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ms E, I \s I 1 vrvr Tiivnr. Yi-f jv*v n _ B e ~? HflflflHM Baby Clinic at Blowing Rock Begins Tomorrow Blowing Kock. July IT?Be^in:n:. Friday afternoon at i?:3Q as the schoolhouse, the annual Blowing t?oek baby clinic will be held under i . direction of Dr. Mare Cabell 1 -\ .' ., ~ - -Ji i?A? \v::, ticid o- Spartanburg, i>. C. The will be held under the aus t < of the Blowing Rock Comnuir Ly ? lub. No charges will he made for the r examination ?>r well babied and v.- others will be given free auviee as i > liet ami training. A charge will by i.uic- for advice to mothers of s j babies. and the proceeds will be! '.v.rrj to the community chest. S \ handicap !I?11' tournament.: to all eomers, will be played I m lay afternoon on the' Green! . k-Norwood golf course. t- f i : i/.es in 15 classes have beer, an1 novmced for the annual Blowing. Rock Horse show. August 7. The c :wses are: High jumpers. laciy jumpers, t tei-s* three-gaited saddle horses. 17 hands two inches and under: ' e?raie <1 saddle horses, 15 hands iiih.es and oy^r-; the siting for : -eaitcd horses; combination three m-.i i'ive-gaiteB saddle and harness; 1 . , ooni' /: women's horseman k.:'r. saddle naiiy. three and fivecc' - !. children mauler 17 years. GET DRY LAW MODIFIED BY ENFORCING IT- WICKERSHAM %,-v ... , , _ . . .mTvv iTanxiqn, conn., luiy i (>?, W. Wiekersham. head of t iv'.or.: Hoovers! law enforcement commission. in a letter ready today! Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt \\ v. York at the governors con-! iv r.co here wrote that if federal j state agencies would co-operate in prohibition enforcement the prohibition laws "might be modified so to become reasonably enforce-: abltb" haracterizing prohibition as "a | niitei serious subject." Mr. Wicker- | sham's letter said it would by one of the chief national problems t.o be | it: vsUgated by his commission. He suggested a division of ait- i the ity, the federal government to j prevent importation and tranhporfn- j fib "i in violation of inter-state com-j EpOpce regulations^ and the states to J handle their- own internal enforce-' "If the national government." he I \v.otv. "were to attend to preventing! inr.vortation, manufacture and shipment in inter-state commerce of i?*i :%.'cunts, the states undertaking internal police regulations to prevent the sale, saloons, speakeasies and so forth, the National and state laws Tflffeht be modified so as to become i reasonably enforceable, and one a: s&t source of demoralizing: and pe- j |?guarv profitable .crime removed-^ ' - The flatter, which iyas'^ described j by Governor Roosevelt as the first i pr-blic expression of Mr. Wickersham as chairman, of the law en- j f v; ?cment commission, also contain-! :'f e! a criticism of the American pub lie's attitude toward crime reduction and law enforcement, and cited the 'evident disrespect for the Volstead iet"' as an example. Wickershara's View Approved "Washington, July 1G.?Echoes of weakness in prohibition enforcement ^sTroyrvreMi^n AV: Wickersh? 'Chairman of Presiden tHoovers law j enforcement commission, in a letter! ready today before the governor's! conference, were heard in many sec- j dohs of the national capital. A-though there was a partial J agreement with the Wickorsham statements from both wets and drys, a difference of interpolation left the j ^i^Jwnments at yhiWancet Xo em r. inert was forthcoming from the White House, but Prohi-. bit ire. Commissioner Do ran ana ?ey-j mor.r Low man. assistant secretary of: a the i.easury hi charge ??f prohibition.] ' approved the sentiments expressed l>\ Mr, Wickeiwham for more cooner an on by the states in enforce- j meat.' Neither would comment, however, on other phases of the letter. pending: close exauniiiilioij??Ir. Doran declared the responsibilities of stares should be clarified. Intelligent to-operation and not further concentration in a federal pc lice is needed, he said, and added j thai he had insisted for years that " states under the law are equally re- | sponsible for enforcing the Saws. : A NOVEL CAMPAIGN :,i . >. 11. cr.agg. secretary ot tne y>"-t3Bga Building .'v l.oan Associa-1 tion. is determined that the scries irrst opened shall be the best in the history of that organization. lJurirg the morih he is offering 25 cents | per share of installment stock by any individual in the county. The full details of the plan are announced on page five and Mr. Gragg is hopeful that 1,000 shares may be sold during the 30-day period. It is a fine opportunity to make a bit of money same time help out the | boiue builders. I f $ ^ ?? T. K) * A Non-Partisan N< BOONE. j ~~ ; TELLS GRAND .TURY TO HELP GET AT BOTTOM OF CRIME crinnnai 'g not bovn.* h?> is rmide: pug a child in tut right jjSjnvironmert and he v-ijl hot be a' ! criminal," Judge VV. C. Harris of ! Raleigh. tc.Kl the Ko'esor. county gnvn-! ji:i~y in hi- charge to it a* Lumber ton- 'as. week. The jurist: linked that the Jury gv ro the1 ! I'ooi and a iudy of crimes and try to find out the reason. for them, j C ourts. r?e saiii. are not functioning B> ll.^y hi relative to decrease in I crime, The Spate has n ydo wonder fu! progress but it has taken no step as art organized effort t ? prevent tstmo. He said he was of the mm convic-; tior. that no reformation came out i 01 tin? court . Some one is icspon-! sible jtor the condition, he declared, urging that the grand jury go back and try to prevent crime. Tic must be made, at the bottom, or. the t youth of the land, he stayi- The; child must he so taught that when he is turned out in life he will not i have a criminal tendency but will have a respect for the lay.. GOOD OUTLOOK SEEN FOR HIGH HOG PRICES Though prices? of fat hogs h.ave j been a Utile above the averau< dur i; , the last law mor-hs. th< ?qitol k is for still better prices throughout the .rear. "Fr?vn reports which we have received irim ;he husv :.i: of agricultural eco:u>m?:\ at Washington, it an u.'a-s that there wore < * 47 rr.ii'ioiij po Uriels less pork or rfoiage r.i. June . first ??f this year than ??r*. the same i elate last year," says \V. \V. Shay, swine extension specialist aL Stace College. "Then, too, the supply on June first. th?s year, was over 52; million pounds less than oil May first j of this yeni- Daring May. Urn ! leading markets report b.l per centj loss pork received than the average of five years for the month. Local slaughter was Ui.S per cent less than May of one year ago ami the stacker and feeder shipments were much iess than the average of five years." Mr. Shay finds also that the spring; pig crop was about 8 per cent heiow that of L92K. In the corn belt, the decrease was fi per con*, but. areata* j than this in ail other sections. This: decrease of 8 per cent is equivalent to about 4,800.000 pig* %viii?-*rTne?ri37 that we-havc the smallest pig crop ; since 1925. I ';'V BROTHER OF PROF. DOWUNM DIES IN IREDELL COUNTY George F. Downum, S2, Confeder- j ate veteran, higher of Prof. J. M. J Downum of the Appalachian State; Teachers* College died at his Home in Harmony, Iredell county last week, following an extended decline in! health. Mr. Dowmsm enlisted in the Confederate army at the sge of 17 j "and served throughout the - four:j! years of the Civil war. Unusual interest has been aroused bv the amateur baseball games which j are being played on the local dia-1, ir.ond by teams made up of the va-1. rious business and professional men j Of the town. A game of this kind j is called for next Tuesday afternoon j at 4 o'clock, at which time bankers.I .lawyers, merchants! and fe^venj: the I mayor of^1&t^y^|r^^^b'yTepTesenty): ed on the teams. A large crowd is J expected to be present and enjoy j the fun. The nines will be taken from among the following names: H East Boone: A. E. Hamby, Gordon! Wifikler. Fred Hodges, L. S. Isaacs, }] Hill Hagaman. Clyde Greene. R. D. Hodges, Tom Beach, J. F. Moore, i Gvady More'tz. t). . Cottrt-H. G. P.! Hagr.man. G. i>F.Brink?ey. West Boone: A. E. South, das. Horton. Joe Crawford, Chus. W.-t.-on, R. S. Swift. Clyde Eggers, T. E. ! i?an^.'lani. i ngs. 1 ounce. Troy Norris. Ronda Hodges, AY. IT. Gragg. Official umpires will be Smith Hagamaa and I. G. Greer. ENTRE NOUS GIUB Mrs. Russell Hodges entertained' the Entre Nous Club members and i additional friends at bridge last. Thursday afternoon, July 11th. The j home was attractively decorated with' vases of vari colored dahlias. Bonbon dishes of peanuts festooned each table and at the tea hour Mrs. Hodges served a lovely punch course. Miss Louise Critchcr was awarded a cutex set for having high score and Mrs. Tracy Counciil won a handI decorated salad spoon and fork in the cut. ; Those enjoyiny Mrs. Hodges' hos| pitality besides the chih member^, jwere: Mrs. Robert Coffey. Miss | Edith Knight. Miss Louise Critcher. 1 Mrs. David Greene and Misses Margaret and Helen Majette. Rev. C. H. Moser, pastor of the J Methodist church, will occupy the pulpit a! both services Sunday. July 21. These will be important serv-! ' ices, ami ait are urgeu iw avleiid. \ MMMBSBI ,SS^6a2^^?2aX@ig^pi. ?? ' a? N- _ JXjrA swspaper. Devoted to the WATAI GA fOITXTY. NORTH C Andy Johnson is ?giikno>iii Si Andy Johnson. On. well known re-blent of the Meadow Creek section, was found dead in the roa : a short distance from his home \ esterday morning: with Lh*\e charges of shot, ir. his body and the sheriffs forces are busily engaged in trying to locale clues which might effect the car-lave of the unknown slayer. On the preceding afternoon about Sundown several persons in the community heard the reports of a shotgpiri coming from the wooded slope where the body was found, but thinking perhaps of hunters no investigation was made. Vest i day morning, however. at about 7: JO a young man of the <omnu.nity started on the littleused roadway to haul lumber and discovered rfce body about 150 yards ; to in the home of the deceased. The Coroner's office was immediately notified, and examination revealed that two loads of shot had entered the back, scattering in wide circles, which indicated that the shots were tired Comparative Figures Ccrs Shows County is Pro Below' are given soirio interfacing crop reporting service ? f the North dative to acreage plant.e??, yield per five of the county's leading crops?< The ?igu?-fs ate no the years 1926, 1 auga :s going backward rather than crops. For instance, in 1928. the cc bushels was 124,960, produced on an 520,538 bushels in 1926. produced on peu troni ~251 .Gi Sliusnuli irr lilSSrtt] Irish potatoes show a steady increase, per acre, and while wheat showed an planted to this crop in 1928 was 1,-U Acreage Planted BuA 1920 1927 1928 26 Co"m . . 9,319 8,499' 8.199 27 Wheat . . 2,005 l;488 1,483 12 Oats . . 4.1 '97 3,085 3,085 23 Rye \ __1.585 2,505 2,180 1-1 Potatoes. 1.168 1,510 1,510 108 FJfRM 'StLlEF SHOULDERS OF FARM BOARD Washington, .July 15?The federal farm Jtoarii, created by congress after years of dispute* assembled today: and was charged by President Koov cr ivith responsibility for a solution pf America's long scan ding and ve>: atious agricultural problem. Ac the end of the fust day's con ferences, begun at n meeting with: Mr. Hoover in the cabinet room pf the White House, the chairman of1 the boarjtl, Alexander H. I.egge?a; Chicago .husiness man?announced . that "we are going to work long and hard." Saying there were no promises, he expressed hope that the board could organize agriculture to I permit application of its work to: this year's crops. Most of the day was occupied with routine business. Charles L. Chiistensen, chief of the -co-operative j marketing division of the depart-! men! of agriculture, was selected as? secretary to the poard. The program of "long and hard" work, mentioned by Legge was initiated by oniploymihit^tl^w sonr.el. The chairman said the board would meet tomorrow and indicated night sessions were in order. Little; hope for important news announcements was held out. however. The board members were invited to dinner tonight at the White House. -i? ^ 1 THE WEATHER Weather report for week ending July 13. co-operative station, anpnkichian State Teachers* College. Prof. J. T. C. Wright, observer: Average maximum tempera! 8 1 degrees. :-.rx. Average minimum temperature, 70. BBgWow?Sgg5g:f moor at a re. 77. Average daily range hi tempera-ture, IS. Greaust daily range in tempera tare. I degrees, 11th. Average temperature at 8 a. m-xjm 761 Highest temperature reached. 00, Oth. Lowest temperature reached. 64. 6th. Number inches of rainfall, 0.66. Greatest rainfall in 2-4 hours. 41 inches. 0th. Number days with .01 inch orj more rainfall, 4. Number of clear days, 2; partly cloudy. Direction of prevailing wind, northeast. Dates of thunderstorms, 6th. 0th, 11th and 12th. Mrs. Laura Johnson of Statesvillo, | daughter of the late Major Harvey Bingham, is a visitor for a few days j with her brother. Dr. K. K. Bingliatlif; ur-vvvuv. 1 / I ' H SSr B ** -I HLj ^ M ; Best In' ?' s of North we; 1 . ft -? ? .' 5 ~ y AR0L1XA * .Si-AY. JULY 18, 192 sM .ered; * .?- i lave* is in _a Jit i*";e " r .. -front a considerable distance. A j I child wound, however, in the right j Kb:east covered a space scarcely | *' ' larger than a silver dollar and was 1 undoubtedly fired point-h'ar.k at a ! it * di-tance of only a few feet. Two j, | empty shells wen found which h" varne iYot.T a lb guar " yarv>n. j ! but no other trace of 'he .dayer v.ere f.-und. ill odd stains in the . i roadway indicate a that the decca-tfed had covered a distanc of per' ha: r osie hundred u--i alter he , : was shot. As The Democrat goes to press ia WocdhGunds are being used in an L( | effort to apprehend the psrpet ra 1 J1 lor of the crime. No reasons Have \ ; been assigned as to why ill-feelings jL j should ha\ e ervisted toward ?>'ohl:- tl' ! -?.?? M? ? -? ! " (i , *?v -Iiiuvi "ill! iVi~ Ll|J* j poarante at the next term of court ' : I in connection with the burnjngj of i ^ \ a barn in the Deep Gap section !1 ' hut no connection has been eStab- ' lished between that incident and js' | the .daying. |? | Funeral arrangements have not ? n announced. 'u j j 1 _ ~ - ?? j e| serins; Three-Year Period . . i ctucing Less on its Farms - \ \ a : figures complied hv the co-operative f vCarolina department of agriculture. - acre and total buhsel production, of ^ orn. wheat, oats, rye and potatoes. ; 927 and 192s, and indicate thai Wat- ^ -forward ill the production of these j t Untuned pt^fcivctioc of these crops in 1 j acreage of 17.057, as compared to j ^ 17,274 acres. Corn production drop- | n tyl i ! , !SH bushels, in However. j both in acreage planted and in yield s, increased yield per acre, the total j v & acres as against 2,005 in 1926. j_ rfei(i Acre Product?n Estimated Bushefs 27 2S 19215 19*27 1928 j J:; 17^251,613 TJTM77 144,483 N 12 14 24,0150 17.796 20,762' I ; 17 96,531 43,190 40,2.75 C II t'a 22. ton 27 77:", 519 ->jn Ill 120 12(5,1 I I 1 07,010 181,200 I rtS S. GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO MAKE MEDICINAL LIQUOR ' ^, q 1 e 1 Washington. July ! 5?Complying * 1 with the law that the prohibition bureau must keen an adequate supply ! : of medicinal liquor ava iable in this , * country, the bureau expects soon inir^a announce the date or, which disli-iing ^ will he starred. The treasury said today that, the bureau is now awaking re ports on ^ the amount of whiskey i? bo ruled J u warehouses dune .*>0 to set the datetv, to begin distilling- to replace medi- ^ cinal liquor sold during the last few,' Soara ' II !(. The bureau- places the . annual tj requirement of medicinal whiskey at ^ 1,500,000 gallons and on June >10, a 19'^S, there was on bond only ten 'j million gallons. The bureau said the present sup-! ply of medicinal iiqiu . . appvpxi , ( mately 8,500,000 gallons, would last j ji! only a little over five years. As the ^ bureau requires that medicinal whis- i ^ key must be aged '"our year si it ^ feels that the distilling must begin! j* this year to have a new supply on j t. haniV dfLex"- tiiVT-lHHorL^*b^7cr^cJii yyhlS key is used. The bureau will select four or five | distilleries to do the distilling. (1 These will be chosen, it was said,! ^ from those which have .the best plants for such manufacture. Of the i new whiskey to be ur.ufactured. probably about two million gallons i a year, three-four* hs will be hour bon aifc:'SHSS&ffi WC.SHS' 1? fBS < LEE COLVARD NOT DEAD The report was ueely circulated c' around Boone Monday and Iixesduj that Lee. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. .Colvard of this community. had been killed in a mine near Eikhorn City. , fn fact a telegram had been ! ^ received to that effect Iron' prog: unknown party. Mr. Co'yard, the father of the supposedly deceased. n, went to Kentucky and found his son ' T hale and hearty and working- on 'aj N plantation in the vicmitv oi' RlkI! horn. Just why a report ot such r dire character should have been cir- .1 culated is unknown. . ^ I h 94 NEW DOCTORS IN STATE ; a Raleigh, July 16?Syipety-four; n persons passed the examinations for a license to practice medicine in North Carolina at the recent examinations heic. it wns^ahnonjlccd hew . t< today by the state hoard of medical; h examiners. In addition to the 94 ' b licensed by examination, |S were i licensed by endorsement of creden- i tials from other states. ~ j g i a There is no Soiomon in the Uni- j c ted States senate today, says a r.ena- 31 tor. Maybe not. but there still is a j r] Closes. ? 5t North Carolina y .IVESTOCK ASSOCIATION WOULD AID FARMERS Editor Democrat: I ?jiii enclosing ~u ktLvi ii'orn vu.' ormer countvman, Mr. Shipley, 'his is . [ reply to a letter In which j a^ked him his opinion in regard to nime farmers of Watauga forming livestock association, etc. i think will be worthwhile* to publish his tier,! | SMITH H A G A M A X. 3yj Mr. Shipley's Letter i thick that if the farmers of fatautra county will organize a vostock association and fovmuiat: <*; lan by which they can grow more nd better livestock and market them ; a better advantage, it will do ?ore to bring them out of the mi: ian anything they can do. The) ling to do is to make use of what (Wantage they already have and not epeiul or, doing things on* lio^'vowed apital. I lived a long time to find lis out?top much credit has done ic much more harm than good. \.?v to show you what a little ticking together will do. about four f us here in this neighborhood sell ur lambs together ;i no ur first load ent off the 6th of June and brought 4 cent.-, or an average of jsil.9'0 rich. We have another load sold lo anv time aft.-- Jnlv i r?Hi lie buyer calls for them. at 1'2;_? L-nts. They will weigh p -unds r.d \yill top the NVw York hi; ? . s the first !<>a<i did. O-u- niun sold tmbs off of 10 ewes that brought jim ?815 net at home, these going; 1 the '5th of .! no shipment. In this sect ion sheet), cows and in-; aeeo is our money crop. We milk 2 cows here on our little farm, ast month they averaged ?21.80 v itch. We gctff2?c per gallon for the ulk at home?no delivery expense. -There is ironey in farming if you tay at h.ome and work and keep our farm well stocked with well- ' red livestock and use the auto just hen it is absolutely necessary. W. E. SHIPLEY. Wallace. Va., .July 8. iROUP MARKETS TA AID FARMER IS BOARD'S AIM ? Washington Jidy?i lO.? In its hirst i nnouncement ?>f policy, the federal . arm board declared today that the: pproach to better prices for the urmcr lies through improved organiation of. marketing, facilities. To that end, the board announced . will work "with a r.d through es iblished farm groups of fanners ho are organized or who may be ; fganizeci. on a basis of specific com- ; UHuties." 11 vs looking ahead to a' pevnianeuS : irucfcureM and- said iti as "pr-.bahle that the board wih ioye deliberately in its: action.''I? , i As a" step in its syheme t(? orga-j : /.?* agriculture on a national scale \ ad to YTO'"k tbroi:,vH e.vis* irVo- no'^n. I ie;s the board decided today. to?atr ; ;rid the meet in?: of the American j istitote of co-operation to be held t Batton Rouge, La., beginning*; uiy ?g: A statement outlining the views of le board was issued by Chairnian egge at the end of another day of , joining and afternoon sessions be- i ind closed doors. Earlier the board; ad ratified the selection (j/y Presier.t Hoover of James, 0. Stone, of | exington, Ky.. the tobacco rcpresen-: '.live on the board, as vice chair-J ton- "1 Meanwhile no him came from the j oard rooms ol" what it intends to ; 0 with the $150,000,000 of its; 500.000.000 loan fund placed ax its j isposal by congress. LIEUT. GOV. FOUNTALN H'ERE Lieutenant Governor R. T. rour.iin of Rocky Mount, was a guest 1 Boone isridayKSS on ftis return : com a meet :ig of the park comifesion S Asheville. He spent an our of the evening with' The DeraoS .-it, which was very much enjoyed, nd appreciated by j a per. The .lieutenant gov. rnor line oi" the foremost, if not the foreinst candidate for gubeinatorial: oners in 1932. A splendid gentle- j mil, a shrewd politician, posessing 11 the m.all fixations that go to sake a model executive. Soon after . ??.? all iVixiVif;" 1 t>r DTP SC5- : ion of the legislature, a friend said :> mc,, "Kow, v hen you want to j ?eat a real man. one of the best in te state, see Dick Fountain." D e . iet him. was highly pleased with; im from every viewpoint, and fully j grec with our friend that he is a, eal man. C1VITAN CLUB MEETS TODAY . The Boone Civitan Club will meet >dny c.t 1-:!^ at. the Dnr.ic1 Boone! otel. A full attendance of momers is urged. j Home- is the safest place for a! irl to entertain her acquaintances, j d vises an ad v ice-to-the-Io ye-lorn oiunm. Defenders of American in-j titution? will resent this slur on j he rumbRj seat.?Greensboro Daily j MaWI J Fi\ h. CEXTS A copy Daniels Speaks at Baptist Church Here the Kaielgh News and Observer. who is spending-,' ? >??? iiir.e vacationing at B-'.-wins i' v.as present at tbe Bantist en :r. h at the 11 - clock hour Sanaiv and spoke to a -arga and appreciative audience. The form.-v secretary of the navy confined his remarks tor th^ ?>;-:t pain, to a discussion of the relations that should, exist -between rh*?rcfr?a-'-" and eddeatior.rJ Ins: itjitlons. the bearing that one should have upon the other and insisted that an education gained without a knowledge of the Christian relierion is meaningless and empty. He urged that the churches of Boone, which is now a college tov7?, should throw <_' ery possible safeguard about the youth of the country al the dangerous age when they aie entering college and implored the educators to have a cave for the spiritual development of their charges. Mr Darnels was introduced to the audience by Mr. H. Montague of Winonn-^'r ? ?-U? " ? :: viJWvii?. iiv.Rummer at the Daniel Boone hotel. TROOPS MOBILIZE AS CHINA ANSWERS SI VIET RUSSIA NankZing, China. July 10- The nationalist government at midnight, just within ihe three days allotted by soviet Russia's ultimatum, replied to the la tier's demands :n the Chinese eastern railways of Mam huria dis pute. The Chinese tiia.de two demon is. although emphatically they* were not counter-demands to those of the Russian note. The first was that the soviet should release ail Chinese prisoners in Russia, which were estimated in an earlier official statement at 1.000. The second that the soviet government adequately protect Chinese nationals in Russia from aggression and oppression. Moscow was informed that a Chinese plenipotentiary was leaving Nanking for that apital to discuss matter between the government. At the same time it was learned tonight that 13,000 Manehurian troops have heen mobilized ir. the past two days_ ^ Cc. to ny-enforce patrols on the border. The plea was mad# that the aedismissinTr Russian oilicio?son the railway and*taking vdr various con-./ cessions was justified because soviet railroad officials had hot- carried out. faithfully the term- of the 1924 ; agreement pros .ding for join; operation, The note term el it unfortunate that evidence of .-evict- Russian agents' in f'luries'e teriniory spreading eoi\\ mo nist... pvopagar < * a so as: to en-:; danger the Chinese government and tts" social "ivstem hudCbeenvsr discoverer.. CAMPING TRiP TO TATER HILi. Saturday afternoon a greuo of young" people left Boone in a truck Tilled with straw, for a week-end camping trip to Tater Hill. It was a rather long, slow trip due to the condition of the roads, hut what difference did that make to the happy campers? If they got :istuck it w&af. a simple matter tor them to get out and push. It was about dark when the 'party reached the foot of the mountain, and it began to rain, so everybody gbtfan a large covered wagon for the second part of the trip. HffiBBfig road led over rocks and fallen trees. In fact, one tree had to be cut down to make room for the wagon to pass- The truck did tine work clone for a while hot finally needed the aid o: the hoiyes to make the heavy '.'limb, and the final lay,- of the journey was made on jfogS by lantern lijtht When the top was reached it. was a wet and 1 ntud-.covered jrroup thai gathered n? or t the hijf campfire and eagerly devoured bacon, CCBS: loiiVt and "raters." TfiS -iiel't was coed and foggy. ' M'hbn daylight i'nn^ rery little of ' the ..ui ! > >w.v; visible. However, the lvr.se fog lifted. about 10a nd tKe._b?at^r; fan* scenery- extended ir. all directi oas as far a? 'he eye could see. The remainder oi the clay was spent in hiking to the Laid ami other points of interest nearby. The tired hutr hanpy group returned late Sunday afternoon, already planning another trip in the near future. Among those in the party were: Misses Louise Criteher. Katherinc Harwell. Lucy Gatling, Estelle Pye, Jane Elisor*. Mary Frances Linney; Mrs. P. A. Coffey; Messrs. James Young, Kenneth Linney and John A. Sproles. Mr. W. F. Miller returned from Boo" the middle of last week, where h? . city water run into the kraut fa t ?*y for use when the kraut season . * mes bi the fail.?North Wilkesboro Hustler. Miss Anneal Triplet tof Lenoir is visiting at the home or! her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moretz.
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