North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XUI, NO. 29 V CANNING COMPANY MAY ERECT A NEW FACTORY BUILDING t Manufacturers of Famous Watauga Sauer Kraut Flan Extensive Improvements. Forty-Five Thousand Cases Packed During Present Season. Of.her Food Products May Be Handled in Future. The North State Canning Company. manufacturers ot Watauga Sauer Kraut, which according to Manager Frank Miller 1ms just completed the most successful year of its existence, is planning extensive rm prove merits and expansion for the u?w jggri The tentative plans hi-. elude the erection of a modern three tory brick building o*; the site of the present factory and the installu81 tion of new mechanical devices forj i'he- cutting, handling: and packing of "he hundreds of tons of cabbage annually converted into kraut. Mr. Miller further states that if hose plans materialize, several other food products, including old-time hominy, will he manufactured Durng the eight years that the kraut factory has been running more and I nore customers have boon added to! Is lists, and today, unless facilitiesj -.re improved, this splendid growth i .till of necessity be retarded. The! dimensions <>f the proposed new buildiiig are 23x100 feet, and the three doors would be arranged for the handling of the different products vithout interference, one with the ther. During the present season it isi expected htat in excess of 45,000} nses of kraut will be packed, and' jxjnsihly four thousand cases of juice,5 which has become quite popular as . morning appetizer. Several large vats have not as yet been placed in containers and exact figures are not .btain>jbl*\ Last years' pack netted 0.000 cases, which found ready sale : \\ the markets of siv Rftwl!.??? ?, (5*tateS Mr, Miller says Bki "Unlit- '31" v--iis ushered in by n flood tif now 1 ?rder:. and flint so far iu the month' is business shows o groat impvove- -icnt over that of u year uro He is of the opinion that I ho national doi vossion is nibsidin;; oral thftt business eiir.ditjsfjs - .hilt"; sra^tljly "urine the your, in ibo event thntj the new tiiiiiriint! is erected and new \ adtiu-l Im ill* i.unnifniMire--.| of thi, North Sifite Ojnilwty, . ibcj factory will rur. pra^ticwSly the year* otind,and ii r;iW 'Uhdetisftfbd that! the number of nv-mes of the payroll j will be im:rvn?e?l- At present ;ho.} manufacture of kxaut consumes only hboui five months of the calendaf ye;u\ W. S. Frantz Dies After Long Illness i _ | Mr. Wy ;S-"; Fi-aVht/., died at his home al Yl.ltts Monday, 1 ? :,fter having: been -'in derlmkig health j lor a number 'of vectors. t'uherarserv-j ices were conducted from the Wii- j lowtiale Baptist Church Tuesday atj 3,1 o'clock by the Rev.A,| tt-.-t- ? - - ? ? .O.V lu-V. A 7 Greene Burial \vm in the. dflfflKK teiy \yhic5i ailjoiftsj ti'ic cnui?;V. pvidpSurviving are the widow and ihre?> children, It. 1L, ICdvvntd and Jennie Frantz, all of whom are residents f the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Vrnntz \va.; born' in McRfces>ort, Gherpkee' County, PennsyKa-j nia, and was married to Miss Rose j ?dna l)ugger~bf Vilas, August 1;*.! 3 192-1, sime which time he had made his home in Wauinga County. He J .y^^S had been a member of the Willowdale Baptist Church for almost four years. He was a scholarly gentleman made friends rapidly throughout ^-7 thia section. In his death the county gp??P ItScSes one of its most upstanding cittens-' m% - j. Building and Loan Celebrates Birthday! ; The Watauga Building and I.oan j If1:- Association carries an advertisementf p'S or? page eight of this issue relative l to the 100th anniversary of the ?r-| ganizatidn, and the mutter contained j therein is most instructive ami tin- i tertaining. Secretary (Ivagg says the j t""? sales of stoeV. arc going forward irij fine .manner, and is very hopeful i arf' 4I.W ...At-ifsS V-".-- '--f-*-' - 1 - MJ ?.u*r UUOIUUM. AH aCCU'JUtaSit fl'OVjl I ' the firoi .of C. A. .Stevens, I.enoir, is j nmv engaged in making the annual i nodit of hte books, and the foil re-! will be carried in-Thc Democrat' WjW-nett w?teSsBrH JUNIOR ORDER TO HOLD - + SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY ' W. 0. Robertson, secretary. ?nSST3 uyunce3 that a special meeting of the! - twmfor Order, United American Me-| chaoSce, will be held in the hall over j Bocne Peed Company next Monday eveniog, 7:30 o'clock. fivery racm;.jg^ ber is urged to be present, as mat^V.-V^ tens of vital importance to the local (..'K?nit?>,io)i will be discussed. A Non-Partisan rv BOON ; ; J May be Hoover Choice 1 i i _ Ashroun Brown, Washington cor] respondent of the Providence Journal, who is thought the lihe| licst selection as Secretary to the President. FARTHING NAMED CASHIER OF BANK AT BLOWING ROCK Prominent Boone Citizen Han Taken Charge of the Management of the Resort Town Bank. A. C. Moody New President. Backed by Strong Board. 0. T. Miller's Resignation Preceded the Reorganization. At -sir. annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rank of Blowing Rock which was held last Friday evening: J- T. Milter, cashier of the institution for many years, tendered hi- resignation, as did Miss Ellen Coffev, assistant cashier, both resignations to become effective immediately. Th" meeting was called to order by T. H. Coffey, vice-president, and following the presentation of the two resignations, the following were elected as the hoard of directors: W \j. Ilolshouser, A. C>. Moody, vr, uuuuiib, it.-c. aaj'ea, pranK Kdmisien, S. T. Iscnhour and Hoi bert Stewart. The directors went into executive session and A. C\ Moody vis riutuod president. Grcvc-i -0. Robbins, vice-president; W, D. Faribirtg of Boone, cashier, ar.d Miss ncrothy ..Hayes,. assisUlgL.iqsJjiti. ... A report of the hank was presented hy Mr. Millar, i e tiring cashier, which showed the huniheSs t? he in u sound iint: health condition Mr. Farthing Went to Blowing ltock Tuesday and began his new duties. llr. Miller will remain in the hank until the first of the month, and ufter that time-it is understood he will go into so mo kind of business fur himself. The newly -appointed 'cashier will maintain his residence in Boone and go hack and forth tq Vds work in the neighboritijr. town. Tim hoard of "directors is composed of the leading business men of that Seet}sm and the oftieials will conduct the institution in u safe.arid sound iriiriiner. Mr. Farthing was Clerk of .he Court for eight years, assistant cashier of the Watauga County Hank for sis years, postmaster in itoomi for about four years, and is faru.i .1.- aa . Iiuwai ty> IHC rysyJUailMU position h<:- occupies. He is a fine business man ar.d k is expected! thai backed by the strong board of direc tors.vtlic Bank of Blowing Rock will enjoy, an unprecedented growth during his adriiinistraUor. of its affairs. Frank Miller Manager Boone Hardware Co. Mr: Frank Miller is now managing the affairs of the Boone Hardware Company, following the voluntary retirement of Jy Frank Moore, who has been the popular manager of the business -sbfcfc its organization about ten years ago. Mr. Moore left on the 11th Sgithoiit announcement of his destination and for reasons known only to himself, requesting Mr. Miller to take charge of his affairs. The annual inventory of the stock is now being completed and shows that, the business is in fine condition. that the stock is worth par and above, and that the amount of the : resources is satisfactorily large. Mr. I Miller will remain as manager1 for | the present time. C Sifia& ?3? SrwrrSrifY ? Kx WOUNTAIKEERS WIN EASY VICTORY OVER CULLOWHEE The Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated _ Western Carolina teachers in Boone Tuesday night by winning a 40-to-21 basket ball victory. Kermit Hinson led the attack for the Mountaineers with 12 points while Watson scored 10 points for the visitors. Coach Johnny Johnson held several of his tegulars in check during part of the game. Appalachian will meet East Tennessee Teachers hero this (Wednesday) night, and Catawba, leaders in the Little Seven Conference on Saturday night, in what is expected to be the hardest game of the season. r-sfo- * lewspaper, Devoted to the f E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR ! Chas. Lowran Struck by V Charles Lowrance, 41 years old ? deputy sheriff and prominent citizen of the Valle Crucis section, met ir.- sl stant death last Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock, whiie sawing: wood near jl the home of Mr. C. D. Taylor. Mr. c>; Lowrance, together with Leroy, Mon-!j roe and Thomas Herman and Cor-jj.'. don Taylor, wa:; just finishing the { ( day's work with the wood saw, ac-,rj cording to reports, when the saw, be- j, ing driven at a terrific rate of speed' a by a tractor, broke loose from the | c; frame, mandrel and all, whirled \ through the short intervening space j and struck Lowrance between the! mouth arid chin, completely decapi- \ a tating him, the head rolling several. feet away from the body. Gordon j Taylor, who was assisting in cutting J f, the cordwood, was almost struck by [ C{ the deadly disk. : 0; Mr. Lowrance was a prosperous j ri< farmer and had served for about [ stj Committee Posts of Watauga's Solons | From the printed reports of j committee assignments of the General Assembly, just issued, it I appears that Watauga taw-makers | received a large number of ap- j B I pointments. Representative Roby ' Greer was named on six commit- j ; tees, as follows: Banks and Bank- I ing, Conservation and Develop- 1 ' rnent, Counties Cities and Towns, Finance, Public Roads, Salaries ! and Fees. Senator W. R. Loviii was named j on thirteen committees: Agricul- Sl, ture. Appropriations, Labor and Ti Commerce, Conservation and De? ^ vclopment, Consolidated Statutes, jz Constitutional Amendments, Education, Election Laws, Enrolled u. Bills (chairman), Institutions for the Deaf, Insurance, Rules, Sen- fy ate Expenditures (chairman). ?. , A. L. Parsons Succumbs " To Stroke of Paralysis 11 i A . r. *' .ui. n. u. . aiaons, D'i, meci at nisi^home in Boone Sunday worair-K ef I n):Stf o'clock, following a stroke of! paralysis which occurred 011 lastj|u Thursday. Mr. Parsons had hoen in|sv, ill health for the past eight months,; ' had suffered two other strokes, ami! was confined to his room dUnSur thai time. Sj. * ].e He was a native of the Mount ^ Pleasant, section of Wilkes County, jh, hut had lived in Boone for about sic (!l years. He is survived by the widow j and six child) en, fiwynn. Ruby and Edith Parsons, all resident,^ Boon a. co Mr. Parsons was a salesman for .#|. the Singer Sewing Machine Com- j"u ; par.y for many years, hut his last nr active work had been with Woodcraft (|, Novelty Company liere. He was a |)(, s\thstantial citizen ami had made r0 a bo:-:t of friends in the county who to will learn of his demise' vyi^j'prrow. j Funeral services were IteUi. from liooue Baptist Church, of which he fct, was a member, Monday afternoon, m Rev. P. A. Hicks, pastor, and Rev. m Sebastian of Wilkesboro being in ^ j charge of the rites. Burial followed . in Boohe Cemeterv. I ?j ;SSI& '..... Two Aged Inmates of County Home Succumb E Elva Church. 80 years of age, an inmate of the County Home. died H at that place on Wednesday ol" last week. Old ape and its infirmities was siven as the cause of her do- 0jf rn.se. The body was claimed by rel- lp atives, and burial took place near n1 Mabel Thursday afternoon. Decease;'. I was committed 1o the home last ?), j spring, and had been suffering from fji [ a mental derangement for several ta I months. sj. ! Calvin Greer, whose age is given at around 90, and tvho had been an pC inmate of the institution for many 0j years, passed away Saturday morn- da ing. He was a former resident of jj| the Stony Fork section. He haul been fi in declining health for sevcraUpionths be and his death was not unexpected. 0\ The emaciated body was not claimed . H I by near relatives, and Sunday was sfc [ consigned to the grave in the ceme- se tery provided for the county's unforjlunates. ? I Local Artists Will Be 1 Heard at Banner Elk G ! Lees-McRae College at Banner Elk oi (will present Itcmmel Porter, violin- in j ist, assisted hy Ruth Coffey, in n >n j benefit concert at 8 o'clock Satur- da . day evening, January 24th. It will ti' be much appreciated if friends of so the college will attend, and they are! in assured a musical program worth jca while. Mr. Porter and Miss Coffey jM are experienced musicians, well and I so favorably known in concert work, j jo iest Intere sts of Northw OUNA, THURSDAY, JANUARY ce Killed; Vhirling iree years in the capacity of deputy leriff. He was one of the most sub puitial citizens of the Valle Cruci igion and contrii uted a full share .> the betterment of the ?.ommuuil\ i which he labored. He was a mode itizen and his neighbors say that II e possessed an enemy it was nol nown. He was a faithful member oi larks Creek Baptist Church- Hi; eath and the manner of his going fought a distinct shock to his friend ud acquaintances throughout ,ht punty. Funeral services were eondiictec unday aftrenoon from the home bj lev. Kd Hodges, Baptist minister ud interment was in the familj rave yard. A large crowd was pres pt at the services, many coming >; pel for miles over highways wide! )uld not be traveled by vehicles, t ay their respects to the memory ;?i r?p/???r?ci Siaiwlwiu? ??* > . ven children. MILL NAMED TO HEAD IMPORTANT COMMITTEE TUBS. ?onc Man Chosen Chairman of Reorganization Group. In Sp&i Lighl Twice. Introduce* Measure Propotvin.n Sales Tax on Luxuries in State. Shotguns, Cigarette* and Candy Among Items. Raleigh.?Senatoi W. P.. Lovil!, ?>i oonc, was named in the *5-minute ssion of the Njlvth Carolina Senate uesday morning by Lieutenant-Gov nor Fountain to head the icorganp.lion committee of the Senate, that ill lock-step with a similar oonu>?ile of the-liouse. of which E. B. Jcfess is chairman, in feeling the way >r what play be big changes in State wiwnment. _ ^ Other members of this committee : A. A. Ficks, of Guovdlv. J. \V, iusilale. H. L. Price, W. M. Ben <yn, \Y; (i. Clarke, John Folgo;\ K. Nixon and W. F. Ward. Senator Lovill hmt rth.6 lime giaro t his seal twice today; once for heir .chairman of this important new -mvnittoe and the other by virtue introducing another variety of xury sales tax aimed nrincinallv at otgnns and cigarettes. The s|?o>ins he would tax at the rate of hundred pounds and the cigarettes one cent fur each package that lis for five cents or under and one .it additional for each additional re cents in retail pi ice or fraction oreof. 'JZ. Other items on which this bill'praises a levy, all for the simjvoit of a hstiiutionai six-months school term e: Shells and cartridges; candy roiling for more than bO cents a Unit, aying cards, snuff, chewing and her manufactured tobacco. The -job Ts| wholesalers and retailers arc quired by this proposed measure have- the stamps on the packages thin 72^n6urs after they have re. jyed same unless manufacturer-had rviously placed them there, which av be done in easy' the goods arc ruiiifactured in North Caiolhuu ierc are certain exceptions to the Ihoui rule for unbroken cases set rth in the document which sugists a measure of leniency on those ho will put the. stamps on the tods. rnbryo Radio Creates Excitement at College '!\i,lay, clown at the V. Al. C. A. fiec at- the Appalachian State Colge, a little radio no larger than a mist-trap \vsis bringing in distant itions na fai away as Ciiifinnati, :<;roit and Cliicogo. The little outt is the result of some experimfirtlion which Kelly G. Miles, a radio I'.cient, has been making. It can easily be carried in the vest icket and requires 110 electricity to icrate. Although its life history ties back only to .January 9th, it [t, as yet to bring in its first static. -,e voices of Amos and Andy have en "trapped" too successfully that cry word could be heard. Glen ickmau, president of tlie. "Y." utes that visitors are welcome to e the music trap at any time. '.hange in Personnel Of Boone Feed Store Messrs. Charles Tourice and J. R. ragrfr have mtrehaKod tH* intovoct W. D. Farthing and Howard Mast the Boone Feed Company, accordg to ar. announcement made Tuesi.v. .Mr. Farthing. who has been ac oly identified with the business for nic years, relinquished Viis holdings order to accept the position of ushier of the Hank of Blowing Rock, essrs. Gragg and Younce aie now le owners of the establishment and int managers. i.- '".rSlM' Sat' y-i ' "" MBKWbsBsSSVffii? OCRA 'est North Carolina ' 22, 1931 Boone Is Listed Among , Towns Defaulting in % 1 Settlement of Bonds i r? A:i Associated Press dispair.'i J from Raleigh, carried in all the ; Slate papers under date of Janu- "J afy 3 9, carries the information that j twelve North Carolina counties, 1 J and 20 cities and towns have (It- j 1 faulted in the payment of the in- j I tei'Wt or principal of their notes J < and bond#, according; to an an: nouRcement of the State Sinking t Fund Commission. The Town of > Boone is listed among those who have failed to meet their obligations. 1 The Board of Aldermen and Mayor of the Town of Boone cite this condition as be'.ng wholly j ' i caused by the failure of a 'large 1 ' part of the taxpayers to make ever? ?. partial payment of their taxes to !i the town. The board has been M criticized as being "harsh,T in mat j Lcrs ol collection .when the mothj ads used were merely for the p-toI pose of trying to save the town, i ! The Bontd and ol-'ier right-thinkI people of the town realise the J j seriousness of the situation c^j'.crl I Iby this delinquency, and notice is officially given t**al the taxes mui! he paid. Officials have been kind enough to orant taxpayers the privilege of paying a part of the i ; amount of the receipt, and now they ir.sisl again that the citizens had better pay PART now loan tn , r he forced at a later date to pay the I lump sum into the hands of a rej ceiver. TAKE YOUR CHOICE! !BABSON CHECK PLAN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED HERE ] "Prosperity Checks/' Each -DeEigived.j to Pay as Many as Ten Ohliga-j lions; Are Now Going the Roundel j of Business Houses. Bankers En* dorse New Plan, Which Is Expected ro Promote Business Revival. ^ A numhor of lluj o i t >/.cns <>CISootVv/ /.'Kpt toireUtey^ !a*t L.iul&.y and jixiati-y tutfcl tin; Babsoj? 'system. of dyht 'ftfty.-! j in jr. with the at' boihI the banks and no v. perhaps as> less | than a dozen of the "prospoviiyi cheeks" have been issued and are I gcrfncr the rounds, The checks hrej j made out in the sum of ten dollars!, i or less, and caused to hi- certified j I before they are first pi usented. Rachj {cheek provides space (7?r ten endorse-j merits. and it is expected under the plan thai cheeks bo hold not longer j, Than t? 1 hours by an\ one person,! ant) that they shall not be offered' any bank for deposit until at least i ten o r. dor S'oo puts have been writ-' ten. They will toon,be payable at either of the banks. j Roger Tlnpson. tin- noted statisticiain >\yho. pvi^inatOd. the plan now; beinsj used cities, fig-! ured that a few small checks circu-1 iatirjgf v.iVfildly would pay off debts that in the ae -v. vr.it.' would. be. ?*iior-'._ mops. In a ,tb\vn Where everybody owes 'eyV^i'hbdy cHo the indebtedness : would be canceled and j'ivosporiiyi i would come. Mr, Bab.son was quoted as say my that by the time each check' | l ad on lis back all the endorsements it would hold, the residents Of a -town | I of from five tit i j..-. ffeyevjfesvia ?-..a? . . .*y-v. J would be practically out of debt, j (Jh.'lei the plnn.a tch-dollarchock. | for instance.w*ouId have to pay $100; I in debts or in trade before it could; j be dej?osito?i, and local bankers are j enthusiastic oyer the new movement.;] t Interest is growing, am! it is expect- ! : od thai within the iibxt few days no 1 lt-ss than 25 \fii! be in circulation! here. [Christians Associations i Give Chapel Program! A mom* the livest cn;::'.n;7.;\tions of: | the Appalachian State Teachers Col-j | lege aye tin* Young Women's and j Young Men's Christians Associations. { They hold up standards of conduct j and enter fields of activity that will; wield a large influence for good ini North Carolina. Yesterday morning at the weekly! association chapel program, the sab-j ject was "Divine Love." Miss Des-: sie Mae Triplett of Watauga County j read St. Paul's idealization of love, j in the thirteenth chapter of First: Corinthians, and led the seven !.??. dred and fifty students in prayer. Miss Nnncy Caldwell of Lincoln County war. pianist, Miss Lois Whitesides of Buncombe County and Mr. Alton Young of Yancey, sang a duet.; with Miss Kutb Ave ret of Robeson | at. the piano. Miss V o vinia Wary} also gave a delightful piar.o solo. i Then Miss Edith Andrews of Oil-' Ion. South Carolina, told tlie story! which bound together the different! parts into a unified thought: Where' love is there Cod is." . .Y..h.v:hv': ' h. .;v IJlliMMilli lira J *1.50 PEft YEAR W. RALPH WINKLER ilisvs CHEVROLET r.ARAGE, AGENCY +? AOcCbC4*- "r.?j?/?':: /-1' 'J','I% * x r * V>t-I W "TTAnager ef Central Tjr*; Company Becomes Owntr of Local Agency for Chevrolet Cars Under Terms of Saturday Trade. Will Devote Most of Time to New BusinessTo Render Complete Service. W. Ralph Winkler, manager of the Central Tile Company and pioneer parage man o* this city, on Saturday closet! a deal whereby he assumes - agency for Chevrolet; automebiles in this city and also takes over the shop and equipment of the Boone Chevrolet Company who have handled and serviced the cars since their iiiu> wus ciiy. :nc de.n v as made subject to the approval of General Motors Corporation, and the building remains in the hand? of the former owners, Mr. Winkler having secured a lease foi twelve months with privilege of purchase. Mr. Winkler will devote the principal part oi Jus time to his new interests while Fid win Hodges wii! be active man?.jLoi for the Central Tire Company. Messrs. \Y. T. Payne, A. E. South and I . L. Bir.gMx?> were the members of the old firm from whom the rmfchaser was made. They had beer. Pi th?* Chevroelt business for several years and lui.ve placed hundreds of the popular cars op. iiu- roads of this section. The new owner plans extensive improve-merits in the sales rooms and mechanical department and in order that this work may be completed, the house will be closed until February 1. During the intervening time, arrangements for washing cars will be made, pits '"ill be dug to facilitate repaiis and greasing, and?the office and salesrooms rearranged. Mr. Win kler expects to go to Charlotte next V'-ik, where he will purchase the complete line of Chevrolet parts, and the sanu degree of service will be ler.ueve'd Chevrolet users here as in the larger cities. Eiresfcnne tires wiU be added, batteries and other access sories will be handled, and washing and gix'asinj.; wil be; anolbcr new feH tureMr. SYinklnV- has hvul IS years' cxin the business. in Ihone. unci expects to push the sales oXipevy eurs^during- j.hfv;<u\mhvC ' (k v of tin? winter unci spring:' During tli<v period in which the garage will . ? tic? closed, the affairs of the agency will ho conducted from the Central Tire Company. Mr. ,lne Creei has i?een retained as foreman of tfcv shop hutl no sales force has -as 'yifcl b&e.ii employed. ' ??"T""?H ^JSI Girls Basket Ball Team Wins Over Culiowhee Appalachian StfttiiV kcuG| pete' | basket ball team .went to'/^Itttio'.vhec Monday night and ripped through Western Carolina To/adhers C^Ubge. 10 to 12, before a fuirVsized crowd. The invaders, coached " by vMi--^ .131 & abeth Crow, led froni the stall vijf'd/ .? V*v UV.'I I ill Uilllgct . Preston, Appalachian copier, ;raTt ihe '"floor beautifully \v^!^.tho spear bead of the %iniiin^ te^cjfcr-. She registered 4*5 poip^/ .Tebtiso "!, flashy forward, accounied for 2S Bw'tt Appy.bavhiahV. inclntl^ ed Johnson, tor\vard; Ilaiehiiy, fobward; Preston. eor.cev; Pcwdas, Gar visoii ana Steehuan, guards. Sulvsittntion,s'/;'-:f<?r 'the;', '.locals were' Reeves and Tiunnbevg Many Watauga People Attend Dula Funeral The. following Watauga people r4--'i tended the fnncyai of Dr.. Alfred Dula in Lenoir lL?b, weeb: Mrs. G. D. Tavlov. Mr. and Mrs. T. 0. Baird. Mr* and Mis. W. W. Mast. Mr and Mrs Torn Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baird, Mrs. Leona Mast, Mrs. Daisy Mast Greer, all of gjj Valle Cruris; Mr. and Howard Mast, of Boone; Clint Baird. Appalachian State College; J. H. Mast, Miss Nofa Mast and A. N. Mast of P Zionviile; M s. W. F. Sherwood of Sherwood, and Mrs Bin ley Mast of Valle Cruris. a* RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Greer, of Zionville, have returned to theiv "name at that place after spending two and a half months with relatives at ratten, Calif. They were accompanied by a son. Theodore Greer, who spent three days in his native county before returning to the far West. The trip was made by auto, and the drive of near three thousand miles was negotiated in a tittle more than five days. Mr. Greer was carried a Way with Southern California and had intended to spend several more months there, hut Mrs. Greeks health was affected by the climoto, necessitating an early return to Watauga, which she believes to be the verybest county in the Union. IrMllv JBSSHpl