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VOLUME XLIII, NO. 21
I 133 MEMBERSHIPS
IN KED CROSS ARE
I SECURED LOCALLY
jg , Roll Call Chairman Reports Enthusiastic
Response to Appeal. Miss
Jewell Hagaman Leads With Sixty9k
as i r ii ? r? i
ivuc mcmucri bnrauca. mowing
Rock and Valle Crucis Not Reportfid.
School Children Donate.
Mrs. Russell D. Hodges, roll call
chairman of the American Red Cross
from Watauga County, Wednesday
morning reported that workers in
Boone and surrounding territory have
so far reported one hundred and thirty-three
memberships and donations
iof nearly five dollars. She expects the
total number of members enlisted to
compare favorably with last year's
work, and is loud in her praise of
the solendid service rendered by the
soliciting ladies. Miss Jewell Hagaman,
with sixty-one memberships to
her credit, still leads, and is hopeful
fy of obtaining several more before the
drive ends. Mrs. Wade Wagner, who
has charge of the campaign in the
| Valle Crucis community, and Mrs.
j Grady Tester, of Blowing Rock, have
not yet reported. A complete list of
[ memberships obtained since last Wed
nesday follows:
Mrs. Herman Eggers?Miss Edna
\ Holsclaw, Clyde Eggers, A. Antonar
kos, A. E. Hamby, Miss Maxie Green,
| Smitheys' Store, T. Hill Farthing.
\Ticc Tow/ill W T
I Miss Theodocia Watson, Tom Gushing,
Mrs. L. L. Bingham, David F.
Greene, Miss Lily B. Hardin, A. D.
Wilson, Mrs. Dean Swift, Grady Moretz,
E. N. Hahn, L. M. Farthing, J.
F. Hardin, Mrs. L. L. Critcher, Mrs.
Mrs. Frank A. Linney, Miss Jane
Eiiason, Miss Estelle Pye, Miss Gladys
Bolt, J. T. Howell, Mrs. J. T. Howell,
Miss Eula Todd, Mrs. R. L. Clay,
Miss Mildred Richardson, Mrs. D. E.
Benfield, R. II. Harman and J. M.
Moretz, Mrs. Grace Hardin, and A. R.
Smith.
Miss Marguerite Miller?Professor
1. G. Greer, Mrs. I. G. Greer, Miss
Jennie Todd, Miss Ruth Cottrell, L.
G. Jones, Highland Furniture Company,
W. R. Spainhour, Mrs. W. R.
Spainhour, W. F. Miller, Miss Maude
Greene.
Miss Louise Critcher?J. A. Sprole,
M. P. Critcher, J. L. Wilson and Louise
Critcher.
Mrs. Stanley Harris (CoTe Creek)
?Stanley Harris, B>?Ity BMt iri,
Mrs. Enoch Swift, Mrs. N. L. Mast,
Mrs. Maude Spainhour, Gordon Spainhour,
Mrs. D. F. Horton, Mrs. Sam
Horton, Miss Winnie Thornburg, Mrs.
Charles Bingham, Miss Pearle Payne,
Miss Anna Mac Sherwood, Mrs. L. M.
Hampton.
Grade students at the Boone Demonstration
school have made donations
as follows: Miss Eliason's room,
20c; Miss Pye's room, 23c; Miss Bolt's
room, 30c; Mrs. Howell's room, 24c;
Mr. Howell's room, 41c; Miss Todd's
room, 77c; Miss Day's room, 23c;
Miss Bouchelle's room. 37c.
I Three Mountaineers Are
Placed on All-Star Team
Salisbury.?His "Little Six" allstar
team was announced Saturday
night by Charlie Moran, head coach
at Catawba College. Catawba and
Appalachian State Teachers College
placed three men each. The team folRobinson,
Catawba, left end; Ma
honey, Appalachian, left tackle; Williams,
Elon, left guard; Robinson
High Point, center; Sassowitch, Le
noir-Rhyne, right guard; Smith, Ap
Tialachian, right tackle; Haywood
<JuiIford, right end; Witmer, Cataw
ha, quarter; Newton, Lenoir-Rhyne
"halfback; Appanaitis, Catawba, hull
back; Walker, Appalachian, fullback
Honorable mention went to Cory oi
High Point and Triplett of Appala
chian. Both are halfbacks.
THE WEATHER
Weather report for week endinj
November 21, 1931, as compiled bj
the co-operative station, at Appalachian
State Teachers College, J. T
C. Wright, observer.
Average maximum temperature,
60 degrees.
Average minimum temperature, 41
degrees. ? '
Average temperature. 67 degrees
Average" daily range in temperature,
Iff degrees.
Greatest daily range in tempera
IS tnre, 39 degrees; date 15th.
Average temperature at 6 p. m.
(time of observation), 59 degrees.
Highest temperature reached, 71
- degrees; date 15th and 16th.
Lowest temperature reached, 35
?3 degrees. . -.J &X*
Number inches of rainfall, 0.85.
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 0.22
date 21st.
Number of days with 0.01 inch oi
more rainfall, 3.
Number of clear days, 2.
Number of cloudy days, 4.
Number of partly cloudy days, 1.
Direction of prevailing wind, south
Orders for 1,000 black walnu
seedlings and 5,000 pine seedling
gH have been placed by 4-H club mem
bera and adults of Catawba Count;
A Non-Partisan I
BOO!
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I Hunter Kills 200-poun<
Bear on Beech Mounted
Mr. G. C. Smith, Boone's premi
angler and huntsman, has aga
"brought home the bacon." In tl
dawning hours of Friday morning h
in company with Ira S. Ayers, drot
to a point on the Beech Mounta
two and one-half miles from Banr.<
Elk, where a bear hunt was reportt
to be in progress. A matter of mi:
utes after they had parked their ca
the sound of barking dogs came
their ears. Smith took a position
few hundred yards from the car, ar
waited. Down the slope came Brui
galloping along at an easy pace, ai
apparently unconcerned about tl
yelping dogs who were far in tl
rear. The animal approached to wit
in twenty steps of the stand Smi
had selected, halted momentarily, ai
the hunter fired his shotgun poin
blank into the bear's head. The ar
mal was a yearling and weighed 2(
pounds.
The editor was given a liber
"hunk" of the juicy meat, which 1
greatly enjoyed.
AUTOPSY FAILS T(
CONNECT DEATH 01
SHOOK WITH BLOV
Doctors Ha gam an and Perry Perfor
Post Mortem in Connection Wii
the Death of Foscce Mar.. Fir
Brain Abscess Which Forestul
Charges of Murder in Connectic
With Assault of Kinsman.
Doctors J. B. Hagaman and H. 1
Perry of Boone made a post morte
examination of Joe Shook last Frid*
morning, following his death on tt
previous Wednesday, for the purpo;
of determining whether or not h
demise came as any result of injurii
received when he was struck with
chunk of wood by a nephew, Mat
, Shook, who was tried for the offeni
at the fall term of Superior Cou
and sentenced to the roads for a p
riod of six months. Mr. Shook su
fered partial paralysis just befoi
his death, had been in poor heall
for some time, and relatives believe
his conditions was as a result of tl
attack of his kinsman. Solicitor L.
Spurling was notified of the circur
stance and acquiesced in the reque
f HJMBl. the.uhWMi?
examined the body, however, th<
could find no condition which wou
associate the death with the injur
and attributed his demise to an a
scess in the tissue of the brain c
the side of the head. Accordingly, i
further charges will be brougl
against the assailant of the dec
. man.
Funeral services were held imm
diately after the body had been e
! amined, but no particulars are avai
able as this is written.
Mrs. Martha Ann Greei
Dies Friday Near Mabe
Mrs. Martha Ann Greer died
her home in the Mabel communi
last Friday after a long illness. SI
was 79 years old.
j Funeral services were conduct
i from the Union Baptist Church Su
. day by the pastor, Rev. E. C. Hodge
who was assisted by Rev. Wellingte
. Swift, and interment was in the cci
. etery nearby.
Mrs. Greei- was married to Willis
. F. Greer, July 11, 1892, and ten ch
. dren were bom, nine of whom a
still living: Henley, Monroe, Ant
. John, Filmore, Cicero and Charl:
who died July 20, 1930; and Me
. dames John Isaacs, John Oliver ai
. Alfred Thomas.
f She was a member of the Bapti
. Church for about forty-five yeai
All who knew her found in her li
a fine example of hospitality, indust
and patience. Her Christian kindne
and friendship will be greatly miss
: by all the people in the community.
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- FIVE TO FIVE OPENS NEW
STORE IN TEHNESSEE CIl
Mr. J. B. Brewer of the Five
Five Store returned last week fro
' Sparta, Tenn., where he dropped o
for a while from a buying trip to he
. with the opening of a new five to fi
in that city, which is being operat
by Mr. W. M. Little, a part owm
Mr. Brewer bought heavily, he stat<
in the markets, and an advertiseme
in this issue calls attention to a 9
cent event which will be a featu
: daring the Inst of the week. T
Christmas toys arrived in loads ai
1 were being displayed Monday mot
ing in attractive style in the cent
of the big store room.
VISITS CAME FARM
Banner Elk.?The Lees-McR
Wild Game Farm had a visit tod
from Mr. J. E. Trammel, State Fi
and Game Warden of Ratherfo
- County. Mr. Trammel is taking ba
with him twenty-five mature qu:
to restock the game refuge at Rut
t erfordton. These birds were hatch
3 from eggs sent from the State Gat
- Farm at Asheboro to Lees-McRac Ij
. J spring.
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Newspaper, Devoted to the
ME, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH C
1 MRS. A. V. BENNBIT
n OC D Aeccc AIT?E*n 17
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I AWAY ON SUNDAY
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re
in Beloved Lady Had Been 111 With
Heart Leakage for More Thau
Three Weeks. Two Daughters Surn
-vive. Funeral Conducted Tuesday
X, hy Reverends Rankin and Dourt0
num. Large Crowd Attends.
a
id Mrs. A. V. Bennett, 85 years old,
n, grand old lady of the Confederacy,
id passed away last Sunday night at the
ie home of a daughter, Mrs. J. L. Wink1C
ler of this city, where she had made
h- her home intermittently for man?
th years. Death was directly attributaid
hie to leakage of the heart and folt_
lowed an illness which bad been matt
[i_ ifestly serious for about three weeks?
)0 Funeral services were conducts^
from the Methodist Church Tuesday
al morning by the Reverends Rankin
ie and Downum, and interment was in
the city cemetery. The profuse floral
_ offerings and the large concourse of
) sorrowing friends were evidence of
the esteem in which deceased Was-held
; in the community.
HI The pall bearers were: Frank,
P Cloy and James Winkler, grandaolis
lof deceased; G. A. Thma3on, Tradfi
U Councill and Walter Winkler. Ttei
T honorary pall bearers represented the
membership of the Methodist BoarS
of Stewards. Eleven young: ladiefc
^ were in charge of the flowers: Meg^
'j dames Paul Coffey, Hooper Hcndriaj
j4 B. J. Councill, Alice Bobbins, Ron
Rivers; Misses Martha Hardin, Margaret
Clay, Louise Critcher and Marj
Winkler.
g Surviving are two daughters, Mnfc
^ .1. L. Winkler of Boone and Mr*
Emma Roland, of Alexandria, Va. aj
p Mrs. Bennett was born in Carlton
_e County, South Carolina, but spent
j the greater part of her life as a citizen
of Statesville. The widow of a
Confederate soldier, she wns one cj
the few remaining women in this seoj
lion who lived during the trials anil
^ tribulations of the Civil War and thi
dark days that followed. For moii
than forty years Mrs. Bennett taugM
school, and trained countless thow
sands into the paths of knowledge an.t
right living. She had been a memboj
' of the Southern Methodist Churcj
J,e throughout her adult life and workel
' j incessantly in the causes of the Go?
pel ministry. She was affiliated wit|
the Missionary Society nod
rtftfftlll" UfRtmlzatlofis and her cimri
sel wns eagerly sought by youngei
workers in the Master's vineyard. She
took great interest in the affairs oi
" the United Daughters of the Confederacy,
of which she was a member,
I , and for several winters had chosen
, to make her abode along with the
" other ladies of the Old South at the
Confederate Women's Home in Fay
etteville, where she delighted in the
companionships afforded by her sis1
" ters of the '60s.
For more than a quarter-century
Mrs. Bennett had been a periodical
T visitor in Boone with Mrs. Wink'cr,
l and her friends here were numbered
-* by her acquaintances. She lived e
life ripe in years, and ripe from the
nt viewpoint of Christian work and spirty
itual achievement, and in her going
he the loss sustained is distinct and can
not do aenned in terms ol geopraph
ical boundaries. The life Mrs. Ben
nett chose to live furnishes a shinn
ing example to the younger genera
is, tion, and a rich experience in tht
>n life's history of the aged,
n
m Watt Gragg Improves
ii- From Arm Fracture
re
ly, Watt H. Gragg returned Sundaj
ie, from the Charlotte Sanatorium when
!S" he had been a patient for a wcel
id following a severe fracture of th<
arm in an automobile accident, Sat
st urday night a week ago. The mem
ber has been placed in a plaster cast
fe and surgeons believe that while thi
fy break is a bad one, he will recovei
,ss within a reasonable length of time
ed Mrs. Gragg and son, Horton, wen'
to Charlotte and accompanied Mr
Gragg on the return trip.
Watts' friends still maintain tha'
i* he is in a winning way in the cam
paign for 'appointment as Federa
to Marshal in the Middle District, ant
m December 6th has been definitely so
a3 the date for the meeting of tht
'P executive committee, at which tim,
ve the recommendation will be made
ed which will govern the appointmen
!r- of the official by the President.
:s,
nt LEN GREER OF TODD IS
5- KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL SHOl
re
he Todd, N. C.?Len Greer, 38, wa:
nd accidentally shot and killed whil<
n- bird hunting in a field near Tod(
er Saturday morning about 8 o'clock b;
Ritter Estepp, his hunting partner
He died instantly,
Greer and Estepp had gone hunt
ing together and were walking along
ae only a few feet apart when a cove;
ay of birds flew up. As Estepp raise<
ah his gun to shoot the gun discharged
rd the load striking Greer, who wa:
ck about three feet ahead, in the back
ail The dead man was the father of fiv<
h- children, who, with his wife, survive
ed The killing was accidental and no in
ne quest was considered necessary. Fu
ist neral arrangements had not beei
completed Sunday.
: Best Interests of Noithwt
AROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
( Reveals Origin of Na
[ Mrs. Ruth E. Finlcy, forrosr new
had lain dormant for many years in h
by telling how Sarah Josepha Hale,
| President Lincoln to issue the first T4i?
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WATAUGA SHERIFF!
AND DEPUTY FACE
CONTEMPT CHARGE
f Sheriff. L, M. Farthing and Deputy
t pv'Clint Norris Called to Wilkcsboro
Wednesday Morning to Answer to
i Charges of Contempt of Federal
Court. Many Witpwaei Hare Been
Summoned to Testify.
Sheriff L. M- Farthing and his
joilor, W. C. Morris, left this (Wednesday)
morning for Wilkesboro,
, where they much answer contempt
j charges before Judge Johnson Hayes
! in the Middle District Fejera! Court,
, now in session. The indictments were
brought as a result. Of complaints that
i Cecil Criteher, who served a five|
months sentence in the Watauga jail,
I imposed by the Federal Court, had
, been granted undue liberties during
> the service cf his sentence.
, Deputy Marshal J. M. Eumgarnec
[ eamo.np Tuesday and summoned a
, number of wtineaws to. girc. evidence
, for tfSi Government in the case, and
I a number of .witonM??^e^c ^talc^u
Work Begins on New
Florence Boyd Home
| Ground was broken this morning
| at the Bridal Veil Falls 011 the Yon-l
ahlosseo Read out from Blowing Rack
for the erection of the Home tor
Crippled Childtcn, instituted by Miss
Florence Boyd of Lenoir, and which
is designed to take care <>f at least
twenty-five otherwise helpless mountain
children, who will be trained in
| various vocations. Miss Boyd owus 250
acres of land with the building site
' and the plant is expected to be ex:
panded through the yean to come. A
| truck load of workers with their own
tools and dinners came up this morning
from Lenoir, and are working
in dead earnest on ihe excavating
| preparatory to the actual start of
' construction work, and it is expected
( luhl tne sLrar.Lure win De wen toward
completion during the winter.
The food supplies have been stored
away nearby to lake care of the workers,
who are volunteering their scrv,
ices in increasing numbers and the
' eight children being cared for in CaldIwell
hove already been well supplied
[ with provisions by the citizens of that
* county. The institution will be known
[ as the Florence Boyd Home and Vo'
cational School for Crippled Children,
and so far as is known is the
only one of its kind in America. Miss
| Boyd still gratefully receives ail food
" supplies tendered, as much will he required
with which to feed the labor'
ing men during the winter months,
' while the building is being con'
structed.
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METHODIST BAZAAR
1 The ladies of the Boone Methodist
1 Church will held their annual bazaar
t at the Blackburn Hotel on Thursday,
i afternoon and evening, December 3.
! The sale of fancy work Will begin
, at 3:30 o'clock and will continue unt
til 10. Beginning at 5 o'clock, oysters,
chicken salad, cakes and pies
will be served. The public is invited
to attend.
5 FOUND GUILTY
\ Wiiicesboro, Wednesday afterr
noon, 4 o'clock.?Sheriff Lather M.
r,v?L: e nr.* - > ? '
eeiaii ui niMHia. tried Derore
Judfft Johnson J. Hayes in Federal
court today on a ckargs of conJ
tempt in connection with liberties
r granted Cecil Critdher, a Federal
1 prisoner who seivred a six-months
y sentence in the county jail here this
3 year, was found guilty and fined
$300. W. Clint N-orris, jailor, was
3 also adjudged guilty of contempt
in the same case and fined $200.
- J Critchcr was remanded to the Wa-1
tauga County Jail for a period of
l| six months, and placed in the cmsI
tody of officer*.
ist North Carolina
26. 1931
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tional Thanksgiving
" i
rspayer woman, disclosed a fact that
cr new book, ''The I<ady of GodcyV J
America's first woman editor, got
ink giving Day Proclamation in 1263. j
BOUND BY JUilcF
WITHOUT BAIL ON
BURGLARY COUNT
Richard Camptcll Arraigned Before
Halir. on Capital Charge. Evidence
Shows Probable Cause and DefendI
ant Remanded to Jail Without Privi
ilege of Bail. Alleged to Have En
tered Mabel Home. Other Case*.
Richard Campbell, resident of the
Mabel community, was committed to
jail without the privilege of bail,
when he was arraigned before Justice
E. N. Hahn on a charge of burglary,
growing out of the alleged entering
of the home of r. neighbor,
Mr. A. C. Reese. The evidence submitted
to the court was of such character
that probable cause was foumj,
;and the defendant will face trial at j
Ithe spring term of. Superior Court
j which convenes in April.
{ According to the evidence, Campjliell
bad been paying court to a doughjter
of Mr. Reese, but some- time ago
! the courtship was ended, and the lady
is alleged to bave written a note ajde-j
iag him not to call again. However,
St is said thai ori.TUUctvesn night^he
going through an upsfaira window,
into the portion of the house in which
Miss Reese's bedroom was located.
The warrant charging burglary was
forthwith issued, it is understood.
Campbell, it is said, offered no denials
of the charges when the case
was called by the court
Other actions disposed of by Justice
Hahn within the past few days ,
are as follows:
John Mooch, operating a truck at
greater speed than allowed by law.
judgment suspended on payment .of
cos'..
Roe Miller, operating car with im|
proper license, not guilty.
Greene Miller, operating car with i
| improper license, not guilty.
j r.agar Krowr., wortmess cnecx,
I judgment suspended on payment of
| check and cost.
j W. C. Camp, larceny, probable
"cause, appearance bond fixed at $200,
1 committed to jail in default.
I Emmctt Oliver and Quince Tucker,
I operating truck intoxicated, proseJentor
refused to appear; action dismissed
and prosecutor tared with the
cost.
Wiley GTeene, worthless check, |
judgment suspended on payment of
check and cost.
Delivering Apples by
Truck to Wilmington
Mr. R. L. Baldwin, manager of the!
Rich Mountain Orchards, Zionville,
passed through town early Tuesday
morning with two truck leads of fine
apples which were to be delivered to
the purchasers in Wilmington. The
Rich Mountain crop has been unusually
fine this year, and The Democrat
was recently treated to a basket
of the Baldwin variety, which it is
believed by many, is the finest flavored
fruit ever produced in this region.
Many prefer it to the far-famed
Delicious. Mr. Baldwins' generosity
is appreciated.
CLOPTON FARTHING ILL
IN CHARLOTTE HOSPITAL
Clopton, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. C.
Farthing, has been a paBent in DrMatheson's
Hospital, Charlotte, since
last Friday, suffering from an unusual
illness which developed from
an eye which had been irritated for
several days. An infection spread
from the eye into the glands of the
neck and resulted in extreme swelling.
Information coming from Mrs.
Farthing who is with her son Wed
nseday morning) is to the effect that
Cloptcn is responding to treatment
and showing rapid improvement.
Raleigh, N. C.?Govern or O. Max
Gardner's automobile, hearing State
license X, was stolen from in front
of his mansion on Sunday night. Four
hours latc> it was recovered near
Hopewell, Va., three men fleeing.
J1.50 PER YEAR
EIGHT WATAUGA
MEN ARE TRIED
FEDERAL COURT
vo Sentence* Are Meted Out While
"Six Other* Are Placed on Probation.
Court Now in Middle of Sec;
ond Week, Trying an Overcrowded
! Docket Resulting from Recent
' Raid* of Prohibition Sleuths.
Eight Watauga County citizens
Save been arraigned before Judge
Johnson J. Hayes* Middle District
federal Court in Wilkesboro since
Monday week ago, when the tribunal
met to begin work on one of
Lhe largest dockets it "has ever experienced
The increased number of
eases comes as a result of recent
widespread raids on the part of prohibition
enforcement officials, it is
said, and the court is still in progress
Wednesday, with many cases yet to
be heard.
Eight Wataugans have been tried,
but only two sentences have been
meted out, the others having been
placed on probation. The proceedings
of the court, in so far as Watauga
is concerned, are as follows:
Lee Teague, retailing, sentenced to
a terra of three years in Cbilicothe,
Ohio. Industrial School. Placed oh
probation for a period of five years.
Hal Teague, retailing, six months
in Watauga County Jail.
Frank and Lester Woodring, liquor,
3 years probation.
Asa Wolf, liquor, 3 years probation.
Turner Greene, retailing, fined
$100 and three years probation.
Frank Counoill and Earl Miller,
charged with retailing, were placed
on probation for a period of three
years, and prayer for judgment was
continued until next term of Federal
iw* kux, ???,? ?
ww??c art vnv rooc agaiuob jjv?"
ill, also charged with retailing.
It is understood that those placed
on prohation must make monthly tcportB
to the probation officer and
appear at each term of Federal court
and prove their abstenancc from dealing
in intoxicating liquors in any way.
Watauga Apples Once
Prize Winners in Paris a
m '* iSPyp*" j??
Mr. Ajbert Mastir. of the Matney
community recently sent The Democrat
a fine box of apples, .utith. the
request tBiit We variety be determined.
Mr. Tom Banner of. Sugar
Grove positively identifies the apples
as the Bughorn, and further explains
thai his father, Newton Banner,
grows the apples, and many years ago
through the courtesy of the late
Moses H. Cone, of Blowing Rock and
Greensboro, specimens of the fruit
were exhibited >n Paris, and carried
second prize in the exposition. The apples
Mr. Mastin sends in are very
large, smooth, and with a pale pinkish
striping.
Mrs. Rebecca Woodring
Dies in Columbia, Mo.
Mrs. Rebecca Elrnyra Woodring,
former resident of Watauga County,
died at the home of Mr. J. N. Shoe
maker, in Golumhia, Mo., on November
II, at the age of 78 years. She
had been ill only about a week. Remains
were taken to Garden City,
Mo., for burial.
Surviving her are six children: J.
N. Shoemaker, Columbia, Mo.; Daniel
Woodring, Creighton, Mo.; J. T.
Woodring, Richards, Mo.; W. J.
I Woodring, Council Grove, Kansas;
Mrs. Ada Dintman, I,a Junta, Colo.;
Mrs. Charles Dougherty, Boone, N. C.
Mrs. Woodring had lived in the
West for several years and had been
at the home of her son for about a
[year. She was the widow of John A.
| Woodring of this county, having left
here shortly after his death. During
the greater part of her absence she
had lived with her daughter in Colorado.
TUESDAT SET APART AS
VOLUNTEER SERVICE DAY
Tuesday of each week has been
set apart by the local Rod Cross as
Volunteer Service Day. Those who
have clothing that has not heen collected
are asked to notify the committee
so that they may call on Tuesday.
Material may also be delivered
direct to Mrs. M. B. Blackburn, who
is in charge of the loan closet. On
T>,e? 11.- ??- * 1?
Auvmajo avj. uir iicav ivw w*reiv? I""
dividuals or organizations who wish
to help may come to Mrs. Blackburn's
to aid in sorting and working ever
this clothing so that it will be ready
for immediate use.
MRS. FULLER NAMED ADJUTANT
OF CAMP NIMROD TR1PLETT
Mrs. Selmcr Fuller of Amantha
and Mountain City, has been appointed
by Captain E. J. Norrls as adjutant
for Camp Nimrod Triplett, United
Confederate Veterans. Mrs. Fuller
is a daughter of Enoch Swift, of
Amantha, has for years been active
in tVin Donfrlitnro nP i-Vi?
? A'-MS.ilvv.io luc VUIUCUC1JH.JI ,
and is anxious that veterans who need
assistance get in touch with her.
Mr and Mrs. Tom Cashing are
spending Thanksgiving in WinstonSalem,
the guests.'af friends.
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