A. Non-Partisan Family ! VOLUME XXXV. JHNews Items v * From Ri Interesting News Items aj Our Correspondent: tions of tl W 6 Valle Crucis Miss Lula Taylor and Miss Boatrice Shull of the Post Graduate Hospital of New Vorw arrived Tuesday to spend their vacation of four weeks Friday evening Aug. 22 at eight tfm o'clock in the dining room of the Mission School will be given a mujwcal of unusual interest. Solos and choruses of oJd time songs and ballads will be sung in appropriate costurn-i s. The program will close with a minuet. Admission will be twentyfive and thirty-five cents, the proceeds to go 'o the new church building fund. The troup of Boy Scouts of Yalle Crucis are "amping by the swimming pool near Mr. J. M. Shulls. Among the arrivals of guests at the Mission School are: Miss Virginia H. Roberts and Mrs. Anne R. Davis of Ilenedrson N. C. Mr. Wilson, headmaster Haver ford school for boys, Haverford, Pa., Mr. Walter W Haviland. principal Friends Select School, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mi> S. H. Graf. Miss Marie Graf of ^Salisbury, N. C., Miss Nannie Goitner. Hickory; Mr. J.ake Geit .er. Arch deacon William A. Hardinp of Salis* bltqr. Mr. and Mrs. Hardin? Hughes an<; tlieir baby son of Greensboro, N. <\ Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Hall Manning, Isaac Hall Manning. Jr., John Taylor Mangling and Howard Edward l/vmw VI-i?r.iii.T of r.V*r.no'( H I K C. arc camping at Warren Pa - in th?j? Valley. p Other guests in *h vn7? e)xide * Dr and Mrs. Collier Cobb, Collier .Jr. ami Miss Mary Cobb of Chapel Hill. Mr . Wcntworth Pierce and Miss Dorothy Pierce of Brooklyn, Miss Florence Land is and Miss Norma Burwell of Washington City. 31 r. and Mr.- Curatan and daughter ?/ South C arolina are gliosis at Mr. T. Baird'.s 3Vlr. and Mrs. Burt Hewey and four children of St&tesville. Mr. Dewitt 4 Kainst y and Leroy Steeie if St&tesville ate guests at Mrs. T. H. Tayfc;, JorV. Deep Gap Ttev. and Mrs- C. A. Davis .nf Ker fiersvillo are visiting relatives at the Decf '"'aj). Boy P'ivi- : 'he son in law of the late W. P. Welch having married his daughter who was the on ?y child by his first union. Rev. Davis preached a short but inspiring sermon at Gap Creek Bap tist church last Saturday night. The nf bi< HisroursiJ was "God's* love and His Kingdom." Rev. Davis gave many illustration! of God's wonderful works and hi: love. Every one present admired hi: way and manner of putting things be fore his master's congregation. Miss Theodosia Watson who las' week had an urgent call to the bod side of her sick sister came back t( . 1 school on the week end and is nov carryng on her regular duties. Several vistors were at Deep Ga] last Sunday evening. A number o the party came down from Boone We are always glad to see these folk down from Boone and other points TJV VI'IIIV We wish to announce with grea piide that the Deep Gap Tie an. Lumber Co., Inc. of this place ha completed their railroad leXtensio here and is now building their war house at the er.d of tbeir line. In the next issue of the Democra we are going to give a write up o the officers of the company and personal history of the men who ac vanced the project that means s much for our section and countr; They are the men that put Dee Gap on the map. Look for this writ pp. On Saturday the 23rd inst, in tl evening the pie and ice cream su] per will be held as usual at Rock Point school. Everybody come 01 and enjoy this social and help oi in a good cause. Proceeds go to tl benefit of the school. Come and he Mr. Dallas Welch the young mi here had ;uite an episode in a B< Purtle case as it seems butDaal )e * SJewspaper Published in a $1.50 Per Ye?r BOONF.. is Reported iral Watauga i Reported Each Week by s in the Several Seche County Purtle case as it seems but Dallas . says it was no Ben Purtle but a case of his "Bringing Up Mother" or that is the way we quoted him from what he said. Go slowly Dalas for every cloud has a silver lining and there is silver in the silvery moon. Mr. W. A. Watson who has been writing quite often for the DemoI crat has received many words of praise from your readers as to his writing. Hi- would 1 ik*" to know from the readers what writing they like best and we will try and follow suit We ean write on most anj subject. Meat Camp Rev. Geo. II. Cox, D. D. of Saliiv. bury, preach< d a very forceful sermon at the Lutheran church here | "last Sunday afternoon. Despite his : age 8C? years, he is a deep thinker and an unusually good talker. We were glad to see the aged minister in the mountains and hope to have the pleasure of seeing him back again. Mr. Willet Adams and family of near Charlotte visited friends and relatives in the community the past week. Mr. Boh Ragan of Missouri is visiting on Meat Camp. We are glad to see him among us again. , Mi. Spencer Miller, Misses Margaj ret Beach and Anna Mac Sherwood | teachers of the Winebarger school, a . spent trie week end at their homes . on Cove Creek. Mr. Calvin Mo ret/, of Mabel visits ; at his brother's Messrs Lugeoe William Morctz. Miss Louise Hodges of the Tugj man school, spent the week end in I Boone at her home. Roy. Woosley of Boone is not asi sisting ir. the Hopewell meeting as i the writer understood last week. How j ever a Rev. Mr. Brow n is assisting and th? meeting ?s still going on at I chis writing. We are glad indeed to see the ! improvement in the roads going or I up .Meat Cam p. The roads Die beng made wider and improved in a general way. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Wilson 0} Zionville. the former principal of ?h< ; Chestnut Grove School have movec | into a house on Mr. D. L. Greeue'f .| farm and are making it their homi { during the continuation of the sehoo We are sorry to state that 01 Sunday night the tenth some persoi . or persons broke into the Meat Camj > post office and the store of Mr. A 1 W Hodgson and succeeeded ir. get t:ng some cash and merchandise. W< s hope the guilty one or ones will b< 5 brought to light and served as th< 3 law provides. Mrs. Mary Isaacs and granddau ghter of Silverstone visited the for I mer's sister, Mrs. Frank Miller, dur _ ] ing the week end. > Messrs Walter, Fred and Clevelam f | Moretz and Miss Winnie Moretz o 1 the Mount Pleasant community at a I tended services here Sunday, fj Mr. Oscar Cornell who has bee: 1 in Montana for some time, was c; visitor here Sunday. Mrs. Polv Moretz of Boone spec ' i the week end with her parent? Mi 11 and Mrs. Caleb Wineharger. j j Rev. Roby Eggers tilled his rc-g s | nlar appointment at the Meat Cam n ] Baptist church on iast Saturday an c Sunday. it COMMUNITY MEETING t There will be a community mec ft inp at Rocky Point school on Satu I" day afternoon and evening Aug. 21 M Superintendent Smith Hagaman an f- County Agent John B. Steele hat :P been invited and will make talks c e subjects of community interest. Tl speaking will begin about eight c clock Saturday evening. Ice crea P- will be on sale by five o'clock in tl y afternoon. It in hoped that eve: It member of the community, and e peciaily every patron of the scho< ",e will eome\ out Saturday and he 'p make this meeting an even great m success than the first meeting wi :n A most hearty welcome will he e lis tended all visitors. f nd for Boone and Wataug. WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA i NEWS FROM THE ! TRAINING SCHOOLj | Regular Weekly Letter From the Appalachian Training School With Other Items from the Town and Surrounding Section. Boone seems to be the mecca for; campers and* tHe radiating: point forj sight seers and mountain climbers believing as they do that is one of the most accessible points for the; country in general over the Boone Trail highway and convenient to ma-; ny points of interest in the mountain section.S umm.er touristh from ma-1 ny states come to Boone during the summer and without exception are de lighted with its summer climate and the beauties of the scenery that surrounds. The Apalachian Training; School's being located here adds to! their interest and many come to look i over its rapidly growing plant. Rev. I ,!. S. .Johnson of on #4 tain \ Junior College was at the school and conducted devotional service and tai-| ked to the student, body. Dr. and) Mrs. Haviland of the Friends Selisct visitors and the doctor made an adSchool Philadelphia, were welcome dress at chapel. Dr. Van Duesen of Syracuse University, a former tea-! cher in the Training School summer! session, was gladly welcomed and! addressed the school during chapel exercise and preached at the Baptist Church Sunday night. Rev. Muggins of the Boone Baptist church visited the school and conducted chapel serj vice. Miss Wilson of the Fast Caro, Isna Teachers' College and her brother, Dr. E. M. Wilson, now of Philadelphia but a native North Carolinian, are spending some time ta Boone and Mr. Wilson made a fine talk to , the school. To add to the interest of the chapel exercises Prof. James j Moore, voice instructor at the school i during the summer, gave several solos for the pleasure of the student j body. Dr. J. D. Rankin, of the Train-1 school faculty left on Friday on an auto trii > the City of Wash-: ington to spend several days. The students of the summer school; with the- large number of visitors] have added greatly to the interest in . attendance and the various church servces, both the Sunday School and . preaching service? making them more helpful to all. The several Sunday School classes have had greatly in; creased numbers in attendance, for example the class composed of the young ladies of the Training School [ attending the Methodist church us-| tially enrolls from 10 to 00, but this' . summer at one time there were 16! [ present. This is largely true in all lihe churches. Game F?*h Swim Up Stream | It's easy to drift as the current flows It's easy to move as the deep tide goes. But the answer comes when the breakers crash And strike the soul with a bitter lash When the goal ahed is endless fight Through a sunless day and a starless * night, Where the far call breaks on the sleepers dream, "Only the game fish swim up stream' The spirit wanes where it knows no load. . The soul turns soft down the easy Road, There's fun enough in the thrill and throb, n But Life in the main is an uphill job 8 And its better so where the softer game, ' Leaves too much fat on a weakened r" frame. Where the far call breaks on a sleeper's dream, P 'Onlv the game fish swim uo stream' d When the clouds bank in and tht sou! turns blue. When fate holds fast and you car,': break through? r. When trouble sweeps like a tidal wav< 3 And Hope is a ghost by an opei ,d Krave, e You have reached the test in a frami of mind Je Where only the quitters fall behin< Where the far call breaks on thi m I sleeper's dream j "Only the game fish swim up stream rj. ?Onondaga Sportsman ^ Religion The religion of many men partake c-r at the qn&l'tlee of a Jelly flih. In It ls- own {dement It float* and lire*. Oi x- the Bands It Is helpless nn<1 perlahea i ?Western Christian Advocate. u Ww a County, the Leader of IS ROLINA. THURSDAY AUGUST 2), U.U.H.S.WILLUFISN MONDAY SEPT 8TH Malleti of interest Regarding Accrediting. Home Ecor jniici Department, New Building and the Status ??f Last Year's Graduates. The Cove C reek High School will J open for the fall term on Monday i September 8th. Every student is ear- 1 nestly urged to be present on the opening day and may I suggest to the i parents the importance of seeing that j your child is present on that day. The first few days of a school term I are very important because the grari- < ing and classification of students the ! buying of text books and the ground work for the whole year must be done then if the best results are to j be obtained. It is our desire that the coming year may prove to be a year of ae complishment and service of the high est degree. There is no reason why this ambition cannot be realized. The , Board of Education has very gener- : ously added to the school plant by i the erection of a new building and 1 the installation of an upto-date Home < Economics equipment. To my mind ] there is no more important and fai reachinp part of a school's activity ] than the training of girls along this line. The iibraiy and science facil- | ities an- also being enlarged. The faculty will be practically the | same as last year. Miss Gertrude ftundy of Jamestown. X. C. will be in the Home Economics Department. Miss Bundy is a graduate of Guii- < ford College with post graduate credit in Home Economics from the ( North Carolina College for Women, j W e extend to the parents, patrons and friends of the sehoo a cordial i, invitation to visit the school at any! time and a special invitation to be j with us on the opening day. For the information of the gradu-i - : ' - 4ivv.T ?'i ui.ii yvu: in irnaru i *? attending a pari of this school so that thcyj may bo considered graduates of a standard school and also for the ben-j ofit of those who may doubt the chord bring made aecrdited during the coming session, I would like to have the following letter from Dr. ( I-I. Hemy Higbsmith, Supervisor of | High Schools, published S. F. HORTON, Principal. Dear Mr. Hortou The Board of Certification con-i sidercd yesterday the matter of alI lowing the graduates at last year's' class at the Cove Creek High School! to return to the school next springj | .f land along the John's iliver, thus ari lifting his entire mountain interests hereabouts to 2.217 acres oft and. j The figures in the Green Park property deal were not divulged. Mr. j Alexander has been negotiatin gfor j this property for some time. His; greatest ambition is t?.? place vis-' temi North Carolina on the map ivith "iu of the finest mountain play grounds in America. The Green Park links w:'. be revamped and the course! will be converted into one of the in -i desirable as well as the most difficult courses anywhere. In a few years he hopes to popularize the links to the extent that state, invitation and national tournaments may he played there. Whether he will erect a new hotel or. the property, he s not ready to announce. However other develop merit work will go forward and improvements will be installed that will! make the 300 acres among the most attactivc and desirable in the Blow ing Rock region. In addition to the land purchase Mr. Alexander announced that the Western Union will inaugurate im-, mediately a 21 -hour service out of Blowing Rock with a direct !< p to Phariotte. Such a service nil! make1 it possible for . uranier visitors and! residents, here to be in constant communicatioi rith the outside world if desired Blowing Rock has long beer, known as one of the most picturesque nioun tain communities in America, occu- | pying a strategic position on the very | lop of the Blue Ridge and on the very rim of iloudland. With the new activity in progress and new publicity and advertising campaigns launch ?d. Blowing Rock is destined to be known from the Atlantic to the Purine Ocean, if Mr. Alexanders plans are consummated. Mayview Manor, standing as it does on the cliff of the world, nestling among the chestnut trees and the clouds, a great cluster of strikittnr nw?hif **ctnr<: set ir. a greater cluster of mountain laurel, rhododendron. and myriads of other mountain fiowers. is one of the rare beauty spots in a rare and beautiful moun tain community. The improvements at this hole already make it distinctive, supreme in its comfort and yet also supreme in its picturesque set! ting. ; Besides its own golf links, its scores of mountain trails, automobile i roads, it? cur. club, its tennis courts : lake and swimming facilities?there is a thca* t?i\ a spacious bail room musical revues and concerts. If you are looking for the mountains, you will find them here. If you tire of the mountains, you can turn to the more modern forms of entertainment Augmenting his present holdings. Mr. Alexander will not only popularize the same, but he intends to call the world's attention to the general community of Blowing Rock. In the course of time he believes the mountains of western North Carolina will l. ? ?C O, uctunif rt? iciniuuo as iuu?c ui ow 11_ zerland. Probably they cannot boasl of as much snow hut they can present a greater variety in scenic beau ty ^ "Oh. the depth of meaning In tha word 'Saved!' From the guilt of ?rin savod from the love of s?1n. saved fron the power of sin. And one day, whe: 1' He comes, we shall he saved fron the rvresency of sin V?Kxehnnge. ? na.?Established in 188? NUMBER 33 ATTEMPT MADE TO ROB V.C. BANK Bloodhounds Fail to Locate Men Who Entered the Valle Cruel* Bank Lhst Week Bank Official* Hope to Find Criminal*. Or Wednesday night of last week some parties entered the Valle Cruris Bank at Vc-le Cruets armed with sledgej pick, tc procured from a near by tool box, and made a desperate effort to open the safe. The combination on the front was beaten off, and then a small charge of dynamite was i: ited and exploded in the little op- ing. As a result the lock was broken and the big door fie vvopen. Bu: at this point.the robbers met their Waterloo. They gained access to ihe vault but tin smaller and stronp-er r?r? +V>,. Jv. I i v.jv .Iis:uv DUlK* r-d their judgment as no at: ir.p: was made to open it, and the would-be robbers hail to leave without a cent, of booty Blood hounds were wired in from Johnson City the following morning and a traii was immediately picked up by thern. but after following: it several miles through th mountains it was lost on the highway, where it was supposed they had been picked up by an automobile.. The cashier says evidence points to the guilt of three men. Of course it takes mo tru*n he evidence of a dog t<. convict a man in thI- state but we learn there are other developments. OFFICERS Et.EC"ED FOR COVE CREEK COMMUNITY FAIR The patron- of Cove Creek High School met Monday night August 11 for the purpose of organizing for a community fair .The following officers and committees were elected J. S. M Bride. President. (I. VY. Moody. Vice President. Mrs. Kattie Johnson, Secretary. L>. C. Mast, field crops. Amos Adams, orchard and garden. W. II. Mast, live stock. Don Horton, poultry. Mrs. \V. L. Henson. canning. Mrs. A. I Payne, pantry. \lv< Vun -I nkncM \f~ vt M Miller, sewing. Mrs. H. E. Deal, flow oi>. Sam Horton, entertainment. The next meeting will he held at the school building Tuesday night August 2d. All the committees and everyone interested '?' the fair are urged to be present at this meeting a.- son., very important things are ;o he decided. ATTRACTIVE PARTY M iss Mary Anne Trivett entertained a number el her friends at her home oil Pine Street last Friday evening. The guests were greeted by the hostess and shown into the reception room which was beautifully decorated with sweet peas and nasturtiums. The shades were drawn and a soft light was thrown from the chandelier. A number of thrilling games were played which were heartily eni joyed by ail. The hostess assisted by Misses ! Glenn Gilliam and Ruby CottroU ser! ved delicious cake lemonade and caniiy. The following guests were pres: ent: Misses i.utii Cottre'l. Mary Conn eill. Vera ?. ,ok. Kuth Bobbins, Louise Coffey, Margaret Hahn, Bcrnice Ciragg, Inez Gragg. Bonnie Jean Lewis. Alice Councill, Grace Grugg, Pearl x T r-. i " .. . j orris, iiuoy cwreil, Kutr. Mctiltl, j Aniha Black, Hare! MeGuire, Coline ! Wall, Willie Mar Shearer, Ruth Benfield, Glenn Gilliam and Messrs Ohas Arnott, Charlie Foy. Glenn Lewis, Carl Payne Grant Hedges, Dallas Cottrell, Charles Farthing, Councill Cook, Roger AlcGuire, Gordon Taylor, Paul Fletcher. Raleigh Cottie!I, Frank Robbin-. and Howard Cottrell. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST ASSOC1ATION The Silver Creek Primitive Bap list Association will be held with Zioii church near Rominger, N. C. " on Friday Saturday and Sunday Sep'Itcmber nth, otn. and 7th 1924. No i traffic will be allowed oti or near "| the association ground. We want to make this tlie best association that has ever been with this church and hope that Sheriff Critcher and Mr. Ralph Bingham will be with us and 1 see that the law is obeyed and that j no drinking nd disturbance be allow? ed. A. L. PRESNEL