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Eg * I A Non-Partisan Family f VOLUME XXXV. BELIEVES STATE HS CHANCE FOR PARK: ! 5wb-Committee Has Returned From Washington After Conference With j. th? Officials. W- ...Members of the sub committee of J? tbe park commission appointed by EK t.ho special session of the legislature to keep in touch with the work of the national park commission, appointed fby Secretary Work, have returned to; their homes after having spent two ! days in Washington Jast week. The J;/.. sub committee was composed of Mark j fist Squires, chairman, John G. Dawson,1 !?& ^r" ^* ^ro?kp' M. Buck and A. ! M. Kistler, The entire committee J held a meeting in RaJeigh last week j Kw just prior to sending the sub-commit-I SJk tee to Washington. The meeting in j Raleigh folowed the trip of the eom-j dittee through the Grandfather moun j tain and I.inviie and other sections, of western North C'aroina. The sub committee was sent to , . Washington to confer with Federal ! ; officials regarding the location of the proposed rk and to urge consideration ol North Carolina sections They went to see what preliminary! ' steps have boon take.- in the park' matter. They found that no action bad been tnio it. and that there was nothing to th reports that a location in the Virginia mountains had been decided upon. I- the first place it is recalled that f: - the commission which recent;v vis' *ited Virginia ran only act n an advisory capacity and that no recorn-1 mendatioTi it may make would be bind ir on Congress. I n the next. piuve u i- nopeu uat tne commit-! si or., which is to report to Congress in i> emhei will suggest ihe feasibility and desirability of planning a number of parks, or a chain of park in the several states concerned, link? ed together by good roads, a project which is favored by Secretary Work. Bcrh Col. Joseph Hyck. Pratt atfb * J. S. Holmes, the head of the North| Carolina Forestry Association, who are attending the national confer-1 once on the utilization of forest pro?! ducts in Washington, were inter-j viewed on the proposal to establish in , the Appalachian range of western North Carolina a national park by the government. These gentlemen are \vi<b apart in their views to the value of such a pa k in the State. Mr Holmes i.v of the opinion?a a 1 opinion shared by some others?that there i* not sufficient- territory in that locality to estabhsh such a park as the government would need to, have without taking areas now required for the economic and iudus-j 3 trial development of the state. Any park with sufficient magnitude to bo n considered a national park would necessarily absoro many valuable farms, water power locations and : forests that are worth far more to, the state and its people from aa eco-: nomic stndpoint than what the state, and indeed the whole country, I ; couid hope to secure in benefits from a national nark as :i means of adver- ( Using that locality ar.d people. Mr. Holmes said in looking at the subject entirely from the utilitarian f point of view, if a national park was established in the western North Car? olinn ranire there would nrohahlv he merged ir< the territory the only cites-, nut forests now remaining in the whole United States. These groves in the nor'.h have all perished. They arc many other such thriving industries in western North Carolina that would be thrown on the scrap heap if a national park is opened there. Colonel Pratt contends that Mr. Holmes is taking a narrow view of one of the greatest projects, not only for North Carolina, but for the whole country, that was ever conceived of. He declared the commission appointi ed by the government to make a surrey of the whole southern Appalachion ror rrn tnr u enitanlp ' r\r* ft f l rtrt f af a national park now has in mind not st single national park in some particular state or locality but a chain 01 national parks in the seven states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. This commission, at whose head is Representative Temple of Pennsylva nia, has made a careful survey within ? the last yen* of the Appalachian range in all the above named states and Col. Pratt's understanding is that the report of the commission is now preparing to be submitted to Congress through the* secretary of the interior and tho president will ^recommend not a single national park )t Mfe Newspaper Published in ? Jl.SO Per Ycir BOONE, I MRS. R. E. JOHNSON DIES LAST NIGHT Mri. R. E. Johnson of Gastonia j a confirmed invalid, who with her j daughter and nune has spent quite j a while in the family's summer \ home in Boone, passed away at j 8:10 last night. I*"or some time her health seemed to improve in the mountains, but of late she has been on a gradual decline, growing stea dily worse until the end came. Mr Johnson arrived from Gastonia on ly a few minutes after she died. A hearse came and the body was taken to Gsztonia for interment, leaving here at 4 o'clock this morning. ttr r*pr'? t ? vw?% - ? - ? - - W1 1 j-i 1 HL LUUAL CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School at 100 a. m. A praying church school is a great power ?.n a community. Preaching at 11 a. n?. and 7 p. rn by the pastor. Epwort h I .eagu e >: 15. Will day prayer service at 7:!C ; . m., choir practice following. Sunday School at Blowing ltock at . p. m A short sei mon for children following. Ail are invited to these services. ADVENT CHRIS! 1IN CHURCH Elder h. E. Gragg will conduct the regular services of the Advent Chrislion poopu* Sunday in the Episcopal Church. There will be the regulai morning and evening services with a communion service Sunday morning. A welcome is extended to all. BOONE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 10 n. m. B. Y. P. U's 6 p. m. Prayer service and choir practice Wednesday 7 d. m.. Every one it cordially invited to l?e at Sunday School next Sunday. You will find ;i welcome at the flaplist church. Blowing Rock Baptist Church Preaching by the pastor Saturday 7 p. m. Sunday 11 a. m. and 7 p m. Sunday School 10 a. m. Xoxt Sunday is the time set u make tin canvass for the 1925 program The church is asked to subscribe $400. and it is hoped that the amount may be pledged. The piisinr hopes ty see all tlv members out Sunday morning. but national parks in ail these state: -here the nature of the region lend, itself to such purposes, and in al t he so states there are such regions. In these states, Colonel Pratt says ; the government has already acquire* | 700,000 acres of forest service Ian* [ Much of this land can be utilized fo | national park area. The govemmen i tiAQ .'!7ll Ann C:1 ?"l? 1 In On k clina. A national park does not nec sari Iy have to he a reclangula square, circular. It can be laid ou zizgag and be made to covei a vas amount of territory with out takinj in towns, railroads, industrial plants water powvi sites or farms. It wouh of course be impossible to find in an; one of the above states territory in ; compact aiea to lay out a park witi anything like the dimensions of Yc semite or the Yellowstone. Col. Pratt says if Congress keep in mind what the commission that ha examined all these proposed sight recommends, the whole southern Ap palachian range will in time be-eom a vast chain of national parks. Vii ginia will get a national park in th Luray section of that range, but th other states will also get their n* tional parks, and just as soon as Vii i ginia. There should be no struggl before Congress to see what stat or locality can get the first nation! park, he sail!. From the economic point of vie1 Col. 1'ratt iaid these parks would b of immeasurable value to the sout With the great national system c highways that are being constructs I these parks will be a magnet ft j thousands of tourists annually an I unlike the tourists to the grtat pari I of the west the southern tourist tvi rnd something besides parks and hi j tels in the south. The parks will a< itise tho south to ail the work ; Our mountain torrents and gorg trill hecumo gold mines,.in his opi top, I tiaug vnd for Boone and Watauo WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA 1 I j ( vacation's \ COMIH.' an' I=EE R.IST M AS.^ |=- GOOt> BVEJ YOR-EVBft.! HAPPENINGS AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL' i I .? . IB One could hardly have spent thisj week at Boone without feeling that) the spirit of Thanksgiving is abroad, j . The air is crisp and wintry?just ! , right for those inclined to hunt, and j > the usual game is plentiful However most of the students took advantage of the holiday to attend one or the other of the Thanksgiving services held in the churches, and in the afternoon to attend a play given in the r now theater by the Young People of' i Hen son's Chapel Methodist church, i I At this the attendance was fine, bothj | audience and players, were delighted.; >j Prof. Williams and Dr. Rankin of the Training School were Thanksgn-'ing speakers at Blowing flock and; ? i at Brushy Fork respectively. ; The annual bazaarai.d oyster sup , per given by the Methodist women! , was a fiUjpccss, judged either by the. . j attendance, ihe money made, or by j the good feiiowship which prevailed. | s. Prof. Gaddy, principal of the. Tho-' 5! masville Orphanage School, spoke in*' terestir.gly and heipfnlly at the Bap; list churcn along the line of his work s on -Thursday. He was also a welcome ^ i speaker at chapel on Friday. ^ j .1. M. Dow num. r i 'j TAKE A CHANCE "j Woman Diner: "1 see by the signs ri around thai lips are forbidden here." Waiter: "Good grief lady?so wuz * appies in the Garden of Eden." j Shoot To Kill d ^7^ "i. )- ?? J Every employee of the Cleveland, O., Trust Company has been armed '! and taught to shoot, in the effort to es discourage any th nght bandits n_ ir.ay h.-o to hold up that institui mamm. a iltei ^ ^ -?r v a County, the Leader of N'c ROEINA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 4 "WENTY DAYS TO GO! OS" Kovw T?*- YH! ^ DSUtVE-RlES \ ^\OROtB^> * the- \\ old Uamk ,'\\V C -Ml roll \ ;f {^-*m / CHSl'.STMAS COMEs\ > $ur ohcs A ye*R | w "SO IcVs &?- J / \ HAPpy WH11.fc/ V ?TVS> HE.R6! BUSTER DUNN, VETERAN ivt, ENGINEER HAS RETIRED .Johnson City Chronicle. i G. G. "Buster" Dunn, veteran en- an gineer of the Southern Railway < onipany. retire*! on completing exactly < fifty years of service at the throttle, w; > the honor guest of Johnson Cittans for a few moments Thursday Gf nigh:. and was cheered oy a crowd c|( of more than one thousand gathered m: at i he Southern station. ct The date was the semi-centennial fc of the beginning of his service as engineer on the Southern and its pre- ,,, decessor, the old X. T. V. & G. raitroad December t!, 187-1. "1 have , made my last run." he said in answer v; to the cheers of the crowd. All and ??Iis. Dunn arrived on train sj. 42- the irain which Buster would t.(i ii-ive piloted in the regular course aJ ?l* his schedule, but they were riding in the private car ? ? general ma \?; ; anger It. E. Simpson en route to Washington and Engineer Pitts was | at the throttle. Superintendent Post; of Knoxviile was in the party. j w Arriving at Johnson City about 10; i iminutes behind schedule the .>cuare. j . t 1 c.nd street about the private car was | ; immediately jammed with a large . ; . owd. A hearty cheer was given :> i as Mr. and Mrs. Dunn appeared on C I the platform. In a few words Mayor! vV. B. Ellison spoke formally on be-1 hall o f the people of the city, com- | <_ ? mending the long and faithful ser-! rt vice given by the veteian and offer-1 ing the well wishes of the commu-jo fsity. Mr. Dunn responded briefly by : an expression of thanks, and spent the remainder of the time shaking f, hands with old acquaintances. a The veteran engim-man appeared u in fine spirits ami both he and Mrs. sv Dunn seemed in a jovial humor. He 44 was dressed in a dark giuy suit and. his silver gray hair was in rather | striking contrast to his florid complexion and robust physique, carry- < ing well his seventy-four years. n The train pulled out as another j *1 cheer was given answered by a wav-; n ?ng of his hat as he continued on his' o 'regular run"?not as an employee! S but the honored guest of the com-? S pany. j * piCAcr^v rcvniTriR a Mother: "I wish you would stay G away from that Skinner girl. What c do you see about her anyhow?" ^ Son: "All the other fellows." e i. THEN THE FIGHT STARTED t Becker; Gosh?I had some night- r mare last night." t Fetters: "Yes, I was at the movies t too?I saw her." v i BLONDE BESS OPINES "Some giris are born poor, others \ ( have poverty thrust upon them while j i otheir, go and have their hair bob- < bed." ' * wry >rthwe.3tern North Carol , 1024. 5 Cts. jtCopj ?? ? 1 3T My SHCPtUG N -J LIST MA'S? C'_>T, v HOO-kAV ! U. ^ ^ s "^T-t r;u f it },r> ' ?010. ^Ttti :LEAKY MURDERERS WILL Be ELECTROCUTED ! RTDAY C'oluniMn, S. C.? Mortis . King: d Frank Harrel must p y th their . i iany ior ine muroci ? Major H. MeLeary of the United States my. Final hope of the youthful slayers the army officers for executive jtnencv failed today, following fd!> il anniiUiUv-ment by Gov. i'honias MeLeod that he would not interre with the sentence of the court. 'The law ?.i .South Carolina for ch cases is capital punishment," e governor said. "That law I ean?t arbitrarily suspend, it must bo iidieaten and the law expiated." Majoi Mc.Leary was robbed and tia on a om . n (Jhcstei'fiiId unty on July J. alter giving King id Hartei a lift in his ante. ORLD MAY SCON BECOME BONE DRY Washington Dec. ?The whole orhi 's i 1 soon be dry, prophesied e report of Dr. Clarence True Wil >... jix-iwiai secretary, made public i the annua: meeting of the board ' tdmperai.w. prohibition and public ?i)rais oi the Metbodisi Episcopa huich. I he Board lias representatives in 1 foreign countries to hasten thi j)minatioi> of the dry campaign, th* port said. Wilson recommended the transfei f the prohibition unit to the De artment i f -lustice or the formation t a asperate department for dry enjrcemimt. the placing of dry agent? nder civil service and the passing v the board of a resolution com tending Attorney General Stone a; fearless fair and faithful." SWIFT-PHILLIPS On last Sunday Mr. Clark Swif nd Miss Magic Phillips, both o: IP (Invo ( rook sppfinn. worp hnnn;h larried, after a courtship extending ver a period of several years. Mr wift is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F.nocl wift of Anianatha, and a prominen armer in that section, unite his bride ! the youngest child of the iate Dt nd Mrs. J. B. Phillips of Suga irove, and is considered one of th hoice women of that section. Oi londav a splendid wedding feast \va njoyed at the home of the hride, : arge number of relatives and nca riends being present. The dinin, oom was beautifully decorated. T he popular couple the Democrat ex ?nds hearty congratulations with th vish that they may have smooth sail tig on the sea of time. lie egg in November is worth tlire ti March, finds one poultry invest jalor who therefore encourages 111 ral feeding to the early pullet. ilJU ina.-Established m ! 888 NUMBER 48. MANAGER FOR DANIEL BOONE PROBABLY COYLF. Mr. Coyle manner of the V?oce Hotel at Statesville and Mr. Williams of the Huffry at Hickory trere i ntown Saturday afternoon for the purpose of leasing the Daniel Boone Hotel. They were very much pleased with the building and the outlook, and while no con'ractr| have yet been signed, it is practically certain these are the successful bidders. The lease will cover a period of five years. The bidders are Me??rs Coyle and Pogue, and ; Mr. Williams will be manager. All are experienced and successful hotel men, ar-.d the service they -vi!l r nder will be unsurpassed. rlD LUTIRELL SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUTO CRASH On Fr;day iright. last Dr. R II. Harden. Mr. F Lutireil and a nurse Miv. Bradley v.-vro on their way from Fanner F.Ik hospital with tbr> doc tor at the whets of hi big Hirck roadster. V. i . -i mar Halm ''unning 5 5 t till - ?>'* hour the lights - *?< i nly weal of f and a brakes [ ( < ,. ..I ; V..: p.vripita| tod dowi an e mb an km en t. turning over four - wild plunge. I>r Hai dm e.- aped wi.hoiut .-erious h ?-' as did Mr-. Bradley, -.vlru Mr. jl.uH *1 - that may rrove fat 1 written tbeiv i.- but liftie hope <?f his roovcrv 1 enabled. Ail possible is being dor.v' for him at the Banner 1'llk hospital, but the spine being involved make; the case almost hope ess. The tragedy is much deplored. A REMINDER OF THE GOLDEN RULE DINNER Rlea.se do not forget to have the Golden Rule Himiei next Sunday the 7th of December?think about those many needy Armenian children, oroh&ns by the crueity of the Turks, and each family please send a free \:ii. offering, however small, to save from starvation those orphans who are dependant upon us for life. You know how a helpless orphan appeals w Mm i nesc orohuns are heipies.- in the most pat heir seme. Send all funds to Mr. G. r. llazaman, Watauga County Bank pray that richest blessing may rest you and your loved lones for your helpfulness to these needy ones "Whatsoever \ would that men I should do to you, do even so unto \; tnm." Sincerely, M. DOWM'M. Co. Chm. Near East lleuef. k k ! THANKSGIVING WITH | THE WORTH WHILE CLUB The worth While Club with needles I thimbles and inatcrials provided a worth while service when more than twenty strong met. with Mrs. John Lewis on Friday November 28th. It being the Thanksgiving season, it was planned thai the club devote . the day to making a quilt and clothing for the more unfortunate. In one room & real old time hilarious quilting was in full swing. This . quilt goes tc the Grandfather Orr phrage to he tucked about some child ' whose mother went away with faith that some other child's mother would look after hers. In other rooms groups were busy making and remaking garments for other orphan children who live in the shadow of Boone t and who are not even so fortunate f as to be cared for in an orphanage. , Late in the afternoon two of our r | members were dispatched across the hills with a supply of warm clothing for another family in dire need. Aftj ler our hostess had served a repast 2 of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie and cither good things our group dispersed r with the feeling that this has been .. t he best day of all. 1 Wc -ivil 1 meet Friday December 12 s with Mrs. Francis Cooke. r LOCAL gi Mrs. Mary Howeil of Russel, Mont, (i is visiting friends and relatives in : Watauga and Ashe counties. Mrs. e! Howell was Mary Hardin and was l-l raised near Jefferson. This is her j first visit to North Carolina since she I was married S2 years ago. DUMB DAN AT WORK l" Employee.: "Boss. 1 gottu idea." 5" Boss: "Be good to the little thing. 1 It most hp all alone."
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