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Advertising Rates on Request. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1.00 Per Year VOL. XXX. BOONE VxTAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY APRIL 17, 1919. NO 27. A .Policy of New State Highway-Commission. (Grjenshoro News, Sunday April 6.) Following the tirst three days' sessions of the new State High way commission, ChainnanFrank Page tonight announced the ex tent to which the body has agreed upon a policy. The Commission agrees to build hard surface roads where traffic conditions de mand it in counties applying for the same, making appropriations for such roads "as a due regard for the entire state system will justify." By many people this w-ill be construed as a declara tion of intentions in favor of hard surface roads for North Carolina, much of course depending upon traffic conditions and the wishes of the people of the counties. The-following resolution, pro posed by J. G. Stikeleather and seconded by J. K. Norfleet, was adopted: ; "That we shall (first consider and approve the applications of these Counties applying for aid on unimproved links t the pres ent Highway system of the State and the further improvement, or the construction, of such roads in these counties that are at pres ent isolated or practically shut off from the rest of the State, This recommendation provides that we consider these two class es of the same relative import ance." "The Commission will be glad to consider application from any County where the traffic condi tions demand immediate con struction of hard surface roads, and will make such appropria tions for building these roads as a due regard for the entire State system will justify." Another resolution . proposed by Mr. Norfleet and seconded by Mr. Stikeleather, was adopted: To inaueurate immediately an effective plan of maintenance.' The Commission agrees to appro priate from its funds an amount not exceeding an average of $50 per mile per year for mainten ance for the State Highway Sys tern, provided the counties thru which these roads have been built will appropriate amount equal-to that appropriated by the State Highway Commission for immediate use in repair and maintenance. The work is to be done by or under direction of the Commission, the county authori ties co operating. ' The resolution also provides: "That the. State shall be: divided into four districts, to each one of which shall be assigned a mem ber of the State Highway Com mission whose duty it shall be to visit, without delay, all counties in his district, inspecting roads and inaugurating plans for the maintenance of same." It is contemplated that the di , vision of the State into four dis trlcts will probably be effected by the Commission early next week in session here, after which the four men will go into their respective districts, get in touch with county authorities and peo pie of all the one hundred coun ties, with a view to early main tenance and construction activi ties. ; For the present there will be no change in personnel of engin eering department, in fact, all employees of the commission are to be retained for the time being. Twenty -three road projects were provided for by the old Commission, with' the Federal Government, Chairman Page sta ted, estimated Federal aid to be obtained therefor being $221,000. Then 18 surveys were made and these pwjects are being consid ered by the present commission, for which it is estimated Federal aid would total $223,000. Inaddi- A Letter From Governor Blckelt. Mr. Editor: Our soldiers and sailors are now returning home in great numbers. We are re ceiving them with open arms and it is eminently fitting for their return to be celebrated with great outburst of patriotic enthu siasm. But these men cannot ive on cheers and music and flow ers and kisses. The fairest and finest thing we can do for them is to see to it that every man of them'at once gets a job. I want every town and county in North Carolina to highly res olve that no soldier or sailor shall be denied a chance to make a de cent living. Please lay this mat ter on the hearts of your people. Make it a matter of community pride and patriotism. Let each community be very sensitive on this point. Let no community be willing for another community to provide jobs for its heroes, These men ai'e neither afraid nor ashamed to work. They seek no charity they scorn it. They want i!t job, and they must have one. 9 Yours truly, T. W. Bickett, Gov. A Singular Ship. Lying at a dock in New York is the steamer "Faith," which is a wonder. She is built of concrete, which is practically the same as stone, and her captain says she rides the waves like a sea gull. The "Faith" last Thursday dis charged a cargo of sugar. She had made a round trip to Valpa raiso and back, via the Panama Canal. The Captain said he had called at twenty ports, and at ev ery port people would come a- board, kick on the decks and say, "Well, I'll be damned,' and then go off." The vessel seems aptly named. People have faith in her, for she is about to be dispatched to Europe with a cargo worth a couple of millions. As she is described the vessel is painted and looks not at all like a concrete structure, but rather like a wooden ship. Her captain declares that she is as good a ship as there is afloat, and "any one who says she is not doesn't know what he is talking about." When ships were first made of iron, some three quarters of a century ago, the world wondered But an iron or steel ship seems commonplace With one of con crete. Will wonders never cease? Baltimore Sun. Odessa Falls To Bolsheviki Troops. Odessa has fallen into the hands of Bolsheviki troops by the evac uation of the Allies. This puts the most fertile lands in Russia together with immense resources of grain, coal, and minerals into the hands of the bolsheviki for ces. " " i The transport Powhatan, car rying 2,400 troops, mostly of the 30th division, arrived in Charles ton harbor last Thursdays even ing. The 120th infantry was in cluded in the 2,400. tion there are pending eight pro ject allotments applications with out surveys for which it is cal-. culated Federal aid .would be $166,000. Another amended pro ject contemplates about $40,000 from the Government, so the to tal Federal Aid for projects ap proved or, pending is about $720, 000. . Then a grand total of about three and one-half millions will be available from the Federal Government within the next fif teen months, it is estimated, and the commission announces that every dollar of it will be utilized for road work in North Carolina. Soldiers Can Retain their Uniforms Now. The followingcircular concern ing the soldiers' uniforms, has been issued by the War Depart ment: "The list of clothing that may he retained is as follows: One o versea cap (for all enlisted men who have had service overseas) or, one hat and one hat cord (for all other enlisted men); one olive dfab shirt, one woolen service coat and ornaments, one pair woolen breeches, one pair shoes, one pair' canvass or spiral leg- gins (canvass if available);, one waist belt, one slicker, one over coat, two suits underwear, four pair stockings, one pair gloves, one gas mask and helmet (for all officers and enlisted men to whom they were issued overseas), one set toilet articles; this includes hair brush, one comb, one tooth brush, one shaving brush, one ra zor, one small steel mirror, and two towels. (If in possession of soldier at time of discharge.) One barrack bag, three scarlet chev- orons, to be sewed .on uniform prior to discharge when practi cable. "Any enlisted man who served in the United States army during the present war, honorably dis charged or furloughed to the re serve since April 6, 1917, who has restored to the government, any of the above articles, or to whom for any reasan they were never issued, may make applica tion for such articles to the do mestic distribution branch, of fice of the director of storage, Washington, whereupon similar toothing or uniform in kind and value as near as may be will be returned to him. The applica tion will state sizes required and will be accompanied by an affida vit made before'any civil or mili tary officer authorized to -administer oaths, setting forth the sol diers' record of service since Ap- ril G, 1917, the date and place of his discharge or furlough to the reserve, and certifying that none of the articles applied for were retained by him at the time of his discharge and furlough to the re serve, or if retained that they have been restored to the govern ment. Officers and enlisted men who have returned the gas mask and helmet may make similar ap plication for these articles, and and they will be raised if availa ble. The articles enumerated in paragraph 2, will be kept on hand by each enlisted man furloughed to the reserve since April 6 1917, and will be retained by him upon his separation from active ser vice and may be worn thererfter When worn out these articles may be discarded. "'If any further information is desired on this subject discharg ed officers and enlisted men can obtain the same upon application at any of the following recruiting stations: Greensboro, Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Raleigh ftnd Wins ton-Salem." Enormous Crop of Winter Wheat, The Department of Agriculture has forecast for this year the lar gest crop of winter wheat ever grown, basing the estimate on conditions existing April 1. The enormous yield of 837,000,000 bushels was announced, which at the government's guaianteed price of $2.26 a bushel, places the crop value at $1,891,260,000. This year s winter crop, , if no unfavorable conditions develop between' now and harvest will be 152,000,000. bushels larger than the previous record crop in 1914 and 248,000,000 more than was grown last year. Germans Insist They Have Never Been Defeated. The following copyrighted dis patch to the Charlotte Observer tells of growing German inso lence: The increasing insolence of the Germans in this area is a matter of concern to those avIio honed the Germans, defeated in the war, would mend their manners and learn a lesson in dealing with foreign nations, but it would ap pear from local indications that all such hopes have been vain. I have spoken to several Ger mans here to learn what they think will be the future of Ger many and one is amazed to, hear such a line of argument as that France is ruined by the war and therefore Germany starts off with a great advantage. They are even gloating over German destruction in France and there are continual references to the fact that Germany stands intact by comparison. The Germans insist our pres ence on the Rhine is no sign of defeat; that we are here as the result of agreement; and this line of argument leads them to ex pound curious ideas as to the rights of German civilians in the occupied areas. ' A few days ago a case came be fore a military tribunal-of Amer icans in which a uennan was charged with breaking one of the American regulations. The sol icitor for the Germans calmly a- rose and announced that the Am ericans had no right to submit German civilians to trial under military law. "Why," exclaimed the Ameri can, had not the Germans mili tary tribunals in Belgium and France?" "Yes," agreed the German, "that is true, but then we were dealing with conquered countries and conquered territories and you are here only as an outcome of the armistice." Onecanimagine the amazement of the-Americans. Such instances of German in solence are daily brought before the American officers here" who have to deal with -Germans and they are learning rapidly why the Germans were detested by the rest of Europe before the war. Another characteristic of the Germans, that of whining, is fre quently shown. The burgomas ter of Ashrewilie was arrested on a serious offense and sentenced to imprisonment. His friends sent an appeal for his release on the usual grounds of ill health and this individual, who had de fied the Americans, became the mo3t contemptable w-hiner of all. His protestations of being ill and of suffering mentally from im prisonment were such that the Americans, more in amused con tempt than anything else, inflict ed a fine of 503 ($2,500) and re mitted the sentence. The value of a German civilian life has been computed at 80,000 marks ($20,000) by the German authorities, whohavemadeclaims for this sum from the Americans for each of the widows of two men who were' killed, presuma bly during disturbances within the past month. The attitude the Germans have adopted is that the United States is not now at war with Germany and that such claims are proper and legal un der the circumstances. - Count Festetics, former Hun garian minister of war in the cab inet of Count Michael Karolyl, has committed suicide, according to "a late uerraan government wireless messate. Miles 0. Sherrlll Dies At Home In Greens boro. Miles Osborne Sherrill, former State Librarian, and for many years one of the states leading citizens, died at his home in Greensboro Tuesday night, the bthinst. Mr. Sherrill was a Con federate soldier, entering the army of the South at the ago1 of 16 years. As a result of a wound received at Spottsylvania he lost a leg. The deceased was 78 years old, and was state librarian from 1899 till 1917, when he was forced to retire on account of failing health. The Old Military Posts. (The Christian Science Monitor.) An interesting reminiscence of the military past of the United States has been evoked by the old houses in Michigan, Wiscon sin and Illinois that were once in cluded in the forts and military posts maintained when those sta tes formed part of the National frontier. About a hundred years ago the old houses, since moved toother locations, stood behind the palisades of the forts and served as quarters for the offi cers and their families. Social life and the refinements of the time, often brought with great difficulty from the East, made them delightful dwellings, while beyond the palisades were un known lands and hostile Indians. Like the rest of the fortifications the timber of the houses came from the neighboring woods, and soldiers built them. One of the most importantfof the old posts was Fort Howard, at Green Bay Wisconsin, which cost the Gov ernment $20,477.60, a sum then considered generous for military construction. FOR THE CHILDREN. Too much care cannot be exer cised in selecting a cough medi cine for children. It should be pleasant to lake, contain no harm fill drutr and most effectual in curing their coughs and colds. Long experience has taught that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets these conditions. It is a favorite with many mothers. Official reports 'by the inter state commerce commission, on the net earnings of the railroads for February were $10,100,000, with revenues at $351,946,000, ex penses at $354,520,000, and net revenue of $27,425,000. These figures are only slightly different from unofficial reports recently given out. WHAT'S THIS UU. SON? MANY BOONE PEOPLE IN POOR HEALTH WITHOUT KNOWING THE CAUSE. Ther are scores of people who drag out a miserable existence without realizing the cause of their suffering. Day after day they are racked with backache and headache; suffer from ner vousness, dizziness, weakness, unguor and dopression. Perhaps the kidneys have fallen behind in their work of filtering the blood and that may be the root of the trouble. Look to your kidneys assifttheiu in their work give themtha held they need. Yoii can use no morp highly recco mended remedy than Doan's Kid ney nils. Below is a grateful testimony from a sufferer in this locality N. G. Deal, wood worker, Hick ory. si. u., says: l sutierea a lot from kidney trouble. My bac was lame and sore and I "had to stop work. At night I was rest less and sometimes had to wal the floor. Doan's Kidney Pill': gave me prompt relief, removing the pain in my back and making me feel better in every way. Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont simply ask for a kidney remedy -geWDoan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Deal had. Fos ter-Milburn Co., Mfgrs. Buffalo, N. Y. Sale of Laud for Taxes. By virtue of the power vested in me as Juc-bherin of Watauga County, I will offer for sale at the court house door in Boone, N. C. on Monday, May 5, 1919, the lol- owing lands for taxes: UOONE TOWNSHIP .WIHair, 4 acres 12.50 W L BoutrlHlf., acres ' 1.90 L Cook, 3 ' acre i 2.92 H Cook, 35 aeios 3.10 B Call, one town, lot 1.05 Ben K Caudill, 31 acres 2.6 L Greene, 30 acres, 1917 A 1918 10.50 M Greene, 100 acres 5.50 W W Holsclaw, 42 acres 17 50 l&S Hodges, 57 acres '1H, '17 & '18 24 4!) MPiNE Moretz, 2 town lots X 1 Mary Miller heirs, mineral and timber 130 4 90 10 20 .94 1 60 140 2 62 2 52 190 18 70 580 11 79 260 453 2 22 83 8 53 6 72 514 1 79 263 141 176 4 86 163 23 59 3 74 7 89 606 1 89 1159 14 37 5 97' 1 74 7 83 33 85 550 2 CO .94 5 10 15 52 4 97 4 83 14 iW 4 21 24 70 4 11 4 26 4 77 2 I 4 75 25 50 450 2160 105 105 156 , 5 93 19 21 6 26 2192 15 87 2 24 15 77 629 2 72 6 65 9 87 1 16 3416 830 7 43 MeComlis brothers, 100 acres Frank Norris, town lot W C Norris, two acres John Pitts, 31 acres. Hay, one town lot li jali Reed 35 acres F Roark, one town lot Miles Wlnebarger, 2 acres Joseph II Winkler, 130 acres NORTH FORK TOWNSHIP O J Potter, 58 acres S Potter, 251 acres STONY FORK TOWNSHIP Mrs Anna Ballou, 23 acres v W Henclrix, 40 acres W E Johnson, 40 acres Vm A Watson, 109 acres H Watson, 25 acres, M L Younce, 35 acres MEAT CAMP TOWNSHIP W Adams. 11 3-4 acres Sarah C Bryan, 25 acres D ftl coney, id acres Dugger & Prolllt heirs, mineral It F Tate, 28 acres C Wilson, 78 1-2 acres W L Woodrlng heirs, 39 acres WATAUGA C Aldridge, 215 acres A Dobbin, 80 acres ugene Egger's, 18 acres G C Eggers, 20 acres w A Greene, 18 acres, R R .Testes, 32 acres, Mrs Matlie Phipps, 135 acres Smith Promt, 10 acres C Heagle, 20 acres Joe Townsend, 65 acres W H Wagner, 94 acres D H Wright, 38 acres SHAWNEEHAW Mrs S E Townsend, 14 acres Mrs S E lownsondj 10 acres Christina Ward, 4o acres J W Ward, 80 acres McKinley Ward, 11 acres B Baird, 30 acres B II Broyhill, 192 acres Mrs It C Church, 43 acres H A Dobbin, 170 acres . I L Davis 1 1-2 acres J M McGuire, 5 acres T McGuire, 12 acres John Seagle, 33 acres li snook, 4U acres D Shook, 226 acres Kilson Townsend, 17 acres HALD MOUNTAIN H A Dobbin, 303 acres Fred Parsons, 8 acres, Wade Parsons, 9 acres Miles Winebarger, 20 acres LAUREL CREEK Mrs E C Stansberry, 10 acres W G Trivett, In. acres O D Ward, 29 acres Robv L Ward, 31 acres J C Baird, 166 acres W M Barman, 52 acres J W Harman, 146 acres M'F Keller, 25 acres Miss Jane Keller, 50 acres John Keller, 61) acres Louisa Lcvcnthrop, 90 acres Lydia McGuire, 17 acres J C Mast, Jr. 123 acres G H Howe, 05 acres, W J Ray, 8 acres COVE CREEK Mrs A E Church estate 1 1-4 acre 1 55 John F Groiran, 1 lfl acres 28 29 Boone Isaacs, 25 1-2 acres. 9 14 W G Johnson. 24 acres 0 54 Jeff & Frank Matthcwson, 103-4 a 5 93 G C Norris, 3 acres 7 00 Mrs M N Reese, 6 3-4 acres 1 65 M rs D 1 Sherwood, 34 acres 4 79 W J Thomas, 13 acres 4 78 P Wilkerson, 20 acres v 44 BLOWING ROCK A S Aberneihy, 35 acres i'2 13 J T Ashley, 85 acres 5 49 Mrs B a Blackwemer, town if t o on John Buff, one town lot 6 45 rhns Brvan, one town lot l is Blowing Rock Hotel, town lot 34 90 Mrs J F Anderson, town lot 1 43 Mrs D M Ashley, one townlot 2 00 Mrs S M Clark, one town lot taxes lor '15, '16 ana 11 0 3d U C iiinnon, one town lot 4 03 Mrs J W Cannon, one town lot 14 95 Mrs J C Coulter, one town lot 3 55 Mrs M R Colt, one town lot 5 45 D .) Craig, 7 town lots 12 10 N C Carden, one town lot 10 20 John F Cox, 4 town lots 10 58 J A Durham, one ton lot 2 CO W S Kdinisten, two town lots 7 65 Mrs C Emerson, one town lot . 1 to W H Kdmisten, one town lot 1 65 J A Edraisten, one town lot 1 S5 J M Foster, two town lots 8 73 Lucy Fitzhugh, one town lot 3 C5 Mrs Minnie Foster, one town lot 19 1)4 Joe H Greene, one town lot 2 07 Mrs Lou Greeno, 2 town lots 8 30 Lum Greene, one town lot 84 Mattio Gwyne, one town lot 1 42 R W Gibbs, ono town lot , 10 20 G W Gage, two town lots 10 20 W J Hartley, one town lot 3 65 J Wesley Hartley, 14 acres 14 98 willey Hartley, one town lot 6 TO Hayes & Martin, one town lot 1 18 Leona Henley estate, 133 acres 5 31 Mrs Jacob Kluta, 25 acres 8 4 (Continued on page four.) 1 M 4? s. ill H1 urn i t lift 41!. it- 11 i4 1 l'V li t. ,:t.v. '.'XikW-:.!rJ-:? r. -. x v,