4 - advertisers At a medium through which to cell your were* The Democrat is unexcelled in country New*a)>erdom. Our subscribers are readers and Buyers. 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 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. iUuto 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 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. ntjja 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 JH - - * aH JflQ BflBsi -"7;ajfigr^^W J r ^jSpB^WBy JH SBwEMrVKnT iflP n 1- RILE 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. } "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. i