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A Non-Partisan
Newspaper
VOLUME XXXVI. S
TELLS OF PROGRESS
AROUND BOONE
f_. J. Hampton in Winston-Salem *
Journal Speaks Well of
Local Activities 4
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July 11.?Bids for the
laying of sewer and water mains
for the town* of Boone to be paid
for out of the $100,000 issue of
bonds recently sold by :h?' city coromi
doners, will be opened on
July lis next. and it is understood
that work on Tlii - parte ubn muri- i
cipal improvement wili begin at '
once.
Out of the bond issue will be ,
t used enough money to pave the
should*rs on abutting property ;
through the main street of Boone. 1
the a netr, of regulation width ac- j
cording to state highway specifications.
to be built by the state. The
streets are now being marked out \
to obtain a uniform width and grade ]
Concrete paving will be used within
the limits of the town of Boone and
the state and municipal governments . ,
will push forward the work simultaneously.
Experts' were today looking over '
the available water supply upon ai
nearby mountain watershed nigh up ,
above human habitation and it is said 1
mat rough estimates already in hand
give evidence of a plentiful source' ,
of spring water, pure enough in its j
natural state to obviate the expense i 1
i .
of mechanical scientific or other devie*..
for purification.
Tourists are Her<The
torrid weather of the first; 1
few days of the month of duly has
driv.-n hundreds of people from the
lowlands and Piedmont sections to
there mountains where the mercury
always registers a delightful temperature
in thh day and where nights |
are cool enough for a blanket
Boone hotels have been enjoy- J
ing an untfsunlly thriving pntronage
for the past two weeks and j
additional reservations continue to
. come in from ail parts of North
Carolina and from adjacent territory
in Tennessee and other states.
Numerous prospectors from as far
AWiiv as Winston-Salem and Charlott"
have recently been here to
look over poperty for building
flu turner homes. Kcal estate men
iri Boone have already leased or
nrni'tifullv nil uvuilnKl.. ?.a0;4.??
ees and many new ones are ^oing up
to take care of the future demand.
Two land sales of property in
the northern and southern sections
of Boone scheduled for this week
and :ex? are expected to bring hun-,
dreds of people here who have in
mind either the purchase of vacant
property for investment purposes or
the building of a summer place of
residence.
Com? Here to Fish
A party of five people from Pikcvilie,
Kv., who had heard of the
splendid trout fishing in thei
streams of Wataugqf county, an-1
rived here last night for a stay of a
week or ten days. Followers of this
sport have recently reported catches
of the limit allowed by law for one
day within a period of two hours
angling. As a result the streams of
- Watauga have become the recrea-j
\ tional center of this mountain cour.-j
tor everyone from far and near and i
visitors who having their first experiences
with the game rainbow and
speckled beauties are enthusiastic
about it.
Boone is one town in the mounfoiv.
nf V/.? ! l? P'lV.iinx Uoc
not yet been hit by the wave of
business depression that appears prevalent
not only in the majority of
the sections of North Carolina but
all over the nation.
Local merchants are enjoying the
usual summer patironage, the volume
showing even a slight increase
over that of the same period of last
year. The town has the unique dis- ;
tinction of not having a single vacant
business building and those now
in course of erection have already
been leased for occupancy as soon
as they are finished.
A portion of the whole business
block recently completed by District
Attorney Frank A. Linney was
leased before completion and stores,
tx theater and office* are now occupied.
One of the new mercantile firms
to open here within tiie last month
is a branch store of the SpainhourSydnor
I)ry Goods Company of N.
Wflkesboro. This firm occupies a big
store room in the Jones block in
which is also located the Farmer?
1.50 Per Year BOONE.
CHEESE INDUSTRY
ENJOYS HEALTHY GROWTH
('bees factories in Watauga couii-v
for the month >( May received
U>.:,00t' pounds of milk. They paid an
average of 110 cents per gallon, amountirg
t" $1780, which was distributed
in a sm&li area of Watauga
ountv. The Brushy Factory having
h>- largest output paid 10 cents per
gallon -url paid its patrons over one
liousand dollars foi May milk.
C I- _ . , t r
i-oi i.ie rtiomn 01 April mrmciv
.round iVLUv; ukeeT Wis. received
L ' tl per gallon for the ?ime quality
)X milk delivered to the factory. The
lJ. S. Department of Agriculture says
hit: gallon of milk can be made
in North Carolina for 24 per cent
ess than it can be produced in Wisconsin.
The average cow in North
Carolina produces 33 per cent less
milk than the average Cpw in Wisconsin
This of course offsets the
<>wei cost of production. But. if the
dairymen of Watauga county will
improve their herds it will give them
? great advantage over the dairymen
n the north.
The largest dairymen in Watauga
for the month of May received a
check amounting to $274. He sold
rus milk to a chees factory at 16 cts
ber gallon.
An Older was received 'his week
from a cheese dealer in New "York
for one car load of cheese oi one
:housand daisies. Watauga factories
ell their cheese as fast as they can
make them. After I received this or[ier
I visited the factories and found
!( - - than fifty daisies in the county.
With a very small effort on the part
of the milk producer Watauga Co.
ounty < ?uld be receiving fifty thousand
dollars per rfionth for cheese.
More Swiss equipment will be installed
at the Brushy Fork factory
in the neat future. At a recent meet ing
of the directors they voted to pay
2 cents per gallon more for milk that
is manufactured into Swiss cheese.
They will not wait until 'he cheese
u . sold but will mtv it ji? th?> .-rwl
>f each month.?H. L. Wilson, cheese
Specialist.
BEAUTY PARLOR NOW
AT DANIEL BOONE
Striving always to give the very
best service along all lines, the management
of the Danie: Boone Hotel
has announced the addition of a bean
ty parlor. A lady of ability is in
charge, and will do facials, manicuring,
shampooing, curling and bobbing
ut all times.
Bank and Trust Company on the
first floor, the telephone exchange
offices of I)r W. J. Miller, dentist,
and J. E. Lineback Lumber Company
offices on the second floor.
Daniel Boone Park
One of the close in real estate
developments here that is booming
is Daniel Boone. Park, located a
short distance back from the Daniel
Boone Hotel. A local church
recently bought property there and
will erect a handsome edifice foi
it< congregation and many people
from "down state" have bought lots
with a view to building summer
homes.
Prices Boosted
State Engineer Currier's state
?
ut-iii itiai me midways ut'iweeil
Boone and the Tennessee state lint
and between Boor.c ar.d Blowing Rock
are to be given a permanent surface
of tarvia upon the gravel base already
built, had the effect of scoot
ing real estate values upward along
the length of these arteries of Travel
through the mountains. The highway
to the Tennessee line. No. 00. knowr
as the Bo one Trail, traverses some
of th?" richest grass country through
Cove Creek and bdyond that is tc
he found this side of the famous
Kentucky blue grass area, and prop
erty there already commands a higl
price on the market with few own
ers wanting to sell even at present
high price levels.
On the Boone and Blowing Rod
highway is an ever-changing pano
i.'ima of mountain scenery that ha<
been the wonder of tourists sinc<
the opening up of the splendid broat
road and property development alorif
it is being rapidly accomplished. Thi
large farms are giving way to smal
tracts, sold at attractive prices am
new homes ail along the highwa;
give this particular highway an im
pressive appearance of prosperity.
Col. Olds * Visitor
One of the distinguished visitor
to Boone this week was Colone
Fred A. Olds, of Raleigh, noted a
an autnoritv upon tne nistory o
North Carolina and perhaps one o
j the best versed travelers who hav
! passed this way recently. Colone
Olds was a guest at the Critcher He
i tel during: his brief stay here and h
' delivered an address to the teacher
: from.78 counties in North CaroJin
who are here taking the I rain in
i course at the Appalachian State Xoi
: mal School. Interesting bits of his
j tory anent the rjettling an J develop
| pnent of the grassy mountain platea
j country were related by Colonel Old
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA
j SAYS SOONF. IS FAVORITE
WITH GASTONIA FOLK
(Daily Gazette.)
Boone has becojne one of the favorite
; pots with Gastonians. A small
colony of folks from here, the Anders.
(Iahns. Warrens and Henrys
hav h'j - it there and others have the
notion.
11. load io Boone is now one
of the best in North Carolina. After
o long a time the route from
Bl'rvinsr Rock has been practically
I'm i-hi'd and it- is just a fesv mion'<
pi*' over to Boon.- from the
Rock.
And from Boone it is but another
short jump over to two of the
rr.r gems of th? mountains, Yallei
) Cruri- and Banner Elk, Two more
{beautiful resorts can not be found
1 anywhere than these two settle
i m nt.. one fostered by the Episco;
i': church and the other by the
T'n-; bytetjans. To the wonderful
ertuur that has provided for these
| t < mountain villages, man has adj
di'd much in the way of beautifiea!
ti'?a by grass, shrubbery and flowers.
Fran Boone eastwaid leads the
Boom Trail, n fine modern North
' arolina highway, marking the course
of the famous old pioneer
This road leads through some of
the finest scenery in North Carolina
and those who have never been over
! it. ought by all means returning
: from the mountains.
From Itoone to North Witkeshoro
the road is a constantly changing panorama
of forest, .field and stream.
The road, always dropping, winds
b\ natural and easy curves down
trough the foothills and valleys of
Watauga an I Wilkes and there one
will find some of the fittest crops
| in North Carolina. There has been
dearth of rain Corn ?s of that
rich looking, dark green colot which
' presages a heavy yield.
Views from some of the outcropping
spurs, notably Inspiration Point
! six or seven miles out from Boone,
are inspiring. Hills and peak and valie\
in undulating magnificence fall
away to unbelievable distances.
Thi? ???:?d t??:nic <u> In Wintttiin.
Salens from North Wilkesfcoro, but
i ;11 the latter point the Gastonia t.ravj
eler picks up no. 07. via Moravian
j Falls, Taylorsville and Statesville,
J after reaching which he is on familj
iar ground. The worst part of the
I entire 350-mile jaunt is thai 15-mile
I stretch from the Cherryville to the
Shelby-Morganton highway.
' NEW FIRE. INSURANCE AGENCY
j The American Eagle Fire Insur
i ar.ce Company of New York has plan
ted their agency with K or ton anc
i Winkler through their special agenl
] Mr. Paul J. Myatt who was in Boom
"1 a few days ago
1 The American Eagle writes gener
! al line and is one of the strongest
'' in the country having group asset
'! of approximately one hundred mill
' j ion dollars.
"i x, .1 a _i i r>' _i_
ni me nuvrm vnri>ii?n vnnrco
! Dr. Browning spoke last Sunday
1j morning: o ? the question of "Thi
Church" to a large and appreciative
1' auuience and at night to a packer
' auditorium on "the Divinity of Chris
j There was splendid music at each o
hu- services. Miss Juanita -aug in thi
i morning "Think on thy Way" and a
i the evening service Arthur sang n
! Spanish
A special offering was called f?>
at the* evening service for the nev
church being built, and there va
' raised $2,050.00. Prayer meeting wa
^ announced for Tuesday night thi
: week. There will be a splendi<
4 j program of music and songs at nex
. i Sunday's services, both morining ant
J night.
The nature cf the discourses ar
^ such as to appeal to every j>erson ii
Bonne. rftcflrd 1 <*? of relicioiK aft:!ia
tiori. They are not theological bu
rather Christological. They are no
denominatior.al, but undenomination
al
' i Special attention is likewise bein
given to building up an adult Bibi
i Class This is not being done at th
' expense of any Other Sunday Sehot
i but an attempt is being made to ir
i terest the people who are not men
' her.-, of any Sunday School in Boom
"j ~ Some special work in music, chur.
j music, is under contemplation, an
Bj all the churches are solicited to ct
1 operate for beter church music.
??-?? ?'
u| Miss Wilhelmina Hvdrick of O
I j angebrrg. S. C. is the guest of Mis
" j Ruth Rankin.
.ROLINA. THURSDAY JULY 16. 1925
i July 23rd Gala Day
For Knights of Klan
According to present indications
Boone will be a mecca for the ICK'i
on the 23rd, when the big celebration '
and parade is to be staged by Daniel
Boone Klan No 100. Largi
bands of the Invisibles" from various
cities of North Carolina and
even Tennessee and Virginia will be
present to join in the celebration and m
:n view ?>f the fact that most Boone
folk haven't had the opportunity of
seeing a Klan demonstration, much
interest has been inamfmt^rl Ir. ?!.? *>
coming event. i
Tin* performances start a? sundown
therefore it doesn't ir? any way interfere
with working hours.
HAPPENINGS !N THE ' ?
COVE CREEK SECTION
1
The material is being placed on; ^
the ground for the erection of a now , ^
Methodist church at Henson's chapel.! n
The wall? are to be solid brick I it
Mr A. S. Johnson who was ser-{ a
ion sly injured at a logging camp! tl
last week is improving slowly at the S(
Long Hospital at Statesvilie.
There are a r.or.ioer of visitors at L
the home of O. F Bingham, viz: Mr. *v
ami Mr.-. D. l\ Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. ;,i
It*ha-" Bingham, Misses Cora Lec and
Edna Rhodes, and Bin a Bailey Bingham.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harris and! *?
I their two small children of Chattan-j A
viMimjj Oil * I JVC Uri'CK,
The dirt is being moved for the'4"
i .Stoke? residence near Cove Creek ?
High School building. 1 11
Mr. Don Stokes spent the week 'I
end at the Mouth of Wilson, Va. On , ti
his return he was accompanied by i*
Miss Ruth McMillan who is principal b.
of the Silvers!one school. i
i The community is to be congratu- 11
la ted on its religious u^aniz^ons
j for the young people We have a good ^
i live Epworth League at the Methodist ( <-'
j Church and a 11. .V P. L\ at the CapJ
tist church each Sunday evening. Vis- *4
iters are always welcome. On hist O
Sunday evening Mr. Stanley A. Mar- d
lis, field organizer for the Boy
Scouts of America was present and ?
j made a very encouraging and inspiring
addese. Mrs. L). F. Hortori talk
od on the importance of daily Bible
readings. We are glad to know that a
; one half of our members are keep- ''
' j ing up the daily Bible readings which n
' entities us to an A-l Union.
Master Jr. Fllis of Johnson City n
! is visiting at the home of his aunt :l
f ! Mrs A. J Payne. 1 e
Miss Annie Sherwood has gone to 1
, Kdgemunt for the month of July as(
I Counselor for the Y. M. C. A. Camp.. c
j Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Brittain visit-I a
ed in the community last week.
[' A revival will start at Cove Creek 1
J July 19th. The pastor Rev. Walter!
. | E. Wilson will be assisted by Rev. A.: :
C Sherwood of Erwin, Tenn. Mr. j r
Shenvood is one of our strongest
L preachers and you will be benefit- il
^ ted by having heard him. v
| HORTON WILL OFFER NEW
FARM PROTECTION POLICY '
Mr. W. G. Smith, special agent for
: the Farm arid Live Stock Department v
j Hartford Fire Insurance Company, j i
J has been in Boone stopping at the j a
j' Daniel Booru- Hotel for the past few *
^ days. He has. appointed H. W. Hor- r
j. i tor: agent for this section and thru
Pirn this old reliable companys now r
farm protection policies will be av-j s
ailahlo, covering loss by fire, light-; c
ning tornado on farm property, also [
covers live stock in case of death
from any cause The Hartford's tes*- 'i
sets are over $75,000,000.
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THE ANNUAL WOOl. POOL
The farmers who have pooled their [
i wool expect to sell on Saturday July
t 18 These pools hove been each of
j the last three years and so far have '
beer, very successful. The buyers are
notified that the wool will be offered
R for sale on the date mentioned and
a if the price i? right the highest bid
uci win gw ine wooi, .my lai nicr in
the county who has not sent in his
name but would like to sell his wool
'' at that time will be welcome to bring
it in. For further information call on
one of the committee in charge.
J. A. Norris B. F. Carroll. W. H.
? Wagner, A. B. Harman. J. G. Hodges
| DANIEL BOONE PARK LOTS
itj IN DEMAND MANY SALES
?- H. W Morton. local real estate dea-'
>. ler has sold twehte Its in Daniel
h Boone Park in the past few days, j
d Several of them were sold to out of i
> | town people who will build summer
| homes on them One family from
! Statesvillc, one from Favetteville,
r j and one from Miami, Florida are
.s j among the prospective, summer resi-,
dents. 1
y I I
? Ct* ?iCt>py
LOSING WEEK OF (j
NORMAL EVENTFUL ONE t,
The lo-ing week of the first sumi
ooi at the Appalachian .State
ii r?i.?i College ha. indeed bee v. a S
isy '.?ih with the faculty and stutougii
Souie ' ' ing exit*
enjoy< I by ? .. .
tim > when class work v. ould porit.
.*t the chapel exercise- or. the 0
days and on< evening from V
s. Rev. J. J. ii' - m;i ?
nary .f the Adv ; t eh'.trtb to o
i/ha. with his orchestra, cor >;.? ting 1
hirn-elf, his wife, his ilauj^hto?
ad a young man musician from '
uba. entertained the school in a ?
o. i pleasing manner. Some of the j c
usie hat they gave was Spanish.; V
>oth vocal and instrnmi -nt.d. ir.rl r
v. most unique being of an un-. *
-ic.ti nature. At one tin.< Mr. Brow- 1 '
i?g gave a short talk in Spanish and j
\va interpreted by hi- daughter. J 1
young girl of about fifteen. At j ?
le ev.--ning hour after a number of ,
mgs Mr. Browning gav? a short lee- |
;n ,?? the Spanish- ?nor ,_ai coun-1 >
especially Cuba, giving their <
orulertul resources and possibilities j
nd development in education and in | t
: ' or lines. He raid i r the three
bief products of Cuba were sugar
. and the citrus fruits and'
at ? d that the < uba: art unusually '
eabhy on an average. i
Th? first summer -chunl ^-rm clos\
on Friday the 1 h and it is the t
met":I consensus >1' n of all, ?
oth at the school and in town that <
hi.- Mm. being as before stated, '
u- : vge-t by 100. is also the best 1
i -mtv way that the school ha- i v--r, <
;i i, and it is not in any sense dis- t
Hinting any other term to say that 1
w -indents in attitude, work and '
em ral bearing stand at the very top
ol ? single case of discipline has
n)H on ore l no faculty tor consulration,
but the student - at the dif
. rem dormitories and the homes in ;
us tovvi. have largely cared for the I
iscipiine. J. M LX . i
I i
IRTHDAY PARTY AT i1
HOME OF MR TRIVETT
" |,
Last Sunday was a great occasion' i
nd the tijc of a great gathering at
fte home of Mr. Trivett, one of the i
?ost honored citizens of Boone. i
Mr. Trivett has reached his sixty- ;
itttk mile post in the journey of life ;
nd in honor of the occasion, gaihred
together his family and friends
or a Sunday dinner. There were aout
sixty persons present, consisting;
hiefly <?f the immediate family but
few of th -ir intimate friends like-J
/ise gathered with them.
A long table, loaded with good
lungs to eat was spread beneath the
ices in the yaru. and a bountiful
Cpast was enjoyed by all
The family, consisting of four sons
ind four daughters, were all present
vith their families, with one excepion
and i: was a real family reunion.
* fan- >picture was made in front
>f the house, and then a large group
;f all present.
Mr. Will Trivett made some expla
iiilUl'y iciiuu n.-? v uutciiiiHK niv v.r?ntly
and then four of the boys sang!
i beautiful quartette, entitled "Don't
rou love your daddy too," which was J
nost toiichingly rendered.
Dr. Marion Browning:, who with!
lis family were special quests, then
poke a few words appropriate to the
iccasion.
saitl to the aged couple
You re living you happiest days
four ?ircn do you honor
You won success and praise
iVitb a peaceful look they answered
God's been good to us, that's true
Jul for us there will come happier
days
In the land we are going to.
?Bepoi ted.
,
groun: hogs and rabbits
A great deal of damage has been :
eported from every section of the |
:ounty about the damage done to
rrops by ground hogs and rabbits,',
'specially ground hogs. I have there j
tore made investigation as to the
"Methods used by western farmers in
jxterir.ir.ating prairie dogs ana jack
rabbits and to learn what other far-;
mors have done toward killing the
ground hog itself I find that the
?. ? i .
most sausiactor> way ?ji nu|
of these pests is to treat the holes!
with Carbon Bisulphide or Calcium!
Cyanide. These can be had at the!
drug stoie and T shall he glad to!
give anyone who will cab at my I
office, or write me. complete dircc-j
lion^ for handling these remedies.
.'OHX P.. STEELE. Co. Agent.
There arc 600,000 Americans ir.
Engl;:and 800,000 in Paris. That
is the way to pay the French debt.
FOUR PAGES
his Week
NUMBER 28
>175,000 DAMAGE
IN LENOIR BLAZE
tar Furniture Plant Destroyed
Barns V?.ry Quickly Town
Cut off When Trestle Fall.
Lenoir. - u!y 13.?Fire completely
st roved of the Star Fur.iture
Company here this afternoon,
he alarm vav turned tn at 3 :>0
"clock ar?J ih- local fue company i t'*
ponded promptly. Within 10 minner
from th time the ahum was
limed in. the entire buildings were
n names ami the fire beyond all
catroi. On account of the extreme
mat, it \V; ? ry hard for the firenen
to f'; the fire and iey were
cept bus. vying to sav- buildings
u":oce i?y. li about oi^e hour the
pjildinjr.* had burned to the ground
was . f the biggest aud quickest
fires i. M/ir has ever had.
The Star Furniture < unpany build
ng war- .vied by a sprinkler sysm
and TOO r S00 of the valves were
operating. b the fire spread to
luickly and burned to rapidly that
here was no hope from the beginning
'f . ;i 'i"g " !' buildingA
light wind from the northwest
arri ?l Ibmes avay from the
juildlng- f the Bernhardt Chair Co
leaf by . ? i. saved them.
On at it of the dust and dryness
jf the bu: lings, it was almost like
Striking a match to powder and the
'vtrome heat which has prevailed in
benoir for several weeks aided the
vork of the flames. Had the fire
aught ' L i in the evening or at
light, the firemen would have had a
letter chan<"*< of fighting nut the heat
vas so intense they could hardly
?tand it.
The plant was located in the south
irn pari of Lenoir on the west side
:;f the Carolina and Northwestern
ailrofid t.rni'ks. ?nil the n*aRtlo :irnwi
over creek caught from the fire and
.vas paitially dostroy?}dl. It is estimated
that it will he several days
>efore a train can pass over this tres.le,
and Lenoir will be shut off from
irain service until the trestle is re
paired.
The Joss at a conservative figure
is estimated by K. C. Robbim*. secretary
and treasurer of the company,
at $176,000, with $115,000 insurance.
All orders now on hand will be
filled by the Hibriten Furniture t'ompany,
another plant operated by prac
ticalSy the same management and
making a similar line. Production
at this plant wili be speeded up all
possible. Something iike l.'?5 employees
will be thrown out of work.
Mr. Kobbins stated that the company
would probably rebuild right away.
It is not known exactly how the
fire caught, but it is thought from
the suction fan blowing shavings in
to the furnace.
DEEP GAP ITEMS l
Rev. F. C. Watts preached to *
large crowd in the Deep Gap Sunday
afternoon. Hi* discourse was very
timely.
Our people aie attending the typhoid
clinic heiv in great numbers.
We believe ir. good health and it pays
to try and keep fit and trim if possible
ail the time. A few will not take
it, but'they may he sorry afterwards
when typhoid is raging around.
The school building at Rocky Point
will soon he completed. Then the
school will start for the present term
We hope ro have a good school with
much interest .-luoyu by the consolida tion
cf districts.
There have been several good
showers of rain in this section recently
and crops arc taking a good
start. The fanners face now looks
brighter as he goes along with his
work
Mr. A A. Greene is now living in
the very heart of Deep Gap in the
house he recently built. I would like
iq? the Highway Commission to put
up a signboard there so the people
would know when they have reached
the height of Deep Gap. We are asked
many questions along this line, so
let's put up a sign so they may read
for themselves.
WATAUGANS AT FORT BRAGG
Fort Bragg. N. C. July 5.?The
j Citizens Military Training Camp at
j Vort Bragg has opened and among
i the candidates were the following
from Watauga County, who were as|
signed as follows:
Fvank I.. Logan and Allen S. Ad;
ams of Boone to Battery F.
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