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ADVERTISERS
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VOLUME XXXVI.
MOVIE FILMS AID
TO COUNTY AGENT
"Free Moving Picture# Given at the
Rural . School Houses Potatoes
Receive Large Attention.
The County A Kent has .through the j
co-operation of the Watauga County 1
Bank, secured a motion picture out-j
fit and is now giving free moving
pictcre shows at the various rural
whool houses of the county. Seme
of the pictures are of an educational
character showing farm operations'
it. action. The object in getting this;
moving picture outfit and giving the
free entertainments was three fold,!
according to Mr. Steele. The first is'
that the farm operations may be!
shown in the actual doing. The second
purpose is to furnish entertain-j
oier.t and get-together occasions for
communities visited, while the third1,
and probably most, important, mission '
of this machine will be to cause the;
people to come out and not only to
see the picture and enjoy them^l-'
v s but . nter into the discussion of j
farm problems that will be present-;
i/d ai iht same time.
I)ur?n$c the ynies of meetings that i
are being conducted over the county i
at the present time potatoes are re-1
ceivhfg largt attention. a freight!
rate on potatoes from Boone to pvae-1
tically ail southern cities has beep. |
net u red so that now the market is
larger in scope than heretofore. The)
mail, object of the present series of
me t?ng is t-?> acquaint the farmers
with the fact and '.hereby help their, j
to catch the idea that we must expac.fi
our vision beyond our own im-j
wed'ale environment, beyond the ra-!
dius ovei which our trucks can dis- j
tribute to the states South and Southwest
of us. This new freight ratej
makes it possible for us to market,
?ur prtaine.s. not only seed, but cnt-|
?np uotatocn over seven slates at a'
ttft? of distribution that is no great-1
*?r than we have beer, paying !o re*#ch
f the nearby markets.
The county agent is anxious to acquaint
the farmers with the possibiJuMts
they now have in marketing
theif potatoes in cooperation of carload
lot. >. not one or two rars. hut.
hundreds of them so that potatoes will i
be Rrown in fields rather than in j
patches. It will undoubtedly soon be'
realized that the truck producers of
Watauga county must eventually pet
together if they are to engage in an
orderly marketing which is the* only!
way to handle a large volume of
business.
Later in the summer other campaigns
will be taken up, using other \
moving pictures suitable to the sub- i
ject in hand.
CARLOAD WATAUGA KRAUT
ARRIVES IN WINSTON-SALEM
(Winston-Salem Journal.)
The first car load of Watauga 1
county kraut has been recivcd in
the city by the Dunnagan Brokerage I
company. The kraut is a product of j
the Blue Ridge Farmers Association
it has made the Watauga kraut manufacturers
widely famous. It was
stated that thv Watauga kraut has
a wide distribution here.
NEWS OK TAMARACK
Evangelist Edgar Watson just closed
eleven days series of revivals. We
appreciated the piemhing of the old
time four square gospel. Brother
Wat son is u man with a message. We
feel that much good has been done
in our vicinity.
Mrs. Anna Potter has returned to
her home from Virginia where she
has been visiting her father.
Mrs. Selina Potter, wife of Abram
Potter was buried Sunday the first
Rev. Edgar Watson and Rev. L. A.
Wilson conducted funeral service.
Mr. Dave Ellison and Ephriam Ellison
made a business trip to Mountain
City last week.
Mr. Frank South has been very
ill.
Mr. Thomas Martin and Mrs. Fantlt/k
W n rt U nnmolinncv tho ivautl* -
??V iuaiun aiiiivmuvr me: uu vu HI <1
eon.
Clarence Potter was t visitor here
Sunday.
A.N HONEST BOOTLEGGER
Reformer: "You have no conscience
at all. You absolutely ignore the law'
Bootleg iter: "You're wrong mister.
All of my business activities are gov
y emed by the law of supply and demand."
Hfeft
H.SO P.sr Year BOONE,
ADVENTISTS WILL ERECT
HANDSOME STONE CHURCh
The members of the Advent Chris
iaii church are preparing: to erect
a nouse of worship in Boone thf
summer, the location being the siti
now occupied by the little bricl
building which was the homo of th<
Democrat for more than thirty vcan
The building will be thirty by sixtj
with basement and will be built n\
stone ill its entirety. The stone to b<
used can be found only on the land:
of Mr Henry Green near Hodgy
Gup. It is a gray granite and liberally
seamed with flint?in fact you
can hardly find a piece, be it evei
so small, without traces of flint whict
adds considerably lo its beauty. Th<
stone is right on the line of the rail
road within a little more than twe
miles of town, a?id Mr. Green who
has taken the contract lo load it, expects
to get the first ear on the siding
in Boone today.
The building* though not so large,
when the plans of the architect art
carried out, will be one of the most
unique and sightly structures yet erected
in our town. The old building
will be torn away iri the v ry neai
future, arid work will begin just as
soon as the material can be delivered.
BOWIE MAY WANT TO
GO THE U. S ST.NATE
Raleigh, March 10.?T. C. Bowie,
of the lower house of the General
Assembly, from A>he county. is ser
iously considering entering; the rare
for the United States Senate in the
Democratic primary two years hence
at the expiration pi Senator I,ee S.
Overman's aerm. it was learned here
tonight.
Representative Bowie, questioned
concerning the matter, stated that hi
bad not definitely made up his mind
and did not care to make a forma
announcement. He stated that should
he decide to remain in public life he
in all probability, would seek th<
senatorial togs.
Representative Bowie has served
ten terms in the house, including
several special sessions. He was tht
speaker in I'd 15 and at one time
prior to the convening of the sossior
just dosed he was spoken of as ?i
possible candidate again. However
he abandoned this and the rarer nt#r
rowed to Pharr and Cox, the (site*
withdrawing and leaving Mr. Phafi
an open field
MISS MARY B. ELROO
Miss Mary B. Klrod, for a short
while living alone at her home on
Middle Fork, was found lying on her
bed last Friday morning speechless,
paralysis having done its deadly work
She survived until the following day
when death claimed her. Funeral and
burial on Sunday. Her mother Mrs.
Alex Eirod, 9^, died only a few
weeks ago. leaving he?- alone ir. the
house. Her brother, Mr. .Tones Klrod
took Miss Mary, 65, to his horcu
and she agreed to live there. But sIk
soon became dissatisfied and returned
where she had ample supplies foi
some time. IJer devotion to and care
for her aged mother was most striking.
For many years they lived together,
and the mother was her constant
care. They were both splendid
Christian ladies, and it seems good
that after tncir long sojourn here
their separation was so short.
TfifPLETT
The Elk Furniture Co. with Messrs
Simmons and Greer- as managers is
progressing nicely and some very fin*
articles of furniture have been turn
ed out.
Mr. J. M. Walker and wife Bes
| sie Walker recently came to the pari
mg ways and by mutual agreeiueni
the bonds of affection were torn int<
fragments, scattered to the four win<
to fall to earth like winter's wither
ed leaves.
Last Saturday night Mr. and Mrs
E. H. Simmons and Allen Miller vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Z. T Watson o
Brookside. N. C.
Messrs Watson and Hampton hav<
been delivering cross ties to tho rai
road at Deep Gap and on their returi
collect medical roots for the mar
ket, making the trip pay both ways.
The Boone Hosiery Mills plan t
move their machinery from Hickor
to Boone between March 20 an
April 1. All who subscribed to th
donation are requested to deposit, th
amount in the hank before April
so that it will be ready when th
mill in installed.
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WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA
'I OUR WEEKLY
OFLEGISLA
C ' 1 1 1 " 1 '
(M. L. Shi pin an.)
>. Raleigh, March 10. ? The .1025
' general assembly goes down in hisf
'ory as one which followed the ;;ov'
emor more than any other in recent
i vears. Other legislatures have been j
* influent'd by governor's but scarcely i
< the exetent that the one- just end-:
i ed has been led around by Governor!
McLean. The I V>21 general assemblies |
i w-.it- itru up tut' rciii uy governor
1 Morrison and the 15125 body was led j
"down the hill" in th? path of cco-j
1 nomy by Governor McLean. And as if !
1 to atone for its action of its prede- j
lessors in following Morrison the1
prevent body went even further than |
any before it had gone and gave to
. the governor greater powers than any !
executive in North Carolina has everj
had enacted measures at his bidding j
vhich will revolutionize the admin-1
' i strati on of the State government.
Governor McLean sponsored ??r en j
dorsad 2-*' measures which w ere pre|
seeded ??. the LvgirlaVure. Most of
I Ihese were enacted into law as orij
ginally written. mi; *?r :v;o were
! ' fht.ly amended, but ;>ii ? " any imj
porta nee, except one, got through
during the last two days of the body
II and those which came up this week
. re exp clod to be put across be
fore adjournment Tuesday night.
Chief among the governor's rec-i
' | ommeridation- were the creation of
; an executive budget system placing
all departments and institutions on
j a budget b&Ms and making the gov^
the head ir. fact of the State's
' fii Atrial p?*iicii s, transferring the
i auto license bureau and the itisur'
ance department revenue collecting!
I ^ I V, /l.m i rl umiil : ti
! ? ' *-'?V I"* * -.V.W..V ... |
oider to coordinate the revenue col-j
' lectins: agencies of the state and to j
! eliminate unnecessary employes; to [
create a state department institution:
?| out of state prison heretofore opera-)
5 ted as a private corporation; creat-1
ing a state department of conserve - j
' i tion La take over the functions of the!
I economic and geological survey; ap-J
i pointing ail olftcial executioner to
i relieve the warden of state prison of
that duty; deposit daily with the!
r| State Treasurer of all funds instead
of monthly as heretofore so as to obviate
to an extent short term financing
and save interest; creation of a
pardon attorney to assist the governor
in investigating clemency ca
an educational commission to investigate
the educational system of the
stato, a wage investigation commission
to go into the salaries paid state
j employees, eliminate useless employ
es, bring salaries into line with ac
( tual work done and establish a stan
dard salary scale, a $20,000,000.00
I bond issue, for roads; and other mea j
sures. r>f more or less imnortnnee
The Governor also recommended .* i
constitutional amendment creating a!
pardon commission but this was put j
off last Saturday 1411 til the next!
session after some difficulty over its!
term arose, the governor saying he
would try out the pardon attorney
I for the next two years.
I Other measures which had the governor's
"okay" were to limit the time(
in which checks is issued by the Au-j
ditor would be paid by the Treasurere,
to declare transfer cf claims
against the state void if made before
j actual adjustment and allowance of
31 such claim:; had been made; to place
?j all charitable state institutions on the
| same basis and require those able to
pay to do so io hear the expense of
.i their care; to create a judicial conference
to study methods of practice
t! and procedure; to create an advis>1
ory commission to investigate and
li report on freight rate discrimination
_1 to rf?di?r<? rnst nf nnhlic nriritino* mnd
I a number of proposals having to cio
. with his program of economy in gov-!
ernmental affairs.
f i The outstanding fight of the session
developed during last week when
? Senator Seawell of Lee led the ir.ove
to increase the equalization fund for
i public schools. This fight was larg .
ely responsible for the tie-up :r. the
Senate to important legislation necessitating
extra days of the session,
0 although the failure of the House
y and Senate conferees to present a
j satisfactory repor. on the revenue
e j hill amendments aiso delayed the sine
e die adjournment.
1 Senator Seawell's fight for educae
tion resulted in the governor's firjt
j defeat in the ligislatur. Aided by
MMM?I
Tree***,
ROLINA. THURSDAY MARCH
RESUME
lTJVE EVENTS
other : ympathet.c senators, the ?.<
county orator opposed the action ?
the Governor in seeking to have t)
funds from the control of husgs y>l
ctd in the general fund so as to 1
ab?e to present a balanced budge
The Lee County Sc-natcr said educ
tiort was more important than a bx
anccd budget. The Lve county se
ate; said education was more ii
portant than a balanced budget, f
Mr. McLean and declared against t!
poiicy of Mr. McLean in allowii
education to suffer in order that h
balance sheet might be evened 11
Tlit Lee county senator was victc
ions and the measure was sent to tl
house for concurrence, that body ha
ing in the meanwhile acceded to ti
governor's request in giving the mi
ey into the general fund No decisis
on the differences had been made i
to late Monday
Seeing possible defeat of his me
sun- in the House, when the appr
priations bill came up the Lee cou
ty ;--ynaotr again led a fight lor i
cv< a so of the appropriation for ed
cation and tl.r appropriation for t!
public school cquilization lumi. The
irv asuii s were pending before t
Senate Friday, Saturday ami Moral:
with the oratory of the session bei;
unloosed in their defense and again
them. Whatever the outcome the Si
alor from Leo will go down as tl
ihanipion of education in the 19.
session.
tem which took place the last p*
of the week trough I forward amen
mcnts to the revenue bill to lake a"
ay the power of the Superintends
of public instruction to set the sta
dard for teachers in schools and
fix a standard salary scale. The
rv -ndmontsi would drastically cut tl
powers of the state in education ai
in the opinion of many would desin
the siate educational system. Thi
were pending before tin Senate <
Monday.
Another fighl which occupied eo
siderable time was that for the Co
federate veterans. Doth the Sefifc
and house debated at length me;
ures designed to tax auto drivers
to a head for the benefit of t
| remainder of the "fast thinning li
of Gray*'' and both bills were defei
ed after some of the most movi
odatory of the session.. Then t
Hou.s jumped into the breach ov?
whelmingly passed a bill to tax m
tion picture admissions fey the be
of it of the veterans arid ser.l :t
the Senate where it w*s n Mondii
The chances are that it wil> die thei
The delay in passing the reven
i bill came about when the Seuat- ?
| fused to confer in th?* conference j
I port which did away with its imp*
! tant amendments. These amendmer
' would have exempted from a tax
! judgments and actions in courts, .
i courts of jurisdiction lower than t
Superior court. The dispute was f:
| ally settled Monday when the Hou
&<rread to int. Senate amendment.
! The bill tf# retire Treasurer La
I if he wished it, on two thirds pi
! had rough sailing during the wei
After being defeated in the Hon
that body on Saturday night recc
ssdered its voted 30 to .id and set
as a special order for re eonsiderati
\ Monday morning. It was on'?y to f
: ally dispose of it however for it
killed and the "clincher*' put. T
j chief argument was that it v/o?
j set a precedent on pensions tor St*
j officials.
near east relief extendi
The time of the Near East rel
has been extended to give all a char
to contribute. Our governor is insi
ing that each one do his part in t
most worthy cause and that our co
ty come up to its full quota. '
trust that all who have not contrib
ed will do so at the earliest opp
tunity. Many churches, Sunc
School, societies, ether orgaiiizati<
! and individuals have contributed ]
I orally. We are hoping that all w
as these most needy little ones i
looking to ycu and we are depend
j on you to help.
I Yours for service,
J. M. Downum. Co. Chaim
W. D. Farthing, Vice-C.hin.
G. 1*. Hagaman. Trcas.
i
12. 1925 5 Ct?. aCopy
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~ ; NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
APPALACHIAN SCHOOL
News has come to a number of the
friends of Miss V. Ir.na Rivers, daughter
of R. C. Rivers, Editor of the
rat that she ami Mr. Frank M.
M< (I: formeriy <?f were
[.(i mar lied in Greensboro o; the i5nd of
this month. Miss jRi\er ?vas some
\e ; years ago a membet ?f i I.Appalaa
chian Training School faculty, teacht>e
in*J art. She is indeed a very fine
artist, a good musician, and a most
a- capable young lady n: every way.
ij. Her numerous friends will greatly
n- miss the most pleasant associations
'n- with this most excellent young lady
f?r She writes that they will live in Durhe
ham for a short while, then move to
nfr Roanoke, Virginia. Boone will be the
us poor* and these latter places the
p. richer because of this fine young la,r
dy. Mr. M? Ghee is an industrious
he yoniiiv brick mason. aru is considered
v- or.< of the very he-t workmen in his
he : line of work. The very In ; wishes of
:,n , th: many friends of the* couple will
3n ! follow them on thi ir journey through
ip I the valley of life, trusting thai it
I may always be a happy valley
a- V number of the member- of * hi
'o- Training School faculty were invited
n to Mayor E. N. Halm's for dinner
n I'riday evening. When the ir ,7ts were
u- ! into th? dinine room they
tie found a table most ta.tily arranged
rap, tii .. great aUutid-v n great
h?- v;.?i. . of m?> t ?i ; . foods pretty
pareu in a most excellent manner un>
ig tier the direction ?.i Mrs. Halm's skti?
' ed hands, 1? was served in a most
en j ait t.alive manner by the young lain
dh '>f the family and it was evident
25 that no one retired with an appetite
unsatisfied. This very kind courtesy
s- <?:? the part of Mr and Mrs. Rahn
irt j is greatly appreciated and will be
d- long remembered by all pre-' t.
.v 1 On Monday evening at ? o'clock
nijin the school gymnasium the Callio
r.- Kutwpi-an Literary Society gave
tu stx annual reception, to which the
>e faculty and the yoiing men of the
he Watauga and Appalachian Literary
.d N>r .* were invited. After an moy
terestifiK program delicious rofreshey
orients were skived, then came *ev-,
an I &? hours of social enjoyment by the
young people, which ot course they,
.11- ^really enjoyed.
ii- At 8 o'clock on Monday evening'
itc the Senior Mormal class entertained
is- the Junior Normal class at Radio
Concert in the school auditorium, to1
he which the faculty was invited. The
nt delicate refreshment:- consisted of hot
it- chocolate and accompanying deliea-'
ng cies, aftet which games and contests
he which gave pleasant entertainment
*r- for aOn>. hours. The entire evening
io-l wa.- macn enjoyed >y those present?
U- and participating,
to' Misses 'fina Alexander and Vera
iv. Cook will appear in their graduating
re. recitai in piano on Monday evening
ue March UUh at eight o'clock in the!
*e- Tr;i:?;ing School Auditorium. The
e- public is cordially invited.
>r- J. M. DOWN I'M
its'
on WATAUGA FARMERS USF.
all] LARC.E QUANTITY OF LIME;
he
:n-1 The healthiest sir:-, of good farm
ise' ins in Watauga County is the in
| creasing quantity of lime that is be
I >n<? ?>-...< Pvrvmieinir itukl,.
'-y ? * **? w
iy, (culture depends on rich sold. The
;k. J foundation for rich sold is lime and
tse legumes.
m-: Two carloads of lime have been
it j distributed to Watauga farmers daron
j tag 'h&st two weeks. Another car
in-^'oad - being ordered today, if this
as j Huh is being followed by clover seed
he we hav?" the foundation laid for pro-:
ild fitable farming.
tte ; i am glad to see this interest and
j I am anxious to be of any service
I possible to help the farmers get and
j use more lime. I will order lime for
j you ?>r I will give you the address;
: and you may order for yourself. I am
1 net however, ordering lime as a dea
ief!'er* an<* depending on soiling it after j
lCQjit gets here. I only order for those
st] that ask me to do so and of course,
L:, do not expecvt to have a surplus when |
un jtho car arrives.
If yc.u are interested in improving
at_ year soils yecr by year start with
or_ limo ana toilow that with legumes.
Ia This is the best receipt that I car.
give tor soil improvement.
jb JOHN B. STEELE.
are The Beaver Dam Egg Circle sold
ing more thai: $100 worth of eggs each
week during January.
.an Floyd Ward's new up to date dairy
barn on Brushy Fork helps the looks
of '.hat already beautiful little valley.
THIS WEEK"
by Britbdotv world's highest
salaried edittfr ?s a feature we
carry, handled hitherto by only
the oietropolitan Dailies.
Read tbi? column weekly.
NUMBER 10.
25,000 WOULD VISIT
MOUNTAIN REGION
Weitern North Carolina, Inc. Make*
Appeal to Farm Homes to Take
Care ot Surplus Summer Tourist*.
The Soul I cm Railway is authority
for the t.iitcmcnt that ir. addition to
the people v.ho spend their vacation
period in western North Carolina now
at least 21-,000 isore will flock here
the first summer there are accommodations
to care for them, and that
is only the beginning. If accommodations
can be arranged for. and these
people are informed^ and after spend
ing their vacation here, return to the
respective communities satisfied with
the accommodations and treatment
afforded them, each one can be court
ted on to act as an advertiser for this
section of our state as a vacation resort.
S?. the number of regular western
North Carolina vacationists will
increase each year in proportion to
our ability and wiliinjcncrc- to carc
for there. The situation at present
may be likened to tha' of the faritner
who know he ha- a productive and
consequently valuable pioc< of land
n?? allow- it to lie fallow.
ic-i ic.pr The possibiliti of pro
viding tb* right kind of vacation :*< com
mod a - for the thousands who
would come here from such cities as
Citivbe N \* rr.phi .
etc. tht ri/.etis, and ;..ak ?mr more
particularly. the fa'Tncrs of western ^
North Carolina, are practically refusing
t>- accept 'ho hundreds of
thousands of dollars these vacationsts
wouid leave here each -casoi .
We speak specifically of the farmer.
because it is in large measures
his opportunity that is being lost.
Thousands of people in the cities
mmnbrkno'l
? ?uuuiu u* live in
high priced hotels. Thousands, morn
particularly these with children do
not care for the tif?' of the summer
hotels, always crowded,but choose tho
change to life on the farm with its
quid simplicity and closeness to natc
- -p-re nting ?the farm house is
equipped with those simple conven"*i'-nces
to which thy city dweller is
accustomed and considers fuiuiamen
.*! and indispensable to his com
fort, and that the food is wholesome
of variety, and well cooked.
Western North Carolina, Inc. with
headquarters in Asheville, was organized
to serve all the people of
this section of our Mate. Its Executive
Committee and officers are confident
that in natural scenic beauty
and invigorating yet equable climate
it is unsurpassed in the United
States. One of its objectives is to
acquaint the people. particularly
i hose who are accustomed to lake a
regular summer or fall vacation with
the accessibility, charms and health
giving attributes of these western
counties of our state, then indue*
them to come hero and by so doing
to provide an added source of income
for the farmer who is pro
gressive enough to realize what that
increase m income will add 10 hi*
weli-being: and that of his family.
There are thousands of such farmers
in western North Carolina ineu
of vision and capacity, who are willing,
and what is more important, equipped
and prepared to accept from
two t oten paying guests this summer
But they have no means of advertising
the fact. They are, as it were
cut off from a source of supply that
means added comfort and increased
prospects. That is where Wesierte
North Carolina. Inc. can and will
function for them. Western North
Carolina, Inc. is now engaged ha
preparing a Jisf. of farm houses in
this section, in which summer boarders
can be accommodated with profit
to the farmer and satisfaction to
the guest. In compiling: this list, Western
North Carolina, Inc. must havo
the assistance of the progressive farmers
in evcrj one of the twenty five
counties. That assistance will coat
them exactly two cents?the price of
postage to mail a letter informing
! Western North Carolina, Inc. of their
desire to increase their income by
accepting summer boarders. Western
j North Carolina, Inc. will in turn, an;
swer the communication, setting forth
I me minimum standard thai has boen
j adopted for farm boarding houses,
\ UH|Uirin gas to rates location, etc
and will then, if the reply he satisfactory,
list the farm home and recommend
it as a vacation horoe to
j some of the twenty five thousand
people who seek to come here.
Sit down now and write your letter
directing it to Western North
j Carclina, Inc., Ashevil'.e, N. C.
I