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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04
You Should Remember

You Should Remember
That this country is at war.
That our soldiers need wooden
clothing and there is q world
shortage OF 81, 900, 900 sheep.
That there has been q decline
OF II per cent in the sheep indus.
try in the United States since
1900,
That there has been a decline
of 80 per cent in the sheep indus.
try OF our farming sections since
1900.
That the sheep population OF
the United States olay is ap.
proximately 100000, whi'e
our grazing areas will maintain
10000, 900 head.
That the war has brought
meatless days which the growing
OF sheep by farmers can help to
overcome.
That the placing Of soldiers in
the field who must have wooden
clothing means an excessive de.
mand for wool in the face OF q
decreasing sheep population.
That it takes the wool from 20
sheep to furnish q soldier at. the
front with necessary wooden gar.
C1ents.
That North Carolina has only
100000 sheep, and therefore,
from this standpoint, could only
place ten thousand soldiers in
the field.
That the one chief reason for
the decline in the sheep industry
in North Carolina is due to the
worthless rcaming dog.
That the county demonstra-
tion agents OF this State, VITO
are the spokesmen for the farm.
ers in their county, state that
Is per cent of the reasons why
Sheep are not grown is because
OF tbe uncontrolled dog.
That ii ~ sheep were grown Oh
every other farm in North Caro-.
lina,' the State would produce
a, 100000 head instead OF 2OO,.
900 head.
That we should pay tribute to
an industry which could be made
to bring a return of$20,0O0, ,000
annually, and not to an Industry
which demoral:zes this possibil
ity.
That sheep furnish food, cloth
ing, and valuable soil fertility.
That worthless roaming dogs
contract and spread rabies, XII
and nIaim sheep, spread bog
cholera, are a menace to poultry
aud turkey industries, and art
parasites to food conservation.
That the North Carolina Sheer
Breeders and Wool Growers AS
sociatiod needs your moral ane
fiasncial support to help roster
the Sheep industry and contro
the otLer ravages mentioned
above.
You can get in touch with thi
organization at West Raleigh
N. L.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04

Some 0bssNatisBs BY Col. Harris.
Col. Wade H. Harris, editor of
the ChBrlotte Observer, on a re.
cent visit to Blowing Rock, made
the following observation on
this end OF the line:
"The famous Lenoir. Blowing
Rock turnpike is as famous as
ever. A days rain converts it in.
to % miles OF bog, A few days
sunshine will convert it into a
road with the finish of glazed
terra Gotta. The trouble Is that
rainy days are traditionally fire.
quent IN that section, and the
turnpike is oftener but two great
ruts through soft and sticky
mud'than a highway with a pol.
ished surface. 1t is too bad to
say that after all these years,
this turnpike, magnidcently gra.
ded and carrier OF an immense
vehieular traffic, still maintains
itself in the abominable condl.
tion of past years. Ii the wealth
er has been good for a few days,
one may depend upon a good
road to Blowing Rock. But when
it Trains, the road is simply an
abomination. And it is all the
more q pity when an adequate
supply of road drags-we saw
but one machine, and it was rus.
ty and disused. along the entire
length OF the pike-put into SER
vice at the proper time, would
keep the pike in respectable con.
dition."
"The people of Watauga, Ashe,
Allegheny, Avery, Caldwell and
Wilkes counties are to hold a
monster war service demonstra.
tion at Blowing Rock at a date
to be selected in August, when
the farmers can best spare the
time from their work, and it is
going to be the talk of the state.
Governor Beckett, DR.. Cy Thomp'
son, maybe Senators Overman
and Simmons and Judge 'Pritch
ard are to be there, and reports
from the meeting will give the
country a better appreciation OF
the war sentiment prevailing in
these mountain counties"
"When one wants to hear poll.
tics discussed, let him go to tht
mountains. The people up that
way are born politicians. One
thing The Observer learned is
that Congressman Doughton il
going to have mighty little trou
bic in defeating his opponent
Mn Kinney, it is said, is in fact
not running against Doughton
With any expectation of beiDl
elected. He simply wants to hole
Ibis hand in with Republican Ma
Ytional Committee for persona
preferment in case the Isepubl;-
can party should ever again Ct
in power"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04
Lame Shoulder.

This ailment is usually caused
by rheumatism of the muscles
All that is needed is absolute rest
and a few applications Of Cham
berlain's Liniment. Try it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04
{ Our LIBERTY MOTOR.
(By Theo. N. Knappen, in N. Y.
Tribune.

Wy Aueo. ~. Au9PPen, III ->' L.
Tribune.
Dayton, Owe were darting
through space at 130 miles per
hour when we drove through a
descy cloud six thousand feet a.
bove Dayton. l didn't know it
then, but Howard Rinehart told
me so afterward.
That cloud was a symbol.
In Washington the day before
an aeronautical "authority" had
called me aside to give me grave
counsel in this manner: "Don't
| 1t them fool you. Ihavereason
to believe that no liberty motor
has ever been IN the air yet"
Then he told me how no good
aviation motor could be made
BY machine processes. In the
presence ofauthority was dumb
The thuhderous buzz OF the
mighty motor that was now
projecting US through the air
ut a rate at which few men had
ever flown before vas the answer.
We are shooting through the
cloud OF ignorance regarding the
Liberty motor. The reticence OF
the Signal Corps, the vocal abili-
ties OF the enemies OF the mot r
and the well known difficulties
that have been encountered in
its production have created a
generally believed legend Of he
failure OF the Liberty motor.
Seeing is believing. The legend
was being demolished at better
than two miles a minute.
The motor that was develop.
Ing this speed was just plain
Packard production Liberty mo.
tor No. 533, Three or four weeks
ago it was a pile OF about 5000
parts. These parts had been
quickly put together at Detroit,
rushed to Dayton, placed in a
De Haviland 4-and now the
omposite was climbing the stairs
Of the skies faster than the finest
handmade motor the wonderful
'nachinists OF France, England
and Italy have ever produced.
AMI they. said it couldn't be
done.
The wiseacres have been telling
the public that after all the Lib.
trty motor would not develop
speed, that it is only a mediocre
creation at best, but here we are
hootlng through the blue in q
two.seater faster than any Ger
man ace ha, ever sped horizon
tally in a single s.ater and faster
than any OF the Allied fighters
have ever flown III actiI n
The enormous power Of t b Q
Liberty motor in proportion to
It's weight has given us a two
9ater that can outrun and out
fight the very pursuit machines
for our failure to develop which
there has been so much criticism.
This is another chapter of tht
legged that has enshrouded the
Liberty motor. 1t is the most
powerf ii flying motor the Wollt
mas yet developed. 1t can climt
with unprecedented rapidity il
the right sort OF plane, and II
can overhaul or run away from
q " en- m. 1t gives q two-seate
plane every advantage over
single scatter except in the mat
ter OF quick manoeuverability.
But greater than it's merits a'
a motor in the manner Of it's pro
duction by machines. 1t there
lore solves the problem OF sup
ply. The time is comparativel.
near at haud when the six facto
ries that are now at work on
will be able to turn it out at th
rate Of 500 a day or 12,50o
month. 1t t0Ok many years +
ievelop quantity protection {
i, automobiles. The task OF affair
, ilg quantity production of Lit
!, erty motors has teen perforlne
in less than a year.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09

course 993 chains to Cor. No. 2. thence s. 310 4S' w. 1917 chains to Cor. No. 3, thence N. 5S0 12' w. 9.69 chains, to Cor. No. 4, M C., whence
 w. c. bears south 5So 12 E. links, thence meandering line of ordinary high tide CD N. 7' 00' W. 1.05 chs; f2) N. 16o 45' E. 0.60 chains; (3) N. 36o t5' E., 100 chains; (4) N. So 30' E, 090 chains, (5l N 16' 45' D., 1.10 chains; (6) N S0 45' E., 2.19 chains
 CD N. 5S0 00' E., 060 chains; (8) s. 550 15' E., 0.40 chains, (9) N. 85' 30' E., 0.G0 chains; Q0) N. 450 00' E., G.60 chains; CID N. 64o 45' E., 0.60 chains d2) s. 520 45' E., 100 chains; H3} S. S5o 45' E., 090 chains (14) N. 70 15' D.. O.70 chains, Q5) N. 71' 45' t,., 0G0 chains Q6) N 23' 45' E., 1.30 chains; CID N. 40 30' w., O.60 chains r1S) N. 53o 45' E., U70 chains, 19) N. 17o 30' E., 160 chains (20) N. 34' 20' E., 0.30 chains, (2D N. 14' 00' E., 240 chains. magnetic var. 29' 40' E. 7JSH CANNERS' BY-PRODUCTS co.
 By, Arthur Neale, President and 'eneral Manager.
 . ?. Walker, Register.
 First Publication, Jan 21, 1918. Last Publication. March 2s, 1918.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09
Serial o2392 OF THE INTERIOR United States Land Office
 Iunnsu Alas

Juneau, Alaska
 July 10, 1917. Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned, the Fish Gamers By-Prod- ucts Go. of Wards Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska, formerly the Marine Products Co.,, of Ketchikan, Alaska, who on March 20, 1916, filed Trade and Manu- featuring Site application, No 02S92, for lands hereinafter described, un- der the provisions of the Act of May, 14, 1898, and Section 10 thereof, gives formal notice of such application for such land, to-wit:
 "A tract of 1918 acres, denominated U. s. Survey No. 1908, located in Wards Cove Of the southeast shore thereof, about miles north of the town of Ketchikan and Revillagigedo Island in Lat. 55o 24' 15" N, Long. 131o 43' 10" w, and beginning at Cor. No. 1 Of said survey and M. c. or line of ordinary high tide of Wards Cove, whence U. s. l. M. No. ? bears N 35o 39' w. 22.6S chains and w. C. bears s. 5So 12' F. 20 links, thence on said last mentioned
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES IN CITY OF KETcHIKAN

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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09

A LITTLE DINNER PARTY HERE is always delightful affair. So is a big one too for that matter. The food, the service. the appointments, the sur roundings all combine to make the meal a most enjoyable occasion to be repeated often, And when the check comes the pleasure is enhanced by the moderation of the charges.
 ketchikan, Alaska
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09

TEE ROYAL, If You Want d Coed Meal Remember the Royal
 RESTAURANT If you are looking for an Amusement Place where you can play a game of Pool, Billiards, Get a Soft Drink, Smoke a Good Cigar or Join in a Friendly Game of Cards in Your Leisure Hours; Remember that the ROYAL POOL ROOM is the Place Where Everybody is Always Welcomed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Low Mass at S:30 a. r.; High Mass at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 2:30 D. m.; Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.; Week Day Mass at 8 a. m.-Rev Paul F. Kern, Pastor. ...-.a-e,
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09
SCANDINAVIAN M. E. CHURCH

Preaching service every Sunday at 7:30 D. m. A. B. Hall.
 Prayer Meeting in the different homes on Thursday evenings 8 P. M. Ladies' Aid Society meets every two weeks on Thursday evenings. All Scandinavians are cordially invited
 A. SLEIPNES, Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned has placed his accounts for collection with the KETCHIKAN BEVERAGE AGENCY Radenbaugh & Shock, Moose Bldg. Ketchikan. Alaska-adv. m p.
 A. w. MORGAN.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
W.S.S. AND THRIFT
 STAMP CAMPAIGN
Organization Will Be Completed for Another Drive in Polk County Mena Schools Have Con-
 tinued Activity.

Now, that the Third Liberty Loan Campaign is about to come to close, the sale of War Savings and Thrift Stamps and the organization of war savings societies is again to be taken LID. County Chairman R. B. Board called a meeting Thursday afternoon for the purpose of recognizing his forces to make plans for the "drive" which is to take place on May 1, and to provide for the sales campaign to be continued turnout the year.
 Guided by the success which had been attended in the Third LibA " Loan campaign, it was decided to adopt in part the plan which was so effectively used in that drive" and to assure the effective inauguration of the plan, A. H. Scoggin was select ed as county sales director. He was given authority to select his own township sales agents, and these in turn will be authorized to select their local sales agents. As soon as MT. Scoggin selects his list of the town ship sales chairmen he will call a meeting and instruct them in their duties.
 Superintendent c. K. Wilkerson of the city schools, who attended the meeting, made a report for the schools which indicated that the schools were the only institutions where the sales activity was being kept up, societies having been organ ized in each grade, and meeting being held each Monday at which re- ports of the purchase of stamps are received. He reported total sale of $S66.50 in thrift stamps and $3,235 in war savings stamps. MT. Wilkerson was appointed committee to con- suit with the resident teachers on the matter of providing for meetings of the societies during the vacation months.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
GAVE OUR BOYS A sENDOFF.
Big Delegation Wished Soldiers God.
 speen Friday.

Owing to the fact that all of the business houses were closed Friday afternoon, in conformity to the proc lamation of Mayor Smith, largo del egation was at the depot to bid God speed to the twelve Polk county reg istrants who started on train No. 4 for Camp Pike, to begin their service for the country. The boys were es- corted from the headquarters of the local exemption board to the depct by the drum corps and citizens. The fol lowing, under the captaincy of Clyde Earl Whisenant, reported for service;
 Samuel Asberry Taylor, Hatson.
 William Roy Bryant, Grannis.
 Paul Mallow Sandifer, Muldrow Ok,
 Arthur Means, Mena, Route No. l.
 Clyde Earl Whisenant, Mena.
 Ebert Lee Lawrence, Shady.
 Thomas Russell Bryant, Grannis.
 Emery 0neal Higgins, Grannis.
 Henry McClain, Board Camp.
 Arley Roy Woodrow, England, Ark. Thomas Erwin Taylor, Potter, R. F. D. No. 1.
 2. ". Mcfarland, vandervoort.
 An interesting incident occurred in reference to the dinner for the boys. It had been planned to take them to the Mena Cafe, and when the time for "round-up," it was found that [. R. Jackson had already taken five of the number to the cafe to be his guests for dinner.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Took Six to Penitentlary.

Sheriff H. w. Finger left Thursday afternoon for Little Rock to convey to the state penitentiary the six per sons who had been sentenced during the April term of court. Those in his custody were Mert and Claude Pull man, Nathan and Will 0'Connor, the quartet sentenced for hog stealing, Reuben Hooper, sentenced for night riding and grand larceny, and A. B. Chatlan, sentenced for grand larceny, Deputy Sheriff J. A. Johnston accom- panied MT. Finger as far as Ashdown, returning home on Friday. Willis Hungate, however, joined him in Grannis to make the trip to Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Alleged Stacker Enlisted.

Henry Johnson. a young man who had been in the employ of H. $. Ar hold near Hatfield, was brought to Mena Monday by T. R. Bates Gil the charge of having failed to regis ter under the selective draft act. The young man claimed that he was born in 1898 and hence was not subject to registration, but it is said that his application to fraternal order gave the birth as 1889. This he explained was an error, and for that reason he had refused to pay benefit assess ments. The matter was settled, rlw- ever, when Johnson made application for enlistment in the army at the local recruiting office and was ac- cepted.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Homer Heath Writes His Mother.

Camp Merritt, N. J., April 21, 1918, Mrs. s. A. Heath,
 Dear Mother: 1 will write a good bye letter from America as we will be gone from here in couple of days am not allowed to tell everything or would be telling you when we leave, but when you get this l will be on my way over there. Now, mother, don't worry about me, for l will be back by Xmas. So don't get uneasy if you don't hear from me for a month for it takes the mail long time to go and come, but when you do get mail you will get lots of 1t at once. Gee, but we had plenty of chicken for dinner, They gave us fine dinner. guess it will be long time before get another like 1t. . Tell Frank that l am gone and tell him goodbye. MM And. little mother, goodbye and God bless you, and goodbye to Nellie and all my folks, Now l will write just as soon as I get there, and will bring back the kaiser's ear for you.
 Your loving son,
 Homer Heath.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
POLK COUNTY vATs BETTER.
Farmers of Bethesda Installing One That May Raise the Average.

The farmers of Bethesda are build ing a dipping vat on the J. D. Kaylor property. Mir Kaylor has been placed in the role as business mana ger. Those interested are as follows:
 J. D. KayIor, J. E. Wyatt, Wm. Grant, o. B. Heath, j. S. Merritt, E. W. Goodwin, A. L. Durham, E. T. Titus, A. Taylor, H. E. Crofford, M L. Sutfn, J. R. Ogden, z. Taylor, C. W. Newton, c. W. Ford, A. L. Mathis, D. W. Bowers, S. K. Moore and D. F Brawley.
 The concrete work was done Fri day and the work will be carried to completion immediately. A visitor remarked that vats in Polk county are better built than those in other places where he had been. The work on this one will raise the average.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Heard Secretary McAdoo on War.

Father Gallagher returned last week from visit to friends near Fort Ellington, Tex. He also visited at Fort Logan. He was with friends thirty miles from Fort Ellington, but he said it was a daily occurrence to see airships in flight from the avia- tion field. At Beaumont, Tex, he had the opportunity to hear Secretary William c. McAdoo, who is making a tour in the interest of the Third Lib erty Loan He states that he was greatly impressed with the straight forward, business-like way in which Secretary McAdoo presented the is- sues of the war and the necessity of subscribing to the Third Liberty loan. There were no flights of oratory, put simply a plain but pointed discussion of the issues.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
 SIX MORE POLK COUNTY REGISTRANTS ARE CALLED
These Young Men Will Be Sent to Jackson Barracks, La, Near
 New Orleans.

Another call of Polk county regis trans has been made under the sec ond draft, notices having been sent to six men who are to report at the headquarters of the local exemption board on Wednesday, May 1, to be sent to Jackson Barracks, La, lear New Orleans, for service. Those Tn this call are:
 Albert Oscar Betts., Jr., Tulsa, Ok.
 Phillip Bluford Daniels, Mena.
 John Richard Harrah, Cove.
 William Walter Moore, Cove.
 Pete Ray Ogden, Bismark, Ok.
 George Hershel Ping, Mena.
 These boys will be the first Polk county registrants to be sent to an. other camp than Camp Pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
TEACHERS ARE ELECTED.
ochool Board Also Arranges for an
 Election May Is.

Election May Is.
 At the meeting of the school hoord held Saturday night the followino teachers were elected for the com,no term:
 Southside-Miss Louise Durham principal, and Miss Maude Moore am Mrs. Ethel Evans associates
 Central-Mrs. o. B. Bagshaw nr;n. cipal, with the following named teach. CTS: Misses Toka Anderson. Mary kennedy, Lenora Rector, Dasie Bell Lucy Furlow, Louise Mullins ana Ruth Kelley. All of these are now employed in the grades, with the ex. ception of Miss Bell and Miss Furlow the latter living in Ashdown.
 Miss Eda Cade of Philadelphia was the only teacher elected for the IIigl school, and since the plan is to have only three teachers in the High schooI there are still two vacancies to fill.
 The salary of the grade teachers was fixed at $60 per month, and Mis-: Cade in the High school was employed at $65 per month.
 Another matter of business was designation of the usual voting place in the second ward as the place fo, holding the annual school elcutlon which will take place on Saturday May IS. The judges and clerks who conducted the last city election in tho second ward was designated as tn, election officials. The terms of w. I Green and L. S. Watson expire thil year.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Mena Boys Volunteer for R. R. Work

Carl and Fred Thinnes, sons of Mir and Mrs. J, Thinnes, both of whom are Polk county registrants in Glass 1, and the first having been in tht list that was called to service Friday some time since both volunteered their services to the government, anC this week received notice of their ac, ceptance. They are to report at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., next week foi special training to take up railroad work over seas. Both of them have had considerable experience in that line. and the chances are that they will be sent to the front long before the boys who left this afternoon for Camp Pike.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Will Build Vat at Hatton.

Dr. IT. R. Getz reports that the most recent Live Stock organization formed was that at Hatton Gap with A. Lalley as president, L. V. Simp- son as secretary-treasurer and Arthur Wilson and Mat Towery and the pres ident and secretary as board of man. agers. Ninety dollars was subscribed to pay for the construction of vat.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
Are Producing Lots of Food.

MT. and Mrs. w. c. B. Allen of Acorn were in Mena Thursday to visit friends, do shopping and to deliver some hospital garments which had been completed by the members of the Acorn auxiliary of the Red Cros }. MT. and Mrs. Allen are giving their attention to truck growing this year and have out enough vegetables so that their place looks like an experi- mental farm. They are planning dur ing the summer to install canning and evaporating plant so that they can preserve all the vegetables they raise.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Yet another shipment of Hol iteir calves was received Friday by Be- , Eastin of the Commercial Club to be distributed among Polk county farm. CTS. The shipment included ten heif- CT calves and one bred heifer, ana they were ordered for the follow. named farmers: O. D. Perry, 3 head of calves; J. J. Beavers, Potter, calf Robert Nj. Berry, Rocky, calf; x. c Proctor, Mena, 1 calf; T. Nj. Vii liams and Glenn Holiday of Hatteld 2 calves each, and D. H. Cook, Hat field, bred heifer.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

Judge A. D. Shaw of Poteau, OK, here Friday to deliver the patriotic address at the Liberty Day observ- ance, was accompanied by H. D. Me haffey, secretary of the Board of Commerce of Poteau, who also made a brief address at the meeting. Messrs. Shaw and Mehaffey left that afternoon for Muse, Ok, where they met party on a Third Liberty Loan drive, going with them to Talihina and other points.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02
FLOUR MILL ON ITS NEW SITE.
Will Not Be Ready for Operation for
 About Week, However.

Oscar Afford, with his force of helpers, has succeeded in moving the Mena Flour Mill from its former loca- tion to the vacant lot on Fourth street, opposite the Allen gin. The task was accomplished without in the least wrecking the building, and had it not been for the heavy rains, the work would have been completed before Thursday. The building is now firmly on it's new foundation, and workmen are busy resetting the ma chinery, but Mir. Allen announced that it would be week or ten days before the mill would be in running order.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-02

w. A. J. Smith while at the J. s. Henson home last week ran across a can of turpentine which had been bought some thirty years ago by the father of the Reed brothers. The liquid had evaporated to a point that such as remained was of the consistency of syrup, but the indica- tions were that it had lost none of its strength.