vol.. XXXVIII, NO. IT
State Fish Hatcheries
Are Being Improved
Kee.? Derivprf Floor. Augl?M' License*
Used u Improve the
ini!u>t? y
A? iircn * paid to 'He
date <>t coii.o'rvati.iii mu\
L'vsH'Pman*, lust rpririr and summer
" 1M ; 11.1' i If.' po.. |h|4- ; fj w.-s-ly I'];program
.for providing improved
fi.hiny, in NoUh Carolina.
Th? stall lii 1 !;P? .v,i- angle
licence lav., according *?> ? K. Dixon.
assistant director >f the 'depart-J
rnenl, enacted by the D27 genera) I
as.se in Id v inflVie tsosMKh* ?m?
tion of ?K*ithan ?17,(100 for the
first year of ?t- operation.
Funds collected from jiceinscs are
being ex goggled after the payment of
warden service by the department
for the improvement of inland fu-hmy
opportunities and will be refleeted
in the -iistrilmtion f baby
fish? : from the state hatcheries hex I
year. Additions and improvements I
that are being made at most of the;
hatcheries will result, it is expected,
in a greatly enlarged output.
A new- bass pond has been added
this year at the Frank Stcdman
hatchery. Fayetteville, which, will al .
low a greatly increased program of1
bass rearing.
The rainbow trout buihbng at the
Pete" Murphy hatchery. Marion has
been enlarged and considerably more
trough space h;fs been provided. A
new cottage has been constructed at
this hatchery for the use of the a>sdstant
foreman and a light plant has
been installed
Addition^ and tmpiy. i.-ment < have
? been made it tin Morrison
hr 11 hery. \V :tyne- villoi a? d t:n
Watauga hatchery at KuliteVwooiJ
\i> those improvement? a Pel n'ddi
tfyms have been made po>s!bi< as a
j ?:;.ult of the angler.:' act.
Angles' fee. :irv ; A>lmu it: the
whnHfeft) a noi\ *: .. > hatchery ov1
ar<ery> pc.'ir 1 :kv ;a;nc s, Darke aii-.i
i/'Avcl hiwv-'-l .pniuu c M\ tingieiings.
is.i-cd n? bti.-.u i- ;n i... i
the- water:- u? lin nearby 1 nU
CLANS FOR AIRPORT AT
KITTY HAWK BEEN MADE
New Y I'll. ,"50.?Pla|ij for development
of :i national a'.rpan at
.y itr.v.k N. ' us a memo:ipi o<
th<- Wi-jfKt in others' whose r.ifp'an;
made it# first fltRht won? 21 years
il'.i, wi'iv announced here this week
by Kraal; A. Tiehenrn. editor of Aero
Slftcst
Mr Tichenoi said :( is hoped to
r.;?)i;uv-ate thy field fleet mil or 25,
of next ye.tr, ; '., (ye nee;;.ion of the
2?t-h anniversary of ihe first flft;
"lijrht by OivUUi t\ vhtht.
Ma! M ee y ,t gjind
Kitty Hawk n'.e'ouJiio; the hill which
the Wtiyht iuv.i\ua,{ ;:s the
staidinK nvouad" tor their plane,
have been <: rated. Tiriie-ini said
thai next (mi Iv. e.td-'tY;i}(e.r*i A
ditir. adjioii ..dihdrily. and. minis,
v.ili fly to Kitty Hawk, n't the btyir;?,k-.
i.-io rv-.oi i" m -
>-?, ace *,, v.?i". '?ni i . >>ivs?;v?- .
5 r , i'iii'i 4u^oCri;V( \?vnv ^(V: lay - vv u& vlvy :iiv|
fiylcl. Tfo liiiil U5%S )>y the AVrgvrf
hvvMhorV' fe to <?c left iTote*ivho:i. )v?
NEW CHEVROLET CARS
ON EXHIBITION HERE
A largo niiw&i- of prospective
hover," and spectators visited t!;
showroom of the Boone Chevrolet
Company Monthly arjjg tats* lo ' )' tpect
four models of the now Ohevro
lot automobile. The vales force of
the local concern have been kept
i>u#y during: the pas; two days explaining
the many features of the
now- ears.
Amovig the features po tiled out to
-he visitors sveve the longer wheel
base, four-wheel brakes, larger tires,
enlarged bodies, new steering apparatus
and an illumination instrument
on the dash. Three additional
YYtod'-b, which will aisn have the iro
proved features, are expect,! to arrive
within the next few days.
' y-V 'i -p'y1.sa.Jwt&g
PASTOR'S CONFERENCE
Thy pastors' " inference of the
Three Fork.- Baptist a-voeialioi. will
ikp Vifplra fit < V, t. P.jWnr. Rav.tlei r knv..V
on nnv! Monday. la-uary 9?.h, bcg3sv.-<vr.g
a: 10 iy'OTock. The ministers
of tbn Stony Fork associat on have
been invited t<V attend the confer
Sj etity -.-.iid il is. expected that it large.
siumLcv of ministers v.i.l be in attendance.
The program for the confei
r.ee as follows:
1 Bievotional. ccTtdneted hv L. A.
"tV teor.
2. Business.
3. What are "ray plaits for myi
church for 192S? Let! by R. H.
Shore and followed by other pastors.
1. Dinner served by the ladies of
the church.
5 Church discipline, by E. J.
Farthing.
(! How T get mv sermons, by F.
C Wal ls
Vsce Inrceu busiiife.
Rev P. A. Hick:, ps tor of the lo
s cvefaiy of the confere
nee. <
MAI
A Non-Partisuii N<
not)
GREAT STRIDES IN
STATE EDUCATION
724 Public School Building* Erected
During Past Five Y?ari? at CoiS of
Over $3.?,000.000; Mr.votvnt Bc4?n
With Ay cock
Korth Cai'olma ha? nectcH 72-'
. 1 5 I...SI IS
c-vuwv* uuitutflght COSUDg MVfi-V
"jhui within five yeas . Juk
i.V Warren, secretary of the North
Carolina Education association; in a
a statement given ottt in Raleigh last
"Fifty yea it. ago North Carolina
was next to the most illiterate state
in the union, New Mexico beinj? at
the bottom of the M-t. For many
years after the Civil war, scattering
!->ir building's represented the state's
school system birgely,
Theu came the Aycock administration
and for 15 to 20 years tinstate
has been forging steaddy to
the top in educational expansion ami
1028 looks bright"In
5 020 North < arolina was
I ? : ding' one million dollars bt> hei
public schools per ' ai\ Today she is
spending !*? million -"iftllars annually,
'In tin* g?eat period of school
buthliivg in North Carolina frj^m
January i. I :!<?. to January 1. 1025.
North Carolina erected 721 modern
IniiMings of ty?e Ponins or more. It
was ah era of expansion with conC
nuinitics rivallir.tr each other in consrruction
of substantial, well equipped
buildings foi thy education of
the young, l uxes voted bohas and
in inanv msbumbw Ihn viiv;,!
munitieft did likewise. hat the t:i
mr>ra .h'i'i mi:!'. ; hen-necia:
r.ai'dum funds. tie -i.i, ideraey
I'litM .-I'-! .>!> : . - ..f
ri*> funds,
"Th" Miai I'sit: i;;' iic Ojiidinp.is
737. Mf:-.. di\ i.iwt Us ''.'lows :
\Vhi! -. rural, J iv ; I a ,-U > - '.''Idle, I
Si fe".!? rural-. I
> t I'.lt'i *.; t.'-'iTCr. i-it).
"The -mi' IVtl:' :hervf'.1!
I', rs iH'i.'ii:.; ) ;tii leupli "1 the
utV in ;:;i eifiiiy to. holler lo '?n.iiliotii.
..urrotmdiiio, the tier-. ,.f : '
dsk ami ill almost ?Vfj8$ ill
.u.uPee. turnd hn,-o- tor -emu.!." iifet
villi Mill' o'r lav opposition
"til liaililir.tf,- tor while rural till
pilsi, tiaston county !ed in the !uijrc.-t
dumber of structures < rected, with
i'o ; a .mi i:i hii'thWr 5if < ! i srooni
with a total of "I- and :n money v\
pel', led, SI'M, t^nilfoSii comity
was. si (.imi .a i.i-.mUir at' liuiioinns,
18, ami number of tii-Mirniis, liih
ar.-i in amuiKl evpoinied, 8
"l ive m,mius not erect any
haHmRnga of five iwnti' or over for
while pupils in '.he fire-year period.
.'The 518 rami -rl:-laWjfcjjzs
erected in the peri,a contain i.oKd
tandard elarrrooru-.. Hie IS 9 n?\v
'< >?$ hittUliug* -for, 5gii,\y
7 r "> . Ti.?* ave\:^y;r 0?>Yt
y.iv olaj-svor.Vsi .?; thr wfcfti:
reboot o/?tV.;; \VH^P
: '/.' 7 : ft - ;<b??\Y'r< Owit th?
;xv^Vrt\.:;:_pjif>(*p?o ?>f a\vv^?l
ll'"> pc*r c^nt mor;1 f?eV CfS&S!f.W>m
? tijep- bsvt.h'eVs in th.* cuaptrv.
"There were 1 d.i eh hirer. t-n.
cited ;n thb white pity school? last
yesit, and iiii.S" I cnroiled in fife ruia!
-rkeol l.ess than -'a per rem >[
the moHmciit was vwipfoht, <>f
sehootho'tso:- eostine $1 !.?S7.S?2t>,
which represents. about pet cent
of the total expenditure for "nuildiiwgs
for whits:-.
'Tin.' expenditure in buildings per
rural white child was ?b:.i2- In
the cities the H'verriee SiltXtS
for whiic-s'
? . IV.'-. C'^rl
COVE CREEK HAPPENINGS
Stijpfr Grove. ..'.iii. -I.?Quito a
inanVr of graduates of the Cove
Crerk Irjth school Mho arc row
reaching nr working in different
parts; oi t'rn State, were at home for
the holiday*. Among those in the
immediate community were Misses
Annie Mar ami Vera SliSi'srijC'l. Virginia
Binghsm. Blanche Mas'.'- ami
Amy Benton
Miss Annie Sherwood spent the
holiday reason with home folks.
Miss lithei Fnljor spent several
<l*ys vrith . Mr--. S V. H??r
f-AS
SH-. '
'i!eti<iul reojjc'u-fi for *h"- ;?Hnp
term MoP'iuy in o rainy,. The cpiVicmk
of measles has about spent, nse'.f
ami ove-r.vtWr.tf point? to : sucoes
to! ionn.
Mr. anil M rs. .Tame- Ma^t spent
last week with Mrs. parents
in Wilmington.
Cirrcinnat , Dec. 30.?The unanimous
finding of sanity bix six of
Cincinnati's most eminent specialists
in mental diseases to the contrary.
Jud.ere William H Lueders today declared
George Remus "now insane
and a dangerous person to be at
iarge," and ordered him eomm tted
to the state hospital for criminal insan
e at Lima. The decision, however
merely marked a milestone in
he <trenuous f ght of th former
Chicago lawyer,'who became the
'k'^g of kootlcggcrs," to evade punr
hree;' t for the murder of his e.sranged
wife.
i
UGA :
iwspaper, Devoted to the E
NE, \VAT \rr:/. ' l.H.'Nl ,\Oil'111 < A
: I
Opening of Local School ;
Indel initely P o s tponed
' gCjjk
Several Day* Ue itstjuireEi to Repair
Heating Plan-, at Demonstration
Building (
i
Tlu- unusually cold weather tht(| j
1 far this week has in many instances'
?iitma:reu very mHhiimv the water!
fixtures ? private and public build-1
, Prof. Chapcll Wilson, jjtrinct* | ?
pat of the Demonstration school re-i <
' ports about 15 radiators burst in the j |
; buil&rij?. As a result, the school;,
thai was scheduled to begin -?n Wed- >.
nesduv lias been deferred until next t
week in order that stenngfiUers and y
plumbers irtay make the necessary ^
re pa i i
The Normal ucnool opened Wed- %
' nesdav morning for the spring term ;
w ith a good registration of ticv s??'. ; ;
; dents. ; {
' I
WATAUGA TOWNS WARNED ,
AGAINST ISSUING BONUS; j
' This is. a Umti&i States court. de-J ^
j cist on. ttcoiie and Blowing Hock) i
| should figure carefully on theirI
ability to pay before issuing any
I more bonds.'' | v
The above paragraph is taken from v
j a letter f rein .Mr. W. W String fellow ,
i ei Blowing Itock and Anniston. ,
| Ala., in which he enclosed a decision'
i of the United States circuit court of ,
appeals ?< ;?? iv-: ?< the payment of ^
bonds is: nod by the town of Sam- j
-on. Ala. The decision, which may ,
be of interest to the taxpayers of; ;
! Boom- and Blowing Uock, as rglol cd j {
\ in the Birmingham Age-HeraM ol*i ?
' -f)4ceml>or 21. is reproduced here- .
1 v. ith:
' rr?... p.i-t.wl , r-n,:
... n:;i\ tt*)l l?f fil\b- > cbhvintfe
t'.H' :i thru ,
:.i> ; i". !w-y. Jjtti
, ?-r?y tiwiu i: ' Asa..
otn r-.tuvlnchl hoyivr-d doubl.
rr, ?b'cfc?;oit, Ihi- |
tbo -*ggj ? *' Samson ?o ii'.x,
its* io vp^:~ty o.t a 100 jv? i
i rorit .vitluaiiitn ,?i?0 Bon t\t;
: thvi J ho ordered liril such t;i\ ,
:io ! !?.;, three j cms. In other wnt'i
'h.- 1'ii >.< .! S.Uv.wt circuit court of
appeals i5U.< not only raised the taxes
j (ri ll's prom.:ty owners of Ssntson \
[ isppVoxiniately Oh per -ant. hut ha?j
made the raise retroactive. I
iUOU the town sold bonds tuj ;
' imiid a water ami IirIiI plant. D< fault'
t was made- in the pnynWn: of" thei
bonds. a rd'ee'ivor was named. the'
i plant was sold ami a small amount:
was mtlHaed for the bondholders]
; But !. I.. Perry, oho of the bond-j
I hoUtdrs, was not satisfied With this
I snioii amount and he wanted not!
j only his principal, but the full j
amount of interest and now the!
property owners' of Samson must:
pay the interest oh every bofid and!
retire the priheVpa].
When a city, county ur state issues
i oiids- a Hen, or niortK>Sj is put
- upon every piece of property. The t .
: inertsrng-i. wen s-rmngor than an! ,
! o-dtnnre iUe.rreaee, it is pointed out.!
I ha ordinary inoetjjrSJph Mf
ii. i i, With UiS eonsbnt fit the proper-" ;
'v owners wiiiiv bf.nds nr.- a mort-j '
I'.iv .-. whether the proper! y .>u n. rsj J
j like it r/r net. 1 .
"The following kUer from t>. IV,,
K-ie. clerk of the town of S&msob.S ,
vis. the |.i.ipvrlA owners of the l.nvn.l
; ?S proof rhi.J bond- wist be paid: j ,
' "In the ycxs iittr.i otpi town sold i f
j "roods for the bniutinjc of n water' ,
: and hrlu oh.nl. Default teas made. &
. in the pay meat of interest on these; g
! bonds The plant iiss placed >n thej \
hands of a receiver. and eventually:
sold by the courts. paying these! r
bcr.ds a small sum. J ,
j "'Ore 1. 1. ferry, a boiidholdc-r.! t
t reduced his bonds to judgment hi the. <
federal -curt The town of Samson! s
took an appeal to the United States!
1 circuit court of appeals at New Or-! )
( leans, but lost, and it was ordered;
; by this court that the town of
on levy a rax on a lot' per cor'| t
..liiation (instead of 60 pei centi t
valuation as wo have been doings jc
j and that the proceeds from the. |
i extra 40 per cent assessment he set1 i
! a- iiic for the payment of 1- L. l'cnry t
i bonds, and the decree says that we; t
| shall go back to 1<?25. 1026 and coii-j
; tinue until the debt is paid. . .
"The taxpayer- of Simmon have! c
! had thoir laxor raised to 100 cent's ,
I ;;r? u.ie co;;?r py leuerai co?;rc. arm ]
. is is; buck and pay t.lirecj
i year?.* t;ixe.< at lb s The peo-j I
| n:?? of Samson have "fenmi opt i ?
! rto-onch experience that homis cor. !
; sututo ;; first lien or morcgajre on; >
:: span's borne amt that the- courts
can increase property valuation up| i
! to 100 cents on the dollar of vaUia-;
| tion anH can make such iTic.iease j ^
i retroactive.7* ; 1
: j)
Or. Samuel Fox Mordecai, deaii of j )
I the Otike university iutv school, died I 1
at his home on the campus in DiiT-l <
ham Thursday afternoon. He had
beer, rick for some time, first b'ecom- i i
:no: misapaeitated last May when he! ;
suffered a stroke of paralysis. He! 1
| rallied during- the summer but saf-j (
: Jered a second stroke on November '
i He. had been confined to his bed
' since the last >-lToke.
DEM<
Jest Interests of Northw
r.OUNA. TiH !l';;'AV JAXl'AKX
eSi1 ~Ur.-.> -?--.- ~^z~:-- .'..'
mow/1 (iETS
w/ms MANOR
4-<l '.n&ir Man Is Approved oj
oi Court: School Opens ir
-?ri? N %? Bu-lding; Pcoplt
,ajid Go'.n?
!:.. RUPERT G1LLETT
Blow mi;: Rock. -Jan. 4.?The news
hut '.he bid of T. U. Broyhiil aiu
?ther* : Lenoii ft.i Mayview Manoi
mil been approved by tin- U. S
outt at Charlotte was received hen
vith speculation a? to who woiild In
he opera*".- of the resort's prcmiei
mtei during the nexst summer sea
Oil.
4. Bpydeh. who made such
l suriv.-s a> ic.-s.ee 01 the hotel iasi
uminer. had made no statement as
i> who?.her he would hid for a last
hi.-- coming dseasun. Moreover. Mr
ioydeh was a bidder for the hole!
reportv and is aim owner of th(
'lowinu Rook hotel.
Whether Mr. Uroyhil! intends ti
potato the hole! himself or lease il
s not. known hen .
School Housed in New Building
Blowing: Itoek consolidated schoo
< -opened .Monday in its. new building
iriih a substantial increase in en
ollmeTit. but with no equipment ioJ
he building.
The new structure has seven class
." nis. withotit a permanent desk tr
he in, library room without book
iielf and with very few books, lab
ratory moras wilbo\H enough test
uh?:s ?-. ?y.> around i<? rite soiehci
hisses, and an auditorium i'esignet
<> he! 1 pcopiba biit without i
cat .. it.
MtHida > no >?:.r. . in a t vlhpe l ntll o
if 're l>eh v :.ere. tile high schoo
e;. . nw.o'd ; he Hi? hvHle-madl
j^uo the lempdrary ouyrtcr:
I.- r-c\v .building, and school v a;
t;itn i almost without equipment l;u'
. i ;? \i th< coo f-ir; stoa'rt
it-ai . ffi 4 Kv. fci
f f . : ' ? I. I>1. MaVtlt 1.1
b. S ,?]<h ;h ? viihiiuivl tKtll the
act pljnv.- ;? iimit CM
.-itiviuffll oi boiM.- th.it. the eopr.tj
;ar ! !> . him ?pr thai i :i ? ji Mow
\:ii earth.** 'xiHH't to flir
iiutv ?r t-he htfihiiisj>; titifc year, lii
H'l.r <>ii- Mv Mejm h?AVo,l*vr. tba
oirtfc molhwi ?voohi he found- in thi
lOar future bib; a ltd ?>a\ *. ?*. tin
fjul javiont.
(1. t . fco 0T\ bftlAlf <.f th,
ehobi board* explains? thai rh
caret h spent;sum?* $-11,
>00 on tin building and site and ii
recline other obturations. and tha
t cannot assume any furthe* iimtn
),?! burdens at this timv.
IV ivipai A. K. Mercer, on lie ha 3
>1 the teachers., expressed approola
.ion of the teacher- for the ticv
tft tiding, which although not so wo I
?VU)l>?)ed as enuUl be .desired, is lit
' nitely more eoirfbrcablc ar.b coren:ent
(bar. the quarter- with whirl
he -eheoV has had to Iffihw ttt tnS
S u cider th-Lynch
i-'VVv. .L . >_ .? ^ .v ?.?. . . . , _ .
%-?ii 7,ik* tasi ?3w m uic ofu yc;u
diss Maty fstuldeirh, daughter o.
tit. :'.V.?5 Mrs. X. Suddovtt.. tire
Xiiton !,?c Lynch of 'it.lo-ooM? wet.
oat-riod, at tfe homo of the hrttli*':
wiour*. The marriage v\as jolem
tize.i U> il i'-v-'.' of relatives am
jrtiiviate frit-ivi-. iicv. 1'. .A. II.k
litVviatiiVg. (;nm-VHu: c'y followim
he coiemony. which tjfiftk place a
o'clock Saturday at'trcnoon. Mr
aid Mr*. i.,y.hch left fjir jYshevil'e
thing from there to Fior.ds. The;
vili make their home at lJurtiam
there Mr Lynch holds a- responsihh
msiness position. Members of th.
ami!} who were 'in Blowing Rod
or the wedding were M.*v Dorctli;
Ipci'lerlh of Charlotte. Miss Carri<
tuddeith of Yorb. S. C, Miss Kath
rine Smiilerth and Mrs. It. I>
-'arihitig- 01 New'and.
Personal Mention
Miss Lata Ward, who has been ii
ianfon? for the !a-i few months, re
urneri home Monday and was no
canpanied hy Fred Walter., of I.eiu
Iratvch, N". J. They left Tuesdai
norniiig to vetnro to Sanford. Mr
v'aU.irs w 1! go north again Hie 1st
er part of this week.
J. Alien clragg, who. was injur* <
v.riy in December in ao automobih
icei.ienl. has returned front the bos
dial at. Stiilosvtlle to Ifis home i?
flowing Rock Favorable report
if*, t eeo vod Xroni two ...hoi 81o\vin>
lecx vitissSjp IH.'.V 1.: J?
(iif-ene a;iti Hany Connor.
M-.najr.-r Moo.-e >>f the Carotin,
lore, Mr. Maere ami 'Iseir Smal
lauchtcr spent Christmas with fhci
lusniliVs n Morjrantyn.
M?: Comic Moody and MUt litre;
iVtHiatne- spcrh the past week-end ii
CViir-ton-Salem at the home of Mr
ler.rv Conrad. Mr. Conrad is em
rleyod by tin state highway dennr
pent. and is now located at Valh
"rucisMv
a'.id Mrs. .1. A. ran aba liav.
c-openeo their apartment here am
tlrs. Pnneila will remain in Blowinj
-lock for the remainder of the win
. v Mr. Pattella will divide h s tins
ttvets hi: work r StaisviUe and hi;
no r B owing ft.rrV.
Mr. It. C Hayes spent a part c:
yV-i .A? 1
OCRA
est North Carolina
" 5. 15)28
Discontinue Sunday y
Train Service Here
'] E T. \ w. N. C. Takr off Two
Trains and Change Schedule
of Nos, 1 and 4 '
i, - ?
s Effective. last Suifday !!". two pay;
sender irainy novating- betv.-oen
i Boone and Jniir.-on City were re
| moved and schedule? changed or*, t
^I number? I and i bomber I ienvv
.! Il.tf.it!> -.t ..... I .t
I - "'?? ??^V : Ui.if
heretofore, and No. I. returning-, or
j rives at Tf?r- instead of *?.in. the
afterriboii. *'
No announcement ivas made in re- s
gard to the removal el the Sunday )
trains or the change in the schedule "
of others. The present schedule 1 ;
. will not affect any cehnecfcionr in' v
:!Johnson City other than with south- i
; i hound train No. II of the Southern v
.( iai!wav.
| *
I IS NOT CANDIDATE FOR ! t
DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP
? The following appearing in the t
L state press under a Boone date line "
of Deceinher *!!h will he read with a -N
1 good .?< ;,! of Interest in Watauga _
' county, as it would seen: to settle for i
; ; all titnc tin* question of who wi?l he
- district attorney for the niiddte uis- a
r tret of North Carolina-: !
"Frank A. l.inney. I Tilted States ;i
- attorney, put an end to sencuhiiion ?
> ..r .a,-..i i. i-i i
n wncnivi i?v unuiu ')!, ;i canui-1
date for re-appointment by anuouRC-j
i r>?r today that hfe resign alio?', had
1.1 been in the hands o( the president
?{ since December H, Th < sipnulion
t is offoctave at. tho preside: 'Measure
i or until Mr. lunacy's -uoet -hall
have been appointed. " '? hiiikt
?' .uMi'-i.'m i-mont .* M v. l.ir.nov said. ;
t e.rdcv [>) stop newspaper stories writ
u n in -uoh a way as to eive th- iri'r t
pres.-ion that a phli*ien? irade isbo
ixijj made ivet\\i ni mu and K. i..
L CJavin; <u SnhiVrib foi the i 1 I rif t
*, ;,atrorhoyship.' "
AT THE CHUKCilES
BOONE BA'tfVH
< 1 So: day school lj);a - :iV\ U.
_ ' 1 r. jij>- -lipi-i ;nforidv.o. i Teaeliiitji' pi--.
' H and V ;?> the- o.-or,- ttev. I-Y,
A ti V. P d.iir> 1) in;
: Miu-Wyik prayer-ten too WodiVer.luy
t p. m. You iite folrtikdfY invitod
to attend all services at. ; (a- ?-11 .? -' i.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN
Sunday school at. 10 o'clock. i
!? Sunday n:nTrviipr vreavhiRK service at
e 11 by Hev. S. E. (> i ii?oyai
Workers meeting at 0. ;d0 p. sv>.
v Pray or meeting Tuesday as pad. at the
i church, Choi> prnct co Thl.rsdr\
nij.h;.
Everyone cordially invited t- atx
tend anv or ail of these services. !
BOONE METHODIST
* 3 irww .1 I'AC.pn -X -
i v u;\'. I'i. ri. >>ivi.-?ei rs. jester
tj Sunday school Sunday moraine :
- at ^:48. i M. Rankin, s<u pyrin) tor
j dertl; Prol. A. M. Sfoitoin, teacher >
r Conned. ftjhle Class; K. K. ilahn,' 1
i-j Men".- Fklito c'i:ir. ; Mrs. ,T. 1.. i
: \V'>!; . . . ; chor V. ..'..i, ll'- Bi'olt '
; a s; It Steele, church lav lead, ;
1 It. U. Kr.rlhhw, vimivffiiti board nfp?
! . IVWJXV..I... j I
: 15 oVhrrk: Si i'l jil)l 5?y l)r. i\ . A. 5
t.i r.khr?. president of i invc0port C#l.- >
lojrv, Lemur. It is ufjted that nwy- '
tr>.iy nva ! themselves vi this opifior-; '
i ; unity i . hearing it', .tonkins,
si o'clock: Tito Leagves will I
> i 7:*>0 o'clock: This service will j 1
t . m charge of flu Senior League. ; >
Wednesday eveninp- 7:00 o'clock: 1
,; M d-wcek prayer service. Wednor.- ; s
, i n.'iy evening jit 7:50 o'clock: Choir ''
, j practice. We ivc'icoir.e the stranger i'
>; at our door. : c
5 sSr " | e
: .!oh a Franklin MeNsir, financier; 1
; and manufacturer, regarded as one t
I of the- most influential nt:d success >'
- fed men in Xorth Carolina, and es.
pee ally in the eastern part of the f
state, died Thursday mommy at his c
residence in Luu i iriburg, after on c
r illness of two weeks' duration. He v
- was S I years old. j a
Y : va e
I Mar.aiign a, Nicaragua, .far:. J.-- 1
' I Five United States marines were
-! killed and 'id wounded in a Seven
- j oit-sy.-m.r.: with rebels on the out- v
j sk rty of Quilali. last Friday, says !'
i;au official* anr.cnn- -. rtient at marine a
i- bvaueuauer. today. The rcbe.s suf- I
-i f.-rcd 'severe casualties" hut the e::- li
net T Vimhfi killed wn surdrnown.
t the holidays vnth h - tami'iy sr. F. :
. ieftjjh and while there was a spcwtr.- t
j Tor St she .children's party given by x,
r' Governor and Mrs. fiSr.Tvehn oh the {
! i gro-.ii-.is of the governor's mansion. i
r! Siisses Hoishocser Mr.be!
i Coffey and Lucy Yv'ftliarris. were * t
! hostesses at a narty giver. Monday -o
l fright at tin home of Mrs. H. V. .
. | Hobliottsor. The house v."as prettily i
. decorated with holly anc! cedar, re- 4!
fresliments also embodying the i
t> Christmas "spirit.'' Games and music r
featured the eve-nine's entertain- o
e meni. Miss Maty Holshou.er oi 1
1 Wft.-hirrgton, l> 0., who spent a part <
r of her Chr stmas vacation in Browing
-: Keck, assisted in - owing. A a.g- t
e number of ICowi g Bock's young s
ncc.sj e wore pre enl. and the party
; is j- .CO 1 d on of tr.o in i'.- ;f
l". s mas ,-i a. on
nr^
. JL
rajCTWM^i fV,"
FIVE CENTS A COPY
Affidavits on "
HAVES CHARGES
)ifvred By B^nntr Eik Man Cbarg*
ing Jutt.-M- Ignored Uqw?* Law*
WKrle Solicitor; B n E^er Chief
Of fender
W a rii)i{?lt?t! S{>ecia' -if lien '0 to
t.iriifrcri>o::*> Daily txcni^l
Senator Overman ocviviv? i-iduy
Mi.-.h- v V/alch < ' afxiduvlt..- in vht:
uny Hayes cm:?? . 4i? l/urnortim? to
ub ihtiule Hi- clvx'w that Mr,
fayes, while solicitor.. pe mulled
open violation'* of- the prohibition
aw in his The affidavits
,vre inclosed with a letter from
Cdgar Tufts of liantw Klk. who
. ret-? Ovnman .
"May I call your special attention
i) the affidavit trotti Mr. S. B. X >
er of Cranberry.*' 4
Mr. "I'mft emphasized Mr. tester's
worn statement because it aHejred
ha? Mr. Hayes, as solicitor, was an
actual ev.e witrie " the fact that
<estc r hihij elf had bought a half
radon of whisky f:< :v. a man nam rat
Vn Kltor. Nr.stor state>:
"That in the fail of ti?2i.I made
. trip to 'Ron Eli house call ng:
J en EUor fnVn? the dooi to my car,
'distance of ' feet, and asked for
nre-half gallon ? f whisky, a html o
k hi. The half aallon fruit jar conainimr
tiie Whi:ky wa- brought Co
i>\ car. tmcovyfed in nuill basket,
M-.-.t'.L- within three feet of the -e
eitor ?"t the said uiytrict. Johnson
. liay< . and delivered to my cay
yjfch holdtu - kth.d without fear ?m
he part el 15 r. Eller. That jdjmsipl
. iinvt > v. a \ -hiry -in Ren EilerT
).))?)!' Ml 1 . V?i* li:i
orned u> ddf; ;u i penod
f% i -?*' iii U\% ha&.ht
;re V?v -toe h.BjmaejyI:?.
. i' li'l', i?' V > Ha? V. . ' il?v =S I
tuatlvV: ami 0. K. ltiVt!j;?ry . A! i>?
kVnnet- &/K',/ \ a?'?m?vykc! ;?-: * ad
T1'/- I?.
>?\1' .!o? Bantu r.
*.\ the nrui- u-rr^t -i Jtero& '
eicSlk thai?*-1 ?pe Viv(ai\ :uti
XK'manui xUi- Bvm
'j .
Fh:it t uin iiiJ'enood that in I ?01* he.
j^tik".- with h:v sort, Ruy;eoo ?Icr. mBm
voix romncted tor selline ).u\\io?, in
vVaiaitga ri.or u.un, and th.it
he said Q^n Kite* was pu*. U tORii
?>V $l?l foe two your- to
thow thjet- ho had- tu*\u$jr<*en
i) the iujuo? hv?s.*;no*s. Thai in ijfn 4
lohnson .i. M;:\i , w as elerieh vo.klor
and isitO'.i to > said EMer iYeimntl>
and idr several ^HdVmers
>asi. tool; his iiurry vVcr to visit the
eiid K'-ki nut at a* most every (? rr?a
A coon he Would sjH-hd .several
u-^liis v.itr. :*he sa'ii Kuer. eau! <toi?|R;
this lime ii was getun tl?v known
tiki behoved by the ifljjjo VSiat the
aid Hilor was. evven^iveiy ORwngvfd
n the h.pier lunino-. ; r.d tshecirdly
'or the test dve or shv year.s. Orcat %3|?;
utiYibevs oi chis wmibhy' v*Sj| H
roVhe. :hj>fch ft ml. iiigfrt-' Thftt tfe
ah? I'j.'kr has; :* rumulalvo conkvdeVamoiuir
oi pi okc-rliy. i-'n.t i ';
ii,i TOiwvt' r,?:\ umii w i r. om.aury
meliigenoe could have --pent ?s
aach ttme at the in,me of the said
Slier as I he saUi > av i-pontijy
vitboMi knowing that he was enraise>5
In ti.e iitiuw hssiiic.ss. That
re was never indicted by the stvhj
la.ro- tioritif* his entile torn-, of" 12
rears as imlicito'r. That the soid
"!kr s nee the - aid Moves won- nut
s solicitor has hfeeu ipctcti arai
ohvicted and is now servility a term
n A eery county jail for' -a-lane ii[Uer.
That, throuyli the inficvtiee
f the said fiayo.s, and others, 1 am .-/.ooy'v
r. for mod that Enj.-ono "filler was apioi?rtcd
eiork of the superior court
f Avery county."
Senator Overman had all these *tidnvits
tjjert today with the saV- '-Sc;
emmiUee of the senate JiidieiMy J
ornmiltee. The hearinp in the esse
.iil beein Thur.ci.iy moir/nfc, .hint;
ry Mr. Hayes v.il! he repvcsoi ;
d before the scooial contmiUoeby
??l C. Wlnnd. of I.enoir.
i.os Anyvl.s, Ui i . --insanity
till be the ainv.vi pleader) by \\ iV
ism fi. Hickman for hlr. confessed
bdnctmn sn?l murder ol Marian
' crker, it wsr antrountsed tbday by
lis attorney. -?orovn:; VValrh, who vvr.r;
ont bene bv the mother of the Iff.
var-o'i youth to dcfewd him. Aftor
stjAy of California ricna! codo.
ire ir.san ty defense wa? .-.otlfced by
he attorney as '.Ire basis of hi? fight
01 H: km a t --vito toh! affieev? that
ho SI 590 rsoposn obtained from tht \
'end girl's father .roant maiv en hire.
bar. the child's r yht to live. Walsh.
eho arrived yesterday from Kansas
i'ty. Krelimar.'s home town, snen'.
ho dry closeted with Cos Ahtteler
ffioia1' and in Hickman's roil with
he prsonor. lie raid that a nigh J." s
lamination of the state's nena1 rode
fforod four oosGb.le avenues of o Va.
!*tio.y ar\ ho pointed out. "Gni''y."
'Insanity." "Guilty ard Insane" ot
' Vet (TU'-tv and insane." Tho last
>'o- Would rcor.irc lirst a tr al as to
- ;1' or it(. o^arec of kidnatwiny
?a -- tfef'-v and 1st r a sonarsto trial
?a,, .. oithSr the wtiii
- .. i:"f ^' j\-1~.
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