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^ VOL. XL. NO. 13
| COVE CREEK HIGH
| SCHOOL FINALS
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I.j r r ii t ii nnnual commencement
Bringt to Close Most Successful
Term in History of Institution;
37 in Graduating Class
Saturday night marked the close
of one of the most successful years
in the hisntiv of the Cove Creek
high school. The largest class ever
to graduate from the school, .'{7,
in number received diplomas.
Saturday night the commencement
program opened with an operetta,
"Rainbow's End,' presented by the
children of the first seven grades.
On Sunday night at Henson's Chapel
Methodist church. Rev. George 1).
Reeves, pastor of the First Baptist
i church of North Wilkesboro, preachthe
baccalaureate sermon. lie
urged upon the graduating class the
importance of character building if
success is to be attained. Music for
this service was rendered by the
[high school glee club and members
of the faculty.
I Friday* night the senior class had
full sway for their class exercises.
The scene was in Hawaii and the
program was in keeping with the setting.
The stage was artistically
decorated with ferns, Easter lilies,
palrns and the class colors of gold
and white.
On Saturday morning, Mr. Stanley
A. Harris, national executive officer.
Boy Scouts of America. delivered
the annual address to the graduating
class. He discussed as essentials to
success a strong physical body, energy
coupled with a high ambition,
a well-rounded and attractive personality
and high principles of character.
At this exercise diplomas were
piesented to the following graduaioc
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4uuij ucv oiici'wuy?, o. mux
Barlow, \V. Claude E?Htr><lK?v L. Roy
Ellison, Pearle Henson, Thomas G.
I.swrence, Haze! 0. Horvis, Pearls
L. Payne, Earle N, Payne, Charles
Trivettc, Clint Baird, Ruth Curtis,
Maude Barlow, Blaine Byers, Clara
Clay, Ethel Eller, Bessie Gee Fox,
j f.ticy tjTenn, "Herman Srecrte, y <5r,X
ville Hagaman, Wilia Knight, Hoi-x
ard Lowrance, Doris Mast, Bonnie
Mast, Chalmcr Phillips, Lola Reeee,
Ruth Thomas, Jerry Wilson, Minnie
Wilson, Lynn Norris, Nettie Wilson,
Annie T. Brinkley, Carl Webster,
Beulah Winebargcr, Bonnie Jean
McBride, Lola Mae Rowc and Mrs.
Allie Rowe Perry.
The tinal program of commencement
was giver, on Saturday night
when the senior class gave a musical
comedy, "Hearts and Blossoms."
This play was perhaps the best ever
presented here. Music for this exercise
was rendered by the Bluff
City string band and orchestra under
the direction of Mr. J. Hard
Trivette. ?
A feature of the final exercises
was the spendid exhibits in art and
homo eeomomics arranged by Mrs.
Simpson and Mrs. Curtis. These exhibits
showed ihe Sre type of vrcr
being done by the pupils of these
iclaases.
On Friday and Saturday Cove
'Creek played Mountain Ctv in two
very interesting baseball games,
winning en Friday from the visitors
with a score of 7-5, but lost Saturday
to the tune of 15-0.
:Saturday morning certificates
-were presented to the class in home
nursing and first aid who completed
the first course under Mrs. Smith
Hngaman's instruction during the
i. spring. Another course will be preCX
sented next year ia this subject.
-Certificates were also given following
pupils for perfect attendance
during the entire year, being neither
absent nor tardy:
Grade
Pupils
"First grade: Dwight Stout.
Second grade: Hazel Atkins, Kerrmit
Beach.
N Third grade: Lenwood Blair, Morris
Henson, Hoy Isaacs, Hal Johnson.
Fourth grade: Thelma McGuire.
* -Fifth irrade: Clvde Cole. Stanlev
A. rtgms, Jr., Clint Elliot, Edna
Harmon, Ruby Glenn, Bath Eller,
' - Ruby Mast, Helen Bingham, Ruby
J oho Mm.
Sixth grade: Josephine Mast
.Marvin Deal, TVed L_ Sreene, Hensel
Stokes, Jack Henson, Mattie Lot
Harman.
Seventh grade: Velma Brown, Mildred
Gordon.
High School
Eighth grade. Susie Banner, Marj
' E. Banner, Nina Church, Rober'
Dunn, Elizabeth Dunn, Berle Hen
son, Gladys Mast, Thomas Presnel!
Erin Smith, Madge Williams, Len:
Woodring.
Ninth Cecil G!w", Msdgi
Reese, Otas Reece.
Tenth grade: Elizabeth Wilson
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A Non-Partisan Is
JJUUNt
| Bowie Will Deliver
Address at A. S. T. C.
1 Rev. W. L. Trivcttc brought to
the college two of his friends, Rev
G. O. Reed of Florida, and Rev. Mr.
i Blanchard of Boston, Mass. Thty
conducted the devo'.ionals at chapel
and the latter addressed the stu
dents.
Prof. H.. D." Wisby, superintenden!
i cf the city scnools at Kanapolis, was
a recent visitor toming here for th,
j purpose of" so;-.ring teachers, it'.
|talked briefly > '.to s ident body.
I Prof. G. O. Aiung-; of the Blowing
k*.ck high scroti visited the colcgf
, Saturday and spoke at chapel fixer.
cises.
The English class of Miss Annit
Stanbury rendered a splendid pro
gram at chapel hour a few days ago
presenting several acts from Shake
speare's plays. The program reflect
cd credit on the training the youn?
people are reciVing in this depart
merit.
This week at the college marks the
busiest of the year. On Monday
evening was a graduate piano recia
by Miss Mary E. Davis, who was assisted
by Prof. A. K. Smith in severa
! vocal solos. Tuesday and Wednes
day were taken up with reviews am.
examinations and this afternoon a1
.1:30 the senior class is to give it.class
day exercises. At 8 o'clock a
r.ometiy-riiam;. in three acts will lu
staged by the members of the senioi
class. The tit?e of the play is "Al
the End of the Rainbow," and is is
pointed out that this is the only ex
crcise of the year for which an ad
mission fee is charged. The proj
coeds go to the student loan fuiu
land is used to help secure an educa
Ition for those who are unable tc
j help themselves.
The Commetieeipept evetbisej
come Friday at 10 o'clock whei
about 100 students will get their di
plomas. The annual address will bi
delivered by former Judge T. C
Bowie of Jefferson.
Monday evening at 6 o'clock the
debaters of the college who won sc
many contests thGy were creditec
with scoring the slate championship
l^wijl be_cnt?rtainea at dinner in th<
1 .'n/nnstir science department. Th<
I college is proud of the unusual dis
[tinction these young people havi
attained.
BEAVERDAM DOTS
Thursday night of last week, thi:
section experienced the worst win<
storm in the history of the oldes
citizens. It blew down Mr. E. 1?
Vines' barn, killed a fine bull am
i injured two head of horses. V/. Y
; Farthing's woodshed was badb
| wrecked, and his hog pen was demot
. ished. The barn of Mrs. R. S. Tes
ter was destroyed; the home of C
M. Hicks was partly unroofed. Thi
barn of Mr. John Norris of Uppe:
Hearer Dam was biown down, and .
great many orchards were almos
completely . ruined, along with i
considerable amount of fencing. The
accompanying cold has practically
if not entirely, destroyed the frui
crop.
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Severe Wind Storm Does
TAWV11 AXMlIlUgV Ht V/UUIllJ
The terrific wind storm thai
swept over the county last Thureda;
night did considerable damage ii
Watauga. A heavy lose le reportei
from various parts. Apple trees ir
many orchards were uprooted an<
literally blown from the ground
Brown's Chapei, one of the oh
Methodist churches of the county, 01
Boone R. F. D. 1, was blown down
, the church and school building a
Matney were blown from their pil
lars and badly wrecked; the roof or
the "home of Rev. George Trivett a
Vilas was, in the main, blown, off
A bam on the farm of Attorne;
John E. Brown, near Boone, ii
which was housed several purebre<
- cattle, was blown dopn, trapping thi
cattle. However they were all takei
from the debris with not even j
. broken bone. Much of the younf
fruit on the trees were whipped of
by the violent wind, the most-sever
that has been witnessed here fo
many years.
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Noah, Too
When Noah sailed the water blue
He had his troubles, same as you.
r Tor forty days be drove the Ark,
t Before he found a place to park.
, Marshall Ward, Earl Hayworth, Ru
i by Fletcher.
Eleventh grade: Bonnie J. mc
?l Bride. Roy Ellison, Jerry Wilson
1 Pearle Henson, ??uuu> V.'ir.cbi:
, ger.
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Newspaper, Devoted to the
iS V.'AT AUG A COUNTY. NORTH C/
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The New Ilonn
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I SPAIN HOURS' TO FO
; NEW BUILDING TOM
. j Unusuui iiiitjt'tist has been? manij
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. j losccn in tno annuoneement of the
formal opening of the Spainhour
store in the new H. W. Horton
building which is scheduled for to;
morrow. Workmen are husv putting
1 the finishing touches on the elegant
t new structure so that all may he in
readiness Friday. The building, loI
cated in the heart of the business
. district, was constructed especially
/ tc meet the demands of a modern
- department store and has a frontage
. on the main street of 27 feet. Its
. depth is 07 feet and the main floor
? has a ceiling of 18 feet, allowing for
a mezzanine floor 27x20. The basel
ment has an entrance from the main
t floor and is used by the Rhodes-Day
i Company, as a furniture department.
? Finer and more elaborate fixtures,
, excellent daylight provisions and the
t most modern type of show windows
yet devised, contribute to the attractiveness
of the new store. The
. second floor will be used as apartment
space.
r The Spa'nhour-s began their mercantile
career on a small scale in
XortM Wilkesboro 58 years ago and
today operate a chain of three fine
J stores. Much of this success, according
to J. E. Spainhour. is due to
1 the fact that they operate only in
good towns. They have unbounded
' faith in the future of Boone as ?s
1 evidenced by the enlargement of
1 their facilities.
In the new building, Spainhours'
GAM E REFUGE FOR AVERY
AND CALDWELL COUNTIES
j Members of the board of conser,
vatior. and development in session in
j I Raleigh last week, accepted an offer
! from the United States forest service
for the creation of a 17,900acre
game refuge in Caldwell and
Avery counties on national forest
j lands. The new refuge is located in
Pisgah national forest in a territory
e embracing Grandfather mountain.
r This reserve, James G. K. McClue.
member of 'the board from
Ashevjile, explained, will complete a
chain of refuges across the mountain
section of North Carolina, beginning
with the Sauratown refuge in
Stokes and extending tiuuUgh the
_ Daniel Boone refuge surrounding
i- Mount Mitchell and Wayah Bald refuge
in Macon county.
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Dublin has a hirt.h rate of 25.12,
the highest in Ireland last year.
DEM<
Best Interests of Northw
LROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY <J, ifj
; of Spainhoi'jrs'
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RMALLY OPEN FINE
[MORROW 9 O'CLOCK
j-will ,-nrrv new denahtments and enlarge
these already operated. A
. complete shoe department for men,
women and children will be under
the direction of Mr. Herbert Jeffries,
shoe stylist and expert fitter,
while a men's department will feature
nationally advertised lines of
everything for men except suits and
hats. The ladies' ready-to-wear department
has been enlarged as has
! the millinery department. These
j will be in charge of Miss Helen Hatter-son.
Mr. R. F, McDade remains as genera!
manager of the store, assisted
by Mrs. McDade. The ability of
the McDades, their heief in the community
and the community's belief
in them have contributed tremendously
to this forward step in the
career of Spainhours'.
The chief factor, perhaps, in the
remarkable success of this ergari.ia
tion is the fact that it is affiliated
with a group having a purchasing
power of $275,000,000 annually. A
buyer is sent to New York every
four weeks, and the local store is
able to show the new merchandise at
the same time it is shown in the
| eastern cities.
I
i PftnnA V?o J nnrrwi?? - Ixr m.wl
err. department store and the
Democrat joint the etizenship of the
town and county in congratulating
Spainhours' on their new establishment.
I ROBBINS RE-ELECTED
BLOWING ROCK MAYOR
Blowing Rock, May 8.?Mayor G
C. Robbins was re-elected without
opposition in Tuesday's town elec
tion. Of the six candidates for com
missioners, the following were elect
ed_ A. M. Critcher (for a fourtl
term), D. P. Coffey and Fred Hart
ley. The vote for commissioner"
was: Fred Hartley, 113; A. M
Critcher, 102, D. P. Coffey, 73; C
! A. Underdown, 70; L.ee Kobbms, 4
and Grover Walters, 7.
Chamber Commerce Mcstinj
An important meeting of thi
Chamber of Commerce will be heli
Thursday night at eight oclock ii
I muni 0 of the school building. O.f
ficers of the chamber request that al
who are interested in town affairs b
present at the meeting.
Asbestos mining is being develo[
ed in xuiuuo^i^, South 'Africa.
est North Carolina
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No Oppusiuuii to City j
Democratic Ticket
The Democratic municipal ticket j
|won unanimous Vicio*** :r. Tuesday's
election when 202 votes were q
cast solidly for R. S. Swift for
mayor and Dr. J. D. Rankin, Dr. H.
B. Perry and L. L. Bingham for al{dernien.
The Republicans placed
no ticket in the field, but on Monday
a quantity of opposing tickets, also tl
bearing the names of Democrats, o
were secretly circulated. When these ?
were exhibited, the men whose names e
appeared theron promptly issued a f
statement to the effect that they r
I were not candidates and were behind 1*
! the ticket as nominated in the Demo- t
cratic convention. Accordingly none 1
of the ballots were cast, although j s
their appearance was likely partly
responsible for the unusually heavy |\
j vote cast, the feeling prevailingj \
I that a split in the Democratic vote j t
would result in victory for a third i b
ticket, should one appear. p
; The newly elected officials are to e
i assume their duties this morning.
COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS
I Sugar Grove. May 8.?Among! ^
j those attending commencement last j a
week were Prof, and Mrs. Charles J. j,
Greene. Miss Annabel Bingham and
Grace and Ruby Eastridge, and Ruby
Arnold.
At a recent meeting of the school
committee, the following teachers
were elected: Principal, S. F. Horton;
English, Miss Grace Blalock;
| history and science. Miss Constance f
j Shoun, French. Mrs. S. F. tIortoii;jr
j mathematics, W. Y. Perry; homo
economics, Mrs. Kate R. Curtis; sixth j jland
seventh grades. Dean Swift;j ^
| fifth and sixth, Miss Blanche Stokes; t
! fodrth and fifth, Mrs, Hattie Jonni
son; third and fourth, Miss Winnie 1 ?
i Thornburg; and first and second. a
: Miss Ruth Bingham. Plan? are now j
being perfected to add a teachm
of vocational agriculture and manual
arts next year.
Principal S. F. Horton submitted
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the budget for next year and a ; ^
statement showing the local receipts 1
for the year just ended, to the coun- ^
ty board of education Monday. This
. itflf-oment -showed that the school C
had raised in tuition and entertain- <
ments. $1,487.20 during the year. A J
large part of this amount was turnl
,-,^1 f A fl..l f A lv* nA?V
-M "?* : v?v_? viiv. vMuiivj hi aiu in [iii; iiig
the expenses of the last two
months of the term.
Work will begin on the school i
grounds Saturday of this week. The
grounds must he sowed in grass and j
a concrete walk should be built. Any J
voluntary help will be appreciated.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ilorton had as
guests for lunch Saturday Mr. $nd'
i Mrs. Stanley A. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. |
| Smith Haga nan, Mr. and Mrs. Wiil
| O. Gordon and Mr. D. F. Horton.
Miss Blanche Horton who has been
in charge of the department of pub-1
lie school music and piano in the j
Moss Hill high school at Kinston for i
the past eight months, came home j
Tuesday for the summer vacation, j
Dr. Gordon to Preach
j _ to Seniors Sunday P.M.
j Rev. W. O. Gordon, D. D., of Cove
I Creek, will preach the baccalaureate
i sermon to the graduating class of
the Boone high school in the local
Methodist church, Sunday, May 12,
at 8 o'clock p. rn.
Sunday evening the seniors will
present ih? class play, "The Family
Honor," at the college auditorium,
i at 8 p. m. This play is a five-act
' cemedy, having for its theme "Truth
crushed to earth shall rise again."
Friday morning at 10 a. m., representativse
of the different classes
of the high school will compete for
1 prizes in debating, declamation and
reading contests. Friday evening
the class dav exercises will be held
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in the college auditorium at 8 ;
. o'clock.
Dr. W. E. Abernethy, of Ruther- ,
. ford College, will deliver the literi
ary address on commencement day,
. which will be held Saturday morn- ,
? ing. Other addresses will be made
. by members of the graduating class
. selected to take part in the exercises.
; Diplomas will be awarded.
RAFE KING OUT ON BOND
York, 5. C.. May 7.?Rafe King,
e after being confined in the Chester
d county jail for three weeks as the]
? result of an indictment charging himi
with the murder of his wife, Faye
Wilson King, was given his liberty
11 today on cash bond ot $o,000 giante
ed by Chief Justice Watts. King's
home is in Shelby, N. C.
Farmers' wives of Austria are
i- just becoming interested in vacuum
cleaners.
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FIVE CENTS A COPV
tvitans favor
co. farm agent
Hub Unanimously Adopts Resolution
Asking: Commissioners to
Take Action on Matter at Once;
Dr. Rankin Speaks
At the regular weekly meeting of
tie Civitan Club ast. Thursday the
rganization went on record as defiitcly
sponsoring the movement to
mploy a farm demonstration agent
or Watauga county. The following
evolution, which fully sets forth the
>gic behind the movement, was ini'Oduced
bv Civitan. P
lagaman. and after a brief discusion,
was unanimously adopted.
Resolution
Vhereas, the financial condition in
Vatauga county is unsatisfactory;
he majority of families are living
eyontf their incomes; too many peo?le
are in debt and getting in deepi
every year.
This condition cannot continue
.ithout disastrous results.
Watauga is naturally one of tl?.e
est counties in the state. There
re great opportunities for developng:
1. The beef cattle industry.
2. The dairying business.
3. Truck farming, with products
well graded and packed.
5. The poultry business.
5. Sheep raising.
The production of kinds of feed
or livestock. Fruit growing and
nany other things.
A good, sensible, well equipped
arm agent could be a Wonderful
icip to the farmers in all these
hings.
Eighty of the best and most prorressive
counties in the state have
igencs an? win not. oe wicnouc tnem.
Every county adjoining Watauga
las one?Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell,
Vvery anu Johnson county, Tenn.
These counties show big improvement
since securing a farm agent,
mst year the farmers of .lohnsor,
ounty produced about enough tomcco
and other cash crops to pay
iff their indebtedness. The farmers
if Ashe county received $15,000
>ach month for Avery county
ins put a thoroughbred hull of the
jeef type in every community.
Caldwell and Wilkes have made
vonderful progress in dairying, poutry
raising and the use of iime and
lover in soil improvement.
The cost to the county is comlaratively
small. The state and
'ederal governments pay all the exlenses
and one-half the saary. It
vill cost the county ?900 a year for
he next two years. The assessed
-aluation of property of the county
s $9,228,322, so the tax rate for an
igent will be a little less than one
lenses and one-half the salary. It
le an average of about 15 cents for
:ach tax payer.
The business men of the county
ire practically all in favor of this
imposition and we think nearly evsry
farmer will be when he figures
in the proposition.
Unsolved, therefore; That this g
"ivitan Club endorse, unreservedly
;he proposition of the employment of
i county iarm demonstration agent,
'or Watauga county and that a comnittee
of three be appointed to present
these resolutions to the board
>f county commissioners no the first
ilonday of May.
The membership of the club, as
follows, strongly endorse the employment
of a county agent:
L. I,. Bingham, \V. E. Comer,
["racy Councill. M. P. Critcher, C. M.
-ritcher, D. J. Cottrell, S. C. Eggers,
W. H. Gragg, Dr. J. M. Gaither, I.
a. Greer, W. C. Greer, Will O. Gorton.
0, P. Hagaman, Dr. .1. B. Haga nan,
A. P. Hicks, Edw. N. Hahn, R.
D. Hodges, A. Y. Howell, H. W.
Mast, J. F. Moore, G. K. Moose, C.
H. Moser R. F. McDade, J. C. McConnell,
J. L. Quails, E. S. Quails,
A. E. South, J. B. Steele. Leo B.
Vaughn, W. R. Winkler, D. L. Wilcok,
J. A. Yount and M. W. Beac'n.
President G. K. Moose named
G. P. Hagaman, J. F. Moore and
A. E. South on the committee to
present the resolution to the commissioners
and to urge favorabe action
on same.
Dr. Rankin Speak*
Following the adoption o? the
foregoing resolution, Dr. J. D. Rankin,
dean of the faculty of the Appalachian
State Teachers' College,
made a short hut very interesting
talk on the progress education has
made in North Carolina during the
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