North Carolina Newspapers

urn 1 VOLUME XXXVI $1J NEWS FROM THE A; NORMAL SCHOOL Of M*Ky Interesting Vwitor*. Faculty be Lays Down 14 points for a Normal 1 Jf Other Items of Interest. j is The fo!l<rtving friends have visited I ca : tfc*- Normal. Rev. C. L. Jackson of j Wadcshoro and Rev. F. M. Hugginsj,s Pa-^oi of the Boone Baptist church. vo Mr. laekson has been conducting a revival at the Baptist church during vi the past two weeks and quite a num- !n< her of conversions are reported Rev l" < , ^>. A. Bennett, Dean of Religious f Education of Elon College and little f-h son and Mr. Arthur K. Moore who is an y ir- charge of Athletics at Elon. The | sa ff~ N *mal was glad to have these good friends. Mr. Jackson conducted de- j ls voti??pai service and tnade a splendid attaik Mr. Bennett also conducted de- 11P vet >nal service and made a most helpful talk to the student body. } <?f. i G. Greer of the Normal l)a delivered an address at Hendrix in \county at an educational rally on 'he 215. ' The Faculty of the Normal has 'Ir bee discussing for a number of we-k.- what are the real functions of K1' n Normal and the following fourteen pciMs have been agreed on as some or vr . points which the Normal will ?fcr-v. after as at least a part of its 10 ide . Vl: To ?!? ?i - fit:, c-ii> in embryo. cu To encourage studious and invt. " eatini^ habits. be To give the science of leach- >l' ing. | ** . To give the art of teaching;. To develop a judgment a.- 1<? . ^ ch where; when and with whom to A. T< develop a judgment as . w i to >a> . when, ami to whom to. say . I 7 To recognize the tax payer as t( A tent factor in our educational j ^ ?> - "in. I'4 * s. To teach economy and the ha- '^:l bits <?f industry and blrift. To impress the importance of hr:. h habits and sanitation. 111 1". To inspire one with willingite. to work. ^ To train for lawfulness and ad. lability. Ti _ To emphusizt the importance h; of am ivork and foil cooperation wit ?al. county and state authoritv . :. To apnreciate ;h.- beautiful, oi Sir<. a care f? i property. v; . To lead ih'fjolc l?i >? ? lh;*i .t S" is what wo teach, but what wu m are. that counts. In PfiESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMATION NVashington. Oct. 27?-Thank: gi\vtvi that ilu United Slates h.\.- : eon brought with safety and honor thru another year was proclaimed by Pros 1 idem Coolidgo in si tting aside Thurs 01 da> November 2ti. as the day of TJiaiiksgiviingf for the American peo- 1 pie. i'1 Li-ting the conditions for which!'1 ?%. the president thinks the people should ' be grateful, the proclamation said: \v Through the generosity ??f nature j'* He has biessed us with resources ,l wh - e potentiality in wealth is al- ' nil -t incalculable. We art* at peace home and abroad "We hav< bee? indisturbed by pes- ; tik-.'.ces or uri'at catastrophes; ' Our harvest and out industries : have been rich in productivity; "Our commerce spreads over the whole world; "Laboi has been well rewarded for ^ its remunerative service. "As we have grown and prospered 4 in material things, <o also should we 1 progress in moral and spiritual things. We are a God fearing people who should set ourselves against evil ar.d strive toward righteousness in living and observing the Golden Rule we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed. "We should bow ir gratitude to God for His many favors. Governor McLean has named half ? hundred North Carolinians as dele- ; jp&tcs to the 18th National Confer ! erce on Taxation to bo held ill New ! Orleans durincr the week of Nov- j embei 9th. While many have bw..: J e: lied Jt i> a safe bet that few will as there is no allowances for \ .senses. 1 ??-? i 50 Per Year boone, \ ^nual every member :anvass at baptist church The annual i-vry member canvass the Boone Baptist Church will made next Sunday This is a nectary part of the church work. It ouid not be an irksome task, as it the Lord's business. No church ii run without giving attention to church finances. Every member asked to make a pledge of what u think you can pay in during e* year. The pledge should be a ekly pledge. There should be an :roase in our pledges, if the church going to full time preaching. These pledges are to be made for e local expenses of the church d for the mission cause. Our mis-? ui objective for the year is $1000. The plan for making this canvass to receive all the pledges possible . the church next Sunday then check ' on the cards, and go out Sunday j lernoon to see the others. Will you j I be at church next Sunday pre red to make your pledge and thus militate the work of the committee. Why not pledge the tenth of your :ome to th<- Lend and make an esnate. as neai as you can. of what tt would be. There are some who i'i? the tenth. More should do it. ie Kord will bless you if you honIIim with your substance." The following- committee is appoin d with respective sections to be died: State Normal School?Ladies, fa Jty and students, Mrs. I. A Wilims, Mrs. Km ma Moore, Miss Ida die Ledbetter. Men?-faculty and .ideuts. Vance Howell, Jeter Ramy. Dewey Mast. Town, Baptist church to Water ivet, J. T. ( Wright. J. L. Quails. Water Street toward Cove Creek V. Howell, Kd Qua'is. Baptist Church to Hospital. Mi , J Cottrell, Mrs. A. I. Greene. .Pine Stm*l :ind Street hv Ci-mr ry, 1. (i. Greer, G. \\ . Grapj; Baptist Hospital and to Winkier'sj sidcnce arid Oak Street, (I. 1\ Ha-1 tmaiT and Clyde Greene. * Mr. Winkler's toward Blowing >ck. W. D. Farthing, Smith 11 aj?n an. Hospital to Ward N. Wilkesboro.j . R. Grajfg, W. 1). Coffey. Depot Street. I tali road section, old I Ltrnpike and School Campus. Elsie trthinir. Ruth Cottreil. Yowurd W. \Y. Graph's, \\ C. reer. R. II. Townsend. Every member is asked to coop au? Lis make nvs an effective cani You can do this by hemp at tiday School Sunday morning and aki youi pKdpv*. or if you cannot * at the church he at home in the fternoon to receive the committee, his i> simply a business proposition 11 the Lord, and i! is hoped that may be done thoroughly and ef c lively. Boone Baptist Church S-.;i:.hi\ School 10 a m. Every member canvass for local >: pi-uses of church and for Mission bjects. B. V. P. Us meet at fi p. m. he series of me flings recently held i the church seem, to have resulted i a deep spiritual revival. The word f Cod was proclaimed in great pmvr, and a> a result there were 17 apr?sed Sunday night. There were number who came by Setter. Among hoe five were received by letter htmlay before the meeting began. There are other Baptists living in own who plight to put their letters n with u> The church would be glad o welcome them and stand- ?*eady to orvtj them, as well as all the others. Blowing Rock Baptist Our meeting is in progress at Mowing Rock this week with Brother ' ' "Tc ''"mo' ?k.? ni>ni/.kiii(r P!f-!io.<i for the ineetir.fr that the church nay be revived and souls saved. WHISPERINGS OF AUTUMN (James M. Uownum. > Tint of autumn, sun and shadow. On the mountains far and wide, Speakir.fr in a truer language Of the things that are to be: Of the scenes that shall be lastinj When the leaves of antumn fall. Ways that shall be leading onwan To a high and noble rail. Autumn's leaves so swiftly fallinj Leaving twigs that shall remain, Waiting for the coming springtime And the flowers on the main Gorgeous scenes display their beaut Touching hearts with purity. Whispering forth so true and nSainl Of the days that art- to be. VATAUliA COUNTY NORTH C; NEWS BREVITIES FR AND THE (BY M L. SH1PMAN) Raleigh, X. C. Oct. 27?The conte>? htUvoen employees of the state and th?* salary and wage commission was the center of interest in Raleigh (luring the past week. The horrible tragedy at Rex Hospital which took the toll of a baby's life by burning al ?. was the object of sympathetic interest. Tile Governor made address es during the week to the Negro stat.- Fair and to the Railroad Firemen at Charlotte and then departed tor Washington o appear before th Ways and Means Committee of Congross and oppose the inheritance tax. Ihe will of J. B. Duke made public interested North Carolinians because the large sums which were added t< Duke's endowment fund. They wiil al>o made further provisions foi charitable and religious objectives in North Carolina. The Salary and Wage Commission withdrew from its stand abolishing six of the holidays established by the Legislature when the Attorney Gen era! advised the body it had no power to undo what the General Assembly had done The commission gol back at the employees however bj stating it was considering cutting the .annual holiday to six days utiles- thi department heads cooperated with it la ri'ducing the number of lejjal hoii day.-. The matter is still at issue. Tht ommission had a hearing on sala ri?- and clnssifieat i< us last week am derided to give consideration to ; few appeals but denied the great ma my. The St ate Highway Commit ion estimate- i will lose 100 trainee ;.*;iu? ers who had been promised sa arv ii!?-1- ases but which we're deniei by the wage body The tragedy in .which the 1 i houi*s old daughter of Mr. and Mrs O. .1. Smith was burned to deat! aroused Raleigh citizen.-. The chili was placed in a receiving basket im mediately after birth and died a fev hours later. It was then that a heat ing pad hail been left in the baskc and that death had resulted fron burns. The coroner jury held tha the cause of death was negligenc and carelessness at the hospital bu <11(1 I1UI 111*.' ailV LTIM1I1UII ClliU^C against anyone. Two nurses who ha charge of the child arc under suspen shot at the hospital pending furthe investigation. The Governor's address to the Ni gro; State Fair applauded the gi t. progress the race has aceftmplisln since the days of slavery. The Gov ernoc however expressed the idea th; the further progress of the negro w* dependant upon the continuance < a state governed hy white men. Th Fair was said to be a wonderful e" hihit and the ngro officials desev ing of much credit. Governor Mci travelled 1 Charlotte the middle of the wee where he addressed the Trainmt in session there. The Governor iau< ed the progress made by labor a: also commended the trainmen fi ' their devotion to duty which he sa J had t ceil the means of making tl American railroads "one of the wo ders of the world. ' Friday Mi. M I Lean appeared in Washington urge abolition of the Federal tax ? inheritances ;? > unfair and an i tempi on the Federal govern meni part to take one of the sources taxation He appeared with sevei other governors to support the sta in the iv.cttor taken by Secreta Mellon and they appear to have he successful for the committee w recommend a hili about in line vi what the Governors desired. The will of .James B. Duke tal another opportunity of making: t great business man and philanthrop secure for time to come in the gard of his fellow man. Mr. Dti X' left another $17,000,000 to Di University which already will be 1 fit handsomely by the income fr 'the $'10,000,000 Duke foundati ; The additional money will be used ? pan, according to the will, for j creation of a great medical sch ..and hospital as a part of Duke 1 j versity. He also left additional sn y ; to the Duke Foundation, the ined i from which goes to charitable, y . ligio'.is and educational purposes North and Jx?utb Carolina. Mr. I) gt Mm VROMNA. THURSDAV OCTOBER 2! OM RALEKiH STATE IN GENERAL aiso remembered hi? persona! employee at bis various estates and in his official household, they ai 1 receiving legacies of from one years salary to 5s40.000 to his secretary. A number of other:- employed in his various enterprises will sfct handsome sums and the young 1 -> year old daughter Doris is the chief ben; ofieiary, his wife having been al' ready provided for ir. gilts befoie hi: death. Should the daughter die: without children the Duke foundation i will come into the major portion of' the income from the estate of about : *1 :>o,ooo.ooo. licoige Ross Pou. superintendent . of the State Prison, has adopted a 1 new honor system a' the prison wher * by convicts will be let out to road i work contractors and receive n daily stipend to be held at the prison for them. A feature is that the men i will be on theirr honor and should : any escape a certain portion of the funds of the others will be- used to pay expenses of recapture. The convicts thus will pay to have their fel ^ low> recaptured. The sy?t??m is calt j culated to i ut dow n expenses. ' i Grand Master Caster of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. I concluded a tour of the State in the interest of the Order of Odd Fellow at Henderson on last Thursday eve-j iiinp The Grand Muster has held 1 I private conferences and puldir meet ? ing> in seventeen of tlv nineteen districts which afforded an oppor t unity to t(?ueh elbow s with the menv 1 ber.-hip from the mountains t? the 1 sea and secure first hand informa1 tion on the progress of Odd-Fellow* i ship in various sections of the slate.. Grand Secretary John Lb !> . i y and 1 the Grand Trcasuroi accompanied' the Grand Master to practically all | of the points visited and report that t lite Order is on the upward trend. " They are especially pleased with the interest niHnii(f?eu in an ??i me district meetings Tlw tour recently 1 completed by the Grand Master is n -niil to be only the beginning of the * forward movement he had planned to e inaURi rati w Ivn elevated to that po1 sition. A The registered electorate of Wake - county voted on last Tuesday to loan ? the State Highway fommivwn the um of $1,.*>00.000 for the purpose ?f paving inuH?rtant roads leading - ?ut of Raleigh The majority was de ->ive and it is said that route AO d f'oni Gary \?? Ape\ will receive tin - first cons'deration. is' It* the Legi:- nive CommitP t l" t" North Carolim. Associatio; has .tway about it a constitutional eight - - month minimum -cl.ool t cm vv.i l?e i--1 provided for b> ihi General A^s- e . My of 11)27. The State Superintendent of Public instruction backing to the suggestiw. t?> the limit and ed k ucntionaj leaders generally a* in n hearty sympathy with the movement. .1- it is said that more normal colleges id for training teachers will be advoi?r v ated. id rie Henry i. Stevens, State Cmnn mandcM i?f th?- American Leg.on. ? in Raleigh recently to appear before to the Salary and Wage Commission >n let it be known that the Legion is it- not going into politics while he il's it the head of the organization. He of assumed this attitude during the ui pro-convention campaign ami is said nd to have won over John Hall Manning ry on that i?w. en ? 'ill The surcharge on Pullman pass Jh enger fares is to be reinstated or December 10th according to a ruling of the Interstate Commerce Co mm is -es sion, which means that a berth with ?n the state now costing $2.50 wil ,js. draw $3.75 on and after the dat? re_ mentioned, the opinion of the decis ike f ,on is in line with the peneral polio ik?: ?* the Federal Commission's policy ne- ?f fixipK rates applicable to all th< om states. on. in The official orcran of the state de the partment of education is in author ool ity for the statement that in thrc ui- years there wril be no teachers in th ims public school.- whi have educations roe qualifications of less than graduatio re from a standard hiffh school. This c in i pinion is based on the present rat uke . of decrearv the number of thes J. IS25. CU. aCopjr COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL ASSEMBLE AGAIN on 7tb The next meeting of the Watauga Teacb ? Association will be held Saturday November 7th at the Boone I ublic School. In accordance with requests received from county teachers, the morning session wiii be oper so that all who desire t< do .-?? mav observe classes taught by t?< Demonstration Schoo faculty The following program ha.- been arranged for the afternoon -sion which ^ ill begin at I :.'>0 p. m: 1. How to Achieve Regular Attendance. 1. Music and Folk Songs by Mr and Mrs. L G. Greer. M How Can a Teacher Discipline j a School Without Using Corporal ' Punishment? i. Treating the Child as an individual. These topics will be presented by one or more selected speakers before being thrown open for discussion. Every teacher :> asked to think about these ideas before he or she comes, and if possible, to contribute to the discussion. Watch the Democrat for next week's announcement. WILHELM1NA HYDKK k. Chairman, j TWO KILLED L\ j NEWLAND CRASH! Mr- John H Price, of Johnson Cit\, whose hubsand was instantly hilled when their automobile plunged down an embankment u-ar Xewland on Monday afternoon, followed her husband to the tiro;-.! Beyond when Tuesday afternoon death resulted from the injuries she had r ?cived Her death eame at fir.. Hospital, Banner Elk, where .-In- was taken from tho scene of the w. k. The body of Mr. Price \v;t brought to Johnson City on Motidry and on Tuesday evening the body of Mrs.' Price was. taken there by motor. Mr. Price was killed instantly, hi* in-ad being crushed apparently when the ear fell on him. crushing his face against the stones on the embankment. Mrs Price's skull was broken at the base of the brain and her jaw bone crushed. An examination of tho tracks of the cat indicated that the wheels had goin- straight through tin- soft earth at ;!.< id. of the road, climb ?'<l a lev i??K v..!: ami wnen tne rear axu <m?ek a lew projecting lay. the cai - mi' i s-iirini. throwing tin five ot .ip mts out. then lUrtunu ??ver again . ..nding on it win over it hunt'.i - '! f* et iveitiu. non-.otr.'i-.iurti touchers now einplo^ti r; these - ? hooh which have prcyaiicd during ; as; five years. In 1920 thcie v.. litis non-standard white teaehc t cmsnty and city schools. l.ate - !:c- indicate the employ merit > ly 1,720 thus showing the good oih Mines arc passing off the stage. Dr. t'harles F Maddry exeeutiv. head of rh. Baptist Board of Missions North Carolina. sounds an encouraging note on the financial status i.f thai denomination at tniitime. Th >ta?cnu*nt is based on the partial report of Walters Durham. uvjisut o? the state Convention , showing that n.;.~h?.OOU has bei'ii re! eeiVed during the fiwa) year to*- the !dehorn. i .ttior.ai program Anothe* hiuuh ]a>i.-i.rd ;s expected beiort the n> nmr of the eon vent top ii Charlotte next month. The >?nt< Depaixm nt of Agricu! tore ertniit.- that the State Iim in th< u; eduction 01 soy beans, firs ( in th? y?eui per aero, and third i? t the number of acres under cultiva tion la>t year. The value of the croi was J5.0y8.767. The acreage is lai . ger this year hut the harvest is no /expected to measure up to the- 192 crop it is said. A GOOD JUDGE Char i ot t *' News. Judee Fin'.ev has emerrrod from rh confusions incident to the Rovkinj - ham triad. the saim- honest, consev-f e i tious. discerning jurist thai he hi e long* been known to be. Hi> eh aw i! 'to the jury was cleacvut vj; n timpassioned abd impossible ef mi ?- j apprehension except by thos vhr>; e j mime were m; do up on oth< . iht e j the law of the land i NUMBER 43 THE BLACK BEAR TRAIL Distinguish^ Folk Here in Interest of Scenic Highway Entertained by Chamber of Commerce. The mn>: representative meeting and the doubtless the most far reach ir.fC vn it- purpose ever held in or iviir Boone was held in the Daniel Boone Hotel on Thur-<ia\ evening of last week. The Boone Chamber of Commerce ^ave a dinner to tin score- and scores of distinguished men who came as delegates from Virginia and | MaryUm-h South Carol? ua. Florida and numerous towns and cities of North Carolina. Spartanburg. S. C. and Marion, N. did themselves the honor of furnishing tli>- largest delegations present. The Da. .'1 Boom* Ho 1 p:. pared and served a dinner in a way that reflected credit on itself, the Chamber of Commerce and the town. \V. H. Gragg. president of the Chambei of Commerce delivered ar. address of welcome after which he introduced Profs. 1 G. Greer. B B. Dougherty and Superintendent Smith Hagiiman who in turn -poke of the scenic beauty of Western North Carolina and of the honor and plea un of having such a distinguished body of the country*"- leading citizens within our jrat.es. Hugh M Kae. of Wilmington. one of North < arolina's mo t progic.-s'Vi' and outstanding citizen.- acted as chairman of the mcotii g, After explaining ae length tile purpose el the meeting, numbers of repre ntarive.- from the various states cities and towns were raited upon for speeches and then out of imeri si avid enhtusiasm flow* <i impassioned oratory unrestrained. it was the purpose ol the meeting to discuss and inaugurate ways and mean" by which tin National liovt rnincnt might he induced to give a ' federal number and insignia to a number of state and National highways which are to he constructed wavs which are to be consolidated into one great national highway ex lending from Quebec. Canada cross ing the Culled States in almost a direct line to Miami. Florida. This highway is to he known as the Black Bear Frail, whose insignia is to be a big black bear ported <n. feina -. tree.- :,r.d po-ls in profusion All the wax fioiw Canada to Florida. o the tblii isl may till cad his way en ough valley, over mountain, through city and -.own without ever, inquiring the way or being told you aiy on the wrong road. This great highway is to pa- thru aboul eighty cities and towns, Boone happily being one ol them. It is :nresiing: !. ot that Boone b exactly midway U :weei> the termini of this jpri-at load?s-aine number of cities on either side. The most casual observer ran readily see the c iaiicndous significance of such a highway. Not only would the state ami nation he interested if: making this one of the greatest if not the g'vaiost t > :tns-co:itirienu;i highways of he United States, but such a stream of tourists would pour ?ver il every day in the year that every point touched t>\ it would not ?*r..v beeonu across the continent. hut hundreds would stop and j.vest. The tourist from the land of the orange groves will be attracted hy the balsam gro\e< of the 1 Grandfather: the traveller from the perspiring plains of the Carolynas will he inspiriie by the cool of our towering hills. Many of tht brain ^ tired million- of the gren* commer cial cities of the north will come, forget and rest in the shadows of our great mountain peaks. The touP rist passing over this entire route can experience nothing like it else1 where in all the world for variety of * climate and scenic beauty. This is not a dream but with the united effort of the states, cities and towns through which it passes will no doubt in the immediate future become a glorious consummation. The ne\. meeting will he tofcld at Winchester, V a. is: ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH le Sunday School a? 10 o'clock .Suns' day morning. Preaching >ci vice at eleven, also ; >. ay < v g at eight o'clock A -O! ilutl invir uiion Is extended to aii. 4