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I vs - -.-.-rrrr? r VOL. XXXIX. NO. 51 Enrollment at Normal Shows Steady Growth There arc now 4^4 students enrolled at U?e Appalachian State Nor mal for the regular winter term, representing an increase of 78 over the enrollment at. the same date last: year, according to a recent bulletin j Issued by Prof. .T. M. Downum, reg-1 istrar. Of this number 880 are i women, ui d 104 men. "The report of the registrar also gives out the j interesting information that 00 j counties in North Carolina are now j represented in the student body and j that 11 counties ol others states I have contributed to the enrollment. Watauga naturally leads, having G6 enrolled students, followed by Ashe with 26 and Iredell with 23. Sixtyone students tome frzir. the eastern nail ot the state and the average -distance of students from the N'ormal is 111 miles, the number beyond 50 miles being 332. Registration for the regular spring term will begin on February 25th. j It is interesting to r.ote that the en-. tire college expenses for a student for the college year may be kept within SI GO. "V" Y-' V" AUTO PRODUCTION IN 1928 SETS NEW RECORD: A new high production record was reached by American automobile manufacturers in 1928. The total output of cars for the year was reported by the commerce department to be 1.357,384. This j was 50,090 machines greater than j the previous record output reached j in 19*26, when -1,301,131 machines! were turned out. The 1927 total, due largely to the shutdown of the Ford plant, was but 3,401,326. Of the 1928 prod?cti_<m 3.826,813 fii.n iiiiicn wcic cluwcd us passenger cars and 530,771 were trucks. Tim Canadian output for 1928 was also a record and amounted to 242,382 ears against the previous high record of 204,727 in 1926 and 178,427 in 1927. TVio ^ , ...Willi.>> ( : UIIUV UIUU I of automobiles in this country which enabled the 1928 figure to he calculated was 233,135 cars. This was a comparatively small monthly total and \va3 exceeded by every previous month in the year except January. The highest'"monthly output of the i year, which was also' the largest for any like period, was reached when 101,298 cars were turned out. The figures were furnished by 152 manufacturers. i > AMERICAN LEGION There will he a meeting of Watauga Post American Legion, Friday evening, February 1, at 7:30 o'clock, in the Legion Kail. The most important business of the session will be the namnig of the officers for 1929. There is also to be a meeting of the auxiliary on the same night at the home of Mrs. .1. R. Taylor. This meeting was originally called for the 14th of December, but was postponed on account of the influenza , epidemic. COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS Sugar Grove, Jan. 28?The attcn ance of the Cove Creek high school i during the two weeks since the : Christmas holidays has been unusu- i ally good. The opening was post ' puncd one week on account of the I prevalence of influenza. This is re- s sponsible for the attendance record. ; in a second game with the Boone 1 'high school in basketball Cove Creek < won by the score of 28 to 2S. The 11 girls' team of Cove Creek,- however, j i lost with a score of 22 to 12. The! games were played in the State Nor- | .mal gymnasium at Boone. Mrs. W. M. Fuller of Wake Forest, mother of Mrs. S. F. Horton, died suddenly of heart trouble at ] her home in Wake Forest last Thura- , day, the 17tli. The friends of Mrs. ] | Horton extend their sympathy in her j bereavement. A series of meetings began Sun- j May morning at Hensor, Chapel. Mrs. ] C. L. Steidley will assist the pastor, ] Rev. R. A. Taylor, in conducting the ( services. The service Sunday morn- , ring was the first to be held in the auditorium of the splendid church | recently completed. An up-to date , ucaiiug plain anu I'uiniutiiime [Jews have just been installed. The pastor | - and his church are to be congratu-j later! on their church plant and equipment. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Horton on January 23, a son, Samuel Fuller. Mrs. Ralph G. Bingham and Mrs. Thomas H. Coffey, Jr., visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sherwood, last week-end. Mi's. O. G. Tillman of Asheboro was a visitor with her sister, Mrs S. F. Horton, last week. Work on the new power line from I the power plant at Shuns Miiis isj progressing fast. Light connections ; will be made soon. Mrs. C. 1, Steidlev and Rev. P.. A.,' ... Taylor were visitors at chapel on 1 J t'o-day. Mrr. Steidloy mad" a 8"-len uid talk to the students on obedience. , 6 A Non-Partisan T KOON SAYSBOONE HAS NOT BEFAULTE1 Town Clerk Says Stale Auditor Toe Action Following Misunderstani ing; Coupons Had Been Sent 1 Wrong Bank for Payment There has been no default made in the interest payments of the town of Boone, according to A. V. Howell, city clerk, who explained that the complaint brought before the state auditor charging delinquency, was brought about by a misunderstanding as to what bank was to receive the payments on outstanding ponds. Money to meet the obligations as of January 1, has been mailed to New York and the matter should be fully adjusted before the solicitor ta\ces action. According to information from the state auditor the solicitor was instructed to make an inv. stigation. Mr. Howl) pynlninpd that wher. the present administration took over the affairs of the town, there Wore no records showing the out standing indebtedness of the town or when the interest. payments were due or the amount thereof. The bonds -are payable at the Ilanover National Bank. New York, but arrangements had been made whereby the coupons were sent to the Watauga Couiitj Bank of Qoone for payment. One bondholder, however, sent the coupons to the New York bank, baying them returned with thi notation, "no funds." An account is kept at the local bank for the purpose of meeting these obligations. Mr. Howell believes the trouble in likely traceable to a disgruntled bond buyer, who refused to accept the bonds after his bid had been accepted, alleging that an inn iirvr.%ic j ui offer by error The city official? forceil him to comply with the terms of his bid. GARDNER DOES NOT WANT POWER TO NAME SENATOR After a short debate, the serai Friday passed the Person bill to. r tern to the governor the right to fi By appointment a vacancy ir. Nort Carolina's two seats in the Unite States senate. The measure passe by a vote of 35 to 12 and was r.ei to the house. Talking to newspaper men Ft'ida aftcrnuuu, GyVei/.tor?Gardner rant it plain that he was in nowise spoi soring the measure and pcrsonall prefurred that it should not pas However, the executive also made clear that he will remain hands oi on the hill and will not "run away from any responsibility the legist; turc might put upon him Mr. Gardner declared he docs nt share the resentment of some of n KU.S&nc .rt.. i. ~... 1 *1- ... ?.* (Viiuo, : nu" navg C-\JU CU kUCfl solves as feeling that the 1U27 bit removing the power that had alwaj been exercised by governors, was direct slap at him. "I have no candidate whatever fo the senate and interested in non ind cannot look with any relish o the heartache that would come wit rilling such a vacancy and besides lelieve in the right of the people t say who they want to fill an office, mid the governor. '^However, if th egislature wishes to place the dot >n me, 1 shall not ran away fror Hid shall discharge it the best an." PARKER BOOMED FOR CABiNEl REPORT CRAMER CHANCES SLlf Washington correspondence Char otte Observer: A brand new cabinc movement is on foot in North Care iina. Friends of Judge John J. Pai cer of the circuit court of appeal nr urging lum lor attorney geneii to succeed John G. Sargent. Ml Hoover will be asked to giye Mi Parker his serious consideration. Let ters boosting Mr. Parker have bee lent to Florida The Stuart W. Cramer stock ha gone down. His talk with Mr. H oo \ er a few days ago seems to hav punctured his boom. One specia from Miami says that Mr. Crame may "have talked himself out of an chances he may have had for a cab: net job." Judge Parker has not been ad vised of the work in his behalf. H is innocent of the designs on hinr but here is the argument for him He is a good lawyer, a believer i prohibitoin and a Protestant. Th Other man mentioned for this plac is Col. William J. Donovan of Nei York. He is a Catholic and some c the same people who opposed Gove: nor Smith for president are fightin COl. Donovan for attorney general Waiting List He: "Darling, will you marr me?" lie: "Not yet, old thing; I'l juhed solid for three years."Life. UGA Newspaper. Devoted to the E. WATAUGA COliUNTY, NORTH 0A 7 - ? j Hftl 1 Qtbai^tr Proiiionfc 5 O ? Needs of Normal j J The joint committee on appf opria-j Ations of the house and senate Thurs-i ,k day heard Dr. B. B. Dougherty,! 1- president of the Appalachian State to i Normal College here, present the j i needs of the school for the next two j j years. Prefacing his request with the statement that the Normal is oper- j jateri at the lowest per capiLi cost of; any state institution, Dr Dougherty; said the school would need $85,000 next year if it is to retain its stand- j I ing as a normal school. The budget ! commission has recommended that it, ] be given $65,000. I i r* TTr ' * uxu>vi uibUUVIIUIlv UUVtTilUr ?V . 1 j C. Newland, chairman of the board {of trustees, accompanied Dr. Dough-J j erty. He asked the committee to ; i add 510,000 to the permanent im-1 provemeiit appropriation recommen-1 ded by the budget commission to be used in beautifying: the grounds of the institution. --Ronrp_g<mAVillinms nf Warren and Cowles of Wilkes, also spoke for the local institution. GARDNER TAKES BALLOT BILL FIGHT TO ASSEMBLY Governor .0. Max Gardner went! ' before the general assembly for the i first time Monday night in behalf of j 1 i the Australian ballot law. After the j | session the senate sub committee j | considering the Uro ugh ton-Johnson ! : | bill, which lias the approval of the' ' l governor, displayed an altitude ' I which is expected to lead to favor' I able action by the full committee. : ! The sub committee at the time of its ' appointment was considered uni friendly to the bill. 1 j The legislature, convened in its I first Joint session since the inaugural | I ceremonies, hearting nnnonlfor the! passage of a secret ballot law so 1 torse that it barely had gotten set' ; tied in its seats before the governor j had delivered his message and re: j tired. 1 Two bursts of applause, starting 1 in the lobbies~aiid filtering into the 1 ; ranks ol the law' makers, greeted the S governor's deliverance, which consumed less than five minutes but -c which was regarded as probably the * - turning point in the ballot for the \ 1 secret voting law, ;h "There must be the right and d privilege and facility for every cjtiU zen entitled to vote to exercise this t right uncenscrod and unsupervised, as the free and untramnieled and V unintimidated expression of the !e vr.f.-r." the governor declared. "This is the one obligation which 1 eony reive that w e owe the people of; - North Carolina. I do not share in jt the apprehension of those who fear the political consequences of this " action. ... In my judgment this general assembly ought, to adopt a, uniform, state wide, secret ballot )t law, and 1 respectfully urge this 's obligation upon you." The message to the general asl> sembly marked the climax or rapid - I mc ucvciupiiicun ill tnu guvyrnoi s a courageous stand for the passage of the secret ballot bill: which he adr voeated in his inaugural address. < Supporters of the measure are disp sti nelly more optimistic over the h passage of the bill. ? SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY COURSE AT BAPTIST CHURCH nam ^ Beginning Monday night and eon11 tfflliirig through Friday night, u Sunday school study course will he conducted at the Baptist church. Three classes will be given, taught L. Mr. ', Perry Morgan, secretary of the A state Baptist Sunday school work; Miss Gladys Beck of Raleigh, and Miss Alice Biby of Nashville, Tenn. t The classes will meet each evening at 7 o'clock at the church, with two -10 minute class periods and one 40s minut* inspirational address, i! Instruction in the following subjects will be given: "Building a Standard Sunday School," by Mr. Morgan. >1 iiurai ana village Sundaj Schools," by Miss Beck, s -"Working With Intermediates." by Miss Biby. e Sunday school teachers and offi 1 ficers of Boone and nearby churches * are cordially invited to attend these y' classes. i PROHIBITION FIGHT I- REACHES HOUSE e i, Washington, Jan. 29?Adminis: tration leaders in the house suffered n a set-back today when Democrats e and proponents of the senate $24,e 000,000 prohibition enforcement y rider and tax refund publicity ,f amendment to the first deficiency ap - propriation bill preventvj the.nteaog ure from being sent to conference a record vote on each member's view. The majority board of strategy,' y j however, prevented summary defeat I \ by forcing adjournme-t until tomor : no vow Mea- tim . new t-> to up-1 ? hoid the administration's acio do in the controversy were being devised. I DEM( ? Best Intere sts of? orthwe ? r ?? ?lROI-INA, THURSD -T JANUARY : ft / How o Mak ioney c BY REAL 1 (Editor's note?This is the sec- ji ottd of a series of articles written < by Mr. Rupert Gillett dealing with j farm problems peculiar to Wat auga county. The article this j week deals with Irish potatoes, ! I and marketing. It should prove 11 of benefit to evorv Tsotain arrow*- ? er in the county.) 1 "When the farmers of this county are able to grade their potatoes L properly, they will be able to interest j j i yvlinlpc^lp trarl?i tn nn cvlcnt that.L they have never accomplished be-;, fore," said J. M. Moretz, who last j, fall brought a government grader | here and as a result sold his potatoes jj til a price from 2G~tuSOcenls higiiei i, for a two-bushel bag than was rerii ceived by farmers who depended |. upon hand grading and assorting. | "Heretofore," Mr. Moretz contin-j; ued. "we have hardly been able to ! touch the wholesale market, even at,; Charlotte, because the wholesale j I dealers have not beer, interested in j hand graded potatoes as long as they could get potatoes that have been properly assorted and graded. Wholesale houses that handle pota- i toes in large quantities do not have' the time to inspect bags to see if J they have been graded in the. right | way. As a consequence, tlicy prefer i to buy from those sections whose! potatoes arc certified to have been j graded properly. "Last fall we brought a gov? m meni grauer nere am! ~.iuu our pots tc'^c grpded hv-ihim. Ho used n-t regtil&r grading machine, which can be bought from factories in the north. The potatoes are allowed to run across a net, and the small potatoes fall through the holes, while the regular U. S. No. 1 potatoes roll ' nc net into tne *egs.?"ICir necessary, o? course, for the attendant to examine the potatoes himself to cull .out the . defective onus, hut tlm, machine generally lessens .-the/ 3i$or of grading them according to size. 4 "All the wholesalers in our large cities need is to be taught that this county raises potatoes that are the : equal of those they can get from! the north and east. Our potatoes j are just as good and in some waysj ipflutcr man tnoav; nt wtiieT-aoctTuui. i* Naturally, the wholesalers are not.i going to pay the additional trans-i portation charges to bring potatoes I from the north if they are convinced | that they can get the same quality | nearer home. "In my opinion, the farmers of' this county should form an orgat i j zation that can bring to the alten-! tion of the wholesalers the excellent j quality of-our ?potatoes, and. then to furnish them with bags of graded potatoes according to the U. S. standard. This could he done at very little expense by providing warehouses at strategic points in the county, with a grader at each warehouse. Then the potatoes could he kiuuuu ail a stored there, and they | could he shipped out as the demand | required them. j "This is the plan that we follow i] ed this year. Although it was a;' very bad potato year, since most of the mountain farmers had to wait i until the coast crop Was disposed tf i before they could ship the mountain ; potatoes to market, we were able to put our potatoes on the market at! once, because they were already ]' graded and sacked ready for ship-. ment. We had telegraph orders for j1 potatoes right along untii our crop l j was practically disposed of at. prices ranging from S2.20 to $2.50, delivered in Charlotte. That, of course, means from $1.70 to $2.00 here, but it is a better price than 1 most of the farmers got. This difference in price certainly pays for ' the trouble of grading and sacking j the potatoes properly." Mr. Moretz then gave some valu-1' able advice about the cultivation of 5 potatoes "The ground should be plowed ' and harrowed early," he said, "in ' order that as much moisture as possible may be conserved in the ground. It should be plowed ard harrowed once and then made ready r in the usual way for planting. A t good turf is the best soil for po- < tatofes. 1 "The planting should be dene . some time in April, so that there I will be no danger of a freeze after < the potatoes come up. There are i several ways of treating thp seed ' < potatoes so that they will be im- j i munized from diseases. We used last; relaar a good commercial dipping'! dust, which can be obtained froih i i dealers in seeds and farm supplies.! i Another good treatment is to dip i the seed potatoes in a solution of1 ' bichloride of mercury. In this way, | < the spores of some diseases, which' 1 :st North Carolina 81, 1928 s j i e More j' >n the Farm ? i" VARMEUS i night be on the seed potatoes, are j iesttoyed before the potatoes are j _ Q"ut in the ground. i i* "Alter the potatoes art up. spray a ng is the next problem. They should ~ :>c sprayed as soon as possible to get ^ :he start on late blight and other diseases. The best cure for fungus growths is the Bordeaux mixture, s< which can be bought already pre- ^ pared ov can be prepared at home, jC! Those who have only small potato 1 patches might do better to buy the ? mixture already prepared, but farm P rrs with large fields will,, find ^ more economical to prepare their n iwn mixture. ? "This, is done by mixing four ! pounds of copper sulphate in 25 : gallons of water and four pounds <>f " !?m? in another 25 gallons of water, and then pouring the two together. If the farmer desires to kill insects s' at the same time, he may add a t.M pound of arsenate of lead, and to j0 attract the insects he may pour in a | P little syrup. j c' "It is difficult to spray more than twice during the season, be- a cause, after the vine comes up, it is ? blooming in a week or two, and in P another week is is dead. But while I r' the vines are up, they should be j sprayed at least every two \veeks. I ;a do not recommend dusting, for sev- j ^ era! reasons. It is first of all. a a laborious process?not nearly so j S easy as spraying. In the second ,0 place, it is more expensive than ie spraying, and in the third place it 1 ? car? be done cnly ift dry weather, i1 bctttMau If the vines are?wee too ' much dust will stick to them. }11 "In gathering the crop, it is prob- j11 ably best to let the potatoes stay in r the ground as long as possible be- 1 fore the first freeze, because they keep better there than in storaire c a!>yv<= Use ground. Oi course, '!^ there is an immediate n-.arkcf, it is j ^ well, to harvest th,e.ciop at once and j 5 prude it- Of''^ s "In' exclusion, X want lev,: stress. * spain the! necessity of proper-'BtSiS- f ing .and aasortinp, if we are to put ' our potatoes readily on the whole- 1 sale market. Wholesalers can hardly 1 lie blamed for refusing to take pota- ' toes that have not been properly ' praded; hence, if we want cur pota- 0 toes to haw. a ready wholesale mark- c g*. sTsissfe--see thfit ihev nicct 1 demands of the wholesale trade, j \ This has proved by experience to be ; J profitable." HOOVER AND SMITH TALK 5 OVER CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS Miami Beach, Fla.,~ Jan. 29.? J; Wearing: his celebrated brown derby ; d! campaign days, Alfred E, Smith i ? called on Herbert Hoover today at i Belle Isle; swapped stories with him L about some of the amusing incidents I of their spectacular struggle for the j jj presidency and wished hint lt-Cit in'tS the White House. President elect Hoover and his ; *J Democratic opponent were together Lui y>vt?ircy?Jkiye minutes, and tnenas L, who were present said there was j ^ nothing: 6f constraint in the meeting; that both were in happy mood and j laughed at the recital of the difficulties that came to each by reason of : the odd presents admirers forced* upon their campaign trains. Mr. Hoover received the "Happy j Warrior' in the sun room of the J. : ~ 2. Penny home which has been fitted jut as his office. ^ "How do you do, Mr. President?" . .vas the salutation of the former jjoverr.or as the president?elect met g ism at the door. Q "How do you do. governor?" Mr. c rloover replied as they shook hands- j ^ 'It has been a long time since we :aw each other." Mr. Smith presented his friends, ^ fohn J. Rascob. chairman of the ' Democratic national committee, and William F. Kenny of New York, and ^ :he president elect introduced his ;ecretary, Lawrence Ricliey. ^ The five then found comfortable fnairs and cigars were lighted and Vio ,"?nr?v<?rcntif%Ti tonon - fl SHEEP RAISING PROMISING a| About eight hundred sheep have w ilready been placed among the farm- c; :rs of Watauga county to be raised a: >n a share basis, according to W. E. (Vinkler, who is co-operating with ti \lmond B. Chapman and Sons of T -,enoir in thoroughly stocking this ounty with thoroughbred sheep. It j s expected that at least twelve hun- j Ived more will be listed within the tl lext thirty days. i & Mr. Winkler finds a good deal of. d ..V>vunv,av amung viic mi IIIUIS?m EBBS r natter on account of the prevalence \ ej >f worthless doers throughout the ! C ountv. He urgres them to join in | >e ^h.-cpra;s:r<r movement and say - r, everything looks favorable for a dogi aw that will be really effective. ] gag* ?ttt-,? ":r / ' "^BlISY PROGRAM lany Propo?als Slated for Consid- * eration This Week; Few Bills of State-wide Importance Yet Passed By Lawmakers With major legislative proposals ; the hands of committees, the senLe and liouae last week had each iven its approval to one measure of .ate-wide interest. The senate passed Senator Per>n's bill to restore to the governor le power of appointment to fill vamcies in the United States senate^ nd sent it to the house by a vote e >- ?^ 1 o a., i-1-: r ' ' ? w I tu 10, III Hie carving 01 wiucn art;/ "lines were ignored. Representative Boron's bill to ?ako a prison sentence of five years r more grounds for a divorce was assed bv an overwhelming majori? and sent Io ilie seuate "where it acuoH jlTftnilstv .night?. The expected eight-months school 2rm bill was introduced by Representative McLean of Beaufort, and cferred to the house co.Tr?wit.tp.p. on duration. J.t would set a maximum roperty levy of 40 cents in each ounty, and would require a state qualiration fund of between nine nd ten million dollars to make it f fee live. The bill itself carried no rovisions for raising the necessary evenue. , Considerable discussion centered round the Australian ballot bill athered by Johnston of Robeson r.d Broughton of Wake. Governor {ardner Monday night made a direct ppeal to the general assembly for nactment of the bill. Also a detection from the North Carolina A-ague of Women Voters appeared of ore Dtc election ccmm.iir.ee lo^ irge favorable action, but the chair nun, Senator Higgins of Alleghany, efcrred the measure to a sub-coranittec. Additional taxation proposals ame into legislative hopper, i-hilaijllfti' finance"committees vi -the .1 iousc and senate were holding joint essions to consider t.hg revenue bill ponsored by the state budget com 4uMo%..?MM?br Persons of h'runkin, introduced one' bill to majtc the ncorne tax a flnt six pier cent on all * axpayers instead of the present jraduated seals beginning at one md a quarter per vent, and another o "nise the franchise tax on power ompanics from the present one per out to five per cent. The appropriations committees of he two houses begun a series of pint hearings at which representatives of state departments and instintions were heard on the financial iceds of their respective agencies, 'tactically all of the educational intilutions appealed for greater apn-opriations than recommended by he badge' commission. Charitable nd correctional institutions are bong heard this week. Senator Person's bill to authorize he Sill** n f nn ircseriplions, which caused much emmehi from-^ihisteroy doctofs-and thers was given an unfavorable reoil by the committee on public ealth, early last week. Another ill by the same authui, Lo require he registration of lobbyists, was reerreti to judiciary committee No. 1. Workmen's compensation laws ere proposed during the week. The rst was sponsored by Senator Hayood of Cabarrus and Senator Canaday of Johnston, both Democrats. ,ater a different bill was introduced s having the approval of Frank D. Irist, commissioner of labor and rinting. There were still other bills proposig to change the state highway iws. Representative Carr of Duplin ponsorcd a measure, said to carry ut the ideas of the state highway ommission, which would increase te. gasoline tax one cent a gallon, iaking it five cents in aii, anu would rovide for an allocation of the ield from this source among the vaous counties, on condition that they iduce their respective property ixes by the amount allocated by in state. This and other similar ills were referred to a sub-corn S5S. - 'Zc? littee of the house public roads jmmittee. Senator McMullan of Beaufort, tthered a bill to provide for the bolition of the present nine highay districts and to place the alloition of construction and maintennce funds on a county basis. The record of important legislnon before the two houses since last uesday is as follows: New Bills HOUSE By Upchurch of Wake: Amend le consolidated statutes relating: to peration of automobiles by drunken rivers. McTiean of Beautort lTovide an- ?_ '-'-*3 ight months school term in North arolina. Mull of Burke: Amend the act elative to pensions for widows of (Continued on Page Eight) H Hj -V m