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VOLUME xxxvi.
Training School Shows
IV* .1 r iL
inai viruwui
A. T. S. Faculty Has la'cmUnf
Mffiing $42.5,000 has b?n Re?rciv?i
for Building Purjiojet ?)ur'ssg
Four Years. President Gives
Outline- for Future of Institution.
A very interesting n>* ? tin? of the
faculty of Appalachian Tminm?
School ?v?: held on Saturday afteruooii
the \7th. President Dougherty
presented a blue print of the grounds
of the school wbich was mad? by
n? rr < r . n -
, . -??- m " v \rt uiUiU'.K' I itt>
map plans the campus /or a million
dollar plant. It shows all the present
buildings and those that, are to
/ be built to meet the need? of the
y ^School and provides for walks, drives
and ornamental trees and shrubbery
for the campus.
Mr. Dougherty put on the blackboard
?>425.000. stating that the
school had received this amount for
building purposes during the past
four years. This amount has beer,
spc a. follows: Water system.
$20,000; Power plant $65,000; central
<iir room $50,000; Dormitory
$60,000; Demonstration schoo $65,000.
Administration Building $115,000.
Of these the first three and the
las! art now being used, though some
litth- v oik :.s s?: 1 i to be done on them.
Mr Dougherty said that the cam
pus would lib ly roceiw attention a:-the
r.e\t thing. Then in a most foresee
i\g and impress*, v e v.vlk gave his
ideal for the future of the school.
He ould have a grammar school of
seven grades, the equal of any ill the
country; the teachers to he the best
to b found; afour year high school
tha' meets all standards, a two year
inoj .mi * ?jiieg?\ \vi',u iacuity, huudinv
and equipment as gt.od as can
be faund in this country. (Prof. Dougheity
did say, smiling, that we must
work out u two year college before
we roaid think much about a four
year college.) One thing, he impressed
the fact that th?*re should be an
endowment fund of $i00.000 to loan
to poor but deserving students. Prof.
^ Dougherty expressed hs >>'gn"*.deal3
] for the institution and the faculty
is standing behind him in the furtherance
* his plans. If these ideals
shai Ik reached > i the development
of the school it will be indeed a fine
college for the training of the young
people of our beloved state.
Woman Executive
of the "Big State"
"M*"' Ferguson Calmly lakes Oath
as Governor of Texas Second in
United States Retiring Governor
Leaves Rose, Symbolic of Purity.
Austin, Texas, Jan. 20.?Without
the slightest show of emotion, Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson, of Tcmpa-,
Tcxks, was sworn i mod ay as the
first woman governor in Texas and
the second in the United States.
A imou'i? thitt nccuniod everv avail
able inch of space in the house of
representatives and was for a time so
large that it caused Speaker Lee Satterwhiu*
to delay the ceremonies and
consider holding them upon the capital
grounds, witnessed the ceremonies.
An overflow crowd of several
\ thousand filled the wide corridors of
the capitol building.
Mrs. Ferguson was given the oatb
by Chief Justice C. M. Cureton, o 1
the Texas Supreme Court soon after
Barn* Miller, of Dallas, had been
sworn in as lieutenant governor
Mrs. Ferguson sat on the front row
of the enlarged speaker's platform
beside retiring Governor Pat M. Neff
Across the stand from her in company
with Mrs. Neff, sat her husband
James E. Ferguson, who, ter
years and one day ago was inaug
urated governor from the same plat
form, and three years later was im
peached in the senate chamber acros:
the hall.
Mrs. Ferguson repeated the oath it
a low voice, scarcely above a whis
per, which barely was audible at th'
press table. She did not change he
expression of composure during th
oath, even when she swore that sh
had never sent a challenge nor pat
ticipaied in a duel. She looked stea
dily at Justice Cureton.
The woman governor read a brie
speech, hut did not raise her voic
mnch louder than the conversation!
tone.
Retiring Governor Neff was greet
ed with cheers when upon closing h
last utterance as governor of Text
he told Mrs. Ferguson that he ha
l left, as an inspiration to her admit
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Newspaper Publish< ci in ai
51.50 Per Yetr BOONE,
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THE SPRING HAT
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Dr. Jones Wiil Be
Greatly Missed
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Tov/n of Boon^ and Many in Coun'.y >
at Large are in Deep Sorrow at j
Loaa of Faithful Physician Man1
Fur Above the Average.
j To know the real worth of a man
! it is necessary to know something
of the nature of his work ami the
estimation in which he is held by the j
j people. The minister, the teacher,
| the doctor, the lawyer, the business!
man, and the laborer together with
various others may be of true ser-1
j vice and win a lasting place in the
! hearts of the people by faithful ser-!
j vice.
Few professions have greater op
: port unity to be of real service to'
j man than the physician. Hence the
* town of Boone and marn people in J
the county are in deep sorrow at
the loss of the beloved physician,
who died from pneumonia it: the!
hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee on!
Wednesday morning and his body;
was brought to Boone on Thursday [
afternoon. He is to be buried in the'
Boone cemetery on Saturday mom-;
! ing at 10. the funeral service to'
' be conducted by Revs. M. B. Woos-j
ley of the Methodist church, and.
F M. Huggins of the Baptist church j
: Dr. Jones was about 50 years of
I age and had lived in Boone fori
about 24 or 25 years, coming here
j from Ashe county where many of
' his people live. He married a daugh-j
j ter of the late M. B. Blackburn and
she with tv;o small rhildron survive I
' besides many friends and relatives'
i to mourn their loss.
Dr. J one? was a man far above the
average, of superior intellect, a kind
J heart, and a helpful hand for many
j a needy one. He will be greatly miss
I ed in the town and county, and especially
by those families to whom
he was accustomed to be "the Beloved
Physician," and most of all by
the lonely wife and the dear little
ones to whom he seemed to be so
devoted.
J. M. Dowr.um.
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istration, a photograph of Woodrow
e Wilson hanging over the desk.
r Mr. Neff said he had left a white
e rose, as a symbol of purity, and the
e open Bible as a guide to her path.
rie presented mis tsioie toaay to
the executive office of the governor,
ar.d marked for Mrs. Ferguson the
* 105th verse of the 103th Psalm; "Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet and a
1 j light unto my path."
As she arose to her feet to take the
oath Mrs. Mae Patterson Thompsor
,s formerly of the Metropolitan Operf
13 > Company sane, "Put on Your Olc
d drav Bonnett' and th-a Mrs. Feigu
i- son smiled broadly.
tuga
id for Boone and Wataug
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
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Robert E. Johnson
H as Been Exonerated
Cast? Against Qastonia Merchant is
Thrown Out of Court. Grand
Jury Fails to Find True Bill After
Examining Children aid Others.
Charges of serious moral delinquency
against Robert E. Johnson
prominent Gastonia merchant, made
by his children December 0, were
thrown out of superior court hi Gastonia
or. the 10th. when the local
grand jury failed to return a true
hill against him after thoroughly ex
a mining the witnesses.
Sam Johnson a son. anil Mrs. Stela
Johnson Jordan of Spartanburg; S.
C. had charged their father with
immoral conduct over a period of
several years with the latter before
she left home and married Ralph
Jordan of Spartanburg.
It is stated that the grand jury
examined several state witnesses
besides the son and daughter, including
neighbors of the Johnsons and
theii family physician.
Johnson was out under a $10,000
bond signed by leading bankers and
merchants of this city.
The case attracted state wide attention
and the court room was filled
to capacity, the crowds apparently
eager for Solicitor Carpenter 10
I call the Johnson case.
I
THRONGS GATHER AT THE
FUNERAL OF DR. JONF.S
Saturday morning a vast multitude
of friends and admirers left farm,
business house, factory, and crowded
the Methodist church even into the
aisles, to pay their last tribute ot
! respect to the memory of Dr. J. W.
Jones.
The impressive funeral services
were conducted jointly by Reverends
M. B. Wooslcy and F. M. Huggins.
j and with the enumeration of th<
many good qualities of the populai
physician, surviving friends rejoicec
| in a glimpse of the silver lining oJ
j the black shadow of death.
| No more beautiful floral offering
. has ever been placed upon ihe biei
| of one of our citizens.
; ini.vi iiH I11 in nit' ctiiue
: tx-ry.
SENATE CONFIRMS
MEEK1NS AS JUDGi
Washington Jan. 17.?The r.om
ination of Isaac M. Meekins for th
' federal district judgship of the eas
tern district of North Carolina wa
1 approved by the senate today.
Judge Meekins, republican car.di
' date for governor in the last rac
1 in North Curolinn was nominate
1: for the vacancy some ten years ag"
' The vacancy was made by the dcat
of Judge Henry G. Connor, denu
crat.
a County, the Leader of
.ROL1NA. THURSDAY JANUARY
By SATTERF1ELD
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- Ak' rotA'i Tin.FAiTHFUL
WORK OF LINEMEN
RESTORES ELECTRIC POWER
Because of the heavy sleet and
windstorm Monday night, the sor
vic? wires of the New River Light
and Power Company "went cold'
soon after daybreak Tuesday.
JJf course every wheel in towr
ti? pendant upon juice, stoppec
turning, and for once all the me
ehanics operating electrically equipped
machines, sat down to rest
in good humor for with ih<
frigid weather, heavy sleet, anhigh
winds, it was not expecte<
there would be any activity amoni
the lineman for the day. How-eve
we all hau a surprise coming, fo
I Superintendent McKinicy Ayer
j with Mr Logan and other associa
I tes were on the job bright and ear
I lv and although they were dis
1 heartened by additional breaks a
'I so On as one place was mended fo
t a while, they carried on until th
] service was restored permanent);
late in the afternoon.
' The commercial printing end o
j the Democrat shop suffered fror
| the absence of power as did othe
i places in town, and our newspapo
J work is delayed, but we are al
' feeling good about it. anyway, fo
none of us can control the elf
ments and the linemen have cei
i tainly earned a vote of hearties
| thanks for their untiring work i
this emergency.
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WATAUGA BOY CLIMBS
THE LADDER OF SUCCE
In H'Oo young F. G Moody (Foi
then a 17 year old school boy fr
the A. T. S. left Watauga for i
s far west, with just enough niot
( to pay ins tare to Montana, doon
. | ter his arrival there he accepted
'j humble position with the North*
r| Pacific Lines, and from that day
i' this his name has never been off 1
payrolls of that railroad Being
young fellow of marked ability
r promotion has been steady and
f now is General Car foreman of
' entire N. P. system, with hundr
-j of me nunder him, having hcadqu
; ters at Tacoma, Wash, and is
| course commanding a very bands?
t salary. He was sent south to insp
i different railway shops, an adva
step toward the expenditure of sc
i-i millions by his road in new build
e; and car equipment, and while at
;-j Southern shops in Knoxville, de>
s' ed to visit his old home on Bru
j Fork.
He was in to see the Demo*
cs force during his 48 hour stay in
'V county, and the force was deligfr
} to see him. He is made of the ri
h kind of material and has proven w
>- a boy can do by close applicai
to business.
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Northwestern North Caroli
22, 1925. 5 Cti. aCopy
After I rumour
is Making Soi
j Raiet^h, January 20. 'Asg^is Wil-J
'?:i ?, t.can. ^or'n < ;?ro:U5?;'s n-w (
M'hief Mxecutivo. was duly tn^.alied j
into *i - '. b?gh Office with cer? .-:r'.:re-;
j befitl':>c: the ip&csekm on avdnosliyI
| the t ?. Raiei?h fm he f.??> 1
j forvsa (| and the whole State joined !
| in <1 honor to a distinguished,
j son who had fought his way ^rom the j
| plow handle to '-he highest boroi \r.!
! the gift, of those now pledged to upJ
hold hi- hands ir. the effort to keep!
the Old North State right in the'
f- vcfront of American common- ;
w at
ft . *.nnot be- recorded as a brilliant
inaugural day. but the weather man 1
had been reasonably consid rate in!
plan: . ig for the day and a great
crowd aw the capital city in her be-t
attire and will ;<>r.g remember the!
joy. occasion which marVed a:
- ,?a * *
??P Ti Cnc ponucai ' , rr. <
Suit. . In witnes ing th< final . <;c
that Marie a govt rnor.
T:trte'?>Ha w.-i bin force. Trr
ivi'-n. ih?; womt-n and tin- -hi'ire?*
um the nv r u < arid from1
a. 1 he hurob 1 : * he weal-]
tby ; v. ti - a . .j makingthe
:i what every North Car-'
1 would hav< . The leganci
th?> v. -on- hftna here
we re . one in i*?*. ft .and of
opportunity wa^ the spirit ?i the day.
ft 'ovri that ch? folk- from ev-.
rywi re wanted to h;*v. a part in
J the '("-imonius for u v.a- a great:
j outpouring of people that thronged)
1 the - .* els, happy in the thought that
^ they were helping- make another Gov
en,or. It was a day fit foi so great
( J 1 an ev and ?t was ;; crowd worthy
I of welcoming to the capita] city the'
man called to leadership when con-!
serration should prevail it. digit plai
i j As the inaugural party passed from ,
the Mansion to the C ity Auditorium
doors and windows, side walks and!
1 balconies were vantage points from
' which o get a glimpse ot the fiftythird
person to take the oath as
Governor of the commonwealth. Kv1
erywhere were flags of the state and
flags of the country. Troops were
* in evidence on every hand and plaved
well their part of a great diania.
The usth ;11* r-tHeo vi-pc n^minia
1 ed to Governor McLean before an
1 epochal assemblage of North Carolinians
in the City Auditorium shortly
after noon. Member* of th*? General
Assembly i.*.cupi< u seats i t honor in
front of the- "ninety and nine" and
j heard, with market! attention one of
r ' thi able.-: state papers thai has been
I presented in a generation. The ad*
ores* held the w?st assemblage in
rapt attention. It appeared to be
* precisely the kind of talk they wan
II ; tod to hear and frequent outbursts
r : of applause greeted the striking utr
terances of The new governor.
General Albert L. Cox, Raleigh attorney.
presided over the inaugural
| ceremonies at the Auditorium and
presented Senator Johnson of Robe1
j son, who announced that the oaths
n of office would be administered by
j Chief Justice Hoke to the Governor""""
elect, while Justice Clarkson and
] Stacey would officiate in inducting
the others of the elective officers into
55 their respective position* The oaths
were administered in the following
g) order: R. A. Dougbton, Commissioner
om of Revenue, Frank D. Grist, Com*
the mission* r of Labor and Printing, G.
icy P. Pell. Corporation Commissioner;
af- W. A Graham, Commissioner of A gran
riculture; Dennis G. Brunnr.it, Atirn
torney General; A. T. Allen, Superto
intender.t of Public Instruction, Baxthe
ter Durham, State Auditor; W. N
a Everett, Secretary of State; J. Eihis
mer Long, Lieutenant Governor; Anhe
gus Wilton McLean. Governor. State
the Treasurer Lacy was ill in New York
eas t ity ana couia not oe present to
?r-1 qualify as Treasurer foi the sixth
of time in succession.
me j As Senator Johnson called each
ect J name there was a general applause
nccjas the recipients of those honors ap
me I pcared to take the oath required uping(on
entering their duties. Mr. McLear
the j was presented by the retiring Gov
cid- ernor as the great audience arose er
shy I masse to greet in the good old Nortl
j Carolina way the man in whom thei
:ratj had a few weeks previous piighte<
the J theit faith. It was a whole-hearte<
ited t reception which the new Executivi
ight received at each turn of the way a!
rhatj through that eventful day and h
tion was visibly touched with so many ev
j ideuces of confidence and esteem.
"TH8S WEEK"
by Brisbane, world's highest
salaried editor is a feature we
carry, bandied hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies.
Read this column weekly.
na.?Established in 1 888
NUMBER THREE
ai, Assembly
me Headway
Folicwing the inaugural cert-monies
fu luncheon was vrveti to
r' *>v official family at the Gov
rtjiVr's Marjs.*or. and an eventful day
*.?>?* to i- ?; >-e with brilliant reption
in tie evenitiK in which the
eat : ? part if ipated.
The first official act <;f Governor
McLean was *he re-appointment of
Adjutant Gen* ral Met?, and his assistant
Major Gordon Sinith. His Excellency
appeared at the capitol carle
on the- wording following his induction
into ufsice and has sjince that
time has been the busiest man in
Raleigh. The General Assembly is
soon t i b?? apprised of the Governors
conception : the pre.scn1 reels of
the state, in ?oncrete form, and then
./irmenv. (alvl: building will begin in
-.me :n accordahce w'th the plans
of a r> a-ly gr nr business executive.
So far the Legislature has been
'marking i in " It has enacted no
?>f a general character,
b : organized and ready for bus's:
. Tin -'.bowing public hills have
b." . pre . d daring the veefc:
Jo*r*t resolution preventing the tea
ching rvvin ii thi pul
schools. .-h the g ng <.f worth
less ehec: "ncrvaz-ed compensation
of na ' the ".crs ; ssi eddy
br am. t? (Vnsiitution.
repcai th ac? requiring the registration
of motor vehicles; to provide for
a irsohacp' it to the .ife and servers
.?f the lev Chief Justice Walter
Chirk; amend laws relating to the
trial of 'lies of fact; to properly
present fate natural resources of the
date to the outside world; to enable
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vi. -.-r tiiiu iuw ria iV UCCUM1 WJ1Q ri'gulate
peddling, to repeal the statute
with reference to medical cxaminations
hy ilt'e insurance companies. relative
to excluding evidence of trailactions
of an int "rested party with
deceased officer or agent of a corporation;
amend chapter relative co
taxing dogs, to prohibit the sale of
firecrackers and toy pistois; to prohibit
the issue of insurance vithout
the consent of the insured, and to
regulate the sale of infantile insurance;
for closer supervision of electrical
wiring; to provide for better
1 fir. protection and supervision of
state and privately owned hospitals,
asylums and sanitariums; to define
and regulate group life insurance; to
rearrange tin judicial districts of the
state: to provide for the use of both
from and rear license plates on motor
vehicles; to provide laws governing
the sale of stocks, bonds, and
I other securities in the state; an act
relating to emergency judges; to rej
enact the law relating to justices
; and other officers summoning \vi4 nes1
sus in cases pertaining to gambling
i and public drunkenness, to require
opreators of motor vehicles to take
J out liability insurance; to reduce the
salaries of solicitors; to appoint com
mitte in respect to the Stone Moun
i tain Confederate Memorial etc.
Many of the important committees
| are getting in action and a continual
grind is "in the making." The mem:
bers have been urged by the presid;
iug officer of each branch of the
j ..0.-VUIUH %.v [i.iTscut an local mea,
.-ares early in tne session, so the- maohinery
may operate smoothly later
on.
The date of Governor's McLean's
first message to the General Assembly
is ret for Wednesday of the present
week. l'h:s will he the signal for
a forward movement in legislative
j cireles and the termination of a lull
' in the proceedings which could not
well be avoided. It is r.evct an easy
matter to get things going until after
the inaugural ceremonies are out
of the way. Mr. McLean appears to
j know the direction in which he is
headed and the General Assembly
has a mind to go along with him.
With the legislative and executive
departments in complete harmony
1 there can be little question of results
; that will spell big things for the state
" j in a general way.
1 On Thursday the members of the
1 General Assembly heard Gutzon Borgluni,
world famous sculptor, and
the directing hand in the Stone Moun
1 tain confederate memorial, in a fif'
teen minutes talk. Mr. Borglum spoke
* feelingly of this wonderful enterprise
and gave unstinted praise to the soub
j them heroes whose statues are being
c carved in stone as a memorial to
- their valor at a time which tried
men's souls.