A Non-Partisan S amily Is
VOI.UME XXXV. J
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Grand Success
The Community fair on Saturday
was of great interest and benefit.
Although the exhibits were not up
to the standard of last year in quantity
the sualily was equal if not superior.
The crowd was large and everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves.
At 11 o'clock the people assembled
in the school auditorium and after
devotional exercises conducted by
Hex. F. M. Iluggins of Boone and a !
# chorus by members of the faculty
and high school, the principal address
was delivered by Rev. W. L. Griggs
pastor of the First Baptist church of
North Wilkesboro. JVfr. Griggs chose
as his subject: "The Possessions, the
Products and the Progress, and the
Gifts of the Hills." He discussed at
length the natural resources and the'
nf niftirnfaine ?*->.I <
emphasized the progress that has been 1
made materially and educationally.
He also stated that the hills had given
to the world leaders in manhood
and womanhood unequaled any were '
The address of Mr. Griggs was very'
greatly enjoyed and we feel that he
is due our sincere gratitude.
Mr. John B. Steele then made a
?hort talk and asked or rather urged J
the importance of having Wa'.auga
Con. ty represented at the State Fair.
After Mr. Steele, Air. R. C. ( rowel!
County agent of Ashe, made remarks
concerning matter.- of agricultural
interest, especially in regard to the
raising of pouitry and fruit tree
spraying.
* Miss Luetic Clarke vas the last
speaker on the program. She spoke
on the exhibits themselves and presented
several to the audience ex-j
plaining why they did or did not.
receive the blue ribbon.
Wo are indebted to Miss Clarke!
and Miss Buudy for their services!
nr. judges of the ladies' work and
to Mr. Steele aiiu Mr. Crowell in thei
other departments.
Dinner wa3 served or. the ground. i
then a baby show at It til* ?jtd a ludll
g&m<? between the . T. S. and thei
Cove ("reck High School at. 3:00. The!
game resulted in favor of the A. T
S.
A complete list of premiums will
be found elsewhere in this issue.
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Baptist Programs?
The Old and the New
9 (By P. M lluRsins.)
The Baptists of this state and the
south are now on the last lap of
their 75 Million Campaign, which'
was launched five years ;.go and has
proven to be a breath of life to all
the institutions fostered by that denomination
at home and abroad. In
a far more adequate way than ebi! ,
before as a result of the Campaign,
the Baptists have been able to take
care of their state, home and foreign
Mis sion work, their schools and col-:
leges, orphanages and hospitals and i
their aged and infirm minister*.
Up to September 5, 1021 the churches
of the Three Forks Association
paid to the 75 Million Campaign 13924.33.
This leaves a balance of $2,699.05
to be raised by December 1
if we are to reach our pledge of
$21,623.38.
During this five year period the
growth of the denomination has been
phenomenal, having baptized a miilion
new converts in the Southland.
* 100,1)00 of them in North Carolina
.and having increased the membership
on foreign fields more than 100 per
cent.
North Carolina Baptists have set
for themselves the task of raising
more than a billion dollars from now
until December 31 when the 75 Million
campaign will end and the new
1925 progra mwill begin. To that end
end every Baptist church is being organized
out to the last man. The week
of Nov. 23-30 has been designated
"Completion Week," when a heroic
effort will be made to give every
individual Baptist in the state a
chance to do his best to help finish
the task in a worthy way. The week
following, Nov. 30-I?ec. 77, the same
"Victory Teams" will go afield again
to get pledges for the 1925 prog 1m.
A million dollars, exclusive of what
will be given to the orphanage is the
goal set for North Carolina Baptists
for the next year, this to be divided
, equally between State-wide and the
* South-wide interests. The objective
sought, which is believed would insure
the continued success of all the
causes fostered is "every member
contributing every week to every
cause according to his ability."
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News from Cove Creek ,
High School and Vicinity
Improvements and equipment has t
been added to the Cove Creek High *
School plant. Laboratory app&riiui.- '**
for the teaching of physics has been
added to the biological and genera! ?
science equipment. The room for ex-i |
peri mental work has running water, i \
electric lights and tables adapted to ]
the needs of the class. A number of
books have been purchased for the
library under the slate plan oi consolidated
rural school libraries. The
cost of these books is $150. A reading
table for the library room, a cup- J i
board for the Home Economics room ,
a table for the science laboratory and |
a number of maps also have been
added recently. v
A second basketball Court now
ready for use arid a tennis cort is utmost
complete. These courts are in
the rear of the buildings and cover
ground that has never been used for
.playground before. Basketballs suits
and supplies "nave been ordered and
we hone that an increased interest wil j
be taken in the various forms of ath- t
let ics. t
The Country Gentleman campaign s
ended on Monday October 20. The
total number of subscriptions was 94
which means that the school will receive
$4 7 for its part. The manager
of the campaign Ralph Walker, deserves
much credit for the able man- J
ner in which he conducted the con- 1
test and no less credit is deserved
by the winning team the greens?
whose leader happened to be Miss
Maxie Greene.
The many friends of Miss Annie !
Sherwood were delighted to see her '
again last week end. Miss Sherwood
is teaching for the third consecutie '
year in the city schools of Salisbury
and has made an enviable record. She
spent a few days at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sherwood 1
Mrs. N. L. Mast and Rev. P. H
Brittain are attending the annual conference
of the Methodist church at
Greensboro this week.
The people of the community are
pleased to see Mr. J. S. McBride on
the vay to recovery. He was able
to come home on Saturday.
Among the very welcome visitors 1
I to the fair on Saturday was Aunt
Lou Shull of Shulls Mills. She has
been in poor health for several month j
but is now very much improved.
The ladies of the womans* Mission-1
ary union of the Cove Creek Baptist j
| Church have purchased a piano for
the church.
Miss Gertrude Bundy and Messrs
.John O. Ellington, Frank P. Hill and
W. Y. Perry of the high school facul
ty are attending the district teachers'
meeting at Winston-Salem this week
end.
Several people of our conyminity
tiang
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The Meat Camp
Community Fair
o be hold at the Riverview School
louse on Wednesday October 29.
DOO-biOO Entering of Exhibits.
1:09-11:00 Judging Exhibits.
! 1 :0<? Song? 'America."
devotional, Hcv, H. W. Jeffcoat.
Educational Address Prof. I. G.
Greer of the A. T. S.
r*alk.< by the judges and the County
Agent John li. Steele.
\nnouncenient>. X. \V. Howell, chairman
Fail Association.
12:311-1:45 Picnic Dinner, inspection
>f Exhibits.
1:45-2:15 Add ess, Hon. P.. L. Doughton
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Song: North < aolina Hulls.
2:15-3:30 Athletic and other contests
in which the lean and lanky, the
fat and wobbly, specks, boosters,
and kiddies will take part. Games
for ali. big and little, tall and short
old and young.
\ community play netitled "Dot' will
v given at 7:30 p. nv. to defray the
ixper.ses of the fair. This is a most
excellent play and everybody should
.? it. Come.
Meat Camp Community
News Items
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moretz of Hick
wry were visitors last week to the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Moretz.
Miss Cora, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Nahurn Winebarger, died on the
9th of pneumonia at the home of
her cousin Mrs. Wade Houck. Interment
was at the Mount Pleasant
church the following day.
Rev. L. A. Wilson filled Rev. Roby
Eggers' regular appointment at the
lower Meat Camp church on last Sun
clay. A good crowd heard him and
he preached a forceful sermon.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bingham
of Brushy Fork and Mr. and Mrs.
John Lewis of Boone were visitors
at the home of Mi. Willie Proffit or
last Sunday.
On next Sunday the 2*">th we art
expecting a scries of meetings to be
in at the Proftit Grove Baptist churcl
Rev. S. C. Blackburn of Todd will assist
the pastor Rev. Wilson.
Mr. P. W. Morels and sons Ralpl
and Clate were in the communitj
.Sunday.
Mrs. Harve Wilson and Miss Marj
Miller of Zionville visited their sis
ter Mrs Kemp Wilson on last Sun
day and attended services at Mea'
Camp.
Mrs. Mi'ton Brown of Zio ivilii
spent the week end with her fathe
Mr. Xoah Winebarger.
are attending the revival meeting a
Ljoi conducted i>\ Rev. \\ . L Gr g
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VROLINA. THURSDAY OCTOBER 23
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Modern Woodmen
Form Local Lodge
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I Raymond S. Owens, district deputy
Modern Woodmen of America for
ithi-j district, assisted by F. M. Brown
I district state deputy of Greensboro
j and State Deputy M. L. Tremain of
i WinstonSalem organized a local camp
: here last week with twenty-five charter
members composed of the leading
| young men of the town.
The following officers were elected
Venerable consul, L. L. Bingham;
' past consul, Paul A. Coffey; worthy
! advisor. H. F. Greer; banker. .1. C.
McConnell: clerk, Russell D. Hodges;
escort, Gordon Winkler, watchman,
J. Dallas Cettrell; sentry, W. M. Hod-'
< gee; chief forester, Dr. W. J. Milter;!
I trustees, Austin E. South, W. RalphWinkler
and Dempsey Wiicox.
Several applications will be favoraj
bly acted on for degree work on the
i coming Saturday night, at which time
it is planned to have the state deputy
and his corps of district men present
to confei the degree. This meeting
will he an important one and much
| enthusiasm is expected.
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j Lyceum Course to be
Big Feature Next Week
Several of th enterprising young!
men of the town have signed a con-j
tract for the npporar.ee of the Piedj
mont Lyceum here for four progrms
I during the fall and winter, the first
one to be at the court house on next
Wednesday night. This program lias
drawn much favorable comment on
; down through the state where it is
j now being given. There is no longer
J any doubt as to the value of the
Lyceum to any community It is eni!
tlorsed by leading educators and puhI
lie spirited citizens everywhere.Most
! schools have it as a part of their
i ] regular entertainment programs. It
. I is hoped that the people of the town
sjand county will join in and avail
i themselves of the opportunity of
j breaking the monotony of work and'
' I enjoy this splendid Lyceum program
- i next Wednesday night.
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Judce J. Bis Rav
Dies in Baltimore
Judge J. Bis Ray of Burnsville, J
member of the Superior Court bench j
died Tuesday night at Johns Hopkins
t | Hospital. Baltimore, where he had
heen undergoing treatment.
J Judge Ray has been on the Super,
; ior court bench for a number of years
iand was one of the best known jurists
in the state. He was at one time presl
ident of the Black Mountain C ii!
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News From the School
and Town at Large
Colonel Lsaac Meekins, candidate
'or ruor v"?- hi ihf Appalachian
rrainbj? School a few days ago and
nadc at chapel exercises a fine Stirling:
appeal for cle~n young woman
lood i, r -i manhood and true patriotsm
in "jr lohle old Mr. Meeuns
i a very strong -peaker and
made one of the very Lest talks that
he school has yet heard.
A revival meeting has been going
>n at the Baptist church in Boone
for the past week and it stiil coninuingtliis
week. Rev. W. L. Griggs,
evangelist from North Wilkesboro is
conducting the services and the interest
is good and still growing. Quite a
number have been convicted at this
date. The school was glad to have
Mr. Griggs at chapel exercises several
days during the past week. He
has made some very ;> pealing talks
to the student body.
The Methodists of Boone have given
the contract for th enlargement
3f then heating plant th< ir church
putting heat in all ih-- Sunday
School rooms of ih iiiduig. This
will add greatly to the comfort of
he worshiper? in 'he- splendid huilung.
T' Method are gr at.ly
pleased that the recent annual con
fet Me . returned 11 e?. M. It. VVoosle\
as the efficient pastor of the
i aarch for another year. They assur
ni of a most cordial reception
o . hi. return, and hop<* and pray that
the ne\! year may i?e even more sutc.
,-f: thr.n th. Ml. Pi.rl,?,
ci'-sful u.- it was. They arc also pleased
that Lev. Seymour Taylo? has been
sent to the North Wiikeshor.i district
;i presiding eider. Mr. Taylor
bar horn a pastor in the conference
for a number of years, and now coitv s
to give his services as Presiding Eider
to this land of his boyhood days.
Mi. Taylor is a brother of Mr. Adol
phus Taylor of Wilkes county, and
Mrs. J. S. Stanbur\ of Lioone and is
only another one of these fine mountain
boys who have made good in noble
achievement. J. M. Downum.
Local Basket Ball
Season Onens Fridav
The besket hall season at the A.
T. S. opens in earnest Friday at 7 :30
n. m. win i the strong Try on team
brings both its boy?, and girls here
for a double header game.
The A. T. ? boys have an unusually
strong team this season having
already von wo games. The girls'
team is vpeetcd to !>o as strong as
usual. Fiu the past two years the
girls team r.as won every game played.
They ;ae working hard to hold
this record tor another year.
Friday night four strong team!
wili meet f<?; athletic honors preparations
am being made to accommodate
a fcrgv i.umber of out of town
visitors.
Methodist Ministers
Get Appointments
Folhncwiog is a list of the Methodist
minister? no their respective fields
of labor for the North Wilhesboro
District, as designated by the annual
conference in session at Greensboro
last week, these being the ones of
most interest locally:
Seymour Taylor, presiding elder.
Avery, T S Koten, supply; Boone,
M. B. Woosley; (Teston, W. A. Thomas;
Elk Park, J. I. Spinks; Helton
H. R. Cornelius; Jefferson J. L. Reynolds;
Laurel Springs, J. W. Hall sup
ply; North Wilkesboro H. G. Allen;
Ronda and Roaring River \V. J. Mil
iei ; aparia - * l,. buca?; iouu. j. u.
Williams, supply; Watauga, R. A
Taylor; Warrenviile, W. T. Garner
supply; Wilkesboro, K. K. Brady; Mo
ravian Falls. W. I. Hughes; Missionary
to Japan W. A. Wilson; Secretary
Appalachian Training School, J
M. Downum.
The people of the churches (Boor.e
and Blowing Rock) that the Rev. M.
B. Woosley serves are delighted that
he is returned for another year. He
is a real preacher and has the combination
of preacher and pastor which
makes him of double value.
And the people of the county are
abundantly pleased that the Rev Sey
mour Taylor, reared in Watauga ha*
been sent to us as Presiding: Elder
Mr. Taylor is one of strong ministers
of the Conference and his promotior
is what he justly deserves. Mr. Taylor
is a son of our venerable frienc
Mr. James fl. Taylor of Boone wh<
is now \n the 99th year of his spien
ut
ina.?Established in 1886
NUMBER 42
Ghouls Enter Grave
of Moses H. Cone
Uiscovery was made Sunday of the
entering of the tomb of the late Mo
M. Cor . situated o.m the Cone
Estate on the summit of the FJat
Top Mountain near Blowing Rock.
Or Tuesday Julius Cone brother
of deceased came from Greensboro
and the investigation wa made under
the direction of A. C. Moody the
superintetident of the Cone estate.
All dirt was removed exposing the
1 rock cohering which was cemented
( over the box at the time the body
j was buried. The part of ihe covering
1 which was over tht upper part of
tlie casket \\ ?> broken through with
1 the aid of picks and a sledge hammer.
The wooden box containing the
. casket it: It. The remains were said
; to hav?- bc? : intacti Th? casket which
was commonly supposed t< have been
of steel, w.t made of wood When
' ho con;plct<on <?f the i n vest i gat ion
I was mad" the tomb was repaired and
j the dirt repla ed.
I The robin - in breaking the stone
covring 1 ri t? rn <?n- of the braces
J from the pi-.-ket fence which surI
rounds the plot and had used it as
a crowbar.
A Id pound stone hammer was
! found, and the finger ptiut> on the
ar ?>f the fence are >u?i tnought to
' .a* of any w.luc a* a clue.
Roltbe!\ cote e<ie<i now to hsn c
i . th< >i j motiyc foi the crime,
although it v.* previ -usly -ugge.-tod
j <t might fiHv*? beei> the idea of the
' ?riminae at first to remove the bodj?
for random It has been reported at
various time- since the death of the
wealthy man id years ago, that the
y,?ave contained valuables, and these
reports which have been proven false
were undoubtedly the incentive for
the unspeakable crime.
Happenings From
Around Brookside
j The buckwhcatcrop in this section
was exceptionally y.s>od, but the corn
; crop was vety hadiy damaged by the
I early frostMr.
H. Blackburn is making
onu extensive Improvements on the
Big Hill public road. The thunder of
the dynamite ha.> almost caused the
granite cliffs of the Stone Mountain
10 roll from their ockets and tumble
| into Xnv River.
Mr. W. N. How eli has been suffer!
ing with a very lame hack and is
much hotter at this writing.
Mrs. Z. T. Watson and son Turner
returned Friday from a trip to Abingdon
where they went to visit
friends.
A series of meetings is now in
prioress at Pilot .Mountain Baptist
Church. Rev. Trivc&g; the pastor is
doing: the preaching:.
Mr. Clifford Scat'/. son of Robert
i\ Seaiz of Hcdsion Valley. Tenn. is
J visiting his aunt.. Mrs. Elbert Morefcz
j of Brookside.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Tat urn visited
Boone last Sunday in order to be
present at the Baptist church and
hear the Rev. Griggs preach. Brother
Griggs held a successful meeting at
Souih Fork a few years ago and
i made many warm friends in this sec1
tioh.
j The community fair will come off
5?t h'ivfrv >r\v school house on Wed
> j nesday Ocfcobt-i 29. The epople expect
10 make the occasion a success.
'] Today (Monday) the candidates
1 j are billed to speak to the voters of
j Bald Mountain. Of course a general
handshake will prevail and each one
j make a solemn appeal for votes. On
"I election day wc look for one to he
j taken and the other left.
Important Meeting of
Countv Commissioners
j A call meeting of the Board of
j County- Commissioners of Watauga
County will be held at the court house
i October 24, in order to form a resoi
lution for state aid for the building
: I of a state highway from Jefferson
; by the way of Elklanu and Boone to
Newland. All citizens are asked to
i: attend this meeting.
FROM STONY FORK
' j Our community Fair will be held
! at the Stony Fork school house on
Tuesday October 28, instead of Sat?'
urday November the first as was for1
meri> stated in the Democrat. All
patrons and friends are invited and
* urged to furnish exhibits. We hope
' to have a large number present.
Remember the date Tuesday Oct.