VOLUME XXXVI TAPS SOUNDED FOR S-51 CREW Comrades Hold Solemn Service of the Dead at New London?LaKor Same Day to Recover Others N( >' London, Conn. Oct. 1.?The solemn vol' s of 'Maps" .-'Winded with haurr. n?.r bounty today, ech d thru the -'lbmarine base as a touching: fart--a oil by the navy to its dead cotnrnd - of the S-51. As the bugle call died away more tha*: '500 officer- and enlisted men stood in the base theater with bowed heads. With them were friends of f the ' 5 victims of the S-51, officials of New London and civilians who had joined in the memorial service this morning, Every man attached to the ase. not detained by official duties. vas present. 11 ring tthc services, other navy m- . were toiling at the place where th? -jbmarine was sunk September z.o \v tne steamship City of Konv limit r a leaden sky they worked doggedly to recover the bodies still held in the sunken ship. The service opened with a reading *?f the order issued by Captain Er? t .1. King, commanding officer of the base, under which they were held. In this order Captain King reiterated his contention that the S-51 sunk without any blame whatever attaching to her officers. Then came the roll call, read by Lit tenant Commander \\\ I). Snydei commanding the S40, a sister shi of the S-51. As the 55 names of to stricken crew were read for tht ast time there was complete quit and a moment later the strains of **!. ud Kindly Light" broke tht silence. i ie services, arranged by the Kp isc? :>aliait chaplin of the base, Rev. A. !v Parker, were simple Hut impre-'ive. After reading: the lesson fr. i i St. John 11, Chaplain Parker del . cred a hrief address of comfort to the relatives and friends of thte ^ de; men. His address was followed by the hymn, "Abide With Me," and thi singing of Gounod's Ave Maria by . soloist. repressing inability to convey ad e. A special nvmn for the safety ol tho-r who follow the sea was suns and the services were concluded witf a bv 'usdiction. T .r platform upon which the ser -vice choir sat was banked with rose: and flowers and was drapede wit! the American, the Rc recover the 2d bodies still unac counted for. WORTH WHILE CLUB Delightlful indeed was the aftei ^ lioon sport by the members of th W. ?th While Club at Mrs. T. Le Cp- k's home Saturday Oct. 3. The guests assembled on the law an.' the meeting was called to orde by the president who presented th business items. These were soon di: pos? <1 of and the meeting taken i ch; ge by the program committee. Miss Aldridge of the Deraonstn tior Schoo facility, gave some reai ings. a great treat for the assemb!; The guests were then invited to mat ucmcvv uu INIIU, wiittr nu in picking: up apples. It was annoui ced that each guest was to have h< own apples. A very singular contest now e: gaged the attention of each one pre ent. Mrs. J M. Moretz was the su cessful contestant. Some outdo games were enjoyed by every oi present. The hostess served a most palat ble picnic lunch on the lawn. He every one present enjoyed those sai wiches. pickles, weiners. hot rolls ai other good things, could hardly (.'Xprcned in words, but was thoroug ly demonstrated. A number of ^ isilors were pr( rr?l, whom we were delighted to ha^ We hope they will he with us aga The next meeting will He w Mrs. Frank Moore, October 23. bei postponed for one week on accou of the revival at the Baptist Chun f - 51.50 Per Year BOONE. Submarine.'Survivors Survivors who crawler. oper. hatch, when ill-fated marine S51 was rammnl am! s ink off Rhode Island. Top photo, i) G. Kile; M.ddle, M. Lira; Bottom, A. Geier, FRIDAY AFTERNOON CL.IJB Mrs. McG. Anders was charming and hospitable hostess to the Friday afternoon Club October 2. As she graciously ushered her guests from the rainy outside world into comfortable rooms made cheerful by blazing fires and autumn flowers, every heart seemed to catch the spirit ' i of warmth and hospitality that pervaded the whole; and immediately a delightful afternoon was assured. After the first happy hour was spent the hostess introduced her unusually interesting and artistic program which held the whole group spellbound from the time Miss Ruth Rani kin struck the first note on the piano J until Miss Aidrulge took her seat j after finishing the last reading. The ^ j program was as follows: Hungarian Rhapsody, Liszt; Ap* passionata Sonata, Beethoven; Noc11 turtle., Chopin?by Miss Ruth Rankin. The Village Gossip; Romance, Mama's PeVious Dirl?Reading by Mist A !d ridge. At the close of the program Mrs. Anders introduced ji unioue contest entitled, "Look Oui for the Cars!" In this Mrs. B. J. Councill and Mrs. ^ Tracy Councill tied for highest score and when lots were drawn, Mrs j Tracy Councill received a beautifu 4 silver vanity case as a prize. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. D Rankin and Miss Crawford served ; delicious two-course luncheun?th? first consisted of chicken salad, sal tines, pimento and pineapple sand t> wiches, pickled peaches and hot cof n fee. The second course was carame cake and fresh strawberries wit . wnipped cream. , ' The invited guests for the after jC noon were Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Spain hour. Mrs. Etta Horton, Misses Crux >? ford, Ruth Rankin and Nannie A! II dridge. The President asked tor a ca meeting of the Club at her hom .. Thursday p. m. of this week. 5 - * :c id MRS. MARTHA E. GREEN n- WELLBORN IS DEAI sr Special to the Democrat, n- After a .serious illness Cor sever; s- months Mrs. Wellborn died at th c- age of fifty. She was hern Aug. 1" or 1895 and died Aug. 28, 1925. Sli it- was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L<* kin Greene. She was married to 1 a- L. Wellborn December 31, 1891. 1 ?w this union were born nine childre: nd five girls and four boys all of who nd survive. he Mrs. Wellborn united with * ,! ;h- Laurel Springs Baptist church ear In life. She afterwards moved h? :-s- membership to Stony Fork Bapti r*e. Church, where she was a most fait in. fu* member until death, ith Mr?. Wellborn was loved and i ng spec ted bv ail who knew her. S! ml was a kind loving mother and a d :h. j voted wife. i tfam A WATAUGA COUNTY. N'JR . H MEETING OF COG EDUCAT1C < By U D. Dougherty J There was \? rv little real busi ransacted by the Board of Ed lion ii the first iVlot;da\ 1 hove the red a few side !im> that int? ; t?*d me and I will pass them on. .After the opening of the se> Mr. -John Hendrix from Middle ( was the first visitoy. Hi has ?? tieen before the Board since the of his district. Middle t which is near the lA"11kes line, ' he new school at Elk. The conso j tioti requiring transport a Ci on by gon over a very rough load was 'i satisfactory. This year the B granted them a school or. eotidi that they would make a good tendance. Mr. Hendrix desired to press his appreciation and thi pi .-ciation of his neighborhood or fine record the school was mat The teacher. Miss Eftie Hayes, :i ghborhood girl. i< walking five r during the good weather and teac about twenty-five students. The h , is very poor. The teacher was gi i'd a special certificate and is aS j ed a salary of $10. She visited | Board and expressed herself as . r.g highly pleased with the sehoc During: the daj, Mr. (Jeorjte I mon, a young man who was gra a special certificate and a sn of $45 to teach in a reorganized trie! on the other extreme end of county, joining: Avery^county, e in. Tliis section had not had a sc for many years. The neighbor! repaired a one room log huil where Mr. Harmon is teaching al twenty students. A comniittemar companicd Mr. Harmon and expi ed great satisfaction with their sc These schools are in places whoi is almost impossible to have satii tory transportation ami the disti is too fa> for the children to v yet it is doubtful it there are r enthusiastic schools in the cor The colored school at Sugar G has never owned a building, church that they have been u could not be obtained for this y The Committee of this school been before the Board a uumbe limes asking for a new house. Board settled the question by o: ing them transported six mile Boone. An investigation was i j of the number to be transported I it was ascertained that there v. i probably he six. There is one i j colored school >r. the county. Reverend W. Gragg, who ij great friend to eeducation, as as a busy pastor, stopped in to his respects to the Board, as he <. ;, does. He took a few minutes to ' | on the fine apple crop that he is . harvesting: from a young ore ' planted by the late W. H. Callo . He will have 400 bushels from I i i u?.. hi i i'.ii ii wiiiiii i r- iniMur i ii ij: > than two acres. Other visitors p: . reported that the apple crop ii i county was only in patches, c Mission School at Vatic Oruci: - a fine crop of Ben Davises. The - Cone orchards at Blowing Rocl thought to have perhaps 50,000 1 els. Therse remarks on apples re: h ed Mr. Bob Taylor, a mem her ? J Board, that be had brought a ha -! of Stark's Delicious from his or -1 on the Boone Trail Highway, c ! hamper was speedily brought int - room ami during the day the a were sampled: One of the local i! chants, as ho ate a magnificent e imen. remarked that he had h and sold the Delicious apples I store but that he had never see er apples. Mr. Taylor reports ? he has only half a crop and i.^ s them at $1.00 to $1.50 per 1 in his orchard. Mr. Miller, a merchant at e Gap, dropped in on a little bu - and remarked lhat before he le i store he bought 20 bushels of nuts. He has handled about 1011 , ' els this season. The market o o at 20c per pound but today's < tiers were three cents. Ii was ^ ed from other visitors that the nut crop was large and very w ^ Xo meeting of the Board is j factory without hearing froi "r Cove Creek School Mr. J. B. i ?on. one of the Trustees of th : stitntion, was given a few m to tell of the work of his -cho ^ j stood before the table and g word of praise for each of th e_ chcrs and closed his remarks b iug that they had an exceflen Me CAROLINA. THUR5DA1 OCTOBER NTY BOARD OK LN IS INTERESTING 0NI Lulty and that the wutk was g along: well. nc>? aca- f "aunty Superintendent Herrama ,.t- when there wa? no other businefhi? anyone el?* talking, was sped i ing very highh of the teachers ai i;<.n r^* splendid schools during this yea ine ' *jasI year's census wa- -1,800 studen f between six and twenty-one vears < i ceil * , ,>v a8't'- The enrollment was *7 pi r ce . of this number and the attendant u ith ' ' ( nt* There was 98 per ce j5i|.1 of the students between six and 1 vVa years enrolled. He thinks these fi nev-i l,n" wi,t 'K> ^etterd year pruvi ,liirfj: ec* the epidemics which art prevalci tion !n ^'tferx nt sections are not too s at( _x_ Jttsl as the Hoard adjourned Mi , Dvmi from th<- State Hoard of Heal aP" ,11. i ...... . > - I 111'1 V. Vi'lWUUlfU til LI -jj> bis sorghum cane as l hi- pre boitt Pocl-s f?r frost Tuesday morning we i ,c_ very tf?od. ress- The writer, who has been a moi hool ^' r ?f *be Board f form opening and every citizen who pc * to 1 -ii . . , | sihiv can, is most cordiaHv mviti rtaae , .tn' in hiS |t chest- <+*vtr!S. , 1 bi,sh ^'s " j jd pened ' ^L -. ; $S ?...< SW ? tisrtL*" > ! i - ^ .. Here are the two team: inutes| picture of "The Washington S ol. Hp ; ii.icate Clark Griffith, Pres ( ,vp the challenging Pittsburgh Piri e tea- McKechnie, Jr., (in front), W Traynor, Mclnnis, Carey (Cap! y say- a ad Vusten. Hear row, left to it fac-1 Samey Dreyfus (President) S 8. 1925. 5 Ct> aCopv ALLE CRUCIS SCHOOL HAS EARGLST OPENING FOR YEARS I ! Va:,c gruc.s s,h?.ot f?- Giris * its i \\i tXTrti Thursday u October first with the arrest Malim-ru the school ; h:i-i .to: '* Tim > ..-a'- Vai: < rue< . , 5jijz for girls for boys and ifiri; " <>; the Ephtopal 1 , A* the opening 1 . . or Rev. James P. Bt .. . Th ^ not a coitwtive institution biit a . character busI?i>?;tr educational Tn>ti\ - Par.. Earnest work is on orated m d a home )ik> a1 m/spta re main[ } rained under ht-.j i f ! surroundings , ar.d a beautiful location." He urged each girl to go into the Chapel and a l. God's blessing upon her, her . home and her seh?>u! for the coming nt yea?. Oil Thursday evening a gel acquainted party w. > held i?i the living ^ hall for the new students. Anin.e ^ 11 rooks, a member f 'he Senior Class made an address of welcome to the Inew students and Delia Deal responded. The Rev. Mr. Burns- of St IV ^"jter's Church. ChaCotte. addre.-scd . the students and mad vevynn. fuel t happy with his an< doles arid fun ] making. ty | I ?h news from the cove 11. creek community a- The Country Genti'jrr.an campaign Is. re.-ulted in a tola! of ii:j oibscnp-; k. lions. The school receives on* half [r.'the subscription price ? r $o6.fi0. The' at pupils of the high school are to be 1 at congratulated on the wo?k they have to done. is The mentbei - of the losing teams re ' thi? Country Gentleman campaign ppve a party Wednesday night to ii- those who won the coot --:. Mis.- R rs. t becca Taylor an*! the Misses isames ss rendered several musical selections as then the entire school divided into iri groups foi games After an hour of ;8- games refreshments were served and the party closed with several more interesting musical ^elections. Rev. Clay Wilson was a visitor in :he community on Tuesday. Rev. Nana of Abingdon, Va. visit'Y ,.,l rb,. school and conducted devotional exercises at chapel on Tu?;s,a. day. Several pat mils of the school d- were also present. al Miss Susan F'ulghum and Supenn>s* UMuk'iVi Smith Hagarnan were vi?i^ tors at the schoo' on Tuesday. Mis< Falghura is a number of the State 'NS Department of Falucalior ami is inor fi ! .tod in standardising the elemen s tar;, schools. She disco-sod the re' ttjiavnverl.- for standardization tve^ for.- : he tenders of the urules. Ft Is i ''.V ho i ? that next year >vili -ee the eie?.v men vary work standardized on the same principle as the hiirn school : at present. ^ for Baseball's Premier He ,,AVy:/ ySfttiy.. 'A / 0 o 1 which tins wees uattle for the World T oultts" in "civies", while being: received fooling*. "Bv.eky" Harris. Mgr. and the \ ites. Front row, left to right:?Hh*s, Mim right, C.iyler, Kremer and Gooch. Center i taisv>. McKechnie (Manager), Clarke, Rich right:?Frazor, Hingnman, Onslow. Bram Dreyfus. Rawlings, Yde, Adams. Mo.: NUMBER 40 NEWS FROM THE NORMAL SCHOOL Items of Interest Gathered From the School and Town at L.urge by Our Regular Correspondent. . i\ev. H R*\ i*. A. B jrrad:?-v M -N in;:- \ now a i?nt in rh ' tlnivorsity of Ua;if"v* .. and Berkk.". Bapt'-*. D vnity S' was at !): Norn -' - -r h . ii - a few day.- ago, con I u?.:vot servic and made i ' Ik tu the uder.t- . On v *:r!ay the Normal *.\ a - ntvrtis-. : > the very talented your? lady. S\ - Ruth Rankin. uau^Hfeer of Dr. Vt i.; of the Norm;*.!. Miss Unakin k-.iv' on Tuesday for New York City to 'ak? the year's training in - 'an... which privilege was awarded her in musical contests oarlv :> th * sunnw' - ' New York. M Is.- Rankin i- cor iiier rl one of the most talented pianiks in th< country, as was clearly demonstrated a few .lights ago in a most brilliant entertainment it th Demonstration School Miss Aid ridge ?>f the Demonstration School assisted her oh that night by fine reading Th' Methodist people of Boone are closing up the work for the Conference year Presiding Elder Seymour Taylor was at the Church on Wednesday night, held the prayer service and finished up the work for the fourth Quarterly Conference. Sunday was the last morning servio- ft * the year. At Sunday School Dr Rankin brought out -'oniv interesting facts te the effect that the increase in church membership and Sunday ml was fur above the average for ihe conference and the entire chu eh An interesting item of news for the Normal and th.' town is that one of th.* fonncr students of the High School, Mr. .lame- rlarditi Cour.ciil s to be married to Miss Margaret Hooper Moore at Sylva. N. C. on the 15th of the month. Mr. Council! is the son of a distinguished citizen of Boone. Mr. B. J. Council!. Prof. I. G. Greer ef the Normal made a lino talk on Saturday eight Co the Epworth League at the Methodist church. BEAUTY Outward beauty cultivates inward heaut> - -Try it. Beautv is God jriven. Receive and enjoy your share. Gixi has made the land and the .- CM and tla* sky .... 15 d I OT, left to right:?Oh.Iiani. Smith, oe, Thorr.p on, Spencer, Gvarithair -.mart, A- Sam V.atte.s. a. or. j' i SttiMjii's.