BOONE
SKETCHES
By J. C. R.
(iOOD MORNING, IEDGE!
Our old friend John Bingham,
years and years a denizen of the
tile Cove Creek valley, Tuesday
came "head man" of the local
corders Court . . . and we take !
early opportunity of telling the Je
we're just as proud as proud can
Ever since Hector was a pup, ?
even further back, we've known ;
admired John Bingham . . . we 1
the merry twinkle in hi3 eye, we 1
his quaint philosophy of living . . .
like him for his generosity, his ct
itable disposition, his loyalty,
broad vision . . . we even like
way he chews his home-grc
"hillside navy." He succeeds Ju
George Sudderth, v/ho has prea:
capably over ihe court for more 11
a year . . . and this man Sudde
was a pippin . . . an expert mixer
justice and mercy, who could sem
fellow to the roads, yet. retain
friendship.
Judge Bingham has a wondei
record to sustain . . but there's
occasion for worry ? he'll do t
very thing! We've heard his na
mentioned prominently for the Su
rior Court bench, and we're will
to gamble a couple of doubloons t
more will he said, and done, wi
the public has been given opportur
to witness his conduct of the lot
tribunal. And if, perchance, the
Sketch Man is some day clothed
the "zebra stripes" of a fuii-fiedj
convict ... he hopes, somehow, t
a feller like John Bingham will ut
the judgment that joins him to
gang. Luck to you, Jedge!
THE LORD'S BUSINESS
Elders and deacons and lay me
good people, mean people, rnoralisl
m thieves, printers, lawyers, profe
sors, preachers, doctors . . . ever
body, big and little and old ai
young, are all the time mcssin'
the lord's business! A few da;
ago, after the sun had shined brigl
and nice lor a couple of weeh
the folks hereabouts started ye'
Ing . . . holy oats, how they ran
ed and raved . . . that nothing con
or would be raised in Watauga u
less rain came, plenty of rai
ipiick! Well It turned a trifle chill
and a skim of frost was seen in
few low spots for a couple of mor
? ings . . . and that raised anoth
big stink! ... a freeze ivas ine;
table . . . grandpa remembered
time when freezing weather th;
lasted until July started just tl
same way . . . oh! lawsy me I e
crythhig's going w w; nrnwcw ?ij
. . . that's what they shouted, i
they observed the heave?-3 carcfi
ly and wagged their knowing head
But on Monday evening . . . Wh:
do you ihiiik happened? . . . wh
the nicest little drizzle of rain b
gan to fall . . . and on Tuesdi
mercury scuttled up the thermoi
eter's tube . . . and more shone
fell v.'hh'b wntiiHwl most of tl
day Wednesday . . . and the weat
< r's a lot warmer . . . and dang
of Ice and snow and frost is pa
. . . and crops are growing! Bi
just a few minutes ago we had
talk with a farmer friend , . . aj
he allowed, worriedly, that unle
the rain holds up a few days, the
won't be but danged few potato
raised this year! And don't y<
reckon the Good Lord, a-sctti
'way up yonder, gets just a trif
disgusted, sometimes, when a pot
lOUSV. WeaklV- inftifnifirtm*
goes to niCHsin' in his business?
A GREAT "CITIZEN"
He was called Sport by most
erybody in Watauga ... he wa:
horse ... he was thirty-seven ye
: $ old ..he was owned by lawyer V
" iT Lcvill ... he died Friday night af
a brief illness! That's about all t
could be said, even in casual conv
sation, about the average horse,
tSport was not an average horse!
was a great horse . . . greater tl
Man c' War, Twenty Grand, Gall
Fox. Cavalcade . . . greater than
the bosses that ever stretched tl
slim bodies around the oval tra
of Belmont, Isiure!, Latonia i
Churchill to bring fame and fort'
to vain, pot-bellied owners.
; Spcrt had traveled a different rc
a rough road . . . he'd borne his m
ter across innumerable mount
jj&trails . . . he'd forded swollen stres
i&vVU" the .dead of winter . . . he'd lathe
. .jhiEtin the heat of summer 3uns as
SHHMKhore his rider on missions of me
TiSt&B and missions of folly, on missions
r^B?every conceivable nature! And 1
'ilSlSlt saved the life of Lawyer Will 01
couple or more occasions . . .
..JraBB; that's a long story. Somewhere
wSHithe veins of Sport was a faint tiT
I^^Jfcwe beheve, of the mustang stri
'MEM^ce was tougher than rawhide, a
A|5?|trave] sixty miles a day and t
like a demon . . . but his b
3?ad never borne harness ... he ;
*?Wasn't built that way! Several yt
'^ago Mr. Lovill made a pensioner
,o"bf Sport ... he was turned loose
3^&i?the farm west of town to go and c<
he pleased ... a sort of boss
-7jj?ggcame to be . . . and when news
jtcaBjjgiis death became known locally
SB;Was the cs.use for unusual comm
-tjy-r'fti-storians have had much to saj
-y&horses throughout the centuries,
animal could have given n
^^ tithful service than Sport . . .
; iSpj '/have surrounded himself with cl<
1 WAT
An Inc
VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 48
-J FOREST RESERVE
t IS SOUGHT FOR
? MOUNTAIN AREA
dge
be!
and ^*orth Wilkesboro Men in Washington
and in Interest of Proposed Park Area
[^e j in Watauga, Wilkes and Caldwell
like i **01111 ties. 40,000-Acre Tract of Elk
wc | Creek Lumber Company Would
iar_ ; furnish Nucleus for Project.
his |
the' A national forest reserve for Wa-}
>wn tauga, Wilkes and Caldwell counties, j
dge | built around the vast holdings of the
ded j Klk Creek Lumber Company on the
lan ! south side of the mountains, is being
rth ! sponsored by citizens of North \Vilk~
Qt-1 esboro, it has been learned here,
d a j Attorney W. H. McElwee and Mr.
his' Floyd C. Forester of that city have 1
j just returned from Washington where
-ful 1 their proposal was laid before the
r tn'rtrHH* Ca/lara I r.ffiV
mi wj".? n.avio.1 O-Iivi iiuuiiiu;iiat
| t"on *s that Congressman Robert L. ^
jrie j Dough ton is interested in and sup- li
pe- i porting the proposal. The 40,000-acre ?'
ing | tract of timber land, known as the *
hat i Elk Creek Lumber Company propien
: erty. better known in this locality as h
aty! the Gran din property, would be the
,ver' nucleus for the proposed reserve, it. is
old ! sa*d. 11
;n ! Mr. McEiwee visited Mr. Yarbel, i ^
>ed i assistant head of the Forest Reserve i
hat1 department, and there it was dis-!
ter | C1?SC<1 that the purchase of the Elk
the iCrcek Lumber Company property!
i would be the first objective of the i
(Yadkin Valley Purchasing Unit. This! 55
I area comprises the largest boundary j
,n^ of virgin Umbei land perhaps in the j
ts! ! South. and lies in Watauga, Wilkes i
" j and Caldwell counties.
s~ : I lai
? I WOULD LIGHTEN I
S | FISCAL BURDEN =
| -?? < '>
; Interest Reduction Proposition Bellig ye
Arranged by Brokers. Would Seek lei
Fifty Per Cent Reduction on
Town's Bond Kate. ua
>- up
a A deal was closed between the city p]<
n" fathers and Bray Brothers. Greens- rci
e.r boro brokers, last Saturday, whereby
Iituuiui given lo suunin. u | in
proposition to the creditors of the mu- th<
lltJ | nicipaiity reducing the interest rate
e | or. outstanding securities to three per *
Si i.cent. The plan galls for the reduced
** TfOte of Interest for a period of'six
** years, and an encrmoiis saving: would
i result should any appreciable number
* : of the bond holders agree.
Mr. Bray has high hopes of work- j
y* | ing the deal on rather a large scale,
e~ and reports that he has negotiated c:l
ly . similar agreements with other local ??
n" i units of government, with highly sat- m'
rs j isfactory results. He was not in a
j" pGSitiuii t?i suite, however, just wnai i
percentage of the security holders Pe
er would likely be agreeable to the prop- tri
st osition.
llt th
id Vacation Bible School Th
** Opens at Deep Gap ^
The Bible Vacation School of the mi
(>. Lutheran Church was opened Mon- ce
?? I day, the sessions being: held both at
(r Holy Communion, Clarks Creek, and
Holy Trinity, Deep Gap. Officials of Ml
the church state that results are most 10
promising. A very able and efficient ft'
corps of teachers are in charge, ill- aS
ev_ eluding Mrs. Ivepner and Miss Smith,
5 a of Pennsylvania, Miss Ziebarth of In- r
,Lr., diana, and Miss Sublet, of Hickory,
1,. ,H N. C. Several local Lutherans are
,er also assisting.
hat
er- COOK FAMILY IN REUNION pa
but ? of
He Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. of
lan Cook of Boone assembled at the home ! ni
ant of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keyes in Le- [ re
all noir last Sunday, May 27th, to enjoy da
leir -1 reunion and picnic dinner. Five of co
cks Mr. and Mrs. Cook's children were m
md present, in addition to a large num- wi
line ber of other relatives. Everyone re- pc
For ported a good time. fr
lad, Those attending were: Mr. and bl
ias- Mrs. A. B. Cook; Misses Mabel, Nelle
:ain and Gladys Cook and Mr. Ernest
ims; Hodges, of Boone; Mr. and Mrs. T.
red | Buel Cook, Fishtail, Mont.; Mr. Bern Ci
he | Cook, Absarokee, Mont.; Mrs. A. E. fil
rcy Modie, Absarokee, Mont.; Mr. and
, of Mrs- George Bowman and family, Mr. ot
ic'd and Mrs- Jesse Greer and daughter, ,,,
i a Callie. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Price, Mrs. dl
but John Bowman and daughter, Eva,
in Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson, Mr. re
!ge, and Mrs. George Greer, Mrs. Joe ta
iiij- Haigler, Mr. Sherrill Maynard, Mr.
mid hhti Mrs. Grady Keyes and family, (jl
ben Lenoir; Mr. and Mrs. Cloy Win- w
acb kler, Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. John Bar- S1
junt low and Mrs. Gillespie, Banner Elk; j0
;ars Mr- anci Mrs. Carter Estes and sons, n(
out Troy and Burma, of Upton. tt
: on of
)me OFF TO MARKETS pi
: he c?
I of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrry Brewer of the la
r it Five to Five Stores are in New York
ent. this week placing orders for fall mer- hi
r of chandise for the popular establish- IS
but ment they operate Mrs. Brewer will T
lore especially look after the purchase of E
nor new creations in coats and dresses. L
aser They are expected to return the last 7..
of the week. Si
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lependent "Weekly New;
BOONE. WATAUGA COl
She Is Missing
Wvnnewood, Pa.?A xiai ion-wide
earch has been started trt find
Hss Eleanor LaKue Vansant, picured
above, 27 years old, socially
jomiuent here and student at the
diversity of Pennsylvania, ivho
isappeared from an Atlantic City
otel last month.
OtAEGE OPENS
NEXT TUESDAY
ospects for First Summer Terra are
aid by Officials to Be Bright; 72(5
Registered Last Year. Number of
College Graduates Expected.
The first summer term of Appa;hian
State Teachers College will
en Tuesday and, according to Dr.
D. Rankin, dean of the institution,
ospects are very bright for a high
rollment. Last year 72(5 were regered
at the opening, and judging
>m the applications already receiv,
Dr. Rankin (believes that this
ar's registration may be even betA
iarge number of college gradfces
will be in the student body thia
miner, it is said, and many are comstlftg
their life-time certificates and
lewing their Grade A certificates.
Very few changes have been made
the personnel of the faculty for
e summer terms, it is said.
aito Bandit Waives
Preliminary (tearing
Will Winer u.i
- " ..?? v,.)?.ajjvn v.YillV IV^U, yuc
two who abducted Cecil Critcher,
owing Rock taxi driver, stole his
r and later wounded two Newton
licemen, waived preliminary hear^
in Newton Recorder's Court on
inday. He was later delivered to
a.te'2 Prison authorities to hp bold
nding his return to Catawba for
al.
Deputy Sheriff Ray Pitts and Arur
Hoffman, Newton policemen,
ire shot as an aftermath of the
eft of the local man's automobile,
d King was later arrested at Ern,
Tenn. He was said to have aditted
being present when the offirs
were wounded, but denied a part
the shooting.
King was given a long sentence in
ontgomery County two years ago
r robbery, and made his escape
>m a tuberculosis camp a few weeks
;o.
irought Is Broken
n 01
r>y copious anowers
The long dry period, which had
irchcd pastures in certain sections
the county and retarded the growth
field and garden plants, was defitely
broken Monday evening when
freshing showers began. Wcdnesy
the steady, drizzly downpour
ntinues, and farmers are wearing
ore optimistic countenances. The
;t weather was preceded by a cold
riod, and considerable quantities of
ost are reported without appreciae
damage.
lawyers Pay State Dues
Slightly more than 2,200 North
irolina lawyers had paid their 1933
les of $3 to the North Carolina
ate Bar up to last week, while 200
hers listed had not paid for that
ar, and a few had paid the 1934
les, payable January 1, but not retired
under the act until July 1st,
cords of Henry M. London, secrery-treasurcr,
show.
The list of 200 delinquents on 1933
les has been purged of members
ho are inactive, moved out of the
ate, and those now in government
bs elsewhere, but a few others may
>l :ue acuve, wnne it is HKeiy tnat
le list of slightly more than 2,400
paid and non-paid may be incomete
for those practicing. In some
ises already, judges have prevented
wyers delinquent from practicing.
Watauga, with 11 lawyers listed,
is the following nine, who have paid
133 dues: Boone, Robert L,. Ballou,
. E. Bingham, Wade E. Brown, John
. Brown. J. E. Holshouser, W. R.
ovill, Robert W. Pulliam, Charles T.
unmerman; Blowing Rock, Geo. M.
udderth.
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spaper?Established in th
LTN'TV, NORTH CAROLJNA. THVTRSI
N1WLAND HEADS
BOARD TRUSTEES
AT APPALACHIAN
Lenoir Attorney Singularly Honored
at Meeting Held Here Last Week.
Has Been Termed Farther of the
Institution, Having Sponsored Legislation
Creating the State SehooL
Had One-Vote Margin.
Former Lieutenant Governor W. C.
N '.vland of Lenoir was elected to the
presidency of the Board of Trustees
of the Appalachian State Teachers
College at a meeting held in Dr. B. B.
Dougherty's office last week, in recognition
of his ability, and at the
same time in appreciation of his efforts
toward the establishment of the
Appalachian Training School, parent
of the present institution.
It was in 1903 that Governor Newland.
a renresentativp. in t'r.p Conorai
-Assembly from Caldwell County,
sponsored the measure creating the
State school and won the title "Daddy
of Appalachian." In an interview
with a report for the Juenoir NewsTopic,
Governor New*land recalls that
it was nearly a losing battle that he
fought more than thirty years ago.
"1 had trouble in getting the bill
brought from the House committee,"
he said, "and it was only after 1
threatened to report the chairman's
delay to the Speaker that it was
given some action. It passed the
House with a safe margin, and went
into the Senate and met stern opposition.
The superintendent of public
instruction was opposed to it, and
others were aligned strongly with
the opposition.
T had no authority to do so, but
went into the Senate and lined up
some support to get the hill passed.
The proposition was not brought to
a vote until the last day of the session
and when it was called, it had
won by a single vote."
In the course of the meeting the
president's report to the trustees indicated
that the college is now finishing
the most successful year of
its history, and pleasure was ex
{'i vporu v*c. Lilt: ttJtiipi'JLlUII OX U1U
new library building, and with the
general maiTagcnicnt of the institution
l'ljg trustees were informed that
armngMjjaents are complete for coisduflfeljtjj:
Schools for practice toacliininWttiarRr
VHkifnl .ly ami K... V.
V'?, * J ?
schools.
ClfiLnWELFARE
SURVEY BEGUN
American Legion in State-wide Effort.
tn :?|1 nisuULo'
dren. Mrs. Chas. Vounee to Resistor
Disabled in Watauga.
A State-wide survey by Une American
Legion and Legion Auxiliary,
aimed at locating all disabled and diseased
children, has been begun, according
to Walter C. Greene, local
Legion official, and registration ol
these physical delinquents will begin
on June 1st.
Mr. Greene insists that all who
hotTA rtt, i 1 (1 .s .1M.4.AV. fr W ? ? ?r 1,1
vuuuicK uauci liic age ui -i
years, suffering with any disease, or
know of any such cases, that they are
requested to report same to Mrs,
Charles Younce at the Relief Office
any day from June 1st to June 9th,
inclusive.
The survey is for all physically disabled
and handicapped children, and
Legion officials insist upon full cooperation
of the people in this worthy
movement. The ultimate end ot
the survey is to get the disabled in
touch with medical authorities whe
will make examinations and furcisb
treatment, and in all cases where
possible, effect a cure. This service
is free.
.County Singing to Be
Held Next Sunday
The annual county singing will be
held at the courthouse next Sunday
according to an announcement by the
chairman, Mr. N. L. Harrison, whe
believes the event will be the mosl
thoroughly entertaining of any thu.?
far attempted.
? i-i-. _?
xuc ouiguig ucguia picmjJLiy al
9:45 o'clock and class leaders are urged
to be present with their classes
early. In order that they may gel
seating room.
The singing is an outing day foi
the whole county, and the attendance
this year is expected to be large
:Livestock Market to Be
Opened at Shouns, Tenn
The Shouns Livestock Company, o:
Shouns, Tenn., will open next week
and announcement of the first sab
appears in The Democrat today
which will prove of interest to farm
ers of Watauga County. Buildings
sheds and loading facilities have beei
erected, and it is believed the ventur
will prove most convenient and prof
itable to mountain livestock raisers
:moc
e Year Eighteen Eighty-El;
>AT, MAY 31, 1934
Optimistic Candid te
Solicitor E. S. Spurting* who I
seeks the Democratic nomination to
succeed himself next Saturday. He j
is oppose*! i?y air. ineoapre yam- ?
rdiiiipi of Hickory.
SPERLING SAYS i
PROSPECTS GOOD
| j
Solk i or Tells of Favorable Indica-j
tioiv Over District on Visit Here, i
Op lOsed by Theodore Cunimiiigs
in Saturday's Primary.
j i
Solicitor L. S. Spurling of Lenoir,
on a visit to Boone the last of the
I week was very optimistic as to his
jchance of receiving the Democratic
^ nomination to succeed himself as
1 State s Attorney in the primary elecj
turn next Saturday. Reports coming
from the. six counties of the distict
have been most encouraging, states
| the S )licitort who at the same time
| does j ot discredit the abilities of his
eppon nt, Mr. Theodore F. Cummings
j of Hickory, whose candidacy was an|
nounced some time ago.
j Mr. Spurling is rounding out his
: second term as solicitor, but in Wa!
tauga County he has only prosecut- '
ed the docket since the spring term '
of 1931, this court having been in- j
eluded 11 the Sixteenth District by an I
act of the Legislature or that year.!
He has created for himself an envia- j
1 ble record throughout the district for j
doing hLi utmost in the. fair and im- J
partial administration of Justice, and !
in Waia iga County his record has I
been frequently lauded by members
rxC \\.\t 1> nn.fmo
Iw. will |IUI LK.O.
Impartial observers in Watauga be-1
. lieye, at this time, that Mr. Spurling
will garner an overwhelming*
percentage of the vote Saturday, but
there is some tear of light balloting,
due to the fact that county oandij
dates are not nominated fry piiitt&ry,
as in most other counties.
Mr. Spurling has made many
strong personal friends here during
j his practice, who are urging a good
, representation at the ballot box as;
j an approval of the official conduct1
I of the popular attorney.
' j The only other contest in which
j Watauga County Democrats will par|
ticipate in the week-end voting' will
: be that for the post of Utilities Com1;
missioner. The incumbent., Stanley :
| Win borne, is being opposed by E. C.!
j Macon. Tnore is much less interest j
; | In this fight than in tnat for the so!
licitorship, although it appears that
: I Mr. Winborne will be the local fa'
vorite.
I
i Seriously Injured
Rv Rnl liner Timher
?^ 0
I
Mr. Wayne Miller, well-known saw>
| mill man of the Meat Camp section,
{ was seriously injured last Thursday
k when he was pinned beneath a rollj
ing: saw log. The worst injuries were
in the region of the hips, and the
pelvic bone was crushed, it is said.
An attending physician was of the
opinion that the injured man would
r be confined to his bed for a minimum
period of six weeks.
!?: :
Widow Wins Laurels as
Student at Appalachian
Above all things Mrs. Bculah
Clinc LyerJy Is a fighter.
Left a widow four years ago
when her husband, Rev. S. B. Lyerly,
pastor fo St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church in Charlotte, died, she
found herself suddenly faced with
the problem of supporting four children,
all under ten years of age.
I A11CIW n Mil \J ? UCiU UX llivuo^
in the family treasury.
I Many other persons, similarly situated,
would have despaired. Not
Mrs.' Lyerly.
She decided to qualify herself to
do primary school work and entered
f Appalachian State Teachers College
here. For the last two years she
5 has been keeping house for herself
, and children, who are in school; doing
part-time office work for the
i, college, giving music lessons, subi
renting rooms, etc.
a A busy woman, you say? Yes,
but she managed to graduate with
second highest honors in her class!
$1.50 PER Y-.Ait
JOHNH. BINGHAM
HOLDS FIRST TERM
AS NEW RECORDER
Sugar Grt?ve Lawyer Named by County
Board to Succeed George >L
Sudderth on Court Bench. First
Session Held Tuesday. Members of
Bar Felicitate Attorney I'jwn His
Proferment.
John H. fSmsrham Rugar Onvc rif
izftd and veteran barrister, was
named Judge of the Recorder's Court
to succeed George M. Sudderth at a
special meeting of the board of county
commissioners lust F.ridaj' evening,
and on Tuesday morning presided
over his first term of court.
Mr. Sudderth resigned the position
to accept the Blowing Rock postmastership,
and immediate action was required
by the commissioners to ':iU.
the vacancy. Mr. Bingham bad the
solid support of the bar association
and many other leading citizens of
the county, and the final decision did
not present a controversial problem.
After the court was opened. Mr.
Bingham took occasion to thank the
members of the bar and other citizens
for having aided in securing the
position for him. and said the honor
was ail the more appreciated because
it came unsolicited, that he had never
sought the position at any time. At
the same time he took occasion to
laud the administration of justice
while Judge Sudderth was on the
bench, and pledged his best efforts
toward meting out justice and mercy
in the proper proportions. Fair and
equal treatment to all, regardless of
station in life, was held out as an
aim of the court.
Judge T. C. Bowie, Solicitor Chas.
T. Zimmerman and Senator William
R. Liovill briefly felicitated the new
jurist, and his appointment was hailed
as a stepping stone to a Superior
Court judgeship, a position for which
Mr. Bingham has striven for several
years, and for which he has endorsement
of leading citizens of the State,
including many Superior judges.
Only One C:ise Tried
Only one case was tried, following
Judge Bingham's induction into office,
that of the State against Reed
Iiolman, charged with an assault upon
Mrs. Ethel Woodring, with a deadly
weapon, the weapon referred to
being a horse. The State attempted
tO shC'.V thit tllv hnd .Tiria
fully tried to run over Mrs. Wbodring
with a horse, and that she had
suffered serious physical consequences
as a result of the fright. The defense
held that the steed was running
away, that its rider was trying to
bring it under control, and that no
harm was anticipated. When a large
array of witnesses had been examined,
the defendant was acquitted.
Prof. Hill to Speak at
Baptist Church Sunday
Dr. Guy H. Hill will speak at the
Baptist Church at 3 o'clock next Sunday,
his deliverance being addressed
particularly to the instructors who
have conducted a better-teaching
campaign in the Baptist Sunday
schools of the county during the
week. The address will be along
church and Sunday school lines, and
while the instructors are especially
asked to be present, the deliverance
i win ue ui. general uneresL auu uie
public Is cor dial 1 j' invited.
ASKED TO REREGISTER
Mr. R. S. Swift, former manager
of the National Re-employment office
here, has information from the
offices of Mr. R. L. Wooten in North
Wilkesboro. under whose jurisdiction
Watauga now is. to the effect that
all applications for work which have
not been renewed within ninety days,
are to be cancelled and put in the inactive
file June I, 1934. Ah those
who have net received work and desire
to remain on the active list must
renew applications every ninety days.
They may renew by postcard or letter.
stating their desire to renew and
also stating the county in which they **
reside.
THE WEATHER
| Weather report for week ending
May 26th, as compiled by the Co-operative
Station at Appalachian State
Teachers CollegeAverage
maximum temperature, 75
degrees.
Average minimum temperature, 48
degrees.
Average temperature, 62 degrees.
Average aauy range in temperature,
27 degrees.
Greatest daily range in temperature,
37 degrees; date, 20th.
Highest temperature reached, 84;
dates, 20th and 22nd.
Lowest temperature reached, 33;
date, 26th.
Total precipitation in inches, 0.40.
Number of clear days, 5.
Number partly cloudy days, 2.
Frost on 26th.
Growers of late truck crops in Alleghany
County purchased 1,000 lbs.
of stringless green pod bean seed
and 34 pounds of Reed's cabbage during
the past week.