' BOONE!
SKETCHES
By J. C. R.
. ij
It happened Uke this ... a few days J
ago. maybe a few weeks . . . one ot
these high-pressure salesmen . . . dealing
in pots and pans and skillets and
kitchen demonstrations . . . came into
the quiet precincts of this community
... a wonderful guy, no
doubt . . . perhaps a bit unused to the
etiquette of the blue mountains, not *
quite at home in the presence of
rural yokels. Smart fellow, yes . . . j
and it's safe to say thai his business |
flourished.
t r ?
A few afternoons back this sales- j
man drove slowly along mam street !
allegedly he did . . more or j
less blocking traffic, as it were, j
Chief of Police Lee Gross, whose i 1
duties include the supervision of !
parking, et cetera, invited the j;
vcunsr fellow to refrain from stoo- I i
ping bis car more or less in the { i
middle of said main drag". Alleged- j (
ly the salesman repeated the afore- j t
mentioned infraction, and was again j t
warned by Chief Gross to cither i
park on the side of the pavement r
or getihehellalong. An old saying
has it that three tips are out in c
any language . . . out the salesman, .
presumably, had never learned this (
lesson. t
* *
He parked again, the story goes, (
and Chief Gross . . . maybe a wee bit j
hut under the coliar . . . invited the c
violator to drive over to city hall for ^
a brief visit with Mayor Council I. j t
The salesman . . . allegedly, to be} c
sure . . . passed out some rather nasty j .
language in the general direction of j ,
Chief Gross. Said police officer re- (
taliote l bv lamming said pan sales- ?
man up alongside hLs "pan" with a \ y
pair of heavy bracelets . . . the kind ( r
of jewelry not worn at social fu ic-10
tions . . . and blood flowed freely . . . i ,
and a lot of folks got madder'n wet j
hens . . mad at Chief Gross, to be j {
sure! j y
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This unworthy scribe . . . unhal-1
lowed and unholy at times, unwashed I a
and unshaven at others . is not a i
fit subject to criticise Boone's en- y
lightened population . . . not in any
sense of the word . . . but there g
comes a time when it's talk or bust
with us . . . and we prefer to talk, I
and we're going to talk for Lee! 1
Gross, by golly, if it harelips that *
place down yonder . . . 'way down
yonder!
* * ?
Chief Gross has been connected li
ivlth the law-enforcing agencies 01 f
Watauga County for a number ol'
years, during which time he has s
served with a high degree 01 effl- r
ciency . . . carrying out his duties f
in an orderly manner . . never t
showing, so far as we eould discern, I
one iota of partiality toward one
single offender. He's not the sort ?
r of an individual to raise HrgUhWhts 1
among his fellow citizens . . . for I
he has always maintained an ex- | f
cellent control over his own mouth- a
piece, seldom entering into argument
unless argument was "laid on 1
his doorstep." Yes, he has always
been, and IS, an excellent officer! ; J
? * ? j
He is under arrest today charged j'
with felonious assault, or something s
like that, on the pan-peddler, and an element
of Boone's citizenry is licking
its collective chops . . . with the '
fiendish delight of a Roman mob as c
the martyrs of Christianity were led '
to brutal deaths in the Colliseum . . .
tickled pink at Lhe prospect. Good
people, yes . . . but barking down the
wrong trail! Chief Gross might have 1
been wrong . . . we're not attempting 1
to argue the merits or demerits of '
the case . . . but he has a lot to con- 1
tend with . . . and we're just a wee (
bit inclined to say, if reports are true, 1
that he didn't vary far from his '
course when he slammed this alleged 1
"smart-aleck" right smack in the
map with those bracelets!
. ? , . '
Monys beer, the time that we, J
ourselves, have veered from the "
-straight and narrow pathway ...
but the teachings of long ago that
laws and those who enforce them
should be respected still cling in
our vitals . . . and we've never seen
any particular reason why a violator
of said laws should be handled
with the proverbial kid gloves. ,,
Had the salesman emerged from ,
his car and smashed Chief Gross
right beLween the eyes, a lot of the
folks who are demanding his scalp ,
nSov ,.,^,,1^ 1 '
iiarc ap^iauucu gtill" ,
orously. It's gotten to be. a habit
with a lot of good people to swear
that the law is wrong regardless of
the course it pursues . . . and they
should be ashamed of themselves!
These are the sentiments of the
Sketch Man . . . and if he is wrong,
please forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespass
against us!
Sometimes it is a little grain hard
to respect all officers of the law . . .
for instance . . . the other day an
ambitious young D. S. was spotted
down near Smithey's store regaled
in one of ye olde time cartridge belts,
loaded, as it were with nice shiny
cartridges ... a dangerous-looking
horse-pistol hung at his side, alongside
a pair of handcuffs and a twopound
black-jack . . . and Dillinger
has been dead for a couple of weeks!
'Tis sad, tisn't it? I
WA1
An In
TOL.UMK XL.VI, NUMBER 0
HOW TO PROCEED '
UNDER TOBACCO j
CONTROL PLANS!
bounty Superintendent Gives Out K.vpiunation
to Farmers of County.
Contracts Now in His Office for
New Growers and Others Who Did
Not Sign Heretofore; Matter Should !
He Attended to at Once.
Following is an outline of proced- j
ire under the Kerr-Smith Tobacco
Act, which should be of interest to i
3urley growers i:i Watauga:
Tax-payment warrants wlU be issued
to contracting producers operatng
under tobacco production adjustnent
contracts to cover the amount
)f tobacco which may be sold under
:be terms of the contract. These prolucers
need not file applications for
lie warrants and their tenants need
lot file such applications.
Growers who natt not signed tobac-!
:o production adjustment contracts
>rior to June 2S, 1934, may sign such}
;ontracts, applicable to the kind of;
obacco grown by them provided that}
iuch contracts arc submitted to the J
rounty office not later than July 28.:
.934, and provided further, that the j
growers meet the same requirements
is were met by growers who signed
on tracts during the regular sign-up j
:ampaign. If more tobacco has been (
) Jan ted on the farm than the amount'
lermitted under the terms of the |
on tract and Administrative Ruling | T
sTo. 23, and if the tobacco has notjj
>een harvested, the grower will be I
equired to destroy the excess acre-!
ige of tobacco. IT the tobacco has
>een harvested, the grower will be
equred to destroy such proportionate p
>art of the tobacco as would have .
cen destroyed by plowing up the ex:ess
acreage of tobacco.
Growers who sign contracts and
ubmit proof of performance thcremder
are entitled to all the payments
troviaeci lor in trie contract. nl
Applications by non-contracting p
growers for allotments of tax-pay- jc
(Continued on Page 8) p,
m
7iddlers Convention u
Draws Large Crowds i,
u
The annual Fiddlers Convention, m
lO'irt under auspices of the Watauga p
'oat. American Legion, was attended U>,
iy a large crowd of enthusiastic p,
poctators both Friday and Saturday ti
lights, and a neat sum was realized hi
or the promotion of Legion activi- dl
les. Foiiowing is a list of prize win- je
icrs: T
String Band: Bald Mountain String nland,
first: Tom Ashley's Band, sec- bi
nd: Zior.ville Band, third.
Fiddlers: Dewey usbortie, first;! 3j
tayborn Mikeal, second; Charles Is- u
aes, third. e:
Guitar: Carl Taylor, first: J. D. i .
tshiey, second: Dudley Watson, third.] t;
Banjo: Tom Ashley, first: George n
lorris, second: Lloyd Bryan, third. b
Buck and Wing Dancers: Mrs. Bir- g
lie Triplett, first; W. W. Bledsoe, ir
:econd; Gryder Shook, third; Rohy
doretz, fourth: Wade Snyder, fifth. d
Charleston Dancers: Velnia Shook, jt
irst; Mabel Brown, second; DeanMc- p
jlain, third: Beulali Ragan, fourth; d
Darline Younce, fifth \
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WORK STARTS ON BUIIJDING
Contractor Lloyd Bobbins and a ?
aige force of workmen began the I
work on the Highland Dry Cleaning
Company's building Monday morning,
.during the day the stone and con- '
:rete foundation .was put in place,
and but for the hindrance of Tues- j,
lay's rain, the brick wails would have
oeen well under way by this lime.
Through the day Monday the dispatch
with which the workmen proceeded
vas the general topic of conversation
among onlookers along thejg
street.
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Dr. Vance to Preach h
Annual Sermon at the j
Blowing Rock Church !<i
I s
Dr. James I. Vance will preach his
annual sermon for Grandfather Home b
at Banner Elk next Sunday in the -1
Blowing Koek Presbyterian Church. n
L3at year Dr. Vance was unable to d
conduct the annual service because li
of injuries suffered in a fall from his c
horse. t
A record crowd is expected next h
Sunday. The offering usually runs in- 11
to the thousands of dollars and has b
become one of the chief sources of a
income of the orphanage. The late
Edgar Tufts, founder of the home, J
was also pastor of the church at
Blowing Rock.
There will be extra seats and loudspeakers
on the lawn for the overflow
crowd, which, in case of rain, r
will adjourn to the Sunday School f
section, according to Rev. Sexton d
Buchanan, pastor. Any friends of the I
orphanage unable to attend next Sun- v
cay's service are invited to send their e
contributions direct to the Blowing t
Rock Presbyterian Church or to the c
Grandfather Home at Banner Elk. v
h
Add a little vinegar to the water
in cleaning linoleum and it will dry f
unusually bright and shiny. i
AUG
dependent Weekly New
BOONE, WATAUGA. O
fo Inform the Electoral
Clifford Fraz.ier of Greensboro,
Republican candidate for Governor,
jvvho has been named honorary vicechairman
of an organization which
will carry the message of the proposed
or revised Constitution to the
people of every county, city and
hamlet in the State before the fall
flection in which it will Ik* voted
upon. Governor Rhringlinus is honorary
chairman.
50GUS MONEY IS
PASSED IN BOON!
ost master Hartzog Exhibits Fin
Shimon of Counterfeit Bill Returned
from Washington. Others
May Have Been Passed Here.
A ten-dollar bill, apparently a bom
de bank note, was returned to Post
laster Hartzog last week from tfv
ustotnce Department, leading tin
cal official to wonder whether o
it a veritable flood of the spuriou
irrency has beer turned loose ii
lis community.
The bill, which was included in i
spartmontal remittance of the lat
ir part of duly, was made ou
jainst the Federal Reserve 3ank o
hiladelphin, and carries the nuni
sxa C191289974A: The pretotfice de
irtment gives efce-gvrtt'/fa fleacrip
on of the bill as "good," which i;
Ltcsted by the fact that it was no
Lscovered until it had reached thi
edernl Reserve Rank in Richmond
he plate on the face of the note l!
larked A27, but the number on ihi
tck is illegible
Mr. Hartzog, in commenting on tin
turiuu.i note, calls attention to thi
iformation that the printing iyai
tecuted from a photographic plati
ad tJiat all bil'13 made at the sami
me will bear the identical seria
umber, and thinks it would likel;
it wi3e for local people to have s
ood look at the iiot.es of this denom
latlon offered fViem
The principal flaws leading to thi
L'tcction of the .bank note were tha
was slightly off-color, and the pa
er appeared to be similar to an or
inary grade 01 bond writing paper
[r. Havtzog, of course, bas no ides
ho passed the bill at the window.
CAPTAIN SMITH IS
GIVEN HIGH HONOR
lead of Shelby School System an<
Summer Resident of Boone, Chosen
for Membership in Natonai Educational
Honor Fraternity.
Captain B. L Smith, head of t>i?
hclby (N. C.) school system an*
wner of a summer home here, recent
,* received a high distinction whei
e was chosen for membership ii
lappa Delta Pi. national educations
onor fraternity. according to a ston
ppearing last week in the Cleveland
tar.
Captain Smitli is usually a mem
cr of the summer school faculty o
l. S. T. C., but is studying this sum
ler at Duke University, prcparinj
ata on the evolution of North Caro
na's public school education. He i
xpected here, however, some tirn
his month for a brief vacation Th
igh honor which has been bestowo
pon the wlel-known educator I
ased on distinction of scholarship
nd achievement in school work.
^ocal Furniture Store
Wins Gold Seal Aware
The High Land Furniture Compan;
ecently received a five-dollar priz
or having installed a superior win
ow recently featuring the Gold Set
.inoleum Rugs. The contest, whic
. as started last spring, was conducl
d on a national scale, and the atter
ion of the local establishment wa
ailed to the fact that a great dela
. as occasioned by the unusual nun
er of entries in the contest.
The Popular furniture concern r<
>orts a gratifying sale of rugs dui
ng the sales period.
A DE
spaper?Established in the
OUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THl'RSI
^CAROLINA HILLS :
! DRAMA IS SEEN
IN MURDER TRIAL
I
rive Members of Tllley Eamily Go on I
Trial in Wilkes County for Slaving
or Foster Relative. Jury Being Sel?fted
from Vadkin County Venire.
Defendants Maintain Stolid Countenance
a-; Legal Machinery Moves.
1
Wilkesboro. X. C.?A strange dm-!
fi; i of the North Carolina hul coun- j
try began to unfold in Superior Court J
here Tuesday as a farm family of j
five went on trial for murder of a!
roster relative.
With deputies forcing a path thru j
a crowd of neighbors and the curious j
who packed the little W ilkes County j
courtroom and surged outside its j
doors, Warwick W. Til ley. GO-y ear-old i
furhjSi-: his wife; 58; his son. Luther, J
32, and Claude. 18, and Luther's wife, j
Minerva, 30. were brought into court j
, for tnal on a charge of slaying Leo da j
Childress. 20-year-old foster daughter;
o- the elder Tilleys. i
Throughout a long warm day the j
defandents, with a traditional stolid- j
ity of the mountain people, sat un- j
nv ved as the State's attorney and J
thesr counsel battled over selection 1
of trie jury to try tliem for their j
live* ' |
Apparently little concerned by '.lieir;
situation they paid scant heed to the 1
- proceedings even when talesmen were j
excused time after time because they
said they had previously formed an
opinion "the defendants arc guilty."
j* A special venire of 125 was called
j from the adjoining county of Yadkin
I for jury duty, but indications were
an additional venire was have to be
B called.
When 53 talesmen had been examined,
only three jurors had been chosen.
They were V. M. Holcomb, a J
a guard at a State Prison camp, and
R. B. Crissman and N. C. Steelman, |
B farmers.
e The State summoned more than a
hundred witnesses to present the ev-i
g idence of plot and counter plot which |
it contends led to the slaying of Le-!
odd last December 20th.
As Solicitor John R. Jones has re- I
constructed the affair, its ramil'ica- j
~ turn 'extends back seven years agoj
to the day when the body ol Andrew:
EJledgc was found in a pond near J
the Tillcys' farm home.
.?16./has ^evidence, he said, that Fl-i
ledge'was siajn by Luther Tilley and!
* Winfield Stanley in a liquor feud. Le- i
oda knew of this, he contends, and!
seven years later was slain because
she became angry at Luthei and
* threatened to reveal her knowledge.
The girl was found shot to death
in the To ley home by a neigh bor who
~1 heard her scream for help over a party
.-.telephone line a small calibre ri_*
tie owned by the elder Tilley was the
I death weapon. The house has been
j ransacked, but no one was there and
nothing was missing.
f For a time her death was charged
to robbers. Later officers held a theory
of suicide. The charge of murder
and conspiracy to murder was
~ brought by the Solicitor against the
entire family after he discovered evi-1
dence he said linked her death with
Eldridge's, until then an unsolved j
^ jujraiei,Y.
Judge John AI. Oglesby is pit siding I
over the Tilley trial. Attorney J. iC |
Holshouser of Boone is a member of I
defense counsel.
1 Junior Order to Present
A Patriotic Program
1 Daniel Boone Council No. 129. Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
will give a special program at
Boone Methodist Church on Sunday
night. August 19. S o'clock. A spe*
ciaily arranged program on "Liberty.
Virtue and Patriotism" will be pre- j
sented. All Juuiors of Watauga and!
1 adjoining counties will be seated in!
J a reserved section. The general public
is cordially invited.
V
1 Mr. A. K. Hodges, manager of the
Hodges Tire Company, returned yes"
terday from Johnson City, where he
underwent a successful tonsil oper~
ation at the Jones Hospital.
; SPECIAL NOTICE
e Numerous misunderstandings have
e arisen in connection with the :nagd
azine which Mr. R. J. Clarke is proc
I.. 41.:,. ..an4 1A?1 ^ 4 k,.
" ruuiiiij^ in mm aim ivi nio
P second time it becomes necessary
to state that neither the Watauga
Democrat nor. the Rivers Printing
Company has anything whatever to
4 do with the venture.
1 As previously stated we have furnished
Mr. Clarke an estimate on
y the actual printing of the magae
zlne, he is promoting the publicai
tion, and The Democrat is not in
il any way responsible to his patrons
h for the fulfillment of any contract
entered into. Mr. Clarke Is not cmi
ployed by the local newspaper or
3 printery in any capacity, and it is
y uesired that there be no further
misunderstandings.
This is not saiii in criticism of
i- the proposed magazine, but merer
ly in an attempt to keep the status
J of affairs straight.
/MOC1
Year Eighteen Eighty-Eig)
)AY. AUGUST 9. 1931
Spends Vacation at Ro ckit
Colonel Wade 11. Harris, editor '
of the Charlotte Observer, who left ^
last Friday after a visit of several ^
days in Blowing Kock. Colonel Harris
is one of the mountain*- strongest
friends, and his annual visits i:
are looked forward to with pleas- c
ure bv a wide circle of friends.
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POTATO HOUSES ji
ARE TO BE BUILT j
Expert from the Department of Ag- |
riculture to Supervise Construction j Jf'
of Storage Warehouses for Mountain
Co-operatives. |
Banner Elk. X C. J E. Edgar. J
specialist in the designing of potato g
warehouses from the Department of <i
Agriculture, has come from Wash- g
ington by appointment of Rexford CI. j d
Tugwell, assistant Secretary of Agri- J p
culture, to arrange the construction i h
of four potato warehouses for the j si
Carolina Mountain Co-operatives. One i s
warehouse will be located in each of |
the four counties in the co-oxierative, j h
Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancy. | s<
Mr. ?dgar has gone to Raleigh with \ ii
A. C. Jackson, head of the Tennessee b
Y/Jey Association Co-operatives, to c
consult with the State Department of t<
Agriculture and the Federal Enier- p
gency Relief Administration about the h
building'cf the house,?, p
Tho*prograivi of the Carolina Moun- P
*.ain Co-operativ^cs. set up unafcr the e
auspices of the Tennessee Valley Au-! ?
thority, is moving along rapidly The j
co operative cannery at Cranberry in \
Averv County is in full operation audi I
that at Green Mountain in Yancey j|
County may toe completed and ready j
for business vvihtin the next ten days.
Tt-iu-xhe plorv tif the Authority, set J
forth by Dr. A. E Morgan, chairman. 1
L. L. Campbell, executive assistant, f
Mr. Jackson and other officers to
make these four counties a high
mountain demonstration area and the
success of the co-operative in its certified
seed potato and canning program
is the first step actually ta- j X;
; Ken. Air. icogur was sent f rom Wash-1 r
ington at the request or' Mr. Mor- j C
gan to the Department of AgrieuJ- j i:
tuve. j a
MOUNTAIN CITY ;
MAN AMBUSHED:
r
John Nave, 32, Killed While Aceom-j ^
panying Father to Make Arrest, j ^
Slayer Injured by Shots from i f
Elder Nave's Weapon. [ t
j j
Mountain City. Tenn.?While ac? j s
; companying his father to make an I
j arrest, John Nave, 32-year-old me-1 i
I ployee of the MoDade Furniture {f
| Store here, was shot and killed about!*
8:30 Monday night near Mountain i
City. ; I
Deputy Sheriff Dave Nave, father! *
of the dead man. had been called jr
I from his home to arrest a drunk man
j While on the way to answer the cail j ]
the Naves were accosted by the al-1
| leged drunk. Thomas J. Dane, alias
| Joe Bush, who without warning, shot
i and killed John Nave.
me elder Nave returned Thane's 1
I fire and left him for dead beside his
son. It was later found, however, that ^
Lane's wounds were of a minor naI
ture. He was taken to Mountain City [
and placed in the jail. ?
j The dead man is survived by his j
| parents and widow.
JAMES P. SIFFORD SPEAKS TO 1
SIT" DENTS AT STATE COLLEGE ?
i
The Appalachian State Teachers l
College was fortunate on Friday mor- <
ning in having one of the leading <
public school men in the State as <
speaker at the assembly period. Superintendent
James P. Siffoid of ;
Stanly County. His subject was "Pes- '
talozzi and His Influence on Educa- ;
tion." This was one of the most delightful
addresses the students have
been privileged to hear and dealt i
most interestingly with the current
educational problems. i
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Jl.oC PER Yr*AR
==============
iOARD RULES TO
FORECLOSE; TAX
YEARS INCLUDED
eciosure Proceedings to Be Made
; Real Property 011 Which Taxes
3save Not Beets Paid for Years
5- 27 to 1931, Inclusive. Law Pro^
des that Tax Suits Must Be InSlitutcd
bv October 1st.
r*
n
Hfexrsuant to a resolution by the
E-d o: County Commissioners in
flwon Mondax.. foreclose" suits will
c institutde against all real proprty
.in the county on which taxes
ave not be-in paid for the years
927. 1928. 1929. 1930 and 1931* and
jounty Attorney Charles T. Zimmer
?> in ration oi me ne?ssary
papere to carry out the law
tiring the latter part of the week.
Officials point out that under the
ct of the Legislature of 1933 these
ix suits must start before October
st. and the Commissioners, it is exJained,
have no choice in the mater.
a D. Wilson, county tax collector,
issues a plea to the people of the
ounty today, asking that they make
very effort to meet their govern.;
lental obligations so as to save the
osts that will accrue, and at the
arne time save their property Mr.
Hlson states that collections on the
;:\ver tax hooks have been fairly
odd of late, but that there is conidorable
indifference where the oldr
receipts are involved.
)ennis G. Brummitt
Praises Community
Attorney General and Mrs. Denrtis
. Brummitt left for Raleigh Tuesay
after having spent a week as
ucsts at the Daniel Boone Hotel,
uring which time students at Apalachian
College were privileged to
ead Mr. Brummitt voice his oppoition
to the proposed change in the
late Constitution.
Mr. Brummitt was enthusiastic in
is praise of Boone and the adjacent
actions of the county, and says that
\ all his travels about the State he
elieves this is the most attractive
niui vrmuu ae is acquamid.
He spoke especially of the suerb
summer climate, combined, with
restful quietude, and said the inato
friendliness of the mountain
oopie contributed a full share to the
njoyment of a vacation in this re- ' .
ion. The Brumraitts contemplate
urther visits to Boone
tEV.W.R. SAVAGE
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
teloved Episcopal Minister Passes in
Charlotte Where He Had Been 111
for Two Weeks. Had Lived for
Many Years in This Section.
Reverend William R Savage, well
mown Episcopal minister, who for
nany years had made his home in
Herniate Springs, Ashe County, died
n a Charlotte Hospital last Sunday,
luty^a *.?i twu wn.-hM, ne was
9 years old. Surviving is one brothr.
A. D. Savage, of New York.
Meager information reaching The
lemocrat indicated that the body
. as being held at a Charlotte moruary
until instructions an received
ram the brother in New York.
Mr. Savage came to Blowing Rock
erhaps forty years ago where he was
ngaged as an Episcopal minister, and
or perhaps a quarter of a century
raveled periodically on horseback or
p. a buggy, ministering both to the
piritual and physical needs of his
leloved mountain people. For many
'ears he had made his home at Glenlale
Springs, having been retired
rom lite ministry several years ago.
Mr. Savage was well known to the
>eople of the mountain countiy and
gloved by all. His death brings sadless
to many old friends
Blowing Rock Horse
Show Rained Out Tues.
The Blowing Rock Horse Show,
nuch anticipated and crowning event
>r ine summer activities at the
icighboring resort, was postponed uuil
Wednesday morning on account
if the torrential downpour of rain
vhcn the show was to have started
ruesday. Wednesday morning, howiver,
while the sky is overcast, preflects
arc that the two-day event may
;et under way in good shape.
The last of the week more than
iixty horses had already been entered
n 22 different competitions and In:erest
is said to be growing in the
jvent from year to year. This year's
mtry list is about 20 per cent ahead
>f that of last year.
Mr. I,. M. Tate is president of the
jssociation this year and he and Mr.
Herbert Stewart, the secretary, have
made preliminary arrangements. Reports
coming to Boone late Tuesday
indicated that a record-breaking
crowd had gathered on the mountain
for the show and that all hotels were
fiUed J!