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WATAUGA COUNTY NEEDS
FOREST PROTECTIO
The ! 4th ct U S. lOil), show*
that Watauga co nitty has a land area
of 193,920 acres c:t which 109.7Sa
are in forests, tarro woodlands oi
om.iripioved iarrr? lands. In other
words, >o per ? ? ' * j{ the c dimly
either growing toeis or nothing and
will probably cont ue to Jo so fez
another fifty v r-. tor th_- farmers
no".' have nt-tnly '; much lan.l clear?]
a> * hey can I and almost j.a
ma land s > f l old fields ao
being turned out. Mach of .he oli
per i-ent '-vi| a ' He in 2V1is:
nothing for '.fe rd is too -meg er
ro? ky :j Unm. ' c pa a v.. ry
'are.- part of the . fth of tho men
ly ha- come > 10 faro .- either
tbroyph the a ' inter or thro'.ijrb
the i'mD:t?yrr.i : : . the t.iubt v >vrations
affc-ocb. vVsth protectum
this i.r:du>try \ nado pc-rmaiiert
wiii'v.Hf ;t- . ^nbutier. to the
wealth of the . iy.
Lumber Pre: . .* >*; -lOiti^'J .aerfi.
of protect* u 'p<! vi'd brini;
in .> \ l-.uv. ret in of between two
and f?.or fcsmire 1 :-oid i?>i ar< to
the land owner.- and a ill in fflfeiou
fuTiiish an equal amount of iaWr to
t be p-oplo : the county. L- a' industry
that ' s $600.Cf?.(? per
year to the wealth of the county
worth protertii igV
Taxes:--At pre- * 44 per r.-, of
uyri cultural !ai 1 1 town property
is paying: pertain- two thirds ot !??
total t;?xe> *" county. Tftis is
due to the fav' j^at 'no farfceied art a
has beer, cut and named and griaily
rni-jo d in va>. f if this forested area
is piotected ire youiig growth . h
increase its value .and not cniy yield
a profit to tK* and owners, \.w the
land will pay its part of the county
tax tit .v . . ,J that, prelet i d
for. >i land doubles in value every
ten years because of the forest
growth >n it.? Pi- t"cting tie
"land will mear spreading tie- ax-,
over the whole .- antry rather than
to! trating ii 4k *^e agr. i.ral
land and the resuff veil} be a lower tax
rate.
Future timber -The State * X.
Carolina is cutting its timber about
four tunos as fas: as it is being replaced
by young growth and it is estimated
that within 15 years we will
have to get our timber front some
other place and thou havo to pay thv
freight.
Freight on timber: The pcopli
of the United stares pay annually thi
sum of $2o0,000,00 in freight o
timber became it is not grown wher
it is used. Watauga county has nc
yet contributed t<> this bill, but ur
less the young forest growth is pre
t'*cted ;t will soon be necessary t
ship lumber into the country.
Recreation.?Watauga county <
now spending money on good road
and on other means to attract th
tourist with the hop* that they wi
come and add wealth to rhe count*
This will probably be the case fo
the <mnt> i-s blessed hy ;; cJimat
in the summer thar is not *:xceUe<
by any county in the tato ami iha
; , .... .. ... .. - ....
?.-? L .1-1 ?uiin; 1-: ; UOV ue
t iV'Hg a 'ar^o annua iron
tourists. But the tea <: when
they will find the tr. that the;
want *.r\d forest protect ??i brings al
tl-'-se things as far a- the outdoor
ii . oire^rned Most people go to M?;
Milcholl only once for the big fires
that follow the luir.1 .-iing operation:
in that region make the area a iir<
If" ruits, berrie
sections of Wal
I We have a ?
Fruit Jars, Caps
a nice line of a
\ f
Farmers
f
-
t scar unpleasant r?> the eve.
I Forest fires rur v u-np sites a:;d
:? r'> hunting .. :;shing. All of
' -? things th? vouD' mast have
* ' tourists are to : - - fe of per.
manent attractions.
The Fore-try P ' hie State
> nartznent of Cod.-* a- r. and Oe
velopmer.t is entrusted *W the state
and Fed. ral funds for forest protection
and is willing: t;> be v* such couna.
may desire the by giv
: :hv counties the state
money. However, the couvuy must fist
show that' it is *rT : hi proteer;*
j its forests befir rhe state can
help. Ally anpropr: ' that a counLv
may make wili la ow. oy an equal
amour.: of stare mor- v in addition
i he state will supers ' e work in ,
h< county and fuvi. - osters, lit?"ttr,re.
and such toe'* - available
Is will procure.
.'he rjtaiuzaT on cooperating
c? >:-ts of a .nty fores*
\ h .vh;> has direct ivervision of
tb; w rk In the county. Under him a
DM net Forest Warden in each towui
is. eh posts notices
ne people about the for
and does cv- ythirig that he
to prevent fires. In ease of a
(has authority 1 < :nmon men
hv-p rVit it and h also investi
ev y fin and brings proseC;'
,m, where the warrants.
.or Tic. l) - r\ct \\ : are a nurr.
<?. Deputies wh- -as crew
ir case of a f . . These men
are --altered about rv. miles apart
;i:h the districts . are usually
eeery fire belc makes any
headway. This means a low cost of
ppre^sion and but hr damage
the forests. !
.a-t year we vver ible to take |
: any no v. counties. uise of lim- \
i state funds but arc- now Inj
position to heip four more coun
- in this section. \W ruga county |
wed* the work as mas any coun
v ir. the district ami at the same!
lime it is a constant r.n-nace to the
:ulj<>iniug eoopera1.*: c counties of
Wilkes, Caldwell an J A.very. Tbe
..ripest fire in W-'kc: county this
spring came from Warauga and a
most of tin trouble in Av>
cry was caused by Watauga fires
crossing the line.
| $1*00 ia the minimum amount with
which we will be able to consider
^j thai a county is desirous ?>f coopcraWORTH
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40 acres near Boone in Ashe coi
per acre including all improvemei
Nice big lot near the State Norm
ing Rock voad. $425 v/ill buy it.
2 nice lota, several -white pines, \?
1 for both.
22 acr^s iand, including 5 acres
.. quantity of tan bark. Creek through
' j 120 acres best grass land, lays w-t
acre.
C .
jj 15 acrck, facing Boone ! vd, wei
t I 280 acres of land For fruit
. edge of Wilke* on foothill: Blue
1 tood reed, timber and worth double t
^! mu*? be sold.
; A nice 6 room house, fruit, garde
. miles fjom Boone, and the 22 acre*
you $2200.00 with easy terms.
s |
Boone is going tc be the metropol
and a good investment is worth a lif,
5L
* H. W. HORTON SAVE
:s and vegetables are very p
tauga County this year.
'EAT WHAT YOU CAN
AND CAN THE REST"
jood stock of pint, quart ;
i and Rings at the right pric
luminum Preserving K.ettl<
Yours to serve,
Hardware & Su
rHE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E V
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tion. If Watauga Ai)l make this ur I
nropriatior wc w II give an equal
amount and endeavor to organize fore
the fall fires begin.
FRED B MERRILL.
District Forest'1.
Lenoir, C.
AN APOLOGY
Owing to shut downs ia ihc
electric service this week, caused
by the unprecedented dry weathe>
of the sumnjer, many of our mo.t '
important news items, correspor
dence, etc. had to be omitted thi*
week. There fore we have to give j
our readers *'the rag" in what-v- J
er shape we can this time, and
as it is are forced to come out a ;
day late. Your kind indulgence i? t
solicited.
MINISTERS WILL MEET
The Watauga Ministerial As.-uc.i-1
tion will meet Monday morning at
in:00 in the ladies parlor of tht
Methodist church. All ministers of
the county are invited.
CA J ' - 1 1 -J1L 1
* Bella Daddy dortt
^ forget my Wrigeys
Slip a pmckkdc h?
vy,^ your pocket when
ho iosSfcjL'
Give the yemnj^trw
Hr ' 5 thi* wholesome. Imfr
Iwtin^ sweet - for
Use It yourself after
irwokintf or when
work dra^s. It's a jyj!
<jrc*thttle freshener/
-IE PRICE
x nty. Good house. A pick up at $50
n1*.
ai School. 50 feet frontage on Blowr
ide front, Daniel Boone Park ?iS0
creek bottom; 75,000 feet timber, a
i t, on graded road. $75 per acre.
sll, western part of county. $20 00 per
tern part of town $175 r.pr
And general farming, located in the
f Ridge, small cottage, good orchard,
he price asked. Make an offer It
n, timber ,on graded road about two
with all improvements will only cost
lis of Northwestern North Carolina
e time of labor. Think it over.
Boone, N. C.
ilenHful in most ^
and half gallon H
e. We also have Hi
:s, etc.
ipply Go. I
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ERV THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
WONDERS
M Down mr. Bo'.'tu1. X. C.)
i Oh. the wonders of the valley
! a pleasant place to be,
| With its Hot t - and Us tries
And the sparkling of the rills
And the spreading of the meadows,
fill with joy th? full heart thrills.
: Oh. th on wed of th< mountains
! it's a g.orious p:ace to see
And to note t! idcrJr.g scene
And t . tiold its riches rare
Spread ng out * richest beauty
As a pleasing garden fair.
Oh, the werulvi - of the landscape,
' l**s a p' i"u! place to roam
With its vc r changing forms
And its irresistent lure
Lea?i;ri' an in i?':*;idinir
As to higher ways so pure
Oh. th; wonders < heaven
l-'s a great and heaviteous dome,
Filled with mi'lio-is suns and orbs
Lighting un the distant way
Holding all *he dd&n regions
A- .? ujt. but secret day
Patronize your home industry, bo;
Boone Knitt hese at Davidson's Dept
Store. /'
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BOONE KNITT
n he first lot of Boone Hose, knit
hose is for sale at Davidson's Tiv
hose are knitt of good lisle yarn re
enforced heel, toe and foot. The;
would be cheap at 25c but Davidsoi
is offering them o pair only 98c.
KODAK F1NISHIM
I am now prepared to give you 2
hour service on all Kulak Develop
! ing and Printing.
The most mod rn methods coi
tfiod v. :th my 1-u.g < \p rionce ena
bles me to serve you promptly an
efficiently along this lint-. Money wi
not buy better work. Mail orders ar
especially solicited.
J. M. BAWGUS
BOONE - NORTH OARC
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE
By virtu** of the power of sale cor
i rained in a certain mortgage dce<
executed to Allen Greene by T I
Jones or. the 29th day of Octobei
| 1924, to secure the surn of $562.5
r.r.d default having been mode in th
payment of said amount. 1 ill, o
the 3rd day of August, 1925, at th
court house door of Watauga count
at 1 :G0 o'clock P. M. sell to the higl
est bidder for cash the following des
cnbed real estate, to-wit:
BEGINNING on a locust stake o
the bank of the road, Fred Greene'
line, a south course to the creek; the
a West ?*ourse with the me&nders_o
the branch to B. B. Greene's stable
then a Northeast course to a stake o
the bank of the public road; then a
East course with the public road t
th*- beginning.
S. D. GREENE,
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.lU'lll-IIMiaLU 11 CVllC.! Ull'fH
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
???nNORTH
CAROUNA,
Wutauga County,
Having qualified as administrate
of Frank South, deceased, - air' c f V.:
tauga county, North Carolina, this i
to notify a'i persons having claim
against the estate of said deceased t
present them to the undersigned a
Tamarack, N. C on or before Jul;
2nd, I92t?, or this notice will h
plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
late will please make immediate pay
ment. This '.he 2nd day of July, lo2a
NANNIE SQUTH.
Admr. of Frank South, dee'd
Brown & Bingham, Attys. 26-H-]
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SAI.E
. . By virtue of the power of sale cot
taincd in a certain mortgage deei
| executed to W. F. Moody by E. M
| Cornett, dated the 23rd day of Oc
| toher 11)20, to secure the sum o
3774.SO, being the purchase raone;
on lands hereinafter described ant
default having been made in the pay
ment of said sum, I will on the thirt
day of August, 1925. sell to the high
} est bidder for cash at the court houst
I door in lioone township, Wataugi
County, between the hours of 10 a
m and 2 p. m. the following deserib
ed tract of land, being the same trac
of land conveyed to E. M. Cornet
containing 21 acres and 70 rods bj
deed dated the 23rd day of Octobei
1920, by W. P. Moody and wife M
E. Moody and A.P. Moody and wilt
Meda Moody to which deed and th?
registration thereof reference i3 beri
by made for a more complete descrip
tion of same.
This the 3rd day of July 1925.
F. C. WARD
Trustee of A. P. Moody and W. P
Moody.
I NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY
By virtue of a deed of assignment
iv : *.< the undersigned by \\. P.
M viv and wife and A. P. Moody }'
and wife. 1 viii oil Saturday August, ja
1. 1;*25. at the residence of A. P. j ,f
>juud.y in Boone township Watauga'
I ir.ty, North Carolina, sell to ther.bidder
for cash the following ^
i a nicies of personal property to wit:
| : red cow f ;e years old: one
< t*\ rolet coupe automobile; one
' wing machine and rake; one grist
one wagon, two horses; one
harrow, one hill side plow;
feed cutter, one grain drill; and
, , farming tools.
!"*r. : rms of sale on amounts un(icr
510 cash on day of sale, mere
:ir. ><o on vu days time with note
. | proved security.
: > -rd day of .July 1925.
F. C. WARD,
Trustee of A P. Moody and W. P.
Moody.
it >Af.?K?18 acres of land, six
l.oti.-e and good harn and other*
i.ngs, a good orchard, near the
Y \ \'T mill, handy to the store.
S ! write M. S. Bumgarn r. Sands
" r.\ 23-30
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! -'AI.E?18^2 acres unimproved
1, miles from Gastonia, N. C.
e y level, suitable for general
j trucking or small dairy with
1 -'ream. $85 per acre, good
y - write owner, C. L. Bel), West
n < 'lonia, N. C. 23-30
NOTICE
V just completed, with six
ms a id bath, water and lights,
I h . ix lots, above the court house
ii Boone, for sale. Will sell all lots
1 ? -.* t or-- - 1 r . rr
.?M'i IUI iuuaiuu n?ei. lcrmaif
4 F. A. LINNEY iL
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" Anything Tc
in Our
We can supply
? Brick, Lime, I
e Rock, Wall Boa
n
* Ceiling, Siding,
[. dows, Doors, Bi
ware, and aim
you need for th
n or to repair the
We handle good
ial and Solicit y
Yrmi'?
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WATAUGA FURN1T
? by W. R. Gragg, G
y
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i \eacy. Wind Colic and Diarrhea; a
* therefrom, and, by regulating the l>t
assimilation of IfVxxi, girting health
To avoid imitations. alwayl look for the sip
Alttolutely Harmless - No Oj[jialcs Phys
t
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July 30. 1925. ^
NOTICE
The Board of county < remissionrs
on the first Monday in August
their regular meeting will receive
ids for the construction of the new
til building. The right i- reserved to
'ject any or all bids.
is. C. EGGERS, Chairman.
i ?
Puretest Zince Sterate
.\ writcrpniMf I'"V/derJ
which i> unsurpassed for infant's
u%e. Made of finest materials-.
Pureiest Boric Acid
A safe mild antiseptic which
may ho freely used as a healing
dusting1 ixv-vfVr and eye solution.
25c per can
%
BOONE DRUG CO.
vzo 3^S2SS s*ant
day
Line?
' you with
Sand, Sheet *
rd, Flooring,
Casing", Win
aiders Hardost
anything
e new house
old one.
! solid materour
orders,
to serve,
URE & LBR. CO.
eneral Manager,
?? ?,
uldren
tyfor
Ml j
l MOTHER:- FlefcX.
deer's Castoria is cspecially
prepared to relieve
Infants in arms
and Children all ages
of Constipation, Flaltfflaying
Feverishness arising
oniach and liowds, aids the
y and natural sleep.
nature of
iciaas everywhere recommend it. '