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VOLUME XXXVI. $1
WATAUGA MILK ENJOYED I
IN STATE CAPITAL BOTTLES
H. L. Wilton, Federal Dairy Specialist.
Delivers Can of Milk to Ralci*V
as Experiment. (
Tlie other day H. L. (Cheese) Wil$on
did .? little .stunt worthy of note- t
along the line of the milk industry 1
and the kindred one from which he r
derived hi- mektiamc.
On '.he da;, to which we refer Mr. \
Wilson took a ten gallon cam of milk
from a nearby cheese factory, pood .
whoh -oriu milk, before any sort of j
cream elimination process had taken
^Vlace, and after bringing the roch
v fluid down to a temperature of about
35 degrees, enclosed the can in a
felt acket. placed it in his car and
"checked out." At eleven o'clock he
was in Hickory, where he was torceu
to stay until after one o'clock to see
that the milk was placed on the expro
- eat' of a train leaving that place
at ahout that time. Then h-- proceeded
on his way to Raleigh Train schedules
made it necessary for the Watauga
fluid to spend the night in
Greensboro, and on into Raleigh the
next morning, where the milk was
four-ill to he in first class condition,
sold u> a milkman, placed in his bottle.-.
and \va> used by the Raleigh i
folk- that day.
Mr. Wilson, in telling the Demo
cral of this last experiment among
the many he has rnad- In an effort
to find in what way Watauga dairying
will make the most profit says
thai the milk referred to brings 40
cert- per gailon in Raleigh, but that
while it costs approximately 20 cents
pev gallon to get it there in condition.
the advantage to local producers
is not large, whereas if there
wa- sufficient production to warrant
the Raleigh people placing one of
the new "Thermos bottle type" of
auto tanks on the road the proposition
might be a profitable kinsman of j
Wa.auga's famous cheese industry.
At any rate this move on the part
^ of Mr. Wilson is interesting and by
drtir.c this he bus demonstrated again
just how far reaching the dairying in- j
dustry might become, if a sufficient
amount of Watauga's energies were
turned in that direction.
SIX DRY*' OFFICERS
BAG BIG GAME !N RAID
The capture and destruction of two I
big distilling outfits in Wilkes coun-l
ty, the arrest of two rum runners in i
Alexander county and the seizure .of
their cars loaded with 101 gallons of
booze, form the principal part of j
three days' work reported here Wed- '
need ay, by Federal Prohibition Agent'
T. M. Halyburton and other officers.
The climax of the throe days' activities
of the officers was .reached
Tuesday night about 11:30 in Alexander
county, seven miles north of TayU
orsville, when Officers T. M. Halyburton,
G. L. Moore, W. B. DeUarcus
and Agents Lovelace, Riddle and Savage,
captured a new Hudson coach, a
new Dodge touring car, 101 gallons of
whiskey, arrested W.'JE. Bouchelle and
Tom Williams, drivers of the two cars,
and made out cases against Jim Wii .
liam< and Talmadge Mathis for vio
^ lation of the federal liquor laws. The
whiskey was poured out where it was
seized. Boueheile and Williams were
taken before Commissioner Dnla in
Wilkesboro and both gave- bonds in
the sum of $1,000 each for their appearance
in federal court at Wilkesboro.
In his attempt to escape from
the officers, Bouchelle had his shoulder
dislocated, the injury requiring
hospital treatment at Wilkesboro
Warrants were issued for Jim Williams
ana Talmade JMathis.
On Monday, Officers Kalyburton,
Moore and Dcmarcus destroyed a
steam still of 150 gallon capacity, and
about 800 gallons of beer near Roaring
River, in Wilkes county. On the
previous day the officers seized a 200
gallon outfit, on Hunting'Creek. near
Spurgeon post-office, in Wilkes county
destroying about .*>,000 gallons of
beer and sixty gallons of whiskey.
T>1L _ * ..4 4.U.. ... ?4 V,,.:.
1I1C LWU IIIUII ?l > lie mu'it mew
escape when they saw the *o?f icer?
coming.
TEACHERS' MEETING
There will be a teachers' meeting
in Boone on Saturday August 22
beginning at 10 a. m.
All teachers who are teaching oi
will be teaching in the county an
i .expected to attend.
Smith Hagaman, County Supt.
1.50 Per Year BOON E. W
~ONG DROUGHT IS ARRESTED 8
IN IREDELL COUNTY
(Statesville Landmark)
'Showers of blessing
)ver the hills and the valleys , <
>ound of abundance of rain."
Set it down? Tuesday, August 4,
he date the prolonged drought of
L925 was arrested f not broken en- M
irely.
Eighty days without sufficient rain .
o stop the plows. Eighty days with
jut rain enough to fill the creeks to
>vet flowing. Eighty days without "?
general rain to give the thirsty crops
t drink. Forty days without enough
rain to wet a man's shirt.
Danger of water famine gone. Dan
gov of epidemic of sicKness pa>s?-o
Great pall of gloom 1 if tel. Glorious
showers from heaven.
It was three o' lock Tuesday mornIng
when rain began its steady patter
patter or. the roof. Sleepers aroused
themselves to tune in on the sweetest
music heard in months, and aroused
others sleeping more soundly. Not
many needed to be called. Even children
accustomed to sleeping "like a
log." heard it and *e jo iced and were
up soon, along with their folks, to
view the refreshed landscape.
The rainfall during the night vrasj
1 inches, with .21 of an inch up to 10
o'clock. Reports indicate the showers j
were en oral all over the county. The;
shortage in rainfall 15 and 1-2 inch-:
e>. is being steadily reduced. The
last rain in Statesville that could bej
called a rain fell June 24 and measured
one fourth of an inch.
Statesville was perhaps the dryest
point in the state, certainly in the
county. Travelers from any direction
toward Statesville could train the
drought to its lair at Statesville.
Oops, good along the border of the
county, dwindled to nothing at the
county seat. Great oaks that had
weathered many a drought, gave up
the ghost and died during the present
dry season.
Citizens are advised by Supt.
Mcacham, County Agent G'ruefcer and
other agriculturists to plant corn and
beans and turnips, in fact, start a
garden all over again in hopeful expectancy
of other showers in season
and a late fall.
Other droughts recalled by the pies
ent dry season were: 1881, 1911, 14,
1918, 1921. With the exception of
1881 and 1925. the dry period came
i?r.? In the summer and early crops'
wore not greatly damaged. It
would appear that one out of every
four year cycle may be expected to
be a dry year.
Weather prophets of the old or-j
dec have attributed the drought lat- \
terJy to the fact that the "Virgin Ma-J
ry" went on a 40 day journey July 2
and it being fair that day she did not i
take an umbrella. These "wise old !
owls'* at that time declared no one i
need expect it, to rain for 40 days!
But as the Virgin Mary is not ex-j
pected to return until August 10,;
somebody has spilled the dope, and |
I that celebrated character of the im- j
agination, "the Virgin Mary" may,
regret yet that she did not take her;
umbrella along for the return journey.
Others blame the drought on the
antics of the moor,, declaring it has
changed phases always in the afternoon
of evening for months. Ilowev-j
er. this morning it righted itself and {
fulled in the morning and the skies
wept for joy. shedding copiou- tears
long and prolonged on the thirsty
earth.
COVE CREEK NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bingham
have returned to their home in Lirtcolnton
after an extended visit with
their parents Mr. and Ms,. G. F. Bingham.
Mrs. Lunda Gray who has been vis;
iting Mrs. Selmer Fuler in Mt. City
Tenn., returned home last Saturday.
[ She was accompanied by Misses Lura
j and Nina Shipe of Knoxville, Tenn.
! who will be her guests for a few
weeks
'j Mrs. L. H. Shaffer and two ehilt|dren,
Frances and Bingham, have
i returned to their home in Knoxville,
' Term.
Miss Anne Sherwood is at home
j again.
Mrs. Luther Bingham and M: Bus :
ter Binham motored to Johnson City
* last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanly Hanv* have
r been guests of Mr. and Mrs Enoch
' Swift for several weeks
Mrs. Will Payne has returned from
a visit with her parents.
Miss By;ia Bailey Bingham who has
ATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA
GONE TRAIL TRUNK
LINE OF GREAT SERVICE
' K. Finlev. Chairman Boone Trail
lighway CommicCt^. X. Wilke-boro
niaifivial Club, writing to the Char
i ? Observer, say>:
Your editorial in regard to doigng
North Carolina has beet' read
-ith interest, and note there is danif
northern travel dodging North
i? >Hna and going over Lee highway
" Bristol and th*nee south.
The Ki'.vanis club of this town a>out
two year-, ago tried to bring be "
the public he advantages of
; .eloping ar.d advertising the Boone
i'raii Highway, especially through the
nountain section of North Carolina
d Tennessee: This matter has been
u?ila*i d by our duo aijo oy cne
A'iskt's Commercial Club in an endeavor
to get other towns in this scc-j
? f the state interested. There
v;i: a gap of about nine miles of bad
:nl. after crossing the Tennessee
and our effort* were t?> bring
I ' ;iri on Tennessee authorities tc
improve tins bad road. We were disappointed
in not getting a more hear
ty support from other cities, Winstor
Salem did give up their support anc
juite a little publicity, and in? doubt
out efforts have borne fruit, as \v?
are now advised that Tennesse authorities
are improving this read.
After this oad is put in conditio!
ai! travel to Bristol can come hj
Mountain City to Boone. X. C. or
Boone Trail Highway, then soutl
by Blowing Rock or Lenoir, 01 to oin
town and through to Statesville an<
charlotte, or further east still to Win
>ton-Salcrn. south to Pinehurst ant
Southern Pines. This would be ten
best route for travel from Bristol, a
to?i through Tennessee there ?> mori
road not good than to come this way
However it is the opinion of tin
writer that northern travel is not a;
important as that from the northwest
The Chicago. Detroit and other nortl
west travel would come through Loui
vide or Cincinnati to Lexington, Ky
then by Cleveland Gap to Bristol am
south over the Boone Trail Highway
'in.;.. ... ch.wiiM h<. fVim-ftuo-hlv de
vol oped as it is the most direct d?
pond able route from Chicago am
Florida and it will be necessary f?
this section of the state to join in ai
effort to have this route put on th'
map.
While Charlotte and a number u
other cities did not join in our firs
efforts, still Mr. Kuester has looke>
int.i the matter recently and is no*,
heartily in sympathy with the move
merit, and he says he is ready to d
his part in putting this route on th
map. As soon as the Tennessee an
thorities get their ship in conditio
we believe a scout party should g
over this road with an idea of gettin
this route started.
If you find anything in this th?i
will be of any information to yoi
you are at liberty to use it.
been spending the nimer with he
erand-parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oeors
Binprham, left Wednesday for hi
home in Greenville, Tenn.
Mr. Luther Kinpham is ur.dergoin
treatment at the National Sanitoriun
fohnion City, Tenn.
Discover New V
ROLIN A, THURSDAY AUGUST 13.
SUNRISE IN WATAUGA.
By Edna Zof Scrimgcr.
Hero.. on Watauga heights, at ohrh
dawn.
I watch the morning star who-*
lingers light
Have siientiy the shades of night
withdrawn.
Now. in the east, faint . in aks
of color bright
Dcejhj'i and spread until the Stars
pale roy
Is rivaled by the bright beams of
the day.
rhe trees and rocks below me in
th?_ vail'
Ar shadowed by the mistdimmed
clouds out-prei.d;
vvnen, snanen.v, tnc;:t' hums oegii.
to cuaii.
And scurry up the rocks as ii
afraid,
Ar.d hasten down the glen, and
hide away
Bef >n<* t!. * oniu.vi of the God
|j of day.
Now, s* i 'tcheii m-fore me, off a Utile
way.
I A limped lake lies, with its shimmering
sheen;
And. foitn this lake a river speeds
away? - *
A silver ribbon f ringed with soft
j est green;
And i my feet grow ferns, their
rnler fronds still furled
1 Lt , mgingr baby tinkers round
the parent stem soft-curled:
^ While near me with their sundrenched
faces lifting
And smiling up *.? o.eol the June
sky's smile?
The sweetness of their fragrance
round me drifting?
The rhododendrons stretch out
mile on mile.
With here and there the red-bud
softly gleaming;
And ail my hear' is filled with
Inuftsie flri?nminnr'
^ Oh wondrous, wondrous worn kfoi*e
me breaking.
Let my thoughts soar like tiitiije
~ rose-tinted clouds
" Until they reach the hearts of others
waking
' In them joys al! undreamed of
in the crowdsFears
flee away as mists that are
1 sun-driven
t And in this new-born day I glimpse
(l h bit of Heaven!
It was the irony of fate- or perhaps
one should say feet?when u
Fall River boy tramped 171 mlcs tc
enlist in the army, oniv to be rejected
for flat pedal extremities-^
Lowell Evening Leader.
The purpose of jay-walking law:
^ is to have pedestrians run ov *r no
where except at street corners.?
i Nasheville Banner.
The aviatorhelmet hats now wort
r by society pirls in :he east are hardlj
;e necessary to indicate that they ar<
ir'hijfh fliers. ? Oklahma City Dailj
j Oklahoman.
v, ??
ft, A dojr catcher loads a hard life
. v ats are his only friends.?Green vilh
j Piedmont.
bonder of the Sea
gji Si* month's exploration? I
H in the Sargossa sea and ?ft S
H the Galapagos islands, net- 9
ted many new specimens of 8
51 the sea for the Nat'l Muse- g
1 um of Natural History by ?
j| the Dr. Wm. Beebe expedi- 1
a tion which just returned, f
I 'nK" plants Ok their own; are
1 some of the wonders brought
HBBHHHHB A^VTO OA Vr otol
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KLANSMEN. UNMASKED.
50.000 STRONG. PARADE
DOWN PENN. AVENUE
Washington, All/;. 8? i.\Fi T!
W. 'Oiaf capital urns a nn-t ;-i for Ku 1
Klux Xian.-mer t.otkn a?. Pennsylvania
A . -nu v.;;.- roped ff Co'? a pro-on
of robed and h'f'n'.cd ranks :n
which Klan leader.; eel 50.000
''i their number .. oulb march along
the ro-jte from 'he eapilol to the
White House.
beginning in the early hou>*s to av
ria1 train- rolled in frorn
v?dcspreaus sections of the east to
ah! thousands to the influx which
et ir yesterday. Dusty motor caravans
brought in other hundreds to
anticipate in the demonstration
which will continue through torn or
OY. night.
The capital police on duty, in full
force. were under orders to clear
Pennsylvania Avenue of ail traffic
thirty minutes before the cheduled
I start of the parade at p.m. White
robed women and children, families
of the visiting- klansmen, will match
strides with their menfolk in the
procession, with a flank and rear
guard of police keeping -top. No
masks will be worn y the paraders.'
Keep your eve on the person in
.front of you. were final instructions i
to the marcher- by Kia? officials,
today in co-Operating with police
or cations against any chance of
?i!; 1 dcr gett ing ;t tart in the pro- i
erodings. ]
: Leaders among the large negro
clement in Washington have given
" a >urancc to Police Inspector Grant
that members of the race have been
cautioned against letting any responsibility
for the possible disorder
rest upon them and pastors have
added a word of caution in their sernutfis.
Tfye police force. Stiategicaly
assigned to watch the clay's e
vents, expects no disorder but is prepared
to quelch the first sign of it.
Breaking ranks after the parade,
I which, if tfc predicted number of
marched uratecializes. wU3 continue
until well into the night, the visitors
: will gather in ihe Sylvatf theater in
?h<? Mali to hear addresses by Klan
Klati official* were unsuccessful
{ in their effOYt* Ut obtain the serviIces
of negro bami let swell the chorus
of their own hands iii lhe parade, the
I? bandmaster of the negro community
center hand declining r.he invitation.
. After the holding of a Sunday
morning service on ? site just across
the Potomac in Virginia, the visitors
will wind up their program tomorrow j
i night with the burning of a fiery
1 cross. An eighty foot tree with a
cross piece- thirty feet long, oil soak*
- ed for the occasion, will provide the
; spectacle and is said to be the lar!
g-est cross in the organisation's his
torv. -a. .
Hi.
DAIRY PICNIC
t?u - ... l. l jj
ini! uiiii v in nit iii ue uvtu uu
Tuesday August 1 Kth at F. C. Wards
Dairy farm. Thia in an annua! event
and many are looking forward to it.
: It means a day's outing and a good
time for a:! ('erne if you can. Speaking
will start at leven o'clock sharp
: and the following men will appear
on the program:
( Mr. C? o H. Ross, Chief State
Diviisior. >i Markets, Raleigh; Mr. J.
A. Arej charge office of dairy
extension Mr .1. H. Jeter. Agricultural
Editor. Raleigh, N. C. Mr. Homer
F. Robinson, Manager Granite
Falls Dairy. Granite Falls.
Basket lunch at 1 o'clock games
; and contest* at 2 o'clock. There will
be foot racing, potato races, sack races
HTicf horse shoe pitching.
We are arranging for a good bas'
ketb&ll grime which will start at 3
o'clock. Bamboo vs. Mable.
Come prepared to have a good
time.
That is all we will" have to offer
and it won't' cost a cent.
J. R. STEELE
H. L. WILSON
STATESViLLE HAS NEW DAILY
The Statesvilie Evening Ledger is
the name of the new' and splendidly
gotten up daily which has started on
the voyage of journalism in that thriv
ing town. The initial number. one of
which readied our desk, contains sixteen
pages and is filled with matter
of real interest to the reading public.
Judging from this copy, and the
. liberal support given it by the busij
ness men of the town its success is
| already aspired*
EIGHT PAGES
This Week
NUMBER 32.
FK1DA Y. AFTERNOON CLUB
Happy ndeed were those fortunate
rough '? members >! the K,jup "
when Mr-. l? D. Dougherty entertained
the ' lay A fter:; : Club on
the .- venth.
The host* --; received the guests at
the door :n her gracion- wil appointed
way -he made each <.?ne feel
warmly v. ,?m? . The colora .-theme
f pink one. white was evidenced from
the first the profusion el sweet
peas, dahlia:- and obedient flowers
which gave beauty and fragrance to
the* rooms.
The following honorary guests were
introduced:
Mrs. John Lewis of Blowing Rock,
Mrs. Hai y Range from Johnson City,
Miss Mai i. i Sherwood from Erwin,
Tenn., A! Bogle and Mrs. Payne
of Taybn . Mrs. Smith of Char'otte
arid Miss Barber of Boone.
Whilt i first hour sped merrily
summer t n. gaiety and glad good
humor vharaeter&ed the whole group
:?s each busily plied the needle or
matched wit- in conversation. Mrs.
D< ighertj li.en introduceu her program
i?; honor of our great Common'
r, VV. J. ?ryar. Miss Martha Sher?:odd
read a plendid paper in his
f". paying beautiful tribute to the
great man arid tactfully referring
I to his contribution to the womanhood
of Ann Miss Vnr.ie Dougherty,
with M> Barber at the piano, very
i ouchingly and beautifully sang his
| favorite hymn "One sweetly solemn
thought" By special : quest she - ;g
"O lovely Night of June."
The hostess assisted by the attractive
little* Miss lit* wis. passed the
American Needlewoman's calendar of
August, from which each one present
read some choice hit of philoso-r
phic thought. After this the hostess
introduced a distinctively clever and
mete resting contest in which the un,
swers to all questions were names of
club members. After the fun and the
work the score was counted and Mrs
Mc. (J. Anders and Miss Annie Stanbury
wer< each presented exquisite
bud vases of gladioli
Tables were spread and as if by
magic pink and white rose bud baskets
of pink and white mints appeared
bearing a place card for each one
present. Mrs. Dougherty, assisted by
her daughter, Miss Annie, and Miss
Sherwood then served a delightful
two course luncheon. The first consis;
ted of fruit salad, chicken and tomato
sandwiches, pickle, salttnes,
t. *?_. a : 1 a. tu.
; rnspoerry. jeiiy arm iceo u*a. i nt- ond
course was pink and white ice
: cream with j?em?rous slices of anjrel
i and fruit cake.
! The club will meet the next time
; with Mrs. Mc G. Anders.
! COVE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
WILL OPEN THE SEVENTH
t jo
The Cove Creek Hiprh School wif!
open the fall session on Tuesday che
seventh of September. It is very important
thai all students enter
first duy and be classified so that
they may not be at the disadvantage
always attendant upon a tardy start
n the year's work. It is our aim to
' make this year the most successful
in the schoolV history and to emphasize
attendance and throufchness
of work.
In conformity with the action of
' he countv ho.-oil last war r??t*Ardinc*
tuition for student.- outside the district
for the two months over and above
the regular six months time it
has been decided that this tuition will
be payable upon entrance of each
term, half payable at the opening of
school and the other half in January
; at the opening of the spring term.
This rule applies to the grammar
! grades as well as to the high school.
The school is now an accredited
high school and its graduates are entitled
to enter any college in the
>tate or to secure elementary I> certificates
upon attendance of one sum
mer term. Many improvements have
been made in the way of walks and
equipment and plans for the present
year call for others.
We want to take this opportunity
to thank our patrons for their splendid
cooperation during the past two
years. We want them to continue the
cooperation and extend to them a
cordial invitation to visit the school
and especially to be present on the
! opening day.
S. F HORTON. Principal.
General Pershinjr could very probably
explain the difference between
a cold reception and a Chile wel;
come.?Greensboro Daily Record.
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