eour The Watauga Democrat i~ ESTABLISHED Hj88 Issued Every Thursday by Th? RIVERS PRINTING COMPANY i R. C. RIVERS ROB. RIVERS Publishers SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Y'enr $1.50 w Six Months .75 Three Months _ .40 Payable in Advance a c Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of Re- 3 spech Obituaries, etc., are charged r for at the regular advertising rates, li Entered at the Post.office at Boone, u N. C.. as Second Class mail matter, i THURSDAY. MARCH 19, 1931 d _ P . f FARM COMMANDMENTS ' * * ________ 1. Plant good seed in well- r ^ v prepared soil. * -j 2. High-grade livestock and ' j, * poultry on every farm. * (j Raise plenty of food and * * feed for home use. Practically * T eliminate your grocery bill by ' ^ ' making a good garden. 4. Grow a variety of cash ' * crops don't put all your eggs ' .. ' ir* one basket. 5. Produce carefully grad- ' ^ * ed and well packed sells best. ^ * By co-operation wc can build * ^ * up a good market. 6. Make this a debt paying * * year by spending only for ne- * ^ * cessitics. p( 7. Let's work together to * * make Watauga a still better * j * county. * | ^ * * d William J. Price i; For more than thirty years, Will Price traveled the mountain countiesi xv of North Carolina, acquainting him- ^ self with the people, their needs and perplexing problems; in the mean time raring for the interests of the firm * which he represented. During thisj:i Jong span of years Will Price became| s psi't of the moutain-country through ? >*' which he vended his wares. At coun-' try stores, denizens of the hills lis-1 ^ tened intently to his narrations of \ happenings in distant communities | which were isolated through lack of n' roads and communication systems, j'*' In fan or foul weather, this "knight 1 0i of the grip" called oh his cUentele I regularly, and his coming was the be-J** casion foi a brief period of happiness i " in the community. The passing of ycais orought many! changes to the mountains of North-' western North Carolina, and Willi .. ..i ; .... i i v - titc ??sil.Yi- v: iV7! MTiflO;-IUITV LlUC 111 the transformation.- Highways point- { their spiny fincurs' from1 the low- {" 1 i n- < :* ' he a - iirid found their, ij .way through the bills and valleys . of Ashe, Watauga, Aileghany and! Avery counties. Concrete and maC-j ~adam thoroughfares replaced the! muddy trails over which he drovej his hack ; modern brick schcolhouses j ~ with ultra-modern methods of educasupplanted the log houses in use din ing the early days of his visits in the g ''Land of the Sky.*' Rut Will Price ie traveled on, offering his advice and ir financial aid ir. all matters calculated ni to eject his adopted mountains from ia the rut of ignorance. ? rr His useful life ended Tuesday ofje< last week, following a brief illness, j b Will Price, pioneer, builder, leading \ xr citizen of Ashe County, capable pro- si moter of better citizenship, friend to mankind, has been called to his S1 reward. Rich and poor, mighty and ^ lowly citizens of the northwest join ]? together in common sorrow. 0 - A Midnight Massacre j] Two mothers are widowed arid five b children are fatherless as a result U of the zeal of New R?now?v P.rmntvl e. deputies to find spirituous liquors in h their raid of last Saturday night. |9 Leopold Roberts, one of the slair. n men, who was conveying a truck load rr of United States mail from Goldsbovo to Wilmington, played a heroic v role in the gun. battle which was t< staged in the wee small hours 01 the a morning. When his vehicle was halt- p ed by the body of deputies sheriff, [ his only thought was to save thejy mail. Accordingly, he leaped from \ a his seat and opened fire. W. P. Star- s, ling, one of tlie raiders, fell mortally ( ] wounded, and the faithful guardian of the Federal cargo crumpled under js an official volley. There was no f) liquor. .3 tl Testimony at the preliminary hear- rt ing indicated Jthat 'neither of the d deputies wore a badge, uniform or other insignia to distinguish them n from the ordinary highwayman, and y considering the importance of Rob- S1 erts' mission, one mieht easile enn -- -v w elude that he acted wisely in acting i before asking questions. "The Mail c Must Go" is to be adhered to just as p strictly as in the days when Buffalo c Bill rode the pony express, with his <5 guns the only protection from the a manifold perils of the plains. s Official killing is, of course, in Eome instances justified. However, e I ' public sentiment should force ihe donning of uniforms by those hold- g ing up nocturnal traffic. Saturday night's gun play should serve as a _ lesson to some of the over-zealous j enforcement agents, and teach them | to combine common sense with their | ~ midnight duties. C jjg." . v More than 6,000 pounds of grass ^ . and lespcrieza seed has been purchased .go-operatively in Ctimberiand County this .spring for pasture, hay < &V and soil improvement. "The Way of Life" By BRUCE BARTON SCRUBWOMEN Que holiday, whet. the busine; epressidsKwas worst. I visited t\v f the tiBgest corporations in th "orldJ talked with the treasurer of or nd with the chairman of the f inane omroittee of the other?and tbes re men, 1 may tell you. in \vho.: uake-up sentimentality plays vei ittle part. They had heeu looking at red fij ires until their eye-balls burne *hey were entirely unwilling to pn iict when their industries would in rove. But ea* h of them uttered the sair ervent exclamation: "If only we ca toll through without having to et .ages!" When you stop to think about hat is an astonishing phenomenoi 'wenty-five years ago men in sim ar positions would have said imrai iately. 'Business is off ten per cen lash wages twenty per cent." The same sort of executives wh sed to assume that the way to cut oniKccinrt tthj! I?v putting \v;HI ow convinced that the way t . cure > not to cut. That is one "principal fact whit lakes the current depression diffo; nt from its predecessors That rogress! History has a curious way of Uf ?tting contemporary judgment lany of the events which seem in ortant to men and women while the re living-, prove insignificant in th yes of the ages. And some very lii e things later loom large. Who was king of Spain in IGoG? o not remember. But I do rcca lat in 1H66 an apple fell and hi aac Newton. Who was Warren Harding? Wh ere Calvin Coolidge and Herbei uover? Some future school hoy ma e puzzled by those inquiries. But unless ! am very much mists en every future history book wi iv emphasis on two development hich have taken place under pu cry eyes. They will tell that a boy name indbergh flew across the Atlanti cean. And that a man named Ford ar ouRceri that he would pay ail worV rs, even scrubwomen, a minimui f five dollars a day. The iuea that high wages make rosperity. that the key to good bus ess lies not in the safe deposit boxt f millionaires, but is carried in th oekot of every worker?this is sunn ling entirely new. h holds the hope of the futuri Whatever else may have to be di: truvti. ARipmcKn Business rnusi n< Ji'ven-l^r that A men can idea\ The Family Doctor By DK. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES LAW VIOLATORS The fellow that takes a gun an oes out among the people to eo ct a living by that means is a cri'ir tal, duly accredited as such, wit lany tomes of expensive, statutor ixvs; built for his especial treat lent. Multiplied millions are expent J each year for his "care," all pai y burdened, harassed, strugglin lass of unrequited people who ai ;ill Americans. Sometimes I think?and thai's th ibstanee of this letter?that, th iosi FOOLISH violator of infallibl iw, is the man or woman who got ut and commits, crime against sel o many thousands, regardless c leir position in church or state, rus ell-mell into crime against the: odien, to reap penalties more cei tin than any human court can a; ess! And the doctor is called in i elp smooth matters over for th villain." Which would appear hi lorous, were it not such a seriot latter. They go after the business, arme dth everything from corn whist d mince pie, to commit crimes the lways draw a verdict of guilty wit unishment f\oll Spirit of the living God. In sil the plenitude of grace, Vhere'er the foot of man hath tro Descend on our apostate race. live tongues of fire and hearts < . -,love, " THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? I To preach the reconciling word; -Give power and unci ion from ahovi I V\"hone*er the iovfui sound is heart J Be dark - the coming:, light; "" ... ..Vi vi.iuui tne mos gifted. They translate into speec t'|the spiritual passion of the Infties | genius; they also utter, with th 101 beauty born of truth and simplicity e|anti >vith exact agreement betwoe j the feeling and the expression, th 11 inarticulate and humble longings 0 the unlettered peasant. So it is thy' in every eountiy. the language of s.h r" Psalms has become part of the dail ,Ss life of nations, passing into thei proverbs, mingling with their cor versa* ion, and used at overv critics :s* stage of existence. ?Rowland K. Protni rc y e Give me a new, a perfect heart. From doui t ar.d fear and sorrow free y The mind which was in Christ impai .. And let mv spirit cleave to thee. ?diaries Wesley. 0 Webster Draws 5 to 7 1 Years for Murder or S. E. Day in Octobe I 11 C ontinued from Page 1) s to leave the house and go to he r grandmother's. On the fatal day an soon after Webster had taken he task, her paramour picked nc c, up and took her a roundabout wa 1 to North Wilkeshoro. It was late i-i that right, after she had returne from the ride with Day, that ih "i.tinoouiuK oei-c.rreci. seyeiai otner wit In esses weree introduced, two o :s whom viewed the tragedy, i- The State presented its argumcv '.s in four speeches, by Messrs. J. I ie Ilolshouscr, Eugene Trivetfce an - Senator W, R. Lovill, of the privat prosecution, with the closing argi ?. snent t?y State's. Solicitor John I Jones. The defense had but thve< >t these being by Messrs. J. A. Row seEu and J. II. Whicker, -with th j final appeal for acquittal by Judg - j Tain Bowie. Judge Schenck gave h j brie/ charge Friday at 1 o'clock, an the case was given to the jury wjhic returned its verdict Saturday aftei noon. _ I Veteran of World War j The deceased, Day, was a Worl ^ War veteran and was 36 years olc . His widow formerly was Miss MaiBeach, daughter of the late A. \\ ' Beach, and was reared in Boon* n Day left his war risk insurance a ; the principal feature of his estatt j which will be paid to his widow i j monthly instalments of $57.50 fe the support of herself and his oi g phaned children so long as she re mains a widow. Webster and his wife have n e children of their own. Mi's. Srnoa ie I r.vs? (l._ i........ ^ . iflg uiiugnitrt' oi Airs. weDste e! by a previous marriage. The con !S|victed man is 47 years old. If h * I serves the full five years' minirnui I of his sentence, he will be 52 yea* i" old when he walks forth a free raa ir from the State's prison1 pates in 193t r~ State's Solicitor Jones nor pvivat 5~ counsel, Messrs. Trivette and Hols ? houser and Senator Lovill, intei e posed further words once the verdic 1_ has been returned, their duty bein ls closed with their argument to th jury, in the trial when harrowin; d facts of a broken and .lisrupte y household were laid bare to the put it lie gaze and the agony of mind an h heart disclosed, public sentimen ' which soon after the shooting wa e against Webster, underwent a cliang p and was ir, sympathy with him. Th i- unembarrassed admissions of her dii is obediences, and of her illicit love al M fair with Day as told by Mrs. Smoa >vj herself probably militated as muc s as any other factor in creating ne^ d sympathy for the defendant. l Preserve Cheap Eggs by ? Old Water Glass Methoi One of the best and most econom ., cal methods of preserving fresh egf ^ for use later is to use the old wat< ,, glass method advocated by poultry men for many years. "It will cost only about two cenl a dozen to nrpicrvo owe Kw +w method," says C. F. P&rrish, extei si on poultryman at State Colleg< .. "and with the present crop sellin iC at about 20 cents a dozen this met) od of preservation for household us y* is an excellent investment. Eggs se for 30 to 40 cents a dozen and moi in the fall and if the poultryman hs "i a supply preserved in water glaj j for his own use, he can sell the fresl ? ly laid eggs for this price. The cit housekeeper will also find that pr< serving eggs now while they are chea d, will save some money this fall." Eggs saved by this method may b j used in any form for table purpose: >i except for poaching. ? Only fresl I clean eggs with a firm shell textui lTBRY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. ] The Amateur Garde IifS Jj.J AREAi , CAN VOS ,| |- should be used. Cracked eggs are j not fit for any kind of storage. Canj die the eggs and see that they are r| strictly fresh and then get a five g&lcj|lon glazed earthen jar or other glass jar. Be sure it has a lid that will fit tisrntlv. ,,f When the eggs have been selected j.l and the jar made strictly sanitary by ^| boiling water, the actual process of i preserving begins. Heat a quantity of , | water to boiling point sufficient to c have nine quarts when cooled. When the container is dry, cool the boiled water anner Starts His Spring Exei . stem To me Evert Year a m& strong man and you must m x out. then when the veeds G1 ut. ty?Ll?- !Ve EXERCISED A H< last time,#so you Better, thin iyiCE. I'M out FOR 600d j " Zsm1 laying house aiia possibly iater into the breeding pens. If any chick shows signs of sickness, it should be taken from the fiock and destroyed. Cremation is the safest and most satis-1 factory method of destruction." Mr. Williams does not believe that I chicks should ever be helped out of! the shell. Sometimes this is done when j the eggs arc partially pipped and the] I Militiamen Guard $ I 1 THE thousands of letters rereived in the S50.000 Camel loitruv'ni a art.i'nvltonH in newspapers from coast to coast, \v*?re guarded in the same manner as huge gold shipments. Photograph shows contest mail being loaded into an armored truck at the Winston-Salem, N. C.. postoffice under guard for transportation to the offices ot the TLX Reynolds Tobacco Company. Charles Dana GibsoD, noted artist and publisher of Life, Ray Long, president of lnternation [HWaBRK:- . ? ' I AGRICU LIME! ' \ mmmmm i m $2.50 PER TON, F: < i S (I. Any f $4.90 PER TON, F. |(ia Carioai Lottos ... ^ m Recent tests made at the Uiir it contains 96 to 98 per cent, c and carbonate of magnesia sufi 103 per cent. We know of no o Mount I Shouns,' : WBtij MARCH U>. 1931 Vise By Albert T Reid -r^=j I .BOUT TH'S TIME YOU * [AVE A GAAtEU VMEA.E YOU ET REAL HEALTHY YOURW/NO ^ ?7 AUTQCAgrHV^ / , chick is unable to get out of the shell by its own efforts. When a 1 chick has to be aided in this way, it is usually a weakling, will develop I poorly and will likely die before it j reaches the laying stage. The eggs for hatching should always be carefully selected. A'unor- J i mal eggs usually mean a poor hatch. j al Magazine Company and Editor of ; Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Roy Howard, chairman of the board of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, were judges of the contest which called for answers to the question, "What recent change has been made in the wrapping of the Camel pack age containing twenty cigarettes and what are its advantages to the smoker?" The huge response to the contest announcements proved anew the great responsiveness of the public to newspaper advertising. LTURAL | HONE I 3. B. Maymead, Tenn. 1 Quantity) K O. B. Boone, N. Car. f 3 1*Z ioai Mininaa) JB yersity of Tennessee show that alcium carbonate, or pure lime? ^ icient to make the- equivalent of ther lime showing so high a test, Srothers { Tennessee C