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!_ A Non-Partisan Newspaper VOLUME XXXVI. .ASSOCIATIONAL CONVENTION , WELL ATTENDED The first B. Y. P. U- Associatinal Convention of the Thre Folks As sociaticn met at Cove Creek Baptist church last Sunday in an a!l day ? j&ssion. It was a very enthusiastic meeting with the President Mr. Clye Eggers presiding. A number of chur ches were represented. The welcome was given by Miss Vera Sherwood and the response was by Miss Gladys Bi own. Prof. I. G. Greer addressed the meeting at 11 o'clock. Prof. Greer Commended the work that the B. Y. P. U. is doing and gave some very ^^ncouragmg words to the young peo^^%'pic*. He told us of some of the things that protect and fortify the church an intelligent membership, a clean life and a praying iife. Prof. Greer closed with these words: "!f the B. "Y. P. U. work does not result in stronger men and women it has failed." Dinner was served on the ground. At J o'clock a demonstration program was given by the Boone B. Y. P. U. The subject was.preparedness. The way in which this program was tendered showed that they had prepared indeed. : It was a pleasure to have with us <or that day Mr. Ed Preston, B. Y. P. U Field worker for North Carolina. Mr. Preston addressed the meet ing for some mnutes. His subject "War "How to Have a B. Y. P. U. "With Ease." He told us how to make our unions go by putting into the frork energy, enthusiasm, efficiency 4tnd endirrance. ' The B. i. P. U. workers feel very gr?| ful to Misses Elsie Farthing, Vera Sherwood, Blanche Horton, Mes ?? Smith, Laxton for the special music rendered After a business session in which the officers were elected for the com ing year the convention adjourned, . the time and plac for the next meeting to be decided iater. It was an inspiration to have oui young people together and we hop* that the work which is only in the t beginning, will continue to grow. DEEP GAP NEWS Mr. Joe Greer and Miss Evj Church made a visit to Stony Fori last Sunday. Mi<s Dollie Greene ar.d Miss Sallu Wellborn who have been in trainin* for nurses n* the Lincoln Hospita are t ow at their respective home on a two weeks .vacation. We an glad to have the girls with us agaii (The Rocky Point consolidate) school building is rapidly going uj We appreciate the efforts of the fore to see the building completed accord ing to contract. It seems to us tha they are doing all in their powe to get it done at the very earlios possible tim'e. The next term c school at this place will be taugl in this building when completed. Miss Ella Watson who has bee on a visit to Ohio is expected to ai rive at her home any day. She was t have left for her destination on it The writer wants to congratulal the publishers on their special edi cat i on a 1 oditiqp. It was a dandy i sue and onp of special interest to tl Appalachian State Normal and ti county and state at large. We aiso wish to say that the Dei ocrat is a medium that brings tl k. desired results l'or advertisers. V fi ^ ran a three line ad in it for tv insertions, but thanks to its pullii power the car we advertised was so before the second insertion appear' in print. If you have anything to sell advertise it in the Democrat ai ^ you will not wait long for a buyer. A Mr. Johnson a prominent cd cator paid Mr. A. E. Wellborn short visit last wet-k, arid while he ? nl/1 t'limitnrp nf \ yuiiiuinu ?... .- _ Wellborn for his own special use a very fancy price. Mr. Vurley Smith and family Patterson are in this section on visit among their relatives. We t always triad to have them in < midst and hope they will come ten. FEDERA PRISON OVERFLOW An addition to the Federal p? tcntiary will be necessary before h in view of the tremendous incre in the number of inmates. The present buildings were c structed to house only 1800 but r twice that number are behind gray wails. Luther White, supe tendent of federal prisons afte recent v.sit here 8aid he would Congress for an apprdpriation build an addition. The increase in the prison p< lation, the largest in its bistor; ^ due mainly to prohibitioji, nfhalf of the inmates being confi for violation of the liquor laws. -TMMiflfS V tyj jrmg ' IKMI <73gB?> If ' Hfetfc $1.50 Per Ymt BOONE, 1 j MUCH ACTIVITY AT THE APPALACHIAN NORMAL ThesO are active ar.d busy days ntt the campus of the Appalachian State Normal School with the thirty instructors and G4i) teacher students working faithfully at their various, duties in carryin on the work of the j summer school. Everyone seems busy | at his task and everything is moving j on smoothly at the school. Quite a. number of disti ^guished visitors have been at the school and without ex-1 i option they seem surprised and well 1 pleased with the equipment and the work of the instructors and students Among then*, was Mr. David Anderson. himself a novelist from Indiana who gave the student body instruc- tive lectures on Gene Stratton For-! ter on the 12th. An interesting enftertainment was given in the school ' auditorium on Saturday night for the pleasure of the students. A numi bet of the instructor^ participated | in the first part of the program with i i instrument and song which was much J | enjoyed, after this a quartet of col- j ored young men from the town gave i , a unique variety of song just as they ' I alone can. The entire program was I greatly enjoyed by the large crowd ; present. The Mondays of each week j have been set aside as days of rc'creation and taking advantage of this a large number of the student body instructors went to Grandfather Mountain. A special train was pro-1 video for them by the authorities of! the splendid little railway. One of the growing businesses of Boone is the plant for the making of curios by Messrs Greene Bingham I and South. Their large plant is ex-! pected to be ready for occupancy and thus the enlargement of their! growing work during the present, wek It is well planned and will enable the | enterprising men to more fully meet t the increasing demand for their uro-! ducts. WORTH WHILE CLUB A most enjoyable occasion for the| ' i members of the Worth While Club I was last Friday afternoon when they j were so royally netertained by Mes: d^mes Farthing and Habn in th?'i^, ! usual hospitable way. A large num! ber of the member.-: were present. 1 It was a great delight to a!' to have i j Mrs. Bennet with us again after a' I long absence. HeHr presence is al' ways appreciated in any assembly. r I The program?somewhat varied? ' I was enjoyed by all. The devotional s I was conducted by the president and c Mrs. Bennett. This was followed by " j a most enjoyable musical program. Immediately following this the guests 1 were very busily engaged for a short ' time with a drawing contest, and e what was our surprise when we found I-1 that Mrs. Bennett had won first prize t j and Miss Hula Todd second. r I The hostesses then presented a 1 ' name contest. Miss Perkins was win-1 ner in this and was presented with a beautiful basket of roses. The guests who hart enjoyed the 11 afternoon to the fullest were now served a most delicious ice course ? :nd dainty confections. ie Special guests were Miss Ciane ' of the Daniel Boone Hotel staff; Miss Todd and! Mrs. LuttrcTi. Mrs. a" Clay was enrolled as a new mem1 her. ie I The guests though rehtctant to 10, leave found that they must do so, I hut were thrilled when it was ann"jnounced that we were to meet next j time witVi Mrs. Zeb Farthing, with 'e; Mrs. Don Farthing as associate hosc'? 1 tess. Time of meeting will be June K' 26. id: THINKS TREES HAVE SECRET OF LONGEVITY *4 The best source of information or J" longevity has been overlooked. Oul re in California are sequoia trees thai jr had attained the ripe age of 525 yeai before Christ was bprn. In their abrl covered bosoms they bear the se of crcts of ageless youth, a And now an Oregon scientist, re 're arising what a valuable source o )ar information has been overlooker] is, in effect, interviewing those tree and trying to wrest from them thei secret. He reasons they must cor jyg tain some special elixir of life i their sap worth knowing about. In his laboratory at Eugene, Ori :nl" Prof. J. Dudley is analyzing the Si >n^ quoia sap. He has a theory that thes ase trees contain something deposited i their cells that defies the tooth ( on" time. The ancients who are reputt 10.w to have lived so long drank sap. Professor Dudley can isolate tl nn~ long-life substance, he hopes to 1 r a able tothake some application of fc as^ discovery to humans for the prolo *? gation of their lives. >pu , is Mrs. T. C. Blackburn and childr arly Margaret and Billie of Hickory a ined visitors for a few days with relativ and friends in the city. 1 WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARC President in the President Coolidge, this time on in the northwest. He was received at St. Paul and Minneapolis. He ad the Norse Celebration a: St. Paul. 1 of State Kellogg, Mrs. Coolidge. the private Sec'y. Everett Sanders. TRUSTEES A. S. N. S. j F) ASSEMBLED TUESDAY The new board of trustees of the Appalachian State Normal School fh met Tuesday night of this week. All members were present except T. C. ^ fBowie, who was kept away on ac. ; m. count ot pressing business. ? ^ Those present were W. ('. New-j^r land and J. M. Bernhardt of Lenoir; \n V C- Hetikcl of Statesville; T. H.1 th Coffey, Blowing Rock; E. S. Coffey, tr Boone, Eugene Transou, Sparta. I lo In a body they inspected the new j ki buildings?looked over grounds took-tr supper with the domestic science de-j? partment, after which they met in|!'s the school office, all put their hands j ^ on the Holy Book, and Russel Hod-| gos of the Peoples Bank administered CI the oath of office. ei The new organization was made n as follows: Chairman of the Board, ti T. H. Coffey; vice chairman E. S. n Coffey; Executive Committee, J. M. P1 Bernhardt, W. C. Newland, E. IS. 'r Coffey H The present faculty was approved ^ and plans made for spending 10,000 on roads and walks through the ^ grounds, for inclosing campus andj keeping unnecessary travel out, and for a better protection at night forjs the dormitories. ja There was no diversion of opinion t j about any matter. It is a body cor- I porate and most congenial, and has the greatest faith in even a larger institution. c BROOKSIDE HAPPENINGS \ ( The state highway engineers are , now surveying state highway no. 69 x between Jefferson and Boone. They , have completed the survey as far as \ Todd and will move toward Boone in a few days. Wonder what the readers thought last week when the splendid old Democrat arrived carrying twelve pages and every inch filled with something worth while. j The longer you postpone subscribi ing for the Watauga Democrat the I longer you will be behind the times. | Our splendfti friend and neighbor | O. N. Wagner had the misfortune to j lose his saw mill one night last week j by fire. Mr. Re uben Miller our township j l supervisor is making some fine imt. provements on the public roads and j. in addition are constructing a new one l>y way of Pilot Mountain church. If A. T. Parker smiles when he r shakes hands with you it might he i an indication that a new baby girl ~ has arrived at his home. *' t _ * V o nt-Qo ic: nnu' :i SfIrs. XttlUIII VI uuiiou.. _ - pleasant visitur in the home of Mr. f and Mrs. J. L. Tatum of Brookside. |, She is a very intelligent lady and si is making many acquaintances in the rj community. Mr. C. M. Blackburn is grading the location for his new dwelling n house near the old site. Cam is pro- j gressive gentleman and we may look 6- for a modern dwelling. se in INJURED IN FALL FROM TREE >f 'd Prof. W. .L Winkler was right serif ' iously hurt Tuesday by falling from le i a cherry tree. A limb broke and he >e fell about twenty feet landing on lis i a pile of timber. It was thought at n-1 first that his injuries were very serious, but he was taken to Grace Hospital at Banner Elk, where the surgeons gave him a thorough txaminaen tion and found that he was a badly >'e bruised and gashed man, but no bones es broken. At least, that is the repoH reaching us today. i Cfcim 1LINA, THURSDAY JUNE 18, IS " 1 Northwest 1 a special train, as he arrived with open arms by great crowds [dressed a crowd of 100,000 at n the picture, left to right; Scc'y President, Senator Lenroot and N.ME OF CAROLINA *?CORN" SPREADS TO FOREIGN LANDS Greensboro. June 16.?People of' e west and Canada implored thej 3i*th Carolina Shriners who atten-: d the annual Shrine meeting in iOS Angeles fot "North Carolina oonshine," members of a Greeus ro party of shriners who made the ip, just returned here, say. Even wet territory, on Mexican soil, ey would come up to Oasis temple a in, which was made up in Chartte and beg for the stuff with a ck in it. in other parts of the coun y, North Carolina moonshine is reirded as the most potent drink there . In Juarez the Mexicans were willg to put aside their fiery mescal >r it. On the return trip, when the train ossed the Canadian border at Km son near Minneapolis, customs and evenue officers came through the ain and checked up to see that o aliens were brought in. Every. assenger was count ed and baggage \ is pec ted. "Mr. Schiller," said Frank M. lood of this city who made the trip, liking to the official at the border, 1 am a law abiding citizen and I ave?" "Don't let me see it," Schiller said. "I have two bottles and I want to urrender them." Mr. Hood kept on, nd he ga^e the astonished official wo souvenir bottles of rank Tar ~|eel corn liquor, highly prized by he man who got them. The bottles contained an ounce ach, just enough for a smell. The supply of souvenirs gave tut before Chicago was reached, vhere the Shrine temple had appreciated fifty thousand dollars for jntertaniment of visiting Shrlners. iverything free. The Chicagoans vould not let the visitors spend a lickel and there never was such a )lowout. Mr. Hood said. FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB Mrs. McD. Little was hostess tc the Friday Aftenoon C)ub lane 12 and cordially welcomed each guest at the door. The pleasant summer tiim that June brings was evident in th? hearts and voices as well as in th< atmosphere and costumes of all thost present and a happy busy hour wa: spent before time for the program The hostess had prepared a pro cram of music and poetry appro priate for the summer time and i was given in the following order: Piano Solo, " Trau merei*' by Mrs Linney. Reading, Lov^cll's June by MisAnnie Stanbury. Piano solo. Moon Dreams, an Under the Stars, Mrs. South. After this the hostess introduce an apropriate June contest in. whic several ladies tried for high scori Lots were drawn and Mrs. B. J. Cuu cill was the fortunate one who r< I ceived a beautiful copy of Nesbit I "A Friend or Two." The hostess assisted by Mrs. F. I Linney and Mrs. O. L. Hardin ser od a delicious two course lurcheonthe first consisting of a salad cours with wafers, nut bread and iced te The second course pleased every ej with its strawberry ice cream ar cake. At a late hour the meeting a journed to meet next time wi , Mrs. Sproles. The great American picture "t i Birth of a nation," perhaps the ori production of filmdom that has liv and remained popular for any leng of time will be shown at the Pastii Theater next week.. Read ad in tl issue. Those who have not seen t' I picture should avail themselves j ttiis opportunity. )trai >25. 5 Ctt. aCopy MEGRO ATTACKS MRS. ROSCOE R LITTLE AND THEN SHOOTS SELF Salisbury, June 1*?.?Mrs. Ro^coe r. Little, mother of several small;, rtnitiron, was attacked this morning! / y Toe Shack, a negro man, who " ves yesterday discharged by Mr. Lit- c ie, for whom he had been working. R The attack, which waf with al- A leged criminal intent, occurred at h .he Little country home mi the Brin-I c Sale's ferry road. . .. : -a:; bury. J t? the old Chilsom home place. Mrs. Lit- [ do successfully fought off tier as-' % pailant, and her calls for help hi ought neighbor women to her aid. The negro, after liberating Mrs. n Little, Secured a pistol, which he! c fired at her and then re-entering:] " the home, fired a bailer into his own! n head, producing: a wound which phy-, siciaiis say will prove fatal. ? The wounded negro was found ir. ^ the house by Sheriff Krider when s he answered the telephone calls for r help from the women. The officer found the pistol by the negro's side and also a butcher knife in his coat 1 pocket. t Last night a man was discovered a by Mrs. Little in her room, hut he 1 made his escape before M~. Little s could intercept him and before Mrs. - j Little could identify him. It is t thought now that the intruder was. Shack. . The negro was discharged because of his desire to loaf and shirk work. E it was explained, but he was con- * sidered harmless during the time he was employed about the home. 1 Shack was brought to town % and < inilnH Kv Sheriff K riiii-r The negro choked and beat his ^ victim and threw her down, it is. ( charged. i , LATER?The fiend who committed the assault died from his selfinflicted wounds, thereby probably saving him from the lynching he deserved. Mrs. Little was formerly Miss Korley. daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Ed Kerley of Blowing Rock, and the blood has < boiled in the veins of many a friend in Watauga since the news of the tragedy reached them. V. C. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Valle Crucis summer school for religious education will be held this year July 4th-U>th. The School is under the direction of the Dioceses of Western North Carolina, North Carolina and Upper South Carolina. It is open to all Sunday School tea chers and to all seeking religious educational advantages. Many clergy, including three bishops, will be in attendance. IThe faculty will be composed of the following. i The Rt Rev. Kirkman G. Finlay, 1). D - The Bible. 1 The Rev. Homer W. Starr. Ph. I) ?Church School Ideals. Rev. G. Floyd Rogers?Training for social service. \ The Rev. Willis G. Clarke?The | ; Prayer Book. f | Miss Ann Morton Stout?The Puj pil. i Mis. ti.ia McK. Griffith?The teaI cher. i Mi. rrank X. Challen?Young ,! People? Service League. Mr.s. M. B. Hutchinson?The Mis sion of the church, it The Registration fee is $2. Board m and room July 4-16, $17.50. Regist rat ions should be made now to the 5; Rev. J. P. Burke. Rector of the Valle . Crucis School for Girls. One of the special features of the - Summer School will be the laying t of the cornerstone of the new church at Yafle Cruets on Sunday morning . July 12 at eleven o'clock. This service will be held on the porch of is Auchmuty Hall and special addresses will be made by the bishops present, d After the service the people will gc to the place where the cornerstone d is to he laid. lne new cnurcn is uc h ing buiit near the spot where the ?. first church was built in 1842. n NEWS ITEMS FROM TRIPLET7 's Re?'. Levi Greene filled his reg C ular appointment at Mount Ephrian Saturday and Sunday, preaching tw< ? very interesting sermons. -e The continued dry weather ha a- damaged crops some in this eommu re nity, especially the potato crop. *d Messrs John Johnson and Mac Houck is home on a few days visi d- from the Johnson City Sanitoriam. th There will be a box supper at M Ephriam school house Saturday nigh June 27th The proceeds to go fc the benefit of the school. Everybod he is cordially invited. Ladies come an ily bring boxes and we feel assured th; e(j the gentlemen will buy them. L< j everybody coir.e and make the su ' i1 per a success. Mr. E. H. Simmons has been si< for a few days. ^ls Mr. Grover Wheeler made a tr of to Deep Gap Monday on business, ill-. Kellie Caroll of Linville, 4 Eight Pages This Week NUMBER 24 EPORTS ON GARDENS ARE NOT ENCOURAGING It is fair to sfcate that our situation ; riot nearly :o bad as some of the Aver counties. However it is poor (insolation to know that other peo- ' it are going to he in the market, if have ; "thing to sell. The frost as damaged the apple crop considrably. n.uvred the yield of potaoes, killed practically ail early ear?.- and other garden vegetables. .ow it seems nraeticaliy certain that iie near, beetle is going to give a uost coura^'ious fight for the second rop of beans and the dry weather las retarded many of the other crops nd the; .-c-cms to be a universal bortage of cabbage plants. Considering all these things it is easy to ee that vegetables arc* going to be carce in Watauga county this sumner and fali. We wish however, to encourage very farmer to fight the bea?, beele. This can he done with calcium irsenic and a dust gun. It is worthess to apply remedies to the top ides of the ieaves. In the second dace, I wish to encourage everyone o plant any and every kind of vegetable that will mature yet during he season. One vegetable that we thould plant in large quantities or luring the mcnth of July is beets. These beets will mature easily in trom 20 to HO days or longer depen ling on the size you wish to secure tnd should he canned in large quantities. They should be used during .he winter as vegetables or they may l>e pickled. I would also recommend that we secure the seed and sow just a little later large quantities of turnips. They not only make excellent C 1 un.l L t V... K\,> during last winter and spring there was good sale for them in the surrounding towns. The seven top turnip should also be sown for turnip salad. This variety will make a j.?reat deal more top than can be secured from the other kind. However the root is worth very little. Call one me when I car. be of service to you. JOHN B. STEELE, County Agent. OUTLOOK PROMISING AT THE DANIEL BOONE Guests continue to arrive in increasing numbers at the Daniel Boone and according to the management prospects are exceedingly bright for business during the coming weeks. Following is a list of guests registered there during the first three days of the week: Johnson J. Hayes & Son. North Wilkesboro; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brower, Concord; R. F. Brower New York City; Martha M. Bierne, Baltimore, Md; R. E. Eller, Bristol, Ya; j 1>. J. Nimmo, Atlanta; F. B. Williams | Atlanta; J. A. Rousseau, Wilkesboro; [ G. R. Patterson. Johnson City; R. H. j Reich, Winston-Salem; W. H. Thorn Charlotte; Asher Ay res, Charlotte: Mr. and Mrs. H W. Hunt, Greenboro; ! Mr. and Mrs. J. \Y. Campbell, Port Deposit, Md; R. F. Willinghani, Winston Salem,; C. D. Burchell, Greensboro; J. K. Dixon, J. S. Hargett, 0. F. Dixon. J. K. Warren, Trenton, N. i C.; C. R. Barbee, Greensboro; A. W. Barnett, May field, Ky.; Hugh Royal M. A. Holcorab, Elkin, NT. C.; T. M. : Hunter, Charlotte. F. R. Neal, Knoxville. Ter.n; A. S. Vaughn, Richmond Va.; J. M. and J. D. Bernhardt, Lenoir; Ch&3 M. Pritchett, State Highway Commission; A. S. Matchette. t Cincinnati; R. L. Doughton, North Wilkesboro; B. V. Welch, Raleigh; . C. V. Henkl? and Son, Statesville; Dr. J. W. Davi.s, Statesville; R. M. Conkle, Alexis. N. C.; das. T. Blackmon, Charlotte; J. J. Stvers, Bryson 1 City, N. C; C. L.. Sams, Raleigh; C. R. Helms. Statesville; Paul H. Cowan, Bristol, Tenn; H. E. Weiler. 1 Bristol, Va.; S. S. Jennings, North J Wilkesboro, N. C.; P. T. Johnson and ,, wife, Greensboro, N. C.; Mr. and . Mrs. J. H. Preas, Johnson City, Tenn ! F. E. McGury, Bingham, Ky.; J. L. k | Locke and wife, Greenville, S. C. :t! i Belated reports come of the death on the 6th of John G. Walker at his | home near Crandall* Post office, in >r, Tennessee, at the age of 75 years, j | He is survived by a wife, six children | and three sisters. Mr. Walker was I a brother of James Walker, deceased p-iof Watauga and has many relatives 1 v.till residing in this county. :k C. visited relatives in the community ip Saturday and Sunday. He conducted prayer service at the church Saturday night.
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