VOL. XL. NO. 12
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Present "Witch Blood"
Blowing: Rock* May t.?44Witch
Blood.*' the one-act play written and
produced by Miss Pearle Webb, former
teacher in the Blowing: Rock
school, but now a student at the
Teachers' College in Boone, will be
presented in the school auditorium
here Thursday night. The play ha.-,
alreadv had two successful showings
in Boone.
Before "Witch Blood." two oneact
plays will be presented by high
school pupils.
The Children's Literary Society
met last Friday afternoon, at which
time the following program was
given: Song, "My Bonnie," by all;
nraver. Clr?ee i *?
^ 1 . , ~ .. %,.v. , junto, liclie UCilf
kins: string music?guitars, Estha
Dula, Gladys Pitts and Terrarice
Triplet!; accompanying, Blair Sud
derth, Mary Lou Young and Mac
Tester, who sang. Debate. Resolved
that capital punishment is just or
unjust. Affirmative, Elizabeth
Greer and Mae Tester; negative, Estha
Dula and Merrill Gragg. The
decision was in favor fo the negative.
Poem, "My Pa," Blair Suddcrth;
reading, Pauline Greene: solo.
"'Don't Let Your Deal Go Down,"
Estha Dula, accompanied by guitar;
song, "Yankee Doodle," by all.
A number of visitors were present.
Rev. C. if. Moser of Boone was
the principal speaker at the second
meeting of the Blowing Rock Parent-Teacher
Association in the school
auditorium Tuesday night. Beior_
n?v. jar. .".loser's address. Mi
Edith Knight, accompanied hy Mis.
H. W. Korton of Boone. earn?
"Mother Machroe" and was talle'.
>back by the applause for another
song.
Mr. iVtOSer then addressed the
gathering on the relationship" between
the parents and the teaciwiand
brought, out his points 5
forceful and entertaining manner.
. iJ* was fuiUiwail
1 -"ho spoke n few impromptu words.
? The program was closed with a
.declamation, "The Victor of Mur<engo,"
by Paul B'oster.
At the end of the program, the
members anil guests repaired to the
library 100111, where doughnuts and
coffee were served by Mrs. Howard
llolshouser and Mrs. Cameron W;l.
Mams. After a half hour of social
.chat, the gathering adjourned.
jEd .Starnes. proprietor of Ed's
Cafe, has returned from the south
with plans for opening a modern
bakery m the cafe. He brought an
experienced baVer with him, and
Tuesday began tearing out the dining
booths to make way for the
baking equipment.
A very sucessful meeting at the
Presbyterian church, conducted byRev.
Mr. Keys of Bristol, closed
"Wednesday night. A Wide interc t
was manifested in the meeting by
-all denominations. Rev.Mr. Hicks and
Rev. Mr. Moser, together with a
large number of other XSoune people
.attended several of the services. A
number of additions were made to
the church.
The two-story addition to W. L.
Holshouser's store is rapidly approaching
completion. The brick
walls were expected' to bff finished
this week, so that the workmen
.could start on the interior finishing.
* Much interest is being shown in
the town election, which will be heia
here next Tuesday. Miss Dot is
Greene, registrar, announces -that
an unusual number of voters hi.s
registered for the election.
About 150 citizens have registered
ir order to vote in the town election
to be held here next Tuesday. So-.for
only one ticket has been announced
tor mayor and board of aldermen,
-and whether an^ other candidates
will be announced or voted for, is
not known.
Mr. Duke Hollar was taken to
Grace Hospital, .Banner Elk. last
week, where he was immediately
operated on for appendicitis. . His
condition was lavher serious, hut. :h?
is now slowly improving-.
mi. Cpcr.."7 Ce'.y"" was very seriously
hurt last week when he was
thrown from a truck which ran over
him. Mr. Galycn was sitting in the
back of the trruck, driven by Chas.
Young. Young started to tuvr
around and Galyer. was thrown ofl
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A INon-rartisan N
BOONE
MI7VT XVVUU NAME!)
ITliUlt 1U1K?'V
j CLEAN - UP PERIOD
1 Mayor Hodges Requests All Property
Owners to. Clean Up Premises
and Place Rubbish Convenient for
! Hauling Away
By order of Mayor John W.
! t Hodges, the week begiimi rig Mcn-||
clay. May 6th. is designated as a
general clean-up period for the
city, during which time all property
owners are requested to make
j their premises sightly and to coij
lect all rubbish and plunder
I therefrom. Trucks will he pro1
vided and the citizens are requested
to co-operate by placing the
; rubbish at convenient points along
' the streets so that it may be easily
collected.
| This order applies also to vacant
lots and the mayor and other
'j town officers are anxious that all
j residents ot this beautiful city
lend a willing hand in this effort
! to make it more beautiful.
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\ EXPEDITION WILL EXPLORE
SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK
,# Plans for an exploring expedition
in .lune into the wildest and most
rugged parts of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park area in
Western North Carolina, are an
j nounced by the Asheville Times,
sponsor of the adventure.
The principal objective of the ex
pedition will be the discovery, if
possible, of Indian picture writings,
j which according to Cherokee Indian
|stories, exist on the unexplored and
I rocipitdus ^Iitt s Tn ufc
gentry, but concerning which there
is no authoritative record. They will
also seek Indian relics and study the
animal and tree and plant life in
those sections of the Great Smokies
which have betTi visited by_ few if
j uny whitl* hrenf
p Titc?>aUf red Bov ScOUt^in
j W estern North Carolina will be a
frflWMhgr LI
j ploring party will consist of two
1 members of The Times' editorial
j staff and the Bey Scout. The Boy
! Scout organiation in Western North
j Carolina will conduct contests in
every troop in every town and county
in tills district. Prizes and medals
Wl'l he awarded to the hest Boy
Scouts in each troop, town and
county. The winning scouts in the
1 local contest will then compete with
I the winners from other towr.s and
the winner in the final elimination
j will be given the expedition trip?
! v- ith ail his equipment and expenses
I furnished.
The exploring party will establish
| n base camp at Indian Gap. 011 the'
| crest of the Smokies accessible to
I' pack horses. From this point the
explorers will travel afoot with their
I equipment, on their backs. They
will use homing pigeons to send occasional
rcppi's to Ash evil le and for
emergency communication if necessary.
They plan to be gone about a
1 month.
I Horace Kephart of Bryson Citv,
j noted author, outdoor sportsman and
I authorty 011 the Great Smokies, is
j chief advisor to The Times in routI
ing and planning the expedition.
| Dr. Henray A. Brcwn, 82, pastor
j emeritus of the Baptist churches of
j Winstar. Salem, ?nd_ one of the best
! known and most beloved ministers
i fit" th?. SiaS Vl... ? -l
. ... ?.w -wvjs tui i? i uuiauaj
! afternoon at the home of his dangn
ter in the Txvin-City. He was a Coivtecieralc
veteran and for more than
40 years was pastor of the First
Baptist church of Winston-Salem.
the truck. The truck was backed
over Him before he could move out
ol' the way. Mr. Galyen was rushed
immediately tc Boone, where the
doctor there found no broken bones,
I but thought perhaps he might be in'
jured internally.
Sirs. Sallie Beeves and daughter,
Miss Lena, have returned to Blowing
Rock, after having spent some
time with their daughter and s\?ter.
Mrs. JEmest Davis of Hot Springs,
j.Va.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Gillet and
little son, Jack, were guests oi Mr.
and Mrs. 'Lige Reid last Sunday.
: .Mr. Z.-T- Greene and family have
moved back to their farm near Blow:
irg Bock after spending the winter
. near Granite Falls,' where Ml',
i Greene was principal of Grace
', Chapel elementary graded school.
' ISSi Mil j
LJGA
ewspdjiti, DcVotcd to the
, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA
! Miles Love Arrested
on Whiskey Charge i
Miles Love, erstwhile resident of;
j the I'ecch Creek section, but lately;
J living across the line in 1 ennessec, j
was arrested Friday night l?yj
Sheriff Farthing and Deputy H. A. J
Ilagaman, at the home of Avery \
Presneil, this county, and is nov. j
held in jail at Newland on a charge j
ef msnufacluring ivhiskey. The J
warrant was issued in Avery county, j
Love having been found at a distil- j
lery in this state, fie is also said to j
be wanted in Carter county, Tenn., j
cr-rharge o? wife beating.
! MOTHERS' DAY AT METHODIST '
CHURCH HERE NEXT SUNDAY'
In 1908 Miss Anne Jarvis, asschooI
j teacher in Philadelphia, celebrated
] the first Mother's Day in memory of
i her mother. Believing that others}
1 shared her own feelings, she began ,
j a movement to have others celebrate j
the day throughout the- nation. The.
appeal struck a responsive chord in j
| every heait. and the movement soon!
! gained international scope; so that
I today, 21 \ears after its inception, ;
| and within the lifetime of its foun- l
; del. Mother';- Pay has become a
j world-wide institution. And >vhy j I
, should it not he? While the day it- j
self is comparatively new. yet moth-1
crhood itself is as old as the human
J race. Across the centuries we
i t) ace its influence, and wherever
| we come upon it we find the trust
1 faith and tne deepest love,
i Oftentimes in the rush and hurry
j c f this busy life, we take too many
! things for granted. In the days that
j come and godlike the ticking of the
1 dock we have a tendency, almost
j criimnai, to neglect, toj^htiy he-!
j stow our affections. We seem to i
I wish it to be understood by our lov-!
i
l ed ones that we love them, and in j
i view of this we fail so many times? j
(too many times?to pause lent? I
! cnuujh to indicate pcrceptibily our j
! love. Especially is this "r^w.th
j rvf~eer.ee to our mothers, the jjuildljy-s
- -vJLcivilization. Tin dtifjK. the
\ thoughtf nines*- of Miss Jnrvis, one
| .lav in the year has been designated
I us Mother's Day, a day when we
i pause, think of mother, express in
i tender terms our love for her, her
; day?her day, her triad day.
Next Sunday morning at the
I Methodist, church, at 11 o'clock, a
. Mother's Day service will be held.
| The pastor, Rev. Claude H. Moser,
: will preach a special sermon to the
j mothers of the church. While May j
j 12 is the day designated as Moth-]
ers' Dav, this pecial service will he ]
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neici may otn tor the reason that the |
pastor will be away on the second
Sunday. Last year this service was
not held for the same reason. We
must not neglect it this year. A spe
cial service is being arranged, reservj
ed seats for the mothers of the
j church will be provided, special mui
sic will be rendered by the choir,
| and every arrangement is being
i made that this service may be their
service. It is urged that every mother
he present on that day and occupy
a seat in the pews reserved for her.
Speeial announcement of this service
is being sent to every mother in the
church with the hope that every effort
will be made to attend the service
next Sunday morning. It is also
urged that all children, young and
eld, worship with their mothers on
this day, at this service. May we
make this day, Sunday, May 5, a
j ehureh-going day for Methodism in
i Koone.?Contributed.
Raleigh special t? Greensboro
i News. David H. Blair's expected
resignation as commissioner of internal
revenue worries Raleigh Democrats
who are wondering if the
quiet Quaker is not coming back to
North Carolina, hop into the United
States senatorial face and give the
Democracy the worst scare, if not a
; big beating, that it has had since
Marion ButleT succeeded Ransom.
I The Raleigh Republicans favor Dis
trict Attorney Irvin B. Tucker and
| all Republicans appear to desire a
| peaceful Democratic primary withj
out any opposition to Senator Simjmons.
Ordinarily the Republicans;
j would favor the biggest primary j
' fight in the history of North Caro- j
lina but an unopposed Simmons'
| would he exactly to the Republican
i liking. They would have a very tair
I chance of beating Mr. Simmons or
any other Democrat in the 1930
election. Eastern North Carolina is
in mind to do western North Carolina's
li counties
gave the Hoover majority, and the
east is very sore over Simmons.
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.UOLlSA." Ti;;:R?T'AY. : '/ 132:
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I In Revivp iere
Rev. Myles I). Blancnard (above) j
of Boston, Mass., and Rev. Gordon IV
(). Reed of Live Oak. Fla., opened a j
series of evangelistic meetings Tues- ;
tlay night with the local Advent ;
Christian church. Mr. Blapcbard :s j
connected with the Advent Chris- (j
tian General Conference of America
under the auspices of the board
of home missions. Mr. Reed is secretary
of the All-Southern Mission
society with offices in Bridgeport..
Aia. These evangelists have been
together for a number of campaigns
in Florida, Georgia and the Car?>linas
and, having a break ir. their
schedule, came to Boone.
Both evangelists are ordained j
ministers. Mr. Reed will lead the j
singing and do the solo work. Mr. i
Blanch art! will present the gospel
message each evening at 7:45. Next
Sunday Evangelist Blanchard will
6ycp>_a ypries of meetings in. Lcr.air
and Evangelist Reed will cany on j
the preaching; here in Boone.
The subject for Wednesday night
will be "How Big Are You?" The
public is invited to hear these men
and their messages in sermon and
song^ ~
PROTECT- BEAN CROP
FROM MEXICAN BEETLE
As the early garden beans begin
to come through the soil, the Mexican
bean beetle begins to come from
winter quarters and to feed upon the
tender leaves of the young beans.
"By the middle of May, most of
the beetles have left their winter j
quarters, the last emerging about the |
first of June," says C. H. Brannon,
extension entomologist at State College."
This beetle is the most serious
enemy of beans in North Carolina.
Since coming into the state
in 1921, it has spread practically .
over the entire state and has caused,
tremendous damage. Every person
who expects to grow beans, should
plan to protect his crop by spraying
or dusting with poison. Under favorable
conditions, the pest will increase
at an enormous rate and will
totally destroy a crop of beans if
no control measures are used. If the
beans are sprayed or dusted in time,
however, a full crop may he harvested
regardless of the beetle."
It is well to keep in mind, says j
Mr. Brannon, that the Mexican
beetle feeds on the under side of the
leaves. Usually both the spiney
Larvae and the adult v. beetles are
found feeding together. When dam
BE*-' is severe,, an parts 01 the bean
plant above the ground are fed upon
and the plant may be completely
destroyed. The beetle prefers the
common garden, lima or butter
beans with ?T second choice of the
beggar weed. Where infestation Is
heavy, the insect may damage cow-:
peas and soybeans.
To control the beetle, the poison
must be applied to the under side j
of the leaves. Magnesium arsenate!
has proved to be the safest and
most effective posion, but calcium
arsenate may be used if properly
mixed with lime, recommends Mr.
Bra mien.
Effective methods of fighting the
beetle are given in extension folder
22, published by the extension service
at State College, Raleigh, ana
those interested may have a copy of
this publication on application to
the agricultural editor.
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HAYES-GRAGG
Married on last Wednesday Mrs.
John Gragg of Hodges Gap to Mr.
Joe Hayes of Lovill, Rev. E. C.
Hodges performing the ceremony.
cf 1 inhabitants
no longer expect the
school teachers to be good examples.
3CRA
st North Carolina
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Regard to School Bill
County Superintendent of Schools
Smith H again an has just returned
from Raleigh where he attended the
"School of Economy" cf the county
su peri ntenden cs and chairmen *?f
boards of education. Concerning the
meeting Mr. Hagaman says:
"It was a weeK of real study and
-omparison t i county school financing.
There was a very distinct
hange of attitude on the part of
many county superintendents in
reference to the Hancock school bill.
This change has come about from a
setter understanding of the bill and ?
its effect on the schools of the state.
The new school law, while intended
as an economy measure, was not in- j
tended as a measure that would in
any way injure the schools, and j
most of the school folks now see no I
danger of damage to school effici- j
cairy.
"Under the new law there will be j
a strict application of the best pos-1
sible business administration in ev-i
ery department of school conduct to I
the end that school taxes shall be reduced,
and I have not been able up
to this good hour, to find a taxpayer
who will object to this.
"It was the concensus of opinion j
that it was a worth-while meeting,]
ir fact a very valuable study."
SPAINHOURS' ALMOST
READY FOR OPENING
Announcement of the opening of
SpainhotU's> new store in the H. W.
Horton building is to be made within
a few days, according to Manager
R. F. McDade.
From available* information it.
would appear that the new store will
be more modern and complete tha::
those usually found in towns twice
the size of Boone. The ready-towear
and millinery departments will
be greatly improved and will occupy
the mezzanine floor and will be
in charge of Miss Helen Patterson
A thoroughly r.-.cdcr:: shoe department
is to be added for men, wornend
and children, and will be under
the direction of a competent shoe
salesman. This department will
special!."' in unusual sixes and
widths, varying in ladies' lasts from
triple A to triple E. The Queen
Quality and Enmi-lettieks line will
be featured.
It is understood that elaborate
plans arc being made by the management
for entertainment on the
opening date.
MR. YOUNT TALKS TO C1VITANS
Rtv. J. A. Your.t, pastor of Grare
Lutheran church here, was in charge
of the program at the meeting last
week of the Civil an club. He made
an interesting and helpful talk along
the lines of hoys" work, emphasized
the previous week by Mr. Stanley A.
Harris, National Boy Scout executive.
Following Mr. Yount's address,
informal talks were made
urging the apj.cintment of a county
farm demonstration agent. It was
painted out by Mr. G. P. Hagaman
that one of the reasons why Watauga
had not secured a Kraft cheese
plant was because the company refuses
to go into counties where there
is no farm agent. The club at a recent
meeting unanimously endorsed
the farm agent idea, and it is expected
that the organization will
keep up the fight until some definite
action is taken by the county
commissioners. The meeting this
week will he held at the Daniel
ooone notei ai 12:4a p. m.
SCHOOL CLINICS
A pre-sc'nool clinic will be held at
the following places on the dat;s
named:
Boone school. May 8.
Cove Creek school. May 9.
Blowing Rocl: school May 10.
There will be a doctor and state
nurse at each of the above p!a?i
for the purpose of making a physical
examination of all school childt^jp
who will enter school next term fott'
the first time. This examination
will be free to the children.
ES Barents are asked to bring thciT
children to any one of these places.
Examinations will start at 9 o'clock
a. m.
No treatment will be given at
these clinics, only a thorough tojiS'i
mauon 01 cne cmiaren ana advice ol
a doctor as to corrective treatment.
Parents, if you value the health
of your child, do not neglect this.
SMITH HAG AM AN,
Secretary Board of Health.
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FIVF. CENTS A COPY'
BOONE HI SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Closing Exercises Begin Next Sunda.
v Evening With Baccalaureate
Sermon by Dr. W. O. Gordon; Senior
Play Thursday Evening
The commencement program of
the Boone high school will begin
with the baccalaureate sermon which
will he delivered by Dr. Will O. Gordon
of Cove Creek This service will
be held in the Boone Methodist
church on Sunday, May 12. at 8
o'clock in the evening.
Or. Thursday evening. May 16th,
the senior play will be presented.
This will be given in the college auditorium
at S p. hi. The play is entitled.
"The Family Honor." which,
has for its theme. "Truth crushed to
earth shall rise again." Mr. Winn allows
an orphan girl to bar disgrace
in order to hide his daughter's theft
and preserve the family honor. A
strong love affair, which runs thruI
cut all five acts, becomes very tragic
at times. Into this is woven delightiul
comedy, which is supplied by two
colored characters, who do not allow
a dull moment during the entire
j play.
Following is a list of characters:
I John Winn, a nearby farmer who
dotes or. family honor, Luther Jeffj
coat.
Nell Winn, his daughter who loves
1 Jack Dane. Nell Trivetto.
Sara Seal, her companion, loved
| by Jack Dam* Inez Gragg.
1 Jack Dane, young doctor just out
( of college, Walter Kdminslcn.
Duke Duval, Frenchman, who
wants a wife. Len Hagaman.
I Maggie Winn, spinster sister of
j John Winn. Iva Dear. Wilson
Judge Ways, friend of thle Winns,
j Roger Greene.
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yn.tii, IMI i oi ft WUII.'I VU
j Council! Cooke.
j Paddie While, Win it's colored
j help, Pearl Cook**?
The piny is under the direction of
Miss Nell Coffey and Professor
1 Hewitt, and they are prohtisihg.ihe vI
public an evening of delightful en!
tertainment.
The class day exereir.es. will be
given on the evening of May 17th,
in the college auditorium, beginning
at 8 o'clock. The senior class, consisting
of forty members, will render
this program.
The literary address will be delivered
on Saturday, May 18th, ir, the
college auditorium, beginning at
lt>:30 a, m. The speaker will be announced
later.
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MEAT CAMP NEWS
Meat Camp, May 1?Miss Zilda.
Wilson of the Beaver Dam section
spent the week-end with her sistc-r,
Mrs. Grady Wilson. . '
Rev. Lloyd B. Cole of Boone R. F.
D. 2, will preach at Pleasant Valley
M. E. church next Sunday, May 5th,
at 3 p. m. Also he will hold prayer
i services at Hopewell church on the
day at^Ou-p. m.
a * o JSflntngKHEfiaans&s
uuin, S^iu jo, ui mi'. .11111 mrs.
Wi!! Winebarger, a lo-pounii daughter.
Rev. Ii. A. Wilson preached at
Prof fit's Grove Baptist church Saturday,
April 27 at 11 a. m.
It is understood that a revival
will begin at Proffit's Grove church
on the nigh tof May 19th
NORMAL NOTES
1 Mr. James Moore's music class
! gave an interesting and entertaining- HjBs |
j program in the college auditorial
, Monday evening, which was thor,
oughly enjoyed by a large audience.
Miss Mary Davis, piano pupil of
jVlrs. t. G. Greer, will give a grndu- *
ating recital next Monday evening.
Prof. A. K. Smith will assist with
several vocal solos.
Mr. J. K. Pferry of the Cove , C'i'
Creek section was at the college on
Tuesday and made a talk to the
students. The aged gentleman is a
good friend to the College and is al- i"{
ways welcomed.
' ROAD WORK SUSPENDED
I air. i. it. Uotley of Blowing tjjgBS
! Rock has made two trips to Raleigh
I within the past few days, going before
the highway commission trying
i to get work resumed on the Yonah- 8
j lessee road. The contractors failed g
I some time ago and, of course, afcan- J
dcncd the work. Mr. Coffey is
hopeful that work will begin again s
in the very near future. Deputy MB
Sheriff ft A. Haeaman attached all 7^
the property of the company Tiles--" -a
day, save two stearn shovels, and de- -J
posited it on a lot ... H'.c-.ring WoeV. S
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