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w VOL XXXVIII. NO. 40 M. E. CONFERENCE IS NOW IN SESSION Ga?toai? is Host This Week to Great Gathering of Western Carolina Methodists The Wc tern North Carolina Conference. Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met yesterday morning: at 9 o'clock in its 37th annual session in Main Street church at Gastonia, with Bishop Edwin Mou7.on. of Nashville, Tcnn., presiding. T. A. Sikes gives the following historic sketch of the conference in Monday's Gastonia Gazette: The Western North Carolina Conference is one of the largest in the connection, only the Virginia and North Georgia having more members. It was et off from the North Carolia Conference in the fall of 1890, and >7. - first session held that year in Concord. It began with a membershin of -tfi.ltOJ .-."...1 i oi? * ' ?r .. ?PIM uu |ja?yrai | ^ charges. The reports of the preach- j ers in charge of the conference held j in Statesville last fall indicate that: during the 36 years of its existence the membership has increased 136,302, and pastoral charges to 294. Last year the conference raised for the support of the ministry, presiding elders and pastors $566,645; for miss: oris and benevolences. $1 97,662; j orphanages, specials, etc., brought the grand total raised for all purposes m- 1925 to the princely sum of j $2,198,315. The conference owns] four educational institutions, Davenport*. Weaver and Rutherford colleges and Jefferson high school. In addition to these it is joint owner with the North Carolina conference of Duke University and Greensboro College. These institutions own | physical equipments valued at $11,827,249. with an endowment of $15,443,404. This does not take into consideration that4 of new Duke University provided for in the will s of the late -James B. Duke. In 1925 the conference owned church buildings apd parsonages worth $11,416,138. GOVERNOR ASKED TO ACT AS MATRIMONY AGENT Governor McLean has been called on to find a wife. The call came from u Virginian, who wants the wife for V him o.i iutl the governor. Thirty-four years old, Irish descent, formerly a traveling salesman, buf now desirous <?i" the quiet life of the farm, is the way the matrimonial aspirant describes himself. He adds that lie ha? never been married but prefers a widow to? his wife, not past with a domestic turn, Protests!!: with No 1 references. "1 hrive heard so much about j North Carolina and its beautiful j worm n," the corr espondent said. Pfcha'? i would like to marry shore and move there : <v engage in facniing> 8TH. AND 9TH GRADES GIVE PLAY AT BLOWING ROCK The eighth and nihth grades of the Blowing Rock high school gave a very deiighv.fti; program on Monday night", celebrating the discovery of America. J First on the program was the song, i "Ob, Cotumbus the Gem oL? the Ocean/' by the students, followed by a play, entitled "The Life of Columbus." The characters taking part in the play were: Columbus, Bynum Crisp; wife of- Columbus, Christine Johnson; son of Columbus, Omer Coffey; king of Portugual, Glenn Coffey; queen of Portugal, Beulah Wooren; navigators, Edna Miller, Corien Knight, William Holshouser, Lucile Coffey; king of Spain, Paul Foster; queen of Spain, Ethel Cannon; sailors, Susie Greene, Fred Day, Margaret Sudderth, Velma Cannon; Indians, Helen Sudderth, Elizabeth Sudderth and Luciie Reid. OASIS OF DRINK RECEIVES "O. K." OF DRY CZAR Washington, Oct. 17.?A prohibition oasis just, off the southern coast, of the United States is to be created wih the sanction of prohibition officials. It will consist of an island known as the Giaud Bahama, 60 miles off the Florida coast. British and American interact* have obtained a 1p?<u. for 150 years on the island from Great Britain. Those interested in the grant have pleded themselves not to violate the iaws of any other country and it is understood that under these conditions Assistant Secretary Andrews has given his unofficial approval. f ATA1 A Non-Partisan Ne% BOONE. PROGRAM FIFTH P SUNDAY MEETING u To Be Held At Laurel Fork Baptist Church On October 30th Rev B. F. Wilcok and Z. T. 1 Greene, committee on arrangements have arranged the following program for the Fifth Sunday meeting which j will be held at Laurel Fork Baptist j church on Sunday, October 30th: ! M. Devotional exercises ? Rev. Ed Tl Bobbins. or "Birth of Christ"?NT. L. Harri- L. son and B. F. Wilcox. or "Boyhood of Christ*"?Joe Greene, Tl W. J. Cook and C. C. Triptett. di< Preaching at 7 p. m. by Rev. Robt. t:i Shore. av Sunday school at 10 a. in. . 'fl "Public Ministry of Christ"?Rev. ea Amos Hampton and Rev. W. D. ] re Ashley. ;*r Adjourn?one hour for dinner. Address by Dr. B. B. Dougherty at 1 .00 p. m. f'1 "Denial and C'rucifiction of Christ',' hs Kev. L>. Al. Wheeler and Rev. Mar-; ?"i' shal Watson. w, "Redirection and Ascension of 01 Christ"?Rev. Levi Greene and, Rev.' cl Reuben Hartley. fi HOWARD P. SAVAGE NEW HEAD AMERICXN LEGION M Howard P. Savage, of Chicago, Was cj on la.-t Friday, elected national com- { Sf, mander of the American Legion in what was the stiff est fight for thejy, office in the history of the orgam-js., nation. The principal opponent of (jj Mr. Savage was Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, of Marion, S. C., who wifch|n< drew from the race while the 21st J ar ballot was being taken. The dele- a? gates struggled for nearly five hours cc to break the deadlock. <}< The other officers elected at the V( Philadelphia convention are: Vice commanders. J. G. Sims, Maryvilie, Tenn.; Thomas Busha; Helena, Mont.; ( j John A. Towne, Waterville, Maine; di Stafford King, Minneapolis. Minn., th and John E. Curtiss, Lincoln, Neb., and chaplain, the Rev. Joseph J. N. Wolfe, rectdr of St. Barbara's Catholic church, Philadelphia. The new national commander is) general superintendent of mainten- I ^ ance of way of the Chicago Elevated ! w su Railway and is 42 years oid. He was m a member of the 55th Engineers and ^ served with his regiment in Prance as ^ a firs', lieutenant in constYueting and y( repairing railroads. ^ The convention adjourned Friday ^ to meet in Paris, France, next veav. 4 Oil WEALTHY INDIAN GIVES BIG th SUM TO AMERICAN LEGION ^ Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. VS.?.1 o.-\ Mills, wealthy Osage Indan of Oklahomn, announces a gift of 5750,000,-1 1 000 to the American Legion, to be } ^ used in erecting a memorial building | 1 at Tulsa. Okla., for the American l , K Leg ion a nd t he *'Forty and Eight'" I organization. j 11 Mills, a short time before, had \ hcen elected to the post Garde Del Port Nationale of the "Forty and V* Eight'." The memorial, he said, will ^ bo used as headquarters for the Le- 1 . gionnaires in Oklahoma. ^ The donor of the memorial is a member of Osage Indian tribe, whose ari oil holdings in Oklahoma make them re probably the richest race per capita wealth on earth. or SAYS REPUBLICANS a" WILL RETAIN HOUSE }y w < Washington, Oct, 1?.?While the be Democrat* are "groping" for a national issue, the country has become thoroughly convinced that its welfare *1* depends upon the retention of Re- *c publican control of the government, Chairman Wood, of the Republican bu national congressional committee dedared today in a statement. Predicting that the next house of ^ representatives would be "overwhelraingly Republican," he conceded the 08 possibility of the Republicans losing ?* some of the normally Democratic districts won during the Cooiidge sweep of 1924, but declared this loss would be more than overcome by gains "in ca the west. gl w TEACHERS HERE SATURDAY* Ci The second county-wide teachers* S conference will be held in the court- tt house here Saturday. A live pro- ui gram has been arranged for the th meeting. tT Tom Tarheel says his cotton will tc stay in storage until the market is in g, DEMC est Interests of North wt OLINA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER e IN NORTH iSHIP LAST THURSDAY in Schoolhouse in Western Waltrante for Various County ft 'SP spectful Hearing ? -Mi hi eh the records of liis officcy, 'A en kept. Said he did not t hi;^' _e fice of treasurer should be* - . io leal one, and he. therofoi'.- >as lining on the independen iket. lid Mr. Miller was a fir- -ehool aeher and hoped the pe c would e to it on November 2 that* he iitinue in this line of endeavor. House of Representatives Blaine Coffey, Republican candi-j ite for geeeral assembly, said this' is hi> fourth time before the people! king for fheir suffrage, and was oud of the confidence heretofore! JGA ] vspaper. Devoted to the Bi WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAR dUNTY CAMPAIGN OPEN FORK TOWH pwenty'fivc or Thirty Citizens Gather auga to Hear Arguments of A api Offices; All Given Re The first meeting of the county j wl ndidates was held in Che little'he hoolhouse on North Fork last! of liursday afternoon, with about 251 lit aO citizens in attendance. Sheriff i ru M. Farthing called the meeting to Ss der and present'ej the candidates, te bmas H. Coffey, Democratic can- se date for the house of represents- co res, was not present, heing kept j vay on account of illness, hut Sher-t f Farthing presented Mr. Coffey's j fja use very briefly. Candidates forjw glster of deeds, coroner, surveyor! as id county commissioners on both i S)j :kets were not* in attendance. ! p| The citizens gave close and respect- j il attention to what each candidate. p( id to say, none of whom had anyj(j( iticism of his opponent, and there) as no ill feeling exhibited by any-1 w hi, each candidate presenting his] or aim for support on his record or - fj Lne:ss for the office for which he is < p] pil ing. } U] Clerk of the Court : sa The first* candidate presented w??. sr r. A. W. Smith, candidate for rc-j sb ection for clerk of the court, who tb iid he had given the best service of if hich he was capable during his six Ui ?ars of incumbency. His books, he in iid, had been inspected by two au- in tors and various grand juries and pi ich had pronounced them o. k. Said st > one could say that he had treated ci ivbody, regardless of politics, with in lything other than the greatest in lurtesv, and; if elected would en- B avor to discharge the duties ae- rc >lvcd upon him in the same way as sb iretoforc. oi Mr. A. E. South, democratic can-j 61 date for clerk, announced his can-1 lb daey by saying he Celt that he was t> loroughly competent to discharge R e duties of the office, and would ol iprccinte the support given him. A Sheriff Mr. W. H. Gragg, Republican as- ' *' rant for sheriff, said he was glad M1 be in North Fork, and wanted the ^ I' pport of the township. Was uhahi- j ^ ously nominated for the office by t>' e Republican county convention a w weeks ago, and wanted enough >tes to be elected on November 2. ht elected he would make the best n( icrit'f lie could. Would, in the dis large of his duties, play the part of V?' e golden rule, "Do unto others asj ^: >u would have them do unto you " | a iid he would keep an office open in -;,J xini' for 305 days in the year, with i" lephone cohriecfibhs to all r.nrts ,-.f 1 tii v county. Would set up and keep " ?od set' of books, open at all times j ! l; V public inspection. Said he hail1 liking to say against his opponent. at the only harm he wished to do(J^ m was co receive more votes on j Q* action than Mr. Farthing. j '= Mr. Gragg. in conclusion, presented 1 .IP e cause of Mrs. Pearl Hartley i Re- P* iblican candidate for register of j h? eds. }><'' Sheriff L. M. Farthing appreciated j be e support given him two years ago. l.v d should I be defeated I shall ever ch member the confidence placed in J-11 2 by the people. Has discharged. ib e duties of his office without fear *1*1 favor and has endeavored to serve ^h : the people to the best of his abili- sh , and should he be elected again, Hi >uld continue to to 3erve you the j co St I <-?n H< ??!<! ? ? ould be opened in Bgpne and had ha en endeavoring to do so, and if reicted thought this would be an sy complished fact. "I have made of istakes and will make them again, PO ;t the experience of the past two ca ars has taught me many things and ha again elected sheriff will profit by dh e -mistakes of the past." Sheriff Farthing annunced the ndidacy of Mrs. Ora Brown for the fice of register of deeds on the *mocra?ic ticket. County Treasurer Mr. Spencer Miller, Republican wi mdjdate for treasurer, said he was to ad to be back in the township here, fifteen years ago, he began his treer as a school teacher. Said he >rved in the World War, and asked ie citizens to elect him county treasurer . Would do all he could to keep ic office ih good shape. p. Emery Greer said he had been easurer for two years and had tried C< > keep the books of the office in Dod shape. Said two auditors had j tl implemented him on the way in, a] I riti-n in mm. Mart tried to serve thej fopie as best he could. "My op-; iiient is said to be sick. 1 Went to! of fey five days ago and asked him have some one meet me. and also lent t*o the chairman of the Demoatic executive committee and notice1. him to ha\e some one fill his ace, and if they have no one here meet me, it is not my fault," he tid. Mr. Coffey criticized the slate ; hool system, saying the school fundi ipuid be equally distributed by I le state. Will see that this is done the Republicans elect a majority in' 10 legislature. .Said he had a hand i i helping to lift the state out of the ud, supporting every bond issue; resented for the purpose of conructing roads. Said he had seircd the passage of legislation plac-; g the sheriff on salary and aholishg the county treasurer's office.1 ut the Democratic legislature had . stored the commission form in the leriff's office and re-established the; ffice of treasurer over the protest f the Republican representative lis county, which has cost the coun-j r approximately $7,500 annually, end a telegram from bankers and :her citizens of the county to A. T. \ lien asking for the re-establishment i : the treasurer's office. Has been Ivoi ntimr all along the election of ie county superintendent of educa-, on by direct* vote of the people, i bought the Republicans of the toun-i were entitled ;<_ representation oil ! ;c school board. The affairs of the , umtv during the past two years.j id been judicially and economiegllv; Iministered. Each department: of :o county governh?c|?i shows a sur-; us, he said; with the exception of! e board of education, which shows, deficit of $20,000. Said he would | ipporC a hill in the legislature to! ehibit the reaching of evolution in. o public schools of North Carolina, elected vvould be a servant of all, e people. Sheriff Farthing, speaking for Mr 'i s. H. Coffey. Democratic eandi-i |tc for the legislature, said ilia*. Mr., if fey was sorry lie could not b< ire today, but hoped to be able to in the candidates beinie the camligii closes. Said Mr. Coffey would ivo great infuep.ee in securing the ; issnge of road legislation that would : advantageous i<> Watauga coun-j In reply to Mr. Blaine Coffey's.? :arge that the Democratic legislarc had restored the fee system in j e office of the sheriff, Mr. Farthg said no mab could properly disaige the duties devolved upon the crif f on a salary of $2,500 a year, j a further stated that the banks ultl not properly handle the funds the county, and for that reason d asked the legislature to create e office of treasurer. Said the old stem of handling and distribution county funds tt> the various purses was one of the contributing uses to the state of affairs which d cost the county $11,000 in autor's fees. CATING ON THE STREETS OF BOONE* PROHIBITED For the protection of the children the town, the following ordinance is passed at a recent meeting of the wn board: "Resolved, That it be a penalty of $5.00 for any child to use roller skates on the streets of Boone/' / This ordinance was passed for the rotection of the children of the! immunity, and will be strictly en? irced, so those who have been in \e habit of skating on the streets, i hould take warning. )CRA :st North Carolina. 21, 1026 ELECTION RETURNi BY RADIO In an effort t'b render the hesl possible service to Democrat subscribers and friends, the manage'mcnt has arranged with the Boone Electric Comaiiy to install it's very best radio set in The Democrat office election day, so that those interested may come in election night and receive state and national returns. The machine to be used is of the best make and there will be no difficulty in hearing reports from the various states. A cordial invitation is extended to all io be our guests at that time. LOCAL BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS Eggers and Ashley Buy Henry Ha* din Store Will be in Control of Business Monday The big mercantile business. of In J. Hardin & Co. has been sold, MeVsr: S. C. Eggers and G. E. Ashley, hot of this city, being the purchaser The trade was closed Tuesday an an invoice is now being taken of t'h stock. The doors will be open to tt public under the new managemei not later than next Monday. The former owner, the late Man! P>. Blackburn, was always a buyer ( the very best articles in morchnndi; and since his ueath his stiece have adhered strictly to his polio. As a result Messrs Eggcrs ami Ashlc are now the owners of one of tfc best' stocks of general mere hand is ever offered to the people of Watai ga county. Mr. Eggers has long been a me chant in Roone and is well known f( his upiform kindness and good bus ncss qualifications. Mr. Ashley, can from Ashe county more than a yei ago, and is a business man of tV highest type. While friends will be sorry to kno that the old firm has gone out, the will gladly welcome the gentlemen named as their successors. DANIELS UNABLE TO REACH BOONE LAST THURSDA Hon. Joseph us Daniels, ox-secn tary ;>i' the navv and national state man. .scheduled to deliver a address at the courthouse here la.' Thursday afternoon, failed to apnea On his \va> from the capital city r< motor, he was forced to s? jp i Chapel Hill on account of t'ho iilo.e. of his sen. :? rrudorl at the unive'.s ty. A la rge crowd hail gat.he re ibout i.l.f- courthouse and in the a) of The scheduled spanker, Sei aloi fohh E. Bvown del'.v d a shoi t-.iaiiv-ssq Louo\vt?(i oy t' r. o A:-ho county, IVmovravie candidal for the 'ait' senate from tins dis.trte who spoke interestingly for a fir mhuitC^. ' f> SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN COUNTY FOR HON. O. F. POOL Hon. O. F. Poole. Republican caz aidate for in the eight North Carolina district, will addref the people of Watauga county at th following times and places: Monday, October 25, 7:30 p. m A ho rchoolhouse. Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 p. ni. a Posco schoolhouse. Wednesday, October 27, at 7:30 p in., at Matney. Mrs. Francis Stevens Hall, unde indictment at New Brunswick, N. J. f,.- i?u?J i>~ LUI vxc Kiuiuci ui net IIULTUHIIU, ftCV Edward Wheeler Hall, and Mrs Eleanor Mills, will take thev stand ii her own defense, she announces. Re fcrring to the trial set for Novembe 3, and to State Senator Simpson special prosecutor, she said: "Whei that day comes I feel that Simpso will receive from the jury the rebuk he so richly deserves and that Ne\ Jersey will again be a fit place to liv in." She also denied charges of bri bery during the investigation of th murder four years ago and repeate her offer to let Senator Senate Simpson examine her bank accoiin As to the wealth of her family, sh said her own assets never exceede ??500AAO. rr. c?*. yvuvji/vv i iici uivvucii naiiv OV $175,,000; her brother, Will Stevens, $260,000 and her cousi Henry Carpender, $140,000. All ai under indictment for murder. Couldn't Stand One "So you didn't take any vacatii | this year?" j "No, I thought* I needed a rest X FIVE CENTS A COPT > STATEMENT BY MR. S. C. EGGERS i Concerning Release of Tax Books Regarding Release of Tax Books Was Erroneous Editor Watauga Democrat: In issue of your paper of Oct. 14, 1926. I notice that you say Sheriff j Farthing was unable to announce his j ficpt round for taxes for the reason that t*he county commissioners had j refused to issue to him the new tax ! books until the old books had been | receipted for. In the same article | you stole that it is understood that two of the commissioners Were in fai vor of following the on-torn hereto! fore adhered to and issue the hew 5 >ok to the she iff be.!; the chairman : of the hoard would no-, agree thereto. that part of the statement that says two of the membei-s ef the hoard were in favor of issuing to the shorts iff the new tax hooks and that 1 as 5- chairman would not agree. thereto, is a niht'ake. The truth of the matter s' is we were a!' at:reed that the sheiff d ie should reduce the amount he owed ie the county before the new hooks it were turned over to him. and none j of us demanded a full settlement, alhoue-h to adhere strictly to the law )t | ;fi[;hjs would have been required. : < On the first Monday referred to in y. your article Sheriff Farthing asked y us for the new books and stated he 10 owed the county approximately ;p j seventy thousand 'dollars, and as above stated nil the commissioners l- were agreed that this amount should )r he reduced before the new books 1 ' were turned over to him, and at the ie 4r time the hooks were turned over to XQ him he owed the county and still owes it approximately thirty-three vv thouf and dollars. ^ It is true that' the tax books have been turned oyer to two former sheriff? without complete settlement*, l>ut the most either of them owed on his ^ old book was approximately twelve e thousand dollars. s. Now, to have followed custom n strictly would have required Sheriff ^ i Farthing to reduce his indebtedness j to approximately twelve, thousand ^ dollars. s Iv was not the intention of the i- board to injure or cmb&rrasr Sheriff (1 1*anhing. Wit wove only f.v-'g to discharge. our duty as public* officials. Respectfully, t S. C. KW.I BS, V Ohm. Bd. v'ounty Commie sion.evs. ' it was not the inieui'IbU of The kV' : i)enu?crat to do Ai.r. lvkkv.v.> o; other ihfnihef-s of the Imnyd an injustice, s A reporter asked "Mr if the boyks had been released fo Sheriff F<iithing and lva r. ! t* " s'".dff was making srrangements to secure ^ thera: Which aiTaiigemcht was the Uovicwing of eyeu $30,000 oil which be is paying: interest in order to keep from pressing- t'he taxpayers at n finw> whf-ii rr*r?r?<?v i--> Another matter we should like to t call attention to is the fact that on June 30, 1926, two former sheriff* ?one of whom has been out of office since 1922 and the other since 1924, were indebted to the county in the r sum of $31,535.78. or about $1,590 less than Mr. Eggets says Sheriff ' Farthing is now due the county, and . the present sheriff's term does not n expire until the first of December, next. r Sheriff Criucher's last tax books k called for the collection of approxin mately $130,000, while the present n sheriff is responsible for approxie mately $170,000. Taking Mr. Eggers* v figures to be correct, Sheriff Farthe ing has paid about $137,000 on hia j_ tax books, leaving a balance of $33,e 000. On June 30, 1925, seven (j montns alter goin^out of office, ,r Sheriff Critchcr owed the county, act. cording to the auditor, $61,833.66. ,c Taking this from $130,00, or the full d amount of the faxes for that year, the e. then sheriff had collected for 1924 ie the sum of $68,166.34, or $68,883.66 less than the present sheriff haa re turned over, with two months to go before the expiration of his term. Finally, we quote from the audit J of R. Emmet Smith as of June 30. jn 1926: "There does not-appear to have been any final settlement with any V sheriff i recent years."
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