North Carolina Newspapers

| ADVERTISERS A? a Tnediuro through which to mJI your ware* The Democrat is unexcelled in country Newsaperdosn. Our subscribers are readers and Buyers. A Non-Partisan Family f VOLUME XXXVL 1ST ? ? ? - work havers ?>moky Mountains for Park] Recommended by the Secretory of tbe i Interior Important Conference on Park Situatioi) to be Weld Next Monday?Will Di&cuc* legislation Washington Jan. 10.?What is! "deemed to be an important confer- \ ence?that is if North Carolina Is to, secure a national Appalachian park from Congress is to be held in Sen- 1 ator Simmons' office on Monday Jan* uary 10. The park commission ap ; pointed by the legislature is to confer there with the state delegation; in Congress to take steps to secure! AM? passage of some one of the bills j \hat have been introduced for the j purpose of creating a park in the? state. Representative Doughton. who is the author of one of those bills, said today that it is highly necessary that the state park commission come to this conference with such detailed concrete information as will aid the j author of one or the other of those bills to secure a favorable report; or; it from 'he public lands committee of the house. Mr. Doughton emphasized the statement that the conference "wonid be of little value unless the commission brings with it definite! information as to the area of the land that can be secured for the park how it is to bo secured, its cost, what . part of the state is willing to take in securing the park and the attitude of landowners within !he proposed park area. Mr. Dough ton said that such informal ion would be required at the hearings before the public land coinmil tee. It is expected these hearings will begin soon after this conference; and it is necessary that the information should be thoroughly thrashed out and digested so that it can be presented with an inteligence and force that will impress the committee Mr. 1 heighten said the state park commission was appointed with this purpose in view and has had ample . tame and opportunity to secur" all I the data that should be required. \ Secretary Work of the Interior department declared today that he hones to see the establishment of two national parks in the eastern section of the United States, one at Blue Ridge in Virginia and another in Smoky Mountain area bordering on Tennessee and North Carolina. In a statement issued today he said: "At the present time legislation is pending in Congress for the creation of a commission to investigate and report the po.--ability and cost of acquisition of tin* proposed site at Blue Ridge. An appropriation of $10 .000 is includede to cover the necessary expense of this inquiry. It is my opinion that this commission instead of confining its work to the Blue Ridge should also be authorized by Congress to investigate the cost of establishing a second national park in the Great Srooky area. "Of the existing 19 national parks all with the exception of one are located in the western states. It is time that a definite policy be adopt td for the creation of at least two national parks in the eastern section for the benefit of its millions of in\ habitants who live in densely populated communities, as a matter of fact the people of the east are probably more in need of opportunities for out door lift than arc those of any part of the country. "The proposed national park at Blue Ridge with its scenic and recreational qualities, will draw visitors front a population of 40,000,000 inhabitants. A second national park in the Smoky Mountains will alsu give outdoor and recreational facilities to many millions inore in the South. These propesed sites are identical in area, both are small for national park purposes, and one should be operated to supplement the other." Senator Overman is not only re. ceiving letters from North Carolina but from residents of Virginia out lining the disadvantages it will pu1 the people to by the government tat ing over their homes for national pari purposes. One prominent citizen o: Virginia writes that within the boun dary as propesed in Virginia outlin ing the disadvantages it wi'.l put th< people to by the government taking over their homes for national pari purposes. One prominent citizen o Virginia writes that within the bcun dary as proposed in Virginia it wouh affect. something like 15,000 people c many of whom together with thei V descendants have lived in that vicin I m&fci Newspaper Published in an Jl.SO P?r Ymi BOONE, 1 I Hardware Business Changes Hands QuaiU Hardware Stock Purchased by 1 L.oca! Firm to be Known as the Farmer* Hardware and tiSuppJy Companv. Capital $50,000. The Farmers Hardware and Supply Company is the name of the new firm incorporated under the laws of North Carolina with an authorized 1 capital -took of $50,000. which is , opening its doors to the people of Boone and Watauga county. The officers of the corporation are Russel D. Hodges, president; W. C. Greer, vice president, and Clyde It. Green, Secretary and Treasurer. The new firm has bought the entire stock 1 of the Quails Hardware, which will: be moved into the John W. Hodges store rooms, formerly occupied by the Boor.c- Hardware Company. The company proposes to add to the stock in every department. Green and Greer have been long in the employ of the Boone Hardware people and arc good business men. The President Mr. Hodges, lias served as Assistant cashier in the Peoples Bank & Trust Company and his business oualifieations are Cine. | i BOONE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 10 a m. Preaching 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. R V. TV IT. 6 p. in. Prayer mooting: and choir practice Wednesuay 7 p. m. Pristor nreachea Sunday morning: on the "Blessedness of Receiving: and of Giving:." and Sunday nitrht on' "Stephen?A Full Man." Next Sunday has been designated by the Southern Baptist Convention as Relief Day. Free v\il! offerings a?e ; asked to supply, food, clothing and 1 shelter for the thousands of orphan children of the persecuted Armenian. Christians ami other countries of the, Near East, and also to help the starving in Russia. Let every one make , a free will offering to meet these desperate needs. "In as much as ye did it unto onej of the least of these my brethren,j ye did it unto me." THE WORLD TOR HIM Sir John Herschel has said: "Were I I to pray for a taste which should stand me in stead under every variety of circumstances and l?? a source of happiness and cheerfulness to me during life, and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading. Givej i man that taste and the means of j gratifying it. and you can hardly failj II man . K II'Ji: it u.ip,)\ mail uniOSS! indeed you put into hi?- hands a most) perverse selection of books. You place him in contact with the best | society in every period of history! ; ?with the wisest, the wittiest, the i enderest and the bravest and thej | purest characters that adorned hum-1 : anity. You must make him a denizen i of ali ages, a contemporary of all na! tions. The world has been created for j him. i , i i i i BROWN ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION ; Special to Winston Journal. Raleigh, Jan. 12.?Senator John F.. Brown, democrat of Boone rep resenting the twenty-ninth sor.ai to rial district, carried every county in his district by a good majority although his home county of Watauga, elected a republican Representative I. G. Greer. Senator Brown made the record in the November election of carrying the 29th district 'by the , biggest majority ever given a democrat there for the olhce of State Senator. The district is com posed ?f the counties of V.'atauga . | Ashe and Alleghany, sometimes , called the "Lost Provinces" of the , region of the state beyond the Blue Kidge. Senator Brown is a native of All. -L I i L 1_ jAncgnuiiy county [jut nas oeen a resident of Boone for a number I of years. His republican opponent t W. L. Winkler, of Boone ir. perc haps one of the most popular lea[ ders in the district, hut despite this, the democrat won out. Senator Brown carried Watau; ga by 347; Ashe by 632; and Alj leghany by 595, making his total ( majorities m the three coilnties r 1,494. I _ i .i l i Sty for generations, that it will take out of Greene county alone 375 or 40 r families and some of the best farm ing land in the country. ici for Boone and Wataugs WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA Organization Complete wit (By M. I.. Shipman) 1 Raleigh, Jan. 12.?The Ceoera! As!1 trembly of 192.5 went to the bat a noon on Wednesday of last week, j The organization of both branches} of the Assembly was without iuci-j dent. All contests had been settled in caucus on the evening previous. I The members simply "promised to '<>< good'* and went right to business.} Chief Justice Hoke administered rhe| oath in the Senate and Associate Jus- j lice Clarkson in the House. Representative Ed^nr \V. Pharr of | Mecklenburg, had it all his own way | in the speakership contest and no other name was presented to the di ir.-j erratic caucus for that honor. Meek-) ienbtirgcrs were here in large numbt i to see the high honor bestowed. 'I h?? las time this distinction went to that great county v.as when < arv Dowd "put the fixin'* on the boys in i'.Hl. Mr. Pharr theiefore ha.- a precedent to which he may hark hack I for the Mecklenburg brand of information. Other officers of the house are Alex Las. iter of Bertie, principal clerk. Dr. C. M. Higgins of* Anson sergeant-at-arms; E. M. Wood house < ! Currituck, assistant sergeant-atfirms; Miss Rosa Mund of Cabarrus engrossing clerk; Needum \V. Mans'uiti of W ake, reading clerk; suecee!ii David P. Bellinger one of cht present representatives from Hi a.-tun '.vho has done the reading stunt for! the House during the last five con-' iscutive sessions. The Senate caucus Tuesday night made short work of the task hefortt. There was no. a contest for any-] tiling after the withdrawal of Sen-j ator Paul Grady for President Protempori of that august body, and! Senator Burgwyn of Northampton is! svielder of the gavel in the north hamber of the capitol this winter. He has been to the Legislature many times before anil known pretty well what is required to operate the machinery to the best advantage. Senior Grady becomes chairman ot Judiciary committe no. 1 of that l>ouy The Senate re-elected Frank D. Hackett of Wilkes principal clerk. W, D. Gaster, Cumberland, Sergeant at-arms; J. A. Brvson. Henderson assistant sergeant-at-arms; Rev. A. Co- : rey uf Martin, engrossing clerk Bank ; Arendeil of Wake, reading clerk. Mr. j Ilawes of Pender who was defeated for reading clerk by Mr Arendeil will it understood accept the clerk ship to the Finance Commit lee oi, the Senate. There is a pronounced tendency toward entrenchment in the ranks of both the seantors and representativesJ which is a bit disconcerting to many faithful party workers who came down locking for positions in the legislature. It is proposed to reduce the number of clerks employed by the General Assembly of 1923 at least fifty per cent. During that session the clerks drew around $25,000 more in salaries than did the members themselves and a lot of folks are won dering 4*how come." The answer is obvious. There will be a different ( story to relate on the subject of over head expenses when the record of the present General Assembly shall be u-vilt.in 11 v. Ikv^ pnnru^^A.I \- t nl-.u hof-l' water." Both branches of the Genera! Assembly have already practically completed their organizations, the an nouncenie.it of committees on Thursday being the first real act in the drama. The Senate chairmen are: Agriculture, Johnson of Beaufort; Appropriations, Woodson of Kownn; Banks and Currency, Mcndenhaii, of Guilford, Caswell Training School, Carter of Surry; Claims, Bailey of Wilson; Commerce, Townsend of Davidson; Congressional Districts, McKeithan of Cumberland; Consolidates Statutes, Gaston of Gaston; Constitutional Amendments, Johnson of Robeson; Corporations, Howard of Kdgecombe; Corporation Commission. Moss of Nash; Senatorial Apportionment Foil of Cabarrus; Trustees of the University, Haris of Wake; Distribution of Governor's Message, McQueen of Hoke; Education, Seawell of Lee; Election Laws, Hargett of Jones; Journal, Bacon of Poik; Judicial District, Jones of Mecklenburg Mining, Bryson of Jackson; Rules Burgwyn of Northampton, Senate Expenditures, Alderman of Vance Water Commerce, McMul'.an of Cho SUM 3ffiL ^ WV'fW i County, the Leader of ROI.INA. THURSDAY JANUARY of Assembly hout Incident BROWN AND CREER NAM. j ED ON MANY COMMITTEES ' ! Raleigh, .Tun. 12 -Representa- J tive I. C?. Greer has heer chosen * a member oi the following- Committees: . Corporations. Count ies, Cities and Towns, Election l*aws. Finance, Private and Public Local Laws. Public \\ < :!i"arc Senator John E. Brown, member of the following committees: Library '(Chairman); Agriculture C^v.,n r- 1: 1. ' C" - ' woiwri ve, i?-<; CUHUies, ! Counties, (Cities and Town.-, Distribution of Gov. Message, State Expenditure, Welfare, Proposition and Grievances, Railroads, Fish and Fisheries, Immigration, Institutions for Deaf and Dumb, Judiciary No. 2, Truces State College. wan; Welfare. Harisr of Wake; Propositions and Grievances, Everett oi Pitt; Public Health. Foushee of Dm ham; Railroads, durney of Iredell Library. Brown ??f Watauga: Fist and Hatcheries, Spender of Hyde Engrossed Rills, Carter of Surry Enrolled Bills, Snarpe of Rockingham; Federal Relations, Shu ford of ( a.awba; Finance Williams of Pasquotank; Game Laws ,Blue of Scotland; Immigration, Scotland of Pender; Insane Asylum. Humphreys oi Wayne; Institution for Blind. Tapp of Lenoir; Institution for Deaf, Ros> of Randolph; Internal Improvements Clark of Halifax; Judiciary no. 1 Grady of Johnston: Manufacturing Long of Person; Military affairs Car roll of Alamance; Penal Institutions Heath of Union: Judiciarv no. 2 Squires of Caldwell; Pensions am Soldier's Home. Bcuiune of Samson Printing, Roach of Rutherford; Tins tees State College, Squires of Cald well. The following representatives havi been assigned to House committei t haiimanships; Rules. Bowie of Ashe Inauguration, McKinnon of Robeson Agriculture. Nettles of Buncombe Appropriations, Murphy of Rowan Banks and Banking, Harris of Rich mond* Casweli Training School Broughtou of Wake; Claims, Ridec | utie of Rowan; Commerce, Whita '.or of Guilford; Congressional Dis ; ricts. llHper i t Davijjse?i; Cor.stitl] tional Amendments, Sutton of Lc | noir; Corporation Commission. Pm 1 .lcn of Chowan; Corporations. Coul tcr of Alamance; Counties, cities an ,Towns, Nea! of McDowell; Court and Judicial l>i.-.ricts, Everett c Durham; Drainage. Whitaker o Jones; Education, Connoi of Wilson Election Laws, Cox of c : <th; Er grossed Bills. Masaeuburg of Franl 1m; House Expenditures. Watson c Von/??>'f ml f'olnfinM- ltvifl C Wayne; Finance, Towusen dof Hai nett; Fish and Fisheries, Ervhi c Burke, Gaine, Wade of New Hanovei Health, Bra swell of Nash; Immigyj tioii Ward of Duplin; Insane Asylui Hart of Arisen; Institutions for tli Biind, Cobb of Robeson; Institutior for the Deaf and Dumb, Christian c Cumberland; Insurance Bellinger c ; Gaston; Journal, Patton of Durhan Judiciary no, 1, Fountain of F.dg< combe; Judiciary r.o. 2, Graham c Orange; Manufacturing and Lab< Matthews of Mecklenburg; Militai Affairs, Kittrell of Vance; Mines an Mining, Watkins of Granville; Oysb Industry, Davis of Hyde: Penal Ii stitutions, McKinnon of Robesoi Pensions,, Bray of Perquimons, Pr ! vate and public local laws. Brow j of Stanley; Privileges and Election I Johnson of Currituck; Propositi?! ! and Grievances, Johnson of Cnritucl Propositions and Grievances, Bow: of Ashe; Public Roads, Turlingtc of Iredell; Welfare. Womble of Fo syth; Regulations Public Service Co |porations, Moore of Martin; Revisic of the Laws Bellamy New Hanove Salaries and Fees. King of Guilfori Senatorial Districts Falls of Clev land; Enrolled Bills, Creekmore < Wake; Justices of the Peace, Whit * kor of Jones; Library, Miss Alexa der of Mecklenburg; Printing Poo .1 of Hoke; Public Buildings ai Grounds, Makepeace of Lee; Tru tees of the University, Wright Guilford. * Few measures of state wide si - m fie once have found their way in Northwestern North Caroli to, iyzo? 5 Cii. aCop^ Dr. j. W. Jones Dies in Knoxville Hospital Widely Known Physician Succumbs to Illness of Few Weeks Duration. | Remains Will Arrive Today on No. 4 Interment Tomorrow. {; Dr. J. Walter Jones, who has been ' i taking treatment in a Knoxvuie Hosj j pita! it.:- more than two w< ks died I there yesterday morning at six oTI clock, ! A telegram Tuesday was to the II efifeci ;hat conditions were not favI tirafi'i" V>ut there was nothing indiJ catihis condition was necessarily | sori??n- Remains \vi!l be interred in | the . . .*. i; cemetery tomorrow. j L>i. Iones had been a practitioner jii \\ a .auga county Cor almost 25 j j yea? coming here from Alleghany of v < h count y h? v. as a native, i lie married t? Mi Matt :e Blackburn. ..ho with two eh'l : r. Maisie dear. <i J. W. Jr., survive him. I'< n rips no doctor ever had a stron ger h : on the people . f Chi- coun- 1 iry ' ?. did he. Mis income .from or??t"' . nal S'rvirt - ; a'wav- -'een lucrative, and he was m .adend an I.?. w .-..liioTTty mi.T i i lit.'. Tax on Autos and Gas Make La.'i?e A mount j North Carolina Co:* $3,975,653.37 From Auto Plato:-: mil $3,979,855.19 on Gas Tax ?Enormous Ex pa vision in Ten Years. Raleigh.?In 1011 the stale of North Carolina derived ah income of $11,1$ 1 from auto taxes, and in 1921 the state took in from this source. $3,975,658.37. Gasoline taxes in 192-1 amounted'; '1 to S3,979,855.50, as compared \v*th $1,427,390 the previous year. These figures have been ma*:r pub tic here as a part of the biennial re port of Secretary of State Everett to the governor and the. council of state. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1 1924. the state increased its income ? , through the secretary of state's o?" j lice by more than $2,000,000 over the previous fiscal venr. The total col1 lections reported by Mr. Kverott for! 'the last fiscal rear \ve*<? ST *! a? compared with $5,319,35(5.55, the : j previous fiscal period. * Proof of the immense growth of ? the automobile business in North > Carolina is shown by the fact that ~ there are now 1.008 automobile dea' lora in the state u> compared with 160 in 1911. On .June 30th of last l" I year there were 2.85,546 registered J"! motor vehicle? )r. the state as coinpared with 209,144 on the same day ! in 192: t- I i i a .s i the legislative- hopper Senator Squires 1* j introduced a bill, prepared by the i: legislative committee, selected by the t-. special session last August, entitled t-jan act to control bus traffic in the >f | state It would regulate, supervise >fjanu control persons, firms, corporar lions and associations, owning, con f trolling, operating or managing motor vehicles used in the business of i- transporting persons or property for u compensation on the improved public e highways of the state which are, or is hereafter may be declared to be parts ff of the state highway system or any f of the country highways, prescribing V and imposing license fees, and prc** viding for the disposition of the rev>f enues ra sed bv the same. The bill >r was referred to the committee on y public roads, and ordered printed on d pamphlet form for the convenience ;t of the members. l- Renrevvntative Kino- of Guilford i; seeks to repeal the act passed by the i- last regular session of the general asn sembly 'exempting from taxation the s, stocks owned in foreign corporations, is The lit:..* session wrestled over this k, amendment to the revenue bill for ie days and the vote on its adoption was >n; very close. The question of taxing r-1 foreign stocks was an issue in the r-; primary campaign for Governor and >n | has been much discussed in recent r; I months. The King bill is likely to i;i provoke a lively fight before the e-\ Finance committee, to which it was of J referred by the Speaker, a- j The inauguration of Governor-En iect McLean will take place Wednesle day as outlined in this correspon *d | donee last week, after which the genis erai assembly will turn its attentior of to other activities. With the organi zation in both branches perfected i\ g- will not be difficult to show results to right along. "THIS WEEK" by Brisbane, world's highest salaried editor is h feature we carry, handled hitherto by only the metropolitan Dailies. Read this column weekly. na.-Established in 1888 NUMBER TWO Largest Enrollment Ever at the A. T. S. People Beginning to Realize What School is doing in Normal College Work. Basket Ball Team Defeated by Tennesseans. The Appalachian Training School now has the largest enrollment in ii - history ? this time of the year. Thirty netv ame since the holidays ??> '. v wi urn; :<n rne college department, making the enrollment in thai department ow lOU. and including those in the high school department there are now 336 enrolled and others are expected at the beginning of the next t- rm February 17th. The Senior class is very much the largest the school has ever had, in fact one of the very largest in the state outside of the larger cities, the number being >>5. President Dougherty reports that he believes there will be :i00 or mo: in the college department next year, that the people are just beginning to realize that the school is doing Normai College work, .hi President with members of the Board of Trustees presented the claims of the school to the proper state authorities just before the holidays. Prof. Williams of the school faculty. ?nad< a talk to the students: on I* dav describing in a most attractivi i the many it! cresting things he Mrs. Wil in- vvitr.essed or at: hat they took to Finrida during tt holidays. Or. the next, day President Dougherty gave an interesting ac ouitt to the student body of the vent^ that led ud to and bringing tin- annexation of Florida to the* United States. Prof. Jones of th- Farm Life Schooi al China Grove K an is ur.-y, spent the day at the school during the last week looking over the plant. The young men's basket ball team from the Training school went tv> Tennessee on Friday morning where on Friday night they played the boys of the East Tennessee Normal at Joiison City, and on Saturday night the team at Miiiigan College. In both of these games the Training School boys came out second best, but not diseour , ged by their defeat they expect cc i r\ ; he East Tennessee Normal boys :n the school gymnasium on Monday i tiu night of the 19th. President Dougherty went to Ee :i"ir Tuesday morning on business. MRS R M. GREENE ENTERTAINS FRIDAY CLUB Mrs. R. M. Greene was delightful hostess to the Friday Afternoon Club at the Greene Inn January 9th. The depression that is usually evident just after Christmas was lacking in the i congenial groan as handwork was brought out and comments made on j t!v different stitches started for the j New year. Early in the afternoon the unusi uaiiy beautiful musical program was : rendered as follows: Piano Solo, "Chapel Chimes," Mrs. South. i Voice solos. uO Sole Mio'J and ' 'Cielito Lindo" Mrs. O. L. Hardin. Piano solos. "To a Wild Rose" and 'to a Water Idly" by McDowell, Mrs. i Frink. Violin solos, "Kumoresque" and ; "Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me" Mrs. Frink, with Mrs. Cteve Johnson ; as accompanist. The contest was ore of lighted j candles in which the participants were to jump without extinguishing the flame, lest some dire calamity befall j for the month represented. Dignity | was forgotten in the conscientious ef| fort to make each month successtul , arid everyone enjoyed the fan. ! The hostess, assisted by Mrs. John sen and Mrs. David Greene, served a delightful fruit salad course, followed | by ice cream and cake and delicious stuffed dates. The President read a letter of thanks and a word of gretir.g from Mr?;. W?iosley who has been in a hospital. She also asked Mrs. B. J. Coun 1 cill to read a letter of appreciation : ano thanks from Mrs. Buckner, of 1 the Federated Clubs in Asheville for ! the Christmas stockings sent to Oj teen. Tn this letter Mrs. Buckner gave a beautiful description of Christmas at Oteen, and all the club members felt good to have had a part in it. Afeter exchanging books the club adjourned to meet again with Mrs. O. L. Hardin. BLONDE BESS OPINES "These old adages don't all run (rue. F'rinstance. I have found that he who laughs last?is dumbest.'