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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 42 INDIAN TEEPEE TO WHITE HOUSE So Wail Read History if Senator Curtis of Kansas Win* the 1928 G- O. P. Nomination and Elec. tioo to the Presidency tiy ALBERT T. REIl) Washington, Nov. 15 (Special) ? S?fc?tor Charles Curtis, ol Kansas, leafier of the "United States senate, is the first of the dark horse regu| lots to announce his candidacy for k the Republican presidential nomination in 1928. In che senator is combined the [' blood of old New England?the Hubbard and Curtis families of : Massachusetts and New Hampshire: II the early French .settlers and traders f ?Conyilles and Pappatu - and an ini 1-.' j-Jtance of Indian royalty, for SenS at/- Curtis is one-eighth Indian? fi hereditary descendant of two well if' known Indian chieftains. , He . eriis destined l>y birth for leadership. His great grandmother i was princess of tht Kaw tribe of L? Indians. a daughter of White Plume, t their chief. Her grandfather was ft; Chief Pavbuskie of the Osage tribe. E which arc now perhaps tin richest B) people per capita m the world. B The senator's mother died when K he was three years old. and he was 8 taken hack to the Kaw reservation E by his grandmother, who directed, f. as far as possible, his early years and K instilled in him an ambition. for 5 greater things than ririitig races at | the fairs and gatherings. b Was his grandmother who, when thd government started the transfer 8 cf Kaw Indians from Kansas to Si reservation in the old Indian TerK ritory, persuaded young Curtis of 6 the wisdom of embracing the World H cf his white people, and after the E exodus had hegun, helped to spirit. bim out late at night. 3 He walked to Topeka?some sixg ty-five or seventy miles, and from K tb.ut time his ambition, his study and fc hir. genius for hard work have carffi ried him steadily oil and to the place ghe now occupies as leader of the B senate of the United States?second ||qm>- to tno precruenLm importance. Young Curtis studied raw ' while t- driving a hack in Topeka. He was {admitted to the bat at 21. After |three years of practice he was ntade | county attorney where he served j two most successful terms. He then t engaged 11 private practice. His F clients came an<i so did money. Then in 1892 "Charley" Curtis t was nominated for congress from I the fourth district in Kansas. Since that time' he has spent fifF teen years in the houre of repref 6Cr.tatives at Washinglin and almost i teSiity years in the senate. I Ylie has been a conspicuous figure t in both branches and has had a hand | in the shaping or passing of every f important piece of our legislation in j the past quarter of a cenutry. | The senator is not spectacular, i i One of the most able parliamentary i ians in the country, he has labored in a knowing and effective way to | accomplish those things he has undertaken. Re cares not for the| pride of authorship. Results count] with him. That same dogged determination and perseverance made him the successful little jockey whose fame was known as far as civilization then extended in Kansas. They say he rode like "all hell had broke loose." Prom an Indian teepee 011 the western plains to the White House in Washington is about the widest possible stretch in this country. He has already coine to within a step of it. In his acceptance of the proffer of the Kansas delegation be says he will not be a stalking horse for- any other candidate. That's Curtis. He means he is out to ride to win. t-OjpAL C1VITANS ATTEND MEETING AT MT. CITY Fifteen members of the Boone Civitan Club attended a meeting of |he newly organized club at Mountain City last Friday evening. The delegation was met there by a large party of Civitans from Abingdon, Va. Addresses were made by a number of the visitors and the Mountain Icaoans were presented ineir cnarter. The new club gives promise of being a very active one. Catch 'Em Young "Why have you been sitting on the ground so long?" asked a neighbor of five-year-old Sally. "I've got to," was the reply, "because I've planted ? whole envelope of canary seed and I'm waiting for the little canaries to grow." Radio Dumbbell* Too Radio: Our next number will bo "The Song of the Vo'ga Boatman." iiFan: "Oh, heck, somebody is goin' Musing "Paddlin" Madslin Home") again. -w /ATA1 A Non-Partisan N' J News of Week in I Blowing Rock Section Contagious Diseases Reported Among Children; Bad Weather Interrupts Street Work By RUPERT GILLETT | 4 Because of the pres.-* of other j duties, The Democrat corresponj dent does not now have time to | solicit personal item.^ in Blowing | Rock. All who have such items for publication, therefore, are rej quested to give them to him or | mail them before Tuesday of each week. | Blowing Rock. Nov. 10.?Sev| eral cases oi" contagious diseases j among children have been reported 1 in Blowing Rook during the last j week. Cases of scarlet, fever and I diphtheria are being given prompt ! treatment by doctors. Mrs. Frank Coon was hostess to the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pre byterian church at its Armistice | Day meeting. A large attendance I was reported, and an interesting | meeting was had. Mrs. E. C. Under! down, president, presided over the I meeting. 1 Work on the sidewalks was interrupted early this week by the inclement Weather, but it is the hope of the contractors to have the work completed by December. The walks are completed on both sides of Main I street, except for a few finishing touches. Work is now being done j in preparation for laying 'he walks I on Boone : treet as far as the now school on one side and to the town hall on the other. Excavation has been began also for the walks along the Yonahlossee road. Mr. rnd Mrs. Lloyd Robbins announce the birth of a daughter. BOONE MAN BELIEVES PEOPLE WANT BARGAINS Speaking to a representative of this paper, Mr. L. S. Isaacs, of Isaacs' Department Store of this city saia, "it seems te me that business is better. I am putting on w twuuul.a half | years' stay in Boone, starting Friday | morning. When people see the reductions t am making on quality merchandise, they cannot help but buy their needs for the fall and winter." Mr. Isaacs, a native of Watauga j county, more than two and a half I years air j, began his present business in the new store room next to th<postoffice, and has become well , kiiov. n for the splendid line of merj chandise always carried for the buyI ing public. Mr. Tsaaes has always i taken a prominent part in the upbuilding of the city and county. Last year he was elected commander of the Watauga post, American Legion, and was ic elected to that office for the coming year. Mr. Sullivan, sales expert, is in Boone for this big value-giving event. He is widely known through out North Carolina tor many successful campaigns. Representing the Sullivan Sales Corporation, a North Carolina concern. Mr. Sullivan has within the past several months, in addition to other sales, has conducted four close-outs, one for the \V. L. Fanning Co.. Shelby. He is ak-o closing out the department store of the late Senator Clarence Call, at North Wilkesboro: the Nash Supply Co., Nashville, N. C-, and Moore Bros. Dept. Stcre, Thoinasville. WHEN TO MARKET TURKEYS The Democrat is in receipt of the following letter from a man who has had considerable experience in marketing turkeys,' and we are passing it on to our readers for what it is worth. Since raising turkeys in Watauga county has grown to be a considerable item,-it is well for the farmers to study marketing conditions. Here is the letter: A little publicity on the turkey situation might help your readers. I have made somewhat of a study oi me lurney niaract ana oeneve the farmers of Watauga county could get the best prices for their turkeys by marketing them eacH week from now until after the holidays. The local hotels in North and South Carolina will probably take all the good turkeys from the mountains^. Only good fat turkeys should be sold at the present time, and the smaller turkeys kept and fed for ? later market. Thin turkeys will not bring the fanners very much money and will cut down his average. If he has 25 to 50 turkeys in. the flock, sell 10 or 12 of the best and hold the J _-11 J! _ > I (.'uianvr auu stfii u iew more eaca week until he cleans them up. It is a rather risky proposition to advise the fanners as sotnetimes we do not guess correctly. At tfie same time, this might be given out for information and then they can use their own judgement. > Sajrowi^S'a-' -'-I'v^ ewspaper, Devoted to the Bi NE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C.-' ? "? Frank A. Linney To Be Ii Candidate for Governor? Grccnoburo Record Hearj that Local ^ Man Will Likely Be Republican Candidate Neat Year ? .x. Interesting news comes from Akheville to" the- effect that Frank at j Linrtey will be named at the forth- e[ 1 coming Republican state convention ^ ' as the party's candidate for goveri nor next summer, according to the nt | Greensboro Record of last Wednes- ' ' ' dav. If named, it wili be Mr. Lilt- t-'1 j .. . . . . . ' t i nej- ?> secuiiu attempt io neaa mu i -i I state government. Is Mr. Linney. it will be recalled, was I" district attorney of the western dis- oc ; tric.t and, when the middle district Wl was created earlier in the year, was ~>Vi : n candidate for judge. Johnson J. Hayes received the appointment and v' will probably tie confirmed when ?i ; congress assembles next month. Mr. I.intiey was named acting district al' attorney of the new district. ?* The Republican party is preparing st" ! to wage a strong campaign to put Se across their candidates next sum- T*> infer. The. call to battle was sound- r" ! ed by Chairman Brownlow Jackson several months ago when he urged tVi all Republicans to vote. He pointed no | out at the time that it would be jo I possible to carry the slate, even vv< ' though the Democrats usually are ; numerically stronger, because the ab ! full Democratic vote is not usually t? ; polled in the general election. th I If Mr. Linney is nominated he to will probably campaign against O. j Max Gardner, who, unless some- be = thing unforeseen takes place, is 15 ' slated to got the Democratic nomi- W j nation- Mr I.innfv lilr? hie nv.v!-i nil j pective opponent, has thousands of th< ; friends throughout the state and the 110 , campaign should prove interesting. 1 Should he be defeated, it would be J. ' in order to speculate what new hon!or awaits- him. for Republican candidates of past years generally have been rewarded with federal api>oint- NT. meats. no I ift REVIVAL AT MT. VERNON Gt ' The revival meeting at Mount ^ Vernon Baptist church, conducted by ,, . the pastor. Rev. R. C. Eggers, as- y. ' accessions to the church by baptism * sistcd by Rev. L. A. Hurst, came to ^ a close on November i\ with 34 additions to the church, 20 by bap tism. It is reported that the church was greatly revived and much good , accomplished. sic Prepare the radiatr for cold ]0( weather by using anti-freezing mix- y/ tares and save heavy expenses in an -repairing' the farm cai, advises en- c(j ginoprs. iSajHEi"' lu, Curious Cuss ^ Father: "The man who marries ^ my daughter will get a prize." se Suitor: "May I see it, please?" is And He didn't ^ Jimmy: My, what a lot of dirt is) f;on your face! I d, Peggy; I know. Don't rub it in.jp, est Interests of Northvv ^ ~~^ ^ ? lN'A. THURSDAY, NOVEMB saacs Again Heads American L e g i o Post Names New Office and Maps Out Program for Neat Year Post No. 130, American Legio ics meeting' last Friday nig] ectcd lien officers, discussed pla r the next year ami pirdgeii i tarty support to the annum R= oss Roil Call, now in progress i e county. The post re-elected Xi loyrt s. Isaacs as commander. M aacs declined the honor in raoi isirive terms than Mr. Coolidge ri nt!\ used, bat his fellow mtmhei iiu'.d not hare it otherwise, and 1 as drafted for another year. Other officer* elected were: Fir co commander. Eu L. Payne; sei ni vice commander. J. Cliff Mi jnr.ell: third, Lionel! Ward; por Rhtaiit, ,V. Wilson Moriis; post f mce officer. Chus. L. Vounce; porviee officer. Sam F. Horton; pie rgeant at arms, Ernest M. Rouge; ist chaplain, Jr.o. F. Cook: histi >n. Russell D. Swift. Several ladies of the Auxiiiat ere present and following1 the bus ss session a social period was ei yed ilunr.gr which refreshinenl sre served. The year just closed was pro! ly the most .successful in the hi: ry of the organization. Dulin e year the membership readied tal of ninety, which is far jr. e> ss of any previous time. The men rship goal for 1928 was placed a 0, and if the spirit of enthusiast lich pervaded the meeting Frida jht continues, it is expected tha e number will easily be reached, i t exceeded. D. LOIZEAUX IS GUEST OF W. H. CRAGG HER! Mr. J. D. Louizeaux of Plfciltfiehi J., arrived in the city this fore or anil will spend several days vis tig at the home of Mr. W. H agg, with whom he was former! lOCiatcu ir the lumber busir.es? a ulls Mills. The many friends o i popular gentleman will be de hted to know that he hat. kind! Lisentcd to deliver a lecture at th Ivent Christian church Sunda: irning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Louizeau: a scholarly, widely-traveled gen man, a good talker and his lee res are really worth while. Specia isic will be provided tor the occa in. His annual visits are ulway iked forward to with eagerness b; atnugans and his public uttei ces arc always graciously receii by iarge audiences. Mr. Louizeaux operates two larg mber manufacturing plants i iw Jersey and when he comes t atauga he thinks it proper t nd his employes some of the goo ings produced here. This time turkeys and each men employed i 5 mills will have a real turkey dii iv for Thanksgiving, with all tl tin's. The large shipment ( essed birds will go forward by e: ess this week. l- '- >- Si ,.>,Wv. OCRA rest North Carolina ;ER 17, 1927 ' : ? . ? j Roll Call Going ! | Good in Boone! 1 Every Man and Woman in County ; Urged to Affiliate With Local Chapter 1 C ! I The annual lied Cross Roll Call iiij ' Boono has started off very nicely, ( ; the good people here responding1 very beautifully to the two ydutig I ladies who are conducting the campaign, Misses Erie Greer and Ruth s; Benfield. who were named as cap- ^ j tains of two troops; but after the I first day out. they were treated so :i . nicely, the* dollar pawl in so freely. n i that they decided to make the campaign alone with what lit tle help j ^ Chairman River* and other chapter'. officers can give them. They 'have! < until next Thursday?Thanksgiving! ? ? to finish the campaign, and a.I-j -v though they are both in school, they | u calculate on completing the task in i t( the time prescrihi d- They wR? calli c i on you. so have your much needed! | dollar ready. Below is their list 1 ?r.ember> up to Tuesday evening: n R. C. Rivers. Clyde Greene. M. B. Woosley. W. R. Gragg, C. H. Gar- n lann. I). I', ivvfce, L. M. farthing 3 F. C. Ward, 1. M. Cirri'. Stella h Hagaman. A. E. South. M. \\ 0 Beach. W. D. Farthing. B. H. Wat- * son, S. C. Eirgers. \Y. H. Gracri>. E\ | N. Hahn. Kusm-iI Gregg, 11. W. t Mast, W. R. Lovii!, Smith Hag&man. ' J. 0. MeConneli. T. B. Moore, H. W. Dick, .1. L. Qualh-, C. S. Stevensoi C. <\ Farthing. Lionel! \Var?.i, G. ?. n Ashley. \Y\ It. Winkle!. A. P-. Han-- c by, J. A. -Sprains, L. L. Bingham, A. Coffev, ). C. Tavlor. Rob Rive. \V. G; Walker, W. L. Cook, I.. S. Isaacs, AY. A..Davis, R. F- McDacie, ? K; i. Siineii. E<1 Quails, G. K fc Moose, A. Cook, W O. Greer, G \ 1\ llaganum, H.jhlarni Furniture 1 o Co., .T. T. C. Wright. \. As chairman qf the Watauga l ; chanter. I wish to insist that every ? ) man and woman in our midst, even l = ; it' it be a sacrifice, take stock in this c | great organization to the amount of; | one dollar, which is all :l will cost _ qI for a whole year. President Cooiidge and Secretary aoover are ask-. rt ing tor five million members to meet the crying needs of sufferingj humanity. As I have said before in J j these ccdunxps, . one-half of thej nmouht ""colie?rctf "by otir chapter! J will lie sent to headquarters, tin ' oth/jr half retained here for the! ~ benefit of local charities, which 1 1 t;4 so badly needed here, especially :d during the rough winter that is now j 5 n near at hand. We can never tell : 1 r? What is just around the corner for " r. us. Maybe a call will be made for :e we people of the mountains of North Carolina next. Then the whole rs organization throughout the nation j > ie would come to our relief. 1 a We hope the work is progressing , t st J as well in other parts of the county1 g :-| as it is ir. Bocae; and I.fee! that it is. I j< :-j Your dollar ought save the life of (j st i an unfortunate Human being. | ft t-1 R. C. RIVERS, Co. Chairman. ; i, it j w ;; LITTLE CATTJ.F. T. B j P IN WATA UG A COUNTY I t] > j o Only, one cow in three thousand! "j j. in Watauga county is infected with. tuberculosis, according^ to latest rc-j ports on the progress of the tuber-1 v cuiin tests being made on all dairy j ^ cattle in the county. The chemists j are about half through with the i e| o- tests, it was said last week. o I O. a =; : I ti FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB ; It 'ft Mrs. A.' E. South was hostess to! a " the club on Armistice Day. The 1 ^ " house was prettily decorated 'with * * cut flowers ar.d potted plants. An hour of social chat wa senjoyed, ^ meanwhile the more industrious r< members busily plied their needles. l'' Following: this wan a brief business session. wjj An Armistice program was pre- rl sented. Mrs. Rankin read a poem.j R; ' "Pack in France." i F' "In Flanders Field," was read hy "1 J- Mrs. Greer. ? A touching story of the visit of '>t ! ' one of the "War Mothers" during Wl f her recent visit to France, was read, <b f She took a small package of earth front the yard where her boy had S" played as a child and asked one of ed c the caretakers to sprinkle a a th V very little over the grave of each of I M * "The Unknown Soldiers" resting H. - "over there." hoping in this way a " - little Would fall on the grave of her M ll boy who wa:; one of the number. M Miss Annie Stanbury told hi a Ci 3 very interesting way, a war romance, lo V "The Mating C'alL" at Mrs. South then presented a very ta clever contest, "A War Romance," H with many missing-words?these to d< * he filled in with songs popular dur- " n ing the war. Mrs. Tracy Councill H o was the winner and was presented B o with, a most appropriate prize, Aj M d Ship at Sea, in bronze frame. j -A it Invited guests Were Mrs. Will n Scott and Mrs. John Steele i- j Assisted by Mrs. Steele, Mrs. G >e i South served a very dainty salad b I course, followed by sweets. 1; ic-1 The club will meet next Friday B I with Mrs. Roy Johnson. v f'?\ -""f1- -J*?" * *.. . KawMiy % FIVE GENTS A COPY isTPROVIDE SCHOOL BUILDING tyitan Club Is Told Thac Boooe District Must Provide Its Own High School Building; Must Be Completed Within Year Boone must provide its own high .-iiool by the beginning of next year, ?c. B. B. Dougherty raid mem|te? of the h?cal Civitau Club at luncheon meeting last Thursday ight. Heretofore, the Boone high school as beers operated in connection with ffip Appalachian Stat? Normal fhoofjl but this airangemenl can be ontinued only during the present ear. Dr. Dougherty is said to have >ld the club members; as it is the inMition to confine the Normal ourses to strictly normal work. The grade school, however, will ontmuv to be operated as the "Delonstration school of the Normal. It is probable that the new buildlg will be located near the demontration school, but nothing definite a;- been decided upon, as the board 1 education ha= not yet met to deal ith the situation. ALLEGED CAR THIEF PLACED IN JAIL HERE Sheriff L. M. Farthing hud information last Saturday- from th?> offiial> of Alamance cotfmy that one Buck" Oldham, wanted in Watauga r the alleged theft of an automo ile, was being held : waiting his inductions. A quick rip was made y motor and the man i Hold in. the Vatauga jail awaiting the next term 1* superior court. The car was stolen ast June, w.u-- the property of Rev. V. C. Greer i Boe.re. and no clues is to the identity of the thief" had ?een uncovered until the sheriff re eived the message from Graham. <iO. 60 BEING RESURFACED FROM BOONE TO ViLAS Mr. John Greer began Tuesday to dacing rock preparatory to resuracing Highway No. GO from the western limits of the town to Vilas, he work of crushing rock to begin is sdou as the crusher can be moved rum Deep Gap. This section of the toone Trail is in extremely bad onditioit, and information that it s to bo improved will be received .'ith a great deal of pleasure. NORMAL NOTES Recent faculty meetings at the format have beer, madt- interesting nti Helpful by discussion of various spies by the several members. Prof, lawyer talked on the subject. "What ; the best method of teaching stueots think*" Prof. V. 0. Howell alked interestingly on "The student, udy as a means of advertising," men raeinor. nas nocn put into ractiee by the- voluntary action of lie students at tlie Norma!. At anther meeting Or. Dougherty spoke f the ideals that are being set by tic authorities of the Normal, and re various members of the faculty re united in co-operating in a fine ay in pushing toward the end set y these ideals. The fall term of the Normal elosi last week, and examinations given u the llth and 12th. There were venty graduates at. the end of the irm anu 15 others left to teach for whiie before returning to graduate, he winter term began November 5th. Armistice Day was observed at the ormal. the following program being nidered: Song "America;" devoonal; reading the governor's procmation by Prof. Howell; reading, krmistice Day." Miss Viola Upr'nr; song. "Keep the Home Fires urnitig;" reading. "In Flanders iold." Miss Klizabeth Gamhill; Etiquette of the Flag," Prof. A. M. orlon; song, "Star Spangled Ban:r." Small United States flags ere presented to eaeh member of e faculty and student body by the xrmal authorities. Following are those who gradualat the close of tne fail term, with e counties they represented: isses EVa Martin, Anson; Belle swkins, Rutherford; Nolle Hope flson, Oaston; Bessie Hill, Union; yrtis Hamrick, Rutheford; Dora oore Ledbetter, Rutherford; Grace ouse, Alleghany; Lela Clara Marwe, McDowell; Kola Frances Pyt, McDowell; Glennie Love, Cawba; Bessie Cain, Iredell; Ona B. elms, Union; Angie Jennings, Ire>11; Mary Lee Staten, Iredell; Agnes Lsher. Marion, S. C.; Nan Stewart, arnett; Margaret Siler, Chatham; catrice Morgan, Stanley; Myrtle [organ, Stanley; Olivette Martin, nson. Garland S. Ferguson, Jr., of > treensboro, was appointed a memcr 01 the federal trade commission ist week by President Coolidge. Mr. Ferguson suceeds John F. Nugent, those term recently expired. * ' *
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