North Carolina Newspapers

I A Non-Partisan Family N VOLUME XXXV. S ! WILL CONSIDER PARK LOCATION Wtlk?? Commercial Club Calls Meeting for Purpose on July?Would Gather at Blowing Rock. The following letter has been sent out to citizens of North Wilkesboro and other sections of the country by the President of the Wilkes Coni^ nierr'nl Club of North Wilkesboro 9?j| regarding the location of a national J) park in the Appalachian chain of mountains: "Pending the discussion of the lojtj cation of a national park in the Appalachian chain of mountains, this is to suggest that a meeting be held at Blowing Rock, North Carolina on the 4th day of July 1924 for the purpo?o of discussing the best location for the park, in order that united action may be had in presenting! OMTK' ? this matter to the committee appointed by Mr. Work, Secretary of the Interior, chairman of which commit. tee is Hon. H. W. Hemple, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, for the purpose of locating this park and we suggest that you take this matter up with your club and see if the time and place is suitable, and if so appoint a committee to attend this meet ingf. "It is needless to say that the location of a national park which will possibly be the only one located in this section for many years will be of almost unlimited value no.j only to North Carolina and adjoin{ ing states, Virginia, Tennessee, So. Carolina and Georgia but of greatest Interest to all territory east, of the Mississippi River. "It will be the last word in roun? ding out the splendid efforts heretofore made in making the Appalachian mountains the play ground of the eastern portion of the United States. I "If you concur with us in this suggestion please advise our committee and we will he giad t>\ offer our services. or aid you in your services in arranging this convention. We suggest that every civic organization, together with all of the forworrl looking citizens be requested to attend this meeting either ia person or ti.cough committee. ' Blowing Rock is a central point easily reached by good roads from Bristol* Johnson City, Asheville, or any other point in the surrounding c territory. "By scattered efforts ;t cannot be accomplished, hut by conceited action the park will be assured. Prompt action is necessary to secure efficient results. "Awaiting your early reply, "yours very truly. "Tj. Cj. riniey, rresiueui. GRIST REQUESTS SECOND PRIMARY Runner-up to M. L Shipman Seelci to Settle Candidacy by Another Balloting Raleigh, June 15.?Frank D. Grisl runner up to M. L- Shipman in th< race for commissioner of labor ant . printing, today telegraphed IV. H Neu. chairman of the board of elec vjr . tions, requesting a run-off primarj to decide the nominee for the office Grist's action put to an end activi i ties among the democratic leaders o v the state, including John G. Dawsoi * chairman of the party to prevent i possible the expense of a second pri mary. With a definite request made fo A second primary for the commit aion of labor and printing positio; ty it will also be necessary to enter o the ticket^ the names of Charles Rot ffflr attorney general and l*reu p. L? tham for commissioner of agricu ture. Both of these had indicate that tbey would not put the stat K.. to the expense of the second primar; MISSIONARY TO CHINA SPEAK AT THE METHODIST CHURCH Miss Delia Tuttle for many yea: a missionary to Shanghai, China, wi speak at the Methodist church ne: Sunday evening at eight o'clock. Mi Tuttle is a native of Caldwell couni a graduate of Columbia Universit and went to her missionary wo: from the Chair of English, Dave a port College. If This is the Women's service in tl interest of the Belle Bennett Mem Tial Fund, and a free will offer! will be taken: The public is cordial invited to come and hear this disti guished missionary. lewspaper Published in a? 1.50 Per Year BOONE. SOUTHERN'S OLDEST ENGINEER HONORED GUEST Mr. W. R Hodges of Knexviile the veteran railroad man is spending a few weeks with his cousin Ex-Sheriff John W. Hodges. Having beeu in the active service of the Southern Railway System for fifty-two years as locomotive engineer. Mr. Hodges holds seniority rights over ill others. Buster Dunn of "Memphis Special" fame being his close rival. On account of failing health Mr. Hodges hain't taken a run for three years, but notwithstanding the snowy whiteness of his hair , he looks well. At the throttle of one of the Southern's largest and fastest engines be has taken almost millions to their destinations saf e'y. and despite his advanced age, the keenness of his eye, | gained by years of watching the glittering ribbons of steel, is mGi tstriking. We wish for the ' splendid gentlema^i much pleasure in our town, for at the end of his lontj laborious run his vacation should be complete. |U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE SEMIMONTHLY FARM NOTES The following: comments were received between the 7th and 14th of June and give a fairly good idea as to the condition of crops in North Carolina about the first of this month Weather The weather conditions generally are reported as having- been rather cool with too much rain. However the | conditions at present are favorable | to farm work and growing crops. Most numerous reports of unfavoraI hie weather come from the northern mou.tiain counties. Some counties in the central coastal section report the weather ae hot but showery. Recent hot. days have been very favorable to growing cotton, and with continued hot woaLhet the state cotto^ crop will show marked improvement. General Condition* Frequent complaints of high taxes and the high price of farm labor were received. Counties in the northern Piedmont and Coastal sections stare that they have poor stands in most all crons and that the season is unusual;/ late. The most freiguenl complaint of the formers is the low price of farm products. A noticeable improvement in the prices of farir products however, in the past few months, should improve the situatior in thi.-y respect. Crops are reporter as fairly clean with few grassy field: lit this respect the average cleannesi of fields seems to be above the aver age. \ few reports from the South em coastal counties state that grits is getting ahead of cultivation hu this is not a general complaint. It the majority of the counties the stani , of most crops is fairly good. Plant that were replanted are coming u fine. Cotton farmers are cxpectin; their worst trouble to be the bo! weevil. Although some stale that th crop pests are very numerous, ther I is little evidence of severe damag . I from them.yet. Small drains r The conditio n of small grain a . this timeaverages from fairly goo to good. The rainy weather has cat f sed considerable damage from rui \ but farmers in the principal whet f counties are in a fairly optomlsti - state of mind. The yield of wheat th year is expected to be about the a: rJ erage. Spring oats are reported 11 r- unusually good, though the winti n oats are short due to freezes, ct n The majority of reporters seem fai a ly optimistic in regard to their gra i- crops. i- Clover end Hay Outlook d Clover is fair to good. The stani e are somewhat irregular, but tl f. growth is good. A large amount oats are being cut for hay for vai g ous reasons. The plants are low growth and the fall sown crops h; such poor stands that most of it rs either plowed under or cut for hs ill The practice of growing oats f rt mature hay in eastern counties ss growing- rapidly. The crop there cy generally good, y. Tobacco rk Tobacco has a late growth but t n- stands arc unusually good. It is ni coming out rapidly and a good cr he is expected. Of course it is late. O- Cotton ag Cotton is later than for many y< lly In many sections the stand is irre( n- lar and some replanting has b< done. Chopping has progressed n itot0 id for Boone and Wataugi WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA HINT FOR WILKES | wmanni mm* urn Eighty five gallons of corn liquor^ and 175 empty five gallon cons some of them with the odor of liquor upon their,, were found in a little outhouse; adjoining the kitchen ot Gordon j Brenton's home near Dellaplaiue tn4 Wilkes county ,Saturday by Prohibition agents K. L . Lovelace and Randal! and Kennedy. The liquor and cans were confis- j cated by the prohibition officers. Ben ] ton's wife first asked the officers, not to search any too closely about' the premises, hut seeing their deter- '! minaticn not to leave any stone un- ? ; turned she made some excuse or other and left. She was seen running! i through the forest nearby and that; was the last glimpse the officers had! of her. Benton is known io the prohibiI lion officials as one of the "Big Six** j in the illicit liquor game. Federal a-j gents directed from Raleigh here on I a secret mission are said to have shadowed the Benton home at various! i times within the past several months. | Officers Lovelace, the local enforce-! rnent officer on the job. has also been I keenir.ir a close watch on the nremis-l os. The raid a ltd the quantity of liquor captured Saturday is a distinct feather in Lovelace's cap: Lovelace was "tipped off" it was | said, to the effect that Benton was I at home and the officers watched I the house for several hours before they swooped down upon it. The "tip" proved to be a mistake, but ) now with a warrant in their hands i every deputy marshal in the service j in this section of the state is on the watch for Benton. Benton is said to have made what is commonly termed a "killing" in the illicit liquor traffic and is accoun; ted one of the wealthiest men in the game. He is said to own two Lincoln cars and nine others altogether all of them Hudson and Buick speedster* except one Ford car. The Hudson speedster captured about three weeks ago with ovor 100 gallons in > it, after a race along the Boone Trail is said to have been the property of Benton. Sylvester Sparks, a nat gro, was captured with the car. A white man made his escape from tht i car be fore the officers could over : take it. 1 PASTURES NEED CARE IN HOI DRY WEATHER i i Raleigh. N. C. June 17.?Mos 3 parts of North Carolina have ha* s cool weather this spring, with plentj - of rain. Such weather is very favor - able to pastures of mixed grass e s and clovers and they now look fine t But we may look for a hot dr; ? spell almost any time, and when i i comes the pastures will be ruined, s says E. C. Blair, Extension Agronr P mist for the State College of Agri g culture. "New pastures that hav 11 been grazed too heavily have not. ha e a chance to develop good root syi e terns. They will be the first to suffc ? Older pastures also, will fail in he dry weather if grazed too much a the tops of the plants cannot gro^ as fast as they are eaten off. Whe d the pasture has been closely graze the ground is exposed to the sui ?t This causes it to dry out, making ba it matters worse. ic I '"To avoid injury to 2. pasture i is | summer, first remember that an a? 1 will not usually support half as m; ny head of livestock in July a* will in May. Where there is a sma c* pasture and a large number of liv r- stock, let them graze only a sho in time each day. The second thing remember is that rest will give tl pasture a chance to grow. The to ds will increase in size, and at the san time the roots will develop. The roo ' - * - -1" 4U?.r ... or i ol a piani can grow wu? ?s rt- receive nourishment from the leavt 'n Alternate periods of rest and gra/.H ad each for about tvyo weeks, will i is more than any other thing to tide t iy- pasture over sever weather conditio or To accomplish this, sow two pastur is or divide the one with a fence." is Mr. Blair states that weeds are : most always found in pastures duri summer. These are kept in check he mowing as' often as necessary to pi aw vent blooming. op idly, but due to the heavy growth -sr grass is slower than usual. In t ru- southeastern counties grassiness f?n an important factor. Increased ac ap- age is recognized. a County, the Leader of N ROLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 19, 19 fiiiRs WFirmiF A. f & STUDENTS ? ,Prc?ent Registration 550 in State School Building Activities Other Interesting Notes. ( I Tht Training School has had the j most auspicious opening in its his tory. With ail registrations, in we j number 550. The Southern Desk Co. j has been busy during the week placing six hundred opera chairs inthe new auditorium. The town and community have joined the school in welcoming our summer faculty and student body. On Thursday the Parent-Teachers Association entertained the teachers cf the Demonstration School and on | Saturday the Worth While Club gave ? reception to the entire Training School on the lawns of Superintendent Smith Haganian and Mr. J. B. Cannon. The Republican "County Cdnven I tion of June 9th Expressed its feeling ! toward the Training School by nomI inating Professor I. O. Greer of the I History Department for the Legislature. and Professor W L. Winkler a former teacher of the school, for the Senate. The foundation work for the new building for the Demonstration School is in progress. This will be one of the best buildings of its kind j in Norht Carolina. Watauga County was represented j at the commencement at Chapel HiU ; by James Mast, a member of the1 graduating class, and by President B j B.,Dougherty who attended the reun-? ; ion of his class?181)9. All the mem-1 ; bers of the class present were housed ! in the old East Building at the Uni-I versity. Dr. J, V. Joyner, though not a member of their class joined them in their banding. This is one of the most remarkable classes in the history of the University. Four have been called back to . the University: Dr. K. D. W. Connor and Dr. Waggstatf as professors of History, Dr. Louis Wilson as Librarian. and Dr. Abernethy as Professor of Medicine. Dr. Coker is Profess or of Political Economics, University of Ohio; Dr. Vergil Jones is Professor of English, University of Arkan; sas; Dr. Dealer is a distinguished - physician living on the Yale campus Ui\ J. Gilbert Pearson has distinguish ed himself in the world in the study of birds; the Honorable T. C. Bowie is a distinguished North Carolinian and so on. The University conferred 283 degrees, aside from the honort j ury degrees. The Appalachian, boys 1 have always stood high at the Uni. versity. -i After the commencement Mr. and s| Mrs. N. L. Mast* their son James and Mr. Dougherty came to Boone by au? tomobile making the trip u; eight t hours. Mr. Dougherty thinks Jaincs " is a wonderful driver. i-i POETRY AND POWER MIX e| IN THE RIVER SHANNON d! u Old Ireland Soon to Gel Light from r Famous Stream 44 Where the River Shannon Flows" s electric light will soon be reflected v from the limpid ripples. Already thf r lumbering two wheel carts and the ^ cobbled streets of the classic villa t ges have given away te motor car ^ and pavements. There is no blasph emy in the coming of modern im provements, rather the contrary. ! The Shannon loses no whit of it: *6 l i poetic traditions because it also pusl * ! es its lusty breast against a urilitur li I ian water wheel that brings light nn< ^ i power and social betterment to a pet I ?l.i om n/luanoin(r X*ivil>7nlifi! r? !"?= "MV ?** ^ advances. t The sacred waters of the Rive Jordan are harnessed to provide ligh ^ and power for Jerusalem, yet Biblica ^ history becomes no less fascinatin oecause modern electrical genius ha brought a new civilization to a cour try that can never be robbed of it ^ literary traditions. he One farmer of Buncombe count es is capitalizing the demand for bill , grass sod. He has sold $175 wort from a small lot and reseeds the Ian as fast as the sod is removed, report ^ his county agent. Tom Tarheel days that he is sa ing that big patch of pines on t) back of his place to be cropped t any other field on the place. T1 he I weed trees are to be chopped ot i?j for firewood and the mature tre re- to be harvested as needed for tii i ber. tnotr. orthwestern iNorth Carolir 24. S Ct?. aCopy DAILY MAIL SERVICE FTtOM 1 GREENSBORO TO BOONE otr. nenry ueix 01 tne circulation , lepartment of the Greensboro Daily j News has been in town for the past C few days in the interest of that publication ..Mr. Belk tells the Democrat that, beginning" July 1, an automobile service will be started from Greensboro 1 which will put the News in the hands * of the Boone reader at 8:00 in the c forenoon, this kind of service hav- j c ing been inaugurated first by the I i Winston-Saiem Journal last year. The i new service however is of vastly < greater importance from the fact that ? besides delivering the newspaper it i is a regular route for first class mail. 1 Letters posted in Winston Salem or ? Greensboro before 12:30 a. rn. will i arrive in Beone at 8 the same morn- < ing. From a point of mail .service we have been practically isolated from this section thus far, and the manage men* of the News in making this < anangement with the Federal government have rendered this section a signal service. TOWN LOTS BRING THE HIGH DOLLAR Globe Auction People Conduct First Sale of the Season. Property on ; New Street in Great Demand. The auction sales of the E. N. Hahn and George Phillips Property on Saturday, conducted by the Giobe Realt\ A Auction Co.. were sienallv successful. The- Hahn lots, located j on Howard, the new Street to be c-j pened from Water Street at the jail to the High School property, were! greatly in demand, and the price rc-j | ceived thoroughly satisfactory. The ' Phillips property, formerly owned by J Mr. ,1. T. Miller, was subdivided and sold to the high bidder in recordbreaking time and at high prices. The Globe people have had a part in making things go in this section to be sure, and although they hail from j a sister state, hvae begun to be con-J sidered a very necessary home institution. They have handled real estate the auction way in this section for several years and have conducted their business is such a satisfactory way that their services are always in demand, wherever real estate is to be sold. Colonel Robinson acts as if there might be something further along this line ere long. Let us hope so, as to get new residents it is first necessary to sell them some property. Always glad to have the good natured realtors with us. j SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER GIVEN WATAUGA ATTORNEY I Sunday June 15th marked the fifty-sixth milestone in the life of At tomey John Houston Bingham. His ; neighbors gave him n surprise dmt ner. During his absence at church the neighbors and relatives erected n tabic in the yard: John says that j j it is a good thing that man is in total . ] ignorance of some things. More than . one hundred appetites were satisfied and many full baskets left. The ut. most fellowship and good cheer pre_| vailed. All of the children and. the . grandchildren were present. In spirit John was among the youngest one 5 there. There has been no finer oc1 easion in this section for a long time ?One Present 1 a 1 CHURCH DIRECTORY?WATAUGA LUTHERAN MISSlOb r t Grace. Boone?Sunday School 1< ,11 a. m; J. M. Moretz, Supt. (r Luther League 7 p., m. Vilas Mo g I rctz, Pres. [. Holy Communion?Sunday Schoc ^ 9:45 a m. Morning Worship 11 a. m Mrs. Sydney R. Kepr.er and Mr: W. F. Morehead are to be presen at this service, y Banner Elk?Evening worship 7:3 ,e PI, . Mt. Zion?Sunday School 10 a. n 1(j Luther League 11:15. ts Mt Pleasant Sunday School 10 i rn. Luther League 2:30 p. m. Monday June 30 8 p. m. Specii v- services at the Episcopal chapel, Mi te Sydney R. Kepner and Mrs. W. 1 as Morehead of Pottstown, Pa, and Si le 1cm Virginia, president and vice pre ut ident of the Woman's Missionary Si es ciety of the United Lutheran churi n- of America to be present. A cordi invitation to all. I at a recent sales day, reports county , agent Scott. >1J Leaders from among the ranks ? I of the boys' and girls' clubs of North 4-: Carolina will gather at the State s-J College for a week's short course o- on June 23. These boys and girls will :hj be under the careful supervision of al workers from the extension division ' during their stay. 3 fj P:r: | la.-Established in 1888 NUMBER 24 ivORK STARTED ~ ON FISH HATfHFRY a? ? ? ? AAA A A JL itntrout Action on Part o* Good Wst tauaa Citizen Resulti in Locution of Fishery near Rutherwood. Recent visits to this county oy ederal and State Fish Commission xperts have resulted in the final location of a sight for the much-diseuss?d fish hatchery for Watauga. For t time all hopes of the scheme were ibandoned. due to the fact that the mly approved site was unavailable, *nd had it not been for very active ^ork on the part of a few of the more progressive citizens, we could scarcely have had even another hearing on the proposition at this late lay. The hatchey is to be situated near Kutherwood six miles from Boone on the lands formerly owned by Mr. Burt Cook. In view of the fact that counties or individuals are expected to donate the lands for such enterprises, it is really Mr. Cook who in the final analysis of the thing is responsible for ther decision of the com mission. Without one penny of cost be furnished the necessary land, water rights, etc. as designated by the officials and tells the Democrat that the amount of his donation cannot be considered less than $1,000.00. Preliminary work started Monday and it is the purpose of the authorities to have fish large enough for stocking adjacent streams by late fail. The Watauga fishery is for the propagation of brook trout alone, which of all the finny family, are the most perfectly adapted to the waters of this section. Within the next few years WaUtugu may b<| expected to be a veritable angler's paradise. With the replenishing of the streams with the native fish tourists will be more than ever before attracted to this far-famed resort region. AT LAST.?THE ONE PERFECT NEWS STORY For years young itnd verdant newspaper men have been instructed, "if a oof bites a man it's not news?if a man bites a dog?that's news." Thomas Lynch nineteen years old, 841 Harvey avenue, Oak Park, bit a oog, accoriiin^ to tb? Chicago Tftbunc of June 9. Ho admitted to the police that he had been drinking moor.&hine and later fell in with a large mongrel wMch he tried to bite The dog and youth rolled on the street, both trying for a hold. Lynch bit the animal so severely it had to be shot. During the scuffle Lynch kicked a passing woman but she refused to prefer charges against him but he did have to answer the judge concerning disorderlyconduct while intoxicated. TWO PROMINENT WOMEN TO VISIT WATAUGA COUNTY We call attention again to the coming of Mrs. Sydney R. Kcpner and Mrs. W. F. Morehead, president and vice president of the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Lutheran Church of America. These ladies will be in the county June 21 to 25 and will make a tour of the county in the interest of the Watauga Mission. These ladies will be present* at a special service at the Episcopal chapel on Monday evening: the 23ru of June at 8 o'clock and will de j liver addresses. A cordial invitation is extended to nil to be present at j this service and hear and meet these splendid women of national repute. . The time is Monday evening June 23 8 p. m. at the Episcopal chapel. Welj come to all. Water companies are experimentt ing with aeration processes that pur ify the water and remove much of q| the foreign substances. Forty-seven farmers sold over $200 worth of produce at the Burlington curb market in Alamance co.