Boone's Firs!
A Non-Partisan Family
VOLUME xxxiv
RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions Adopted By The Parent
Teachers' Association and Chamber
of Commerce of Boone,
N. C., In Joint Session
August 14th, 1923
WHEREAS, the present public
u..t?~ A:. ..
.-ivuvv/l ll"U. U >11 UViri>L- IV. . i>, a.*
every patron know*. entirely inadequate
to the present needs of the
school. The school has outgrown the
room; children are crowded to suffo%
cation in at least two of the rooms;
sufficient ventilation is impossible,
and the roof is leaking badly, it is
further almost impossible to heat the
building in winter sufficiently to give
any sort of comfort to the children.
These conditions, taken as a whole,
have grown to be well night intolerable.
AND WHEREAS, pending appropriation
for the erection of a building
on the site purchased from Mr.
J. F. Hardin, the legislature of North
Carolina passed an act providing a
fund to be used as a practice or observation
school by the Appalachian
Training School. This general plan
was endorsed by the Board of Education
of Watauga County, and the
school committee of this district was
instructed to co-operate with the authorities
of the Training School ijjj
procuring jgflroi ds. nlatti nc buildings,
fii d workii.g put d? t?i:- in ger< ral
for the erection of the i
AND WHEREAS, we a:- ivA-ir.ied
"> that no i!? fmit? acti< . la- yet oecn
take in the premises,therefore
n: it resolved,
thai wo, Pari- i eaehevs Association,
the Chaiv.bc of Commerce, and
the pa:: on.- ?.f Eooue public school,
in mass meeting assembled, do hereby
request and iifge the school committee
ut this district to inimediately
confer with the authorities ?;f the
Training School and ft'id what steps
are contemplated, v.i'.a: grounds can
bo. procurred, and ont h: axill; to
co-operation with the Training: School
in pmeurring adequate and suitable
grounds and such other things as are
necessary to insure a speedy carrying
out of the purpose and spirit of
the law. And if from any cause
suitable grounds, adequate to th*
needs of the growing population of
the district cannot be had either from
failure to obtain enough land or tc
agree on price of same, then the suit
school committee are a.-ked to g?
before the Hoard of Education ant
-l . t. 4 -{* ?V- - ?,,,,, ni-AV'^o UWKUIU
Ui v,,~> - . . L\ J-- - - -- suitable
building for the children of
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l(.V UIMJlll *?:" li.C ?u? .
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. W. O. Roten, of Iowa, a na
tive of Watauga county, will preacJ
at the Baptist church next Sunday a
11 a. m.
The church recently voted to ex
tend the use of the building to ai
Evangelist for ai: evangelistic meet
ing. It is understood that this meet
ing will begin Sunday night. Thi
meeting is not under the auspices o
the Baptist Church.
Next Sunday the letter to the As
sociation will be read to the churcl
It is hoped that ail members of th
church may be present tor this sex
vice.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.; B. \
P. Us. at 7 p. m.i Prayer meeting a
Thursday 8 p. m.
You are invited to attend these sei
vices.
F. M. Huggins, Pastor.
IN THE INTEREST OF CHURCI
GOING
Sunday hours 2
For Sleep
For church < morning & evening)
At one'? own disposal i
Baptist Church.
Usual hours?Usual services.
^ F. M. HUGGINS, Pasto
ROAD OPEN
The Democrat is giad to annoum
that the road from Boone to Biovrn
Rock (project 17> is again open ai
will remain so possibly until the ia
of the month. It seems that its elc
ing was absolutely unavoidable, cn a
count of the heavy construction wo
going on, but it has been a very gre
> drawback to Boone this summer. T
visitors to Blowing Rock who ha
\ beer, so anxious co come to our to\
now have the opportunity, and the
of our town and county who ha
business over the road can be :
| comodated.
t Trade Wee
Newspaper Published in at
BOONE,
SCHOOL AND TOWN NEWS
On Saturday afternoon Messrs.
Carl Beach ami Frank McGhee. both
I of B ?one, had a narrow escape whf :
j they ran over a higl embankment
near Banners Elk and almost com;
pletely wrecked their automobile, bur.!
: only slightly injured the two young
| men.
Memorial services in honor of Prc.
sid2lit Harding were held on Friday
, afternoon in the Methodist Church in
Boone the town ;tnd the Appalachian
Training School students united in
the service in such a manner as to '
make it one of the best services held j
here recently.
The County Sunday School Con
vention for Watauga County was
held at the Methodist Church in Valle
Cruris on Saturday and Sunday, i
August 11 and 12, and was well attended
a large part of the county being
represented by delegates from
eight of the twelve townships.
The commission for establishing a t
Fish Hatchery spent several days the j
past week looking over a number of
places near Boone with the view of I
locating the proposed enterprise. A i
decision will be reached some time
inter as to where the hatchery will heated.
The commission went from
to Mairiot}.
Quite a number of iutvi'v-ting exvrJ
cises were given at the chape! "?
| Training School the past week wh ?
| the students greatly etijo\oc!
; Preside ul Mjughcity went to Joi 1
v 'ty, Tenna or husi; ----- thc
i first df the vt-, k,
I n f. T. l> K:. kin v ? :.i Salis
i Levy on Monday to visit his mother]
who is sink.
Prof. Liov.iium lcturit^ from a
two weeks' vatetlon spent at h:> home
11; Lenoir.
The Masonic Picr.ic Hehl in b ?om
on Saturday 11 was very Jary i\ al
tended and a goodly sum was realized
for the Oxford Orphanage The
' speaker f?*r the occasion \v . 5*3:11
Governor Alfred Taylor, of Tenr.es-1
f see, who delivered a groat address.j
I Also on Saturday night Mr. Taylor;
delivered his noted lecture "Up Salt)
River" to a very large and appreci-!
ative audience. All who heard Mr
? Taylor were greatly pleased as well
as being informed by his great effort.
J. M. DOWNUM.
' .
' Rev. H. W. Jeffcoat has accepted
5 the work in the Watauga pastorate
I and is now at work in the
- ftvld lie aiiu hi? fuiiillv ^lv
t in the new parsonage at Mt. Pleasant,
having moved last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Many people of the community and
I parish assembled at the parsonage on
" | Wednesday afternoon to welcome
1 and to extend greetings to the pas1
tor and his family.
^Nothing spoKe louaer man tne collection
of supplies for the pantry that
1 were left in the kitchen. Supper was
also prepared.
The paster and his family wish to
^ express their grateful appreciation
; for these kindnesses and the many
other expressions of thoughtfulness
on the part of the good people oi the
u parish.
MT.
PLEASANT NEWS ITEMS
t Uncle John Moretz and his wife.
Aunt Mary, attended services on last
r_ Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran
church on Gap Creek and visited at
the home of Mr. Virgil Moretz.
Rev. Jeffcoat preached at Holy
I Trinity Lutheran church on last SunI
day. This was his first sermon at
| this place.
:4 Mr. Tom Moretz visited relamea in
8 ; this section last Sunday.
"> ; Mr Hftmn Blafkhurn with a
.4 group of men is grading the road
from Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church
down the big hill. This length of
r. road was in bad condition. W e hope
the Toad authorities will at an early
date put gravel or. the road from the
Boone Trail to the county line, and
re i put it in shape to be traveled at al!
iKj times.
id Misses Winnie and Virginia Moret:
st attended services at. Holy Trinity
s- j Gap Creek, on last Sunday.
Master Wilbur Jeff coat is spend
rk | ing several weeks with his granufath
at er.
he; Miss Cora Jeff coat ^nd Miss Win
ve! rue Moretz left Tuesday for States
vn j ville, where they will attend tne an
?se nual convention of the Woman's Mis
ve sionary Society of the X. C. Luth
?c- eian Synod. They .will probably re
turn Saturday.
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k August 20 to 25. Com
Ski
id for Boone and Watauga County, the Leader ot N<
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY AUGUST 16,
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MERCHANTS OF CITY EXPECT j
LARGE CROWDS TRADE WEEK I
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The following business men of Boone H?ve joined together
in a very earnest effort to have a six days special sales period, at it'
each of their stores or other places of business. By careful read- ''
ing of the special ad vertisements carrsed by these merchants in -J
this issu you will find that all are making suitable price conceitE
ions for this period. The trade- week idea has spread far and wide,
but as this is the first attempt on the part of the business men of d
tbis town it is to be expected that crowds will throng to Watauga's
metropolis during the week of August 20-27 to enjoy some J g
time with us and at the same time get into a closer business rela,
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itionskip with our people. Come and get acquainted, cspcially ^
with these who are offering you special inducements. ... j v
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Watauga Furniture and Lumber Co.
Davidson Department Stores
T. Hill Farthing
S. C. Eggers & Company
G. C. Wilcox
Boone Garage
Boone Drug Company
Cash Grocery Store
Boone Clothing Store
Greene & Bingham
Quails Hardware Store
D. J. Cott"el!
| Eoone Hardware Company ,
A LETTER FROM T. L BL AL.OCK ! ! ih yi-t .n datk
j *u it. Pray with me that t!u >o may J
Dear Fneeds: 1 H>mebtn Become enlisted and that
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* ? ?^.vf ? ?.*! -?v? u?..iv in hiihiiiu u;' in vjou mav
u.iii it is ? joy to ho with my o:*re?:; -iw u? missionaries. j ?i
f< : a short whi o. I shall bo h? : Xevci in the history of Mission
during rttost of the month of August, vovk was the need of wholly surrend- c
Then. 1 shall bo busy visiting associa- red missionaries so great as now. 1
tions and churches which have re- n spite of the disturbed condition in
quested me to be with them. :hina the doors are open wide for the v
Good news comes from our work- true missionary. The Earnest I
ers on the field, but the bandits are reacher who talks the story in love
rife in their section. Pray that G*?d .annot but have converts there now.
may help them from all harm. "Therefore, said he unto them the
I trust you are taking the Fore iarvest truly is great but the labor-)
runner which wili Keep you inform. few; pray ye therefore the
about the work generally. We shali Lord of ihe harvest, that He would
| be glad of any suggestion of criticism *end forth laborers into His harvest."
| of the paper, for we want to make it (Luke 1U:2). These words of Jesus
| the best possible and we are printing ire to you and to me. .Brother what
I it for God's glory and His alone. It are we doing about it? Jesus said
lis yours as well as ours, so may we ;,rny for laborers, are we doing it?
request that you pray for it and l'his if the only way to get them,
i speak out about it and lend your God forgive us for our half hearted- j
help whenever you can. r.ess in this while our fellow men go I
Never was there a time wfcer. on without the Gospel,
there were so many uninlisted I hope to see you somoetime and
Churches among Baptist. As I havt somewhere while at home. God bless
so often said the saddest Cnapter in you and yours.
Baptist Missionary history is that on Yours in His service
those churches who are doing little t?. q? ^ B LA LOCK.
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REV.
NORMAN H. CAMP
Npte<? Divine of Chicago, who will begin a series of meetings at
the Baptist Church on August 19
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arthwestern North Carolina
1923
ANNl KL MASONIC PICMC
GRAND SUCCESS
Tit'.- Picnic held <?n tho- fraternity tfc,
r->uTi h in this town on; last Safrnr- .
iy v.well attended, despite the . r j
icc * heavy showers kept va> j
rowd- away during the oaGJei part .Jffri
I tht ?y?Howcv. r a lev w jto- IK ,
pfore -\'i hour for tr.? beginning of .
le feivities, the clouds broke away. _u;t,
!id nv: titudes gathered about to r;.??
car address by Ex-Govcmor
A. If" Taylor of Tennessee, who for eXpi
le pu-c sixty years has bees a mem- out
er of the oldest Masonic lodge in ' U?e
last Tennessee. His address was a :
ery fitting and timely one and was fjai
elivrred in that characteristic man- j s?Liji
er that has endeared the Taylors: to 7, v
lie hearts of all Temiesseeans, and , w;,
out he mors in general. St?v<
The dinner was the sort tha' only vmifl
he good ladies of Watauga can pro v,;iv
uce. and all those that hungered |Jirf
ere fed abundantly. aioi
At night Governor Tayl >r >J !- s;la
d hi- famous lecture "Uj Sail plXt
liver" ' o a ir? ;i ; :?pm i?
udience. Special ir,:;-.- .a- funds!.'
d Miss Mc<" a:.; lay'- class of tbc i
ra School ta*A the iieopie werelHA
; go v.'Va j; the day's activities
en finished. :
fttf iota! us;t ipt - nnv inter Pre
n!-.r? than f'iSO-OO which* Cm
. \i' '.nu? ttut.sf.r.oii.v" ohli.?;at n> j pic
a-. > mot wi! ?? ;o th<- Oxford fast,
t \MP NIMROD TRIPLJF.TT
Th meinbv - > of Camp Nniwod ' t;fj?
i . *t ."so. 1-7:5 called u> meet in
Uu?i. ;.t the Boofif sch. ol building 1>n.,n|
u Ti . r.-da\ .mil Fridaj > ;n. ?. lt.
. J0_: ai 10 oY -c\ a :? t..
* ail i?- ordri by t'apt. F.
ranks.
2: ReL;gioU$5 txeiciso hy Chat . -j
lhi.
Sni. Athi?e>> nt olc?>i? !v? Pre* lx,
. P- Rankin.
4th. Roil call. | moi
5th. Appoint committee on Mem* jy?c<
rials. S{HI
t?th. \\ idow- of tin departed
omrades united to meet with the <?a
teunion, Friday. September 7. It- ? '..
A full program for '.he Reunion VJLY
rill be pro. nt -v. Thursday, Sept. <?.
.923. of
Cart. F.. J. NOURIS, ,t;i
By W. W. Pwsntll, rec
Adjt. of Camp. tj,e
COMMUNITY FAIR j, ^
Monday twi-isig. August Oth, sev-; 1
oral Covo Creek citizens mot to organize
f->? a Community Fair to ne | l>!
hold in October. After talks bv Mr. { tu
ia:
Steele. S. F. Horton and others, the
following officers wcrt elected:
J. S. McBr:de, President.
A. L>. Wilson, Vice-President. j .
Scott Sv ft* See-Treas.
D. F. Horton. Pres. Field Crop Com.
V?". Y. Perry, Pres. Orchard and
(larder. Committee.
J. B. Horton, President Live Stock 1
Coifamittee.
Mrs. -h S. McBride. President of
the Pantry Committee.
Mrs. I?. C. Mast, President of the Ct "
Cooking Committee.
Miss Grace Sherwood, President of '
the Sewing i oramittee.
iohn Puggar. President of the
Mechanics Committee.
Members of above committees to
bo appointed by their respective Preiidents
The entire Cove Creek section
is invited to come in and help
make- this Fair a success. Another
meeting 5.- called for Monday, August
13th. 7:30 p- m. at the school house.
are wanted to help complete the organization
and lay plans for the; *N ?
ivork. Ia"
r. prj
^uii o >> ir a , oec- _
i efl
THE STATE FAIR i
| COl
1 Of 1
(By Dear. C. B. Williams in Charge
of Coacty Farm and Individual'sai
Crop Exhibits)
This year, the State Fair, which!
will be i. d during the week begin-,
nir.g Oct..her 15, is offering very!
liberal pi miums for county, com-1
qnuruty. ndrvidual crop and orop,Ct"
product- xh : its. Th? occasion will]
afford a rare opportunity for those P5
interested in the advancement of the) n;
state to set forth the agricultural rc- Vi.
sources of the different comities. w
To those who send excellent exhibit carrying
valuable lessons in profitable
farming an unu.-uai opportunity :f
will be offered to win premiums, g
our Friends
it
.--Lst^biished in 1888
NUMBER 32
A NEAR CONFLAGRATION
t " ' O .1 .. :
- uwa> *rvr?JJW?V
alarm of fire ;va- heralded
ugh !> ' :. . and vi-hir - -tort
v thv logger oar'. >f the poptlawis
assembled at the O K. bar-h
op -t;:- :-?* the B?-,??;* Drue C*>my'*
-tore. and but for rim*'.;. ac
.' - hard :<> -a\. what the re-.
I?i 'i-.w- beer The fire Oirigi.'?i
i,i tr?; pressing ioom which ad
the barber .-hop tr,e gas tank
Iviirg, and spreading tiro throujjhand
adjoining rooms But by the
of fire extinguishers, which, forat*?!y.
v e close at hand, the
ne> were soon extinguished. But
considerable damage v.as done.
ri.aeLir ir rhe pressing room
quitv badly damaged. as were
era! .-nits of clothes: the v- ir dows
e crushed, while the barhei shop
- possibly the heaviest looser. The
re plate glass mirrors extending
rig on- - de of the room, were
ttercd while the chairs and other
lire.- were cuite badly hart. The
- is i -str iv-ated ot from $1,000 to
>00.
RDING MEMORIAL SERVICE
il ! to : ]>' mioation ef the
M<'.e Vit^; and the Governor oi North
a v-.?od 4 i' ' ? f or.v pt<*
clos'-i ihctr < business o;t
Friday and aiibioiv.i the V'nion
n.ov;ai Service a, t .. A*e hcdist
i a
>1 o s s i - hloy K. > ' . tfi-y.
Pr--: i>. l>ouy< ; iy, paid i rati;1
trtbfe ??* Che m-mory of the
s Prcaioent, touching tii&ti fc*a ex r
traut-. bisi>c;r:%aBeroW& j?riv:.;nvi
of -t v dtjri<?H in ; 'u- present
W! c.v,' nnu e.3?pisiir:;j;r what a
n'.- duty ready > ' v"? l::vt' extiv*.
' ' -f any p!a>--v nr. ;? I y
ke\ 1 M, Kuggir.f and tie
rt'ey of th?. President's
oute hymn.- \\a> iW-i 1 ii a
-i i;r?rre?i\e way bj Aiis.- (!lnra
I'auiay. closing with lh? "Star
ir.gled Banner" foKuwed l?y prayand
concluded hj Kcv. W. A.
nbury.
ying from $."oc.00 downwards.
V> something near ninety per cent
the income of farmers of the
ie is from the growth of crops, ditly
or indirectly, if a display of
agricultural resources ? f the
*.V I.T iw ut. iiiMUi., frUmvi^ >i;U WvU
interested in farming of the dif
out sections ?.f the State should
to it. if their counties are to be
operiy represented, that the bat
\m thrr <*?>iint i?*c * . wi t/% il... .rnfp
ir in October. It will nay vol. and
ur community to do fro. If a!! will
artily join the 1"2; fa'r will
md out as ib?. greatest e*p<?? .on
agricultural resources of the Mate
er seen in ilah'gh.
As North caiolina ranks high ir
:al value o: crops produced uionjj
- states of the Union, let's show to
peop!-- of the state and o' the
>?!<i gen?*.aiiy vhar wo have and
r. do in :he growth of crop of fxileat
jueli^es. Efi\>rt pi r into
ruing wcrth-ivlule exhibits to the
ir will be in the interest of the
blic good. No county or oon.uiuy
can ill afford not to have a good
hilit of the best products of its soil
the state fair this fail.
More than S4.5l>? is being offered
rth Carolina farmer- for county,
mmunity. farm and individual crop
hibits.
Bring some of the very best of the
>acco, cotton, e?m. clover, soyfins,
cowpvas, hay and other crops
u may be producing, have - good
d profitable time, and secure cash
zes that will be well worth your
:ort. Indications are that the fair
going to be a big one. Everybody
onected with the fair is bending his
forts as never before to have it
rpass all previous records.
WHAT COULD POOR DAD
ANSWER
I ..." ; _ V.":-ays here
the book. "A mar. known by the
mpany h?. keeps.*'
"Well. if a trod man keeps comtr.y
vith a i? ad man, is the good
an bad because he keeps company
ith the bad roan, or keeps company
ith the good man
"Whv-er-of coarse?Hark! Isn't
?at your mother calling for you to
o to bed?'*