4 ADVERTISERS As a medium through which to sell your wares The Democrat is unexcelled in country Newsaperdom. Our subscribers are readers and Buyers. VOLUME XXXVI. - This W^dkl I By Arthur Brisbane BUILD A C-OOD NAME OUR LOSS BY RUST DID "FATE" GET HIM? -4 HONOR THE AUTOMOBILE What is the value of a good name'.' i f inanciers who bought the Dodge automobile from the heirs of the two auie nrotners mat established it have resold the company to the public (keeping a lot of stock for themselves at a valuation in which the name Dodge represents $80,000,000. The public eagerly purchases the stocks and bonds at that value Similarly when Hail Shaffner and Marx made a company of their business the name which they* had established, by business ability and sound advertising, sold for five times as much as the actual assets. And that name was probably worth TWENTY times as much as the assets. Build up a name by honesty, intelligence. wise advertising and you have something that fire, earthquake or tornado cannot destroy. Rust costs this country $-!00,000,? 000 a year and scientists wonder how they can save that money. One way is to use copper and brass instead of iron for water pipes, gutters, etc. You are told that rust is caused by electricity generated by water and air combining. A way may be found to make iron rust-proof. Meanwhile > * - ? an aim watvt nv>A, u.rC| P copper or brasw and forget your troubles for a hundred years. Oscar Palmquist went down with j the Tit anic. But he came back to j the surface swam for hours in the icy waters and lived until March 23, last. His body was found in a shal low pond in Connecticut. He had wondered into the pond and drowned That will cause solemn moralizing "If you're born to be drowned you'll never be hanged and vice versa," some will say "swim hard as you like, the water will get you." The Turk? and millions of other Orientals, deeply religious and superstitious will assure you that the day of your death was fixed millions of years before you were horn. God knows exactly when you will die and how. Therefore the hour and manner MUST have been fixed from all eternity, otherwise God could not know. And to doubt that he knows all things ahead is impious. Cold common sense however says that Palmquist would not have been drowned had he not wandered into the pond, and would have drowned when the Titanic sunk had he not V been a strong swimmer. This world would be too dull if everything were fixed for us in advance. And if, as the Turks believe, all is settled in advance, and Allah and Mohammed, between them know everything, each mans fate and destination after death why struggle -to reach Mohammed's Paradise? Struggling would not do any good if you're sentenced before you're bom. On motoring tours, throughout the United States, seeing America first, and seeing America in the most com fortable satisfactory way, Americans will spend this year $2,500,000,000. This sum will be divided among the various communities along the popula motor roads of the country. And prosperity will increase greatly in the wak eof the two and a half billions of cash left behind. Respect the automobile, the men that make, them, perfect tnd cheap. And if you have no automobile, go and get one. To be WITHOUT it is extravagance. Daniel Clancy, father of twenty sons and daughters, dran ka little too much in honor of his oldest son's approaching marriage, and was arrested. "Go free/' said the Magistrate; "the father of twenty is entitled to Si.SO Per Year BOONE, V JURIST us: S AUTO CURE FOR THE DIVORCE EVIL Written for the Watauga Democrat Bv DIRK T>*? YOTTMr. Through A u toe aster Service j t "Cars and kiddies," says Judge : Martin C. Ashley of Woodbridge N. i t J., .is the remedy for divorce. The ? auto is for airing and the children for common interest. I "Pile the family in an automobile and hike them over the country and where they can get a whiff of nature ; and the cause of martial wrangling | is removed," this elderly Judge as--., I serts. 1 "The stuffy ar of apartment hou-' ! ses, the uneventfulness of being pen' ned in the home with nothing but the four walls of a house to look at, make I people irritable and quarrelsome. Na-j | ture never meant that man should ! live in that way. Get the family back to nature and family troubles will disappear." That is what Judge Ashley preaches inTiis 57th year, practicing what he i preacher as nearly as he can. In the fifteen years he has held down the job as judge at Woodb ridge j he has handed down more than 15,-1 000 judiciial decisions, many of them regarding martial difficulties and in all that time not one if his dictums has ever been reversed by a higher court. The Judge is a bachelor. Yet he has the difficult role of settling hundreds of disputes between husband and wives and between parents and children. Wayward boys, who simply , go wrong because of their pcntup lives in circumscribed home surround ings. out for more of a lark than for intentional wrong doings, come be- , fore him daily, lit- always says they , could he corrected better hy climbing into the automobile with their parents and getting adventure in the ( country than by stern rebukes from , a judge. A large number of people go before Judge Ashley every year, expecting him to start the ball tollj rng for a divorce, but, with the wis- , 1 dom of Solomon, he generally patches up these misunderstandings and ad| vises the quarreling pair to get an automobile and seek happiness together in the haunts of nature. jutige Asniey nas old tashioned ideas about marriage. He thinks thai when the matrimonial wires of hus- j band and wife become tangled, they should be straightened out. not cut. He does not believe in divorce, exr? p' as a last resort. Patching up iK*se little differences between mis- , understanding couples therefore has been quite a specialty with him. As a result divorce is a rare phe- , lomenon in his jurisdiction. His1 .-.utomobile philosophy has undoubted j , ly been worked well. This judge is also authorized to marry people. Although he does not! j have a rush of business with Cupid's , i victims, de does some splicing up oe easionallv. He is very particular a-! bout the job of making one out of' two people, also. In other words those j who come before him to he hooked upf are obliged to show a clean bill of health first in the way of previous marriage alliances. He adheres to the principle that marriage is a very solemn thing, ami r.hat two people so joined together should not be lightly rent asunder When the marriage yoke begins to rub the fur the wrong way. it is fret quentiy caused by bad air and the monotony of the four walls in the average home, says the Judge and that is when he prescribes the automobile cure. TITLE AT LEAST Diggens?44 Well Bill, I hear that you have a white collar job." Bilkens?Yep, 1 went to work at the laundry Monday." - BETTER STILL Husband?"Gee I had a great treat while in the city. I saw one of them airplane fellows sky writing." Wife?"{-Jump 1 wrote an essay on the moon while you were away." a little celebration." That's judicial wisdom. You observe that it is usually the father of twenty, not the mother, who celebrates in that particular way. Any obstetrician will convince you that the mother of twenty really might ceiebrate with a good excuse. But the mother of twenty or more, or ; lewer, is content by setting a good example. rtf (tot r 'Ny vy WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA WHY DO YOU LIKE NORTH CAROLINA? (Winston-Salem Journal) Most all Tar Heels will tell you hat North Carolina is the best state n the Union and the best place in he world in which to live. It" they) flidn't think so they would move.! The "Know your Own State" cam- j paign has set thousands to thinking. ?f the good qualities of their Com-J monwealth who never thought much1 about it before. They have known I me time mat they liked their State, but they never paused to analyze the reasons why they liked it.1 All those who want reasons for the; faith that is in them are invited : > read a prize winning letter that appeared in Colliers. It was written j by M. B. Andrews and is as follows. "With body heart and soul. 1 like; North Carolina better than I do any: rhrr place in America, and I know why. "I have traveled in thirty seven ales?from New York to Texas, from Illinois to Georgia, anil from North Carolina to California. After seeing much I came back to stay 1> "cause: "I like North Carolina scenery,! which equals Mount Vernon, Sleepy Hollow, Great Lakes region. Pike's Peak, the Royal Gorge, and the Golden Gate. I "North Carolina has well nigh ideal climate. Extremes of heat and cold arc unknown here. Enough now in winter for sleighing and enough heat in summer for an abundance of fruit and vegetables; in -hurt a climate one loves to touch. "North Carolina has superior govrnment: equal educational opportu-i tiity for all L in the making, from kindergarten to university; concrete and sand clay roads that make trav-j L'l a joy unbounded, and a system >f law enforcement that makes life safe and justice obtainable. "J love the people here?kind, and friendly and neighborly?because I feel at home among: them. In the words of a North Carolina toast: "I'm a Tar Heel born and Tar Heel bred; And when I die 1*11 be a tar heel dead.** OR DULA BUYS KENT PROPERTY (Lenoir News-Topic) Dr. Alfred \Y. Dula who several months ago bought some of the Kent wood property from Dr. A. A. Kent early this week bought five and one quarter acres more, bringing his iota! to 111 acres. At the same time he bought this last acreage Dr. Dula secured an option on the remaining portion of the property, which amounts to 75 acres, at a price of ->^0. 000. On the acreage which was bought outright Dr. Dula already had a crew of workmen digging ditches for sewer lines and clearing the property. 'pi... ...i ? u:_u - .1.? *-i?r ui uri |#i ujivi i\ wuii ii is uimci option will be developed as quickly as possible into Lenoir's greatest residential district. Dr. I)uia says. The entire kentwood property is probably the most valuable undeveloped property in Lenoir today. It offers a big possibility for residential development ami when it is subdivided and streets are built through it,, it should easily attract those who are planning to build homes in Lenoir. Later?Dr. Dula has closed this trade for the property and is offering 150 lots to the public. This property is served by water and sewer lines, electric power and all modem conveniences. My Kingdom for o Horse Oh horse you are a wonderfal thing No buttons to push no horn to honk; You start yourself, no latch to slip; No spark to miss, no gears to strip; No license-buying every year. With plates to screw on front and rear; No gas bills climbing up each day. Stealing the joy of life away; No speed cops chugging in your reai Yelling summons in your ear. Your inner tubes are all O. K.. And thank the Lord they stay that way; Your spark plugs never miss and fuss Your motor never makes us cuss. You frame is good for many a mile Your body nveer changes Style, Your wants are few and easy met You've something on the auto yet. ?Contributed. - iiQL fli ROIL IN A. THURSDAY MAY 14. 1! FOUR FOUND GUILTY IN NEEDLF.MAN CASE WiUiamston, May 12.?Verdicts of $u?k; ?civ rtiurnuu agam>i rienry Griffin. Julian Bullock. F. W. Spar row, Sr. and Claro Heath by a Martin county jury at 6:10 'clock this evening. The first three were found guilty of performing an operation on Joseph A. Ncedleman "with malice" while Heath was found guilty of a lesser charge the verdict reading "without malice." The verdicts as returned against Grittin, Bullck and F. \V. Sparrow Sr., carry a maximum punishment of GO years in the state prison and that against Heath a maximum of ten years. The four defendants were remanded to jail and will probably be entenced tomorrow. The case went to the jury this afI term-on at 2:57 o'clock, the jury deliberating less than four hours. Solicitor Don Gilliam stated to nigh: that when court convened tonn row morning the state would announce that it WftiiM nropni ? vov. i diet ?-f not guilty for Joseph A. Nee! dlcman, charged with making an ai j :uk on a young white woman of : Martin county. This means the so licitor stated, that the chatgc against Ncedlenian will be formally dismissj cd. The announcement was made on j hour after the jury had returned a i verdict of guilty against the foui I leaders of the mob that performed an operation 011 Needleman. METHODIST NOTES The program of the home coming Sunday School was a gem. 18 1 were present at the church, however some m here. After sentence was pronounced,) - Judg- Dunn asked thai ?n< leave I until after Montague wa< out and - the negro was well on his way to | Raleigh before the court room was cleared. The negro received his verI ! ct stoically and with no show of' i emotion whatever. Apparently he did - ' ' realize it was final and was heard ir. J. Henry j?jighsmith, Sapervi(j sor of high schools, has notified Mr. r. S. F. Morton that his annual report r was entirely satisfactory and that Cove Creek High School has beer. IC placed on the accredited list ill group il II. Class A. This announcement will e be received with a great deal of in^ terest by the friends of the school it and will make it possible for all gaad,ti uates to secure Elementary B certi-, kt ficates upon attendance at one sumis j mor school. e) Rev. M. A. Adams was a pleasant visitor in the Cove Creek community ,r | for a few hours Tuesday, it . Miss Blanche Horton spent the past ,r i week with her sister Mrs. A. R. Bard j low of Lenoir ;e A B. V. P. U. study course was f conducted at Cove Creek for several 0 days last week. Mr. Ed Preston had j charge and under his efficient direc1 tion much good was done, j Plans are being perfected for a new ss| churc.i building at Henson's chaptl. , .Vc understand thai a very substan't tian amount has been pledged, ig Mrs. William T. Payne spent last | week with her parents in Ashe. "THIS WEEK" bv Brisbane, world's bighe?t sftiarifd rditor i? a feature w? carry, handled! hitherto by only the metropolitan DniinsRtJ this :o'.!J5?n weekly. 1 NUMBER 19 L S M S FINALS LAST FRIDAY MatvcIovi* Growth of Local Institution in Past Tbrec Ycarj Normal Department Has Increased Mm-? than 1300 Pur Cent. The commencement exercises of the Appa^i rdan State Normal School came til a most successful close on Fridaj afternoon of the eighth. The exercises began on Thursday evening with a play given by the High School Seniors, the proceeds of which goes to the loan fund of the school. There was a vi ; :tige and appreciative audieneo pr? nt and the performance was of a high order. At 10 o lock Friday morning came the graduating exercises of the Norma] College Seniors. Fifteen were in the class and all of their program was most creditable, and would have been a credit to more mature heads. The annual address b\ Dr. W. A. HaHrpcr. President of Elor College was indeed far above the usuai on -uch occasions In fact few of any kind or any place equal it inits make . p and interesting manner of delivery. The subject of his address was "Christ an Philosophy of Lif." and he trat i it in a most entertaining and helpful manner. He expressed himself a greatly pleased with the wonderfu development and possibilities 01 the school. At 1 :30 p. m. came the graduating exercises of the high school department seniors, 70 getting their diplomas now and about 20 to get them in the summer. There are aiso about 25 in the Normal Department to graduate during the summer. The growth of the Appalachian State Normal in the past three years has been little short of marvelous. In building they have laid .'1.000,000 brick, building five buildings almost to completion. The graduate* are far in excess of any former year, as by the time these who linish this summer the number will total 130 or more, 10 in the Normal and 90 in the High School Department. The Normal school has increased more than 1300 per cent within that time 2123 having attended during that time. J. M DOWNUM. *' WHAT WILL WIMMF.N ASK FOR NEXT? (Dunn Dispatch.) We wonder what demand the women folks will make next. The latest demand about which we have read is thai in the case of marHhge the man adopt the name of the woman instead of the woman taking on the name of the man. A certain female refuses to give up her maiden name for that of the man .V ..U., M.n.,1,1 u.. " UUIII Mil UL Ilia'. I ir-ll. He also refuses to Rive up his, and ai present the mail is sold up for i hat reason The would be bride registers her complaint in these words: "Because 1 refused to accept his name as ad the colorless, spineless woman slaves in the past have ac; i Pled their master's name, he has departed in a rage and refuses to marry me." She appears to be disgusted, disappointed and considerably peeved over the matter. She goes on to ' state that she is 28 years of age, a college graduate, a practicing lawyer and a furious feminist. That she has worked hard to put her name I on the map and does not wish to give it up. What do you think of that? As for us we glory in the spunk of the man who "departed ir. a rage." Not that we are opposed to giving wimmen folks iheir rights or that we 1 favor making slaves of them. Yet i we see no reason why the age-long J custom should be changed. It begins 1 to appear that some women ignore ' the fact that they were born as such and determine to be men anyway. ; However it is lucky for the old world in which we live that this class is still in the minority. If the time ever comes when *11 the women de. sire to swap places with the men, this world will not be safe for either Democrats or Republicans. A RARE BIRD Whiskers?"I'm proud to say that I am an old fashioned doctor." Patient?"What does that mean, Doc?" Whiskers?"I try my best to find out what is the matter with you without calling in a lot of guys to discuss the matter with me."