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VOLUME XXXVI.
ifbis Weekj
jiiilk,
Rj Arthur Brtsbnno
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ACCURSED DISTRIBUTION
SAMUEL RUBEL?-HE SAVED.
THEY PRAYED. IT RAINED
WE EAT TOO MUCH
It costs more to carry a sack of
^ potatoes from the train to a store ini
New York City than it does to ship
the sack 1100 miles by railroad.
The farmer raises the calf, weans
it. feeds it. feeds and milks the
grown cow, and gets for the milk a!
quarter of the money paid by the
person that drinks the milk.
You can bring freight across the
.Atlantic or Pacific Ocean for less;
than it costs to take it across the
North River in New York City.
The curse of business is the high
cost of distribution. Production we
understand, in distribution we arej
as backward as Fiji Islanders.
Samuel Ruhel came from Russia
a few years ago. He hadn't a dollar,
but he did have a distinct idea that
a dollar was worth having; also he j
relnizcd that the only way to have
many dollars is to save the first few.
A little while ago he was peddling
coal for a living?today he is head ;
of his own $50,000,000 ice and coal,
concern.
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\ -mng gentlemen, it pays to save
even a LITTLE.
The prices of automobile tires
gave gone up from 10 to 12 per
cent in London. They are going up
here. If you need tires, go and buy
them. They will be much dearer before
they are cheaper.
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^ r The United States government investigates
what happened to wheat
when the price suddenly dropped
from $2 to $1.40, making millions in
profits for "shorts." They are gentlemen
that never dug in the ground
ran a harvester or tractor, hut that
know enough to rig the market.
The Government may investigate
but it won't do.much to protect the
farmers from cut throat manipulation
until it imitates the French Government.
That nation passed a law to punish
w ith imprisonment with hard labor
for life certain kinds of grain
gambling.
Last week, led by the Rotary Club
the business men of Denver, standing
in silence for two minutes prayed
for rain, and the next night in
almost every part of the state, rain
fell in torrents, and the weather
bureau announces more.
Nothing could be more edifying,
but farmers in Colorado are puz'zled
They cannot understand why Providence
should answer the prayers of
business men that only deal in crops
after ignoring the prayers and heai
, vy losses of the farmers that raise
* the crops. However hte ways of Providence
are beyond human understanding.
and farmers ought to know
it.
It is possible to be a criminal and
not be a complete fool. Harry Valks
of Pittsburgh, makes and sells boot
leg whiskey, lie tells the judge it
is all right to sell, but to drink myself;
nothing doing; only fools drink
row; wise on- ? "
Business on n big scale is growing
in big things and little things. One
chain of grocery stores does a business
of more than $352,000,000 s
year.
One five and ten cent store chair
a little while ago announced as iti
* ambition a business of $00,000,001
a year. It does now more than $250
000,000 a year.
In retail business there is unlim
Jted prosperity for the man that un
derstands the meaning and use o:
the three magic words?"ORGAN
JZE, DEPUTIZE, SUPERVISE."
Professor Max Rubner of Berlii
says Americans cat more on the av
erage?3,308 calories daily;?than ai
other nation. England comes nex.
with 2,997 calories.
It is certain that this country eat
too much and wastes about half a
$1.50 Per Year BOONE. V
NORTH CAROLINA FARM
CO-OPS MAKE BIG STRIDES
Fully 71 per cent of the farmers
in North Carolina do business thru
cooperative, marketing organizations,
according to the Sears-Roebuck Ag
ricukural foundation which reports
more than 1800 per cent gain in
membership of farmers* business organizations
in the state since 1915.
Ten years ago the membership of
the 7-1 farmers* cooperative organizations
then in existence in the state 1
was 10,000. Today, the Foundation
states, the figure has jumped to approximately
192,000. while the number
of organizations has dropped to
53. ! .
Fruit and vegetable cooperatives
head the list of farmers' cooperativeJ
efforts in the stato with 19. '
organizations, according: to the foundation.
In addition there are many
miscellaneous groups embracing activities
in cotton', forage crops and
other lines.
Two thirds of the farmers' orga-i M
nizations in the state are incorporated.
but only about one-half report v
paying stock dividends, the Founda-j i
lion finds. Seventy one per cent of t
the organizations admit members out'
ly who are members-producers.
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Cooperatives have become an impel
tut factor in American agriculture,
according to the foundation, j
Two and one hlaf million farmers (
out of 6,500,000 in the United States
now do annual business in excess of
>.500,000,000. This is an incr< u 1
of nearly 200 per cent n the num- '
ber of organizations since 1915 and '
an increase in membership in the 1
same period of nearly 300 per cent.* *
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IN MEMOKI AM i
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"Blessed arc the dead which die i
in the Lord for henceforth, saith the '
Spirit,, that they may rest from their j1
labors; and their works do follow j
them."
True indeed is the above text when (
applied to the life and death of our (
beloved sister Mrs. G. P. Hagaman. ]
We loved her, and her memory i
will linger with lus for years to come 1
while her faithfulness in every walk
of life will inspire us to nobler and
higher tilings. Neither forbidding.'
weather conditions nor the many and .
exacting duties of the housewife
could combine to keen her from tVm
services of her church when it was
at all possible for her to be there.
\\ c commend her loyalty, spiritual- :
? ity, and faithfulness in the hope that
f they may be to us an incentive that
we may give more of our time and
strength lo the Lord's service.
She knew her fellow sisters, one
one, and cherished an ever increasing
interest in ail that concerned
ihem. She magnified what .she
could find of good in other people
while she set at naught her own
service and sacrifice,- She never
sought public place, and cared nothing
even for the distinctions and
honors which her sisterhood had to
give her, except as they offered opportunity
for wider service to her t
Master, yet her solid worth and her!
splendid characteristics were duly
and gratefully recognized by he.r fellow
sisters. This is indicated b\ the
fact that for years she held office in
. the Missionary Society, first as pres-j
ident, then as secretary, as personal i
service chairman and as circle leador?the
latter office she held until
ia$t September when she was chosen \
as Superintendent of ail Woman's
Work :n the Three Forks Associa-!
t i. >n
In Mrs. Ilagumar.'s homo go.air wt,
the Women of the Baptist .Mission-1
ar\ Society ate indeed bereft yet
we realize that our Lord makes no
mistakes and we bow in humble sub-,
' mission .o His will. |
We tender our sincere and heart-!
felt sympathy to the bereaved family,
assuring them that we aie partakers
with them in their sorrow,
and praying that the Great ComforJ
ter may cheer them, and give them
the peace that passcth understanding
MRS. 1. G. GREER
MRS. LEN COOK.
MRS. J. M. MORET7., Com.
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much as it eats. Half we eat keeps,
^ us alive. One quarter keeps the doc-,
tors alive, and one quarter supports
( the undertakers and cemetery own^'
ers Eat half, leave the table for
ten minutes, and once digestio has
s started, you will know you ha\ eas
ten enough.
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WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAR
An Exp]
Often apologies "make bad mat
f?-I impelled to say something ol
newspaper We are giving you (hii
abbreviated form, and for that r<
local features are perhaps fewer,
unprecedented run of commercial
?ng regularly, and in an ever-inert
be thus reassured of the fact that
is the first thought. Without a
is the best we could do this week.
I LOCAL! ;
2lftJ>PENEVGS ;s
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A fourteen year old son of Mr. (
yrus Howell of Todd, who was op- v
rated or; for appendicitis at the
.Vatauga Hospital a week ago, has s
>een extremely low, but is now some .
letter and hopes of his recovery are
?eing entertained. j ^
A very large crowd is attending v
district Conference at the Methodist j
hurch, but all the ministers and.
delegates are comfortably housed.! r
Dinner was served in the basement'
>f the church yesterday and will be, J
igain today. y
Mrs. Hour;. J. Hardin is in Char- j
??t I c with hor two childwn Martliu I
md Joseph, who underwent opera-jt
ions Monday morning; Martha whose *
<?nsils were removed, and Joseph,1 j
lor defective hearing. At last reports t
loth were improving nicely.
Mrs. Joseph Wardin of Charlotte
s a visitor at the home of her sister
drs. J. 8. Stanbury in Boone, for a
low days. Aside from being with '
ovod ones and friends, the lady is 5
n.ioving attending the District Con- i
ference now in session at the Meth- i
>dist church. <
M rs. A. V. Bennett who spent the*t
winter and early spring with her
laughter, Mrs. Rowland in Alexan- ^
ilia, Va., is at the home of another
daughter Mrs. J. L. Winkler of J
Boone, for the summer. The many *
friends of the splendid lady are de- *
lighted to see her back after her I
seeming long absence. | 1
The board of county commission- \
L?rs will be in session next Monday. ; j
Mr. and Mi's. Bynurn Hodges of ,
Bluefield, W. Va., are visitors for a (
few days at the home of Mr. Hodges'
father Dr. J. M. Hodge: of Boone.
Mr. Hodges, has been ever since he '
went to West Virginia, four years 1
ago, in the II. S. Mail Service?for a
long while as rural carrier, but for
the past year he has been enjoying
a lucrative position in the city post
office.
Mr. I. P. Williams of Hiddenite.'
father ?>f Mrs. J. Frank Moore, of
Boone, whose serious illness we noted
last week, died last Friday and
interment was made Saturday. Mr.!
and Mrs. Moore returned Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Bob Rae.au of Golden City,
Mo., who has been in Watauga for'
several months, received a telegram'
last week-end announcing the death j
of his mother-in-law, which made it
imperative for him to return to his,
Missouri home. He left on Monday j
Morning. Mr. Ragan came here for
ihe benefit of his health, and thinks
he may come back to the county of
his nativity later on.
Sheriff Griever and Attorney Gray
son of Mountain City, Tenn.. were'
in town Monday. They brought the
good news that work on the link of
road between Trade and Mountain
City would begin in the very near
future. Boost her boys, for a good
Tenncssean is to give the editor of
this rag a perfect -Mohn B." if work
begins this summer!
The members of the Worth While
Club will be entertained by their
husbands Friday evening at 8 o'clock
at a five course banquet at the Daniel
Boone Hotel A short spicy program
will be carried out, and W. H. j
Gragg will be the toast master for j
the evening.
Mr J. D. Council! and daughter!
M iss Mary, spent the week end in j
Lenoir, returning home Sunday.
During our absence Sunday, Col.
Wade H. Harris, distinguished editor
of the Charlotte Observer, was a
caller at our home, and we regret
very much that we failed to see him.
He is now taking a short rest at nis
Blowing Rock home.
The Spainhouf-Sydnor Dry Goods |
Co., of North Wilkesboro will open
c.n exclusive Ladies* store in Boone I
early in June, but have not yet arnouneed
the exact date. See ad in;
this issue.
Mr. A. G. Miller of Deei> Gap. is;
having two big s^tles at one time?|
one of Dry Goods, or General -Mer-1
chandise, the other an auction sale1
of furniture An ad in this issue.
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OLINA, THURSDAY MAY 28, 19
Lanation
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ters worse" but nevertheless we
f our concern over the kind of
i week. Besides being in a very*
' on crowded with advertising.
All this was occasioned by an
printing, which has been corneasing
volume. We are glad to
when printing is sought Rivers
sufficient force, the Democrat
We ask your forbearance.
Mrs H. W. Jeffcdat left Saturday
or Washington City, where she will
pent two weeks visiting her niece,
Irs. L. H. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smelling and
Ir. Earl Trivett all of Piney Flats
pent iast week in Boone visiting
heir grand parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
Trivett and other relatives in this
icinity.
Misses Verna and Carrie Gragg
pent several days last week in Brisol
and other towns in Tennessee.
Ex-Sheriff E. R. Eggers continues
o improve slowly. He was able last
veek to visit his old home on Beaver
)ams.
The freeze on Tuesday and Wedtesday
mornings was most disastrous
o growing vegetation in Watauga
'ounty. Farm Agent Steele thinks the
lotato crop will come out ami do
airly well, hut in most section the
garden stuff, corn and in some places
ho small grain, is almost ari entire
oss. This fact seems rather distressng,
but fortunately there is still
ime for replanting.
BOONE BAPTIST CHURCH
We had 104 in Sunday School last
Sunday. Were you present? We hope
on will he next Sunday. A great
nany new people have come to Boone
ccently. We welcome all of them and
jxtend a cordial invitation to attend;
;he Baptist church.
Soon our town will be filled with
;eachers from different parts of this
md other "states. "Let us not fail to
cive them a cordial greeting when
hey come and invite them to attend
he Baptist church. We want to make
our services magnify Jesus Christ
his summer as never before. To do
:his we need the cooperation of all
the church officials, the choir and
every member.
Our Fifth Meeting meets Saturday
and Sunday with Heaver Dam
church.
Dr. W. A. Ayers, pastor el* the
First Baptist church of Forest Oily
N. C. will supply for the church at
Blowing Rock during August.
Brother Ayers has been asked to
assist us in a meeting here in October.
He thinks he will be able to
come. He will do an ab.e pari in a
meeting*.
Rev. W. L. Griggs will assist us
in a meeting at Blowing Rock.
We welcome the Methodists to
Boone this week. We hope they will
enjoy themselves while here, but that
the cool breezes of the mountains
may evaporate their theology.
MEAT CAMP
We have bean having beautiful
weather for the pa.-i week hut at
the present it is slightly cooler.
Mr. N. E. Moretz has been confined
to his room for a few day?
again, having had a light hemmorage
of the lungs, or throat rather
We hope he will soon be out a
gain.
Misses Anna Mae and Vera Sherwood
t'rori^ Cove Creek were the
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm
Proftit.
Mr. 0. G. Winebarger has been
light sick with mumps tor the pasl
two weeks, but is much better now
Misses Verlie Winebarger and Ednr.
Moret/. have returned to thei]
homes from >}ount Pleasant, N. C.
where they have been in school.
Rev. L. A. Wilson want to Bea
ver Dam last Saturday to fill an op
pointment, he having been electee
pastor of the Bethel church.
Aunt Lydia Bryan has been seriously
ill at her home here for thf
past month and doesn't seem to im
prove much.
Mr. \V. A. Proffit and family mo
tored lo Cove Creek Sunday am
were the dinner guests of Mr:. E<
Sherwood.
Mr. L. E. Wilson and family speni
Saturday night with Mrs. Eugoni
Moreti and Mrs. Wilson, mother.
Mr. Loyd Winebarger and Cla
Miller ha\e taken work with M
l-ar.el cutting timber out at Lou
Hope.
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HONORED CITIZEN CELEBRATES
99th BIRTHDAY
On Monday at the home of his!
daughter Mrs. J. S. Stanbury, in'
Boone, a sumptuous dinner was|
spread in honor of the 99th birthday j
of James H. Taylor, Esq. that was;
partaken of and enjoyed by five of
the children and a number of grandchildren
and some invited guests.
The children present were Rev.
Seymour Taylor. Presiding Eider of
the North Wilkesboro District, Mr.
Dolphus Taylor of Harley, Wilkes
County; Messrs Bob and Lee Taylor
both of Watauga, and Mrs. Joe War-J
din of Charlotte. Attorney Hainp
Taylor, who for many years has re-|
sioed in the west, was the only son j
absent.
Mr Taylor is the second oldest
ma in Watauga. Mr. A. P. Wilson
having celebrated his 100th birthday
last month, but despite his great age
h^is still able to attend church when!
weather conditions v\:Jl permit, and!
his mind seems perfectly clear. His
interest in public affairs has never
abated. He has been a great reader j
and is still a veritable store house j
of information. His long life is all!
worthy of emulation, and we all hope j
for the splendid character long years j
of happiness.
One of the last taikx we had with
him he said: "I realize that 1 must
soon pass on, but I do not dread the
'change in the least. 1 am satisfied
as to that, but this is a mighty nice
world to live in, and I want to stay
her? just as long as my master wants
me i? " He is a mosi wonderful man
m every respect, and his equal would
be hard to find.
HAPPENINGS FROM THE
VALLE CRUCIS SECTION
The Woman's Missionary Society I
met with Mrs. J. M. Shu 11 Saturday]
May 23. Much work was accomplished
and many topics discussed. lie-,
frerhments were served and all seemed
to enjoy the evening.
The Valle Cruoie Co.. has improved
the appearance of their place of
business by putting on a metal roof
<mu repainting. aiso int.* metnomst
church is being repainted. Mr. D. F.
Mast has recovered its house with a
metal rpof, and also repainted.
Philip Mast and James Taylor went
to Cleveland two weeks ago, and
Thomas Tayioi started yesterday for
the same place. They are seeking jobs
or experiences, perhaps both.
R. M. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. D. K.
i Mast, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spainhour
went to Morganton last week to attend
the pageant.
Mr. Wilson f.owrance has been
; right sick for the oast week but is
| improving now.
| Corn hoeing has begun and a bad
| stand is reported.
| 'Henso:. Bros, are busy logging and j
j sawing a big yard of lumbe: on Mr.
! T. C. Baird's place for Mr. Scott of
! Jefferson. They take it from the
stump and deliver the lumber at the
Railroad.
j In the distance wedding bells are
; ringing.
| WAkD BUYS AYRSHIRE liUUL
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Probably there has never been a
more important addition to the dairy
interests of Watauga County than the
importation to this county last week
of the famous "Pennshursi Arabia
matim Ayrshire bull purchased from
the Doifuy estate a' Fasten, Maryland.
by F C. Ward to be used as
a senior nerd sire at his Boone
, Trail Dairy Farm.
; This ?: :mal is half brother of the
j herd sire "Man o' War" owned by
: the Pen hurst Farms Narbcrth Pa
. i and i> at the head of probably the
; best h. : <t of Ayrshires in America.
Fenn>nurst Arabs grand dam gave
, ; iii one y ear 1080 pounds of buttei
: and his sire, Kates Majesty, bar. ovei
forty daughters in the A. R O class
Due to the many natural condi
t tions preferable to the Ayrshires, a?
found in Watauga county, such as thf
. high and rugged topography of thi
el land, th.. closely resembles parts ol
I Scotland, which is the natural hom<
i of the Ayrshire breed, it is believer
. | that they are peculiarly adapted t<
_' the farms of Watauga county ant
i Mr. Ward is to be congratulated ox
starting the Ayrshire breed in thi<
. county with the great bull he ho;
> recently purchased.
F. R. FARNHAM.
uairy specialist.
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1 ATTENTION LEGION MEMBER:
1 There will be a call meeting: of th
Watauga Post of the American Le
t grion Tuesdav night June 2. Thi
1 meeting will be held in the People
Bank All members are urgently rc
y quested to he present as there ar
r. several matters of importance to h
? discussed.
S. F. HORTON. Comandc
"THIS WEEK"
by Brubauf, world't highest
salaried editor is a feature we
carry, handled hitherto by only
the metropolitan Dailies,
Read thi.
NUMBER 21
STEELE SLIGHTLY DISCOUNTS
DAMAGE DONE BY FREEZE
The frost which occurred on the
night following the 25th which at
first looked to be a calamity to the
Watauga potato growers, but on clo>or
exam.n * on the* damage does not *
appear to be as great as was first
feared. All the fields examined by
the wri* do not appear to be damaged
to a vry considerable extent.
The out i?e leaves were killed and
where the vines were of some height
a few inches of the vine has been kilted,
but the lower part of the vine
and some of the insidt leaves and
buds along the main stem seem to
be in good condition. It is by belief
that these will put out promptly and
within a few weeks will be in good
leaf again
Certainly where a liberal quantity
of fertilizer was used they will
put out faster and make many more
potatoes than has been experienced
in former years when very littic or
no fertilizer was used.
I. would recommend to those who
have nitrate ol' soda on hand that
they apply this to theii potatoes at
the rate of about 11)0 pounds per
acre, scattering it along the top of
the ridge at or as near the plant as
po. ible. ? a:- not to come in direct
contact with the plants. This will
stimulat < tne potatoes and help them
to grow new leaves in the shortest
possible time. The loss to the potato
crop is largely a matter of leaves
so the quicker we cm grow these
hack the better will he the outcome.
It was at first estimated that the
loss to the potato crop of the County
wopld probably reach '.0 per cent,
however it is my opinion now that
the loss will be between 15 per cent
and 20 per cent.
Many farmers hnvi expressed ; heir
intention of plowing up and planting
again. I certainly would not recommend
that, but iflhey wish to plant
additional acreage wc^do know that
potatoes planted in June last year
made a good crop. A few bushels of
good seed can still be had in the
county. The Association still has a
few bags. t
JOHN B. STEELE,
Co. Agent.
METHODIST NOTES
The first day of the District Conference
for the North Wilkesboro
district has passed, and an estimate
of two hundred and fifty or seventy
five people ate dinner in the basement
of the church. This attendance
is one of the largest in the history
of the district. Rev. Seymour Taylor
i presiding. Bishop Denny failed to
reach here.
Wi feel that t hi- meeting will he
a great inspiration to the church.
Good report> and speeches have been,
the outstanding features so far.
1ST attended Sunday School last
Sunday. The thermometer was down
.onto hut here is hoping she rises
again both iiterall\ and in the way
>f church attendance.
Sunday is the Fifth Sunday, therelore
we shall he thinking of the orphans
at the Children's Home at
Winston, and then too this day will
he the last of the Home Coming Sun
day Schools. Tin* summer School will
bo on soon. Let's make Sunday count
big. Enthusiasm >honId run high now
to properly welcome the coming stu!
dents.
Sunday School at 9:45 . Sunday;
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Epworth League 7:15 p. m. Wednesday
prayer service and choir practice
8 p. m. A welcome to all.
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STATE NORMAL SUMMER
TERM BEGINS NEXT WEEK
The first six weeks of the Appala
chian State Normal Summer School
, will open next Tuesday and we learn
, | that reservations nave been made for
, every available room in the entire
^ dormitory system. The town however
I has always helped handle the overI
flow, and is planning to do so this
' i time. Reservations have been made
>j at the school for 700 or more, a very
11 large per cent of which are ladies.
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3j "FASHION SHOP" NAME
CHOSEN FOR NF.W STORE
In answer to the advertisement
last week by Quails & Dirton, offering
a prize of $10 for the best name
5 submitted for their new ladies' store,
e practically all o, 'he ladies in town
- proposed to "name the child" and
s it was indeed hard to decide who the
s; winner should be. At last "The Fashj
ior. Shop" was the name selected,
which *as propped by three different
ladies. Mies Verjne Brooks. Miss Hazel
McGwire, ard Mrs. David Greene.
The ten doll rs was divided equalr
ly among: the three.