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VOLUME XXXVI.
LOCAL LUMBERMAN GUEST
ON SOUTHERN TOUR
A few weeks ago, the writer
tn company with about eighty others
had the pleasure of being the guest
of the Edward Hiner. Yellow Pine Co.
of Chicago, on a tour to southern
points, and particulaily to the Hines
Inmbeiing interests in the South.
"here were three Pullman cars, on ?
from Bristol and Chattanooga, one
from Nashville and one from Birmingham.
all equipped with diners
and every other convenience for the
traveling public. At Birmingham we
were attached to the crack L. & N.
train known as the Pan American
that moved through Montgomery and
^Mobile to New Orleans. At Bay St.
Louis, on the Gulf of Mexico, we
left our cars, which proceeded directly
on to New Orleans, and took automobiles
for Kiln, Miss., the first
of the large Hincs operations. Here
is a mill cutting 175,000 feet per
day, the major portion of whihe is
exported to various foreign countries
We saw the finished product being
loaded into ships for export. At this
point we 4?>ok the Missouri Southern
train, which is a railroad owned by
the company, for barth. Miss., where
a venison barbecue dinner was served
to us in the heart of the Yellow Pine
Forest in the shade of the trees. After
the barbecue several short talks
were made by different members of
the party, in response to the words
..r .?i i_. eu.ni;.. n:..,.
til <? i:u uiiic ic.'iu' icu ip,i v. mn hi- uuic
t>on of the owner of the company,
after which we visited their navai
stores and saw the immense turpentine
distillery in operation. Our next
inspection was at Lumberton, Miss
Here is a mil! cutting 350,000 feet
of lumber per day. There is practic
ally no percentage of waste at th<
mills?almost every piece,! large 01
siTinl!, being utilized in some way.
From here we took a train direr!
to New Orleans, where we found oui
Pullmans parked at the station, am
in which we made our home while it
the city. Part of the liinc in Nev
Orleans was spent in visiting \*.?usu
f points of interest in the city, sucl
as Jackson square, the old cathedra
the old French market and quarter
the Creole section, etc., and the oth
er time was spent on the river ant
bay boat riding.
We shall not attempt to d esc rib1
our stay in New Orleans, or our im
predion of the city, except to sa;
that our own humble home anion;
the eternal hills of western Nortl
Carolina, mingling with the best peci
pie on earth. is the place for us. Yoi
ran read between the lines.
The Edward Hi ties Yellow Pine C
owns about 328,000 acres of virgl
yellow pine timber in four eountie
of southern Mississippi. The timbc
tract is approximately HO miles Ion
and 20 miles wide. Some idea of ih
magnitude of the operations may b
gathered front the fact that it take
105 car loads of logs each day t
keep the mills going. This require
the services, of nine engines, eigl
loaders, four skidders and an at
tomatie track way that, picks up an
lays a quarter of a mile of track eac
day. It also requires the services <
1800 men each day tc operate tl
mills.
i. We are all very grateful to tl
Hines interests in giving us this tr:
and are aware of the fact that oi
time was well spent, and that tl
trip was a benefit to all retail lumbt
dealers in the party.
Very truly,
\V. R. GRAGG
JURY LIST
Following is the list of jure
drawn for the special trim of W
tauga Superior Court for the tri
of civil cases only, to convene
Boone on Monday June 15, 1025 \vi
Judge Harding presiding.
First week: C. R. Holman, E.
Norris, Charles Winebarger, S. T.
enhour, B. J. Councill, D. L. Gler
Alphus Triplett. R. J. Perry, So
mon Eggers, C. E. Carrol, W.
Pennell, M. A. Ward, W. J. Bai
H. R Greene, T. W. Hartley, C.
Church, L. M. Hodges, W. M. Ca
way.
Second week: R. F. Miller, C.
Miller, Z. V. Greene. A. L. Tripl
W. M. Coffey, T. J. Greer, J.
Cook. Hill Isaacs, Dan Kluttz, T.
"Yates, O. E. Hayes, James G. Co
J. W. Fletcher, Arthur Isaacs. J.
Jackson, H. C. Beach, Nat Gle
N>y W. N. Story.
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SI.50 P?r Y??r BOONE.
j NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
APPALACHIAN NORMAL
An interesting item of church news I
is that at the last annual meeting of'
the Woman's Missionary Society of
'.he Western North Carolina Confer1
ence of the Methodist church recently
held in Charlotte, all three organizations
under this society in the
Boone Church, the Woman's Society
the Young Peoples Society, and the;
Children's Society were on the honor!
roll and won the honor roll badges'
-howing the very fine work of these
good ladies.
Through the kindness of Prof. J.
A. Williams of the Appalachian'
State Normal your correspondent had
the pleasure of visiting the Watauga'
Fish Hatchery six miles cast of the.
town near Ruthorwood. The manager
was most courteous in showing the.
plant and explaining its workings.
It has been well planned and equip
pod for its work. The water supply
comos from nearby springs and is of
the finest quality and sufficient quan
tity. and everything is well arranged
and splendidly managed. A part of
the tittle fish are of the rainbow
trout, but the greater part <?f the
native mountain trout. About 100,-'
oi mes" imic I'juows nave uoea
hatched this spring, and during May
| these v ill he judiciously distributed
i it* various streams suitable for them
in th--* county and will be protected
> by law from injury.
.' Mr. Morotz informs the writer that
. j he has apples enough fo?" his family
i ' to use for ten months during the
. past fruit season, and with proper
. care can have fruit during the en.
j tire year. This fact shows the almost
unlimited possibilities for growing the
finely flavored apples in this section
if the people give proper care to
i'i growing and storing the fruit.
L WORTH WHILE CLUB
r j
I h riday afte rnoon May 1. the laj
dies of the Worth While Club were
f ( the guests of Mesdamcs Robert Cas3
i tie "nd b. W. Logan, at Mi's. Cas1
j tie's pretty new home o?? Buena Visj
j ta Heights.
s I The living room was artistically
_ I decorated with beautiful spring flow
j j ers, while the fireplace with, its glow:
ing embers added much to the cheerL,
j fulness of the room.
_ ! The program committee had prepared
a program on the life and
^ works of John James Audubon in
^ i memory of his birthday May 5. The
| program was as follows:
u | \ -ke'eh of the life of John James
' Audubon by Mrs D. J. Cottrel).
0* The Audubon Society by Miss
n I Perkins, Mrs. T. I?. Cook read, the
Mocking-bird-?our American Nightr
-':,lc
^ A reading:?The Saucy Wren ArJ
ound our Homes?was given by Mi's.
A. R. SmJth.
lv. The president read a letter of
0; thanks from Mr. G. P. Hagaman.
>s; The main item of business for the
1#. j afternoon was the nl'an for planting
a_j the flowers in the flower garden, the
[tj J planting to be done during the folj.
: lowing week.
! The hostess now had the meeting
le in charge. She presented each guest
j with a copy of a May conte.- Aftei
|tJ j each lady had taxed her mind to the
lp! limit for the allotted time it wa:
jr found, that Mrs. J. M. Mont hac
Je i wor. over the others. She \va> pre
ftr scnted a May basket of rose- by th<
i hostess.
I Delicious refreshments c< r.>istinj
: of ice cream, cake and lemonad? wen
j served.
Mrs. W. H. Gragg with Mr-. A. A
Howell as joint hostess will enlertaii
she Club May 15.
j ?
BEECH CREEK NEWS
>rs On Tuesday night April 28. H. W
a" PresnelTs store at this place was bur
'**1 glarized. about one hundred dollar
ir> worth of merchandise being stoler
fh j The officers arrested one of the boy
I and he gave the nem of the othe
one which has not yet been arrestee
fc-: The little girl of Mr. and Mr:
m, Willie Harrnan who has been so ba
lo- with diptheria is reported some be1
A. ter.
rd, Mrs. B. P. Ward of this place wi
C. taken to Boone for examinatio
la- where it was decided best to sen
her to Morganton for treatment si
M. being insane.
ett Herman Reese who has been vei
M. ill is better at this writing.
F. Mr. Fred Edmisten and son <
ok. Matney are visiting friends and r
W. | atives here.
nn,, vThere will be a singing at Antio<
j church the third Sunday in May.
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WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
mnm k t Ann\:i*:n AI
rURMAL UrUMlWi UJ
DANIEL BOON!
New Edifice Will be C-h
Banquet for Stockhc
The formal opening: of the Daniel
Boone Hotel will take place on the
sixteenth, according to Manager Nathan
Sharp, when the stockholders
banquet followed by a ball will be
Riven. The list of guests will include
many prominent people from over
this and other states.
Work has been going steadily forward.
and one by one the little unfinished
details are being worked out
and it is almost certain that the date
given will not be changed.
The building designed by C. B.
Kerfoot of Knoxville, is located on
the beautiful eminence near the entrance
to Daniel Boone Park on the
Boone Trail overlooking the Appalachian
Normal and overshadowed by
Howard's Knob, a notable peak of
the Blue Ridge range, and within
easy leach of Grandfather, second
mghest mountain oast of the Rockies.
Within twenty minute- drive of Blow
injr Rock, over one of the most picturesque
roads to be found in the
country, following a mountain stream
-locked with Fastern brook trout and
arked with rhododendron, tourists
[will find the new hotel a sweet reTeat
during the summer months.
The building erected of mir.gJehade
Tennessee brick trimmed with
stucco stands three stories high. The
interior is finished and furnished al!
ong the mo.-1 modern lines, and Mr.1
Sharp is well < quipped to make the
place all that he wants to. that is,
"A Haven of Home Comforts.**
| Kuch of the CO rooms has private
tub or shower bath, installed careI
fully and with the best material uni
der the supervision of the Picas Com
pany Johnson City. The standardized
Crane fixtures were used throughout.
The Healing plant is of sufficient
size to satisfactorily heat the building
at all times.. Two spacious fire
places in the lobby add to the atmosphere
of comfort.
, The kitchen is enuiniK d with every
convenience. The dining room can
well take care of 100 guests, and
is supplemented by a dining room
of ample proportions for clubs and
parties.
The lobby is so designed that it
! will be ea.-if\ convertible to take
i care of all entertainments.
The second story is made up of
bed rooms altogehtcr, with the notivvorthv
exception of the beautiful bal|
PILGRIMAGE OF 101
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A recent photograph of Riiyv
Boone was chronicled in our last
chewer, his mind was active to th
cheerful.
ROLINA. THURSDAY MAY", 7, 1!
F MAGNIFICENT
E HOTEL SIXTEENTH
ristened With Elaborate
>lders and Directors
cony and promenade on the roof overlooking
^ he city. The adjoining ladies
parlor is equipped with furnishings
that Mend with all exterior decorating.
The furnishings throughout are being
iti.siailed by Albeit Pick & Co.
Chicago, the largest hole! and restaura
t furnishers and interior decorators
in the world. The bed rooms
are of walnut design, including dresj
sers, steel beds, grip racks and con
venient writing desks with arm chain
The carpets are double thickness
underlaid with ozite. Curtains ant
uispvnes nunnonizc witn tne oinei
decorations. The spacious porch i
equipped with wicker furniture.
The I) aniel Boone will ho open tin
year round, catering: to both touris
aiid commercial trade, and will bo op
crated on the American plan.
TIMBERED RIDGE LOCALS
Farm work has been very mucl
retarded on account of the wet coh
eat her.
We had some snow in this sectioi
"last week but from all appearance
we will have an abundance of apple
I cherries and some peaches.
; Mrs. Ci. IV Sheirill visited her si.ter
Mrs. Duke Glenn last Sunday.
Mrs. Glenn is in somewhat decliii
ng health at this writing.
Mr. George Wilson of the uppc
; Beaver Dam section attended Sun
j (ky School at Timbered Ridge la*
j Sanday.
I Mrs. Etta (\ Greene is attendin
i ccnfctencement at the Watauga Aca
j deny at Butler, Tenn. where he
daughter Lucy Greene has attende*
' school for the past three years.
In the commencement exercises a
; he Watauga Academy Miss Luc
Greene of the A. E. Brown Literar
Society won highest honors, winnin
ihl' medal for best recitations.
Misses Laura McGuire and All
Farthing took dinner with Miss Luc
Smlthormau lust Sunda>.
Misses Laura McGuire and Efl
Greene are helping the children <
.Ik Timbered Ridge school prepai
. appropriate program for Mot ho
iit the Sunday School.
YEARS HAS ENDE1
? F7 -3 jS J** ?
iifli
1^1
Y GREER
Gr m whose ?;-Mth at hi< home ni
iss ic. For 90 years an incessant toba<
e end, appetite good, and disposit
o era!
7cu.^opy
MANAGER NEW DANIEL BOONE
^HH:
NATHAN M SHARP
' Til Charloltl' ill r.f.r
* ring to the new manager of the Dar
niel lie one Hotel says:
? "Nathan Sharp, popular hotel Clerk
in this city for the past 12 years,!
2 will Income manager of the new
Daniel Boone Ho <1 at Boone, which
* is ncaring completion and will be
opened with a stockholders dinner
and dance on May 1. |
"Mi Sharp has resigned his position
chief clerk <>1 the Hotel Char
lo to and will spend a week or more
in r< . going to Boom about the middle
of the month to begin his activL
it it s at the new hotel in the Watau^
::a capital. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Sharp and little daughter
n Nancy Crane Sharp
Since coming here 12 years ago,
s Mr. Sharp has been connected with
four Charlotte hotels, first as clerk
a tthe Stonewall and Mecklenburg
hotels. In 1917 he went with the
Seiwyn, later being promoted to chief
clerk, which position he he id for
. five vears. When the Motel Char
r
lm iotte opened more than n year ago,
t he became chief clerk there.
Mr. Sharp is a native of Guilford
? county and started as hotel clerk in
{_ Fayettevilie, coming to this city soon
r after. His hotel activities Were interrupted
by two years of service in the
navy during the world war as chief
{t petty officer.
v "The new Daniel Boone Hotel will
v be a splendid addition to the many
^ ttlractiye and comfortable hotels
being built in North Carolina cities
je and towns, large and small. It will
y cater to commercial and tourist trae
' being located in one of the most at1
ractiw sec; inn* of tin* North Carolina
mountains and will be oper
I thrughouT the year.
re!
| The stockholder- and others of the
"" | ?own plea cd to have Mr. Sharr
U as manager of the new hostelry. He
; will he : -led hy Mr. A. M. Sired
of Huntsville. Ala. He has been con
j nected with several hotels in Ala
1 bam.* before coming to the Vance
Hotel m Statesville, one of the fore
most hotels in North Carolina. th<
1 management ;>f which, Messrs Coylc
and Fee tie, are lessees of the Dame
j Boone.
FOSCOE
Po> " i- busy planting corn an(
making garden. Very little sickness.
Sorry indeed to learn that Mrs
Grover Robhins of Blowing Rockwhi
has been ill for six weeks with fli
is not much improved
Miss Carrie Miller of Lenoir visit
ed her grandma Mrs. Walters Sun
day. Her friends Miss Dorothy Pul
ham. and Mr. Floyd Ranks and Mi
0. P. I.utz Jr. were with her.
Mr. San ford Coffey of ( anion Ohi
is sp< ruling some time with his pai
ents Mr. and Mrs .J. F. Coffey.
Mr-. W. H. Brinkleys relatives o
Maravian Falls visited her Sunday.
Mrs. Woodie of Shulls Mills sper
Sunday with her cousin Mrs. \V. F
; Byrd. Mr. Emory Young and wif
! of B : v g Rock spent Sunday wit
j his s ter Mrs. McCain.
Mr . W. H, Byrd and Mrs. Carri
Walter.- went to Clark's Creek to hes
the Rev. Jeff coat preach one of h
good sermons which they enjoyc
very much.
Mr. Arthur Gillam and wife <
| Blowing: Rock visited his aunt Mr
| McCain.
Since spring opened up Foscoe
i looking beautiful and one of tl
good things is we can have fi?
j t'.rec times a day.
-ar Foscoe is planning a pleasant sur
mer with those visitors who are pla
i ning to spend the summer here.
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"THIS WEEK.*'
by Brisbane. world's highest
salaried editor is a feature we
carry, handled hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies.
r? j .1
| i\c?? ton column weekly.
NUMBER 18
19,000 KILLED AND 450,000
INJURED BY AUTOS PAST YEAR
New York, May 3.?Automobiles
caused 1.9,000 deaths and injuries
to 450,000 s sons in the United
States in 1924, statistics made public
by the National Bureau of Casualty
and Surety Underwriters revealed today.
This represtms a daily average
> f 62 dead and 5,050 injured.
Notwithstanding the death total,
'he largest ever reported the bureau
found signs of encouragemtn in a
pronounced fall in the rate of increase
of accidents- Th" increase in
the number of deaths in 1923 over
figures for 1922 was 20 per cent,
while the increase in 1924 over the
preceding year was only four per
cent. Thi< reduction in the rate of
increase was attributed to organized
campaigns to reduce accidents.
vvMiipri?-;so n 01 me automotnie
death rate with the number of cars
registered shows a steady decrease,
the bureau reported, in 1915, the
number of deaths for every 10,000
automobiles was 24, each succeeding
year showing a decrease until the
figures for 1924 indicate only 9.6
deaths for every 10,000 cars. There
re now 175,500-000 cars registered
in the United States.
C. !'i<- crossing accidents took a
toil of 1.08S deaths, a decrease of 71
from the 1923 total.
Since 1008 the death rate due to
motor car accidents has increased
steadily until today automobiles cause
more deaths than ali other vehicles
including trains and jtrect cars combined.
METHODIST NOTES
Sunday School was running in high
last Sunday with 240 present, and
with a good program prepared. Did
you hear Miss Loven sing? Shi- has
a charming voice suited to solo singing.
but there were many who missed
Sunday School and church, ami those
present missed them. What do you
ay for next aunday.
Bring the whole family for the
Home Comiig Sunday School. The
oldest mother and the next oldest
will be given bouquets of flowers
Church attendance is a mighty good
hahit. get into it. The writer knows
>iu who is talking the home coming
school to beat the band, are you?
Oli yes, Sunday is mother's Day.
Bring a suitable flower for the occasion.
Let us not forget our mothers.
The stewards of the church will
( meet Friday 7:45 p. m. An important
, meeting is pending
Rev. Seymour Taylor, presiding elder
of the North Wilkesboro District
. will be her e Saturday bound for Blow
, ing Rock where the third quarterly
. Conference will he held Saturday
7:45 p. m Brother Taylor will preach
. at Blowing Rock Sunday.
This week the Appalachian State
. Normal will have commencement and
then the students will he leaving for
different part- of the state and even
, to other state-. We wish for them a
, happy vacation.
Sunday School at Boone Sunday
0:45 a. ni. Kpworth League 7 p. m.
Sunday School at Blowing Rock 10
a. m., preaching services at 11 a. m.
and 7 :45 p. m. hy brother Taylor. The
\ pastor will preach to the high school
students of Wilkesboro Sunday at 11
1 REV. McKARAHER INSTALLED
PASTOR BLOWING ROCK
Rev. Cha> G. McKaraher has been
installed pastor of the Blowing: Rock
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. W.
C. Young of Russetvilie, Tenn. pro"
sided and preached the sermon. The
r" others on the commission were Revs.
McLaughlin of N'ewland. Spence of
Banner Elk and Franklin of Crossnore,
with Elder AY. S. Whiting of
. Shulls Mill: After the services Mr.
f* and Mrs. McKaraher were tendered
e a reception by the officers and mem^
j oers of the church.
ie
ir PRESIDENT OF ELON WILL
is DELIVER ADDRESS A. S. N. S
d
l)r. W. A. Harper, president of
>f Elon College, a distinguished educas.
tor, a noted platform speaker and
the author of many books, will deis
liver the literary address at the comxe
mencement exercises at the Appalash
chian State Normal School on Friiday
morning May 8 at 11 o'clock a.
n- m. This ?. an unusual opportunity
n- for the people of the town to hear
: this distinguished man.
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