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TWO Miniature Radio Set Invades State College Dormitories in B'one By LEKOY SOSSAMON The ancient Egyptians may have j had a great deal of trouble with the locusts, rats, frogs and other pests! that invaded their country, hut thevj did not have to trouble UienneK'cs with a great many things modern civilization has introduced to the world. For instance, these ancients never even dreamed of the boll wea-j vil; nevertheless, this bug gave cotton growers quite a scare when he recently threatened to take over the' cotton industry. Likewise, the radio j bug took the country by storm a few; years ago, leaving an intricate net-1 work of aerials in its wake. But it? had been generally conceded that this disease was n<; longer seriously rontagious. However, the old crystal-type spc-' cies of bug was recently ii.corporal- ; ed ?n a handy "pocket-size" that is; appealing immensely to farm mules, j college students and other similar animals. The college campus, it j seems, is its favorite lurking ?Iace. j This campus was recently rumored j as contaminated by this bug. and ia-j tor .eports have confirmed this ru-' mor. Gossips have it that even the] faculty are quite interest in the new game, and to date this report has noti been denied. I j Local enthusiasts 01 the new pock-. , efc set report good programs from 1, Concinnati, Chicago and other equal- , ly distant points with their tiny j j mouse-trap receiving sets; and when[^ the local station at Boone gets back; j on the air, legislation may have to j be enacted to protect the feathered t race from injuring themselves against the aerials which are sprouting from dormitory windows, nearby tree tops ^ and other places of vantage about J ( the campus. ,, The tiny set which has created this j new wave of enthusiasm is a pocket size crystal set which uses no bat- ' tery or electricity of any form. All the power necessary is taken frohi j--t the air. Fnde'ed, for a local stati the radiator will serve as a ground * and the bed springy suffice as an ae-'v rial. For the pros lit long distancej j enthusiast* -mall l .ium.i xir'iY-,. Tc. ? ... -- V' " i*Viin about the room, alt?e. or som<-||, other suitable place. Tin Cafppus j Scribe" has a return of the j gj \vide-hrimr?ic-d western hats in order! i| to accommodate an aerial in .the J; crown and really have a pocket >.i-: dio^ but somehow ;,he merits or invention wren t recognized. Ev^ry-. ^ one seems content to tune in from y ^fe-roortm Tlbi: seMs rang* -of three hundred miles, hut tlu hoys ^ report good rysuits lor even greaterj ^ distances. Anyvvlnne within fifty or seventy-fiw utiles of a good station J the set ahpuld be deluxe. The bug - 2"- - doesJont function so well m the day- / time, hut reception is satisfactory . any rime after dark ,aiui late at. night J it is reported exceptionally good. ^ The first set to invade the campus, j it may be well ?.> add; was greeted with jeers and sly winks as to its workability; but after the filStj ^ nights' reception an order for more i sets was rushed through hy air mail. I ? nr.. mi - - 1 duiii is '|>>v 1 lie stuoents were- iron: as Missouri, hut the bW bit hard. j u Kthe weather jt Weather report for week ondingl.a January; 17. 1931, compiled by Co-' 1 operative Station. Appalachian State I Teachers College. Room . .1. T. C: *1 !' <vJ;..v .:;ymax)'ri;hm temperature; t Average minimum {einpeiaiUrc l o ? < degrees. j Average iwepeiaturc. 25 degrees.; 1 Average daily range- in tempera- * tine. 19 degrees. ! <, , , Greatest daily range in tempera- 1 .''turte, 33 degrees; date, 15th. j* Average temperature at. 5 p. m. j i (time of observation) l".) degrees, 'i s . Highest temperature reached, 19 ; 1 3811 .degrees; date, 1.7th. * * " temperature- reached, 2 degrees; date, 1 gin.' Number inches of rainfall (inciud- : 'SW'" inK melted snow), 0.2G inches. Number inches of snowfall, 3. date, 14 th. - Number of days with u.01 inch or! i more rainfall, 3. Number of clear days', 3. j j Number of cloudy days, 5. Number of partly cloudy days, 1. ' *. Direction of prevailing wind, wosi. Dates of heavy frost, 11th. Other phenomena described as iol-j s lows: Solar halos llht, 13th, 10th! and 17th. 1 J? I OPENING TO All jj TO REPRESEN 1; The Prudential Iris of Am Home Office, Neva i; AS SPECIA "I TO SELL ORDINARY j| INSORj Address HARRIS L. < Woffora Building, J oh FIVE-DOLLAR BILL ] IS OWNED BY T.L. CI OTHER ANCIENT B Four Pieces of State Money Bring to Mind Civi! War. Collection Was Formerly Owned by the hate Isaac Wilson, Early Resident oi BooneWilson's Commission, Signed by Zebulon Vance and Henry T. Clarke, Is Also a Part of Critcher's interesting Collection. Away hack in 1771), Hall and Sellers, a Philadelphia printing establishment. turned out one of the first issues (if not the first) of United States currency, having been vested with that power by Congress on the 11th of January, that year. A piece, of that currency in the form of a five-dollar bill is owned by Mi. T. L. Critcher of Bamboo .this county, who recently exhibited it, along with oth-' ev antiquated coins and paper money, in Boone. The "five-spot" is about the width tU- : r o j a imr j a tea l issues oi v. i"3. currency. I>?rt is only about two thirds its length. On its face it bears a seal of some sort, around which is engraved ! the Latin words, "Sus im vel apa-; tine." In prominent type on the end uf the bill is "The United Stales? Five Dollars.'' At the right-hand extremity, in letters that are almost faded, is this print: "Five Dollars?; The bearer is entitled to receive five Spanish milled dollars, or an equal sum in gold or silver, according to a es'uution of Congress of the 14th of January. 1779". A signature- had >een affixed to the document, but ime has practically erased it. On the back of the ancient note; I Ls denomination is repeated in large | ypc ur.de- which is a dark square j iverlayed with an olive branch, or1 lomcthing of the sort. In light Italic| ottering beneath this ornamentation j _ ae these words.: "Printed by Hall I ind Sellers, 177't." !l No mint had been established at! hat time, and the infant government' Viyji i< seems, depending on other 1 la lions to furnish its standard of vealth. No Bureau of Printing andj li Zitgraving had boon tiieamod uf, ail 1 ii tejuting of this sort was undoubted ! u V t" private establishine.il,ts. Ac- c; otdhig t history, Alcvande: Ham- ii lion, fhe first Secretary of the! a reasuiy. was named in 1739, andj iintfng bf money n in L i ''if ] : Other interesting paper money dfs-1 S j,ayofl by Mr. Critcher include' four] fj ive-doilar bills of Stale money, is- e swt? during- the War Between the e itates. t-ao oFfnem <i :.t\\ m utl ll.v | U 'i-eatjr.v .if Virginia, on? On Sos it. t. 'aiolina and oni; on Georgia- An EnSish -hilli.iE, hearing tro bunt ol' 1. 'rioHjs III ant! dated 17S2, is also p a his possesf.ion. X The old UnitO.l S? :ttes note Btwlj 1 he State money were given to Mr. a hitoher's wife many years ago by. tl ic-r father, the* Ulte Issaac Wilson of Jaunt-, who resided on the piesent 44 ire of the First Methodist Church c nd died about 1881. Mr. Wilson was n <Confcdevate paymaster, and was ii .-minded at Camp Mast, in the west* o in part of Watauga, when that fort ess was surrendered to the Union s) tniy. Following th? war lie removed j U is resilience to this city; which all hat time was a community of only p i few homes. Tie :?t:d Daniel B. Dougherty. father of Dr. B, LI. p Dougherty, of Appalachian State Teachers College, erected the^hbl mill c stood near -ine dge of the cortege campus. c Mr. WilsorAs commission as a sec-. md lieutenant .in the Confederate- ;) rinsies, signed by Governor Zebu*on /ance and Henry T. Clarke. i;im- p ?andor-m-ehiof of the North Caroina tn-rnies, is another historical d ?c <1 Urtcnt in Mr. Oriixhers unusual lisplay. The yellowed paper with o ts rdim signatures is a clear reminder to many of the older citizens of !j saae Wilson, whose memory is venirated by all those who knew him. t ? ?. AD LIBS OF CELEBS iThc Pathfinder) i Ruth ffanna'n McCormick?Where ore aJ! the wis* ? paid for? , FrankKn Roosevelt?"Whou it'J ains it pours." Dwiyht Morrow-?N'othing beats the' sublicity of a famous son-ir. !a\v. j Herbert Hoover-?With at"; the rest he boys are getting why i'.o we have I o much unrest? i Calvin Coolidge?The country will ? survive. t Charlie Chaplin?Say it with si- i encc. 1 ! " ? I I iT LOCALLY i ;! 1 iurance Company :> ! .erica ;j i rark, New Jersey <; ! L AGENT .? LIFE AND GROUP \\ \nce :: ' WOFFORD, Mgr, nson City, Tennessee j! j ?WWMWW,WWt?WWVVWiS j THE WATABGA DEMOCRAT?EV PRINTOi- 1779 RITCHER, BAMBOO; ILLS LN COLLECTION . i Unlucky Thirteen Is ! Cause of Depression Says Stanly Citizen Albemarle. Though it was on j the 13th day of the month when ! he made his statement, J. V. Bar* rinjev, Albemarle man, proves in black and white that the depres1 sion was a thing of the past when I Babe 1S31 arrived. Says Mr. Barringer: "The year 1912 was a dull year for business, as it had the biggest slump in a long time. After 1912 and until 1921 the country was prosperous, work plentiful, and times good. However, in 1921 the country was one. of the worst business years i on record. This was followed by good business until 1930. And there's a lunny thing about these three years. Look at these fin- t ures: ' 1 1 1 9 9 9 1 2 3 2 1 0 13 13 13 "Now how in the world can you beat that number 13?" inquired Mr. Ba rringer. "You can't get I around the fact that hard time* are over, because we will all be dead when this combination works : out again. The next time it happens will be in 2029 and we will not be concerned about business ! conditions then. Yes, sir, the hard times arc over. Figures don't lie." | -igures Show State Is : Trying to Live at Home | Governor Gardner's "Live at ? Lome" campaign, broadcast through ? it' State in 1930 and being followed ? p this year with another extensive. jjj impaign. is bringing actual results ~ \ increased acreages planted in food ? ml feed crops. z Figures compiled by < . A. Shex- z old, assistant extension director at z tate College, for 1930, show that z timers have added to acreage plant- E d in l i important food and feed E rops since 1929; As a result, a to- E i? plaetd at $10,000,000 was added r i the value of these .rops, z While adding thousands of acres = j food and feed crops the acreage s hinted in cotton was cut from 1,- ? 78,000 acres to 1,044,000 acres in ? 1)30, a decrease of 2114.000 am-n end r percentage decrease of twelve for ? ?e entire State. E Particularly encouraging to the ? Live at Home" workers is the in- ? rease in home gardens on farms, ? tore than 10,000 acres being added ? v 1030 fvjr a percentage increase E f above 10. S Other food and feed crops which s riow gains in Mr. Sheffield's tabu- z ition follow: fr^ggaBBMi}- E Corn?271,000 acres added; 12 ? er cent. gain. ? Oats?28,000 acres were added; 1 i ? or cent. gain. |E Parley ~r 3,000 acres added; fc per ? ent. gain. ^ Hay?<>0,000 acres added; 7 per -? ent. ;ga?r.. Soy Leans?7,2,000 acres added; ? 5 per cent. gain. s Cow peas?18.000 acres added; 19 E of cent. gain. IE Irish Potatoes?16,000 acres add-|E 21 per cent. gain. ii ' ." I" owpcl rviHiccs-?iiu70yi) acwes a<?- z ltd; 25 per cent. 'gain. -W; : Sorghum?10,000 ones added; 10 s icr cent. gain. j Truck Crops?5 1,810 acvc.-. added; ; > per cent. gain. Laying Hens?220,2-l<> birds add- ; d; -1 per ccnL gain. |; Dairy Cows -2-l,0U0 head added; ; i per cent. gain. = I New Bank is Being Organized at Lenoir Lenoir. ? The Union National lank, operating with a capital of 5150,000, will open its doors heic ,cme time- this week as successor to ;he old First National which failed o open December 10. -All new stock ivill be paid in before the bank opens, recording to officials, who express lelief that the charter, the only remaining fcold-up in more than two reeks' formation of plans, would ar-ivc around the middle of Hie week. The new bank has taken over all rssets and assumed all liabilities of .he old First National. F. H. Coffey, imminent furniture manufacturer, vas named Dresidenf. of the new in ititution at a recent meeting of the ] jpard of directors. J. H. Squires was j lamed vice-president and L. A. Dy- j cashier. 5 The directors, other "than officials, i are C. R. Hopkins, T. H BroyhiR, i R. S. Crisp, J. G. Ballew. J, B Gal- : vin and G. L. Robhins. Dr. C. B. Bauglimati, Eye, Kar, Nose and Throat Specialist, Johnson : City, Tenn., will be in the office of Dr. J. B. Hag&zuan in Boone, on the ; first Monday in each month for the practice of his profession. I0-17-tf ERY THURSDAY?BOWNE, N. a Dairy Extension Office Plans New Dairy Barn New Plans have been desired b'jr-j the agricultural engineer working i with the dairy extension office uii State College by which cow stalls j and stanchions of lumber may be; built at home by those who wish toj remodel old barn* to house dairy i cattle. The plans have been designed in response to many requests from pei-j sons having a few cows and no place, to keep them. Using these plans,1 barns, stables or sheds may be made ; sanitary and convenient for handling a small dairy herd. i!lillflllllillllllilllll!!llll!l!l!llll!!!lllliil I RAO WfWX 1 Si * Hl< I | .''OR winter -1 the protecti = Why hesitate wl Goodvears are : == Let us look o = ami mnke | Big Red jf See the new, impt j= Goodyear All-\^ | AT THE LOW IN HIST ^ Equip your car no E Goodyear for w E All types and s | Centra E DISTl i i1 = = I.EE MAST SERVICE STAIIO? = ^i!iiiiiiinTiWitsi!iiiiiHi!iiiii!uiuiiisi!iii I I If You ] I! HE | | Any Ti I ! Ye | | 1 | WE HAVE 1 | WILL J I I ?? = * = ? i 1 ~ | | Boone illllll!lllllt!lllllilllll!l!!llll!illlllil!illll ; p ! A, T. agricultural engi- 1 | hecr. who designed the new plans, < says they are intended for the small troducer ha vine: less than six cows. 1 i This class includes the family cows < \ and the small herds from which sour 1 I cream is sold. The plans arc not recommended for those in the dairy business and producing .milk on a ' comparatively large -scale. As explained by Mi. Hoiman, the plans show three complete stanchions and \ I cow stalls including the feeding- alley. manger, platform, gutter and I rear walkway. Everything is to be j built of lumber except the bottom of I ; the gutter, which is of concrete. i 1 Mr. Holmar. says one of the best < features of the new set of plans is' i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i . Ml P I SNOW I wperg! 'JJ driving vou weed >i? ion <it new tires. JH ten all types ol new selling for so little? 't yam old tires ^5 you an offer. 11 luction! jf oved Goodyear ^ /eatKer Tread jra EST PRICES C_DX roRY SERX Let us < w with the new r?di*tc,r, 1 - thi? ii pi -inter driving. preciate izes in stock. ???oUn*, ycur c<n I Tire Coi IIBUTORS FOR WATAUGA COUNT' N. R. Winkler, Manager ne and Blowing Rock, N. I LOCAL DEALERS: J, Mabel, N. C. A. T. A. McGUIP.E, Todtl, N C. Sl!illilliiS!iiltiiiSlliiltl!l!l!!illtilli!!ill!illli!i liiiiiiiiM [ntend to Pure A.TRO me in the Nes jars, Buy NO\ . A FEW LEFT OVER T SELL AT A RARE BARC IT WII I P4V Vfrt T TA _ ? - ? ? mm s m X X V/W .1 V/ SEE US! Hardware Coi "The Friendly Store" iiiiMHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM . . \ ; k JANUARY 22. U?gJ the low cost of construction. Only one sack of cement and about 450 board feet of lumber are needed U? build stanchions and stalls for three rows. The a' I3ge cost of the materials used should be around ?3 for one eouiSi The designs are simple, permitting any" farmer, handy with tools, to do his own work. Blue prints of the new plans may be had from Mr. Holman's office oi through the local county farm agent. Because of the expense of having blue prints" made, they cannot be scattered indiscriminately over thi State, but several farmers wishing to remodel old barns Jo keep family cows may use the plans available in their county farm agent's officell!lllllllllll!IIIIII!l!illl!l!li!ll!!illli!llili? /ICE Is Our Motto 2= heck your battery, test your :ZZL .id just and mount chains; ?? art of our service and we apyour business. STANDARD ZZZ , motor oils and greases?use ZZZ irtety card with us. upany | == ky . |vv.v:,v.^ A. GREENE, Deep Gap, N C jjj= lilliillllllHIHIHHlHIHilllHIIHHHHIli :hase a | 1 LA | | | :t Few I | VI j | . I n HAT WE IAIN. | J '} = t m m npariy j ? lil>ltllil!l!li!iillli!ll!!ISIIi!jiiiiiliii||!||
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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