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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 17 nSSS j?LL m y IK*"! SCHOOLS TO OPEN 6 HFRF JANUARY 8 v&Al 1 ViAIW JL V 1 * Influenza Situation Cauoes Postpone- ^ mcnt of Normal and Public School Opening for Another Week The Appalachian State Normal cr - 'College and the Boone public schools cc "Will reopen for the new term on fc Tucoday, Jar.uary after a vacation; of three weeks. The schools were toiFj have opened Tuesday, but because of j the influenza situation it was! ^1 thought best tU pualpuuc opening m for another week. It is expected that the flu epidemic, which caused the schools to close a week earlier for the holidays, will have subsided to a considerable extent at the reopening of the schools, ^ and that everything will be in readiness for a successful year for the remainder of the school term. GET INCUBATOR READY jtV FOR EARLY HATCHING 1 I A To meet the mark"! demands for' early broiaa-s ant! to Ret the h'.chest ^ market prices, ii is necessary to' hatch early. ! "Any delay In the hatching will I make this project a failure," says C. ' 1,1 E. I'unish. extension poultry spo ;5sIis.t_Jlt st*te Coliecrc. "When we i E begin to operate an incubator.; there is a simple routine to folloU'jiS which calls for certain steps in prop nration. The first thing to do, is to '< thoroughly clear, nr.:! disinfect the ttirnhator room or cellar. Any good ! '* ilicinfan'unt .* ? 'i 1?<> ?r.->.5 b ?'? v..u.iot*,voi?f viaa.iic unvu UUi Mlf 1 room mr.sr l>t allowed t;-, air we:! before cj^rs are placed in the ma- j chine, 'lite secoha Slop is to clean! " aim <iih?u*(wc the i incubator iUnut { , Hot water and soap with lysol or 1 < some other dssinfertmit used afterwards is to he commended. The ^ trays and moisture pans should he thoroughly ''leaned. Then put aI them out in the direct sunshine for, a few hours before placing them M hack- in the machine. When doing this, says Mr. Parrish,1 ^ it is also wise to examine carefully all the working parts of the mcubn ' rtof: 133l^' jjiccmostiit. water pans, lamps and oil containers should ; ni be examined carefully to see if they are in perfect condition ar.d work- ** j 1 iag order. . ^ ' ];g When this has been done, locate \ ^ the incubator so that no direct drafts will blow on the machine, j ^ , This may cause uneven tempera-' turcs. ','Also place the machine out j ^ of the patch of any direct sunlight, l gSuiitafrt wiil retard high hatches. j *' It. is a good practice to run the : machine for a day or -so before -1' placing the eggs. This will give the owner an opportunity to see if it is in good running order and if the machine is properly leveled. Those ^ who have purchased their first nia-j " SIIUU1U JU'.m\v cvir: / -uuc\.mu?o with fare since they would not he i given if no! essential. i t! f . j AIRPLANE TO STAY UP A UNTIL ENGINES WEAR OUT IT Los Angeles, Jar.. 1.?The army's j tri-motored Fokker endurance plane j <3 "Question Mark." tool; the air at tSjinfffni *f > s't^ if^j^ul.Sun a? 'lOi'jir ^nn^'nnrrni i 111?mi nv?r? tempt hv means of aerial refuelling, | to remain alolt until its engines ,J< t wear out. The aiiny refuelling plane piloted >1 by Odas Moor, preceded the "Question Mark" into the r.ir. Captain Tra i N O. Eaker Was at the controls of the endurance- plane. _ __ $1,716,919 ALLOTTED TO i B CAROLINA FOR HIGHWAYS ? M Washington, Dec. 29.- Apportion- j ment of $73,125,000 to the states I L has been made by the secretary of j agriculture as federal aid in road A construction for the fiscal year which begins next July. s?f," !e The funds will be expended in accordance with past procedure, the C cpst of construction on roads designatd as part of the federal system to at be borne almost equally by the states and the federal government- oi During last fiscal veai imuiOvc-. m nts were completed on 8,184 G miles of federal aid road which "rad not been -previously improved, the M secretary of aprr 'ore announced in connection - apportion- M ATAl A Non-Partisan Ne BOONE, ; jfJTlL i ~ ~ T 7 Marriage Licenses Were Issued Last Year A total of 07 marriago licenses I ere issued in the office of the reg-1 ter of deeds for Watauga county jring the year 1928. 66 to white >uples and one to negroes, a deease of four compared with 1927 hen licenses were issued to 71 >uples. Licenses were issued to the illowing couples: Jar.. 12?Marshall Ward and Edna irthing. Jan. 21?-Ralph Moore and Lottie of fey. Feb 8 W\ YV. Raiiuuli and Ema Tnplctt. Feb. 27?Tracy Culler and Bonnie arnes. March 8? R. F. Greene and Pearl odges. March 12?L. P. Norris and Addie of fey. March 22?Uriah Farthing and essie Cook. March 22 -Welter Lusk and Mar < ta Tester. March 24?Willie Calloway am! nnie Hix. April 7 ?Wade II. Moretz and : enia Greene. April 7?A. W. Robbing and Ema Pen a ell. April 7-?J. \Y. Smith and Eliza?th Greene. April 2S?Stewart Shore and ir.ma Iinhht**?Ma? 25-?Ivey CofJfjy and Mildred i agg. Ma y 26?Sherman Wiitt - barge r and i;i.ma Lcennpur. June 2?K. A. Tom I in and Ruth Minings. June ?Arthur A. Brown and attic M. lienson. Juno 0 Ellis Monkus and Ella levins. 1??jgr*>>lc Greer and Mary! imp. Juno 12?Walt.* r X. Yount and! irginia Turfiet* June 10?Thos. U. Coufey, Jr.,1 id Irene SWrwood. June 25?Charlie Watson and iUie C. Rainey. June 27?Gold Hicks and Sarah armon. June 28 Whjyce Holder and Ethel ampton. V lum Ch.is. G. Berry and Euv; Ce Goodnight. June SO?Hay ion Ashley BE and: carl Greene. igs | f ('.l July 11?J. \V. Mathewsoa and cttie Triplet*. July 12?-Alex C. Sunimerville and ore thy Hcnkcl. July 16-?S. A. Greene and Ida' andyke Rogers. July 16?Coy Parish and Lizzie; >hnson. July 21?Emory Miller and Ada j erot z. Aug. 1-?Steven Stack and Effie ] u>. Aug. -?J. I. Sutton and lt:ta ' ennedy Aug. -7?-Ervin White and Essie] oorinight. Aug. S?H. T. Oventine and Haie Story. Aug. 11?Geo. Morris and Ivalee rnett. j Aug. 13?Marshal Ward and Jcey ester. Aug. 1"?Cloud Mathis and EthStaiey. Aug. 1 !?.Tones Greer and Vernn! ill". Sept. 15?Frank Horton andj nvi - McQueen (col.) .Aug. IS?Lloyd Williams and Ac Greene. Aug. IS?Alfred H. Young and orma Turnefejk.Gct. -I!?Chas. Blackburn and, essie Watson. Aug; 28?McW. Holler and Annie! royhill. Sept 15?Joe Walsh and Narlie iller. Sept. 20?Gaither Carlton and j ucy Bobbins. Sept. 22?Claiorvco Setzcr and anabolic Harris. Sept. 28?Ed Jones and Elsie Mi'lr. Oct. 27?Willard Miller and Daisy hurch. Nov. 2?Geo. F. McGlammery id Delia Harrison. Nov. 10?Ray Lowrance and Nani Eelil'ny. Nov. 10?Lcc Colvard and Ruth] reene. n Nov. 14?Thos. Key and Josie cGuire. Nov. 21?Edward H. Clark and iamie Byrd Hamsey. Dec. 3?W. D. Dulaney and Dor F Brown. r . l it;:. . ..T . -ho Greene Cora JCjA ;wspaper, Devoted to the WATAUGA COUUNTY, NORTH Ci THE vpar nineteen hundred a nineteen hundred and twentj the newcomer, we feel a twince twelve month that for moat of us and marked by great, progressive crat wishes to extend its thanks i who nave made nineteen hundre year for us. We look forward nine with the hope of your cont $13,515,067 Paid for 1,171 Miles of Road Raleigh, Dec. 29.?It cost the taxpayers in North Carolina approximately -V515.007.23 to build the i J. 171.1-1 miles ot highways uTutj bridges constructed in the state dur-| ing 1928, according to records of the state highway commission. It was estimated that $2,500,000 was spent for bridges during the year. During the year the highway commission let contracts for the construction of 1,171.14 miles of highways, of which 529.89 miles were of I he concrete type. The estimated cost of these 329.39 miles of hard surface road was $7,105,921.89. This included 6.7S miles of asphaitic concrete roads. Contracts for the construction of 582.08 miles, of road with the special road oil treatment were let at an estimated cost of $96,597.93; contracts for the construction and J21 9* new roads wore let at an estimated cost of $2^ 1 75,318.53; and contracts for the macadamizing of 21.79 miles of road were let during 1928 at an estimated cost of $76,000. e hav? npnro>:ir.iat(?ly SS,QOO,GOo if. spend during 1029 in the construction of new roads and bridges. Of this, the commission expects to spend approximately ?4,50(MM)U m- ihe.-.TOinsir(zrium proximately 250 miic-s of hard surfaced road; $1,000,000 for bridges, and the remaining $2,500,000 in the construction uf the progressive types of roue! such as graded, tcp soil and gravel surfacing. NEGRO BURNED IN MISSISSIPPI JUsroe. Miss.. IJ a c. 31.?Charley Shepherd, negro murderer and abdiiclpr, was burned on a gasolinesoaked pyre he-re today. After mutilatirg his body and firing several shots into it, a mob of several hundred men placed the negro on a pile of logs, throw gasoline over it and set it afire. The negro died cursing his killers. :t was reported. John Osborne, As soriateu press stall corresponiii-ii',,. the first newspaper man to reach the scene, said the lynching oecu"red about 8 p. ny; Tht negro, he was informed, admitted killing J. G. t'uvall, employe of state prison farm at Parchman and abducted his 18year-old daughter. He took all the blame, absolving two bunk mates trbo bad-been linked with the crimen^ T'ni lynching took place about 25 feet from the public road and when Osborne arrived an hour later the body was still on the pyre. He was told by persons at the scene that it would be left there. The lynching occurred about midway between here and ramp number 11 of the prison farm. The pyre was oboUt f.0 f cot high and tv.'s or three feet wide. It had been raining all afternoon hut had ceased at the time of the burning Estimates of the number in the mob ranged up to 2.000 but reports said the men went quietly about the gvim task. CHURCHES CLOSED SUNDAY On account of the influenza epidemic there were no services at either of the local churches Sunday, except a short union prayer service at the Baptist church. However, if conditions are no worse, the regular services will be held next Sunday. Carroll. Dec. 14?William A. Davis and Lucy Moretz. Dec. 14?Coy Earp and Ella Wall. Dec. 14?E. B. Stephens and Lu-I cille Lookahill. Dec. 17?J. Linney Waiker and Annie Lee Sims. Dec. 22?Conrad Hodges and ?4ary Lillian Greene. Dec. 22?Sanders Shores and Lora Cook. Dec. 24-?Cornelius Watson and Roxi-< .Carroll. no?11filler and Snow Best lrrtere st c Nortlvw vROLlNA, TH< f||, JA .s'UABY nd twenty-eight gives way to '-nine; and much as we welcome nf Wft r>?*A f fVtnS ti'n * V.-? vi HUIV V I'ttll ilUUI bllC i was. crowded with happy events strides in our lives. The Demomd New Year's greetings to you d and twenty-eight a successful to nineteenhundrcd and twentyinued friendship and patronage. Second and Worse Flu Wave Feared Washington, Jan. 1?Probability thai the crest of the first wave of the influenza epidemic has been i roacheu in the country was seen today by public health officios who scanned reports for the week ending December 29, but the hope was tempered by a warning that such a development only substantiated the belief that a second and more severe wave might follow. Twenty-four states and New York city today reported 9fl,000 new eases compared with approximately 168,uOO cases in the same states during ! the previous week. Officials saw in ; these reports a probability that, the ; wave ha si-eached its peak in the I west, and that prevalence in the enj tire country would he less for this 1 week than for the preceding. I - ?j MODERN SCIENCE DEMANDS NEW RELIGION New York, Dec. .'It!.? Modern science demands that we shall revise i religions, create a new concept ol GOd, seek happiness on earth and give up the idea of pie in the sky v hen fze die. Prof. Harry Elrtiei lis.ties told the Anion's;"- / -coin tibn for the Advancement ot Scienci j at .Columbia university. 1 Speaking of "science versus rei ibfon as a guide to life,'' Br. Barnes jrvSu'Tn professor of .hubricr.1 socipj 16gy at Smith coileste, boldly declar etl that "wc must cease thinking of i Cod" in the Biblical sense and "as I the foundation of the new order wi 1 must supplant theology by mental J hygiene." On a day when elected to the presidency of the' American assoj eiation, Robert A. Miiiikan Nobel prize winner and discoverer of j those strange viicrfiht particles' SaSsS cosmic rays; which arc suspected of being perhaps the very messengers oi creation in outer spaces, Professot Barnes urged the need of a new i Cod, row goals for man and a re: vised morality. Science, he said, has found oui j earth to he only a petty planet in 1 one corner of the unknown void, and j space is too crowded with stars and i universes to make room for heaver | above and he1.! below. ; "This earth," he said, "can nc j longer be viewed, as a temporary | training camp, preparatory for life ; m r.ne new .levusaieni. natner, " j can be rationally regarded at pres! ent in no ether way t'lan as n piaee in which man should make l.irr.r.-.lfu: happy as possible during his temporary existence here upon earth."' Wo must defend "the right to be happy," he maintained, and the old "taboo" against being happy on eart.h must go by the board. MRS. JEPTHA RINGHAM DEAD Mrs. Jcptha Bingham died at hei home op Oak street Erideyaftm-aoon following an illness of several days with pneumonia. She was 36 years old. Mrs. Bingham was before her ! marriage a Miss Puckett and was a native of Virginia. During the many years she had lived in Watauga she was much admired and her demise has caused much sorrow. A short committal service was held by Rev. C. H .Moser at the grave in | the Boone cemetery. I nuiviviii^ <tiv a iiuoi'uiiu a.iu ei|?JiL children. Other members of the family who have been seriously ill for several days are improving. INFLUENZA WILL BE WITH US UNTIL SPRING Raleigh, Jan. I.?The prospect that influenza would have to be reckoned with until about April was held out today in a statement by Dr. C. O'H. Laughinghnurc, state health officer. Advising heads of state institutions to resume operations on regular schedule without further delayon account of the flu, the health officer pointed out that the number of cases in the state is increasing, and I expressed the belief the situation | would-j. 1 .be completely cleared up As yet. -Dpreeia>-'? 3CRA est North Carolina 3. j. 8S^ C. H. Garland Resigns f as Chief of Police Mr. C. H. Garland, who has rendered most acceptable service a? chief of police here for about a O year and a half has resigned his position and returned to his home in Shulls Mills. His successor will be appointed at the regular meeting of the city council tonight, at which lo time a mayor will also be named to D fill out the term of W. R. Gragg, de- P' ceased. In the meantime Mr. f< Granville Morris is acting as patrol- ? mun. n ir says e months school a POSSIBLE AFTER TAX CUT L c Raleigh, Dec. 30?A statement is- \ sued today by the legislative com- J mittee of the North Carolina Educa- S tion Association declared the 1920 L general assembly could reduce prop- n Serty taxes four million dollars and o still provide for an eight-month min- \v imum school term. p The statement was addressed to j a the legislature and set forth the new ; 'f school legislation desired by the j g committee- It declared the longer j school term should he fnanced by in-! f direct taxation and through incrcns- j V ing the oqualir.nf.ion fund from the j c present $",250,000 lo $0,750,090. j a Pointing out possible sources of h revenue, the committee suggested : y that the Pinto levy on luxuries and i e rnhiro^ rc^Uivw, iimtit'ii: ionarvt.M i; 1 j Uovorajfes, theaters, candies, chewinjj \ u ; gum, pcrfumts and cnsmeijics and j;; hydroelectric ppxver. j h ' "The members of the committee j v do not undertake to qualify as ex-! p< rts in luxation or t<> anticipate ( or forestall the report of the tax ! commission," the statement said. "The committee is mcrelf suggest?tq* _ " available sources of revenue which i.1 1 now are utilized by certain other 11 states In .tbe union for school puv-jt ; poses." ] i BOONE TRAIL HIGHWAY j* ASSOCIATION PLANS PARK I i! n Iho old Boone homo and park; i j surrounding' it has heen given over : -j to the Boone Trail highway and . . memorial association. The announce- j j. ment which was made last, week j, ! tin..ugh the press gave J. IlainptaaL, ' j Rich authority to take charge and]). : j restore the home and grounds which j j. are in a much dilapidated condition, j ( r j j. It. M Crary prominent attorney of | j Lexington, president of the Daniel . 1 Boone Historical Association for J, ! many yeais, was interested in the i; pioneer lore of the Yadkin and of j I Iioone itt particular and it was I ' ^ t_ LI- r y . 1 . , , > l iiiMHi^n in> ttiui'us uiav uti' park was I ! given. The home is in Davidson! county. ^ ' Mr. Rich stated that he intends, t with help of citizens of Watauga, I t, ' Wikes. Yadkin and Davie counties p ; ar.d ether friends to make,, this spot, j, so high in iSacural beauty, occupying a place on a high bluff over the ! j Yaiil,11, toil fiie iicauwalers of j ^ High Rock lake, a shrine for visiting Americans. The work of Boone j a ' shall be more associated with the i j i j Yadkin river country than it is, and | j, i Mi'. Rich is seeking to establish this i connection. [ e I" The great seal of the state has; I been granted to be used by the j ^ ' j Boone Trail Association whe :e the j n > itoone Trail highway crosses the j ^ ! state line, according to Mr. Rich, i j, ; Mr. Rich, managing director of the | ^ : Boone Trail Association, announced : i that during the spring a marker with I ? the sea! would lie placed at the state : i line near 7.ionri!le where the Boone j ! Trail enters Tennessee. in ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED j a GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK] IS All XT XT T * TT?_- i. > .-v*u<*uy, in. i., ,,an. x. r ran Klin [ 7). Roosevelt became governor of New York today. He is a DemocratA previous Governor Roosevelt? N Theodore, a relative of Franklin, was w a Republican. ii Alfred E. Smith, four times gover- E nor of the state and Democratic. v< candidate for presidnet in the last ci campaign, retired to private life. The C i public career of the "happy warrior" m ended with completion of his third a I consecutive term as governor. What fi| he intends to do has not been dis- u closed. There have been reports that w he will be a banker after avacation w somewhere in the south. a lc Mrs. J. C. Ray, who has been ?I? IroVi'i iVifiucuZa ic< uiiimproved, according to latest reports. A j q' brother, R. R. Hodges of Paris, Tcr., w has been telegraphed concerning her 01 eondi*jon an^eyne- Mr. ft Lo tl c x-?-: \* NTS A COPT n _ >" J* I mro^TATO" IN FIGHT ON FLU rjrr.niiation Perfected at Union Service Sunday Looking to ReJievin Diitreit in Community Representatives of the various ical churches met toghether at the aptist church Sunday for the purose of formulating an organization >r relieving the distress caused by :c wnve 'ji miittsnza is this ^omiunity. A committee was named respective of denominational lines nd composed of the .CoHewing: W. . Trivotte, W. H. Gragg, E. M. ook, \v. lj. Farihin^, .7. L. QuauS, Irs. Smith Hagaman, A. E. South, . D. Rankin, P. A Coffey, G. L. awyer, W. P. Moretz and W. C. yon. J. I). Rankin will act as chairrnn and W. D. Farthing secretary f the committee, whose business it ill be to investigate needs of the oorer families suffering from flu nd make reports of their findings, 'hose needing outside aid should ei in touch with the committee. The churches have no reserve nnds with which to carry on this rork among the afflicted and the onnnittee requests The Democrat to lake an earnest appeal for contrtutions, large or small. Send in our offerings to any member of the ommittce, ministers, or to The ie nicer at: According to tnosc in est position to know, the situation very serious, with need on every and and doubtb $s the community .iii rally in this crisis. j QUARTERLY CONFERENCE OF BAPTIST PASTORS POSTPONED Rev. A. P. Ilicksj fseeretary of the 'hrce Forks-Stony Fork Baptist Pas01V conference, said Monday that, loenuse 01 the prevalence of so nuch sickness in the county, the egolar quarterly meeting of the oriferenco, scheduled for Mondayit the Baptist church heiv had been >osi ponod until Monday, April 15th. U that time it is hoped that Dr. J. i?. Henderson of Knox vide, Tenn., ii iIRpi in tnv uiymcn'K lirouierion in the Southern Baptist condition. will bo present and deliver 11 miurcibd. At this meeting it is ioped to have, in addition to the as tors of the two associations, all leacons and Sunday school leaders resent. Dr. Henderson is a former resident of Carson-Newman ColRg?:, Jefferson City. SAPT1ST MISSION BOARD iS GIVEN HALF MILLION Atlanta, Dei:. Ul?-The gift of 1500,0()d by Mrs. George W. Botoms, of Tcxarkana. Ark., to the onie mission board of the Southern lapcist convention, was annoonced ore yesterday by Dr. L. R. Christie, he pastor, from the pulpit of the 'onSe dc Leon Avenue Baptist hnrrh. ^ Mrs. Bottoms, who is the widow of prominent figure in the southern rniber industry, has made numerous enefactions to religious work of the tnomination during the last sev Officials of the home mission card declined to comment today ending a conference concerning the ift. The Baptist home mission oard recently suffered financial ditcultios through an alleged shortage i the accounts of its former treasrer, Clinton S. Carnes. B1KTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. V7. M. Greer of lowing Itock announce the birth of girl on New Years morning. TATE'S INCOME FOR 1928 BROKE RECORD Raleigh, Jan. 1.?The satte of ortli Carolina began the new year ith the satisfaction of knowing its l Co "me in 1928 broke all records, xclusive of gasoline tax and motor ehicle licenses, collections for the dendar year were reported by A. S. arson, cashier of the state departlent of revenue, at $14,453,590.61, gain of $2,532,210.93 over 1927 irures. Net receipts on the gasoline ix, after all relunas were made, ere reported at $9,787,010.73, hlch v as an increase of more than million dollars above the 1927 coitions from the same source. New Year's eve proved a very aici affair in Boone. The streets ere deserted as the old year went at and the new came in. A few re crackers were were fired during iu early part of the night and the rent was all over. sHrali
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