===== = = - = VOLUME XjfclJ, NO. 44 SEN~ WR. LOVILL If SPEAKS AT LOVE " FEAST IN CAPITAL Watauga Solon Waxes Eloquent a? He Deliver* Address on Present*? tion of Senate Gift to CSief Clerk 1-eRoy Martin. Recounts Civil War Siory, and It Given a New Appelation for Oratory. By M. R. DUNNAGAN Raleigh, N. C.?Senator William R. Lovill, of Watauga County, "sprung one" on the North Carolina Senate at the "love feast" held last Wednesday night while presents were being presented, in his oratory occasioned by his presentation to LeRoy Martin, principal clerk, a set of silver plates as a gift from the Senators. Now, in addition to the "Grand Old I Man of the Mountains." he has the t additional appeiation of?. "The Blue < r?id(Tn " He took occasion to speak in glow- f irtg terms particularly oi the men 1 he had known before he came to the Senate, including Senator Grier, of Iredell, Senator Hendreu of Forsyth, and, as he put it, by proxy, Senator John H. Folgcr of Surry. Also, he waxed eloquent in his laudation of Principal Clerk Martin, recalling that he was born at the old c> Marion home within one mile of Pilot Mountain in Surry County, and has two uncles, John and Eli Davis, residents of Yadkin County Senator Lovili Ipuded Senator Grier for his steadfast character and honorable and manly traits. He told of an incident in which Senator Hen- -x dren had aided him in a matter in SI Winston-Salem, saying "If you all jn knew Will Hendren as well as I do, g; you could not help but love him \ dearly. D "1 did not know Senator Folgcr jr until t came here to this session, but be I want to recall an incident which draws me near and dear to hiin. It R; was his uncle, Rom Folger, sturdy, ye honorable and brave, who picked up jj< my father, who had been shot or through both hips on the battlefield m At Gettysburg and left to die, enr- aI ried him bodily to u safe place, made i0! him comfortable and returned to the| firing line. But for that incident, II wi would not be here today. How can I kj; hoin Inviw, on,, -V i> V-1 r WWJ, ?y4BVpV VJJ- ISOlll VUi* an ger. Aty.th.ntf thftt Jphn Folger, hi? ha nephew, wants that I can do for him, w, wili be done without hesitation of 01 question." cn Senator Loviil said in the course of his remarks that he was related or to Principal Clerk Martin, though he * probably uid not know it, and that he along with nil the Senators had come to love and respect their 6fficial. 'i (Please turn to Page J) oil SILVERSTONE BOY f DIES SUDDENLY E ' tilAndy Greer, 14-year-old Son of Mr. ^ and Mrs. Monroe Greer, Succumb* to Spinal Meningitis. Funeral Friday at Union. j?11 I oe Andrew Greer, 14, son of Mr. and, ? -Mrs. Monroe Greer, Silvcrstone, was : found dead in bed Thursday morn- " ing following ail attack Wednesday . of what is believed to have been oe- w' rebral meningitis. The youth had " complained all dav IVfiincsHav nf n terrible headache, and the father had ?l ridden to the home of a doctor near- Kr by, procured some headache or cold _ . tablets, administered them to his son, IV and put him to bed late in the afternoon. The boy stated that they had relieved him to a certain extent, ?. and went to sleep. The mother waked early Thursday morning, and seeing di? ope of his feet out. from under the in cover, went to the bed to replace the sh r " blankets. When she touched the limb ne she observed that it was cold and thi 3tiff. Death had probably occurred ni some four hours previous. th< The deceased youth was a member lot of th Baptist Church, had a pleas- Mi ing -.position, and was well-liked by h- , young associates. Besides the e'f parents, he is survived by the follow- so] ing brothers and sisters, all of whom Mr reside in Watauga: Ed Greer, Hub- Bh ert Greer, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Ml Jar vs Warren, Robert Greer, and on small sister and one brother Ba wh t names could not be learned. ?e' "jneral services were held Satur- ?b dr at Union Baptist Church, and al? tl body was interred in the nearby eepyetery. Rev. Rpby Eggers was in | of charge of the rites. ty. YOUNG TAR HEEL. FARMERS TO ><*< MEET AT COVE CREEK ON SAT. ha Vs On account of the speaking con- 20 test in Asheville the meeting of co: Young Tar Heel* Farmers was post- bo ponea until Saturday night,, the 8th. ft1*1 It will be held in the .agricultural room of Cove Creek School, beginning at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Every at member is urged to be present and his to be on time. Several important mat- 8n ters are to be discussed: attending ata State camp, project work, talks by to boys who made trip, to Asheville, etc. 801 Young farmers will play baseball to at Mabel on Saturday afternoon.' A Non-Partisan N B00N1 Baseball Candidate { William H. McCarthy, former 'act He toa?t bead, may succeed he late E. S. Barnard as president >f the Awericai) Baseball League. LASS OF THIRTY TO RECEIVE B. S. DEGREES FRIDAY smenccment Kt Appalachian Teachers College Marks End of Most Successful Term of Institution. Final Enrolment Was 836. Dean Rankin Expects Large Attendance at Summer School. A class of thirty men and women ill he graduated at the Appalachian :ate Teachers College Friday morng, and the Bachelor of Science Deee in Education will he conferred, t this time Dr. Holland Holton of uke University will deliver the adesc and an interesting program has, len outlined for the occasion. . The dean of the college, Dr. J. D. | tnkin, in commenting on the college| ar just closing opines that the ses-i >n was an outstandingly successful ie? He points out that the enrolent of 830 establishes h record, id that the graduating class is the rgest in the history of the. college. The first term of -summer school ill iiTIPn iln MAo flht OM/I lAanw O?" n is of the opjuion that the attendicf will be large. Many reservations IYBbeen ijtttfae dswroStotii*??a? ail as in the city, but'no figures e available as to ihe total upplints at this time. raffic Markers Receive few Paint and Lettering Mr. A. F. Swift, manager of vift's Sign Shop, and one of the :y's newest citizens, is doing his are toward making Boone look her st this summer. On Monday prning Mr. Swift went to Mayor rift and broke the good new- that all the traffic signs and markers the town were taken up and ought to his shop, each of them ould he treated" to new paint ar.d '.tering. And Mayor Swift was, course, quick to accept Mr. Swift's ad offer; one, of the policemen was legated to look after the task, and w stop signs, speed limit markers, iffic posts, etc., are under the pert treatment of the sign painter, le latter part of this week, they ii .-uriim rnaKc tne;r appearance, j dolled up in new "spring clothes."] 0 best part of the story was omit3?Mr. Swift is doing the job free Ktis. . Irs. Hatley Succumbs To Pneumonia Attack Mrs. Isaac W. Ilatley, age 70, ?d Monday morning at her home the Shulls Milis section, after a ort illness with pneumonia. Fu>ral services were conducted from ? Valle Crucis Methodist Church 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by 1 pastor, Rev. H. M. Wellman, folving whici-. interment was in the ist cemetery. Surviving are the husband and ;ht children: George M., of Hudi; John W. of Wenatchee, Wash., ill F., of Hudson; Robert ?, of sir, S. C.; Fred R., of Shulls Mills; s. Mary Clarke, Banners Elk; Lula izobeth Hatley, Shulls Mills; Ethel itley Maine, Shulls Mills. Twentyicn grandchildren, 11 great grandi'dren, one sister and one brother ;o survive. Mrs. Hatley Was a member of one the prominent families of the counS'ne was born at Granite Falls, ldwell County, but has been a rcs nt of Watauga since 1911. She A ._ r .. U vvcii a wiu>iau:u( meMluer OI tllU tile Crucis. Methodist Church for years, was loved by the entire nimunity, and friends and neighrs grieve with the family in their sat loss. Rev. Johnny Greene, new pastor Boone Advpntist Church, pressed first sermons last Sunday morning d evening, and those who attended ,te that the young minister brought his audiences most excellent lasts. The public is cordially invited hear him next Sunday morning ewspaper. Devoted to the E S, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CARI Mattie Bentlei of Gruesome M Makes Confess What m though* to be the lurg- y( cit crowd ever to Attend a magi*- fa trato's trial in Boone, assembled in fc1 the courthouse Monday afternoon, when Clint Stone was hailed be- 3U fore Justice E. N. Hahn on a th charge of murder, growing out of Hi the slaying of Mattie Bentley laot dr Thursday. No less than five hun- wi drcd persons were present, but the wi hearing was of short duration, the wi defendant having been committed Jl to jail to he held for Superior t)fi Court without the privilege of bail. I 111 after Deputy Sheriff Clint Norris i ye testified that Stone had made a J Dj voluntary confession of the crime St; | en Sunday. According to the tc?- ha timony, Stone expressed a desire ag to "come clean" with t?'ie whole j thing, and then related how he had th I become enraged when the de- th ceased woman wrote letters de- th manding sums of money, how he Ai "became madder and ma elder'* and i fo "decided to get her out of the way." He then told of the meet- ^ ing on the mountainside, and gave SO the deputy an account of a heat- 111 ed argument, following which he tn said he shot the woman in the th breast. His confession indicated I the. lie didn't recall firing a sec- ho ond time, "but guessed lie did." Messrs. Bingham and Linney ap- to peared for the Stale and recom- a mended the commitment without to bail. ,1 MB VII STORY OF THE TRAGEDY For the second time within a pe- ^ riod of two years, grim tragedy ^?n stalked on a mountain trail in Stony y Fork township, this tiu\e snuffing out the life of a woman. On a high moun- jn I tain near the Ashe-Watauga line, not I.J_ i more than one mile from where Andy Johnson inet hia gruesome end * in . 1929, one of the most brutal crimes in the county's hsitory was commit- ^ ted sometime Thursday morning when Mattie Bentiey, age about 48, was ^ shot and killed from ambush. Two loads from n 12-gauge shotgun .. , pierced^hti body, one in tile back, itrsr "T STONY FORK MAN F KNIFED IN BRAWL SATURDAY NIGHT Guy Carlton Receive* Near-Fatal", N? Wounds its What Is Said to Have Been a'" Br:ii*lcen "Free-for-All. Preliminary Trial Before Justice Hahn Tuesday. Trio Bound Over to Superior Court. Cornelius Watson, Calvir. Watsor. and Guy Carlton, of Stony Fork lot Township,* were arraigned Tuesday fol evening before Justice Hahn on wh charges growing out of what is al- tic leged to have been a drunken biuvl poi of last Saturday night, at .which time tei Carlton received near-fatal knife wounds, said to have been inflicted 84 by Cornelius Watson. A cut across po: from one shoulder to another, an ne ugly stab in the back of the neck re< and cuts in the arms constituted his th< principal injuries, none of which are cil calculated to prove serious. No no 80. tive is assigned for the assault, of- wil fleers stating that it was the result i of a drunken quarrel. tal S Justice Hahn disposed ot the case me by binding the three defendants to me Superior Court on charges of possess- eil. ing and transporting liquor, drunk- a s ennes3 and-assault with deadly wea ths pon. Appearance bonds of $500 were ize required, in default of which Cornc- om lius and Calvin Watson were remand-' ma ed to jail. _ ma HOW TO RAISE 20 TO TO THE ACRE EXPIJ The following "recipe" for grow- o; ing twenty tons of late cabbage on lii an acre of Watauga soil has been M prepared by H. R. NtUwongcr, ex- at tension horticulturist at the State College: K> (1) Plant Reed's strain of Dan- or ish Ball Head: in (2) Grow plants in plant bed. m Or*e-b?lf pormd of seed to 1,500 !*1 square feet of plant bed will give 1? enough plants for one acre of cab- to bage. Sow seed shallow and not as too thick. Cover sefcd bed after m planting with a litter of leaves or 7stmw to prevent forming a crust 8( on seed bed. Make two or more 7teed sowings. Previous to planting th seed, broadcast 50 pounds of lime es and SO pounds of 8-4-4 or 7-5-5 so fertiliser well worked in soil. If *? cabbage maggot has bfeen trouble- he some, sow the seed in rows and of after plants are well up sprinkle to the rows at base of plants with ps corrosive sublimate?one gallon to in ovary 30 feet of row. Corrosive sublimate is made by dissolving 1 DEM< iest Interests of Northwe JUNA, THURSDAY. MAY 7. 13o / the Victimj 'urder; Stone non; No Bail ong son <>f Jim Greene, near nightil Thursday evening, dumped in a nee corner, rigid in death. Dr. J. B. Hagaman, Coroner, was mrnoned, an an inquest was held on c lonely summit of the mountain ?nr midnight. More than one hun-j i residents of Ashe and Watauga &re presenU Jira Greene, the first itness called, testified that he was; nking in, a field seme three hulled yards from the 3cene of the figedy, about 8:30 Thursday rnorng, when he heard the agitated -ices cf a mar; and woman, followed the report cf a shotgun. An inmt later a woman screamed, "J.oid ve mercy." Then the gun fired ain and overvtbJr.f hprnnw nninf raiizing that something was wrong, e man started in the direction of e shots, came within fifty feet of? e body, and abandoned the search, pout five o'clock his young son and the mutilated remains. Floyd Greene. Gallic Gvecr, Will atson and Frank BentlCy, young1 n of the murdered woman, testi?d to incidents leading up to the| ogedy. All four of them maintained at the Bentley woman had lived in nstanf feat of Clint Stone, a neigh'. for the past several weeks. Floyd rcene stated that on Wednesday she Id him that "Theres' no use telling lie about it, Clint Stone is going kill me if he ever gets a chance.'* rs. Greer recounted a similar conrsalion with the woman, and Watri told the coroner that she left his use thirty minutes previous to the urder, after telling he and his wife at she was "afraid Stone would 11 her that day." Stone, according this witness, passed by the house the same direction ten minutes evious, carrying his gun. Dr. Hagaman, after hearing these tnesses, ordered Deputy Sheriff int Norris to place Stone under rest.. He was found at his moth's home nearby about one o'clock iday morning. When told that he ust: go to Boone, the man. who is legod tQ be^of shady character, (Please tarn to Page 6) EWER THAN 100 BALLOTS CAST IN BOONE ELECTION '?>} f ' ij : w City Official. Will Take Over Roius of City Gaverntoeut at Once. No Opposition Ticlcel wa? Presented and Ught Voting Results. One Member of Old Board Will Again Serve. A few more than four-score balls wore counted Tuesday evening, [lowing the municipal election in rich only the regular Democratic ket was entered. This lack of cpsition accounted for the sniali Inest taken in the balloting. Frank Miller received high vole, ballots having been tabulated ?'ipaite his name as a member of ^he w Board of Aldermen; K. L. Clay :eived S2, while Dr. H. B. Perry, ?onIv member of the former coimcoming up for Te-election, polled , J. M. Moretz was elected Mayor, th SI votes. rhe new Mayor and his board will ic^uveiL en*; an airs oi tne town imfliately, however no announcentwis made a3 to plans of the counGeneral opinion is, however, that itronp board has been Sleeted and it. with the co-operation of the cit nship. and continued strict e-cony, the affairs of the city will be naged in a highly satisfactory nner. NS OF CABBAGE UNED BY EXPERT mce of powdered corrosive subriate in 10 gallons of water, alee three applications one week art. (.3) Cultural Practices: Prepare -ound early and keep cultivating 1 dragging until setting of plants order to kill weeds, conserve oisture and get the soil in a good condition. Broadcast 10 to i tons of stable manure and 400 500 pounds of acid phosphate id lOG pounds of potash and maire aud 600 pounds of 8-4-4 or 5-5 to acre. Without manure use )0 to 1,000 pounds of 8-4-4 or 5-5 to the acre and side dress e plants after they have become tabliihed in field with nitrate of dat 150 to 200 pounds to the re. Do not side with soda at lading time. To secure 20 tons cabbage it requires 20 to 30 ns of plant food, so you must it it there for the cnbbage plants the way of good land and large (Please turn to Page 4) DCRA *.st North Carolina I ^ "'I J; j Contest Winner ' -., ?; . ^ - **- ? 1 EARL flEXSON Pai/TTrhrri/ nnv" W??C UIE1E1IY BUI WINS HONORS IN ASHEVILLE MEET Earl Hcmon, of Vilas, Gels Judges: Decision as Your.g Tar Keel i Farmers Debate in Mountain Me-1 tropolis. Subject, "TKe Machine j Age and Its Effect Upon the Amer-i ican Farmer." f Bail Henson, 10-year-old sty dent! of the Coye Creek High School, was the Winner of ike Youngs Tax* Heel I Farmers* public speaking contest for! Western North Carolina, held al the courthouse in Ashevilie Friday afternoon. Thirteen rural schools in the district entered the contest and seven Were represented at the Asheviile meeting. "The Machine Age and Its Effect Upon the American Farmer** was the subject of young ITenson's speech. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Henson, Vilas, takes a great interest in the vocational agriculture course given at the* Cove Creek school, and is destined, so his tutors say, to be| come a real "dirt farmer.** He will represent the Western District in the ; State contest to be held in Kaleigh Uucccssf u> over ma. opponents, he will be ^ivori a chance to compete in a national debate for the honor of champion farm boy debater of America. The judges of the contest weve Miss Nanoy Morrison. O. S. DUlard! and C. E. Bohannon. Sixteen boysof the Gove Creek High School en-J tered the preliminaries and Howard! Walker, agricultural teacher brought four of the winners to Asheville. Each-speaker was given ten minutes for his talk. Young Henson was the only one to talk from his school and the Asheville papers ox Saturday were loud ir. their nrai.se of the 'manner in which he put across his argument. Mr. Walker has had a most, successful year as head of the vocational I agriculture department at C'ovej Creek, am! his class cf hoys are taking great pride in their work. During I tlie summer months they will tend several acres of diversified crops, in order to become thoroughly familiar with the practical side of America's greatest industry. Mother of J. L. Quails Dies From Paralysis Mrs. Margaret D. Quails, of Collettsville, Tenn., aged mother of Mr. J.'; L. Quails of this city, died at her home last Sunday, following a light stroke of paralysis, which occurred j two weeks previous. Her son was inj close.-'atleiidETicc at the bedside dur-i inn inc wnoie ot i'or Inst illness, returning to Boone Tuesday. Funeral services were conducted Monday and burial took place in Okolona Cemetery, near Livingstone. Tenn. Mrs. Quails was born and spent her, early life near Montezuma, a daughter of the late John Grapg. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for many years, was a consecrated Christian lady, and her many friends in this and adjoining counties will hear of her demise with sorrow. Since the death of her husband, which octal-rod twelve years ago. Mrs. Quails had made her home with. a daughior-in-law. Mrs.'" Ben Quails. I five children survive: J. L. Quails, of Boone; Burr Quails, of Livingston, Tenn.; Lonnie Qunlls of Kansas City: Mrs. John Mathews of Kansas City, and Mrs. Foster Soman, of Springfield, Tenn. * TO OBSERVE MOTHER'S DAY AT BENSON'S CHAPEL SUNDAY There will be a special service at Henson's Chapel next Sunday, the pastor, Rev. H. M. Wellman preaching upon a theme appropriate to the occasion. A special music program has been a:renged, and a special invitation to every member who lives near enough to come is extended by Rev." Wellman. There will be services at Mabei Church in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. ^Ki3aaig89E.' I _ __ ^ $1.50 PER YEAR MKlWARRlsf GIVES CLUE BAND OF STORE ROBBERS AsSic Couat3' Man and Wife Now Being Held in Anhe County Jail on Sinister Charges. Search Warrants Reveal Quantities of Merchandise in Dwelling, Eller McNeil Recognizes Cost Mark on Carton. I John Jenkins, resident of the Cres| ton community in Ashe County, was j pte.cea in the Jefferson jail last Sunday, his wife who was formerly Miss .josepmne L.ovill ol JJoone was imprisoned a few days previous, the charges including check flashing, forgery, etc., and with the arrest of the former, coupled with subsequent findings, it is believed that a clue has been established which will lead to the complete unearthing of the mystery which has surrounded the robbery of numbers of stores throughout Watauga County, and .Johnson County, Tennessee, as well as in Ashe County. Sheriff Karl Madron of Johnson County, it is said, first found evidence leading to the suspicion of Jenkins in connection with store breakI ing. He held a warrant for his arrest, ! apprehended him near Mabel in Wa| tuuga County, and searched his automobile when it was deserted and when various bits and augurs were, found in the vehicle, it was immediately recalled that the method of entering the mercantile establishments had been by boring from be! neath the floor?an almost noiseless | method. Eller McNeil, of Rutherwoud, who was the victim of a wholesale robbery a few weeks ago, a section of ; the floor having been removed by ?; boring, sought the aid of the Sheriff's office and he. in company with Deputy H. A. Hagaman and an Ashe County official, secured a search warrant on Tuesday and made a thorough survey of the Jenkins home at Creston. Mr. McNeil states that quantities of merchandise of varioua sfM descriptions were 'fount! throughout the house, and that while he was reasonably sure of his ownership of some of the wettriner annarel. he wmflSKtf h*ve testified to them, as all labels , and containers bad been removed. ^ ifiertuBe, cafi ic.d his cost marii, *htrtt I he was able id positively identify. The Rutlierwood merchant recalled an incident to The Democrat which occurred sonie time before his store was entered, which appears to be an important link in the chain of evidence which is rapidly forming. A titan and lady stopped at his store to purchase gasoline. While he was transacting the business with the ladv, the man walked away to the ?!?4 ?? ?. 8 sagaSE I (Please turn to Page 4) OFFICERS B. & L. NAMED TUESDAY 0>>itimistic Meeting of Building and Loan Association. ' Stock Well Represented. Officers Named For Coming Year. The annual meeting: of the stock-' holders of the Wat&n^a Building andt-g l.oan Association \Vas held in the B. & L. offices in the Bank Building Tuesday afternoon. A majority of the stock was represented either in person or by proxy and a harmonious helpful and enthiisiacF^* ? ? uf suited. Officers re-elected acre: W. \V. Mast, president; I.. A. Greene, vice president; W. H. Gragf,-. seeretavy|g* treasurer. A board of directors was named, consisting of the following members; G. P. Hagamnr,, W. W. Mast, G. M. Ctitcher, II. G. Farthing, R. L, Bingham. \\. I? Ilolshouscr. Li. A. Greene. W. H Gragg, R. H. Hardin, A. t\r. Smith, John P. Brown and W. D. Farthing. This year, it was said; 146 shares of stock, representing $14,GOO will be matured. Profits on prepaid and instalment stock, $13,000, making a t total of $27,600 during this period. The meeting was highly pleased with the accomplishments of the Association in the past, and optimistic over the future. Venire of 56 Drawn For Federal Court A venire of 56 juTors drawn from Wilkes. Alleghany, Ashe and WatacM pniiTitioo ' 1 a_ .ui sci vice at a term of Federal court at Wilke3boro, beginning May 18th, was announced last Tliursday by the office of R. L. Blaylock, Greensboro, clerk of the Middle North Carolina District Court. Those selected from Watauga are as Allows: ' ;""pw i A. C. Moody, Blowing Rock; J P. Hodges, Boone; William Cook St., ,1 Bamboo; Cliff JVfcConnell, Boone; Jack Mast, Sugar Grove; Columbus , Miller, Lovill; Walter O. Carroll, ij Boone; Cleveland Gross, Boone; Har- 9 ston Shull, Boone; D. R. Eggers, Boone; Hardie Thomas, Watauga Falls, and J. H. Robinson, Baece. iM