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YOI.LUE XLIU, NO. 2
STATE PROPERTY^
OWNERS RECEIVE
CllT IN TAX RATE
Average Reduction for the One Hundred
Counties Amounts to 41 Cents
on the $100 Valuation. Clay County
Will Get and Increase of 13.2.
117 - . /"* . **7!11 ?? I C- 1
vr aicLuga v,ouniy vr m i?i?kc a JUOstantip.l
Saving.
RalcSi, N". C.?Property taxpayer
in the one hundred counties of
North Carolina will receive an ayer^
age tax reduction for loads and
ft schools of 41 cents on the $100 valuation,
or a total of S10.lGT.04f.
, based or. a total State valuation of
$2.075,20$.279. according to figures
just made public by Dr. Fred W.
Mcrrison, of the Tax Commission, as
a result of the action of the 1931
General Assembly.
These figures show that the tax
reduction provided under the 15-eent
levy for current expenses of school
operation for six months will amount
to an average of 32.5 cents on the
$100, or a total of $9,052,491. while
the net reduction for roads and
bridges will be an average of 8.5
cents on the $100, or a total of $2,515.35S.
The lo-cent levy for school
operation will amount to $4,4G2,S07.
the compilation shows. The tax levy
for voacls and bridges in 1930 totaled
$5,252,113, in addition to the
$2,736,755 in State aid for roads,
devoted largely to debt service if the
counties.
[? /"M L_ L -
?? tfiu- vouux.v J t. Irt V, [III! lii.\ (iilC
will have to be increased 13.2 and
produce $3,185 more than previously.
this being" the only county which
does not get a reduction. Thirty
counties get reductions of 50 cents
or move, and in only seven of the
counties is the reduction less than
Y ' \ 25 cents on $100.
^ Watauga County will get a reduction
of 4.5 cents in rate and $18,64.0
in the amount of taxes paid, on
a valuation of $8,678,621, the compilation
shows.
Watauga County levied a tax of
15 cents for roads and bridges in
1030, bringing in $13,018, while the
State aid for roads and bridges
amounted to $13,462, used largely
for debt service. This gives a net
loss to the county for roads and
bridges for this year of $44*1.37. or
.5 of a cent higher in rate. Taxes
for current expenses of the six
months school wore at the rate of
37 cents, producing $32,111, while
the 15-cent levy provided for this
purpose will bring or.iy $13,01S, a
reduction el" $ll>,0;)3 in amount.
Swallowing Artificial
Teeth Proves Fatal
Washington.?Exhausted by continued
painCa cross- country airplane
trip and the efforts of surgeons to
remove the obstruction, Private Olaf
Kelson died Tuesday with two arti
neial teeth in his esophagus.
lie swallowed the teeth last Saturday
at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Rushed
to Washington in art army ambulance
plane, five unsuceessiul attempts
were made at Waiter Reed Hospital
A to extract the teeth. At 7 a. m. he
y died from suffocation, although three
hours earlier he had been 111 a more
satisfactory condition than at any
time since he arrived here late yesterday.
Surgeon General Patterson of I he
army, and Dr. James F. Mitchell, a
Washington surgeon, had feared septic
pneumonia or a general infection,
and after the fifth probing, ordeied
that he be permitted to rest and regain
his strength.
The teeth slipped down Nelson's
threat while he was eating breakfast.
He tried to extract them and pushed
them farther down, so they lodged
about opposite the fourth vertebrae,
held by four golden prongs on the
bridgework. An operation from the
v outside., physicians asserted, would
have been extremely dangerous, while
if the teeth had gone into his stomach
comparative simple surgery
would have given relief.
Surgeon General Patterson said it
was a "very unusual case."
"I don't recall when anyone haX
swallowed such an object that got
down so far," he added.
The teeth were removed from his
body in a post-mortem examination
witnessed by about 40 doctors.
\ This confirmed physicians' opinion
that it had been futile to try to remove
the denture.
"It was just as though," the explanation
was, "he had swalHtwed
four fish hooks."
As X-rays indicated; - the prongs
were imbedded in the gullet, two
through the back and the others
through the forward wall.
\The hospital wired Elna Johnson,
Irwin, Calif., when Nelcon's condition
became critical. His transfer
card showed she was his aunt.
Later they found his mother, Mrs.
Kerstin Perrson, now lives in Frennige-IVollsjo,
Sweden, and sent her
a cable.
Fertilizers were purchased co-operatively
for cash by the Midway
Grange in Davidson County this season
at .- substantial saving to the
members
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/ATM
A Non-Partisan N?
BOON'E
Janet Sh eppir<J^ . ' Tcx^..
daughter of Senator Morris Shep
pard. has been voted the prettiest
girl at the University df Texas.
ROAD PROGRAM |
j NEAR COMPLETE
j Two Additional Appointments of I
i Maintenance Men Have Been Made '
and Work Progresses Under the
New State Highway Law.
Resident Division Engineer Tames i
| H. Couneill has practically completed I
'his organization for the maintenance!
of the county roads taken over byj
the State under the terms of the new
highway law which went into effect
on the first, and the big job of keeping
up the newly-acquired thoroughfares
is progressing smoothly. Only
one change has been made in the
! maintenance personnel as previously
published, G. B. Bentley having been
transferred to a different section,
and Charles L. Lewis of Sherwood
having been named supervisor of the
road from Sugar Grove down the
river to the Tennessee line, as well
as of the Beaver Dam road. Martin
L. Herman, of Valle Crucis, has been
assigned the Watauga Township
roads which had hitherto been maintained
by the county. Mr. Couneill
explains that minor changes may be
made in the line-up, but that the organization
as announced is substantially
correct.
Machinery owned by the county
will he transferred, it is stated, after
having been appraised, but there will
be no exrhange of money at this
time, pending possible change in the
road law two years hence.
Mr. CouncilPs office equipment
has not yet arrived, hut will be installed
in the postoffice building when
it comes. Miss Grace Shevrill has
been appointed secretav.v to the engineer.
! Bowie's Candidacy Is
Regarded as Certain
p A Jefferson, X. C., dispatch to
State papers Tuesday states that
Judge ,T, C. (Tam) Bowie\s candidacy
for .the United States Senate
was seen as almost a certainty Monday
following a conference belwec-n
a few of his intimate friends.
Many of his friends there in attend
court importuned Judge Bowie
to announce himself at once and
while he declined to make any definite
statement prediction was made
that his formal announcement will be
forthcoming.
Judge Bowie's friends, the dispatch
continued, expressed regret that
seemingly an attempt has been made
j to raise the general sales tax issue
I and the sectional issue. Close perI
sonal friends of the local attorney
said that while he never unduly
urged his views upon the legislature
he was known to have preferred a
tax on real luxuries as the best
means of putting the MncLean law
into effect. He was especially interested,
they say, ir. reducing the burden
of ad valorem tax.
HENSON?AUSTIN
Married at Reason's Chapel Methodist
Church, Cove Creek, on June
27th, Miss Lula Austin, of Shulls
Mills P. P. D. to Mr. Russell Henson,
of Amantha. The Rev. H. M. Wellman,
pastor, performed the ceremony
which was the first nuptial knot to be
tied in the new church building. Only
a few close friends and members of
the immediate families were present.
Immediately following the core
mony the young couple left by mo-j
tor for a brief wedding- tour to Knoxville
and other points. They will ret
turn to Watauga, but plans for their
future location are not complete.
The bride is the popular and attractive
daughter of . Mr. ana Mrs.
Sam Austin, received her education
at the Teachers College here and has
I a wide circle of friends throughout
the county. Mr. Henson is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henson, was
educated at Boone, and is favorably
and well'known. Both the young people
are engaged to teach in the coun-1
ty school during the forthcoming sessions.
BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at the
old Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church
I Friday night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
' The proceeds will be used for improvI
ing the church property.
;wspaper, Devoted to the E
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAR1
PASTIME THE At RE ;N
WILL INSTALL NEW
SOUND EQUIPMENT
Technic^ Engineer (or Western Eleu- L?
trie Company Arrives in City and
Begins Work of Installation. Same
Type as that Used by Metropolitan :
Show Houses. No Interruption in j
Procrrams. Readv N*.*t MonrI??r. I
Mr. X. L. Mower, technical erigi-J
neer for the Western Ele.v'.tric Conv-'gi
pnny. arrived in the city Tuesday A
afternoon and i? now engaged in rhe la
installation of the latest sound equip ; si
mcnt. at the Pastime Theatre, to rake; Si
the place of the older machine? which? bi
were not particularly adapted to the-fi
building. If work goes forward as
satisfactorily as is expected, the new C
machinery will be in operation for; V
the regular programs next Monday, i 4
Installation of the new equipment, G
however, it i> explained, docs not in- Sj
tei*fer< ai all with the reguJai screen > R
programs and there will be no in- Ri
lerruptions. tc
The local theatre has taken a de- O
culedly forward step in securing for O
th< ir patrons the Western Electric O
CUT* ! iirUtS. If i? tnnv.-ri jjvj the most . bt
expensive equipment in the world,? Pi
and the Boone playhouse is the only!
one employing it between Winston-: ni
Salem and Bristol. The idenucr.y *ype C
of equipment is used at Koxy's, the J dj
Paramount and Loew's Capital, the w
three greatest New York theatres, Y
and the Pastiihe Theatre will he pro- \v
ducing- just as good sound as is en- ni
joyed in the Metropolis. B
Under the arrangement made with: Si
Mr. Hamby. the machinery will bej
thoroughly adjusted by Mr, Mower, J ti
and a service man will make weekly t sc
visits of inspection, going over thejdi
equipment and insuring perfect service.
Thus local theatre goerr, will eit-J th
joy the latest films and be assured vc
of perfect sound reception. th
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Spurious Plea for Money ??
Sent Out from Route 1 a
|fe
Mrs CKthleer Warren, Caidwcll
County writ are officer, l.as received
a letter from Boone asking aid J
whirl, she believes is a lake, says,
the Lenoig News-Tnpiv, and expressed,
the opinion that an attempt to ob-i
tain money a tide i the shieid of ehar-j ti
ity. The letter, supDOStfdly writtentyi
by a ten-year-old girl, refer., to alee
Goverr.ment hospital at Oukwood, vi
Ky.. and Mrs. Warren stated that! h(
there is no town in Kentucky by that th
name or a hospital as indicated. The pr
letter follows-. tv
"Boonc, X. 0., R. 1. tr
Dear Mrs. Warren Will you ct
Please help me out just a Bit i am.
collecting do quarters for the erip- ju
peled children at the u. s. hospital gi
oak Wood k. y. they want Ewy Body pr
to gievc a quarter and i am trying co
ir.y Lurk Seeing how- many quarters bl
i can eo'.ect for them in 5 months
pass the hat in Lenoir please ant! tit
send Evry quarter you ran rolect to ro
nre and many thanks to for i have sp
no convance to Lenoir or i would not tit
call on you i am just 10 years old ar
have large Brown Eies and Dark hair M
Never see a stranger, my home is isl
at Wilkosboro I am at Boone with my S<
aunt colecting those quarters this a!
summer. us
r. <5. 1 get no prize tor my work re
.Just Love ai! children and Love to
help those in kneed.*' j CI
Mrs, Warren stated that persons
are advised to refrain from making
the donations in view of the facts
disclosed in her investigations at Le-; w!
noir and at Boone. j ov
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MONTEZUMA WINS OVER COVE in
CREEK IN ONE-SIDED CAME at
ge
A very interesting baseball game th
was played last Saturday afternoon is
on the Muble diamond between. Mon- be
tezuma and Cove Creek teams. Mon-. be
tezuma wop with a score of fourteen th
to one. A large crowd from the two wi
places gathered to watch the gome. df
LIGHTNING PLAYS IIH
CLAY NORRIS HOS
Mr. Clay Norris. resident of the j T]
Deep Gap community, was in town sp
Friday and tells The Democrat of the a
narrow escape experienced hv inom. t-r
bers of bis household when on Thurs- a
day morning lightning struck his res-1 tr
idcnce and flayed hide and seek j th
through the different rooms without: tv
harming his wife or children, who I sp
Were in the building at the-time. The j-vii
lightning, Mr. Xorris states, struck j in
the eave on the west side of the! of
house, tore away the ends of the raf-; w.
ters and a part of the roof, jerkedof
nails loose from a large section of if
the weatherboarding, entered a bedroom,
slammed a dresser from its po- 6
sition against the wall and shivered \v<
the mirror, splintered the bottom of w:
a screen door and flashed into an th
adjoining room. st
Here the first object of its fury di
was five pairs of shoes, which were a\
all damaged beyond repair, five hav- st
ing been absolutely torn to strings, st
and steel arch supports in some of \v;
them thiown clear of the leather, fo
Sest Interests of Noi thwes
OLE;A, THURSDAY. JULY 10. 193
I JEW OFFICERS T
NAMED AT JOINT
LEGION MEETING;
onti V/tird Elected Post Commander
at Friday Session. Legion Auxi'i-iry
With Insufficient Attendance
Fail* to Elect. New Officials
Will Take Over Affairs at November
Meeting.
Th< Watauga Post American Leon
met in joint session with Legion
u.v.iliary members at Legion Hall
st Friday evening and elected a
ate of officers for the coming year.
F?al! attendance of Auxiliary ?nem?rs
prohibited naming of their ofciai?.
el Ward was chosen Post
oifimander. with J. C. McConneU,
ioc-r '.mmander; Stewart -T. Barnes;
diuiant; B. K. Osborne. Finance Of p
per; L. S. Isaacs. Service Officer;
iVOnCPV nnnr<iin?cGin flf
ox I. Haynes, Sergea . at Anns:
i'!>( S. Castle. Chaplain; S. F: liorHistorian;
X. G. Cook Athletic
f?ic?r; V. C Howell, Child Welfare
ffic Sam Atkins, Employment ?
ffict?- ; Robeit M. Gingrich, MemH
1 Chairman: Fred Winku-.
uhlhity Officer.
Delegates to the Thirteohth An-J
|a1 Convention; Department of X j
. which convenes in Morehead C;ry J
i July 5?7th for a tvo-day session, ^
eve named as follows: Charles L. 1
ounce. .7, C. McConnell. Lionel! 1
aid, and B. K. Osborne. Alter- c|
lies: Roy I. Haynes, Stewart J. 1
arnes, Robert M. Gingrich and
)encer Miller. 1
The old officials will carry en un- i
I the installation meeting which is t
hiduled to be held on the first Fri- r
iy in October. t
Legion officials have pointed out I
lat under the new law widows f 1
Masrans who lost their lives during
e war or since the cessation of hos- r
titles are entitied to receive boners h
ivments and insist that applications I ?:
- made at once, otherwise there is h
chance of the benefits being for- s
itsd. r
advance Registration
Large at Lees-McRae t
t
Banner Elk. X. C.?The registrai>n
for Lees-MeRae College for the *
jar ldbl-d2 already promises a sue- <
ssful year for the college. Phe ad-J <
meed registration up-to-date num- <
?rs one hunftred and rigbty-six. Ofj<
iese, sixty-six are lit the college de-|
irtnieiit and one-hundred md twen-jt
in the high school. O'her regis-) <
aliens. and inquiries are being iv-1 '
lived every day.
Leos-McRae College, an accredited?
nior college, is offering to hoys and!*
vis in This period of financial ;!e-|.
ession both liberal and vocational i
liege education at the lowest possie
expense.
Its -aim is to produce aseful Chrism
citizens by helping the students ,
help themselves:" This college is a J
eeial asset to the mountain sec- f
>ns 'of North Carolina Tennessee.
id Virginia, as it offers courses in j
ountain Farming, Business Admin- .
.ration. Home Economics; Religious ^
jcial Work and Nurses Training?
I of which will prepare students to}
;e the opportunities and develop thesources
of their own homes. | ;
MANGE OF OWNERSHIP
OF BOONE ICE PLANT
A deal has recently been closed ,
hereby K. B. Porter becomes thej'
vner of the local ice planr and for:
e past few days work has been gog
forward manufacturing ice and
the same time giving the plant a
nerai overhauling. Mr. Porter says \
at a large quantity of crystal ice | 1
now available, and that there will >T
no future shortage. Deliveries are J
:ing made promptly and he scales J
at if business justifies it, the plant
ill be operated at capacity both 1
iv and night.
ieandIEKIN
IE NEAR DEEP GAP
!id walls were untouched, but a )
ilintered trail led across the floor J
few feet to where, between two 1
unks, a small daughter was using^]
shoe box for a garage for a toy <
uck. The lightning tore a hole;
rough the box and firmly welded jl
ro of the wheels on the toy to their
dndles. Following on into the kiticu
mc uvm t ijjpc^vuc., x->wvi.-^yv:^~.
g, burst the ceiling, and threw parts <
a wood box over the floor. There j f
as said to have been no evidenc? \
burn?, but the wood was cut as J
by a sharp tool. 1
Mrs. Norris and two children, aged 1
years and ten months respectively. <
ere in the kitchen, and the mother j
as proceeding into the room where i
e dresser stood when the lightning 1
ruck. She, nor neither ot her chil- 1
en felt a shock. Mr. Norris was i
vay from home at tbe time and
ates that when he returned, smoke
ill remained in the house, and there <
as a strong odor, similar to ihatj]
llowing an explosion of dynamite! | i
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DCRA
t North Carohna
i ' HHs'
hn E. Scott, after IJ? j<
years has been granted the D.S.C. 1
for saving the lives of an entire i ?
American regiment, fie is on the ,
Washington, D C. police force.
rWO INJURED AS ;
KITS OVERTURNS:
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klrs. A B. Thompson and Miss Bc^-; ^
ryhill. Both of Charlotte, Receive
Painful Injuries Near j v
Valle Crucis Friday.
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Mrs. A. B. 'ihomp- on and Mrss J r
fohnsie Berry hill, both ot Charlotte, j t
;uffered minor injuries when a T .
oaded with delegate- to the; Young;?
peoples Conference at Banner Flk.j s
vertuvned onVaUcy Mountain ahoVe j r
/alh- Crucis Friday afternoon. j ,
While it appeared almost nuravu-'
pus that the accident did not result j j
n a major tragedy, r.eithex* of the j (
wo suffered more than slight ir.ju-U
ic--. and no others required medical! a
reatment, according to Dr. If. B. 1 t
5erry, of Boone, who treated Mrs. (j
Thompson and Miss Bevryhill. j ?
As the bus was coining down the ; p
nour.tain the brakes failed and the c
icavy vehicle got out of control and n
vcrturjied twice. Fortunately, the! ^
nil ever which it turned was not|v
toop. and injuries were held to aiv
ninimum.
The other bus containing delegates t
cas immediately * behind the overurned
car. and the two injured pas- (
enireiwere picked up ami rushed;u
o Boone.
Mrs. Thompson had a cut on the
ight leg and a slight injury to the
host. Miss Berryhiirs right shouK
ior was iiij&Xy.d. ^aild she hsd
Sffi on the ripht sitie nf the face. '
ipc he low and one above Uic eye. :
After hemp treated hy Ur. Perry,;
.he two injured iier.iojis continued!,
?n thc-ir way to Charioito with the],
est of the party. ' .
I. C. Fletcher Moves
Office Back to Lenoir
rt
The Lenoir News-Topic o? lulyj?
Ten snys: ''
"J. C. Fletcher, of t-cnc . t tit |1
lUovnt-y for the Vj, S. Department? 1
>? AciieoUaie last week wns vfc- \
oovtd to this city anti wit! "Pen ait
iffioe at the piwiofli'.ce biiiu'iiitr. Jir.jj
Fletcher will rcni'nin here inilUi
spring. abstracting titles, prir.cipaUy j
the 27,6tl0-aere tract belotitritiK ioj
[he Hotton aiwl Rcmibomiais C|im-|
pnny.
"Mr. Fletcher has beer, engaged?^
in government vork fivi- the oast IS' rears.
Recently he has heen stationed j
it points along the Mississippikivev."
Horse Show at Rock
To Be Held Aug. 4th
Blowing Rock.?At a meeting of ]
he "Horse Show "Gonm-.iti'ee of the'
Blowing Rock Civilart Ciiit- at May-;
dew Manor recently. it was decided j
;o hold :i hotHc show at Blowing (
tock or. Tuesday. August 4, 1931.
The Horse Show will he conducted j
yy the Blowing Rock Horse Show 5
Vssociation ot which Mr. P. J. Boy-ien
is president, :Mr. John Biinn,!
rice-president and Mr. R. C. Mac-]
dahoi:. secretary.
A horse show breakfast will' be j.
leJd at 12 o'clock noon on A turns!;,]
lih and that evenitig a horse show < <
?all will he given at May view Manor, |'
The program of events is an ex-j <
'client one and horse owners from:
ili parts of the South are entering <
their horses for this show. Valuable
prizes will be awarded to the winners} <
>f the various classes.
BROKERAGE FIRM WILL BEGIN
SHIPMENT OF STRING BEANS'
? Jl
Chairman Smith TY^<ynr?ar>'~rf the:
;o-operative marketing association,!
>tates that Andrews and Knowels will i
lave a man in Boone within the nextj,
few days to handle beans, etc., for
those, at leasT, who signed a con- <
;ract. All growers interested are requested
to get in touch with this
gentleman or a member of the com- <
im'ttee immediately and advise as to
now many beans they have and when ]
they will want to place them on the
market
The Alleghany Sheep Growers Co>perative
Association sold 18,000
rounds of wool for 20 cents a pound
n its recent pool.
...
$1.50 PER YEAR
MRS. RUTH BISeoF
TAKES OWN LIFE
PR1IUV MftRmT.
I. f.iU/jL&l niV'HiUnU
Vife of Rocky Mount Man' It Found
Dosd in Rocir. at V/inklc;: Home.
Shotgun Used. *)! Health Was the
Cajsc. Body Sent to St. **etersbwirjj,
Florida, for Interment. Two
Smail Children Survive.
Mi>3. Ruth op, J ; w;: of i>v,
r\ M. Bishop, of Rocky Mount, X C.
was found dead hi a t*< : a' tl Mrs.
t. C. Winkle v home near Bo one Fi
lay inorning a 10 >'c7> >ek, a victim
>f suicide. Hej hard .sti'I clutched
the barrel of a small bore shotgun.
:hc charge from whi'jh had entered
Tier right temple, torn ;h:.vjgb the
skull arid scattered the brain.
A note to Mrs. X. S. Fulford, of
Greenville, who occupied an adjacent
room, bore the following message:
"Perhaps I am responsible for my
ici? i nr.se fiayF, ana pernaps not. .No
me who iias never had suicidal dimension
can understand iL. ! am jshv
erely grateful for all you did to
if-ip me. May God Mess you for it."
Mrs. Bishop came here on May 2 1
(or a rest, having- recently suffered
i nervous hreaUdoWr.. is stated
hat ah.out two weeks aero, she too*,
t dozen vemoi tat lets in an attempt
>) end he.'- life. Howoycr. medical
iid was summoned over her protest
t'nd sue whs revived, Since that time
he had frequently been in depressed
r. > ->ds, and had expressc d to friends
he desire to end it all.
The deceased was born and reared
n Cleveland, Ohio, was a graduate
>f ellesly College and Columbia
Jniversifcy, and is said to have been
most talented woman. The Bish p
family spent last summer ir.
loone, and during their stay made
tiany friends. who Were stricken with
rief when they learned of the trag?iv.
Dr. Bishop, who is a Unitarian
riiinster, arrived in Boone Friday
ight. and on Saturday left with the
emains for St. Petersburg. 1 "la.,
here interment took place Monday.
Surviving are the husband and
wo small sons. John and Frances.
iorinkle Company Sells
Equipment to Atlantic
(Lenoir News-Topic i
The- Sprinkle Oil Company, local
lisEt'il v.uivs qjKj. Sinclnirt pcr.roWuni
lroducte, will on .Kuly 22nd lie acquired
by the Atlantic Refiniry Omiany
as .iislnlr.nm-s of Atlantic gM-i
.lino ami oil in Caldwell Burke and
.Vatautra Counties. it n> announced
4ft week by B; F. Sj>viir.M.? Jr., owner
oi tic. Sprinkle company llc::>lu".
r'.cr- will be ma'nVi'ir.cd at :.einiv.
-Mr. Sprinkle said.
Rotr.il tnimici 1 r-iViV m.H '.tk?
idpffrty at filling sl;\tK.r,s under the
nanngsiric nr iff the- Sprinkle Oil Co.
- iU (Vc Sv.jc to883 Atinr.tiV Refining
.v.mpany."- although ai! reai e?t.uU.
! >- jjSfiSecalc plant and equipment
y:ll be leased. it v.-f.s stated
;harles wilcox. boone,
not before mayor
Last xvoek in connection with the
roccedinjrs of the municipal court,
t was suitod Oiat Chatiie Wilcox
x-as lined for drunkenness. There bong
two men of the same name, it
s to bo tindf vstooi: that the man
aenfior.ed V.'ftS not Charlie Wilcox of
Boone, bui the- other Charlie. who is
\ resident oi the EU: seciion. The
explanation is gladly made, since a
general misunderstanding had resulted
from the former ^publication.
famous clown passes
Montreal, Quebec.?John Slater,
v>. chief clown with the Ringing
Brothers and Earnum and Bailey
Circus, died Monday. He was taker,
iil when the euviis was here July ?th
m<i "t'n. He was a resident of DelDhos,
Ohio.
THEWEATHER
Weather report for week endiryj"
Fuiy 11th. as cempiled by the Co-oprrative
Station. Appalachian State
reachexT. College, T T. C Wright,
observer:
A verage nvaxinuvm ternpera11?re, & 0
iegr.oes. -?j: ->r li\
Average minimum temperature, 01
k-grec-s.
Average temperature. 71 degrees.
Average daily range ir. tempera:ure.
19 degreesGreatest
daily rapgt in temperature.
29 degrees; date;. 11th.
A VAvnt^p tAnippvature $?&itra9aHxsl
(time of observation >. 74 degrees.
Highest temperature reached. 83
legrees; date. 7th and oih.
Lowest temperature reached, 50
degrees; date. 11th.
Number inches of rainiall, 1.06.
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 0.83;
3ate, 5th.
"Number of days with 0.01 inch or
more rainfall. 3.
Number of clear days, 1.
Numbe- of cloudy days, 2.
Number of partly cloudy days, 4.
Direction ol prevailing wind, west.
Dates of hail. 9th.
Dates of fogs, ,5th, 9th, 10th.
Dates of thunderstorms. 9th.