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VOLUME XXXVII. ilhisWeek By Arthur Brisbane eewexwu:. m i l ?? ASK ENGLAND GOOD PAY, GOOD WORKERS STOP, LOOK, LISTEN 140 DEATHS, $18,200 PROFITS Congress is puzzled by surplus farm ^ products production Some reckless f. ?_??> sbwiks, or at least social gest that the Government aught interest itself 111 helping farmers market their surplus abroad. Charles Williams, who ought to ki low something about conservatism, stays: "No; that problem should be left to farmers without government feelp." A two-month old baby might be loft to put on his own little under-1 S&nrt "without mommcrs' help." The farmi i>: would be as well able to deal with foreign governments under' our Constitution, or with foreign | problems, as a baby would be to i deal with its own nourishment or clothing. | To learin how farmers can be help- j to and surplus products sold at a j profit, thev might find out what the ] British do with their surplus rubber Tlw.r? U- - f- ----- r - - >- . ..v?v ? " *x p wooer lett hi sur- ^ pjua. And you notice that they manege to sell it to the United States at ' athouij a dollar a pound, when it could 1 bv. sold profitably at thirty cents per pound. A government that wants to <?c a thin^ can do it. i The railroad trainmen hundreds of thousands of faithful workers, ask for better pay and ought to get it. Railroads, protected by governer. joy prospenty. Steadily jn creasing they should 'provide prosperity with the men that dc? the work through the nights of cold and rain, when those that collect lividends are ariei-p. All Americans; especially business! snen and money "makers, should de- j aoand that good workmen get their | iiiir share *?f National prosperity. The rich man can get only his shard of what the average man has ie spend. Government figures show that from 11*20 ro 1924, "automobiles killed fi<n fttn ??*>.? ? Ami in 1924 the "d oath roll" mim-1 t. red 15,528. Calculated to give the false and : damaging impression that the auto- ( mobile in itself is a dangerous and a j deadly demon, these figures are MOT j true to l'act. Of tho sixty-odd thousand killed in iive years some were the victims of ' saupid, reckless or drunken drivers. . Me of incompetents. The greater number killed were ? victims of their own carelessness, com j xronly described as "jay walking." When a man on the;railroad track is killed nobody blames the locomotive or suggests suppressing railroads The sign reads, "Stop, look, listen," and "Keep off the tracks." The Oolorad River, put to work and used will add hundreds of miilJions yearly to the wealth of the Un- j Tied States. It will supply several western states with more than a million horsepower ?ir,d irrigation sufficient to provide , food for tens of' millions of humap * Wings. The real wealth and future happi-; ntss of this country wiil gain from ; t&is single project- of science and con- ! mjuv-uvc MitLCMiiuiiMiip mure ucneiu than it would from finding gold jyiines unlimited. John Hulbert killed 1-10 human beings, his. total profit on the killings being $18,200. His line is not that of j the ordinary holdup man for he is j Sing Sing's public executioner, and ! each time he straps a man into the I chair the State*pays $130. It seems easy, $130 for work that lasts half an hour. But killing causes strain on the nerves so Mr. Hulbert retires. Some one else can have the $130 job. Parent-Teachers Association Meeting The Parent Teachers Association had a very successful meeting on last Friday afternoon. The speakers were Prof. I. G. Greer and Revs. Woosley Sand Huggins This is a very live organi nation and should have the encourage .ment of the citizenship of Boone , --- . ' - * -:' - I ^atai 51.SO Per You BOONE, THE WORLD COURT WHAT IT IS Establishment of "a permanent court of international justice" was proposed under article 14 of the covenant of the League of Nations. The league called together in 1920 t lyn commission of jurists, who drew up plans for the court. Elihu Root was a member. These plans embodied in the'4court protocol" heve been accepted by 48 nations. They provide for a court of I 11 judges and four deputies, chosen | by the league. The court can pass on i such international disputes as may he presented, but its opinions are bindin': only when the nations involved consent. The first panel of judges was elec ted in 192! and soon after the court began to function at Geneva. It has ! handed down a number of decisions. I One of the judges is John Bassett , , Mo ore. an American. uomutional ratification of the protocol of the court by the Senate whs proposed by President Harding: on February 27, He recommended reservations saying: the United States accepted no 'Segal relation" to the j league, would expect a voice in the s election of judges and must give its! consent before the protocol could be i amended. These stipulations and sev| oral others are contained in the rat- i jification resolution adopted early on last Wednesday night. President Harding's proposal was promptly pocketed by the senate foreign relations committee, where a majority made up of the opponents of 1 the League of Nations said it meant entering the league by the back poor. 1 <? 1 ? - ~ fM-iyr naming s ueatn, f^sidcnt < Coolidgo repeatedly urged ratificn- 1 lion, anil his recommendation was supported by petitions from many sources. Churches and other organi-1 i /.aliens conducted a nation wide cam- < paign for ratification. Others, including many enemies of the league, urged rejection. In May 15)24 the foreign relations : committee voted down a ratification i 1 resolution by Senator Swanson, democrat, Virginia, embodying the Har- i ding -reservations,--and approved stead a proposal by Senator Pepper, 1 republican, Pennsylvania, to organize a new court under American auspices j < But this proposal got no further. ' i The pressure for action continued i j and at the instance of the democratic 1 j leader, Senator Robinson, the senate 11 agreed last spring to take up the court ^ in December, with the Swanson reso- i lution as the basis of discussion. > Soon after the debate began it became apparent that the court's op- t poncnts were fighting for time. For the second time in its history the sen- < ate agreed last spring to take up the t court in December with the Swanson resolution as the basis of discussion. < . Soon after the debate began it be- [ i came apparent that the court's op- j i por.cnts were fighting for time. For !_< the second time in its histtory the ; ( :enate voted last Monday to end the ; filibuster by invoking its rule limit I j ihg debate ? ' <: ./ 1, * " IVALLE CRUCIS iNEWS Mr. W. \V. Mast and his brother T. L. Mast of Brushy Fork have gone on a trip of combined business and pleasure to St. Louis, Mo. During Mr. , Mast's absence H. A. Greer is assisting in the store and we are glad to hear his hearty laugh again. Sunday night song service at Ihc Vallc Crucis school has been tempo- , rarily discontinued on account of a , few cases of measules in the school ! Miss Graves is improving after an '<. attack of grippe. T. D. Hefner has returned from', Ithaca, N. Y. where he has been taking a course in ice cream making at : Cornell University. Mrs. C. D. Dyer has been ill with; pleurisy, but is getting better. Walter and Paul TTaH-lfv vr-tni-norl i from Florida last week. Mrs. Clarence Ellis spent Tuesday I night with her sister-in-law Mrs. W. I W. Mast. She is on her way to Cove | Creek, where she wi.il spend the re-i mainder of the winter. Mr, W. H. Mast, who has been in ' poor health for some time past is ' still confined to the house. We hope she will soo nbe out again While we rejoice in the improve-: mcnt on the highway which advances j as fast a* the .weather pbrmits, there ; are many regrets that the straighten- j ing of the curve at the Beech Hollow ' necessitated the destruction of the! fine old beech tree there which had ; its roots deep in fnany affectionate memories and bore in its bark the in- i itials of many boys of this generation and the last. < Mr. Alfred Yates died Tuesday and ' is to be buried at Matney. t Robert Tester is very ill with pneu monia. ' ' : iga WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C, CHAMBER COMERCE MAS GOO!) MEETING A very enthusiastic meeting: of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday pitfht at the Critcher Hotel. President Watt H. Gragj? presided, ami made short speeches at intervals. Russell Hodgos, the Secretary, was present to take notes : fter the speakers and to record the business transactions. District Attorney F. A. Liu ney was present and reported as the chairman of a committee appointed at a meeting: last Friday night the 'copy' that should go into the Charlotte Observer's forthcoming Florida edition 01 rather the edition exploiting western North Carolina in Flo ride.. Preachers Speak The pastors of the various churches ha! been asked to lead the discussion at this meeting and accordingly three of them were pr: tit with ringing messages to the Chamber, each speech being well received The mooting was called to ordt r by Chairman Bragg and Rev. R . X. Baldwin led the audience in prayer. Purposes of the Chamber Tin.' first speech was made by Rev. K. X. Baldwin, pastor of the Advent Christian church. His subject was "The Purpose of the Chamber of Commerce." lie said in part as follows: "No concern can possibly achieve success without a definite clear-cut purpose. Purpose is the influence that motivates the actions of men and c ombinations of men. Every sane and progressive movement mu.l nave a purpose. "As I understand it, the purpose i?f the Chamber of Commerce is to lo ail that can he done to make ibis Luwii a nctter place man it now is for botli ourselves atil children to live. To do this there arr? a number of Lhings to be done, and that must he lone if we achieve the success for which we hope "We need better railroad facilities. Vhe Chamber of Commerce should Ntrivo to get them. We also need better roads to connect all the different neighborhoods of the county. We need paved streets in Boone to get >??th the inhabitants and those who I'isit us out of the mud. "We need more good people to oino to Boone fo live and we need 1 more factories and business enter- j arises to suppoit them. We need some j medium to help the business people o make such business ventures as j will prove beneficial to the citizens j individually and to the town as a vhole. "We need somebody to represent .he town of Boone in inviting and ! welcoming distinguished visitors to loiric to our town. Othes towns do ! Jtis and find it profitable. "Men, women, children, are all social beings and need wholesome entertainment. The Chamber of Commerce should plan and promote frequent programs for the social uplift :>f the people of the town. "We will be called upon front time lo time to aid sufferers from great llSasters; we should he both aide anl willing to meet such calls when they conu*. There is something for the Chamber of Commerce to do. "We need some central body that can touch, corelato and roommate nil the forces of uplift and righteousness Lo be found in the Town of Boone In this connection it is well to name the schools, Pa rant-Teachers Association and all the churches in town. The Need of Advertising "We need to advertise Boone in all the ways possible, because advertising pays big dividends to all judicious advetisers. The Watauga Democrat is a worthy medium through which Boone has already received great advertisement. It deserves and needs the cooperation and encouragement of the Chamber of Commerce. "We neel to promote the health of the community by seeking and dissem "mating information concerning the cause and treatment of disease. "All these subdivisions might be put together into one slogan that would express the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce. That slogan would be, "Build a Bigger, Better Brighter Boone." How lo Boo&t the Chamber of Commerce Rev. F. M. Htiggins, pastor of the Baptist Church, spoke on the subject "How to Boost the Chamber of Commerce." He said: "I have been listening: to Brother Baldwin's speech on 'How to Become Boone Builders.' I feel that we can never become Boone builders until we first become Boone Boosters. "If we ever build a church or a Sunday School or a school of any kind we nlust first boost and boost and boost. "And if we ever build a Chamber of Commerce we must boost the Chamber of Commerce until it becomes able to do all it needs to do. We arc often prone to be too conservative about most things. We need i Dei i,? AROLINA THURSDAY MMM? WILL OPEN NEW FURNITURE STOR Messrs G. M. Critcher, S. ( . I ;;ors and P. H. Hodges have retu ed from a trip t<? the Southern F m it u re Expo sit; on at High Point, C., where it is understood they p chased, a large amount of first ci furniture. A .tew store will be opci under the name of High Land Fur turo Company, and will accupv Critcher &. Hamby Building on I)e Street for the present. Mr. Critcher states thai the n stock was bought direct from manufacturers with a view to be aoie to quote low pricc> on all t'n furniture. It is planne<l to open ahi March 1st. A detailed amjounceraent will ; pear, in this paper at a later date MISS CELESTE HENKFL ON NORMAL SCHOOL BOAl Raleigh, .Ian. 20 .Miss Ccle jHor.kle of ?tatesvi)h'. was today i pointed by Governor McLean as member of the board of trustees i t he Appalachian State Normal sch : tit Boone to succeed G. Vance Hi j kel, deceased. t 'to throw away some of our causer i tism and get qui and boost t he Chi ber of Commerce. "I have not forgotten that I . supposed to tell you 'How to Boo more than *Why to Boost* hut I thi it we should know the reason w we should boost we will easily be t better boosters than we would be we didn't know why. : "One good way to boost the Cha ber of Commerce is to boost it?i; knock it, or just suffc it to exist; b really nl truly, emphatically a i wholeheartedly boost it. 1 " 'It doesn't cost us anything | boost .and it benefits all alike at t j same time. To boost we should t I folks about the Chamber of Co | merce. We can tell folks who n< | belong: and that they are needed a i wantbir to join -their neighbors w j are joined together to build a bett place for them and their children I have a home. "We can strive to attend eve meeting- of the Chamber. We are mt I bers. It is our work. We are respc j sible for what is done or left u done. | "We can keep our dues paid up. am not in favor of the dues bei | very high hut I will keep mine p? j as long as I am a member. I "We should he at the meeting time, and we should start the me< jing on time and close the meeting time. This will help the Chamber j have a better attendance ; and | better attendance means success. "We all must throw down our h; j mers and get a born. We have b ! few knockers at the present time, a must have fewer in the days to con We are to Become Boone Builders therefore we must become Boo Boosters." Relation to the Town Rev. M. I>. Wooslev. pastor of l Methodist Church spoke on the si ject, "the Relation of the, Cham): of Commerce to the Town." lie saif "Thf>rc ic nA cither high or tow. either secular religious, either financial r hitclh tual that is ni?t definitely and e phatically interested in the succ< of the Chamber of Commerce.] It r* regents every man's store and shoij he helped and encouraged by eve merchant a'nl by every purchaser goods. "It represents every business ierest in town and should therefc he financed by every person who 1 any money to invest. "It represents everybody's sch* and shoud be encouraged by eve. ; teacher and school child. "It represents every church in 1 j town and should be boosted by eve preacher and believer in religion. "It stands upon a niche of ppu ; and responsibility higher and nob [than any lodge, yet it. is the spcaki j voice of reform of every one of the i therefore it should be regarded t friend of all of them. S -"It is the collective voice of t ; teacher, preacher and reformer. It ; the hand of the uplifter and ber factnr It th?? loww +Kot l I Boone out of the mud and the fi S crum tha tis to place her into t ; limelight of glory and prosperity, f "In the days that are to come, ; can be well said that there is no bi {iness interest in Boone, from eith jthe standpoint of the lender or b< i rower; no educational interest, frc j the viewpoint of either teacher pupil; no religious interest from t ; viewpoint of preacher or the one w : fills the pew, and no fraternal ord \ that will not gladly say, "three choc i for the Chamber of Commerce.' *' ' ' ii < se r i ">Jii __ 1926 5 Ct?. aCopr COVE CREEK H. S. 1 E AND COMMUNITY The play "Out, of Court," given by tht-' junior class or. Saturday night U|._ 1 vras a tk sided success. The proceeds , t. V , j'.hU)Ui)U'l ? ?6;1 - Jh which will be us- ! ' i , , - i)j ur- 1(1 on \lw yxi ass On Thursday afternoon the eighth ?ed ^ra<lc ^n,ni Cove Creek defeated the j, nj_ eighth gr..le of Boone at basketball t^c. with a sc.rc, 31-2-1. Ju. t before- this; ^ pot game the seventh grade of Boone ' adminicle - d a 25-0 defeat to the j ew same grad;* of the Cove Creek school ^ the panics were played in Boone. j" jn?. Miss Buth Ben field was a week i ' ejr end visitor of Miss Virginia Bingham. * \ JUI Misso IIattic and Edna Bingham ?* i have taken positions in I<y.. L__ and Knoxvitte, Teiin.. respoctivel^ i he annual muptii)^ of the stock- | 1 holder- f-f ihe Cove Crook Cheese Factory was hold at the school builj ding on Saturday afternoon. The1 j ; meeting \vas~wel! attended and the V RD fegular routine of business was carried our. Messrs F. R. Earn hum. H. L. Wil on and \V. R. Sander.- were stc visitor.- and made talks on the dif- j, aP" ferent phases of the dairy industry. a[A full account of the meeting will appear in this paper. r'?' Miss Ethel Wilson, who has had a */. '-n~ position in the Fashion Shop at Boone I ] ' for the past severai weeks it t home J for a while. ^ Mr. Sam Atkins who has recently ^ ia- purchased the W. I. Must farm at ^ iim ; Wiiiowdale, has moved into his new home. Cllad to welcome good citizens mi ; into our community. ? ku nk BLOWING ROCK NEWS hi' tr ar Mrs. E. G. Underdown and little JU if daughter Catherine, left a tew days ago for Wilson, C. where they CM m- will spend about two weeks visiting wj u?t relatives. ut Mrs. H. C. Hayes, who has been ^ nd ; seriously ill for several weeks is now ^ improving rapidly and with the spien- nl] to .i;.i ? ^ * - 1 - *l -- ( uiti ?a(cutral(t ui Ul, AIinoi.-S <?I tsoonc W( h^ is expected to be able to be out again ^ soon. j? m_ Mr. and 1. A. Panella have ^ >w returned home alter having spent a a*t "d few days in Statesvilfc. lo, ho Mrs. Dorothy Hayes and Mary Hoierj shouser motored to Lenoir Tuesday | J*' | where they spent several hours shops- ^ ,hi ry Mr. Cliff Tuttle of Hickory was a _*m visitor in town this week. kll~ Messrs George P.ubhins and Spoil- ^ in" eer Greene who are working at Pine- j ^ ' hurst spent a few days Here this ] * 1 wwk I in Mrs. W. P_ Pe *i die jr came home fasti nd week after spending about four weeks j visiting her daughter Mrs. H. S. Deal ' OIS who lives near North Wilkesboro. j ^ kt- Mr. Donald Boyden of Knox,vilIe. j \o on 'Ter.n.. owner of the Blowing Rock i t? Hotel. was a business visitor here a last week. 1M Mr, -j. A. Panella. has rented the dn building oil the convr of Main and >Nt. Orilehcr Street, adjoining the Caro- ea lid linn Stfii-f- *vh<?r-. li?> will ???* te: fifsS class plujrobinjr st&??. Tho'ma'sr m Coffey, Jr. will also sell radios there. ^ he Mr. Charles Pro flit left Saturday -n . for Raleigh where he expects to go t.j, into real estate business with his bro? ;1 he uher. Mrs. Pro flit who is a teacher in ib- the graijjgi school will remain here ^ >cr ?; the Watauga Inn until the close I ". | of school, after which time she will :*jj vii join her husband at Raleigh where rr or they will make their home. Mr. and jc- Mrs. Proffit moved here about three m- i years ago and have made many good 2ss {friends who will regret to sec them ^ ;p- have. t ild Mrs. T. II. Coffofr* left Momiay rv ! for Charlotte where she will spend of a month at the Solwyn Hotel. M:\ Gwyn Harper of Hickory was > in-.in town Wednesday. ?re : On account of the illness of Mr.; 1,1 tas j.l. liee Hayes, work on the Matthews house has been discontinued for a 1,1 )ol i while. M?. Hayes has the contract TV for building a two thousand dollar 'h home for Mr. Matthews of Miami, r,i be F!a. Tju< building is located on the ^ :ry A ho road, which section like all the property in iind around Blowing Rock lo *er is rapidly building up and greatly in ( 1 ler demand. 10 ng Mr. Ransom Killian of Lincolnton , ^ m. was in town last Sunday, he ( The Katty Klub met last Friday an evening: with Miss Lillian Johnson at ?r' he her home here. After the business is : meeting was held, during which the ie-. minutes for the preceding meeting 1 ift ; was read and other business of the! nl-; club transacted, a short while waslgij he j spent in sewing. Piano solos were ren i Dc ! dered by Misses Helen Coffey and j iei it j Lillian -Johnson, also several selec-jbn is-1 tions were played on the Victrolajno er j after which the hostess invited the ; by >r- j guests into the dining room where 1 vie >m delightful refreshments, consisting of Co or Pineapple-mousse, cake, cocoa, with he | whipped cream and cake were served. th< ho A most enjoyable evening was ma er;spent and the guests departed, and sti tsj will mee next Friday evening with tit IMiss Annie Lee Crisp ! in i ^BB8HH0fflB9^EEKi8?BS8Bu^MiKSK86SI9HKnBB at NUMBER 3 ;HE NEWS OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL The Appalachian State Xormal is it only trying to give its students v very hot mental development and ghost tramina for their service in 'c, hut is looking toward and worker to some higher ideals. President eughorty in faculty meeting last eek laid bct'..*< rhe teachers the folwiifg as one ideal to ho attained: While we cannot complain much feel that there should be eliminated jom every conversation all swearing, aek-gu aiding and gossiping for ov y one en this campus. whether amlig the teachers, students or work's. "The ni'.st cultured and retined___ .nguage with ptiresi diettoii should attained. ajnl the highest re=pec;. i all people cultivated. Tho-e who uric among: us will imbibe these ieals. carrj them hack to the piib. schools and tiie state will he the tier. "it* these ideate, cannot be reached isl now They c.'itainfiBBUaE riot too igh to be worked towards." The President thus implies that all e vpect' il to cultivate a high inortoia: and due respect in all relaons with each other, it is well to nisidcr these highere ideals that are ins urged upon all in any way collected with the Normal, and it is u : ermore pleasing to note that esc ideals are attained by many and e being approached by others. As President Dougherty says, "they o certainly not too high to he world towards." When these shail be attained in the nest sense it will he worth while to to the influence that such ideals il exert upon those with whom they imc in contact in "very region t?? ?;?!? ? **> v??vy IHU.V Jf,W. The students of the Normal and i- High School Deportment have en entertained and pleased in a imber of ways during the past ?ck. First all were pleased to have iv. M. Bi Woosley, pastor of the tone Methodist church conduct the upel service, and were also pleased being entertained by a male qunrt consisting: of Messrs, Wright Uoy, Laxton and Ramsey. Also several ;sket ball games were played hy the igh School Department and the Deanstration School, then 011 Saturday ght the normal team played Washgtuii College, Tennessee team with score of 25 to 21 in favor of the urmal team. The Normal is sending out for the formation of those who may be terested a circular letter containing formation in regard to Certifica>n, among other things the followu: extract from the minutes of the int meeting of the state Dcpartent of Education with the college preventatives at Raleigh December 1025. "Question?Shall we requite credit r a years work to raise a ccrti.fite one class? Answer. Voted that this requireent he effective for those ionrhnis lio begin to raise their certificates the summei school of 11127 Tea:ct. who have any credit towards higher: certificate at thai time. will allowed to complete the raise un r the four school summer plan;" This will doubtless be news of a >od deal of interest to many teachs in various parts ox the state. I. M. DOWNUM. OODROW WILSON MEMORIAL Those who wish Co contribute to e Woodrow Wilson Memorial will ive the chance to do so during Febary, especially from the l;ith of ?hruary to the 28th. You may send your offering at any time between is and the 28th, at which time the fermgs will be sent to Staunton.* t. to be used as a memorial fund arranging the old home as a Mama! shrine, with other work on e nearby College. Contributions may he sent either the Chairman of the Executive >mmittee of your section or direct Mr. (J. P. Magaman. Treasurer, at lone, N. C. This offering will give each of us opportunity to honor .one of the Mt. m??n ??f a*h- niS?v? j. M. DOWNUM, Chairman. RADIO PROGRAM On Saturday night February 6,'beining about 8:-'?0 Miss Evangeline mohue. a student of violin at Mar1 Junior College. Maion. Va., will oadcast from station WDBJ (Roake, Va.) She will be accompanied Miss Ellouise Kerrick, head of the din department at Marion Junior liege. Miss Donohue possesses talent of first order and has developed reirkable proficiency under the in uction of Miss Kerrick. A great at is. in store for those who tune for this program. 3 \m sliII.III--L"li..Iii'rill'n** w"i~'ilSiiwffyni
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