VOL. XL. NO. .15
SERVICES AT NEW
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Thursday Evening Dr. Schaeffer of
Lenoir-KJhyne College will Speak;
Formal Dedication Sunday Morning
with Dr. Morgan in Charge
Services are in progress at the
newly constructed Grace Lutheran
hurch every day this week, and will
eliminate Sunday morning at 10:30
when the new edifice is to be for
National notables will take part in
the exercises.
Tonight at R o'clock Dr. H. Brent
Schaeffer, president of LenoirI
Khyne College, will deliver a sermon
under the subject, "Belonging to
Others.*' Tomorrow evening Dr. J.
1. Morgan, president of the United
Lutheran Synod of North Carolina
vill preach on "A Growing Church."'
K -* on'Saturday evening Mrs. W. F.
; Vvi Morehead of Salem, Va., president
| of the Women's Missionary Society,
United Lutheran Church in America,
is to close the week-day services,
1?ith an address from the subject.
"Except the Lord Build the House."
Formal dedication will he by Dr.
d. L. Morgan on Sunday morning and
messages arc to be delivered by the
following: Mrs. W. F. Morehead,
president Women's Missionary Society,
United Lutheran Synod in America,
and Mrs. J. F. Crigler, president
Women's Missionary Society,
United Evangelical Lutheran Synod
hi North Carolina. The dedication
H-rmon will bp delivered by Dr. F.
r\ Fry, secretary home missions.
nited Lutheran Church in America,
object, "What the Church Stands
For."
At the evening service, Rev. N. D.
Vount. a former pastor, will preach
he sermon, using for his subject,
"Jesus, the Church Member."
MEEKINS CONSIDERING
RUNNING FOR SENATE
Elizabeth City, May 21.?Judge I.
M. Meekins. of the federal court,
has made no decision as to whether
or not he will be a candidate for
election to the United Stales senate
on the Republican ticket in opposition
to ilie Democratic nominee, hut
has the mutter under consideration,
a statement made yesterday.
?v.-.i - -Something like a boom tits been
\ started in several quarters by his
iK jaScftga vrbn look h'm ns the
logical standard-bearer for his party.
They point to the Republican majority
in the last presidential election
and to Judge Meekins' stand for
righteous enforcement of the Vol'tead
act while on the Federal bench
as auguries of success of his candidacy.
Entry into the senatorial race
rrould involve the sacrifice of a lifetime
position on the part of Judge
Meekins in favor of the uncertainties
of a contest fov political preferment,
as he says that should he de
.'.<]< to run for the olfice he would
,-i'sign his judgeship before entering
into any active campaign.
FORMER WATAUGAN
DIES IN MICHIGAN
News reached this office Monday
that Mr. Bealcr Mast, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Mast oi Valle Crueis,
who has long keen a resident oi
Madrid, Mo., died at Flint, Michigan,
on the 3th instant, where he was visiting.
About forty years ago Bealer
Mast, a lad of 15 rummers, turned
his face to the west ar.d located in
Missouri, where he was later married
and reared a family of eight children,
ail of whom, with their mother,
survive. He was 55 years of age,
a good citizen, and, during all these
years, was never a visitor but twice
to his boyhood home on the Watauga.
BLAIR'S SHOES HARD TO FILL
Washington, May 21. ? Things
{ went into the air today with respect
to the commissionership of revenue,
was reported in White House circles.
David H. Blnir still hopes to make
good his escape from official duties
shortly, but the administration is
having a hard time in finding the
right mar. for the place. Collector
Lucas of Louisville apparently had
the call, and the president, it was
r said, liked his looks. Secretary Mel~
ion has other views. He thinks well
of District Attorney Harkins of
North Carolina, and also a Tennes'
M- T A 1__ l:_ X 1
rnr. Liucas, u> niase mm iwi
right about it, was offered the posi' >
tion of first assistant postmaster
general. This station had no attractions
for him. A. C. Alvord,
legislative expert of Wisconsin, appeared
a iikeiy candidate and Chairman
Littleton of the board of tax appeals,
whose home is in Tennessee,
is also under consideration for the
i
Old Fashioned ? "Her husband
doesn't seem stylish enough to suit
her."
"No, he embarrassed her terribly
asking for old-fashioned shortcake."
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A Non-Partisan Nc*
BOONE. \
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l Poppy Day Sale To I
Be Held on May 25
Maimed and faltering fingers have
been busy these past. weeKs in tne?
hospital wards and convalescent work 1 v
snops wnere 20,UUO of America's
World war soldiers are still fighting
desperately for life?still fighting
| eleven years after the last shot was
fired. ^
They have been shaping bright red 0
poppies out of paper and wire?poppies
for America to wear on its coat c
this coming Memorial day to pay s'
tribute to thmtv thnusanHs of young w
Americans who have been lying now I
eleven years beneath the poppy- j
flecked sod of France. !
The custom of wearing a red pop- i
py was started in 1918 by Miss I
Moena hlichael *of Georgia, then; P
serving in the Y. M C. A. overseas'
| headquarters staff. Having read i ei
| Col. McCrae's poem, "In Flanders] 0
i Fields" she was moved to wear a Ll
j poppy in honor of the war dead. Her r<
| idea has been taken up and develop- ri
i ed by the American Legion Auxiliary a
j into a great national program of ^
j commemoration of those who made 0
I the supreme sacrifice, and of giving t3
! fU/vcn ,..U? 1 - ^
. w vHVJt no were oiVKeii ui "
their country's service. ?
The manufacture of the poppies ?
for Memorial 'Jay. y/as begun last Cl
November by the disabled veterans. '
It has been going on ever since in n
many parts of the country under the ? P
direction of the auxiliary. During K
the past winter, from seven to 10 j*
million of the little red flowers were ^
made by the disabled men, accord- k
ing to estimates made at national ?
i headquarters of the auxiliary. For t(
many of the veterans, the poppy Cl
making has been the sole source of 1*
support for themselves and their n
families during the winter months. n
The American Legion Auxiliary ^
units throughout the nation buy the u
little flowers from the veterans for to
a small bum for their annual poppy to
1 sale on Memorial Day. The money e
S received by the auxiliary from the "
sale of the poppies is used t<> carry c
on its rehabilitation and child we!- ?
fare work. o
The Boone unit is planning to j to
sell a large number of the little pa- ' c
per flowers. Mrs. L.S. Isaacs is chair- j C
man of a large committee of auxiJi- j ?
ary ladies to look after th.-> work, j ^
and members of the organization i
will be on duty Saturday. Don't pass !
1 im-iti up without buying one. I r,
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WHY MAY 20 OBSERVED
AS HOLIDAY (N STATE] u
I a,
Monday was observed as a legal 1 .
holiday in North Carolina in com- j
memoration of the signing of the |
Mecklenburg Declaration of Jndepen-j ci
! dence at Charlotte May 20, 1775. w
| The text of the declaration follows: ^
Resolved, That whosoever directly
! or indirectly abets or in any way, 11
I form or manner countenances the tc
| invasion of our rights, as attempted \v
! by the Parliament of Great Britain, v
I is an enemy to his country, to Amer- jj
j ica and the rights of men. h
I Resolved, That we the citizens of si
, Mecklenburg county, do hereby dissolve
the political bonds which have ic
I connected us with the mother coun- ci
I try, and absolve ourselves from all f<
I allegiance to the British crown, ad- ti
! iuring all political connections with a;
a nation that has wantonly trampled j tl
on our rights and liberties and in- V
humanly shed the innocent blood of it
j Americans at Lexington.
Resolved, That we do hereby dc- a
I clare ourselves a free and indepcn- ni
dent people, are and of right ought ei
to be a sovereign a.id self-govern- $
ing people, under the power of God v>
and- the general congress; to the ei
maintenance of which independence, si
| ,, i wiruuii} t/icu^i: tu c tl c 11 otner our g;
I mutual co-operation, our lives, our a'
| fortunes and our most sacred honor.
1 Resolved, That we hereby ordain b;
Iand adopt as rules of conduct, all
and each of our former law's and the tj
: crown of Great Britain cannot be f<
considered hereafter as holding any j
rights, privileges or immunities u:
amongst us. tl
Resolved, That all offices, both yi
civil and military, in this country, be
entitled to exercise the same power ir
and authorities as heretofore; that ir
every member of this legation shall el
henceforth be a civil officer and exercise
the power of a justice of the s<
peace, union and harmony gnsagthe w
country, and use every exertion to1 tl
I spread the love of liberty and of h
country, until a more general and t<
better organized system of govern- ti
ment is established. li
Resolved, That a copy of these
icaviuuons oe iransromea oy ex- ai
press to the president of the conti- tl
rental congress assembled in Phila- it
delphia, to be laid before that rr
body. j<
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PRESBYTERIANS PLAN MERGER tl
Montreat, May 21.?Union with
the United Presbyterian Church in r.
North America was approved today | n
by the 69th generaL assembly ot the D
Presbyterian church in the United ti
States and the matter now goes to
the presbyteries for their consent.
Adoption of the plan of merger was
i by a decisive "yes" and "no" vote
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vspaper, Devoted to the
VATAUGA COUN"T\ NORTH CP
VliPeioiEK URL. 1^5 Eli.
COUNTY FARM DEM
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4-vs h aiau^u wuiitj is v..y ? ? ? erv
few counties not hashing: a counv*
demonstration agent to push fovard
her agricultural interests, and
he development of livestock, etc.,
e ask the question. Does it pay to
mploy a county agent?
Briefly, we answer, yes, emphatially
so. Let us hastily glance at
?me of the disadvantages under
hich we labor.
An agricultural county without a
ounty agent is without contact with
s district experiment stations,
tate College of Agriculture and the
. S. department of agriculture, emloying
many thousands of workers
jv the benefit of the farmers in
ich county, not only standing ready
n the instant to furnish informaon
of constructive nature in crop
ptations and livestock programs, but
L-uuy to icspona in an emergency ot
ny nature whatever involving rural
fe regardless of whether it he an
utbreafe of disease in a crop of po-j
atoes or beans, a disease in live- j
took; rural sanitation and dozens',
f other angles from which emer-l
encies arise on short notice and a i
ounty without an agricultural agent1
out of contact and almost out of
sach of this combined agency suported
by the taxes of this country,
iving its whole and sole time to the]
enefit of agriculture. To use an
lustration, what would the schools
e without a county superintendent?
lach school working along according
3 its own pians and aspirations,
limpet i ng with each other for
iachers, etc., and in a similar manef
the county agent is to the farler
what the superintendent is to
le schools, a guiding hand not only
i thir operations but also bringing!
> them the very best known pracices
in every type of agriculture
ndeavor.
As to the improvement in the
uui*ty Itml- the agfieuiiuiai ageiiiT
right produce, there is no manner,
f measure to indicate this except
3 say that the south is covered with
ounties where at one time were
ankrypi from boll weevil and eot>PEN
LETTER TO CITIZENS
OF WATAUGA COUNTY]
Icui?FeUaw. Citizen: >?
The Civitan Club Was organized to
romote the beat interests of Boone
r.d Watauga county. . We are anxius
to help.
This is purely an agricultural
runty. If the farmers are doing
ell, the merchants, banks and all
usiness will be prosperous. At this
me too many farms are mortgaged,
>p many of pur citizens are loaded
ith debt, loo much property is adertiseri
for taxes. We are spendig
more than we make. We are
eaded for the rocks unless we do
imething to change the situation.
We are unanimously of the opinio
that one of the best things we
in do is to get a good farm agent
>t the county. All the best counes
in the state and nation have
gents. The governments pay half
leir salaries and all their expenses.
'< arc losing help that we are entlcd
to have.
It will cost the county only $900
year to nave An-agent. This will
lake a tax rate of only 1 cent on
icli $100 valuation. If a man lists
500, his tax for hiring an agent
ould be 5c; $1,500 worth of proprty
will be 15c; $G,U00 tax BOc, and
i on. The price of one gallon of j
asolir.e will more than pay the'
,'erage tax.
A good agent can do a great Work |
r helping the farmers:
1. Increase the number and quali-i
of livestock and raise the feed |
>r them.
2. Use clover and lime, make and!
3e more manure. This should save j
.e couniy ^^o.uuu 10 ^^U,Ul'U a
ear in fertilizer bills.
3. In better truck fanning; gradtg
and packing products for tnej
larkets; and in finding good markis.
The agent will need to study the
>ils, the crops and get acquainted
ith the folks. V.rc firmly believe
lat ir. two or three years he can
elp the farmers bring in $200,000
> $300,000 more each year. It may
ike more work, but industry is the
fe of the country.
The business men of the county
re willing to help pay the tax while
le farmer will get the direct beneWe
are sure the county commissioners
want to do what the mairity
of the citizens want. Talk this
matter over with your neighbor gjc
rem to figure before decidingPlease
write your opinion and
lail to the Board of County Comlissioners
at once. Ask your neighor
to sign with you. Lei us Work
sgether to improve our county.
Yonr friends,
orimTP rriTT a ma* nr T,S
DVk/Aia. \J1 V 111 J 11 tllJUW,
G. K. Moose, President,
A. E. SOUTH, Secretary.
Best Interests s* Northwe:
?
iROLINA, TllURS ? . MAY 23, 192
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ONSTRA' JN AGENT
w."., r.:! c: morpW*- arid i
banks in des>*,rate straits but the ]
farmers also and followed by five ;
or eight years of work of an aggres- <
sive agent, the county is now rocking <
along in a high degre of prosperity \
with the introduction of some live- |
stock and the growing of some crop <
other than cotton, and this prosper!- J
ty is measureless in some counties ?
to the extent of an increased county ,
income to the amount of two, three \
or four million dollars per year of ?
increased crop and livestock wealth. <
Now. Brother Farmers of Wat-1 1
auga county, facts and figures are j j
hard things to contend with. In j
1920 there were in North Carolina, i
8,327,100 acres of improved farm }
lands and in 1927, under the direc- ,
tion and management of county ! j
agents, we find 9.670,979 acres, a; ]
net increase of 1,240.873 in the] ,
space of seven years with a propor- )
tionate increase of agricultural prod- j
ucts. The total income from live- \
stock alone has increased in the <
same period from $19,000,000 to ]
$100,000,000. The increase in the t
yield of hay has been as great if not
greater under the direction of a i
farm agent. ' <
Hut some of our farmers say, we j i
produce more Irish potatoes now | )
than the market can take care of. ! ]
Listen., every surplus bushel of pota- j j
toes produced in this county could ]
have been made to yield handsome (
returns if fed intelligently to live- i
stock and poultry.
But what of the apple industry? ] 1
In perhaps 90 per cent of the or-1 i
chards of this county the pruning j I
shears and the spraying apparatus is \
never used at all, with detrimental 1
results to the tree and crop of i
fruit as well. Let me urgently ap- >
peal to you who till the soil, and to
all who pay the taxes, let us claim j
our due pari of attention and help-;
which the agricultural department at!
* ?udy? and: jiuip
give, and our county officials will
heartily co-operate. _
Yours for advancement,
J. If. YOUNT.
By order of Civitan Club.
DR. GAITHER HEADS NOR'IH
WESTERN DENTAL SOCIETY |
"Wilkes Journal, May 16, J
Dr. Jj M. Gaither of Boone was j
elected president of the Northwest i
North Carolina Dental Society which
was organized in the city Tuesday
evening'. Other officers arc Dr. J.
F. Reece of Lenoir, vice president,
and Dr. \V. F. Jones <<f this city as
secretary-treasure r.
The organization meeting was
held here Tuesday night and was attended
hy Dr. J. F. Reese, Dr. O. L.
Moore and Dr. W. J'. Miller of Lenoir;
Dr. J. M. Gaither of Boone;
Drs. W. A. Taylor, \V. F. Jones, R.
P. Casey and T. L. White of North j
Wilkeshofo.
The meeting was called here fol-:
lowing a preliminary get-together of j
the dentists at Boone last Thursday '<
night. At that time, Dr. Gaither was
made temporary chairman.
The Northwest North Carolina
Dental Society has as its prpose elevating
the dental profession and
raising the standards of service. II
v.'ill also, it is understood, set a scale
of prices that will be uniform and
the same time low.
The following counties have been
included in the final organization
plans: Wilkes, Surry. Alleghany,
Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell and Alexander.
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Anu LUNU
POST $5,000 BONDS
William Lunsford Long, Halifax
lawyer, hanker and mill man, an.) j
William F. Council', Halifax bank '
cr,. who were indicted last week by !
a federal grand jury on charges of p'
violating the federal banking laws,:
went to Raleigh Thursday and ga-'c
$5,000 bond for their appearance at 1
the November term of court. '
The young rr.er. v/cre indicted for
violations alleged to have taken
place more than two years ago.
TUNNEY SUED BY DIVORCEE 1
Legal papers in a half million del :
lar suit have been filed in the state '
of Connecticut wherein Mrs. Kathe
rine King Fogarty is the plaintiff
and Gene Tunney, boxing champion, <
the defendant. The former wife of
John S. Fogarty of Fort Worth,
avers that Tunney proposed to her
different times and she agreed to
marry him. She is ready to comply j
with the renuest aecnrdinc to the i
complaint, but the retired champion |
"married another person." To set upjfl
her claim for damages. Mrs. Fogerty
says she suffered such mental shock
because of Tunney's marriage that
she has been under the care of physicians
ai. Foil Worth and Note York
ever since due to a nervous condition.
A German chemist has succeeded
in producing fireproof paper.
3CRA
st North Carolina
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Scone jnign ^cnoo!
Has Final Exercises
The final exeicises of the Boone
ct:-'
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leld in the college auditorium last
Saturday morning. Tbe address,
delivered by Dr. W. E. ALbernethy,
)f Rutherford College, was a mastery
one. Preceding the address came
.he salutatory' of '29 by Miss Inez
jlragg, while Miss Nell Trivette,
falcdictorian, made the goodbye
speech with feeling and simple earlestness.
The class song concluded '
the program. This was sung by 40 1
seniors, happy from the iceent re- j
. option of their diplomas, which had
leen presented in a particularly ap- ,
jropriate talk by Superintendent '
*mith Hagaman. Miss Dot Greer of '
(zreenville was not present to receive
ler diploma. ! ,
The commencement honors of the i
iterary pro-am were as follows: : '
debaters, five-dollar gold piece, dc-1 1
nateci by Spainhours*, went to Len
rla^aman; Recitater's prize, gold j '
i)iece, donated by Mr. Watt H. Gragg, 1
vas won by Rena Hampton ; Declaim- 1
;r's prize, gold piece, donated by j J
Mr. J. Frank* Moore, won by Wen-,'
:on Rankin.
The play on Thursday was well1 1
received by a large audience. The: !
characters played their parts well, 1
^special praise going to Len Kaga j
nan in the role of the "Due" of
Duval, heart-smasher and aristocratc
iadies' man. Councill Cooke and 1
Vlary Estes came in for a large share <
)f praise for their work as negro' <
^medians.
Class day was carried off in |
>risk fashion, Jessie Greer being in i
:he forefront with her prophecy. | ;
Clever gifts were presented in an;
sriginal manner by Stella Taylor and |
Edgar Brow n, while Geneva Hodges, j
in the will, brought down the house j
with ridiculous duties and privileges I
for next year's class. A feature of j
the will was the presentation to the j
library of a copy of "Cabbages and I
Kings" by O. Henry, to institute the1
r,;T^;^rr* o-j'ift-of-bbokg- l^anHeach i
succeeding class.
11111.1. , mn I U! ruoE.
S1MMONS FOR SENATE
Washington special of May IS to
Gr.eenah.orc> Daily News: Word comes
to Washington that J. W. Bailey has
llnally decided to enter the next
^Jejuucraijc senatorial nr>m*ry. Reports
relative "to the aspirations 'arid
intentions of Mr. Bailey have been
of a conflicting character, but the
latest is that he will seek tc defeat |
Senatov Simmons, who last year dc-j
clined to support the Democratic |
national ticket.
Those who have provided the
spring version of Mr. Bailey's candidacy,
explain that the Raleigh man
was determined some months ago to
enter the senatorial primary of his!
party, but later 011 made a change in |
his political program and told friends j
that he Would seek the nomination as j
governor. Mr. Bailey, in 192-1.!
sought the gubernatorial nomination j
and, without organixation support, j
save a personal one, he turned up 1
80,000 \otes, which was always regarded
as a noteworthy achieve-1
merit.
Now it is said that Mr. Bailey has I
yielded to the judgment of those i
Democrats who remained loyal dur-:
ing the last presidential campaign, 1
and has agreed to enter the senator->
ial primary of his party. The con-;
tor,tier, has been Ueaid that the
Democratic party in the state must!
seek salvation by nominating a man ;
who has always been regular in his I
political conduct.
STATE'S OLDEST PRISONER
TO BE FREE THIS WEEK
Aunt Nancy Kerly, S3, oldest inmate
of the state prison is to return
to her home in the mountains of
Haywood county this week, according
to arrangements of the governor.
She has been an inmate of the penitentiary
for 10 years, having been
icnt there on a charge of shutting a
grandchild in a cave and allowing it
to starve. She was to have served
30 years. The aged prisoner is almost
blind and gray wisps of thin
hair blow from underneath the shawl
that covers her head. Her step is
haltincr and her hodv henf with iv,n.
slant stooping of her jflh as a scrub J
woman in the hospital. Aunt Nancy
had formerly been in the sewing
room, making garments for the prispnres,
but becoming too feeble for
needlework, she was sent to the hospital
to scrub the floors. Prison officials
will place her on the train
when she is freed and she will be
met in Asheville by a brother.
MARCELLA COOKE FUNERAL
Funeral services for Marcclla, 14year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. j
Len Cooke, were held Thursday aft-|
eraoon from the Baptist church, Rev.
P. A. Hicks being in charge of the
service. Prof. F.. L. Ball, principal
of the Boone High School, made a
few remarks and the music was rendered
by a choir composed of the
Girls Auxiliary of the church. Interment
was in the town cemetery.
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OF JULY SPEAKER
Barbecue Dinner, Parade, Firework*
and Athletic Events Will Make
Day Memorable in History of
the Town and County
General Albert L. Cox, prominent
Raleigh attorney and an outstanding
figure in the World war, has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address
at the Fourth of July celebration
which is being sponsored by the
American Legion and co-operating
bodies, according to a letter received
by Messrs. Dean Swift, H. Grady
Farthing and John E. Brown, who
composed a committee appointed to
secure a speaker. General Cox will
be remembered as first having serv
ed as colonel with the lloth field
artillery, later having: been promoted
to the post of brigadier general of
the Thirtieth division, to which unit
a large percentage of the local solidiery
was attached. He and his cohorts
played a memborable part iu
the history of America's participation
in the war, he is an able speaker
and will contribute a full share to
the success of the eelehratiop.
At a meeting of the Legion and
Auxiliary last Friday night seventeen
committees were appointed to
cover every phase of putting the
celebration over in approved style.
The personnel comes from the
American Legion the Legion Auxiliary,
the Boone Civitan Club and
also includes a number of citizens
who are members of neither organization.
A call meeting of the committees
is to be held Friday evening
of this week and it is hoped the full
membership will attend in order that
definite working plans may be
formulated. The appointments are
Committed
Finance? L. S. Isaacs, chairman;
G. P. Magaman, w. if. Gragg, cnas.
I.. Younce.
Parade?.John E. Combs, chairman
; B. K. Osborne, Tracy Councill.
, LiiviiHSIiih?n. r- wituTCe, cnuirEntertainment
?.S, F. Hortor.,
chairman; Leo B. Vaughn, ills. A.
E... South, H. Grady FarUtfjte.
-Sne*kvr-~?Deii?dhW'ift. chairman
H. Grady Farthing, John E. Blown.
Band?L. S. Isaacs, Soencer Miller,
C. SI. Bingham.
Fireworks?Wilson N'onis, chairmar.;
J'. C. McConneli, J. B. Taylor.
Publicity?M. W. Beach, chairman;
A. E. Harnby, \V. E. Comer,
Charles Bingham. Mrs. R. D. Hodges.
Carnival?H. G. Earthing, chairman;
J. C. McConneli, Lionel Ward.
Airplane?E. M. Hodges, chairman,
R. C. Rivers, Jr., A. E. South.
Greased Pig?-Roey I. Haynes,
chairman; C. H Winkler, Fred
Athletics?G. N'. Cook, chairman;
Pat McGuire, L. III. Bingham, Fred
Program?C. S. Stevenson, chairman,
J. T. C. Wright, 1. G. Greer, G.
K. Moose, Mrs. Tracy Councill.
Float?Mis. L. S. Isaacs, chairman;
R. C. Rivers, Sr.; Mrs. II. G.
rartning, J, A. ?>pro*es.
Dinner?Mrs. Smith Hagaman,
chairman; D. J. Cottvell, Mrs. S. F.
Rorton. Mrs. Rupert Gillett.
(''"I'll.?F.. L. Pavne. chairman
\V. L. Cook, E. M. Hodges, M. G.
Barnes. E. M. Hodges, Troy Morris,
Lionel Ward, Jim Ragan.
Traffic?R. S. Swift, chairman;
J. D. Rankin. L. I.. Ring-ham, H. B.
Perry.
In addition to the address of
General Cox, the tentative program
calls for a barbecue dinner, parade,
music, fireworks, carnival, airplane,
greased pig contest and athletic
events and other events that will go
to make up a fulL day of pleasure
and entertainment.
McADOO TO HEAD A:K LINE
William G. McAdoo, it has been
announced, will be chairman of the
board of directors of a new acrothe
laws of the state of Delaware as
the Southern Skylines, Inc. The
transcontinental air-rail service is
expected to be operated on a 48
nour scneuuie irom -\w Xork to
Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia.
Washington, Danville, Atlanta, Birro
ingham, Shreveport, Dallas, Fort
Worth, El Paso, Phoenix and San
Diego.
BOWIE HAS DISASTROUS FIRE
West Jefferson Special of May 17
to Greensboro News: The town of
Bowie, 11 miles southwest of here,
on the Norfolk and Western railroad
suffered fire loss of between $10,000
and $20,000 about 3 o'clock this
morning when an entire business
block was wiped out.
A hotel, garage. Cook's store. Walker's
store, postoffice and other
buildings were destroyed. Origin of
the lire is unknown. L. M. Cook
was the biggest loser with s; ynSfe","
stock of goods being destroyed.