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VOLUME XLI1I, NUMBER 48
POLITICS WARMS
AS JUNE PRIMARY
DRAWS NEARER
Morrison. May Have Slender Lead in
Senatorial Scramble. Ehringhaus
Has Edge for Governor. Second
Primary Between Fountain and Administration
Candidate Appears
Inevitable.
Raleigh.?Fur is flying and a fever
heat has been reached in this the
last week of the primary campaign,
which got off to such a mild start that
fear was plentiful that it would be_?^
very tame affair. But ail these fears
have been banished and all the fire
needed for a lively tilt is ir. evidence.
The contest for governor is reminiscent
of the Morrison-Gardner-Page
fight of twelve years ago, and, like. __
it, a second primary is freely predicted.
And to that contest is added II
another of major proportions, that ]_
for the U. S. Senate, which refuses _
to be shunted aside, and continues to L
vie with the governor's race in inter- *
est and intensity. o
One interesting development is the ^
declaration of Senator Morrison that,
dry personally and politically as he
has always been, if the State demo- Ji
crats should adopt a wet plank, he
will stand upon it, or get off the platform?which
is another way of saying
if the people want to be wet. he
will let 'em be Vet, as they may desire.
This is unmistakably an effort
;r.6c-t the apparent wet sentiment
developing in the State, evidenced* by T
a seemingly definite support of the m
candidacy of Robert R. Reynolds, a ci
modificatiorrist. a<
Morrison Unruffled ai
T
Senator Morrison reputedly has
not yet realized the danger which his
real friends are constantly advising 1,(
him he is facing in the Reynolds candidacy,
but he has now gone into the al
campaign in the characteristic Morrisen
manner. Talk, sifted down,
seems to indicate that Senator Morrison
will lead, even though some of 'll
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Ins followers arc airaiu lor rum anui"
the Reynolds camp is claiming lead- di
crship. And there is a big difference tt
of opinion as to which will take third
and fourth places, Thomas C. Bowie ' 1
or Frank D. Grist. p]
The governor's race also offers ''
pnrnlevitiec Tt io h?}ifvaii in many
quarters uia: J. r.. 15. SuiriniciiBUS wii! ,r
lead, although Fountain and Maxwell i'
?i:_rV .pi ?? o- si?8
undoubtedly made great gains, but Ci
few thoughts u, politicians culiCSjE" "
that he can win, although the unex- "
pected may happen. w
Reports of campaign expenditures
filed in Raleigh show more than $40,000
has been spent up to filing time
iast week. Tl;:s will probably exceed
$50,000 by the end of this week, and
this amount may be doubled, if all j
spent by and for these state-wide, L
Congress and a few state senate can- 1
didntes could be recorded- Local candidates
and managers and a second
primary will certainly bring the total
to a quarter of a million dollars.
Senator Morrison led in spending, "
turning loose $9,582; Bowie spent
$5,040.95; Reynolds $1,361, and Grist
$1,268.59 in the senate contest, they
reported. Ehringhaus spent and had
spent in his behalf $6,475.36; Maxwell
spent $6,302.94, ar.ri Fountain 1<
$1,460.30. Baxter Durham spent -1
$310, Chester O. Bell $572.60, and oi
George H. Adams $184 in the audi- a
tor race. ' Stacey W. Wade spent di
$442.10 in the secretary of state
fight against Hartncss. No other state {\
wide candidate spent as high as ?
$400. t'
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Holston Presbyterial c,
Meets at Blowing Rock a
it
Holston Presbyterial held its an- t(
rual meeting in Blowing Rock on j
May 23-25. The attendance was ex- jr
cellent and the program one very
much worth while. Mrs. J. H. Von- ?
canon, tha retiring president, presided
in her efficient manner. The mot- a
to, "Look to Jesus, the same yester- n
day, and today and forever," was
carried out in the devotionals each ,j
day. S1
The speakers from outside Holston ,,
Presbytery were; Mrs. Poindexter of ri
Chattanooga, Tenn., a Bible teacher jj
of note; Miss Janie McGaughey of y
St. Louis, chairman of Woman's work n
of 'he Southern Presbyterian Church; ?
Mrs. R. C. Anderson of Montreat, the
president of Appalachian Synodical; j
Dnmov nf TirPsiHpnt. *
of Asheville Presbyterial; Mrs. Calloway
of Knoxville, Tenn., chairman
of Christian social service of Appalachian
Synodical. ?
Mrs. Beason of Johnson City had a
charge of the special music and add- Q
cd much to the program. All enjoyed n
Professor and Mrs. I. G. Greer, of <j
Boone, and iheir mountain aonga. j
The cordial hospitality of the host- \
ess church added much to the pleas- J
ure and comfort of visitors. p
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iiuutcouic lUlfltUVCUlCUh 111 MIO I
health of 4-H club members exam- \
ined last year and again this year in j
the 4-H health contest is noted by c
^authorities of Clay County. c
Ta r-r-t A i
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A Non-Partisan N
BOON
Amelia Did It '
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, first
woman to fly alone across the Atlantic,
got to Ireland in spite of storms
and a damaged plane.
JEWPSAPER TO BE
miSHED DURING
IIIMMER ATP. ROfK
' W.....OMJVV AAA ?.vvr VA*
lurnal in Neighboring Resort Town
to Run for Twelve Weeks Each
Summer. C. V. Henkcl, publisher
u:.u Bu&in??? Manager. Ti.iohjii!
M an Named as c*ditor. First Edi*
tion on June 11th.
Hlsv-'in" Reck. Ths firot icsus cf
he Blowing Rocket, new summei
-jwspaper for Blowing Rock and vinity,
will be published on June 11,
wording to C. V. Henkel, publisher
id business manager of The Rocket,
welve weekly issues will be pubshed
during June, July and August,
. voted entirely to the interests of
:e summer visitors to the resort,
id carrying news of the summer
>iony and stories about the Blowing
ock country,
Mr. Henkel, whose father was acve
in the development of Blowing
ock as a resort, has met with cor
al support for the newspaper among
e hotel men and other business men
the community. A. T. Robertson
for the past three seasons editor
I The Pinehurst Outlook, is the edbr
of the Blowing Rocket and Miss
ary Cannon of Concord and BIowfg>
.knKfc nK soniety goitor ". ~
A plan- of distribution has beer
orked out Whicm Will coVeri both the
>viage cuiuiiy ana me no Lei guesu
' fba ninunUin rpsnrt. and in nddir*n
many ennuis will be mailed out
cek'.y as advertising for the town
i prospective visitors. It is the purjse
of the publisher and editor to
akc The Rocket as useful as possile
in the growth and prosperity ol
lowing Rook.
lOOSEVELT AND
HOUSE CONFER
ew Yorlc Oovernor R *>! tirria tn H i *
Native Heath After Vacation at
Warm Springs, Ga. Has
Nothing to Say.
New York.?Governor Franklin D.
oosevelt, his face well tanned by
ic Georgia sun, returned to the state
f his past political battles Thursday
nd stoutly refused to be led into a
iscussion of any public question.
He was believed, however, to have
elved into his chances for winning
ie Democratic prcaiucntial nomina
on in a visit he made immediately
fter his arrival with Col. Edwarc
r. House, the late President Wilson'f
^nfideiitial adviser.
Neither would comment on the visil
nd the governor's associates termec
merely a friendly visit of fareWel
> Colonel House, who started Thurs
ay for his annual summer vacatioi
1 New England.
Others attempted to read into ih<
tatter a connection with the Texaj
elegation whose 46 convention vote:
re pledged to Speaker John N. Gar
Dr. They recalled that Colonel Houst
1 1912 held the Texas conventiot
elegation for Woodrow Wilson anc
iw in Roosevelt's visit with him ai
idication the governor places mno'r
eliance in the possible influence Col
[ouse might have in winning hin
ie support of Texas democracy, i:
ot on the first ballot, at lea3t oi
later one.
loone Boy Awarded
Diploma of Meril
Neil Hartley, son of Mrs. Pear
lartley of Boone, has been awarder
diploma of merit by the Atlant.
leonrian-American for an pssav sub
flitted on Washington's Farewell Ad
ress, according to information com
ng to Professor T. E. Story, of th
Vilkcsboro schools, where young Mi
lartley was a student during th
last year. It is asked by the newspa
icr sponsoring the competition tha
he diploma be presented at som
Vashington celebration event or sim
lar occasion so that the popuiar lo
al youth may be accorded the hono
lue for such an achievement.
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UGA
[ewspaper, Devoted to the
E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTU CA
I Wages of Ci ty Ei
Per Cent.; Pool
The Board of Aldermen of the
town of Boone at its last regular
session passed an order slicing a
flat twenty per cent, from the salaries
of officials and employees of
the city, and further decreed that
after the first of June there would
be no more pool tables, high ball
or other gaming devices allowed to
operate within the town.
The salary cut, it is understood,
is effective as of May 1st, and will
reduce the amounts due for services
rendered the city during the
J month which has just closed. The I
] ANTI - RAT DRIVE
WILL START HERE;
COUNTY INCLUDED
Expert iu Rodent Control Comes to
City to Aid in Destroying Rat Colonies.
Will Be Here for Three
Days. Civitan* Sponsor Engagement,
an<l -Details lo Be Worked
Out at Luncheon.
Mr. a. p.. Oman, Department- of
, Agriculture expert in the control of
rodents, is expected to arrive in Boone
today and will remain here until and
. including June 4th, during which time
IIV Will UllUCl a LalllJKl a^UlllOO
the wharf rat horde which for the
past several months has been a source
of great destruction in the community
.
The movement to eliminate the imported
pests was instituted by the
Civitan Club, and at the luncheon
meeting today definite plans for the,
campaign will be worked out. Ail of j
those interested are asked to be present
at the session, which will be held
during the noon hour at the Daniel
Boone Hotel.
While the anti-rat campaign was
conceived as a community project, it
is learned that for the actual cost
of the bait used with the poisor. farmers
of the county will be able at a
negligible expense to rid their premises
of rats, and are asked to get in
touch with Mr. Oman, on either
Thursday, Friday or Saturday of this
L ,
W sla prra
B. S. Degree at Berea
Berea, Ky.?George G. Farthing,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fari
il: .r o /"? - *r /i ...:ii 1. ?
i.nuig ox ouk?? uiuvc, jli. v^., wui ue
among the graduates to receive a B.
S. dtKiOc at the Bcrc-s College. ww-J
mencemcnt exercises Monday morning,
May 30th. Mr. Farthing has been
in Berea five years He graduated
from the Berea College Academy in
1927, then entered the college department.
His special study has been
' in the field of agriculture.
In audition to his excellent work
, as a student he has been active in
various campus affairs. He was made
a member of the Alpha Zeta Society
and was its president this year. He
was president of the Berea College
Dramatic Club and of the Ag. Home
Ec. Club.
! MISSIONARY UNION TO HOLD
QUARTERLY MEETING HERE
, A quarterly meeting of the Worn,
ans Missionary Union of the Three
' Forks Association will be held with
, Boone Baptist Church next Sunday,
[ June oth, ui p. nr., according
; to an announcement made yesterday
by Mrs. J. L. Qualis, superintendent,
t The program will be in charge of
) Mrs. Smith Hagaman, personal scrv1
ice chairman, Mrs. J. D. Brown, mis.
sion study chairman, Mrs. Enoch
! Swift, stewardship chairman, and Mrs.
J. J. Coffey, young people's leader.
; It will consist of talks, plays and
3 music.
s The main feature of the meeting
_ will be a talk by Mr. Dozier, of Ja,
pan. The pubiic is cordially iny ited.
| Primary Cam pa
t Increased Inte]
The primary campaign, which
until a short while ago evoked little
interest in Watauga County, is
t now begnning to attract the attention
of the Democratic voters, and
1 party leaders are predicting a sizeI
able vote next Saturday when the
q nominees for state offices and Unit
i- ed States Senator are to be named
at the polls.
Watauga County being exempt
c from the primary law as affects
' county officials, is calculated to
e cast a decidedly smaller vote than
in those. counties, in which local
t men and local issues figure, and it
e is not generally believed that more
i- than one thousand votes will be
cast next Saturday. It is recalled
r that in the heated Simmons-Bailey
fight of 1930, Watauga County
DkMC
?~>est Interests of Nortnwesi
ROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932
I
nployees Cut 201
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Tables Banned
action came as a result of the general
trend towards economy in government
brought about by slack
tax collections and general depressed
conditions - of business.
The miniature pool tables, high
ball slot machines, etc., which have
proven popular with the younger
folks of the town for several months
were outlawed after complaints had
been made by parents of college
students, who it is thought were ,
giving altogether too many of their ' |
study Jinnr? r??d the spending money
to the fascinating amusements. [
MRS. REEVES DIES
AT BLOWING ROCK LAST
THURSDAY \
I
Native of Boone and Sister of J. D.
Council! Succumbs After an Illness
of Several Months. Was Member of
One of County's Oldest Families.
runerai rriday Atternoon and Intcrmcnt
in Cemetery at Boone.
Mrs. Sallie Reeves, widow of the
late Dr. Reeves, died at her home in
Blowing: Rock last Thursday after an
illness which had its beginning several
months ago. She had never fully
recovered from an operation per- Of
formed at Statesville several weeks "Vl
ago. and complications which after- da
ward set in were the direct cause of to
her death. tri
Funeral services were conducted
from the Episcopal Church at Blow- ^eI
ing Rock Friday afternoon by the
Rev. J. H. Burke of Hendersonviiie, cu
former vector at the Valle Crucis to
School, with the assistance of Rev. ex
Sexton Buchanan of the Presbyterian a(^
Church, and interment was in the u'
cemetery in Boone. A large concourse wc
of friends from all the surrounding WG
country gathered to pay their respects
to the memory of deceased.
ler
Surviving are two daughters. Miss
Lena Reeves and Mrs. Davis of Rich-jj,
mond, Va.; a sister, Mrs. J. S. Wil- j ,.>?
liams, 01 Blowing Hock, and a broth-1
er, J. D. Council! of Boone. | ^
Mrs. Reeves before her marriage;
Was Miss Saiiie Counciil of Boone. ev
and was a member of one of the
G?m5SS* I5 mi 'ir un^'iV5S 'W
reared here, but lived in Blowing ,j,
Ruck since her marriage many years Ih
ago. She was well known and ad- pc
mired throughout the mountain court- pn
try, and a host of friends are taddencd
by her demise.
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Injured When Auto | Li
Lights Blink Out jk!1
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Phillips of the! ?
Perkinsville community each received j **
minor cuts and bruises when the car j y
in which they Were riding left the 1 I
highway, No. 150, below the Wilkes- 1
County line Sunday night. The acci-l
dent occurred when the auto lights; Nwent
out as the trio was returning
from Statesville where they visited I
Mr. Phillips' mother who is a patient
at the Davis Hospital. She is report
ed to be improved and those involved j
in the auto accident are not seriously j
wounded. w
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Sheriff's Of fire !r? lw
Successful Raid Friday ^
Le
A fifty-gallon oil barrel, 20 bushels co
of beer and the usual paraphernalia ar
incident to the manufacture of moon- ar
shine whiskey, constituted the net re- ar
suits of a raid made by Sheriff Far- la
thing and Deputy H. A. Hagaman cu
on lower Stony Fork last Friday. The be
improvised distillery had been in recent
operation and the furnace was fii
hot when the afticers arrived. It is N
understood, however, that there was eh
no information gained as to the iden- to
tity of the operators.
ign Attracts an
rest in Watauga c
a
si
poilcd 982 votes, and many are of R
the opinion that fewer wiii be tab- E
ulated this year. p]
The Senatorial contest seems to
wc vuiiiin^ in iui majut coijsiuer- ti
ation locally, the Morrison forces n;
apparently making the principal ef- s<
fort. Senator Morrison is generally w
accredited with leadership here, although
Reynolds, Bowie and Grist
are expected to claim a sizeable
vote. s,
Attention h?.s been called tc tHe ^
fact that the name of each sena- B
torial candidate appears twice on tl
the ballot, for the long term and ii
for the short, or the unexpired t<
te "in of Senator Overman. I.lectors 1 v.
will mark their favorite candidate p
in both places, except in the case fi
of Arthur Simmons, who filed only it
for the long term. e
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; iNortn L-aronna
He Wor>'t Run
Owen D. Young (the "D" doesn't
stand for anything) refuses to be a
candidate for the Presidential nomination,
but heads a national committee
to try to Itelp loosen bank credits.
HI INPUT WAPTHC
VVJilVILUi TTi~l.llSJ JiO
LADLY INJURED IN
FALL FROM TRUCK
!?ident of Peoria Suffer* Badly
Fractured Skull and Is Otherwise
Injured When He Is Catapulted
to Roadway from Atop Motor
Truck; Now in Winston-Salem Hospital.
May Recover.
Couneill Ward, 41-year-old resident !
the Peoria section of Beaver barn,
is ncar-fatally injured last Thursy
afternoon, when he was thrown
the roadway from on top a loaded
ick, a distance of about eight feet. ,
*ter having been given first aid atnlion
by Dr. W. 0. Bingham, of
gar Grove, where the accident oc- <
rred, the injured man was taken
the Banner Elk Hospital, where
animation revealed a long crack j
tross the front portion of the skull,
lile the nose and right cheek bone
re fractured. The legs and arms
re seriously lacerated and the loss
hlond u*ac h/*nw SshirHav Mr 1
ard was removed to a Winston-Sa- 1
11 hospital in order that he might 1
under the care of a specialist and i
is believed that he has an excellent i
ance of recovery i
Mr. Ward was at the Pink Hodge 1
ling station near Boone, when the
iek. loaded with v.*frctubjpc: *>nd op- 1
ated by Mr. Bud Osborne, stopped,
r. Osborne readily agreed to give
ai d a iifi* II in? c-rmiii T;nii TGC:r. en ,
e load. Mr. Ward climbed on top
t load and seated himself on a ham- ?
r of bear.s, and it is believed the
skct slipped with him and threw <
11 to the road. Mr. Osborne did not i
o\v of the accident at the time it *
GuTTcit 1.
The injured man is a brother of J
onel Ward of Booney and is well 1
iown throughout the county. I
OHN JENKINS GETS
,0NG PRISON TERM
otorious Ashe County Criminal
Sentenced to Twelve Years in
Atlanta for Postal Law Violations
Monday.
North Wilkesbero.?John Jenkins.
Horious criminal of Ashe County,
as sentenced by Judge Johnson J.
ayes in Federal Court at Wilkes>ro
Monday to a total of twelve
jars in the penitentiary at Atlanta
such other place as the attorney
meral may designate. He was sennceu
to five years in each of two
Hints for violation of postal laws
id defrauding through the mails,
id received a two-year sentence on
lother charge of violation of postal
vvs. The five-year sentences run conirreiitly,
making the total time to
: served seven years.
Jenkins is also wanted by state ofcers
in Ashe and other parts of
orthwestern North Carolina on
iarges ranging from petty thievery
larceny.
Certified Accountants
Meet at Blowing Rock
The North Carolina Association of
ertificd Public Accountants closed
very successful spring social seson
at May view Manor, Blowing
ock Saturday morning. George H.
mory, president of the association,
resided.
On Friday afternoon A. J. Maxwell,
indidate for the Democratic (ruber
atorial nomination, spoke to the asimbly,
and a banquet and dance
as enjoyed Friday evening.
VISITS IN BOONE
Rev. J. H. Brendall of Greensboro
sent the week-end visiting his son, |
.ev. J. H. BrendaH Jr., in Boone. Mr.'
rendall occupied his son's pulpit at
le Methodist Church Sunday morn:g,
and many of thse who listened
> Mr. Brendall's sermons when he
.A jinowi nor*: 25 yCuTS .5.) v?*crc
resent. The aged minister is retired
rom conference assignments. The visof
the well-known gentleman was
njoyed by his many friends here.
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$1.50 PE11 YEAR
MRS. SUMA HARDIN
SUCCl'MBS AFTER A
LENGTHY ILLNESS
Prominent Boone L'dy Fails ko Rally
from Operation Performed at Davis
Hospital Tuesday AfternoonFuneral
Service Thursday at Mekhodist
Church with Dr. Chandler in
Charge. Interment Here.
Mrs. Sutna Hardin, widow of the
late Oscar L. Hardin and a leader in
social and religious organizations in
Boone for many years, died ai the
jDavii ^yspitai^ StafesviBp. 'Tuesday
afternoon, after an illness of several
months. Her condition, however, had
not b?cn considered critical until a
few weeks ago. An operation was per
formed a short time before death
came, as a last resort in ur. effort to
check an incurable malady. She was
43 years old.
Funeral services are to be held
from the Methodist Church Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock, and Dr. O. J.
Chandler of Asheville, former pastor
here, is expected to be present, and
is to be assisted by the Rev. J. II.
Brendall. Interment will follow in
the city cemetery.
Mrs. Hardin was a daughter of the
late Dr. II. McD. and Mrs. Little, waa
born in Alexander County, but had
made her home here since childhood.
She was a member of the Methodist
Church and had taken an important
part in religious activities of the town.
She was also prominently ider.tific-d
with various social organizations, and
was extremely popular with all of her
friends and acquaintances.
Surviving are two sons, Billy Mack,
who lived with his mother, Bobbie, of
Blowing Rock, her mother, Mrs. K.
McD. Little, and one brother, Roscoe,
->f Boone.
Local Minister Visits
Washington Cathedral
Washington, D. C.?The Reverend
Leicester F. Kent of Valle Crucis,
C., was among a group of more
:han a score of Episcopal clergymen
from all parts of the country attending
a conference this week on the
stimulation of preaching and church
work at the College of Preachers of
Washington Cathedval. The conference
was conducted by Prpfessay J.
A. Montgomery of the PhiIs.delphia
Divinity School, and was on the sab
1 ?** <fT*v - - -X.J ? ? i.?. -
During: the conference, the Kever-iul
our. Il-rut in tide- a pilgrimage
through Washington CuuiX'uiui uTKj
observed the beauties of its 14th century
Gothic architectural design. The
Cathedral is now approximately onetVtii"fcli
uiiiiir and VthC" CSHlpiSt?!1 W ill
Lank among pit notable edifices of
the Christian world. He also saw the
tombs of Woodrow Wilson, Admiral
George Dewey, Melville E. Stone, the
noted journalist and one of the founders
of the Associated Press, and other
eminent Americana.
Soldier Believed Dead
Is Returning to Home
Freidburg, Germany. ? Oskar
Daubmann, who was listed as killed
in the Battle of the Sowme, is returning
from "the dead."
The German war veteran has informed
hi? mother he survived the
war, was wounded, and has twice escaped
prison camps after stirring adventures
and hardships. His last escape
was from an African camp to
which he had been sentenced for killing
a guard.
Daubmann's return after sixteen
years overjoyed his mother, who was
told by the German consul at Naples
that her son had arrived there. She
also had a letter in his handwriting
from Palermo.
She had mourned him as dead,
and his name was inscribed on the
monument to War dead at his native
town of Edingen.
Daubmann's letter said he was
wounded and fell captive in France.
Later he tried to escape, killing a
guard. For that attack he was sentenced
to twenty years in an African
prison.
BGONVILLE BOY WINS HONORS
IN FARM DEBATING CONTEST
Monroe Johnson of the Boonville
High School won first place in the
district public speaking contest held
at Harmony recently, according to
word received Monday from his teacher,
Ralph Walker, of Sugar Grove.
tl:.. ? ? *?^a. : 1.. i.
x ins vuiacav is upen uiny 10 uiusc
boys who are taking Vocational Agriculture
and carry out an agricultural
project during the summer. The
state is divided into ten districts.
From each district a boy is selected
to go to Raleigh.
Young Johnson will go to Raleigh
on June 2Sth to compete for the state
prize. Last year J. L. JTones Jr., of
the Boonville School won first place
in the state contest- J. L. went to
Hot Springs. Ark,, wheTe there were
thirteen 3tatcs represented.
There are now fifty registered
herd bulls in Person County where,
there were only two back in 1927.