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VOLUME XXXVI.
Inaugural Finds Five
New Faces in Cabinet
Tfcrftc Ch*ngf? Came from Teapot
Pome Resignation of Hughe* and
Wallace* Death the Other*.
Washington. March 4.?in the usua"'
glow, careful arid deliberate way
thai the ration has corne to know
Calvin Coolulge, during the last 1.5]
mor-ths. changes have been made un-j
til nev when he takes oath of. office
by his own election, the President has
a cabinet, one half of which is new
from the*which came to him from the
Harding administration. Five of the;
n cabinet members are new as the
administration gets under way. \
The new members of the Presidents'
official family are Kellogg, Warren, i
Wilbur. Jardine and Work. In rc.-ditv
tbc-re have been six new faces, but
Har-an Fiske .Stone, passed on from
the Attorney Generalship to the Supreme
coijrt bench to be replaced by
Warren of Michigan.
Changes in the cabinet have been
nnhnr: H and each new .-election
iviv been nwced by circumstances.
New he<n. for the Department of
State, Aavv ar.-d interior were forced
by th Teapot Dome exposures and
public ent men! The change in Agriculture
was caused by the death of
Secretary Vs allace. The resignation
of Charles Evans Hughe, as Secretary
<?f State, brought about the select
i cot of Frank Ii. Kellogg for the
post
Eve;1, the change within Ihe White
Hou;it the resignation of Private
Secret^j to the Bascom
Slenp was forced. and the position
we?.n . Roy Sand i s of Indiana.
Tin arrival of Frank B. Kcliogg
from London last week, where 'he
had srrv< do? American ambassador
to Engfand for one year, completed;
tb? nCnal pre once of ihe Cabinet
group i? Wo hingvon. Each and ev-j
cry c-: ; has conferred at great length
with C. President and all are sot and
ready to duties immediately
i 3 id lowing the inauguration today
^ The opposition to the appointment
of \V<.vren of Michigan as Attorney
Genera. gave way in the last hoars
of the - -oh'; congress when the
Preside:refused to consider another
seb
Summed tip the middle west and
west seem* t<r lead in cabinet, posts
Wilbur, Navy: and Hoover, Interior,
are f;c,:ri California; K'.d'og, State,
i? from Minnesota; Jardine, Agricul
lure. ii< -. ansa-- Work. Interioris
from Colorado; Warren, Attorney
Gc-ner.i' ?s from Michigan; while Indiana
with New. post othce; 1 -avis
Labor; and jSanders, Secretary to the
President, leads in representation.
Week-. War, from Massachusetts
fend Treasurer from Pennsylvania.
are the only two eastc rn ,
men i\\ the cabinet.
At least it cannot be said that
President Ooolidge kept his eyes to
the East it the remodeling of his
cabinet.
VALLE CRUCIS
lie v. and Mrs. Burke have returned
after an extended trip to Yanceyville
and other points.
Mi<s Virginia Bouldin has returned
V irom a visit of a ft-** week- to Baltimore.
Mrs. Cir.ria Mast who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. Carson Sherwood
in Bristol is now visiting her
a a#n Mr. W. W. Mast.
Miss Boyd CaudiQ and Miss Whee
kr of the Mission School spent Monday
in Johnson City.
Mis>es Sue and Alice Taylor
#pent the week end at home.
Charming: in every detail was the
reception given by Mrs. T. H. Taylor
on last Wednesday night, honeying
her son Mr. Thomas Taylor,
and his bride, rice Miss Emma Mast
The hall and living room were artistically
decorated with jonquils and
evergreen sprays. The guests were
ii n nl nnrl tki. liwinrr mnm and iter.
jell A? tu ui im. ?i ? nip, iuuiu onu uobered
into the dining room, which
was attractive in decorations of
sprays, smilax, ferns and roses. An
elegant buffet supper was served by
Misses Alice Tayior, Anne Moretx,
and Ruth Moore, of 1-enoir. to about
forty assembled guests.
On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Finley Mast delightfully entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and a number
of other invited guests.
SHE DOES
"Before I'd paint up and smirl
at the good looking men in our of
lice,, I'd rather stay home forever."
% says the old fashioned flapper. Nov
read the heading again.
$1.50 Per Year BOONE.
McLean Acts to Defea!
Clark Road Measure
Measure Seekjng to Locali/e High
way Work Put on the Shelf. Day
S.nv-tl for Preaeflt Rond Builders.
Raleigh. March 3.?Governor MoLean's
powerful influences with the
1025 general assembly was again
emphasized in the senate this morning
when the hill to increase the
membership of the state* highway
commission was returned to the senate
committee on roads upon motion
i f Senator Oscar Clark of Bladen,
one of the introducers of the bill.
The agreement which brought the
motion from the Bladen member was
reached at a conference prior to the
morning's senate session between Go
vernor McLean and twenty-four sen
ators who wore avowed supportersof
the proposal to ?ivc each highway
district three commissioners; MrMcLean
told the senators that enactment,
of the bill would embarass him
and he requested they abandon their
fight.
Had the bill reached <1 vote in the
senate it would undoubtedly have
passed Th?- sponsors were claiming
easy sailing in hte house. Once back
in committee however, the measure
would be allowed to rest with the
consent of its introducers.
Friends of the highway commission
feel that Governor McLean's notion
probably saved the pie-eat organization
from be-ng "u scrapped.'1
Knacimert of the measure certainly
would have brought the resignation
of Chairman Frank Page, and several
of the district commissioners.
H would have localized highway construction
beyond a doubt, although
the supporters claimed that it would
4 democratize the commission" and
thereby add greater popular support
to run dtuilding.
The support of many prominent
in public life was claimed for the
measure by its sponsors. One senator
made the assertion that O. Max
Gardner. Democratic State Chal, ."!*
John C. Dawson and United States
Senator Simmons had given their approval
ol* the bill.
ASSOCiATiONAL RALLIES
Associational Rallies will be held
for the Three Forks Association at
Gove Greek Thursday March 12. and
for the Stony Fork Association at
Mt. Vernon church Friday March 19
At each place the meeting will begin
at 10 a. m. and continue to M p. m
Dinner w <1 i>? served on the greumtl
at both places by the ioca! churches.
Among the speakers at these meet
ngs will be Rev. and Mrs. K. D. tt'.u
kenbrok and Revs. W. L. Griggs, and
L Shiun. There will be other local
, speakers.
Ali pastors, deacons* director? Sur
day School, \V. M. U., D- V. P. U
, ? in kers and leaders are invited tc
attend. Every church in the respective
associations are asked to sent
at least four delegates.
The announcement that the Tallj
for the Three Forks Association was
to be held in Boone was a mistake
It is to be at Cove Creek instead.
Let pastors and Superintendent:
take it up wit htheir churches nexi
Sunday and appoint four of theii
number lo attend. We are expectin|
great meetings at Cove Creek ant
Mt. Vernon. We invite all to attend
F. M. HtfGGlNS
SMALL! NG-TR1VETT
* Of local interest is the announce
ment following, which has recentl;
been made:
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Trivett
announce the marriage of their
daughter
Reta Mae
to
Mr. W.lbur C. Smalling
on Saturday February twer.ty-firs
nineteen hundred and twenty-five
Pincy Flats, Tennessee
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH?
Mrs. Friendly: "And do you war
' your little son to follow in his fi
t her's footsteps? "
Mrs. Truthful: "Heavens no. If h
uocs he will fetch up every day :
some bootiefrger's door."
LAZY LARRY AGAIN
Zeke; "Say Larry, I'd like to tak
: vou in with me on the promotio
- of this land."
Larry: "Nope, thanks. Two th'.rc
f of promotion is motion and it's m
for me."
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WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAE
AT in TI/r?T^T/-r X. r
V,' U K VV n,tLS\ L, I
OF LEGISLA
(By ML I? Shipman.)
Raieigh, March 2.?Recommending
changes n departments which j
would drastically re-organize affairs j
< at the capfiol, strikirig fear deep in |
the hearts of state employees and in j
general sounding a note of determir.-1
ed opposition to waste in government j s
; and employment of more than the. ac-j I
I tunl number of workers needed to j '
keep the state's affairs operating, t
V Governor McLean appeared before j c
the General Assembly on Friday. J n
This was easily the outstanding event j I
of a week crowded with nrnttiM-s t
legislative significance. j c
During the week the measure ere- 1 t
athsg an executive budget system! t
w.-> passed; the state-wide Austral- r
an ballot system was defeated by I 1
parliamentary tactics led by Tobe; s
i iiir-r of Wilson and seconded by j t
Lis\ii \t of Durham and Turlington;
of lvedeii who n?ad? the motion to y
; table; th-. revenue bill was submitted j v
j and given approval of the House I r
jvMt- yir.g tv. oivi.- millions in revenue: c
th*- salaries of all state employees t
I wort published as required by the t
resolution ??f Senator Humphrey: a
. i to c rcate a pardon board to take c
the function of clemency from i
lie governor was introduced, a mca- I
sure was favorably reported to in- r
the size of the state highway I
i- iv.mi.-sioiy; the measure to inves-ii
freight rates and water trans-ji'
jitivi.-t! ion wen? over till this week, a
, t'fic measure to abolish the statewide r
: primary war- t as a special order i e
for Tuesday night: the. lull was pass-; s
od to Construct a $600,000 toil bridge i
j over the Chowan river and a biii was ?
. pa-sed to ailow New Hanover county L
! I.rv build !i c-1 -2RO.OOO hrirff;' <*nn. *
j nect Wilmington with the State high; v
J way from Wilmington to Asheville, j a
i. i ;"hr.rii)[t"; resolution expressing \
confidence in W. N Everett, Secre- c
i tary of* state. ! i
i It was a busy week for the legis- 't
. iators, featu r?rd by two sessions in i
; each house every day and capped i
with the speech of Governor Me- <
Lean, in brief the governor recom- :
mended that the revenue collecting !
agencies *.>f the stale, the Insurance 1
Department, and the. Secretary of
> State's department, ami authorities
supervising bus lines he shorn of the \
powers and that ail revenue be coi- ,
' lected by the department of revenue
' This will transfer the auto license (
department to the Revenue depan
mcr.i. He further recommended the ,
, creation of a sairy commission to
! investigate the work being done by
each employee of the State, to fix:
1 the salary of each employee com-i.
mensurate with the work accomplish- j
ed and to recommend where employ
j res might be dropped. The merging
of the revenue collecting agencies
the Governor argues also would re-!
suit in decreasing duplication of work
with the result and dropping of many
employees at a great saving. He
further argued for a system of turn
^ intr .virnr mnritMC pcill'M'twl Hailv
C to the treasurer and to have the
treasurer as the only officer of the
r *
j state with a hank account. This, he
said would make available to the
C Treasurer ail funds of the state and
'.vouId prevent short term financing
to a large extent, the interest being
saved.
The Australian ballot bill went to
y defeat 56 to 55 in the house when
it was tabled. Connor of Wilson stood
out in the forefront of those willing
to deny a man's right to vote secretly
when he made the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill
was tabied, and brought about the i
motion by Everett of Durham, to table
the Connor motion, seconded by
Connor and the clincher w as put to}
the bill preventing its further cor.-;
siderafcion this session. The bill had
been brought up when an unfavorable j
report was refused, and a minority!
report accepted,
i- v,;n .... ?.
1UK IW?VHUC will vaiiY l"t> wflA. M IIC ,
. dules estimated to raise twelve mil ,
IC lions was considered and approved
lt by the House. It is now in the Se-;
I nate. The appropriation bill provides J
S for spending fourteen millions yearly
so either the revenue must be ra:s|
ed or the appropriations cut.
: Publication of all state salari -j
paid aroused a great deal of com-1
j& mint and was referred to by Cover-j
jt, nor McLean in his message It showed
| a number of highly paid persons, in I
tOLINA, THURSDAY MARCH S.
RESUME
TIVE EVENTS
OF LOCAL INTEREST
By Senator Bro*n?An act to
change the name oC the Appalachian
Training School and to outline
its organization powers and
duties.
owie cases the salaries bemar far a>ove
the average paid for similar
vork ir> private business. The pardon
?oard bill was introduced on request
>f Governor McLean and probably he
tpproveit The Executive will be reieved
of clemency duties. The hill
o increase th? size of the highway
lomrnission frura 1) to 2? was objoccd
to by Frank Page, chairman of
he commission, but was favorably
eported. It is a special order for
Fitesday morning and Mr Page has
tated that he will probably not ooitinue
?n office if it passes.
It is his belief that the back-door
?o!.it - from hack heme, want to
:et in or. the "politicking" of the
oah.s and he ays this will ruin the
iganitfatto c Sentiment here appears
0 ha strongly with the chairman and
he measure probably will be lost.
The general assembly expressed
on fide me in the personal and official
utility of Secretary of State W N.
Sw.reti b> the passage of a joint
^solution during the evening* seasons
of the two branches Friday, the
Score la ry has been subjected to crilcisrn
<>!'? account of the number of
rutomobilos reported as having been
turchased by his department and beause
of what is considered by some
is an excessive salary paid the maniger
of the automobile bureau. The
solution, introdrsced in the Senate
>y Senate Harris and Mendenhall,
msfted that body without a dissenting
ote and was sent to the house by
1 special messenger. Similar action
cav, taken by the house and the res
fetation was ordered enrolled for ratficntiop.
It follows: "Whereas there
rave been curtain attacks directly
uado and others by insinuation and
nuenda. affectinir the official con
iuct ?t" the Hon. \V. \ Kverett, the
Secretary of State. Now therefore,
>c it resolved by the Senate, the
thus? of Representatives concurring
hut this general assembly expresses
t- full confidence? in the high integv
'y. character and official conduct of
Ke said W. X. Kvcett, Secretary of
Siate ?n the performance ot all his
afKcxat duties.
In a -necrn! message on Friday.
ommunicated by messenger. Governor
McLean requested the General
Assembly to enact proper legislation
; ? provide for the appointment of a
commission ot* twelve persons, who
would serve without pay, to make
in extensive study of the State school
system. The Governor called attention
to the fact that during 'he past
Ax years investments for educational
purposes have been unusually heavy
and the cost should be kept within
the ability of the taxpayer to pay.
The commission would study costs,
needs and ministration of the State
schools, the message points oat. with
a view to eliminating "overlapping
efforts and expense. A bill in accord
with the governor's recommendation
is in the making.
The House committee on agriculture
put itself on record Friday afternoon
in favor of letting the rales
of the co-operative selling associa
tions stand. The meeting was by all
odds the largest experienced by any
legislative committee at this sessrior
of the general assembly. The Braswell
bill sought to permit member*
of cooperative selling associations tc
withdraw by filing notice, but tht
committee "sat upon" the proposa
by a vote of 23 to 11 and a big crowe
of farmers went home disappointed
Ko accounting, some of them wen
saying, for the action of a legislative
committee, anyhow.
With only one week remaining o:
the sixty day limitation, during whicl
it may complete its work, the genera
aaavnuij KN fAjJt'iifU lu un
recent practice of holding day ant
night sessions. The working member
are care worn, weary and homesick
Those who spend their time in
happy-go-lucky -ort pf way and fol
low the "leaders at voting time ar
rot taking very seriously the const.an
daily grind of legislative matter;
Sixty days will have expired 011 Sat
urday night of th present week bu
the middle of the week followin
1925. 5 Cu. HCC|
Boone Will Get the
Hosiery Mill
i 50 f'o.'i-n Pair*, of Hose Will 1
Turned Out Daily in Plant to I
Started Early Next Mouth.
Mr. S. Grove owner of a kmttir
plant. ;?t Hickory, was in Boone agai
ast week, and plans wore perfect*
for moving the equipment to Boor.
Messrs Grove, W. 1! Grajgg and V
M. Cook owning the stock which w:
, supplemented by an additional ar
ou.ot., donated by the citizens ef tl
, lewi: at large to defray the expend
of move c machinery, installing i
etc. The officers are: \V. H. Grag
j President; C. S. Grove, Vice-Pre
| and W M. Cook, jSgc-Tteas.
Mi. Grove has ?>* - n in the hostei
business ior the past 30 years ar
is confident that Boone an ide
location for a plant of this kind.
There will be 32 machines with
capacity of 150 doz< >! pairs of fit
guage ;r2:s hosiery, made in hoi
silk arVl cotton, per day. This indu
try w ive employment te at lea
32 girl- or women, when the pla.
| is going at capacity, and those ui,
| ing employment, should write M
j Coot :u once, as u is -he identic
1 ?( ti (;mpan> ' ? hem', I craUot
I :y i next momli. The < eqairi
i meat - are good moral character ar
wilimp s tti work.
"i i; "T;pany ha rented the S r
and fl? r of the S. <\ Eggcrs s-toi
building and have ?ptio . wi the ei
.; > property- with a \iew to buyir
t if this trade i closed, a dytii
ami finishing plant will be put in.
THE PRESIDENT FIND
PLEASURE IN OFFIC
Wash ngtbn, March 2. l'vmidoi
Cooiidgo. roon than any IY> del
i since Taft, appeals to bo rea'.'.. e
.joying hi- job.
(' .uiindicting the popinm mprc
?ion that running the government
a "killing'' work. Mr. Coolidge. <
. i. -- ' - - * '
. itv t;vt t.i run inauguration is eig
fiouiid.s heavier than whon hi* took :>
-ice at itv can of President liar
.ng's death and ha:- scrupulously a
; plied a mixture of pleasure and wo
"> tin end that his burdens are beii
tns*ed off with dispatch and wi
no apparent, ill effects upon himsc
The fact is that the President !ik
his job and hence takes daily men
ores to prevent its exacting routi:
from becomii g irksome. He perm
neither his work nor his recreate
to interfj&v with the other.
No better indtcaiion of this is
he found than his decision to establi
a sir in m* r White House, first at 1
j home of his father at Plymouth, \
! and svrobnd at the -tftnmer home
I his friend. Frank il. Stearns
Swam pse oil, Massachusetts, Sevei
weeks will be spent at these two pi
ces this iiiumer, according to t
. present plans.
Lnlike :h late President Wils
who established himself ir. the sui
mer of i-* 11> in a cold and isolat
retreat at Long i3ranch, X. J., whi
Mr Wilson grew to thoroughly d
like befor? his vacation was ov
Mr. Coolidge is going to make I
summer home 'with the folks"?1
| parents and ins friends. There
' can do just what he wishes, wh
' he wishi and with whom he wish<
apart trout toe motley crowds of ci
I i ious.
THL LOST BATALL2CN
May 1 urge every member of t
. j American Log", on a ltd a)) ex-scrvi
i men in Watauga County to see tl
5 ! great production. To see it will ren
. | our memories of the great war a
bring; about closer ties of com rat
j ship. Through the courtesy of t
[management of the Pastime Theal
^; half the proceeds will go to the ht
#; efit of the local post of the A me
j! can Legion. Again let rne urge evt
j ex-service man to be present and
advertise the picture among yt
^ friends.
S F. HORTON, Com man*
may f;r.d the solorl^stiTmr the j
f j The State wide primary meast
II will corce up this week but if pre
j 1 dent followed, the politicians \
B j choke it off- The North Carol
jj League of women V oters is agai
_ the Nea) report biil and this orga
zation may have better luck in
a- fieht to retain the primary than tl
i did with the Falls Australian Bal
e! Bili in thi House last week.
The big financial measures are
. to be enacted These out of the "v
I will be a signal for the exodus
members which will not be ea:
1 checked. The going is likely to
g gin on next Monday.
!
"THIS WEEK"
t
i?y Briabxuv, world'i k^heit
salnvied i-ditcr is a feature we
carry, handled hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies.
Read this roiunts weekly.
?y NUMBER NINE
Meeting Bd. E ducation
Is! is Largely Attended
>ts School Committeemen. of. County
>c Meet With Board in Interest of
the School Consolidation Pimm
^ A meeting ? f the Board of Eduin
cat'-un and tr: school committeemen
?d of the county had b?ken widely adver
et * cd for Monday. Notwithstanding
V. the cold snow;. day that it was, the
is court house vva-, paektu with rep ren
vntative citizens from every comie
munity m the county. Every man was
eg anxious to know what this '"County
it, Wide Consolidation" scheme means
E, to him and his school, and rightly
s; so.
Two representatives of the State
ry Board of Education, Professors Howid
ard and Ed mist en, wer present,
al j Prof. Howard spoke with reference
to t ho hen??fii, nrwn rvr...
a schools, aft'r first making :t clear
tejihat the state has absolutely nothing
Lh. to do with consolidation except it:
s. I an advisory < opacity. Tref. Edrmsteii
st presented the n?:*n of consolidation
it as proposed v> r the- entire county
1: and discussed the same at length,
r.. r??? plat) presented provider for
in ten consohdated school of from
is seve i u v, ..eh< uh, leove
ing -a' . aoz 11. tnostiv ore-leaid
ehfr Si i?' hey are now
This piaa. : dopieO. could r?c
c- worked ou ads and other
re thing., m ik I'o. siit . Irt ftti't i am
ii- told hy zb- county CTiRtendt-ni.
ig jvich of - '-i:ld doU' tUss iKvcr he
ig S uli\ ear i.e.-; out.
j As the lav in no v. the Board of
; Education cannot maki any change
! in any district, ncithi ? < an they legE
ally erect a school btpiriiog until some
nt county-wide plan is adopt* d. After
nl one is adopted then the Board can
n- make ->uch changes as may be eieemed
wise .ifrer hearing the citizens
a- who would bts affected by such a
is change.
'H The question of added costs in the
ht building and in transporting the chi!
f- divn ?s the part that ?s creating ar.xeiy
s,mong our people,
p The v ounly .v'jjwrintfiiilciit tdb
ik us that he is sure the Board of Ed
>g ucation is net going to do .my rash
th or foolish act in this, connection
if- The question of the adoption of
es the plan wili be taken up again the
is* first Monday in April.
lie
its MclXAN PLANS TO
on NAME THE ROAD BOARD
Rstleiss-h. Mureh A.?Governor Mr
Lear. stated tonight he expected w>
|%L. make appointment.. to the state high
7t. >va.v commission before the end of
the week. The terms- of Chairman
at I'age and four of the membei-s will
raj . xpire on April 1 The executive alia.
so said he would probably appoint
p<t* the members of the state board of
agriculture and the state prison
o;i board during the week so the sdtiate
might act or. them before ada\
joummextt of the legislature next
ch Saturday.
is
er BARN BURNED
lis
Losses estimated ul from $li,000
lie TO were entailed Wednesday
eli night near Sfci.ii. Mills, when a bare
c,s belonging to Mr. Lem Wright was
jr burned, among other thing destroying
three horses, one. cow. two new
trucks, wagon, feed, etc. The origin
of the fire which was discovered at
"(" 2 o'clock in the morning is unknow?
ice
hi> MR I. L. COFFEY DEAD
ew
ad Mr. L. L. Coffey, an aged citize*
le- of Shuils Mills died after a lingei;he
ing iiiness on the 11th of February
Ler. and was buried on the 12. Dece&?;n
id was the father of Commissioner
;ri- O. L. Coffey, was well knowr. thrown
out this secttioii, and highly esteemto
. ed. He was 02 years old.
>ur
A CORRECTION
ioT
I>ast week a statement was made
in this paper to the effect that the
Associations) Conference was to b*
^j held in Boone Thursday March 12,
when it should have been Cove Creek
ma
list [
:ni- Tom Tarheel says that it docs look
the like folks are going to tempt the boll
ley | weevil too far this year by planting
Hot too much cotton and not enough food
and feed crops.
yct!
yay
of I BLONDF. BESS OPINES
si!y; "He who hesitates gets black and
be-! blue imprints of an automobile bumj
per on his?shins.