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- v r 1 m 1 i - 111 ' ,.t L . . 1 i ... . Advertising Rates on Request. DEMOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1.00 Per Year yoC XXXI. ' BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY APRIL 1, 1920. NO 24. DoiiWItk lh Enemies. . Mr. Samuel Gotnpers, as Pres ident of the American Federation of Labor, is urging the members of the Unions everywhere to vote against the enemies of organized labor in the next election. We do not blame Mr. Oompers, but in telligent laborers, if they are, wise, will go further than that. Good citizens every where should do more than vote against the en emies of labor. The truth is we do not need enemies of any par ticaiar class inofficial positions of responsibility in the State or National Government. Enemies of capita are no more to be desired than" enemies of labor, even by labor itself. . -If this country is to steer clear 'of the dangerous shoals upon which Russia and Germany and other European nations areabout to be torn to pieces, this country must have pilots who are neither the enemies of labor nor capital. These enemies in our legislative , halls have caused all of the trou ble so far, and if we are to have stormy times in the future these 5 same enemies will be responsible for them. " What we need are men whoare big enough and broad enough to ' see both sides of great issues, men who will hones"tly strive to serve the best interest of all the , people, not men who arethe tools of any particular class of our cit izenship. Class legislation is the greatest foe of genuine progress It1s wrong in principle and can not stand. . The saner, less radical element of labor is coming to recognize this. The great danger ahead of organized workers in this coun try; at present is not the danger of being defeated by their sup posed enemies but of being de stroyed by their supposedfriends The labor union has more to fear from radicals within its own ranks than from the , ultra-con servatives in the ranks of capital Those who would use the pow er of, organized labor wherever possible to oppress other people, those ho would, if they could, set. up a class autocracy these are the men from whom labor has most to. fear. For eventually, if they are permittedjtohave their wav. these men will bring down upon the heads of organized wor kera everywhere the burning wrath of the American people Men who are membersof labor unions should remember that first of all they are American cit izans. That a great majority of them will so consider, we have not the 'slightest doubt. Their flrstr object in voting should be to cast their ballot for men who stand for the best in Ame rican - citizenship. No man who does this is the enemy of labor. But there are many men protesting to be the friends of labor who would destroy , this Republic if they should have their way with the government for four years. . Certainly Mr. Gompersiswlth in his rights when be advises la -bor to vote for its friends. But the choice of friends is the im . portant thing. When they come to make selection laborers should "be very careful lest they line up for "friends' whon the long run will lead them to destruction.-' Winston-Salem Journal. IP VOTT ARE INTERESTED IN AU- tomobiles Or trucks, write or call on F. M. Richards. Jr. ' Banners Elk N. C." Mr. Richards tu represent : , Ut tor DODGE BROS, automobll ''.' cs and trucks for Wataor county, and will be glad to give you all the , ' in thia line.- The aLotmwit for Wa tauta oounty is very small and y ?'t wili-da well to olaoe vour ord fcOvT for future delivery. The H it too well known further The County Agent. j j Extension Farm News, pub- ished by the Extension Service of the Agricultural Department, gives a practical instance of the value of the farm agent and one which should have serious con sideration by all county authori ties to the end that they may come into a better appreciation of what employment of this agen. cy means to the development of the agricultural interests of a county. It is the story of Mr. C. Proffitt, who went to Ruth erford as County Agent, hv July 916, when he opened his work in the Watkins community. There he found a one-room schoolhouse, with no signs of paint. After calling a meeting of the farmers, and questioning them, he found that they were not growing any clovers or alfalfa. Thev knew nothing about the use of lime and admitted that four inches was a- bout the average depth of plow ing. Pruning and spraying were not practiced in the home or chards, they knew nothing about silos and seemed to care little a- bout improved livestocks The on ly organization that this commun ity had at that time was a local armer's Union, which was at tended by men only, and very few of them. Today Watkins has a big live Community Club, which meets once a month, Through this club, men, women, boys and girls come together and discuss problemsof the farm and home, . They have nice two-room school house, painted, with an open pavillion nearby, which is used by the can ning club. Most every farmer in the community is using some ime and growing some clover or alfalfa. Two silos are now being used, and one of the best Jersey bulls in the south is owned co op erative by members of the club. The club voted to standardize the hogs by all breeding? Durocs, Purebred farm nocks are now seen on most of the farms, and armers are plowing from six to 10 inches deep. A permanent Community Fair. Association has been organized inconnectionwith the club and a high class com m unity fair is conducted each Fall.,' In this community. pros perity and contentment are co operating to push mortgages off of the farms and keep the boys and girls on. In consideration of the work they do and the results they se cure, the county agents, at the salaries they are paid, are prov inc themselves the best invest ment a county can make, for, the thinsrs Agent Proffitt has accom plished inall6ther counties where the FaYm Aeent is employed. It has become a recognized fact that employment of the Farm Agent is token of the progressive coun ty. : . Democratic Count) Convention Call. A convention of the Democrats of Watauga County ,i? called to meet in Boone on Monday, Apri R. 1920. at 1 o'clock p. m. Eacfi" township is entitled to one dele gate and alternate for every 25 Democratic votes cast at the last general election for the Demo cratic candidate for Governor, The chairmen of the various town ship committees are hereby not ified to hold conventions in their respective townships on Satur day April 3rd, 1920, and elect del egates to the county convention The object of this convention is to elect delegates to the State convention to be held on the 9th dav of April, 1920, and transact any other business that may come before the convention. This the 24th day1 of March, 1920. ;"; ? fa P. PERRY, - ppising Criai Receiving Station in Wi- - tatgi Coiinjt. Mr. Editor: My attention has been directed to an article pub ished in last week's issue of The Democrat, stating that a Cream Gathering Station would be es tablished in Boone. Having had considerable expe rience inthe creamery business, as well as cheese making, I wish to strongly advise the farmers of Watauga county to stick to the cheese business and develop it as it can and should be. Itoccurs to me that, at this time, to switch over to selling cream, which would mean the purchasing ex pensive cream seperators and encouraging the use of high test- ng cows, such as Jerseys, would be the height of foolishness. However, ii the time should ever arrive when a market for sweet cream presented itself whereby the farmer could realize more money from his milk in the shape of cream than could be re ceived for whole milk at the cheese factories, it would then be proper to install a large sep- erator in each cheese factory which would seperate either whole milk or whey, and let the Farmers deliver the milk at the cheese factory as usual, where it would be sepe rated and the cream sold to whatever market proved most satisfactory. This would mean that the farmer would sell his cream on the butter-fat test as tested by the cheeese factory operator. It would also allow the cheese factory to seperate the whey in the event cheesemaking proved more profitable than sell ing cream. Therefore in conclusion 1 am opposed to the Cream Station idea because: - - - 1. It allows a chance of fraud to be practiced by reading the butter-fat test incorrectly. 2. Inthe cheese-making states has' proven " that creameries it cannot compete with cheese fac tories. ; ... .. 3. It means that farmers would have, to invest about $70. to $150. in cream seperators, and some times creameries are pro moted for the purpose 'of selling seperators. 4. And, finally, because the United States Department of Ag riculture does not approve of the cream gathering station. F! R. FARNHAM. Tkt Lacklm Wilta-Colltr Man. "We have a great government," in the opinion of Charity and Children, but we must confess that while it can do many things for us, it cannot reduce the high cost of living. After all, the best and only way to lower the price of living is for the people to pro duce mora and buy less." True words. But after all is said and done, who is pinched by the high cost of living? The lab orers? They are buying auto mobiles and silk shirts. The em ployers? Their chief aim in life at present seems to be to hold down their excess profits taxes to a) low a figure as . possible. The farmers? The suggestion is a Joke..' Y-'.:. "' ';,'' . Nobody is really being serious ly hurt excep brain workers. Office workers, taachers, prea chers, professional men, . mote particularly those on a salary ba sisthese are the fellows who are being wiped put. But they constitute a small minority of the population, and this country is suppsed .to be governed by ma jority rule. Almost the first time inAmerlcan history bra wn weighs more in the labor market than fcnin. Such a condition cannot last. Already the teaching profession in this country is short 140,000 men and women, and the vacan cies increase. If the process con tinued indefinitely, the intellec tual workers would presently all be forced into other lines and the country would suffer a moraland mental catastrophe worse than a dozen. But it cannot proceed be yond a certain point. Presently the lack of brain-workers will be gin to force salaries higher, and the balance will be slowly, but surely, established. A certain number of lean years are probably before the white collar man, but eventually he will come to his ownf for, af ter.all, he is possessed of a thing that the country cannot do without. The Greensboro Daily News. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as adminis tratrix of the estate of T. E. Mor- etz, deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of March, 1921, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please come forward and make imme diate settlement. This the 10th day" of March, 1920. EPSY MORETZ, Administratrix of T. E. Moretz, - deceased. 310 6t. c. ' Information Free, Insurance Cheap! If you want either, see, write, or call Geo. F. Blair, the insurance agent. Office in Bank Building, Blowing Rock, N. C. 3-2'20 Rising Prices on Gasoline and Oil, 20 to 30 5,000 to HAS WINTER WORN YOU DOWN? SICKNESS THAT LINGERS OR STRAIN OF CARING FOR OTHERS, MAKES SPRING DAYS AREDANGEROUS Get Back Your Strength RED-BLOOD MEANS OLD-TIME VI GOR AND PEPTO-MANGAN BUILDS "RICH, RED BLOOD Perhaps you've been ill this winter or others in the family have, and you've worn yourself out with extra burdens. And now your strength is slow to re turn. 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It paints the cheeks in Nature's way and restores the hearty appetite. The blood is naturally sluggish . in the spring and the whole fam ily would profit by taking Pepto Mangan, which tones up and builds up. It is pleasant-tasting and soon makes you feel better. Your own druggist has it ready for your call, and in both tablet and liquid form, just as you pre fer. .. But to be certain that you get Pepto-Mangin, ask for It by the full name, "Gude's Pepto-Mangan." Look for the name "Gude on the package. Advertisement. NOTICE I will be in Boone on Monday, April 5, with fruit trees for sale. W. L. Coffey, Sands, N. C. FOR SALE: Ford roadster; and fine saddle'hprse fiveyears old. Apply to H. C. Baird, Valle Crucis. N. C. 3-25. 2p. 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