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VOLUME XXXIV
HISTORY OF BOONE
AND ITS PROGRE
BY !. G. GREEK
Fifty-two years ago. 1871, the
Boone Baptist Church was organized.
There v.ere 17 charter members.
So far as I have been able to find all
of these original members except one
have answered the call to a higher
life. Mr. YV. L. Bryan is the only
charter member now living. He is
with us this morning and I want the
visitors to sec ana Know tne oiuest
member of the church and Boone's j
oldest citizen. He was clerk of the
church for 42 years and we are glad
he can be with us and help to dedicate
the second church he has helped i
to build in Boone.
The church was organized in the'
old court house and elected as itsj
pastor, W. M. Baldwin, a rugged, out-;
spoken man of unusual native ability.
They used the courthouse as a
plate of worship until it was burned
in 1873; after this date the congregation
worshipped in the Masonic Kali
until the completion of the church
building in 1875. This church was
built largely through the efforts of
Mr. Bryan, and Mr. W. ('. Coffey,
who for many years were the main
pillar, of the church. It is interesting
to note that the membership the
first ten yours (t 571-1 exactly
doubled: staring with 17 ir. 1871 its
membership increased to b'4 in 168.1.
but the il' xt ten v ears shows not otily
no increase but a loss in nn'tnhership
foi in l>.'l the number of membersj
was 32. The present membership
of the church is 26i).
Tin coming of the training school
anil the growth of the town brought
soiih of the members to the realization
thu; we must soon have a larger
and lull r equipped church building.
As the demand for a new* building increased
the possibilities for financing
it decreased. But early in the
year 1914 W. R. Rradshuw visited us,
and brought us to the realization that
we must have a new church building. |
On February 2<>, ltll l. he started aj
subscription for a new building This
subscription was a signal for definite!
SHEMWELL HAS RECORD IN
COURTS OF THE STATE
Greensboro Daily News
The arrest of Baxter Shemwell 1
bring.- again to the bar of justice
one of the most noted men whose
histo.y has ever been written 111 the
r?'?ovd" cf M?fth Csrolir.*. For
years Shemwell has bullied officers
defied the law, and threatened men
of ali positions, lie has laughed at
authority. He has almost dared of
ficer.- to arrest him.
His record includes many rhargos.
Hi' nnc. i\t-r -io-til unH
at still others, ho h:;> been shot himself.
ho ha* been involved in many
civil actions.
Few men in recent state history
have achieved so notorious a history.
He was widely regarded as a
shooting man and a killing man. Indeed,
it has often been said That officers
did not want to arrest him,
didn't want to have anything to do
with him. openly winked at his presence
and walked by on the other
side. Time and again his acts have
projected him into the limelight and
the state has looked on?from a safe
distance?and marveled.
The definite charge on which he
was arrested was for skipping bond
after he had been sentenced to 30
months 011 the roads for assault on
,T. C. Bower and Wade H. Phillips,
Lexington, is only one of a long succession.
One of his first notorious acts was
the killing of Dr. R. L. Payne, in
man} } i ai > agu. oi.'-mwel!
was tried for that and was acquitted.
Today, however, the stone
that marks the grave of Dr. Payne
bears the word "assassinated/'
Another and perhaps the most notorious
act of his life was the time
lie made Southern train No. 37 stop
at ^Lexington. Shemwell was on his
way home from the north and the
train was not scheduled to stop at
Lexington. W. B. Smithers was tht
conductor. Shemwell argued with
him but the conductor told him lie
could not and would not stop it
Shemwell threatened and again tolc
him the train would stop. As 37 near
ed Lexington Shemwell pulled a pis
tol. Shoved it in Smithers* face anc
N pulled the bell cord. The trail
stopped. Smithers made efforts t<
, have Shemwell arrested bu taccom
plisiicd nothing.
He was later arrested, however
ana was tried in Greensboro, tin
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Newspaper Published in a
BOONE
BAPTIST CHURCH
SS IN FIFTY YEARS
j work to begin. On October 19, 1915
| our pastor, J. M. Payne, suddenly
died and we were left without o leader,
but under the direction of an efficient
building committee the work
was continued. Early in the spring
oi 1*5 M. A. Adams was called to
the pastorate of the church. Adams'
faith and energy gave life to the
movement; he worked us so fast we
did not have time to see where the
next dollar was coming from. He
put us in one financial hole after another
and fixed it so we had to get
out. Without hardly realizing where
the money came from the work was
pushed forward until early in the fall
of l9lfi we were able to move into
this building where we have since
had regular services.
During the 52 years existence of
the church 13 men. including our
present beloved pastor, have shepherded
the church. Eight of these
men are still living G H. Church,
of Stonevilte; K. F. o-Jnes, of Post
Falls, Idaho; J. F. Davis, of South
Carolina; L C. Wilson and 1. H.
Farthing, of Watauga: M. A. Adam. <f
the First Baptist Church, of
Kuiherfordtori; R. D. Cross, of California.
V\ e are thankful to every man.
woman, and child of what ever faith
:i??d order who have contributed '?
the erection of this church. We untruly
yratef ;! to the men and woim *
?f the pa.- who have borne the harden
of the church through it- : low
struggling growth and made it possible
Co to see this hour.
Thus, today we dedicate this product
??f half a century to the social
uplift of this community. May it,
stand here as a church by the side of
the lead to gi e rest, comfort, and
faith in humanity to all who pass
this v ay. We dedicate- in tr.e faith
cf that promise that the ;atos of
Hell shall not prevail against it.
Above all, we dedicate to tht 'if and
gloiy of Him wh"' said, "A?. I if I
ne 'itleo up from the earth will draw
all :iicr. unto me.''
terrinical a?>:n?,lr oo tne conductor
having occurred in Guilford
county. John N. Wilson, Southern
attorney, helped prosecute the case
Shamwell was found guilty and was
sentenced to four months. Strong
appeals were made to Governor W.
W. Kitehin and Shemwell was par(totVH!
either before he hau served a
day or within a few days after he
started serving. The affair created
intense interest throughout the state.
Or another occasion Shemwell got
into an altercation with his uncle,
I rapt. C. M. Thompson and this time
! the tables were turned and Shemwell
; was the one shot.
The affair that led to his arrest
! occurred in a law office in Lexingtor
when Shemwell got into a quarrel
| with Mr. Bower and Mr. Phillips. Ht
pulled a pistol and blazed away at
the lawyer but without damage
They disarmed hirn and Shemwel
went out and got another gun ami
was for going after them again unti
he was dissuaded by friends. Tria
for that episode resulted in a 30
months sentence and when Shemwel
got out on bond while his appea
was still under consideration, ht
tied the state.
Shentwell's many acts together will
his flair for doing things in a spec
tacular manner made him conspicu
ous. But for all that he was neve
' arrested since the Bower-Phillip
, light until yesterday afternoon. Hi
1 has a home in Ashcville and is sail
; to have visited it many times . H
j would dodge in and out of the stab,
: and nobody seemed to want to ge
! close to him. The Daily News had
report from its Ashcville correspcr
dent less than a month ago to the el
feet that he had been seer, in Ashe
! ville. He was in Greensboro abou
the same time and several person
' who knew him saw him.
' Shcmwell has been in many form
of business. He has sold insnran^i
dealt in real estate, promoted con
! panies of various sorts. He was ii
1 volved in a case in United States di:
1 trict court in Greensboro in Jun
J 1322, when Ben F. Borbour, of Birn
inghara, Ala., and W. J. Shephei
and 0. K. W. Howard, of Norfoll
started action in equity again;
Shemweil and the Mays Manufactu
1 ing company, of Lexington, allegin
* that Shemweil had looted the treasi
ry of the company of something lii
. $213,000. The case, however wi
e dismissed by Judge James E. Boyd
ifemcj
Liicl for Boone and Wataug
. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C
JOURNALISM S CODE OF ETHICS
ADOPTED BY NEWSPAPERS
OF STATE
Following is the ' ode of Ethics of
the profession of journalism adopted
by the North Carolina Press Association
at is meeting in Blowing: Rock
last -veek. it being the sam ens that
recently adopted by the American
Society of Newspaper Editors:
"The primary function of newspapers
is to communicate to th?* human
race what its members do, feel and
think Journalism, therefore .demands
of its practitioners the widest
range of intelligence, of knowledge,
and of experience. To its opportunities
as a chronicler and indissoiubly
linked its obligations as teacher and
interpreter.
"To the end of finding some means
of codifying sound practice and just
aspirations of American journalism
these canons are set forth.
1. "Responsibility?The right of
a newspaper to attract and hold readers
is restricted by nothing but considerations
of public welfare. The
use f a newspaper makes of the
share of public attention it. gains
serves to determine it- some of responsibility,
which it shares with
every member of its staff. A jour.
: alist who use.- hi> power for any
! ..ehfi: 1 or otherwise unwotrhv purj
pose is faithless tc ?i -gh trust.
2. "Freedom of th press?Freedom
?>f the pn - * :: ;<::tcd as
a . it al right ?>f mankind. It is the
u nqu est io rath I e right to ifiscu > what
er is not explicitly forbidden by
iaw. including the wisdom of any restrictive
statute.
"Irdepender.ci Fr e.iom from
all obligations except. that of fidelity
l<? t: ? public interest is vital.
"a". Promotion of any private
interest contrary to the general welfare,
for whatever reason, is not
compatible with honest journalism,
S?> called news communications from
private sources should not be published
without notice of their source or
else substantiation of their claims to
value as news, both in form and substance.
"b". Patisanship, in editorial
comment which knowingly departs
from the truth does violence to the
best spirit of American journalism;
;n the news columns it is subversive
of a fundamental principal of the
profession.
I. "Sincerity, Truthfulness, Accuracy?Good
faith with the res. r
is the foundation of all journal: m
worthy of the name. $
u" By every consideration of
good faith a newspaper is const ruir.d
t.*. b truthful. It is not to b< \
cuscd for a lack of thoroughness ov
avcuiancy within its control or fail,
! urt to obtain command of the?
' ; sential qualities.
"b" Headlines should be : y
warranted by the contents oi the ar;
tide they surmount,
i I 5. Impartiality?Sound practice
1 ! makes clear distinction between news
* reports ami expressions of opinion.
t ! New* renarts i*? *.,?
. opinion or bias of any kind,
i "a" This rule does not apply. to
i so-called special articles unmi.-tak1
ably devoted to advocacy or charac1
terizea by a signature authorizing
-: the writer's own conclusions and inI
; terpretations.
1 i 6. "Fair Play?A newspapei
i? j should not publish unofficial charges
, affecting reputation or morai characi|
ter without opportunity given to the
-accused to be heard; right practice
- demands the giving of such opp??rtur:
nity in all cases of serious accusatxoi
s outside judicial proceedings,
e "A newspaper should not ir udt
ri private rights or feelings withoul
e sure warrant of public right a=> dis
e tinguished from public curiosity,
t It is the privilege, as it is th<
a duty of a newspaper to make pronip:
i- and complete correction of it^ owi
!- serious mistakes of fact or opinion
- whatever their origin,
it 7. "Decency?A newspaper can
? not/ escape conviction of insincerity
if while professing high morai pur
is pose it supplies incentives to bast
5, conduct, such as are to be found ii
i- details of crime an dvice publicatioi
i- of which is not demonstrably for th
crpni'l'Sl 1 T U ..+.
3- e,
e, enforce its canons, the journalist!
i_ nere represented can but express th
d hope that deliberate pandering t
kf vicious instinct will encounter effec
5t tive public disapproval or yield to th
r_ influence of a preponderant profes
,g sional condemnation."
l- ?
By a referendum vote of th
Banker's Association, the next ar
18 nual meeting will be held in Asfcevill
Jone 4-6, 1924.
M Joti
;a County, the Leaoer of N
arolina. thursday j>-'ne 23. i
nephew of local man dies
in effort to save others
Thi- folUwrirsr -r" mtm- Ufa.. r?
| worth (aKns.) Po.-t in regard to the
! re<- nt death of a nephev/ of our
\ townsman, Mr. R R. Johnson, wtU
j be of interest to many of our read-:
! ets.
lohn E. Mason, 46 years old, |
varimaster at the Fort Leavenworth
of this city, was iqstantiy killed
terminals and well known resident1
shortly after 3:30 o'clock Thursday '
j afternoon when he was run over by j
j a gondola car Oiled with sand, i
j which had broken loose and was
j "running wild", beause breaks fail-'
J ?*d to work.
The body was removed from the;
J. A. Bush funeral home to the
family residence, 021 Kickapoo j
street, this afternoon. Funeral services
will be held at 2 o'clock Satj
urday afternoon from tre Fort
L.-avenworth ebapel. Chaplain Frank
<" Uificouc wili officiate. Interment
will be made in the National cemej'ery.
Military funeral services pro
.1! y *.vii he held the rrave side.
Ir has been requested that all Fed?
mploye.s. who can possibly do
| ? attend the funeral.
Th" "death car," used to haul sand
be < . "-trm n of the new disf?ua
i 'i company's barracks.
!* sr of tile It. !>.. was platted 0:1
irg by a >\vit? h ? > gme abou* J
. y sterday afterim.-n. A* .-a
i'r and a half later the brake. ;
tb- car were released by two or
hi ?;rder to allow the car r ?
<-t t<> a portion v. hen wagor..
1 be ?i?-avrn along the side of i;.
rl;? prisoners ;:? -mpted t.? * ?p
dr the breaks failed to work, ac
.ng- to an account of th< af'.i
r rold by those who witnessed the
accident.
The prisoners jumped from tk
i< <'. no: car at the command of the;
guards and the gondola swiftly gained
momentum, tearing through the
| fence enclosure and on down the inI
oline. Mason, wtm was standing
about a quarter of a mile below the
enclosure, saw the car coming to1
ward him. One of the garrison's
" dinkey" trains was coining up the
tracks, immediately in the path of
{the "wild" car. Mason quickly
| threw a switch, turning the run!
away car to on idle track. As he
threw the switch. Mason attempted to
catch on the side of the ear, evidently
intending to board it and try to set
the breaks, the witnesses said.
Mason's foot slipped on the iron
rung:, which was. wot from ram. and
fell under the wheels of the car.;
His skull was badly fractured, and,
he received internal injuries, the physicians
reported. Death occurred in-!
I ?tantly.
An investigation of the accident
was made by ('apt. K. E. rlaynes, officer
of the day. and the body was
examined by Major Edgar King, hospital
corps. Death was pronounced
accidental.
Air. Mason was born in Knoxville
Tenn., January 14, 1877. He was the
1 son of Prof, and Mrs. Charles Mason
of Knoxville. Piv>;. Mason is ar. in
struct or at the University of Ten
I 'lessee, at Knoxville Prof, and Mrs.
Mason were expected to arrive in
Leavenworth today.
Besides his parents, Mr. Mason is
' survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace
L Marie Mason of the home address,
Kickapoo street. One daughter,
j Esther Marie Mason, five weeks old,
also survived hini.
Mr. Mason came to Fort Leaven-;
i worth as a civilian employe eighteen i
years ago. He enjoyed a large ac-j
- quaintance both at the post and in;
t! this city. He was a member of the!
| Modern Woodmen of America.
APPOINTMENT
t
i Mr. J. S. Lockaby, of Gastonia,:
, formerly of Buncombe County, having
been sent by Bishop Horner to
- take charge of the work of the
jr Episcopal church in Ashe County,
- until recently under the supervision
?! of Mr. Savage, retired, announces
ithis apoinunents as follows: Beaver
11 Creek; 1st Sunday, Todd; 3rd Sunel
day, Glendale Springs, 41 n Sunday.
d each service at 11 o'clock. The c.p
n pointmer.t ior the 2ni Sunday not
e yet made.
o Mr. Lockaby is a veteran of the
war of 1914-18, having spent three
e years in service over seas, and cor>
dially invites war veterans and others
to his church services. He is a Tar
ileel and a native of the hill coune
| try and expects to feel "at home" up
i-1 here in our beautiful corner of the
e| good old North State. He is study|
ing for the ministry.
a
[orthwestern North Caroii
923
THE MORGAN LUMBER CO.
AGAIN CHANGES HANDS
Xhf Boone Fork Latr.ber Co.. of
Shj:l!s Miiis. which a few months ago
v .- changed to the name of Morgan
.. r->-r Co., ur.d?T the management
A Mr. W. .S. Whiting, again changed
hands last week, that is. as tor as the
operation is concerned, and the Cherokee
Lumber Co., the owners, have
taken it over. and. we learn. Mr.
Whiting is r.o longer connected in
any way. with the big lumbering enterprise.
The machinery >s now still
and the new management is having
it a I thoroughly overhauled before
starting it. The plant is one of the
largest and best in the mountains,
and has a vast amount of lumber yet
to cut. The Democrat is sorry indeed
to see the old force, composed
of esteemed citizen-ship down and !
out. but trusts the new will be as
good.
MECKLENBURG HAS ESTABLISH
ED A HOME FOR WOMEN
Expression.- ?>? high pia'.se wert
Jti .-red by Judge B. b. Loin. and I
solicitor John G. Carp -r. f<?'< v. .
ir.g a visit to the cou nut..- rial
home for women, vine n. f r?..rr.
rh. -lotte. on the lisrve road.
P. . found th? pla doing h ' work i
-j'\nd:div maruirfci;. ?
\iltd W. P,.u- nvi.tr.. 1 rhe '
f inauai-TS, took tne court ofihr'".;t;h
the ho?.- v?.. uiilj '>ne !
, ?>\v v t . h .. I sent t?Kc ,
t-.je iocui e.?un> r. -v, endeavor
i l.? firapo. > era; who ha < been
uiv iiarged ha"e shown. a decid" i teni
? ; 10 reform and becoitu law tr
eitizf.v. Mr. Brown said
Speaking of hi- wit. Judge Long,
saw
' rhe rooms are neatly kept and j
furriislu-cl ami everything ap- |
pea: - ro be as r.eat as a pin Mrs
Clark, the matron, seems to be fully
competent and is popular with the ir.
i, i .>_x. TH.i ir.maifk have i-mnlo;..
mont and are doing such work as
ihoy uie abin to do. They are sewing
and housekeeping, and some of
them have actually built a barn and
another In,, building on the premises.
"The institution unique. It is
said there is no other institution like
it in the United States and it is attracting
attention from abroad. In
a sense, it is experimental, but thus
fur the experiment has proven to be
a decided success."?Charlotte Obavi
? v-i .
TWO OF FARO'.NO P\R'"Y KILL-j
ilC IN COLOR AD::
S'.mi Curt: . of Washington.!
si.- e.g I:. - ftep.j icar. Nation-:
i\\ ; :v,:r. i.ee, w r Pivsi iei t Hard
, pa: ty on v.vsten trip, was
ki! . the i throe others
seriously i lured when an automoi-?ie
i i \ rich tl ; were riding plunged
i"-!v ;n 1 into Beai- t reek Canyo::
:. i?. T wenty-fiw miles from
Denver. Th.ose injured aie Due. a Id
Craig. Manager of the Washington
ci.> v?i 1 oi i r?i .New i o?ix iier.;..;. anu
Thomas Dawson, l olorado Slate historian.
and Washington newspaper
mar.
Antonio Moreno
55Si??X ?S 5>.ixi5H5V3i
Antonio Garrido Monteagudo Moreno,
| the "movie" actor, was born in Madrid,
Spain. He received moet of hie schooling
in America. Before entering the
motion picture business he played In
stock, also In vaudevilieL He has appeared
in a number of prominent productions
with well-known player*, la
time he aspires to be a director.
O
ah
na.--Established in 1888
NUMBER 25
DETOUR FRCM BOONE BY WAY
OF HODGES GAP
Distr?vt Highway Engineer f urrier
v a.- 'own Monday and at night
a conference with a number of
.r ;itizen? relative to the location
of a >intahk detour to Blowing Rock,
to iii- used while the road between
Boone and that town is in the course
of construction. Work had already
begun on a detour leadmg from
Boone v a Hodges Gap. Poplar
Grove. V," L. Winkler's and into the
oM r. ;.-.:ri?ke, thence to Blowing Rock
But the man having such work ill
charge, stopped the activities on said
road and started up Deck Hill with
a detour. Those interested in the
hrst project appealed to Mr. Currier
and he came to reconcile matters,
adopting vhe first route. The county
board proposes to pay a certain
amount of the cost of construction
of the detour a> a permanent road
ill follow on the same .survey, and
work will be pushed with all po.-fible
Speed until completed, w hich \v<U not
be long. The difference in the di.-'.irce
over the detour to Blowing
Rock is only about one mile and,
wneT completed will answer a spleri'i'd
purpose. When the detour is
d'li.-hed the nu; tpavei over the
ii. \ nig Rock Road will he temporari'y
.- ^spetided.
LAND PURCHASED ON CATAWBA
FOR U. S. NATIONAL.
FOREST
Pur?-!'.:->e of 11. - T of land
ir east'-r: States ar an average of
an acre for .itiotta! forest
purr-o.-es has been aphorized by the
X;.' : -.. Forest reservation rommisThe
authorizations include :
Ten parcels aggregating 5.30P
acres in McKean. Forest -uiv Warren
o ; t t Pnrssvivaria. within the A.
;eghany national forest.
As a addition to the Monongahela
national forest, 1,01f> acres chiefly in
Pocahontas and Pendleton counties,
We-: Virginia.
w: me neaavvatcrs ol un* -J ami's
Virginlaj 177 acxea
Irt sStirth Clsfblir.a, l.ftrin acres. largely
uv. the water.- of the Catawba
river.
! ' Tennessee. 3o5 acres in Green
county as an addition to Pisgah national
forest.
For the Nan ta hula national forest,
.107 acres in Oconee county, South
Carolina, and 1211 acres in Rabun
county, eGorgia. this forest protects
extensixe water-power developments
on the Savannah river from which
power is distributed over an extensive
area in upper South Carolina and
cGorgia to a large number of cities
and towns and numerous industr ai
enterprises.
LEVIATHAN 'QUEEN OF THE
SEA"
The Leviathan is now back in her
home port, wearing with pride and
-'ate her new title of "Quv-en of the
Sea-". Shipping board officials and
the crew are jubilant over the capture
of the new ehampionsh.t . wheh
Urea* Britain has held for so many
y-:;is. The highest speed " giftcrd
o". the trial run of the tv.&iit boat
u- : - 01 knots, while for a six hoar
j per.* the average speed 2S
I kriv io.
harding"probably fails to
WIN THE WEST
According to a story which came
i from Washington on the 21th, the
! audiences which in St. Lewis listened
! 10 the President's speech of retreat
j from his original world court propoj
sition. and that in Kansas City, which
j heard his railway consolidation proJ
position "are reported as not hav\
ing been enthusiastic." The dis!
patch says "thus far there has been
j no 'Winning of the West* by President
Harding or. his trip to the
coast."
STOCK KILLED BY LIGHTENING
i During the heavy electric storms
j of Thursday and Friday of last week
I a number of cattle and other stock
1 were killed by lightening: in Watauga
Mr. H. H. Greene, of Boone, lost two
tine cows on his Beaver Dam farm;
Mr. Allen Story, of the same section,
a fine bull; and Alex. Roark, 3 head
of cattle. At Valle Crucis, Dr. H. B.
Perry and Mr. Bynum Taylor each
, i bad a young mule killed in their pastures.
Near Virgil, on the Boone
'-Trail Highway, Mrs Jake Clawson,
| !
j lost two good milk cows from the
1 ame source, on Wednesday.