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RISE OF BRAND NEW LEADERS IN THE PAST YEAR HAS BDKN YK\R OF HARD FOVGUT I'OMTICM, BATTIiES. CHANGE IN PARTY LINE-UPS VOTED BY OBSERVERS. K: ! i?rh. X. O?Dawn of a new y vr fieets two men rising on Xorth v'a:olina> political horizon?for the l-.itv 1932 vva> leap year In politicr. t In tbi? state. !r saw Robert H. Reynolds leap into prominence by capturing the cont'd Senatorial scat, and J C. B. ir.phnus. Blixabeth City iawyei i planter, leap Into the spot. < : rj;ln>; fwjn two Healed ).*r ami an election witli the 4-.b' rmi^orial to??a on his shoulders The rise of thes?' two men?one ?r :,! the ? xtrome west and the other :h f?? ?ns ,?r the state?stand out sharply :is tfie two greatest perse ;i i ja/iivii.il achievements ikf hiat Their courses in 1932. a your in which there will be no campaigns, !*;iniarit-s ati?! elections. stand out as the two his political "luestions the ncx: twelve months may answer. The most outstanding; political development in the S'ate in 1932 was the iieiviooralie party's complete rout of the Republicans. Four years ago, the Republicans saw signs of strength. They flung North Carolina into the Republiccan < lumn nationally, captured a goodsb.ed bloc in the legislature and gene-nlly disturbed the Democrats who hao livings their way for years. But 1932 was a sad year lor them. Whh the national collapse of the party, they hopelessly lost North Carolina. Democratic majorities in the <tatc, approaching the 400.000 murk. v .. . records The Democrats won everything with the exception of a tow county offices and eight of the 170 seats in the General Assembly. Riding the head of the parade were Reynolds and Ehringhaus. whom two heated Democratic primaries threw together?!this quiet. serious-minded roai. from the cart and the jovial "Buncombe llob" from the west. The national right-about-face to the Democratic cause gave the state hope '<2 a greater share in the national pictupo. North Carolina won a cam not post v.: the last Democratic regime. Joseph its Daniels, the Raleigh editor who served as secretary of the navy iti the Wilson cabinet, was President-elect Roosevelt's boss when the XVw. York-ei- was aasiaiam secretary. Governor O. Max Gardner, who has h a power in p^hocratic circles in this st.itc almost aiwte he left college, has been mcni/ioned as cabinet tcmbcr. The gbverhor. however, has kept his counsel and his immediate plans nim toward Shelby, his home, 'upon retiring. WiiiV. Gardner's future piano in the I picture will be presents another quca~j -'A- tiun time must answer. I aei.ear~mr.ronB amiiom i ... an Deapdcrattc war houses?cspron : Morrison of Charlotte. PbYiner governor, "father of good roads"' in the state, a forceful orator u?'?u the-senator in appearance. Morrison was unceremoniously booted from his seat in the ITniu-d states Sen at-1 by Reynolds, who got out an old automobile and blazed a trail - state campaiintiiiK as an anti prohibitionist. Morrison remained a dry despite the dampness of the national Deinocratio platform. He had been serving as senator since 1030, vohen Governor Gardner, whom Morrison had defeated in the .1920 Democratic primary for governor. named him to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Overman. Morrison did little campaigning for the first senatorial primary in which he had four opponents. He trailed * Reynolds by a few thousand votes. ? In the second race, however, the white-haired Charlotte man who "loved" the people and thought dhov "loved" him. took off his Coat and went to battle. He fell, overwhelmingly defeated. Reynolds* majority of 1 tl7.010 votes was the greatest ever given a Dernocmt in a primary in this state. The administration of Gov. Gardtvas Lhe issue in the two Democratic gubernatorial primaries. Gardner supported Ehringhaus, who failed to gain a majority over Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell and Ldeutenant Governor R. T. Fountain in the first Maxwell Eliminated Maxwell, who was eliminated, withdrew to watch the second heat between Ehringhaus and Fountain. The I..nu W'll.l unvc. >? nu ?unia iv.i. Fountain almost cum? to Wirtvo with Highway Chairman K n. Jeff rem. who a* ? part of the Gardner administration. s?pi>orted Ehrlnghuus. Fountain fought hard. the voting broV* primary records, but he lost by .? f?w thousand votes. Although there was undoubtedly some disappointment over the outcome oi the Democratic primaries? both for the gubernatorial and senarprtal nominations?harmony reigned in Democratic ranks by the time the November elections rolled along M ids on took the stump for the party and Reynolds, Fountain became ill. but his wife introduced Ehringhauf to a Rocky Mount Political rally. Jake Newell of Charlotte, Republicau caimiuote fvi CJcr.aiC. tOGn ad ventage of Reynolds' stand against prohibition and fought the Asheville man on this issue. Thn* h?? cwnnf dry Democratic votes his way was evident in the returns. Reynolds" majority was not as large as that given other Democrats cn the ticket. Ehringhaus* majority over his ReptJbhcan opponent, Clifford Frazier, of Greensboro. led the ticket, with Roosevelt a scattering number of U votes behind. Reynolds already has entered the Senate, having been elected for the remainder of the unexpired Overman term and the regular six-year term beginning March 4. Ehringhaus will be inaugurated as governor today. ii WAT A Non-1 VOLWJE XLJV, NU)(BER 27 V^^WiWW\HW jWatauga Weed Brings j| High Price on Markets Mr. T. I.. Mast, of Covill. Tr.cs* day ttxt'lved a chock amounting to S14B.16, for lohaiiv) rm'litly sold on the warehouse floor of a nearby I town. >lr* Mast jstaics tiuit litis weed canto from uhout one acre, and is highly pleased with the profits of his venture. Tolmeeo on the hurley markets ?s salt) to Ix4 bringing very good prifMSi. everything considered. and Watauga's offerings, while small, are or liettcr than average ti^iUfy. Mr. Mast Is anxious for those who have (iis|xs?l of their crops to rel?ort the moneys irwivnl to The llcmocmt. in order that loeai farmers may ascertain the practicability of tobacco as a money crop in this section. I I ^t^m,?%vvm'rtwHvwvvvw ] LOCAL COUNCIL OF I JUNiOR ORDER ELECTS OFFICERS ? ill Councillor ("{ydc It. Gixhmic Presides 1'* at Business Meeting Monday, lar^i cc Attendance. Initiation Pee Kwlurorl in to $2.00. hy Order or National Coun- to eillor. Next .Meeting to Bo Held I" on January 10f It. The local Council of the Junior Order met In regular session at the American Legion Hail Monday night. ? January 2nd. A largo number of } TiIehTRers'weix present, not only {"v*im Boone, but. from Blowipg Itock and Cove Creek. CqunciUor Clyde R. Greene presided .-?nd let! the discussion tif plans ERtf next y.-itr wivrcn inrciuae drive for new members and reinstAtcment of old members. A dlspen- j sat ion granted by the national coun- ^ cillor. North Carolina's own Charles { 15. Brewer, permits new members \o t bo received into the order upon payment of $2.00 initiation fee instead , of fS.OO and old members may he re- ,v' instated upon payment of $1.50. After the regular business had been an^ transacted, new officers wore elected V|(j as follows: l^;v 11 ill H ataman. Junior Past Coun- q.' r.illnr: Clyde K. Greene, Councillor: ^ Ralph CI. Greer. Vice Councillor; How- cQy. ara.. iutTicml" ov-Ci:v tr.ryr W. Smith. Treasurer; W. Q. P.oberrton, Recording: Secretary: B. K. Os- ^,a, iiornw :Ak?iSittft'^ttfliyindiMnL -Soc.l'Qtan': ibCTjMuapu gs Hodsea, Warden; Hoy D^teon, Oh?P? :"T., lain: W. C. Noirls. tnsldo Svnttnel: X. C, Greene. Outside Sentinel: R. L. Chiy, IliU Hatrainnn, Russell Jlodges. Trustees. the The next tucofihs of ihe Council exi will be held on Monday night, Jan- oiH uary 1lUh. ItlTICT DP QBOWN K MUOI uii omnia ])k AS TO SALES TAX ? " nai Bon glut m Won't Vote for It Unless pre Needed to Balance the Budget. ha) House Rvwlers Prepare for Hi: Show lh>vvn oil Bill. pm ne> ...muiii^iun. X 111 use l)V uunvincco thai a manufacturer^' sales tax is an -T"' absolute necessity to balance the bud- Iav iret before J win support a bill pro- ani vidian /or it," says Representative *n Doughton, who helped to scuttle the mn one offered last April. "T have never m;) said I will not vote for it: but. they l,U: will have to show me first."* sal House leaders are preparing to "to have another show down on a sales tax bill. They assert that it is the SM only way to provide money to lift the the treasury out of a hole. They believe that enough members will mccha nge their votes to undo what they did April 1st. when the vote was 236 the to ICO to kill it. ?p At that time the North Carolin- pni ians stood: For the tax, Warren, Pou, far Hancock and Bulwinkl^ and against. *??? Kerr. Clark, Lambeth. Doughton and ser Weaver; AlbernatbSS not voting. SQUIRREL smsox CLOSES OT" tac The open season for shooting squir- ^ rels in Watauga County closed on Be- J*0' Wi>rl;er 31 Si. lilll vh.C iCOXOr'. fOV *wKi'l|an' and raibbit will remain open until |al> February loth, states H. Grady Far-iT-'' ihiiig. h?':iui warider.. Mr. Farthjug I ; warns sportsmen to secure licenses! brs before invading the fields, and ways tfca .thatViolators of any part of the game iei game laws will be vigorously prose- oe< cuted if apprehended. G: Girl in Liquor Car Not a Student Here I thi A young woman giving her name iicuccca JoliMson ?*>{< i -*i* olnlmii^: to be a student at the State Teachers College in Boone, was arrested near Moravian Falls Friday when an automobile in wy which she was riding was found to tai contain fifty gallons of liquor, ac- ins cording to a story published in the ter Journal-Patriot. Monday. Two men <ja made their escape, it was stated, yei and their identity <-ould not be es(ablished. [Bond of $500 was jrequired for Miss Johnson. bri The {Democrat (immediately got an in touch with officials of the Appa- W; lachian College, and an investigation revealed that no woman by this set name is enrolled here. Officials also he stated that Rebecca .Johnson had tai never lK*eu a student at this instl- th tntlon. bic ffl?eafpa?e*t SfiBf <$asiy5 ''' '" BWBBBBW AUG Partisan Newspaper, D BO ONE, WATAUGA CO! FIGHTING SOLON ! ]g*2g?SSSSSS? BBggBBBSgBBI Tahl Bowie, of Ashe County, lio bills fair to occupy a position i the limelight during the U'gisture now in session. His program nt?ers about relief of landowners tax payment, repeal of Turling ii Act, and drastic cuts in ex'nscs of the State Government. m DISTRICT IS WELL CARED FOR IN LEGISLATURE Neil. Bowie, Doughton and Greet Hake Strong Toam. I?eave for !tadjrh .Monday. Bowie Has Mapped >ut Program for State. Greer Goe> or Second Term. l>oughton \va> JiHiiker Forty Years AgoSenator I*. T. McNeil of Ashe CounGovernor !I A.'Douglftdn of AKemy, Uoby 'P. Greer of Watauga I Juijge T. C., Bowie of Ashe pro? ? the roiTreseinatiori f*1t the 29th it lie t in the present session of the neral Assembly, and the iiuartet in lialeieh in time for the parti lous Tuesday evening. Judge Bo wit t Oiovt-riiuiDuwut- i? -?-fe? i iviieAkcr of the H(>m and riutlor s that the former sought the hooou ited to the majority caucus. Experienced Team Neither of the four solons goes into assembly halls without previous te.rlonce and citizens of the territory ?e UiMrtjed as the I Hi st Province* 1 that no ?h"?o counties of th< ite can boast a more seasoned tean legislators. 3oyei*nor Doughton is one of tin meer assemblymen, ranking- al-on* e the veteran Pete Murphy of Rowin legislative service, having served irteen terms in the Rouse. He was mod Speaker in 1893 the year aftet kse:tt Speaker Harris was born. H* > a?ryed as lieutenant governor and rhway Department head and the .vcr of his presence In Ra-leigh has . er been questioned, vfr. Bowie, former Superior Court lge and one of the State's leading irytrs, wtus born to statesmanshii il has several tci-nis to his eredi' Kaleigh. He is not only a statesn but a fighting -one and has pped out a program which ite wil -ii in the assembly, including es tax lew. with subsotiuent re .vjul of th^ 15-coiH jd valorem tax i cne.il of the Turing ton net o* Lte iiquor l:?\v in anticipation Ol action of Ctrngress, the revampof the State' Highway Depart nt. and retrenchment and reform it-h will bring about n balancing 01 ? budget with n minimum burder on the peopie. Bowie will recelvt verful support and has always ed well with his colleagues froir mo unt aiw?. lie m<i-j prsvjotislj ved as Speaker of the House anc 5 wide influence over the State. Roby Greer down for a sec:1 term, to renew his splendid con ts in law-making circles. He ha: voted a majj.'i: part of his lime tc rernmcnial service for many years d was a potent factor in bringinf "in the noitvui? tux revisions It ? county. Senator McNeil goes into the uPPei ir.ch of tlie Senate for a secotit im. He has been popular In' Ra gh. is a constructive statesman, am copies a leading role in the Senate The folks back home think thai eec, Bowie. Bo lighter. ar.d McNei n work together as a man, and be ve this a group of legislators which * abi'ity. has not been matched ir is district in many a day. % \RTIX BANNER FUNERAL AT BANNER ELK TUESDAY Funeral services tor-Ma rjtin Banner io died at his home on Sugar Moun n. near Montezuma, Monday morn r, were conducted from the Presby Ian cnurch at Banner Erik Tues y afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ke was Sirs oM and had been in ill healtl several years. He is survived by ten children, tw< othens, C. C. Banner of Montezum? d Newton Banner of Sugar Grove atauga County, and one sister. Mr. Banner was one of the pioneer tiers of the community in whicl died and was weli known in Wa uga County. He was a member o o Methodist Church and an admira ; citizen. A Df fevoted to the Best Interest JNTY, NOHTH CAROLINA, THURSK. 1 ELECTION CASES"] 1 POSTPONED UNTIL REGULAR TERM <1 ; Democratic Officials Indicted For Conspiracy In 19S0 Will Not Ifavc t<? Appear Before Court Next Week as Previously Arranged. Cases Will i Not Ik* Called Until Kc^uior Tern* lis May. Talk or .Vol Pros. ] A score of Watauga election offl...... .? imvi Vi4.4--fc.-i:> tuaieTM wi ill ?MMp , ^pinirv to prevent electors from exerf! clslr.vr the free privilege of the franchise as a result of the 1030 balloting. will not have to appear before Judge Johnson J. Hayes In AVilkesftoro Monday. as was formerly ar. ranged, it"1 was learned Tuesday. Information is that the cases will not be called before the next regular term of Federal Court which convenes in i May. Two of the principal attorneys employed by the defense are serving in the Tlegislature, Messrs. Bowie and .Boughton, and this fact probably influenced the postponement. There has been talk, however, that Republicans who have been pressing the indictments for near two years, ore willing for a no| pros. These reports, however. arc unverified, and it is to be presumed. ?>n present information, that the cases will he tried in the Spring. Seventeen of the Democratic defen. dunts were acquitted at the term which was called for the purpose in 'August, ending the actions in so far at3! Laurel Creek and Cove Creek tdWnships were concerned. Those roihaining to be tried come from Boone bind Stony Fork and number 21. i Street Work Gives J Jobs to Unemployed Itt j * A portion of the money which . IroJ State borrowed from the It. F. C * JflS unemployment relief is now being ti$ilize<\ in street improvement work In Boone, and an average of about twenty men. most of them without work Tor a long time. Ate he'r.g used. Under the system adopted, one group 't allowed-to work three-days a week. and a r.evv crew is employed the oth, ?r three days. An onormous pile of rock 1: u been gathered at the Tracy Council! dairy lmrn. iaken from the adjacent .nqnnh stone crusher is to-be , 'borrowed trom rne mate Hl^uvT^yyCommission, and tlte .street into- the addiGom ve-lh. . ui Other . illeely be 1 = uouer fj. c DONORS TO CHARITY FI ND > ' Mr. 11. M. Greene, who repaired] ami repainted scores of toys for the ^ slocking of the poor, children In Wi" tauga Christmas .snfbmfwj the follow1 ing list of those who contributed to his most charitable work: Mrs. J. R. Goodnight, Mrs. siuan Barnes, ' Mrs. Mary Harris. Betsy Mae John' son, David F. Greene Jr., Johnny Johnston and sister. Mrs. It. M. Greene . ; Woodcraft Novelty Co.. Professor Guy Hill emit family. Mrs. John Steele. | Boone Hardware i 'ompany. Five to Five Store Boone Drug Co., Ml?" Ethel Bouchelie. > A SNAKB STORY Gradv Fklmistcn. who lives on Rt: 1, vouchsafes the Information that t snakes do not necessarily hibernate during the winter months, and brings . forth the proof. On the day after j Christmas young ICdinisten, while rab, bii hunting jumped atop a brush pile, thinking to ' jump" a cotton tail. Re was promptly "jumped" by a six-foot ' blacksnnke, which twined its rubbery ^ self around the young hunter's leg. Rabbits were forgotten for the moment as the Nimrod turned his alten-| tiijn to dispatching the reptile. PUGIIilST VISITS HERE \ Mr. Bobby Foster, of Meadville. ; Penn., former Pennsylvania light| weight boxing champion, spent last . week visiting with home folks a id ! friends in this section. Saturday evening he and John. Cutshall, local fighter, engaged in a free boxing ex" hibition in the Boone Clothing Store building. There were a number of I j spectators and the decision was a (draw. I ]\ K It ACT FACTORY running j The North Slate canning Company) WwlnMday opened up with a full j [ crew canning sauer kraut sit its Boone 1 factory. The output this year, it i* said, is not so large as usual, hut a fair demand is reported by the .management. Gymnasium to Be Built > At Cove Creek School A large frame building to be used as a gymnasium is shortly to be constructed on the campus of the Cove Creek High School, according to information coming from Principal S. , F. Horton. Under the terms of the plan which - the Board of Education has approvedt - the timber for the structure will be - purchasde at a minimum cost on the 1 stump and aid from the Keconstruci tion Finance Corporation fund Is to be sought in providing the unein> Ployed with work on the project, t The lumber will be manufactured , and the structure erected as nearly aa possible through labor thus ser cured, it is indicated, i The specifications were not an nounced other than it will provide L" modern gymnasium facilities. Timber - is to be purchased and preliminary work started at once. :moc :s of Northwest North r r< \\. JANUARY 5. J 933 NEW GOVERNOF 5 j s John C. 15. E!jrinplinu.s. who will he inaugurated today us Governor of North Carolina .in impressive but inexpensive ceremonies. Mr. I?iirin&? Imus lias sulTieicntly rcccnercd from a. recent illness to assume the full activities of the office, it is stated. COMMISSIONERS TO MEET AGAIN ON JANUARY 16 County Officials Vnahli* to Go !*orward with All Business l>ue to Illness of Chairman of the Jionrd. Meeting: Set for the I'miiosc of Taking Care of Mutters Where Full Attciulunee Was Dosiml. The Board of County Com missioneis consisted of only two motmberr. when it met Monday, the chairman, Mr. HUer McNeil, bcinp absent, on account of influenza, or kindred ailment. He is understood to be quite ill; but bis condition Is not reported us critical. Messrs. Miller and Billings carrier! on. with nach routine business during; the day, but adjourned in the afternoon to meet a train on Monday, January 16th when, it is hellr.va.1 Ml* VI..V?I1 ..511 V,*.~ */.?...? ered. g At mat - ??b UD if? ^ss^SSS^Kn? ? ?** *,' T~ WjJJTJ? > ** <?*?* ..?^? -r--v, absence of ttwitchA!rnrt&n. ; ,; The Board o? Education was- aiso In sei&fon during the day. but there was nothing aside from the usual duties to come up for consideration. Pneumonia is Fatal To Otto A= Pendley Oita -V f'Cndlcy, r.on of late Alex Pendley, and a former resident of Boone, died of pneumonia at his home in CJreenshoro Monday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock. lie was fortytu*o years old. Mr, Pendley went to (.1 re??nsl>oro front North Y ilkesboro twenty years ago, where associated himself with the late I")r. B. B. Williams in the conduct of a sanisarium. He is survived hy his mother, Mrs. A. J. Pendtey of North Wllkesburo, and two si?tcrst Mrs. Roy Whitmore of Durham and Mrs. Thomas tjarrett, of Ueiiderson. Funeral serv ices were conducted at North Wilkcsbovo Wednesday afternoon. '.Mr. Pendley was a member of the Masonic Dodge, and served oveisens during the World \Wr with the Slst Division. SEEK JOBS IN riEGISUTlTlE Miss Ruth Cottrell of Boone and Donald J. Roytlen. of Plowing Rock, accompanied Representative Roby T uwwr 10 iuu?k? .vioimny, pre&umubly to seek positions in the legislature. Attorney Wade* Brown also went to Raleigh Tuesday, rumor having: it that he seeks appointment as reading clerk in the House. HARRIS THE SPEAKER Representative Reginald L,. Harris of Person County was ohoken Speakr or without opposition when Democratic assemblymen wet in Raieigh Tuesday evening: to perfect the orgarJatien of ?h.? T.ogl^lnture! MAKIUEI) WUMEX TO LOSK JOHSi City. -Women employees of the Kansas City Power and Dight Compnny with matrimonial Inclinations have 6 months to make up their minds. The company announced Saturday that after the six months period no more married women will be employed and women wopkers who marry must resign. Blowing Rock School Closed Another Week The Blowing; Rock Hijrh School will remain closed another week on account of the prevalence of Influenza in the community. Principal Grady Tester announced Tuesday. The malady is expected to show abatement within a few days, however, and it is expected that the institution will oi>cn next Monday. All other schools of the county opened tlic first of the week, following the Christmas holidays. It is stated. While there have been an unusual number of influenza eases, the contagion is in rather mild form and so far as Is known no critical illness has resulted. RAT | olina fi.uu rcov man CIVIL WARRIOR if DEAD AT 92; FIRST TO JOIN WITH FOLK ] Tilde Ma i*ve I>a\is Suaniiibs to Brief Illness. Burled at Church He Helped to Fonml. Foflow od Confederate Flag Through Major Virginia Campaigns, aiul HcIihhI Recruit ComIMitiy for Colonel Folk. x In a casket draped with the bars of the. Confederate coitus and clothed in a frayed gray uniform which fob lowed the leadership of Lee and Jackson through "four years of arduous struggle." the mortal remains of Harvey A. Davis, Wataugas" first soldier of the Civil War. were laid to rest at the Old Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church lasi Saturday morning. The pastor. Rev. W. A. Beaton, was assisted by Rev. J. A. Youut in conducting the services over the body which for more than seventy years had been a repository for an ounce hall, fired fr,om a Yankee musket Aurins the bloody days of -the 60s. Death came to "Uncle Harve" at his home in the .Meat Camp section last Thursday morning where the 92year-old veteran had been seriously ill for little more than a week. Although he had been in feeble health far several months, the fatal illnses, it was said was precipitated by a cold. Surviving: is one sister, Mrs. Clnore Phillips, ot Caldwell County: a daughter. Mi\s M. II. Morris, of Itoute 2, Boone: seven grandchildren, including Mrs. Leon Coffey of Blowing Rock and the Rev. J. L. Morris, Maiden, N. </.. and eighteen great grandchildren. 1 Mr. Davis was born in CaiawoA County July IV. 1X40, coming to Watauga County in 1S45, during the year in which Andrew Jackson died, anf U while Martin Van Buren occupied the White House. A? manhood came and the clouds of a great civil war loomed on the Southern horizon. Colonel Geo. N. Hoik called foi Watauga volunteers. So far as is known Harve Davis was the first man to answer the call to arms and was delegated by j i?ii\ t?j neat a ooss grunt clown too street of Boone and throughout the neighborhood; calling forth the young manhood of the mounains to the defense of the Southland. Literally, ho \vas the first in the streets after the clarion call ol war had been sounded. lie wats assigned to the First North MS^fvw'usjs^h..' ggj&MOgg fsnw on; -ixSSSSSmr ssiwm dlt . to overwhelming numbers an-3 * ' < r i vast resources." Once ho was wounded when a minne hall, aimed at the so nil of the Southland, but stopped by the strong arm of the southern soldier, briefly .incapacitated h^rri. The leaden missile was carried until death. He w'as once hold a prisoner In the city of Washington and finally returned to his home in Watauga's hills, where lie set about doing his part in the slow process of reconstruction. .Mr Davis was* a farmer by occupation. and was successful in wrenching a good livelihood from the mountain soil. He was an early agricultural authority ami years ago furnished the Federal government with their farm reports covering this section. He was one of the founders of the I.utheran Church in Watauga County and a charier member of Mount Plosaant, the motto': wihurch of the denomination, and if period of fifty years was never known to have missed a communion sei'vlce. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mr. Davis, who was widely known for his Sterling traits or good citizenship. The floral offerings were beautiful 1MI>0 OAIIVflAAAAT JW13. .".AM. I RrtUrVA PASSES SATURDAY Aj?cd Resident or Meat Camp and Sister of iJttc Esqnire W. L. Bryan Succumbs. Funeral Con ducted Saturday. 87 Years Old, ????? 'V Sally Hasan, 87 yoars old and well known resident of the Meat Camp section, died last Friday after an Illness brought about by Inflrmiut9 uf old apv. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 1 o'clock from the. hnmc by ltov. \V. C. Payne, who was assisted in i he services by He v. L. A Wilson and interment was In the family gravej-ard. #Mxs. Ragan was bom January 19. 1845, and was the daughter of Bartlett and Kabecca Bryan. She was a sister of the late Colonel W. L. Bryan, pioneer merchant of this city, and the last immediate member of his family. She was "married to James Calvin Ragun on April 5. 1873, and to this union were born nine children, two whom died in infancy. Two other children. Mrs. Nannie Stevens and Mrs. Fnnnit* Oneene. havA heen dead a number of years. The surviving children are Mrs. Elirwi McBride of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. T. Crlt Norris. Bartlett Ra$ran, Henry Ragan and Carl Ragan 01 Boone. Mrs. Ilagan joined the Meat Camp Baptist Church on January 17, 1881, and had been a faithful member since that time. An unusually large crowd of friends gathered to P^y their last respects to the pioneer lady, who was held in high esteem in her community. Farmers of Clay County began a soil building program this year by planting 3.200 acres of legumes.
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