North Carolina Newspapers

= ===== VOLUME XI.!. NO. 13. - -=r g-3 Today and ^ Tomorrow By FRANK P. STOCKBRIDGE |C, Baker George F. Baker celebrated his ninetieth, birthday the other day. He > still the active head of the First! National Bank of New York, one of! he world's greatest financial institutions. in which he owns a controlling st' interest. ai1 George Baker was a country hoy n Cape Pod when he heard his uncle er tell about landing money out at in- \a it-rest. It struck the boy as a new idea that you could make your mon y work for you. He resolved then I .> pro into the business of making)^ V money earn money. j - 1 f He has never been'a speculator, a urometer or anything but a banker. | L'J Every other banker in New York looks up to him and relies upon pisI s judgment. He. never made a speech.} tie sa'-s that most of the talking pco- j." ;; 1 o do is unnecessary. But when he {. -avs "no" to a man who wants to , borrow money .from him it is as con vincing as if he had talked for an hour. ' of lie "Hicks j,1? I went to a movie theatre the other j co night and saw a "comedy" which er made me boil. i ha It was a "talkie" taken direct from I the vaudeville stage, and it repre-l ms vented the people of a country town ab in caricature of costumes which tei might have been worn forty years fo ago, and with manners, dialect andj an habits which prevail nowhere in the pr United States today. if 1 live a good part of the time and wl vote at every election in a country pe town of a few hundred inhabitants, ha It is distinctly rural, yet its people ta are as up-to-date in their clothes and mi 55 COi'VeCt iii tiioii ..mi. iic i s fliiu i ! 0 speech as well-bred people in any pa city; much more so than the general cu run of New Yorkers. Yet New York w< and the other cities get their impres- br sion of small towns from such movies as this one. th .\o woii(lei* liiea call village folk|ur "hicksi" They forget that the men a who head the business enterprises of fa their cities?New York, Chicago and to all the rest?nine times out of ten hi: grew up in these country villages and th havtl proved themselves better than M; city-bred folk^ in the competitive an vamg of life. pr . llfc- ? 3 k8| mm . t *w v iv^o , According to Mr. Will H. Hayes, to president of the Association of Mo--la tion Picture Producers, the movies an are going to clean themselves up a again. They are going to eliminate ca indecency and suggestiveness, incen wl tives to vice and crime and about everything else that censors have oh ar jected to. on That is all very good as far as it an goes, but it doesn't go far enough, an What the movies need more than any- It thing else is some relation to real co life. Their real danger to the voung of is the false impression they give of ba the Way in which people of different kinds and classes act and live. fti Elmer Rice has written a hook, "A j " Voyage to Purilia,"' in which he satir-i izes the movie standards of truth, morals and ethics. It is a hook which everyone concerned with the training of children ought to read and profit va by. ' in ? af Housing! The British Government proposes \v< tO roblli?/"! oV. uic uusmniaiy ouiia- CO ings in the British isles. The program co will take forty years. Owners can be an compelled, under this plan, to tear st< down old houses and rebuild them, inj We rebuild everything: every forty oh years. That is the average life of a eg building in America. Many dwellings ze are much older than that; 1 live in Rt winter in one that was built in New Tl York abbui; 100 years ago aria , in ru aammcr in a farmhouse that is 114 xtxi years old. But ideas of construction, en sanitation and the utilization of space k 'A change so rapidly that most people sn fe \ want a new house evefry twenty years [ f or so. Diet t? t i c< Members of Congress ore eating aico new diet, recommended by Dr. J. W. I Si Calver. the physician to the House of lth Representatives, as being the best! X, food for brain workers in ?arm ]c weather. One of the popular new diet tr dishes is served on a single plate ar in the House restaurant and consists vc of raw cabbage and raw carrots, "I cnoprped small and served in tomato ac ' jelly, rye toast Philadelphia cream ni !i cheese, a baked apple and either tea, nt coffee, milk or buttermilk. The ten is served with the lemon and one lunin .> .lunar, me coilee is half milk. ar I The realization that people who or take no exercise should not fill them- ju (selves with starches and vmeat is be- Cc coming general. th E .FOUR NEGROES DROWN DURINC , BAPTISM; FIFTY SEE TRAGEDY CI St. Louis.?-Four negroes, a thir-jv( teen-year-old girl, a preacher and two > deacons, were drowned Sunday aft- g ernoon in the Mississippi River during an Easter- baptismal service. An- m other negro, a deacon, escaped ' drowning in an attempted rescue. The four were swept away in the 1 river current when they lost their footing soon after wading out into H the stream on the levee here to bap- ja : V tize the girl, the only baptismal can- a I R didate for the ceremony. A crowd I 01 , of about fifty other negroes saw the I c< [- . "-lgs. IBS9HH lnl ' k? ATATJ A Non-Partisan News BOONE, * ? . OUNTY FARMERS DISCUSS POOLING ? OF WOOL CROPjl I beiu >unty Agnet E. C. Turner of Ashe! fron Cou nty Tells Assembly of Advan-; CUSS1 tages of Co-oper^Live Marketing, ing Committee Named to Pass on Bids, have Estimated That There arc 9,000 uals, Sheep in County for Shearing. j Wali the A large number of farmers arid Ikon jckmei: from practically every com- ,y\ *1 unity in the county, met in the -? 1 urthouse in Boone last Monday aft-; noon for the purpose of discussing' hke. rious farm problems. The meeting! men is presided over by Smith Haga- !H'r.n in, president of the Watauga Live-; terir ick Association. j whei E. C. Turner, farm agent of Ashetov,'!1 ?unty, was present, and discussed j :li; detail a plan for pooling the prqs-t t season's wool crop. The Division; 1 Markets of North Carolina, he j?"01 ated, in connection with the Fed- ?or al Division of Markets, has ar- j beer nged to handle the wool f.~ rmers on the following plan: j.H1?1! It is proposed that the farmer or - J^t aler deliver his wool to Boone on ! -?'-h certain day. say around the 20thj ran? May, and a committee composed I"c W. W. Mast, R. T. Greer and Ar- *'u; Brown shall consider all bids on sPon is wool and accept or reject such L>1*s lis as they may think wise.. This ot.. mmittee may sell through the Fed- J,nv< al Farm Board on the following help sis: The Board proposes to use the I arket price at the time of sale as have ove indicated and to this price add! 5?" n cents per pound; then deduct a I1 ur cents per pound for expenses aa,d advance 00 per cent, of this ice. When the Board sells the wool,! ^ the market remains the same as iien delivered, the remaining L01 x 1 S r cent, will be paid. If the market i)0Jl s fallen, the reduction will he j)( 1 ken out of this 10 per cent.; if the c?"?. arket has advanced the remaining J- .n 'percent. plus the advance will be i id. The method is expected to se- s,ty re from four to six cents more for _ >ol than local or small sales would BlC ing the producer. ^ The farmer or dealer who enters is pool is obligated to hold his wool ttil the Federal Farm Board makes ' ] price and if the price is not satis- com* ctcry, \\z is then at liberty to sell calk anyone else or hold his wool at the ; * own discretion. This effort of Hi^t e IStaie and Federal Divisions of 7;#0 arketing is for the sole purpose of in tl Jing the farmer in getting the top XI :cc for his wool. ,i hers Coutracts to be signed by those pomo io are interested in ptfaling their[n^?, 5oi in this manner arc being mstUetijboy the different communities of Wa-I not ngu?riA11itfr.*? -/Ijotinhti T**' y?J?. yone who is interested fails to get Boli< contract, write to G. P. Hagaman, bant shier of the Watauga County Bank, Tl 10 will be glad to supply them. Lois It has been estimated that there Bobl e nine thousand'sheep for shearing hv ( l-V... f_r - i*r . -?-? - , II.v: iill hi:? ui IV auiujfa UOUMy, I Bobl <1 that each one of them will shear ter; i average of five pounds of wool, [and this estimate is anywhere near letic tl-ect, the proceeds from the sale a so the f leeee will do timcli toward I truly nishinp "'hard times." i for I j hjn3 lany Kiddies Enjoy j iVns, Legiorrs Egg Hunt thtr, play One hundred and ten children from be p rious sections of the county met by I the American Legion Park Sunday Booi temoon to participate in the Easter lie i ? huijt which was sponsored by the day ficials of the Legion. The children presi ire divided into three groups, ac- un<k rding to their size, in order that Miss mpetition might be fair and square, nesd d different. g3mes were played and ston, aries told while the eggs were be- Oi g hidden. A prize was given to the will ild in each group finding the most and gs, the winners being Louise Set- uati< r and Louise Adams of Boone, and menl >sa Lee Daniels of Blowing Rock, venp io afternoon was a red-letter pe- kins, Ml for the cniiliitru anu fully an j auui any adults gathered in the park toj ijoy the contest. ! Sir PATE TEACHERS COLLEGE '|Fe? >EBATES BOSTON UNIVERSITY j I Last Friday night marked an epoch j Xue: r the Appalachian State Teachers j jjna >llcge: the beginning of forensic] ma[ ntests with the great universities. j.TJnit gnificant and forward-looking wasje]ec; e debate in which Messrs. Chatl.es I with srton and Frank Houser, of the|(ran eal college, supported the affirma- xi re against Messrs. William F. Davis genf id Lewis A. Novens, of Boston Uni- lows rsity, in a debate or. the subject. N tesolved. that the nations should lopt a plan of complete disarma- c-. . ent, excepting such forces as i?ve leded for police protection." ... Again and again the enthusiastic (jjja idience of seven hundred citizens id students applauded as the one the other side scored a point. No , 3] dees had been selected but hv! immon consent this was acclaimed p ! e finest debate ever held in this t Dr. Benjamin E. Gordon, manager "'* ! the Boston University Debating lub, and his debaters were guests Appatachia, and made a most fairable impression. A finer group of mtlomen would be hard to find, oston University will build South- g n friendships wherever these youngi , en ! One day, NDICTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE out Two Blowing Rock men, Messrs. agei enson and Teague. were lodged in pos< ill here Wednesday afternoon on befc warrant charging retailing, sworn exo< it by citizens of the Beech Creek trer, immunity.' They will be tried to- ycai ight before Justice E. N. Hahn. opei GA paper, Devoted to the ATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH ( ak Walton League To Release Many Fish Linie' Boone Chapter, Izaak WaJLeague. held its uvular meetat ti e Daniel Boone Hotel last irdav evening, twenty members g present. Various problems eonting local sportsmen were dised. the main topic being the postof land by owners after streams been stocked bv other individWhile it is not the purpose ol Lonians to dictate to land-owners manner in which they protect - fishing waters, it was the beliei ic iocal body that the prohibiting ingling in streams as described e is not altogether sportsmanIt was pointed out that fisherare required by law to gain th? lission of land-owners before en ig their property, and, in cases re the owners have stocked theii waters, it would be perfectly tight for them to place an abso on the sport, h.rough efforts of the Danie tie Chapter, three rearing pools fingerling trout have already i built in the county, and three [y-aro-jihdor construction. Fifty sand baby rainbows were piacev hcsc pools Monday, and by fal 000 speckled and rainbow trout png in length from four to si? es, will be loosed in streams ol county. .Many of the men re sible for this work arc not ownof property, and. should posting and continue, they will he deed of the sport which they arc in# to restore to its former stand The belief lias been expressed some of the land-owners whc posted their property this sea think that in so doing they arc ig the Walton League in its work when the matter is brought tc attention they will reconsider. p*ners of fishing waters shoulc to it that all fishermen arc? pro il with licenses, and should re seining, dynamiting and strean ition to game wardens. With this peration on the part of citizens he county, fish can be success ! propagated - without -the neces of prohibiting the sport. >wing Rock Seniors Will Present Comedy 3ashful Mr. Robbs,'* a three-acl edy?and fully entitled to b< id comedy?will be presented hj senior class of the Blowing Rocl 1 School on Saturday evening ai o'clock in the school uuditoriun lat place. he cast includes the nine mem of the senior class and two soph re boys: Bynum Teague, who as limb Sturnn. - the_ hcIV-boy. kitchen and dumh;bc!l In a local bote quite of the MayvieWi type, * pro ck. the rather mthdnerl nnnv hue I of a masterful young heiress, tie seniors are east as follows Klutz, as the fiancee of a Mr 3s, anything but bashful player llerin Coffey; the authentic Mr i)s, genuinely bashful, Paul Fos Huby Tolbert, the young wife heiress^ Helen Sudderth, an ath "young lady, Margaret Sudderth ciety bud; Hazel Blaylock of the ies, who makes all the. trouble the fickle Mr. Bobbs; Mary Rob as her French maid; and Rubj ards, the managing Mrs. Wig who runs the resort hotel where comedy takes place, n Sunday morning following the , the commencement sermon wil reached in the school auditorium )r. O. J. Chandler, pastor of the ic Methodist Church. The pub s cordially invited. On Wednesevening, the seventh grade will ?nt its commencement exercises sr the direction of the teacher Greer. The speaker on Wed ay* evening is Mr. Ira T. .John, of West Jefferson, n Thursday evening the seniors give their class day exercises, on the following evening grad >n will conclude the commenceb program. The president of Daort College, Dr. William A. Jen, will deliver the commencement teaana nmons Posts Entrance : With Election Board ashington. ? Senator Simmons ;day mailed to the North Caro State Board of Elections his for notice of candidacy for thi ed States Senate in the primal"} ion, to be held June 7, togethei his check for the required ence fee. ic notice for candidacy filed by itor Simmons Tuesday is as fol IOTIOE OF CANDIDACY IN PRIMARY ELECTION" e Borad of Elections, igh. North Carolina: hereby file my notice as a cante for the nomination as Unitei es Senator for the term begin : March -1, 1931, in the primar; '-ion. affiliate with the Democratic ;y, and I hereby pledge mysel: ibide by the results of said pri y, arid to Support m the ncx :ral election all the candidate inateri by the democratic darty. F. M. SIMMONS, "Candidate." ONE CENT SALE oone Drug Company announce: his issue the semi-annual Rexal -Cent Sale, which began yester and which will continue through the week. According to the man nent, larger stocks for this pur have been selected than eve >re, and an increased business i ected. The sales have proven e.l nely popular here during the te s in which the Rexall Store ha rated here. DEM( Best Interests of NortKwes CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL. 24, J !I. G.GREER GIVEN fl NOMINATION FOR TREAS. BY G. 0. PJ : Republican State Convention Names Local Educator to Make Race This j > Fall. Only Candidate Nominated. James S. Duncan Named State Republican OS air man. State - wide Primary Considered Inevitable. IvepubUcaii* of North Carolina. > holding their convention in Char' lotto Friday, nominated Professor I. ' G Greer, professor of Citizenship at Appalachian State Teachers College, - as State Treasurer, he being the only nominee named by the convention. 1 Professor Greer has been in the political limelie-hl for the past several months, being widely mentioned forj - the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eighth District to op1 pose '"Farmer Boh'' Doughton. Fol-j > lowing his withdrawal from the Con-i gressional contest, he momentarily' dropped out of the State G. O. P.. 7 iiiiiTi until Fr'ulnyv vvhon nvpv hi? ' protests, the State Convention honHored him with the nomination for .!?f-?(T.vc, . J - ...v? X . V J No other nominations were pro-; ' posed on the convention floor. How-i ever, through the adoption of a mo- i t.i ?:i. the executive committee was! ? i asked to "draft" candidates for State | - offices Should none file with the ' State Board of Elections. .Tames S. Duncan, Greensboro at-i I torney. was named as State Chaii> man of the Republican Party, sweep - ill" to victory on the first ballot over ' * a field of four candidates. The tab . ulation showed Duncan with fi23 8-23 1 > votes; O. R. York, of High Point, ? with 232; .lake Newell, of Charlotte, 1 with 271 15-13. and Junius Harden. ' - of Burlington, with 57. Mrs. Juanita ' - Gregg Winn, of Liberty, was named > vice-chairman. Like Duncan, she 5 gained the office on the first ballot, J ? polling 828 1-4 convention votes. Aft- 1 - er balloting, the convention in the ar nonVt cffics? ??Q(io the elec- ' tion unanimous. The convention left no doubt that 1 the party will hold a primary this 3 year for the first time in its history. 1 f David H. Blair, of Washington and Winston-Salem, and Congressman 1 k Charles A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, were j , the only party leaders of prominence ' ; pot present for the convention. Jonas ^ wired that congressional duties kept ^ him in Washington. J Embodied in* the party platform adopted by the convention was a "de. maud for a complete readjustment ] and' revision of the tpy. system of . -North Carolina to the end that all _ classes of property, personal as well i! as real, intangible as well as tangible, ! 3 shall bear their just proportion $Ff| " the tax burden and that land-shall (Continued on page five.) ( MISS HAHN BECOMES BRIDE | J OF MR. GEORGE W. BROWN At high noon Saturday, Miss Mar. garet Hahn, daughter of Air, and Mrs. | . E. N Hahn. of Boone, became the j bride ot Mr. George Richard Brown, i i of Winston-Salem, the ceremony be- | v ing performed hy the Rev. O. J. | . Chandler, pastor of the First Meth odist Church of Boone, in the pres- j . erfce of a few intimate friends and;] > members of the immediate families | j at the Ilahn home oil Main Street.! . The vows were spoken at an impvo- I < j vised altar of ferns and Madonna lil dies in the reception room of the j . home, which was profusely banked . with floor baskets of spruce and pin:*, .! yellow taoers in silver cnndelahr:-? I i casting a soft glow over the beautiful \ ; I setting. The impressive ring ritual of] 1 I" the Methodist Church was used. j < The bridal couple entered the room j unattended, to the strains of the j J "The Wedding March" from Lohen-, 1 .igrfn; softly rendered by Miss Ruthj j Coffey at the piano. Prior to the cer-j ( 'teinony, Mrs. Suma Hardin sang "At 1 1 .j Dawning" and "Sweetest Story Ever! j Told." While the service was being | said. Miss Coffey played "To a Wild j Rose." 'I -..Tho hride' ?. J Napoleon blue with gray accessories, j and a shoulder corsage of rosebuds, < 1 and lilies of the valley. Following the 1 ceremony, a luncheon was served at the home of the bride's parentsMrs. Brown received her education j' ' at Appalachian State Teachers Col- ; j lege, Boone,, and Greensboro College] - for Women. She spent two years in i ' training for a nurse at the Twin City! Memo,rial Hospital, Winston-Salem, i and has a wide circle of friends - throughout the State who will hear; of her marriage with interest. Mr. Brown is the only son of Mrs. j - W. M. Brown of Winston-Salem, and is now connected with Engineering! Sales Company, of that place. Following a brief honeymoon trip! to Charlp?jt-Ar> 55 C ot?3 *-? 1 in the South, the young couple will . be at home in Winston-Salem. 1 SENIOR CLASS OF BOONE HIGH SCHOOL WILL PRESENT PLAY I ; "Sunshine," a play in three-acts, t will be presented by the Senior Class - of Boone High School at the Demont j straticr. School Auditorium Friday s| evening, April 25th. The performers have been carefuiiy coached, rehearsals have been held, and those who attend the entertainment are assured an evening of unparalleled enjoyment. 3 The cast of characters includes: 1 Lucille Mast. Ella Mae Austin, Pau-' - line McGhee, Maude Clay, Jake Hag aman, Ruby Graybcal, Carrol Cook, - Edwin Dougherty, Ralph Farthing, - Hazel Gragg and Thelma Miller, r Chorus girls are Elaine Greer, Ruby s Trivett, Carolyn Blair, Leila Ayers, Frank Linney, Lossie Laurence and h Mary Honeycutt. The musical score s will be executed 'oy Blanche Smith's Appalachian Troubadours. 3CRA ;t North Carolina l>30. Seeks State Office 1 G. Greer, professor of Citizen- 1 ship at Appalachian State Teach- J ex-s College. who was nominated J for State Treasurer at the Repub- j iican Convention held in Charlotte I last Thursday. Livestock Association Discusses County Fair I At a meeting of the Livestock As-) ;6c:ation held Monday at the courllouse in Boone, the feasibility of some kind of county fair for Watauga 'u be held next fall, was discussed md a committee consisting of W. W., Mast. Arlie \V. Brown, Roby Greer. L. II. Holier and Scott Swift was ap- j pointed to take the matter under advisement and report at next meeting. Numerous suggestions have been Advanced during the oast few months relative to a county fair, the most popular one being a proposed street exposition_to.be. held in Boone. With the increased interest In agriculture \ which has been manifested for the past few years in Watauga, the prospects have, grown brighter for some sort of agricultural fair, and it is hoped that the committee now at work on the proposal will report favorably at the next meeting of the Association. Alexander Thomas Dies At Vaiie Crucis Home Mr. Alexander Thomas, 38 years! old, passed away last Saturday noon Ht hi. hoih'q ogar Vwll. .aftqit. a:: illness with, pneiimoniu which developed from n prolonged void on the provio;;.; Tuesday. Tuucral services were held from St. John's Episcopal Church, of which deceased was a. faithful member, on Sunday afternoon, Rev. L. F. Kent saying the last rites. Interment followed in the; churchyard cemetery. Mr. Thomas was a native of Watauga County, and was reared on the i same farm on which he died. He was j one of tlie^inose prosperous farmers of his community, and was a leader! in all civic movements. A kind neigh-! bor, an unwavering friend, and a *enuinely good citizen has gone, and iiis place in the life of the community will be hard-to fill. Surviving are a widow and two children: Mrs. Will C. Walkei of \ Boone and J. H. Thomas of Valiej Cruris. One brother, J. P. Thomas. I and three sisters, Sarah, Margaret (Mrs. Roby Thdmns), and Mrs. Pol-i ly Ward, also survive. Mrs. Thomas, who has been in poor! leaith for some time preceding the] loath of her husband, returned to t Boone with Mr. and Mrs. Will C. Walker, and will make her home here. State Teachers College Wins Over Guilford The Appalachian Normal baseball s tcinv rixked J chuccn " ? ? +Vio- -r?nV?? nrit "or Guilford College, here Tuesday i afternoon for seventeen safe knocks ] cum! uat jv. wie Quakers in a slog- : ging match by the scove of 14 to o. j The Teachers started the fire- ' works ir? the opening rack and scored i n all bur three innings to win the I victory. While the State sluggers were hitting the Quaker pitching freely. Fulkerson was twirling in brilliant style, living up only seven hits. Zachary, Guilford pitcher, playing j right field for the visitors, featured] the game by smashing out a long, home run in the second inning. The drive went.deep right-center and no-] body was on base at the time. fCeed "led the hitting tor the State Teachers College with a triple and two doubles, while Walker. Harris and Canipe also came in for their share of base knocks. Jamison, Guilford center-fielder, made one of the greatest catches ever seen here when he speared a terrific liner off Reed's bat after a long run to rob the Teachers' star of a possible homer. WHISKEY WAS SOLD TO KEEP THE WOLF AWAY Durham, N. C.-?Robert .Tones, 56, partially paralyzed, and his wife, blind since, she was three years old, turned to the liquor traffic to keep) the rent paid and a mouthful of something to eat in the house, they told Judge Patton in Recorders Court recently. Touched, hut pointing out that even destitute circumstances constituted no ground for law violation, the judge advised them to seek assistance of the county board of charities. suspending and continuing judgment for twelve months. T SI.50 PKR YEAR loc. ! /electFon" of: cials have bien selected County Board of Elections Was in Session Saturday Afternoon and the Judges and Registrars for the Different Townships Are Appointed. No Other Business Considered by Body. The County Borad of Elections met at the courthouse Saturday for the purpose of naming the election officials for the county, whose duty it is to hold all primaries and elections of the year. All members of the board, Henry J. Hardin, Donley Ilagaman. and Grover C. Robbins, were present, and no other business came before the meeting. Hollowing is the list of appointments by townships. The first named in each case iis registrar and the last two are judges, the last, named in every instance being the Republican member: Raid Mountain \V ^ Mlllnv Howell. Wade Norris. Beaver Dam: G rover Johnson, Clyde Perry. W. R. Johnson. Blue Ridge: U. F. Tate, Nile Cook, -i. G. Story. Blowing Rock: Dick Hollar, Grady Greer. Howard Ilolshouser. Boone: A. D. Wilson, A. M. Norton, T. E. Bingham. Cove Creek: J. S. McBride, C. B. Moody, N. T. Bye vs. Elk: P. G. Carroll, H. C. Hodges, Virgil Cox. Laurel Creek: Ed Tlagaman, Luther Ward, Mrs. W. O. Bingham. Meat Camp No. 1: C. G Hodges, Bynitm Gross. C. G. Lewis. Meat Camp 2: L. E. Beach, Herman McNeil, Wayne Miller North Fork: \V. C. South, B. R. . South. J. M. May. Shawneehaw: W. L. Welch. J. L. ? Triplett, Cicero Townsend. Stony Fork: C. D. McNeil, J. F. Welch, J. L. Wellborn. Watauga: Martin L. Herman. D. 1 ! P. Wike, j|T; W. Farthing. Boone and Blowing Rock Adopt Advertising Plan "Vacationing in North Carolina," an attractive booklet issued annunliy by the Carolina Motor Club, will contain as its center section this year a two-page, tour-color graphic map of Watauga County, depicting in attractive manner the various attractions for the tourist to be found in the Blowing Rock section. The Boone Civitan Club And the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, spar, sors of the novel advertising scheme, have, within the past few days, raised the necessary amount of money (: proximately $1,300), necessary for the printing antl distribution of the chart, and ere the summer season well begins, the map, together with luring descriptive, matter, will be in the hands ot more than sixty thousand people in all sections of the United States. Kvery State and National highway leading fix 111 the Kast, the South, the North and the West will be shown in color on the chart, with their respective numbers, all of them terminatintr at Boom- and Hlnvvi,,,. Six thousand extra copies with scenic views printed on the back have, been procured by the local bodies for distribution at will, the bulk of these to find their way to other great resort sections throughout the East and South. It is pointed out that only people who are really interested in finding proper vacation resorts Will receive these booklets, thus increasing their value as advertising matt ev. This is the first definite step ever made by ciitzens of the two towns to jointly advertise Watauga County as a summer resort, and it is generally believed that the new plan will bear abundant fruit. Over 300 Burned to Death in Prison Fire Columbus, Ohio.?-Three hundred and seventeen men, confined in Ohio Penitentiary here, met death Monday night when a disastrous fire swept four cell blocks in che prison yard. Most of the dead were convicts who were trapped in the ill-fated tiers of cells. More than 100 others were affected seriously by smoke and it is feared more will die. Regular Army troops* national guardsmen, prison guards and Columbus; police were '-called to the prison to maintain order among the more than 1,000 convicts who were loose in the prison yards and who, it \yas believed, had set several fires in the prison cotton mills, had cut fire hose and had threatened firemen. After a struggle of several hours with loose convicts who refused to go to their cells, soldiers and guards got the situation in hand and all was quiet in the prison enclosure at midnight. Then the work of removing the dead to the State Fair Coliseum wes begun, and investigations into the disastrous blaze The penitentiary yards resembled an armed camp after a pitched battle. Lying on the grass were the bodies of some 200 victmis of the blaze- most of them killed by dense I smoke. In the prison hospital basement lay almost 100 other dead. A few- dead were known to be in G and H cell blocks where the fire hurned furiously for several hours after it started in an adjoining block and spread rapidly under a stiff west wind. The great toll of life was not reflected in the estimate of property damage by the fire; Prison officials and fire department heads said th<damage would be about $11,000.