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Advertising Rates on Request DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1,00 Per Year vol. xxxn. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY MAY 26, 1921. y V,.,f.''gf Svi-ii-'i.'- f'i: r !''.' t; 17 .y.-iJ- ' ' ' ' VIST,: J - 0 0 0 y.m POVERTY OF THE SOUTH : f - (Charity and Children) y. It is not in her material resour , ces. It is not even in her . actual possessions, for she has made wonderful advancement in all ; lines of .business and is able at ( last to hold up her head with any other section of the United States but she is poor in her education ,al equipment and in the general ' culture of her people. Lynch law is more common in the south than elsewhere because of the ' ignorance of ' the masses. In : telligent people respect the law, but the ignorant can be easily .Inflamed, and sober reason is overwhelmed by the passion of the hour. Mobs are always ig norant, It is ridiculous to think of a cultured lynching patty. If education were more generally diffused every other blessing would follow in its wake. The great masses of ignorance hold us down and give some reason for the criticisms of those none too friendly to this section of the country. Our common school system in this part of the coun try. Our common school sys tem in this part of the country does not function as it should. We are too niggardly in our ap propriations from the public treasury. We are too niggardly in our appropriations from the public treasury. We are amaz ingly liberal toward our higher institutians of learning, but state colleges will never touch the sit uation in the way of raising the general level of education to a higher plane. In fact the grad uates of our State institutions, as a rule, are out of sympathy with the common schools, or at least, do not sympathize enough to help them. Have you heard of many graduates of the Univer sity engaging in the common school work of the State? Our denominational schools and col leges, for the most part, are poorly equipped and have most meagre and inadequate endow ments. The Baptists of North Carolina have besides their colle ges the high schools under de nominational control. With few exceptions these schools limping along with the poorest facilities, including the buildings, that can be imagined. And where a school has Ja good building it has noth ing else. The 75 million fund has helped, but it is wholly inade quate to meet the needs of these '. institutions. With the exception of Trinity College none of o u r ' higher institutions of learning are at all prepared to do their best work because of their pov erty. What is true of North Car olina is no doubt true of the Sou th e r n States generally. Our : Methodist brethren of the South , are engaged in a campaign to raise thirty million dollars in the South for education. But what are thirty million dollars among 'so many? North Carolina will . raise nearly twice that much for ' good roads. Good schools mean a great deal more than good roads, but we do not see it that way, and that is exactly why we are intellectually so poor.. Bishop Ainsworoh, in a recent address -in Dallas, Texas, said; "Conapar atively speaking, the entire South . is so poor in educational facili ties that its bones are sticking out through the skin. The Bish op went on to say that last year seventy -nine million dollars were given to educational institutions in this country but of this am "ount less than two million dol lars went to southern colleges. We quote again from this vigor ohs address from the good' Bish '.op: "Relatively the South falls ZORA, THE HUMAN PACK HORSE A recent dispatch from Con stantinople tells the following rather interesting story: Zora, the human pack horse, who claims to be 147 years old and 8 till can carry 200 pounds with ease, attributes his long life and health to hard work and proper diet. He has always been a carrier of heavy weights. His rules of health are: Hard work, sleep, cold baths at night, no tobacco, no alcohol, no coffee, aomeat, no oils, no butter, no drinking water, but plenty of hot tea, honey, sugar, cakes, bread and cheese, particularly butter milk or clabber. Every five years he takes a three-months' rest in his native home in the country. Whatever his age, Zora is a picture of health and physical vigor, mentally alert, and fre quently blessing the curiousAm erican sailors who visit him at his favorite cafe on the Galata waterfront. He is five feet ten inches tall, deep breasted, face is long and covered with a shiny nut-brown skin. . His eyesight and memory are good and he recalls the days when the first steamship came to Con stantinople. He says he worked as a peasant at Bitlis until 'the age of 27, when he came to Con stantinople to work at the Turk ish Arsenal and that he worked there for 8Q years. Zora has been married four times. All of his wives are dead and all but two of his children. His son, Osman, aged 97, being in poor health, recently returned to Bitlis. His daughter. Gouli hanem, aged GO, is married and healthy. Zora's father died at the age of 76 and his mother at the age of 83. Zora isn't rich because of so many expenses in caring for his family. He lives in a Kurd khan where he pays a dollar and a half a month for a place to sleep and hot water t o make his tea. "What I want is work," de clared Zora. 'Idleness will ruin my health. I'll pray all my life for him who giveth me work. Health, happiness and wisdom come from work only." Asked if he intended to join the Turkish Nationalist array, Zora smiled benevolently - and shook his head. "I fought ma ny times for my country and now I wish to end my life in pray ing for the prosperity of the Em pire," he said. Charles M. Schwab of New York, chairman of the board of directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and during the war director general of ship building, will visit Blowing Rock this sum mer. The government is supplying the larger post offices with pis tols and the postmasters at such offices are directed to arm all em ployees most exposed to attack by mail robbers. The Fayetteville Observer, the oldest paper in North Carolina, has been purchased by David B Lindsay of Marion, Indiana. It will take more than an op tometrist to remove the feminine knee from the public eye. Nash ville Banner. year, and we are now further be hind the North in educational equipment than we were ten years ago. We have already a bout as much machinery for ma king things as we can handle, but we are pitifully poor in. facilities THE PRAYER OF THE KNOCKER , Lord, please don't let this town grow. I've been here for thirty years and during that timel have foughtevery public improvement. I've knocked everything and ev erybody. " I have done all I could to keep this town from growing and never have spoken a good word for it. I've knocked hard and often. I've put ashes on the children's slide and I've made the policeman make the boys stop playing ball on my vacant lot. Whenever I saw anyone prospering or enjoying himself, I have started a reform to kill the business or spoil the fun. I do not want the young folks to stay in this town and I will do all I can by law, rule and ordinance to drive them away. It pains me, 0 Lord, to see that in spite of my knocking this town is beginning to grow. Some day I fear I will be called on to put down side walks in front of my property, and who knows but I may have to help keep up the streets that run by my premises? This, Lord, would be more than I could bear. It would cost me money, though all I have made has been made right here in this town. Then, too, more people might come if the town begins to grow, which would cause me to lose some of my pull. I ask, there fore, to keep this town ata stand still, that I may continue to be chief. Amen. Exchange. Tuberculosis Clinic to be Held in Beginning June 20, a Special ist under the supervision of the State Board of Health, will be in Boono for four days. , He can ex amine 16 persons each day. Ev ery person in the county is enti tled to examination by the spec ialist free of charge. If you have tuberculosis; if you think you have; or if you have been expos ed within the past three years, this is your opportunity to ob tain the advice of a specialist that otherwise you might find difficulty to reach. Auy one wishing to be exam ined should communicate with Miss McCartney or with me as soon as possible so that a defi nite appointment may be made; this will avoid disappointment and confusion in time of clinic. We have not had this opportu nity before in the county and we should make the very best pos sible use ot it. J. W. JONES, M. D., County Health Officer. Eugene V. Debs, the most no ted political' prisoner, will proba bly soon be free by commutation of sentence. . Marconi is now working to perfect his wireless telephony and says people will be talking across the Atlantic soon. GENUINE "HULL" DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for 10c Franklin K. Lane, former Sec retary of the Interior, died on the 18th at a hospital in Roches ter, Minn. He had undergone an operation for gall stones and appendicitis, but was doing nice ly when an attack of his heart proved fatal. Chief Justice Edward Douglas White, of the United States Su preme Court is dead. For many years Judge White was the South's only representative on the Supreme Court bench. Judge Edward Waddell, Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, succeeds the late Judge Jeter C. Pritchard as judge of the Fourth Circuit. NOTICE By virtue of tho power vested lu the undersigned by a certain lnorttraire deed which was executed by J P Mast deceased, on tho 24 day of March ln to secure the payment of the balance of the purchase money on the lands hereinafter described, there still re maining due and unpaid the last note of $275 with interest on same past due, and costs of sale, 1 will on the Oth day of June 1U21, sell to the highest biddor for eash at tho court house door in the town of Boone, Watauga County the following described land, viz: adjoining the lands of D H Mast, W O Bingham, M T Harman and oth ers, and it being in Laurel Creek township, Watauga county, North Carolina, and bounded as follows: Beginning on a hickory on tho top of a ridge in tho James Harman old line and runs S 3 poles.to a stake in Jas Themas lino tnen N 71 degrees E with Thomas line 14 poles to a stake on top of a ridyo, thence S 70 dogiws E with tsaid line and top of the ridge 10 polos to a stake, thence N 40 degrees E 12 poles to a stake, thence E 14 po. to a stake, thence S 58 degrees E 28 poles to a stake, thence S 55 degrees E 17 poles to a stake thence S 60 de grees E 4 poles to a large chestnut, thence N 80 degrees E with Thomas' line and top of the ridge 8 poles to a stake, thencn S 76 degrees W E 0 po. to a stake in 1) H Mast's line, then N Si polos to a stake, thence N 55 de grees E 22 poles to a stake in D II Mast's tine, thence N with Mast's line 11 poles to a stake in said lino of the south bnnk of the branch near the foot of tho hill, thence S 85 degrees W 6 polos to a stake, thenco S 67 degrees W 5 poles to a cucumber marked for a corner, thence S 80 degrees W 5 to a stake, thence S 77 dogrees W 4 poles to a flake, thenco N 75 degrees W 18 poles to a stake on the bank of Cove Creek, then N ono and one half poles to tho middle of said . creek, thenco N 76 degrees W with the said creel 14 poles to a staKe, thence N 65 degrees W with said creeK 38 poles to a staKe in M T Harman's line, thence S with said line 56 poles to a staKe on top of tho ridge thenco S 10 degrees w with said line and top of tho ridge 14 polos to a encumber (now down), thouee S ti4 degrees W with said line 45 poles to tho beginning and contains 46 acres and 02 sq. rds. more or less. And for a more complete description of said land reference is hereby made to BooK S of Deeds in tho register's office of Watauga county on page 531 of same as aaia mortgage was therein registoifk on the 2.'trd dav of April 1917. This the 2nd dav of May 1921 . BERTIE DAVIS. By JOHN II. BINGHAM, Atty. Watauga Motor Company a forty per cent reduction on Pennsylvania Tires by reducing tires twenty per cent and giving with every tire sold one ton tested tube FREE which is equal to twenty per cent of your tire purchase. " This is absolutely the best fabric tire on the market and is guar anteed for 6000 MILES. Buy while the free tule deal is on. FORD CARS are scarce and hard to get but we ore pleased to state that we will have in a car ,oad next wetk First ciders received will be first filled. Watauga Motor Company Agents for Ford Caw and Pennsylvania Tires Boone, North Carolina " NOTICE OP SALE North Carolina. Watauga County' By virtue of tho power of sale c tained In a mortgage deed, execu V- T t? iir.. .7, l-j vr 1TT-. I s tlul &li Aav n( Aumiot KWn V, . deriigned mortgagee will sell at t court house door in Borne, to t highest bidder for cash on . the 61 DAY OF JLNE at the. hour of oi o'clock m. the following describe property, lying and being in count; of Watuuga, and bounded as follow" Beginning on a small poplar in branch, thenco with the meanders ot said branch 50 poles to the1 mouth, thence south 55 degrees, east 13 poles to small sourwood, thence 23 poles E with tha old roadway to the top of a ridge south 6 poles to a chestnut oak, thence south 10 poles to a chestnut with the main height or tho ridge 47 poles to a Spanish oak and small white pine, thence west 48 poles . to a spruce pine on top of the Katy Rock, thenco north 20 poles to a chestnut oak, thence north 20 degrees west 30 poles to a blackgum on tho top of a ridge, thence north 10 degrees with extremo top of ridge 38 poles to so,ur wood and locust, North 25 degrees west with tho same 35 poles to a red oak at the edge of old field, north 48 degrees east 40 poles to a sugar tree, 12 poles more or less to a biack oak Lot Groon's corner, running oast 65 poles south with said line 13 poles more or less to a stake, west 54 poles to a poplar the beginning corner, con taining 71 1-2 acros more or less. The said sale is made to satisfy and ' pay a now in tne sum of $1000.00, se cured, together with interest and cost of tho sale. R. W. WATSON, Mortgagee. This April 19, 1921. The Bank of BLOWING The Watauga County Bank BOONE, N. C. It has boon our policy to promote and develop the best inter ests of the people of Watauga County. During fifteen years of successful business experience our motto has been "Safety and service." We'invite your continued patronage and eo-opcval'on. Capital and Surplus Over Resources Over N. L. Mast, Pres. W. C. Cofkey, V. Pres. Miss Pearl Hodges, Bookkeeper. ANNOUNCES for Shoeo and Lasts NOTICE OF AUIvlTKlSTRAllUXT u Flaying qualified as udministr&tor of the estate of Hila Laurence, deceased, this is to notify all persons having o1uim3 against the citato of said de cerned, to exhibit them to tne under signed on or before the 12th day of May 1922, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. AH persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. This 12th day of May Y.)2l. SOLOMON EGGERS, Administrator NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. ' Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of J H Lunsford deceased, this is to notify all per sons having claim's against the estate of said deceased, to exhib it them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of April, 1922 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 22nd day of April '21. WADE L. GREEN, Admr. The Best Proof-- of a bill paid is a. cancelled check. Open an account with us and get a check-book. A Bank Account will, help you in business in many ways, and your cancelled checks may be useful some time for refer ence. Small accounts are1 welcomedTiere as well as large ones. Blowing Rock ROCK, N. C. $6C,!OO.G0 $o00, ao.GG O. P. U.OAMX, '' hi. r. W. D. FauTHINO, ..;'! Cusl.kr Austin E. South, Teller. -v 3 far behind the procession each for making men," r - v; k v-;. v. r-.M ' i . : i
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