North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XL. NO. >0 OVITAJN CLUB HAS LIVELY MEETINC Musical Program, Report of Recent International Convention, Discu* sion of Golf Course and Naming ?F Standing Committees Feature The weekly meeting of the Boon* Man Club at the Daniel Boom hotel last Thursday was one of th< h.'gest and most enthusiastic of re v .it months. 26 members and sto guests being present. Miss Edith Knight and Miss L.u :i]e Hopkins gave a short musical ." ograxn, which was greatly enjoyed } tho rluh mpmliot's onrl ,nc.;f?..o Oivilan John B. Steel gave an in-tf.resting account of the international convention recently held in Ataoia. He reported the best year in .'" it an history. ^ * President George P. Hagaman J jounced the following standing committees for the year: Entertainment?J. Frank Moore, "VTvchairman; G. K. Moose, I. G. Greer. Membership?W. H. Gragg, chairnaan. J. C. McConnell. G. II. Winker. Fellowship?C. H. Moser. chair;p man, J. A. Yount, A. P. Hicks, Wj ). Gordon, R. F. McDade, W.. Finance?J. L. Quails, chairman; : Tracy Council]. W. P.. Winkler, S. C. Public Affairs?M. W. Beach, chairman; L. L. Bingham, Russell 1>. Miscellaneous?T. E. JBingham, chairman; A. Y. Howell. J. B. HagaConstitution and By-laws?E. N. An. chairman; W. K. Comer, John r?. Steele. ir. George Blagg, manager ot the hvjrten Fat'k golf club. and Mr. Lu:ber Bingham, who managed the go If club at Vc-ro Reach, Florida, 'i>: winter were introduced to the ^88 and each pointed out the ;ui$3? *' a stages of a golf club to a town :n attracting tourists. *11 r. Blagp expressed his pleas*.:.ve alS' '* 0e*n? invited to bilk about the great, national game of golf. W ^aid, "is a game we all can play, vo matter how . Id we are, or how wish to play- either with our friends or by ourselves. I am preESF*' v r.nruing'lhat 'Boone" wishes to have a L eo*f course, and if so this would be jKn ' <' >'ng its part in taking core of your HM* tourists. The tourists are here and " Mf royoing more every year as you are l|B| aware. Most every tourist plays golf zir*<! the tourist town that intends to cater to the tourist gets busy and put? in a golf course and reaps the benefit. I believe the present lime Is. r*onc too soon for Boone to have , Vni s. ro]f_course and cater to a ciass r?f people who would bring money H jpt'o your town. "I personally have been at Blown," Rock for six years, excepting o7>t year when 1 was away building a golf course for \V. J. Hill, son of the famous Jim Hill, at the entrance to Yellowstone Park. During this lime 1 have been able to observe the growth at Blowing Rock, such as the building of Mayview Manor, en giiig of Green Park hotel, more business at Blowing: Rock and our then nine-hole course changed and rrade into an IS-hole golf course, and even now in the'height of the ?~4?>*?n, ' OU/' gwn v.UUfUli l"tiiVu'y care of tho crowd. "Select your ground carefully," continued Ml. Blagg, "with a view to being convenient .for everyone. Plenty of room so you can get the spirit of the game, liberty?liberty of mind and liberty of action. "Last but not ??nst, real estate valnes. Homes will always spring up around a well-planned golf course. Where do they come from to Blowing Rock to play golf and at the same time enjoy these beautiful mhuntaihs? From all over our . southern states, as far west as f <Crucago and as far north as Connecticut. Once they come they come again; for the majority declare such scenery as ours cannot be beaten. "So I would advise you people of Boone to get busy and build you a t 'golf course, one that you would be proud of. Doing this would, in my opinion, help build up your part of Trie wonderful mountain country and mark another forward step for your community. ine prestige tnai a golf course gives a town, especially a tourist town, would then be yours." The golf course proposition wa; referred to the public affairs com mirtee, with the addition of Civi tans Leo VfUgun and Liydc Hggers and it is hoped that before lont some plan can be devised whereb; a course can be developed nca' Bccne. Several suitable location: are already under consideration. The new president, Mr. Hagair.au is exceedingly anxious for the clul to be of the utmost service to tb town and county in promoting ? spirit of co-operation among all th people.. Along this line, he ha asked Civitans Frank Moore, I. G ,* Greer and G. K. Moose to speak to A Non-Partisan N BOONE, I ; Highway Fund To 11 Be Allotted Aug. 1 ' Raleigh. .Jen? 2^?Counties of North Carolina will receive their t first money from the $0,000,000 county aid road fund August I. it r has been announced by Charles Ross, attorney for the state highway I Commission. Statements are now being prepar-!? <{ Ky the high"'Hv commission f(i be sent to the 100 counties each month! showing each county just how much j : of the fund has accumulated to its! credit. Under the plan of distribu-j tion worked nut, the counties will i ' then issue requisition upon the com-1 ' mission for the funds available, | which may be applied to either the i bond debts of the county or to road | maintenance. Wake county, which will receive $68,400 according to the allocations. the largest amount allocated j any county in the state, has notified the highway commission that it will apply its funds to pay interest on bonds. Only 14 of the 69 counties heard from so far have indicated that their fund will be used for! maintenance, the others requesting that the money he applied on local road bonds. Watauga county's share of the fund, arrived at on a basis of area and population, is $17,250. ! M. E. BISHOPS DIFFER ON ACTIVITIES OF CHURCH j Washington. June 2J.?Bishop j .lames Cannon, Jr., chairman of the hoard of temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today j replied to the "amazing protest" of j Bishop Collins Benny at Richmond j against adoption of a resolution I ! pledging hearty co-operation to . President Hoover to secure law en! forcement. "Concerning the resolution pledg; ing hearty co-operation and support of the Richmond district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church to President Hoover in his efforts to secure law observance and law enforcement,^ 'the statement declared, "Bishop Denny is quoted as saying: 'I do not think it is within the sphere of the church to do such things. f fear that it means the ultimate division of the Methodist church, for many will refuse to be dragged as a church into polities.' ''Without questioning the .sincerity of Bishop Denny in the position which he has taken, the overyhelming majority of his Methodist, brethren believe that it is their right and their duty to assure the president of their support in his efforts to stamp out the lawlessness which is threatening the national life." Bishop Cannon cited the resolution adopted: b\f the conference aL i Richmond* despite Bishop Denny's i protest, as-"the heat answer." The | resolution. pledged the conference to I hearty cOr^eratioe and support of! | the president in efforts to strength- j j en the sentiment of law observancej j "among our people and to secure . ; proper efficiency in the administru- j ; tion of justice throughout the land." j "Surely it is unthinkable," Bish! op Cannon's statement continued, j "that there should be any appro- i ciable support by patriotic, law-ahid- ! ing citizens of the position taken by Bishop Benny that a division of the ] j church will result from the passage; i of resolutions by church bodies dej daring that as against the lawless j element of the nation and its supj porters and apologists the church will give its hearty, undivided support to j the president of the United States : in his determination to secure law j ; observance and law enforcement." ? ! ? BROWN TO ADDRESS CLERKS OF COURT! Attorney John E. Brown has been ; selected to deliver the address of \ welcome next Tuesday, when the 'clerks of the superior court from j all over the state will gather in an! nual convention at Blowing Rock. ; The sessions will last tor two days i and a court official from practically I every county is expected to be pies . j ent. On account of the recent ill| ness of the president of the association, the complete program has I not yet been distributed. JjOHN HARTLEY INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK Mr. John Hartley of Vallo Crucis, i left last Thursday for Hampton - Roads, Va., where he was called on - account of injuries received by his . son, John, Jr., in an automobile acr cident. The young man has been in the navy for several years and the r telegram came from the commanding s officer of the U. S. S. Medusa, who explained that the injuries were se, I rious, but that his condition was not b | critical. e! a i day on three phases of community e | development. These talks will be insi tereaung and helpful to every mem 1.1 ber of the organization and a full i-1 attendance is urged. I UGA lewspaper. Devoted to the WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C3 MAN?!NTERFST!NG FOR INDEPENDENCE B-r Activities Will Get Under Way With tinue Until Late at Nijght, With I Address by General Albert I_. C< ( Match for Older Men; Baseball Band Concert and Many Other 1 ] From the program which has beei July Celebration, it would appear tl I this year, will provide a wider range oi I in any previous year. The indication; ' rer.pnncjlhgly large, according to H. < ] auga Post. American Legion, ho havin | to the effect that the Legionnaires w Considerable interest has been i j gram of a heavy-weight boxing cor been made for fighters of considerai | ox the fact that Watauga county ha; event, this news is calculated to swe ; attraction. Another feature which is looked match which is to be settled betweei Cap and ball rifles are already being j petition will likely be keen between Parades, field sports, band conce in great variety and there 'will be no t I the night. Following is the program in full j 10.00 A. M.?Parade, forming at Spri following formation: 1 and S. F. Ilorton; Col Council!; Ex-Jdervipe mi vilian clothes; Legion Veterans; Watauga Cfl Brigade (all must be ov Memorial float: Civil 1 other floats. The para< Advent church; turn to B. J. Council! and J. I illtcrsps'lion i?f liittu-ine American Legion Park, i 1 1 :0'0 A. M.?Address of Welcome by ! ?I : 1 u A. iVl.? Address of Welcome bvj I 11:20 A. Ai.?Ir.troduction ??i Speakei 11 :20A. Al-Address by General All 12:,*10 P. M._-?Dinner to be served on 2:00 to 1:00 P, Al.?Shooting Mate years of age and over. \vi unci's. ! 2:00 P. M.?Baseball Game, Boone let Sc Field; i 3.20 P. AI.?Special Attractions?hot , 4:00 !' -M- Field Sports, consisting Potato Race; Cigarette Climbing and other att : 5 :00 P.-M.=-BkiohnH (in m?; Americii , 7:30 P. At.-?Bund Concert in front | 9:00 P. AI.?Preliminary Bouts in I 9;o0 P. M. --Heavyweight Boxing co j 9:3U P. AI.?Dance at -Oriteher Hotc j 10:20 P. AI.? Street Dance. "The Air Legion" will be shpwr I a. m. until midnight. Amusements for eiderly ladies ; Auxiliary. Prizes will be awarded to,the wii Persons donating dinner baskets |,I. Cottrell's Store by 10:00 A. M. Residents of Boone are request! after the parade. Ladies' Rest Room will be provid j Auxiliary. For the convenience of the publi< ' ently located at different, points in th ;'Oil Discovery' in Ashe Causes Excitement Great excitement prevails in the! ismall town of Bowie on the Norfolkand Western Railway, says a dis- j ! patch of June 24. Oil in a great' quantity is bubbling up out of the! ground like a spring. On the farm oE^N^.^yv.eiier a strange thing i happened one day that led to the? discovery of the flowing oil. Air. Kel-; lar's children were playing ar.d in i I building ponds or pools of water be- i I low a bubbling spring which prior to i the discovery of the oil had f lowed j water. After the pool the children ! had made stood a few clays oil was I 011 the surface of the j I water. Tests were made by a mini! ber of persons to see if the strange ! looking fluid was oil. Mr. Kellar would not say any t hing about the discoveiy of oil on J his place. He says he was afraid to i mention it for the reason that "peoi pic would n^kf light of it." Now j the secret is out and a number of | persons in this small town are wild j j with excitement over the prospects j j of a great oil field that may some j day be developed here. A few years ago oil was discover-j | ed in standing poo's on the lands of; ! William Greer near the lands of j j Mr. Kellar. I I : C.AUUKOIVJI1 IKAlDd 1 U BE OPERATED ON FOURTH Word has been received by H. j Grady Farthing, commander of Watjauga Post 130, American Legion, | from officials of the Liiiville River ! Railway to the effect that excursion | trains will be operated on July 4 ! between Johnson City and Boone 'ana intermediate points. Although i no schedule had been definitely av1 ranged, it is the intention of the j company to operate the trains in I such a way that visitors may remain 1 in Boone from 10 a. m. to about 5 I in the afternoon. The round trip j fare from Johnson City to Boone has I been placed at $1.50. ihm g Best ? ests of Northv IROMb ** i?UKSDAY, JUNK 27 J W ^ crupniii ETI D/v, CELEBRATION Parade at lO O'clock, and Will Con loi: a Dull Minute; Program Calls i"or 3*; Dinner in Legion Park; Shooting Game; Field Sports, Boxing Bout, -eatures i officially adopted for the Fourth ??f hat the Independence Day event of l entertainment than has been offered > are that the attendance will be corjrady Farthing, commander of Watg received word from different posts ill visit Boone in a body, iroused by the inclusion in the protest at night. Arrangements have ble note to particijrate, and in view . L-A-. 5 never ueiore witnessed a pugilistic 11 the attendance, it will be a free forward to easterly is the shooting i Nimrods; above fifty years of age. prepared for the event- and the cc-rnthe huunters of other days. rfc?. dances, etc., have been arranged lull moments during the day and half nkie Oil Station. West Boone, in the Band; Color Bearers, Joan ti. Combs or Guards, B. K. Osborne and Tracy ?n in uniform; Ex-Service men in ?iAuxiliary; Spanish-American War unty liog Rifle Squirrel Hunting er 50 years of age) ; Mounted Squad; iVar Veterans' Memorial float and de will proceed down King street iti left and march in front of homes of \ Hardin; back in to Boone Trail at ; Rock Road; up King street to Post Commander 11. Grady Farthing Mayor R. S. Swift \ by Rev. C. II. Moser. >ert L. fox, at Raleigh, Is. <\ the grounds. h inT.egion Park. Open to men 51] Suitable prizes will be awarded tin vs. West Jefferson, on College Ath y.. |2S seback riding, jumping, etc of Relay Ruce, Hundred -Yard Dash Race; Pat Map's Race; Greased PoU Tactions. d?Ld^Onlj^,/^winner of first game. of courthouse. Joxing content. nte^ by iiifhters of note. it i at the Pastime Theatre from U:OC will he provided by the Legion titers of the different athletic events, are request d to leave the same at D. ?d to leave their ears at home until od under the direction of the -Legion refreshment stands will be oonveni e town. Legion Asks for More Dinner Baskets July 4 Ladies throughout the county who have kindly offered to bring oinner baskets for the Fourth o1 July are asked to leave them eithei at D. J. CoUrell's store in East Boone or at the Blackburn notch ^Thbrst who Lave^nbl ^M^r.iised baskets and kvho can do so. are urgent !y requested by the American Legion, to furnish something?chicken ham, pies, cakes, pickles, sandwiches, or what have you? The splenetic co-operation the ladies of the county has given the Legion in its under taking to stage a mammoth Fourth of July ee(?bxHt*rm here is greatlc appreciated, and the profits accruing from the sale of dinners, refresh merits, etc., will be used by the Legion for a worthy purpose. HOME-COMING AT THREE FORKS Saturday, July 6, will be Home coming Day at old Three Fork? church t"Viroo mi 1 IK ?.ici V.V.. V y? Highway No. 60. The event will be gin at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and every body invited to take part The following program will be given Saturday 8 p. m.?Sermon by Rev Ed. Greene. Sunday morning. May 10?Talk b> ; Smith Ha !? nan. 11 a. Sermon. 12 m.?Dinner on the grounds. 1 :S0 p. m.?Talk by Prof. L G Greer. 2:00 p. m.?Lecture hv pastor oi the Holy Land. Everybody invited to come an< i take part. Let's make this a rea home-comingr. MRS. LIGE HOLLER, WALTER CARROLL. W. G. TODD. Committee. I News reached Boone yesterday o the death of Mr. Leander Wilson prominent citizen of the Silverston community, which occurred after ; prolonged illness. He was 66 year old. Funeral services will be heT> tomorrow, but the detatils have no been arranged. I OCRJ fest North Carolina 1925 D1 n i r~** - -s , oiowmg rock uets i3ji Session uf u.&L. League Mr. W. H. Gragg, secretary o j the Watauga Building and Loai ' Association, returned Friday fron Wrightsville Beach where he was ir I attendance at the annual state con | vention of the North Caroiiiu ! Building and Loan League. An in i citation extended the league, by Mr | Gragg on behalf of the managemeni I of May view Manor was accepted anc fit is announced that the 1930 sessioi i will be held at Blowing Rock, j R. B. Davis of Rocky Mount was elected president and E. V. Keeslei j of Charlotte, vice president for the j ensuing year. Under their man j agement it is expected that North : Carolina will have building anc j loan assets of more than Si00,000, ; 000. In announcing the opening oi j the 17th series of the local associa j tion, Mr. Gragg insists that the Watauga organization does its ful j share in meeting the goal aimed al j by the League officials lie point out that in 1923 there were in tru state 1,903,228 installment shares ir rom*. max rs,;sMj nomes wore hum at a cost of $25,446,0S5.2d, and thai there were 92,285 white ami 15,}>8J colored shareholders. In November, 1923, when Mr Gragg was elected secretary of th* Watauga Building & Loan Association, its assets were $t>4.000. Sinc< . that time more than $300,000 hav? ! been added to this amount. Mort than 200 homes haVe been erected it j various parts of the county; most o1 | which could never have been builj i through ar.y other channel. Mr Gragg has applied the greater pari ;of his time to the deman<ls of the as . I sociation ami during two and one half years o this tenure in office, hi 'worked without salary. furnishing | the office space ami practically al j of the equipment. , i The most interesting thing perhap; . j in regard to the operation of tin {oca! association is the fact that sinc< J its organization, a home has neve j been sold on account of non-paymen i of dues and at the same time the as sociation lias never lost a cent. Mori . ' than a00 shareholders scattere< i throughout the county make the as sociation possible. in reviewing the growth of th< fisso^tinn. Mi. Gragg says* the se lies closing this month has been on, of the most successful yet experienc eri anil has an abiding hope that th one opening July l, will be evci I | more outstanding. "NEXT GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND STATE BAR MEE1 I Raleigh, June 24.?"The nex : governor of North Carolina will hi j at. Wrightsville Beach and will taki 1 I an active part in the J 1st annua meeting of the North Carolina Ba 1 i Association," Henry Al. [London, sec retury ol" that body, announced to . day. He explained the statement bj saying that Attorney General Den nis CI. Brummitt. Oxford; J. C. B Ehringhans. Elizabeth City; Lieuten p ant Governor Richard T. Fountain j Rocky Mount. and General Albert L : Cox, Raleigh, will be present anc r one of them, he predicts, will be thf f i next governor. The result is thai . polities is expected to be an import ant, if sub rosa. part of the meeting of the lawyers. ? T .ondoh wchvVc? that 800 ^ .(400 lawyers out or the 1.100 mem . bership of the association will bt 'i-present at the meeting, which wil be addressed on Friday evening b\ (j G. E. Newlin of Los Angeles, presi . dent of the American Bar Associa . tioh. ' SPANISH-AMERICAN VETS WILL GATHER ift SHELBT ' j ' ???: _ ' Shelby. June 24.?More than 70l veterans of the Spanish-ArtVericar j war are expected here for their statt , | encampment July S and 9. ' Captain H. B. Edmunds of Char lotte, acting commander of the or ;; ganization of veterans in the state 11 visited Shelby recently to make ar - ; rangements for the entertainment . j ar.d accommodations for the expect | ed visitors. SIL.VERSTONE NOTES j r i Zionville K. F. D., June 24?-ft j seems that cherry picking: is the or i der of -the day in this section, j Rev. G. W. Sebastain filled hi . j regular a appointments at Pleasan Grove church Saturday and Sun i day. Mrs. Clara Dougherty of Russell i ville, Tenn., is visiting: relatives ii 1 this section. Mrs. Elizabeth Reece ot R.i*:l Mountain is visiting her son-in-law Mr. A. B. Cutler. I Mr. Simeon Bumgarner of Silver stone, who has been seriously ill fo f some time, doesn't improve any. r, Mrs. Wade Byers is quite sicfc e Also Mrs. Scott Swift, hut she i a improving since her return from th s hospital. d | Mrs. Ella Perry and children spen it | Saturday night with her mothei | Mrs. Amanda Fletcher. *> .V ;,.?4 TWO AFK JAII-KD ; AS P.O. ROBBERS 5 Dock Church and "Peanut" Coffey | Held in Default of $2,000 Bond Charged With Looting Poatoffice at Bamboo Saturday Night I Dock Church and Milton (Peanut) ' f.-.'f a" v-vi_ _f a. tt.. ... ? f i , voile*. UUlll wJ vuv s>liw -A VVIUM v? I ? I | vjmi.vj, an- tit nit* >*auiujra coun' ty jail on charges of store and post. office robbery at Bamboo, four miles , j east of Boone Saturday night. , I The postoffice is housed in the J same building with the general store ^ | of Mr. T .L. Critcher. Entrance was i made by forcing a window and $8.10 J was missing from the postal funis. No stamps were taken. Between S-UI and $10 worth of merchandise was . i taken from the store, consisting for II the most part of candy, cigaretts, u ] etc. .! The arrests were made Sunday , j morning, following the finding of s j some of the stolen property and the? ^! young men were rpniahdcd to jail j. i in default of $2,1)00 bond; after j j having been given a hearing before Chas. Vannoy. Esq., his action having been taken pending advices from , federal authorities, who have been .j notified of the theft of the postal ,; funds. ' 1 DR. JOHN B. BREWER. 82, ' DIES AT BLOWING ROCK -1 Blowing Rock. June 26?Dr. John i B. Brewer, 82, of Rockingham, died I; here last Thursday of heart trouble - as he sat in his automobile at a - ; filling station. He and his two i | daughters. Mrs. J. B. Thomasson j and Miss Elizabeth Brewer, drove J j up to the filling station, and Dr. i Brewer appeared to faint in his seat. = j He was taken to the home of the j operator of the filling station. J. H. a | Winkler, and there it was found, r j that he was dead. f i Dr. Brewer was occupying a cOt-; tage with several relatives and ii : friends near Camp Yonahlosse. dj ! Three hundred college girls and alumnae from all parts ot the Unie j ted States and Canada are m conj ventiun this week at May view Manor. e j Ail are members of the Alpha Delta IP', the oldest- sorority in this coune trv, established at Macon, Ga.. in 11 i/51. j Mrs. Henry Conrae vas hostess at T an attractive shower on Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. J. D. Count cill, Jr.. a recent bride. Guests were a j met a', the door and an identity e! given to each by means of *. tag I ; pinned on the back, each wearer r j guessing hei >*ole by the con versa -J tion of the other guests. Lively cor. H versation followed and then two eni tertaining contests in which the -1 prizes were won by Mrs Wm. Wmk (ler of Boone and Mrs. Cecil Critch. * er, both of whom presented the -j prizes to the bride. An invitation to the dining room i was then stiver, and on arriving: there i j a humorous question was put to | j each guest before she was allowed L;to fine! the dainty card marking her ' place at the table. The only light : of the room was that of pink candles : which flanked the centerpiece of > j Dbn>LTf> Perkins roses. An iced sa j lad and sandwiches with coffee were : j served, followed by a confection. 11 which bore but the color tones of pink and white. 1 Returning from the dining room the bride was presented with a j traveling bag and commanded to j open it.. The gifts were a lovely as; sortment of linen, lingerie. toilet j articles, colored glass and crystal. Guests were the bride. Mrs. Wink ler, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Ricketss. Mrs. 1 j Critcher. Mrs. George Crisp, Mrs. 4 Stuart Cannon, Mrs. Gene Story, Miss Helen Coffey* Miss Ethel Hol" tshouser. Miss Lena Reeves, Mrs. Rupert Gillett and Mrs. Howard Hol* J shouser, who assisted Mrs. Conrad POPLAR GROVE PERSONALS i [ Miss Clara Greene of Deep Gap .was the week-end guest of Miss Reta t j Hodges. Dr. W. ?. Hodges has been right sick for a few days but at this time ^ js improving. t Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Hodges and - daughter, accompanied by Mr. Geo. Mane, went to Sands Wednesday to - visit Mrs. Hodges' parents, Mr. and i Mrs. Clay Hodges. I Little Miss Edith Hodges of Kenit i lucky visited her cousin. Mrs. Thos. , jVannoy on the 16th. Mr. and Mrs. O A. Southworth of -1 Richmond, Ya., who are spjending r i some time here visiting relatives and friends, spent Saturday night with : Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Vannoy. s Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson e and family of Hickory, accompanied by Mrs. Thompson's mother, Mrs. t;J. L. Winkler of Boone, visited Mr. \ [ and Mrs. Fred Winkler Monday aft| ernoon.