North Carolina Newspapers

I > ! v | VOLUME XLl, NO. 44. | Today and i Tomorrow I s By FRANK P. STOCKBR1DGE Facts J The basis of all successful bus J ness is facts. The head of one o the world's greatest corporations hs \ a sign over the door of his privat office reading: "What are the facts? The difference between leader and followers in this world is tha leaders know how to use facts. Th way to begin to prepare for leadei I ship is to study facts. The greatest collection of fact about the United States, our govert ment, industries, business, peopl [ ^ and conditions, is in a hook publishe f annually bv the United States go\ 7 rnment. It i$ called "The Statistic* Abstract *>f the United States." Any one who wants to be able to answe any <iuestions of fact about our na tion can get them all in this boo . i uiil uvuai sciii in niv t uuii Piiiiter at Washington. Williams The most \viuely-kiiown news pa pe man in the world is probably Waltc Wiiljams. Williams started life as printer on a country paper in Mis s'ouri. His education, except for , few years in the common schools came from his newspaper work, trav e) and readme:. He conceived the ide; of a college of journalism and ii litOS established the first school o that kind, at the University of iftis souri. There are" fifty or so college of journalism now. in different uni vtrsities, all founded on the William model. The other day Walter William .as made President of the Uniyer sity of Missouri. He still retain the title of Dean of the School o Journalism, He is the first news paper man ever to head a great edu national institution Sugar Straw and cottonseed may sooi supply the world with sugar. Xylos one of the most widely distribute* organic compounds in nature, isfoum In all vegetable fibers. It is a suga which does not produce fat whei T*Saicn. it was first discovered ?n !* ><?' and chemists have been working fo M years to find a cheap way to ex t tract it. Up to recently it cost abou a dollar a pound to get it out of th< fibers. Under a grant by Congrcs w two yearc ago the Federal Bureai % r Stantlnrds has boon engaged ii |T chemical research into xylose, an* now announce the development of i process which extracts it from cot unseed hulls at the cost of onh live cents a pound. The salvation of the cotton farm or may come through this added by product of the cotton seed, thougl it will hurt the sugar-grower. Oil Oil is the world's most pveciou commodity. I am not thinking especially of petroleum, which is th first thing we thing of when we sa; "oil." Halm oil from interior Africa olive oii from tfie Mcditerraneai shores, whale oil from the seven fe'aa werfi articles of international traffi centuries before Columbus. Today the animal and yegetabl oils are still sought for everywhere -md consumed in larger quantitie than ever before. America has con tributed corn oil, peanut oil and cot tonseed oil to the list. We product more linseed oil, from flax grow; in the Northwest, than any other na tion. Florida is beginning to pro cluce tung oil, extracted from the nu ?- jL ? nr?. u: k iret- jiauve to tiima. :ne pur sait of whales for their oil has de veloped in the past twenty year* t< such an extent that international law tor the protection of these hu& beasts arc under consideration. Avia tion has stimulated the demand fo castor oil,'which lemains fluid at lot temperatures and does not carbon "S-KTwIT ?? in .. frrnutdv '*** " " ? ? r>- ?.- - - - 1 mand than ever, Porponse oil is use for lubricating watches. And the oi ? from cocoanuts is used in a thou ^ -and ways, for foods, candies an< i cosmetics. One of the newest scientific dis voverics is a germ which will extrac \ - the oil from cocoanuts without pros sure, economically and completely. Welch < "No human being in this countr; is not his debtor, though million have never heard his name." No greater tribute could be pai to any man than that phrase whic". fk tw William "Welch o Baltimore, "Dean of American Mcdi cine," on his eightieth birthday. r\r ^.n?f ,?-i i in starting in this country the metli ods of medical research into th cause and prevention of disease an in leading in the application of th results of research to the practic of medicine. His especial interest ha been in preventive, medicine- T'n public health systems of America ore itlCH VltglH w hi".'. It ,C be cause he established the principle th: it is the physician's chief duty t aid in preventing disease that th world owes him a debt of gratitude. DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL WIL! CLOSE TODAY WITH EXERCISE The regular term . of the Boon Demonstration School comes to close today (Thursday). At 10:3 this morning the seventh grade wi V present their graduation exercise: t m and Attorney Ira, T. Johnston, of Jel y ferson, is scheduled to deliver th Laiimress. tfATAJ A Non-Partisan N BOO TOM THUMB GOLF COURSE TO OPEN SATURDAY NIGH! Miniature Golf Course Is Installe* in Heart of City Through the En terprise of T. Hill Farthing an Wife. Followers of Game VHave All the Thrills of Golf in at Their Very Doors. IS " For the first time in the history o .g Boone, golf is offered followers o t the venerable Scotch game here. Th e Tom Thumb miniature golf course o l_ the Dr. .1. W. Jones lawn on Mai: Street, covering only about a cit s block in area but having eiglitee: holes and giving the player the feel e ing that he or she is participating i: a sure-enough golf match, will ope; p_ Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock. The course is similar to thos .j which have already taken the fane; j. j of golfers in other sections ot th I country and is cleverly arranged, of J fering a number of hazards to th. r I player out to better Old Man Pa? Par on the course is 42. There are eighteen greens and th game consists solely of putting Should the ball swere from th ir *'straight and nan-nw" nnrl ??? fi. r j rough. the player picks it up, lose a| the stroke and replaces it on the fail i-1 way opposite the point in the roug u: from which it was taken. The course is highly attractive anJ -1 will he even more so within a fev a weeks. Hazards galore make up fo n j distance and the ardent golfer wil f find that the miniature course offer -1 some real entertainment and take s | less time than an afternoon over ; ! standard-size course. The course i s : lighted by twenty 300-watt electri I lamps and will be the brightest spo s in the city, and play will he enjoyei - both day and night. Lighting equip s nient was installed by Ayers Broth f ers of this town, while the cours* i- is being lined up by K. L. Adkins, o t- the Tom Thumb Golf Courses, Inc. of Greensboro. This new amusement is made pos sible by Mr. and Mrs. T. Hill Far thing, owners of the Boone Trai 1 Cafe, who will have direct manage rnent of the business, * and indica j tions now arc that great crowds wil ' enjoy the amusement on the openin; r night. The Farthings are being con gratulated on their initiative in pro ^ viding this wholesome outdoor amuse r ment for the citizens and visitors, am "J the success of the venture would seen t assured.- The player is required t.? B furnish nothing:?the operators pro s vide the clubs, bails and score card J and a good time is promised all par | ticipant.s in the fascinating apart Mr. Wilburn Reese Succumbs Monday -I . i Mr. Wilburn Reese, 72, of th? I Heaver Dam section, died at his honn Monday evening at 11 o'clock. Tin funeral was held and interment \vn 1 made at Beaver Dam church Tuesda; Rj the Rev. Wellington Swift, the oldes " | minister in W atauga County, con "1 ducting the services. ! Mr. Reese had long been afflictc ! With some chronic ailments but u; " 1 to a few weeks ago he was able t j be up and attend to his affairs. H? ''i was a loyal and faithful churchman | a good citizen, a kind neighbor am ,s an indulirent nara? Hf- will U*. ? ly missed in the community in whicl . he lived and reared his family. He. is survived by his wife and 0111 sister, Mrs. Ollie Madron, Parkers. ~ burs. Pa., and the following chil J^idren: Roy Reese, Ohio; Louis, Deal and Asa of Watauga; Mrs. M. J j Williams of Vilas and Mrs. Walte j I Call of Elizabethton, Tenn. Mr. Reese was the last of th< Reese brothel's, who were numbere~ among our best citizens. Mr. Maiioi g Reese died at his home at Mahe only a few weeks ago. i BOONE CIVITANS ATTEND v MEETING OF ASHE CLUI P Dr. G. K. Moose; GHfif^McConnell i] Fred McDade, G. P. Hagaman, L. I jl Bingham, D. L Wilcox, Ralph Wink - ler and Austin South, members o j Boone Civitan Club, attended a meet ing of the Ashe County Civitan Clul . last Thursday evening at West Jef t ferson. The feature of the evening J entertainment was an address ty Mrs. Mary Sprinkle, of the State Wei fare Department, who spoke most in . terestingly on the work of that or ganization in the State. s CHILD DIES FROM BURNS' Betty Rene Jones, 16-month-ol d daughter of Mr. and Airs. Orin Jones h! of Todd, was scalded to death las f' Wednesday at Slab Fork, W Va i-1 where the parents were making thei temporary home. A tub of water n! which was being used by Mrs. Jone i.! was upset by the youngster, inflict el ing the fatal burns. The body wa d | brought back to Todd and buried i e the family graveyard Friday. Mrs e Jones is a niece of Mrs. Poly \Vyk< s of Boone. e'l FORMER BOONE STUDENT WIN . 1 HIGH HONORS IN NEW MFXiri x I ' . o According to a recent news di< e patch from Las Vegas, New Mexici R. H. Askew, former student of A{ palachian State Teachers College an , a teacher in Watauga schools, wo t first place in the oratorical contes at New Mexico Normal Universit ion Tuesday night, April 15. Mr. A; e kew's dissertation was "The Consti a tution and the American Youth." H 0 will compete with Arizona and Texa 11 in Las Vegas on May 1. The Univei s, sity appreciates the interest of thi f- young man in making earnest effort e to represent that institutich in th International Contest, UGA lewspaper, Devoted to the NE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C Must Answer Charge Of Forgery in Spring Fred Holler, 17-year-old resident rcf the Laurel Fork section, was placed in jail Wednesday evening after having- admitted passing oi forged checks at the Watauga Covind ty Bank. He was given a preliminary '* hearing before Magistrate E. N. d Hahn Thursday and bound to the spring term of Watauga Supei toi R Court. A bond in the sum of ?501) was posted for his appearance. The arrest of young Holler came f about as a result of a $5 check, f | which was cashed for him at the Wa e tauga County Bank on the second n of last December. It was made pavan hie to Robert Greene and was to be charged against the account of Roy n Anderson. Paul A. Coffey, assistant - cashier of the local bank, honored n the check. Holler having alleged that n Robert Greene was his name and that he had received the check from Ane dcrson in payment for labor. When v1 Mr. Anderson received his monthly ej statement from-the bank, he noted the spurious cheek and he, together {' I with the bank officials, began inves-.1 ligations which culminated in rhpjipprehension *?f IIo.b r. In January a t,i second check for signed so as to - I apply against Mr. Anderson's ace count was honored by Mr. \Y. W. e Mast at Vallc Cruris; it being made sj payable to Fred Winkler, and in.jdorsed accordingly by Holler. HIM r. Coffey and Plato Moody were deputized by the Sheriff to make , I the arrest, and Holler was taken into \\ custody at the home of Mr. George \ Kggers on Clarks Creek. He admitted 11 the acts of forgery before they ar. | rived in Boone, and ascribed the deeds to lack of money. So far as is ' known, the young man lias never be? fore been accused of law violations. t Closing Exercises at Blowing Rock School V. Blowfng Rock, April JO.?The sermon addressed to the seniors of the ' Blowing Rock High Srhonl fNiindny m(TVning in the school auditorium was - one of the most enjoyable and in spirational recently heard by a Blow1 ing Rock audience. Rev. O. J. Chan tiler, pastor of the Boone Methodist - Church, delivered the commencement 1 sermon; his theme was a contrast & in characters?life as viewed by Da vid and Solomon. With vigor, humor, - and yet with dramatic earnestness, J Dr. Chandler presented these lives 1 in such a way as forcefully to pre1 sent, to those at the threshold of life > the choice each may make for him self. ? Special music was rendered by a - choir, with the Solo parts taken by -- Ylwv 14 ?J . -'*? > i ? .? aiiu ,I1IM Mary Woolen. On thp nrufn^int* ? - ... r- BWpHi viaj CVtMIUI^ the seniors had presented their class , play, the three-act comedy, "Bashful Mr. Bobbs." The role of the bashful hero, played by Paul Foster, and that b of the fresh country product, Obeli diatn Stump, played by llynum Teae; Kite, brought the heartiest applause, s i but the audience appeared thoroughy J ly entertained throughout, giving the t seniors high praise for their adc quate act ing in every role. Ruby Richards as Mrs. Wiggins, i mistress df the inn in which the play a was set, was one of the iaugh-mak? ers; Hazel Rlalock, 'as the movie star 0 in competition with a Carolina peach , (Lois Kititzl. for the affection of the :l rich and fickle Mr. Marston Bolibs - (well portrayed by Glenn Coffey). ii furnished suspense and drama; her French maid, Mary Robfcins, provid1 ed an entertaining accent and a Wa terloo for Obediah; Ruby Tolbert - played convincingly the role of a rich 1 and dominating wife of an incouse. quentiai husband, Joe Bolick. Mar r garet Sudderth as a social butterfly. and Helen Sudderth as an athletic ? girl completed the cast. t fin.. * * -* -"?v wnci auucvciiiuii- ox xne past 1 week was the completion of the lawn. 1 The work began in March with n community rally, was followed up by the sowing of grass, and the grounds are well landscaped now, though ad5 clitional work is necessary below the school building in order to provide THURSDAY, FRIDAY f ASIDE AS CLEAN-UP 1 3 s Arrangements were made last y week by representatives of Boone Civitan Club, the Worth While -I Club, the Friday Afternoon Club, the Entre Nous Club and the Maids and Matrons Club, working, in conjunction with the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor, to stage a d three-day clean up in Boone, beginning today (Thursday) and cont tinuing through the week. The f ' town has been laid off" in districts, r and members of these clubs -have % called on the various property s owners, asking them to co-operate in this effort to make Boone the s cleanest and most sanitary town n in the State. 5. Trucks will be furnished by the i town on these three Hnvs tr? relloet the rubbish, and haul it away. During the past month a large numS ber of citizens have been at work "> o?> their lots, have removed the de bries that has areumblRted rtnruig s- the winter months, and are plant>, ing flowers and shrubbery. This >- work has added much to the atd tractiveness of Boone, and the n change is easy to be seen, it But there are certain people who, y with polite apologies for the states' ment, seem to ha\'e no civic pride i- and care nothing for the appeare ance of their premises. And there is are others who, on account of the r- husy season, have postponed the is work from week to week. It mats ters not what the cause, the City e Fathers urge the population as a whole to tidy up their property, DEM< Best Interests of Northwe CAROLINA, THURSDAY MAY 1. l??i whjowoFlate ~i judge greene dies saturday! I Mattie J. Greene Succumbs to Brief | Mlne*0 in Local Hospital. Laid to : , Rest Sunday Afternoon in Cenr?e- : tery Where Distinguished Husband I Was Buried. Dr. O. J. Chandler j Conducts Funeral. Mrs. Mattie Greene, aged about ! 80 years, died in the Watauga Hos-j pital Saturday noon after an illness j of'a few days. Death was directly ' , attributable to internal hemorrhages, j Funeral set vices were conducted 011 j Sunday afternoon from the Method* j ist Church by the pastor. Dr. O. J. Chandler, following which remains I were interred in the old Hayes grave- ; | yard, near the Grcer.e home, the resting place of -Judge Lee Greene. the distinguished husband, who died j many years ago. Many beautiful flo-1 . ral offerings were in evidence. Mrs. Greene was married in the]! year 1876 and in succeeding; year?! was a lady o great prominence and: wide acquaintance. Her husband was1 one of the big business men of his day. a political genius and the fbuml' er ox the Republican Party in Watauga flinty, Later ho filled with! distinction a sea! on the Superior , Court bench. Mrs. Greene was a ; , member cf one of the pioneer lami- i lies of this county, being a daughter; (! of the late Sheriff .lack Horton. and j i i has many more distant relati-.es who 1 ! ?*? i 5R. iiuniDL-icu iimoiijr iin iJesL citi-1 zens of this region. Surviving arc two children ". Mrs. j Bina Manderfuid, of Los Angeles;i Miss Wilmetta Greene, a patient at | the Western Hospital, Morganton; a' granddaughter, Mrs. H. G. Renner.J Washington, D. C.; and a half-broth-1 er, Mr. D. F. Horton, of Vilas. i ! Boone High School to Close Next Thursday! ' I On Sunday evening, May L at 8 o'clock, the baccalaureate service for the senior class of Boone High SchBjhl will he held in the Methodist Church. | Dr. O. .!. Chandler, pastor, will deliver the sermon. "The Set of the Sail," a .class night play in three acts, will be pre; sen tod in the college auditorium on Wednesday evening. May 7, at 8 o'clock, Mr. Wiley H. Swift, acting general) secretary fo the National Child Labor Committee, will deliver the. literary i address in the college auditorium on Thursday evening. May 8th, at 8 r o'clock. The jniuiie is cordially in! vited to attend all of these pro;j grams. j.l The following students complete their high school course this year:! I Herman Ashley, Lewis Austin.. Ellaj ? Mae Austin, John Harnett, Evelyn ; Bingham, Pauline Bingham. Lucy ! Christian, Beatrice Culler, Louise ; Critcher, Maude Clay. Carrol Cook, ' Dana Covles. Mack Cowles, Edwin Dougherty, Irene Davis, Frieda Far-i | tiling, Ralph Farthing, Hazel Gragg, j Ina Gragg, Ruby Gravbeal, PJato I ? x/: " ??1 jrJF4' y errepr. rati! Greene,! Roy Greene, Frank Greene, Ronaj Hampton, Earl Hens^n, John "Hodp.es. j Jake Hagaman, Mary Edith Hahn, I Oscar Houek, Betty Hayes, Fred Mc-i Meal, Lucille Mast, Thelma Miller, j Pauline Moretz, Pauline McGhee, Boyd Michael, Wiiliam Morris, Lois | Stansberry, Coaker Triplctt. Dotsy Teams, Clarence Watson, Zilda Wilson and Rea Welch. a baseball diamond and playground ! for the younger children. The seventh grade graduation ex! ercises on Wednesday, with Ira T. I Johnston of Jefferson as the speaker, | will be followed on Thursday eveI ning with the senior class-day exerj cises, and the final graduation exer; cises come Friday evening with Dr. Jenkins, of Davenport College, as chief speaker. The public is invited to share ail exercises^ -with no fur-! ther charges at any event. , AND SATUkDAY SET; DAYS FOR THE TOWN i -v. gjd I i ! and, if possible, to plant somoi th\ng which, during the summer | j months, will add to the beauty of ! our_already beautiful little city. 55ayor it. S. Swift has not isj sued any proclamation concerning | the city-wide cleansing, but slated j to a representative of the Democrat j that the city administration is back of the project whole-heartedly, ; and is particularly anxious that ! Boone people complete this work during the three days. It is un: derstood that a police inspection ! will be made of all premises in the j city within the near future, and j : those who have failed to comply ; with certain sanitary ordinances j , will be subjected to a rather heavy : fine. It is the wish of all that this j unpleasant measure will not have j to be resorted to. Included in the improvements i ! that have been made during the ! month 01* April in is the ! j removal of several unsightly build- j ings, the junking of many dilapidated motor cars that have adorned j the landscape for months, and the 1 clearing away of cans, boxes, pa- ] pers, etc.. that have been allowed to collect on vacant lots. Several , of the local garages have not confined their efforts to the exterior of their buildings, but have rearranged show windows, stock and repair rooms. Their activity is to be commended, and with just a litIte more work on the part of all Boone will be in "apple pie" order when the tourist season arrives 3CRA st North Carolina !0. Editor Harris Pleased | With Convention Plans , The following editorial, taken from Monday's Charlotte Observer, has a local touch that should prove interesting to readers of Watauga's only newspaper: "Editor Harris, of' The Franklin'** Press, and Editor Barrett, of The. Brevard News, from their perches on the mountain tops, are bewailing the circumstances that, the Press Asso-j ciation having elecetd to hold its next meeting at Blowing Rock, members, tired of the talk in the convention , hall, will have no opportunity to j , stroll out and go into come building i j_3 whefe they may sniff the odor of j printer's ink and hear the rumble of| the press, because Blowing Rock has P no printing office, if that is their j 1 only objection, they may as well pack! ? their grips in joyous anticipation, fori 11 the hustling town of Boone is only ?j twenty minutes from Blowing Reck. V and there the visiting editors may be 1 taken through one of the most uniquely arranged printing shops in the state. It is the home of The Wa-i tauga Democrat, edited hv Boh Riv-1 J -err. - and--hand-bvoSvd?hv "fiirr. Arvht"1 tccturaily, The Democrat office has ^ form and shape of a family residence. ' It is located four feet below the level y of the pavement, the steps leading down into a grassy park, narrow, to \ be sure, but shaded bv the sot t of! trees the village blacksmith boasted j J. of. Inside there is an arrangement / of machinery, desks, tables; stones; j1 and presses which display the hand; 1 of a genius, while, during a lull in . the talk, is heard the rippling voice [ 1! of a mountain stream that gushes up at the corner of the building and! / goes tumbling on its wnv ti\ fk*.! . * waters of the Gulf Work in The[s. Democrat office goes along to the | song of tumbling water. The Press! s< Convention, was held in this same j ,. town of Blov in" Hock a do/.en years J j? ago, and it is remembered by those ^ who attended as one of the best Br. i fl record." j The editor of The Demprrail is| ta indeed pleased with the glowing r? pictTae jfailTtelC by Ubldne! Harris, h; and a move is now being started to j?c? bring the convention to Boone for ei at least one day. Residents of the town will remember with pleasure it the day spent in Boone by the editors j I) several years ago, when a bountiful I C meal was spread, picnic fashion, onjtl the rumpus of the old Appalachian! tl Training School. Many changes have y< been wrought in Watauga (bounty le since that time, and a round of enter j a tainment should he planned that I hi would far surpass, that most enjoya-j "hie occasion. 'jOSSl . : r- 1 SI Piano Recital Enjoyed Lg At Teachers College j o: By J. M. DOWN'UM i | . A most entertaining program was tj giver, in the College auditorium on! <>i Monday evening, when two young; ladies gave their graduating piano; |v recital. These young ladies were i rr si-' * r .missis margaret cnillips and Bessie j nl Ghble. A very large audience assem-1 bled It) enjoy this fine program, and 1 V all were well entertained and much i * pleased at the spleamH performances. Racb of the- young ladies gave several numbers, in which they "showed J. l; fine skill and excellent training. Mrs. j 1. G, Greer is the teacher of piano, | ri and she is to be congratulated on her/o splendid work in the training of theiv young ladies, and they are lo be 1 J1 com mended for their fine applica- j ki tion. ! Y The College Glee Club, of which j Miss Virginia Wary is the director* J' gave two fine numbers that were]/ pleasing to the attentive hearers, thus j showing their good talent and un-j , usual training. Likewise, several solos } Worn ' crivh? ' ? * u.y .vitomr ?5uj raempers r, of this club. Few programs have been , more fully enjoyed, and all went away pleased with the splendid re- p' suits, and congratulating all con- * >. crerned. ^ The college was much pleased to n have Lieutenant. Governor Fountain ! a visit here a few days ago, and will gladly welcome him back at any j THi? beautifying of the ^bne'ge] w campus is still being carried on, anojoJ will bo continued until trees andjir shrubbery are set out on all narts of the campus, that it may be more F attractive to all who pass by this; way as well as those who visit us { and those who remain here. These! spring days, with their life-givng i S; power are making not oniy the cam-; ir pus but the hills, valleys and moun- j ai tains around very* attractive, Uia5--|it ing, and luring to the many aesthetic ; M eves that feast upon these scenes. ! a : ; T WALTON LEAGUE TO STAGE pm rmiw cd'c rnMV?NTION i - ^ x-~?- - i w J. W. Bryan, an enthusiastic mem-i Jj ber of Daniel Boone Chapter, Izaak i Ti Walton Leacrue. mlK th* i of the public to a fiddlers conven-!y tion which will be held by the or- j ganization at the courthouse init| Boone on Friday and Saturday, J nly s tth and 5th. His reason for the ear-j (iy announcement is to give all those t, who intend to participate in the con-; q tests ample time to make their ar-! trangements. Several large cash .prizes are to be L given away in the competition, and indications now are that some of the i best talent in this section will he on| hand. Mr. Bryan asks that fiddlers,; c banjo players and clog dancers who I n expect to enter get in touch with him! 1 as soon as possible, so definite plans L for the big event can be more ac- t; curately formed. The Walton League H will use the proceeds for the build- g ing of rearing pools and other work b | connected with their program to re- b I stock and protect the fishing waters n I of the county ! V T $1.50 PEK YEAR WNTi N SPEAKS" TO ME 1IBERS OF BOON] f CIVIC CLUB " e leutenant G <0 'nor Praises Watauga for Its jv.tpici Progress in Past Few Years- Diversification .of Crops Given as Reason for Prosperity. Other Prominent Guest* Enjoy Civitan Luncheon. Lieutenant Governor Richard T. ountain was a guest of lioone Civiin Club at the luncheon meeting eld last Thursday at the Daniel '.oone Hotel, and during a ten-nunte talk to the large number of momers present referred to Watauga as ne of the most progressive counties t the entire State, and praised its itizens for the many improvements riey ha ve wrought within the past |ew years. The distinguished speaker, who is rominentiy mentioned for the Govrnorship in 11*02, told of certain ifferences that he has noted beWatauga and other counties in East. 0 ne of the outstanding ifferences, according to Mr. Four.lin, is the diversification of crops, Watauga farmers raising corn, po itoes. beans, csFbage and other rops which otfev food for their faraies. while Eastern plantation owii s raise nothing but tobacco, cotton, nd peanuts, none of which is fit for [uman consumption. The tvpe of small farmer is also iffevent here, staled the Governor. When we hav?? .*> m-,<wl < ? ,>*> astern North Carolina, the tenant irmei selis his crop, pays a few ills, buys a rickety automobile and nils his year's earnings on gaspne before Christinas time- Hut not ? with the farmers of Watauga! they lise a food crop and a cash crop, oprove their homes and farms, and leii surplus money finds its way > local banks, where it enriches the jsiness of the county." Mr. Founlin stated that these differences are ^sponsible for jhhp tlofernsainn rahinHas existed in the Fast, and the unparative prosperity that has been 1 joyed by the people of the West. In closing his much-enjoyed talk, ie speaker commended Dr. B. B. ougherty, president of the A. 8. T. .. and the board of directors of lat institution for the great work >ev have done during the past four ?ars in the development of the colge, and urged the cUil> members to i-bpeiate with Governor Gardner in is State-wide live-at-home program. Mrs. Sprinkle, of the State Wel>n Departmenti Dr. A. u. Dula, & Lenoir; Mayor 11. S. Swift, and lesdames A. E. South, David F. rci'iip. .1. M. &lovet,7? .and. Paul A. of fey were also guests at the lunch:>n. Mrs. Sprinkle, who is on a tour f inspection through Western North .. -.i.- -- e ? aiviuiu. m.iut- ??. ifw oosei vauons on ci sting conditions facie, and stated lal Watauga is fast becoming on.f the State's banner counties. On account of the lime taken up c talks of the guests, no business miters wove discussed at the meetV. L. Winkler Buys Large Georgia Farm Mr. and Mrs. \V. L. Winkler have turned from a trip of several days > Ocilta, Ga., where Mr. Winkler osed a deai for the J. R. Squires trill near that place. The farm is iown as one of the best in Irwin ounty, contains 850 acres and has :ien profitably operated for a long me. Under the terms of the trans!l\ Mr. Winkler receives ail the nd. growing crops, stock and farm achinery. Six hundred acres of the ace are r.ow under cultivation and n idea of the scale on which it is fing fanned ruav be trained from le fact that 100 acres arc now in eanuts . The actual transfer of the property us made last Thursday, however, [r. Winkler will not move to his cm property until later in the year. superintendent having been emioved to look after his interests lore. He expects to make his home ^e.Ari summer and in, Georgia in inter, and has not disposed o: any f either his town or county holdings i Watauga* ORMF.R WATAUGA LADY DIES IN WINSTON-SALEM Mrs. Ruth Andrews, of Winstonalem, died in the Baptist Hospital > that city Sunday morning after i illness with pneumonia which had s beginning only a few days before. [rs. Andrews was 27 years old and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. homas Bingham of Watauga CounShe was born and reared id this >untv and spent heT entire life here ith the exception of about four ears. She is a member of one of le most Prominent famJHpc igion, was a most admirable lady nd a wide circle of friends and relaves are grieved at her demise. The remains were brought hack to le old home Monday and funeral grvjfces were Held from Henson's hapcl or. Cove Creek Tuesday aftrnoon, the Reverends Burgess and handler conducting the services. !nri?l wis in the f 1 niri h nmnt{'rv OCAL DRUG STORE TO GIVE KODAKS TO 12-YEAR-OLDS Of especial interest to 12-year-old hildren of this county is the anouncement made on page eight of "he Democrat this week by the Boone >rug Company. The local druggists, Krough the courtesy of Mr. George lastman, originator of Kodak, are iving away, absolutely free, a nunier of kodaks to kiddies who were oin during the year 1918. The anlouncement gives full details of the ir.usua! offering.