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FLOWER SHOW AT
ROCK THURSDAY
Exhibits Promise to Be Largest in
History of Event. Watauga PeoAskei!
to Enter*
The Blowing Rock Flower Show
will be held on Thursday afternoon,
August loth, in the high school building.
Entries are being made from
many of the surrounding towns, not
only for floral exhibits but for shadow
boxes and decorated tables, and there
is every indication or the show being
a great success. The show, which is
for the benefit of the baby clinic at
Blowing Rock, will be open from 3 to
30 o'clock p. m.
All exhibits must be in place by
31:30 on the morning of August 15th.
when the judging takes place. Only
one exhibit may be entered in eacli
class. It is requested that, where possible.
all entrants notify Miss Lena
Reeves at the Blowing Rock Exchange,
or by mail in what class they
wish to exhibit. Mrs. IV. A. Merchant,
chairman of the Flower Show, will
not enter her dahlias or other flowers
in competition.
Cash Prices
Cash prizes of one dollar or its
equivalent in bulbs, arc offered for
the winners of the following classes:
Dahlia collections, pon-pon dahlias,
best dahlia, best 3 dahlias of same
variety, best gladioli, arrangement
of flowers in bowl or centerpiece, in
vase, best exhibit of rare cosmos,
giant zinnias, phlox, specimen lily
."stall* hy.ii-angco in bloom, arrangement
flowers in basket, shadow box,
decorated table, best specimen potted
plant, wild flower collection, and miniature
garden. Prizes of two dollars :
are given in the following classes:;
largest variety of dahlias, best col- i
lection of gladioli judges for color,
tone and quality. A first prize of Sit
is offered for the best assortment of
flowers grown by the exhibitor, with
a sccor i prize of S2.
Additional donations to the Flower
Show fund have been made by M rs
Charles Cannon, Mrs David Milton
and Mrs. Joseph Cannon, for which
the chairman an-.l committee wish to
express their appreciation.
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STATE HIGHWAY 1'ATKOl
PROTECTS NEGRO CRIMIN ALS j
RALEIGH, N. C.?No chance was
taken of a repetition of the Franklin
County lynching of a few weeks ago
in two cases in which Governor Ehringhaus
called out the State Highway
Patrol to accompany criminals
to State's Pi ison last Thursday and
Fiiday for safe keeping, after they
had committed atrocious crimes.
George France, alias Jake Johnson,
negro, arrested in West Virginia, was
brought to the State line by Sheriff
Sheffieid and there met by about 20
patrolmen who accompanied them to
PTloicrh Vrn nr TrtVitiOAn Ir
charged with criminally assaulting
and robbing a (JG-year-old woman in
Hnrl-inrham County last winter. Ross
Cline, trusty who escaped from the
Alexander County prison camp, was
brought to State's Prison after he
had, it is charged, attacked criminalThe
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will go the S10.000 club house (abc
gust 22, at Lake Eshquagama, net
Minnesota 1-H Clubs in a nations
ciency of tlieir programs, contribul
of the region.
ly two women in Alexander County.
OliC 1! yc2!'2 eld, pscspr
Patrolmen also accompanied Sheriff
I.en Mays to Raleigh with the escaped
convict. It is reported that feeling
was running high in both Rockingham
and Alexander, and that infuriated
mobs sought for Cline for
several hours. Govan Ward, negro,
was lynched some two weeks ago hy
an unidentified mob after he had cut
off the head ot a respected farmer
with an axe.
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WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER-b
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srra Clubs to Dedicate Handn
August the 22nd.
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imbers of St. Louis County, Minneso>ve),
which is to be dedicated on Auir
Biwabik, Minn. It was awarded the
il contest for ranking: highest in efCiting
to the social and business life
Payne Agency Shows
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At. the end of Juris the Security
Life and Trust Company's insurance
in force had reached the highest
point in its history, according to Mr.
Frank M. Payne, general agent, of
Boone. The total was $29,648,530. In
the past twenty-one months, continued
Mr. Payne, the splendid work of
| the company's agency organization
! has resulted in increasing the figure
lover seven million dollars.
The company's gain in insurance
in force for the first seven months of
1935 is 49 per cent greater than* for
the same period of 1934.
Mr. Payne's agency showed wonderful
progress during the month of
July, he having placed fourth among
all of the agents of the company.
With only $7,000 in additional business
the local man could have headed
the list.
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"Wbat True Forgiveness** Subject
of Sermon; Jlaiiy Visitors Lu Sec
tion. Review or uveitis.
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(Special Correspondence)
Activities at Forest Grove Church
Sunday, August 11, were: 10 a. m?
Sunday School, directed by Superin-;
tendent; G. D. Matheson: 2:30 p. in.,
a nice congregation composed of
home folks ar.d visitors from neigh- .
boring churches, were trented to a!
striking sermon from the subject.
"The Home." delivered by Rev. J. A.
Canipe. At 7:30 p. m. an interesting
program was rendered from the subject,
"What Is True Forgiveness ?"
conducted by Mrs. Floyd Warren.
This church has elected Rev. Caliipe
as pastor for the coming year,
and he has made the announcement
that he will be here to meet his reg- '
ular appointments on the third Saturday
and Sunday in September. Both i
of these appointments will be in the ' afternoon
at 2:30 p. m. Visitors are cordially
invited. a
T!i re were quite a few visitors in "
the community during the past week.
Mr. Rob.v Johnson, a former school j
teacher and resident of this commu- !
nity, with his family, came from Ken- j
tucky to visit his son, M. R. Johnson, j
and many more relatives and friends I
welcomed the visitors.
Mrs. J. M. Matheson went to Cove !
| Crock this week to visit her son.
Mrs. G. n>. MatHeson spent the
week-end with home folks near
Greensboro.
Mr. Orville Hagaman has been cmployed
as foreman on the job of tearing
down the old Crit.cher Hotel in
Boone. Mr. Hagaman is employing ,
some three or four 01 the commun- i
ity boys to assist him in this job. !
It is expected to last thirty days or ,
more.
Mr. Bud Isaacs has just taken over |
a thirty-day painting job on Cove j
Creek.
Mr. Hill Eggers returned from !
Wilkesboro last week, where he had
served as a Federal Court juryman, j
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SO SHE WENT OUT AND SHOT j
THE 1 H1NESE STUDENT
Disclosing the almost tragic end
i of a silly college joke when an ini!
pnisive eo-ed solved the mystery of
those threatening letters in her own
way, pursued the startled student ,
I around the campus with a gun and
; finally put two bullets in him. One
j of the interesting; stories in the Augi
list 18 issue of The American Week|
ly, the big magazine which comes ev|
ery week with the liALTLMORK
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AUGUST 15. 1935
FIDDLERS |
CONVENTION !
Friday and Saturday Nights, August 16-17
COURTHOUSE BOONE, N. CAR.
~ ~" BIG CASH FRTZESF
For String Bands, Fiddlers, Guitar Players ae.d Banjo Pickers.
Bands Must Enter Friday Night in Order to Compete for Prizes.
DANCING! LIBERAL PRIZES FOR THE BUCK-ANDWING
AND CHARLESTON!
A Number of Good Bands Assured for Friday Night.
admission 25c .. . children free with parents friday
night: . . .come: come: and enjoy yourselves:
SPONSORED WATAUGA POST, AMERICAN LEGION
Net Proceeds to Be Applied on Legion Hut.
I Who Benefits I
. . . through a sound loan?
THE BORROWER . . . Because of his busi- H
ness knowledge he is able to employ these
funds at a profit.
THE DEPOSITOR . . . Because the interest
from loans enables the bank to render a corneas
plete banking service and pay interest on
H| savings. H
M THE COMMUNITY . . . Because sund loans
promote employment and stimulate the flow
of money through all channels of business
with a profit to all.
Ixi \ wu v-ciii uoc titun piuiitawiy wc"
invite you to discuss your needs
with our officers.
WATAUGA COUNTY I
BANK. I
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our best girl, and you've taken good
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Copr. 1935, Euo, Inc.
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