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A Non-Partisan Family
VOLUME XXXV.
News Items *
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Interesting News Items a
Our Correspondent
tions of t
RUTHERWOOD
B-lrr to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green
a fine g'rl.
Mr. G eorge Green and family made
a buamess trip to Hickory last week.
Mr. Tom Watson visited his father
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Brown visited Mrs. Joe
N orris Saturday and Sunday.
Miss R*?rhin Hrnwn ;? vie i
brother this week.
Mr. Z. T. Watson visited Mr W.
T. Watson Sunday.
Mv. and Mrs. Joe Coffey vsMttd
Mr. T. S. Watson Saturday and Su?i4aj.
M; George Greer has purchased
a fine pair of horses.
Mr. Glenn Norris litis gone to a
Charlotte hospital for ? treatment.
Mrs. O. T. Miller visited her father
the past week.
RI.jl.i-ES FOR~
Mr. T. ) Tugman is still very ill
at 'his writing.
4 Mi. I'au! Tugman visited his grand
father Mr. T. J. Tugman Saturday
and Sunday.
J?cv. T. G. Williams filled his rog?!;:
appointment Sunday. He took
bif u-xt from the eleventh verse of
the 18th chapter of Matthew.
Mi and Mrs. Stanford Cole visited
th* home of Mr. S. A. Norris Sunday.
Mr. James Tugman has returned
hoi'.o from West Virginia.
Mr. Ben Weiibcrn .has sold his hoire*
to Mr. Harrison Baker.
Mr J. W. Jackson was sick last
x i-n
M;. A. N Brown and errand daught?*
> j in the community Sunday.
Mi. Hugh Morris thai has been
working for Mr. Bon Wellborn has
?o;.o to Boone Ui work.
AHO
Kr. Len Greene and Mr Stacie For J
* went to Lenoir Sunday with a nice
load of potatoes.
Mrs. Margaret Moore and Mrs. Majnie
Hodges visited Mr. Calvin Hodge*
Sunday.
Mi. Cling Miller and Mr. Tom TripKit
and Mrs. Mamie Triplett made a
business trip to Lenoir Saturday.
Mr. doe Underwood expects to
plant a large crop of potatoes this
week.
Mr. Len Green and family visited
Mr. Joe Underwood Sunday.
The roads are very bad. and don't
think they will be any better until
there is some work done on them.
Mr. Miller expects to do some work
en the roads next winter again.
Mr. Elmer Miller spent the week
ad in Blowing Rock. We think the
young men are looking after some
business matters.
.Mr. Monroe Story made a business
trio to Lr-ntf.'R Sntnrdav
TRIPLETT
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The weather still continues very
unfavorable. Farmers are badly behind
with their work.
Mrs. Lue Wheeler is very sick at
this writing
Some of the friends, children and
grandchildren of Mrs. Mary Carrol
met at the home Monday evening,
April 7th and celebrated her 65th
birthday. The table- was set with delicate
eatables. After supper prayer
services were conducted by Rev. W.
O. Miller.
Rev. Levi Greene filled his regular
appointment at the church Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. C. T. Simmons and T. D. Greei
are going to raise strawberries for
the market this summer. They are ex
pectingtnc demand to do great, Thc>
got a shipment ojf plants a few days
ago.
Mr. Allen Miller went to Boone
Monday on business.
Mr. Jud Hodges has been sick foi
( a few days.
Mr. N. G. Wheeler went to Boone
Monday.
Mr. Carnie Critcher was seen ir
this community Sunday.
Mr. Granville Triplet! returnee
Newspaper Published in :
$1.50 Per Year BOONE.
is Reported
ural Watauga
s Reported Each Week by
s in the Several Seche
County
norr.e from West Virginia Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Col lis Purlcar visited
Mrs. Purlear's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M I). Miller Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Billie Benson visited Mr. A. .1
Hartley Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. C. Hodges was out driving
old Henry around Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Greene
were in the community SundayMr.
N. G. Wheeler went to Miss
Alice Hodges on Lower Elk on business
Saturday.
Mr. fsaac Bodenhammer is on the
job saw milling again.
Mi- Sarah Triplett is visiting Mr.
X. G Wheeler for a few days.
BLOWING ROCK
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V blowing Rock graded school
w a box party Friday April
th ~ **. at the school house J
? "* o for running ex"j
... o. provement fund
^ Blowing Hock is putting on summer
i Some booze in this town just now.
Mrs. Jane Bcnf'eld has returned
j to Blowing Kock for the summer. She
| spent the v inter in Hickory with her
sister, Mrs Alice You nee.
Mr. Tipton Green with hip family
has moved to his farm on the Caldwell
side. Sorry to see them leave
town.
Cecil Critcher has opened up the
Blowing Hock filling station where
he will serve the public.
i More improvements are going on
| here than ever before. Watch Blov
! ing Rock grow.
Mr. Cameron Williams is moving
' to th?* Toppings place this week.
Honor roll Blowing Hock school
First grade: Bessie Wooten, Virdola
Waters, Edith Foster, Ciene
Jenkins, Lucile Hartley, John Kernodlc,
Arnold church, Edward Cof!
fey.
s,v.jw! vi?r?fw.,1
Pitts. Pauline Greene, Carrol Greer
Third grade: Edna Hampton Sidj
ney Cannon Dee Cannon.
Fourth grade: Virginia Sudderth.
Fifth grade: Paul Foster,-Vernon
j Moody.
Sixth grade: Velraa Cannon, Coj
''it'll Knight. Mary Robbins, Elizabeth
I Sudderth, Bynum Crisp, Donald
Greene, Clarence Greene, Biilie Hoishouser.
Seventh grade: Violet Gragg, Susie
Green, Pernm Robbins, Ada Sim^
Ethel Cannon.
Eighth grade: Doris Cannon.
Ninth grade; Wade Brown, Howard
Klutz.
Tenth grade: Agnes Knight, Mabel
Coffey.
Do you want to run away
From the drudgery of every day
From work and things you hate to do
Do you want to look around
In our beautiful mountain town
Where the joy of living will thrill you
Do you want to feel the breeze
Coming through the forest trees
Do you want to hear the waters whisper
loud and clear?
Are you longing for health
That brings more than wealth.
Then come to our beautiful mountain
town each year.
Do you want a long quiet rest
Then listen to my request
For the future welfare of vour health
and joy
Come to our breezy clime
Where there's beauty all the time
Where there's mountains and rills
and flowers of every name
. Where summer climate is cool
And within each lake and pool
You can swim or play just the same
. Do you want to see this land
. We are making: every plan
For your comfort and your joy
r Do you want to see a nook
. That will make you want to look
On our mountain land
? That brings thrills and joy
Then come back to Blowing Rock
. On the mountain top.
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| A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
I would rather be defeated in t
11 cause that some day would triumpi
than triumph a. a cause that some daj
1 li :.u 11 ?V.'oourow Wilson
I
ind for Boone and Watauga
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR
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A W. JENKINS DIES ] ^
Friday March 28. Andrew W. Jen- ] ^
kiris. former Watauga couTitian,
j died suddenly of heart disease at the
j home of his son. \V. M.. at Eubank.
| Ky. N
, Interment was made in the Eubank
cemetery Sunday afternoon as per his
. request.
GAP CREEK ii
Mrs. Susanna Church who was re- 0
ported to be missing in our last wri- p
ting proved to be a mistake as she
had only absented herself from home d
for a short time and gone down to jr
another tract of lane, nearby of which
they owned, on a short walk and returned
in due course of time as far
:i> the report, of her being missing' a
was not founded on true facts. 0
Mr. Alfred Watson has opened a' u
mercantile store in the Wilcox build-. 0
ing and has as good a line of grocer s
ies as is to be found anywhere in a !
country store*. | 4?,
He invites everyone to call and j
look them over and will be very glad j .,
to do business with you. 1 c,
Mr. Walter Welrh whil? ~
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oil the Boone Trail Highway had a j
mishap and wreck when the Ford car j w
he was driving left the road and t|
rolled down an embankment near the I
Green Store about two miles fromj
th< Deep Gap. ^
The top of the car was completely !
demolished and torn up and Walter j 0]
had a very narrow escape with his j,
! life as the car must have turned com
I pieiei> over several times reach- i(
I ing the bottom of the embankment. ^
j He was bruised very badly and his , p
j foot was mangled to a certain extent j,
Another car was crowding the road ! ^
and he tried to pass by on a limited j
amount of space and did not prove jj
; successful in the venture which cau<- : ^
I v he accident. j
We understand that the new rail-j *r
| road project has started up work on i
their track near Hopkins by putting! (>|
in a switch and now when the wrath- tj,
or opens tip nice and fair they will
push th.ngs right alone until it is ir
| complete <1 at Deep Gap t.he terminus
j of the road. ^
Mr. \Y. A. Watson is still writing} ^
j life insurance and if you have not rereived
a call from him he will no t^.
doubt be around before long with a
; complete line of protection in the |
: way of policies that should interest .
j every one who is not carrying insur,
anee in some form or other. j,
Mr. Felix Watson the son of the
! late Jerry Watson has left recently ^
1 to make his future home in the state I ^
| of Ohio. There he will join his uncle ] ^
! and brother who now reside in the j ^
1 Buckeye State.
Mrs. Cordia Wellborn has been in ^
( disposed fur a few days at this \\ ritj
ing. She has been improving and we ^
; hope the good lady will soon be her- ^
self again and enjoy better health. i
The roads are very muddy here ^
while it rains and the cars and trucks! ^
1 cut deep inroads in the gravel and *
J sand.
Better hold up motoring unless you
j must travel or you will get little
| pleasure on the roads while in this
condition and the rainy season.
' We notice quite a lot of reading ^
I space given to Mr.' Tarn Bowie, the . t
Giant of the Mountains. We shall look o
for some or? both sides of the situation
even if it has to be about oil
or something just as funny.
Mr. II . C. Rivers & Son, the edi-,
tors and publishers of ihe Watauga i
Democrat passed through Bfeep Gap
last Saturday. They were down only
a short time and passed hack going i
on their way toward Boone. Your correspondent
failed to see you, but
we are always giad when you ;.>
down on this end of the line, so
come again when our roads get bet!
ter, and we will have a little chat
| in the balmy air and sunshine when
! the glow of spring comes again which |
! is a little behind time this season. j {
We understand that Mr. D. W Cook , _
of Sands will move to Stony Fork j ^
and live with his father Mr. J. D.,1
Cook on his farm. 4
We understand that the late W.
P. Welch property of real estate will
soon be divided with the heirs at law
into nine equal parts. This property
lies right in the lap of Deep Gap
and nestles in the valley of the eternal
hiiis of landscape which makes
It. very ideal property for a summer
resort, as it lies right beside the
town lots that were sold in Deep Gap
last summer. There are over 200
acres in the tract to be divided.
Mr. T. G. Greene of Kings Creek ]
was on Deep Gap recently. Heis the
i washing machine man. and is a real
i hustler when it comes in the line of
business. Come ..xain Mi Gr^er.e a.-,
. | ,uv gi?v.i io r.i.v*. you win* us. i :
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County, the Leader of I
OL1NA. THURSDAY APRIL 17.
ifT!?/IS*IT* nniiAAi
MlllRiL
WILL BE LARGE
lany Teachers Already Making Aplication
at A. T. S.?Item* of interest
from around Town
The senior class of the Appalachin
Training School had their annual
uting on Monday, going in autos to
1 ridges water.
Boone had a pretty snow on Friay
the 11th, beautiful flakes falling
luch of the day thick and fast, but.
ne weather was too warm for it to
e, it mcdting about as it fell.
Mr. W. D. Morris of this county
nd an old Confederate veteran died
n Friday night and was buried Satrday.
He is the second one of these
Id war men to die within two weeks,
oon they will all be gone.
Rev. R. L. Isbell of Lenoir has been
.. *?
? |jivi.i<ivitu meeting ior
le Adventist peopie at. the EpiscopI
chapel during the past week. He
inducted chapel service at the A. I
. S. on Saturday.
Prof. Greer of the Training School!
ent to Bowie on Saturday to deliver
le literary address at the closing of
le high school at that place
Rev. M. B. Wooslev, pastor of tie
[ethodist church, began a protrac d
meeting at the Methodist church
n Sunday morning to continue durig
the week or longer.
The good Baptist people had an inresting
sendee on Sunday morning
being the fourt anniversary of the
resent pastorate. Talks were made
y Messrs G P. Hagaman, and \V.
. Gragg. Mrs. G. 1*. Hagaman Profs, j
G Greer and I>. 1). l)< .gherty, Mr.'
. I. Cottrell, Hon. E. Coffey and
te pastor, Rev. F. M. Muggins. The
ilks were on the various lines of the 1
iterests of the church and were
reatly enjoyed by all present. The!
Id songs were used, interspersing
le talks. At night the B V. P. U.
uve a special program commemoratig
the anniversary of the pastor.
About one hundred teachers have
ready sent in their reservations for
.c ouii.iuti .huuui. x itc inuicaiions
re that the number in attendance!
us summer will be very large. A
>rps of wo!! trained teachers hasl
Jen secured. The prospects for the;
Limmer Term are very flattering,
in an interview with President B
. Dougi.eity Aii the Training School!
informs your correspondent that
.* is feeling well after his recent
Iness. He is out and doing his acistomed
work about the school. He
.'sires to say that the number of letrs
and inquiries from all parts of
le State in regard to ids health
ifc touched him very much. Ho is
uly grateful to his many friends j
ter the State for their very kind
repressions of interest on his behalf,
e goes this week to Alleghany counto
make commencement speeches (
t the closing of the several high
hools.
J. M. Downum. i
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LIST TAKERS APPOINTED
The Board of county cornmissionrs
at its April meeting, named the
allowing as tax listers tor Watauga
>unly for the year 11*24:
Bald Mountain?W. H. McGuire.
Beaver Dam?E. .1. Farthing.
Blue Ridge?L. T. El rod.
Blowing Rock?Henry t . Hayes.
Boone?W. L. Trivett.
Cove i'reek?<?. ('. Norris.
Elk?.Joe Wheeler.
uaure; t. reex?a. o. uarman.
Meat Camp?M. H. Norris.
North Fork?J. M May.
Stony Fork?G. L. Payne.
"Shawneehaw?T. \V. Romihger.
Watauga?W. S. Miller.
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Great Diamond Rush
Now on in Transvaal ;
Pari?.?More than 10,000pro?- ] J
> pectors are feverishly fighting to < ?
Bin&r i miuis in i*it- ainmona
fields in the Stomptrs region. In ? >
Transvaal, following recent dls- ] j
coverles of hnge irms, rivaling 1 ?
the find* In the Klmherly field. 1 \
according to advices reaching '
Parte. ! !
Ttie diamond rash, recalling ' 1
the YuXon gold stampedes, start , ?
ed when a Rliodeslan farmer ' |
found a dozen large diamonds In ? >
the soil of his apparently worth- J |
leas land. One of the diamonds ?
weighed H5 c;vnt*. ' \
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Northwestern North Carol
1924. 5 Ct*. aCopy
REV. 1EAGUE WILL PREACH
C C. COMMENCEMENT SERMON
On njcoent o.f sickness the Rev A.
C". Sherwood is unable to be present
;:"l the Cove ('reek High School com1
mencem. nt, and Rev. G. 0. Teague,
graduate of Wake Forest College nad
pastor of the Lower ('reek Baptist
i Church in Caldwell has been secured
to preach the commencement sermon.
The play 'Borrowed Money" is to
be given at 8 p. m. Saturday instead
of one o'clock as was announced in
, a previous issue of this papedP
ARE NT-TEACHERS' ASSN.
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The Parent-Teachers' Association
| of the Boone school met at the Pub
I nt .MnSooi ountiing rnday April 11.
i In spite of the disagreeable weather
| a large number of the members were
present. The principal business of
the meeting was the annual election
of officers. The nominating committe
Mrs. P. P. Dougherty, chairman, presented
the following names: Mrs I.
G. Greer, president; Mrs. F. M. Huggins,
secretary, Mrs. W. G. Hart/og
Assistant secretary; Mrs. F. A. I.inner.
Treasurer, of whom a'! were
I :.nai imousl v elected. We are fortunate
indeed in having secured the
excellent office ?s end f el sure the
work of ' h.? assoi iatiou will go forv.rad
urn:. r their direction.
The vo\ iew of the past ynr's work
was very inLresting. especially the
treasurer's report showing a balance
v'f $104.13 to our credit after all
bills were paid. In discussing the
work for the coming year it seemed
to be the opinion of the association
that great good could be done by
concentrating on establishing better
relations between parents and tea-J
cher- and it was decided to make ev-j
en possible effort in this direction.'
Miss Annie Stanbury made a very
interesting talk on the work of the
P. T. Association in general. She i
understands the work and is very
enthiis k?*.t i? !* ? i?
. ... J., ,u "V ICfSlt VlKU
that every member of the association
iiiu not hear this splendid discussion.
A ten minute social followed the
business meeting while tm retiring
officers very graciously served refresh
monts, after which the meeting adjourned.
Date of the May moating to
be announced.
MEAT CAMP
Ifcev. Williams of Todd preached i
in the Methodist church Sunday.
While the house is not completed i
in its ent i etv it is so far as to use.
A series of meetings was announced
to lo gin May in the meantime the
house will be finished.
Mr. L>. Y. Winebarger of Zionvillej
was on Meat Camp last Sunday.
On last Wednesday while hauling
hay Mr. Claud Morris foil off the
ioad ami we are afraid was seriously
injured. We hope he will soon recover
Mr. Arthur Miller of Zionville was
in this community last. Friday and
Saturday.
Mr. P. W. Moretz of Boone spent
a part of last week in this vicinity
in the interest of his farm here.
Mr. Roby Wilson of North Fork
was on Meat Camp on business last
Saturday.
Miss Florence Vannoy of Pine
Run was a business c$?lier here last
| Thursday.
Miss K leaner Moretz unci brother
Ronda .-pent the week end with their
[grandmother at Mast.
Mr. Cateb Winebargo r who has
j been suffering very badly from rheu|
matism recently is improving slowly.
If y,w. are a Baptist. Lutheran or
Methodist there is no reason why you
I should miss Sunday School and prea1
chin^r as we have a church of each
I within a mile. One can hear a ser|
niun three Sundays out of the month
I if he wishes to.
Miss Emma Moretz was the guest
at Mr. Caleb Winebarger's Sunday
night last.
Mr. Clyde Phillips of Boone spent
several days last week here in the
-C ***??.*. f i ?
iiueresi ui i?r. ?*au virugg, lumoerman
of Boone.
MASONIC NOTICE
Regular communication of Watauga
Lodge No. 273 at the Masonic
hall tomorrow night. Work in the
first degree, and much business of
importance to he transacted. All
members arc urged to be on hand if
possible, and visiting brethren are
invited.
W. ROY GRAGG. \\ . M.
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lina.?Established in 1888
NUMBER 15.
ACT) CONFEDERATE
VETERAN IS DEAD
! One of Watauga's Most Honored and
Prominent Citizens Passes to His
Reward
At his home on Route 2 last Friday
morning, Mr. \V. D. Norris a prominent
citizen of the countyp quietly
and peacefully passed to the Great
Beyond, after a long illness followingi
partial stroke of paralysis. Interi
ment was made in the burying ground
| on the farm of Mr. Roby Brown Sati
urday. his pastor, the Rev. Robert
.Shore, assisted by Rev. Dan Wheeler
onducted the funeral services at the
home, when the remains were turned
over to the members of Watauga
Lodge No. ^7.:. A. F. & A. M. who
| buried him with full Masonic honors.
V it'.rgfe concourse of friends and reljatives
were present to '> v t.hi ?r \
respects to the dead.
Mr. Norris was 8d year- of age.
the clay of his burial, acid a sister.
Mrs. Ann Hayes. lf?5 years of age,
was one of the mourners at his bier
: He was a brave Confederate soldier
a loyal citizen and always stood four
i square on all matters looking to the
betterment of his county. He was devoted
to his family, faithful to his
j Fraternity, a friend to those in need
j of help, and was never sparing with
his means when the church or charity
; demanded it. Truly a good man has
| fallen. His wife and several children
together with a number of grand
i children > u rvive.
j DOE RIDGE AND COMMUNITY
1 Mr. Floyd Tate visited at the home
of Messrs Hubert and Luther Hardy
Su nday.
Messrs Howard and Huh Foster
visited their aunt. Mrs. K. G. Lane
j and Mrs. W. B. Culler Saturday and
I Sunday. They attended services at
Howard's Creek church Sunday, reluming
to the farmer's ho:n? at
Todd.
| Mr. A. M. Brown is in very feeble
health at this writing. Hope the good
[ man will sour, be well again
Mr. Larry Lane who went to Alva
Kv. a few weeks ago has returned,
bringing with him one of the largest
1 pipe- that we have t ver seen. I will
almost hold a peek of tobacco. The
pipe was a present from Mr. Beater
Lane to Mr. John Barnes of this
place.
.Mi'. Kinley Hodges has commenced
to build himself a new house near
Howard's Creek church where he now
lives.
Mr. Larry Lane bought six chairs
| Saturday. Guess he \s til set in Wat
tauga this summer.
Mrs. Hubert Hardy and Miss Verier
Tale went to Boone Monday on
I business.
Sunday is preaching time at Camp
i Xelson. Everybody come prepared 10
| pound the preacher.
Sorry to hear that Miss Alma
Barnes, a student at the A. T. S. is
I sick.
Miss r.xie Hodges and Miss Blanch
Sturgill are visiting in our neighborhood.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jont Miller
a baby girl.
Mr. R. G. Lane is sick with lagrippe
at this writing
Mr. Wilby Brown and Mr. Newton
Barnes are runningtheir sawmill at
I full speed since the beautiful spring:
weather has come.
Our community is grieved on ae|
count of the death of Mr. Bill Nor!
lis. Our sympathy for the bereaved
: is great.
Mr. Bob Novris and Mr. Rom Bran
nock of Hickory attended the burial
of the former's father Saturday.
Mr \Y. B. Culler is at Boone paintj
ing this wet k.
; Through an oversight we have failed
to note the fact that Rev. Linney
Barnes went ot the county of Ashe
and took unto himself a wife. Her
name was Hank. They are living with
| Mr. Barnes' children on the mountain
DOE RIDGE ITEMS
Mr. L. R. Lane returned home and
mux vnarge ox tne seaion oi tne
Cherokee Lumber Co., The people
seem to think that he is getting the
road in much better condition than
it has been before.
Misses Bulah Culler and Mabel Har
dy went visiting Monday afternoon.
Mr. Gumie Green has stopped
plowing and went to work on the
section for the Cherokee Co.
i Rev. Pennell will hold services at
Camp Nelson Sunday 2 o'clock. Ev!
erybody cordially invited.
Mr . L. S Hardy is improving.