VOLUME XXXVI.
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TRAVELING CROSS I
IN A BR!
COUNTIES OF ASHE: ALLEGHA
FUL IN SCENERY AND
FRED A. OLDS
In the Orphans' Friend
The last .story took us, L>r. Cavir??
and the writer into Ashe county.
at Jefferson. That little town
ha- shade trees which down state
fo ks would think mighty nice, for
th'y are black heart cherries, those
fellows which literally melt in
. \ :.:r mouth and make your lips like
th -e of a flapper who has used her
J:p -tick very freely. The road is
pa.cd between Jefferson the county
and West Jefferson, the latter
I- ng on a branch of the Norfolk
. Western Railway, which traver
the county north and south. This
'way leads out of Ashe county
t tbward so that the folks, have to
t :' e the highway to get down into the
r'.:-it. of which most of them know
but little. AH of them know that one
m the county's chief figures is "Tain'
J; -vvie. a great developer, who prays
three times a day for a railroad cross
g the Blue Ridge. Not yet has he
it, but who can tell what will
happen if he prays hard enough and
long enough?
From Jefferson a road leads southv.;i
) to Wilkesboro. There was an
'.iM road used by ihe stages of the
ong ago, and about IStM) Stat.*' eon v
;cts built another. Now the Highv?"iiy
Commission has a mad which is
?i. y?t hard surfaced all the way
; i which climbs over and down the
Blue Ri<ige by means of innumerable
"r::i:pin" curves. This road makes
i think of t he man who was de?;
>.is ir, his moral meanderings and
\ .?> was described in a very famous
; m thus: "He wires in and wires
1. leaving the mind still in doubt,
v 'ether the snake that made tht
L^ack was going out or coming buck.'
A y how the road was nice and gave
and pretty views now and ther
few miles west of Wilkesboro we
: nod westward and took the road
to Boone. It was not long before we
.c^ar. to ciimb the heights again
U t had crossed the Blue Ridge al
1. ;?ring Gap and again on the wa\
' ?m Jefferson lo Wilkesboro ant
row were to cross it the third time al
I.itep Gap. The rhododendron in tht
icv.jgres was magnificent and niadt
V- at stretches look like a vast gar
?: _ At a peak of the ridge was J
v: a. the Watauga line having boei
< :>scd a little before, and then 3
scene of beauty was before the eye
JSiac grass, ripening wheat, snow;
bi.:cK\v float oiossoms, amnner puet
nunge of mountains was in view.
n.-: prise too, for while a year ag<
the writer had seen Deep Gap a
nature's own child, bless your soul
here was a railway and a saucy lo
coniotive, for all the world like
bath tub on a wheel barrow, whicl
proudly bore the name "Red-top Rai
way Company," while around it wer
regulation size freight cars. This i
a brand new railway and it hauls lur
bear down to Bowie,in Ashe, (name
for Tarn), so it is a branch of th
.Norfolk &. Western, and before Ion
no doubt the latter will be at Dee
Gap itself. Then watch out for
great summer resort development a
that high place because of the heigh
there is a vast field from which on
iaa look in all four directions an
tee the world, as the devil a long tim
?igo showed it to the Lord from a
"aeeeding high mountain."
The devil does not like Wataug
for 92 per cent of its folks are (
church affiliations. He is much moi
interested in some down-country r<
gions where he has a far larger pe
centage of folowers. To tell the trut
he half claims half of the North Ca
olina folks; 50-50, that's ali. Tht
will have to stir about to get aw?
from him. It may be the Blue Rid*
is too high for him.
We saw something else at De<
Gap, namely a handsome consolida
cd public school, which covers qui
a district. On the charming hig
way, route (No. 60) we wten on
Boone, which is 3333 feet above s<
level, and which is 226 miles nort
west of Raleigh. To our great d
light rain was falling, and when
falls in the mountain it really fai
but it looked and felt good to us. \
bad been in three blue grass cou
ties Alleghany Ashe, and Watau
and they are like three pearls t<
/
* oil a string around North Caroline
v nook if you can fancy your stale
an altosrether lovely maiden. 1
)c
SI .50 Per Yeer BOONE. V
i0UNTRY
5EEZY HUPMOBILE
NY AND WATAUGA ARE WONDER- }
NATURAL RESOURCES
7 . i
wanted to see more of route No. 60 v
; so went to Zionville. 17 miles fur- ^
ther on, through a country so charm- t
; ing that it exhausts descriptive pow;
ers. There we let our friend. Miss .
Hupmobiie, set her front wheels in t
Tennessee, 243 miles from Raleigh, ^
for there the hard surface ended We <
were told a wonderful story, namely,
that Tennessee is actually building ;
a real road from that point to Moun- ?
tain City. It seems incredible and 1
some of the Zionville folks cannot be
lieve it. It was agreed two or three
- - *** * ' *"*
??? tut? oiaie 01 tennessee i
and the State of North Carolina
t hat if our State would huild to Zion- I
ville, the boundary, Tennessee would
build there too. In fact the emis- I
sary, or shall we say the amhassador
of Tennessee, the "Volunteer
State," very proudly said. "We will <
fret there before you do," but he fail- ?
ed to speak truly for his part of the ;
road did not arrive, to the great gnef
of the Wataugans. It is up to Ten- : '
j nessce. ''
Boone has changed delightfully
^ in various respects, but not yet arc I
I its streets paved. Flour is not quite [ '
| so fine as its dust, hut like the Chil-1 !
dren of Israel in the Wilderness the
folks are going to get out of this I
j disagreeable condition They have soid
A bonds and are to have real streets
land after they do that will "take
nobody's dust." 1
The great features of the town, '
; besides its location and its atmosphere,
is the Appalachian State Nor- 1
mal School. This school is a continual
performance, running 1*J
H-months in the year. In a year it
-1 has wrought wonders, having built a
-1 spacious dormitory, a gymnasium ami
swimming pool combined, a mess
hall, ice making and refrigerating
i building combined and a particular- 1
' ' lv good public school, the latter be'
ing on the normal school grounds so
' as to be available for demonstration j
| and practice work, to give practical
1 j teaching to the many students who 1
f ! 1-tinia- h.?t 111 thn r.ilwi I ??
1 nine months and to the two summer j
t school terms which cover nine months!
1 the public school going on all the j
' imc a.id having like the other buil-|
- dings been constructed by the state. ;
* The Highway Commission has laid;
* off the grounds for drive ways and j
* walks during spare time, for it has i
a considerable force making a sur
y vey from Boone to Jefferson to tie i
V in those two county seats. At this |
^ normal school there were during the
3 regular term G40 students, during the 1
s first sumer term b49 and at the
* second and over three fourths
" of the counties in the state have been
li represented. More is to be done and j
^ one may say that the school has a
'i , splendid present and a far widere
future. It is now building perma8
j neatly. Fortv per cent of the stu- j
n: .
v?u;?ivo ?*<- iko ivciuiai Ltri m nil" m*-ii anu
d 25 per cent at the summer term.
e There are many interesting things.
? to see in the vicinity of Boone. The
P first cheese factory in the south was
* i established at Cove Creek in 1914
lt was enlarged twice and now a new
building houses it. It does not fail
e ti? set out thi> fact above noted, i
^ There are four other cheese factor41
ies in Watauga county, the largest1
n being at Brushy Fork, also right beside
highway no. l?0. This cheese j
is in great demand. So is the krifut j
** made from the splendid hard head
*e cabbage. Another new industry is.
p' the canning of beets, and yet anoth?r
the raising of Irish potatoes fori
planting in eastern North Carolina,
this- already being ar. extensive busi- [
y ness. All these plants are eoopera-j
tive, the cheese factories being ^oodi
examples of cooperative ownership.
When the writer used to come in
^ the high mountain region many years
ago and then on down to 1914 there
^ wor? no end of beef cattle in all of
to these blue grass counties and horses
ea too. He has seen of Boone 25 colts,
with their mammas, hut t.hey are now
:e_ as a mountaineer onee told the writer
it about rattlesnakes "powerful scerce."
Is. The drop in beef cattle is just because
prices dropped after the crazy
J ._.u: .u J. r-u i
ll-j (rriiini ?nun uirent) ivuvwcu mt
jra World \far. It was poor business not
>o, to keep o?i raisin# them. and horses
ft.s and mules too.
' A splendid hiarnway has been built
as from Booiie to Blow in# Rook, ten
Ve miles, and on it one passes between
I tana.
YATAUGA COUNTY. N RIM CAR'.
WORTH WHILE CLUB \
t>
Perhaps the most pleasant afterloou
the Worth While Club has been
irivileged to enjoy was the afternoon
pent with Mrs. Edd Payne at her h
iome Saturday September 1 It.
A letter from Mrs. Carrie Bumble, q,
>re*i<ient of the District Federation
va> read by the president. The mater
of electing: delegates and pros pecive
attendants was discussed. Quite ,.t,
? number of the ladies plan to attend.
i o
>ome summations were mad:- relar
. ?l
*ve to havintr a chestnut roast. Plans
vere made for this and will be car- j
ied otit in the near future. ^
Mrs. Payne had arranged foi the p
Measure of the guests a most inter sting
program. It was as follows:
!>uet -How Beautiful Heaven Must ''
he. by Misses Harlena Cooke and
Helen Edmisten.
Recitation - Daisy i im? bv Melon
Kdmisten.
Reading - Keropie pear's Faith, by *
Mrs. Muggins. " M
Recitation - by Harlena Cook .
Mrs. .lames Cooke and Mrs. Mug- ^
mis each received a dainty bon-bon
iish filled with delicious confections t% 1
is prises for highest score in an '*
ipple and Forest Contest. l><
Apples of choicest varieties were
trery much in evidence and enjoyed a
?y the guests. I ni
After the guests had enjoyed the. :|
program and contests, they \v?*re in- ai
kdted to the dining room where a -M
rvwsf sumptions repast awaited them. ^
Dainty place cards directed each
guest to her place of honor. The
hostess assisted by Miss Alive Brown :r
and Miss Bernice Cooke served a a'
two course luncheojn. The first l>;
nurse consisted *>f chicken, toast, sa- sl
lad wafers, pickles and coffee. The
-ecund pink and white cake, straw- V1
M iries and custard. ts
This beautiful home or. the knol!
suMounded by the beauties of nature
forest and orchard and sparkling ?'
streams was very alluring and all
were loathe to leave.
The next meeting of the club will i
be with Mrs. T. Lcn Cooke, Saturday
Pftpbtr the did. X
s
PIANO RECITAL t<
i c
Miss Ruth Rankin will give h pi10
recital on Monday evening at 7:110 a
in the auditoriu of the new public vv
school building. Mis> Rankin will he a
assisted by Miss Altlrigc of the expression
department of Elon College ei
and Miss Annie Dougherty, vocalist. ,j
An admission of 25 cents for the '
grown-ups and Icents for children -)
will he charged for the benefit of the ?
Parent-Teachers Association of the f
city. : t
Miss Rankin is one of the finest'
young musicians of the South, and
this will probably be the last oppor-j ii
unity the public will have of hear 1 f
ing her before she leaves for New j
York to continue the study of music.: f
H
King George reviewing one of his! s
Scottish regiments had to appear in c
the customary kilts. It is a good thing p
His Brittanic Majesty is not a general
in some of the West African reg b
iments and slated foi review. f
1
Dirty Stuff. ^
%<They sat around telling smutty J
stories all evening." ^
"It must have hbeen a chimneysweep
convention."
two great rocks, well named. "The
Pillars of Hercules." Nearby is a
little lake, which gives a head for |
an admirable electric power plant, ?
which illuminates the Normal School j
and the town of Boone, and which
was built by the Suite. BKnving Rocki
has been so much described that it is
not worth while to >peak about it,
as it speaks for itself. It is over
1000 feet high, and s a water shed,' <
as are all these mountain gaps ori
passes, for the streams which flow, ,
! south ward into the Atlantic andj 1
' northward into the Gulf of Mcx:>v.
The main street of Blowing Rock
is about as unattractive as can well
be imagined, with only two redeeming
features, namely the PresbyterHi
Episcopal churches, built "f
stone from the spot. There are three
or four points with very wide views.
From these one can see the long
range of the Black mountains, also
' Grandfather mountain and the peaks!
I which mark the grand canyon of the1
1*7?:ii,. ?nrnn|.. u?.:i .,,-,^1
!u""ra """ ?????> ' I
Table liock. We were to see these
nitrh-hanii, so we took the Vonah:i!os-[
see roi-<i for Linville town, this word)
meaning in Cherokee "the Bear's!
i Trail;" the word "Yonah" meaning'
I bear. So we said good bye to Watauga
and literally took the trait.
>LIN A. THURSDAY SEPTEMB
IEWS OF THE
NORMAL SCH00I
npppninf i of interest Around th
School and Town as Reported b
ur Regular Correspondent.
The following- from Judge Stac!
a fine recipe for drunken auto dri
rs: "Give them a lesson in makin
ads and they will learn sense er
igh to use them properly.
Mr. J. H. Bryan, a son of Col. \\
Bryan, visited his father in Boon
?r a few days the past week. Mi
ryan is in the fur business in Car
la and in developing a wonderft
ade in this line. His many friend
ere glad to see him.
Miss Ruth Coffey, director of Mu
c at the Normal, has been visit in
i.'Mids rit Asbpvilllfi f<>?- ?Ko r??.
eek. and Miss Sue Spainbour i.
organton has been supplying in he
ork during her absence.
Mrs. J. 1). Rankin, her daughtc
iss Ruth, and . on Winton have bee
[siting friends at Rutherford Co
ge for the past week. They are e?
pcted home on Tuesday.
Friday the 25th is expected to t
day of unusual interest at the No
lal as on that day the State Supe
itendent, the High Schooi Inspect!
nd the High Principals and Teacl
rs of this section are to meet at ti
ormal for consultation in regard 1
igh school work.
The State Normal has at this wri
ig 100 per cent more than last ye;
t this date. The High School I)
Hitment has a few less than at tl
?me date last year.
Re\. Wooslev conducted chapel si
ice on Saturday ant! made a go*
ilk to the students.
On last Thursday Prof. Wrigl
ang several solos to the pleasu;
f those present.
BAPTIST NOTES
We hail 235 present in Sundi
chool at the Baptist church (a
unda>. It would be very fine indei
> see this number raise to 300. l*i
s work to that as our goal for tl
ill and winter. We are glad to ha>
nyone attend our Sunday Scho
ho may not already be in attendant
t some other Sunday School.
The deacons of the church have ?
ided to recommend to the chuii
lie addition of three rooms in tl
asement and the combining of tv
n the first floor for a larger via
'his it is believed will meet the nee?
f the Sunday School for the prosei
We are expecting our revival me
ig to begin in Boone on Moml;
oil owing the second Sunday. Dr. 1
.. Jackson, pastor of the First Ra
ist chuvch of Wadesboro, N. C. w
ssist in the meeting. Brother Jac
on iit k good man and a strong pre
her. Christian people are asked
tray for a great revival.
Our meeting at Blowing Rock w
>egin Oct. 26th and the church ai
- - ? II l- -J L *? *
laaivi win m- assisted uy Rev. ^
Griggs of North Wilkesboro.
October 19th the Northwestern p
:or's Conference will meet at t
Soonc Baptist church. All pastors
he Association are invited to utter
rhe ladies are expected to attend ;
>o.
Sunday School 10 a. ni.
Worship 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
B. Y. P. U 6:30 p. m
Prayer service Wednesday 7:30
n. You are asked to he with us. Pr
-i scrvjccs arc uvuij; usseu pr**parai
*y to our revival services.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURC!
NOTES
There was an increase in Sunt]
School last Sunday. Be at Sund
School next Sunday and hear t
special part to be given by the "Bo<
ter" Class.
There will be services each Sund
at 11 o'clock until December. T
Sunday mornings that arc* not fill
by a regular appointment will be
ken by some one invited to hold
service. Next Sunday morning
G. Hodges will have charge of 1
service.
Don't forget the Wednesday nij
Prnw.p
Mother Known.
FriemPy Friend:? "And how
yours?"
that fine family of boys and girls
at the powder puff age now.
girls art powdering and the h
are puffing."
Wdtt;
1ER 24. 1925 5 Ct? iCopj
CONFEDERATE REUNION NOW !
BEiNG HELD IN BOONE J
Tod?> the thin Confederate line,
* the members of Ximrod Triplett
Camp, C. C. V., who followed l.ee
e and Jackson through the thickest of $
the fight, through the earth quaked
v neath their feet, are holding their
thirtieth annual reunion and the few
grand olt men who are left are be^
ing entertained at the State Normal. ,
Thirty years ago when the flr.-t Con-!
"'federate reunion was heid in Boone, j 2
K there were thousand:- of people pres- ,
i- r.nt, not only from Watauga but ad- "
joining counties, and the double rank *
file of veterans reached unbroken *
from the present post office to the '
v court house with Filer Lorenza Mil*
r. ler and Drommer Enoch Swift (both I
of whom are present today) heading!
, j the parade, that marched to the tune
1 of Dixie and other patriotic airs.
!S To accommodate the great gatheiin" '
a sumptuous picnic lunch was served
Foiowing is a complete list of those
present on this occasion; Jeremy
Green. L. D. Miller, E. M. Greer. E. ;
** J. Norris. H. A Davis. James Arrant
>f Enoch Swift, Capt. Bill Hodges, Wyat ,
.r Haves, S. J. Bishop. Newton Banner '
(Federal) and Wm. Cook of C'aid- 1
well county. Those still living in the
-r county, though absent en this occa
n >iun are Robt. Farthing. Albert Wil1?:
son, Thomas Love and Mark Wine'
barcer. J
The old boys are .-till quite well,
and most of theni as jolly a.- of yore
>e though time has stooped itictr forms
and in some instances disease has
i made inroads on their once manly
1" ] bodies. The Democrat ui behalf oif
ir . very citizen of the town extends to
ft- the remnant of those who wore the
Le; G ru\ and the Blue as well, a hearty
welcome with the hope their stay will
V he the most pleasant of ail. In honor-j
ing you we feel that wit are honoring]
t-' ourselves. In the meantime. "oldi
n -ports" if you see anything hanging
about loose that you would like to,
possess, take it along, but it might!
U! not be best for ('apt. Bill or Marsh
Greet to hear of it.
'? METHODIST NOTF.S
it There was an increase of sevenre
teen in Sunday School attendance
last Sunday compared to the previous
Sunday. 257 were present. Some of
the classes have been working, one
in which it was very evident is taught
ty by M?. Jeff Stanbury.
1st spite of threatening showers 16
-d members of the teachers* council were
L't present Monday night to plan and
> ' work out ;? larger program for the
re; Sunday School. The council has already
adopted the B. Standard chait
e gotten out by the Department t>f Religious
Education at Nashville, Tcnn.
is the Sunday School standard, and
^ the accomplishment of this program
lc seems very favorable.
*? The Boy Scouts, of Boone hail a
1481 very pleasant outing* last Friday
Jy 'night. Rev. Mr. Huggins, Mr. Ben!
Watson and the writer were visitors >
round the camp fire near Winkler's;
hV Creek whore jokes were told and j
.-.peaches .made to our hearts' conl3"
tent. The success of this scout move i
meat is largely due to Charles Farthk"
ing, Gordon Winkler and Howard
a" Ashley.
to Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.
in. by the pastor. Since Sunday is i
IU* Promotion and Sunday School Day
the scimon Sunday morning will be
of ten minutes duration.
as Epworth League 6:45.
Wednesday prayer service and choir
practice at 7:30 p. m.
id.
al-:
VALLE CRUCIS ITEMS
.
| Cordon Taylor has returned home
| from Cleveland Ohio, and is leaving:
j a train immediately to enter the State
HV College* Raleigh.
o* Wilson Lawrence and T. C. Baird,
accompanied by Miss Wilma Baird.
mad a business trip to Lenoir on
H Tuesday.
Rev and Mrs. J. P. Burke have
driver, through to New York City, expecting
to he gone about ten days.
* Mrs C. IX Taylor has gone down
.' the mountain to visit friends at Leno
l>H_ i gerwood and Lenoir.
Wad.- and Evans Miller of Elkland
aj. stopped to greet friends in passing i
j,e through the valley on Tuesday eveed
ning on their way home from Cleveta
land.
a I >r. and Mrs. V M. Dula and Joe
C. Clark of Lenoir were visitors in the
the'Valiey on Sunday, William Clark also
returning: to Lenoir with them,
jrht The summer cottage being built
for the Rev. Harding Hughes of
Greensboro by the Clark brothers is
progressing rapidly.
i
is 1 The Very Same.
"
of i Clerk:? "He grows fast, doesn't
rhe he. It's the same yonngster who
oysj was just under ?when you rode on
j my train summn before last."
tit
NUMBER M
MRS. CLEVE
JOHNSON DEAD
*rominfnt Young Lady Pamn Awar
Early Thi* mnrnibf at th^ Wat?ugA
Hoipital? Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. B. C. Johnson died at the
Yatauga Ho pital here this morning:
after an illness of only a few days.
Mrs. Johnson was formerly Mis?
Viae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. M.
"Ireene of this city, and a niece of
;he Professors Dougherty, of the Appalachian
State Normal. She had be ?n
married for only about two yeara
?nd with her husband had made her
tome at the Greene residence. She
at as educated at the Normal and was
An accomplished musician and an arist
of '..nosnai ability.
Her death has cast a gloom over
the entire town, for she numbered
tier friend? by her acquaintances?
i lovable character, always having a
kind word and pleasant smile for
:hose with whom she came in contact.
She leaves a husband and infant
lautrhter Ti-r? d?v? ol#t f-oV.x.. h.
*r. and two brothers to mourn her
seeming untimely death.
Funeral rvices will be conducted
from the Baptist church tomorrow,
after which interment will be in the
town cemeterv.
The Den ocrat extends deepest sy m
pathy to the husband and others of
her family in their bereavement.
NEWS FROM THE STATE FAIR
Though the cattle pens and licestock
sheds of the State Fair were
overrun with entries last year so
that it became necessary to crrect
tents to house the overflow, it is estimated
by Manager E. V. Walborn
that the exhibits this year will be
greater than last. Mr. Walborn is
particularly pleased with the outlook
for ih Horse Show, which is being
arranged by David Gray as assistant
superintendent. In this department
will be the regular exhibits or horses
and mules entered for premiums,
and in addition will be held the Horse
Show on Wednesday and Thursday
night*, when competition in riding
between gentlemen, ladies and couples
will be i feature event. A cavalry
troup fie . Fort Bragg will alsogive
an exhibition on each night.
In the cattle department. Prof. R.
S (Tl IT is stilts that tx-iU !?..
especially good beef show. Premiums
amountng to nearly $4,000 :?re
offered in this section, and a number
?f fine herds have already entered.
Prof. L. I. Case of Blacksburg, Virginia,
will judge beef cattle this year.
With dairy breeds John Arey states
that the premiums amount to $11,505
with indications that the contests will
be unusually close. Mr. A ivy expects
a large number of entries with the
Jersey breed predominating, as was
the ease last year.
Over .5.1,000 is offered in the
swine dcpartmeift. Prof. \V. W.
Shay states that in addition to the
regular show of pure breds, there
will also be a barrow show and a ham
and bacon show which will attract
attention. <\ V. Thompson, of Stillwater
Oklahoma*.will judge the swine
this year.
Niirth t 'u rn!tn:? -n-Awn _-h....??% u*?lt
also be much evidence at the fair.
A. C. Walker, of Clyde, North Carolina,
will have charge of this department.
and the judging will be done
by George Evans, County Agent of
Davie County. Nearly $T.,000 in
premiums is offered in this department
and competition will be keen.
BEAUTY
Make your home surroundings the
most most attractive ir. town or
most attractive in town or county. ?
Your neighbors will know it.
Beaut\ develops the soul?help on
this great work.
Consider the mountains, hills, valleys,
clouds and vaulted sky, how
beautiful!?Let us make oui lawns
f Have you a short word to say or
[ a pian for the beautiful??Tell us
i about it.
LIVINGSTON CLUB
Two very interesting meetings of
the Livingston Club have been held
1 recently One was with Miss Louise
Critcher ai which very entertaining
I short talks were made by Misses Ruth
Rankin and Wilhelmina Hydrick.
The second meeting was with Mrs.
i Grady Farthing al which Mrs. Esther
St&nbury Boone, a former mem
ber of the club was present and whs
interested in the plans of the club for
the coming year.