North Carolina Newspapers

A Non-Partisan Family T VOLUME XXXIV ???????? ?? ITEMS FROM THE SCHOOL / AND THF. COMMUNITY News has just come from the Fish i Commission that the state has decid-1 ed to establish a fish hatchery near | Boone. This is good news to the peo-1 pie of the town and county. The1 Chamber of Commerce wired the j Fish Commission gratitude for their I consideration. Rev Uriah Farthing, who as a boy left the county 45 years 3go for] "... ..ici*;.,,, ?.r *u.. ' / county. He is now an evangelist in that far off western state and his many friends are glad to see him again. The Methodist Church on Tuesday evening gave a get-together meeting in the basement of the new church, j Short talks on the various interests of the church and religious work in Boone were made by the pastor, Rev. M. 15. Woosiey, Mr. E. N. Hahn. Prof J. M. Downum, Hon. F. A. Linney. J. I). Rankin, Dr. Livers of the N. C. C. YV. at Greensboro, Mrs. Uahkin. President of the Womans Missionary Sctiety of Boone, and Miss Annie Stanburv, Superintendent of the pri inary department of the Methodist Sunday School. Mr. ,h?hn B. Steele,! Superintendent of the Sunday School j acted as toastmastcr and made many j appropriate remarks. The good lad-] ies had prepared a most sumptuous I dinner to which the entire congrega-1 t.ion had been invited, and a large > I number availed themselves of the j opportunity of being present for ail | the exercises, and it was really a1 great meeting foi the people to thus j get together and iearn more of each other ami the various interests of tee Mirth. J. M. DOWNUU. FISH HATCHERY DISCUSSED AT CHAMBER C. MEETING At a meeting ?>f thc?B" vn Ch: mber of Commerce last Saturday evening the fish hatchery to be located in Watauga county by the state and Federal fish commissions was the chief subject of discussion. Thi.i is one of the best things yet promoted i for Watauga but it is not to be handI ed ti? us on a silver platter without moriy and without price. In other words t lie re is much to he done by our people before the big job is accomplished. The site has not yet been fully decided upon but they will be looked over today, Thursday, and a survey made of whatever site is so lected. ine pnci' ?>t course, wii: have much to do with the location, and again. our people are asked to furnish lumber for a small bungalow for the superintendent of the fishery. While the Chamber of Commerce will stand squarely behind the hip enterprise and help with its means and time, yet there is not a citizen of Watauga who has one spark of public spirit in him who should refuse to contribute something thereto. To start the hatchery means the expenditure by the state and Federal government . of not less than $25,000, and it certainly hehooves our people to get busy and furnish the small amount required of them. Bear in mind that when the hatchery gets into operation every stream in the county will be stocked and kept stock - . ed from year to year, and in a shorl time Watauga county, with her ma ny sparkling and limpid streams, wil be one of (he greatest and most sought fishing country in the south Wake up Wataugans, the time foi action is here! WAI auvjA ruAco rrtoi BECOMING A NU1SANC1 Y -r? V Messrs Joe and Dave Warreir o i' the Fork Ridge section of the coun ty were in town Tuesday on busines They were in to pay their respect to the Democrat and made the as founding assertion that the red foxc were costing the farmers around th base of the mountains thousands c dollars in the destruction of chicl ens, turkeys, and pigs, and when th lambing season comes on they sa the loss will be much greater. Jui what to do they do not know as state law forbids killing the animal However it is the priviledge of hui jcTj# ters to run them with dogs and catfc j mx them if they car.. Sportsmen fro beyond the ridge who are acrustor ed to "orderin" a measley little rai ard for the sake of one chase nial a note of this, and when you a longing for a chase come over ai you will meet with a hearty welcom it 3ft Newspaper Published in BOON I THE WORTH WHILE CLUB The Worth While Club held i regular bi-monthly meeting: at tl hospitable home of Mrs. Roby Have Friday December 14th. The spirit of Christmas predomin ted in the house, the decorations ii pressing upon the minds of the mer bcrs present the nearness cf this sa ..?#J k.Jwl-., After devotional exercises the fo lowing business was transacted: ! Christmas tree for the children in tl county home was planned in detai This will he placed in the counl home Monday before Christmas. The members of the club we; asked to contribute as they see f to help the children in the Banni Elk orphanage. These contribution may be either a small sum of mom or something suitable for childre: Mr. Rivers, Editor of The Wataup Democrat will receive and distribut these gifts to the orphanage. The entertainment to be given a ter the holidays for the benefit < the cemetery was discussed and con ni it tees were appointed to perfect th plan. The following reports were mad< Report on charity. There is a snia deficit to be made up on a former bi for clothing. Any member interest*. I in this is asked to see Mrs. Hartr.oj I Report oil cemetery work was gi\?. ! by the various committees. A letti | from Dr. L. K. Farthing of Wiiminj j ton was read. His words of commei ! dation for the club and it work we; I I. nnt.Vu>iutllli I'lnK flplcnikl j ledges receipt of a ten dollar chei ! from Dr. Farthing for the cemetei fund. A letter from lion. \V. B. Couuc | of Hickory was read an i his check * I two dollars for the cemetery fur J was appreciated. , | Other business was discussed ai ! held open until the next meeting ? Ithe club. A most appropriate peace progru | fur the season had been arranfc nf jj the president. The following articl j were well read. Women's Part in tl ' Movement for World Peace?Mi L. L. Bingham. How they Would Pr vent War?Mrs. W. (I. Hnrtzog. Song Let us Have Peace. Sung 1 I Ernest C. Ball on the Edison. A contest to see which could nial ! the nest sketch of Santa Claus fro I' a model in ten minutes time, was e tered into with the usual spirit i fun. A beautiful prize was given (the winner in the contest. P.vfrcshments consisting of fn | coffee and crullers were served 1 j the hostess assisted by her little da ghtc-r and son. The next meeting of the club \v be at the home of Mrs. John fire I December 28th. Thi smeeting will I entirely social and the ladies of t 1 club expect to entertain their hi bands at this time. ]SHORT FARM COURSES AT A. & E. COLLE< Plans have been completed for fc short courees in agriculture at t State college during the week Jat ary d to 16, according to an annoui ' ment recently made by Prof. M ' calf, director of instruction for 1 , school of agriculture. One course will be devoted to c " ton, tobacco and smalt grains, one " fruit and vegetable growing, anotl to dairying and animal husband ' and the fourth to poultry raising. The college authorities have pi ' j Red to make the courses not o r short but also practical and appli hie to the rural woman as well j to the man on the "'arm. Xo tuit ; will be charged and the main c of the courses for those taking tl will he for board and lodging, j In addition to the regular cl: 1 1 room work, according to Profe* " Metcalf, there also will be spe i evening programs consisting 01 s! dresses by Dr. B. \\. Kilgore, D j of the school of agriculture, iecti 's' on dominant rural social problem* ?: Prof. W. A. Anderson, farmers gr j programs and projects by Dr. ( : C. Taylor; what North Carolina is Ie ing for rural schools by T. E. Bn l>* director of vocational education, st program for health by Dr. G. a I Cooper and farm forestry by H. s* Curran, fr-' ester. I It is especially desired that f -h | women shall feel free to attend ti to short courses as weii as the j n~ Many women have made requests n- they be allowed to attend bee; ice so many of them are interested re poultry. Dr. Knaupp is arranging id poultry course to gi%*e special inst ie. tion to the women who do come. rfattg and for Boone and Watauj E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C A WEDDING AT THE GRANDFATHER ORPHANAGE tS ' A very pretty but simple wedding ;st | took place at the Grandfather Orj phanage on Nov. .'10, 1923 when Miss a-; Svlvia C. Roberts formerly of South 11- Carolina, became the wife of Mr. n- Benjamin F. Thompson, formerly of c- Watauga county. The chapel was very | prettily decorated with tall boskets .1- of yellow and white chrysanthemums. A Promptly at the ppointed hour?oleic ven o'clock, the bridal chorus from il. Lohengrin was sung by three of the ty larger girls from the home, and the I wedding party came in in the follow-!, re ing order: First, the two ushers. Holt! bert Franklin and Floyd Burkett, foljr lowed by Miss Eunice Caldwell of is' Charleston, S. ('. as maid of honor, ;y wearing a yellow organdie dress and n. carrying yellow chrysanthemums and ca ferns, then the ling bearer Kathlyn te Taylor, and behind her the two little flower girls, Goldie Green and f- Georgia Bell McCrary. who scatter?f ed petls in front of the bride who ii- came next on the arm of the Superis .ntendent Mr. -I. W. Holcombe. The bride wore a navy blue canton crepe tit dress and carried large white chrvili -antbenuims and ferns tied with silill very white ribbons. The groom with >d iVis bt ?sl man, Mr. James E. Shell, g. met the bride before an improvised n arch, where the cerenion\ was perer formed by Rev. J. L. McMillan of g- Johnson City. TeYin. A wedding dinti ; rier was served after which the bride re and groom left for Mobile. Ala. by v- way of Johnson City, and Chattank ooga. Many useful and beautiful ry gifts were- received by the happy i. TU it ... -1 >t u:i t ?*u|in . 1 iiuj win it'Mur HI niuiiilCi ?H Ala. where the irrmmi has a respon[>f ; sible position with the Chickasaw Uid tility Co. A FKIKNU. id "f GR1ZZ1LY BEARS FOR PRESIDENT COOL1DGE - i B. Pearson, 'Colonel Idaho Bill' 0,; rolled into the White House a week *e' ago to Present President Coolidgc rs* with a brace of wild bears. He had e". them with him outside in a Dodge ] Brothers screen side car. "Colonel Bill" has long made hi< home in the west, moving furthei and further into the wilds, as settlem ment had forced him from his rell~ serves. He now lives down in the mountains of Mexico, where he cap 10 tured the hears that he gave to tin previdt-nt 4,t President Coolidge enjoyed th< ^ presentation ceremony immenselj u" Known as a man who seldom smile; he enjoyed the antics of the hea* with all the enthusiasm of a schoo 01 boy. e There is no doubt about the bear: being wild. They carry numercu: ls' marks of combat with horses am cattle in the wilds of Mexico. Thei spirit has in no way been subdue) | bi their motor trip across count r They will be turned over to the Na tionai Zoological Park. '^r The Dodge Brothers car used in de 4" livering the bears made -1000 miles o 1U~ this particular trip from Mexico am llc~ has made a total of over 100000 mile in exploration and hunting: trips undc " e taken by the Colonel. And thes trips have been in the wildest an roughest parts of the United Slate tol and Mexico, tier' WITH THE LOCAL T CHURCHES nly a.- At the Baptist Church ion! Sunday School 10 a. m. ost | Preaching 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. ?emj B. Y. P. U's at 6 p. rn. Prayer meeting and choir pr?cti< M*5"} Wednesday 7 p. m. sorj Next* Sunday the pastor preach ciall on the "Evil Consenuences of Stro: Ail Drink." Let as try to rid our cor can J munity of this evil during the ho ?res days: OUp Church Directory Watauga Pastora Uarl Holy Communion?Saturday 2 do- M., Light Brigade 3 p. m. Womai mvp Missionary Society, the Sunday 9:45 Sunday School 11 M. m. Morning Worship and Holy Coi M. munion. Mt. Pleasant Friday 3:30 p. arm Light Brigade, Sunday 10 a. m. Su hese day School. 2:30 Luther League, nen. C. Moretz. Supt. Christmas uay that a. m. Christmas Exercise, a use Mt. Zion 10 a. m. Sunday Schi i in Wm. Winebarger, Supt. 11 a. m. I the ther League. ;ruc- Grace?Boone?Sunday School a. m. J. 11. Moretz, Supt. M ?CI *a County, the Leader of N< AROLINA. THURSDAY DECEMBER THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB V j A most enjoyable meeting of the Friday afternoon Club was hold at the Critcher Hotel last week with, Mrs. M. P. Critcher as hostess. ! f> Christmas decorations were used] k throughout. j st After the usual sewing houi the! m guests were invited into the dining! g room where a two course luncheon oj was served by Miss Louise daughter of the hostess. Attractive place cards ir , cards arid favors suggestive of the st holiday season formed the table de- a | j c orations. it The club will meet again on De- o cemuer 28th with Mrs. I J. 1). Dough- cj erty. j k STONY FORK NEWS ITEMS ' 01 | ir Stony Fork Dec. 17.?The men of j f< the community held a most interest-|s< in# mcetinp at the school building < ? < Dec. 5, and discussed some plans for! f] work which will be a great benefit to ; b. j thi whole neighborhood. County Ag- ti ent Steele was present and with him v. a Mr. Niswonger who made a very r< heipfui talk on apple growing. After \y ihis the meeting was thrown open i jc for a general discussion of co-opera-; k lion in all phases of farming. Before j rJ the close of the meeting it was decid-1 b: I ed to have put on in the commun- | ; ity a three year dcmonstiation i;i ; apple growing by the government ag- ; ,t | encies. The orchard of Mr. .Joe Well-1 ty i born was selected as the one in which j, ? thi demonstration should be put on When these demonstrations are held f, j the whole community will be invited j to i?e present and gel the benefit of j jj j the expert's work. Mr. B. T. Taylor wa.- elected as chairman of a com- j(l l mitiee to work up interest in the i raising of pure-bred poultry and Mr. j, J. .i. Wellborn was elected chairman ' M | of a committee on Irish potato cul- * ture and morketir.g. The whole com; munity appreciates the interest Mr. p Steele is taking; in the farming- prob- ^ li?nia of this section and it is deter- ^ mined to move forward in a way ;j which will show that time has not I beet) wasted here. Rev. K. C. Watts recently filled : his regular appointments here on the ^ ; second Saturday ami Sundav, delivo ering a very forceful sermon at each ^ meeting. On Sunday he emphasized the beauty and tenderness of the true ^ - Christmas spirit, closing with an in- .. - citation to all who wished during this, - holiday season to bring some special service oi :o\e as a gilt to the MusLzl???1?WWHI ' ler. even as of old the Magi brought ^ their gifts to the Mangel to honor J > the new-born Lord. > It was dec ided Saturday r.ight at i ' 1 the meeting of the I?. Y. P. U. that on account of the sickness 111 the corns', muuity and the cold which makes at- ^ s tending the weekly meetings a probij lent, it wouid be wise to suspend the r > weekly meetings one quarter. How- j 1 ever the Union will keep up the Biy ble readers course and interest will' - he kept up by the public award of star on the Bible Readers Honor Roll, I ? -( ;i? i i_ U ....... < K tl,,, 1 ? wnicil Will UV UUIIV lilHI lliuiivU UI. ?.? ? n preaching: service. The Union is con- , tl iident that it can keep up the mters est during the winter quarter and1 _ r open its weekly meetings next spring e with the same vigor it has so ably I j d displayed this fall. *' Mrs. Wade Greene returned from | | ?he Wilkes Hospital, North Wilkes. horo Friday Her many friends are] j delighted that she is doing so nicely. | The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. j Thomas was buried in the Stony Fork j i cv.netcry last week. The symjathy | i of the whoie community goes out to! :he bereaved parents. There are a number of serious ca-j ' sc*s of measles in this section. Every precaution i>euig v.. ze and it is hoped that af epidemic may -e avoided. The school attendance ha> been cut down grtfeatly. The Mount Paron School closed | Friday the 14th. rounding out two i_ years under the same principal Mrs. Docia Greene, whose work is esteemed most highly by her patrons. Mrs. te Greene left yesterday to take up her P- new school work in Ferguson Wilkes j Y SI County. She is one of Stony Fork's, ' most faithful church workers and she | a* | will be .sadly missed while she isj m" away. | Misses Fawn Watson and Flora! m* Greene, and Messrs Dell and Rexiej ,n" ; Smith and Emmett Greene went to| | North Wilkesboro on business Satur* * | day. Mrs. D. L. Wellborn and Miss An301 nie Wellborn spent a few days with -u~ Mrs. Wellborn's daughter Mrs. Fred Cook, near Winston Salem last week. + They made the trip in Mr. James Welborn's car. mocr orthwestern North Carol 20. 1923. LEATHER AND PKOH1. AGENTS COMBINE IN WARFARE ON CHRISTMAS RUM SHIPS According to a recent dispatch rom Highlands. N. J. icy gales have icked up such seas along the Jer.v paqcF lk-.f - Il ?s- r'U-:-* ... ? < ? > miov ???i ci >vn ?- !. liter iiriMlas rum squadron of 20 vessels weihed anchor and withdrew to the pen sea to ride out the storm. The weather and the heavily reiforced federal, state and county affs of prohibition agents at sea, nd ashore threatened to send glimlering the rum runners last hope f smuggling through to the big ties* the thousands of cases of whisey and wine the mm fleet carries. Not a bottle fisherman ventured Lit to the fleet. Their speedy craft! icluding those launched in the last ?w days in the hope of garnering! )me of the Christmas trade harvest, )de safely at. anchor in the camouaged liquor landing havens that a-! jund in this and other nearby coast I iwns. Even the super rum craft Louise j jputed flagship of a fleet of fast ( ottle runners, said by revenue offers to be operated by a woman nown t<? thr-m as the "Lucky Lady." miained in her little land locked i-in at Key Port. Prohibition officers ashore, howkm. were warned bv revenue cutsailors that Lucky Lady, whom icy recently rescued from drown ig when one of her bottle boats] ink with a cargo on the way in j om the rum fleet at night, had : covered and was actively directing; le fleet of city going liquor trucks j id touring cars which she is re-j jted to operate ashore. "Lucky Lady*' is a prepossessing runette of 30 and the head of a; mdicato of whiskey smugglers that [ierates both land and water craft. | ?c authorities say She accempaied her own ship it to rum row, ley say, bargained with the skippers iere for supplies of imported liquor nd directed the unloading and residing into cars at the beach. She suitllv rode the Louise, which federal urn hunters whose mosquito fleet ad tried to capture her,, say is one f the fastest bottle-leggers pit the oast. An uncanny faculty for keeping it of the hands of the lav. earned Lucky Lady" her nickname. \\ bile air weather lasted all went well. Then in a bit of quail the Louise oraiig a leak, "i.uk/ Lady* kept ler nerve until ;hi* crew unable to mil fa .'oogh .? keep the bout ifloat, began in desper;:'. en to lighon the Louise by casting owrboard . : SI,Odd cargo of liquor. The ,kipp?r fainted at the sight. . . . ] It'i" -t'cw lU'acni't^ in.' j?omse mm ushed "Lucky Lady'* to a government hospital. Shi* returned to hei laet when she recovered, but not i> a commander. Instead, say state irooner.-. she remained ashore, directing by means oi a system ol vd, green and white electric flast dgnals front the windows of her short :iome in Key Port the safe passagt >f her bottle boats into their nighi lime landing places. SLOWING ROCK GRADE SCHOOL WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT The Blowing Rock Graded Sclioo will close tor the Christmas holiday Friday December 21. A iniscellaneon program consisting of Christmas ac rustics, recitations and songs togctb or with the pantomime "Abide Witi Me" "Hoop Drill" and play "Krot: the Photograph Gallery" will be ren dered by the various grades begin' : ing at 7 :?J0 p in. The patrons an friends of the school are cordial! invited G?*acc?New Name for the Now Li theran Congregation in Boone*. Ai the evening service of the Lutl eran congregation here the new 01 go nidation was unanimously name Grace Evangelical Lutheran Chure] The new organisation now num-bei twenty-four. Each Sunday morr.in at ter o'clock Sunday School is he! and much interest is being show AH of the Lutheran faith in the tow are urged to fall in line and help 1 build and make a strong Grace Li theran Church. All persons not attei ding Sunday School elsewhere a cordially invited to attend the Su day School and everybody is invi ed to attend all of the services < Divine Worship. Tom Tarheel says: That man 1 | W. Shay up at the State College a pears to think that selling hogs just as seasonable as growing co : . .. . <* at ina. -Established in I 888 NUMBER 50 "JIM THOMAS DEAD Mr. James W. Thomas a good citizen of the Valle Crucis section died of pneumonia at his home last Fiij du\ evening and interment was made j in the cemetery at the Thomas grave ! yard on Sunday. \lr. Thomas was one ! of the substantial citizens of his section. and hud spent his entire life i ther??. He married a Miss Hopkins, daughter of the late George Hopi kins and sister of Mrs. John W. Hod| ges of Boone. They reared a large I family of children, the most of whom j survive. Jim was a good citizen and | a consistent member of the Kpisco! pal church. He leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn his departure. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BURIED SAME DAY Ex-Sheriff Boh Madron of Johnson county Tenn was in to see us on last Saturday and said that on the day preceding, he had attended the fu neral of his mother Mrs. Celia Madron. and grand-mother. Mrs. " ni Reese, at Trade, Tenn., th? ? I being more than 90 years 'r. Reese died in the home : i,. ic* si v. as reared, and her dau^ia. M Madron had lived with her th. .]?. i her entire life, and all her c. -t'ren had been reared there. Their dcitSs occurred or.ly a few hours apart. i-.et us hope that mot hi t and daughter entered together through the pearlygates as their lives hail been almost insuperable here. The double funeral was attended by a large concourse of people. "SKYLAND PILOT" QUITS The Skyland Pilot at Elk Park,, formerly known as the Elk Park Mews suspended publication with the | last week's edition. The shut down is | due to non-support. The home town paper may not be all some people I demand, but in a?v case it shows a I lack of proper spirit to let one die after years of struggle for the upbuilding of a county. We hope the publisher will he able to resume the work before long. SAYS RAILROAD CAN BE BUILT ACROSS MOUNTAINS Greensboro News. Tan, t . Bowie, member of the Appalachian and Western North Carolina railway commission in Greens? horo after a meeting of the comtnls-. on in Raleigh, announced that At; iorn< \ General Manning had informed the commission thai there was no question as to the constitutionality of the $.%0,000 appropriation for preliminaiy surveys and that he would shortly deliver an opinion to that ert'cet. At the same time Frank T. Miller engineer for the commission, made public a report submitted to the ef; feet that the preliminary surveys for the proposed railroad had gone far enough now to establish definitely the ' fact that at least two and probably three feasib and practical lines had been ru thv engineers. On I any one of the three, lines. Mr. Miller thinks, a railroad could be built v. ithin the limit of grade and curvature laid down by the commission. I s ITEMS FROM THE s APPALACHIAN SCHOOL The young men's basket l>a!i team - of the Appalachian Training School h played the Cove Creek High School n team on Friday night in Boone. The i-! score stood -i> 10 t) in favor of the i- : Boone team. (1 | Also on the same night the pufcl'e y school boys played the hoys of the ( Public School of Cove ; n ek in this : Tjlac:e. the Boone boys winning by a score of 1? b 12. On Saturday night the young ladiesi basket ball team of the Training School played the ybuag ladies from d I Granite Falls here in one of the best r?- games played during the season. The r*' score was 21 to 12 in favor of the ! A. T. S girls, d ' Dr. Hillman and Dr. fTighsmith n-! of the State Department of Educate : tion were at the Training School the lo j first of the last week looking after u-l the work they have in hand, n-i The Training School closes the latre ter part of this week for the Christn mas holidays. The holidays will be t- about two weeks, the school beginagain January 3, 192t. J. M. DOW NUM. V. or cotton. You can't grow cotton in p- winter, neither can you sell hogs prois titably when the Corn Belt is selling, rn he says.