A Non-Partisan Famiiy ]
VOLUME XXXV.
News Items <j
. From Hi
Brief Gleanings of Local
ing the Past Weel
Community C
WATAUGA LADY'S 80th BIRTHDAY
IS CELEBRATED
Or Feb. 21 at thr homr of T
4". BairtJ the children and several of
Mrs. D. F. Baird's friends met and
were delighted to honor and celebrate
the SOih anniversary of Grandma;
Kaird as she is familiarly known.
The children were all present except.
.Mrs. -1. Moore, who was detained'
hy had roads, each one bringing a;
basket of the best from their pantries j
And when tastefully arranged by skill
?pd hands, the table with its load of
jrich and well prepared viands pre-1
rented a tempting scene. The birthday
cake was baked by Mrs. W. W. i
Mast, anu was beautifully decorated
with numerous little candles. None
CHrtib! surpass it for it was as good
as couid he. The dining room was
decorated by Mrs. W. H. Wagner and
Miss Alice Taylor. Those present were
Mrs. T. H. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. j
J. _M. Shull, Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Mast. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Horton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Baird, Others
04-i??g: Airs ('. I). Taylor, Mrs. Dr.
Ferry. Mrs. W. PI. Mast, Mr. and
> Mrs. D. F. Mast. Ex-Sheriff W. B.
Baird, Mrs. I. W. Horton, R. .1. Hor
rs n ol haiTcll, Fa; Mis. Cindy Mast I
and Mrs. R. iM. McKoy. Every one I
waf light heailed and happy anc
TKiisa most pleasant day, one we will i
long remember. Of the 30 grand j
children t here was only one present. I
the others being away in high schol, 1
crollege- and nurses in hospitals. It |
is said that Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Baird '
. bad a larger number of grandchildren
:*? graduate at the A. T S. than any ;
othei two people in the county I
tinuuliiii'. spends her time with hi r
^biidren visiting her friends and her
fwdghbois and it is a real benediction
bave been in the home. It" we
would divide our bouquets of flowers
*.ith our friends white they are living,
say some of the nice things to J
them, ami not wait until they are j
gone it would do them a lot more j
good
^ Dinner was announced and all gat
,?\.t 11... ?-.?ki?. i)?r..v,, u.? i
i-itg seated the following was offered,)
;;i honor of the occasion:
"Dear friends. The commandment |
with promise says, 'honor thy father j
i*wd mother, that thy days may be i
*ong upon the land which the Lord '
t?y God giveth thee.' There me maways
we may honor our i#arcm>.
Jiy obedience, and by giving I bom ihe
Wst service that is in us with tender j
Jove and affection This is why we I
are here today to honor one who has
iilled her place in the home as only
:z mother can. To her children she
gives a rich inheritance. One of hea-,
yen's richest blessings is a r ligious
parentage. It is a patrimony i. :e
jprecious than gold and one to he
jtroud of. As \vc gather around this
iestal board celebrating with Grand?ua
Baird her 80th anniversary we
rejoice with her and are thankful
that she is with us and enjoying seemingly
good health and 'like the ripe
t shock of corn that eometh in his sea^
'<on' we are thnkful for her life and
hvr hallowed influence. May heaven's
benedictions fall in copious showers
.-pon her, and that this may be an
^ undivided family in the 'house not
made by hands.' "
Then the blessing by Mr. D. F.
Mast and now guess the rest.
RUTHERWOOD NEWS
M iss Bertie Brown and Miss Lize
Brown and Mrs. Mamie Ray visited
Mrs. D. F. Brtfwn Sunday afternoon,
a., v vi p j i.;- .
a. u. virtreii viMiea nis Sister
Saturday night on Gap Creek.
Miss Pansy Green visited Miss Cla
:a Green Sunday afternoon.
M rs. Gladys Watson visited hei
wiother Sunday.
Mr. Thomas Greer is improving at
this writing.
Mrs. Rosa Watson is visiting hei
brother.
Mrs. Lony Greer is visiting her sia
Mr. doe OolTey is moving back t<
hi> old hoi:it *> . . n .1 Mt \'er.;;>
)c W
Siewspaper Published in a
>1.50 Per Year BOONE,
is Reported
tral Watauga
Interest as Gathered Durk
by Our Various
orrespondents
BLOWING ROCK NEWS
The many friends of Mrs. C. S.
Prevctt" will be griad to know that
she lias returned home from the Davis
hospital in IStatcsvilie very much
improved. Shi underwent a very serious
operation.
Miss Lula Warrant! M iss Ray Crit- j
cher after spending: a week with home!
folks have returned to Lincolnton to I
resume their ?sork nursing in the;
Lincoln Hospital.
Blowing Rock is on a building j
boom. Two big contracts were let last1
week for big brick buildings 011 main
street. More new betels are going up.
We are informed that six hundred
carpenters are expected here to help
with the rush.
Mr. Gray Boynton spent the week
end here with his family returning
Monday to Charlotte.
Mrs. Boynton entertained a number
of the young folks last Friday
night. Everybody reported a good
time.
Mr. Hugh McDade has just returned
from Florida where he spent a
few weeks. He reports lots of snow
We aix* Kill'! ti- learn tnat Barber
Hartley who has been confined to
his bed a!! v. inter is slowly improv VIis
Johr. Williams is a very sick
at this writing.
Mrs. Bever.y is on the sick list..
Mis. Cameron Williams is reported
to he very ill.
Mr. Ed Greene cf the Navy paid
his home town a short visit. \\\ Were
a!' glaci to s?'t- rid.
Mrs. Allison Toague is seriously ill
She has been confined to her bed for
some time with dropsy.
Mr. Newt Edmisten is still in the
H.ckory Hospital but not well enough
to come home. We uiuiei stand his
condition will not permit of his com
ing home on account of the high altitude
here.
FOSCOE NEWS
The Holiness people closed a two
weeks revival here Sunday. We think
there nas been a lot. of good seed
.-ow They preached their farewell j
i sermon at Skulls Mills Sunday night
and quite* a large crowd went down
! I rum roscoi'. ine people oi ims place
| w.-re sorry to see them leave but are
| :.oping to have them back again in
j ihe early spring.
Mr-. Caroline Waters was very sor
j ry to have Mr. and Mrs. Morgan!
| leave her after making their home
with her for more than two weeks.
Since tht? snow is all gone the Fox- j
e: have returned to the state and j
hack again tc Foscoe. The last we
seen of them they had taken the
train here with several hundred pound
of Coffey.
Mr. Charlie Moore just returned
from Avery with a drove of sheep.
Hi* believes in having nice stock on
nis farm.
Mr. Dexter Byrd went to Johnson
! City this week or. business.
| Mr. Joe Wagner since eating the
8 pounds of chicken has disappeared.
We think he has gone to Greenville
Tenn., and will soon return, bringing
back his wife.
Rev. Sebastian preached a good
termor, in Foscoe Sunday at tNe
School house.
Mr. Lee Moody thought winter was
coming so he took his mule anil went
up or. the mountain to haul some
wood. The mule was not satisfied
up there so it took to flight and left
Mr. Moody and the wood up on the
mountain and returned to the bam.
"Loving Henry" better get busy
and come back to Foscoe or Baby
Ray will carry off his Coffey as he
seems to be very much interested up
here of late.
Mr. Estep, better known as Slim
from Elizabethton, Tenn, seems to
be interested in Foscoe Coffey. Go
ahead Slimmie.
Mr. Fred Blair from Boone was
over again Sunday. Seems to be an
attraction here for him.
Mr. Clarence Lawrence has moved
to Foscoe we bear.
> t \dditiona* country correspondent*
V .frur.d o-! j.-- -r
ttot0
nd for Boone and Wataug
WATaUCA county, north ca
;kee planes start on
plight around world
Santa Monica, * alif. March IT.?
; Three United States army aviators
i started around the world from here
today to chart the first giobe-encircling
air-way. Eyes of 23 nations
will he on the skies between now
and August as the American fliers
w:'ig their way on the 30,000 miles
voyage in an effort to accomplish
What French and British airmen fail-j
i d to do.
The flight started at 0:32 o'clock
this morning when Major Fredrick;
Martin left the ground. lie was follow j
oil by Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith
and Lieutenant Wade. A score of army
and civilian planes followed as
ait escort ijnd soon disappeared in
. i
ciii" iiiitus to inc nonnwaru
The fourth world cruiser, de-laycd |
in delivery by the manufacturer to-;
day was in San Diego. Lieutenant !
Nelson, pilot, hopes to take off to-1
morrow. He will join the others at;
Portland or Seattle.
America's attempt to map the first?
world air way will be carried out in
a series of flights ranging- from 2.'5;>
to SGO miles.
The first jump was from Cloversfield
here, to Maihersfteld., Sacramento.
The second tomorrow will be
from Sacramento to Vancouver Barracks.
Washington, across the river
from Portland Oregon Wednesday,
to Seattle where pontoons will be
installed for marine landings until
the fliers reach Calcutta, India. The
In ginning of the trip expected to be
only four ana a half hour's flight. 1
proveci to- be the beginning of the
many problems the airmen will have'
to face.
Light rains fell here, a wall of J
clouds settled down on the Teha-;
chapi and the San Joaquin and Sacramento
valleys were blanketed by;
clouds. It was feared they would have
to go above the clouds over Tehacha-I
pi I 'ass. if they vert' forced to a i
high altitude above the pass it might
have meant a return to Santa Monica.
The cruisers plan to ieave Seattle
late this month, go through Alaskan
and Aleutian points and will
roach Chicagoff Island end of the;
first division by April Jl.
The second division of the flight j
over Japan will come to an end at'
Koshinia Japan April 2(1. The third j
division of the flight extends along
the Chinese coast through to Calcutta.
India, at which arrival is scheduled
May 28. Pontoons will he re-i
placed at Calcutta by wheel landing!
gear through the fourth division ar-l
riving at San Stefano. Turkey Junci
. men througn ttie tirtn division
the aviators will fly over the Balkans
Vienna thence down through France
to London, KiikIo nd. arriving there
July 1. The sixth division is over Iceland,
Greenland, down the Canadian
coast to Washington, arriving about
August 10. Then the final leg will be
ripi-ntv tin, 1 Ti\ it <??! CI..
verfield.
DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN
W. P. WELCH PASSES AWAY
j On the loth, Mr. W. P. Welch an
| aged and respected citizen of this
| county passed away.
Mr. Welch formerly lived and was;
a native of High Point, but moved
| to the mountains and made his home
j here until his death.
Mr. Welch was well known in Wa-i
tauga aiui has a host of friends who]
will be sorry to hear of hi< death.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our kind
friends who helped wait upon our
aged father during his last sickness
and death. May He who doeth all
things well bless and keep al# our
friends in His loving care is our
fond hope in this life and in the
worid to come.?His Sons and Daughters.
BURN MILLER PASSES AWAY
Special to the Democrat.
Mr. Burn Miller a young man about
30 years of age passed away in
the Wilkes Hospital on the loth. Mr.
Miller was stricken down with bronchitis
and throat trouble and lingered
about one month.
He went overseas in the World
War and was passed while in the
service which no doubt was the cause
of his death.
Burn was a fellow well liked by
the whole community and nade fast
' CI:1* v. t . . * ' I., w* * r .. v. n. 1..
'r mcnt was in the Miller cemetery
" \ . . e ? . ; .
(t ?01
a County, the Leader of T
ROLiNA. THURSDAY MARCH 20
WATAUGACOURT
CONVENES MONDAY
i'--? Sn[peii'?r Court Will fu
? liFxi wees, piesidfl over
by Jadg? J. L. Webb.
The docket is not unusually large, i
perhaps the most important case be:Tij2T
that of Miles Love, charged with'
killing his child, which together with
numerous small cases and civil actions
wil piobably not take more than
one v.eeK.
JACKIE COOCAN WILL
TAKE A REST FROM THE MOVIES
New York, March IS.?Jackie Coogan
will forsake the movies for ten
weeks this summer in order to lead
a modern Children's Crusade through
the United States in an apeal to the
children of America for a million dollar
shipload of foodstuffs for the
destitute orphans of the Near Easts,
and then will sail in person to deliver
the gifts to the Near East ornhans
in Greece, Palestine and Syria, it be-;
came known here today, when Charles
Yickrey. Genera* Secretary of the
Near East Relief, made public a letter
from Mr. Jack Cooean, Jackie's
father, giving his consent to the trip.
"For two reasons," wrote Mr. Ooe
gan, "1 am glad to allow Jackie t<> j
represent the American children in i
this deserving cause.
"The first of course, is that I
feci that the Near East Relief is doing
one of the greatest pieces of
child welfare work in the world, in
which I am proud to have my son as$Is5L
"Rut 1 have another reason too, a
more selfish o|ne perhaps?I want
more selfish due perhaps 1 want
Jackie to see and realize some of thi
hardships and suffering some of the
other children of his own age had
to endure and lam sure that the light
of these thousands of destitute, fatherless.
and motherless children for
whom your organization is caring
cannot fail to bring him home to
a realization of our comon duty to
one another."
jacKir win staii 111s campaign with]
n" scries of condensed milk appeals!
in the Pacific coast cities as scon as
he finishes work on his present pTc j
ture, "A Hoy of Flanders." Simi!ar|
campaigns for carloads of milk, and j
flour, clothing and quinine will then!
be held across the continent.
Churches, Sunday Schools, public
schools, moving pictures theatres
clubs and fraternal societies together
with children's organisations generally,
throughout the nation will co-i
f?. a, ?u#. ? t,?tv c tu<i
ampuign to secure the million dollat
. hip cargo of foodstuffs.
The Boy Scouts of America organization
in addition to cooperating in
the raising of the cargo, will greet
Jackie in all of those cities through
which he passes on his trip across
the continent just prior to his sailing.
The objective of the campaign is
100 carloads of food stuffs. Oversea
shipment will be made from NewYork
in the late summer, it was said.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Coogan are
to acompany Jackie on his trip to
the Near Fast and all expenses will
be paid by them.
It is estimated that about ten weeks
will be required for the campaign
and the return trip to the Near Eas-;
tern countries to be visited.
|
THE NEAR EAST RELIEF
! To preachers and Sunday School Sul
perintendents:
I am again asking you to push the
j Near East Relief collection. Let us
secure something from every individual
and from every child if possible,
telling them how many children are
in need of this fund. I know that all
of you are in full sympathy with this
and I am hoping that we can get
this finished by the close of the
month. Please help us all you can.
Send check to Mr. John M. Scott,
Treasurer, 300 North Tryon St., Char
lotte, N. C..
With best wishes for the cause
we are representing,
J. M. DOW NUM.
Chairman Near East Relief.
OBITUARY
J. T. McNeil was born in Wilkes
j County. North Carolina in August
; 1854, died in Texas March 3, 1924.
j He lies in the Cundiff cemetery. He
icttvfs a loving wne, relatives and
friends to mourn their loss.
)
Morthwestern North Carol
, 1924 5 Cti. aCopy
BEE-KEEPERS OF COUNTY
WILL MEET IN BOONE
There will be a meeting of the
bee-keepers of Watauga county in
Bo- March 28 ami 29 Mr Sams
ihe state bee man .vill be here on
those clays and is anxious to meet
and get acquainted with and answer
questions for any or all of the beekeepers^of
the county.
Mr Henry Hardin whose bees are
just ross the street from *.h?- court
house, has kindly comer ted for u>
to use his hives for demonstration
pin poses!
Bring your bee veils along and
help Mr. Sams go through these hiv.
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of both
days. He will make examination of
the hives and recommendations for
proper treatment.
A number of bee-keepers of the
i ountv have been wishing for Mr.
Sam- to visit Watauga for some time
and it is hoped that he wil' have a
good bunch of interested people to
come and talk with him.
COVE CREEK ITEMS
(I inferred from last week.?
Mr. John McBride of Sherwood is
seriously ill.
The Womans Missionary Society of
the Cove Creek Baptist church met J
on Saturday afternoon at th<. home [
<if Mi- H. E. Deal. The meeting was
lo observe the March week of prayer]
and Miss Thcodosia Watson was in!
charge. After a ver\ interesting piograrn
Mrs. Deal served refreshments.
Next Saturday has been appointed
for the work on the grounds of the
i ove Creek Baptist church. The Woinans
Missionary Society will serve:
a lunch and help in se tting out shrubs
etc. in the afternoon.
A meeting will be held on the fifth
Sunday with the Cove Creek Church.
An interesting program is being prepared
and everybody is cordially invited.
Among the visitors at the school
last week were Messrs J. J. Glenn.
Ktioch Swift. .1 M. Horton. Mrs. I..
L. Moody, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mis.
DeWitt Brown, Mrs. .1. R. Mast, and
Miss Ruth Mast.
The large hell donated to the Cove
Creek Baptist Church by Mr .1. P.I
Wilson was placed in the belfry one
day last week The most urgent need
of the church at present is pew- but
for a while the old seats will be used.
* /-> .?v i/rii-. I
i. nas accepted a position as teacher
in a high school in Concord.
The public roads are in a very
serious condition down here owing
to so much half frozen mud. Horses
and human beings alike pull and draw
in it, like house-flies on a sheet of
tangle-foot.
Th^ground hogs chuckle, whistle and
grin.
To see us wade the mud to our chin,
As h started to his hole he was heard
DKUUNOIL?C. L?U I J
Mr. Va\ JaclcsOn was recently appointed
bj the county daddies to
complete th? new road from Big
!!ill to Gra; ; Creek, arid was furnishcii*
with good supply of report
blanks. He wa< seen working on me
road by himself, and of course he
>ci?! rciMn (lis papers at nevi meet-.
V marked ??n the back, r.oi-pros with
leave.
Mr. R. H. Castle who has been suffering
'"or a number of months died
on last Thursday and was b;;r:ed at
his home in the family gravt yard
on Friday.
Mrs. Walter Z. Watson arid'little'
girl who have been visiting friends
av Brookside, returned to their home
in Detroit last Friday.
William R .Jackson who has been
working for some months in a cotton j
factory in the far south has returned
to his parents.
Turner Watson who has been in I
Detroit Mich., for the past eight i
months bought him a new touring
: car arid tried his luck running it thru
the states. Michigan. Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Mam.and, Delaware. New Jersey,
and back by Washington home
without a mishap anywhere.
Mi. (". M. Blackburn was notified
that his -iter Mrs. Goodman of Virginia
was seriously ill. He hastened
to her bedside but in a few hours
she passed to the great beyond. Mrs.
Blackburn was notified by telegram
and left on the train Saturday to
attend the burial at Bowie.
Messrs Goodman and Houck are
comfortably located on the farm of
' Mr. John L Tatuni with arrangements
j for at least a term of three years
| sawing 4nd manufacturing lumber
| auu l
Mr. John T. Howell of Brookside
. since completing: his course at the A.
ina.? Established in 1888
NUMBER II.
Items from the
training school
Brief Items from The School and tbe
Tcwd at Large as Reported Weekly
By Special Correspondent
The past week has/been one of the
nn-.-t wintry that has occurred here
in years. It snowed some ach day
for ?even consecutive days. It began
on Sunday afternoon a week ago. and
on Monday morning ;? most beautiful
sp.ova trove red eve? Lject. and
a very unusual condition was that
for all t r. morning then* was r.ofc a
breath of air, everytim - being perfectly
quit r, but in tie afternoon the
wind bega blowing at a terrific rate
and continued Tuesday at about the
a me rate till the snow that had fallen
was drifted to as much as ten to
fifteen feet in some ulaces. More
snow ha:- fallen before during this
winter thai fell c during .he.-,
seven da;. but it was not drifted as
this is; in other words this was not
the biggest snow, but the biggest
blow. It was melting now and the
(li fts are about cleared out of most
of the roads that travel can be resumed.
President Lb B. Dougherty has been
sick for the past week, but is better
at this writing. His
friends ali hope that he will very soon
be out again.
Rev. VI R. Woosley spent a part
of the past week in Caldwell visiting
hi- wife's people at Granite Falls. Ii<
attended the District Conference at
Lenoir. Professor Dow num. of tlu
Appalachian Training; School also attended
the District Conf-icuce and
visited his family in Lenoir.
Miss Ruth Rankin, who is attending
W'inthrop College, South Carolina
is off on a short vacation at the home
of her parents. Prof, and Mrs. .1. D.
Rankin. Her many friends here arcglad
to see her.
On Monday evening the Watauga
Literary Society of the Training
School gave a reception to their sister
Society the Calliopean, at Justice Hall
and tee Euterpean Literary Society
gave likewise a reception t?? their
brother society, the Appalachian.
Members of the faculty were invited.
J. M. Dow nuns
TODD LOCALS
The ten days writing school taught
at the Falkland school house by Z. T.
Watson of Brookside, closed on last
Saturday with 67 pupils enrolled. The
school was an excellent success with
some splendid improvements. Watson
has been employed to give a
board lecture on penmanship once .?
week for a period of ten weeks at.
the same time giving put written copies
for study and practice at home
during the w? V
The clever little gentleman who
K-.-.i... v>..- ?K- ...a: .- .? 'iv.jj - - -
I'nmv nun ill'- jui^l'lliVC ill I Oi'.li llil!<
not been identified yet, but it is hoped
that be may be apprehended ar.ri
given the penally of the law.
Miss Rosa A. Campbell of A1 vara do
Ya. a student at the Kikluivd school,
took in the writing school for the
past two weeks and in a few days
; will return home.
i Miss Lucy the accomplished daughter
of Mr. K. M. Hay of Tayloria, Pa.
[ formerly of Todd, arrived last week
| for a few months stay with friends
| and relatives here.
i*i r. wimam D?*nsoe, tv r.. jur(iuirc
and daughter Hulah. returned
last Thursday from a visit to Mr.
i-. M. Ray of Tayloria. Pa. They report
a pleasant trip. It was a long
journey, but Mr. Ray's family while
lu-re endeared themselves to the
hearts of all who knew them.
TR1PLF.TT NEWS
(Deferred from last week.)
Mr. Emory Miller went to Boone
and bought a Ford. But now it's froze
up and won't move.
(Jrover Wheeler and wife are the
happy parents of a fine baby girl.
Mr. C. C- Triplett and Clay Hodges
took uinnei with Mr. Cinlcy Wa;
ters Tuesday.
Mr. Allen and Willard Miller returned
from Ashe on a two weeks'
job '-utting brush.
Miss Clara and Dollie are visiting
their grandparents at Triplett this
week.
Mr. C. C. Triplett returned from
North Wilkeshoro Saturday evening,
where he had been on business.
to say,
i "I'll peep out again about the middle
1 pf May."