m^mnnn v VUL. XIJ, IN U. 4. NEWS OF WEEK AT BLOWING ROCK School Pupils to Present Play, "The Wren," Saturday Night; Fire De- ! partment Gives Chicken Supper: ! Delightful Valentine Party Blowing Rock, Feb. 21?The firth, ?ixth and seventh grades of '?he I Blowing Rock consolidated school j will present the play, "The Wren,"; in the auditorium of the school Sat ! turday night, February 23, at eight o'clock. The Blowing Rock concert band will provide music before the ( play anil during the intermissions. The admission will be 15 cents for; children and 25 cents foe adults..! The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school. a The members of .lie cast have ffceen practicing thoroughly, and ai lively evening's entertainment >s j promised to all who come. Those in i the cast are: Blair Sudderth as Mrs.] Julia Dannni Killie Coffey as Robert j Danna, Pauline Greene as Jane j i Danna, Elise Pitts as Sarah Wood-1 ston, Jay Castle as Donald Drew, 1 Elizabeth Greer as Mammy, Mae Tester as Mrs. Harriet Groenston, j Carroll Greer as Reginald Grcenston, : > Gladys Pitts as Mrs. Cecelia Danna - * h" Fordston, Oma Greene as Corinne i ... Fordston, Pansy Gragg as Binkie,! Shu ford Edminsteh as Rodiiey Blake,; Sr., Mary Lou Young, as Mrs. Rodney Biakc, Arnold Bolick as Rodney : Blake, Jr., and Murriell Gragg as Judge Gray. Fire Department Entertaine The Blowing Rock Fire Department won many new friends last Thursday night and proved itself the most lively organization in town by giving a chicken dinner free to all P comers at the Central hotel. There was no catch in th? announcement that thn Hi vine:* wtiljil be entirely tree, for all guests were seated promptly at the tables and served by V. the firemen as waiters, with Chief \ Umierdown as head waiter. The food for the supper was donated by the nwnspeople. After?t:he supper, the 'attdrvns-of the evening was delivered by G. t). Mpdge, prircipai of the consolidated F school, and the guests spent the res', of the evening at dancing. The fire department has re-elected s the .foilnv.'i ng officers. 0. S. Prcvctto, * president; Ambrose Cnderdown. chief; Dan Johnson, secretary and treasurer; George Rabbins, captain; Lloyd Robbing, assistai ; chief. Valentine Party The pupils of the Blowing Rock high school were entertained lasThursday night with a Valentine party, with their teachers us hosts, and Miss Surah Banner of the elementary grades. The place of the party was a deep secret, hut all were told to gather at W. C. Craig's store at eight o'clock. Stewart Cannon reported that long before thai hour the store was crowded by a clamoring group demanding to krsow where the party was to be. Presently Mrs. Gillett appeared and. told them that thoy were to follow the white arrows posted along the streets. These arrows led the crowd along the highway toward Bocne and in.o the dark alley that runs behind the Harked Inn. There, two hierhwav m&w&TGene Story anil Rupert Gil-I let!.) emerged from tlie shadows, turned flashlights on \iio crowd, cx pioded firecrackers, and called upon all to stand and deliver. After a dime had been collected from each pupil, they followed the arrows to the front of the school building where they were instvue ed to call for more light. At this cry, the lights in the library room were switched off, and those in the town hali across the street were switched on. Running across the street, the pupils found f the hall decorated with streamers ' and hearts, with Grover Rohbins, Jr., Sts Cupid and I.ovir.c fYevolie as Psyche, armed with arrows to shoot at the hearts of all nresent. After an hour of Valentine games, fifteen girls crossed the street to the Mudge home and brought back plates of sandwiches, 'cakes and heart-shaped salads. These were . passed around while coffee was served from toe mayor's offic \ The pi-.pus gave rousing cneevs lur rnucipal Mudge, the inspirer of the party, and to the other teachers. The high school faculty expressed its thanks to Mrs. Story and Miss Banner and to Ambrose Underdown for Their help in carrying out the evening's affair. *" Mr. Coffey Returns Home T. H. Coffey, who has been ill in Charlotte and Statesville for the last two weeks, w5s brought hcir.u Sunday. He stood the trip well and is steadily improving. Literary Society Club This interesting program was given last Friday at the Literary So cietv Huh bv the fifth^sixth ant seventh grades of the school: Song, (Con inued on Page Eight) l: lATAl A Non-l'artisan INev KOUJME, W Civitan Club Favors ]|? County Farm Agent ^ The Boone Civitan Club at its j I monthly business meeting last Thurs-1 day evening went on record as unan I In< imously favoring the employment of j of a farm demonstration agent for j Watauga county. This action \vasj jtaken following a talk by Civitan i \V. H. Grass on the farm problem j as related to this county, in which j^0 he pointed ou| some of the defects ! w., of agriculture and suggested ways of j improving theni. Mr. Gragg is pre-j paring an article along the lines of i 1 his talk which will be published in " an early issue of The Democrat, and readers are asked to look out for it, in because he will have something .o say that should be of benefit to ev mi ery farmer and business man in the county. President Moose called attention t<> the fact that a town election is to \ be held in May, and urged every member of the club to take an active | ? * pari in seeing that good men are named for mayor and hoard of alder- ,n men. "If we take ?'o part in the J*11 j election." he said, "we have no right Ito kick if we are not satisfied with J.10 : those who are named!"* Co-operation with the civil an-j,)r' t horities in the suppression of boot- j l?*; i legging and the apprehension of dispensers of liquor was also urged H!' |upon the membership of the organination. Al' ehiion was a'so called to j I a few "sore spots" in the town that ire j ought to he cleaned up. While not^'1 ! clean-up campaign was suggested at j V..*? this lime, member? of the club were ' ' asked to look to the beaatifieation ! ^; | of their own premises. j After the reading of the secre ll> i tary's report, the meeting adjourn-ias jed until Friday night, February 22, *\n |wliei: the annual ladies* night bar--.51*' iquet will he given. jc'^ 1 vi? COVE CREEK NEWS NOTES | it. I Sugar Grove, Fob. 20?Mrs. W. F.' ^ Sherwood has quite ill recently, j-.. She is improving slowly. ar Mi*. Stanley A. Harris. National ^ Roj Scout e*n?utsve. is with his family at Air.ant; a for a few days, jto Born on Feb i.ary HI .<> Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Pa. ;> sou. BBSS The play, "He's My Pal," was 1^ jircsoncea a second Lime in the high j ct school auditorium on Saturday night. Q[ The proceeds were divided between |c0 the church and school. ; ^ Nine members of the high school , .j have entered the preliminaries for fu the annual state-wide triangular de ^ bate. The preliminary debate will I (|r he held in the auditorium Friday j night, March 1. Four speakers will I he selected who will represent the school against T.ccg-McRac r.nd-New ! . ^ land 011 April 5. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank jQ Horton on February 6, a son. The following pupils were perfect ;M j in attendance during the month of *.n [January. c(i i Second grade ? Marcelle Cole ni j man, Clayton Cole, Ralph Fletcher, Hal Johnson. Junior Mast. av Third grade?Roxana Bingham, ]U Susie Elliot, Maple Mast, Georgia ( McCorineil, Lenwoot! Blair, Elmo Brinkley, Brady Campbell, Morris wj Henson, Hoy Isaacs, Lynn Isaacs, Carl Woodring, Vance Henson. Hr Sixth grade?Jack Henson, Mattie ^ Lou Harmon, Nell Henson. ^ Seventh grade- -Velma Brown, 1 Miidrcd Gordoti, Myrtle Henson, as ; Louise Johnson tu Eighth gi'ade?Susie Banner, Mary w; ; Elizabeth Banner, Robert Dunn, u i Elizabeth Dunn, Nina Church, Annie r(J |l. Edminsten, Dorothy Gryder, Berlcj,lr Henson. Rav T.r.wrnncn Glnitvc Must 1 i.Ias. S. McBritie, Myr.le Palmer, J ' I Thos. Prcsnell, Erin Smith, si Earl ! Shell, Paul Trivett, Howard Ward, m 'Madge Williams, Lena Woodring. vl Tenth grade?Ned Glenn, Dwight Gryder. Earl Hayworth, Jimmie: I.ove, Marshall Ward, Vertie Ward, Elizabeth Wilson. ' j | Pi NEWS OF MATNEY in ; th Matney, Feb. 19?Misses Leola di j and Moliie Edminsten and Lavola c0 ' Carender of Lees-McRae Institute, r0 j spent the week end with home folks. cf Mrs; -5S 5. Smith, who has been ! cc ! sick with flu, is improved. - ; th Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McGhec and | m ' little son of Boone, visited Mrs. Mc-| er 'Ghee's father, Mr. Joe Baird, who to ; hsa been sick for some time but who a\ is improved. Miss Claty Baird, who has a posi- p; ; tion at Grace Hospital, Banner Elk, (h | spent Sunday with relatives here. j be ! Mr. Jch'.t Bcntlev. who has heenicf i ill for some time, is some better. r Mrs. Maggie Bentley, daughter of m Mr. John Bentiey, visited him here c( Sunday. |sj] Miss Laura Calender, daughierjjfc of Mr. and Mrs. Lee C'arender, who' sl I has been sick sincie last August, is i ,j, ' greatly improved and she hopes to si ijget around on crutcne.days. ei Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Hartley and jai , j little daughter visited airs. Kan.le.v"s jsi parents, Mr. lind Mrs. John Matney. ' Sunday. | JGA fspaper, Devoted to tne AXAUUA 'JO'JSJNTY, NORTH C. ULL TEXT OF NEW OAD LEGISLATION creases Tax on Gasoline and Would Further Relieve Counties by Aid From the State Highway Commission The text of the join senate and use public ipads com mil lee highy bill is as follows: 4tA bill to be entitled an act to lend chapter 93 of the public laws 1927 so as to levy an additional : of one cent per gallon on gasoe and further relieve the counties aid from the state highway com 5"Thc general assembly of North rolina do enact: "Section 1. That chapter 93 of 5 public cf 1927, entitled ?*? t to amend chapter 55, article 3 ) of volume 3 of the consolidated itutes, relating to the tax en gasoc be. and the same hereby is iem'c-d by striking out the word ur' at the end of line one of secr. *1 of said act and insor ing in ;:-thr*rr*of the v.*ord "five" ho as to ovivie that the tax cf four cents r ga.Ion levied and imposed a tax five cents per gallon on all mo r fuels sold, distributed or used in - s ate. "Section 2. That the additional venue which shall be collected by b levy and imposition of the ad dime. 1 one cent per gallon on motor els sold, distributed or used in the i e provided for in section I of is act shall be held used and sited by the highway commission a separate and special fund to he own and designated as 'the county i road fund,' and shall be expendunly in accordance with the pro dons of this act. "Section 3. That the slate highly commission shun uiiucncv ujiuu ; books to the several counties fo e state the said 'county aid road nd' one-half upon the basis of the ca of the said counties and one If upon the basis of the populain__jof the said counties according the United Slates census of 11)20. ' Section -I. That the sir c highay cvi'Atnissisn shall or< or before e first Monday in July of each yeai rtify to the chairman of the boarc county commissioners of each mity m vnt sum* an cstiiuaTe 01 .* amount of such county's parti pation in the said 'county aid road nd* for the current fiscal year, and e board of county commissioners, o?her tax levying authorities in ch county, shall, in preparing- the inual budget for county road pur>ses take into consideration the nci to'- be aerived f renf this source id snail reduce the levy of ad va rem tax for road purposes so that e funds produced by the rate fixed id levied for the current year, plilc e amount estimated to be receiv I by the county from the 'county il road fund,' shall not exceed by ore than 1.0 per cent the amount a)table in the county for road irposes under the levy for th'ar 1028. "Section 5. That, in any county here there is no county-wide road .verning body and the maintenice of county roads is now handled * township or district organizations e board of county commissioners r sue!, counties are neYeby created agents of such subdivisions of the. uiivy for the purpose -of ? dealing ith the state highway commission it-li reference to the 'county aid ad fund* established by. this act, id to this end such board of comissioners are hereby authorized to :ercisc all necessary control over e roads, machinery, equipment and aintenancc funds of such .subdisions that mav he necessary to en ile them to establish such countyide organization as will permit the unty to share to the full extent in e benelits provided by his act. rovided, where any road district eludes territory in two counties, e state highway "commission shaii vide the funds available to said two unties so as to allocate to such ad district its proportionate part the funds available to said two unties under the provisions of is act, and the srate highway comission shall deal with the road gov ning body of such district relative the expenditure of the funds mailable to said district. "Section 6. That, the fund herein ovided for and allocated to each of e several counties in the state shall i expended in such county by the ate highway T>mmission as follows lniDursemer.t in mommy installents, in whole or in part, to each >unty for the moneys expended bj iid county inl the maintenance oi s county road system, provided ich maintenance shall have beer >ne under the supervision of tht tate highway commission. Provid if the board of commission s or other road governing body o1 oy county shall so request, then tht are highway oo< j tlie program is composed of WlllioT i i-.. Comer, Ciaurie H. Moser, 1. ( ' Greer and J. Frank Moore. No d< ;; tails of the program hnve been give i oat except that Henry Reynolds o I j Wilkesboro will be the speaker, an , j that three prizes will be awarded t ! high school pupils submitting th > best essays on "Ci isenship." Othe ' features of the program are bein i i kept rather secret, but the personnc of the program committee cor.st ; tues a guarantee that the occasio j will be a most delightful one. SENATE PASSES DRY LAW MEASURE WITH TEETI > Washington, April 19?First - -oi l fenders along with hardened viola ; j tors of the prohibition law would b | liable to a maximum penalty of | fine of $10,000 or five years i: j prison or both under a bill passed b j the senate today ar.d sen. to th I house. T> _ .. i . . / x . _ to .L .. * , | oy a vote 01 oo to its ine senui . i approved the measure introduced b ! Senator Jones of Washington, afte t1 several days of debate celebrated b a clash of views between Borah o i Idaho and Reed of Missouri on th | dry question. The proposal to increase the max | mum penalty in such a way as t t make them applicable to first offenc , ers was attacked by many senators a r too drastic but the majority of rh j senate decided such a step nccessar | to enforce the prohibition law mot , I effectively. - i . | "While I do not positively assei E i that Jones is a dishonest man," sai Jones' acquaintance, "I strong! . veeommend neonle who shako banc \ with him o ecu t their fingers ceri I fully when he leaves go." OCRA M?..U n?1 l>lVi ui vxiiUlilia Y :si, 1521? = ke More 1 011 the Farm I \? FARMERS i field. These can be added, stalk, J seeds, and all, to the ensilage to pro.. vide a rich winter feeding. Another di J24v3Qt3g5 of ensilage 's that the p farmer loses a large proportion of vi -1 the feed value of his crop when he fi r uses only the corn and lets the stalks I go to waste The stalks contain a a< r i food value that is overlooked by tc ! many farmers. ti I "In the matter of marketing dairy in 7 i products, the farmers of this county J rc ! i are not so well organized as they j oi r; ought to be. Heretofore, the cheese \ e: r I factories have been the best market j di i for the milk, but the farmers--ought j rr. 5 to form some sort of organization i for marketing purposes; e; s "In the absence of organization,; r< ? some of the fanners are following a j p: j co-operative plan that makes up for fr , | the iack of truck lines ;o collect j li . J the milk. A group of farmers living ^ st mcnts to take turns in hauling the si . milk of the whole group to the i si t cheese factory. In this way each i lc e farmer avoids losing a part of his ei j time every day for delivering "h? I tl r milk and takes his turn only one,' 1 fi y every three ov four days. j ii a | "As the cheese factories buy milk: s jon the basis of the butter fat it con- , ! tains, those farmers who keep breeds t! giving milk with a large n.rcentage:a V of bu ter fat but i . smafcr. quanti u ties than other breeds will get just li y as much profit as these keeping the n k brrffis that give larger quantities of h ii milk. ' ? s "The ciimuK ox Watauga county - corresponds very closely with hat of p j- he great dairying stales ... thi* b y country?Wisconsin and IVunsyl j d vania?with the additional advant-'t - age of shorter winters and longer o - grazing seasons. The cool night dur- y e ing the summer months enable he ;1 II farmers to keep the milk over Sight } without tear that it will avtir :?>.d then to deliver it the next morning. The long grazing season reduces the \ t e cost of feeding and makes the profit: < e proportionately higher, k "For a steady, uninterrupted ir.-j, (i | come, t oencve ciany cows arc tne j t y host inonoS*~nialicrs 01 ait kinds of ( n livestock. Beef cattle do not bring i i near the profit that dairy cows do, j d because they arc no: producing any-, j 11 thing while they are being fattened j \ o for market. With all of our special is advantages of climate, we should [ y have dairy cows on every farm in the 1 j: ti county. The additional income from >s s j even Uvo or three cows will pay 0 ,s j muny of the minor expenses tha: i-! sometimes become big expenses for e Xa'rmc.rs-" Vr--;*.-? a R. L. SEATS FATALLY Y INJURED IN FALL FRIDAY : , ||S|g ' d l Mr. U. L. Seats, well known and ! t i prominent citizen of this county died ; * e j ai the home of his son near Todd j it j So'urday at 12:30 o'clock, from the | c g | effects of a fall on the previous aft- j njernoon. Mr. Seats was walking p 0 j along the railroad grade near1 f ! Todd and as he started to step from n the right of way to converse with a I i. neighbor, he in some way stumbled t : and fell, receiving abdominal in- ; * n , juries from wViicif he never rallied" j if ! nrmrecinhlv. Deceased was 7 1 i d j old. i 0 i Funeral services were conducted ! 1 e ; froijh the Baptist church at Todd r j Sunday at 1 1 o'clock by the pastor, Ki following which inteiment was in the ' ;1' McGuire graveyard near Brookside.;c i-1 a short committal service being held n at the grave by Rev. Mr. Yount. ' Mr. Seal--- had been active in civic < and church affairs throughout his i' 1 long life, having been a memher ni" ' j the Baptist denomination for more f than -12 years. ; Surviving are five children, three 1 " j daughters and two sons, Messrs. 1 ' Bob and Roby Seats, and Mesdames ' T e I Thomas Furchess, Elbert. Moretz and , ; Trov X orris. i1 i| |j \ SIX MURDER CASES ON WILKES COUNTY DOCKET c c j Six murder trials are on docket | * y I for trial at the March term of f. 1 j Wilkes superior court, which con- : 1 \ j venes in Wilkeshoro on March 4th. j 1 'Judge J. H. Harwood of Bryson "City,: 0 will preside in the place of Judge:( . James L. Webb, who has been ill. f, I- i , ! I Tilt executive committee of the ( general board of the Baptist State 1S convention of North Carolina, in ' e session at Raleigh Friday, adopted ^ resolutions condemning "without re ' e ^ervotinn" the wi'tine of the home:1 mission board of the church in its i handling of the Clinton S. Carnes ' rlcnse TV,,, -iptrnr, r,f tho hoard was;4 d characterized as "a flagrant miscar-, y riage of jus.iee" and members of!' Is the board, a statement said, "should : i be required to stiver, their connec-: tion with the board." T FIVE CENTS A COPY UGHWAY BILL _ PASSES SENATE leasurc Adds Cent a Gallon on Gas and Will Become Effective April First; 8 Months School Term Gets Favorable Committee Report Raleigh, Feb. 10.?With only one i^senting vote, the senate today jisscd the house highway bill, proding an increase in the gasoline t-a.x; *om four to five cents a gallon. A fund of $3,000,000 will be set >ide under the provisions of the bill * be apportioned among the counes of the state for road purposes, i an effort to reduce the ad valorem >ad taxes. An estimated revenue l .-j^.ouu.uuu win accrue trom the ctra tax, and $500,000 will be rawn from the regular fund to ;ai:c "p tbp million dollars. In the house the committee or iucation today voted 12 to 11 to iport favorably the McLean bill, roviding for a minimum of eight lonths* school Ierm in North Carina. The bill, sponsored by Itepre?ntativx* A. D. MacLeah of Beau would extend the present state y'stem of equalization, based on a x months school term, to cover the >nger term. State department of ducaiion officials have estimated lat it would require an equalization iind from the state of $10,000,000 istead of the present $3,250,000. llig Bills Yet Pending With the Australian ballot bill, he workman's compensation bill, nu the eight months school measre yet to be voted upon, it is not kelv that the genera! assembly will ot adjourn before March Loth. The ouse has kept well up with its calnd;\r, but the work ol the assembly sva. \vht?le has been impeded seriousv by the senate which has beer, too .with argumen ami oratory to iass on many bills front- ----he house or to pass a great many f its own. New bills continue to >our in, a list of the most important introduced since last Wednesday, ?eing a.s follows: House New Bills By Alexander. Erariitr rabies and equire compulsory vaccination of logs. By Johnson of Cuni uck: Joint esolution asking president, secreary of war and congress to restore ho lock in the Chesapeake and Alio marie canal. By Williams of Warren: Amend He constitution in regard to taxing lonies and farms under mortgage. By Cox, Hamlin and Wetmor: Reteal sections 59, *30, 01, 02, 63, 65, tatutes relative, to the absentee votrs law. By Winston. Joint resolution to idjourn the general assembly March at noon. By Hargett and Harris: Create a tate patrol of highways. By McGhee of Stokes: For better inforcement of prohibition. To extend laborers' lien on tim>cr for wages to cover cut logs. By Younee: Create an officers* imergency reserve and pension fund. By Smith of Wake: Require advance notice of five days with re;peet to issuing marriage license. By Norwood: Relative to license ax on oil tank gasoline filling staions, restaurants or other business r. connection therewith. Bss&d: By Gill: Amend certain sections tf the statutes relating to tbc clec ion of commissioner of labor and irirf.ir.g, insurance commissioner tnij commissioner of agriculture. By Williams of Warren: Regardng stop payment orders, checks or Irafts against bank accounts. By Williams: Making robbery with ire arms or other dangerous weap>ns. implements or means whereby he life of a person is endangered or rvreatered, a penalty. New Bills?Senate By Person of Franklin: To investigate the anti Smith campaign fund. By Person: To provide for a state lurchasing agent. By Johnson of Robeson: Regulate he right of a judge to criticise a ury. By McMulien of Beaufort. Pro- < libit issuance of bonds by counties, :ities and towns without vote of the >eople. Makepeace of Lee: To regulate ntersvate motor vehicle carriers. By Makepeace: To tax motor vehicle carriers engaged interstate ommerce. By Johnson of Pender and Gay of Northampton: To provide for uni county oiiicers. By Womble of Forsyth: To reduce he foes for sheriffs. By Mackcthan of Cumberland: To jrohibit soldiers from carry ins: conealed weapons. By l'app ol L.cnoir: To appropriite $100,000 to the corporation ommission for rate case work. Dy fentt of Alamance: To fester he development of farm crops and o grade and to regulate the sale of (Continued on Page Five)