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The Watauga Democrat
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Boone, N. C. Matter.
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1931
Those who had purchased their
spring finery in time for Easter had
a chance to exhibit it in fine style
last Sunday. An ideal spring day provided
the principal topic for conversation.
as memories were searched
for an Easter when the elements were
so favorable in the mountains.
o
The proposed plan of the Reliex
Administration to spend future sums
largely in the form of fertilizer, seed,
etc., for destitute farm folk, is being
greeted locally as the finest move
since the Administration undertook
to care for those in distress. The new
program enables an overwhelming
percentage of relief families to provide
for themselves during the growing
season, and thus people who have
been receiving direct aid will be able
tc re-establish their independence in
short order.
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
(Morgan ton News-Herald)
Progress is to some extent a mat- ;
ter of comparison. Nobody living to- |
day can remember a hundred vears;
ago. but history records conditions \
which existed then. A. M. Loy, of;
Shelby, has taken the pains to collect
a dozen or more interesting facts;
one hundred years old and publishes
them in the Cleveland Star:
One hundred years ago the banks
in North Carolina had suspended payments,
and nine-tenths of all the laud
was for sale.
The Governor in his inaugural address
called North Carolina a counK
_i.cu-."nviri' .1 amr. hy rh? honH /if ml.
veisity, t.l:e land is worn out; real.
estate has so depreciated as no! to
possess a fixed value; people are emigrating
from the State; manufacturing
advantages are unlft-.proved; our
schools and colleges are languishing
front neglect."
Governor Swain said it cost more
to run a session of the Legislature
than was spent for any other one
thing.
One hundred years ago, the politician?
said there is too little lax on the
rich and too much on the poor.
The Governor declared that the
main trouble with the State was Ignorance.
About ore-third of the people
eould not read or write.
Tl;e University r.t Chapel Hill had
120 students.
One hundred year? ago a newspaper
published in Rutherford tor. eontained
this advertisement: "Teacher
wan Leu: will pay $200 a year for a
man who can teach English. Rutin,
etc. It is also desirable that he should
understand vocal music."
The property valuation of the State
was $43,OOO.OCO, almost, the same as
that of Cleveland County today.
The first denominational college
was chartered.
Judge Gaston delivered the commencement
address at the University
and declared that slavery was the
greatest evil affecting the South.
One hundred years ago. Judge Hen
aerson a:ea and Judge Etuffin became
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Legislature passed a bill to put
on a new roof on the Capitoi at Kaleigh
and the same year, just as the
roof was completed, the building
burned.
One hundred years age the first
free school in the State was opened
in Johnston County.
One hundred year! ago the "stars"
fell and prayers were offered by people
who never prayed.
THE WEATHER
The following weather report for
the month of March was compiled by
the Co-operative Station at Appalachian
State Teacher-a rv.n?
Average maximum temperature, 53
degrees.
A verage minimum temperature, 29
degrees.
Average temperature, 41 degrees.
Average daily range in temperature,
24 degrees.
Greatest daily range in temperature,
42 degrees; date, 15 th.
Average temperature at 6 p. m
{time of observation), 44 degrees.
Highest temperature reached, 6i
degrees; date, 24th.
Lowest temperature reached, 7
date, 11th.
Total precipitation (including melted
snow) in inches, 8.31.
Greatest orecipitation in 24 hours
2.23; date, 27th.
Total snowfall in inches, 7.00.
Greatest snowfall in 24 hours ii
inches, 3.00; date 10th.
Number of days with 0.01 inch 01
K&jfe more precipitation, 15.
(?. Number of clear days, 14.
^ Number of partly cloudy days, 5.
- Number of cloudy days, 12.
: Facts About Our School
B\ Gi l H. IIILX.
Those who have attended tl
meetings of the Parent-Teacher A
sedation of the Boone High Scho
! have shown that they *re vitally I
terested in their children and in the
children's welfare. The question ari
f es as to what can the individual <
to. make the situation better lor tl
| child. The burden of this article
/ be to show some of the things I hi
have been done in a concrete way ai
. what are some of the things that ca
further be done to make our school
better school and our community
| better community.
In the first place, cur picture sho
operator here in Boone has offered
select pictures of an educational nj
ture provided we as parents and te;
chers will co-operate in the selectio
Xot only is this true, but Mr. Han
by is bringing to Boone 011 his o\\
j responsibility pictures that are wbol
some und uplifting for our childre
j I do not mean to say that all show
( are nt lor our cuuaren to see?m
circuit the picture show manager doc
not have the choice of selecting a
of the films?but T do mean to sa
that the specially selected film3 at
i worthy of the patronage of all c
j our children of school age.
| Last week Mr. Ham by busied hiir
i self to bring Alice in Wonderland" t
j the screen for our children to see. H
: net only offered the show to the ehi
dren at reduced, prices, but he g~av
; the schools fifty per cent of the pre
j ceeds. This in turn will be spent fc
books for the libraries. We hope tha
the books we purchase will in tar
be put on the screen sc that the chil
i dren may see them. Jt is thus the
we appeal to their aesthetic and aj
| preciative lives and give thetn sorn
j of the idaels that we hope to fix i
i them. The amount received from th
I show by the high school was $13.71
j Something might be said as to whe
ther the children gained as muc
from seeing the show as thev woul
ha ye gai led had they been in sehoo
This question can never be answerer
accurately, but it is certain that th
children need all of the types ot ex
perieECe that would be involved i
| a full and complete life. In this cas
j the picture show is simply supple
i mentmg what the school is attempt
j ing to do.
One other instance of helpfulnes
i was that done by the Worth Wnii
I Club of Boone. On their own initio
I f i\7A Htic ffMiim iv> n<mv>A
brought to Boone a very clear., whole
soma play and presented it on thro
, oiuerent occasions tor tee people <
Boone and vicinity. This play wa
not only worth while in itself, but i
afforded many people an evening <1
harmless pleasure, gave opportunll
for the development of local tulen
and enabled both the high and eh
' mentary schools to increase and er
! rich their libraries. Other instance
I could be mentioned, but the write
PIV. tIGii vUITe IG GGGIG e/rjG^ mwv a?v -3?-.?ui
like to suggest to the parents an
patrons of Boone High School.
If we. could produce situations fc
j our children of varied nature durin
j their waking hour*, we could be ai
i snred that they would keep out <
i crime and that they would leurn t
dc the things that they should <3
; hetter If we assume then that t?
J school is creating these situations f<
the children and that they sometimi
I go astray when they are not in tl
; school. would it not pay us as putroi
i to mcraese the leng th of the scho
year? One of the definite requisit<
of the standard accredited agem
known as the Southern Asscciuti.it
of Colleges and Secondary' Schools
that a secondary school shall opera
I nine raoniQ!. mis is the greatest hii
j drar.ce at the present time to Boot
! High School's entrance into this a;
jsociation. and incidentally this is 01
i of the ambitions of the principal <
J Boone High School that this hig
school become a member of this a
sociation.
Now to meet this requisite will CO;
the taxpayer aoine money. The a]
proximate co3t for operating tl
school an additional month would 1
$1,100. This means that it would co
; the taxpayer about $4.30 per chi
i for the additional month or aboi
! 22c per day per child. This amoui
i would include supplies, transport
! tion, instruction, cafeteria service at
I all the other services that are no
I being extended to the children. Yoi
principal respectfully invites discu
sion of this suggestion pro and co
i It seems to him the experiment wou
i be worth while attempting.
rSPECIALNOnCES
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FOR SALE-?A beautiful mahogax
i piano just iike now. Will-seil at
bargain and give terms to respo;
sible party. Must dispose of san
at once. Write Box 13, care
Democrat 3-15L
UMBER WANTED?20,000 FBI
2 inch dry pine. Southern Desk C
Hickory, N. C. 3-29-4
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That Good QUEEN OF THE WE!
FliOlTB now 33.50 per hundri
Wholesale prices cheaper. Smithe;
HEREFORD BULL?For sale o
pure bred Hereford buli, ten mont
' old. Absolutely a good one. Pn
reasonable. Shipley Farms, Vib
N. C. 4-5-1
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CARD OF THANKS
r We want to thank our friends f
their many expressions of sympat
during our recent Iterearement. M
God bless each of you.
Mrs. Ralph G. Bingham and Farm
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY TH
? One other suggestion for bettermeut
is a first-class park or playground
for our children. Incidentally
adults could spend time there with
10 prufit. This might be undertaken as
s, a chief project, and the value to be
derived from it in every respect is
incalculable.
'r Talk these suggestions among yourselves,
parents, and stockholders in
your schools, and let your final deV;
cision be prompted by the need of
' the children.
at
In the citizenship study that is bel!l
ing made at the high school the defa
inite attributes of character as exa
pressed by the faculty and student
body have heen compiled. At the next
w meeting of the parents and teachers
t? it is hoped that we may he able to
:l" ascertain those attributes that are
' most desirable from the standpoint
" of tho parents. At tho culmination of
the study the report raid wil! be re'n
vamped so as to show what progress
c- is being made by each chiM in each
a- attribute monthly. Definite means for
s attaining these desirable attributes
? aiv also being worked out by the
facuilv.
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> VAL1.E CKl'CIS NEWS
e Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Glenn enter>f
tained the Kutups Klub on March 21.
honoring Miss Nancy Taylor's birthi
day. Soon after arriving the guests
0 were Invited into the dining room
r where the beautifully appointed table
was laid with an exquisite Phile
ippine luncheon cloth, and was ceritered
with a lovely hirthday cake
r with lighted candles. While Miss Taylor
cut the cake. Mrs. Glenn assist11
e.d by Mrs. R. A. Oisen, served delicious
ire cream and coffee.
l On Saturday nighi, March 24th,
the girls of the Mission High School
e gave an interesting entertainment.
n Prior to the entertainment Misse3 Rie
caud and Basom gave a splendid t:t'
hibit of domestic art.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Olsen enterh
tained the Kutups Klub on Tuesday
night. Games were enjoyed for quite
' awhile, after which dainty refresh1
ir.ents were served.
0 Relatives and friends oi Dr. and
" Mrs Howard Mason, of Freehold, N.
r' J., were grieved and shocked to hear
e of the death of their son, Thomas,
" age 2% years. The cause of the death
" was an infected throat.
Miss Wilhelmina Shull of Gastoma
s arrived in the Valley to spend Eas0
ter with her nr.rents
Messrs. Ray Farthing and Ralph
n Church of Mars Hill College spent,
~ the week-end with their parents.
c Misses Frances and Laura Fa) thine!
11 ! were visitors in the Valley for Eas;s
tor.
'L Messrs. Arnold Mast and Ray 75s ird
11 left Sunday for Asheville where tney
y weic signed np with a CCC catv.p.
' Born to'Mr. and Mrs James Davis j
on last Friday, a daughter.
' Mr. Howard Mast of Boone has re-|
3 turned from Florida where he spent J
'}' the winter for his health. He seems;
" greatly improved, much to the" Je^
light of his many friends. He and
his family spent Blaster in the Yalir
ley.
S We were indeed sorry to hear ot
the automobile accident of Messrs.
'? J Joe and Arthur Mast in Statesville
? i Sunday. They were on their way fo
101 Concord when the accident, occurred
le! Details have not been learned, but
)r neither was seriously injured.
-3 Mrs. C. D Taylor and Mr. Gilbert
le Taylor spent the week-end with
13 friends in Winston-Salem. They were
present at the Moravian Blaster serv:s
I ices.
y J Miss Gertrude and Johnny Perry of
,n Boone spent the week-end at the home
's of the C. D. Taylors.
te Bishop Gribben spent Monday
night at the Vallo Cmcis Schoo!.
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5
)f The Family Doctor
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5~ By DR JOHN JOSEPH GAINES
3t COl'GH?A. SYMPTOM
Most everybody knows that a cough
'e is not a disease?it is mereiy a syrnp^
torn of a disease of the air-passages.
?. Coughs are of many varieties, due
to the character of "the irritation. A
dry, painful cough, common In children,
certainly needs an expectorant.
With dry, painful coughs there is
1 most certainly fever at certain hours
?and fever is a symptom which
should always be heeded. The baby
n. . .
To Our
a t
tiusiomersi
iy
* We wish to express
^ our appreciation for
6c the patronage you
- have given us during j
the past year.
-- We stand ready to
a give you prompt and
^ efficient service at
"c all times.
h3
=1 Miller Floral
j Shoppe
Telephone 20
Ay j 18 EAST MAIN ? BOONE, N. C. i
Iy. i !
URSDAY?BOONE. N. a
Our On Recovei
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with a loud "barking:" cough, that j
makes the little fellow cry from the j
pain after the paroxyism. should be j
attended to at once. An ounce of sy- !
rup of ipecac should be kept where!
there are children in the family. To |
give baby from three to ten drops;
every two hours, should relax the ir- j
ritated bronchial passages and pro- j
mote free loosening of the secretions; j
Ipecac is an expectorant of old and
established value.
In event of marked foverishaesa,
call the doctor--you may have a case
of pneumonia, where there is always
Graduation Gifts!
I have been very fortunate in having
secured a great number of articles
in the jewelry line, suitable for grad
I uuiiju presents at u great. reduction
| in price, and am passing along the
1 savings which I have secured to my
customers.
Whether the graduate be a young
man or a young lady, or whether the
expenditure is to be lavish, moderate
Si auialiri etui aid you in selecting
just the gift that will last through
Uie years and be a constant reminder
of graduation day.
Call In and let us demonstrate our
ability to scree you well and economically.
WILL, C. WALKER, Jeweler,
Boone, N. C. ?Adv.
PASTIME |
THEATREj
! "PLACE OF GOOI> SB'/WS"
I . I
Monday, April 9th
Design for Living
with
FREDERIC MARCH AND
MIRIAM HOC KIN'S
Tuesday, April 10th
Lady for a Day
with
WARREN WILLIAM AND
MAY ROBSON
Wednesday, April 11th
Frank Buck's
WILD CARGO
Also "TARZAN"
Thursday-Friday. April 12-13
DAVID HARUM
with
WILL, KUULKS
Saturday, April 14th
TRAIL DRIVE
with
KEN MAYNAKI)
NIGHT SHOWS, 7:S0 & 9:00
MATINEE AT 3:00
BARGAIN WEEK
To Matinee Show#
Adults 15c; Children 10c; to
Matinee only. Matinee each
day at S:00. Night*, 10c-26c.
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y Highway?5 -
fever and painful cough.
Adults with cough without fever)
need not as a rule be alarmed at a
bit of bronchitis. It may be nursed
into recovery by observing the strict
rules of staying in, keeping the body
and feet warm, and taking slimulat-j
ing hot drinks at bedtime. Sweat it j
out?and don't venture out into cold
wind, or over sloppy ground until you
have fully recovered.
But watch the cough that "hangs
on." There is nothing more treacherous.
The cough that persists. Consult
your doctor and follow his advice. If
your oruncnitis invades me smaller!
air-tubes it mav become formidable. i
I don't like coughs that hang on tilll
spring?they may be dangerous. If j
the cough is loose, don't waste time
with expectorants; something to quiet
the spasms of coughing is needed. I
can think of nothing better than codeine
for a distressing cough that
keeps the patient awake nights. Many
DM?M??nmm??
Learn Beat
.
BE INDEPENDEN1
OWN BUSINE
A GOOD
You con save time and
Our school is approved
State Board. Write for 1
| Hinshaw Sch
1 Cul
Opposite V
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I
Smith FERTll
ARE WELL KNO>
FARMERS, WH
SUCH FIN
LAST
Our fertilizer has
food content and
grades and quantit:
l-rv **"s
IV 1 CXI All pi U
SMITH-DOUGLAS
FORMULAS TO
CAL CROP
A. J. EOMI*
Hahn Buildii
BOOTS
: nmaH
fl?n riTr mu rim. > .r.?_
rf'?-hAPRIL
5, 1934
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"By Albert T, Reul 1
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\ ^GONNA jy|^/
cough mixtures contain codeine. and
they may bo taken with good results;
no danger of habit.
Hebrew Money
The monetary system of the Hebrews
was hosed upon the Babylonian
system of weights. The ratio of the
vol tip of gold to silver was 1 in l-.'t
and prevailed over nil western Asia.
NOTICIK OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as the administrator
of the estate of K. R. Kggcrs, deceased,
ai! persons having claims
against said estate nre hereby notified
to present them within twelve
months from the date hereof or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recoverv. At! ntrwins innphtftri fli?*
said estate will come forward and
make settlement.
This April 3rd. 1034
S. C. EGQERS, Admr. of
4-5-6 E. R. Eggers, Dec'd.
ity Culture I
r_ OWN YOUR
J5S OR EARN
SALARY!
money hy enrolling now.
by htc North Carolina j#
ates.
ool of Beauty
ture
/Ukt'-s Hotel
a. NORTH CAROLINA
Douglas
LIZERS .
VN TO WATAUGA
O USED IT WITH
P Of CI TI TC
M~* ivuuVLiIJ
YEAR!
a mighty high plant
its use in the right
ies will point the way
fits.
COMES IN PROPER
MEET EVERY LOCONDITION!
ISTEN, Agent
rig Near Depot
IE, N. C.