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A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper Published in a; VOI-UME XXXIV BOONE, TO ALL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF WATAUGA COUNTY Some time during: last year our state Superintendent of the North ' Carolina Sunday School Association came to Bonne and organized the Carolina Sunday School Association by having those present elect a County President, vice oersident. and Secretary. Since that time it has been | neglected ir. such a way that we now feel keenly the necessity of putting our selves into this work to the end that we have a larger attendance and more ; efficient workers. We ere earnestly asking all the christian churches of the coujity to cooperate with the officials of the organization in every way possible. We ! feel that the time is here for us to have better organized Sunday Schools in every church. If we neglect our Sunday Schools we are letting the things of the world undermine the foundation of the church. You may say "How Can I Help?" Below you will find a programme for the township conventions. Youri nnrt in thic a-nrlr io + Kn - L * *- iL: , ... ... ?v?ut ?.vu>uiuiuv; ua?v: cu iiiucn uiieresi m cms work that we may have large congregations at each meeting. We want each Sunday School in the County to be continually giving] notice to their respective Sunday Schools of the Township Convention, the time and place. You will also be planning as to your towrnship President! and delegates to the County Convention to be held August 11th and 12th. With the church at Valle Crucis. The Township Convention. Beaver Dam Township, Bethel Church, Sunday, 2 p. m., July S, 1023. Laurel Creek, Antioch Church, Sunday 2 p. m., July 15, 1923. Shanehaw Township. No?lhern Methodist Church, Sunday, 2 p. n?.. July 22, 1923. Watauga Township. Shulls Mills Baptist Church. Sunday, 7:30 p. ro., July 22, 1923. Meat Camp Township, X". I. & 2 Sunday, 2 p. m.. July 29, 1923. Boone Township, Boone Bautist Church, Sunday, 7:30 p m.. July 29. Stony Fork and Elk Tov nships church. Sunday. 1" a. m.. August 5, 1923. Blue Ridge & Blowing Rock, Presbyterian church, Sunday, 7:30 p. m.,1 Cove i reek Township, ttersons Chapel. Thursday. 7:30 p. m., August 9. | We find it impossih to give ev< ry township a Sunday so we are asking Bald Mountain and North Fork to meet with us at Meet Camp Church Sunday. 2 p. m., July W e want you to understand that a' tlr- work conn > ro you without a y pay to : !; ..11i- ial- and ti at w- -hall be w ry much disappointed if you g?not take au hit crest ii: the work. t. W BOBBINS. President. J. 1). 'RANK IN. Vice President. \Y. I.. WINKLER, Secretary and Treasurer. PROCSAM WATAUGA COUNTY~51'N!)AY SCHOOL CONVENTION VALLE CRUCIS CHURCH. VALLE CRUCIS. N. C SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AUGUST 11. 12. 192.1. FOE ALL SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS ALL DENOMINATIONS OPENING SESSION Saturday Afternoon, August 1 1 . 2 :30 Song. 2:35 Scripture Reading amP Prayer. G. W. Robbnis. 2:45 Making the Sunday School Attractive. \Y. N. Perry 3:10 The Sunday School Meeting, the Needs of the Children. Mi.-> Flora Davis, Assistant Superintendent. North Carolina Sunday School Association. 3:40 Song. 3:45 The Teacher Before the Class. Mr. D. \Y. Sims, General Superintenteiuiant North Carolina Sunday School Association. 4:15 Record of Attendance. 4:25 Announcements. 4:30 Adjourn. SECOND SESSION Saturday Night. 8:00 Song. 8:05 Scripture Reading and Prayer, W. L. Winkler. 815 The Hait that Catches and Holds Men and Women in the Sunday School, Mr. D. W. Sims. 8:50 Song and Record of Attendance. 8:55 The Teacher and the Method Plom tv?? > 9:25 Announcements. 9:30 Adjourn. THIR D SESSI* ,N v Sunday Morning, August 12. 10:30 Song. ^ 1:35 Scripture Reading and PrayCT, Prof Rankin. 10:45 The Sunday School Meeting, the needs of the Young People, Mi&s Flora Davis. 11:15 Period of Business: a?Reports of County and Township Officers: County President, Mr. G. W. Robbins. County Secretary, Mr. W. L. Winkler. Township Presidents, b?Appointment of Committees: Committee on Koniinations. Committee ont Place of Next Meeting, c?Record of Attendance. 11:35 Our Purpose on Our Task, Mr." D. W. Sims. 12:15 Offering for Support of County and State Sunday School Associa- | tions. 12:25 Announcements. 12:30 Adjourn. DINNER ON GROUNDS. EVERYBODY COME AND BRING A BASKET FOURTH SESSION Sunday Afternoon. 2:00 Song. 2:05 Scripture Reading and Prayer, D. F. Mast. 2:15 The Teacher's Work Between Sundays, D. D. Daugherty. 2:40 Report of Committee on Nominations and Election of Officers. 2:45 "Hitch Your Wagon to-AN AIM", Miss Flora Davis. 3:10 Song. 3:15 Some Essentials of a Progressive Sunday School, Mr. D. W. Sims. 3:40 Questions ahd Answers, (Any one who has a question on Sunday School work is requested to ask it.) 3:55 Report of Committee on Place of Next Meeting. 4:00 Adjourn. COUNTY OFFICERS: G. W. ROBBINS, County President. J. D. RANKIN. Countv Vice President W. L. WINKLER, Secretary-Treasurer. : POINTS TO REMEMBER 1. The North Carolina Sunday School Association is a cc-operative effort of Sunday School workers of the evangelical denominations to extend and improve Sunday School wor kin North Carolina. 2. It is the only organization in the State which aims to help departments of every Sunday School, and to help organize denominational Sunday Schools in every community that has no Sunday School.] 3. The organization stands for those interests common to all Sunday School workers. It strives to help by way of suggestion, not by authority; therefore, it helps many; it hinders none. 4. Seventy-one of the one hundred counties in the State are now organized into County Sunday School Associations. In the Convention year, from April 1, 1922, to March 31, 1923, 67 county conventions were held. In these conventions 1,264 Sunday Schools were represented 16,500 people. Among those attending 455 preachers, 572 superintendents, 3,146 teachers. 5. During" the Convention year 196 township conventions were held, which was an increase of nearly one hundred per cent, as only 102 were held the previous year. w 6. Two counties?Rowan and Cabarrus?have covered one hundred per cent of the "County Aims." Randolph and Guilford, fifty-five per cent; Wayne, fifty per cent. 7. As evidence of the need of this co-operative work, only about one in three of the white population of the State is enrolled in Sunday Schools, and the actjal attendance is less than one in four. (April 1, 1923.) t j -v- . nd for Boone and Wataug WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C.' ENGINEERS READY FOR LOST PROVINCE TRAIL Engineers seeking a railroad route ' over the Blue Ridge into the Lost! Provinces and out to Tennessee will' start work the first of next week j Three parties, 11 men in each, ail! under the direction of Frank T.Miller chief engineer, now being as sembled and the first camps are be-! ing located. Trucks belonging to the j commission were in Greensboro yes- j terelay. Most of the supplies, instruments and camping: equipment have already been assembled and the trucks will carry them to the mountains this week. The first party i3 already made up and will start actual work Monday. The other two parties are being assembled and should be in the mountains before the first of August. Preliminary camps will probably be located near Virgil in Watauga county, near tffcids on the AsheWilkes line and near Thurmond on the Surry-Alleghany line. These will be charged as the investigation j proceeds, the camps to be picked up and moved wherever the engineers! rind most convenient to work. Each party will haw a chief of1 party, transit and level men, draughts \ men, n'limtt:. axenu-n. t? .cknv-r. ana n cook. Engineering hea-i s fei the entire work w : ? v.t nraiiud in Greensboro where : r engineer, Mr. Miller, resides, and temporary x'V.y i o? tie - ?cut e committee are in \Vilk esb? Th sperm! romnvo ??n ? atod i\ tec last gei.< r;-. a--em ?iy for the Vpp&lachin : ? " ' V. t >tcv;. X-'lr. "aiolitia railroad. B in Cameron, chairman, has Xrivali\ announced that ;t want - the engineer- to find the best route from the- point of view of the whole >tat . The cr.gineeers, therefore, ait going: the mountains with the idea of looking over tin? * iTtirc field t?? lind if it is possible to get from the piedmont plateau to the top of the Blue Ridge. They will investigate every possible route before making any report to the commissi**!. As a starter the commission has! suggested that the engineers work 1 Between Wilkesboro and Ashe county striking Jefferson, if possible; between Elkin towards Alleghanv. j striking liparta, if possible, and between Wilkesboro and Watauga, striking Boone, if possible. These p sibilities, however, are by no means all; the neid is unlimited for in-! vestigation and all possible routes; will be worked out to ^ee what they will reveal. Probably sia month.-j will be required. In ali that stretch of country alo which the railroad in North Carol > run up to the mountains, roughly the country represented by Mourt Airy, Wilkesboro, TaylorsviUe,Ler. r and other cities, the job will be e find a route up to.the top of the Blue Ridge. In many places this distan -ee is only about six miles by air line, but it is probable that 20 to 25 miles of wandering will be required to got to the top. Once there the engineers think the job will be fairly easy ro ; strike along the top and on over to tap the Tennessee railroads sort-; where roughly between Johnson l.'y! and Bristol. The general assembly thought ' ell enough of the proposed railroad to make possible provision for $10.0"'V 000 and to appropriate $50,000 for investigation. Col. Cameron h i is both the commission and the ex^ utive committee with T. C. Bowie and W. C. Heath, of Monroe, also on the executiv committee. ? Greensboro I News. THE WORTH WHILE CLUB The Worth Wrhile Club was entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. G. P. Hagaman. An unusually interest-1 ing and instructive program was r* n-1 dercd. The story of our flag was! read. This was followed by a round table discussion enjoyed by all. Pa pers were read by Mrs. Hahm, Mrs. Hcnson and Mrs. Hagaman. After the program all the members participated in a very interesting contest. A questionaire relative to our tfag was given each member. Mrs. Kudolph Moretz answering correctly the most of the questions was awarded the prize. Mrs. Kent and Mrs. Bennett were gladly welcomed visitors. We enrolled some new members. Perhaps the best part of the afternoon program was the talk made by Mrs. Bennett on her experiences as a teacher just after the war. The afternoon was pleasantly and profitably spent. Mrs. Hagaman is an ideal hostess. * a Ilet a County, the Leader of N VROl.tNA, THURSDAY 'U'.Y S 192 5CHGOL N ?Wo M.-s Lee, of chc State liisoract-t' -Jc1 .rnent, Rale'prh. was at cho Ap- v na; an Training School ami spoke t to th student-teachers in the inter i est of her work. a ^uit^ a number of students from t th^ Training School went to Johnson \ Cit> ?n the train Monday morning , for m outing. < A shooting affair occurred between t Boone and Blowing Rock on Satur- r day night when officers of the law rounded up four who were suspected i of having liquor on hand. A? re- s ported here three of the men ran t and !he fourth was commanded by It the Boone policeman to surrender c but instead of obeying he began j i sh' ing, then the officers opened tire \ and .shot the man through the body. 1 Ti: ; ime of the man has not been i Icarr.ed. He was taken to Blowing' K and given medical attention and < the wound was found to be serious. Two bottles of liquor were found on his person. A Musical recital on Saturday j1 j the auditorium of the Ap-M t!i Training School has at-JI <onsiderable attention from 1 1 the music lovers of the county. It 1 graduating recital in Piano of y talented young ladies. V -- - Lucy Moretz and F.lsi? Farth- j : >>th of Bo?u>e. The program v . 1 m>>t iptore^rilrig no. tKi- ?yjyj l>i rforthiiig their pari- . They v.- re assist<*<1 i?\ t h ' ir-n-tor. .Mhfr !: :h IV- \ piano. M - (, Trip: . ....i. gist r of Motety u ih real'! us. Mr. Lames Moot* .. ! Miss kuth Vardeii, <>?" Ron - with several violin solos. \ ardell is a daughter of Dr. < 1* !oi*h McDonald < ol'.ege a : ? iakinir work in the Summer >"!? Quite a large audience ' e;e$:-d these in their splendid work greatly enjoyed the exercise. ; I. M. DOW NUM. : I i | v THE MAKING OK LIFE j c The subject to be discussed by the pastor at the Baptist church Sunday 1 night is "The Making of a Life." ' Making a living is a different thing ~ from making a life. The life which 1 God has given us is the most impor- ' tant possession we have, or can have. ' To squander what God has given is ' sin; to develop what He has given is the highest duty. God has given each * of us a talent, or talents. These are the capital stock out of which we are 1 to make the life. There are certain ' elements which enter into the making ' of the life. These should be known 1 ana reauzea. All are invited to attend this ser-j! vice, but the young men and young j 1 ladies of the town are urged to be ! present. We hope to make it profi- v tabic for you. k Another feature of the Sunday ! evening service will be the installa- 1 tion of the newly elected officers of 1 the Senior and intermediate B. Y. P. Us. Not only the officers but all : the members of these unions are ask- j ed to be present, and to make their i contribution to this service. We extend a special invitation to: 11 teachers, railroad men, and visitors p to attend this service I Baptist Church Morning. Sunday School at 10 a. m. You j < are invited to attend. > The pastor preaches the first ser mon in a series of sermons from . Paul's epistle to the Ephesians. The i message is especially for church j members and christians. We invite all to bt? present for all the services i next Sunday. B. Y. P. Us. meet at j 7 :0U p m. Notes. There will be preaching every Sun| day in the Baptist church at Blowing Rock during the months of July and August. Rev. L. R. Pruette. of j Charlotte, will preach during August, and some one will be secured for | this month. | Mr. Lee Hayes has taken the conj tract to build the new church at Blow - mg iwock. me lounaauon nas oeen laid, and the construction work will begin the first of AugustRev. B. H. Harrili, of Rutherfordton, who recently preached at Cove Creek has been called to that church; for the summer months. It is under-stood that he will accept Brother1 Harrili is a graduate of Wake Forest; College and the Southern Baptist Seminary at Louisville. He is, therefore equipped for his work and it is hoped that he may permanently locate in our county. tttoe* orthwestern North Carol] 3 f AIRPLANE VISITS BOONE Tr Fourth in Boone parsed away! er\ : ;ietly, those who did not .spend he .Tie at celebrations in neighbor-j t;g counties, for the most part went ibour their usual work. The only hint to break the absolute nuiptud"! vhr the arrival of ar? aeroplane from A'eat Jefferson, at about eleven 'clock. This being: the only piane; hat has ever traversed this particular art fthe mountain region, neceslarily attracted very great attention.' K - 'i from those who had never seen i fly I * machine.it was a thrill for all hi- others, the place adding interest o the scene. After making one cir- i :le of the town the airman proceeded j n the direction of Lenoir, where he vas probably scheduled to take part n the Caldwell County celebration. \ GOVERNMENT ENDS ITS YEAR WITH A SURPLUS 1 "omplete figures covering the govmrment's financial operations for the iscal year ending yesterday, made mblic tonight by the treasury, show receipts for the 12 months of ?' 007ISO and expenditures of $o,?>97.I7v'.d20, indicating a v.:rp*:us of 57,460. .V the close of busine*-.- la night'i ertiraeivi mvwl k*2L\ 1A.70T.outstan g . 7k. -' eprefcents a ic-duetiop rr the 1 2 11 of $61*..r,7 . 2. i f V.huk g ti.? :iry". v 1 ' pO!ls*-s of the g"\ VliUH 1:1 i th?? surplus <>:. bii.ii the tivasH . polled a tott.i ??: > j <'. ? _ .\ I l uiuci:i>r is obligations. of the success in building p :. wliiii at the ti ue tf.iwas r ?i red v% a- rated : he treasury to the adoiinistta i. tariff policy which, it vva> dt? ".a ?. resulted i, th 1 taMi.siv f a record, receipts in cust-v-ms duits totalling $561,02^,866. This total i s almost ?0 p. r cent greater than for' i t fiscal year ending June :i0. 1922, i rh -ii duties of $256,443,387 were cported, making a high point for ustoms revenue to that time. neome and profit taxes paid into he treasury during the last 12 ruinths, like the receipts from cusoms colections, also exceeded expecatioiis. the total being $1,078,607,128. while the estimate given in the >udget last December was $1,500.>00,000. Other forms of internal evenuc gave the treasury an addiional $045.S6r>,332. Tlie gfV,-rslurleu ihe new, iseal yea! today with $370,939,121.18 in tht* treasury's general fund. Al ear ago the general fund was $272,-j 05,512.63. i Du. ii.g the last 12 months," a fornal statement issued by the treas-: iry today said, "about $4,50o,O0d.; )00 of g ernment debt matured and vas either retired or refunded, thus romple'insf the treasury's program oi refunding the seven an d a half. >illinns short dated debt maturing vithiii about two years which was >u^landing at the beginnitig of the j Administration. "In other words, since the refunding program was announced on April >U, 1921, about $4,070,000,000 of rictory notes have been retired, trea-i airy certificates of indebtedness have seen reduced from $2,820,000,000 to About $1,030,000,000, all maturing I >n quarterly tax payment dates, and tvar suv a.gs securities have been reluced from $713,000,000 to about $90,OOP,000, while new treasury savings securities to the amount of About $245,0610.000, and about $4,100,000.000 of treasury notes, maturing on various quarterly tax payments dates during the years 1924 and 1927. have been issued and are now outstanding. During the same period, the gross public debt has been reduced about $1,050,000,000. "Ii. the fiscal year 1924. which be rins Juiv 1. 1923. t.her?* will b*> nnh. lie debt maturities of about $1,390.000.000. including about $1,030,000,000 of treasury certificates of indebtedness, about $310,000,000 of treasury notes maturing June 13, 1924. and about $50,000,000 of war savings certificates of the 1919 series maturing January 1, 1924. In addition there are still outstanding about $95,000,000 of 4 per cent victory notes, which matured or were called for redemption during the fiscal year 1923, and about $30,000 000 of war savings certificates of the 1918 series which matured on January 1. 1923. These are being presented for redemption from day to day, and the amounts still outstanding are being gradually reduced." at ina.--Established in 1888 NUMBER 26 GARFIELD CHURCH SHOT BY LOCAL. OFFICER Saturday night last there was quite an. exciting shootirig alTair near Blowing Rock, at the home of one Grant Hodges. A young man. if we get the story correct, by the name of Church had some trouble with Hodges in the afternoon, drew a pistol on h?m. and Hodge sbeing equal to the occasion, wrenched the weapon from his hand and took it home with him The young man became furious over the matter and swort he would kill Hodges, and. accordingly. summoned some men to help him to carry oui his design. The men came to his assistance, and when they heard the story retold by him, they all became enraged and joined him in his determined effort to remove the weapon or kill Hodges. The disturbance among them got so great, that Mr. Cling Miller phoned Boone for official help to scatter what seemed to be an organized mob Accordingly Deputy Sheriff Hayes, Accompanied by our town police,Messrs Biiiiklev and <~arter, whom he had deputdied to go with kin* on what -ecmed tr. bo :i r her perilous trip. The three officers reached the house of Hedges about 11 o'clock < rlodges was :.v ; y i to find th( i lift? ri a 1 band "aside. A - soon as they heard of the approach of the officers!, throe. . ,.?i hy Garfo Id * i. . . oh. met tl.dfe at thX gat Depute Haves caught them w i;. a flash light, and o!j. ... ; . thro :hi ir h. li'ds. ' pl> i iC' -si from : A 'art i.-at c se ran.t . i .ut unaioy. Vie ducked Irs head end the bullet that v. a.- intended $ot hint wont <Tin crack of the pistol in the lutmi- of i hurch broagh.t a fussffadc sheiS it - two comi/Ai ions running as th ; -hot. t t.urch -period :ir- or. i $&te? i? i- second iinu' . wfier. i c of-raj ?":cer irtran shooting at him. even shifts ;v. ail being fired ! ;. . h*.- l\vo '010:1. i 'hutch ran off and fired a short distance away. The officer- went to him and took from hi.> person a pint vr oe whiskey, and his pUtol, which he attempted to use when they ame to him. upon investigation it was found that Church had been shot through the body by one of the ofrtcers, the bullet passing through the stomach and liver, lie was lak.-n to Blowing Rock an d from there to Hickory to the Shuford Hospital. Ar. last reports his condition was considered serious, but stili, the surgeons xpressed a hope that he might recover. MR. STACY RAMBO DEAD Mr. 1. S. R&mbo, of Mountain City. Tenn.. who has bet :, suffering for a long while with cancer of the stomach died at his home on Friday last, the fueral and burial taking place on Sunday. Mr. Rambo was c. shier of the Merchant and Traders Bank of Mountain City for many years, In "act, from its establishment more than a quarter of a century ago. He was popular in the position he held. well known ami respected "in Watauga, where he had many friends. He was a town and community builder, always being found in the front ranks when a battle for public promotion was to be fought. He married Miss Margaret Coffey, of Boone, who, with one son, survives hira. Attorney E. S. Coffey, Miss Jennie Coffey, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Critcher -and perhaps others from Boone, attended the funeral on Sunday. BAMBOO DEFEATS NORTH W1LKESBORO On Saturday, 30th the Non'.i Wilke.>bero and Bam: oo hall teams I enbats or. the diamond the lata and it is ?-alled by corrp sent i judges, the best game ever played in , the county. But, as usal Bamboo carried off the laurels, the score beI ing three to nothing in their favor. They are again on the field in North I Wilkesboro today. for the second ; Rame, and if the-'Wilkes team is successful, the best game will be played at Bamboo in the very near future. The boys composing Watauj ga's best ball team, spcatc in high j terms of the boys from beyond the (n Ige, both, as good players aud j gennemen. Mr. E. P. Chapel, of Balm, was in k.o see The Democrat Monday, and re? ported quite a little frost in the Banner Elk section last Saturday morning. Frost, very light of course, was seen in different parts of Waj tauga that morning, no damage done, , but there was frost, just the same, i on Saturdav morning. .Tune 30. I