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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14
EVERYONE MUST READ '--
SCRAWLS WRITING IN SKY

Captain Cyril Turner had to go
two smiles up in the air to astonish
New York.
He is the man who writes in the
sky. A thick jet of white smoke is
suing from his aeroplane writes
words for the crowds below to read.
He's British aviator who is trying
to sell the sky at space rates for ad-
vertising purposes.
"Sky writing is success in Eng
land" says Turner, who lives at Ho-
tel Pennsylvania when he isn't up in
the air. "Tve advertised everything
from cigarettes to camisoles. Pm
going to tour America now"
Turner considers himself the first
person to come from Europe with a
message for America which every
body will have to read whether he
wants to or not.
"The airplane travels 1875 miles an
hour" said Turner, "and the smoke
pipe releases 25O,0OO cubic feet Of
smoke per second. I've written
with 20 mile gale blowing Some
times the smoke letters retain their
shape for half an hour. The letters
are written horizontally and are
mile in length-but 10000 feet in the
air they look only few feet high.
More than 1000 telephone calls
reached Turner after he wrote his
telephone number in the sky.
Gust curious, most of them,"' he
said. Some we're advertisers-and
some wanted me to write the sort of
messages you read in the personal
column.
| mot bad idea that. l could
find James missing sweetheart by
writing in the sky--or tell jim to
come home that all was forgiven!
/ Zone bashful chap wanted me to
help him propose! What a mix up
if l wrote 'Mary-Marry me? John.
All the Marys in New York would be
standing on the curbs and the house
tops trying to signal me with ohau.
tauqpa salute"
Turner shuddered. "
mo draw the line at love let.
NV - q 49,. "a 80 Z. e Il l4.t. y 4 y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14
NORTH CAROLINA ASSURED
OF AGRICULTURAL RANKING

North Carolina has made such
great progress in agricultural devel-
opment this year that it is assured
of fifth rank, or Better, in crop val.
ues," and it's contribution in taxes
to the national treasury is remark
ably high" Frank A. Parker, agricul-
tural statistician Of the state and
Federal departments of agriculture,
declared Friday in predicting greater
progress will be made in 1923.
"This state has bee ncalled the
'try-out State of the union. 1t meant
that any thing that would succeed
here would do so anywhere" he said
"This being the testing erea, others
must wake up, for the tar heel real
ICES its backwardness, and not ask
ing help from any one, is striking
out for itself.
"Who would have dreamed of this
unpretentious State, with its back
ward farming and business methods,
attaining the enviable rank it now
holds in value of crops, manufactures
and revenue among the States Of the
nation
even though tobacco and cotton
are highly responsible, there is some
thing back of all which should not
be overlooked. This State has the
largest percentage Of native Ameri-
can and Anglo-Saxon blood of all
She has had the largest conflict be-
tween capital and labor, or perhaps
in railroad strikes and manufacturing
cprtailment. Whatever the main rea-
son, the situation today indicates that
North Carolina lin an economic sense,
is fairly sound as compared with 9TH
er States. Trade early became active
here. Failures have been much few
er than for the proceeding two years.
Gwen though agricultural products
declined much. faster and further
than others, and even though they
have been slower to start in the re-
covery cycle, yet the farmers are
still on the job. There has been no
strike. Their dollar of wages had to
compete with the urban two or three
dollar scale. This meant the families,
including women and children, had
,, TO produce the food that some in.
austrial stricker lived or while shirk-
ing the national responsible Of get
ting back to normal, as the unorgan-
lied but far more loyal farmers had
to do and did the right way.
"The few farmers who have kept
their heads above the expanse food
are slowly recovering from the shock
but many will never get, we'll. The
surprising part of it all is that the
| urban business men have rarely yet
realized that the farmers welfare is
always a barometer to their pros
pelitv.
"If they would only invest more
generally in practical means Of bet
tering the farming interests they
would butter their own bread, thus
helping both sides.
"The start is made; the movemea.
is on. Let us all join in to hasten
the exchange of more products ard
money" he stated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14
A TIRELESS LETTER WRITER
Palmetto POST

Palmetto POST
Your home paper is really a tire
less letter writer, if nothing more,
Week after week we prepare this
printed letter for those living here
and for those who have moved away
to some other locality, telling Of
marriages, births, deaths, the COM
ing and going of people, of business
accidents, crops, improvements,
meetings, and so on. In fact every
thing of Importance and interest. If
you should undertake to write a let
ter to an absent friend every week
telling all the news, you Would get a
faint idea of the task of preparing a
newspaper Some of our townspeo-
pie recognize this and take pleasure
! in giving items Of news and also by
sending the paper regularly to alb
/ sent relatives and friends., It helps
~ and n arureciatod n A
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14
MRS FRANK BEECH TAKEN
TO THE STATE ASYLUM

Sheriff Critcher on Saturday last,
took Mrs. Frank Beach to the west
ern Hospital at Morganton for treat
mept, this being her fourth trip to
that institution. Her attacks Of vio-
lent insanity seem to come on her
periodically, and she is absolutely
wild, and much Of the time extreme
Nv dangerous, the family being pow
erless to care for her. She is good
woman and it is hoped that she will
skssdily improve and again return
n-Sa.-.s .S-u..iir, eauk3vuaur \. .ssSs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14
PRoTRACTED SERVICES CLOSE

The protracted services held at
Howard's Greek Baptist church for
several days, by the pastor, Rev. Dan
Wheeler, and the Rev. Sebastian, a
noted divine from Wilkesboro, came
to a close last Sunday. We are told
that much good was accomplished.
There were quite number OF addi-
tions to the church, and great inter-
est was manifested throughout the
series of meetings.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-12-14

Mr.. Thompson of Blowing Rock
in company with Mr.. 7. H. Cotfey Of
that town, was in Boone Friday. The
former in the promoter of the Wa
tauga Power project, and was hera
primarily to consult with some Of
our leading men relative to furnish
ing both towns with "juice" for Light
ing and commercial parpossA ~
[Inns 1 tna2. X \ wv u s.ss .3.8
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06

LOCAL ITEMS
AND PERSONALS
Matters Briefly Mentioned
Little Happenings
Personal Notes
CALL POST-DISPATcH OFFICE
Phone 1872

Phone Post-Dispatch 1872, your
items Of news.
Pat Jackson left Saturday for
Vidalia, Ga, to spend ten days
with his home folks.
Robert Price, of Lilesville, be-
gan work two weeks ago as clerk
at the Rockingham Hotel.
Miss Susie Ship will arrive
today from Durham to visit Mrs.
w. c. Leak, and Mrs. Frank
Brooks Pegues.
Miss Jeanet Farley returned
Tuesday from several weeks
spent in Asheville. Miss Nancy
Farley is at present in Charlotte,
but will return home Saturday.
Born, March 25th, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Barrett, an 11-pound
son, John Lewis. This makes
5 children in the Barrett home
almost a baseball nine.
Dan Wicker began work a
few days ago on 7-room bun
galow on Watson Heights His
lot is 1O7 front by 408 IL feet
deep, and fronts the road to the
north of the H. c. Watson home.
Mrs. c. G. Crofton returned
Wednesday night from Richmond
where she was call ten days ago
by the illness of her brother, w,
L. Fender; he is somewhat better
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Watson
have recovered from the flu.
Walter King returned to his
store Tuesday from a weeks ex-
.perience with it. DR.. A. c.
Everett was confined to his home
last week with flu, but was out
again Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
= Haynes VS. Ford.

A Haynes car, driven by Will
Long, and a Ford driven by W.
G. Pittman, collided Tuesday
night on the Hamlet Bennettsville
road about 200 yards south of the
overhead bridge, The Ford, be-
longing to Grover Wheliss, had
three wheels broken up, while
the Haynes had two wheels brok-
en- and the front of the car ram
med itself into the ground.
In the Ford were Messers. Pitt
man, Jim Withers and Bob Bailey,
and Misses Fleta Terry, Sue and
Lula Taylor. In the Haynes Car
driven by Will Long were men,
bers of a trait crew of the Rock
ingham Railroad whose engine
had broken down near Lester, s.
c., and who were coming by auto
home for the night. None of the
occupants of either Car were hurt,
strange to say.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
Wadesboro Ladies Here.

Thirteen ladies of the Auxiliary
of the Wadesboro Episcopal
church, and their rector, Mr..
Hamaker, came to Rockingham
Tuesday afternoon to attend a
meeting of the Auxiliary of the
Rockingham Episcopal church.
After the meeting, the regular
semi-weekly Lenton service was
held, and at $50 the congregation
repaired to the residence of Mrs.
|. S. London where the Auxiliary
had prepared delicious sand
wiches and Russian tea. The
social hour was much enjoyed,
and the visit of the Wadesboro
ladies proved an inspiration to
the local Auxiliary.
Those who came from Wades-
boro were: Rev. Mr.. Hamaker,
Mrs. John T. Bennett, Mrs. ]. A.
Harrison, Mrs. Risden Little,
Mrs. +. J. Coke, Mrs. w. P. Par
sons, Mrs. Hamaker, Mesdames
J. D. Leak, R. E. Little, E. N.
Baker, T. A. and W. L. Marshall
Misses Augusta and Mary Little.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
College CIee Club.

The Wake Forest College glee
club will give an entertainment
at the school auditorium at Rock
ingham on Friday night of next
week, April 18th, beginning
promptly at $50. The admission
will be $1.0O, with a special price
of Is cents for all school pupils.
The club comes under the aus
pices of the Parent-Teachers
Association, and the young gen.
tlemen will of course be enter.
tanned in the homes of our towns
folk.
twenty-five compose the club,
and the very fact that DR.. HUI
bert M. Poteat is director, and in
charge is sufficient guarantee
that the entertainment will be
of the highest order and we'll
worth the attendance of our peo-
pie. A packed auditorium should
greet these college boys April
Nth.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
State Dentist at Rockingham.

The State Board of Health has
had one OF its dentists, DIR. c. D.
Dawkins, in the county since the
first of the year. The services of
DR.. Dawkins will be available for
the children of Rockingham, be-
tween the ages of 6 and Is years,
without cost, during the week
April 1872. An examination of
the children's teeth will be made,
and if the parents wish it, dental
defects will be treated. There
is nothing compulsory about
having this work done, and, if
any parents prefer the contrary,
a note to that effect will be re-
spected and their children will
be excused from the eXamina-
ton and the treatment.
DR.. Dawkins has done splen-
did work in the county including
the Hamlet City Schools, and |
trust our pupils will take full adj
vantage of the opportunity the
state is offering them.
L. ]. BELL, ,Supt.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
BIR T II S

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Brewer, Pee Dee No. l, March
3lst, a boy and a girl-Bernie
and Beatrice.
Born, ten days ago to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Sanford, at Mid,
way, a boy and a girl.
Born, April LIST, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Brigham, Midway, a
girl.
Born, March 18th, to MIR. and
Mrs. A. Giles, West Rockingham,
a son.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06

The local tennis club is being
resuscitated and a singles tour
nament will likely be held the
last of April.
MIR. and Mrs. Marlborough
Pegues and family motored from
Greenville, S. c. last Saturday to
spend a week with relatives
here and across the Line. They
will return Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06
Free Flowers and Seed.

A Flower Exchange will be
conducted by the Civic Depart
ment of the Richmond County
Woman's Club, at Watson-King's.
This on Tuesday, April 18th.
All those who have more plants
or seeds than they need will kind
ly send them to this store. on
Monday, the 10th, where a COM
mittee will receive them.
On Tuesday all who care for
flowers, or are interested in max
ing a garden in the town or
country, are invited to come and
bring their friends.
The object of this free ex-
change is to encourage the
growth of flowers and thus beau
tify the community.
All who are just beginning a
garden are especially invited.
Mrs. w. c. Leak, Chairman,
Mrs. w. L. Parsons,
Mrs. J. NJ. Ledbetter.
- o.-N~----
PUSH ROCKINGHAM FOR
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-06

Plenty of No. l Timothy Hay
at $50 per ton, cash, at Allen
Morse Co. adVt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
Mayville NormalNotes

"a a-E-Nsy- tEsyHf.F EEf - ~, HEF tG~Ns
Mayviile, N. d, Oct. 19.-The nor
NAL school orchestra was oranizedi
this week with Or. r. L. Norton as
director. DIR. Norton is an accom-
plished violinist and has played for
several years in the Minnesota univer-
sity Symphony orchestra. 5$ii
President Eyjen and the following
faculty members attended the edu-
cationa1 convention held at Grand
Forks last week. e.. p. Birkelo, e. l.
Bo1ender,, Miss Wilma#G. Cline, Miss
Howe lOscarSM M. Menus, Dr. e.
Il. Norton and M. f. Showalter. S{
At the asasemhly exercises last
Thursday morning Miss Emma Thor
4stad, head of the piano department
played a. piano solo and DR.. e. u.
Norton, head off the education q de.
partmCnt gave violin solo, Miss
Jean M. Hay, who has charge OF
drawing and primary methods, and
Miss Nettie; G. Mou1ton,. supervisor OF
practice teaching, told about the
.teachers,i institute that they ,conductr
q atsIakota,. Asggreat. manysfof thu,
Mayville normal school graduates are
teaching INN Nelson county, M
Miss Leonoras OR, the normal,
school librariap spoke t lconvocation
or Monday and Explained how tbs
students could make4the best use
the 1ibraTayS md also told about stlhsi
rules lpvernlrx the taking Sof bookI
and niagaxtnes. Miss Wilma
Cline, head theS departmeiitso ~
precision andsyoGnH swoTnensaRpiiysicaI
Ieducattony tald about the seduoasionaI
conventions swhtchlswas shaldsRAt Grand;
F0rkstl9stSSweek. \ s# ID stss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
NEW YORK.


New York. Oct. 1s.-Execution Of
large buying orders in the railroad sec
ton carried UP Chesapeake and Ohio,
New York Central. New Haven. Norfolk
ana Western. Northern Pacific, Reading.
liant Coast Line. Great Northern
Pacific from / to 2 points beyond yes
terday's final figures. This demonstra-
ton OF strength encouraged trading ven
lures on the long side IN many indus
q shares mounted to new high prices
for the year. Including Corn Products
and Manhattan Shirt, which gained 8
Po,nts eaen. Burns Brother: BE. ~,
Can = Lorillard was also 4 points high
er and American Locomotive. Electric
storage Battery. Kayser, Reynolds To-
sacco: G@ontinsntal Can, Porto Rlean
Gas scored substantial advances. Next
can Petroleum and Standard Oil of New
Jersey fluctuated while Studebaker, Re-
puplic Steel and Pacific Steel and Pa
Strength Of oil shares was the. fea-
stae. u the opening Of today's
e1fmbad market Mexican. Petroleum
minutes and Pan American B stock.
which reports. in the financial district
say e to be transferred for Mexican
change. sold higher than the A stock for
the first time. Corn Products estab-
lished q new peak price at a gain of
more than an points and there was q
Iairly good demand for Burns Brothers
a and b, Co~nsolidated Gas, United
Fruit, Famous Players n julius Ray.
ser AL of which advanced 1 to 2 points
The In rails was led by North
ern Pacific, and st. Louis-Eouthwestern,
each up a point. Metal and Rubber
stocks improved fractionally. Some Of
yesterdays leaders received setbacks to-
day. National Biscuit dropping bK
points and Standard OIL of New Jersey
IN. Other weak spots were Dawson
Chemical. off az, at It's low Of the yeaf,
Pacific OIL and Republic Steel off Zach
2, and Bethlehem off TX. Baldwin
and Studebaker also were r~eactionary.
The abundant offerings which met
the initial rise in various shares en-
couraged active selling by short inter-
estS resulting in a large proportion Of
the list being carried down a point or
more below Yesterdays final figures.
Particular weakness in oils steels and
motors influenced extensive profit taxi
ing. Some rather violent breaks occur
red In special stocks, notably in Liggett
and Myers, which dropped II. points;
National Biscuit 5h American Express
and Otis Elevator s each, and Pacific
o.! and Dawson Chemical, 4 each. A
bullish demonstration IN Corn Products
and a renewal Of heavy buying in some
Of the high priced oils. combined with
the marking own Of the money rate
from s per cent, the initial quotation
to AZ caused most of the list to rally
again before noon. $50
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
Will Be Short Lived.

h life OF the new conservative
ministry will probably be very brief,
according to present forecasts, and a
general election is expected swiftly to
follow Its formation.
The party lines upon which the elecf
tons win be fought present a pro-
found puzzle. One suggestion is that
MT. Lloyd George may form a center
party in which he could count upon
Austen Chamberlain and Lord Birk-
enhead and perhaps Lord Balfour the
three cabinet members whose adher-
fnce to him has been repudiated by
a,day's conference.
This new party, it is suggested.
would probably command the support
of a goodly proportion of the con
servatives who stood by the coalition
and also Of the coalition liberals.
Formation might put the labor party
in the position of the chief opposition
party.
The possibility that Mr.. Llovd
George will try to return to the lead
ership Of the liberals is not to be
overlooked either.
Bonar Laws Health Poor.
Mr.. Bonar Laws friends question
whether his health will permit him to
take office ever for a short time.
Lord Derby seems the just probably
alternative selection for prime min
AosSAs "ASAASu6A - ou66cSLSU InaL
Lord Curzon, who gained greatly in
prestige by his work in the recent
Near East negotiations and is believed
to have been a lukewarm coalitionIst,
might be summoned to form a govern
'ment. t- &
The vote of the conservatives at the
Carlton club was taken on a motion by
Colonel Pretyman. unionist member
for the Chelmsford division of Essex
which read as follows:
Resolved that his meeting of con-
sentative members of the house of
commons, declares its opinion that
the conservative party, while willing
to cooperate with the coalition lib
erals, should fight the election as an
Independent party with it's own leader
and It's own program" ~
Victory for "Die Hards."
Today's vote. It is forecast, will be
proclaimed as a great victory by the
Idle hards" group OF conservatives
In parliament who for several months
past have been advocating the with
drawal Of the party from the coalition
and its resumption Of its normal par.
ty organization
The general results of today's COL
lapse of the coalition promises to be.
after a period Of upheaval, the length
Of which IL difficult to predict, the re-
version of, Great, Britain to the tradi-
tional system Of government on strict
party lines.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
a1ArN AND R1ovIeIoHs.

chicago. Oct. averaged
higher in price today during the early
dealings, the chief Influence being
this side of the Atlantic. Reports, how
ever, that traffic congestion at lake
ports was being overcome and that
exporters were showing less anxiety
about supplies n to check bullish
sentiment. AS u result. December dcliv-
cry here appeared somewhat inclined to
drag as compared with Mey and July.
h opening, which ranged from u, 10.
y higher, with December 1.14M to ia
u and May 1.12T to 1.13, was followed
by a moderate setback and then by new
upturns to above initial figures.
Corn and onts paralleleds the action
ct wheat After opening unchanged to
II higher, December 67H to. 6SS. the
corn riarket fluctuated within q range
of about one cont. :. $50
Oats started u to, u higher. Decem-
action rallied with other grains.
Wheat: Uncertainty as to whether
far reaching consequences might not be
involved in the British political crisis
had tendency later to disturb confidence
OF holders and to enlarge speculative
dealings on the bear side. For the most
part demand after the first hour proved
insufficient to absorb offerings except
at concessions:
Corn: All deliveries of corn were
selling at the same price in the pit at
times. December gaining on May and
July. The first new corn of the season
arrived in Chicago today, and sold at
73A, grading No. 2 yellow. The. close
was ,unsettled at 4 net decline to a
shade advance, with December .67Hi to
67% to r.. \
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
hvEsrocw

IA = -
South St. Paul, MINI, Oct, 1s.-1,.
S. Department Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
receipts $500; market killing classes
generally steady to strong: one load
around 500 pounds 1000 common and
medium beef steers AIS to S.25; bulk
un der 6:25; butcher she stock largely
$50 to 400; few better offerings on%up
bologna bulls 1925 to 400: stockers and
feeders extremely dull. 800 to $50;
calves receipts 1900 market steady; best
t ~ = 90 largely 800; seconds largely 800
Hog receipts $500; market active; c5
o.; more higher; range 7.25 to $50; bulk
light hogs ,S.76; bulk packing sows
killer pigs. S.75. 80 80
sheep receipts 5000; market fairly$ac.
tive; lambs strong to rs higher; hull,
native and Dakota lambs 1915 to 1900;
4.50 to 600.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-19
Dead Divine, Healer"
lmposter, Declares
Man In California

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. ia man
who said he was Francis schlatter.
vine Healers." visited the Los Angeles
Times last night and declared the man
who recently died in st. Louis, Mo-
under that name and reputation was
an imposter. The Times visitor said
he was that Francis Schlatter who
was sentenced in the, United States
district court here In 1917 to serve
at McNeil's Island. Wash, for using
the mails to defraud in connection
with receiving fees fort blessing"
handkerchiefs which were purported,
70 have power to heal
According to the Times. its caller
y the original Of photographs 5it has
e, 1ls 81 th H65 man convicted 'rycss1 here II.