GEORGE ADAMS,
MURDERER, NOT
ROONE RESIDENT
/ .
Desperado W.So Killed Dry LawAgent*
Near Fort Wayne, Indiana,
, Not o. Citizen of Boone* Telegram
from Police Chief Reveal*. Report
Generally Circulated that Killer
Wa* Boone Man.
Following: the Associated Press dispatch
of July 22 from Fort Wayne,
Ind., telling of the slaying of two
Federal prohibition agents, near that
city by one George Adams, alleged
bootlegger, the report was freely
circulated throughout this section of
the country and pretty generally accepted
as jcovrect, thai the k?ller
\vn; tlin fJnor??? A.-?or*?v Wo_
tuugan, who until a few months ago
was a resident o*" Boone. The report
seemed to have come from pretty
authentic sources, and additional
credence was lent because of the
fact that George Adams was known
t" have resided somewhere in the
Middle West for a period of time.
The rumor was exploded, however,
on Saturday where The Democrat
wired the police chief of the. Indiana
city for the description and home
'addi ess the murderer. The following
reply was received:
"George Adams, 35, five feet, five
f one-fourth inches in height, ISO
pounds. Polish. In custody. Charge
murder. '242(1 fifth Street, Fort
Wayne, (Sinned) Loughtin, Police
Chief."
The official's description eliminate?
the Watauga man; George is
A far short of the weigh* indicated.
tand could in no '.vise have become
identified as of Polish amasGy. He
is also right seriously crippled, which
would have naturally paramounied an
official description.
KELVINATOR COMPAN1Y GIVES
AWAY $20,000 IN PRIZES
j\ even; leal is being said in the
payors these days about the twenty
thousand-dollar contest that the Kclvinator
people are patting on. Their
local representative. John 11. Steele,
says that he sees no reason why
some of the prizes shouldn't come to
Watauga County as well as anywhere
else. "!t is simply n matter of securing
a refrigeration score card and
checking a. Kelvinator against it, then
., write a short letter on what you have
*2 l-tr ... 3?" K says that he will?tw
t gird to co-operate with anyone who
will enter the contest and give them
all the information end help possible.
Mr, Steele savs that the Kelrinator
people arc not saying onylhing
nhr.u; hard times; that on July first
> they had already sold more refrigerators
than nil last year, and while
St mmy com panic-- ore curtailing I hey
J are launching a quarter-miilum-dal,?
lar a'dveiusing campaign.
JUSTICE'S COURT
The following eases were tried hefore
Justice E. N\ Hal:n since iasi
Sffi Thursday:
li. S. Runting,.liquor, not guilty.
Charlie Storie, abusing family, not
guilty.
Amidvis Wheeler, liquor, probable
cause; appearance bond set at ?300.
Kormit Cornctt, public drunken,h
Ties?, guilty; 30 days in jail, judgment
i suspended on condition that he reI;
frain from drink for a period of
six months.
B. P. Wolhorn whrtlilpcc
v days in jail; judgment suspended on
i payment of check and costs.
N. L. Harrison, violation fish law,
waives examination; $100 bond for
appearance at fall term of Superior
Court.
Robert. Gold, violation fish law,
waives examination; $100 bond for
appearance at fall term of Superior
Court,
ijjjj Charles Teagrue, public drunkenness,
costs.
THE WEATHER
Weather report for week ending
July 25th, *1931, as compiled by the
Co-operative Station at Appalachian
State Teachers College., J. T. C.
"Wright, observer:
Average maximum temperature,
S2 degrees.
Average minimum temperature, 01
g degrees. j{?^K86t?|S? - *
Average temperature, 71 degrees.
Average daily range in temperature,
20 degrees.
Greatest daily range in temperature,
23 degrees; date, 10th, 20th,
| 23rd.
Average temperature at 6 p. m.
(time of observation), 73 degrees.
Highest temperature reached, 85
BBfet degrees: date. 19th. 20th.
? Lowest temperature reached, 58
degrees; date, 23rd.
Nnmber inches of rainfall (including
melted snow), 1.40.
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 0.59;
date, 23rd.
Number of clear days, 3.
Number of cloudy days, 1.
Number of partly cloudy days, 3.
Direction of prevailing wind, west.
\ Date of hail, 23rd.
3 Date of fogs, 20th.
Dates of thunderstorms, 19th, 20th
23rd, 25th.
Other phenomena described as folf
t lows: Double rainbow on 21st.
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iATAl
A Non-Partisan Ne
BOONE,
J. D. Brown Family
Holds Reunion Sunday
A reunion of the J. B. Brown fatn- J
, ily was hold at- the home at Blowing
Rock on the 10th when eight
dren and their families gathered togetber
for the week-end. Only one
child, Jim Brown, a resident of 1
Phoenix, Arizona for about twenty l
years, was absent. A bounteous din- )
ner was spread for the occasion and
a good time enjoyed, this, it is said,
being pt chaps the first time s:? many
of the children evei assembled at ,
the old home place. .
Those present were: Mr. arid Mrs.
Connov Brown.. Spokane, Wash; Dr.
ami Mrs. K. R. Garvey, lYinstc n-Salen;,
with thve.e children; Mis. John
h. Banner and small son, Americus,
Ga.; Mr. ar.d Mrs. Clarlt Brown and.
three children, Jefferson; Mrs. RB
Loo and infant son, Greenville, N. j,
r'.: Kent and Glenn Brown, studentsji
j at Appalachian College, Boone, and j
j Attorney Wade E. Brown of Boone. j]
PATROllAN TO BE fi
LOCATED IN BOONE;;
Thirty New Patrolmen Have Been f
Added to the Highway Force. One A
Will Be Stationed .it Boone. Nine ;
Citict Hnve More Than One
, i
The reorganized and enlarged;
State Highway Patrol met, at the i
f;;ir grounds in Raleigh Monday and j *
Jthe week has been spent in motor-JJ
I CVflf LVsi. lM.rf.irmno/.n ?* f ! 1
I - ;
i other duties before their new Uni 1:
1 forms arrive on Saturday. Under the \1
j new system there will bo srx 1 let: ton-j,
ants, 12 sergeants, 12 corporals and;!
30 patrolmen working under the di-.l)
rection of Captain Charles 1>. Far-ii
mcr, and of especial local interest j j
is the announcement that one mcm-|
ber of {he force will ho stationed atj
Boone. Lieutenants will be stationed j
in the five newly-created highwayL
I districts, and the larger organization ;} ?
I is expected to begin functioning right '
away. ' <
Only nine cities in the State will j J
he locations for more than one pa- t
trolman, each of the following hav- j
irg been allowed two: Greenville, \
Wilmington. Raleigh, Durham, Fay- i
etteville. Greensboro. Winston-Salem i
Charlotte, ana Ashc-villr. ?
Hens Fed Well Pay
During Hot Months i
Because eggs are low in price and. t
t.he hens are allowed to range over ;
the farm, many North Catolina grow- s
evs neglect their birds ir. mid-summer 1
and fail to feed them the proper
j rations. 1
"When the hens arc fed a prop- i
j erly balanced ration made from home ?
j grown feeds, they continue to pay i
j their way even in fgiiods of low j i
j egg prices such as occur generally jt
1111 ii!? summer m mts state," says I
jC. F. Parrish, extension pnultryman )
(at Stnt63*<35f!e)Ke. "'Some grbyprs scH c
! off their hens o; !e; them shift for i
1 themselves. This is a bad practice and
vuir.s a sourer of additional revenue. 1
The successful pbuUrythan gets his j 1
greatest profits by feeding for eon ]
tinuetl egg production throughout
the whole year rather than depend-j
ing on seasonal production."
Parrish says he usnaliy finds some <
owners of farm flocks giving their ]
birds the range of the farm'in sum- j
nier and giving them little mash feed, j
This is followed immediately by a (
decrease in egg production. Consumption
of mash must be encouraged du
ring this season if the greatest number
of egjes are to be obtained. It '
takes about 25 pounds of feed for
each hen for the four months of j
dune, July, August anil September. .
Each bird eats about i 1 pounds of
grain feed and I t pounds of mash. '
This w'dl cost about 57 cents. The b
average of eggs laid during this pe- (
riod. according to records kept by .
North Carolina growers, is G3. "Valuing
these eggs at. the low average
price of 21 cents a dozen, they would J
return $1.10. This leaves a margin
j of 53 cents a hen for the four sum-|
mer months. A flock of 100 hens!
| would thus pay $53 above feed costs
; under average conditions. i,
This would inJicate, says Mr. Par-!*
i rish. that feeding the old hens prop- *
| erly during the summer is not a dead' j
loss and proves that proper care of
the flock will return a profit at all J
times.
BOX SUPPER AT MILLER
SCHOOL A BIG SUCCESS
<
The box supper which was held
at Miller School on Saturday night, '
July 25th, netted over $20.00. Thisj^
money will be used wherever peed-red
in that community to dress chil- j
dren who otherwise could not attend .
school for lack of clothing. The fine ]
attitude of this community to taka *
care of its own problems as far as ^
possible is most commendable.
Other communities are said to be
making plans along this line, and it ,
is hoped that the movement will reach ^
every community in the county.
A public sale of 30 purebred Hampj
shire rams will be sold at Sparta this
; summer to Kelp improve stock in AlI
legbany County. ! ^
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wspaper, Devoted to the
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
r mm miifthrits
H-m?- vy Jjl 4L Ji<Al>VKJ
RACE BY ANNOUNCE
Ashcville, N. C.?Robert K. Reynolds,
Asheville attorney, Saturday
threw the prohibition question into
the 1932 North Carolina Democratic
primary by announcing his candidacy
for the Senatorial nomination on a
platform advocating modification of
the national prohibition laws. His
candidacy, political leaders here predicted,
will serve to draw a sharp
line between the "wets" and *'drys/'
and make the liquor issue a paramount
one in the campaign.
Senator Cameron Morrison, whom
f . will oppose, is an ardent "dry."
Frank Grist, State coihm:siioper of
labor. the only other announced can-:
didate for the office, did not wenLien
prohibition in his platform.
Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, and Tarn
Bowie, of West Jefferson, two others
neutioned as possible c&natorial can- J
flidaxes, are classed as '\1 ry" in poiit-j
teal circles.
Reynolds; who polled 92,000 voles
when he opposed the late Senator
Lee S. Overman in the 1926 primary.
:as never held a staCp-wide political
>ffice. His only other efforts of statewide
significance was an unsuccessful
race for lien tenant governor. He
has traveled widc-ly and is the au-1
hoi of a hook entitled "Around the
iVVqrld with Bob Reynolds."
"I am not half so strongly in favor
bf a revision of our prohibition law's
as I am opposed to the evils they
iave brought into existence." Rcynvids
said in l is. platform announcement.
ENGINEERS LOCATE 1
30 EAST OF BOONE; Pi
Engineers have tentatively located
he route of Highway 60 from the
Sh.-w River bridge westward to the
nd of the city pavement at the
unction of Highway 691. and the
naps have been forwarded and displayed
at the courthouse, according
o law. The understanding is that
Provided no romplaints are made durng
thirty days, the location will be .
vtade permanent, but that a hearing
nay be had before the board of comnisskwevs
at any time within that
period, when dissatisfied property
roidcrs may be heard.-- J
According i'o the proponed location, j
he change in the Highway will begin j
it Three Forks Church where the!
oadwill cut >n south of the presenti
lighwav, across the hill fronting the.i
Jerry Ray residence, through the;,
'arm of D. .S. Ray, and hit the oldjj
pad below the K. J. Havdxn home,;'
un in front of and between this,'
evidence and the cheese factory, ji
ross the present No. 60, and go toil
he north of il. practically a straight i
me to the city limits. There it iol-> j
ows the original road to the end p
?f the pavemf-nt, cutting down one j
mrve near the Roy Johnson home, :
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Develops Raspberry i <
Of Great Promise
A new hybrid raspberry plant of j
Treat promise has been developed at 9
?tatfi College through the expevimbn- 1
al work of C. P. Williams, associate i
riorticiiituyist of the North Carolina: i
Experiment Station after five years U
>i careful breeding.
The new plant is a cross of ihe;i
Latham red raspberry on some Asi- j ]
itic stock which is very vigorous and |1
.vithstands the diseases and cliniaiicj<
Conditions of the South- Mr. Williams ji
?egan his breeding work in 1923 -and | j
n 1928 made the cross which now j;
jives so much promise. He took into!<
iccoiuit that the present varieties of |
ed raspberry have high quality andjj
flavor hut do not stand conditions inj?:
^iorth Carolina and the South gener- .j
illy, except in high altitudes and inj
protected places. The Asiatic stock ji
.vas found to be suitable for eondi-y
dons here and to bo very vigorous <
lira fruitful. Therefore, the cross was >
node.
As a result, the scientist now feas j
i raspberry which combines the good;f
pialities of both and those who have! i
nspected the plants this year and}
iave tasted the fruit pronounce it
me of the best. These plants havej^
>eer. growing: for five years whichieems
to prove their adaptability
Dther plants set at the same time!
lava long since died or become dis- j ^
msed.
The Experiment Station has none}-]
?f the plants for distribution but i .vill
plant the present surplus at va-j!
rimjs points over the State next sea-J *
on. Large acre plantings will .then jj
3e made the following year when it j}
is expected to make the final test > ^
is t.o conditions in all parts of North (
Carolina. Mr. Williams them expccis
:o have some plants for general dis;ribution
to interested growers.
This work by Mr. Williams williclp
to make raspberry growing in-4
^orth Carolina more profitable and 1
:ertain, in the opinion of Dr. ft. Y.
Winters, director of the station. (
Seaweed industries arc common inji
fapan. j <
dem<
Best Interests of Northwe;
ROLiNA, THURSDAY. JULY 3'L 10
TINTO SF.M ATOmAf^
mm REYNOLDS
ROBERT R. REYNOLDS '
"My appeal therefore is hon tc the J
nciuor interest or to the mo ml de-J
generated hut rather to the straight i /
thinking citizens who are sick and)
v.eary Ivom our calamitous dose of?
po!it;ca) hypocracy which has been
served to us for thirteen years from
i tarnished spoon of morality."
Irr addition to his piohibitiou views f
Mr. Reynolds advocates federal op- A
eratvori of interstate highways of the t
nations. a general reduction in the !;
tariff, stricter immigration laws arid.j b,
"conscientious prosecution of the- {n
Sherman anti-trust act." j ti
tOl'TE OF HIGHWAY 11
iOPLE DISSATISFIED i!
i,,
and providing an unusually straight I
Section of road for the entire dis-|j*
tancc. j.
The people of Perkinsville, how-l!'
ever, ave not. satisfied with the!!'
cluuge, averring that the little vil-l"
lago was built after assurance tnat c
there would he no material change |'
in the road at that point, and point-'
ing put that under the proposed route js
a diagonal sixty feet has been cut;'
through a large part of the into | r
the development, rendering them an-j ?
desip^bie for t.ho put pose used, and''
piadticafly isolating a good part ofi
. her'shftlemeni TKey further state'!1
that the preliminary suwey pievious-i
!y made veil! make just as good aj
road, practically as straight and almost
us short route, will eliminate I j1
the hair-pin turns of the o!il road j :
tnd at the same time preserve the J'
property of all to a greater degree '
than is possible under the proposed ?
location, which they aver is of no 1
decided value to ar.y property ho'der[l
was stated Tuesday thni a hearing {
:>n the final location will be asked)
?t sonto time (Itiriiic; the ;>vo--,cnhei) |
thirty days, at which time it is hoped I
ii'. amicable ngreemefti will lie)
reached.
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Old Clothes Needed.
For School Children 1
I fi ? 'hi
The following plea has been issued j
ivy Mi's. M; E. Blackburn, elmirtnan'v
)f Volunteer Red Gross Service; R \
C. Rivers, chairman of the local Red! C
Cross Chapter, arid Smith Haganmn, -.1
iuperihiehOent of public welfare: t
Since the opening of the schools z
here has been an increasing- list of s
families who report that they are t
unable to dress their children fog s
school. These children rniisi no: lose js
ffieir school year for lack of cloth-1 h
ng. Wc- are going to ask that every 1*1
family vvhich has outgrown or dis-;h
farded clothing to please donate it j
Cor this purpose. Almost any clean j r.
sarmcnt can be used?shoes, overalls, i g
shirts, adult clothmg that can be d
hade over, hats, caps and sweaters, c
There is a representative in each t'
township. You can get in touch with d
her, or send your donation to Mrs. 1
M. R. Blackburn, chairman of Vol- s;
antcer Red (b oss Service. Boone, the j r;
office of the Board of Education, 01* j o
the Watauga Democrat office. If |
ay cry family will help, much goodjh
rill be accomplished. I S
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Blowing Rock Home
Is Razed by Flames ?
* 1 V
The summer residence of Dr. W. ?
3. Goode of Charlotte, situated in ]]
he Greer. Hill .section of Blowing *
Rock Was totally destroyed by fire on c
Monday evening, inflicting a loss of *
lbout ?8,000, it is stated, which isj?
partly covered bv insurance. The Iv
rouse is snr.nosed to Viovo tonA^A 1 o
? "M^v " vyi.iK 'i*-; "
loted from a fire which had been j5
kindled in the. basement during the 5.
lay when the building was being prepared
for guests. a
a
missionary society ?
The Womans' Missionary Society 1
of the Boone Methodist Church will
neet Monday afternoon. August 3rd.
it 3 o'clock. There will be a meeting
if the ''Spiritual Life Committee" a f
few minutes before 3 o'clock ir? the v
pastors study. New members solicit-J Is
ad. Visitors welcome. 1 tl
3CRA
>t North Carolina
ii
Z!ivitan Club Hears
J, Hampton R i|
Mr. Harapton Rich., of the B
( rail Highway Association was t c '
?p.t at the meeting of the Civ ? |
held )&st Thursdav noon at 1 ? j
ej Boone Hotels and spoke inter ? j
ugly. ol his work ami also that ^
Park to Park Highway. 9'
Reverend Mr. Kirby. South
ield Secretary ot the Advent Ch Sa
ian < hurch, was aJso present anr*
r.ade some interesting remarks.
Dr. K.epbart of the Yonahiossce]
"amj.' who was a guest of the club,
\tended a very cordial invitj tk?n
or the club to meet with |iirn, which
hey decided to do at the next meet- j
ng, July tiOth, 7 p. in.
It was also decided to have a Boys
Day outing at the Jim Shuli swim-]
ning pool. Valle Cruris. Thursday,j
VOgust 6th. Each member of the!
!ub is to bring: a boy. Supper will
f* served picnic style at 7 p. in.
TORSE S1I0W TO BE
HELD ON AUGUST I
Annual Event at Blowing Rock Ex- j
peeled to Attract Large Crowds, i
u r.v . T
< oiicy i:ursw Etuerca.
Premium List Issued.
Blowing Rock's Kigluh Annual :
lorsfe Show; will be held Tuesday,]
Vugust 4th, and indications now are!
hat entries and crowd will be the
arcrcst in the history of this onjoya-1
V; event. Scores of saddle and har-|
qss horses l ave already been eh-J
ered in the sixteen Classes, and offi-j
iab of the organization State that!
aneier stock than in years previous;
,'iii take part in the exhibition which j
ojrins at 1 o'clock in^the afternoon, t
Blowing Hock is enjoying large I
rowils during the beat wave which)
as visited the lowlands during the
ast several weeks, and these visitors!
re showing keen interest in the j
orse show. Local people are also)
>oki?g forward with pleasure to the'
ig day, and a spirit of co-operation \
; manifest which will undoubtedly j
arry the project to a satisfactory
ompletion.
The official prize li.^t recently is-(
?:ed by the association bears many
ich purses; and numerous cups and
ibbons for the various events. The
ntrv fee in all classes is only one
ollar. Blowing Hock's Givitan Club
as offered a cup, appointed a committee,
and is backing the enterprise
r> energetic fashion.
Officc-is of the association are: D.
. Bcydcn. president: John Bu'h'fe;.''.vie.1*
resident; R. C. MacMnhon, secretary.
Directors are D. ). Boyden, H.
L McClellan, George Blagg, C. S.
Tevclte, M, M. Chapman, Dr. R, R.|
culos, John Bunn and K. C, Mac-j
Iahon.
iets Added Income
By Making Rag Rugs'
An added income of about. $100 i
year in addition wf the velurns:
rom her small farm of 20 acr^Ms;
soured. l?v ATi-v: MImmi/II
"avthage. Moore County, from the;
ale of rag rugs made at home dur-j
ig spare time.
"Mrsc Tyson began making rugs I
.hen she was but a child," says Mrs. |
Valter Ryals, home agent of Moore
>.t?unfy. "She lias made a number!
rith very beautiful designs from timet
p time in the- past years. The only ;
ugs in her homeyveve those which
he had made. Last year, she began
o make them for sale. One rug that
he made about 21 years ago was
old to a winter resident of the Sandills
for S3 75. As a usual thing, Mrs.
Vson gets from $20 to $25 each for
er rugs."
Mrs. Ryals says this energetic wor
nan gets woolen, eotron and silk
armen.ts which have been cast off,
yea these in an iron pot in her yard,
uts them into strips and then weaves
he rags into beautiful and intricate
esigns that are much in demand,
he rugs have r. base of sound' tow
acks and are hemmed to prevent any
nveling. The dye? used are the best
btair.ablo and are mixed at home.
Mrs. Tyson lives alone in a small;
ome hack ov her regular farm home, >
llie found it necessary to give up'
er home for the use of a tenant)
.ho could handle her farm. This
mail home, however, is br'gktehedj
ith rugs of beautiful pattern, is
-ell screened and made cheerful hymn
v flowers. She does no advertiser
hut orders for her rugs come
com friends of those who have purhased
from her previously. She exhe
designs which she draws upon the
!cl tow sacks and into which she)
rorks the colorful rags. The rag sup-j
\y sor.^v;hat-2;ir.::tr.d at hossc r.r.dj
o she depends on acquaintances to
end her a supply from time to time.
Whenever she gets enough ahead for
rug she gets to work. Tf she has
n unfilled order and no rags, then
he buys some wherever they can
e obtained, says Mrs. Ryals.
LIGHTNING KILLS COW
Two fine cows belonging to Messrs.
[ooper Hendrix and Thomas Moretz
rere killed by a flash of lightning
londay afternoon in a pasture where
hey were grazing near Perkinsviile.
rf"^
L 1
. $1.50
PER TEAR
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UMJiYIY HEALTH
BOARD ENGAGED
IN WIDE PROGRAM
Gordon Battle U Sanitary Officer
and Educational Campaign Is Now
in Ful' Swing With Drive for Rural
Health Through Sanitation.
Watauga One of Seven in State to
Institute 7-.Is Work.
Mr. Gordon Battle, former cmplojee
of the State. Board of Health,
lis now engaged as sanitary officer
for the nevrly. created Watauga
I County Board of Health i?nd entered
upon his now duties the first of the
| month. lie has already made quite
an extensive survey of rural Wataugra
and is instituting an educational
campaign for rural health, largely
tr.rongh sanitary measures. This program
consists of the elimination of
the unsanitary privy in the country,
server connections in the t owns, ^afo
v. uter. screens am! eh^rcirtg pi the
standard milk ordinance. Grade *4.\"
milk. Mr. Battle explains. will be
available in Bob re as so or. as equipinept
for laboratory testing may be
secured by the college, and cafes and
hotels in this city will then be* entitled
to the A. grade rating.
The official explains that while
conditions in x.Vatauga" are n o woree
than elsewhere (may be not as bad as
in some sections), there is plenty to
be done, but he* is highly pleased
with the spirit of co-operation which
has marked his first contact with the
local citizenry. He finds forty buildings
within tht* town of Boone without
sewer connections, bind states
that, the* condition is being remedied
now. Eleven tenant houses near the
college are now being connected, and
money will be secured to build standard
sanitary privies at the rural
schools. Superintendent Smith Hagaman,
who is a member of the local
health board, is co-operating in the
work, and rityal sanitation is being
stressed in the county schools. City
officials are lending their aid and
are demanding immediate sewer connection
of those who have been us>hg
privies. The city water is pronounced
excellent.
Mr. Battle solicits the co-operation
of all the people of the county in
the work he is beginning here, and
wants the citizens to feci free to report
any and all menaces to the- public
health in their communities.
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w rtujuga one (>j seven counties
which has secured a health officer
under the r.ewly-inaugu rated arrangemenu'^Th
K. Miller, luirner chief engineer
of the North Carolina Department
of Sanitary Engineering: and
now in charge of public sanitation
in the United States, is supervising
the local work which is paid for by
the United State? public Health Service
and the Stat- Board of Health,
co-operating.
Boy Wins Battle
With Snake Bite
Newport. Tenn.?Gleopus Oevt.nger,
nine-year-ojg boy. bitten a wtck
ago by a copperhead snake, Tuesday
was reported recovering although no
medical attention ha? been given
him. ~
James Clevenger, the father ox' the
hoy who lives pear hevn. refused to
allow his son to be given medical
treatment
Clevenger is a member of a religious
sect which, he said, prohibits
medical treatment for any injury or
illness. Scores of members of the
sect prayed for the boy's recovery.
The boy suffered intense pain from
the snake bite and residents of the
community threatened to invoke the
law to have him taken to a hospital.
ANNIVERSARY SAI.E EVENT
In this issue>of The Demount Har
lis Brothers Department Store makes
announcement of their second anniversary
sale of dry goads, and 1he
prices quoted in thi* advertising: make
valuable rending matter. Harris
Brothers have enjoyed a wide patronage
during their two years' career
here and behove that owing to
the unusually deep price cuts this
yeav's sales event will chaw wider
interest than any event of the past.
CARROTS BRING GOOD PRICE
Dr. and Mrs. Ottie Bingham, of
Sugar Grove, were in town Friday
morning, bringing with them four
crates of fine carrots, grown in two
rows in their garden, which they sold
on the local market for $18.75. Ten
move rows are ready to be pulied,
and will be marketed within the next
few days. The Binghams are among
the county's most progressive agri.culturist^
ltheir experiment in
the culture of 'carrots h proving
quite profitable.
MAYOR'S COURT
Only one case was tried by Mayor
Moretz since last Thursday. Henry
Ragan, charged with public drunkenness,
was taxed with the costs on
Friday.
Moscow.?George Bernard Shaw
celebrated his 75th birthday Tuesday
by going to the horse races?the first
he ever saw in his life.
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