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A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper Published in and for Boone and Watauga County, the Leader of North I as?
VOLUME XXXV.
LOCKE CRAIG DEAD
FROM LONG ILNESS
Worth Carolina in Deep Mourning
Over Death of Late Governor A
Staunch Champion ot the Xar Heel
State—A Man of Progreso.
ASHEV ILLS, June 9.—Western
North Carolina tonight is in mourn
ing for its departed leader, Locke
Craig, former Governor of the state,
■whose death occurred at his home
on, the Svvannanoa River this after
noon at 2:158 o’clock following an ill
ness of over four years.
Only a few minutes before his<
death the former governor smiling
ly looked upon those about him and
indicated that he knew the end was
near. His life faded away as softly
as the mists wreathed above the
rushing river. And a little later over
the hills came faintly the cadenced
strokes of the fire bell tolling its
mournful message that the loved
son of the mountains would see them
no more.
Tonight all over the city and this
section of the state there is sorrow
throughout western North Carolina
even as he was in his own home
city and county. From every sec
tion of the state tonight also came
messages from loving friends ex
pressing to the bereaved family
their sorrow over the death of “the
little giant of the mountains.”
Though his body be dead, Locke
Craig yet liveth in the hearts of
his people. He was governor of North
Carolina 1913-17. Born in North Car
olina. he was North Carolina in ev
ery fibre of his being, from the sen
tinel lines of Hatteras shoals to the
summits of the Tennessee line. Gone
in the harvest time of the state’s ma
terial and social well being, he is
remembered as the chief of those who
planted the seed and diligently la
bored in the field of high endeavor,
and so he goes with prayers and with
tears and many-voiced benediction
into the realms of light.
North Carolina was born and bred
intd Governor Craig from an ances
try well antedating the revolutionary
war. William Craig came from Scot
land to America in 1749, and settled
in Oi ange county, where three' sons
were born to him, John Oavid and
Jfcmes, soldiers $n the continental
army. The grandson of John Craig
was Andrew Murdock Craig, who,
though of a Presbyterian family, be
came a Baptist minister and one of
great influence, power and eloquence
beyond the bounds of Bertie county,
where he lived. He was a scholar of
fine tastes and worthy attainments,
an honor graduate of the state uni
versity.
Rev. Dr. Craig married Clarissa j
Rebecca Gillam, and their son who
was born on the farmstead in Ber
tie county August 16, 1860, was
named Locke because of his father’s
admiration for John Locke, the phil
osopher. Brief was the boy’s know
ledge of his father, for the latter
passed away soon after the close of
the war between the states leaving
hi? widow and two sons with only
a small estate to support them in Uie
tumultous days of reconstruction.
The mother rose ti the occasion.
Governor Craig’s life is yet to be
appraised for he is yet a figure too
near to be rightly judged in all his
public service. But it seems clear
that among those who have moved
North Carolina by the spoken
word he must be ranked with the
chiefs of the leaders. Pleasing in
person and voice , an intellectual
type in physical form, he was mag
netic and with this went a dramatic
eloquence, a fervor deeply moving,
an intangible something which stirred
men’s hearts as Jew have stirred
them.
The home life of Governor Craig
has been one of singular beauty.
Married Nov. 18, 1891 to Miss An
nie Burgin the fair daughter of the
late Captain Josph B. Burgin of Mc-
Dowell county governor Craig had
a worthy life companion and four
sons have come to grace the house
hold, Lieutenant Carlyle Craig, U.
S. N.; George W. Craig, attorney of
Asheville; Lieutenant Arthur Craig,
U. S. N. and Locke, Craig Jr. bom
in the governor’s mansion in 1914.
The spring emergence of boll wee
vils may be light, but that doesn’t
mean the weevils will not develop
sufficiently fast and numerous not
to harm the cotton this season, coun
eels Franklin Sherman, chief of the
Division of Entomology for the state
College and Department.
$1.50 Per Year >
ROAD WORK BOOMS!
IN SISTER COUNTY
Crews Busy on Two Main Caldwell 1
Highways-—Big Educational Meet
ing—Other News of Interest. I
Lenoir, N. C. June 10.—Road buil
ding is booming inour section at
this time. We can step out on the
porch and not only hear the pile
driving hammer but see the mixers!
of two big bridges in the making.
One of these crosses Lower Creek I
and is a part of the Lenoir-Hickory |
(hard surface-to-be) the other cros-1
ses Zack’s Fork and is a part of the
new- Lenoir-Wilkesboro (highway-to
be) Both are situated in the extreme
city limits. The big shovels on both
roads can also be seen and blasting
on all sides is taking place. Surely
there are very few who do not ap
preciate fully these two big develop
ments.
Mr. S. F. Horton stopped over
with us Saturday night on his way
to Wake Forest Summer School.
M iss Blanche Horton is spending
the week here and enjoying the Cha
tauqua.
We were indeed sorry to hear of
the death of Mrs. Rivers. Please ac
cept our sincere sympathy in your
deep bereavement.
The meeting at th ecourt house on
Friday the 16th was perhaps one of
the most important held this year for
the betterment of the moral and edu
cational conditions in this our county
There were man yfrom different com
munities in the county, but not near
ly so many present as should have
been.
Mrs. W. H. Sherril, president of
the County Betterment presided over
the meeting and asked Miss Public
over to lead the devotional which she
did in a beautiful, sincere and mo
dest way. The Federation song was
used. - Mrs. Sherril made the open
ing talk based on the need of im
provements in the community. _ A
round table discussion followed in
which Miss Boyd spoke of the needs
of homeless children over the coun
ty also of the need of community
club work.
Miss Steele reported from Yadkin
stating that they were planning to
make quilts for the Patterson School.
Miss Russel of Granite Falls spoke
of the need of good ladies in the
work close co-operation.
Mrs. Robert Barlow spoke of the
need of a home demonstration agent
which would result in the most need
ed canning clubs.
Mrs. R. L. Gwyn gave a report of
the State Federation at Raleigh men
tioning the big reception given the
delegates at the Governor’s mansion.
Also the one at Wake Stone the
home of Josephusr'Daniels and hqw he
received in th<* absence of his wife
who is away in a hospital.
Then at 11 the crowning speech
of took place when
Miss Albertson the secretary of the
Parent Teachers Association of this
state made one of the very finest
addresses ever heard in this section.
She explained the mission of the
work, to travel over North Carolina
and try to bring about better coop
eration between the school forces and
the parents, that the parents should
seek acquaintance always with the
teachers of their children, should en
courage and sympathize all that is
possible. That it was the teachers
duty to train the child to be a bet
ter citizen, to season every lesson
with a thought of true citizenship,
that the parents should try to get
proper laws enforced for the safe
guarding of the children such as,
stop the selling of cigarettes, stop
the joy riding ,etc. She spoke of the
two evils with that of cheating in the
school room as the most disastrous
of the times.
She spoke of the future dangers,
not the Bolshevists or the Reds, but
of the boys and girls who are in
dulging in these things today which
threaten to undermine our civiliza
tion tomorrow. She spoke of the dan
ger in the fact that eleven states
have passed laws prohibiting the rea
ding of the Bible in the school room
and brought to mind the fact that
though Greece gave to the world
culture and art, she couldn’t stand;
though Rome contributed law, she
fell.; Palestine gave the one thing
needful for a nation to rest safely
on, namely, Jesus Christ, and that
if America forgets Him, she is doom
ed. That the religion of Jesus Christ
should be taught in our schools in
order to make our nation safe.
Miss Kelly then gave a list of the
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 12, 1924.
CAROLINA’S NEXT GOVERNOR
jp* * '
ANGUS WILTON McLEAN
Angus W. McLean, of Lumberton, former chairman of the War Finance
Corporation and formre Assistant Secretary of the Treasury maintained a
stead lead over Josiah William Bailey in the Primary last Saturday. With
peturns from 1,538 out of 1,719 precincts tabulated he had polled 141,-
472 votes to 78,030 for Mr. Bailey.
Second primaries will be necessary to settle four of the races of the
Saturday primaries it is thought, as returns from isolated districts failed
to give any of these candidates majorities up to our press time. With about
65 per cent of the vote estimated unofficially as tabulated no candidates had
majorities lieutenant governor, commissioner of labor and printing, com
missioner of agriculture and attorney general.
REPUBLICAN
CO. CONVENTION
Nomination of Candidates Very Sat
isfactory—Large Crowds Gather
Many Candidates.
The Republican county convention
was held in Boone last Monday after
noon. The crowd was large and per
haps more candidates for office were |
on hand that day than at any pre
vious gathering of that kind in this
county. Some dissatisfaction with the
nominations was expressed, but in
the main the selection of candidates
was very satisfactory. After the or
gijnization and the calling of the
townships the balloting for the var
ious candidates was taken up which
resulted as follows:
For the State Senate: W. L. Wink
ler.
Legislature: I. G. Greer.
Sheriff: E: L. Holler.
Register of Deeds: Mrs. Pearl Har
tley.
County Commissioners: Sherman
Wellborn, S. C. Eggers, O. L. Coffey.
Surveyor, J. A. Bumgarner.
Coroner, D. M. Moretz.
Miss Selma Fuller
is District Organizer
(Johnson Co. News.)
Mrs. Selmer Fuller has returned
to her home after attending the state
Convention of League of Women Vo
ters, which convened in Knoxville,
and visiting her sister Mrs. Stanley
Harris in Chattanooga. One of the
many courtesies extended Mrs. Full
er was a luncheon given by Mrs. Na
than Bachman of Chattanooga. Mrs.
Fuller had the hbnor of being elec
ted by the League of Women Voters
as District Organizer of the First
Congressional District of Tennessee.
Her speech before the convention
concerning the mountains secured for
her this honor.
prizes offered the communities for
the betterment of school conditions
or equipment in the school house.
Miss Albertson explained the work
ing of a county council and of the
discussion she organized one. Miss
Dora Anderson was elected president
the council to consist of the efficers
of the various betterment clubs of
the County Association.
LOCAL LUTHERANS
HIGHLY HONORED
Nationally Known Leaders in the
Lutheran Faith will Make Tour of
i Watauga County.
The president of the Womens Mis
l sionary Society of the United Lu
theran church of Afnerica, Mrs. Syd
i ney R. Kepner of Pottstown, Pa. and
the Vice President Mrs. W. F. More
head of Salem Virginia are to visit
the Watauga Mission from June 21
to 25th. These members of the ex
ecutive board of the Women of the
United Lutheran Church stand at the
head of Lutheran activities in the;
women’s department and are there-1
. fore women of unusual ability.
The following itinery is planned
for them during the time they will
be in Watauga:
Holy Communion Sunday June 22
at 11 a. m.
Banner Elk—Sunday 7:30 p. m.
Holy Trinity Deep Gap, Monday
June 23.
Grace, Boone, Monday June 23,
8 p. m.
Mt. Zion, Meat Camp, Tuesday
June 24 10 a. m.
Mt. Pleasant Tuesday June 24, at
i 7:30 p. m.
St. Mark’s, Blowing Rock Wednes
day June 25, 9:30 a. m.
Mrs. Kepner will deliver an address
in the Episcopal Chapel in Boone on
Monday evening June 23 at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Kepner is a most interesting
speaker of national repute and ev
erybody should take advantage of
this unusual opportunity. A cordial
I invitation is .extended to all and a
special invitation to those attending
j the summer school.
Former Boone Pastor
is Killed by Motor Car
News has been received in Boone
of the death of the Rev. R. D. Cross
for two years pastor of the Baptist
Church at this place
Nothing has been learned other
than that the minister died in a Los
Angeles, Cal. hospital three days af
ter having been chased down by a
speeding auto in that city.
Mr. Cross had many friends in the
city who hear with a great deal of
narrow of his death.
BIG EDUCATIONAL
D AY ON MEAT CAMP
State Superintendent of Public In
struction to be Speaker—Other Ex
cellent Men on Program.
A big educational day is planned
for the schools and citizenship of
bleat Camp township on Friday June
20th in the grove one mile from So
da Hill towards Todd. A most ex
cellent program has been planned
and State Superintendent A. T. Al
len is to be the principal speaker of
the day. The program will begin at
10:30 a. m. and Mr. Allen’s speech
will be the chief feature of the mor
ning program. Three short talks by
profninent men are (scheduled for
the afternoon program. Special mu
sic is being planned by the Wide-A-
Wake Community Club. If the day
should be a rainjr one the program
ill be held in the Riverview school
house.
One big feature of the day is the
picnic dinner at the noon hour. Ev
erybody is asked to bring filled
baskets and let’s enjoy a good old
time picnic together. A long table
will be provided and everyone is ask
ed to put dinner on the table.
A treat is surely in store for Meat
Camp and all Watauga and adjacent
counties. Can anyone afford to miss
this opportunity of hearing these dis
tinguished and reputable men on the
subject that should be of most vital
concern in every heart—education of
the children. What should concern
every parent more than the proper
educational advantages should be gi
ven to each boy and girl entrusted
to their keeping? Children are ev
erywhere. They are the means of the
continuing of the human race. But
they have a greater worth than this. [
They are the ground for developing,
improving and preserving the best I
things for all time. In fact the chil-|
dren are God’s gift for the preser
vation of the church and of the na
tion, for maintaining righteousness
and Christian civilization. The chil-j
dren of today are the promise for
the future of the church and the
nation. The world now is what the
children of a generation ago have
made it, and what the world a gen
eration hence will be depends upon
what the parents make of the chil-|
dren today. The race marches for
ward on the feet of the children.
What the world needs is leadership, j
Each community needs competent,
efficient leadership. The counties are
in need of leadership. Come hear the
men who know what education means
and does for the children. Everybody
come! By your presence on that day
you register your interest in educa
tion.—Committee.
Child of Former County
Man Dies in Greensboro
The following taken from a recent
issue of the Greensboro Daily News
will be of interest locally. Mr. Swift
a prominent Greensboro attorney,
was reared in Watauga, and he and
family have the sympathy of Wa
taugans generally in their bereave
ment:
“The funeral of Stacie Alma Swift
seven year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Swift of Pomona, who
died at 5:30 o’clock at the Swift
home, 111 Causey Street, Friday
morning, was held at the home Fri
day afternoon at 5 o’clock. Inter
ment was made in the Pomona cem
etery.
She is survived by her father and
mother, two brothers, Floyd and Jas.
and one sister, Loiiarean.
Parent-Teacher* Association Notes
Miss Alberteoln, the State Field
Worker for the Parnt-Teachers As
sociation was present last Friday p.
m. and made an inspiring address.
Miss Albertson has had wide exper
ience in all phases of school work
and can therefore give some very
helpful suggestions. All who were
present regretted that all the pa
rents of the community could not
be present.
On Thursday p. m. June 13 the
Parent Teachers Association will give
an informal reception to the teachers
of the demonstration school. All the
parents are requested to be there.
Just one hour, from four to five. Be
sure to come.
Buck says: When sowing your wild
oats help is plentiful, but when har
vest time comes, hands are very
scarce.
5 CL. aCopy
149 MORE TEACHR’S
THAN EVER BEFORE
•he Largest Term in History of A.
T. S. Well Under Way—Rev. Mr.
farthing Dies—Other News.
(J. M. Downum.)
The first Summer term of the Ap
palachian Training School opened on
i uesday the 3rd with very unusually
favorable auspisies. About 350 res
ervations had been sent in. The
school was opened in the new admin
istration building, and soon the halls
were crowded with student teachers
from every part of the state, anx
ious to get hold of their work. The
Instruction committee and the Reg
istrar’s office force were kept busy
for several days getting things in
good shape. The instructors are all
in their places and the worlf has star
ted off well. On Saturday evening
the number registered was 525 and
quite a number applied for registra
tion whose applications were held up
owing to the uncertainty as to wheth
er or not they would be admitted,
full list of the high schools not
having been received. Some furni
ture is yet to be supplied for the
new building but President Dougher
ty is off seeing after this matter. All
are enthusiastic over the fine growth
of the school, the number already
enrolled being 149 more than has
ever been enrolled in the school at
any time.
All the churches were crowded on
Sunday with the large number of
students and teachers both at Sun
day School and preaching, considera
blyover 300 being enrolled in both
the Methodist and Baptist churches.
There was no preaching at the Meth
odist church as the pastor Rev. M.
B. Woosley, is at Trinity College,
attending the school for pastors.
Pastor Huggins announced at the op
ening of the service the death of
two former pastors, Rev. Harrison
Farthing and R. D. Cross.
No special facts seem to be known
about the death of Mr. Cross except
that he was killed by having been
run over by an automobile. The peo
ple here greatly regret to hear of
his tragic death.
Rev. Harrison Farthing had been
in very poor health for several years
and his death was not unexpected.
He was one of the prominent Bap
tist ministers of the county and one
of the very best of men. He was
buried on Sunday at Bethel church
near his home, Rev. Ed. Farthing of
ficiating and a talk was made by
Prof. B. B. Dougherty. Two sons,
T. Hill Farthing of Boone and A. C.
Farthing of Lenoir, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. J. M. Moretz of Boone,
survive. He will be greatly missed
as he was one of the most influential
men for good in the county.
Rev. Harrison, Farthing
Dead
Rev. Harrison Farthing, one of the
noted Baptist ministers of this sec
tion of the country died at his home
on Beaver Dam Saturday, interment
being in the cemetery near Bethel
Church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Farthing has at one time or
other perhaps been pastor of every
Baptist Church in Watauga County
and was known and loved through
out the length and breadth of his
native county as a Christian gentle
man of the highest type, wielding a
mighty influence for good whereev
er he went. Watauga has never pro
duced a more Godly man.
County Superintendent Hagaman,
an intimate friend of deceased has
written a beautiful article in this is
sue dealing with the life of this
grand old gentlemen, which will be
of especial interest.
Statue of Gen. Lee of
Gigantic Proportions
The height of the Goddess of Lib
erty is 111 feet; 151.41 feet to the
extremity of the torch. The figure
of General Robert E. Lee on Stone
Mountain is to be 140 feet from the
top of his hat to the bottom of his
horses’s hoofs. It is said that a man
standing on the General’s shoulders
would need a step ladder to reach
Mia ear. The sculptor says: “The
distance from the horse’s knee* to
the top of General Lee’s hat is 120
feet. The depth of the relief on the
extreme point will be about 20 feet
while the average depth of the stone
to be removed over the whole surface
300 odd feet in height—will be ab
out 4 feet.”
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