A Non-Partisan Family N
VOLUME xxxiv
ITEMS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
Prominent Folic Visit School?The
Second Term. of the Summer
School Closes. Other Items. . .
W. H. Wannamaker, Dean of Trin
lty College, was at the Appalachian 1
Training School on Saturday much to I
the pleasure of his friends. He made
a splendiu talk to the students, and j <
his reception that he will always be
welcomed by the School and com- :
munity. Miss Mattie?Conn Baldon.
representing the Zaner-Blosser Co., ;
-was also at chapel. j :
A- C-* I *r * W
oaiuiu^^ evening i>irs. o .it. <
Moretz gave a birth-day dinned in '
honor of the event of Miss Cora .
Harris' Birth-day. The number of
.aetly of the splendid young lady. All .
candles on the cake, six, did not exthe
guests present enjoyed the oc- <
casion and greatly appreciated Mrs.
Mcretzs' ^killed hand and that of her
daughter, Lucy, in their preparation.
* A base bali game on Saturday be
tween the Boone team and that of
Bamlux: resulted in a defeat of Boone
by one score, the score standing 7 to
8 in t.ivor of Bamboo.
The Church seCvLes in Boone on
Sunday were rather unusual. At the
Methodist Church at the morning
Ixout Kev. W. A. Stanbury, Pastor of
Grace Methodist in Wilmington and
om -if .Bonne's honored sons, preached
and administered the first Communion
service in the new Church
and th?? communicants were served
from the first Individual Communion
?ct that the Church has had, this
Communion Set having been given to
the Church by the Young Peoples'
Missionary Society, revealing on their
part a deep., interest in the Church.
On Sunday evening Rev. Norman
Camp, an evangelist from Chicago,
began a meeting in the Baptist
Church to continue indefinitely. Mr.
Camp shows himself to be a most
earnest preacher and a fine singer.
The Churches are uniting in the services
and it is hoped that great good
will be accomplished. Mr. Camp was
also at the Training School on Monday
made an excellent talk, and sang
a mo.-t effective song.
Miss Jeff coat, of Ml. Pleasant, was
at the Training School Otf Tuesday.
Miss TelFcoal is engaged in Church
and School work in Watauga County.
Prof. Charab rs a h ind musician
from Xnoxvillc, Tonnes? i gave several
selections at the- chapel exercises
of the Appalachian School 0:1 Wednesday
which were of a Vt ry high
order.
Miss Edith Hudson, one of the students
of the Training school gave
on the second two beautiful solos ar
chapei of the school 0:1 Wednesday
much to the pleasure of all present- j
The county superintendent of ( a-!
barrus county has been a welcome
visitor at the Training School for
some days.
Prof. J. E. Hillman who has done
such excellent work as Dean of- the
Normal Department of the School for
the past two years has beer, elected
Director of Teacher Training for the
State. Prof. Ilillmar. goes to his work
September 1st. The State deprtment
is to be congratulated oil securing
him for this place ana the Training
School is greatly the loser for his going.
Dr. Hillman has a deep insight
into the work of teacher training.
The Commencement exercises at
the close of the second summer term
*>n Thursday wer- of au unusually
interesting nature. There were several
speeches of a very high order delivered
on the occasion. Dr. J. E. Hillman
gave a brief cccount of the preparation
and previous work of the
graduates. Dr. Highsmith of the summer
faculty made a timely address.
Dr. J. D. Rankin in his usual happy
style made a very appropriate address
fV?on intarwiuced Rev. W. A
Slide, v?^..
Stan bury, Pastor of Grace Church*
Wilmington, who delivered the main
address of the occasion bringing out
some deep and most helpful thoughts
for all present. Each one of these
short speeches was of a very high
order revealing deep and ciear thinking
on the subjects. President Dougherty
in a happy style delivered diplomas
to the first three graduates of
the Normal Department, Misses Susie
Stephens and Julia Barclay and Mr.
John Burkott all of whom are most
worthy graduates and will reflect honor
on the school, the first two of
whom made the highest during the
first summer term. Thus closed the
most successful summer quarter the
school has had. The fall term begins
August 28th.
11 nfe
lewspaper Published m .
BOON1
PATTERSON FARM
SCHOOL NEWS
"Old Hurrygraph" Write* Entertain
infU of tKi. Happenings at th
School in HHappy Valley.
(By James a. Robinson)
Legerwood, August 11.?Life a
the Pattersort farm school for boy
is happy on the way in tss rc-gula
daily program?stu4y. work and pla;
The recitation periods are going o
smoothly, with some sixty-odd truoil
The forty-odd hoarders at the schec
are carrying on their studies and per
forming their assigned tasks at farr
work, before and after school hours
rheir sports, ir. play hours, have brok
en out in baseball, basket ball am
pitching horseshoes. The younge
ones have a gay time in frolickin;
among themselves after they hav
done their sweeping, hunting egg*
ar.d other small chores about th
buildings.
With the crops laid by for som
time, which ar efreerer of weeds thi
year than ever before, and corn giv
ing promise of an abundant yield
Farm work has taken on a more prat
tlcal aspect, and two tractors are noi
turning the soil preparatory to th
planting of whe?t. The tractor* hav
a great attraction for the boys, man
so anxious to drive them. Mules an
horses are also used, and the **Gee
and "Haw" of the young farmers ar
still heard in the valley. The piant
ing of turnip seed is in progress, an
several acres are being cultivated i
this crop. The winter supply o
stove wood is being cut and stacke
on the wood yard. There is genera
activity all over the Patterson Schot
farm, and the farm itself is In a be*
ter state of cultivation than it ha
been in years. Rev. H. A. Dobbir
the principal, is a practical fa-mei
and under his guidance the improvi
ments and upbuilding of soil ha* bee
a wonderful advancement in result
from fine crops. The earth seems t
respond graciously, and abundant!*,
to his method of touching. The boy
following his instructions are might
apt to turn out to be practical farn
ers; and accomplish great results i
the methods of farming.
The lively hunch of boys at th
School are />\er on the alert fi
game. A day or two ago. Juntos No:
man, Sabom Trott and several otht
smaller ones, spied an opossum in
lot* MH-ir the Chanel of R.?st The
did not ahow his 'possumship to * <
nu;i. Ion** at rest in that log. I*r?
c ji itkg an ax - they soon had him ou
He was a liuc specimen. He wt
brought to the school, just to shov
and was taken to the tjnes and give
his liberty, until fall when the boy
will go hunting for him, with Fran!
Cyp. or some other dog, that delighi
la i-ucli sport.
The Happy Yaliey is a favored 1?
cality fv>r the Boy Scouts; especial!
the South Carolina youngsters. The
know a good plaice to rest it-ate.
party from Rock Hill was with u
week before last. Another party c
seven, from York, S. came dow
Tuesday. They are house-campin
for ten days or more on Mr. Ta
Melton's place, a short distance dow
the river.
Rev. H. A. Dobbin, principal of th
Patterson School, went to Ashevill
Tuesday to attend a meeting of th
Episcopal Church Council of the die
cese of Asheville. There was u fu
attendance, and many matters pe:
taining to the church and the churc
school were considered, and actio
taken for their advancement.
Miss Mary Lippart Dobbin accon
panied the Woodruffs to Banner El
Monday, and spent several days visi
ing relatives and friends.
Miss Berl Pipes, of Lenoir, is visi
ing her sister, Mrs. Clark Steele, a
Yadkin.
Miss Hazel Hollifield, of Lenoir,
on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Kichai
Triplett, on the Patterson Scho
LADIES OF LOCAL CHURCHE
RAISE NICE SUM *
The ladies of the Methodist ai
Baptist Churches in Boone, ever <
the alert for ways or means of hel
ing out in the church work, so
sandwiches, lunches etc. at the au
r.ion sale on Tuesd.-j^ for the mutu
benefit of the two denominations. I
eluding rain insurance collected t
net proceeds amounted to about $2
which will* be used to the f>est s
vantage along such lines as the or
in charge think best.
The good ladies deserve a gr<
deal of praise for the work tfc
i have done this summer along 1
lines of Christian endeavor.
ifelttjji
and for Boone and Watauga
i. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAt
I BOONE HAS A 11
5 NOTED SCHOOL
i" \ The Appalachian Institution at Boone S
c Although Comparatively Young
Has Accomplished Muck.
(Fred A. Olds.)
t An interesting though very strong p
5 state institution which in spite of its
r youth has wrought a great work in ,A
y mountain North Carolina and been ^
n helpful in other sections, is the Apoas
lachian Training School at Boone.
,[ Side by side there stand two build-j ^
L :ngs, one of wood which represents} c
ii! what used to he Watauga Academy, u
other of brick, being the first build- ^
> irg constructed for the Appalachian
j Training School. Boone has only now r
r begun to grow, and a score of jears t
g ago was very primitive but charming
e in its site in a circle of mountains ^
i, and in the hospitality of its- people.
There was a little village school and
in 1809 Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Dougherty e
e taught, this, their salary being $25 c
;; dollars a month, a sum which vent,
_ Very far in those days. There were n
|. fifty free pupils while twelve paid e
> a trifle for special teaching.
v Then something happened, for an f
e inspiration came to the brothers 11
e Dougherty. D. D, end B. B. and they ?
y decide*' to establish Watauga >cade- v
d my and took with them as tea-tors 1
Mr. J. M. Cheek of Alleghany, Miss c
e i Maud Harris of Cleveland and Mr. 1
. \V. M. Francom of <'aldweli. They n
;j built the wooden school house which (1
n | nits been referred to and it was put 1
f in o.nmission the firsc day of Janu- a
d j ary 1900. At the opening there were u
il; only four pay students, ail of these w
>1 from Watauga, ami tor four months 1
| these ar u other who came wore 1
s taught
vt At this juncture 1?. il. Dougherty c
, was elected county superintendent of
Watauga, and served in this capaci- 0
n ty eighteen years, gohi** into every 3
> nook and corner of th-' lovely couu- *
0 tY and becoming acquainted with all \
Us people. This gave him a gieat *
insight into the needs of the moun-,"
.. fain fi.1L
i- In 190S the state got a vision and "
n decided to establish a training school v
for teachers at this point and theft' "
i* and there the Appalachian Training
>r School was born. That year it was
r- decided to make the Fourth of July ^
r > notable day and Romulus Z. Linney '
a was wisely chosen as orator of the '
v occasion. He made an Address full |'
of fire and thought and love for his'*'
3- mountain people and in the course of
t. this address said: "Learning is the
is handmaid of Loyalty Mid Liberty. A
c, vote governs better tha-fv a Crown."
n In a practical way he pru??*d his zeal
;s by giving five hundred dolkSrs toward 1
It, the cost of the first building' for the v
ts Appalachian School. He said in his
last days that he was prouder of'
>- this gift than of any other that he had
\ t ever made. Moses H. Cone, of
y j Greensboro and Blowing Rock, whose
A ] grave is on lofty Flat Top Mountain
is: overlooking Boone and the Appalae\.f
I i*>n <nhiMkl ir-i I'll fiv?i hmiili'i.i) .litllur-.
n more. The people of the village cong
tributed two thousand dollars and the; '
?i small brick* building, the first of the
n group, was constructed and occupied, i 1
That year a marble slab was put over
te the door with an inscription carrying
le the words of Mi. I.inney which have! 3
le been quoted.
>- In 1902 there w*?re 273 pupils in !
11 the Training School, from seven coun- c
r- ties, all in these mountains. The pubh
lie school was also taught. Regit r
n ning in 1915, the school began to hob! v
a summer school and then inauguru- "
ted in-the State the two- term sumIk
m'er school. At this school it had 228
t- students from twenty- one counties. *
At the last term of the regular v
t- school, which ended in May, there :
At were 373 students. At the two terms
of the summer school there have been ;
is 648, these coining from 78 counties 1
rd from the coast to the mountains,
ol And yet the school is only begin-! *
? rung the large life, for in a great de-; i
?*?gxee, ounaing nave oeen primitive,"
halt of them wood and the only real-15
id ly modern one is now under construe- '
>n tion and will be finished in about nine
p- ty days at a dbst of $150,000, con-j
>ld taming the administrative offices, all
ic- the classrooms and an auditorium,
tal though the latter is only half tbe size
n- it should be, for its seat ng capacity
he is only five hundred. The yvooden;
00 buildings are to be torn down, and
id- for the first time the grounds are toj
les be landscaped, a definite place arrant
ed for the new buildings which the
sat State wilt provide, for this is bound
ley to be a large institution, located as it
the is 3300 feet above sea level, and in a
reg;t 'fi where rs a dear old proa. her
a Hki
County, the Leader of N
tOIUNA. THURSDAY AUGUST 30
)AM BOONE PARR! i
BRINGS $37,097.50
ale Conducted oo Tuesday by Ogbu.u
Bros. Auction Co. Greembom.
N. C. Largest of the Year.
The sale of the Judge Counciil |
roperty on Tuesday was quite an;
vent in Boone. An extra large crowd)
as present, not only from Watauga
>it from several other counties as..
relL I
great was the demand for the i
coperty that for so roe time lots!
<ere sold at tbt^ rate of one a min-i
te. Every lot in the entire boundaryj
*as sold, and we take it they al(|
rent at a fair price, as the gross j
eceipts from the sale were more'
ha.i $37,000.00, that including, of!
ourse the lots that were sold prior
o the day of sale.
The company has made some mony.
and they are entitled to it. They
ame among us as strangers, butj
rithin the last six weeks they have!
ia.Je many friends. They have rece:v-j
d numerous compliments from local
ourcos us well us from the general'
raveling public on the expert way'
n which they handled the big proposition.
The property was really de-,
ralopcd to the last word as advertisd.
and we feel that even as they
kemselves prospered by the transactor.
we have prospered infinitely
iiore. as the opening of this new adiifior.
to the town is the biggest one
hing that has happened this season,
md will necessarily be to our mutual
advantage more and more as the days
Mr. Halladav and his asso-:
inies are four-square wh"ii it comes
o business, and they left this morn-!
ng feeling good, and left everyone
l>e happy also.
The names of those who purchasd
property in this subdivision are
is follows: J. N. Davidson, Robt. N. j
?rooks. W. Y. Warren, A. K. Ham~|
y. A. G. Wilcox, G. G. Wilcox, G.:
\ Gritcher, W. H. Matthews, C. M.
tustin. M. i\ Crltchgr, J. C, MeConieil.
IT. W. Horton, P. W Mo.retz,
-t T. Tatum, J. J. Hodges, It. G.i
ireer, J. S. Cowies, I. Binghajp, I
.'hapeli Wilson, Johnson J. Hayes,
Dnerioan Legiotf, Daniel Boone Hoel
Co., C. M. Yates, S. A. Morris,
X. F. Winkler, W. H. Gragg, Brown
.ewis. Lona Morels, R. Don Laws |
L G. Lanoy. S. L. Holtzclaw. Jerry
Xelon, R. N\ Hardeman, F. M.
>iiitiba, J. I\ S. M. Aye-:.
Wiley liaitxoK* Edward Puett, H.
A'. Wilcox, A. R. Smith, H. M. Gro:an,
11. W. .1 elf coat. Geo. W. Greer,
.. M. Presnell.
Mr. Char.ey Moody of Sugar Grov>
received the new Fold automobile
vhich was given away.
f the long ago lovingly ?aie *Gcd
:as done His most." The primitive
lays will end and a wider manage- j
ixnt a broader thought by the State
vift make the school the western;
equivalent of the wonderfully fine. |
lobly planned and built east Caroina
Teachers' Training: School at'
Greenville.
The writer makes no secret of his
ove for Boone. Blowing: Bock, and
he region roundabout, where he has
>een going since he was a very happy
-outh in 1872. Time flies but it has
lever dimmed his regard. Boone is
trowing now. but his mind reverts;
o his first visit to Boone, when he j
irank from the well which stood in 1
he middle of its one street. around
vhich a lot of folks sat, talked about;
.iTairs. played checKer*. ate the wonlerfully
fine fruit .and knew or.ly the
iniest bit about ti e re a of North
^arolina. Their only railway now
:oes into Tennessee and Johnson City
n that state is talked about vastly
nore than Raleigh but highways are
:oming, the first one to Wilkesboro
s done, and now there is a heavenly
.one of n snrp pnnntrh rnilrnad into
he region below the Blue Ridge. As
ill the highways are finished and the
railway comes in from down state
;he tourjsts will be as thick in Watauga
as huckle berries are in Sampson
County or Mosquitoes in Onslow.
Watch Watauga cut its curls and
keep your eyes on the Appalachian
School, too. They are babies now,!
but coming right along, thank you. ]
This week the Watauga County
Bank paid their renewal premium
for Burglary insurance for the coming
year. Because the vault door
and walls are practically burglary
proof the bank gets a very low rate
of insurance.
If you are not a subscriber take
your county paper at court.
MfttZ
iorthwestern North Caroli
. 1923.
BOONE BOY HURT
AS AUTO TURNS
Dock Brown At Point of Death in
Stateavtlle Hospital As Result of
Accident Last Thursday Evening.
On last Thursday afternoon Mr. D
F. (Dock) Brown of Boone, or.e of
;he men in charge of construction and
maintenance work on fhc Boone Trai.
Highway started in a Ford automobile
to a point several miles east of j
Boone to give some teamsters orders j
as to some work on a certain link of |
road. He was traveling at a fairly !
rapid rate of sx>eed and as he star-1
ted to negotiate a curve near the ]
home of Mr. Walter Carrol about
four miles from town one of his tires
blew out, and he was found by Mr.
Carrol! soon afterwards unconscious
in the road, the Ford having turned
over iwice without leaving the highway.
The injured man was rushed to the
Long S&nitorium in Statesville that
afternoon, accompanied by Dr McG
Anders, where X-Ray examinations
revealed the fact that he was suffering
mainly from a dislocation in the
spinal column near the base of the
skull, which of course tended to paratize
the body. The latest reports today
( Wednesday) from the hospital |
are to the effect that his condition I
is practically unchanged. He h is nev- j
er regained consciousness, and al- (
though he has rallied a little two or
three times and has taken nourish-1
ment, little hope of hiH recovery I
is entertained.
Three brothers 1). A. Chauncey.
and W. Hardin Brown are at the j
V.iside, while another brother Attor \
ney John E. Brown returned to Boone |
Sunday night.
Dock is out- of the foremost young
men of the town, a holder of valuable
realty here .and his many friends j
arc very anxious over his condition.
. . Xote?As wii go to press Thursday
we learn that Mr. Brown is showing
marked improvement and the doctors
have hopes of his recovery .
STORES TO CLOSE
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK
Leading Business Men of the Town
In Hearty Cooperation With The
Union Revival Meetings.
N (' AiivikI '9^
We the an. ? r.igued merchants of
Boone* nvi.:;-.u'K" H'.mvo to elosO our
respective ; iaces 01 busir.es each
eve . en o'clock except Sat jvd.u
n tin1 continuance of the
i*!.. i vivai meciligs :t.>sv being
''Baptist Church ry
Evangelist XciMrtri H. Camp.
J. X. Da\idsori ~i
J. L. Qualis ' ^
J. 3M. Morel?. "
Houin Clothing Store
Boone Grocery Store
G G Wilcox
Boone Hardware Co.
T. Hid Farthing
S. C. Eggers & Co.
Henry J. Hardin
J. P. Siogleteary
Boone Drug Company
Cash Grocery Store
Greere & Bingham
Hi-Land Barber Shop
R. 31. Greene
D. L Cottrell
J. C. Cook
J. \V. Bryan
John V> Hodges
The clos;ng of the foregoing places
of basil.ess bv our busy merchants.
and i there is indeed commendable.
and should be continued b>
them indefinitely. When the services
will close we do not know, but until
then it wili be impossible to do any
trading after the hour named. And
would it not be well for our merchants
to adopt this rale permanently?
It occurs to us that when they
with their clerks, bookkeepers, sten
ograpbers, etc, have gone through a
twelve hour grind it would be most
fitting for them to close and enjoy
the evening relaxing and resting after
the long hours. This is done in
many cities and towns and it is said
i to work well. Of course, on the start
it wiil be rather awkward to both mei
chant and customer but that little
matter would soon adjust itself. W<
have for quite a while had Blue Son
day laws ir. our town, tfow we or.h
have to get cur necessary supplie
on Saturday, that's all. If the merch
ants wiM clc.se at seven-thirty it wil
soon become natural for their custo
mers to do their trading before tha
time?Editor.
at
ina. ?Established in 1888
NUMBKR 3*
INTEREST GROWS
IN UNION REVIV AL
Rc*. Norman H. Camp Deli?#:- Pure
Gospel Sermon*. Illustrated. Tells
Story of His Life and Conversion.
The Union Revival Meetings novr
being conducted By Reverend Norman
H. Camp, the Lawyer-Evangelist
from Chicago, are attracting constderah'f
attsntiftn TKn
of the Baptist Church is well filled
each night and on Sundays the annex
has been opened in order to accommo
date the people. Much interest is being
manifested in Mr. Camp's unique
and plain way of preaching the Gospel.
With the aid of a large blackboard
he is able to make his audiences
see as well as hear the Word of
God.
Meetings for prayer are heid each
morning at nine o'clock. The business
men meet at the Commercial Hotel
where Mr. Camp makes his head
quarters. The women meet in the
different homes at the*same hour. At
3 o'clock each day except Saturday
a Bible Exposition is given at the
Baptist Church.
Last Sunday afternoon Hev. Camp
told "The Story of His Life and
Conversion." It seems that he was
born 0:1 a farm and raised in a small
town on the praries of Illinois- He
was religiously trained and united
with the church when quite y >ur.gv
but <i:d not experience the power of*"
God unto Salvation until nearly 20
years later. He graduated from the
High School, the University of lu?nois.
and the Northwestern Law
School of Chicago, practiced law foT
seven years in Chicago and was
brought to :& saving knowledge of
Christ in his law jptfice. Sometime
afterwards he received a definite cull
from God to leave the law office
and engage in the Christian ministry.
He fought against it for several weks
> and months but finally yielded and
I took a course of training ut the Moo*
uy Bible Institute in preparation for
Bibie teaching and evangelism. >
Jtt giving his testimony Mr. Camp
spoke of the verse in the Bible he
believed at the time he was saved,
viz:?Romans 5:1 "Therefore being
justified by faith we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
He showed tne things which arc between
a sinful man and a holy God
that must be settled before there is
1 peace between them. These are: Sin
which gives us an evii inclination;
" sins, thousands of them in void, in
thought and in deed: the broken law
: of God and the penalty which must
1 be justly satisfied; the natural cinr.i]
ty in the heart uf man against God
etc. This settlement man was nnd is
arable to make, but Cod in his great
love and grace has made through the*
death and resurrection of Christ who
: <.r. the cross made to be sin for us
who bore our sins on his own body,
who paid the penalty of u broken law
j abolished the enmity in His flesh.
. :\r?'v; ail who ncept and confess Him
! as Savior and Lord are called right|
eous by God because of their faith
i and are put over into a new relationship
with God, as though they had
j never sinned. It was this wonderful
! truth that the evangelist declared he
I' believed when he was saved, but at
the same time he saw himself as vile
, a sinner as ever walked the streets
of Chicago. Since then old things
ha'-e passed away and all things have
become new.
It is expected that these meetings
will continue over Sunday and all of
next week. Preaching every afternoon
at 3 o'clock and every night at
s o'clock.
Next Sunday afternoon Rev Camp
will speak on a special theme as announced:
''The Significance of the
World War and God's Program for
World Peace." The American Legion
is expected to attend in a body, and
the men nf Boone, esneciallv the old
! soldiers of all wars are cordially invited.
On next Friday night of this week
' the evangelist will speak on the subject:
"13 Ways to Hell," and answer
the questions so often asked: Was
hell prepared for man? Whr.t kind of
| place is ir? Will any man ever go
[ there? Let the Christian people be
very much in earnest and pray for
such a revival as will mean ,'a mighty
uprush from God that will save
the world from its downrush to Hell"
s j
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Barlow of Lei
noir have returned home after a few
- days visit to Mrs. Barlow's parents,
t Mr. and Mrs. 1). F. Horton on Cove
Creek.
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