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VOL. XL, ISO. ?> # ~! State-wide Dog Law _ Supersedes Local Biii , The dog law, sponsored by Representative Rivers, relaive lo Watauga county, and which was pub- ' lished in a recent issue of The Democrat, does not take effect, it having been superseded by a statewide measure which was passed in the closing days of the legislature. The Democrat does not have a copy of the latter bill, which it is under- ? stood carries practically the same e provisions as those contained in the f Rivers measure, especially as re- r gards the privilege tax of $1 for r males and $2 for female canines of f more than six months old. As was t the local bill, the law effective is a designed to encourage the sheep in- f w dustry and at the same time allow t V some protection co the dog owners, t Through error The Democrat re- i ported the passage of an act design- e ed to relieve World war veterans a from the payment of poll tax. The s measure did have smooth sailing in the house, but went to its defeat n i the senate. "1 followed this bill ' through to the senate and fought t over every inch of the ground," ex- s plained Mr. Rivers, "but the upper house revolted, sensing that the oth- f ?r counties would likely ask for the I same exemptions, and pointed out i that in the final analysis the dofici- t er.cy created would have to be paid i from the funds of the already hard- t pressed equalizationz board Its de- c feat came from monetary calcula- i tions and not through any disre- t respect to the veterans." i The bill to change the standard { of measure for Irish potatoes from 1 fiC to CO pounds to a bushel was de- s frated. The ether .lews reported s passed, have been enacted into law. c WORK ON NEW BAPTIST CHURCH TO START SOON ? At % meeting of the building com- ^ mittee of the Baptist church mOii- f day night, contracts were let for u ' qusiif'lfj of the; reujjh ~eier??:s ?o be used in the construction oi the J new church building, ground for 'J4 which is erpeeted to.be broken next week. The Piedmont Building Sup- * ply Company oP Lenoir, was award- j ed *ho enntrnct for .al.l the finished tmaterial for the structure. Mr. it. F. Coffey, local buiidir.g , engineer, has been employed as ^ superintendent of construction and Work on the handsome new building will proceed as rapidly as is "possible. The finance committee reports that ?L. S^JSL- i (...tfua ?i v wwiitig in oavuua^" ^ torily. A church rally was held last Sunday at which Dr. Maddry of the ' state convention was the speaker. Cash contributions of $2000 were received on that day, ana a "Book of 1 Remembrance" containing the names ^ of the contributors will be preserved :as a part of the church history. The ? Baptist Stae hoard is contributing ' dollar for dollar with the local Bap- 1 ists in the construction of the * plant that will cost, when completed. ? about $100,000. ' NORMAL DEBATERS ARE ' WINNERS OVER W1NGATE 1 s 'On Saturday night the debating i teams from the Normal College won s decisions over Wingate College, the i affirmative winning at Rutherford r and the negative at Wingate. The i query was, "Resolved that North i Carolina should levy a state ad va- 1 lorem tax on real and'personar prop- < erty to aid in the support of an i eight-months school term." Victori- i ous local debaters were Harold i Lazenby and Frank Houser. j i Wingate has held the junior coi-11 1 nrrn /)photinn> ' pJromn'AnoViir. fa* I 1 years and the defeat by Boone is i considered of great importance by 1 Normal officials. The Normal de- < batcrs have thus far won four de- < cisions this year. i OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR OUSTED i The second successive elected I governor of Oklahoma was removed i from office last Wednesday by the i state senate court of impeachment i when that body found Henry S. | Johnston guttty of a charge of gen- . eral incompetency, preferred by the : house of representatives. He was 5 exonerated on nine other charges < hrneht by the house. J. C. Walton, Johnston's predecessor, was remov- i ?d in November, 1923. W. J. Holloway, lieutenant governor, was sworn in as Johnston s succeaaur-by the chief justice of the supreme court immediately after the senate court rhad completed its vote on the impeachment charges. - "v?; - A Non-Partisan Nf BOONE, Farmer discusses! SOIL IMPROVEMENT dr. Blair Gives Experiences in the Use of Fertilizers, Humus and Different Types of Soil; Says Farming Should be Studied 1 By II. NEAL BLAIR I think the business of farming hould be studied just as carefully i :s the business of practicing a pro- 1 cssion or carrying on commerce or uanhfacturing. There are three rimary questions confronting u 1 armer all the time, namely: produeion, sale of products for a profit, i nd up-keep of tile farm?especially ' ertility of the soil. The first and : hird of these depend to a great excr.t on a man's knov/ledge of the ise of fertilizers and manures, ot'nir things, such as lime and humus, ,nd soil values. It has been my o'oervation that a great many farmers -arid it is alarming to know the lumber?do not understand the i nnvises of fertilizers. So 5 want c begin with that ill this discusion. There are three elements of plant ood: phosphoric acid, ammonia [sometimes called nitrogen) and >otash. Fertilizer may have one, wo or all of these elements, dependng on the source of its manufac lire. Phosphoric acid (generally :allcd acid phosphate) is mineral ind comes from ground phosphate cek. These are two kinds of amnonia or nitrogen?mineral and or-1 fame. There are just two speeinens of the mineral kind, nitrate of j oda and sulphate of ammonia. Orranic ammonia may be derived from :otton seed ineai, tankage, fish craps, slaughter house products, inch as dried blood, hair and meat icrnps, and other sources. Potash s mostly mineral, and comes largely ront Germany. Each cf these elenents oi fertilizer has its particular unctions in the development of nant-lifsyrsr;;'-?onh and every crop bat we grow has its. particular juiremenis for plant food. As a general rule, ammonia makes the Village growth, like corn stalks, [ odder and shucks, cabbage leaves :nd- pototo-vine. Potash develops he root system, and thereby causes he plaiitto reach out into-the soil lor food. It makes the plant itrong and healthy. For instance, it itTIfens the straw in a small grain ;rop, and keeps the leaves green rod growing in a cabbage crop. I inve conducted experiments with lifferent analyses of fertilizer, side ijr s'.ae unaer canoage, and proven bat cabbage ne^d more potash than igricultural writers generally ' aduse as to use. When the outer caves turn yellow, or appear to be jarched all around the edge, it is an indication of lack of potash, unless ierhaps they may have disease. Polish develops the seed in what we i :all "seedy" fruit, and field crops ike tomatoes, strawberries, cotton, i obacco, and likewise potatoes, and oakes the kernel, or heart, in grain. have conducted experiments on rye i md oats sown with 16 per cent phos- i ihate and 10-0-1 fertilizer side by i tide, and the 10-0-4 has shown ] nuch better results, especially in lats. Oats need a great deal of potish, because they contain a large ! mount of protein, and potash is the Certilizer that develops protein. The < lifferee.ee was not so marked in < -ye, because rye contains more fat : instead of so much protein, . as does :orn, and requires more phesphoric icid. phosphoric acid supplies the HMnerai element as well as the fat i ;hat goes into a crop. It makes | flinty and cabbage hard. It keeps | pastures and meadows growing, be- j :ause as a grass crop is harvested, ;ither hay or grazing, the mineral natter goes into the bone of the stock that eat it. Old pastures put nto cultivation should be fertilized' heavily with potash and phosphate, I snd of course, with ammonia if a | crop like com, cabbage or potatoes is to be planted. But for small grain and grass, I should leave it off. AmmnriJo in the expensive element in fertilizer. Small grain does not need to have a rank growth, hence you can effect a saving and at the same time have what the crop needs. Minernl ammonia -nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia?will dissolve in the soil immediately, and nre intended for the immediate needs of the plant. Hence they should not be used extravagantly, because they will leach away into the land and be lost before the crop JGA ] wspaper. Devoted to the B< WATAUGA. COUUNTY, NORTH CARC Superior Court May !j^ Adjourn Saturday!^ The spring term of Watauga sup- ^ i perior court convened Monday with Judge J. M. Oglesby presiding. Co Many cases have been tried but at j press time the jurist had passed lew 1 sentences. Several, however, have 1 been remanded to jail and will likec -j ly lif.ar their sentences today. 1 The court is said to be making ver good headway and may dispose of all eV( cases, both criminal and civil, by 1!1J? Saturday afternoon. raa Detailed proceedings will be pub- vo' lished in The Democrat next week. ?n chf needs what is used, especially in wet crs or sandy land. Land with a clay s'd sub-soil will hold fertilizer for a ' longer time. The organic forms of "Y ammonia have to go through a dec process of decay before plant food tiai becomes available, and hence do not a": help so quickly or get away so m early. A properly mixed fertilizer ,ln< should have some mineral and some ' organic matter, if it contains amrnonia. I prefer, when I want am- ma monia, to use a complete fertilizer, ] that is, one containing all the ferti- j _ Rzer elements, at planting time and 1 e] then if a crop needs pushing during the late growing and maturing season, I will use 50 or 100 pounds ni- ou( trate of soda or sulphate of ammonia to the acre as a ton dresser. 1 ^CI have used this with splendid results '"8 in corn and cabbage. It is good for glass and fall-sown grain in the spring. It is necessary to mix with crI a bag of acid phosphate to get the necessary bulk. This phosphate will serve another purpose, that is to have the land ready for grass, and we should always return to grass often enough to keep the land well supplied with humus. Humus is decaying vegetable mat ter, and has five functions in the sv< soil: 1 It furnishes plant food; 2, v* it prevents baking and packing; S, ' it creal"s moisture neai the Mjplant roots, as decay always creates mois- wa ture. This is verry essential- ip ' -ewt'wnlly i," "^ason^l We should always.try to have a turf, ] stubble or green crop to turn un-iff.' der for cabbage, because cabbage Kg reqnrc a great deal of moisture; 1, it prevents washing and wearing t e away of hiii and; 5, l.ho plant food 0 furnished -in this way is deep seat- nw cd in the soil and will feed the plantroots that grow eep. I prefer to ap- c" ply fertilizer near the surface and ? allow it to leach down. Some crops '' E ?corn and potatoes especially? have their root system near the sur- " A good method tc use in fertilizing for cabbage and potatoes is to put ? fertilizer in row with a distributor' ? then follow with a long narrow shov-110' el plow, run shallow, to throw ferti- "v lizer out on sides of furrow. Thai '-v puts it near the surface where it is most needed. To fertilize intelligently, we ^ should know something of the dif- .,,j ferent types of soil. Red land is usu- r ,, , jS . any stronger in poutsn man DiacK land, and consequently better for jci potatoes. However, I have grown some splendid crops of potatoes us ^ dry black land, but have never heen able to make potatoes on sandy loam. It is very deficient in potash. tul This type of land_ suits corn, cabbage, small grain or hay, but we! tU] should have a fertilizer containing potash. Cabbage or potatoes eith- jg er will be a better quality grown on clay land than on black land, and ^ small grain will usually be heavier. I have devoted this article to a discussion of the use of fertilizers and touched on soil values. I want to write again about the use of lime, legumes and stable manure. mc MRS. INGLE'S BIRTHDAY Mrs. John Ingle, formerly of Blowing Rock, celebrated her 84th birthday at her home in Lenoir Monday, with a number of her children. grandchidren. nieces and two ?. - - an sisters present. The home was beautifully decorated, the weather ideal 23 and there was nothing lacking 10 make the day one of thorough pleas- t^,( ure and enjoyment. A bountiful dinner was served and the honoree was the recipient of many beautiful -,;j gifts. I of ' he. Bahia, Brailz, March 26?Virtu- ws ally unreported since leaving the ;.hi coast of Africa, the Spanish airplane L'l "Jesus Del Gran Poder" unexpect- e' edly ended a brilliant flight from srr Seville at 10 o'clock today. Only thi once since leaving the African coast pr were they reported. The flight cov- \vi end a dirtance of 4,100 miles. in DEMC est Interests o^?? jrthwesi )LINA, THURSr / MARCH 28, IP ~ . | EMOCR .4 ARE IN c SVMo. ECONOMY of nventicn Goes on Record as to ing Enforcement of Dry Laws and las Pfodaes Self to Economy; Ticket vol Earned for City Election gre bui [)emocrHts of the city met in con- r0 ition at the courthouse Tuesday wj] ining for the purpose of nominut- or Candidates for the offices oi R. yor and three aldermen to be dm ed for in the election to be held tee May 7. Prof. A. M. Norton, tes lirroan of t.h<j municipal Demo- no| itic executive committee, pre- pu ad. wis Following a brief prayer offered i Prof. J. A. Williams, a platform g0, laring for the strict and impar- cn I enforcement of the prohibition fOJ I r.U ether lews and for economy e?t government, was adopted by a 11C inimous vote. ed dominations were in order and the unty Superintendent Smith Haga- RrJ n submitted the name of R. " j ma ift for mayor. \. E. South nominated Dr. H. If. j m; rry, L. L. Bingham and Dr. J. D. joc nkin for aldermen. to The nominations were made with- t e t a dissenting vote. Ka( \ few remarks were made by dif- ps| ent ones of the (fathering, stress-1 a , ; the importance of tax reduction ' en possible and rigid economy in j s administration of the city gov-: pa lment, following which a motion 0? - adjournment was carried. ' No information is available as to j ether other tickets will he in the a , id. ' ... J th THE MEXICAN REVOLT th , Ju Action in the Mexican revoiUviv'ii itched sharply Tuesday from the " :st coast to north central Mexico ^ lere the insurgents concentrated aily as the federals drove north gj ird. The town t>X Jimenez in Chihuahua the. roatj to the American border, .^' ^V^uJiombarfid -by lourrfudlv- wi jl planes, four insurgents being 3t led and 17 wounded. Si Genernl Escobar, rebel comman- la r-in-ehief, left Juarez for Jimenez P,l take personal command of the di lih" army there. he Meanwhile the insurgents appar- of tiy were preparing tor a counter , er tensive in the air. One pursuit m; inc piloted by an American reach- di Jimenez and others were said to on the way. wi A rebel attaejt on Naco along the m rder seemed imminent after many S urs of delay. The insurgents were de sorted only 10 miles from the town th lich has been heavily entrenched th the loyai troops, stationed there, ta 'fi in WEATHER REPORT M Following is ^report of local wea:r conditions "for week ending the _c _j . ..... ru as suDmuceo oy tno cooperative i jj, ition at the Normal College: jn Average maKTmum temperature 67 frees. d( Average minimum temperature ;r degrees. , ju Average temperature 54 degrees. f j Average daily range ir. temperate 26 degrees. SI Greatest daily range in temperare 36 degrees March 18th. Average temperature at 8 a. m. degrees. tv Highest temperature reached 79 a' frees March 23rd. ar Lowest temperature 31 degrees, rc rrch 17 th. sh Number of inches of rainfall 1.17 n< Greatest rainfall in 2-1 hours .99 bi :hes on the 24th. ''a Number of days with .01 jneb or ire of rain, 3. nc Number clear days 1. sa Number cloudy days, 2. as Number partly cloudy days, 2. bi Direction prevailing wind, west. No snow, frost, sleet, hail or fogs sr s reported. w' A thunderstorm is noted on the rd. S< Attention is called to the winds of s 17th. rwris, luarcn so.?auarsnai r ocn Ki ,S laid ffi rest todav near the tomb | at Napoleon. More than a million to ads bowed as the great soldier yt is borne on a gun carriage from ci s stately gothic nave of Notre sli ime Cathedral lv the simple Chap ti, of the nvalides. Church and ai ite, separated in Fiance for more H *h 20 years united or the day to ei avide the uevput Christian soldi-.; g* th a national funeral unparalleled 1 ft pomp Mid magnificence. ci )CRA t North Carolina 129 ivitan Club Will j J Give Clean-up Prizes | At the monthly business meeting the Civitan Club held in the uin: room of the Daniel Boone betel t Thursday evening, the club ted to offer two prizes for the >atest improvement in resident, siness or vacant property during one's annual clean-up week, which 11 probably be held late in April the first week in May. Givitans I). Hodges, E. ?>. Hahr, and Gora Winkler compose the commit- 01 i to work out details of the cont. Entries in the contest will ^ t be confined to club members, ei t will be open to anyone who ihes to enter. al Civitans W. E Comer, A. E. ir uth and R. D. Hodges were placed e' the. club's committee which has e< some time been working for the ^ lablishment yt u * Iv^grapli onicc " re. The committee was instruct to take the ma. xr up with both ^ ? Western Union and Postal Te*e- s* iph companies, and it is likely the s< itter will be taken up with the rth Carolina corporation comssion if some relief is not giv^u :al business men who are forced ? pay the extra telephone charge P Lenoir on every telegraph mes?e sent from the county. It is ^ ;imated that not iess than $300 S month is going into the coffers of j 2 Southern Hell Telephone and j ^ ostein Union Telegraph com- j * nies, and it is felt that this volume [ n business entitles the town to a ^ iegraph station. SJ D. L. Wilcox was Welcomed asp-' member of the club, and was given j v o charge by Civitan Comer. |n Every member is urged to attend i e meeting this week, at which time j ^ idgo -lohn M. Qgip's'hy) who j?a rxr^- i a ling over Watauga superior court c i'.v in session, will deliver an ad- ? ess. J h LOWING ROCK FIRE DEPT.^j&Lo ENTERTAINED AT DINNER C yHjanssgasi t In recognition of the excellent dlHMT,?r H,. I'u-fe whicfi'.dlV- royed the home of Mrs. Mattie | ory, the ct.izens of Blowing Rock ( St Friday night entertained the s lowing Rock fire department at , nner and dance at the Central jj tel. Mrs. Hartley donated the use 1 the hotel l ining room and kiteh- j s i, and the townspeople gave the i i aterials necessary to prepare the ] , nner. < In spite of the rain, a large crowd j as present to enjoy both the diniv and the dance that followed. C. I'rrvette, president of the fire j ipartment, expressed the thanks ol' t e department to the citizens for e entertainment, and th< n the j hies were removed and the dancg began to music furnished by J. . Foster and Raudall Foster. Although the firemen were unite to save Mrs. Storey's house, 1 e.y prevented the fire from spread- ' g to the surrounding houses, 1 filch would certainly have been * istroyed because of the high wind, * the firemen had not worked as ' lid as they did to prevent the !J re from spreading. ; ! 'AINHOURS' WILL SCON j J ANNOUNCE REMOVAL SALE 1 { ?; " s Mr. W. R. Spainhour of Elkin t is in the city yesterday looking , tor the affairs of Spainhours' Inc., t id perfecting- arrangements for a j moval sale which wll take place { OrtJy before the opening of the j >w store in the H. W. Horton ] lilding. now in adcaneed stages of i nstruction. j Mr. Spainhour was unable to an- t mnce the date of the opening but t id work was being pushed forward i rapidly as possible. The new lilding is to be modem through- < it and will be worthy in every re- t ect of the ever-growing business i inch it is to house. _ : < 1 :hool teacher gives < self up after murder f Brevard, N. C., March 25.? s ichard Harrison, a school teacher ] Namur, N. C., surrendered today < local officers for the slaying late j isterday of John Hinkle, prominent t tizen of Transylvania county. The < looting occurred in a remote sec-11 near the Soi.ch Carolina line! id was unknown to officers uni.il ( arrison gave himself up. The slay- < lis the son of a former lieutenant i jvernor 01 Mississippi and came 9 om that state a year ago. He 1 aims self defense. 1 " E|i^' FIVE CENTS A CQ**i -1:1 FORMAL IS MADE4-YEAR COLLEGE ill Pasted By Recent Assembly Changes Name of Local Institution and Empowers it to Confer Degrees The following bill, introduced in le senate by Senator Blue and pass1 by the recent session of the genral assembly, changes the name of le Appalachian State Normal chool to "Appalachian State Teachrs' College" and empowers the iculty to confer "such degrees as rc usually conferred by similiar istitutions in America," which in Efect makes it a four-year accrediti college: he General Assembly of North arolir.a do onset. Section 1. Thai Chapter 204, nvate Laws, 1925, be amended by riking out all of section 1 and insiting in lieu thereof the followig: "(a) The name of the Apamhian State Normal School at oone is hereby changed to the Apalachian State Teachers College. 41 (b) The board of trustees of le Appalachian State Normal chool are hereby declared to be le board of trustees of the Appaichian State Teachers College, hey shall be appointed in the same anner and shall have the same ?nure in office; and shall have the ame authority, control and appuvenances under the new name as rere granted to them under the old ame. "(c) All appropriations heretoore made or hereafter to be made, l! ?> ' n- t;iibo, av.buu-iv)t iiuies aiiu proprty of every kind, under the control f the boarcj of trustees of the Apmlachian State Normal School are ere by declared to be the property f the_AppAlachian State Teachers loliege and under the control of ther ioard of trustees. it"(dl The trustees, upon recom>y authorized and empowered to :onfer or cause to be conferred uch degrees as arc usually conferd by similar institutions in Amerca." Sec. 2. That each succeeding' cction from the first he amended >y striking out wherever they ap>ear these words: "Appalachian State Normal School" and writing n lieu thereof "Appalachian State Peachers College." See. 3. That this act shall be in 'oreo from and after its ratificn1EW POLTICAJL PARTY IS NEED OF COUNTRY NOW Winter Park, Fla., March 2b?A lew political party in this country is: . lighly desirable and the building of t is largely a question of money ind thorough organization, Oswald ,i. Villard, editor of The Nation, old the first annual institute of .tatesmanship at Rollins college tolight. "We are without the militant ind divergent opposition which our jovernment machinery calls for," Tf- trill J nr. 5*=- . " .?iu -ii i. v u:ai u. it is an undeniable ruth that the Democratic party is :o longer separated from the Remblican party by sharp political difercnces, and clearly defined party mncaplesi-' . "The Democrats who invaded laiti and pulled down its governnent, who bombarded Vera Cruz ir.d violated the sanctity of Mexican erritory, can hardly throw stones at he Republicans for keeping troops n Nicaragua and in China. "In the last campaign the Demomats abandoned the historic prin:iple of tariff for revenue only. So 'ar as the tariff is concerned the >nly difference now between the parties is one of degree. Both are dearly protectionists. "Obious, too. is the fact that the greater the industrial revival in the ;outh, the more rapidly will the Democratic party, as at present led, Irift to the Republican position in natters economic. The need of a lew alignment of voters into a con- re servative and a radical camp is entirely desirable. * * * "The difficulty of the situation today is that since the death ox toe senior Robert M. Lafollette there is 10 outstanding leader about whom. m organization can ne boiit, and there is no" single compelling economic issue."
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