Established in IMS.
VOLUME XXXIV
CHEESE MAKERS
SHORT COURSE
BOONE. N. C. FEBRUARY 2Sch to
MARCH 17.
<J. R. Arey )
In order to give tbe cheese makers
of of western North Carolina an
opportunity to study the latest and
most up-to-date methods in cheese
manufacturing the Dairy Extension
office, Raleigh, N. C. has arranged
to hold s six weeks' short course in
cheese making at the Three Forks
Factory, Boone, N. C. The course begins
February 26th and extends thru
March 17 th.
Quality is the deciding factor in
marketing cheese. There is always an
active demand, at a fair price, for
cheese of a good quality, but seconds
are always a drag on the market at
any price. The cheese maker who will
put into practice the most up-to-date
methods of cheese making can to a
large degree determine the quality
of the cheese that his factory turns
out. Quality will he the key note in
this short course. Mr. HJ L. Wilson
who will give the instructions in
cheese making has just returned from
Cornell University, New York, and
Washington, D. C. where he made a
study in some of the latest methods
used in cheese making at these places.
It is hoped that every cheese maker in
the state will take advantage of this
school ar.d arrange t* be pres-ent
during the entire course. Others who
are not now making cheese but who
wish to take the work arc invited to
do so. There will be no charge for
the course of instructions.
In addition to the practicable work
in cheese making popular lectures
relating to dairy farming and kindred
subjects will be given in the
county agent's office at the court
house on afternoons of days when
cheese is not being made. Such subjects
as Feeding the Dairy Cow, Rai
sing the Dairy Calf, Remodeling the
Dairy ilsrn, Culling tbs Chickens for
Hgg Production, Feeding Hogs for
Profit and Management of tbe Dairy
Herd will be discussed at these afternoon
meetings to which the public is
invited. ? For
further information concerning
this school interested parties should
write J. B. Steele or II. L. Wilson
Boone, N. C.
SCHEDULE FOR CHEESE SCHOOL
"r
Monday February 26. 1 p. m.?
Purpose of the course and how to get
the most out of it.?H. JL. W. and
J. B. S; Milk in its relation to
Cheese?W. A. G.
Tuetuay 27th. 8 a. m. Principles
of the Babcock test?li. L./V. or W.
A. G.; Cheese making pra?&ec nor
mal milk Starter making practice
Dairy arithmetic. v
Wednesday 28th. 8 a. m. Renv^
Tal of cheese from press lu curing
room, weighing, branding, etc.; Con
tro! of acidity in cheese making, -f
fects of excessive ar.d deficient acid
ity-?H. L. W. or W. A.
1 p m. The dairy cow and her re
latioa to farm income?J. A. A. i^ar.
of milk on the farm?K R.F.
Thursday March 1. 8 it in Cliaesi
making practice, low acid milk; Bab
cock testing; Starter making practici
Dairv arithmetic; official testing, J
A. A.
8 p. m. Free motion picture on lfvi
stock farming
Friday March 2. 8 a. m. Remova
of cheese from pres3, weighing, bran
ding etc.; How to detect gassy milk
Control of gassy milk; Wisconsin fei
mentation test?H. L W. or W. A
G.
1 p. in. Demonstration, dairy cattl
?J. A. A.; Care and managemer
of the dairy herd?F.R. F.
Saturday March 3. 8 a. m. Chees
making practice, gassy milk; Babcoc
testing; Starter making practice; Di
iry arithmetic.
SECOND WEEK
Monday March 5.1 p. m. Removi
of cheese from press, weighing, brai
ding, etc.; Control of moisture i
cheese making, effects of excessiv
and deficient moisture;?H. L. V
or W. A. G.
Making and practice in using a
- kali solution.?w. A. G.
Tuesday March 6. 8 a. m. Cheei
making practice, high acid; Starti
making practice; Dairy Arithmeti
Wednesday March 7tn. 8 a. m. R
moval of cheese from press, weig
ing, branding, etc.; Dairy book-kee
ing: Balancing a dairy ration?F. 1
F.
1 p. m. Legumes, varieties ai
cultural method?J. B. S.Jteconstru
tion bams for dairying?F. R. F.; I
mission.
8 p. m. Studying text, high ac
milk.
Thursday March 8th 8 a. m.Chet
making practice, high acid; Ripeni
milk for cheese making; Starter a
ldng practice; Dairy Arithmetic; B?
cock testing?use of the^lacomet
Friday March 9. 8 a. m. Rerao'
of cheese from press, weighing, bra
ing, etc; Swiss cheese.
1 p. m. Feeding the dairy cow
S. R. F. Silage crops and cultural me
S . - oda?J. B. S. Raising the dairy call
/ F. B. F.
Saturday March 10th. 8 a. m. r
king practice, normal milk; Star
making practice; Dairy Arithmetic
THIRD WEEK
Monday March 12th 1 p. ra. ]
moral of cheese from press, wei
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A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper. Dc
BOONE, V
SIMMONS IS NOT
CANDIDATE FOR
SENATELEADER
WASHINGTON Dispatch.?WithNortk
Carolina Senator Will Not Oppose
Robinoon His Health is Not
Goo<f?Physicians Warn Him Not!
to Take On New Burdens,
drawal of Senator Simmons, of North j
Carolina, from the race with Senator'
Robinson of Arkansas for Democrat-'
ic leadership in the next senate when j
Senator Underwood of Alabama, the
present uemocratic leader, will retire was
announced by Senator Overman!
of North Carolina, on behalf of hiscolleague.
The announcement by Senator Overman
was regarded as assuring the
election of Senator Robinson. Sen
ator Simmons authorized the announcj
i ment from his sick bed at ^"ew Bern!
:N. C.
Overman's Statement
| Senator Overman's statement fol-s
1 lows: I
"My colleague, Senator Simn.ons, J
j from his siek bed in New Born. N.
_C. has asked me to make public request
that his name shall no longer
be considered for the post, of democratic
leader in the Senate. Notwithstanding
the fact that more
than half the members of the present
senate are supporting him, and
he has othe$ assurances that justify
him in feeling most hopefui of
success, Senator Simmons feels ho
must take this action in part upon
consideiaticn of his health and in
part for reasons of party harmony.
My colleague's physicians have advised
him that he must take the
best care of himself for several
months t.o come, and they strongly
warn liim against undertaking any
new burdens until he shall have
fully recovered his strength.
"It is well known here that Senator
Simmons in the beginning consented
to the use of his name for
the democratic leadership only upon
wh?t seemed to be satisfactory assurances
that there would be no
considerable opposition. He stated
then that be would not under any
circumstances enter into a scramble
for the place. Since Senator **trrtrtwson
for whom Senator Simmons feels
high esteem and friendship, was offered
as a candidate. Senator Simmons
haa refrained from withdrawing his
own name only because he has felt
' that loyalty to his own friends and
supporters would not permit it.
Wants Harmony
| "My colleague now feels, however;
k in view of his health and of the j
fact that the contest between his'
5 friends and those of Senator Robinson
has grown so close and promis-|
es to be so long drawn out, with the
?. consequent neglect of that necessary
concentration by Democratic sena..
tors of mind and effort on party and
/ national affairs all through this
- year, that the highest national and
- party considerations demand th?t
the contest shll proceed nd further.
" Senator Simmons therefore has
3 asked and obtained the consent of
5 j his friends to leave the field clea* to
pI Senator Robinson, whose leadership,
e my colleague believes, will be in
. 1 every respect able and satisfactory.
"Senator Simmons wishes me to
s xpress for him hia deep and grate.
ful appreciation of the loyal support
given him and of the splendid
. zeal and generalship that his friends
1 have exercised in his behalf? He
L. appreciates no less too, the kind
solicitude and regard for him and
e his present state of health that have
lt prompted his friends in the Senate
^ to yield without hard feeling to his
^ desire to take himself out of consideration,
and bring the contest tc
an end."
-j STANDARD OIL TANKS MAY BE
lN#BOONE
n A Mr. Frost of Baltimore was ir
'e 1 town the past week end as a rep
/. resentative of the Standard Oil peo
pie, to ascertain the advisa-bility o:
1- placing Boone on the map as a dis
tributing point for their products ii
se this section.
er He seemed to think the enterprise
c. no doubt would be carried out. Spe
e- cial tank cars built on narrow-guag
h- trucks will be employed to transpor
rthe oils over the 'L.inviUe River Rail
way Company's lines.
^ ing, branding, etc.; Care and utilizs
tion of farm manure?J. B. S.
>18 March 51 n m.
Cheese making practice, normi
111 milk; starter making practice; dair
arithmetic.
!Se Wednesday March 14th 8 a. m. R<
a8 moval of cheese from press, weighin
branding, etc; Scoring cheese H. L. \
lb~ 1 p. m. Culling Demonstration; Ho
Br: feeding.
Thursday March 15th 8 a. m.
ntI Cheese making practice, high aci<
Starter making practice; Dairy Arit]
* metic;metic; Scoring Cheese;
8 p. m
? Friday March 16th. 8 a. m. Kem
val of cheese from press, weighii
Ja" branding, etc.: Examination.
ter 1 p. m. Building up a dairy herdF.
R. F.
Saturday March 17 8 a. m. Chee
Re- making practice, normal milk, dai
gh- arithmetic and book keeping.
.
.' JH
itat*#
tvotcd to tbe Best Interests of Boon
/ATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH. CAROl
LYNCHING EVIL !
STEADILY WANING
ONE FOURTH AS MANY VICTIMS
AS WAS THE CASE THIRTY b
YEARS ACO o
?<
ATLANTA, Feb. 10th?That the e
lynching evil is steadily being re- .
duced, both as to numbers and area,
that its eradication is only a matter n
of years, is the substance of a state- ?
ment given out by the Commission on ti
interrracial Cooperation as the result a
of a careful study of the lynching re-. ^
cord for the past forty years. j ,
During that period, the statement j1(
points out, lynchings have occurred
in forty-four States in as many as
thirty-three in a single year (1892)
and in an average of twenty one state n
a year, whereas in 1921 only thirteen
states had lynchings and in 1922 a
only ten. This indicates that the habit
is gradually being pushed off the
map. j(
The number of victims also has r.
steadily decreased, with slight vari-i
ations, from the high mark of 255 j V
in 1892 to 57 last year, the latter (
figure being only about half the an- ?
nuai average for the forty year period
which was 109 In addition it is (
pointed out that there has been a t
notabl* decrease in the lynching ha- h
bit in the states where it still persists t
Last's year records represent a de- t
crease of 27 per cent from the forty
year annual hverage of 79 for the *
same ten states.
The figures for certain states where K
special efforts have been made to curb j
Synching are cited as particularly en- r,
couraging in their assurance that the v
habit can be overcome when public i
sentiment and law unite against it. *
For example, Alabama with a yearly (
average of eight lynchings for the j.
forty years, has cut the number to ?
two. Tennessee with an average of s
four had but one in 1922. Louisiana i
with an average of nine has cut the c
|ord to three. North Carolina, Vir[ginia.
South Carolina, each with an r
I average of six had but two last year [
I and a total of only live in the last \
four years. Oklahoma, Missouri and (
| Kentucky each averaging froro two i
'to five victims per year for forty J
[*ybai*s past had nor a single one in s
1922. a
It was pointed out that in several J
states special legislation had been
enacted and found vfery helping in j
curbing lynching, among the most
effective measures being a state con- /
stabulary under the control of the ^
governor, as in Alabama and Tennessee
and provision for the removal
of officers who surrender prisons to
mobs, as in Alabama, Kentucky, Flor| 9
. Ida and South Carolina. These two j
I measures consistently applied say:;
the commission, will make it possible
for any state to reduce lynching to
the vanishing point. I
J
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION ,
TO BE AT WINSTON-SALEM ]
Winston-Salem is to he the ho- <
] of the 1923 session of the North ,
1 Carolina Sunday School Convention. |
J Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Ap.
ril 10th, 11th and 12th. From tiv
office of the State Sunday School As 1
" sociation in Raleigh comes the infoi - j1
mation that the Sunday School work I
^r?: in Win?*n??-Q-l ? -?- 1
I sy with plans for entertaining-the
? convention. It is expected that this
i will 'be one of the most notabie conI
ventions in the history of the Stat*1
j Association *Avork.
j The General Committee on Arrangements,
appointed by Winston-Sat
i lem Sunday School workers to l?- k
i after the details of arrangements f t
' the convention consists of the fol1
lowing prominent Christian busin?><*
" men of that city: Charles M- N >
fleet, General Chairman; E. F.
her, Vice-Chairman; E. B. Reams,
Chairman Entertainment Committee;
j W. B. Carlton Chairman Registration
and Home Assignment Committee;
C. T. Leinbach, Chairman Finance
1 Committee; H. W. Spaugh, Chairman
" Hall Committee j H. R. Dwire, Chair
man Local Publicity Committee; Rev.
t Douglas L. Rights, Chairman Miaic
- Committee; Ray Johnson, Chairman
1 Automobile Committee; S. A. Matthews,
Chairman Parade Committee.
At the first meeting of the General
Committee a few days ago it was
E unanimously voted by the committee
f to entertain all delegates to the con|
~ vention free on the Harvard Plan.
This means that the Sunday School
and church people of Winston-Salem
i- will open their ,homes and furnish
lodging and breakfast to the dele-:
gates without cost. _ ,
li un tne program lor the conven-j
y tion will be several of the nation's
most outstanding: Sunday School ?pc3
cialists. Among them will be Dr. Mag
rion Lawrence, Consulting General
V Secretary of the International Coun>g
oil of religious Education, who is
known as "the prince of Sunday
School workers." Dr. Law ranee roi;
cently made a visit to North Carolina
h- and helped in Sunday School Institutes
in Raleigh, Charlotte, GreenSr
,. boro and Winston-Salem. Other speao
kers of national reputation will t>e
ig announced in a few days according
to a statement from the Chairman
? of the Program Committee.
In addition to the out of state
se Specialists, many of the best Sur.daj
ry School workers of the State will appear
on the conventiQA program
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a Mt>
t, and W?Unf? County, "ike Lead
LINAr THURSDAY FEBRUARY
5ANQUETIS
WELL ATTENDED
The Banquet given by the Chanier
of Commerce in the dining room
f the Critcher Hotel on Tuesday
renin* was largely attended and well
n joyed.
The prevailing spirit was the upuilding
of our town and country.
Prof. I. G. Grer acted as to&at?aster
and the three course luncheon
ras interspersed with short spicy
alks and music on the violin and pino
by Mr. Van Doozer and Mrs. A.
South.
After all were seated at the tabic
he program was carried out as foliws.:
1. Song?"America"
2. Prayer?Rev. F. M. Huggins.
3. Beautifying Boone-?J. M. Dow
um.
4. Sunday Schools?W. R. Gragg
nd E. N. Hahn.
r A -J J c* r* ?*
luurebs?ej. o. Loney.
0. Address?Smith Haguitian.
7. Address?J. E. Brading, preslent
Johnson City Chamber of Comterce.
8. Address ?F. A. Linney and
irvsentation bv him of "Watauga
iheose" to Johnson City Chamber
f ( omnnrco. through Mr. Brading.
Mr. Gragg and Mr. Hahn spoke
f the great Sund.ay School and
"hurch life of Boone and stressed
he spirit of unity which our people'
iave. Mr. Downum spoke interes-l
ingly of ways ir. which we can beau-*
ify our town. Mr. Haganian talkd
of our educational advantages and
he spirit of unity between country
nd town .
The address of Mr. Brading was a
pasterpiece. He spoke of our ideal
oration, climate, soil schools and
nany other things we have for deelopment.
In a spicy and entertain
rig talk Mr. Linney presented the
.'heese as a home product.
The entire body gave Mr. and Mrs.
'Etcher a vote of thanks for their
dndnoss and hospitality after our
Station Agent Mr. Richard R. John
011 made the motion, and spoke quite
nterestingly on the spirit of helping
there.
We feel this occasion is the beginling
of greater things for our peoile
and will mean much for our fuure
development. A spirit such as
>urs is bound to have expression
ind its fruits will be seen and felt
n the evic and commercial life of
Utfi town. _ Let us build around us
5c h bulwarks of progress, ?7id such
l spirit of cooperation and progress
hat will give us a place on the map
ve rightly deserve.
All together for "My town, and
rfy Country!"
5YN0DBACKS
COU.EGEAPPEAL
Horgta DecUrei Lenoir College is
"Stauding on the Brink of Greatness."
Hickory, N. C. Feb. 12?In a strikng
appeal to the Lutheran people of
Morth Carolina to "give themselves
mstintedly" to the work of backing
Lenoir College to the utmost, l)r. J.
L. Morgan, President of th North
Carolian Synod of the United Lutheran
Church, today fired the second
big gun of the campaign for the
enlargement of the college's activities.
The first was fired by the board
of the college one week ago when it
announced that "because the need
of hlli'.Hinoro to 1 -
? aat uvofjciatc, <11111 Lilt'
work of the college is suffering now
for want of proper buildings and equipment,
it was decided to make ar;
appeal this spring for $850,000 foi
the needed expansion of the institution/'
of which $300,000 had beer,
pledged as a gift of Daniel E. Rhyno
wealthy cotton mill owner of Lincoln
Ion.
ne Dr. Morgan's letter hich has beer.v
received by thousands of the lead
ing Lutherans of the State says ii
part:
''Lenoir College is facing its grea
historic opportunity. Three years ag<
it stood on trial for life or death
The loyalty of its alumni and thi
Lutheran people of North Carolin;
decided that it must live; that Le
noir's failure would be the lastini
failure and shame of our church.
"Today Lenoir is standing on th
brink of greatness, of leadership ii
, the educational work of the Churcl
1 It is in our power to help make i
I great NOW?or allow it to be
1 second-rate wpnorA
o-inov.
tulion. Because an opportunity sue
as has come to Iy;noir comes bt
once. *\
'To me ash re up to tHS opportur
ity will inevitably prove the calibi
of our church and the fafth of 01.
people. If we fail to respond, ine\
iiably it means that we are satisfie
with an insigmfitant existence of ot
Church and her institutions, and ot
failure now will affect- the posit.ic
and work of the Church in Norf
Carolina for generations to come. \i
are making history for decades at
we must realize the weight of th
responsibility.
"The North Carolina Synod has a
i thoritively decided to stand back
Lenoir in meeting the conditions
Mr. Rhyne s gift. The entire Luf
eran Church is watching with de
interest whether we will succeed."
er of Northwestern Carolina.**
15, 1923
WORTHLESS STOCK
AND BONDS SWEEP
THE ENTIRE LAND
Warnings are Sent Oot to Peoplo
.to Beware of Financial Paper with
. .oat Ample Support sad Worth..
KANSAS CITY, MO. Feb. 7. Persistent
and increasing effort on the
part of unscrupulous brokers and
financial sharper* to secure control
or possession of maturing victory
notes and war savings certificates
in exchange for questionable
or worthless bonds and stocks has
impelled the United States treasurydepartment
to repeat the warning
; - l i . . ** -'I ?
issuea oy secretary men on at tne
first of the year to holders of such
government securities. John A.
Prescott, president of the Investment
Bankers' Association of America
said here today.
"In addition the department has
strongly endorsed the action of the
Investment Bankers' Association
of America which recently adopted
a resolution prohibiting its memberfrom
conducting campaigns for the
trading out of "liberty bonds, victory
notes and war savings certificates into
other securities,*" added Mr. Prescott.
who received today the govern-!
mcnts endorsement and approval of
the associations plans.
The president asserts that the present
redemption of victory notes and
war savings certificates amounting in
the first place to a total of $700,000,000
and inthe other to the sum
of *025,000,000, lends a fertile field
I to the activities of such unscrupulous
I stock promoters.
"These maturing government securitites
are held by a large number
of people who invested in them dur[
ing the war from patriotic motives
but who never before had made any
j investments and who therefore have
j little or no experience in such matters
I says President Prescott." "It is this
class of men and women who arc
being imposed upon by the promot<>rs
of f(-24iirfulf*nt ?(?fiiritip?
"To protect people who apply to
them for advice inthe matter many
bankers are strongly recommending
the reinvestment of such funds in
other government securities or other
sound investments of proven worth.
"The resolution adopted by the Investment
Bankers' Association of America
declares that all members of
the association are hereby requested
to refrain from any campaigns conducted
cither by public appeai circulars,
advertisements or the concerted
action on the part of salesmen, which
have for their purpose the inducing
of owners of un.led States government
sccurn c. to exchange some
for other loiiii. of investments and
that all members of this assuciatior
are ui ?o w^e ail possible influence
g others to refrain from us
:ng ; .on
*i loilowirgjw.niple ruios liavi
boon -jested oy inv e.-tment bank
en- of wide experience as an acid tes
i or ;or-:
? "II ..?Newr permit a salesmai
J to r?. . you ii.to buying by the argu
1 nr?c nt that the securities might be sob
o.. r night.
"il . 2.?Take the literature an'
the salesman's statement to your in
vestment banker for analysis and in
"Rule li.?Confine your in vest 11:021
transactions to investment houses an
. bank< rs of established reputation an
responsibility.
"Rule i.?Do not deal with toti
strangers. i?
[ "Rule 5.?If your commercial t
investment banker's recommcndatic
7 is to iet the securities alone do so.
"The treasury department stat<
1 thai there are still more than
000.000 of United States victory
t 3-1 per cent, notes of the series A, 1
^ C, lb E. and F which were called f\
payment on December 15th but ha^
g not been presented for payment.
"The treasury department furth
announces that it will retire the u
called victory notes at any time
100 nd accrued interest if preser
e :"r payment."
" TURKS HAVE BEGUN LAYIN<
MINES AT SMYRNA
? CONSTANTINOPLE Dispatch.
j it is uenmieiy Known inat ine mr
/ have began the laying of mines
Smyrna harbor. The foreign wi
[* ships I11.TC received two more notic
to depart.
1- While the situation is tense t
e fact that no incident has occurr
,r is ngarded as a hopeful sign.
^ Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, w
T was one of the American represt
tatives at the Lausanne conlerer
,r has arrived here and conferred w
lT Brigadier General Harrington, co
>n mander of the allied forces.
:h ?
Je Ben Lomond a town in Califor
id had all the com whiskey its citiz<
at desired the other day?and mg
Whiskey dripped from every fau
u- in town. Several days ago She
of Trafton spilled 60 barrels of c
of mash into a little lake near ]
;h- Lomond. He has since been noti:
ep that the "lake" was the town r^
voir.
Published Weekly
NUMBER 1?
REPORT ON THE
RAILROAD BILL
I
1 Railroad Bill is Set for Special Coa idcration
Thtircdayr Night Charge
Judge Naal of Laurinbtirg With
Lobbying.
I RALKIGH February 10?House
j committer today favorably reported
) the Bowie railroad bill and the Brown
j substitute for the Administration ship
I line bill, and the railroad bill was
I set for special consideration Thursi
day night.
The senate substitute for the
Broughton resolution to investigate
the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
was sent to judiciary committee number
one after Representative Brongh!
ton of \V_aitP- anther fit hS1
Iged the senate action in substituting
a resolution for the control of the
institution to be placed in the hands
1 of the board appointed by the Govi
ernor, was the result of "disgraceful'
| lobbying by former Judge v\ . A. Neal
j of Lauriuburg, and James Hardness,
of Statesville, who have appeared be|
fore every committee hearing with
i the purpose to defeat the intention
of the proposed investigation.
RALEIGH? During the brief sessj
ion of the Senate today, only one
! new bill was introduced, that coming
| from Senator Ray of Orange county
land being a measure to reguiate the
i licensing of auctioneers. Under it?
provisions, no pt rson would be licenj
sed unless he has been a bona fide
i j resident of the State for two years
prior t oapplication. The insurance
commissioner would be empowered
to issue the license for a fee of
$'200 yearly, and lo require the lie1
ensed tv> give bond of $f?,000.
> Favorable Senate committee report
was made on the resolution intro.
duced by Senator Woodson of Row.
an, directing the corporation commission
to attempt to secure bettor
cast-tu-west passenger train sendee
| in the State, and the bill which would
make it unlawful for an automobile
1 dealer to drive a new car with the
> speedometer detached and then sell
i it as a new machine.
? Senator H. B. Barker of Wayne,
made the motion that he announced
ye;?te.rday he would lodge, to recun
j sider the Varser Sinking Fund Bill,
1 which would provide for sinking fund
to retire the State's bonded indebfcijedne&s,
and the Senate voted to rei
j consider without objection being rair
wed. BLAINE
COFFEY
CALLED HOME
' Mrs David N. Coffey, Mother of our
1 Representative in General Assembly
Dies at Her Home at Shulls
Mills.
I Mrs. David N. Coffey, mother of
i Hon. Blaine Coffey, our repres ntai
tivo in the lower house of the Legis.
I at u re died suddenly at her home on
T.,^d?y of this week. The news e?
the sad occurrence was wired to the
' on in Raleigh and he reached home
"j in time for the funeral.
1 j The Raleigh correspondent of the
j Greensboro News has this to say in
i. regard to the reception of the tele
gram by the son:
d "The popular representative had
been apprised of no illness and his
. first intimation of his mother's death
was borne m a telegram from his
" father. He left the Hall very hriefV"
iy to be alone, then returned and finished
the day, leaving on an afier;t
noon train for his home. His collead
; guest accompanied him to thr.
j | and sent a beautiful floral wreath."
a! BOWIE'S RAILROAD BILL
; The expected came to pass when
,r! Mr. Bowie's railroad bill emerged
from .the appropriation committee's
roo taw itli favorable report. This measure
makes provision by which the
es people of the cut-off counties of Ashe
>?- Alleghany, Watauga and Avery may
-1 be brought into connection with the
[}, State through operation of a trunk
or line railroad and branch connections
,e The larger share of aid in construction
of the lines would come from
county and outside aid, the >late coiicr
| tributing a minimum share. The prop
n-1 osition was given in detail in Mr.
at i Bowie's bill printed in Wednesday's
it- Observer, and the plan devised would
appear to give to the state ar.d the
people interested a practicable working
scheme. Interest in this moveis
* not confined to the people of the
sections immediately interested. It is
more broadly viewed in the light of
ks a great enterprise in which the welin
fare of the whole state is involved,
ir- and The Observer is more firmly than
:e* ever convinced that the Legislature
will give the people a chance to put
he the project through. ?Charlotte Obed
server.
ho MRS. CRITCHER ENTERTAINS
in- FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
?ce
Mrs. M. P. Critcher was hostess to
m~ | the Friday Afternoon Club at the
1 last meeting. Tho living room of the
_ ' hotel was brightened by potted plants
J and the cheerful glow of lights disensj
pclicd the gloom of the day.
>re, I A two course luncheon was served
cet in the dining room. Valentine place
riff cards were used and the verses on
orn each read. Miss Louise Critcher seru.n
ved the luncheon in a very competent
fi . manner. Mrs .Rooks of Atlanta, Ga.
1 was the only invited guest.
Mrs. B. J. Councill will be the hostess
at tto meeting.