North Carolina Newspapers

m A Non-Part'san Family N' volume xxxiv v WORK ON LOST PROV WILL BE BEGIN BY EVE OF A NEW ERA I1 Thre- Route* Now Being Surveyed by Cbief Engineer Millar'* Parties ^ Great Highway System ? ? .Ernest B. Hunter in Greensboro News Jefferson Sept. 22?Ashe Watauga i; and Alleghany counties known as t, the "lost provinces" are today stand- j, ing on the threshold of anew and ^ brighter era. h For the better part of a half cen-1 a tury the.- people of these far north- j tj west counties of the state lying this j nide of the majestic Blue Ridge have -7 dreamed of a first class railroad with ^ which to afford them an outlet to j the rest of the state and world, in xv other words they have yearned tc ^ become a vital force in the state. ^ This dream of naif a century now tj promises to be converted into the n real article. Next spring, if nothing bobs up to forestall it. railroad con !' tractors will have their steam shov- 'J els and other railroad building accou- tl tTenitnts blazing away in the heart \i of the Blue Ridge. It will mean .the j actual construction of the Appalachian and Western North Carolina 11 Railroad authorized by the last ses>- a ion of the general assembly for the g, purpose of redeeming the lost provin- n <res. For the building of the road the ^ .legislature authorized a bond issue with which io raise $10,000,000 to -act ray Tne expense incident to the completion of the railroad. ir Preliminary Surveys Preliminary surveys are now be- ^ ing made over three routes across the Biue Kidge: e West Jefferson to North Wilkesboro. thence West Jcff(erson to a point e in Tenessee connecting with one of 3i the roads farming w net.?jrh of coal . .. ft carrying lines. Boone to North Wilkesboro, thence Boone to a point in Tennessee. Sparta to El kin thence Sparta to West Jefferson. 1 The suiveying parties are r.perat- ' in*? under the supervisio nof Frank T. Miller, of Greensboro, chief enj gineer >1* the commission appointed by Governor tamerni Morrison to study the feasibility and r.ractibility of building a trunk line through the lost i rovi .ee s. Mr. Milter will submit t the commission so??n after the rir^t of the ^ year his survey reports. Th" comrais- 0 sion will then meet?and select one ^ of the routes?the most feasible? 1 for the trunk line and immediately v award the contract to: its constru-- - tion. it is generally predicted in these t: provinces that ahout five years will Tbe required to complete the railroad. In some parts* of the st?te the lost c province railroad is viewed with con- * sideiable skepticism not to say alarm 1 -Some people have strong dvufafc* as I to the feasibility of the whole scheme 1 they look upon it is an idle dream ; of Tam Bowie, father of the railroad 4 bill. : It Will Be Built i But the road will b?? built! Nothing now stands in the way of letting the cor.tract but the smashing ] . of the Bowie bill by the general as- J Rombly and it must needs meet in ] special cession. Turn Bowie isn't wor- j rying over any rashness on the part of the legislators in the event they ! should r.ieet in e: traordinary conclave. He declares that not enough votes could be possibly mustered at a special gathering of the lav makers to smother his measure. He says that , & number of legislators who v? ted \ nay when the measure was passed have informed him that if they were given another opportunity would vote aye. There has been a misunderstand| ing in certain quarters as to the real i meaning of the bill. Some people be lieve that the state cannot enter into the trunk line project until 51 per cent of the stock has been subscribed by towns, townships, municipalities and individuals This is a mistake. The legislature authorized a bond issue of $10,000 000 without any pro viso attacked to it with which to construct the main line, a type A rail road from some point on the Winston Salem division of the Southern railway running across the Blue Ridge connecting with one of the v*notU roads west of the Blue Ridge. The commission is authorized to pro ig the road outside the state. To Get Direct Line The idea in tapp.ng or;e rvf the (Continued on page three) ? t ewspaper Published in ai BOONE, 1NCE RAILROAD THE EARLY SPRING OCAL PAPER MAKES HIM WANT TO LIVE in WATAUGA j ' From a business letter from J. S. Iulien of Dothan Ala., who anticiates going in business in Watauga nthin the next year we take the uliowing extracts: "The only objections I have to the j democrat are that it has a tendency } make a fellow who has seen the. eauties of Watauga want to give up is business and move up there where e can enjoy that wonderful climate r;d scenery and the fellowship of lose big hearted, fair minded, stury mountain people Having been born 1 the Piedmont section f North Carlina and like many others thinking would find the grazing better elsshere I w mdered down through S. arolina. over into Georgia, and into .labama. I have been returning to le old home almost every year but othing seemed to make me want to iturn to the good old State until ist year I heard of the good roads in le mountains and decided to make a ttle trip ip into Watauga County, was amazed at the wonderful coun y there and began planning to make nothervtrip and see more of Wat.aua. T* have done with what you light call "homcsi kn? ss to break amp here and cast try 1,: with you ood peopb "Unle* my guess I am gout to ! ,-t > doon.- sometime with\ the uve months if i can ; gurc 1 way to eke out an zistg . ,'-.r I get there. "I c ^he Democrat very much specially the scenic and historical Lcrics. v especially enjoyed the adres* of Won. F. A. Linney at toCi ,orth Carolina Bar Association." iVATAUGA TO HAVE FOUR COM. FAIRS Stony Fork October 2nd Elk, Wednesday Oct. 3 Cove Creek October -1th Windy Gap, October 5th. There will Co four community fairs leM in Watauga county next week n the dates given above. There will it* besides the exhibits, plays games ind speeches. The judging in th?* Lion's department will be done by fir. A. G. Hondron, County Agent >f Wilkes County. The Womens De>crtioent will be judged by Miss These communities nave made spe:iai preparation both in regard to uckibifs and entertainment and a feasant and profitable day is antici>ated by those interested in putting >11 these fairs. Each community has elected officers to supervise each department, ?nd pvpn- deiw?rt merit seems tn be eady tor the coming events ? MILES LOVE MAKES ESCAPE FROM JAIL Murderer of His Onn Child Now at Large Parlies of Officers Searrh For Slayer in Vain. On Thursday night of last week one Miles Love held without hail ori the charge of murdering his own child and a young fedow Baldwin a Federal prisoner charged with violating the prohibition laws, made good their escape from the jail in Boone. . nr. nayes, uie jauer, wno wa? called away hurridly, failed to lock them in the cell, and they had nothing to do. later in the night, but remove a few brick under a window, and pass out, without the knowledge of tho other ten prisoners incarcerated there. The escape of Love is indeed deplorable as he is considered a desperate character and is charged with the most horrible crime imaginable. Of course the officers made immediate efforts to recapture him, but as we understand it, got oo accurate clues as to his whereabouts, fn fact to capture him now would be about the same as trying to catch a fox in the mountains. However the officers will do all ir their pover to catch him. and we car v.\y that he will be brought ic ?-tire. rrd for Boone and Wataus WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C WATAUGA RAISES 95 PER CENT OF NEAR EAST QUOT A Watauga county raised $574.80 fort- the Near East Relief thv* year, according: to official figures just announced by Col. Geo. H. Bellamy, state chairman of this great humanitarian organization. This is ninety five per cent of the county's $600 quota. In announcing these figures Colonel Bellamy paid tribute to J. M. Downum of Boone county chairman who was in charge of raising this sum, and all of those who helped Mr. Downutn. Official figures were $216. in cash, $' () in unpaid pledges on June 30 last, and $268.50 in clothing. Mr. Downum had many difficulties to overcome the foremost of which is the misconception ift the public mind as to the continued need in the Bible lands. As the Near East relief in its definite child saving program works from year, results of work from July l to the following June .'10 are onty announced. During the pfist fiscal year Mr. Downum endeavored to raise the $000 required to teed, clothe and educate the ten little children now ir North Carolina orphanages in the Near East and dependant or. Watauga county for their very lives. Sixty dollars takes complete care of a child for a year, so efficient is th?' work of the near east relief overThe report wili also show that North < arolina greatly oversubscribed its 'quota. Over one thousand volunteer workers, good Christians, men ar.d women, marshalled together and reeled by Morris A. Bcallc state director, made possible the rais ing of this magnificent sum, Col. Bellamy declared. He stressed the fact that the end of this great work is not yet?that until the Allied Powers make some provision for these homeless Christian wanderers who made such great and successful sacrifices during the world war and were abandoned to a fate worse than death by their former allies; they cannot become selfsupporting. The spectacle of an entire nation being saved by another people 3000 milac onrdi. un?kAii? ., historv. dpMorwi B-lIiniy. Ir. conclusion he declarer! that if America does not feed them and keep them alive now they will starve and our splendid work of the past five years will have beer, in vain. No other nation irt the world appears to be humane or Christian enough to do this, he stated. THE FORD IS GUILTY OF ANOTHER MISDEMEANOR We thought the Ford had beer guilty of everything in the catalogue but now we have something now that it has gone and done. A. Fordsor tractor is running a kraut factory. When you visit the kraut factors you will at first be mystified at wher the power is coming from, but if you will go under the floor you will fine an innocent looking little Fordsor sitting there singing a little song a? it Keeps the room above full of noise and excitement. There are ten belt: that have to be pulled r*nd it seem: thai a great deal of power woulc i be required .to drive them, but w. ! are told that the Fordson is throt | tied down as low as they can get i I and it still pulls everything at th< i uesura speea wun apparently no ot ! tor*. It seems that the Ford has doni ! everything: now except run a hot do? i am. aiil pickle factory and we are ex | pectyij? to hear of that any day. LOCAL AMERICAN L NOVELTYJUNSTRE Best Local Talent Plai Ever Presented In Thi ! Town Will be Unusua Attraction. The American Legion Post of Ws tauga takes pleasure in announcin to the genera! public that next Mor day evening Oct. 2, at 8:00 they wi present ,4The Novelty Minstrel Show ' under the auspices of the Home Ta ? e7\t Producing Co.. of Atlanta, G> A very enthusiastic littie Georgi ' cracker. Miss Marie Davenport is a ready in town coaching the sfco* i Don't refuse, her boys when sue asi ? you to be in her play. The cast wi > <">nta'n about 80 men anu you'll I .rpr ic<l to see how your c. .. a I$& fa County, the Leader of ! AROLINA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBI MANY SCHOOL TEACHERS ATTEND BOONE MEETING A county wide teachers meeting was held at the court hou-?e on Saturday September 22. Superintendent j Hagaman tells us that the attendance! was sr?od. almost every teacher in the county being present. A number of subjects relating to t-he welfare of the public schools were discussed by the teachers. Rev. Huggi*,s conducted opening exercises made a pood talk on ''the Teacher as a leader" Importance of Supervision of Play was discussed by M. H. Nonis and Walter E. Wilson. The fact was brought out that the lawrequires that the teacher must be on | the play ground at the noon hour. Mis.s Annie Stanbury talked on ] "How to Keep the Community Inter ested in the School." "Which Governs Better a Smile or a Frown" was discussed \ J. Frank Wilson. "How I Teach History" was presented by W Y. Perry who is teacher of History in the Cove Greek High School. How I Teach Health" was discussed by Miss Th odosia Watson. "Importance of Daily Preparation" was discussed by Walt r E. Wilson and others. Effects of the teachers personal habits \as discussed by Ron Davis In addition to these excellent ad-j dresses ?he Reading Circle work was arranged for this year, also reports by the teachers from each school on the progress and problems of each added much to the inteiest and profit of th? meeting. Th? discussions were largely by new talent and were of a very high ordci These meetings are very in: spiral ional as well as educational to the splendid teaching force of our count \. A number of visitors were i present. These are always welcome, i CO^fREEKFAIR TO BE BIG EVENT Interest Grow* in Plans for Community Event at Cove Creek High on i O^ober 4th ^ Plans are going forward rapidly ; for anA-1 Community Fai rat Cove i reek High School on next 1 hursOuvv'uvr 4ih. "the various committees are at work and interest is irrowing every day. It is hoped that every home in this entire section will be represented in the exhibits of some om or several of the departments. (Everything produced 01 manufactured on the farm will be accepted Or account of its length the com to premium list will not be pubj ii. ted but it is hoped every family J ear secure a copy for their direction. In addition to what is printed on the p: 'iiium \ist, (which includes the i ; try. sewing, kitchen, mechanical, fie d crops, orchard and garden truck arc vegetables and flower department \ there will be premiums awarded pn livestock, poultry and relics. Just at tnis point perhaps it would be well > to state thai the premiums this year i will be blue and red ribbon... i Special attention is called to any11 thing in the way of relics or antique ;| things that you may have that would J be* interesting to show the contrast ^ otween the present'custom^ and , mujc ui mc nii> uiu jhci r ui i t'laiuture, clock, pun, uniform, sword , kitchen uteri si L, farm too!, faoiih . heirloom or other article of histori t rai importance would be gladly ac>'a. peed. Attention is a.so calied to the me? | , anicai department . Any articK r made by hand, as carving, etc. or an} _ j mechanical device invented or any j thing whatever pertaining to the me EOTPOST PRESENT L MONDAY EVENING sweetheart, brother, and next dooi " | neighbor can act. It promises to bi S i a corker and you will miss one of th< J cleanest and biggest musical show j ever presented here if you don't at I tend. Every man in town, includmj i the lawvers. doctors minictprs. r*?p i- ihanics. professors, school boys, caki g eaters and otner celebrities aco nios i- cordially invited to attend our com 11 m unity singings every night froc " 8:00 to 8. *5 in the Training Scboc 1- Auditorium, whether they desire t n. be in the show or not. It's a- com ia munity proposition boys and we ar 1- counting on you to help us out. v. To the townspeople in genera We hope you'll see our show and i 11 yon do we know you'll like it. >e Thank you. J . THE AMERICAN LEGlOt mocr Northwestern North Caroli ER 27. 1923 WATAUGAS FIRST kl j IS NOW RUNNI' AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL Prof. < hapel Wilson, professor In the Norma! Department of the Appalachian Training: School went to Char lotte on Saturday to bo era mined by the Vocational Board. Some features of the services in the churches in Boone on Saturday were rather unusual. In the morning: at the Methodist Sunday S*h*rl, Pro-' fessor O. L. Brown who has been j Superintendent of the Sunday School j for four years, made a short talk ex-! j pressing his interest in the work and ' his appreciation of the coope *..tion! of the people. Mr. Brown goes to Kmory University to study for the' ministry so many expressed appre-l i elation of his work and best wishes . for his success Mr. .John Steele who has been elected Superintendent for the next year, was appointed hv the pastor to fill the vacancy until next conference. In the afternoon Professor I. G. Greer, of the Department of History of the Training School by the invitation of the Women's Mission| try Society of the Church gave an address on the subject the "Trend r of the Races." Professor Greer took I as the foundation ??f his address the ) books of three noted writers on this subject and from these drew a iargi number of very important facts in regard to the relations ;f the races 1 and made a splendid address which 1 [the lo.rjv audience greatly enjoyed. ' At night in the Baptist Church the Young Ladies' Missionary Society known as the Y. W. A. gave a Mis- J 1 : sionr.ry Pageant showing the value ! of the State Missions. The first number on the program was a beautiful ! duet sung by Misses Ruth Coffey and Lucy Moretz, and following this came a number of young ladies represent- ' i ing the various interests of the church that are fostered by State Missions, who by dialogue and song impress- j ed the importmce of this feature of missionary work or. one young lady r-.presenting :t doubter. The pageant was well staged and was impressive i upon the large congregation. J. llTTilJiriMS^ : t?i chanical or engineering line wit! be appreciated. j The poultry exhibit promises to be one oi the best ever held in this j county. Under the chairmanship of Don J. Horton plans are being perfected for a high class show in this! line. A ssr?c lal circular has bean prepared by J. B. Horton, Chairmai l-.vesto t- committee, setting forth the premium list for this dapart-ment i This circular Skew here in this issue. Everybody is cordially invited to | come out bring your exhibits, youi lunch baskets and your good will and i I help make this an epoch-making day fK.? .\f th?-? cnmm'iniH' Din i ner will be erved indivdualiy, that is | j everybody will bring their own lunch. ; People bringing exhibits need have ^ | no fears as to the safety of their j property. A room will be designteri for each department and all exhib' its in that department will be under j the care of the chairman of that com- . i i (Continued on page two) WATAUGA MAY GET FISH HATCHERY Decision of State Commission Largely Upon the Inducements Offered By Local Citizens. According to th?- latest advices to j the President of the Chamber of Com 1, merce from the State Fish Commisj sion. that body may be more or less ' . favorably inclined toward establish[ ing a fish hatchery in this section. The dther point under considera" tion is in Alleghany county, and the ? citizen* having offered free of all ? costs the necessary lands selected by s the commission, it is now rather up . li... iL. *-v.: . 4.T-. i - w me vx bui& sccnuu waai ^ shall be done. Before we will stand - equal chances with the neighboring e county, it will be necessary for us t]to- offer equal inducements. An efi fort will be made' by the Chamber n of Commerce to interest the county >1 commissioners in helping to buy suio table lands for the location of the i- fisheries, and if nothing can be done e it is probable that the money will be raised through private subscriptions. I: If this could be landed Jt would be if one more thing worth while for this C 'ur.tv, and ever> effort possible ii being put forth to bring the Commis ? sion to the fullest understanding o1 nt na.-Established in 1888 NUMBER 38 SALT FACTORY VG AT FULL BLAST BEGAN THURSDAY Witaug&'s Most Promising Enterprise Running at Full Capacity. Prospects Are Bright If you haven't been in Boone for the last few days it is time for you to come acrain. for thoro i --- w<W?'>^vinnB new for you to look at. Out on the West end of town there is something new under the sun going on. at least it is new to most of us. It is a full fledged kraut factory running it full speed. Last Thursday the factory made a trial start and ran at intervals during the week, making one 25 ton tub of kraut. This week there is a string of trucks and wagons hauling in cabbage and this wonderful new plant is shaving them into kraut that looks like a bank of snow. The workmen ar new of course at this job. and it will take them a little tint*1 to develop their maximum efficiency. but even now they are mak ing about fifteen tons of kraut per day. The cabbage arc- fir^t trimmed, removing every speck of green or damaged leaf, then the core is sliced by a little machine made for the purpose then they are carried on a conveyor belt to the cutter. This cutter seems capable of handling as many cabbage as car. be put into it. The heads are sliced so that the kraut is in long delicate threads. This shredded cabbage is then put into large cypress tanks which hold about seven thousand gallons, where it is left to ferment. It will be about a month before we can sample the product but those who visit the plaxit believethat at that time there w ill be enoucrh for all. Later the power for this plant will be furnished by a steam engine hut at this time a Fordson Tractor is running the thing, and judging by the steady purr that it send.-* up from the basement it is tickled over its new job. An un-to-date atwiw pr^srrtirc zz.:: ning plant is being installed that will put up fifteen thousand cans per day. This kraut is to bo sold in tin cans, eighty pound tubs and in barrels as the market demands. The plant is in charge of Mr. H. Neal Blair who has been in the kraut game all his life. The people of Watauga thought ho had been manufacturing in a wholesale way, but we now find char his business was a small infant compared with the present opera"/r>n> Mr Will Winkler is acting as the salesman and has covered most cf the territory within trucking distance of tnis piace. Practically every store he hris visited has given him a trial order and many have already given repeat orders, even before the first ! delivery has been made. The manage| ment is certain that if the product comes up to expectations cna; cue selling: end will be the easiest part of the game. There is another side to this business that the grocers are not losing sight of. The manufacture of kraut makes it possible for the Association to grade tbeir cabbage, and put on the market as cabbage, only those heads that arc medium sized, hard and without waste. Such cabbage can be handled by the groceryman without loss and the purchaser doesn't have to trim away hail of his pur| chase. ; This paper is no prophet but it seems to us that unless there should be some mismanagement this business is destined to be one of Wat avga's most profitable undertakingsIt seentf to us that if County Agent j Steele has done nothing more thai; | put this cooperative undertaking on foot, that ail expense of putting on ; county agent work would be well repaid. We hear of cooperative marketing in other sections of the country in connection with cotton, tobacco, peanuts, peaches, apples, oranges and other things, hut we believe that none of them will be worth more to the farmers participating with than the kraut factory will be worth to the | cabbage growers of the county. I the advantages offered by Watauga for an establishment of this sort. It is announced that the Fish Com mifsion will be in Boono on October ' i lOcn and it might be well for those i, of the farmers who have suitable lo?I cations for the hatcheries get in -j touch with them so they can see the Fj lay of the land.