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The Watauga Democrat Issued Kverv Thursday by fg The RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY R. G. RIVERS ROB. RIVERS | Publishers . SUBSCRIPTION P.ATBi: One vear $1.50 Six Months .75 Three months .40 Payable in Advance Advertising Rates on Appl'catlon Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Respect, Obituaries, etc, arc# charged] for at the regular advertising- rate.-, j Entered at the Poioffice at Boonc.j 0., as Second Class mail matter. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1928 i REASONS WHY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT QUIT To the Citizens of Boone: There has been a lot of talk about \ the fire department asking too much, j from the town in the way of equip- i mcnt and privileges. ri .. iz-,* -* ...? .i- ? - - i ?tv-ic ?r> : m mi iiiu .lit* 'ivpan-1 meat asked: First we asked the town to back j us in the following:: We asked that the lire chief have the right to ask the citizens of the town arid vicinity to park at the curb when the fire alarm is sounded or clear the street as near as possible and not park near fire plugs. | which has not been observed in the' past. We ask for what the tire chief deems necessary in the way of helmets, coats and boots that the town ' furnish them, and grant each and j every one of the firemen to have the; right to demand anyone using the equipment belonging to the department to turn it in to the department at once and gi'-'v the chief the right j to take anyone to the mayor arid} have him tried and punished, and that the fire elm f have the right to refuse to allow anyone to use the equipment for any other purpose. Heretofore this has not been done. We ask (hat the town furnish the lire chief and truck driver with telephones paid by the town, or furnish 1 siren whistle that can be I heard a distance sufficient to call] in the firemen. I We ask chat the to'.vn furnish mans of tee town, diowiiur fires' districts. and establish sigiSds ihatj win direct the firemen to what: sec-tii.ii of the town the five might be. j 1 This has not been done before this \ < date. We as firemen mink this an. ; important factor to a department. I I \Ve ask that the chief have the right l a notify the people to clear I I the .streets and give the fire truck: the right of way; At this date the I i department is not strong enough, j we ask that the. town back us in trying to uilist more strong young men j ^ for that purpose. \ When we have had the assurance t j.that the town will back us up in i these requests and resolutions, we 1 pledge ourselves to the town as i firemen to make an honest effort to protect the lives and property of Boone. If the town does not think what! we have asked is necessary for the < protection of its homes and proper- 1 ty, please accept this as our vesigna- 1 tion. Signed, i OA jfc?jBChief, t TKOY MORRIS. PTIie foregoing was presentedji twice to too town board and was re-, < fused; ai.-o the rifrnl to speed the, file truck to . , peed r,uffieient to, : do JOmcthiuf worth while, and he-!1 cause, the chief called o il the fire-i -' men at night?or.e time?which we) ' thought ne'.-f- siy to train men top Xijrht fire. s ft require i etirht minutes from j the time the alarm was sounded to reach the Daniel Eoone cabin with I.; a fighting force. \p; JjThis it the 1 ea.tori the town fire' department ro-hgr.ed February 13, : Below if a list of equipment ask-' ed for by the department: Material for cheroicai tanks, one shut off nozzle, 1 00 feet of rop". I 10 helmets, four slickers, eight pair; boots, an adjustable hedrau wrench. CARTER G. COOK. ROAD EXPENDITURES IN Tin DISTRICT FOR JANUARY More than $50,000 icro spent on the highways of the seventh highway distrhn Wiring the past month, ar' rr.rdrnf fo hho >*Minn r, f CPn. gineer C. A. Kichavdscn, filed Saturday. --ay-Et the Winston-Salem Journal. The report also carried with it the announcement that the stretch of live miles of paved highway from North Wiiteshoro to the. Yadkin county line had been completed with this project, carrying with it the largest expenditure for the month, the amount being $12,990.60. The sum of $7,923.30 has been spent or the highway between Spar- i ta and the Virginia line on Route I 26, in Alleghany county. 1 The sum of $8,201 was spent on 1 project 772, Route 69, from the : Ashe county line to project 7,720; 1 and $4,464.32 on Route 69 from < project 772 to Boone. 3?*r->V":- ''( -r-e- M .. . - LOCAL AFFAIRS j Born to Six. and Mrs. Vilas Moftgiz on February 5th a daughter. j? ... i Mrs. W. R. Butter is a; StatesvnU-; recovering nicely from an opera- J lion performed at the Davis' hospital in rh:u city Monday. The condition of H. Joe Hafdm j remains much the same, but if any i perceptible change, just :i little im-j i p oved. 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lillard Beach ot j Rich Mountain, announce the birth | of twins, a bov and a girl, on Sunj day night, February 12th. Mrs. Hodges, widow of the late I Larkin Hodges, of Adams, has been | right ill for the past several days, I and sis we close our forms, we have; j the intelligence that she is unim-j proved. | Miss Catherine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore of Boone, spent the week-end with home folks here, returning early in the week to her school at Fruitland, Buncombe j coun'tv. where she is a student. i James Rivers of the Wilis ton-Sa-j lent Sentinel mechanical force, with' his friend, Lawrence Hall, also of! the force, visited his wife and babel in Boone Saturday evening and Sun-, day. i i Dr. J. M. Hodges has been suffer-j ing from the results of a fall on i.hej icy pavement last Thursday. One i leg was injured as was a hip which j bad previously been broken in a' motor wreck. However, the physi-; cian is now out and taking care ofj his practice. tiovernment Title Inspector J. C. j Fletcher of Lenoir and KnoxviHe. who is spending a short vacation! 1 with his family in Lenoir, was in town a few hours last Wednesday. I 1 He said he hoped to get to Boone j team before returning to his Ton-1 sessee o'ffice. Miss Ruby, daughter of ".Mr. Will ibdges, returned last week from 1 Statesville, whore she had been oper ! htd on for appendicitis at Davis 1 Ir snitai. The young lady is rapidly ' , cutvc tier .firc-ngin ana seems * :o he on the high road to permanent: 4 n i ??\ ery. ! 1 Mr. A. C. Farthinpf of Lenoir ha.- J cen a very sick mail for .several lavs. but is now somewhat improved, u-c-ovding to latest advices. Mr. and ' Vlrs. 1. jyi. .Moret" and son, Harrison, ( Dr. and A. <\ and Mr. Hill "arthing. all of Boone, visited the 1 ick brother and near relative last 1 - .'.nday. . 1 Mr. Ira Ayers, local electrician, ' vh?> has been having- some trouble I \ ith a growth in his mouth, has relirhcd from another visit to Kelly's * w Baltimore, where ho took treat 1 nent. It is hoped that the trouble t s now under control at the hands if one of the nation's greatest sur- ? feons; 1 c.!.c I t The high sehoci pupils of the 5 love Crook school will present u ' >egro minstrel or: Frulav night, t Pebruarv 17th. This promises to ho 1 : higfhly entertaining program and * :he public is cordially invited. Ad- ' nission will he SO ar.d .1.5 cents, the -rocecds to bo used for school eijuip-! lient K v. It C. Eggcrs, -.vhile assisting i Rev. N. .S. Hampton in a revival ; rceting at Watauga Baptist church, j levelcned a. case of morons S? m 1 wb, . forced to leave the meeting during ; rhe closing days and return to his ( mine at Zionville. The meeting re- , ulted in ten additions to the church 1 By baptism and others renewed. The ; Bhiiveh war, greatly revived by the jeries of services. j The Democrat is sending out quite . a number of statements to those who '-live fallen behind on their subscription, and it is gratifying to see Sow they art- coming across with i - and renewals. Have you re-1 rr.ittfi j i-t? Our people have never; ' . We thank those who are! 1 csiv.i'v.'mg so quickly, and confident-: y exnect. to hear from each and i every one to whom we have sent, stall merits. Mr- R. F. Coffey, engineer for the slate on the big heating and power! plant being installed at the State Normal, has rented the S. E 'Day! property, near the depot, and will I move iheypjirobably this week. Mr. i Coffey is a "son of Mr. and Mrs. Jud-j son Coffey of the Globe section of Caldwell county. The parents, who j arc now getting well advanced in' VeaT?.. will 1-iru Vt'v- f.-.,. 4-'U., J .. ? ..vi? IV. '-lie . . n;; .LIH1 summer, at least, making their home with their son and Mrs. Coffey. . ' BOY SCOUT DRIVE The campaign to secure, funds for the construction of a Boy Scout hut; in the American Legion Park v.-as' launched Monday under the per- ri sona) direction of Scoutmaster Wil-' : liford. Pledge cards have been cir- j i :ulate<! throughout the town by a' I land of scouts and last, night collec-j ; .ions had reached approximately one I lundred dollars. Mite boxes have t ilso been placed at various business t touses of the town to receive small ontributions. 1 The campaign will close with the r THE/ WATAUGA DEMOCRAT- EV! week-and Mr. Willi ford is hopeful that the $000 needed will have been subset ibed by that time. WANTS FISH LAW EXPLAINED Because of a misunderstanding: of tl*e new ?ame law, the board of county commissioners have petitioned the state board of conservation and development to make it clear that anyone ?n the state who fishes must have a license to do, so, regardless of the method of catching the fish.* Deputy Game Warden .J. \V. Bryan pointed out that the trouble arises from clause 14 of the law, which uses the word? "with rod and reel." "We have had some trouble," Mr. Bryan said, "witn people who have read this clause and interpret it to mean that no license is needed for fichino- *?*; v, --..u:?.1 and line. Even the barefoot bo.v whose only equipment is a crooked stick, a string: and a hook, is supposed to have a license." IMPROVEMENTS AT LOCAL P. O. A five years* continuation of the present lease on r.ne Boone pGstof-j fico building has recently been clos-i ed wi.h the federal government by; the owners of the building. Messrs.! Brown ii Bingham, W. IX Farthing; and G. P. Hagaman. The new lease provides for a considerable increase] in rental* although under its terms ? the lessors must provide additional j t quipment. j Approximately 150 new boxes anddrawers, electric cancelling machine, | r.cw cabinets, tables and lockers will be added while the arrangement ofj the furniture will be changed. The. line x f boxes and windows will ex-j :id the front door and back j with the west vvall almost to the rem - the building, providing space foi the additional lock bqx.es and a par-! eel post delivery window. Under, the new arrangement the handling: >f the mails will be greatly faciji-j tared while ample lobby room remains. It is c-xepected that the changes cviil be made and the new furnishings installed by the beginning ofj ;he next quarter on April 1. DELIGHTFUL CONCERT The music lovers of Boone were j riven an enviable opportunity.; 10 J ajar-one of the stale's most out landing young musicians Saturday j wenir.g at the Methodist church.! vhen .Miss Ruin Rankin, who is, umu; on a concert Liur, gave ;i program, assisted by Miss Mildredi McDacie, Boone*s talented reader. Mist- Rankin is one of the accomplished pianists of the .Julian! Foun- ' lation of Musk*. Nov.- York City I >he has won distinction there, and is ilrcariy an artist of merit and repu-| I ation. Her tedftnUiue and interpre-j ration are marvellously good and music critics accord her a high place \ n musical attainment, while they; nc-phesy for her a brilliant future. ' Her gracious manner wins her! [nidi en cos at once and her music | lolds it spell-bo und while every lisencr is thrilled and satisfied. Miss Rankin was received with peniUnr honor at Winthrop College, lfci* Alma Mater, where she gave a ;oncert, and she is delighting many peat audiences on this tour. She ,vill return to New York this week vhere she will resume her study. Her parents and friends, as well as all vho love music are proud of her and pad she claims Boone as her home. AMERICAN LEGION ROSTER Watauga Post Nc. 130, American region, now has fifty members who j aavc paid their dues for the year] L92S. the largest number this early} n the year, states J. Wilson Norvis,) adjutant or the post. Post officials j ire niEKiiip an otlort to enrol! te cry ix-soldier in the county, and those ,vl;o have not renewed their memjpV5hi|i for the current year, are lskcd to do fto at once. Following is the lis: of members icho have paid dues lev ib'JS: Carter G. Cook, Walter L. Cook,' Tames Sherwood. John_iI. Mast, Carl; Farthing. Arthur I- -lanes, Fred L.I Greene. Byiium 31. Gyogan, Ralph; G. Greer, Rutus 31. Ward, Sam I-V.j Ho-'ton, Russell D. 1 lodges. Beit L. Dawson. Henry G. Farthing-, Loren7.0 D. Woodnrd, Dean Bingham,. L. i I, Bingham. Tracy Councill, Joe M.J (iaither, H. II. Stoinert. J. H. Eggers, I J Bytiun'i Taylor, Max K Kouck | W. S. Hamlet. .Tom F. Cook, Lionel! "Ward. Ed Payne, B. Ketley Osborne, Chap. C. Rogers, Troy Novris, Walter Watson, Dewey Rominger, Sylvester jS. Gragg. Greene F. Brown, E. M. Hodges, Chas L. Younce. J. Wilson I Morris. Asa J. Smith, Oltie A. Smith, Chas. S. Stephenson, Conrad M. Yates. Howard Steelman, Ror.da B. Hodges, Chas. Warner. W. 31. Thomas. John E. Combs, Lloyd S. Isaacs, Fred Price, Thomas BroyhiM, Sam Arlkins. NORMAL NOTES A fast arid interesting basketball game was played in the Normal gym Monday night between the young ladies' team of the Normal and the team from the East Tennessee Teachers College. The game was exciting throughout. The Tennessee giris shot the first goal and from ihat time for nearly all the game she teams either tied or the Normal tirls were ahead, but at the very last .he Tennessee girls went two ahead, 1 he score standing at the close 22 :o 21 in favor1 of the visitors. Another fast game was plar-ed sere Friday night between the young Ben's team of the Normal and a I ERY TiUjRSDAY-?BOONE. N. C. ? Important Notice to ! Democrat Subscribers A strictly c?iK subscription policy is- besarff adopted by the Dem; era*. Accordingly statement:., I severs! hundred of them, arc being sent out to those who arc 1 slightly in arrears on their sub| scription, or who owe for a re| ncwal Please regard the notice | you receive as final, for we will | be forced to discontinue the paper to your address unless remittance I is received within, a reasonable number of days. We are trying < to give you a good country uewsJ paper and feel that we should have j the co-opcration of our patrons, j The slip you receive will show the j date and if it is- misplaced the j mailing label tells you each week i the day and year your sxubscripi tion expires. Don't miss a copy. i ? ; ; team from Catawba Collegia at Salis j uury; ine game was full of interest ; throughout as the rival teams were j only a few points apart until right ! ai the last when the Normal team ! took the haul, ending with a score of I :>0 to -12 in favor of the local team. The congregation at the Methodist church here Sunday v.*as glad to hear the splendid address of Prof. 1. G. Greer of the Normal, on Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour. Prof. Greer took for his subject The Brotherhood of Man" and. treated it in a most impressive and effective manner. Prof. W. Y. Perry of (he Cove Creek high school, was a? the Normal oh Saturday and made a talk to the student body. C. M. T. CAMP Mr. Smith Hagaman, C. M. T. C. chairman for Watauga county, has been notified that, he has been reappointed to represent the citizens' military training camp association in Watauga, county as chairman of the committee in charge of the enrollment of applicants for the C- M. T. camps this .summer. This reappointment brings all activities in behalf of this summer's ci mps for this county under bis dirt et supervision Finns for the camp, which Mr. j Hagautan has received provide fori the apportionment of separate j quotas to all parts of the state. i Mr. Hagaman ?ays that, rcgar 2-1 less of quota for this county, every! acceptable young mail in the county has an opportunity to apply an-i :na\ be accepted. lie hopes the response to the' gpvcinment's offer >f thirty da camp tile and training, with n?c. s-! sorv expenses paid toy the govern-; ment, will exceed the quota, and that J Watauga county will have the distinction of being hist ovei' the top.' Only those who complete enroll-; nienfc at an early date can be a:-surcd of attending camp. Complete enrollment, Mr. Haga-j qian explained, includes the properj filling out of an application blank, i accompanying iv. with a certificate' of character from a reputable eiti/.en i and physical examination, vaccination and inoculation, usually performed free of charge by a local physician. VALENTINE PARTY The most unique and delightful social event of the season here wasj a Valentine party given at ihcj Crilcher hotel Friday evening, Feb-j ruary 1 Oth, when the Friday Afternoon Club entertained the husbands of club members, the entire faculty of I he Normal and the Demonstration. school, and the ministers of the town with their wives. Mrs. M. P. Oitchev, Miss Annie Sfnnhnvw un/l mrtwUn.-c received the guests at. the door, and led them into t'ne parlor and dining room, which were thrown er, suite, where softly shaded lights and festoons of hearts with ether decorations suggestive of SL Valentine's Pay made artistic: and gala the interior. The guests were introduced informally and old friends joined them in good fellowship and bright repartee. until all had arrived. 1'here was a short hut delightful program as follows: Story of St. Valentino. Mrs. P. D. Dougherty. Group of Love Songs, Mis Gv.yne. Headings. "TJnc'e Remus Receives a Valentine." Mrs. I. G. Greer; "A Valentine to a Man of Worth." .Mrs. F. A. I.innoy. Mrs. Tracy Council! and Mrs. David Greene who were in charge of the entertainment for the evening, then assumed command, and with clever games and appropriate contests kept interest at. high pitch for an hour or more. Before one activity lost its charm another was presented, and these provided for an exchange of partners while wits were mau-neo ana hearts and voicesj were happy. As all were seated with some eny partner, the dainty daughters of the club very graciously served white brick cream with red heart centers, and white cake which was decorated with the same appropriate design. The favors were red heart cups of white mints. By and by the guests began to take reluctant leave, feeling that life j v.-as sweeter and friends dearer for this happy evening of companionship together. ALL HAWKS NOT BAD A Journal news story from Boone :ells of the organization in Watauga rr;? ?..: coanty of a Game and Fish club, the aim of tho members being to! improve trout stvesnis aSftl prevent! 'he wanton destruction of game.! this is a eommendiible undertaking, ami one worthy of being copied in | otner counties, writes I'pton G. Wil-| soi: in "His Colnmn," in the Win-j ston-Salerri Journal. But if the club carries or.'; ts an- j uouneed intention of offering a bounty on all hawks and snakes kill-; ed, it may partially defeat the very I things it has sev out to accomplish.! There is no objection to killing of; snakes, of course, but nut all hawks deserve to Jbe slaughtered. Some are themselves destroyers of pests. | The ''blue darter/' or Cooper's' hawk, it the only member of the! hawk family in North Carolina that I does serious damage to birds and | chickens. It i3 a veritable devil fori killing small fowl and deserves no quarter, but other hawks should not be killed in atonement for the sons of this relative of theirs. S But the sparrow hawk and the I rod-tailed hawk eat more mamals than birds, the former destroying: man\ harmful insects. Out of 410 stomachs of sparrow hawks examined, 314 were found to contain insects, 12?l small mamals and 70, small birds. Thus comparatively few were bird killers. Out of 530 stomachs' of red tailed hawks examined, 457 were found to i contain the remains of mamal pests, i such as field mice, grasshoppers, I ground squirrels and vat*;. Only 02 stomachs contained the remains of! | poultry or game birds. It is also j known that the red-tailed hawk eats! many snakes. It eats poultry and game birds on occasion, it is true, but it more than' offsets this debit by the good it does in killing harmful rodents. It is probable. that it seizes game birds and I poultry only when rodents become i scarce. Furthermore, though, there is no evidence to sustain such an asser-1 tion, it is probable lhat the redtailed hawk kills mat-y weasels, one of the most destructive small ani-' mals known. The weasel kills game. birds and chickens foe the mere love of killing. One weasel will probably do more' damage in a single night than a hawk will do in a whole season; Nor cioes tilt* eas< i always accomplish his dcviitry at night Often he comts i forlh during dalylight, which gives the ryd^tailed hawk a chance at him. All hawk.-, -ike all snakes, hou;- i ever, hcai bad nantf. Only few ! hawks, just as there are poisonous' 'Vikcs are unisonous, ye1 nearly all: * as fc-atf to handle any of them ! considering them deadly. Hawks aye 1 judged ir. the same way; We se e a hawk of one species, swoop down into the poultry yard and make olf with a chicken and immedately we condemn all hawks. It is time for man to become bet-! tor acquainted with his neighbors of j the animal and bird world in order 1 that he n'.av know whom to trust and. whom to watch. At present his; friends are sometimc-s punished: along with his enemies. "The blue darter' is to he recognized by his long tail and comparatively short wings. He is a sly ras-j seal, too, and darts out from the j cover of a tree or hedge, pounces j upon his victim before it is aware! of his presence, anil then beats it forj the Woods. Out of 123 stomachs of this hawk examined, 38 contained the remains of poultry and game birds, 66 the remains of other birds and only 12 the remains of mamalsj He is a fowl , 1=====-===.====^= P George Washingte Have* George Washington saved h helped him to save. He became j dent of our Nation. A man who saves his money DENCE of his follow men; this he! START SAVING RE WE INVITE' YOUR By WATA l?0E| COUNTY "Home of the HAVE MONEY! Let'. DEVELOP J FEBRUARY 10, 1928 eater almost exclusively. Bird lovers* and game conservationists v.-ill lie justified in placing |lug bounty on this fellow. The destruction of one of these hunks I wiil mean the saving of the lives of numerous game birds and songsters. To punish other hawks for the misdeeds of the "blue darter," though, is hardly fair. Some distinction should be made in hawks. There arc good hawks as well as bad snakes as well as non-noisunous snakes. The farmer who turns his gun on u red-tailed hawk turns it on a friend. PARENT-TEACHER MEETING The Boone Parent-Teacher AssoI ciation will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of the Demonstration school I building. A full attendance of members is desired. | FOR SALE?7-room house between Boone postoffice and school. All modern conveniences. Offered at a bargain. See D. W. Sale, Boone, N. C. 2 BABY CHICKS?Barron English Strain White Leghorns. After inspecting thousands of birds, Mr. 11. C. Kennett, state inspector, placed his order with us for chicks. Why? Because we sell better chicks for less. You cannot ^ beat our Leghorns. One customer * is selling $25.00 worth of eggs & week on a feed bill of $7.00. Others are doing equally as well. Champion Poultry Farm, Champion.. X. C. 3fc Money In Poultry Ancona and Leghorn Pullets now laying. Day old chicks: Thompson's Barred Rocks, Fish el's White Rocks Tompkins* Single Comb Rede, English White Leghorns, from blood tested; state inspected flocks. Send us your custom hatching. Plenty of room, best equipment. $3.00 per hundred. Write for catalog. WILKES HATCHERY North Wilkenhoro, N. C. IRTfe ^ SA THE PLACE OF GOOD SHOWS" Thursday-Friday, Feb. IG-17? "CHANG" A Sensational Melodrama of the Jungl es Saturday, Feb. 18? Bob Steele IN "The Bandit Son" Monday, Feb. 20? Margaret Livingston IN "The Slaves of Beauty*' Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 21-22 Mary Pickford The World's Sweetheart in one of her best pictures "Sparrows" Thursday, Feb. 23? AI ? a wi.i IN "The Garden of Allah" From the uovcl by Robert Kuchma <* < si Advised Us to IonEy! is money; Marth Washington i rich man and the first P.esis;ains the respect a~d CONFIps him to succeed and piosper. GULARLY SOW MS KING BUSINESS UGA Oar County HAVE MONEY! i
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