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A Non-Partisan Family
VOLUME xxxiv
COUNTY AGENT MAKES
USUAL MONTHLY RLPOR
County agent Steele makes a r<
pert to the County Commissioners o
the first Monday in each month coi
enng his work for the previous mont
The following is the report hande
to them on the first Monday in 0:
toher:
i This month has been spent wort
ing with fchreep repositions; inspeci,
ing potatoes, planning and encouraj
ing community fairs, and 'assistin
with the kraut factory.
It took something over a wee
-to go to all the farms in the count
where seed potatoes are being: .arrow
and dip several short section- fc
the purpose of examining rhe tuber
In each field we dug from 50 to 10
- feet examining the potatoes for di
seases, instructing: the farmers i
seed selection and grading. Wo hav
two objects in this work. First, ths,
we make sure that we ship no poi:;
toes as seed th;it are not of ur.usua
quality; the second object is to teac
the iarmer to recognize the disease
show him the .importance of gradir
and instruct him in selecting his seei
so as to produce hipher yield an<
better quality of potatoes.
After exaroiping ajl of the fie'd
it was found that about seventy pe
cent of them would pass certifioatb-:
whicli means that they are of h !t>.
quality and comparatively free fro*
diseases. This seventy per cent thi
year will amount to a little more thai
-5,000 bushels. About 15 per cent, o
1,000 bushels were passed as poo*
seed, but not quite pood enough fo
certification. The remaining 15 pe
' cent will be sold for eating potatoe
* sas they did not come up to the hip
standard of perfection that ve we*
striving to roach.
There is a good feeling among th
farmers in regard to this work. Man
of them have said that wile th re o
J not they grew seed they had learne
i enough about plowing potatoes t
I Tfln-iv tKnwi frtP ""'I ?"
prime.
The Knot0kQ gio^cvi this. > hi
I ?filT?eu tc *Dpy ?hefs
need *bich shows t?i?? arc please
with the .small aMp-^r..;, they bav
J?ad. I believe that there is a grea
*k future for this business and slioul
every farmer in Watauga County rais
eeed potatoes we could not suppl
the demand in North Carolina, nc
to mention South Carolina, Ge'orci
i and Florida.
I have been doing what I could t
encourage and help the communitie
that are to hold fairs this fall. W
believe these fairs Are going to d
a lot oi* good and they will open th
way to other work in their respectiv
communities. The .Community fail
are to he held at Stony Fork, Cov
Creek, Elk and Windy Gap, foi
communities in which t have neri
tofore done practically no work. Tfc
feeling in regard to these fairs
good. The people believe that thes
fairs are worth while, that the effe<
upon tne old and young will be wort
the effort.
The county Commissioners are r
spectively invite . and urced to atter
as many of these fairs as possible.
Some time has been spent this
month acting as mechanic ir the krai
factory. The Association hired "a ms
in Virginia to come and put up tl
1 machinery, but when he, failed
show up someone else had to do tl
work, ar.d the county agent seenu
to be the only available, man. I fe
like T have spent too much time
starting off this proposition to allc
the factory to stand still while tl
cabbage are bursting.
The factory is now running ai
has manufactured about eighty to
; t of kraut to date. They have fill
a little over three tubs and the
are six yet to be filled. Before this
done the first tubs will be soured a
emptied, and the filling will beg
again. The Association plans to.ina
600 tons this year. The sales are co
ing up to expectations.
The manufacture of kraut is hj
I ing a goo^ effect upon the cabba
market. It is not o/iiy holding so:
of the cabbage and thereby preve
ing the market from being glutt
but they are grading the cabbage a
sending to market only the very b
The merchants are telling us fr?
that we are giving them the best c;
bage we ever bought. We hope
this method ,to make Watauga C
bage more famous than they are
present, so that the merchant an<
?. the consumer will demand Wratai
products rather than the low gn
products from other sections. '
farmers outside the Association ?
profiting by the fact that we
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Newspaper Published in ar
BOONF..
GAP CREEK NEWS
T
(By W. A. W?i,on, L.ocal Corr;jpon*
1 dent.)
n Mr. W. G. Greene purchased at
, - public auction the Dr. T. J. Call resh
idence and 30 acres of real estate.]
d the purchase price being $3,335.00.
- he being the successful bidder.
Camiher the elder daughter of Mr.
It- ; "Bud" Watson recently ran off with
t-j one Will Raby. "Bud" thinks they
r- have gone to Gaston county and he
g I will use every effort to get his girl
I hack and have Raby punished,
k ; Dr. J. B. Hagaman of Todd was
v I on Gap Creek looking after his pat- !
n *ents and vaccjnatrtig to prevent ^he
r spread of diptheria in this locality,
s. Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Call have recen0
ly moved from their home at Hopkins
i- to North Wilkesboro where they will
ti make their future home,
e Mr. F. L. Wilcox has recently takt
en a position in the store of his father
G. G. Wilcox at Boone,
tl Mr. I). I.. Stanbery recently visited
n his brother L. C. Stanbery but has
returned home at this writing:,
g Mr. Charles Triplett was seen at
rl Deep Gap Store recently on business.
ii Mr. H A. Wellborn has recently
purchased a small tract of land from
s Alfred Watson on Cross Ridge sectr
ion.
:i "Married recently Mr. Lec Jordan of
o Stony Fork to Miss Bessie Watson
n j of Virgil.
s V colored chef has arrived at the
a railroad camps at Deep Gap by the
r name of John Fitsimmons to put out
d better eats for the railroad crew who
; are trying to locate a route through
r this famous Gap to some point in
s Tennessee.
h W. A. Watson will this season ship
< chestnuts out all over the east and
I sou in to his customers \vuu buy tlis
e| chestnuts by mail. If you have any
^ ! chestnuts to sell see him, as he is
r I buying thera at good prices,
d Miss Thelma Church the 13 year
o old daughter of Mr. L. H. Church
was taken sick and expired within a
few h? ur*. interment was mi-c at;*
r Gap CreA RapUat cemetery.
:: icW. .ad s patty of odfiFt'
d members of the Lutheran Church nt-jl
nded a conference at China Grovel
1 .....jl ?Vii'.<inrVi nn rnnte. 1a f Vi ??i r r??- I 1
kfc, |?aO^ ?- v.. ..V
d, spective homes a few day.-) ago.
? Mr. Claud Watson while out for '
yj a spin in his new Podge car ran ag- I
?t j ainst a Jarge rock near the Wilkes
a Line and badlv damaved th? iras
i tank It was laid up in the garage
o{ while for repairs.
fS- Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Wilcox made a
e1 busi: ess trip to West JetTerson and
o on their return came by Reno to pay
ie his brother Mr. O. S. Wilcox a short
s
e visit..
rs Mr. \V. D. I.ookabill is building a
e ice new residence. It looks like a
ir little mansion nestled among the beau
i- tiful hills from a view in the lowland
te Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wellborn visis
ited at 'the home of Alfred Watson
ve last Sunday.
:t ?
h AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The social given to the students
e- of the Training School Monday night
ul was a success. Everyone seemed to
enjoy the occasion.
" n v ?o TT
me senior t>. i.-r. *>. wcvuu
it' new officers last Sunday night. Mr.
in ' Dula of the Training School was elie
levied president.
to Let us remember the prayer serle
vice Sunday night of this week.
?d Our revival meeting is to begin |
el i next Monday night at 7 .30 p m. j
in Rev. YV. R Bradshaw is to be with ,
,\v us.
he' The pastor will fill his regular ap- j
jpoir.tm.nts at Blowing Rock next I
iid Sunday.
ns
2d', with: 'airg enough cabbage from j
rc;the market to prevent a depression'
js in pric%s. YY'e hope they will apprencj
ciate this advantage and join the
.jn Association so as to also get the
j-e* advantage of the graded product. :
rj,., AH indications ar? that this project
wil: bring into the county this year
iv_ through the Association from $30,g
000 to $50,000. The additional prices
me received for cabbage by farmers ournt_
side the Association by reason of the
;e(j fact that the manufacture of kraut
n(j will tend to prevent tne marnei tioin
eat being glutted are probably greater
e|y than that received through the Assoa|j.
ciatiorg but ot course there is no
by way to estimate this advantage. If
?b. naif the cabbage growers in Watauga
at County were organized, with a kraut
i factory large enough to .. idle the
IKS surplus so as to prevent flooding the
,<'e market, this organization would have
rhe
a good ileai to say Tit establishing the
?re price.
are JOHN B STEELE
,.. . ; . ?
sd for Boone and Wataugi
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA
North Wilkesboro 1
Conference? Boone,
Prog
EVENING SESSION, OC
Song;
Hyena.
Devotional
Addrei* of Welcome
Response
Solo
Address
Quartet t
MORNING SESSION. C
Hymn
Devotion.*!
Young Peoples' Hour
How to Attain the Honor Roll . . ,
How to Conduct a Mission Study
Social Service Discussion
Belle Bennett Memorial , .
Children's Hour
Our Task
Solo
Noon Devotional
Adjournment.
1:30?AFTERNC
Devotional
Resort of Delegates
Round Tabic Discussion led by M
y\\'S , ..djournment
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THE WORTH WHiLE CLUB
The Worth While Club met Friday
MrfitMiher 21st with Mr. and Mrs. t
i% G. Hartaog. A \ery interesting i t
^siructive program we? tendered.
?h? study of the "*i!d lowers ;
war u ken up. The different vj neties 1
of golden rod were taken up and <
readings on each variety were given
by Mrs. A. R. Smith, Mrs. Smith Haijaman.
and Mrs. James Winkler. Mr?.
Weeks read an interesting article on
the ironwi'^d R
^*tic!e on "Out Mountain Flowers"
After the program our president informed
us that it was time for the
election of officers. The following officers
were elected. Mrs. L. L. Bingham,
President; Mrs. I. M. Moretz,
Vice President; Mrs. J. T. C. Wright ;
Secretary. Each member present!
made some remarks of appreciation i
of the efficient service of our retir
ing president, Mrs. Hartzog. She
has given much time and thought to
the programs and has made each
meeting very interesting as well as
instructive
A very unique wild flower contest
was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Henson won
a dainty prize for naming the largest
number of wild flowers represented.
Delicious refreshmqnts were served.
Mrs. J. B. Cannon will entertain
the Ciub at its next* meeting.
TO THE REUNION OF OLD
VETERANS ? GREETINGS:
Your committee on obituaries sub-'
mits the following:
We find that eight of your num- I
ber have answered the roil call dur-;
ing the past year and have gone to
their long homes.
And while we would rot undertake
to dea? v. irh each in a personal
way, we are p eaked to call attention
to the life work of (*o. E, 37th Reg.
Simon Squill, Co- E. 37th Regt.. Calvin
Davis, Co. D. N. C. Cavalry. Win
Blair Co. E. 37th Regt., C. J. Cot
tren. co. 1, oiStn Kegt.. d. J. i-ienson
| Co. D 58th Regt., Soiomon Young
| and Wm. Justice, who have crossed
I over the River, it was the devotion
' of such men to the cause of their co|
unt-ry, and a cause which was dear
i to their hearts, that has made North
J Carolina illustrious in war.
And no less has it been such men
I who have given their liver, to the upI
building of the State in times of
peace.
And to bring the matter closer,
it has been such men who have labored
hard to build a foundation in
Watauga County upon which future
generations might build.
While we realize that the county
*-as sustained a great loss in the
nth of these true m.-n. we bow ir.
a
i County, the Leader of 1^
ROL1NA, THURSDAY OCTOBER <
District Missionary
October 4th and 5th
I J
ram
:T. 4tb, 7:30 O'CLOCK
By Choir
Rer. G. C. Brinkman |j
. Mrs. McG. Anders
Mrs. D. L. Lowe ^
Mrs, O. I.. Hardin
<
Mrs. C. C. Wearer
?
... ...I ..
>CT. 5tb 9 O'CLOCK
1
Mrs. Bennett |
Mrs. C. C. Wearer
Mrs G. C. Brinkman *
Mrs. W. P. Horton
Mrs. A. A. Sherman
Mrs. John Steele *
Mrs. I. T. Johnston
Mrs W. L. Winkler j
Mrs. Hendricks 4
; *
Mrs. C. C. Weaver (
I
)ON SESSION
Mrs. M. T. Smathers
1
rs. C. C. Weaver. .
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STONY FORK HAPPENINGS "
Stony Fork, Oct X?A number of
Lhe people of the community met at i
the church Saturday afternoon and]
lid some work on the grounds which !
greatly improved the appearance of \
the place. The cemetery was cleaned j
oft and also a part of the church yard
which had grown up in weeds. Seme
of the rocks in front of the door
were moved. A little more work will
be tlone on the yard later, and then
;t ..I!* L'v seeded with lawn grass
u t there is not already a good
sod of grass. The trees were trimmed.
and one tree was removed. Underneath
the church was walled up
witn rock and new steps were built.
One has only to watch the folks on
Stony Fork to see that they thorough
ly enjoy doing things. They are planning
some other improvements to be
carried out soon.
A number of our people attended
services at the "Grave Hill" yesterday
afternoon. At the beginning
of the service the story was told by
Rc Jim Greene of how Mrs. Lii:dy
Greene who died some years ago.
on her death bed requested that he
should hold services at her grave
wi'-e every year. This he has faith.
l ? O u?. .. u.. ...
I any acme, onme srcaus nave i
placed there, and nearly two hundred j
people were assembled in the little j
monntai: -top cemetery Sunday afternoon
to honor the memory of this
5ro'<ftd old lady who lies buried there.
Mrs. Mamie Greene who has been
seriously iil for some days went last ,
r week to Statesville to consult the
Motors there. Sh;- vas accompanied*
y her husband. Mr. Millard Greene,
j 11 r sister. Mrs. Coffey, ard he?- broth
j e-- Mr. Watson. The party returned.
I ; he last of the week, ami mr.s Grew1 .
i i- now spending: a few days at the
I i>?rae of her parents, Mr. and Mrs i
' I n Watson or. th* Bo-One Trail High
i way.
Mrs. Annie Lemley of Fleetwood
I has been spending: a few days with
relatives here,
j Mr. oherman Wellborn our count*
j commissioner, has gone to Boor.e to - j
( nay to attend the meeting of the
: Board of Commissioners.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Greene andj
I srrali son Master Earl, Master Wayne j
Carlton, Messrs Fin ley Carlton and j
Carl Welsh spent the week end visiting
relatives at Lenoir and vicinity.
1
submission to *.ne will of a Heavenly
Father. And this body now in session
extends its sympa.hy to the relatives
in the loss of these our comrades in
p?ace as well as in war.
Respectfully submitted.
E. M GREER
J. W. HORTON
GEORGE ROTEN
L. C. WILSON
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ttlOOtft
Jorthwestern North Caroliri
I. 1923
BLSINKSS SECTION OF
ALMOST COMPLE
Five Business Buildings De
nating in Lentz Store at
Postoftice Among the
LOSS PARTLY COVER
According to advices re
morning, a large part of
the town of Blowing Rock
of a fire thought to have c
store building at about 1 2 c
The Lentz Store, a large
tablishment, which was to
mg all the contents is said
oy insurance. The H. C. Hi
Jestroved. but nractirallv ?1
young's Cafe an entire loss
'eading room and exchange
r.urrent records were recove
which is otherwise a comple
The loss has been estirna
$100,000. With the excep
Co., and the Martin Drug
relieved to have been in for
1 he city of Blowing Roc
rise from the ashes phceni:
while. as plans for buildinj
way today, and it may be
ousiness section will be big?
aefore.
T HAS BEEN WELL SAID THAT nt>
"MURDER WILL OUT"?LIKE im
WISE SO WILL MARRIAGE afc
I i*n
Information which we regard ! cit
horougoly reliable has just reached I
his oificc that oar highly esteemed' sir
ownsman, Mr. William R. Lovill andjmv
Sites Lucy Gray beat of Johnson City, jol
Fenn. were married in Knoxville on wj
:he Sth day of September. We have ca
tot seen much of Mr. Lovill recently he
is wcrer r.c .v.f muo iiiteivsuiit ev"|b?*
snt kept corning in from many sour:es.
until today, a gentleman in whom
we have the utmost confidence, came
in and vouched for its absolute correctness;
so we arc glad to give to ch
our readers the authentic news of the an
happy event. jTi
Miss Graybcal is the daughter of ch
our good friend Mr. W. B. Graybcal j M
of Washington College. Tenn. who da
was for several years a highly respec- to
ted citizen of Watauga county. Miss j ev
Graybeal corner of splendid paren- j co
tage and belongs to one of the best ' th
families in Western North Carolina Jm
and is a lady of culture and refine-j so
ment. and is the possessor ot many ca
rare attributes of Christian charac-|l>
tor, which unmistakably# marks her J th
as one of North Carolina and Tenne-j A
ssee's loveliest of women. Indeed for!
Miss Graybeal we must say she is a is
real woman, a rare jewel. Mr. Lovill! ti
(or Will Levi!! as he is most common-! if.
iv known i is widely known through- f<
out Western North Carolina and East; e
Tennessee; he is a lawyer of great ^
w
-? e<
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Greene and lit- _
;'e Miss Rural spent a few days in
P
North Wilkesboro last week.
it
1 here \ i.. a community mcet-j ^
it at ti e s- iiobl building i.ext Saturday
night :?> make plans for the .*
ommuKitv fair, the date of which
n
r.as been set for October 20th. Every j /
member of the committee is urged ^
to be present. The teachers of the
school wish r.o ask as many of thej
patrons as can come to do so. as
there are some plans relative to the a
school that tney wise to urstuss. ;j
|f
QUALLS HARDWARE STORE i J
HAS CHANGED HANDS I
The Quails stock of hardware own- y
ed individually by Mr. J. L. Quails, (
changed hands last week, his son Mr.
Ed. Quails and Mr. A. F. Dixon his
brother in law, of Lincolnton. being
the purchasers. The same building
will be used. Mr. Quails, Sr. we are i
told, will now turn his attention more t
exclusively to the hotel business, and 1
will make some right extensive chan- 1
ges on his property, the Commercial
Hotel, which has grown quite pop- ;
ular with the traveling public in general,
as well as tourists
ti
a.?Established in 1888
NUMBER 39
BLOWING HOCK
;mv DESTROYED
:stroyed in Biaze OrigiIZ
oclock Last Night
Buildings Burned
ED BY INSURANCE
aching Boone late this
the business houses of
are in ashes, as aresult
>riginated in the Lentz
>'clock last night.
general mercantile estally
destroyed includto
have been covered
lyes store building was
1 of the stock recovered
>. as was the Episcopal
building. Some of the
red from the postofhce
:te loss.
ted at from $50,000 to
tion of H. C. Hayes &
Store, no insurance is
ce.
:k may be expected to
it-lrke within a short
g operations are under
expected that the new
jer and better than ever
ility, and as an advocate before a
ry is conceded to be one of the
lest and strongest in Worth Curoa;
he is a fine fellow, and a valued
iz.en.
To these splendid people we de e
here vnti now, to extend oar
>st hearty congratulations, and t<?
in with their hosts of friends in
shing them all the happiness that
it possibly come to mortals here
low, as well as that their lives ntav
long upon the earth.
AT the training school
A reception was given to tne tea
iers of the Boone Public School
u the touchers of the Appalachian
*aining School by the Parent Tea,ers
Association at the Home of
r. and Mrs. W. vl. Hnrtzog on Tuesty
evening of the 25th from seven
nine thirty. The first part of the
ening was taken up with games and
ntests which kept all so employed
at no time was left for oven a dull
oment. Delicious refreshments were
rved consisting of ice cream and
ike which all seemed to enjoy great
. The teachers greatly appreciated
lis consideration on the part of the
ssociation.
The work at thee Training School
moving on in an unusually energec
manner Classes are well organed
and the work is being pushed
nward. A faculty meeting is held
aeh Tuesday afternoon in which
>r.ie phase of teaching is discussed
hich is helpful to ail. The number
r.rolled at this writing is 275. about
0 of whom are in the Normal de
artment. Recreational teams are l?eig
organized that ail ?tudent.- may
ave healthful exercise. Work on the
ew administration building is muvlg
or. well and the walls of the gym
usium art- neirig ou;.i ai a gi?ou rave
;dicati'>p? that this building: will soon
e enclosed.
, . M. I>0\VXI'M
After several weeks visit to reitives
and friends in W ataaga Mrs.
. G. Pulham and daughter Mrs. E
*. Marshall, and little son have reurned
to Washington, D. C. Mrs.
iarshall goine on to Santa Maria,
'ai. to join her husband.
Miss Bertie McNeil accompanied
Irs. Marshall for several months in
'aiifornia.
THE UNITED STATES AND
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT"
s the subject that will be discussed
it the Episcopal Church by Dr. Orrin
?. Jenks, president of Aurora College
Aurora, Illinois.
Everyone is invited to be present
at 7 -dl) ami hear this noted man.
He is a very consecrated and fine
Speaker.