North Carolina Newspapers

A Non-Partisan Family volume xxxv. I News Items i From Ri Interesting News Items a Our Correspondent tions of t j MF.AT CAMP NEWS 1 1 The farmers in this community will have to eat corn or buckwheat bread or buy flour for the wheat crop has been wholly destroyed by f reezing. Miss Ruth Bingham of Beaver Da was a business caller on Meat Camp last Thursday. Mrs. Manly Moretz left on last Friday for Bristol. Va. where she will probably stay awhile. Messrs N. E. Moretz, R W. Hodg son, O. G. Winebarger .1 R. Millei and Dayton Winebarger all weiit tc Boone last Friday on business. We are glad to know that the Methodist church which is under conJ strucvion here is being built nicely and quickly. Mr. nd Mrs. Grady Wilson spent the week end on Beaver Dam at th? latter* s parents. Mr. Cairo Winebarger is suffering very bad with rheumatism at this v. riting. Mr. A. W. Hodgson spent the week end with his parents in Ashe. * Mr. and Mrs. Milo Wood ring of Doe Ridge were the visitors at th?: ..IA.il * - I " bell Saturday and Sunday. Miss Chessie Miller little daugbtei of Mr. Clay Miller fell last Saturday and rut her leg just above x ankle v< ry badly. Mi-ses Mary and Pearl Noris oi the Alt. Pleasant vicinity visited at Mr. Clay Miller's last Sunday. Mr. Lafayette Potter and siste] Mr. Lafayette* Potter *aTid !>?.?tei Virgil visited relatives at Tamaracl during; the week end. It's gettting real spring like here, the gardens are being planted ami the fields and bottoms are being) plowed; the warm sweet spring- wind is blowing and the birds are singing] loud. "Who climbs not the hill, he car never see the plain," said Franklin. 4 FOSCOE Rev. Huggins preached in th Bap tist church at SI 'll> Mills Siindav from Fo.coe. Misses Virginia Coffey, Olive Tay lorslor, and Neva Calloway an still in the Presbytei ian high school ill School Mills, N. C. They ire likint fine. The parents of Foscoe are plan ning good for their girls. The Sunday School at the firs Christian Church is tine It is charm ing to hear the choir sing. M is. J. D. Coffey went to Boone or business Thursday. Miss Eva Mae Coffey returned af tor spending a few days with he sister in Johnson City. Mr. W. if. Byrd has built a ware house or. Main and Taylor Street He believes in building. All the peo pie in Fosccit: believe in building fi nancially as well as religiously. Mrs. Wesley Coffey's improvemen is very slow, r Mrs. H. B. Wagner has been ver; sick again. Miss Snow Moody is back agah from Banner Elk School. Mr. Te< Coffey and Ernest Banner from Ban ncr Elk were visitors here the weel end. We have one of the most level; and beautiful women living for ou neighbor. It is a treat to be around She is doing all the good she oai for others. Her labor and time i spent to make others happy and bet ter neighbors. She wants people t see that there is something good i this life for all if they will reac out and grasp the prize.: She is ric in this world's courts hut ?h? c-oi. it's for mo to live in this 'beautifti world and do all the good I ca and keep the golden rule. She is on of our old time Wesley Methodist! was baptized by sprinkling whe quite young and has always been sal isfied with her baptism. D. L. Mood said, John Wesley preached the sro< pel, Charles sang the gospel aroun the world and that gospel is good er ough for me. Charles was sitting i his room and a snow storm was con ing up. A little bird flew in at th )t Ute Newspaper Published in ai SI SO Per Year BOONE. I is Reported Liral Watauga| s Reported Each Week by s in the Several Seche County ! window and in his bosom for safety, j He sheltered it, and then wrote the r senjr. Jesus lover of my ^oul, let me to Thy bosom fly. This }?ood lady I beers people to live up to the Golden ' i Rule. If we fail to make the world ! better by our life we will fail in the ' t iife that is to come, that means all ? She believes in the plan of the Dougherty hoys at Boone. They are doing all in their power for the people 1 trying to get the r?fto see the bright side of life. I think voti see whv 1 am a Wesley Methodist; they are still livin g and will live forever. J ' She said if we couldn't he an oc- j can sailing large ships to be a little ' spring by the wayside as to give a cool fresh drink to the weary travelers a: they pass by. STONY FORK Mr. 1). L. Wellborn had the misfortune of getting his horse's leg ; broken and a.-> a result had to kill him. We hope the people of this community will attena the orchard dem: oust rations to be held in Mr. B. T > Taylor's and J. J. Weliborn's orchard > next Saturday. The orchards of Walauga are beginning to attract stale! wide attention?we hope in the fn ture to cause all sections of the state ?? sit i.p end take notice, una to admit that apples grown in Watauga are the best in the coun- j try. Let's get busy. Go over the hill | and see Messrs Niswonger and Steele] show you how its done. : j .-i ct-i-y >u, pr?'- ' ^ | ; j day dinner- was given at the home . j of Mr. D. L. Wellborn, celebrating . his fifty-second year. Those present, [ were his children, sons-in-law, daughr tors-1n-law, each bringing him a nice j I present. The reunion was a pleasant surprise to the splendid family. The ties that bind hearts in Christian love ? were drawn closer together. Ma> the good father and mother be permitted I to spend many more happy years { I toge. her. AHO NEWS Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Roitda Hart- j j icy a baby boy. , ; The roads are real bad in the Ah?? j. I section, nearly past traveling. I Mr. Jack Hampton made a ! ashless trip to Blowing Rock Saturday, j Mr. C'alvin Hodge is completing his ^ nice new home. Mr. Conor Hodges spent the week, end with his uncle Cal Hodges. Mr. T. I!. Triplett and Mr. J. C. Miller made a business trip u :well Saturday. Mr. Calvin Story and family have moved back to A ho from Oaiawell W e are glad to have the good people with us again. The children of Mr. T P. Tri.. lett have been very sick. Miss Ruth Ashley. Jennie Coffey and Hazel Triplett were visitors at 1 I Mrs. Nevada Green's Wednesday. Mr. Spencer Hampton and wife, and Mrs. Lona Cook made a business trip to Blowing Rock Saturday. ^ Miss Exie Croe and Erie Story j were Sunday visitors at Mrs. W. M. .Moore's. K i Mr. J. C. Miller and family visited | his father Luther Miller Sunday. rj RIDDLES' FORK r, | s; Mr. T. J. Tugman is very ill at > j this \.*i iting. o Mr. T. R. Cole of Cove Creek secn tion visited in the community the h last week h Mr. T. J. Tugman, Jr. purchased a d | tine horse last week, il i Mr. L. L. Cole traded a pair of n J mules to Mr. Harrison Bakerf for a e team of horses. | Mr. G. V. Jackson and son visited nj Mr. J. TV. Jackson last week. t~ Mr. John Brown from near Silvery stone was in the community Sunday, s- Mr. Clyde Miller sold his farm to d Mr. M. E. Tubman and it is reported l- that he is going to move to Boone, n Mrs. Zura Tatum of Brookside visi-| ited his father Mr. T. J. Tugman on ie] Sunday. tfeittJji nci for Boone and Watauga 1 WATAUGA COUNTY. NtK'i H CARC MORRISON WFIK naviiltlUVil TYUJL/kJ WEALTHY WIDOW wi! Governor of North Carolina Married du Ye?terday Afternoon fol th? Governor Cameron Morrison and Mr. . Sara Ecker Watts, wido w of ha: George W. Watts, Durham million- of aire financier were married in Dur-'lef ham yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock ha at the Watts Mansion on South Duke ex Street. Immediately after the ceremony Dr Governor and Mrs. Morrison motor-1 H< ed to Greensboro where they were sij to have taken a New York train for lev their honeymoon trip. w The bride is one of the wealthiest an woman in ^ . ?* ??.v* iH a native of New York State, and was formerly a trained nurse, he- pr, fore having been married to Mr. nn Watts. rc HARLAN FISKE STON F. NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL Bl President Coolidge filled his sec- vj} ond cabinet vacancy yesterday when an he selected Harlan Fiske Stone re- j nj tiring dean of Columbia University school of law as attorney general t?? to fill the place vacated by Mr. Dougherty the latter part of last week. Having gone recently to the Pa- fn eific coast to get a secretary of the pa avy in Curtis Wilbur of California ' ^ Mr. Coolidge turned to the Atlantic -eahoard for his attorncj general and ; in Mr. Stone chore a present resident of New York City and a former New | au England farm boy. Mi. Wilbur 'oasja liviwn from California's supreme I,,., court and Mr. Stone is being taken an from a iav school and from active ^ practice. " 1 a ATTENDANCE LARGE AT (. FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING i"h? Fifth Sunday Meeting was well ^ attended and in many respects the o best meeting we have held. The pas- ^ tor. Rev. Waiter E. Wilson conduc- "jn ted Die opening devotional service. ^ Prof. A. .1. Greene was elected chair- ^ man and Brother W. E. Wilson was ^ chosen Secretary. "How Mav \v?* DecH pen the Spirituality of Our Churches" . ?m.,. .....a ?... i e i? 11 i?- .. 1,1 ?? ?.- UIOV u^.ni UJ U. LJ. X VIIIII'll, llV> . I riah Farthing and Rev. L. C\ Wil j son. "What are the Moral Condition- I of our Association" was discussed by! . W S. Farthing. Sunday morning Rev. K. C. Eggersj* preeahed ?i very strong sermon on Coveteousness. Sunday morning Rev Uriah Farthing conducted the devot- * ional exercises, after which the Sunday School went into the study of the lesson. Following the Sunday School there was a helpful discussion of our denominational work as follows Christian Education, Prof. V. C Howell; Orphanages, M. J. Wiiliams* Old Minister's Relief, Smith Hagaman; Hospitals, Alius Theodosia Watson; Missions, State, W. S. Farthing; Home. Rev. L. C. Wilson; Foreign, F. \1. Huggins. In the afternoon "Types of Good Preaching" was discussed by W. S. Farthing. "What Jesus Means to Me" was the final topic, and was spo-, ken by G. P. Sherrill, and Rev. Wei-j " lington Swift. There were many vital j ^ and precious testimonies given on the last topic. It was indeed a delight that \vihad to gather in fellowship in this , I good community, and in their new'j,/ j church which is a credit to the com-j k I munily. Dinner was served in the old 1 church Sunday, and every one v. a made to feel welcome. ( F. M. HUGGINS. ' ca The recent milk campaign in Clev I land county disclosed the fact thai Ul of the 4,500 children turning in cards, a ; 1,334 are drinking whole milk. 2,- c>j i 043 are drinking tea and coffee daily j i and 111 are taking milk to school n , with their lunch. ... | THE NEAR EAST RELIEF ii I ai I am again appealing to the pastors id the unday School Superintendents U for the needy orphans in Armenia depending upon us. We canot la low em pending upon us. We cannot allaw: M then to suffer. Please let me know j a how much you have collected and I? sent to Mr. John M. Scott Treasur-1 \\ er, Charlotte, N. C. If you have not tf appealed to your people for these de- H pendant orphans will you please do tfr so at once. It is very important and j I know that your hearts are in the work. WitMfc'ery best wishes for you,. tc I am. s< Yours for the Orphans, U J. M. DOWNUM. c< County Chairman J ft \ County, the Leader of N< ILINA, THURSDAY APRIL. 3. 192 OPENINGS AT THE VALLE ? CRUCIS MISSION SCHOOL " it has been decided that the school ll be open for sunimei boarders ring July and August. Attractive tders have been printed telling of ? plan. The installment of the ice plant i 5 just been completed. The students the school were given the. privire of being shown through and of C vinw In. ; ..1 ' f-:? - ** ...js wic piuii.i|jio ui rfirigi'rauon 1 plained. We were fortunate indeed to ha^ e j . Dula with us on Friday evening:, j i? illustrated with magic lantern des in a most interesting: way his j | rture on the care of the eye. When 1 r consider how this most delicate! d indispensible organ is abused, Dr I tla's lecture was most timely. I j The Mary Horner Literary Society ; esented a most interesting urogram ' Saturday evening March 2l>th, of [ adings, recitations, songs, and a ane from the play of "William Tell' j Our rector, the Reverend J. P. irke has been away several weeks j iting different places in the state j ? d -peaking ir: behalf of the Newj^ luich Building Fund, it is hoped tit he will he able to return in time g fill bis regular appointment next p mday. Miss Bouldin has just returned ? urn a short visit to White Marsh i. where he was invited to talk in : p u interest of the school. TRAINING SCHOOL ITEMS Rev. Richard Lewis. a distinguished tfc?>r and minister of Colorado and relative of Mrs. I>. I). Dougherty. c is at the A. T. S. one day recently d made one of the best talks that' e school has heard from anyone. ! Miss Sallie Carroll, the Epworth ague Secretary of the Western N. Conference of the Methodist . huroh is in Boone several days during iht ,st week. She was present at the cial meeting of the Epworth l.eaie, given especially in honor of her the basement of the Methodist] lurch on Tuesday evening and gavel any helpful suggestions. She also j tked to the league officers on Wedsday evening. An Indian lectured i the Methodist church 011 the lat- , r evening. On Thursday evening e Epworth League was invited to ai cial given by the B. V. I*. U. in e basement of the Baptist church. ' d tho ^occasion was a very pleasant 1 to for all present. The Baptist fifth Sunday Meeting'* is held at Cove Creek Baptist j 1 .inch on the past Saturday and ? uulay. The meeting began on Sat- 1 * day afternoon anil continued thru jt inday afternoon. At the eleven o* ! >ck hour on Sunday the various :?eitios of the Church work were dis- ; ssed by the speakers in short talks, j 1 ;e pastor and others from Boone at - j * nded the services. Prof. I. G. Greer of'the Training!* hool delivered the address at the ! : hool at Sutherland in Ashe count> j v i Saturday. President Dougherty remained at 1 >m? several days during the past i-ek owing to indisposition, which : ?\vever, was not of a serious nature. ? Dr. J. D. Rankin of the Training ^ .hool, preached at the Methodist * lurch on Sunday morning giving his ' rge congregation a most excellent, ' loughtful and impressive sermon. 1 istor M. B. Wooslcv was ;it Rlnwinc 1 iH*k holding a protracted meeting:. J ; P H. Bl.ACKBURN DEAD The following: from the Johnsm ' aunty Xi'ws will be of interest io- i illy as Mr. Blackburn was born and ( tised in Watauga County: "Rev. i) L. Howell went to Shingle I wn yesterday afternoon to conduct . funeral service over the remains * P. H. Blackburn who died last unday night at the home of his son , law. Will Davidson. The deceased as about 70 years old. He was a ood quiet citizen and had many iends. For a number of years he id his wife lived in the city." NDERGOES OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS Miss Gladys, daughter of Mr. and j rs. Robert Swift of Beaver Dam, j student at the A. T. S. was operat- \ 1 on by Dr. Perry yesterday at the 'atauga Hospital. She passed thru le ordeal well and is resting nicely, er parents came over, and her moier will remain for a few days. One county agent exchanged 27 >ns of cotton seed for nitrate of >da, acid phosphate .and kainit oblining for the seed a price of ten ents per bu.-hel above that offered irmers locally. orthwestern North Carolin 4. 5 Ctj. a Copy ^ataugans R( Threatened 1 of County j shall We have a Demonstrs County Commissioners sing With impoi ["HUONGS WILL GATH ING IN BOONE MOr business Men, Farmers ar to be Present1?Woul< of County for Ye The people of the Town and coun- ;?C y are alarmed over the movement if n foot to disDosc with the office of "h "arm Demonstration Agent, which Vv , flr. John B. Steele has filled to the V< 'real Dcnetit ol our tmmerk tor the a*-* two years- In order that those ca riterested in the work may have the fa pportunity of interposing objections p1 o his dismissal, and that those op- ST osed to the farm program may give hi heir reasons for such oppositions, j kt 11 othrr words that the populace may !e; ;et together on the proposition, a ?'!" nass meeting of the good citizens ; gc f the county is called for next Mon-J ar lay March 7, at 11 a. m. at the i < ourt house in Boone North Caro- -it ina. at which time the die will be sil as*, either pro or con. j pr At this time it seems almost erim-J th nal to dispose with the County agent. I wi dr. Stifle has accomplished perhaps sh nore, and under greater difficulties, be rid we might say more of them, than th iny county agent in the state. At pi he beginning of his tenure in office fa wo years ago. a-< launched a pro- a! ram of progress it might be called, as rbich at the time it seemed almost T1 mpossible lo carry out. At first only I re : few fell its line but this number) las gradually been increased until tolay those of the farmers who have pi eon so wonderfully benefitted are to ilmost furious at. the step that is c;i n-ing taken to put the brakes on ol he wheels ol agricultural prosperity hi n this?' uinty. We are in hopes that so oroe of those wh? are opposed to a? he work, are that ay because they | tc not thoroughly understand th*. plan leiefore i; fitting at this point ! ai o go in*o some of the details of the in imposition w Methods li The fii si threat object of the voun- .i| y agent work is v*? get tht farmers 01 ugar.ized, instruct them t o grow pi norc ami better stuff, buy supplies tr cooperatively, market cooperatively ai ?nd work together for the common in veal. Take the apple business. Last k ear Mr. Steele assisted only a few ft o properly care for their fruit. This rear more than double the number si ire planning* to spray, fertilize and o! irun orchards. Mr. Bob Taylor the a arg^st commercial orehardist in tht gi county perhaps, says that County agent fiendron of Wilkes should have st credit for $3,000 worth of the im- li provement made on his farm due to h timely advice given. Another farm- ei t says that without th?- income from | $ ii> association potato crop that he \ li ivould have of erwise lost, he vvnald j h have been unable to pay his taxes j w he past year. j ti Progress Attained When Mr. Steele came here he v , . .ior,.?* t rK. thins: to do w**s to get acquainted. l> rhis takes time. After learning who , ^ would work with him. he .started on 1 the potato proposition, giving the ma- u jor part of his attention to that work, j The soeond year the kraut business ? ^ was added, in the meantime giving -ome attention to poultry and apple' work, the plan being to get a few j ^ started in each community and let j ? the neighbors observe the results. I The potato growers sold this year! 3300 bushels of potatoes which paid ] v the grower SI.70 per bushel or $5,- j 1 600, which is that much money that j ' wouhl have otherwise never been in local circulation. We are told that 1 "only a small number of farmers are * growing potatoes." Fact is, less than g 20 grew these. They could just as ^ easily have sold 40,000 bushels. One r man visite Boone last fall who wan- t ted 27.00 >ushels. The net income t from these potatoes is far better than cotton, tobacco, etc This year the farm'."* averaged 230 or $390 per vt a. -Established in I 888 NUMBER 13. rv olt at Discharge Farm Agent ition Agent in Watauga Considering Dispenrtant Office. [ER IN MASS MEETMDAY MARCH 7 id all Interested Urged d Retard Progress ;ars to Come. re. Watauga could, should and wili their leade, i< retained, grow one ousand acres or this crop. There 11 be more than twice as much this ar as last. More than one milllion pounds of bbage were delivered to the kraut ctory this year, If thi: had been it on the market in the old way would simply have been glutted, id the farmers would have been aut business will furnish an outt foi ;t large production of this op we can grow so well. We can i on marketing cabbage as usual id in addition grow a large acreage r the factory. The kraut is having >w sale this first year for the very mplc reason that a market for a oduct cannot he taken by storm, as ere art leading brands to contend ith. Every new business has to start jwly. but the kraut is conceded to as good as can be bought and e market is finding it out. 25 cents ir hundred has been paid to the rmi'ix ftv? ftwiv faKKo???. one has paid some of the growers much as a hundred dollars per acre le remainder will he paid when the tmtinder of the kraut has been sold. Future Ta?Ws The next jo?> is to develop the >tnto and cabbage organizations inreal self-supporting industries as in only be done with the right sort leadership. To stop now would * disastrous to both these. It is al' a purpose of the present county rent to develop the ppple industry ? the highest <|?;gree possible by lowing the farmers how to spray id care foi their trees. Interest is creasing rapidly in this line and it ii the high price and scarcity of spies together with our natural adDtahility to this fruit, makes the 'chard perhaps the most valuable ?rt of the farm. The poultry indusv is likewise tv> be developed. Severcommunities are already organizig to sell fresh eggs to large marets. and with this com#*s proper ?eding and care. These are only a few things that tould be taken up., but a program f this soit cannot be developed in short time. It must be a matter of rowth. You ask what would be the relit of losing Mr. Steele at this time? i the first place the potato farmers ave $5,000 invested in seed and I i jj iiicn . i iiv Kivwfis 10,000 invested, but greater than tese is the fact that the farmers ;r e established eonfidei.ee and are illingr to try methods advocated by le Demonstration Agent. They will >se the assistance of the State Specialist, inspector furnished for poitoes. fruit specialist who gives the enefits of all experimental work f the sort done in the United States, .ast week a bee specialist wash ere. ill be back iit May; week before here was a poultry man here,, this reek the orchard man. The State as furnished Mr Blair as kraut maer, and is willing to furnish an aent to help the beef cattle raisers f the county market baby beef. ALL THESE WILL BE LOST Who is benefitted? The farmers t'ho are taking- advantage of the hing. The number has grown. As ii illustration of those who benefit: ^he county agent has ordered a high xplosive for the farmers to blow tumps. This material was left o*'et rom the war and was offered to the armers ai less than half the price >f dynamite. They have been saved nort than or.e thousand dollars o* his alone. Who benefitted? Only hose who took advantage. This program of development is (Continued on page seven)