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y y ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY , ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN WATAUGA COUNTY ESTABLISHED IN 1888 VOLUME XXXIII ! BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 16, 1922 NUMBER 20 ; mi CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE HORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. Hickory. Jesse 0. Goodman, Jr., a young white man, Is in the county jail awaiting trial (or forgery on five, counts, following his dealing in high finance and automobiles here several days ago. Rutherfordton. At a recent convo . cation held at the Masonic hall here, '. the Rutherford Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, was organized with a mem - bership of 28. Greensboro. Suffering from smalt pox and removed from a train arrlv lag here, Fred Rossell, a negro, had . the officers called to take care of him stood off. They kept their distance guiding him to the county physician, who pronounced It smallpox. 8tatesville. Mrs. Clara Butler ; Clarke, of Southern Pines, sister of . Blon H. Butler, well known newspaper writer of North Carolina, died at . "long's Sanatorium here. The remains were taken to Southern Pines for in Undent - - i Winston-Salem. Local clubs will Join the men's Bible classes of vari ous churches here in urging William J. Bryan to visit Winston-Salem and make an address at the close of the . attendance contest being conducted by the various classes. It will close with the last Sunday in March. Spencer. Spencer is experiencing a siege of influenza, with several per- sons severely ill, while there are many mild cases of the disease. Pneumo- nla has appeared in a number of in aUaces, Chief of Police J. R. Cruse be ing dangerously 111, with both sides affected. Hiabeth City. W. J. Woodley, Sr., of this city, was the purchaser of the First Methodist church property offer ed for Bale at auction on the property site" His bid was the minimum fig ares, $10,000, named In the sale terms. Mr. Woodley says that he has not yet decided what he will do with his pur chase. Greensboro. Joe Patterson, white man, and one of the 16 prisoners who escaped from the Guilford county roads some weeks ago, has been re taken and Is now back on the roads. . Asheville. Anna Belle Dunn, 10 years of age, prevented, what , might have been a serious railway accident on the Toxaway branch of the South . era railway when she ran . for a mile 'to. reach. the station and advise the conductor of a landslide. Charlotte. Stockholders and others t Interested In the erection of the new ' hotel stated that the hotel will be built beyond all doubt; (hat it wUl cost over a million, and that the money Is In sight The hotel will . have over ISO rooms and be II sto ries. The architect Is W. L., Stoddart, of New Tort, and Wllliain Fore, lessee. AsTieville. The North Carolina Electrical Power Company is adding a twelve hundred horsepower water wheel unit to the Weaver power plant, sear Craggy, and an qlght Ihousand horsepower turbine to the steam plant at Elk Mountain. i A Hamlet Business is . unquestion- aMy picking up, according to officials of the railroad here, and according to express messengers running regularly between here and Richmond,- Va., Washington, D. C, and Columbia, S. C. Many solid carloads of express are being hauled, while a few months ago express for the moat part was ship ped in a few broken tar lots. New Bern. An interesting curio that was recently brought to light here is a Spanish coin bearing the date of 1784, which is in the hands of H. T. Paterson, loci I U. S. engineer. . The coin was founby members of the crew of the government dredge attached to the lecal office when they were cleaning 'out the pumps of that craft a few daysiago. Apex. H. A. J Patterson, a well known farmer lring three miles from Apex was Instantly killed when a shotgun accidentally discharged, the entire load taking effect in his abdo men, i . ' Wilmington' Resolutions approving -the Ave year I campaign of the. east Carolina chafctfbet of commerce to combat the belli Veevil and turn the tide for more Digressive farming in 1 this section were adopted by the man- ; vfacturers, merchants and bankers of SEVEtl ARE KILLED AND 1IEEII HURT WHEN COACH TURNS OVER ON TRESTLE AND PALLS INTO CREEK 50 FEET BELOW. ASSISTANCE FROM ATLANTA Accident Occurs on Atlanta, Birming ham & Atlantlo Railroad In the Early Morning Hours. Atlanta, Oa. Seven persons were killed and sixteen injured when a pas senger coach of an Atlanta, Birming ham & Atlantic train, en route to Fitz gerald, was derailed. 15 miles from Atlanta and -sent crashing fato Camp creek, 50 feet below. Approximately 30 persons were in the coach, the last of the train, when a wheel on the' first vruck burst, sending the car bumping over a hundred yards of ties before the tres tle was reached, and it was almost across, when it suddenly turned over. The coach tore away from the pre ceding ear as it tell and was almost completely demolished when it drop ped into the shallow creek. The seven persons killed, six men and one woman, met instant death, their bodies being badly mutilated. All of the injured are expected to re cover. Scores of other passengers and per sons from nearby towns, spurred by the cries of the injured, worked in the wreckage, releasing those imprison ed and removing the dead. Ambulances and physicians were rushed from Atlanta, and the injured anT dead removed to hospitals and morgues here. v ' ' The following list of dead and Injur ed was Issued by the A., B. and A. officials, after checking with the hos pital authorities: C. T. Elmore, cashier, local freight station, A., B. and A. Railroad com pany. W. E. Mcintosh, Imperial hotel, New York. B. C. Driver, Roanoke, Ala. W. E. Johnson, section foreman, Birmingham division, A., B. and A., Birmingham, Ala. R. W. Lanier, operator, Senola, Oa. Mrs. I. H. Etherldge, Atlanta, Oa, W. M. Brooks, WeBtern Union Tele graph Co., Manchester, Ga. . The injured: C. D. Moore, Atlanta, Ga.; Thomas W. Etherldge, Atlanta; Mrs. Thomas W. Etheridgo, Atlanta; Thomas Etherldge, Jr., baby, Atlanta; Miss' Mattle Wall, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Miss Estelle McNelco, Talbottom, Ga.; Miss Caroline Dunbar, Langdale, Ala.; T. F. Hentz, Atlanta; Miss Olive Sigert, At lanta; C. A. Davis, Alvaton, Ga.; Miss Mamie Whltlock, Atlanta; Mrs. B. G. McNellly, Atlanta; Mrs. J. H. Murray, Atlanta; J. H. Murray, Atlanta; Wjl lard Cope, Atlanta. - - Funds Available to Assembly Data. . Washington. Th secretary of agri culture informed the committee on ap propriations that a sdm of $20,000, representing increased appropriations for formulating crop estimates, f5,000 would be used in formulating cotton estimates. When the Increase was, granted some days ago, Representative J. F. Burnes, of South Carolina spoke to representatives of the agricultural de partment of the importance of cotton estimate, and of the frequency with which grievous errors had been made in the past. He wanted to know of the department the amount of the total Increase which would tfe dedi cated to cotton estimates. It was in response to that request that the de partment reported to the committee. Radio Waves WHI Travel In Ground. Scbnectady, N. Y. Rario waves will travel as readily through the earth or water as through the air under cer tain conditions, Dr. Charles P. Stein metz, chief consulting engineer of the General Electric company, declared. He says this accounts tor recent re markable performances of the low. power radio apparatus In transmitting and receiving messages from surpris ing distances. Hospital Building Program Approved. Washington. Appropriation of $17, 000,000 to complete the hospital build ing program of the United States Yet erans' bureau Is provided In the Lang ley bill, which was unanimously re ported from the house public buildings committee. The Veterans' bureau will be In charge of the construction work under the bill. Formerly the building of hospitals for disabled vet erans was under. the supervision of the treasury department Chairman, Lang ley stated that ha would try to secure prompt action, on. tjift tiUU ! v '-' V :.- ' fO BE HONOR GUEST OF ROTARY William D. Coppock, International Vloe-Praaldent to Attend Rotary Conference In Wlntton-8alem. Winston-Salem. William D. Cop pock, international second vice-president beUeY known In Rotary circle as "Billy" Coppock, will be 'the honor guest at the seventh district Rotary conference, to be held In Winston- Salem March, 21 and 21 He will be accompanied by Mrs. Coppock, also very popular In Rotary circles. They are from Council Bluff I, Iowa. Vice President Coppock will be the "head- liner" of the program. Oa the first morning of the conference he will speak on "International Rotary,' a subject he Is admirably fitted to dis cuss. ' Other features of the confer ence program, as far as the speaking is concerned, will be the address at the opening session by District Gov ernor. .Joseck A. Turnerot Roauafce. The enormous stock of goods of the late Manley B. Blackburn must be sold in order to settle up with the estate, therefore we are going to sell everything at big reductions. You can save money by getting your supplies here as long as they last. Come while we have a complete stock to select from. Men's Suits Reduced from to $42.50 33.00 25.00 15.00 . 12 50 u We have the largest stock of mens high grade pants in Watauga County. We can fit you, and they all have big reductions in prices. We have cut prices on our big line of dry goods. Below is a list of exceptional bargains: One lot of ginghams . L. L sheeting 10-4 sheeting 9-4 sheeting A few nice dress patterns Men's heavy work shoes $1.00 to Q3.50 Ladie's shoes from .25 to 2.00 -Children's shoes from .60 to 1.75 (These shoes are not junk or trash but are good servicable shoes. Look them over!) One lot of cotton hulls Salt in 100 pound-bags We have a good line of Hardware at Bargain Prices. We have a complete line of groceries at bargain prices, we are not selling to stay in business but to get out as quickly as possible. Come a'fid take a look, IVT-m 1VI i-mAI ri--l- woul(i Pav you to come and look our If Xi L? J.Cr C-QtHIl I line over, get our prices and buy from us. It will pay you. HEW'KY X HARBIN Administrator Va. The address of welcome by Pres ident John Whitaker of the local club and an address on the second morning of the conference by Miss Elisabeth Bain of the American Social Hygiene Association, through the courtesy of the Charlotte club. This Is not to be primarily a "speech-making program," with most of the time allotted to a few speak ers. On the contrary, the Idea is to give the Rotarlans throughout the district a chance to express them selves on the various topics present ed. It is probable that never before have as many different persons taken part In a seventh district program as will participate In this one. Among the program features that are always awaited with interest are the reports of the conference com mittees. They will be presented on the morning of the second day. The resolution committee, among others, is expected to have a number Df important matters to handle. : There will be four conference ses sions at the Auditorium theater. In addition there will be. the big. "song- DDI A L $27.50 21.50 15 00 10.00 7.50 $18.00 15.00 10.00 6.00 per yard H it per bag . test" on the first evening, followed by the dance; two luncheons and a dinner In honor of the visitors, and an automobile ride on the second after noon of the conference. : There will be fifty-four clubs in the 'seventh district by the time the con ference convenes, and every one of them will be represented at this not able gathering of Rotarlans from North Carolina, South Carolina and "Virginia. Winston-Salem. The trustees of the Methodist Children's Home here have authorized Superintendent C. A. Wood to proceed with the' erection of, a modern school building as- early as possible. Plans are now -being pre pared for a 130,000 Btructure. .! I Kinston. James Howard, brought here for treatment of Injuries receiv ed In an affray at Deep Run, could not say who cut him, the sheriffs of fice dnlared. William Herring, charged with the cutting, was unable to prova anythlngjm himself. HIT Boy's Suits Reduced from to $12.50 9.00 7.50 2.75 All suits of best materials .15 .10 .48 JO ( (i QUO MO wmmi ii i ni HSIHUK RECOMMEND $50,000,000 FOR FED ERAL ROAD BUILD1NQ . NEXT YEAR. BUREAU'S WORK INCREASED! Committee Recommends Increase of 100 In the Number of Postofflce , Inspectors. Washington. Appropriations of tBO.nOO.ftOn tnr f Ari Aral mm.A nonatrufr tlnn n a, ua. ' 1 AAA AAA f jumtlmlrf WU UMl DM, f A(rVV,VVV IVt WHIVT Ing the trans-continental airplane mall service and .$513,000. to repair the New York-Brooklyn pneumatic mall tube service are additions to the annual postoffica appropriation hill carrying about $624,000,000 which was ordered reported by the senate postofflce committee. In addition to the $50,000,000 for next year In carrying out the federal! highway act, the committee declar-) ed for $65,000,000 for 1924 and $75.-1 000,000 for 1925., ! AH together Ahe senate committee added nearly $70,000,000 to the postalj budget as passed by house of repre sentatives. Among additions Inserted were provisions for continuing the Joint postal comn8Blon nexlyear ana lor investigation of "star route7 contracts for 1919 to 1921 to deter mine whether there should be read justments of compensation. An Increase of 100 In the number of postofflce Inspectors over the 12G authorised by the house also was rec ommended by the committees. The present force is 435 and Chief Inspec tor Simmons testified that the in spection force was "hopelessly be hind In its work. Depredations of parcel post mall Mr. Simmons said, have increased the bureau's work greatly. The $1,900,000 authorized for con tinuing the trans-continental mall service wLlch the house refused to provide for is the minimum for safe operation of the mall airplanes, of ficials told the committee although $300,000 less than the estimates. The committee was told that American airplane development was "negligi ble" compared with foreign airplane systems. '. Eventually,' officials said, It la hoped that private companies wilt take over the airplane mall transpor tation. : 8chooner and Liquor 8lttd. New York. The American schoon ers Victory, loaded with more than 8,000 cases of American and Scotch, whiskeys, whose value was estimated by prohibition agents at nearly" $400, 000, was seized by customs inspectors In the lower bay and tied up at the Battery, pending court action. - Travels 1,700 to Marry. ! Anchorage, Alaska. Miss Mary Conley, a trained nurse, formerly ot Anaconda, Mont, Is traveling 1,700 miles, 700 miles of the distance by dog team, on her way from Aklak. In the Kuahokwlm country, to Jnnean, where in April she will wed Carl Thiele, acting governor of Alaska. , To Enlarge Camp Banning. Washington. An appropriation of $40,000 for enlargement of quarters for officers and men at Camp Ban ning, Georgia, Is provided in the an nual army appropriation bill as com pleted by a house sub-committee and soon to be presented to the house. Oil Companies Consolidate. Mexla, Texas. First steps in the proposed consolidation ot the Humph reys Texas company and the Humph reys Mexla company Into a new $15, 000,000 corporation to be known as the Humphreys Oil company were ta ken here, it was annonnced. Germany Makes Payment Paris. The Gorman, government notified the Allied Reparations com mission that It had placed on deposit Oermany's sixth ten-day reparation payment, amounting to 31,000,000 gold marks. Hardwood Men Plan Institute. Louisville. Ky. The American Hardwood institute, proposed succes sor to the American Hardwood Manu facturers' association as a trade or ganlsatlon of the hardwocfd lumbar industry, will be ready for Incorpa tlon within two weeks. Jamea B. Stark of Memphis, chairman of the organisation committee, said Fol lowing thla formality, ha added, the proposed plan will be submitted to Attorney Oeneral Daugherty and taa. department of commerce for an; opta- Iok as to Its legality; v' - 'V-'.Y
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