj
ton International Truck in '.roodj
running: condition. Pteffefl to ?v j
change lor smaller truck. >1. E.j
FVpffiit. Johnson CiIa\ Tenn 2t
RKi HEALTHY FLUFFY BABY
CHICKS hatched from lange-bred!
Stale accredited flocks. Barred]
and White Rocks, R. J. Reds. Lot'
do your "Ustom hatching:. $2.00;
j|er t vay of .112 gogs. We sol I!
hrooders and pofdtry supplies, j
in:ii n?. . u '* .... vv *.i. u*'Mi
vi mivci- i litn.'.tMS. ilUl Ut U
hotO, N. C. l-l-if
WANTED?information f com any-,
one that knows of a foxhound with;
red body, white feet, white blase!
in his face; white breast, end of
tail white; a niece .lorn >>ui t>f one
T,net the f8th of October, A
lihe'rai reutaiu wui he paid For the
ecovery of this dog. Notify Fred
AL Deal, Lenoir, N. C. l-22-4t
? - ??r t
FOR SALE?Good farm horse,!
weight about 1,100 pounds, age j
good. Will sell reasonably. M. C.j
Holler, Boone, R. F. D. 1-22 Up!
FARMS FOR SALE?SO acres good I
cleaved land ai Banner Elk, good j buildings,
well watered and water j
in house, good grazing and or-;
chard. Price reasonable. Also iMl
acres nt*ar Newlaiiri, practically all!
cleared and -in gtass, good ov-\
chard. Will also sell lb) ^head of !
sheep with last named place. Terinsl
will be made 10 suit the buyer. If!
interested 'see Biv write
i
| ATTE>
| Mr. Fa
= Will you need any fa;
j={ fencing, seeds or othei
= spring? We are now
j= care of your wants aloi
= attractive prices. Fig
E? you make any purcha
= We have recently tal
= the International
painy line of fai
YOUR F1
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PETITION AGAINST
LUXURY SALES TAX
SENT FROM BOON!
lore Than a Hundred Watauga But
inesft Men Sign Document Oppos
ing Sale* Tax of Any Character
Many Other* Express Themselvei
as Being Favorably Impress?*
With Senator Lovill'i Bill.
A petition opposing the iuxurj
ales tax bill recently introduced !?>
lenalor W. R. Lovill, signed o\ ntdib
han a hundred Boone and Wataugr
usiness men, was forwarded to Wil
;?rd L. Dow oil. exeenli* *: sec-eta*^
f the North Carolina Brer chants As
ociation last wesk. The preamble U
be document stated that the signer?
ppose any form ox sales tax vhxd
never, and the opinion of e.un> ol
hem is that the law make- a poiciv
iai violator of every dealei in thf
nicies mentioned for taxation. Stil
tb< state that a luxury tax h ex
to collect and places an epua
tr.dea or* banker and beggar, is un
aii in its pi incinle. and will not af
ord sufficient revenue to apprecij
blv cut the rate on real property.
interviewed at random 011 tb<
~e *?
ucei." VI uuuni: .;avuiu<i,t.
n^intr-NS and professional inen of thj
L?\vn expressed themselves r.- '.tetn^
1 sympathy with Mv. Lovill'i hill
filch provides for a salc^ tax or
earettes. other tobacco products
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What tastes better than Hot Bkcuito
- o? night? Th.ese-'^pp'otizinr-tic!:ii
self-rising flour.
HOT BISCUITS AND HONEY
SSI ttsYitinil swooi?snv ?&?
torn giii I dieticians. They are ill on
healtli/11? arid less Injurious to tin
teeth aiul djoption ihan rich, lieayi
sweets. and h.v natural woets w
mean Uut,ytsVrfflp nsul honey nal
urn's own preserves.
?ml v.ItU Uiiu-v. ..t course, Uie nnt
urn I coii)] demerit is InO losc'iitS! IMp
iliji iiiil biscuits. I'Ubiy ???' sweet lull
tee ami jrin ?v ;uh:t i ioaftSf
vyliut -ould be :? riio.p perfect\coin
blnntier. it t !;;:i i rili K,u?da> t?v*n?juj
."or"' ft* sOvvoV at ai? inform."
xnthiMie-?
Tim bieini^riok;! u?ri ?.:iuse v?n
any anxiety \t' you ?v?> tn?l r. tMrntigli
ly experieiuod liou>.?\Ytr?\ .\ jcroa
deal of the liucerfcYiniv rati !?' vt>
hbwp
Siil!ll!tt!ilttt!llilllllli!liiHliiiillB
ITION
rmer!
rm machinery, wire
HARDWARE this
in position to take ^
ig these lines at very
;ure with us before
ses.
ken the agency for
Harvester Com- 5
rm machinery. v
MENDS
ardware &
- . - y
ompany \
4
IlillillllillilllllllillHIilllllillliillilllllii!!
cosmetics, shotgun shells, candies
etc., and several of them'have wru.
ten letters endorsing- ihe measure
r Others say that they had signed 1
^ petition condemning sales taxes, be &
j JicViiijr thst they iv'ci'G op^osisig '
I {general sales tax rather than it U&
II on hrturies.
ITjo i-omrr.ftn rry anj"tni-ant;v >K'?i
! relieve the farmer of some of hit
" I lax burden, and knowing that rev
" enue must he raised to eart-y on the
j manifold departments and ageneiv:
!I of State government, scores of them
'[ believe that a luxury sales tax of
: fens the only solution.
"[ WHAT CHRIST SAID OF HIMSELF
It is quite a relief to turn from
*\ these attempts to manufacture or le1J
construct a new Christ, in opposition
to the Christ of the New Testament
n, to what He says of Himself. i' \
' ] most illuminating of these sayings of
*j His is: "I anl the Light of the world.'
M He came to give men 11 new life; He
J also came to give them new light; \a
1 j fact. He claimed to be the Light Him
-!f.
Let us think for a moment of v\ha'
1 ordinary, natural light means to us
, A1! the knowledge that we posses*
' of the world around us, and of fr.t1
" heavens above us, is due to the gift
' .>f liirhl WiPiniil liwhf .* ? sk.v.Ti.'
" dwell in absolute darknets ah<i
gloom, ami such an existence would
J: soon be over, because there couM be
5 no life without light. Hut Christ came
to be the Light of ^ the spiritual
world, so that we might become con
'j f-eious of its existence and learn I
1 know the treasures it contains. *
?P. W. N\
SUCCESSFUL
AEMAKING
RACE VIALL GRAY
j, w
t fc
> and Honey, whether it be morning, noon
rig biscuits were "made in a jiffy" with
Hour l < which litis already oocn added
at the mill Cue rigid amounts of pure
? i i ? ?...i i.t.u. ..i..?
s ate of soila, which is really baking
a ponder, and sail for seasoning. To
>' use, the Hour is sifted only once and
i I he mixture shnuld be handled as
- little and as lightly as possible.
Hero is the recipe which Is as simple
as it is economical:
Hot Biscuits.
" 2 cSuiff ?etf-rls!!ng c a |i mlik
r: liour (v.-hole or fr^ak
p ? tl>s;? f:it ImtterTOUk)
U* Sin r.iui I5:v; Uff tlio flour.' AflU
1 ibc Shortening iiuii cut or n.li U Into
tlic Hour, Then a?M tho milk a little- \
at. a time to m?Uo a -oft dough. ItoU
until about omvihird inch thick am!
* I SragSRW' ' i'-'svuf t t'nuT. rraco on ft
i* I l?akfn^ sheet am! hake in a hot oven
'i j &N 50 do g r efe dinj* .-_
t ' Serve at once with butter and honey.
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