vemenPpeen At
w
le Crucis School if
stune. Ws don't ivm consider
taking Mr nmddy Ami into our
Our shrubbery ha* otovioualy bad
• good falag-over, and tbe lawn
•U around Mm ilka a grata carpet.
Thar* la new palm around all
tbc windowi in tbc rock building,
and the door* bava bad a good
coat, too.
Tea-ycarold Don Just couldn't
wait ta be aaked (or hi* answer
to teacher's question on tbc board.
With paper hi hand he daabed up
to her dock, (airly beaming, eager
to prove that he knew.
Teacher read: Columbua took a
trip. Magellan took a trip. John
Cabot took a trip. Marco Polo took
a trfc.
Well, over (our thousand of u»
took a trip a couple week* ago
back to our acbools where wa are
learning all about lots of interesting
things and wonderful people
who bad ideas.
There is a practice teacber in
Mr. Ernie's room—Mr. Duncan.
He is taking an active Interest
in our ball playing, which pleases
us.
Our lunchroom workers an Mis.
Lee Ward and Mrs. Coy Love, who
have provided us with good meal*
(or several year*. For lunch last
week when we bad about fifty missionary
society ladles for company,
our menu was meat loaf, rice, peas,
slaw, blackberry pie, rolls, and
milk.
Each day's lunch is a well-balanced
meal. It looks as if over two
hundred fifty of us belong to tbe
Clean-Plate Club.
Many of the parents of our pupils
pay us a visit often. They are
complimentary of our school and
the work that it is trying to do. We
welcome oar school patrons any
time.
Student* Help Organise Pstrei
Betty Ruth Moore snd Baxter
Byrd, members of tbe Valla C rue is
Safety Patrol, recently visited tbe
Watauga Consolidated School to
assist in forming a safety parto!
at that school. >
Betty Ruth explained the importance
of patrolmen assisting
students in crossing streets and
the correct procedure to be carried
out Baxter told of the need for
patrolmen on tbe school grounds
before snd after school. Baxter
also explained the organisation of
tbe patrol at Valla Crucis.
Library Clnb Electa Officers
The Library Club met Thursday
afternoon and'elected tbe following
oflfcers: President, Betty Jo
Hicks; vice president, Geneva
Ward; secretary, Evelyn Edmlsten;
and treasurer, Betty Ana Church.
Library helper* far the jrear are
Betty Je Hack** Uada hitklaf
sad Cum Ward, Kb grade; Evelyn
ZdmliUm aad Shifter Isaacs,
7th grid*, Patsy PUc aad Earleea
Michael, «h grade; Betty Church
and Sandra Hodges. 3th grade;
Carolyn Dark aad Mildred Byrd,
4th grade; Lot* Aaa Greene, Liada
Brown, Barbara Aaa Preeasll aad
Joaa Rupert, *rd grade; Mihe
Church, Marie Mian aad Patriot
Welch. 2nd grade.
Mm. Biaghea'i Pint Grade
We have M la our roeai thla
year. We thiah we are off (or a
good itart because all are reading
a little, aad seme have already
read three booh*.
Our ittcndtsct hu btin unuiually
good fee the rainy weather,
aad everyoae seems to be happy
and enjoying school.
Moet of as are eating la the
luneb room aad we certainly an
enjoying oar good lunches.
Several parents have visited our
room, aad we want to welcome
them at aay time.
Mr*. Hubert, a retired first grade
teacher from Florida, bow liviag
In New land, recently visited our
room. She told us a story, aad
taught us a new soag. We welcome
her beck anytime.
Mrs. Church's Fifth Grade
Ooe of our cowboy* thinks we
should have put "They Went Thats-Wsy"
on our bulletin board. We
are working on 'a travel display,
showing the routes the early explorers
took. Each of us has a
speeisl task to do. When we have
flniahed, we can see just which
way they went and what they
found.
Some of our mothers have visited
us recently. They are Mrs. Marl
Aldrldge, Mrs. Bay Coffey, Mrs.
Howard Harrtll. Mr*. Basil Shores,
Mrs. Buck Matheson, Mrs. Ralph
Balrd, Mrs. Grady Ward, and Mrs.
E. A. Johnson. We welcome our
vifltOTf.
Mrs. Mast's Sixth Grade
The sixth grade bad an old(ashioned
lee cream party last Friday.
We bad three freeters full of
ice cresm but we could have eaten
six—there are 44 of ua! The boy*
who raa errands and chipped up
the ice were Charlie 8bores, Glen
Shores, Charles Church, Fraakie
Aldidge, Jerry Harrell, Hubert
Town send, and Douglas Yarber.
The hard-working girls who washed
alLr'the dishes were Sue 8mith.
Pansy Hicks, Alice Hicks, and Ear- j
line Michael.
NEW INQUntlKfl
During the adjournment of Congress,
there will be a new series
of investigations. Big business is
slated for a going over by congressional
committees. High prices
are in for close scrutiny; farm
policies are to be examined; tariffs
studied and government spending
will be looked into.
STATEMENT
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin
Condition December 31, IBM, as shown by statement filed:
Assets
Bonds - $144.086411.86
Stocks — _. 28,607.702.64
Real Estate 2,883.000.00
Cash and bank deposits 9,488,779 03
Agents' balances or uncolected premiums, net - 7,7X0.378.77
Reinsurance recoverable on low payments 503,800.00
Interest, dividends and real estate income due and
accrued _ 1,023,806.44
All other aaaets as detailed in statement
Total admitted AsaeU ....... $184,810,437 06
Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
Losses unpaid I-T. * 80,410,387 00
Loss adjustment expenses unpaid ... 7,964,000.00
Other expenaes (excluding taxes, licenses and feea)
Underwriting . ...ZZ*. 820,000.00
Taxes, licenses and feea (excluding Federal income
Underwiting „ 2.867,388 00
Federal Income taxes 720,000 00
Unearned premiums — 27,740,882.00
Dividends declsred and unpaid: Policyholders 8,801,801.00
Funds held by company under reinsursnce treaties 472.60
Unearned premiums on reinsurance in
unauthorized companies 8 36,973.00
Reinsurance on paid louse*87,806.00 and on
unpaid losses 8183,859 00 due from unauthorised
companies 9 161,168.60
Total * 186.126.00
Lea* funds held or retained by company for account
o( such unauthorized companies $ 196,188 00
All other Liabilities, as detailed in statement i.. 4,078,067.00
Total liabilities .., ..*1' $180,707*8.00
Special surplus funds ..... $14,827,425 00
titMHaaty nid 1,700.000 no
Unassigncd funds (surplus) 27,278,027.06
Surplus as regards policyholders 43,802,452 06
ToUl ' — $184,610,437.06
Business in North Carolina During 1
Line of Business
Group accident and health
Workmen'* eompenaation ...
Liability other than auto (B.I.)
Auto liability (B.I.)
Auto liability (P.D.)
Auto phya. <ii»|i
Liability other than auto (P.O.)
Fidelity
Qhu
"ur Total
Net Premiums
10.216 ftl
M7j»M
lYesideot W. H. Burbop, Secretary C. H Brimmer. Treasurer H.
M. Bower; Home Office 407 Grant Street. Wauaau. WiaUMln. Attorney
fur acrvice: Chaa. F. Gold, Commissioner of Inaurance, Raleigh, N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA IN8URANCE DEPARTMENT
I, Chan. r. Gold, Commissioner of Inaurance, do hereby certify that
the above la • true and correct abstract of the statement ol the Employers
Mutual Liability Insurance Co.. of Wisconsin, filed with this
~ t, showing the condition of said Company on the Slat day of
i35T
K52Tii
' hand and official seal, the day and data above written
CHARLES F. COLD, CMBmlauoner of Insurance
LettersiTo Editor fl
Liked Editorial*,
Support Of Democrat
Thank you far jwur editorial
com meat wkkh appsarad to the
Watauga Pawatnt far »ip>—bar
11 I ahrsya aa)oy your editorials
I liked especially what you had to
aay a boat the college. Ma faculty
aad stadonts, aad the fine relaUonahipe
which prevail.
These of ua bare at the collage
concur with you whole-heartedly
la your estimate of Mr. W inkier
aad Dr. Hagstaaa and of their
select ton as members of oar board
0f trustees.
I thought so aauch el all of
these editorials, including the one
about keeping our state clean, that
I seat them to the Governor. He
haa indicated his appreciation of
them.
This gives me another opportunity
to thank yon on behalf of
all of ua at Appalachian for your
fine aupport of the College.
Cordially,
W. H. PLEMMON8
Derrick Praiaea
Democrat Publicity
Now that a comparatively succeaaful
seaaon la behind us, I want
to take this opportunity to express
my sincere thanks to you and the
staff of the Democrat for the excellent
cooperation extended to
Horn ia the West this recentlyended
campaign. I could not have
hoped for or expected any keener
Interest on the part of any news
medium than was devoted to our
work through the columns of your
paper aad I'm Mr* I *peak tor
Um entire Board of Dtnetm u>d
other officiate of lb* Southern
Appalachian Historical Aaaociatioa
in this expression of *r»titud*.
Though attendance h>Tt
beea better with improved road
roadltion*. we (till foal fortunate
and believe that the precedent we
•ft—that of showing an Increase
aver the previous year—Is indicative
of Mner things to cam*. The
eooparatiaa of ran and the Democrat
played a Mi part la this wad
moat of oa arc confident that with
your continued help Horn is the
Wast can stay on the upawiag.
Thank you agaia for the floe
spirit you exemplified this past
summer.
Cordially,
E. LEO DERRICK.
PuIMIc Relations Director
Offers Defense Of
Stoneman's Raiders
Stoneman's Raid yeu mentioned
in your fine publication recently
found a warm spot la my heart
As you many know part at Can.
Stoneman's men under Lieut Bahaay
threw up breastworks at the
top of Deep Gap where the Blue
Ridge sceaie parkway highway is
bow being graded. The famous
trenches aad breastworks will be
fooe forever from view to never
return again for I am told these
remnants of the trenches are all
torn up and that an uaderpaaa will
be made where they oace existed.
1 remember a* a boy of about ten
years of being there, and that the
STATEMENT
Emmeo Insurance Company, 200 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend,
Condition December SI, 1900, u shown by statement filed:
Asset*
4 - - $17,441,220.10
Stock* ... - 8,723^24.21
Cash Mid bank deposits .. - 18JO0.242.19
Agents' balances or uncollected premiums, net 1,900,083.01
Interest, dividends and real estate income due and
accnied ...._ 106,904.78
Total admitted Assets: . >48,863,278.07
Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
Losses unpaid $ 2*77,300 94
Loss adjustment expenses unpaid 821,800.00
Other expenses (excluding taxes, licenses
and fee*} Underwriting .....$202,491.10 202,401.10
T*xei, license* and fee* (excluding Federal
income taxe*) Underwriting $794,000 00 794,00000
Federal income tax** 1,64O,980.31
Unearned premium* 29.073J17.90
All other Liabilities, a* detailed in (tatement 41,079.39
Total liabilitie* $38,012,018 90
Special aurplu* fund* $2,808,410
Capital paid up ..:. 1,200.000
Unauigned fund* (surplus) 7,644*43.84
Surplus a* regards policyholders 11,031,298.17
Total Z $40,003,275.07
Busines In North Carolina During 1990
Net Losses
Lin* of Business Net Premium* Incurred
Auto phv*. damage $430,737.93 $290,061.09
Total ' $430,7$7.93 $298,001.09
President W. F. Gaunitz, Secretary T. F. Sbortall, Treasurer E. D.
Campbell; Home Office 206 W. Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend,
Attorney for service: Chas. F. Gold, Commisiioner of Insurance,
Raleigh. N. C.
NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
Raleigh
L Chas. F. Gold. Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of Emmeo
Insurance Company, of 206 W. Jefferson Boulcvsrd. South Bend.
Indiana, filed with this Department, showing the condition of said
Campany on the 31st day of Dccembur, 1900.
Witness my hand and seal, the day and date above written.
CHARLE8 F. GOLD, Commissioner of Insurance
STATEMENT
Eagl« Star Inaurance Co., Ltd., Ill John Street, New York 38, N. Y.
Condition December SI, 1906, as shown by statement filed:
Aaaets
Bond! - $ 3,784.106.80
Stock* .. 4.811.020 00
Cash and bank deposit* 1.087,350.13
Agents' balances or uncollected premiums, net 815,787 32
Reinsurance recoverable on loss payments - 54,436.40
Interest, dividends and real estate income due and accrued 27,227.21
All other assets as detailed in statement 446,730.81
Total admitted Assets 810,576,867.78
Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
Losses unpaid ; $ 1,507,248.18
Loss adjustment expenses unpaid 132 013.37
Contingent commissions and other similar charges 5,500.00
Other expenses (excluding taxes, licenses
' and fees) Underwriting $ 11,400 00
Investment 2,000.00 13,400.0#
Taxes, license and fees (excluding Federal
income taxes) Underwriting $136,778.00 138,775.00
Unearned premiums 1,742,468.61
Funds held by company under reinsurance treaties ........ 1,001,221.11
Unearned premiums on reinsurance in
unauthorised companies 8 826,078.79
tsurance On paid losses $21,648.91
and en unpaid losses $874,722 23 due
from unauthorised companies ., $ 896,368 14
Total $1,422,446.93
Less funds held or retsim-d by company
for account of such unauthorized
companies ;. ... $ 966,28518 $ 483,161.78
Excess of liability and compensation statutory and
voluntary reserve* over case basia
and loss expense reserves 367.1$
Total liabilities .'. $ 8,064,158.21
Capital paid up S D $ 800.000.00
Unassigoed funds (surplus) 4,MS,51148
Surplus as regards policy holders 5,482,512.48
Total - "$10,578*67.7$
Business in North Carolina During 1906
Net Lossoa
Line of Business Net Premiums Incurred
- - - * $(2,186.41)
MM marine M.M 997.73
' P
■-SS5A
Ity other than auto (B.I ) $11.67
Aircraft phys. damage .. 2.180 27 7,86(47
Liability otber than auto (P.D) ^
of Insurance,
NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE DETARTMENT
'. mm
I. Chas. F. Gold. Commitwioner of Insurance, do hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of Eagle Star
Insurance Co, Ltd.. of New York City, filed with this Department,
showing the condition of said Company on the 31st day of December.
Witness my hand and official seal, the day and date above written.
CHARLES r COLD, Owmlsalnnrr of losur,
trrncha »tra am than twelve
feet deep at maay places. I WW
titer* maay time* later tad the
trenches were filling up with dirt
from the above
I wu told by "Uncle Elbert"
Greene who at the time the
"damyankeea" —ramped hare wee
a bo* of 17 yew*. I asked bin if
this put of Stoneman's army were
disorderly and did they rob the
country-side for provender sad
food. To my surprise he told me,
"These men wore very nice to him
when he visited the camp, and
that he sold s soldier s squirrel
be had caught for a pet. He also
said that these men did not rob,
but paid for things they needed
in camp." Margaret Bradley (who
later) married Mr. W. P. Welch
of High Point. N. C. told me. "As
a girl of tender sge and who lived
hero at that time about a halfmile
from where the Mldiers encamped
that the aat on the door
step* of her home and ssw the
soldiers marching double file and
with the same step pass. She said
she watched from ten o'clock in
the morning until about four
o'clock p. m. before all the men
hsd passed. She saw the marching
men only a few feet away from her
own door-step. By this account
told by two eye witnesses it seems
that all the men did not ride
horses. It seems to me that there
were foot loldiers as well as calverymen.
This does not show they
raided everywhere they went. It
seems that if they were treated
nicely by the native* that they in
turn did them no harm. "War Is
war" but after all If treated nicely
it seems these men did the same
in return. No one here to this day
holds any grudge against Gen.
St one man or his men for sll fared
to • record high Utinf 1M7-W u
a baae period, price* stood at 118.0
on January 1st, 1967, as compared
with an eatimated UOJ oa August
lit, a riae of 2.4 per cent
Red Ctom Home
Nursing To Begin
The Rod Cruaa Hon* Nut*In*
Iuatructor'a Coune will begin on
Monday, September 30th at 8 30
a. ol ia the baaeraert of the Preabyterian
Church on Howard Street
la Boone.
Future taeti acton, who have
not turned la their applications
are re<|ueated to bring them with
them. Plaaae try te be prompt aad