North Carolina Newspapers

-f ADVERTISERS At a medium through which to wll your ware* The Democrat is unexcelled in country Ntwiapcrdoin. Our subscribers are reader* and Buyers. 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 r- T 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 zzEzzzzrzzzrj 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 - i 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.