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A Non-Partisan Family Is
volume: xxxv.
DIRECTORS POT ATO
GROWERS MEET
Confidence Expressed in the Future
of the Mountain Seed Potato Crew
ers Association Probably One of
Watauga's Be.*t Enterprise*.
The annual meeting of the members
of the Mountain Seed Potato
Growers Association was held in the
^ court house on Saturday November
15th. While the weather was bad and
the attendance not so large as was
expected, the meeting was full of
interest, and confidence was express
ed in the future of the business. Mo
changes were made in the officers int
Watauga County with the exception <
that Mr. H. Ncai Blair was appointed
to act as Secretary Treasurer for
"Watauga County.
The report of the business done in \
Watauga County showed that the potatoes
iast year netted the farmers
$1.62 for 2331 bushels of certified
potatoes, $1.50 per bushel for S75
bushels not certified and $1.20 per
bushel for no. 2's. This price was
paid after sotting aside 5c per hushel
for a sinking fund to be used as
operating capital. The price received
for seed this year will probably not
be quite as good as last year's price
since eating potatoes are finding such
low sale. The price usually varies
from year to year, one year being
high and the next year being low in
regular succession. This rule has always
held good and will probably
continue to do so until the farmers
get better acquainted with the action
of the market and govern themselves
accordingly.
In 1*322 there was a record breaking
ci op ol potatoes planted, consequently
the price was very low, many
farmer being unable to sell at
50c per bushel. Because of this low
price in 1923 there was a light crop
plant ed. This crop therefore sold at j
good price. Encouraged i?j (
ccs received another heavy acreage
was nbmtod thi.< vwr which Ivu re-1
suited in prices almost as low as in'
1922. Judging from the history of the
last 20 years the low price this year
will cause a li?*hi planting next year
with consequently higher prices. Because
of these facts the Seed Potato
Growers' Association is anxious to in
crease its acreage for next year so
as to have a heavy yield to put on the
Vmarkel, which we expect to be good.
To entourage new members to join
now and buy their seed potatoes
while they are available the Potato
Association is offering to sell to new
members the potatoes they will need
at $3.50 per bag. It is? hoped that
these new members will joi; during
the month of November and make
arrangements for their seed which
will be kept for them until the last
of March. Last year were probably
100 farmers in Watauga County who
wished to join the Association after
the potatoes had been sold, but good
seed could not be found at any price
with which they could be nupplied.
A few seed were finally found at a
cost of $8.10 per bag. Several hundred
farmers have expressed their intention
to grow seed potatoes during
1925. If they could be persuaded
tc buy their seed now while the price
is so low they would save a great deal
of expense and would therefore be
fa able to start in the business of growing
seed potatoes at a minimum cost.
The price of $3.50 per bag is not
promised to new members for any
definite length of time bu t is avail
able now.
See potato growing is probably one
of the most promising enterprises for
Watauga County at the present time.
The cost of getting started in this
line of farming as low as would be
the cost in starting in growing any
other farm crop.
One thing that is aparent to the
potato growers of Watauga is that
they must have a storage house ir
which to place their potatoes in tht
fall so that they can be shippeii out
any time during the winter that the
market demands. This storage housi
should be built large enough to takt
care of the needs of the members oi
the Association for IU26, both foi
their seed potatoes and eating stool
they may not wish to seil at the timi
of harvest. This is another reason wh;
j it is imperative for the officers of thi
Association to know whai .acreage ti
expect for next year. Watauga coun
ty grows potatoes and cabbage ti
perfection and the sooner we can pr
pare ourselves to grow these tw
crops in sufficient quantities and hail
die them in a business-iike way**
that we can reach out to larger mar
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NEWS FROM THE COVE j
CREEK SCHOOL AND VICINITY
Oi* Monda> of last week Prof. A. i
.1. Gri-em* visited the school and
made a helpful talk to the students, j
Monday of this week the Rev. Taylor!
pat tor of th- Watauga circuit was!
a visitor for chapel service and conducted
the devotional exercises.
Suthci'iaind high school defeated
the Cove Creek school in an interesting
game of basket ball 011 Friday
the 7th. The game was played on the:
local court and resulted in a score
of 19 to 10. ,
The girls of the Cove Creek High
School played their first game of
basket ball with the girls of the!
Mission School at Valle Cruris and
lost by a score of 31-1*. The follow- j
ing day they were again defeated by
the Banner Eik High School team. |
With mor- practice however they wil
be hard to overcome.
The second hoys team easily defea-:
ted the Banner Elk hoys with a score 1
of 2*-3.
The regular quarterly conference
of the M. E. Church was in session1
at Hem'.r.V chapel Saturday and on1
Sunday. Presiding Eider Taylor proa
f!-r'.?<! strong sermons on both days. j
Rev. \V. E. Wilson was called toj
j- orc^. City Saturday on account of j
the death of his brother in law. For
t) .; reason the regular third Sunday
.-'orvices at the Cove Creek Baptist
church were postponed until next
Saturday and Sunday. ;
Miss Margaret Love spent the week
end visiting Miss Blanche Morton.
Mrs. J. T. Mast continues in very
poor health.
.Several people of this section attended
the Greer family reunion at
Zionville on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. U- Barlow and
children of Lenoir were visitors at
the home of their parents Mr. and
Mrs. I). F. Morton Sunday.
BOONE ROUTE l ITEMS
Mr. Jacob Norm and family h;
been indisposed with lagrippe and
colds.
Mr. Glenn Castle packed his grip
and left for parts unknown. Like
other boys he wants to set* some of
the world.
Miss Cynthia Bowles and her mother
will leave in a few days for
Taylorsivlie to spend the winter with
their daughter and sister Mrs. Maud
Marshall.
Mr. Kerry Morris and family of
Hopkins will move back to their farm
on New River.
Mrs. Granville Norris received a
box of apples from her son Fess from
Bentonvflle, Ark. They were fine indeed.
DR DULA GIVES LOCAL LECTURE
Dr. A. W. Dula of Lenoir, N. C.
gavo a lecture at the chapel hour in
the Appalachian Training School on
Tuesday morning.
His lecture was illustrated with
drawings showing the principal eye
defects and their correction with
1 lenses.
ur. l'uih einpnasizea inc relation
' that good eves bear to good scholars
and the necessity of glasses to those
that need them. In his remarks Dr.
Dill a stated that while ! her*- were
many wishing for more industrial
plants, that the Appalachian Training
School was worth more tu Boone
and the state of North Carolina than
a dozen cotton mills, and that Prof.
Dougherty held a greater position in
the state of North Carolina than the
| Governor does.
After the chapel lecture Dr. Dula
was invited to address the new psyj
ebology class of Prof. J. A. Williams
and give his class a i>0 Minute talk
; on the Psychology of Vision.
MEAT CAMP NEWS
Mr. P. W. Moretz of Boone has
: been on the creek for a few days.
Mrs. A. W. Hodgson and children
1! spent the week end on Buffalo.
!l We are glad to state that our tea
'' cher Miss Margaret Beach is bad'
*! in school this week. She sure enougi
has the resolution if ahe does hav<
? to walk on crutches.
'* Mr. L. E. Wilson and sister Mis
p; Jessie made a business trip to Bris
c tot last week.
- The weather has changed and i:
f now cold and windy.
Rev. Jeffcoat failed to gei to hi
> appointment on time here at the Lu
" therar. church Sunday.
o
e kots the sooner we will avail out
o selves of the big advantage that na
- ture has given us.
JOHN B. STEELE.
County Ageni
tfattg
nd for Boone and Wataug
WATAUGA COUNTY. S 7KTri CA
Woman's March
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson
- - unwcinor r.icti 01 ici?
Another milestone has been pa
White House in the election of T.vo
ming. Those two women will gov
when tbey take ollke.
DEEP CAP GOSSIP
A revival meeting* has heen in progress
at. the Gap Creek Baptist church
for over a week. Rev. Hodges and
Ashloy are the ministers in charge
of the services. We are told that the
meetings an growing i ? . interest ? i? m i
a- hope they wili do much good in
the chosen field "i' labor.
We feel that the revival meetings
are very much in order in this day
Mid time at the p ! grow < cold
and indifferent in this rush of Ufa
for things made of hands and net;
etci n<?i.
.Miss Ophelia Diilard of Riaekstonc
JN. C. has been visiting her friends
in this section for a week v>i more.
She has made many new friends
while here and speaks many words!
of praise lor our lovely section.
Mr. Andy Greer has just returned
from the Davis Hospital at Statesville.
The writer and a party took
him there on the 5th day of November.
He only stayed ten days but he
feels much improved since he was op
orated on and hopes to regain his
health again which his doctor says
will be a slow case. He has a bono
and pus disease from the after effects
..? !/-s i 1 , l f..?
more than two years. We hope to see
{And} well again or much improved
in time.
The writer has put in an order tor
buttons or badges of advertising for
Deep Gap. The writer believes in pubi
licity and the buttons will be printed
as follows: "Deep Gap, North Caro|
lina, the Gateway to Watauga. A
good place to live and we need you
here." **The Gateway to Watauga"
who in his history bestowed this beau
, lifui slogan which we hope to keep
alive just as long as the grass grows
green about our feet. We feci that
we are indebted to him for this and
some day we hope to have something
lasting and permanent to honor his
memory by as a token of gratitude
| and indebtedness to his beloved name
The writer would like for the peo
l pie to send him any sketches or wri:
tings of the late John P. Arthur with
his biography or anything connected
with hi< life, as we want to preserve
it and also comment upon his life
through the press. Send to W. A.
Watson, "Deep Gap" \ uuia, N. C.
Dr. G. ti. Jeffcoat visits our section
very often to see his patients.
? e are always giaa to see nun a own,
He is a hustler and looks after hi<
patients closely and is very mucl
: interested in getting them well anc
strong again,
i The weather seems to be growing
a little coolre here as old Sol ha:
- slipped away south for the winter
but he will be back again late in th<
) spring as he never fails to get ar
j ound again if we wil1 only give hin
time.
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A SMASHING VICTOR Y
Raleigh News and Observer.
? There is some consolation for th
North Carolina democrats out of th
s last election after all. The latest rt
- j turns show Angus Wilton McLea;
! running 104,01m) ahead of his repub
i iican opponent. Some three hand re
preceincvs yet unheard from out t
H bring it to 125.000. The Democrati
majority will be nearly double whi
i was four years ago in North Gai
~ olina.
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a County, the Leader of
iril.tt.lN A. THURSDAY NCVEMBE
to White House
Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross j
Governor-Elect of Wyoming I i
ssed in woman's advance apon the
men governors in Texas and Wyoern
more than five million citiy.erMrs.
Payne and Mrs. Wilcox Enter*
taiin Worth While Club
Friday November 14th Mrs. Payne
and Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox intertain?
11 the Worth While Club at the heme
of Mrs. Wilcox on Oak Street. An
interesting Armistice Day program
was given. ''How Armistice Day ( ume
to Be" by Mrs. W. G HarUog, "rhej
President's Armistice Day Letter to
he raeriean Legion." hv Mrs. Smith
iiagaman; "Flanders Field," by Mrs
G. P. Hagaman. Mrs. Payne offered
prayer for families of sold ers who
died i ntho world war. "America's
Answer" by Mrs. Quails The program
cioS&u with one verse of the "iStai
Spangled Banner sung by ali present
This was followed by a "Lest we forj
get" contest. The ladies were askct!
' to guess the names from the picture*
of ten persons, men and women, whe
licit] prominent places in the work
War activities. Mrs. Hagaman guessed
the most names correctly and won i
lovely towel.
The business meeting was fall oJ
interest. Thanksgiving plans wer di:
cu:-scd and. other activities outlined
Th<. Kf.I?f t. .
most pleasant. The hostess as-istei
i y Mrs. Harrison, served refresh
ments. The club will meet Novo mbc:
*.i8th with Mrs. John Lewis. We p!ai
:it this meeting: to do something un
usual in our usual Worth While w?;y
FOSCOE
There was poaching in the ne\
church Sunday by the primitive Bap
Lht
Mr. David Wyke has moved im
his new house.
Mrs. Walters spent last \v eek i
, Sbulis Mills with Mrs. Woodic.
| The merchants here are doing
; fitte business. The village is full o
| drummers every week.
| Our school is doing line,
j We are delighted over the repot
i about the park. Tf anyone wants t
buy property here new they can. fo
this place is on o boom.
Sylvester Gragg and his wife mov
j ed to Boone last week,
j Mr. Byrd has another oottage nea
j ly .lone for r. ui.
I
I BAZAAR AND OYSTER SUPPE
The Woman's Missionary Soriet
of the Methodist church will haee
bazaar and oyster supper at ih
* Blackburn hotel on Tuesday Nov. 21
i Fancy work on sale beginning i
I 3 p. m.
Oysters, chicken salad and coffc
r on sale beginning at 5 p. m. an
s continuing through the evening.
Everybody is invited to attend, ei
? joy the fun, and l9p make a succe
- j of the occasion.
f,
Three carloads of the cheap e
| plosive offered farmers through tl
I state college extension division ha1
I I'".?.U WlUtHU UJiU Utli ? tlVJ IU XT.4
e mance farmers by county agent See
e; Many fields in the county have be<
.J pat in shape so that all kinds of in
. ' ehinory may he successfully used.
-1
?'!
o | Lazy Larry Write*
cjln summer .-pring and also fall
it I do net like to work at all ,
?-J ... w/itcr a- you may have ?ue e
My favorite mdooi po.t
rotfjot
Northwestern North Carol:
R 20. l'?24 Ct* aCopy
AMERICANS' GRAVES TO
HE PERMANENTLY DESIGNATED
I
Washington.?The bafct'e moau- i
i meat- headed by Gctk^-,
j Pershing, has decide- informally
1 hat the graves of the American wai
| dead ir? >'ranee shall be marked for'
'all time with whit" stone crosses in
patterns similar to the wooden mar|
kers that have stood over the graves
| since the v.ar.
"Not only wili the sentiment of
I the cross be perpetuated,' General
} Pershing said, but the arrangement
j will be unchanged, the stone crosses!
oeirig xxxea as permanent markers,
"row on row."
Genera] Pershing explained this
decision had been approved byindividual
members of the battle
monuments commission, and, in ali
probability would ve voted formally
at a meeting of the commission to
be heJd here this week. The plans
then will be presented to Secretary
Weeks for approval before actual
work of planting the stone crosses'
in the cemeteries oversea: is begun
by the cemetery division t iht- army
quartermaster corps.
The graves of soldiers whose bodes
were returned to the f ailed Stales
will be marked with the stone
. ab in conformity with the practice
followed since the civil war in ab.
{ military burial grounds in this coun.!
try.
| 1'heiv are .SO, 147 graves in the
'American fields of honor in France
Belgium and England, < omprising an
1 aggregate of 2bil acres.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
Mrs. j. 1). i ouaeill was hostess
to the Friday Afternoon Club Nov.
J ith. The gloomy atmosphere of the
weather was not fell ins de 'in room
where choarfttl voices and busy fingers
nfitdv the hour speed merrily by.
The host oss had prepared a pro.
grain on Armistice day. The program
i w hich was appropriate and into resling
was feelingly carried out as
i follows:
Mrs Wilson gave an editorial enki
titled "Armistice and I'euci!." Mrs.
I 1. G. Greer read an extract from
. Herbert Hoover's, add res on \rmis!
tice Day. Mrs. F. A. Linney gave j
i an editorial > v W ar- Ago Today."!
p- This was: f?>:m.vod by a military con
teat in national c< lor?. Mrs. Grfeerand
Miss Stan 11 ry tied. and drew foi the
j prize which was a lo'v y .-diver book
j mark.
I The host*. - a.-.dsded by Mrs. B. J.
? I Councill, ^ ed .1 delicious fruit sa,
| iad il; < .ih . tv. c; ac_
j cessories and silk flags as favors
I. ... . . red while .it.a blue mints
j were passed.
i During the business session the
v; I 'resident ; rim dob rend a delightH
j ful letter u m Mrs. A. C. Avery pre
| side nt of the Eleventh District of
0j Federated Clubs ir> which she sent
| greetings; mi xpiessed the hope she
^ j might visit our club in toe near full
are. SVn also recognized the Friday
.t I Afternoon Club as affiliated with the
f i ."suite Fed ovation this year, as a social
! and book vibb.
After an exchange of books r.he
<t i club adjou; ned to meet November 28
>; at the home of Mrs. 15. ,i. Councill.
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|~ Succeeds Lodge
i Wm. M Butler, Captain-General
of ali Coolidge's forces throughout
! the nation, will succeed the late
Senator Lodge of Mass.. and carry
i all battles for the President in the
upper branch of Congress.
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ma. Established in '888
NUMBER 46
GRKF.R FAMIIV
HOLDS REUNION
Throng* of Friends Honor Mr. and
Mr*. Phillip Ckreer on their Sixtieth
Wedding Apniversary ? Other
News Note* of Interest.
The Training School celebrated N*?
vembor 11th v.-ith appropriate songs
and talks at chapel.
Mr. Tremain, representing the Mod
ern Woodmen, visited the school the
past week and made a talk to the
students.
Rev. Seymour Taylor. the now presiding
Elder of the North Wilkesboio
District, preached his first sermon
at the Methodist church on Sunday
to an interested congregation, and
held the first quarterly confre nee
Reports by the paster and others
show the charge 'n good condition
in starting off the new ar Hon.
W. C. Newiand of Lenoir and Judge
Harding' wen presort as visitors.
About. 150 friends and relatives cf
Mr. and Mrs. "hiliip Greer of Zionville
in the western part of the county.
assembled at the home of Mr.
Greer on Sunday the 10th to celebrate
the sixtieth wedding anniversary of
these excellent people. The writer had
the honor of being present. Including
lb > c pre-em were seven of their
children. 15 grandchildren and two
great grandchild' nT and a large num
bo.r of reiativ and friends from various
parts of the county. One of
their daughters and her husband came
from Colorado to be present on this
occasion. Each of the cars brought
well filled boxes of dinner for the
day. which in due time was spread
on the lawn on improvised tables.
Mr. and Mrs. Greer seated with a
number of th< ir friends in seats of
honor, and all due honor was shown
them during the day. The whole day's
proceedings were entirely unexpected
and unknown to these good people
until the cars began to arrive and
their children and friends crowded
the yard and home and began their
hearty greetings. All present enjoyed
the dinner, but above enjoyed bringing
good cheer and congratulations
to this excellent couple who attained
this unusual length of married
i l;ie. A number ot presents were giv!
en tln-m also. After dinner was over
i pi. :i eonvor.-.i: !? !'. \\ as cngHjg^d
I in for quite a while and then songs
inu speeches were called for. Many
i of rhe old religious songs were sung
j uit.ibu for the occasion and speeches
were made hy Mv Wi'.-y Sherwood
Prof, W. V. Perry and others, inclu'
ding the writer who finished his talk
with the lines to Mr. and Mrs. Greer
^iven at the last of this article. Mr.
and Mrs. Greer are among the pioneers
of the county and among the
best citizens of the county and well
deserve the honor that was heaped
upon then: on this notable occasion.
I hey reared eight children and these
now all have families of their own.
One of the sons who is in the far
At.; was not able to be present at
fh s time.
After many hours of conversation
and good cheer with Mr. and Mrs.
| Greer as the center of it all, the large
' crowd began to disperse with many
! good wishes for these splendid people
Ifor many more happy days, concurring
in the following lines.
To Mr. and Mrs. Greer:
Dear friends wc bring you fullest
cheers
For happy days for sixty year*..
And wish you joy for many more.
Yes, for those coming on before.
We greet ycu with a friend?* true love
Ami wish all (lays a blessing prove:
We offer you our heart anJ hand
And with you for the highest stand.
Out Father's hand has been your stay
And kept you thru each passing day,
And still 1 know His hand will keep
Even until the last sweet sleep!
And even then your joy shall be
! Throughout a blest eternity,
! Then sweetest peace -haii fill the soul
j While or. the endless ages roll.
J. M. Downun1
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Stanley county now has a board
of agriculture withtwo member? from
each township appointed by the county
board of commissioners to further
develop the agricultural and the
community interest- of the county,
i This board will work with the farm
demonstration agent of the State
Co .{re I vtclist1 > division.
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