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VOLUME XLI. NUMBEK 47
Today and \
Tomorrow i
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By FRANK P. STOCKBR1DGE j
Mergers
CnnsrtJuiatloii of several small enterprises
to make a single large one
is not confined to manufacturing industries.
Senator Arthur Capper, of
Kansas, who knows what he is- talking
about most of the time, says thai;
more than a million acres of Kansas!
farm lands are now owned by cor-1
porations, and that recently one cor-j
potation bought thirty farms in the,
winter wheat region and merged |
them.
Corporate farming is more of a!
business enterprise and less of a
i mode of living than farming hv an j
r *c? *..4...-1,
>iiui>iuuai i.-. .Ittuiuing' KKf otnui'i: ;
Capper, these farm corporations hire j
men who leave their families behind,
to go out in the Fall and put in the
crop. In Summer they hire other men
. M come in and harvest, the crop.
The rest of the year iiobody lives on
the big farms.
That seems menacing' to the Senator
from Kansas. He thinks it .will
result in depletion of the soil, thru
lack of crop rotation, maintenance of
fertility and diversification. Tt is
nan! to, believe that any group of
capital engaging in business on a
large scale would be so short-sighted
as not to take those things into consideration
and apply the most modern
principles of agriculture to their j
enterprise
Trademarks
It would be interesting to make j
a list of words \vInch were inventedj;
to serve as trademarks for a particu-j
iar product, but which have come
into general use to describe anything
rCSP'mlllinir tin* "C"'-I
luloid" is one of those words; it
strictly means only the product of
the Ceihiioic: company. "-Kodak" is i
another; the same belongs to George
Eastman's cameras but we use it to'
mean any small camera. When you ,
say "Colt" everybody familiar with
firearms knows you mean a large-calibre
pistol. Probably nine men out
of ten in the region where "fivc-galicm"
hats are worn refer to their
headgear as "Stetsons." "Winches
is almost a synonym for "rifle."
And everybody refers to the abbreviated
masculine underwear which is
now in such general use by the trademark
of the first of its kind, "B V. D
mark of the first ftp its kind.
"B. V. 1>.V
The adoption of such words in genera!
usage is one of the ways in
\vKicn language grows/ A iiunmeu
^ years from now probably, nobody will
say "-dirigible" but everybody will
know what you mean by a "zep."
Longevity
Human life is. not getting any longer,
according to the men who make!
a business of studying vital statistics. ?
Tho average life is longer hecause ai
larger proportion of babies live to I
crow up. Fewer people die in childhood
and early life than formerly,
but the man who reaches fifty-four,
which is the average expectation of
life of every new-born baby in America,
has no better chance of living to
seventy than his grandfather did; not
so good, according to some.
Certainly the average life of a
President of the United States is '
shorter fban it" used to be. Colonel
Leonard P."Ayres of Cleveland, one
of the world's famous statisticians,
points out that Mr. Taft lived lunger
? to 72?than any other President
since Millard Fillmore, who died 50
years ago. Out of the first eight
Presidents, Washington, who died at
07, had the shortest life; John Adams,
living to 00, the longest; the
ethers were 85, 8.8, 80, 78, 73, ar.d 08
at the time of their respective deaths.
The average life of the eight was 80
years and a half. The four latest
Presidents whtf died averaged only f>0
3-f years of life each; McKinley ana
Hardine died at 58, Roosevelt at fil,
Harrison and Wilson each at 67,
Hayes at 70, Cleveland at 71 and
Taft at 72.
iTlie job of President of the United
States is getting harder, for one
thing. For another, nearly all men
work more intensively and wear out
ineir neavts and nervous systems earlier
than men did a hundred years
ago.
Gasoline
The average motorist uses 571 gallons
of gasoline a year. Every State
now imposes a sale tax on gasoline,
ranging from two to six cents a gallon.
The highest rates are in Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina and New
Mexico. That ,is natural, since those
States have the largest highway systems
in proportion to population and
taxable property values- In Massa
chusetts, where the tax is only 2
cents and distances arc shorter, the
average motorist uses only 400 gal-1
Ions a year and pays $8 toward highway
maintenance ahd improvement.
Last year the total gasoline tax collected
in this country was $449,731,
000.
The gasoline tax is one tax at
which few persons gruni'pie seriously.
It is a tax the benefits of which are
directly enjpyed by those who pay it.
Twenty-two poultry club members
out of 10 enrolled in Polk County last
year, completed their work and made
reports. The 22 members report an
income of $640.52 from their work.
Thirty-nine farmers of Cleveland
County have entered I he corn grow,
ing contest boing conducted in that
[ county this season by It. W. Shoffncr,
farm agent.
IS
'ATA L
A Non-Partisan New;
HIGHWAY OFFICERS;"
OF N. C. AND TENN.
REACH AGREEMENT &
mo
- wh
North Carolina Truckmen, Held Up
at State Line Recently, Will Be ;
Allowed to Operate in Sister State.
Alabama-Tennetsee Officers Have dec
Same Misunderstanding Over LI- p
cense Plates. ,,f
'! he Democrat of May 8 carried a
story relative iu the huitiut; yf cev- 0f
erp.l North Carolina truck men at the? j>ej
State lino by Tennessee highway pa- p.
trolmen. who demanded that Tonnes- jug
see license plates be purchased fur cjui
their vehicles or that they diseontin- nio
u?? their operation' in that State. cor.
Since that time a North Carolina pa- i-j,,
trolman called on officials of the sis- tv
ter State and reached a satisfactory ' <
agreement. A, similar instance oc- chi
purred recently on the Alabama-Ten- f)lis
nessee lino, and the Annislon (Ala.) r<10
Star of May 14 has the following to
say about the unpleasant incident: -w ?
"Information coming* from Mont- V
to the orfeet that hostili
ties that had existed between Aia
bania and Tcnnesse.e over truck-; ci
one state crossing; into the other have 1
been terminated by an agreement, w]v
said to be satisfactoiy to both sides. gol
It is unfortunate in the extreme that nca
controversy should have arisen O'-<*? jn
the question in the first place, and it x>r.
is gratifying to know that the diffi- ]via
culties have been adjusted satisfac- er"
torily to all concerned. js'
"The trouble could have been 0"n
avoided by a little intelligent nego- j>ln
tiations between , representatives of ma
the two states, with a give and take
attitude, it seems, and it is very re- it{
grettable that his was not done. Both aill
states have suffered as a result of crf
the ill will engendered and it is a
reflection on both that there should
have been misunderstanding of this ?
nature between them.
"The quarrel started, it was said. {
when the Attorney General of Ten- .
nowoc ruled that Alabama trucks
making occasional trips across the
line must procure Tennessee license
tags. In accordance with this ruling,
several Alabamians were arrested,
and Alabama authorities set out to t01'
retaliate by dealing in like manner *f.?;
with Tennessee truck drivers who "*5
crssed over into this State. The Alabanm
officials were said to have
been prompted by the law of this
State which says that visiting motor
..u^n ???i ....... ol
oiKiu uc cA^eijucu luu auiuc touttesy
as is accorded Alabama motor J'?~
vehicles in the State from whence .
the visitors come. In other words, the
Alabama law provides that outsiders l,ie
shall be given the same consideration
which they accord visiting Ahtbam- ^
ians. ' tei
4*A rather tense situation developed r
along the border and bad feeling Was lta
evidenced on both sides of the lino,
but Chambers of Commerce, business SE
men and officials of both states went
to work to effect a peaceful settlement
of the controversy, and it appears
from reports that their efforts 9;-:
have been successful. The Attorney die
General of Tennessee was induced to Su
reverse his ruling and harmony has o'c
been restored in the relations be- tht
tween the two commonwealths. Ch
Tt seems strange that states would Po
wrangle over a matter so trifling.
Disputing over the recognition one Mi
should accord the license tag of the tw
other is not the way to get along and Tu
achieve the ends the leading citizens nic
desire for each State. With all South- dh
ern States now making a bid for a :Ab
share in the-Northern tourist trade, lev
they should refrain from stirring up thi
bitterness and strife among themselves
and work together for the ad- M<
vancement of the welfare of the en- Al
tire section.M
BEAUTY OF THE MOUNTAINS
FEATUkED IN HOLLAND'S tin
Gv
'The mountains and valleys of rei
Southwestern Virginia, Western Wi
North Carolina and Eastern Tennes- gr;
see comprise one of the most beau- en.
tiful parts of America," writes Hugh ba
Hammond Bennett in an attractively tit
illustrated article about the moun- hit
tains of these states
' Using Hollands as his vehicle, Mr. us
Bannett says: "Sitting or. a comfortable
carpet of blucgrass, one looks un
out from any hillside upon pictur- t,a.
esquc valleys where peace and beau- sjr
ty and rural fragrance abound. From to
distant pastures, the tinkling of cat- ?0
tie bells floats soothingly to the car.
In the lowlands and along the slopes j,j;
beyond, farmers are busy erecting ea"
spires of new-cut hay. A soft bluish fe,
haze clothes the hills and ridge crests
of the middle ground; smoky purples ,
lie deeply and mysteriously over towering
ranges on the horizon. Bees
diligently sippmg nectar from clover se
blossoms never cease their agreeable ??
droning.
"Under the spell of rural loveli- PS
ness, one is disinclined to move. The
magic of the landscape, the lure of Fr
the season, the pleasant aroma of 3C
grass, clover blossoms, and new hay. F1
get deeply and grippingly into the
soul. Sunshine and bracing air contribute
feelings of physical and men- m:
f 1 vi t*rtrtfnnfmont Slt'rplc flip cnul
failr. to find delight and inspiration P
in such rural atmosphere is an in- j|P
transigcant one, calloused, neurotic,
or merely nonexistent."
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wool COMMITTEE CONFERS
WITH MARKETING EXPERT Li
CO
The committee for the wool asso- sP
ciation of the county met with a so
member of the State Division of Di
Marketing recently, and after con- Li
siderable deliberation decided to do
nothing definite with vegard to the
sali?of wool until today (Thursday). M
The committee is unable to give the "<
farmers and dealers definite information
until this meeting, however,
the indications are that a better price be
is going to be made. I
spaper, Devoted to the B<
VATAJJGA COUNTY, VOUTK CAR!
rs. J. Roby Wilson IjsJ
Dies Sunday Morning j j
Mrs. J. R. Wilson, aged 60 years,
d at her home near Reese in the
iver Dam neighborhood, Sunday,
rning, succumbing to an illness
ich had its beginning more than;
ee months ago. Funeral services' 'h
re conducted Monday from the
iver Dam Baptist Church, of which !
reased was a faithful member. Rev.
A. Hicks, of Boone, was in charge 1
the services, interment being made
the nearby cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson was a member of one
the best lamiiio* of tins region,- cx>
ng a daughter ut Mr. and Mrs. G. on
Sherrill. Although of an unas^um-jS^
disposition, she was a leader in > pj-1
irch work always, a sponsor of ail j
vements calculated to better her JJ1*
nmunity, and one of the noblest J*a,
ristiah characters Watauga Conn- "?
has ever known. pc,
surviving are the husband and ten ?lv
idven. who are numbered among- clu
best residents. The father and rc*
ther are also living. cci
rei
aluabie Property Is is
Sold to Wilkes ivien tic
lie
\ deal was closed last Saturday, j?1.
ereby Messrs. C. D. Coffey and *
ji of North Wilkesboro became the #na
v owners of the Frank Payne lot a '
Booiie, formerly the residence of .
R. K. Bingham. Mr. W. W. la'
1st, of Valle Crucisf was the ownand
tells The Democrat that it ,.<J
likely the new owners will later '
utilise tbp mrnPT fr?v hncinrtc
-poses. The consideration was net ^
de public. ue
Che lot is situated at the porner j.Kinii
and Blowing Rock .streets .
i is one of the most desirable prop- q ,
ies in the city.
Hi
. WILL GORDON CLOSES Co
ECOND YEAR AT COVE CREEK (,
111!
Tn last Sunday Dr. Will O.. Gor1
closed his second year as pastor
Gove Greek Baptist Church. The jiU
j years gone by, spid pr. Gordon Mi
his congregation Surulay morning,
re been pleasant, "people and pasare
at peace, having labored to- **
her in Christ Jesus is perhaps the
eet and happy relation of this haprelation."
Dr. Gordon continued:
n the first Sunday in June I begin _
third year with you. and I trustM (1
it we may continued in this bond a,
fellowship for the work's sake as fg'
workers together with God." A
ge congregation attended the serv- f '
s on Sunday morning, and one of at1
i most impressive and beautiful ai>
hmuhioh services was conducted jjj*
the pastor, in which a large numr
of members shared. The church '
v ...aagggrina
ble achievements during the year. ^
RVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY, MAY 25 lo
The Sunday School will convene at
In a. m. At 10 a. nu. Dr. Chan- g0
r will deliver his lecture on the jnJ
nday School lesson to men. At 11
lock the congregation will join in
; memorial service at the Lutheran (li;
urch. At 8 p. in. the Rev. \V. K, ou
ovcy will preach.
The District Conference ox the
>unt Airy District will meet for a j st(
o-day session at the Boone Church i
esday, May 27. The opening serin
will be preached by Dr. Chan;r
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
?out sijity preachers and as many
' delegates will be in attendance at
s meeting. , vJORE
RECITAL PLEASE LARGE b>'
JDIENCE IN NO. WILKESBORO
(Wilkes Patriot) ^u
On Thursday evening, May Sth, at ,)r
i home of Mr. and Mrs. It. W. re,
vyn, James Moore, tenor, gave a
eital under the auspices of the ap
Oman's Club. Mr. Moore's pro- wj
am was a delightful one, varied
ough to suit all tastes, but well cx
lanced, and his singing was a real er
rat for all music lovers who heard
n. eo
Mr. Moore pssesses a voice of un- ra
ual sweetness and beauty of tone,
d while it lacks somewhat in vol- U
te, his accuracy of pitch, and the
sfe and expression with which he
tgs, make it a pleasure to listen
him. His diction and phrasing are ye
od% and his interpretation shows to
n to be thoroughly musical. In fact | ec
; sympatnctic interpretation of | of
ch song is one of the most pleasing dr
atures of his singing.
The program opened with a group |
old Italian songs, both of which A
r. Moore sang very artistically. The Pe
cond group consisted of sea songs a
d negro spirituals, revealing Mr. fo
oore's versatility, each song being
rtirnlarlu wmll mi? A>?- ' 1
j ivuucxcu. XI1C .Ilia | ' *
Appari from "Martha," in the third] be
oup was one ol the loveliest num-1
rs on the program. In the last |
oup, all in English, each song was
autifully sung, "The Kerry Dance," is
lonquest" and "Trees" perhaps ei
iking the greatest appeal to the R
dience. At the conclusion of the al
ogram Mr. Moore graciously re- .
onded to prolonged applause by tti
lging several encores, the last one.
e ever welcome old favorite, "An- Bi
e Laurie."
i?i r .Moore was assisted by Missi
s Scfoggs, who plp.yed pleasing ac- ty
nipaniments,-and showed technical I r?
ill and interpretative ability in her C
lo lumbers, "Forest Sounds," by b<
fnnei, and "The Music Box," by oi
adow. w
The Woman's Club is to be eon- 01
atulated on bringing an artist of
r. Moore's ability to worth Wilkes- f?
>ro. w
tt
The new $2,500,000 race track to tt
built in Chicago, to be ready in C
130, probably will replace Aurora, si
DEM<
sst Interests of Northwes
y*. !NA, THURSDAY. MAY 22, I9*t
ATURuAYL AST
DAY TO REGISTER
FOR THE PRIMARY
ose Who Expect to Ballot in June i
^rimary Must See T?*iat Their ; |
Vamcs Are on the Books During ]
i his Week. Little Apparent. Polit- ;
cal Activity Here. Republicans |
Unconcerned us to Nominee.
Democrats and Republicans who!]
pvci, to participate in the
Mint- 7th for the nomination of'
ididates for the United States! ]
nate will have to see to it that !
arc* registered before the end of
* week as the books will close nexti
pirdav. The Attorney General |
Ids that voters must register in f |
pon, not by proxy and not by tel- '
hone; that the Constitution re- j <
ires the personal appear ance of the j i
rant and no statute, it is point- 1
put is sufficient to nullify thisiJ
huirement... >,
While a hew general registration j i
not being made in Watauga, t here i.
many who are entitled to oar- ; i
mate in the primary, who for va-ji
!?s reasons are not registered. It is j;
portant that even those who do not
Ink of voting at this time have their ?
roes recorded, for after Saturday
bhjyige of mind will be too late.
To all outward appearances, Wu- i
jgans are so far not very active
?ji... r>? ...i. r
utiv.dii.v, L'emuvra^ vrneLiier 10?* i i
Sloy or Simmons, arc working on i.
;; quiet, while the Republicans do i
t seem especially concerned as to
ucii candidate will appear on the 1
ket in November.
The registrars for the various
lyiisihipc of the county are as fol- i
vs: Bald Mountain, \V. S. Miller;
aver Dam, Grover Johnson; Blue :
uge. R. F. Tate; Blowing Rock,
ck Holler; Boone, A. P. Wilson;
w G/cck, J. S. McBride; Elk. P. i
Carroll; Laurel Creek. Ed Iiaga- <
in; Meat Cam!) No. 1, C. G. Hods;
Meat Camp No. 2, I- E. Beach;
>uh Fork. W. S. South; Shawneo"w,
Vv. L. VV v I eh;1 Strni y 5= c.r k. C. 1 X
jNeil; Watauga, Martin L. Herman, i
lerc.hants Announce
Big Selling Events :
Besides the regular advertising the .
inocrat carries this week news of |
number of special merchandising I
tints which have been arranged by ,
i stores of the city. The Boone.
ofching Store uses page 8 to call
ention to the first sale of men's '
pare) ir. tb.e history of that bus:
?.s. Spainbuuiva announce a spring
a.anee sale on page three* while
s Boone. Chevrolet Company lists
r>(] ?'!?? V.'llilliu i-.n *? O t~
tU'Cli is ?o?n>; cue- unusuai in oiling
his merchandise at auction and
Is about it on page four.
In addition to these special events.
which the readers' attention is
ected, Mr G. E. ^Ibck announces
e formation of a business class in
one; Central Tire Company has an
revesting message on tires?that is,
Kidyears: Carolina Stores publish
eat grocery offerings and the Carina
Theatre, Blowing Rock, gives |
t a new movie program.
All these new advertisements are j
ieresting and tell their own true |
fry of why it is best to trade at!
rite. ,
>UNTY SINGING TO BE HELD j
IN BOONE ON FIRST SUNDAY i
? !
The smei-annual county singing,!
lich is eagerly looked forward to j
a large majority of the people]
this county, is scheduled to he!
Id at the courthouse on the first ]
rfday in June, according to an-1
uncement made by J. .M. Hodges, j
esident, and N. L. Harrison., sectary
of the organization.
From present indications it would
pear that the singings this year
il exceed all previous efforts. Many
isses from adjoining counties are
pected to participate and a genal
good time is promised all lovers
music Various classes of the
linflT orA ^ ----- --
?.j u<? uificu lu iimtvc uicii arngements
to attend.
JTHERAN CHURCtf WILL
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
On the fourth Sunday in May last I
:ar the Lutheran Church ol' this!
wn was dedicated. All who attondI
remember the wonderful sermon;
Dr. f'oy, and the splendid adesses
of the day.
Next Sunday, May 25th. the
lurch celebrates its first birthday,
noted minister of the State is exacted
,to preach in the morning, and
missionary from Japan is expected
r the afternoon. The American Leon
meets for a special service at
o'clock. A picnic dinner will
! served on the grounds, and every
)e is asked to bring well filled has
its.
At 2 p. m. the afternoon service
to begin. This will start with a speal
song service conducted by the]
ev. Sam Sox of Hickory. Ho will
so sing in the aftertioon.
Everybody is cordially invited, anal
lere is a hearty welcome for all.
ISHOP CANNON FORGIVEN
BY METHODIST CONFERENCE
Dallas, Texas.?The climax of a
tro-weeks' religious controversy was
'ached Tuesday when Bishop James
annon Jr., of Washington, I). C..
tgged and received the forgiveness
" his church for speculating in stocks
ith a New York firm, since taken
r'er by Federal authorities.
Delegates to the Quadrennial Con>rence
of the M. E. Church, South.'
atched the gray-haired, crippled
miperance leader tensely as he lis":ned
to the report, of the Episcopacy
ommitt.ee clearing him of blame. He
it. with bowed head.
it North Carolina
Auxiliary Will Sell ^
Poppies Saturday k .
Mrs. K. i). Hodges has been named *
is chairman of the Legion Auxiliary ,
committee which will have in charge i
he annual poppy day sales Saturday.j
ind an active working organization!
s being perfected so that a record- ; ^
jreaking quantity of the little paper "
flowers may be disposed of during
the day.% The proceeds 01 the sales
.70 directly to the relief of disabled
Worid War veterans, and their dependc
nts. The poppies are manufac .
red in veterans hospitals, bought
; thi !:.. ;?! organic ition, and iit the
bribe of a dime, a profit is realize*! i'V-"
Fbr local relief work.
THE POPPY j&?
Mrs. L. S. Isaacs, Chairman of the * !
local Legion Auxiliary, hands in the i "eJ
following story of the poppy:
Before. the world war the Htgfe |,
wild flow or grew all oyer Belgium j
and France, about the same quanti-j
Lies over the fields as our American j'JJ
iaisy grows. The poppy flowers in j;,
great quantities as they grew, were ' A J
of great beauty. They gre w along the ; * j
edge of our war time trenches be-; '
neath the gr?>ai enlMnglenieni? of I .'
barbed wire, about the shell holes,!'""
ai 1 especially over the thousands of j r
American graves, this same red bios-1
son grew. It was remarked many I.
times daily among our brave American
soldiers, "we will bo the next !
soldier* pushing up poppies." Hence j j"
the soldiers of ail nation* ramp i<i !a
look upon the poppy as the sacrifices <
jf their dead comrades, who had fal
Jen by the wayside. i * (
The American soldiers brought m.
back with them from the lields of I
rlanders engraved indelibly in their |\f
hearts with the memories of their j
brave comrades they had left on the Jj1(
pactle fields, which gave the poppy co
sacred sigipsJL'icance. ?ri
Tha sacred little poppy flower of jri
remembrance to our threat world war
heroes, for the men who had pour- ^
ad out their life's blood around the .
roots of the little plant for nourish- '
ment.
The poppy has boon worn in Am- {.^
erica in honor of the war dead -.since '
the close of the war in 11)18. This is j*
why we urge each and every person
to honor this nation's heroes who .
died so bravelv in that great strugTic-.
' X'l
We feel that every American who
remembers the great services of A- ^
merica's manhood who died in the war
unci who had a fueling in their heart *
for the men who came back from the
war disabled, will buy a poppy am! tj1;
.veai it. These Supples are being made
each year by our disabled soldiers.
to whom a part of. the money is sent l2(>
back, so that the once-wounded s<
diers may buy their little necessities | jjj,
for this life's comforts.. The remain- I ,n'
dor of this money is being retained
Ky." niftt local - American A isy- !
iliaiy in Watauga county for thelw-Jj
4.1..*
... rwmig 1lilt* e.\-serviceTjj.|
mail's wives and children who are|?r
unable co help themselves. Please let'ljjc
us insist that you do not refuse to c(j
buy at least one of our Wcrect war <.f
memorial flowers. The poppx which (jc
you buy may he one from the hands jj,
of your own neighbor or relative un-; or
der li cat-incut in a government lios- j .ni
pita! following tuberculosis, nervous '' ,
and mental breakdown, gassed pa- j ^
tierds, gun shot patierds, all of which
are dying daily. Therefore do not c-.
hesitate for the sake of our war rne- ^
morial. Buy this flower and wear it !M'
as a honor and a memorial in honor
of the world war dead. jj.
You will not find ex-service men1 ^
refusing to buy a Soppy, therefore' 0j
why should you? Think-of'the huge cj
guns of the Germans, which did not
spare our comrades lives, seperated jG
American families, who entered into
this great conflict, because our boys c?
were sent across to help turn hack rJJ
the enemies that liberty might pre- n*
vail in the wor\,d. ito
How can you afford as American
people to sadden the hearts, even of (jt
our living comrades saying nothing- a]
of the ones who now sleep, to see you
or. poppy day, May 24, not wearing ?
one of our sacred flowers.
Remember had it been your son v/
or relative: j.,
"I never see a poppy red ^
But reminds me of our soldier dead q
Each waiting in his tent of clay s{
The dawn of Resurrection Day." m
"While drowsily above his bed,
The Sleep Flower hangs its crim- \}l
son head? ^
A sign to those who wait and weep f,
He giveth His beloved sleep." p,
t}
Memorial Service to Be ?
Held Sunday Morning id
i;
A memorial service will be held at i
the Lutheran Church in Boone Sun-ij^
day for the soldiers from Watauga I ,j
wno iosl uieir lives during the World ft
War. Rev. J. A. Yount, the pastor, jj
will be in charge of the service, and p
the congregation from the Methodist j;
Church will join in the memorial. The n
American Legion is anxious that all
ex-service men with their families at- 0
tend. A section of seats will be reserved
for them, and the program j
as arranged by a Legion committee IJ
will be particularly interesting to the I q
veterans. The service will begin atn
11 o'clock a. m. c
ROBERTS IS CONFIRMED AS
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Washington. ? Confirmation of I
Owen J. Roberts of Pennsylvania, as 1
Supreme Court Justice, Tuesday was I
in marked contrast to the rejection of |l
fudge John J. Parker, the fivst nom-ic
illPP f fir vaponf nV.niv ' 1
I The Senate spent eight days debat- r
ing the Parker nomination, finally f
rejecting the North Carolina jurist. J
Tuesday it confirmed Roberts with- i
out a single word of opposition or a ?
dissenting vote. f
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*1.50 I-EK YEAS
if TETEACHERS
5 .LEGE CONFERS
AGREES ON CLASS
Crowd Attend* Commencement
Exercises. Superintendent A. T.
Allen Speaks on "Educational Crisis
in North Carolina." Eighty-oneStudents
Receive Two-Year Certificates.
Appalachian Stale Teachei Co]
?e, eh-vated to <> standard institul>y
ah net the lasi General A<osbly,
Frida*. morning at M
tif&rred bachelor's d"y:oes or. 1'*
its four-year inae uar.es. these stunts"
beinjc the fsist to complete the
[jaired work.
rtiisiness men of the town dosed
eir shops for a r.wb-houi period, and
L- citizenry turned out en masse to
Lend the cpinmeRCcment exercises
the school. * Among;" the audience
liph packed the auditorium to over>\ying
could be sc n the faces of
mv students who received their <?d
aticri here when the old Appalaian
Training School was a three.adc
institution, rating tittle if any
*hcr thar. the average country high
hool of today. They had returned
their Alma Mater to celebrate its
lation into the A-grade class, and
witness the many changes that,
ve been wrought since their gradtion.
Following the invocation and the
iging of a hymn. Dr. B. B. Doughty.
president, introduced the < oai;ncement
speaker, Dr. A. T. Allen,
ate Superintendent of Public Inuctipn,
who used "The EducationCrisis
in North Carolina" as the
L-nie of n most instructive disurse.
In Dr. Allen's opinion, the
eseni financial depression which
s been felt in practically every sec
n of the State has caused many of
e people to regard taxation of all
isscs with disfavor, and has bred
sort of contempt in the hearts of a
rfcain class of taxpayer for the edutipnal
system which annually Connies
wore than thirty million do!
\s <v the State's revenue. These
izens are divided into three disU't
classes, said the speaker: One
oup claims that the taxpayer is not
tcing his money's worth, and that
U system employed in the elemenry
and high schools of the State is
^substantial and garish. They do not
ggest a reduction in the expendire.
but have formed the opinion
at they arc getting a bad bargain,
lot her faction, referred to by Dr.
Ion as the "overbought crowd,"
mplains that North Carolina pro^Icu
Ua educational program loo
rrV, l?;.l .? -.1 ;
BH, .uiu mm iiu ainuibi unuearaoie
iideti on the shoulders of its tax.yers.
And the third group of the.
fpbsiubn, lite ' excessoppovturuty'7
m'eh, claim that the State is offerMr
too many advantages to its boys
id girls; that a sixth-grade educa>p
is sufficient for the- masses; that
!ucation' should he stripped of its
rills," and that the number of stumts
entering high school should be
nited, as is the case today in soval
foreign countries. The speaker
uswered these charges separately,
la'.y/.ing the situation with direcL ss.
"North Carolina is now spending
10,000,000 annually for the educa>n
of her youth, o? 30 times the
nount used- in 1900. The average
penditure for education in the
nited States is $18 per capita.
ovth Carolina spends 89./North Carina
has a greater percentage of
lihlren of school age than any other
ate, due to her high birth rate and
w mortality. Taxpayers are spendg
2 1-^ pov cent, of their gross
irnings on education. Reduce the
ite 1-2 per cent, and you add the
?gligible sum of 51-1,00 per cent.
> the remaining 97 1-2 per cent, of
ie income. Vet, in so doing, you relce
the efficiency of the educationsystem
20 per cent."
In closing, the speaker said: "In
ie light of such crises as North Carina
has faced in the past, what will
e do now? I do not know, no man
nows, but my faith in the Old North
tali' m.i l-o k,.lUr.? tl.-?i. :j _
IIU11 lid I'ltciie
will remain in the future as in
ie past, 'to follow tlie banner that
reams in the light for the enlarge,
ent of liberty and it.e cnlightenient
of the mind."
Governor W. C New-land, a memer
of the hoard of trustee? of the
ppalachian State Teacher? College
>r many years, conferred the domes,
felicitating each member of
ie class for his or her great attainlents.
Dr. Allen presented diplomas
nd certificates to HI two-year stu
ents. The exercises closed with the
nging of Appalaohia's song. "The
orth Carolina Hills."
Those receiving degree? were:
Irs. Fannie Bannerman. Mis? Milred
McDade. Miss Irene McDade;
liss Sadie Williams, Paul Bingham,
bfnyan l.ove. Tom Haven, Mec Mull,
leverlv Heavncr, John T. Howell, T.
I. D: ivis, Arthur Ruppe, Clay Harlart.
Watauga County took the lead not
Ply in her 110 students enrolled,
ut also in the number of graduates,
lisses Myrtle Harmon, Frances Farhing,
Mary Welborn, and Mr. Ernie
Yiplett graduated from the two-year
lormal course, and six of those to Teeive
degrees were Wataugans.
TO OPEN BUSINESS SCHOOL
Mr. G. E. Mock, local registrar for.
he Twentieth System Business" Colege,
Winston-Salem, informs The
)emocrat that he is progressing nicey
in the formation of a commercial
lass in Boone. Several applications
lave already been signed, and an anlouncement
of the opening will ap>eav
in the paper next week. Mr.
dock states that those who expect
o enter the class should do so at once
is no applications will be considered
ollowing the opening of the school.