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VOLUME XXXVL
TENNESSEE WILL INVEST IN j
EIGHT MILES OF BOONE TRAIL
t Wilkes Patriot)
According tu latest advice*? from J
Tennessee legislative body, the nine !
mile gap of bad road in the Boone
Trail Highway, lying between Trade;
Tenn., and Mountain City is soon to;
be completed.
This piece of rock and mud which
ha? been in terrible condition for a
number ??f years has formed a barrier
to interstate travel and while
cutting the good people of Tennessee
off from North Carolina, has made
it impossible for the tourist trade,1
%dlieh should use this road, to enjoy
the trip through the most scenic and
prosperous section of the state. i
But Senator E. E Butler, repre-1
seating the extreme eastern counties'
of Tennessee in the State Senate.!
has been on the job and with his!
progressive influence has waged a
battle for better highways which will
ultimately result in the gradng and
surfacing of this connecting iit-k of J
road.
Legislation has been enacted by j
the "Volunteer Slate" authorizing
the h rhway department to spend aTourni
four thousand dollars per mile
u?: ui (i tills Im.o.Ic 1 rail,
ai* wo understan dit. i. to be the j
first to receive attention.
Towns in western North Oaroliu a
Thro ijrh ?he?r civic organizations,
have n?ad< various appeals to Tennc-j
ssoc anthontie- for this road Work I
to 1:? finished, but up te this time 1
had ri-o v-H iio reply. Ir Senator
Buth however these rues ip.es foui.J |
a cho r.pson. and with unceasing en-j
erg\. he brought about the things we i
hav?> vo long desired.
Tt : clipping from the
Brut-.' (Tenn.I i!erahi-Counor gives
in hi u i, i siirvo.V of the highway
legist atnil passed hv the General Assembly
of th? state at this session.
Senator K K. Builer cf Mountain
City. Tenn. who arrived in Bristol
/ yerteulay from Nasfi,;):*, T.ar. taI
ted that he has been working to got
the roads of this section of the country
J1 la tter shape and also to complete
the road across Hoist on Mountain
to frade, Tenn. This road was
start. .1 Is:-t. year bm was only graded
fur as Mountain City. Mr.
Butler stated that as soon as the
read can be completed and hard surfaced
people in this section of the
country will have a good road leading
r.to th .ati of North Carolina
ana aiso t.?? of:ht souineni points.
Mr. Butler also stated that the
Htgh\ ay Department of Tennessee
bus promised to spend about four
thousand dollars per mile in building
highways in thi part of the
Mate. Hi1 said thai the recess i-onimitu*.
will meet within the next
two weeks to formulate plans for
quick, though permanent construction
of highways. He stated that after
the roads are completed, a large
amount of money will be spent each
year in maintaining them.
Mr. Butler represents Johnson.
Carter, Washington, Unicoi and
Greene counties in the Senate.
A PLEA FOR DOMESTIC
^ SWISS CHEESt
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New York, February 1C.?Editor
Nev. York Produce Review and Am
erican Creamery?--From my observa
iion^ since ! have been in New Yorl
the past ten days I find it is to th<
advantage of every New York dea
ler to handle Domestic Swiss Chees*
for the following reasons:
1. Our New York state and Wis
consin Swiss is running far superio
in quality to that ever shown befort
2. The merchandising profit o
Domestic Swiss is always better tlia
on imported Swiss, which any of th
New York dc?alers can verify.
2. The quality of the importe
Swiss we have been receiving in th
market during the past six monti
has been detrimental to the S\vi?
t hrkocn r>nrl there is no oue
tion in the minds of the Swiss dea
ers that it has curtailed the coi
sumption of Swiss cheese.
Now the Swiss Union have issu<
new instructions telling the U.
dealers that hereafter they will ha'
to pay cash in advance before th<
can receive any imported Swiss,
ever an opportunity presented itse
to put our own American round Sw
cheese where it belongs, now is t]
time. The quality is better, the proi
is greater ar.d an opportunity
increasing the production on our ov
^ domestic made Swiss cheese, whi
will help all of us concerned in tl
good country.
J. S. HOFFMAN CO., L
SI SO Per Year BOONE.
i tJew Secretary
I Of Apiculture ^
. CI
1 |
sitA. '' ' ;
^a^ggy- v >> 41 , , & &> gi
y#r '
?jmm i
William M. Jar-line, President of 1
Kansas Agricultural College. * i
become a member of President
Coolidgo s cabinet March \ as Secretary
of Agriculture, to succeed
H. M. Gore wh then takes ofocc
| as Governor of West Virginia.
WATAUGA SWISS CHEFSE
SATISFYING THE PUBLIC
About. Januarv t. two wheels of
VV'-il ?i'ir i Swl?.- .-Vi.wit.. .1
| to Kingan & Company, Packers, at
I Richmond. Virginia. I wrote to the
I Manager. Mr. Bttiim to examine ,
? cheese carefully ar.d to compare with
the cheese he had it; stock, then, to
write :ne frank!} his opinion of the
Watauga Swiss. A letter \va> received
last week as follows:
Richmond, Va Feb. 111.
Mr H. L. Wilson.
Boone, N. C\
Dear sir:
Answering your letter of February
1Ttb with reference to shipment
of Domestic Swiss Cheese, we receiv,
ed the shipment and are glad to report
that we found it satisfactory,
as the cheese has all been shipped out
and we have had no complaints, we
would presume that it must have
given our customers satisfaction
We are quoted domestic Cheese
from New York which js sai'sfaetory
i on a lower price than the pvtee you
i quoted for your cheese.
Yours very truly,
KING AX & CO
i ncse caeese were oilier; ac :u c.u
I per pound, f. o. b. \Vilkesbo>*o, X. C
Tt is a great satisfaction to know
' that the quality of Wa'auga S\vi&
will compare favorably in other sec
tions where it ha? been made foi
. years.
' H. L. WILSON
Near East Time Extended
So all May Have a Chants
* ! Some arc contributing liberally
e j save from death thase most need:
" | orphans, but it may be that you havi
e j not contributed your share for thos
j who have neither father nor mothe
to care for them. We are exiendinj
r the period that all may have tim
to make their offering for the caust
n. We have not yet reached our part o
n amount we are asked to contribute
e 1 Let us not fail, when a little froi
I each one will bring it out. Send you
u offering to Mr. G. I'. Hagaman, th
is | Treasurer, Boone, N. C. We are d<
l!t | pending oil you and these needy lil
>-s | tie ones are looking to you.
s-!
4n
A surrey of nearly four thousar
farms in four states shows that thr<
;d fourths of the farmers have ndoptt
S., improved agricultural practices as
,-ei result of agricultural extension woi
;y' according to figures made public 1
If I the United States department of A
If! riculture.
he I
tit NEW TITEE FOR JERIiY
of Seth?"Good old Jerry Simpkii
vn IIo's certainly a man of parts."
ch Duke, "What do you mean?"
lis Seth?"Didn't you hear. He tri
to bca the express to the cross.
ic. in his Silly Six."
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C.
OUR WEEKLY
OF LEGISLi
(By M. L. Shipvnan.)
Raleigh, Fob. 23.?"Monkey husi
Pes aas had the center of the stage
if. i l" genera] assembly the past weel
ami fio sr at progress has been math
the enactment of general legisla .
The revenue bill lias been whipped
into shape and is now under conid
ration by the committee of th?:
W hole in the House. The Hi 1 * providing
appropriations to the state educational
charitable and penal insti
tufciorrs, pensions for confederate sol
? :?" rs and widows; for the payment
I the interest on the state debt, e
unliving fund for the public schoo
v. is to follow in due course. Thi
I aru-e i'oinmitlee have raked ever]
available source of revenue with 2
fine tooth comb i:i an effort to < ?m
v v h the demands of the appro
priations committee. But "the call i;
: -us4 a i i) t-d. * The re 1 s ar 1 uppre
? u:difference between tin iw<
which is not r.k.-iv to rcc< cile<
at this see mil.
Two days w<-r< givn to the con
- '*ration of the I'oole r? .;ot
wing th- teaching of ew.iulioi
Stat* institutions, which has beei
j made a special order for Tuesdaj
i _ ril The bid was displaced howeve
I i cettnt of the crowded conditio!
of the hall and galleries of the lious
which wcie jammed with people ea
5i'? ' i?. hear the discussion The qucs
ioi: for debate was: "Resolved b;
the Itoilsi of Ropresentati* s, th
Scnau- concurring, that it is the sens
f the (General Assembly of Nortl
j Carolina that it is injurious to th
welfare of the people of the comnioi
voaRh for any officer or teacher in
| the state, paid wholly or in part b
taxation, to teach or permit to b
taught, as a ./act, either Darwinist
i r other evolutionary hypothesis tha
i?nks man in blood relation hip wit
any other lower, form of life."
The resolution came up on tli
House oalendan Thursday mornin
as unfinished business and the fin
works started without difficulty. Th
1 forces in favor of the resolution wex
directed by Representative Turlinj
ton of Iredell; the opposition by Roj
resentntivo Murphy of Rowan. M
" Turlington could see no harm in pr<
' hibiung the teaching of theories ;
i facts and paid his respects to U
I heads of state institutions who h;
! appeared before the committee
, opposition to the resolution. He w;
sustained in his contentious by ti
, Messrs Madison of Jackson, Hunt<
of Polk. Kraswjd! of \'.o>dv Meol
[ Ca$\veil, Miss Alexander of Meckle
: burg, and Poole of Hoke, author ?
| the resolution, who pointed out ti
i dangers to young: minds of 1 heori
I that arc now being promulgated thi
the camouflage of science in the hi?:
schools and colleges of the state. M
Turlington declared he had part'
company with Doctor Chase and ti
University, under his managemer
after hearing the doctor's speech b
tore the committee on Education
j opposition to the solution. Re
I resentative Madison sought to rcfu
o the suggestion of the abridgeme
i of freedom of thought, freedom
J the press and freedom of speet
f Other proponents of the measure to
ej the same view.
c Representatives Ervin of Burl
rt Connor of Wilson, Everett of Dt
?j ham, and Yeiverton of Wayne, ct
e j curred in the opinion of Mr. Mt
: phy in his appeal for religious fr<
f | dom and kindred influences. Fr<
' J dom for everything was the slog
n of the opposition. Besides they c<
f tended that the legislature is not t
e proper forum before which to bri
the issue and the house finally a
t- curred in this view by voting to
ble the resolution.
Defeated but undaunted is the
L' l iL. ii r it.
^' siuon ill wnicn tntr aumur ui ine r
4 | olution finds himself. But he decia
' thai the fight has just started.
| The Humphrey resolution, int
duced in the upper branch by S
; ator Humphrey of Wayne, eneo
I tered no difficulty in running
?"~j gauntlet of the two houses of
' legislature anu the assembly will
bt in possession of a list of the *
' (iloyes of each state department
in.-; tulion and the amount of c
per.sation doled out to them on
i first of each month. The stater
edj i? to be filed with the chairman
I'Kt the .'note and House Finance
j appiopriation committees and t
AROLINA. THURSDAY FEBRUARY
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RESUME
ITIVE EVENTS
OF I.OCAL INTEREST
Sy Senator Brown?An act to |
permit Blowing Rock township in j
Watauga county to vole bonds to j
aid in the construction of the I-in- |
ville R'v?r Railway from Winkler J
Siding to Blowing Rock, North
CarolinaBy
S onator Brown An act to
authorize the Board of Commissioners
of Watauga county to re- \
astesr. the lands of said countv for I
I the purposes of taxation.
; I
the Pr ddem of the Senate and the'
^ of re House of Rcpresenta
:.t The number of automobiles!
purchased by the departments and I
.j instil. .n-s for state purposes, with]
est upkeep, is to be included in
'The let. rt which the State? Auj
ditor ! to prep .rc for the information
of he ' .enera 1 Assembly.
Th< Senate declined to compel
^ "J"Split' " to exhibit a light, on
* ;.'iy > " h.> horse drawn vehicles when
i
^ driving at ight or at any other time.
itt h :m- (ban is requited to ror
.ate t he story the House bill by Ne&l
( of M< Ho.veil, requiring wagons mov.
ng aiong the state highways at night
J to carrv lights, found itself on the
I table, after consideration of the meaJ
sure m gaii in the senate. The House
'! passed it by a good majority and proM
pouents of the biil expected the Sen ^
ate to concur in its provisions. It was
' * intended as ;? protection to those ?m
fJ i ploying ancient modes of travel, but
| '.John's" frit lids m the Senate balky
?!
' ! History if repeating itself as it has
during ever re-earring session of the
t GV::? rr?i Assembly since the Democrat
,t' parly resumed control of the legislative
branch of the State government
0 in ISDLh Reprcst illative Klutz of Cap.
tawba, was the first member of the
minority to fee' the heavy hand of
ie the majority at this session. The fight
started when two local bills intruduee
r oil hj Senator Shuiord, reached the
t House calendar, one to increase the
y alarics of county officers and the
t "Cher to provide a special election law
t lor Catawba county. Senator Shuford
u> hails front Catawba county, is a Demi(j
"i cat. and the Souse passed the bills
: ??vcr the strongest kind f protest
from the number from Catawba who
j k had pledged himself in the campaign
t>r! to permit no salary increase by the
^ legislature if in his power to prevent,
^ But "puisnes ?: politics*' i: the es^
tiraatHin of Tarn flow it-, anil Re pre10
tentative Kluti probably feels tht
Lk i same way about ii now
rui Representative Moore 01 Martir
^ recently introduced a bill in tht
r Houce entitled ai act to create ar
advisory commission to investigate
j and report upon the question of tht
lt freight rate discrimination and tht
itfJ question of the development of wa
n cerways." The l>ili, sponsored by Gov
ernor McLean, w ould create a speeia
I ? commission composed of twelve busi
n^. ness men and shippers. authorize*
0f and directed to work in coopetarioi
.p with the corporation commission to
0j; wants the adjustment of exorbitan
freight rate.- The members of th?
^e l commission would receive the sanv
per diem paid members of the Gen
)n_ j era! Assembly and have the right t<
Jr_ expend the sum of $25,000 for pur
?e_ poses of investigation. This Genera
ee- Assembly does not appear to thinl
an well of legislative commissions, bu
jn.l the Governor's prestige n .*y pull th
, Moore bill through. Mr. Mc Lean pre
;ng1 mised to aid in the development o
j the state's waterways during the pri
^a. I mary campaign last summer and h
i wants to make good that pledge.
p0_ j The State wide game bill is havin
I roue-h sleddiner. It has been kicked a
rtH cuffed around from the moment Re
resontative Wade of New Hanovt
ro_ ar.d Senator Blue of Scotland, dro)
en- Ped it into the legislative hopper. Tl:
n,,. proponents and opponents of t.l
the "poor thing" do not appear to he an
the nearer in agreement than they wei
op three weeks ago and the pro post
,-n- measure has been placed in the cu
nid tody of a special commit*. with
>m- view to ironing out the difference
tf,e It is expected to hob up again wh<
^ the average layman in the Assemb
least expects it.
That the number of judicial d:
and
vith (Continued on page three)
wmi
26, 2 925. 5 Cu. aCopy
Legislative Committee
Pays Visit to A. T. S.
Unusually Int'e^tJng Period at Lo*.al
'ustkution. Sofon3 Deliver Ad
dress< to Students-?The Sunday
School Canvass.
The past few* days have been unusuaHy
iteresting ?t Appalachian
Training School. One special feature
of 'his interest was the visit of
tli- committee from the Legislature.
This committee consisted of Represent
at? v? T. C- Whitaker of Jones
County, Senator J. S. Hargetl of the
same county. Representative W. W.
F.< m- "f Hflri'fnrel
Spc-iu- r of Hyde county, and aecompi!lying
iher;c were Senator John F.I
Brow and Representative i. G. Greer!
holh of Boone. These distinguished j
men virtue shown over the school plant j
in all of its features and expressed!
them; <\s as both surprised and
pleased with the work that has been
j accomplished. At U o'clock in ihe af-1
| tejp'too:? the student body, together,
with those from the mode) school
| were assembled in the chapo! to huve
messages from these repress dative
nu n. each one of svhum spoke, liepi
vo Wftifnker bx pressed hira-i
i well nl- ;d v. a tr.e school
:?I and :a timely
;serv": <?. S fin-or Hargett
n.ia h rpiis < d .t i ! ool and
cmoiig viher g-nui tho '.- said that
f hu h i known, before " hat he now
know- about the .school ho would
never "rave turned a I'vaf ear on an
appeal f the school. Senator Brown
i plea ed with being bore
again related a numho> of good
in*?* ho had hoard about the school
Semd Spanker was more " :'.iy
. ; : <1 with this school th with
other institution in U?o .state.
U-?.pro tativo Rogers s; i h - did not.
have just appreciation uanl ooming
her* of tin- system used. and
Was enthused over the school Representative
Greer expressed himself
as well pleased to be at the school
again and hoped to bo hack tcon. The
members of the commit: v from the
cm-Lorn --ai l ?;f the Onto w-tk
pe^iiiliy invited to he present at the
i rt?t prion veil hy the juniors to * h<
I Si-niors in the gyuittHSipm on Satj
vrr?ay night. Tito program fur this
. reception was one of ?;he most unique
j of The kind that has ever boon given
consisting- ?-i a play in the form oi
' wedding which v.a. carried oi.t in a
most pleasing manner. The State Leg
j islarnv *r.en were especially honored
' being presented with school aniiaab
' refreshments were .served, and sever
Lai membevi of.the faculty sp ke. Al
1 ! were well pleased -ith the affair
* i The Tra ng School was indeed W?
1 pL ast-o w, h r ; i; , distinguish
men from the 1- gislatnrc to vish
" us and Irui*. hone fhat thev mav conn
i again, oven if not in official capacity
Ph.* churches of Boone have taker
' ?p a iwos orthy and somewhat u?
usual fiiacure of religious work. I.
1 has bee: rhotr purpose to get everj
' person in the town and community
in the Sunday Schools and ail lh<
- ( churches - l' the town are now work
" ing in in-uuuful harmony to that, end
' i On St:. cay afternoon a large num
? I ber of representatives from all th<
' churche met at 1:45 to make tb<
* canvass and take church census of th.
! town ai : community. Plans had beei
laid before and everything was i:
c readiness for the work These can
e vasseis .sent two and two. represent
a, ir.g diiierent denominations in oacl
group. This canvass was made in th
& afternoon and the cards were hand
ed in at a Urion service at the Bj?j
1 tis tchurch which was a most enthr
* siastic and helpful meeting. The spii
* it of full co-operation that prevaiie
e, was indeed pleasing and helpful i
| all present and without doubt wi
5 i mean much more for all the churcht
'"'and people than possibly could ha^;
e, been accomplished by each churc
'* working separately. Quite a numb*
% of splendid speeches were made ii
n eluding those by the pastor, Sunda
P [School Superintendents and other
Jri It is the purpose of the churches 1
} sro fonvard with this good work ti
I a snearly as possible every one
hi Sunday School. D.
IV
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re1 *
;d WINNERS OF PREMIUMS IN
3- WATAUGA FROM STAVE FA]
8! . ~~~~
s. | According to inform tion recem
in] from the offices of the State Fair S
ly! in prizes came to Watauga froin t
i la-l event: Sa to tfct Cove Ore
is- Cheese. Co.. Sugar Groce, and $
_ to the Brushy Fork Cheese Co.,
V ilas.
"THIS WEEK"
by Briebatu, world's highest
salaried editor is ? feature we
j carry, handled hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies.
D-.J ??
i ?\p*j tun column we?Kiy.
NUMBER EIGHT
ELECTRIC LIGHTS INCREASE
PRODUCTION IN HEN HOUSE
(Leno'r News Topic.)
Granite Falls Feb. 18.?G. H.
Yount, who lives about throe miie?
northeast of Granite Falls, has tested
out th" effects of electric lights
in the hen house on egg production
during the winter months and has
f nr.d that of his flocks of 70
White Leghorn on which electric
lights were turned each morning at
fivt o'clo- k has produced twice the
number of eggs during the month of
January as has his other flock of tbe
same number and breed and from
the same hstch but which was kept
u an urn gh d house. Both fiucks
received kin- same ration and care
except the flack In the unlightcd
housfe har. ? Setter range.
The seven;y which were given artificial
light < ir'y i ntbe mornings
produced 1 .Tie egg> during last
month which sold for $17.21, while
the seventy which were kept in the
u flighted hon produced 526 eggs
u ring the nn- period for which
$23 ;?2 way received. These figures
show a difference of 607 eggs and a
'iff ?renc?- r - in valut in favor
el the flock kept 'ri tb? house equipped
v ' ii'< ? ric lights.
Elec. : i i tin hen ,oi. gives
the hen ? tUy dur g th- winter
month thereby making possible
for ; r to o;, more feed and
i consequent lay more eggs
For the ake of convenience in
turning < light.-, Mr. Vou&t has
onnectv.d ;he .-.with which turns on
the light - to the alarm stem of an
alarm < ? < k. When ;v.* c'ock alarms
.a 5 a. m s lights are automatically
turned on and the birds get off the
roo*i- tit.*( oat the ic.'d which ho
scatters i <-?}> litter on the floor
! l\'i At a. tn. his
hens are busy laying eggs.
Altho Mr. Yount begun turning
on the lights early in November very
little increase was observed until
about tit" ni'ddie of Di cesnber. The
prolonged results can be attributed
' at Iht fact thai . i< .. were using most
t the or.-s feed that they were
getting to gov. back the feathers
vhirh were ?>>.?' during the fail molt.
Tli; ti-st ?.houl<l con vine* farmers
hat light* In the henhouse during
the short winter days help to get
more ?ggs when eggs ;;r? high in
price
Office of Co. T reasurer .
Has Been Re-Established
' Th< bill providing for the rocr-Ubushment
oriire i?f Treasurer 111
Watauga c? i has passed the !<-gisiiiture
and Kmory Hrt cr of Zionviilc
has beer, appointed at a salary
of $1,009 pet year
> ,
["ilr. and Mrs. "Champ" !
I 2 I
is
he Champion Jaok Denrpsey and his
ok bride, Lstelie Taylor, snapped an
I e hour after they had promised "to
love, honor and?" "Gosh, we're
happy," ?aj they.