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T , 1?' Advertising Rates on Request. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1.00 Per Year VOL. XXXI. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY JUNE 10, 1920. NO 34. ijjl ji life 'A Tba Alexander Development. Children's Day At Mount Vernon. - Baltimore Oris le. Prm1 anra to ftlmvinsr Rnp.k p.iit,... Piuoca aiimii .nu a Called also: Prebird; Golden this season are amazed at the small space in your paper to tell Robin; Hang Nest; GoldenOriale, progress which has been made you as a visitor to this place and A flash of flame among the ten on. the May view Parle enterprise, church Sunday morning, May der young spring foliage; a rich, a work begun two years ago by SOth, what a nice program was high whistling song from the Mr. Walter Alexander Jr. A per- carried out by the children. blossoming cherry boughs, ana feet colony of new' homes has Heing one of quite a little par- every child knows that the soci spruug up on the wooded slopes ty from Hoone, we arrived about ab'e Baltimore Oriole has just of the mountain to the east of the ho o'clock a. in. and received a returned from Central America, town, and some of the homes are most cordial welcome by every- Hrilliant orange and black foath being furnished by owners and one whom we met. These peopte ers like his could no more be con residents who are arranging to forgot all about their week day cealed than the liery little red- "tnove in" for the summer. The business, and the entertaining of starts; and if they alone were houses are of a classic type of ar- the neoole. visitors and all. was notenoughtoadverti.se his wel- chitecture and are equipped with done to a Queen's taste. c01ne jmonce in the neighbor water, lights' and sewerage, the After Sunday School was over, hood, he keeps up a rich, ringing, whole being connected up with a the Rev. Mr. Wheeler made a insistent whistle that you can snlorwlul svtem nf ilrivewnvs. ijf..i ., f v,Q ,.i,;i,i,.,m quickly learn to imitate. You much engineering skill having as wo as the "grown ups" Af- havc ru?n tarUd all the roos hoon tamnnet.vntril in tho 1:1 villi' I f f ..;t..l.,,.. . tern in your neighborhood to out of these roads. The central L,Mi th vwito.. n,i n crowing, no doubt; even so you figure in the scheme is the club feei perfectly at home. Then the can "whistle up" the mystified house, which is located on the f.hiWs rmurram came next orioles, who are always disposed peak of the mountain and from under the direction of Mr. N. L. to live near our homes. Although which the guests may enjoy one Harrison. The little songs and of the most impressive mountain recitations were very interesting the Baltimore oriole has a south ern name, he is really more corn- views in all western North Caro- Und impressive and reflected mon at t,ie JNortn- whereas the " . " ' 111 !.!! A. I. lina. The May view Park project ,,reat credit unon those who had orcnara orioie is more nomu is developing into a mountain re sort colony of wonderful propor tions and will prove a great asset to that part of the country. One circumstance that is put ting the mountain people into a good humor just now is the pros pect of one of the greatest apple crops on record. The late spring militated to the safety of the bud ding trees and the blossoming time passed without the loss of a single prospective apple by the frost. As a consequence the trees are fairly loaded with fruit, which is hanging from the limbs in clusters. From the very abun dance of the fruitage there is to be a natural shedding of the sur plus, but the trees stand a good chance of yielding more than a normal crop. The prospect is all the more gratifying because of the fact that the crop in that section last year was a very slim one, and it is another encourag ing outlook that the growers will receive for the coining crop the highest, prices on record. The trees are in better bearing con dition because the orchard own ers, during the past few years, have been uavinir more attention charge of the training of the children. In the course of the exercises there was one little fellow who was called upon for his speech, and he showed his bravery by remaining at his post although he did not say a word of his reci tation. To me he spoke in elo quent tones, in silence he seemed perfectly at ease, for he held the fort and did not run away until his time was us. If I had been near him with a blue ribbon I would have pinned it on him, for ho deserved it. He was not a failure, even in his silence. After the programme was car ried out. we were all invited to help ourselves to a bountiful din tier brought along by these good people. The spread was simply grand in every respect and was greatly enjoyed. We shall re member what a great deal of pleasure the cordial welcome giv- 1 . . 1 1 1 1., . .i en lis Dy lite nooie peopiw uiouou Mt. Vernon. There wns one thing the writer noticed, and that was the 'excellent conduct by every one present, Theencouragementgiven theso little folks is very commendable, as thev will soon assume the re Tho sponsible positions as citizen nnma a imivprsiil custom, Hie 1 V"T , tllJ taking up their duties in a very appie Biw 7m Tn few years and too much kindness mountain sections of North Caro- , , lina are this year considering south of New England Lady Baltimore, who wears a yellowish-olive dress with dusky wings and tails, has the reputa tion of being one of the finest nest-builders in the world. To the end of a branch of some tall shade tree, preferably an elm or willow, although almost any large treee on a lawn or roadside may suit her, she carries grasses, plant fibre, strings or bits of cloth. These she weaves and felts into a perfect bag six or seven inches deep and lines it with liner grasses, hair and wool a safe, cozy, swinging cradle for her ba bies. Hut 1,s you may imagine, those babies have a rather hard time when they try to climb out of it intojhe world Many a one tum bles to the ground, unable to hold on to the tips of a swaying twig and not being strong enough to fly. Then what a tremendous fuss the parents make! They can not carry the youngsters up 'in to the tree; they, a re in deadly fear of cats, they are too worried and excited to leave him alone, but the plucky little fellow usual ly hops towards the tree and with the help of his shary claws on the rough hark, flutters out for himself in this world. Ex. themselves in great Charlotte Observer. luck."- The Soldier-Bonus Raid. To put through the Soldier- Bonus Bill was only a few min utes pastime for the House. The rules were overridden. The gag was applied. No amendments were permitted. No debate was possible. Only twenty minutes were allowed each side for dis cussion, and to attempt discuss seless. for the House iua w- ' was a bedlam. An outrageous raid, engineer and training cannot be given them Heiirjf CJDDOl BarrSO. to avoid the hard knocks they Ml. T,)(jr0i according to Ins will get on their way to good hioaranliical sketches, was 70 citizenship and success. years old on May 12, and has Really, the cordial and cour- therefore rounded out tho span toons treatment by thexe good o iife allotted to man by the people made one feel that he was psalmiHt. The people of the Uni ii boy again and I most heartily ted States have never elected a thank all of them from the bot man of that advanced age to the tun of my heart for this recog- presidency, and in all probability niti6n. . never will. The oldest of the AVlsitoh. Presidents was William Henrv Harrison, who was 08 when inau- ij.wnil tn fiirrv it. tbmuirli. Ururatod. Ho lasted 111st one liticians in Connress, month in ofnee. exttonim in - - 1 un.lnnir re election next Novetn- ooint of years was Buchanan ...... ------ 1 Acres Are Yields. A bulletin from tlie Federal Department of Agriculture ad vises increasing the corn crop by increasing the acreage yield. Ag riculturally we have spread all over creation with acreage, but the yield to the acre is low. Fif ty years ago the United States raised a billion bushels of corn on thirty-eight million acres. The average was nearly twenty-eight bushels to the acre. In 1(.)17 the crop was three times as much, but the acreage a little over three times as much and the yield to the acre was only 2(5 bushels. We hardly held the average of 2C bushels to the acre one year with another. But Maine makes near ly i0 bushels to the acre, and Pennsylvania makes -10. North Carolina makes around 20 bush els to the acre, which is an in crease over the low yield of ear lier years. But such a yield is too expen sive. Some farms go much a bove this figure, but as it is the average it is certain that whenev er a farm goes above this record others go below it. Now every farm that makes corn has to plow plant, cultivate and work the a creage. Mainein making !tOhu.sh- 1 . . A I. - . . . L ..P 1. eis 10 nie acre gets out ui woi k- ingoneand a half acres; for it takes in North Carolina two and ialf acres to make the corn Maine makes on one acre. Maine saves inree-nitns 01 me woi'K lat we do, or with the .same work gets two and a Halt tunes as niucii corn, u is not mat Maine is a favored corn state and North Carolina not. The big ecord yields of away over a Ii tin- red bushels to the acre that lave been made in this state how that the corn can be made lere if we choose to make it. The trouble is we have not yet earned to crowd the acre. We have had so much land that we ake no account of the value of it in making a crop, and in forget ting about the land we forget that every time we plow and work more land than is needed to make the crop we are wasting a lot of time and work to no purpose. If plowing one acre and handling the crop right will give as much corn as the present unsatisfac- ory method gives through work ng two and a half acres we are farming in a way that is foolish. he next step for North Carolina to take in farming is to get tin acreage yield up to where three- fifths of the work will be cut out by a bigger crop from the same acreage. The present yields in volve too much walking around for all that is done. News and Observer. by Democrats parties there was little to choose been consulted, or, so far as 64 when inaugura Spt that on the final roll call a heard, it has been ignored The sumbed under the , except lhai American Legion is radically di- of the presidency 1 ber to profess that the $2,XX),- whose age, G", when elected and ed bv Republicans against the u,""n" V, V, , I- 1 eu ujf r, ..in 1 ,f a fmt.fnl nw P. v war found him unpnuR t, .!, or oni pru MJlllllui.il, uniiiug vi v.. ...n . . .. - ?. w. a ron it. n country to the service men is a to the emergency, ti.usj; be held llKe Wanil mm ". . , .,: vf wrw,lh1a fr.r hi- Wlr irleefully shared in almosteuually pa'P'se"w" 111 - gitieiuuj :f....u Tim fnnntrv him not, nf nctrressivoness. Tavlor was jjeiween uie iwo . " 1 , . 1 as 3i wnen inaugurated, anu sue (onerous duties . 1 A I .:nn t tip an a ro: inn ' m. nt rio lirpiiiHncv in less l imn ii number of Democrats were mo- " - - . .. i:iol imuraiJino V wea On mu issue, uiu ui ircinnirai qUU.i..., v.vuv ea tnrougu vw"-""". ll. .-.J-.ti.i..nLi1(iNi,Bilti. r John to tote for the bill after pretend- "rZZm VZ" . ,. inirlo memoeiSIlip ll-JJlcacuw uuij a nuom mg 10 oppoa iv u fr-pHon of the men who Alltheother Presidents have Rarely before in tM W ; ... amy and navy beeI1 under 60 when first honored the House of KepresentativeS.m . f,ormonv . fho ,fttr nnfl in rprpntVpftr were own - T,1C most insistent demand (or the tendency has been to choose bition. A,ote8e.. cben,r '... men the very prime of life. aeviseawimaueje - Paoult. ,n- onlv 45 when h ing election-to turn over nearly a group of members of the House . White House through .-wwi rvtfwvm nt thp tftxrjavers' . , ii .u T. !t, reacnemne wnitenousetnrougn ww- :z - iwhopianneuw ii, McKinley's death, and Grant r"!Lr : :::Z wflno. Ss Treaaury for Umr own wa8but40,Cleveland 47, Pierce wm war woo oni"'-" x m-- . ANNOUNCEMENT. ' I have nominated myself a can didate for a chance for a seat in the next General Assembly of North Carolina, provided, my as piration meets with the approba tion of tlx; people collectively, whose interest I hold very dear and tender. ni27, tfc KM. GREER. Information Free, Insurance Cheap! If you want either, see, write, or call Ceo, F. Blair, the insurance agent. Office in Bank Building, Blowing Rock, N. C. -2j-'20 FOft SALE: One set of fine French Flour Burrhs and sm ut ter; three steel two inch line shaft twelve feet long; hoop stool and hopper, and a lot of cast and wooden pullies. See G. W. F. Harper or H. L. Houck Lenoir, N. C. 2tc. VAXTK1-MKN OH WOMKX TO take orders it m tiir friends and nei I u rs fur the jfenuine fruuranteed hosiei-.v, full line for men, women, children. Kliininiites dunlin. We jia.v iiili!. un hour spare time or $21 u week for full time. K.erience un necessary. Write International Stocking Mills, Norristo.vn. I'a. mil NOTICE. The undersigned having quali fied as administratrix of J. C. Horton dec. all iersons having claims against the said estate will present same within 12 months front the date hereof or this not ice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons owing said estate settle the same at once. This May lT.th, 1920. Cakkik R. Houtox, Administratrix E. V. Lovirx, Atty. NOTICE. The 'undersigned having quali fied as administrator of the es tate of John W. Maine dec. all persons having claims against the said estate will present same within 12 months from the date hereof or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All per sons owing said estate settle the same at once. This May 22nd, 1920. R. F. Miller, . Administrator. FOR SALE: One hundred acres of good land one half mile from tho depot, and within one fourth of milt! of good school. For quick sale, I will take? 20 per acre. For terms write or see Jesse F. liobbins, Shulls Mills, N. C. in 27, t. f. c. Stopped In Tims. Little Willie, who for some few months had alwaysended his eve ning prayer with "Please sent me a baby brother," announce! to his mother that he was tired of praying for what he did not get and that he did not believe God had any more little boys to send. Not long afterwards lie was carried into his mother's room very early in the morning to see his twin brothers who had arri ved during the night. Willie look ed at the two babies critically and then remarked:, "It's a g 0 o d thing I stopped praying when I did." DELCO-LIGHT Tba complete Electric Light and Powar Phut 'lean,' safe eleclric, lifjlit und power at the touch of u button. FARMS FOR SALE: Located in Northern Delaware in the most productive agricultural district of the United States. J. A. Mc Kelvey, Newark, Delaware. 1-4 10t. c. FOR SALE: The Allen Hix farm on New River, eontainingabout 100 acres. On the farm js twenty acres of timber, and twenty a cres of bottom meadow, possibly none better in the county, good residence, fine orchard and the best of lots for gardening and trucking. If interested write or call on J. S. Stanbury, Boone, N. C. m : tfc. Watauga Motor Go, Entry Notice, No. 2553. State of North Carnlin. Wutaujfa County, Ollico of Kntry Tuker of suid County. M. II. Kdmisten locates and enters lif t.v ("ill) acres of land on this waters of Wataujru River, in Laurel Creek township, lietfinninj; on a homlrck. Polly Kdiuisten's corner, and runs north HO poles with P. H. Farthing's line to a chestnut, his corner,, thenco west 15 poles to a pine, thenco north 20 poles to a maple, Thence cast to Rufus Hocknday's line, then up tho river with Uockaday's lino to O. A.' Edm i stall's line, thence a west eourso to the liejjlnninfj. Entered May 21, '20. II. J. HARDIN, Kntry Taker. WASTES) Men to cut timber and work iri the woods. We pay the highest wages in the county, have clean camps and furnish plenty of good food. Pittsburgh Lumber Co. Bracmar, Carter County, Tenn. years have ruled him out, even if his record as a bitter and malevo lent partisan has not. He is em inently fitted to be president of the Massachusetts Historical So ciety, but not President of 110, 000,000 free-born Americans. The Peoples Bank. The Peoples Bank & Trust Co. is a cor poration made up of the best business men of Watauga County; it is a corpo ration entirely seperate and distinct from any other banking corporation and to the people of Watauga County, we invite your business upon our merits, using at all times our best efforts to give you the best service consistent with good banking. We pay you inter est on savings and time deposits but not on deposits subject to check, WHY $J0T? Because we do not believe this to be good banking. Notwithstanding, we have been in business less than five months, our Resources are More Than $100,000, and we thank you , for the confidence which has enabled us to reach this sum. . Come and open an account with us and help us make one of the best banks in this section. . Peoples Bank & Trust Co G. M. SUDDERTH, Cashier. . ... a th. methods em- New VorH World. .... - . do. wi. The The Philadelphia Record,
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