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VOLUME XLIII, NO. 17
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for home coming
j saturday oct. 31
Notable Speaker.-* to Appear on Day'*
Program. Conqre??man Balwinlde
io Deliver Main Addrcw. Barbecue
~ i. _ i>.'?r^.iR.it < -
in Afternoon. Exhibit cf Avery
County Farm Products.
Banner Elk.?Plans have been perfected
for Home Coniing I)oy at LcwfMcRae
College on Saturday, October
31st,
The clay's program wili begin with
a buckwheat breakfast for the trustees
and guests of the college. At 8
o'clock the regular college ctybpel
exercises will be held, conducted by
Fred Dicker son. Lees-McRae '31,
who is coming with the delegation
from Davidson College where he is
sv junior and member of the football
&: squad;,
At ten there will be a meeting of
the trustees of the Edgar Tufts Memorial
Association in the library. At
ion-shirty representatives from the
Grandfather Orphanage and student
societies and activities will give a litem::
ry program in the college auditorium.
Music will be furnished by
the College Glee Club.
At 12 noon, the address of the day
will be delivered by Major Alfred
L. Buhvinkle. of Gastonia. Concrress
:un!i of (ho Ninth Congressional District.
Following the address, a barbecue
and basket picnic will ho hold
in the Maple Grove, to which everyone
is invited to living his own basket,
the barbecue being furnished
free by the college.
At throe the day's activities will be
brought to a close by the football
game between Loes-Mcttae and Weaver
Junior colleges. This should
prove of great interest as both teams
have been playing good bull und the
results will have an important bearing
On the Junior College State Championship.
in addition to the formal program
there will be a "Live at Home" exhibit.
in the Tennessee Lobby, showing
the variety of crops grown on
the school farm and also from Avery
County at large. This exhibit is
being arranged by the class in Mountain
Farming.
The various hnjldings ir. csnnecliun
with the Work of the Edgar Tufts
Memorial Association will be open
for inspection and President Edgar
H. Tufts and his associates are hoping
for a large attendance of alumni
and friends of the school not cn!y
in this vicinity but from a distance
as well.
Bowie Makes Race for
Long and Short Terms
V -''i1 W&- "- .-1, : -ytg^cr.
\ > Raleigh, N. C.?Judge T.'O. Bowie
f who same time ago qualified as an
j early bird by filing and paying nla
fee for the primary for the United
States Senate, Tuesday filed for the
second time, and David P. Bellinger,
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
has obtained a blank on which to file
with the avowed purpose of paying
his fee.
\ When Judge Tfowie first filed and
r sc-nt his check for $50 it was called
to his attention that Senator Cameron
Morrison's appointment from the
Governor expires with the next general
election, instead of March 4th,
is'.;:!, the end of the term for which
the late Senator Lee S. Overman
was elected. Accordingly, a United
States Senator must he elected for
botli the short and the long terms.
Judge Bowie was asked which term
he sought. He replaced his $50 check
with one for $100 and filed for boih.
HIGHWAY SHOPS EAST OF
BOONE NEARLY COMPLETED
The District Highway shops at
Winkler siding just east of the city
limits, are almost completed, Mr. Carl
MIS Winkler having done the work. The
Ig buildings consist of one large tool
and repair shop, four garages, and
V douhlc offices for the officials ol
3f the commission. They, combined,
V have a very pretty appearance from
i, Highway 17. only a short distance
:i away.
THE WEATHER
Weather report for week ending
2 October 24, 1931, as compiled by the
? Co-operative Station at Appalacliiar
State Teachers College:
Average maximum temperature
5 71 degrees.
Average minimum temperature, 3S
5 degrees.
Average temperature, 51 degrees
Average daily range in tempera
tuve, 3G degrees.
Greatest daily range in tempera
lure, 45 degrees; dates, 19th, 20th
22nd.
Average temperature at C p. m
(time of observation), 57 degrees.
Highest temperature reached, 7!
degrees; date, 22nd.
Lowest temperature reached, 2'.
degrees; date, 19th.
Number inches of rainfall, 0.
Number of clear days, 6.
Number of partly cloudy days, 1.
Direction of prevailing wind, west
Dates of heavy frost, 19th. 20tlu
Dates of light frost, 18th, 23rd
24lh.
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A Non-Partisan Is
B001>
Washington's Successor
1 - - - ???^ - . J
John R. Voorhia^Grand Sacfcesttof
Tammany Hall at IM. ii to be made
Great Grand Sachem, an honor I'reaMe?U
.Washington alone bat held,
OPINION iS GIVEN II'
GUY-WHITING CASI
Commissioner Wilson Awards Stnal
Compensation to Beneficiaries of
Deceased Man. Case First
Heard Last April.
An opinion hnnded down by T. A
Wilson of the Industrial Commission
in the ease of W. E. Guy, deceased
Mrs. W. E. Guy. widow, and Lon:
Guy vs. Whiting: Lumber Company
wherein the plaintiffs so. ;{ht to es
tablish that W. E. Guy came to hi
dcatii a? a result of injuries suffered
while in the employ of the defendan
company, awards compensation to th
heirs of deceased at S8.10 a wee]
for a period of two weeks, and stipu
Intes that the defendant compan;
shall pay the medical and surgica
cost due to the accident of Septcmbe
1G, 1930. Bach party will pay its owi
costs.
This case first came up for hoarinj
last April, was reopened for addi
tional evidence in July, and was late
moved to Abingdon, Vn., where i
was referred to the Virginia Commis
sion. Mr. Guy was injured in 192!
while at work in that state, later en
?tercd the employ of the Whiting com
) pany, and while working on Beecl
Croek received a second injury to th
horut from which he; suffered for ;
period of three weeks. He later re
turned to his work, but died of apo
plexy some two months later. Th
burden of proof, according to Wil
son's opinion, was upon the plaint! fl
and in this case the Gcmmission fel
that the plaintiff had not sustains
this burden. Therefore, it was nec
essai-y to dismiss the death claim.
However, compensation was award
ed for a period of two weeks, as th
deceased was temporarily arid total
ly disabled for" three weeks, the firs
t wuciv. ueiii^ cue wu it my perioa.
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Rutabagas Grown Here
Finding Ready Marke
Rutabagas should take their plac
along with the leaders in Watoug
County cash crops, in the opinion o
L. S. Jones, manager of the loc:
A. & P. Store, which concern ho
been providing a market for a cor
sideiable quantity of the produce
Single orders have been placed wit
local growers for as many as 1,00
pounds, and the quality is pronounce
as very fine. A. & P. officials stat
they are anxious to use as much Wr
tnuga produce as possible and tin
theTO is a possibility of their bein
abie to use the rutabagas and oth?
vegetables in enormous quantitie
should the trial orders prove as sati:
factory as is anticipated.
Four Receive injuries
In Auto Collision Sal
A near fatal collision occurrc
Saturday on Highway 60 one mi
west of the city- limits when a ci
[ driven n Miss Mary Kidd collide
with a truck operated by Rosco Ho
lar. In the car with Miss Kidd wei
1 her mother, Mrs. E. R. Kidd, an
: Miss Virginia Spencer of Charlctt
All three of the ladies receive
braises and cuts, Mrs. Kidd sustaii
ing injuries to her back which ha\
keep Iter in bed 3ince the wreck. M
* j Hollar suffered a broken nose, a dee
cut over the eye and bruises. Bo1
1 vehicles were badly damaged.
Freaks of Nature Seen
In Deep Gap Sectio
A rose bash in full bloom at tl
home of L. A. Watson, a cherry tri
- covered with blossoms in the yai
, of Alfred Watson, and a ehestni
tree bearing its second bloom of tl
. year, are freaks of nature report!
from the Deep Gap section of W
i tauga County.
Superstitious individuals of tl
2 community give varied opinions
to the omen borne by these unusu
happenings. Some predict that diss
tc-r will follow; others believe th
this year of plenty will be follow.
- by famine; but the casual observe
opine that Mother Nature picked o
I . eastern Watauga as a spot where
to break open her "bag of tricks.'
Newspaper, Devoted to the E
ifcl, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAR
SPEAKERSHIP OF H J
NEXT HOUSE !S I
STILL UNDECIDED!/
Independents Show Disapproval of j I-1
2 ? nson ana ooen. may name wn ;
! Candidate. Five vacancies to Be-1
Filled in November. Governor of j
Nc* Jersey Secka to Have Lavrc j
Chamjed So a* to Permit Balloting, j
Washington, IX C.?An indepen-|
dent's assertion, that the outstanding j cd
candidates for the. Republican speak-1 ti
exship nomination were not satis?ac-?M
tory to his group added to the un-jar.
certainty today over which party will IG1
control the next House. <>*
Representative C'hristgau of Min- T!
no:;ota, averted that neither Tilson pi
of Connecticut nor Snell of New
(York, suited the ide pendents j>r oth- at
er members from the West. &
Calling upon the independents to | tii
' assert their leadership/' the Minne-j'o
I sola member said thai unless either |ai
the Republican or Democratic parties jB;
adopted a constructive legislative of
[I program, his faction would offer a ai
candidate for the speakership. h<
Five of the vacancies are to be
tilled at; special elections November J3rd.
Three vacancies are normally th
. republican districts and two demo- K
i cratic. If the Democrats fail to car- nc
. rv the usually Republican First Ohio he
a and the Eighth Michigan districts, as u)
,|ln? cjvrvrtof ill I Oli! Y
i- s?ats.
s Governor Larson, of New Jersey,}3^
d has called the Legislature into sea- Ml
I sion Monday to change the laws ho
e an election may be held to fill the
k vacancy in the First District created itr
- by the death of Representative Br-1
y nest R. Ackerman last Sunday. |th
.1 Governor Winant, of New Hamp-l
r shire, is expected to decide upon a If
i special election next week, after the
burial of Representative Hale at La-1
r coma Sunday.
7n the meantime, quiet campaigns
r are being made among the Repub- to
t licans in behalf of Tilson. the party af
- floor leader, and Snell, for six years gi
3 chairman of the rules committee. ri
e\
h Seeks Aid for Home ^
l For Crippled Children
Miss Florence E. Boyd, of Lenoir,
e was in Boone last week, visiting hur|_
riedly with friends and outlining tc _
? thern her plans for taking cave of ir
t crippled children of the mountain re- j,"(
^ gion. She issues the following statcment,
addressed to the people of Wa- (n
tauga, relative to the work she is car- V(
!. rying forward: t[
e "After a number of years cxpe n(
rtouce in welfare work I became jj
V deeply interested in crippled children, f(
and saw a great need for a home tj
where these children could be taken ^
and given special care, and at the m
same lime given an education and
vocational training. Very often after V(
t they have had treatment in a hospital 'c<
they go back to homes in isolated w
e sections of our mountains where they |
a are unable to walk the distance to jj
f school and cope with normal chil- ,*
it dren. J,-,
s "Nearly five years ago I took a ja
i- crippled child into my home in Lenoir a''
t. slid since that, time 1 have cared fori
h twenty-three, from Caldwell, Burke, |ai
0 Ashe, Haywood, Wilkes, Yancey and |(
d Watauga counties, five coming from Cl
e Watauga.
i- "I am now planning to enlarge my
it activities along these lines. I am J
g trying to erect suitable buildings heir
tvreer. Blowiiig Eock and LinvBle, on
s, the Yonahlossee road. T am asking
s- the people everywhere to help. The
citizens in the neighborhood are aid- r
ing me nicely. Wc can utilize labor, d
lumber, cabbage, potatoes, apples and b
almost anything that people eat. Wc ti
L are planning for a storage room in:o
" Boone. Supplies can be brought to j b
! Boone and we will receive them there. -C
d | People who are wi'linr to work will i
10 have an opportunity to do so. We ii
lr can furnish living rooms and meals. | f
We shall greatly appreciate any help;C
from any one." jt!
ld Near-fatal Knife Wound c
e. i v
d Result of Sunday Brawl
d
? Ambrose McLean of Banner Blk v
' R. F. D., was stabbed in the hack a
h ''-7 '*awrence Griffcn Sunday afternoon,
following an argnment. which J
is said to have been precipitated by
jealousy. The injured mar. was
brought to Boone where medical examination
by Dr. J. B. Hagaman disR
closed that the blade had pierced a n
large blood vessel near- the left ii
le shoulder blade. He was in a weakened ! c
ic state due to the loss of blood, but t
rd was able to go to his home after ii
st the wound had been dressed. o
se Griffin, who is an employee of the a
id Champion Fiber Company, was lodged! f
a- in jail Monday. No date has yet been I
set for preliminary hearing. (
no - d
as ATTEND FRATERNAL MEET i
al a
is- The District Meeting of the Junat
ior Order was held in Morganton last
ed Tuesday evening and a number of t
re local members attended the sessions, 1
ut including Messrs W. O. Robertson,! c
in W. M. Hodges, Luther Clav and 11
" ! Clyde R. Greene. " Ii
demc
Jest Interests of Northwest
OLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2'J, 1
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)ROPS ALIENATION .
ACTION SATURDAY j
enoir Woman Make* "Satisfactory"
Settlement With RU& Charlotte
Widow. Judge Walter Mcore Signs "
Order 'Dismissing Case. Suit Outgrowth
of Death of Thomas Phil
lips on 'July 20th.
Lenoir. X. C.?Private settlement |
the SHO.OOO alienation of uffee- |
!.: suit filed two months a#o by ?
rs. Beatrice Phillips of Lenoir |
fainst Mrs. Charlotte Youct of p
harlotte, was reported at the Clerk a
the Court's office here Saturday. "*
be sum reached through the comomise
was not made oublic.
Judge Walter E. Moore, presiding
. the Lincoln term of Superior
riurfc, signed the order dismissing /"'I
c case when Spurting and Meekms, \ji
cul attorneys for the firm, sighed .
\ agreement to the plaintiff, and S
aiiey Patrick and W. B. Councill, '
' a Hickory lav. firm, signed an
ijreement to the "satisfaction of siK,
kth the plaintiff and defendant." a
Mrs. Phillips, wife of the late T.
Phillips, entered suit shortly after
te tragic death of her husband at
ing's Mountain on July 20. A coro- i
jr's inquest returned a verdict that
i met his death at the hands of an cjay
akiioWTi person, although Mrs.
hunt testified that he had threat- sjrij
ted suicide. She was the only per- cn,j
in with Phillips at the time of the acti
HRedy. rail
The suit was based on allegations rj
long-standing friendship, love cuh
ysts, letters and expensive gifts cst
Mrs. Yount. It was filed here in ^0ll
e superior court in August. ancj
Far
lollege Girls Go A. W. Sen
O. L. and Visit Town of 1
as
In celebration of Appalachians vie- Sen
rv over Catawba College Saturday wit!
ternoon, more than two hundred bert
rls from the institution's dormitocs
went A. W. O. L. in the early ?*.
oning hours and visited the business
strict en masse. Garbed in pajamas In
: chameleon hues, barelegged and
ireherdedv yeliing ?t the. top cf their ^
>ices, happy and carefree, this horde ^rQ,
[ feminine loveliness took the town erai
,* storm. Bringing up the rear were
>me two dozen male students, wor- Iggs
f written deep on their faces, try- car
ig to keep puce with the girls, and
sgging to be let in on the secret. e
But on they came! Halting at a cu?
isy street intersection, they gave ^|a
?nt to a rousing yell that went some- ?'
ling like this: "Arc we sail, h 'lVur.
j; nre we happy, h yes! Rah: ,A.
ah! Rah!" Ami happy they were, ,
?r hadn't the Appalachian Moun- jlc?
lineers just a few hours previously ;.on
eaten the Catawba Indians hv a t>|C.
ntRin of one point? n^e!
Following their visit uptown the ; an>
sung ladies made whoopee for a j tj)<1
tuple of hours 011 the campus, still' earing
their bedtime habiliments, jrio
.ill raring to go placer- and see mu
lings. Cut despite the beauty of the .(|
ight, the forbearing matrons finally ^ ln,
id their way, and the cuddlesomc
unbs were ushered to their rooms. ^
II of them happy, "h yes."
Those of the citizenry who possess 1
jsthetic emotions were not in the
ast offended hy the visit of these ;
>llege girls, "H no!"
sui
"ive Negroes Hailed ts?t
Before Mayor :"Craps" an
? ev<
Five Boorie colored boys were ar- Mc
aigned before Mayor Moretz Mon- pis
ay morning on a charge of gam-fbn1
ling, after a crap game in which j of
?ey participated in the furnace room t res
i the Watauga Jjank bmtaing had ttu:
ecn brought Lo an abrupt halt byjwc
Iffieer Norris. Those who enjoyed iah",
he uncertain capers of the "gallop-}7"!
ig dominoes" w ere Will Folk, George j riw
Irimes, Ksco Wright, John Henryjfoi
iriines and Mislior Detain. Each of! do:
he defendants was fined one dollar. 5for
Joe Robinson v.-s ? arraigned j if.
harged with an affray and assessed j die
ith the cost. : on<
Hearst Hodges, charged with!
runkenncss and resisting an officer, :rp
ras adjudged guilty and fined $1.05 j
nd the costs.
second Oil Treatment
Being Given Highway lili
Sc
Forces of the State Highway Com- dei
lission are now engaged in oil tre&t- al
ng the Boone Trail Highway, west th<
>f Miller's Creek, for the second an
ime, according to information com- tio
ng to the Wilkes Journal. The first j
il treatment was given a year ago tht
nd it is stated the second one is in pr
'reparation for the winter months. Mi
t is necessary, according to the en- toi
jineers, that the surface be renered
absolutely waterproof, to min- W
mize the danger of water freezing
nd causing the roadway to buckle.
Jo
Tom L. CroWell Jr. leaves Boone wr
lext week for Venice, Calif., where an
le will make his hme with his broth- at
:r, Alexander, and attend school at ea
lie University of Southern Calif or- ne
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North Carolina
931
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The ni-ovu is the fnn esllrry i^o?
jgraph of William E. Borah that j '
as been taken in many years. ! ^
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CONVENE MONDAY j
a
cy-*Tx Cases Docketed for Trial t
t Special Term. Judge McRac ii
to Preside. Bodonhammer
Cases on Calendar. k
|]j
ho special term of Watauga Su- a
or Court will convene next Mon- h
for a two-weeks session, with r
i. Cameron F. McRae. judge pro- f
ng. Sixty-six cases have been cal- ared
for trial, all of them civil s
ons, and no State cases will he t
ed. -J
'ho damage suits which are calited
to draw considerable inter- <'
are those brought by W. A. Bo- 1
ham or, against C. H. M. Tulbort c
son, Reno Tulbcrl; and W. I). I
tiling, administrator, against the i
board Airline Railroad, on ac- a
nt of the death of F. M. Maltha t
3oone. The first named suit came t
a result of the fatal injury of c
est Bodenhamcv, in a collision v
i a car driven by the junior Tul
1
)Id-Bearing Ore Found
Zionville Community
MB p -y?
Ir. D. M. "Wilson cf Zionville has 13
ght to the Democrat office sev- 1
I specimens of gold-bearing rock, e
toved from his farm by laborers v
Je cutting a drain ditch. TheTorc 1
rio'j a quantity of qUa'rtx and is
kcd with iron.
lincc the discovery Mr. Wilson has
several lateral ditches and finds
t the vein if of unusual width. .
has traced it for more than two '
idred j art's. Tin; Vein is covered (
h :i blanket of slate and black '
eh which sparkles in the sunlight '
underneath. Specimens have been
t to an assay office to determine | ]
exact content of the precious'
:al, and friends of Mr. Wilson are!
riousiy awaiting the outcome of I
analysis.
file farm is just one inile from .
nviile postoffiee on a good road, j
I Ihe owner is anxious, for visitors ,
come and view the strange forma- (
t- I
:rious Water Shortage i
Reported from College !
Reports coming; fvom the State
aehers College indicate that the 1
>ply of water owned by the instill.n
has rapidly failed during the
uonged""dry weather, and officials]
i urging dormitory students to use j
*ry effort to conserve the supply,
mntime city water mains are sup-1
ing the deficiency at the college, j
t simultaneously comes the report |
threaten de shortage in municipal j
ervoirs. Total absence of rains in j
s section for a period of many ;
eks. has weakened the normal;
lhdnnt supply, and consumers are
rncd against useless drain on the
indling reserve. Use of hydrants
JMUVTA? tvr.outilt; liua MUCH C?UAII- I
icd, and excessive use of water I
other uurposes is being curtailed j
an effort to bridge over the fall |
>?srht without absolute iuconveni- \
:e to consumers.
. E. Story Named as
Official of Association
Professor T. E. Story, native Walgan
and for many years superindent
of the Wilkesboro High
hook has been named vice-presint
of the Northwestern Education-!
Association, which honor came to I
; educator at the close of the ninth
nua! convention of the organizan
in Winston- Salem Friday.
Guy B. Phillips, superintendent of
i Greensboro schools, was named
esident of the Association, and
ss Ella Rae Carroll, of Burlingi,
secretary.
OMAN FOUND DEAD
HANGING FROM LIMB
Hickory, N. C.?The body of Mrs.
sephinc Teague Braokshire, 51,'
is found hanging from a limb of
apple tree at the Teague home
Petric Mills, near Dudley Shoals,
rly Monday morning. At the Conor's
inquest a verdict of suicide was
ndered.
$1.50 PER YEAB
FOHN JENKINS TO
FACE CHARGES OF
FEDER'L ROBBERY
uhc County Man AiTcated for
Breaking Into McNeil Store at
RutSterwaad, Hailed Before State
Court and Turned Over to Federal
Authorities on Account of Fostoffice
Boinif Involved in Robbery.
John Jenkins, Ashe County citizen
ho for sown months has been inolved
in the -courts on charges of
assing Worthless checks and forgery,
"as atrain taken into custody about
week ag*> by Sheriff Wilson of
efferson, thus time on a warrant failed
by EVier McNeil of RutheiWood,
baring him with store-breaking. It
'ill be remembered that last spring
everal hundred dollars worth of
iiorcbundise iVaa taken from the McCeil
store-, located seven miles east
f Boone, the entrance having been
ffected from beneath an elevated
kortion of the storeroom flooring,
uguvs having been used to cut the
imbers. The postoffice was located
11 the same building and some of
he moneys incident thereto were then
along with several hundred dolus
worth of merchandise. No clues
s to the identity of the robbers were
:ift, however, when Jenkins was arcsted
at a later date, articles were
ound ir. his home which Mr. McNeil
believed were taken from his
tore. He is said to have found furher
evidence which would implicate
Tonkins.
Following his arrest 011 minor
barges, Jenkins had filled bond and
lad been at liberty until the papers
barging store-breaking were served,
lie was hailed before Judge Oglesby
n Ashe Superior Court last week
nri turned over to the Federal auhorities
to be tided at the November
erni of court in Wilkesboro on a
harge of entering a building in
/hich a postoffice was located.
-ederal Seed Agent Has
A Big Day in Watauga
F. B. Benson, federal seed agent, &
pent ?? Thursday ir? Boone looKing '*?'
tfter the collection of drought relief
O.oneys borrowed by Watauga farmsrs.
During the day ho. conferred
vith twenty-seven debtors, collecting
diirteoxi full payments and fourteen
partial payvnenW ahd received in
rash $1,725.87. Numerous borrowers
save mare, their remittances direct to
Washington.
Mr. Qenson states that Watauga
? shewing up fine in her payments,
and that Thursday was the biggest
lay he has had in his district, which
comprises five counties.
Prominent Cattleman
Makes Assignment
Arlie W. Brown, well known livestock
dealer of the Laxoh communty.
has made un assignment, and the
necessary papers were filed with
Clerk of the Court Austin E. South
last Wednesday. According to the official
statement, the assets would
probably reach about $18,000 which
included notes and accounts to the
imount of $6,990, two farms totaling
20S acres, and known as the N.
C. Brown and Proffitt lands; 62
head of livestock, including a saddle
horse; one motor truck and one automobile.
I ne liabilities are reckoned at from
?60,000 to $75,000, growing out of
the buying and selling of beef cattle.
Large herds are said to have been
bought last year on a falling - arket,
and sold on the lowest marKet of
many years.
Smith Hagaman was named as
trustee, but states that he is not acting
in that capacity. Whether or not ^
another hs been appointed to administer
has not been learned. Reports
that bankruptcy petitions have been
filed by creditors in the Federal
Courts are unconfirmed.
Meat Market Added to
Lower Carolina Store
A modern meaT, market has been
opened in connection "with Carolina
Store No. 25. in the Hahn TimlSS^
ar.<l tin; virions cuts of both western
and native meats are now being offered
the public. Large electric refrigerators
and display case3 have
been installed, and Mr. G. J. Womack,
expert meat cutter of Bessemer
City, is in charge. An advertisement,
carried in The Democrat today gives
detailed information.
COLONEL HARRIS A VISITOR
Colonel Wade H. Hams, editor
of The Charlotte Observer, accompanied
by Mrs. Harris and daughter,
Miss Cora, spent Sunday and Monday
as guests at the Daniel Boone
Hotel, leaving for their home TuesIday
morning. Colonel Harris, always
ian ardent admirer of the Blue Ridge
I hills, made this trip especially in orI
der to enjoy a peep at the frosttinted
woodlands, and thinks it probable
that in r^tore years he will occupy
his own summer home in Boone.