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DAIRY PICNIC
GRAND SUCCESS
One thousand or mo: 1 people g::- *
thcred at the Brushy Fork Dairy Farm "
Tuesday for the annual <lair> picnic most
of whom to k part in all tht*
frames a d contests and enjoyed them
to the fullest extent. ;
At 11 o'clock Prof. Dci'jjhorcy m >?,r
ted the day off with a sph'ndid ta'k
in which he related soni of the i <terestir.it
history of Watauga Col nty.
He w.t followed h\ Mr Cioorjj. It.
Ross, Chief of the .State :>iv'con of '
Markets, Raleigh, v. ho gac tli p^o- 1
nl.<
iyc 5OTHCCnxBg Iriretesinrgp imni; a - *
^ ut, and -uccgested plan- through
^which the Division '.;f Markets couid
ass i.st hi th* marketing of farm pro- M
ciuce. Mr. Robinson, manager of the *
Granite Falls Dairy was then called
upon, who told from practical e>:p??rience
just what the dairy industry
meant to him and to Caldwell county
as a whole. Mr. A rev in charge of
Office of Dairy Extension, Raleigh,
said that we as North Carolinians look
at the dairy business as a smail in
dustry, but that it is the largest t\\
dustry in the country. He said that i
there was not enough money received j
from the entire wheat, cotton and I
tobacco crop last year to paj the J
faun price for milk during the same | b
time. During the depression of 1920'A%
the State of Wisconsin, the greatest j
dairy state in the union loaned Chi 1XN
cago banks fifty millions of dollars-*
Wisconsin had less bank failures due- ^
ing this perod than any other state.
Mr. F. H. Jeter. Agricultural Editor
Raleigh, made a very interesting talk
and said that he was ready anil anx ious
to tell the world that Watauga
County is doing things along the line v
of agriculture. Col. Olds, marie a few
remarks regarding the adavantages
and possibilities of Watauga eoun- v
ty. We then heard from the county j ^
agent from Pamlico county who told
of progress being made in that seciion.
P
Immediately after the speatting the *"
Directors of the cheese factories lined
up for s hundred yard dash The s'
follow ing were present and entered
in good faith. Mr. Clyde Perry. J. B. i *c
Horton, Hard Mast, Chas. Mast, Am- ^
os Adams, Hard Brown. Lonnie Kenson
and F. C. Ward. Mr. Perry won | :f
first place by a nose length ar.d was
presented by Greene &. Bingham a V)
fine leather purse. Mr. Horton won ^
second place and was presented by
the Davidson Department Stores with
a pair of red silk socks and a hand-! P
kerchief to matcii. Mr. Ward and Mr. I
.z>ro\vn uec lor Third place and to'
save running the race ov**r Mr. Brown \
gave up ar.d Mr. Ward was presented .
with a leather purse by Henry J. !
Hardin & Co. - < *
At this time the baskets were open- ^
ed and all kinds of good eats were
spread out or. large tables. This was 1
rhe most enjoyable hour of the day.
Someone said: If you want some- .
thing good to eat, go to a dairy pic- lv
sic.
After lunch the girls from twelve a
to sixteen years of age had a potato
race which was most exciting. Miss
Murill Horton won first prize, which:
was a pair of silk hose presented by!
Spainhour and Sydnor, Miss Bonnie ^
^Afast won second place and received .
a compact presented by W. H. Horton. !r
Real Estate Dealer.
The boys one hundred yard dash!
was won by Russell Gragg who received
a belt presented by Boone Cloth-1 *
jn# Store. Second place was won by u
Clyde Greer who received a neck- L<
ti and a fancy cap, presented by L. a
S. Isaacs.
Horseshoe pitching was in progress
all day and i understand there were
many close games. P
The baseball game- between the
cheese makers and a pickup team
from over the county was won as *~
usual by the cheese makers. The] ^
cheese makers hav playd at all three
of the dairv picnics ami so far have
\ ?
oea ag qvsl
not losa a game. A game was adver- 0
tised between Mabel and Bamboo but
for some reason the Bamboo team H
could not come. Mr. Dave Henson of .<
Beaver Dam picked up a team and
played the noted Mabel nine. While 5
the Mabel team won the game 12 to sj
7 Mr. Henson's team made it very
interesting for them at times. i ^
At 4 o'clock 24 cows were pat in t<
the st-antions and the people watched ;
the mechanical rniiker juice the cows.: tl
Most folks thought it was far ahead f
of tfse old way. Mr. W. H. Gragg | ti
.seemed to be very much interested in b
^ this way of milking arid asked if it | b
1.50 Per Ycar BOONE.
SOT ED PASTOR EVANGELIST
COMING TO GRACE LUTHERAh
12 ev. Ernest Itoedell McCauley, D
> Raleigh. M C- Lutheran pastoi
rvangeiist is exp ctt'O in Boone nexl
veek to assist p;t:-tor Rev. il. W
felTcoat in a series of evat?gelisti<
orvict
Dr. McCacity is a strong earner
11 i persuasive preacher. He preach
k? the 01*4 ?.'?r\ with power &ra
5 ?que nee. which naught hut a lif<
aid with Christ, in God"*and year
f exp 'i 'i nee cart give. Other visit
ig pastors are expo ted to 1>" pros
*' also Services are to be held twit-*
arh day, at >* p m. and S p. m
Children's service and special Bibb
tudy at 2 p. m. each day.
A cordial welcome i; extended tt
erybody. Coitu and let us wor.-hij
iogether. Service .* ar. to be held ir
t. Luke's Episcopal Church.
NOTICE
Since Z. T. Watson. Represent?*
>hn McNeil of Puiicar, Wilkes Corn:
v, as being the greatest fox huutei
incc the days of Samson and Nimrod
vIcNeil wat in Watauga last weel
ending out chalh nges to all fox cha
or* lu meet him at Ruthe.rwood.post
ffice on Friday Aug. 21, at 5 O'Clock
M. Everyone is cordially invited
p be present to hear the race which
iil be at night, just along the South
|de of the Blue" Ridge near Rutherrood.
ROCRAM FOR CO.
TEACHERS MEETING
;> be held at Boone Saturday Aug.
2, 10 a. m.
J. Teachers salaries from the
iewpolnt of the teacher?A. I.
Ireene, Chas. You nee.
2 Teachers salaries from the
iewpoint of the tax payer?N. L.
last.
,'i. In what have we improved and
> what have we not improved our
ublic schools in the past ten years.
-Roy Dotson, Millard Morris* ^
4. My observations at the Univerty
Summer School?W. Y. Perry,
o. Ought children to be required
> study at home? If so, new much?
hedosia Watson, Eula Todd.
G. The teacher as a morai force
i the community?I. G. Greer.
7. How should a teacher spend
er hours not >n the school??Chapel
? UJiUJI.
S. Address by B. I>. Dougherty.
AH teachers of the county are exeeted
to attend.
Smith Hagaman. Co. Supt.
S1LVERSTONE NEWS
We are still having dry weather,
armers are busy taking care of their
ay crop which is rather short.
Miss Mary Smith died August 10th
i her 80th year.
Mr. Hiram Wilson is very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wall were vising
in this section some days ago.
Mr. J. H. Mast and Miss Nora Mast
re off to Kusselviile, Ter.n. to visit
datives.
Dr. Bynum Wilson of Philadelphia
>ent two weeks with relatives and
riends.
We are glad to know that Mr. E.
. Perry and his son Don are makWArlfint*
; r. Jfcl mills.
lf> 6VU" """""fr ?">
i Chicago.
Mr. Clay Reese of Zionville and
iiss Peari Penned were married
>me days ago. Miss Penneil is the
aughter of Larkin Penned and we
ansider Mr. Reese very fortunate
* she is one of our best girls.
Authority.
Success:? *'I tell you education
ays."
Other Fellow:? "I haven't
>und it so. I am a teacher."
ould milk the cows clean. Mr. Ward
>id him that he could have all the
?llk thoc was left, but just then some
ne suggested that he couldn't get
ny even before the machine was put
n the cow.
A patron for one of the factories
nd a booster for the dairy business
>ld me that four of his cows during
he past six months had paid him
205.00. He says this was clear, beides
he has his calves and the hogs
'men ni: nas raisea on wney. 11 you
rish to know how this is done talk
3 Mr. Grady Bradley.
I hope that everyone who attended
his picnic had a pleasafit day and
eel that they were not wasting tneir
me. If so come again next year and
ring more of your friends and neigh
ors.
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WATAUGA COUNTY. N RTH CAR
1 ~ ~
' Klan I'arack- at
Probably one of the most pictui
h:-*oric Pennsylvania Avenue in W
K an-men. August 8. Klansmen a
e- ! - state in the nation. In the
* -i H. W. Evans.
I
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH <
Good Sunday School last Sunday,
ul we arc sure it could be betterTin*
adult Bible class is moving for- c
ward. t
Splendid crowds at all the services i
la.-t Sunday. The morning topic dis- ;<
ussed by I)r. Browning was *\A v.
Bloody Religion," and in the evening
the "Man of Destiny." ?
Sunday afternoon Dr. Browning ?i
and his Quartet, with a number of the 'j
folks from Boone, went to Blue Ridge d
for a service, where they were greeted 1
by a large and enthusiatic audince of s
people.
Saturday night the Cuban Quartet
put on a musical at Lenoir, for the p
benefit of the Ladies Aid, and reali- o
xed quite a nice sum of money. /
"The Brownings" have gone this
week to visit some friends in Virginia t
but wil return at the end of the week, o
and be 011 hand for the Sunday ser- r
vices. e
They will put ori a special Mission- h
; ary program at the Methodist Church g
j next Monday afternoon, including d
; characteristic Spanish music by Jau- u
nita Browning.
i ThA ?*??? ..U u ?
>?b Iiv .. owwuc v iuui.il i:? w .-gi;inillt;
t?? asfume the aspect of a church buil- v
'ling, and they are hoping to be able,
to dedicate irr September.
HIGHWAY SAFETY 3
FOR ALL PLANNED g
-i p
Washington, Aug. 17.?With the
preliminary studies looking to the v
solution of America's vast traffic d
problem completed, the National Con g
' ference on Street and Highway Saf-! a
| ety is making final preparations for P
: its important meeting in December.
Spurred by the 1924 record of -i
' more than 23,000 persons killed, and 1
thousands injured and millions of e
dollars worth of property loss result- ii
ir.g from traffic accidents, both Fed- c
erai. State and municipal officials, v,
ar 1 private exponents of safer high- g
way conditions are striving to perfect
H rt(-VV cvit. nv f Knf Vt-1 \- k.% rvvun..- ...V *
-- - - -- ??*?,? ?.'V piupuovu ?
in the December gathering. h
Early reports seem to indicate that 1
the publicity campaign against the
careless the drunken and the i"nexperienced
driver ha s had results, as
deaths during the early months of
i the present year show a decrease over t:
I previous periods.
While the present plans do not '
call for federal traffic control, the '5
conference believes it will be able
| by co-ordination of state and mu|
mcipal enforcement regulations, to ^
! bring about uniform laws throughout
the United States. Lack of uniform-, '
: ily is one of the big factors in the
high death rate and groat number of
accidents, according to experts. ^
Leniency of courts toward traffic *
! violators must be abandoned in order ^
i to bring about stronger enforcement t
I according to most officials. Even in 71
Cities and States where the laws arc v
, adequate there has been a tendency
' to let the traffic violator off with v
light fine.
?
Dumb Dan Aatn.
He:? "Do you care for current ^
poetry." N
Friend:? "J dunr.o?I never drank j.
any? but if its anything like the
wine? I'll take a chance." f
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JT^!
OLiV . THLRSDA1 AUGUST 2
WashingJon
resque parades ever t?> pass down
ashington was that of the 60,000
nd families came iron* virtually
center, <foreground) i& Imperial
:hattanooca girl to wed
JAS COUNCILL OF BOONE
The following dispatch tinder date
if Vug. 15, to the Asheville Citizen
rum Chattanooga, will be of unusual
ntcrest locally. The groom-to-be is
he son of Mr. and Mrs. B. .1. Counill
of this place, and has been a
ivil engineer of ability for some
eat*, if. is one of our best known
ind most liked young men. The lady
if his choice was a visitor for a few
lay- here this .summer and was much
iked by those with whom she wa> asociated.
The dispatch follows:
Beautiful in every detail was the
arty given by Mrs. David Al. Hall
<n Friday at her home on Courtland
t veil ue.
The entire lower floor which was
hrown t^ether to receive the fifty
r more guests. was tastefully decoated
in a profusion of summer flowrs.
Assisting Mrs. Hall in receiving
it.i" guests were her lister. Miss Mararet
Moore, and her aunts, Mrs. .1.
. Hooker and Mrs. Frank Gudeurath
f Hunteaville, Ala.
On arriving the guests were direcid
to the living room where punch
?:-ts served l>y Misses Mary Knloe, Ev
!yn Daniels and Isabel Allison.
Durivg the afternoon Misses Dorofcy
McKee and Dorothy Moore and
Irs. Knloe Moore entertained the
uests with a delightfully arranged
nusicai program.
The surprise of the afternoon came
hen the guests were invited into the
ining room whre a color scheme of
reen and white was carried out and
nnounccment was made of the approaching
marriage of Mrs. Hall's
ister, M;ss Margaret Moore to Mr.
tJ n :n - r i> ...? vi <?
HHCS II. I UUilllii U1 UWIl"', .1.
'h?' dining table, with its beautiful
lunv cover had four burning tapirs
11 tall silver candlesticks and as its
enter piece a large white cake on
rhich stood a miniature bride, and
room and minister.
Suspended from the chandelier. <lioctly
above them was a large white
eart bearing the initials, W. H. M.
nd -T. H. C., October. While in the
ining room the guests v.ere served
delicious salad and ice course.
The guest of honor was presented
ritli a tiny cedar chest, filled with
ainty lingerie. The announcement of
he approaching marriage of Miss
loore and Mr. Council! will be of
iter est throughout the state.
Miss Moore ;s the charming daugh&r
of the late Judge and Mrs. Fred
loore formerly of Asheville. Miss
loore received her education at the
Greensboro College and Shorter Col-*ge
at Rome, Ga.
Mr. Councill is the son of Mr. and
Irs. B. J. Councill of Boone, N. C.
Ie was educated at the University of
forth Carolina and is a member of
he Pi Kappi Phi Fraternity. He is
a'w connected wn,n 1,11c orate rugn'a.v
Commission.
Out of town guests at the party
.'ere: Mrs- Holmes Bryson and Mrs.
Robert H. Cooke of Asheville, Mrs.h
F. Grey of Alexandria, La.. Mrs.
B. Peoples of Mobile. Ala., Mrs.
'rank Go.de a rat h of Hnntesville, Ala.
Irs. E. E. Bain. Jr. of Greensboro
Irs. C. S. Robinson and Mrs. Harry
lock of East La Porte, Mrs. W. A.
TcNeil of Tuekasvega, Mrs. David
frown of Cnliowbee. Mrs. Arthur
0, 1925 3 Ctc. aCopj
ibOONE ACTS AS HOST II
TO CO. COMMISSIONERS f
The A?>f eouotv comm?s~
i*; the- entire state held its
annual meeting at Biowi ic- Pock on
Vediie day and Thuis. of last week -CP
On Thursday afteri-oo-. Boone* had
thr? jiv of ^itertaijssii^ thorn on ,f.
t|if court house lawn about eoun- < y
kt '.eing represented. They were
a fine >et of gentlemen, amoftg the
1 tiest business men of th .-tate.
S. C. Eggers chairman of the Bd. ^
oi < ootnsissioners of Watauga county ,
and charge of the meeting. Prof. B.
''? i'>ougherty in a fine v< ;i ?>f humor
gave a flowing: description of Wa- , '
!iu.^;.' wondevfu! and varied assets
i lima lie. agriculture, civic and educational
after which Supt. Smith Hagaroan
in a short addr - spoke par- r
Ucularly of the trep.mendously imporiant.
and difficult t; .-k of the co. ' ^
commissioner in the life and progress '(>
[ of ike county and thioign t.lu- county
| of the state and at the same time ai1
keep' ?g within the limits of reason- 1
able taxation. ,la
Frances D. Winston, one of the '
distinguished judges of the state was 1 '
! present and called on to n pond to "
!? the addresses of welcome. The judge c>'
ir i s inimitable way. for several min
kept the crowd in convulsions
^ ?.;f laughter, then growing serious he ^
d one of the fine 1 anil most
i*"iueni eulogies or two of Watau- ,n
ya'.x distinguished . Hon. R. Z. P<:
Li' : y and Captain F.dvard F. Lotill.
to which we have ever listened. ua
Long tables had been erected in m
th<- shade of the cherry trees and n;1
n : with the product "f farm and CH
garden of Watauga. After passing
shrough the dexterous hands of the
good women of Boon* and the s*ur- is
rou?.ding country 't was indeed a D;
templing feast. Prof. i. G. Giver, in G.
behalf of those who had prepared the M
dinner, invited the groat ci.twd to the F.
table. My how they did eat! Watauga SI
k?aut, Watauga cheese, Watauga pic- th
k'tes, and Watauga -almost?every- Pi
thing.
A mutual good time and our dis- Hi
languished guests took their ieave, ur
each carrying a can of Watauga's ^
famous saner kraut to his less for
l ...isii: wui:. eu
; ce
NEWS FROM THE NORMAL
AND TOWN AT LARGE au
(Correspondence of tho Democrat.)
Dr. .M L. Kesler. Superintendent of pv
the Thomasville orphanage, was at \y
the school a few days since and taikid
to the i lid eel- about what is to
i be done with the orphan children as. |
I the orphanages cannot take care of j *
them all. Rev. W. S. Farthing of this;
i county was present the same day and
j led in the chapel prayer.
On Saturday I)r. A. W. Plyler of
the North Carolina Christian Advo-|
U'(
eate, Rev J. *V. Moore, pastor of the
West End Methodist church of Win- ^
: xtou-Salem. and Rev. M. B. Woosley ^
of Boone, with Mrs. Plyler and their ^
little girl were at the Normal. Mr. *.
Moore conducted the devotional services
and Mr. Plvler made a splendid '
iai
talk to the students.
Congr- man Doughton was a
welcome visitor in Boone the past .
U I. - 1 - 15 - -
>vcva. ii is iiiwnjs u picaMU't: lu nuuiie , ^
to have him come.
SeveraJ day? the past week have
been unusually warm for this section
the mercury ranging around 80 dur.
ing the warmer part of the day but
it turned much cooler the latter part
of the week and as this is written, wi
especially early in the morning, it Si
is only slightly above 60. in
Lots in Boone seem to be in de- sc
mand now more in Boone than, for da
some time in the past. A sale of m<
lota on Saturday in a section east of on
Boone on the Boone Trail Highway Se
resulting n selling all the lots offered
and at a good price. The land ?ti
had been bought by the School Board di
for the erection of a school building wi
' hut the location was changed and the
Board sold the Wts at a profit. la
The Three Forks Association of di
the Baptist church held its annual dc
meeting: at Three Forks, the oldest de
church in the county two miles of
Boone the past week. The attendance co
was the largest in years and the ex- su
j ercises of a very high order. re
is
BLONDE BESS OPINES. m
fi;
j "Personally, I don't care for ?,a
ceiling fan?but I ordered one just
1 the same. The boss is bald headed
| you know." j m
Weaver and Mrs. P. W. Kincaid of,
DiHsboro and Mr s. Ed Sharp? of i 1
Birmingham, Aia. j pi
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EIGHT PAGES
Thi* Week
NUMBER 33
ORMER BOONE
PASTOR DEAD
Jecial t< thv S he Deroowa t.
Hilda, S. *' Auj. 3 7-?The Rw.
F. Davis-. psstcr of Hilda Baptist
tifich iYwi ac his resajAvijCi* Thnr-u
y night after a brief illness.
L'ntil ! Sunday he \va hi bis
ual h'-a. ?.'A preached to his conegation
- !tg as bis text "Thy Will
Done/ I* was very forcefully preritod
a i will always be rememberby
h. ingregatioii at Hilda He
came ii! : iter in the day and was
lable to hi evening appointment.
The <i -1 was born in A mnecou:
' y -ixty-fiv yeasr ago. He
s held p toraies in various parts
Xor ' orolina: Beimonl. Chartte,
TI' onvi'de, Milton, T'mria2.
All < ie, West Lumborton.
id oth . fore coming to this stale
;? yeai since which time fan
is been :v <?r of the Baptist chares
mt \ ' .. Double l*? r?d, Georges
eek ar Sprmtown He has also
M two Vi orates in T nnesseo. Do.
a ed vs io fine typt of Christian
itlcman Tie had given forty years
his u - ;; life in preaching th"
ispcl ;u -erving humanity. Roceni
he f i the pulpit of his son
Willi t S C. and preached a
werful rrnon. In hi in was comned
a personality with oriustl
Ptr- f character and detcrinaii<
? ' Christian spirit. He was
tppv ii -hung for others and deoited
his i i (ire life to Ihc service
Chris'
In addition to his widow dewa'-t'd
survived l?y two soi Rev. V.. R.
'ivis, WilJistor.. S. C.; Mrv Chas.
Davis, T*o*vo, N. C; five daughters
rs. G. C. lvcy, Albemarle, Mrs. \Y.
Alexander, Charlotte; Mrs. T. H.
annate, Charlotte, Mrs. ("has, Matews,
Matthews, and Mrs. .Jennie
. illy, Gnsl0ftia, N. C.
Funeral services were held in the
ilda Baptist church at 10 a. m. Sat day
Aug. 15, conducted by Rev. 1?.
Miller assisted by Rev. D. \Y. Hecr
of Blackvilie. S. C. Mr. Miller's
logy was very impressive. The deased
was called bv the people a
od man and always referred to as
ch.
The floral tributes were many and
autiiul. The services were followed
interment in Williston cemetery,
iliiston, S. C.
HOMAS DIXON 1
VISITS BOONE
Rev. Tom Dixcn of Now York, a
>rid famous writer and playwright
cut Wednesday afternoon as the
est of Mr. It. W. Horton, looking
or the mountain? of this section
r Dixon is one of a party of arts.
writers and others looking for
large boundary of rugged mountain
id suitable for summer homes and
will be through here again in a
w days after locking over the eoun
v west o? Blowing Rock and the
nville and Little Switzerland coun*
METHODIST NOTES
Two hundred and seventy three
ire present at Sunday School last
tnd&y and this report is the last to
elude Undent* from the summer
hool. Our church school next Suny
will be dependent upon the local
smbership, therefore let's rally arnd
the cause and make the Sunday
hool keep her present standard.
We appreciate the work of the
jdents, and as they are leaving for
tTerent sections of the country, we
sh for them happiness and success.
Rev. A. W. P'yler preached to a
rge congregation Sunday night. His
scourse was timely and eloquently
slivered and all who heard him were
'lighted.
We have good reason? to feel en uraged
over our church work this
mmer, but just now we need to
mind ourselves that the church year
ncaring the end. and we have some
ore to do before our reports can be
illy made.
The annual conference begins the
Ith of October at Statesville, N. C.
Sunday School Sunday at i?:45 a.
Pte tehrng at 11 a. m. and fc .p m.
Epworth League 7:15 p. m.
Wednesday prayer service and choir
act ice at 8 d. m