V VOLUME XLH, NO. 42 S COVE CREEK H1GH= SCHOOL CLOSED ON TUESDAY MORNING Diplomas Presented to Thirty-eight Graduates by Superintendent Hagaman. Dr. D. D. Dougherty Delivers Literary Address, and Mr. Walker Tells of Success of Vocational Agriculture Department. Commencement exercises at the Ccve Creek High School were concluded Tuesday morning when Dr B. B. Dougherty, president of the Teachers College, was the principa speaker, and when diplomas were presented by Superintendent Smith Hagaman to 38 l.igh school graclu ates. President Dougherty's address was delivered in a humorous veir and was happily received by the au diencc which filled the large audi torium. Mr. Hagaman spoke encouragingly as he presented the diplomas to the graduates, ami Principal S. 1'. iior ton made appropriate remarks as he tendered perfect attendance certificates to a large group who had not missed a day in the classroom during the session. Professor W. Y. Perr.v presented Clint Adams of the senioi class an honor medal and a scholarship to Lees-McRae College, in recognition of his superior scholastic accomplishments. Mr. Howard Walker gave something of the vocational agriculture course he heads, and recited the Ttis tory of 67 boys who graduated froir the Cove Creek Schocl. Twenty-foui made farmers. 10 public workers, S rural school teachers, 1 civil engi neer, 1 banker, 2 merchants, 1 bar ber, 1 shoemaker and a few othei occupations. He discussed the value vocational agriculture would have been to these 24 farmers and outlined plans for a community fair this fall. The commencement began Satur day evening with the presentation bj the senior class of a play, "Follow Me," the proceeds from which amounted to a little more than 2 hundred dollara. The cast was well coached and the stage performance is described as well-nigh perfect. The class exercises, which wen rndered under the direction of. Miss Annie Dougherty, a member of the faculty, came on Monday evening * and Miss Dougherty's handling ol B stage setting which was prepared un der her personal direction. , Twenty-eight seventh grade diplo mas were presented and the follow infr comprised the high school graduating class: Clint Adams, Alice Bing ham, Finlcy Bingham, Fnye Byer3 Rex Bumgnrner, Fred Castle, Madgr Castle, Ruth Castle, Ralph Church I.avola Oarender, Edith Eastridge Hazel Ellcr, tipura Farthing. Rub\ Grayson, Willie Greene, Glenwoot g Greer, Cecil Glenn, Jessie Mac Har mon, Glace Mast, Glenn May Hardit ;jm _ Moody, Piercy Moody, Georgia Pal St * mer, Madge Reese, Thelma Ilomin aft' g-cr, Dora Dean Sherwood, Mildrer Thomas, Ancil Thomas, Doris Wilson IS Ruby ^Williams, Ralph Williams, Ainu H? Winebarger, Cleo Walker, Scottit K Sue Barlow, Gilbert Mast, lloherl jffi Yates, Beatrice Osborne and Belvt B "Ward. Honor Roll Those receiving honor grades were B Second Grade: Billie Harmon. Thirt I tirade: Gray Presnell, Robert Ban nev, Rachel Henson, Francis Gragg Marcelle Coleman, Ruth Banner ?! Fourth Grade: Dwiglit Stout, Jacl Grogan, ITal Johnson. Fifth Grade Delia McGuire, Robert Walker, Lei McGuiro, Fred Shull, Don Johnson Blanche Fletcher, Robert Lewis, Mor ris Kenspn, Len Isaacs. Sixth Grade Edna Harmon, Heron Banner, Leste Deal, Fred Hayes, Brownie Hagainan Seventh Grade: Clyde Cole, Dottii Glenn, Loy Brown, Ruby Glenn, Bol White Bingham, Ruby Johnson, Pau line Mast, Loy Presnell, Alma Smith Eighth Grade, Henry Wellman, Jo sephine Mast, Nile Morris, Chloe Mi chael, Mattic Lou Harmon. Nintl Grade: Glenn Sherwood, Kermi Reese, Roy Rominger, Edward Love Howard Love; Earl Henson Wadi Fletcher, Grady Eller, Ola Winebat ger, Ruby Thomas, Geneva Thomas Ella Reese, Ruth Sherwood, Mar; Phillips, Bess Lewis, Louise Johnson Carrie Harmon, Myrtle Henson, Vel ma Brown. Tenth Grade: Mary E Banner, Nina Church, Gladys Mp.sl Thomas Presnell, Paul Trivette, A1 bert ^lichael, Madge Williams, Erii Smith Billings. Eleventh Grade: Rut Castle, Madge Castle, Cecil Glenn. Democrats Will Name Ticket for May Electioi Chairman J. M. Norton issues call today for a Democratic conver tion to be held next Tuesday eve ning, at which time it is proposed t nominate a ticket for a mayor an three aldermen to be voted on at th municipal election on May 6. So far as is known, no slate o -candidates is being advanced prelim inary to the convention, and no it formation is forthcoming as to whetl er or not a Republican ticket will b / offered. A Non-Partisan N BOOK I ^ A Florida Queen | Miss Margaret Shepard, of New Kensington, Pa., was chosen Queen at tiie Festival of States in St. Petersburg, Fla., recently. lUGH SCHOOL WILL CLOSE APRIL 29TH; JENKINS TO SPEAK ! Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr. Kent ' on Previous Sunday. Superintendent Hngaman to Present Diplomas > Fifty-tS.ree Graduates. Professor Williams to Present Award to Most Polite Student. Boone High School will come to a 1 close on Wednesday, April 29th. On } Sunday evening, April 26th, ar eight * o'clock in the Baptist Church, Rev. ! L. F. Kent, rector of Valle Crucis Associated Missions, will preach the baw! calaureate sermon. The ministers ir? 1 town will take part in this seriiicc. TIT _.l 1 r, ? \jn ueuueauay axiecnoon, April ; 29th, at 3:30 o'clock, class day exereisps Will bo belli jj; the college au" -Atorin^. #88 time for chip exBfeUc ' Wis changed ih order not to conflict " with an operetta being given by the Demonstration School on Tuesday evening. . Dr. William A. Jenkins, president of Davenport College,, will deliver " the commencement address in the college auditorium on Wednesday evening, April 29t!i, at ciglit o'clock. Mr. Smith Hagaman, superintendent | of county schools, will award diplo' mas to 53 graduates out of a class ' of sixty seniors enrolled. At this exercise Professor Joseph : Yvillinms will present a five-dollar " gold piece, given by he and Mrs. Wil" linms, to the student in Boone sec' ondary schools who has been voted ' the politest student by the citizens ' and teachers in Boone. ' Junior Senior Banquet at the Blowing Rock School j On Saturday night, April 13, at S o'clock, the animal Jumor-Senioi banquet of Blowing Bock Iligli School was held in the Town Hall ol j that city. The thirteen juniors teni . dered the four seniors, Misses Mary j Woolen, Annie Coffey, Veltie Hartley and Virginia Suddreth, a four' course banquet. The hall was beau. tifully decorated in the form 01" 0 r ship and the color scheme, white and blue, was carried out. I Joe Boiick acted as least master. ' and Miss Edith Walker acted as hostess. Toasts were given by Mrs. F. C. Nye, Omer Coffey, Maude Powell, " Wylmath Bradshaw, Virginia Coffey and Hayes Coffey. 1 .About twenty-five guests, incluu^ ing the faculty and friends of the classes, were-present. Much credit for the success of the banquet is due Mrs. Eugene Storie, sponsor oi the junior class. She was assisted '' by Mesdames D. P. Coffey, Dan Klutz and Jesse Walker. ' Hntisett at "Davil't Gate" Razed by Flame a h Two summer cottages, the prop erty of Mr. Bynum Taylor of Boone 'lifrvirs Gate." close b; the power dam on the Blowing Rod highway, were burned to the grouni 1 last Thursday night, the loss beinj complete. The little buildings wen a well constructed and represent a con i- siderable loss, which is said to havi - been partially covered by insurance o One of the structures was rente< d . during summer months as a tea room e the operators renting the other a; a dwelling. The fire was undoubtedly f of incindiary origin, the building; )- were unoccupied, and neither caugh i- fire from the other. It appears, prac i- ticaliy certain that the buildings wen e alighted separately and from the iii .. side: v. . At - I .k 'mm: v.Jr, ?? LJGA: ewspaper, Devoted to tju TO, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTI^ < Black Diamo Praise in Cot Production J The Black Diamond pick, a recent ly patented and improved minors too invented by Roby M. Owens of thi city, was accorded a sensational Ye cept-ion by operatois in tbe coal re gions of three states last week, am it is now certain that mass produc tion methods will have to be adopter in order to supply the implement in sufficient quantities to meet th demands. Mr. Owens, co-founder wit] J. A. Sproles of the Black Diamom Pick and Handle Company, returns Saturday from the bituminous re gions of Virginia. West Virginia an^ Kentucky, whore samples of the ne\ tools were exhibited with such sui prisir.gly successful results. He wa accompanied by Mr. Roy Brown, am from reports they bring it is deduce! that it will be necessary to manufac ture at least 200 of the new diggin; tools daily to meet the orders whicl are assured. Commissary managers, mine pwn ers and operators, as well as the min ers themselves, were shown the pick and gave unanimous approval. Th elongated eye, reducing handle break age to a negligible minimum, quickl; took the eye of the coal men, am ihey were equally miprcssed by th advantage of the points of hand forged steel. One owner of thre mining operations became so or thused that he made Mr. Owens th WEIL KNOWN VET DIES INCALDWELI J. King Farthing, Sole Survivor o Colonel Folk's Cavalry, Dies ai Hornc Near Patterson. Nine Children Sunvive. The Lenoir News-Topic of Apr 20th hears the information that King Farthing, one of the few itt maining Confederate soldiers of CaJ J,U1- -?My purpose of buying seed and fertilizer to the amount of $40,000. Mr. Gragg further states that estimates he has made from the applications liled, indicate that no less than 3,000 acres of Irish potatoes have been planted or will be within the next few days. He further suggests that these fanners will produce an average of 200 bushels to the acre, making a total yield for the county of 600,000 bushels, which at $1 per bushel would bring this fall and'winter $600,000 into the. county. Mr. Gragg has no estimates .on acreage seeded to other crops. ? ?1.50 PEP. YSAK MANY ANGLERS ON S JEAMS AS TROUT S iSON IS OPENED C; ?jj? j Thus Far Described as 55 at !?' ctory, Considering, Extremely ? atisfaclory Weather. Warden ^ s Notable Increase in Sale of * 2nses. lzaak Walton League Many Permits. Trout fishinp officially opened in these parts last Wednesday and many angers lecauy ami ironi Qisianc paints have hied a Way to the swiftflowing mountain streams and for the most part they have been successful in their casting for the speckled and rainbow trout. County Game Warden H. Grady Farthing, however. In bis report to the Department of Conservation Monday, pointed out that thus far trout fishing weather had been extremely unfavorable. He predicts, however, that when the elements become friendly to the angler, record-breaking catches will be recorded, as the efforts to restock the streams are now bringing forth fruit?there are really trout in the streams this year as is evidenced by the fact that catches on poor days have been ahead of *'fisnermaivs luck" on ideal days of previous seasons. More than forty dollars worth of special permits to fish in the waters of Howard's Creek have been issued so far by the Izank Walton League, and few have failed to be amply repaid in fine sport for the dollar expended. Meat Camp Creek, another stream which the League controls, will )><' opened on May 1. and remain open until the lotli. During this period, Howard's Creek will be closed and restocked. The two streams will not be open at the same t"ne during the season. Wardens are oil full-time duty to see that all anglers are provided with license and that there arcno other violations. No less than $250 worth of State and county licenses have been sold, according to incomplete returns, which is far ahead of last year's receints at this time, when the total .snips of fishing licenses for the entire period was S4SI). Nine hundred dollars worth of hunting licenses were sold. The wide difference in th'e figures, says Warden Farthing, comes from the fr.ct that numbers of nonresidents with State licenses come > *, here to 1'ish. while there is no non- "t*7* resident, hunting. It has been Arranged now that where non-residents angle in local waters on licenses bought elsewhere, this county will get credit accordingly. Last year license receipts were ?500 more than warden expenses. Present indications are thai the Walton League will be enabled to meet all warden expenses from sales of permits on the two special streams. It was Hot expected to make profits from the venture, but to try to make expenses, and meantime provide first ciass angling for local as well as nonresident sportsmen. High School Play Well Received by Audience On Thursday evening, April l6thv the senior ctass- of Bifo'p.c High School j presented "Welcome Home. Jimmy," a clever comedy of country life in I three acts a | The cast included the following : students: Lucy Greene, Mary Frances I '.inpey, Mary Honfeycutt, George . 1 Sawyer, Dale Xorris, Jack .Steele. I Stewart Duncan, Margaret Taylor, ! and Mary Moretz. ! Each character rendered his or her part well, and reflected credit upon the director, Miss Grace Grayheal. The auditorium was filled to its utmost capacity with an appreciative audience. Music between acts was i furnished by the town orchestra, upI der the direction of Remrael Porter. | j Pastime Theatre to Offer | Great Historical Drama Manager Arthur Hamby, of the | Pastime Theatre has arranged a special prog: n, one which combines j historical ararna with tense pioneer | emotion, for Friday and Saturday of ' this week. On these days he will offer for the approval of his patrons Edna Ferber's seething, roaring, stormcharged "Cimarron," starring Richard Dix. Irene Dunne, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor and a supporting cast of five thousand. This amazing drama has to do with the open-. :ng of Indian Territory, and the struggle of ihat vast inland empire previous to Oklahoma statehood; swoepin** f rnvn 'tflAnnn* * n?Ht to roar? - *59 1 1 no iro: .wt CI-:-? ' ...b (Tttcvm, its atroic message into the heart of the nation! During recent weeks this great picture, which is said to surpass in glorious action "The Birth of a Nation" and "The Pour Horsepian," has exhibited in the larger cities of North Carolina, and several of the State's leading dailies have carried feature editorials on its historical value. Mr. Hamby believes that "Cimarron*' is by far the greatest film brought to,, N this town in ^ears, and is anxious' , j that the people of Watauga see it < during its two-cay run. No increase ' in admission charges will be made. ~ ; I