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A Non-Partisan FamilT
-VOLUME XXXIV
GOVERNORS DEVOTION TC
DEAD DOG DIVIDES STATE
AGAINST ITSELF
The august state of Maine is divid
e dagainst itself over the matter ol
a dog.
It all started with Garry's illness
Garry, an Irish setter, was the in
separable companion of Govomoi
Perctvai P. Baxter. The dog one
his forbears had been ;n the B.?xtei
family tor 37 years. When hi:
master moved over to Blaine Man
sion. the state white house. Garrj
went along.
Each morning the dog would visit
the capitol. and drop in to see hi:
many friends in every office. In the
executive chamber there was a spe
cial couch provided for him, and or
it Garry would lie for hours at i
time waiting for the governor tc
finish his work. Then together the\
would walk over the hills and thrt
the woods.
Some of jthe citizens thought :hv
governor was paying too much at
tent ion to the dog. It was undigni
lied, they said. But then President
Harding got Laddie toy. a?... ;>.< >
modified their views.
Garry became a veritable -ha !ov\
of tk< governor, lie trailed Li
master wherever V< w ? . e
railroad trips. He . yeL a >y,r
cial permit to ride in the coach*.
?f the Maine < ontral railroad.
Th- iruyornor. a bachelor, is hi
ardent iovcr of ail Animals. It<
-Sponsored the first r?nti-vivisect:or
law by ;? i- gisiature in the Lj? U'c
States. He recently made p, .>siidr
a in bird i cfuge.
"My dog and myself constitute
fan iiij " he says.
Last September. Gary became ill
Ho was sent to a Boston h? spita. anj
.given ? It..- e-'-t of nil i-. II it ; \va r.*J
enough. The uog died.
The governor was heart broken.
He ordered the tfag at the sL.t*
house lowered to half mast.
immediately came a storm or pro
test. The state commanders of *!m
C. A. R. and the American i ?y:on
and leaders of other patriotic gruupcalled
the governor's action "il-ad
viscKl" and "unfitting". This was
answered by the governor's fricr.ds
"I -^$1$ r?> offend the feelings oJ
none." said- the govt rnor. "but !
yield to no one ?he right to act according
to the dictate of my heart,
ray Hainan friends, never betrayed
or In iieved ill of me."
And so the rlag was lowered whin
Garry v a- laic away beneath ;
inoi.i vi of eartl a* the foot of ?
granite hoe'der on a . ittle isrand
A coopBs ta.is imoed<u-o. th<
rock cowntiiv: ...ting h is m.ur.oyy
8001.i- he will U fovgott^V by a!
but viie go* 1 rnor.
<> .! ( contrive>, gv.M. r,g oul
of the governor's order, rages on
Soil! .. . it may even mount intc
a political issue.
IURl.l.MU2U^ At 1 ID UttlULU
LY DRASTIC
i Statesville landmark >
"What woiilld you do if a frienc
invited you into his oiiice to have :
drink? inquired a member of th?
locai bar during the past week.
"is this an invitation?"
"Hypothetical question only," re
sponded the attorney emphatically.
"I'd do the same thing you woulc
do."
"Well, you would be guilty of vio
lating the law and you could get foui
years for it?two years for havinj
liquor in possession and two year,
for transporting."
"Where do you get that transport
ing count?"
"You transport it to your lips
don't you?"
"You're serious about this, ar<
you?"
"Yes, I'm serious." replied the at
torney; "and it's something the pub
lie ought to know about. If you tak
a drink of liouor anywhere but ii
, your own home, you have violate!
the Turlington act and you are lia
ble on two counts. A prominen
judge ruled that way recently. Am
what's more, the man who gives i
to you is liable on three countshaving
in possession. giving an>
transporting. The court can giv
him six years."
"Aw, no court is going to pass an;
such sentence as that."
"Well. I'm not talking about wha
the court would do; I'm telling yo
what the law is."
"I had no idea this new law wa
as drastic as all that." He pause
delibeiatingly. "There's this coir
pensation about it, it's going to mak
the home more popular. It's goin
)t Wt
Newspaper Published in a
BOONE,
) NEW ENGLAND STATES SEEK
TO BAR NEGRO
Setting forth that the Negro of the
- South is not bettering himself any
f by migrating: to the New England
States ard that he is not improving
. his condition by removal to this secr
tion but is in fact creating considerr
able hardship not only for himself
i but for the northern members of his
; own race who really resent his arrivVm,.
rnn.|a?/l
- Chamber of Commerce brought the
- matter to the attention of the New
England governor* in an effort to put
L an end to the steady stream of
; southern negroes arriving in the
* greater industrial centers.
That the migration of the South:
em negro has actually become a ?ei
> ious problem to many -New England
> communities, is now a recognized
fact. The recent statement issued by
i Governor McLeod of South Carolina.
has received a widespread circulation
in this section. Never before
- ha- ti e p<- :tion of the New England
- >'tates relative io the negro question
; L-pecialiy the Southern negro been
: -o ably presented.
.Municipal authorities of New England.
industrial chiefs and the press
concur with Governor 31 cLend in the
' -tanic.vr.t "that <l i> well for
nought till colored people to bear is:
- . rd thr 'A: : exodus of the negro
- a the Sogah is by no means ?- l-1
>< y try South whir man's p'robi
n.s. He can of course in time r
covre. and v\ ill. It : - primarily the
i problem i the g o He go -
: c\v home. >: i.Teren. oecupai'on, different
surrounding:. and must bud,
his way among another entirely diff?*i*ent
? lass c-f white people tha.i
those arm ?jg whom he has been acI
customed live."
t According to . tn hi ..? di paifo- r.t
of the several commonwealths, fully
forty per cent of the many thousands
1 of negroes who have arrived there
from the South this year are now
- unemployed, and dependent upon
1 charitable organizations.
.; As uolnleu out by the South Caro
lina executive, race prejudice pu?
- vails in New England; A northerner
- will readily deny this but the treatment
accorded the Southern negro
not only as an individual, but eni
masses, furnishes the proof. The
- Southern migrants, out of employ*
ment without, subsistence has found
i it useless to appeal to the northern
negro. Under the circumstances, the
attitude of the latter is neither sur1
prisipjB* i.or unexpected. Governor
t McLotvd hit upon the existing Now
:i.u situation when ho declared
ti Southern liegTO *S Wanted
ly a.-* it l:;i- orer and i> not welcome
uy other than those in wiio.M- eir.pioy;
he gv i v.
VALLF. CRUC5S NF.WS*
?i IL-v. Mi. Kent and Mis> Buiah
I Lb ! in.-, of' I.cgrerW^oJ were visitors
' at the Mission School Sr.-.May. Mr.
. i Kent jv . aching a*, the Sunday morni
ing- service.
I Rev. and Mrs. Burke went lo
| Blowing- Rock for Sunday and are
I j spending a few days there this week,
t Mis* Johnson, Miss Windward and
' j Miss Hefner. left for their respective
! hom<* Monday.
Miss Susie Taylor left last week
-! for New York and other points north
for a few weeks visit.
1 i Miss Gladys Taylor and Mina
! ShuUs went to Johnson City inst
-1 Thursday and returned Friday,
r Mrs. Julia Lewis left last week for
? New Y oik State to spend some time
s with her daughter. Mrs. Van Duser.
Miss Annie Moretz has returned
- j home from Johnson City where she
has been a student at the Ea*t Tenn.,
? State Normal for the past year.
Miss Alice Taylor has returned
? from the State College for Women
at Greensboro, and entered the nor
Itisl !?f Rr.ftiiP
Mrs. Vickie Taylor and Mrs. J. M.
? Shull visited at Banners Elk SaturI
day night and Sunday.
J | Mrs. D. F. Mast entertained the
" i Women's Missionary Society last
II Saturday afternoon.
1! Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
j E. Bairdj cut his foot last week while
" j logging:.
r* j The following attended the dedicae;tion
service at Boone Ias~ Sunday:
' Mr. Andy Greer, Mr. and Mrs. X. X,
y i Mast. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Mast. Mrs.
Mack McKoy. Mrs. Anton Farthing,
fir and Mrs. 0. D. Taylor. Dr. and
u Mrs. H. B. Perry.
Gilbert Taylor visited at Lc-ger15
wood last week.
d
i- io revive the old custom of 'calling,
e Nice old custom anyway?ought tc
g be revived."
ifattQ
nd foi" Boone and Wataug;
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C/
BULL TURNS SLEUTH AND DES
TROYS BIG STILL
T. L. Clark, clerk of the court of
Patrick county. Ya., is the proud possessor
of what is probably the champion
prohibition bull of the world.
Xot only is the bull a prohibitionist
but he has joined forces with the j
i officers of the land in inf arcing the j
decrees of the arid Mr. Volstead-j
At least one of Patrick's trans-;
is reisers can testify to the fact that
Mr. Bull is relentless in his destruction
and throueht in Msj
methods. And the world is prob-,
, ably a little drier today, than it j
would have been haa S. H. (Short;
Horn) Bull been eaten as vea* chops.
And one Patrick county bloc leader
nas experienced the scare of his life j
and suffered the destruction of a first!
class outfit for the manufacture of i
' Nubbin juice" because Mr. Bull was j
allowed to live to this good year of i
15523..
Mr. ("I nk. ismorart of the fact
that h?- was the owj i of S - lal
n animal, rented a pasture front a!
ijchbor and pat a h.-arii of cattle,
e.ciuding S. 1!. lii. . i.i *- crr.tze. But
r ?cfms *h: r the s!:.?vt Birr was not
at' fied to r.d at* his time eating
-i?as- lik his more rdinary com- .
panions but \v a ink-roil fiom the
| hv. trd. Whenrber in ? : more
:?a'iv;:c to* e. drink. y or a
aiding party cofiH ' ?i-eerta"nd.
he was l.-'t in a nor to be
:<r. lowed when >eot? b> : cporters
! r.ll the iiitV.rm.it!'?r ofr; i ed had
: to '-e^ceond handed. It was V:ir?u?d. .
- discovered a deserted c nper 'stil!.
:u!l oi Meal, and pieeeede.i to ii ves:gat<\
bull fashion. v it.ii his UP sc.
Nov. ti i the enefit f th that are
kjctant to admit that they have
H'li :i sti!'. it may he said that a
still i,. smaller at the cop than it it|
' the bolt m. So i' is \ y readily
-eer. that with a solid foundation to
push auauist and a Veg ef meal to
j;. htut 01 . a bull might very < iy
k-. I. .1 O.f. ..
he might have considerable i fficulcy
in extracting it. Any way. that is
evidently what happened, for w ho::
the owner of the :-tii! stoic through
the bushes to carry out the unlaw:
at t for w hich the stage was set,
found what had one.' been an ord
!y arranged equipment for the mai faeture
of moonshine whiskey. l?
ing very much 'ike it had been hit
a cyclone. Everything was scatt* : 1
hoPhor-skelthor about the place: t
furnace was torn down and the .
per still was gore, meal and
When the hlockrmor Saw the ilwt'
lion that had in his absence vis
the secret domicile of his cop -
treasure. the first thought that er:
<_d his mind was revenue officers, : .1
| his dm |g.d v?nly prayer was
to vour duty. * H>- hud ne? g
very far, however, wi n his i\
wire relieved for he eucurtere.:
Clark's hul*. almost exhausted. s: . ;
gv't ing along with his still seventy at:
his head.
;
GERMANY IS OFFERING GREAT
RAIL SYSTEM
(By Associated Press)
In throwing1 her railroads into .he
balance as reparations giiaraj.'o,.
Germany is offering the biggest state
I owned railway net in the world
! one which ranks fourth in mileage,
being surpassed by the United States
| Canada, New Foundland and British j
j India systems. It is said to be the |
greatest single economic establish-j
j merit so far as operations are con-j
Icerned.
i The tracks of the German railroads
i cover 57,544 kilometers and it still
j leads the European systems in si?e
j despite the loss of 7,400 kilonv tt i's
! through the war.
j A liberal estimate by experts
I places the present valuation of the
{ German lines at thirty, billion gold
, marks, a noteworthy, national nest
i egg. which they say is capable < . be-;
j ing developed into a much greater
asset. On the basis of this nation
the raising of five hundred million
goid marks annually on the railroads.
as nroniiseri in the ft<-v v.-.n
memorandum, wouid mean an interSi
late of only two per cent
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion will nu in
the Court House on Saturday nirht.
| Some important business will >me
! up and all members are reoesT<<;. to
' I be present.
P. G. SPAINHOUR.
Watauga Post Comma r.der.
j
' A baby's idea of heaven is a : .ace
where it is against the law for its
father to sing.
i County, the Leader of Is
iRCLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 14.
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AT
LENOIR THIS YEAR
American Legion Sponsoring Event
And Plans Arc Very Near Compete?Address
by Governor Cameron
Morrison and State Commander
James A. Lockhart. Service
Men Requested to Come in
Uniform For Big F^rade.
Dyson-Kendall Post of tht
American Legion at Lenoir is sponsor
r a bijr 'Celebration in their town
thi - y< .;? and from present plans the
pr ft promises to be on?* of the
r.t interesting that any town has;
had many years. Mr. F. D. Grist,
n-!;,. . imjUmI the Armistice Day Celebr
in. Lenoir two years ago made
,-ui -uccess of the undertaking
;L.. - comrade in the American
L _ has again put him in charge
o festivities for the coming
f?' *!. celebration.
T will be the usual Veterans*
. end the parade will pass in
r- before Governor Cameron
. and the Stat* <"omnnander
American Legion. Mr. James
1 nl. After the big parade
Morr:- ; art! Commander
L> Kh.i- T v.'il make short addresses on
' . eUegt campus. Then
i.i . speech making a big
u- * . i served?picnic style?
dwell County vi!. be|H>p
for the *Vood eat- that
v!tJ4- ; uts out en suvh oceusk'?4?r
. - ;. u.ie?b<*i!i red and, white?&Wo
. ' ether thi-;}; - to ijucmeh the
V.\* suppose that lelv.
id he looking for the y'.bt,her
but this will rot have much
kick df it.
Ti local servi?*c men &|U do c.\?
i uuiy in utiioir on tnc t??.:itn
ai : hey haw ^Irvatiy adopted an
. c ad rulg that no giri will be asd
i .--mile at any veteran unless
ho or. bis uniform. This may
at hard, but the commit1.*-** or arum
nta is tttxiou* to i la re ? ? erj
man in the big veterans parade lo-h
_ part of th<? veterans. However.
. any man has outgrown his ur.iforfn
or who ha- worn it out cna have the
pr: liege of letting his BEST GIRL
sir o at him side ways.
I: tin afternoon the Lenoir and
Marion Leagu* hall teams will cross
bats and this promises to be a fast.1
tigtV game as both clubs have good
teams and are wording: hard.
Every body is invited i o come to
Lenoir ami a good time v ill be had
or. this occasion. There will be
GIVES S3.00C TO NORTH CAROLINA
VETERANS
Staw Triwi:.'i ! R. ii Lacy hiu ve*4ved
a check for $5,?)?0 1:0m Mi.?
K i.heiiue Tb l?ia.*k\\ ?.< 1. of i>'o\v
York. forMferiy of CharloC. *.. n.- n
contribution to the Soldier" Horn;Association,
,>t which Mr. Lacy is
i reasurer.
The money is "to be used solely
for the purpose of clothing, food, delicacies.
medicines an dother comforts
for the veterans, and none of it to be
used for salaries or admimstyiticn
expenses of any kind.'' Alfred W.
Haywood. New York, attorney for
Miss Blackwood, advised Mr. Lacy in
a letter which accompanied the
check. "She would like to feel that
her gift is providing extra comforts
for the old soldiers over and above
the necessities supplied by the
State."
"Miss Blackwood is making this
gift in memory of her beloved brother,
the late Eli S. Blackwood, v. no
died on August 7. 1921." Mr. Haywood's
letter continued . "Mr. Blackwood
was himself a Confederate veteran,
who served with great distinci
lion with the North Carolina troops.
The welfare of his old comrades was
always close to his heart."
"As a North Carolinian and as a
man who had three brothers and a
lather in the Confederate army," Mr.
Lacy replied, in accepting the con
tribution, "I want you to express
, deep and sincere gratitude and appreciation
to Miss Blackwood for this
.lift."
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
A littie boy in a <.ity school refused
to sew, thinking it beneath the
I di^idty 01 a 10 year-old mar..
George i , 'rt sewed,". said
> principal, :a\ .? it for granted
. hat a soldiei mus: "and do you c??n.
-i?i?r yourself c tharr George
Washington
. don t kn^A time will : : ' s>iid
; the hoy seri ?-v?<? ! I! .rd.? .to,
XiWtK
Northwestern North Carolii
1923
W. S JOURNAL TO BE OELIVF.R.
ED IN BOONE EARLY IN
THE MORNING
Beginning next Sunday morning
The Winston-Salem Journal wT' put
r . motor line front Winston-Salem
i to Boone leaving: Winston-Salem at
! :0<? o'clock every morning:, arriving
1; . with the morning paper at
' :00 a. m This will f;lj a long felt
! need, as it will give to the people
>.f B 'or.e their morning paper at a
i omnaratively early hour.
A. T S NEWS
BOONE, June 11.?The opening
of the Appalachian Training School
was :he best in its history. The number
Tirol led at present is 366 with
applications yet i?' i?e considered.
The teachers, with few ex'
ccptiens, arc :>n the ground :it:q the
work is starting off well.
The following were m chapel exere:
of the Training School the
pas: v eek: Revs. F. M. Hag.. - and
G. Bnnkman, the Ka?.: -r and
| M- *: : past or> < '" * . to vho
coigh'- d oexo.io. al .- I'vict on *h
7th; on the v*! K ;v. M. A Adams,
f i: therfor<r >n. ;> dr?< :
... .--.tvice "?:'! ni.-tae stv??.'g tal/ ;
r? . u do Tit dy; Di Vai 1 f
!: <;nsngs. was also present ,:\ the
; , ? ,[ Irvn e . short talk. '
.. ,uiii !a?? : Mi. II. I.
? -Iti.rilibg: ! > xcdc; : ii raw:nir
J 'i) -.: "> made -1-rt task the
'i new vyaicv - n< at t he
T :i inir Sc||oi has i)t*v'!i connected
ii*). i.; v as: the .School ore ?' l' the vi-rv
Lot water systems r?, :> ? f -nr. anywhere.
The water come- from spring*
near the top of (tkh Mountain.
thr-?- miles distant, and the tank is
"M a mountain far above the town,
oi\ niz sufficient for. < t-.? i^ood five
projection, wh.cn buses are supplied.
Mr-. .5. Moivt'. -.n the evening
f tlv. ?>th .cave a suipfituous dinner
' .ii honor t;h. birth day.- of Profit-,
| sor- Hiiimim and P'-wivim. the former's
birth-day being oil the fi'L at.d
ho latter' ? r? the This consideration
nit the part of Mrs. ?doretz
| and her daughter. Miss Lucy, was
I greatly appreciated by th Profes
! sors and much enjoyed la a:, prej
I It was a groat day for the Bap-:
| i;.-: people of Boone on the past Sunj
day which was the ur.-asior. of t'.vdedication
of their splendid ?huieh.
| l)r. R. T. Vaiii . ol' Laieich, preached;
I the AeSmStiSt- A. ltd.!
! !in/l ill'!.'. .< V . - ' if**.*-? i
Kdu?:.\.'jSfcfc \
\viv "oi 4 \.-ry :*??$; oi\1t?<5-ho'A ipg '
graEk'i'C *fii: !?' b??VC lJ'-\ \ :L?.:i a4 thttSsA
; op- c^^iffirh-' j; jt or. tt.Sfi ;;npa&aui:
on S.fiL Prof. :. G Greet
read a hi: dory of u| B; pti>i in
?' 1 . J.I-: l ftur.' the SOTOUOl was
u-.iwro .. At night Rev. M. A.
; A ?:* i:uin?.-rfordit;r.. preached a
reai-i'hin.u Mimon and I). !>.
Doutrhoitv made a fine mix on the
future 01 the Boone Baptist Churcr.
J. M. DOW NUM.
v*> 3?S)?(?)X3XS*??^ * A**2X*X?X>
Theodore Roberts
4: ' s 1
f Up
I pj3
The veteran character actar. The^.
dore Roberta of "movie" fame, was
born in San Francisco more than fifty
! years ago. Ho began his stage careei
as soon as he finished the schooling.
He was appearing in Broaoway
productions when he was induced to
enter the motion pictures, and he has
; come to be known as "the grand old i
man of the movies." Mr. Roberts is
six feet one inch tall, weighs 245
I pounds. His hair, originally sandy, ;
now is snow wlaite. His eyes are blu*.
$wu
la.-Established in 1888
NUMBER 24
REPORT ON FOREST FIRES
The ; ep '*t vn forest fires in North
Carolina for the year 11*22, in most
counties oased chiefly on information
iron: voluntary correspondents,
has recently been made pubiic by the
Geological and Economic Survey.
The nature ot the replies sent in prtlhides
the possibility of a:ty g-eat accuracy,
but the results are at leas'
conservative. They shew a total for
the Stat*, of 1227 fires which burn:*a
190.737 acres and caused a damage
of $642.442.^0.
Reports from Watauga County
show that in 1922 thi scounty bad 5
forest fires which burned over 126?
acres and caused an estimated
damage of $2010. Usually only the
larger fires ore noticed, ana it is
more than likely tnat the numerous
small tires in the county did as much
jduntage as the fires mentioned i:i
this report.
The five fres in Watauga. Count;;
during October and No .
t this time the county was not
eootx rating v.-ith the |||&lo?icai arm
P"i;wi'iv iwy :it UTCM .lie a: vcntior.
and there art* records of
:!> iiv a>th<>i it is 1-- : I ho'
th'.-re \retv FOJi'/C. Lyvar sttii
'v;>vdc-;.s have oven auhoriz i by the g:
v- aT?i>oh ' ardor.?,
v: alur. a feme thpt --"'" rao oi.e jggMye ^
TWO CLAIMING TO SL MAYOR
OF OAKBGftQ
>*ar.Vy ix-untv car. aiwa.r be deprruivu
vo*??i ' to d*ag b i v. u :i?:y
sec-lion < f < world c:. may
o; ... ,\ i* V la *y\ \
m Y.. .. .. id 7las?:a ha*.. . olb kl
o the I. . * ?.f Ookboi in this
i onatv, w.icr it (tomes to r.ffi?ir.tr two
- 8
r.-arate r -;a ct .avv. rmetns.
it if a ;v?. ihac Oakiwro acUti.'\
has ivv aj ois. Th?: .. . ?>ai
.in. ;;as to o if we belie cc what frotM
v *he ma;, 'i ay. Mr . ' !l:?rS
- !i : > : I >e mayors, ii- haiu
t\. rMij past two year* and
. l.gikis tht was re-ei tied b\
p.urality v?u at th?- ia t a ction.
has. '.I'f ivi attain taker. thi?
i ?:;h of olikv ; cJ is ON*:V. i-:i.-i the
. i i iuef ex<?uti ? o?
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- ...Vi,. : it' uU >ays )ac i.- K.*?y?u
.C .tjUgflra^BSSftd \vc- :: rt* i-tanr. ti*:;t
has irtAv: dk oath f utVuv ami
ir.at rhe ay v i-on rraU tSjha not
;. lift', sow %> :?.- {fc because ,n<> om*
h|* aa*:*4fi. St <Sie the u.v* in ins
^V.ct It- was sworn i'jj What
>:wB?gra i"InB X*-vtnv.n\ . ir "i?>;?
;W ^ a. but eaca laajKr
-"oar:- Ira.-, he i going p. t e
Sv or ;r< .ail T fie vio ate- the
... v. i h? : :> : ' * :?.a?-rnu-i. : > tu: .
d. top, we rpyo-e chat they will
-rmrtly i?. pirate pc.i.-c force,
airless '.it j c.o?. a' is amicably titled
shortly.
A WORD FOR ROADS AND
FLOWERS
Editor Democrat :?
I have just reaa with interest you:
article in this week's paper. saying^-?
the roan work is progressing weit ?>r.
the Boone-Blowing Rock. Road. Tins
is indeed good news and do oil you
( ni\ ?.v -K.M.4!?'' 1-1.i WAfl' ol-.n" V
ly everybody who comes to B1 >wing
Rock. desires t ? make a trip to Boone
Cove Creek, Vaile Crucis and other
points along the Boor.e Trail Highway
and the disagreeable detour
near Boone has caused many persons
to refrain from making any of these
trips. New with the road made good,
between here and Boone, there will
be rhe "biggest'' travel ever experienced
over this road this summer,bus
if it is not made good many people
will not take the trip. There is a
party here now. wanting to take the
trip, but fear to take a nice ear over
;hat detestable detour. By all means
let us gei that road in good condiior.
and the sooner the better, for it
means so much to all this part of
the country. Again, lot us beg the
traveling public to stop plucking the
beautiful flowers along our road
ways. Ti e Flora of our mountain
country constitutes one of the chief
attractions of our beautiful section
.; ! many persons, regardless of the
pleasure of others, pluck and desi'
y th > o beautiful flowers to an
v tent bordering upon vandalism.
Yours truly,
H. C. MARTIN.