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V VOL. XXXYIU. NO. 3 < : " . . Happenings In and About Blowing Roc! Interesting News of Past Wee From Famous Re.iort T owu Blowing Rock, March 17-?A tor tative agreement that may mean ehasgt in the county board of eduer lion's method of fijuincine: schor buildings has been reached by tb school boards of Blowing Rock, Sar dy Flat and Silver Lake and Superic t.enricnt of Education Smith Hag? man. ?f the policy is adopted, fb budding funds of the county will b ( j>ro'!aied_tp each consolidated dis trie', instead of being allocated at th ' discretion of the board, as has bee the system h ret.ofore. This agree nient. however, is only tentative, an dwa is the aproval of th? board as whole. If the system is adopted, th long-.-landing argument between th Blowing Rock consolidated distric arid fhe countv board will be ended for-the Blowing Rock representative asiC-rt that all they care for is equil \bh treatment of all districts, whetr cr the county furnish one-third, onf halt of two-thirds of the money fo building the school, jus* so it fui sh.es the same proportion to all di: t nets. dust how much the county will fui msh toward the Blowing Bock schoi has not been determined, but thi is co nsidered a minor matter iii vie\ of a possible equitable division o trie county funds among all the dis tric-ts. \\ T. Willis, surveyor for the Be! lephtmc Company, who was her Mm .May supervising a change in th Y' of the cable line to the loca ? .fhailjrc-. said the cable line froi i i is within ten miles of Biowin; 1> ana that, yjith three ertftrs ;i eid. a*(<pf progress is being mad - Mr. Willis said ateS that s n veying of the line from Bponc t Newlaiid and Crunbeiry i> prpgres strig rapidly. The l$l<?\viri? Kock school will giv . negro nvhis.rel cntcii^ihmcht sooi j rovifivci the liUnuure ordered tsv Vitoks ago 'r;rr?ye :r tunc '?-v p$fejpf?f the program before chuoi _ close .'.prH 2!b Dialog, jokes add negr nraVie will cpmenm; the program. Thomas H. rpffby, ronrosifrda! iv m th general hsse?nbly from Wal.uu ?;a county, on his return here las ; v.tek. t:.pr?-:sed himself as wJ t.teased by the work of the sorsioj He was particularly gratified by lb 1 i'Mssiige ;.f ibe Australian ballot, a ma ft ,cftwi? mv >.-ad it.>vits ;nyirifual?fi_; that ilu-TViil aisgatiiiii. which 'junipii iasi f$l Y wiil bp rebu'ijt tor too siimnuw s?i v t ti?,: - ' ' ' Tin Jin."tin bond is-ui' ihiiliorizo Mali)- .'V by the town 'counti' f(ih lis con.pk rij.n (fi (ho wati i main i oi nocUintY Croon Park V-'ith ' 1 \c C o\v sup nay has been bought liy borrclur arid Company, of Aml row?, K. C. Tli Green Parle hiain; already under etfsi siru#vVioi^ U?v? rat ''Jy iJiil. r the direct ion of Tow ' i"oU!Trif?nav N: ' ClJ- Greenfe,' iivii ' lb Is w>vf; sosunjided awaiting th arriyal^oi xno/i pipe. Xhe i<iain wi ro 5,100 feel long: Pipe Has, t?66 "mid 800 fort. The fourth mhnieipf veil" is flowing 20 gallons a niiuut a depth of i 00 feet a minute, sai Rob 'C#Teene, manager -<sf. the wiitie works. -This ii: considered nil extn ordinarily, good flow for that deptl Mr. Greene siad. Almost the ent'f depth lias been drilled through soil jy.jgEV'. * xock.S? 1 *'"4& ?. The March meeting of the Ladie, Auxiliary of the Rumples We.morh Presbyterian 'church was one of lit x loveliest held since the' organizatio of the auxiliary some months ag. Mrs. F.. G. 'Onderriovp. and Mi:-. J'. Pane 11 a were' hostesses, assorted i serving by members of the Girls' Ci cle. The table was attractive in i snrimr-like decorations, with a joi <|uil "imd fern centerpiece. linen ar tavor> carrying out the color sclion of yellow and white. The meetiu preceding the social hoar, was giv< oi'er to the election of officers f* the year now begrnr.ing foi the au iinry Th?r. work was disposed of I re-electing Mis. Uncle sdowrt as pre; dent. Mrs. Holshoosec as vice pre* dem and I>ai> Klutx as trw.i; Mrs; C- C. MeKai-ahf! was ele< ed .-lectefiry to succeed Mi-a. Toe \v)k( vxpressed.heras heing anas | to serve again owing to other dutii ? Ax refreshments, a salad course, wi Mr jv+C i L' iTATA a m r> e A i\on-r artisan BO MR MARTIN AT BAPTIST CHURCH I.AST SUNR/ Editor of WinstpB-Saiem Jourr k Dptivertd Fiae Address to Crowd That Packed Auditprium ! Mr. Sazitford Martin, editor (ho Winston^al^m Journal, occupi u the pulpit of the Baptist church he i- last Sunday morning, delivering: very able addrt^s to a crowd th e taxed the seating capacity of i i- church. A? the Sunday school ho t- Mr Martin ;<dd; the Sur.d: t- school class taught h\ Prof. I. e Greer. e Mr. Mar in used ax the therm h his address the recent Baptist Si; e day school convention held in Mia r, phis. Tcnn.. and dvriiig1 the er.ti - address held the closest attention d the targe audience. The address w a a most timely one. and white he is 11 e a minister Mr. Martin brought o |e may religious > rouths and valued k t sons. AH were dlighied with ti [, Wi;i?toiv-Salern editor's presence s Boone and will gladly welcome his r - turn at. any time. Dr. B. B. Doug t- ert.y in introducing ihe speak* brought cut some interesting fac r about the speaker and the esti aat.? - m wnuii ne is new in cms curtimnin! MAN IN WILKES i<AIL CHARGE! WITH POISONING DEEP GAP BC t! s Says the Wilkes Patriot of Is v Thursday: Local physicians and i f torneys went to Deep Gap Sund. and held an autop y of Linn Church, who is thought to have <lf of poisohihjg last week. Church \v [I taken ill Wednesday. February 2", q a result of which he died Friday. I c Perkins, who att ended hint during [ ii short illness staled to Church's i'ami n 'that he b'olieVeri the hoy had be g poisoned and upon investigation si .t ficieot cvidOneo was found t<> can the arrest of Bill Mason, with wh? - Church was making his home. M:to was brought to Wiskesboro and pfae in jaii artd an autopsy of the Chpv jboy ordered - The h?-d\ hud o?re;t : been buried. The hoy's stomach w e sent to Raleigh for analysis. a i. Ma?on ordered by the court to o hold until a '-report could in had. e MaSon fume to" V. ilia about a ye s ago fro in C.r-.n.dn He married o cousin* of LiiiVicy Churoli. and t dead boy had been mfikini liis hoi v. ;th I is co11?.hi and her husband f e ?ome t.iine. It is reported that i- feeling' existed between Church a ;!, .Mas or. and Mason aUcgwb U> ha II ma<h- fhrents against the hoy. Masi. however, steadfastly deni?c his gui 0 Attorneys' Triveue and Comer a ,V 5>;o;;--er.iin? the cast and J. A. Rot y s.ai-5 is defending. t' -5" ; : ' '}' I. NO DATE BEEN SET TO NAME OFFICERS FOR NEW DISTRH v Washington special' of March iS d W insi'.n '.'a'eni Journal - - Preside b i holidccc -.rated today that ho did r 1 know when officials for the new n crenTed middle federal district ; North Carolina would be named. 1 e eta ted that official* miiM be nam r for a nun; her of new judicial d I-_ tr ' ?: add that hu had not determi n ed wr.?-r, would name the officii e 6r whether he \vouici jfiye recess : O He tlmf This o.: U lei? will life dcte.iav.rit-d by the dopu ft metit ;>i* justice and that the decisi it tvi 1! be made with regard to the bu ^1*^. to he dene ami the needs of t d' appoin*merits ol" officials ij. the <i x trict-. t-,t ; He told the correal'on dents it }, he had received delegations uigi e the appointment of Johnson J. Kay d as judge of the new North Carol i i district and thai he understood tt other delegations would come 6* , \y?shin?t on to urge the appointive d of other 'candidates. io n TaM bowie named judge - italoigh* March 14.?Governor IC Lean late tonight told the Associat n Press that fit had appointed Tom l'~ iZowic, <>f West Jefferson, and tG fifoyfe .^nk. of Lexington and f ^ ioigh 'as spbciiif superior cbfn t judg 'd Governor McLean said the rea* ,e : t'br his withholding the anhoun g> nrer.ls was that Mr. Bowie! a Corn 'n "speaker" of the hoove. did not adv ->r him uiftfl late tonight that the . **: r.-oi'itmf-ril ao\:ld ho accepted. >y Mr: Sink, now pardon commys&h -i- or. had already accepted t he appoi merit. it- ^ coffee,- was served.^followed, by orciim. cake 'SjRl" /ffaP ^1 >le roguiar tths ting >xiU t>e hold Yrtf&j! the meetings to continue cn a mori tb Jy schedule. iw? '-X< unm?K- rwm*. ujh?l UGA Newspaper. Devoted to the ONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH < y Woodson Likely Will Oppose Doughton ,ftl | [ Senator Woodson, of Rowan. Said tc Be Hjckerin' After Scat of Farmer Bob of I The following dispatch from Ivare Icfgh to the Greensboro Daily News a ' under date of March 9th, w8$ he of interest in these parts: Legislative loose-ends, picked up ur the morpihe* after-. bare Waiter Henj derson Woodson, -if Salisbury, cer-f q I tain entry for congress in the 8th rdutrici, arid fewer than five oth0f|.er potential congressmen from the n.; late general assembly. i So much is congress in the mind of 1V; Senatoi Woodson's friends, a! least , 0f j that it may lie said with certainty, as j that it" an emergency judgesfcin is ot t offered him he will decline it. He u would not think lightly of the honor, iS: hut his taste- are different. The prestige of four senatorial sessions jy, I ir a row, v/it'.i acknowledged leader.eji sHS) in them all, am! a big hand in the }(.! work wilier, has made North Carolina .. i,. state in its administration, ,.t;! 1 will be hi- when be takes the field as ,n'U cannsaace r.i the eighth. v. It has not hem sent out from Washington in >;efc&'ht year.- that ) Farmer Bob Dcjsfghton think.- of com hip back bono1 to live. Newspaper men were wont in old day- to have ist ; Farmer Bob running for the goverit-jiiorship and making ready to move ay; back. Senator Woodson does not ry make .any announcement as yet. He ed j will agree that He seriously entertains hs| the ambition to serve in Washingasjton. jjfte b urged on many sides to >r. get into the vaee and not be slow lis j about, it Most, offices are now won iiv j in rho first of the throe years pro en j tred'ir.g the race. Mr. Woodson will if-! probably not wait long, f | If bo goes into '' against Farmer .-m l Bob ho will cany a record of logrisW\ laiipn the stale- which advantages : I >:) greatly The public mind dweilchjmg *m reads and .schools will find dy \i Woodson weli put on the two ?!;! joos> popular pa-ces of North Caron'd-j 'I? ha statesmanship in recent i*ars. The senator has been chairman of the i duration committee and then of the ar finance committee. He' has helped aj by his vote to huibi alt the roads he since, the present, highway regime v.- (nok hold. The district must know a or groat deal about him. He is a elas y ill | local politician, good at leading the iid j county of Rowan, which will have a ve j great deal to say about cphgrekMmei). on jH?? has not made polities ;; business. >v ibut rat!u*r has made busSuess poiiti1*0 I . d .n rpceilt yei'.'s, and hiis helped to >5}V?s the -t?to the reputation of a 1 business C6?intAn w e ak h. If the : works and wins, the senator can sii Ins |fi*etty a.- anybody. | hjZ&JlST WOMEN TO MEET AT BLOWING ROCK CHURCH nt! is? tot? The quarte rly meeting of the Bap\ list Woman's Missionary Union of of the Three Forks- Association will be tie. J held at Blowing Ror*1c on Thursday, .-.i M-*ii-'li tilth. The following program ?s. has. K en arranged for che iueetinfr: Morning Session 10;30 ?Devotional exorcises, Mrs'I W. W. WiKon. ?i-i 1 si:4"> - Pvayer ir< its Relation to ct- | the .Missionary Enterprise. Mrs. Nan on Johnson - 10 :5-5?Thoughts from Program he tor Week ol* Prayer for Home Miis sio*is. Mrs. Smith Hagaman. Poem?"I Will Hear," Mrs. Pend?at ley. ?>g j 11:10?The Heck Memorial, Mrs. res \V. V. Farthing. aa il To-?Thel State Expense Fond, inf. Mr.-. Loe Swift. to 11:20?Apportionment for 1D27. at 11 :H0?Standard of Excellence, for societies, IVfrs. J. L. Quails,for as-i>ci-;tion, Mr&, D. F. Horton. 11 -r?0?Pofem, 4iAs You Look Bc< kIc J-Ward," Miss Ruth Dotson. Afternoon Session t'- 12:;;0-?Devotional exercises. Mrs. H. J, s. McBjide. 2:?o -Members of the \V. M. U. *. loyal church members. "r- \ :C0?[r Our Missionaries Do Not ce-i Co Back, Mrs! Coffey. Wl'i 1 :2f>-?-A M essJTf"/* front Dip <?P rtnr iso Missionaries, Sirs: J. A Williams, up- 1 >10?Exercise by Boone Y. W. A. 2:111?Y. W. A. Hymn, on- 2:ir,?Must Our Missionaries D>" nt- Ait the Sacrificing? Mrs. J.I M Moretz. ?.i .'a.-SS^^-I'raycr for ; Personal jOunKeJ secratipn, Miss Henri Davis, _ j pii'i."'' "A'd j <iu rnmen t. irilfilT-i - ?-T-T--? . \ i? .1.. 1 Tr_ i\? - 1 r- . - . . itu-1 iii viic i. i.iu-a stares nuring | t'lcrc-. was or?t d;. vo?rV? for err ;y 7 : ! marriages. rriii'v iirf^ a " *" DEM( Best Interests of Northwes *."*'' "'?"""~-rr-i-r-'^'?-?--.r-;"*^t*-'J ' 'rk^'-sryr i.-, .,: , . - ~t7jfr7-7 i~ ttt~ . JAROT.INA, Tfil'RSOA Y. MARCH 17, rr-^r? Over $71,000,000 Voted By the Last Assembly Make?. Record in A mount of Money Spent; Highway Commission Gets Bi' &t ' Slice Although it **out as an "economy re' t0,; economy , "rNvas evidoni,3^ ked nn>rp than it. , i was Pract':^S^^n,*e general; assembly, V probably go clown its ! history f-^pfxixp authorised the expeadlti^^^pt more moTiey than any ' | 0lhcrli^r | More that! $71 000,000 in appro- j priations. both bonds and for gen'.oral maintenance, was voted by the * ! assembly which adjourned Vast 'Cues- ' day night. The 1925 general asscm| hly appropriated about $f?0.000.000, . and that was thought a record. But it has been made to look like a piker \ in comparison with the one just passed. But in conscience stricken rctrenchment. the bill providing for increasing the salaries of the guver- 1 nor. council of stjjte and the majority ' of other department heads, was kill-:' cd 711 the last minutes of the session,!' despite the fact that a few minutes'* earlier bills had been passed granting to every employe of the house and senate from clerks, pages, janitors and scrgeant.s-a?-arm:- down to bootblacks. a bonus of a dollar u day for the session. Ir required'nearly $10,000 to provide these little gifts of 30" to each of the 1 <?*2 emploves <>f the two nouses- almost one employe for each member of the houses. The eXact amount that bad been paid out by reason of these "bonus bills*' was $11,720.. and the auditor's office reported '.hat there might still he some more; But to get back to the 571,(100.000 appropriated for all purposes, here it is by general projects: State highway bond is.-ue $30,000^ 000. , Revenue from gasoline and license tax for sinking fund on bonds, maintenance, etc. 515.000,000 yearly. Oo.-icral fund revenue for slate ; purpose 31000.000 yearly. For . nennancnt improve meats, s'.a.o institutions, $5,247,000. p For Smoky Mountain National Prtrfc. $2,000,005. For Cape Fear bridge at Wdmingion. 51,250,000. For school loan fund, $2,500,000. For prison farm, 5400.000. For farm colony for women. $t>0.000. Total, $71,457.000' Of this amount, more than S4'l. 000,000 is bonded imicbt edness, making the* total bonded indobtcdr.es>' ->f | iijti state more than $180,000,000. The educational eqiiajiswition f n. i of $3,250,000 is included ir. the K?ncral fund revenue of simtiteiy ! $15,000.000 .'.early. ? ' v~f?.V. m"".-' Vj'ii;' BAPTISM FELLOWSHIP MEETING HERE APRIL 12 A Baptist regional fellowship cairn* in i h" vhiV?'r?i<it of ihr jtanhmiV*:-' j .tim&i pyogtaiu. Y$3J.:;; l-v ,;?i the Baptist (hurcn here <?n Tnet?day,' April 12i,h, The in^'fting is to last all <in\, and paatorji, deacon*, n.clrs in ?he Women's Missionary Union, \ 1 Sunday school and B. V. P. U. wor v | crs arc asked lc\&trer.d- the mrci ing. ] The i>efcakets hevts wiU he Reva A. C. Hamby S II- Teinplenian ami M. A. Haggles. i ~ : "' ! I GOOD PRICE RECEIVED FOR ; SHATLEY SPRINGS WATER f -'effcrxon, Mar,'I, 1 4.? Telegiaui.s , } receive u iierr from T- I. Cole, vice-: i president ami general manager of 'the Radium Springs Corporation of -America; smut from v?se,u .York tf>| t-Jeffersoiv friendt. beings the i:v. J ft,mi Shal;ley Sj ritxjts war01 is selling t ar.d in gnurt 'Rutland in New York I City at .-10 per gallon. I ; _ t Rah igh.'March 1 4. -Ir, spite <n tn<i tremendous ,-tlgmii in the price ,*f j cotton tlte average North Careiins 'I farm re rttecive9v#ritiy t'hrce and onenaif per cent less for his 1'' !> "V.'pt man lor xric 1 nzn crops. :Norar lina ranked -sixth in iho nan'or* hi the1; value of crop- in with an estimated value of $327*680,00^?raec?t cording to figures made puhift tiy 1 co-operative crop re-porting service of the State and federal depart nu ntsl of agriculture. The figure was ap-f proximately t we Ice million dollars | less than h?- value of stale crops iiyj 1926. but was more than eight ivr > lion dollars mere than the value of; the 1924 crop. ' . 3CRA ?t North Carolina. 1S27 THINKS CREAMERY WOU1.D BE GOOD THING FOR WATAUGA Realizing that Watauga county ?s drift lug, and has drifted to an extent, into a fiita ncial condition that is distressing:, and that we must arouse ourselves out ct our lethargy i)v else go onto the rocks of financial rk tract:on. it is my p-'irpo^e to try to instill in the minds r,t* our folks the necessity mf our getting in line to iitilize our time and turning it. into ash. The .-eijyoas condition with us to lay is our shbvtagc in lUfiney. We'! iiave gore v.-ini oil fast ljymg, and | m- s^ijpios moic money out of the' .ouV:.'y than we have coming back I pt ij it from all .sources. \\ h ;i you toj? to think about <t. a county is.j -.1: an individual. If you arc drawjig on your nank account for more! h year than you are putting back: Into k. s<.oner or later your balance I [vill be small. We have got to do I tomoxhiiig to offset bur expenditures.! ,VVe have a greater diversity ??f farm products in this county than almost; iny county o, North Carolina. W? pan raise any and all kmd of prod-j nets for la ok* use and then ve have : - - - : ... ox >ui uui.- crops we can raise for m-n'-fcets. namely: Apples, potato'.. and cabbage. The potatoes, should ho it) he prominent pise:* in tlj'is county on account of marketing ay I hey will keep and ;r v- you .A] the time necessary for fi-d-rg the best markets?a thing that , studied very closely, as this is v. we derive our benefit or profit from our labor. .So far we have not been able to use our time for the entire season and we care nothing about our time without receiving in return for it. Now it is up to us to find, stunt: other or new field that is undeveloped whereby we can work all our time and still bo making money. We are glad, indt ed. that some sections of the county ate engaged e cheese making and will venture to -av \hilt these communities are the most progressive > < ctioiis of th< coun ty, due mainly to tha fact that they arc turning their surplus milk into cash, ami at the same time building up the farm land by keeping t dw's to consume the feed ami <> turn feeding :he land back the manure. But there is.onjy :i .-man portion '.11 tui cuunty that i- <:uiir.or'.<MJ with hie cheese industry.; and rlu- remainder Of ihj comixy is iufhiriiig front the 'ark of saini' industry thai will give emji'.oynVeni *?r? the farm and bring in c;i??i ' guiavly. We KCjjeyt* the needed industry, and :.! a <mts Is a creanter> , :>i least fiivmshing credrn for rofne i'i 'aimerv; whether or lioi we * -h one here- 'I hi.- is a new V.i'Xx and will have .o by trkd before \.e know jusi what'-.,there is to ay but there is lot of Things 1 ha:, liave U? be tvied out. We are lOld thai there is a county in Arkansas thai is. very rough, rocky and mountainous, wijien stalled in Uu* creamery business on nr.il scale six years ago, producing only 70.000 pounds of butter fat the first yeai. Las; year they produced 7,000,000 pounds o< Wrier fit, to'say nothing of the by-proddcti%!l such as calves. hogs and chickens raised from he skJm milk and the improvement of fie fa lir.:.. Tliut coi.niv hn* loiiaj ftverity-tliiei- active cmi.tieri.-s. fifteen bunk* with .VCI.'IJM difposiU of over half a. raill(hn dollars to each bank. Shall we not wake up to our op porhrriity arid USfe the natural con'ditip?s..giT?h our Groat Crca>or; and in t \ie next few yehrs have the ey*:< of the1 world mvnod on us ?ih iw?i;g the must thrift;, and pros$evbuk: vj^(jraj? iin.?aH" -this; great. commonwealth? if int'ir.epted i?i this proposition, ironic-fa add tlaikv the matter over with us, and wi? will tell you all we ran about this preposition, ns well us arty- --ugjfc.'rJtionB you might have in your mind that will help us i<. Keroirtf; inof'e thrifty "and pr??spe rous. +0* w| cftn g-oi/'ft -few folks who are wiling to make af effoTt- to try this proposition out, we will work out a pja'n hy which we car, ?ive you service here and you can receive your pay " \>nm - +1\/1 i J. P. MOOUF:. Boone, N. C., March 16. KINNEY'S FRIENDS ACTIVE Washington, March 11.?A delegation of' leading citizens from the .state will be here lomoi row to > ; the attorney general and the president in behalf of Frank A. LinhejJ for the middle district. Senator (yvermah present them Mr. Liimey has ir.i'iuen-lal backing for the pgvsitiojr. ivwr<w?%n >?WJ? ' ?o? TP ' & yii _ ?<Jv PRICE FIVE CENTS l "''j,-/.:' " ' -J\. Agricultural Facts About Watauga 1925 Census. Gives Some Intcrestin.sf Facta Relative to Farto Conditions I in the County Re low are presented a few favores j relative to the agricultural status <?f j iVatau gra county as compiled by the j a.tcricuittJra! cej^u.; of; 1925, United , S.atK department of commerce. The 1 number i>f fartnr. value of farm | iand; and products, livestock arid oth'or fip.ute> are jfiver.: rsrm Lands Number of ::.i ; nurftbet of farmers (white), 2,119; colored, i ! Farm rat. I . OW! ers. I i;s9- !??' a./.....*. O I T . 1 j cropjmrs, i r croppers, ?;<t : other tenants, I 13. PeHlCjctago of farms, j vjnleed by tenants, l(i.2. Acreage There wcr- approximately ! 83.020 a ores of tilable '.and in the county in 1025, or 82.33 per cent of all land in the county, with 20.074 acres under cultivation Farm Values Ail farm land and buildings are valued at $7.h 13,776. showing a <le' jcase of S77.050 from the census of Three hundred and ! thirty- even farms or 17.0 per cent i of the farms i cported .mortgage iniehti dness. Livestock Total value of all livestock, $524,22 i. There were, when this census was taken; 1,857 horses, 453 head of ; mules: 0.(1,15 head cattle, 5,320 sheep; I 2,i?0 1 hogs and 52035 chickens in'the j county. There were 80 coil and 34 uinles under two years of age. accord1 iug vo the census. The total value of 1 dairy products in the county is given $4,205; Crop Value* ( 1924) j Total value of all crops thrown ier the county in I 02 t is placed at $-666,027. Corn is listed as t:he principal j crop, $8;.?32 acr . producing: 177;566 ; bushels. Other crops arc listed as ' follows: Wheat; 1.08d bushels; oats. 10,704 bin he's: rye. 6.001 bushels; ' uckwheat 23.2Ob bushels; hay of all kinds, 8 570 tons; Irish potatoes. V1 O0t> bli i.t i: - Tht* pvoduc of i tiu*. JJiVeil ill pOUlub-. but i G??) acre?-' vv devoted, to th'hi eron. Population Thr total farm population for the jcounty \*\ 1,1*25 was lo.'.U I. idassified to How? Under 10 years of ' 277; to - ytars and over. 7,t>3.7? ! junto, :;.S"i ; female, 3,HOG LOCAL CITIZENS PURCHASE. PROPERTY IN SOUTHWEST j Th.- t-f\('uiY:o!ii;ts >vho went j front here Sa urday a week ago for southern Texas, returned last week; rnd Five of tin nijccht who wont pur?'.based. >ivtall tracts of lar.ri in the i Lo?a Star stale, and express them selves as higliiy pleased with their invo- invinfe. In fact, one of ib pary told Tha Deoi^crut that lie was ; offered a profit of per acre for j nis. hotdui"^. fc?t ret'used". paying in; rathe.) i>u.\ more limn to sell wlmt j he had. /.Che law!. is gpvevi?me?]l- irrigated, very rieb anri y$k the home oi grape and other citrus- fruits; One fit the young 1 allies who made j the trip hnng.s hkek this litth story ; which is proof of the Richness of the j-oil: "A man and his wife lived in lhis most fe: tile spot olMhehoiie Star Stare. They, if seemed, did not agree as well ac they might. Finally the wile died. The husband decided to remove her body away from there for iMermenl. \\ her, asked his reason for so doing of replied.. '1 am afraid to plant her here for fear she might eome up.' '' j SMITH GETS APPOINTMENT AS , Trn*DAD * o v rvt-in i*rv c? k >1 o11 * t | a a-ivti wivni\ 1 L/c.r w 1 I niAn.on/\L?, | Mr. A. W. Smith, ex-cVerfc of the j .superior court of Wal^uga county, 1 has been appointed tovuporary chief j deputy marshal for the new middle I federal court district. In company with Mr. NY. H. Cragg, he left for i Greensboro Tuesday afternoon to enter upon his duties, j The position pays approximately I $2,500 per year. Mr. Smith is a | very fine business man and his friends in Watauga are glad to learn of his appointment. They hope also that he will be held permanently and confidently eJrpect that he will. Fast Worker A hovune little lassie named Daisie Drove all the laddies plumb crazy, But what v. her system-Whether she hugged 'em or kixred > 'em-*? It's co M i- very point that V'rr, hazy. * :
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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March 17, 1927, edition 1
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