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A Non-Partisan Family
VOLUME XXXIV
NORTH CAROLINA CHEESE
? MAKERS MEET AT MORCANTO!
Tbt North Carolina Cheese mak
ers met at Mordant on May 15 t?
perfect their organization which wa
organized at last winter's chees
school. The factories of the stab
were well represented by the chees<
maker? who are very much interes
ted in the association. Others attend
ing the first meeting held by th<
association were J. A. Arey (in
charge) office of dairy extension a
Raleigh; Mr Sloan County Agent o
Burke County; John B. Steele Coun
ty Agent of Watauga county; H. L
Wilson and W. M. Graham cheosi
specialist, and E. D. Moretz manage
of the Deep Gap factory, Hopkins
V r Mr A rot
and save an interesting- talk. Mr
Wilson then read the constitution am
by-laws of the association which \va
unanimously adopted. A state cheest
brand was also discussed and adopt
ed. He states that the object of th<
association was to encourage the de
Velopment of the cheese industry ii
North Carolina by grading:, brandinj
and improving sanitary conditions
And that any person actively engage*
in the manufacture of factory mad<
cheese having six months practica
experience or the equivalent unde
the observation of the associatioi
is eligible to membership. It was th<
voice of the members that in orde
to make a more uniform cheese, im
prove the quality and protect thei:
brand, it was essential that th? mem
hers comply with certain regulation:
It was agreed that all factories work
ing with the association be inspectet
by different members of the associa
tion as to sauitary conditions. T<
make and use a "good commercia
starter in each days make. To grad<
cheese when shipped and to marl
with brand adopted by tbe associa
tion all cheese meeting the associa
fcion standard, and vf at anv tiroi
the directors are satisfied the brant
is being marked on under grade
cheese the brand will be taken fron
that factory by the association. Tha
the sanitary conditions of factorie
meet the approval of the associatioi
that makers must be free from con
tagious diseases, neat and clean h
appearance. The makers when join
ing the association agree to abid<
by the above regulations and if upoi
conviction of the violation of any o
the rules and regulations are subjec
to fine or expulsion from the asso
ciation or both.
Several samples of cheese wer
entered in the scoring contest Miss
ion factory, Yalie Crucis, T. 1). Hef
nor maker, received t* highest scor
Haywood Factory, Delwood. M. i
Campbell, maker. second h ghest
Cove Creek Factory. Sugar Grovt
Fred Blair, maker, third. Beaver Dar
Factory, Sweet Water, Carter Farth
ing. maker, fourth.
There will be three cheese scorinj
contests during the year and the ma
ker receiving the highest averag
score will be awarded a silver troph;
eup. Should any maker be success
ful in receiving the highest averag
r score for three years in suecessio
the cup will become the property o
that maker.
The directors are T. D. Hefnei
Carter Farthing, Fred Blair, Palme
McCrary, Tom Wilson. The offices
^ arc T. IX Hefner. Valle Crucis, X. C
President. Palmer McCrary. Hors
Shoe X. C. Vice President, Cart*;
Farthing. Sweetwater, Nv C. Seen
tary. Tom Wilson Zionville, X. C
Treasurer.
The next scoring contest will b
held in July and it is hoped that e^
ery maker in the state will send
cheese. The annual meeting- and la:
scoring contest for this year will b
held in Xovember at Asheville. X. <
CARTER FARTHING, Secretar
I shot an arrow into the air; it fe
in the distance I know not tfhere. ti
a neighbor said it killed his calf ar
I had to pay him six and a half,
bought some poison to slay some ra
? and a neighbor swore it killed his ca
and rather than argue across tl
fence, ,1 paid him four dollars ai
fifty cents. One night 1 sat sailii
a toy balloon, and hoped it would so;
till it reached the moon but the ca
die fell on the farmer's straw ai
he said I must settle or go to la1
And that is the way with the rando
shot; it never hits the proper spc
and the joke you spring that y<
think so smart; may leave a woui
in some fellows heart.?Selected.
Salt serves as a spice or condime
which whets the appetite and increj
es the palatibility of feed for i
livestock.
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Newspaper Published in a
BOONE
EPWORTH LEAGUE CONFER1
ENCE TO MEET JUNE 12-15
The younvr Methodist of this dis-'trict
of the Methodist Churcn are
l> j making: great. pians for the annual
sI meeting: of the Western North Caio*
e lina Conference that convenes in tht
r? ? -u t tl:
vhj \tL <.uai iuiic xuiir a - a v?. m. nit
e annual gathering of the Epworthiam
- of the different chapters represent
" ing Methodist churches of Western
L' North Carolina is a gala event for
them.
- Charlotte Leaguers have been worf
king 011 the preparations for the
I Conference for two months. In April
the president of the conference.
L' | W. W Edwards, met with the Charr
lotte Executive Committee and as '
sisted them in their preparations.
* The officials are expecting at least
'J00 delegates to be present and they
i unhesitatingly say that they will not
s be surprised if the total reaches four
L' hundred and fifty. Each chapter is
" allowed to send one delegate fv?r
'' each 15 members and fraction. The
" President of the local chapter is als<1
a delegate by virtue of his or her
s office.
The faculty secured for the coi *
fere nee is the best ever assembled
' for such a purpose. There will be
1 courses of study m methods of the
r L? ague work, personal work and in
1 missions. The addresses each evenL'
ing will he delivered by outstanding
r ministers of North Carolina.
"| Charlotte, Leaguers will give the
r' visitors a reception the first evening.
I On Thursday a drive over the city
51 and .a picnic will be special features
* i of the atTair.
i Those in charge of the Conference
" are urging chapters of the different
J Methodist Churches to elect the delM
egates to the Conference at an early
8 date so Charlotte will know just how
i many delegates to expect.
It is the desire of the District Sec"
retary that each chapter in the North
8 Wilkesboro District will send it- -imh.
J ta of delegates. Nothing cap be more
inspiringr interesting, encouraging,
11 and beneficial to Epworth Leaguers
* than to attend the Conference.
* RUTH COLVARD,
1 District Secretary,
i WOOL PRODUCERS WILL
HAVE ORGANIZATION
e The following is a letter that the
r?, Watauga Board of Agriculture has
f mailed out to the sheep raisers of the
t county. If you have sheep and have
nul rci'pivH on? of rh???u? it is bei
cause they failed to get your name,
e You can get one of these contracts
J-: liv vine.- in \!?- W K:nThin<i
- at the Watauga County Bank.
? Attention Watauga Sheep Raisers:
J Last year the sheep raisers in oth
er parts of North Carolina sold their
' wool to a better advantage by bringn.
it together and having; it graded and
Ring direct to the manufacturer
| Will you as a sheep raiser be interim
| ested in such an undertaking.
j It will work in this way: the rais?\
. rs will sign an agreement to seil co
V operative!*- and will elect live met
directors, to have charge of the sell
?-1 ir.g. The wool will be delivered on a
n specihed date when it will be gradec
1 by a wool specialist, provided by tht
state anu each wool grower giver
i*? credit for so many pounds of a eer
tain fc-ade, or grades, ?>? wool. Tht
' s total amount of wool will then b;
advertised and sold by grade or ii
v bulk as the directors decide, at th<
t best price obtainable under marke
-- conditions and returns made t?? eacl
- grower according to the number o:
pounds of wool furnished by him.
,e It is hard to see where we couh
possibly lose anything by this sor
a of selling, and it is reasonable to ex
St : tuict u KAttnt- nvi.'A tx-ill Ko AII
>e t Uined.
Z. \We all realize that the thing th'
yj farmers of Watauga need worst i
; team work, co-operation ,especiafij
11 in selling. This is a step in that direc
ill. tion. The more farmers we get to joii
id with us the greater will be our gair
I This organization will require n
ts capital stock, no dues, no fees. I
ts you will join in this movement pleas
tie sign the enclosed agreement and rc
id turn same in the next mail. This ag
ig reement must be signed so we wi
ar know whom to depend on.
n- If you are. interested and believ
id in farmers working together answc
w. at once to W. D. Farthing, Secretar
m of the Watauga Board of Agricu
>t; ture, Boone, N. C.
su Yours for more profitable farmin
ad in Watauga County.
L. A. GREENE
W. D. FARTHING
nt D. D. DOUGHERTY
is- W. F. SHERWOOD
ail J. M. GREER
B. T. TAYLOR
tfmm
t
nd for Boone and ^ ataugc
. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH Cj?
HICKORY PROUD OF THE
? GENERAL SYNOD
Hickory May 27.?Toda; ?;i.- a
day of unusually large congregations
. I in this little city of churches, for the
.? various Protestant pulpits were fill-j
; ed by leading ministers attending the j
; General Synod of the Reformed
. church in the United States and that j
vuvin.-mi.iuij v? iiicu iitts> i_*wii so marked
the first four days of the sessions
will be in evidence. Incidentally
while the famous Hickory climate has
. failed to register a real point, and j
"the Sunny South" has presented a
gray cold shoulder, the folks here
undoubtedly have registered well {
with their guests. The delegates in j
turn have made a decided hit.
The city is host to between 150;
and 500 delegates and visitors; more
thau a hundred homes have been
thrown Wide, breakfasts served and \
dinner parties hi!.i. the ladies in the
congregation given little attentions, j
and the men feted when possible, j
The automobile excursion to Blowing
Bock was the greatest co-operative
eifort made during the Synod.
The afternoon and night sessions
were dispensed with while the guests
were carried to the mountains for a
barbecue and view of the scenery!
En route the large company ate|
.I their lunches and at Lenoir paused!
long enough to receive a warm wel-j
Rcome and a cup of hot cotfee. Cuid
drink* had hnoti nlanm..!
Rev. Walter W. Kowe pastor of i
| Corinth Reformed Church is measj
uring up to the responsibilities of
the occasion in fine style as are
his assistants. A sub postoffice has
* been installed in the church and a
committee named to take care of
| every detail. Rev. Dr J. C. Leonard
of Lexington, president of the
Synod, is acquitting himself well and
undoubtedly has great influence in.
this splendid body.
J North Carolinians see news value
I in this synod only from the star?dI
point of State Advertising. In Tari
Heelia there are only 7,000 commu-j
nicants of the Reformed Church and1
most of them are in this immediate
section. Hickory has the largest cv;i-,
gregation. In Pennsylvania, h?-w-'
ever there are 200,000 communicants;
a somewhat smaller number in Ohio
Maryland, Indiana and the States >f
II the Northwest.
Valle Crucis News
j Commencement exercises at the
> Mission School passed off nicely !ast|
weeK with neld day exewipes and j
- industrial exhibits Thursday m' ? v-l
I" noon, drills and a play Thursday i.: _: t i
an address i-y Bishop Horner, .- >|
i ar.d presentation of prizes Friday
' night. The commencement exerc (
were presided over by Rev. Mr.
Burke who with his wife came I t-:
recently from Reidsviile. Mr. Burke
will have charge of the Episcopal
work at this place and at Blowi-j
Rock.
1 Mrs. Mack McKoy arrive dSa : i
day from Washington state., vv:..:
j j she has made her home for the p:\>' j
twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. T
i Mast entertained a number of jr^stsj
1: for supper Saturday night in 1 : r!
" of Mrs. McKoy.
Mr. James Farthing, recently graduating
with honors from Wake Fo1
rest passed through Tuesday on his
' ' way to his home on Beaver Ham.
' where he will spend a few day b.\
fore returning to GreensboroB'her
he has work in Greensboro H.-H
j i School as teacher for the summer
term and aiso for the coming yt:t:\
James Taylor amputated a tii.gcr
in a wood saw last week.
Messrs Gragg and Gilbert, mechanics
from Butler have opened up J.
B B. Taylor's garage here and are givsj
ing efficient service to.the public.
j Messrs C. D. Taylor. D. F. Mast,
"| and Howard Mast are attending the
n -
District Conference in Wilkesboro
lm I this week. *
or
f FORMER GOVERNOR DEAD
e ! Joseph W. Folk, former governor
1 of Missouri, and once a leading ng "
I ure in Democratic party politics, died
^ I in New York Monday.
e' THE OLD WATAUGA COUNTY
r BANK. BUILpiNG SOLD
y
- S. C. Eggers and Company who
have been occupying the store room
g in the old Watauga County Bank
Building have purchased the entire
property. They will make considerable
changes in the building (a good
one as it is) and make it entirely modern,
and will provide offices, etc. for
rent. The location being ideal, the
property is must desirable.
* He
i County, the Leader of T
KROLINA. THURSDAY MAY 31,
HERIOT CLARICSON GETS APPOINTMENT
TO BENCH OK
THE SUPREME COURT
F.ALEIGH?Hei-ot Clarkson, Govcrnor
Morrison's campaign manager
in the 1920 campaign, won the succession
to Justice Piatt D. Walker
today and will be here next week to
sit with the court.
The governor's brief wire to his
successful manager was in fine taste
and there was no slopping over. Mr.
Clarkson had wired J. M. McMabon
prominent member of the machinists'
union an a member of the Raleigh
bar. appreciation of Mr. McMahon's
interest in hiro and said that he
would accept tht appointment if he
was tendered it. The Oharlottte attorney
appreciated the interest of the
Raleigh man and assured him that
anything further done would be pleas
in jr.
The appointment will be popular,
T:. Charlotte lawyer, while perhaps
n.-; generally prominent in local
and -tale politics than he has been
as a nrofvssionalist, has nevertheless
' ? !' a successful practitioner, is the
author of the new prohibition act,,
w&s one of the liveliest of the roadbuilders,
was powerful in the 1900
campaign, is a wheel norae in the
Episcopal church, and just a good
fellow whom nearly all the folks
including his enemies, like. Not
many things which are popularly
railed public betterment have been
without his energy, good wishes and
he is particularly popular in prohibition
circles. He pretty nearly invented
that thing.
STATE FAIR MAY BE BEST YET
Rulcii'h Mjiv Th.? r*f tl...
sixtA second North Carolina State
Fair are October 15-19, 1923. Plans
are under way to make this year's
exhibition superior to any previously
held.
The Executive Committee has decided
to conduct th*? fair along- the
same general l?nes as last year eliminating
all concessions, excepting novelties.
and stressing the educational
and entertainment features. ,
Amusements will always be a part
of any successful fair. However education
is the primary feature of a
fair, the great spirit back of it, the
force which is making our expositions
al! over the land greater every
year. With these interests in mind
the ihiuwtM attractions, tree acts and
tire works have been carefully selected.
One hundred and thirty nine horses
from twenty two states and Canada
have entered in the four closing
stake events, the purses for which
are $1000 each. This is an average of
thirty five horses to a. race. There
will be six open class races announced
later which in addition to the
stakes should attract the best horses
in the country.
The 1923 Premium List is now being
revised. The classification for
nriyM-S will 1... -
a? last year, having: been arranged
so that all products of the home and
farm may be shewn. There will be
something applicable to every member
of the family.
Mr. George F. Foley, Philadelphia
Pa. who has successfully managed the
Pinehurst Dog Show fo rthe pas*
years as well as some of the largo
clog shows in the United States has en
tercd into a contract with the management
to put on a licensed show
at the State Fair under the rules oi
the American Kennel Club. This wiii
insure the best show of pure bred
dogs ever held in North Carolina.
WORTH WHILE CLUB
| The Worth While Club was en
1 tertair.ed Friday afternoon by Mrs
j F. M. Huggins. The study of wile
flowers was continued. This weel
j the bird's foot violet, trillium, trail
i ir.g arbutus arid anemone were tak
I en up. These common flowers hav<
; interesting histories and their stud'
I is both pleasant and profitable. Mrs
Moretz read a splendid paper 01
wild flower protection: "Our Heritage
of Flowers"
This was followed by a very uni
que book contest the prize being a
warded Mrs. G. P. Hagaman wh
guessed the largest number of book
represented by the ladies. Games are
refreshments occupied the remainde
of the afternoon. Three new mere
bers were enrolled and both old an
new members declared Mrs. Huggin
a most worth while hostess^
The club will be entertained ne*
time by Miss Bertie McNeil at he
home on Rich Mountain.
mmt
Northwestern North Caroli
1923
THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
The ladies of the club had entertained
their husbands splendidly three
, times during the last fifteen months
! so these husbands gave the good wo-;
men a trip to Bristol, Tenn.-Va. oni
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week
Mrs. A. E. Hamby accepted an invi-l
I tat ion to go along to the delight of
Mr. Hamby and the company.
The party left Boone in motor cars
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock going
bv wav of Mountain fitv Torn n-i.
mas e us, Va., and Abingdon, Va. DiiiI
ner had been prearranged for at the
j Hotel Abingdon, at Abingdon, and I
was heartily enjoyed by all after the'
ride and the feasting of the eyes on
the beautiful scenery in the "Gorge";
and down the Tennessee Laurel. The
j most of the road from Boone to Bristo
is a scenic highway.
Bristol was leached it 3:30 p. m
where accommodations nad been previously
arranged im* at tire Hotel
Br; ( !. At 1 a good game of baseball
between Biistol and Morristown
was enjoyed and at night 100 "boosters"
from Cincinnati, and the movies
f urn.shed entertainment.
On Wednesday morning the ladies!
took advantage of the opportunity
t<> shop wild" the men took ir th
town and made new acquaintances.]
By 11 :ir> all was ready tor the re-;
turn trip which was to have been J
via Johnson City. Klirahethton and;
Elk Park but owing to parts of that!
road being under construction and
badly torn up it was decided best to;
return by the same route except from
Abingdon to Damascus. Dinner was
again taken at the Hotel Abingdon,
j The trip home was a happy one anil
everyone was delighted with the two!
days away from the carer cf the
home and business. There w^re ma
ny expressions of regret that, some
i re aid not be with us on account of
' sickness and pressing business en!
gagemonta.
Wt ?*vtend our thar.ks to liam'oy
and his drivers for their excellent
service and low rates.
Among other things heard, probably
the most pleasing was th? favorable
comment of outsiders on the
: splendid progress now being made
by our own state. ?Reported.
WHERE SALVATION IS FREE
A Pennsylvania preacher aimoun!
ces that Kb hn? banished the collcc
tlon plate and that hereafter worshipers
wdi not be ti siurbed by hav;
ing the Vending article thrust inte
their :u hint ions. Hi- argument i>
that i:. : .ildie offerttu\ is a-:
[ ess: ry ? .
1 Tin* I ride. Christian Advoe&U faj
ceijoii.- j jiioic-s some one who suggests
sue a oiai. could not work in
a .Metho ;.st Chun r. since an offering
10 ti c Lord i> an essential ele.
r.n?.t of v rship and that "where two*
! or thiVv- Methodists gather together
then- i .dlecnon plate is also."
15m* : < nanw nt' n
trivet in Xcrth Carolina v:his.-h
has : o*. made a collection ir three
I years. : assessed 7?or pledged a
member, yet it has earrit 1 a budget
et with'.ut a detivi:. ?The
De n .1:. Independent.
Lillian Rich
j Well known in England as a musics
oomsdy star, Lillian Rich, prominent
r "movie* star in Amsrlca, not so Ion*
'* | ago was associated, with Sir Harrj
d : Lauder. In America she has galnec
s much fame In big features, one oi
which was a raoing melodrama, scene
t for whioh were taken at the track il
r Louisville, Ky., when the Derby was
being run.
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ina.?Established in 1888
NUMBER 31
BOONE PEOPLE ATTEND
BARBECUE AT B ROCK
The Boone people that, attended
the big: barbecue given by the Hickj
ory people at Blowing Rock Satur1
day in honor of the Reform Church
' Synod in session in that city report
a most enjoyable time; their only regret
being that they were not able
1 to get more closely in touch with
the distinguished northern guests.
Their stay at the Rock was short but
the ministers and laymen, four Hundred
strong, were simply carried away
with the sights they beheld and
j the courtesies extended during their
short stay in the Land of the Sky.
The menu prepared consisted of roast
pig. barbecued by an experienced negro
chef, corn bread, pickles, baker's
bread, ice create, lemonade, etc.
Our i - ghbors beyond the Ridge
are to be congratulated upon their
splendid reception given the honored
guests in their city and a; Blowing
Rock.
GETTING READY FOR
THE SUMMER TERM
To care for another expected overflow
of students at the summer
Hrn? of the Appalachian Training
School, the old Lovill Home building
on. ' f the most ancient of the group
is K-ing very thorough!). renovated
throughout. and fitted up for the accommodation
of lady teachers The
rooms are being repainted, nicely
furnished ar.d the dining room us being
converted into a parlor, new piano.
carpets, etc. having been ordered.
The plumbing has been put in
good condition and four showers?
hot and cold water have been installed.
The lawns about the building- are
being clipped and by the time the
term opens on next Tuesday the big
plant will present a most pleasing appearance.
By far the largest enrollment in
the history, of the school is expected
at the approaching summer term.
BIG SUMMER SESSION
EXPECTED AT I.ENOIR
HICKORY. May 30.?Lenoir College.
having just come through the
great struggle for endowment and irn
provement and now finishing a most
successful commencement season is"
about ready to plunge at once into
rfce u-Ari of summer ixrndsr. rur.
nine: from June il to July '21 Director
Cirovir Morgan announces that
applications for registration art* coming
in rapidly. The summer faculty
numbers fourteen clover, of them belt
g of the regular college faculty,
" nr.d three school specialists in administration,
primary work and music.
It is stated that while the regular 15
high school units are required for entrance,
just as in other sessions of
.he college, hoid< is of elementary
1 and highvr ceititioates would hi re1
ceiveo and their courses counted on
| certificates, as usual.
Both professional education ctfur;
i s and subject-matter college credit
, ourses are given. All students who
: ;ve nor aire any the A. B. degree
are lvouivoc. to take part of the work
outside the field of education as advised
by the State Departme nt of Ed
ucatioi,. The Education courses are
planned t? meet requirements for
ever\ standard certificate issued by
the state. Administratior.. Supervision
Te-ts. History, Sociology. Psycholo
mcntar> ard high school branches
are offered Students are being advised
to register for only one methods
course at >i;e time. Xow courses
his year ai" elementary learning:, hy
L one and Sanitation; Civics, General
Science, Penmanship and Musical Appreciation.
Awidei offering: of regular
CO liege courses than ever before is
also made. Mr. Creech of the Commercial
department of the college
is taking an intensive course in latest
penmanship methods at the Bowen-Connatser
Business University of
Columbia. S. C. He is prepared to
give typewriting instruction to any
who might wish to learn the touch
system.
The assembly period at noon each
day will feature chapel music. This
should be must profitable to all.
COUNTY SINGING WELL ATTEN,
DED
t
p The county singing held at Brushy
f Fork on last Sunday was largely atI
; tended and altogether an enoyable
f I affair. The music was good, and the
I , good people of that section had the
II grounds dotted with stacks of the
1 , best of foods. So far as we har#
1 heard the order was good.