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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
KEEPING THE TAXES DOWN

Recently there appeared q state
ment that at the end Of the fiscal
year a surplus existed in the treas
ury.
When 1t was suggested that re-
duction of taxes might follow Sena-
tor Reed Smoot Of Utah warned the
public that taxes could not be re-
duced. The Utah Senator is more
frank than some other senators and
does not hesitate to speak very plain
ly.
Senator Curtis of Kansas says
there must be found new sources of
taxation.
He has found one, the billboards,
the advertising signs along the high
ways. as legitimate subjects for fed
eral taxation.
Instead of cutting down taxes,
these senators and perhaps others,
are planning to increase taxes.
They want more money to spend.
That is what they consider to be
their mission instead of to save it.
The man in Congress who advoca-
tes to save money is not considered
TO be a good politician.
But the peoples attitude on this
question is not the same as of these
distinguished men.
Progress has been made in putting
business into the government, elm
mating the duplication of work, re-
ducing the number Of useless en-
ployees and practicing economies.
If the good work is continued as
it has been commenced in little time
a reduction in taxes could take place
The majority Of people think they
are paying high enough taxes now.
They think they are getting too
much government and that it is cost
ing them too much. They want to see
some plan carried out which will con-
slider their. pocketbooks a little and
enable them to enjoy just as good
government as they have today and
pay less for it.
These are old fashioned notions
but they exist and must be reckon
ed with-Portland Me. Press-Herald
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS

Miss Ruth Rhodes of LinceInton
who has been in Asheville for sever
al weeks arrived Saturday ard be-
gan work on Monday. Miss Blanche
Horton who has been supplying for
her in the music department will en-
ter the Normal Glass at the Appa-
lachian Training School this week.
Mr.. j. J. L. Glenn was a pleasant
visitor at chapel last week.
Rev. F. M. Higgins of Boone Wis
tied the school on Monday and con-
Quoted chapel exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Horton
with their two interesting children
have returned to their home in Far
rell, Pa. Mr.. John Mast accompanied
them as far as Maryland where they
will spend a few days at the-home
of Mr.. J. C. Mast
Mr.. R. Bynum Wilson is spending
several days at the home of his broth
er, Mr.. A. D. Wilson. He will return
to Wake Forest College the latter
part of this week to resume his stud
les in medicine.
Messrs A. G. Glenn, James and
David Mast will leave for Chapel Hill
early this week.
In closely contested game the
first nine Of the Cove Greek High
School won over the school team of
Bamboo by the narrow margin of 8
to Z. The game was interesting thru
out and a return game is scheduled
for an early date.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
MT. PLEASANT ITEMS

While threshing buckwheat Tues
Jay Mr.. j. F. Moretz had the misfor-
tune of getting his leg injured. The
engine wagon ran over it.
Miss Cora Jeffcoat, Miss Winnie
Moretz, and Herbert Moretz went on
a business trip to Blowing Rock Mon
day; all in the interest of the church.
Pastor Jeffcoat and family were
guests at the home of Mr. P. P. Nor
etz on Monday.
Farm Agent, j. B. Steele made a
professional call in the community
the first of the week. We are always
glad to see him.
County Superintendent Mr.. Haga-
man visited Riverview School on last
friday. We are glad to see him come
and hope he will come more often.
Last week Mr.. Lawrence Norris
ana family moved to Boone. They
are good citizens and we regret to see
them leave the community.
Mr.. Thomas Moretz of Boone was
a visitor at the home of his father
Uncle Jonathan Moretz on last Sat-
urday night.
Mr.. David Moretz and sister Grace
were visitors at the home of Miss
Winnie Moretz the first of the week.
Mr.. Paul Winebarger of the Meat
Camp settlement attended services
at Mount Pleasant on Sunday, and
was a guest at the home of Mr.. ].
F. Moretz. :
Thoughts for the weefl:
"Thank God when you get up that
you have something to do whether
you like it or not. Being forced to
work, and forced to do your best
will breed in you temperance, self
control, diligence, strength of will
content and hundred virtues which
the idle will never know.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
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side of the car was broken into bits,
the headlight on this side of the car
was thrown into the back part of the
car and the radiator was dented thru
out it's entire surface.
It was apparent that the handlebar
caused the death of the 70 Ing mar
through the impact of the automobile
was sevsre enough to be fatal. His
body was coverediwith cuts and brui-
Ses.
Funeral services Cor young Coun-
Gill will be held frol1 the Church of
the Ascension at ID o'clock. Rev. S.
B. Stroup will be in charge, and in
terment will follow in Oakwood GEM
etery. Mr.. Councill was - years of
age on April 2S, last.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
GAP CREEK NEWS

A revival meeting has just closed
at Gap Greek Baptist Church with
two additions in membership.
Mr.. L. C. Staberry was recently
tried before Squire Jason Moretz and
A. A. Greene, the charge being pos
sessing and retailing spirituous Ii
quors, Mr.. Coy Rogers being the
witness for the State. Mr.. Stanberry
was bound over to the next term
of court upon his evidence which
seems of a doubtful nature.
Mr.. Otis Watson has recently made
some business trips to North Wilkes
borO.
Mr.. Russell Trivett, the garage and
jewelry man here is kept quite busy
working at his trades.
Mr.. Jason Moretz has recently pur-
chased Ford touring car and is en-
joying some good spins over our fine
roads.
The public school at Rocky Point
has closed again as the dyptheria ep-
idemic seems to break out in new
cases.
Mr.. A. G. Miller, our enterprising
merchant has been on the road look
ingafter business. Mr.. Miller is a 60
getter, and enjoys the rich trade he
deserves.
CORRESPONDENT
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
A CHEESE MAKING STATE
North Carolina is Rapidly Developing
Factories, NowIHaving Thirty-Two

Fred A. Olds in Orphans Friend.
Cheesemaking in North Carolina
is developing with great rapidity and
the number of factories in operation
today is 50. These are located in the
mountain counties of Allegheny,
Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Henderson,
Haywood, Pennsylvania, Polk, Chero-
kee and 1ancey. Work now begins
on two more plants. The last factory
put In operation is at a place in
Pennsylvania, county, west Of Ashe-
vile, known as Horseshoe
An interesting development is at
the factory OF Cove Greek, a few
miles west of Boone in Watauga
This plant began business in June,
1915, and has been enlarged twi e.
Now a new plant of concrete and
brick, is under construction, which
will contain the latest machinery and
will be by far the largest cheesemak-
ing establishment south of Pennsyl-
yania, 1t is alongside the fine high
way known as the Daniel Boone
Trail )" which has been completed
from \, lnston-Salem to Zionville and
stops at the Tennessee line, at the
west end of Zionville. Tennessee is
planning to build a section Of the
Boone Trail through corner OF that
state, now roadiess.
The cheese factories were started
at time when the splendid highways
now being opened were undreamed of
and the idea back OF them was to
make g market far the farmers milk,
Tor all four of the counties called
the Lost Provinces" of North Caro-
lima. have a cow to every inhabltant.
The building of the highways has Civ
en- the farmers an opportunity to ship
easily raw milk to towns even many
miles, away, SO good are they but
at the same time they help the chese
factories because they enable the
milk producers to rush the fluid to
them. So there will be more and
more and the seventeen high noun
tain counties of the state, alreaoy the
cheese producers of the south, will
continue to be the chief producers IN
the entire territory.
The cheese is sold in New York
quotations and most careful tests are
made, while exhibits are held at va
rious centers, where comparisons are
made and where buyers gather. Such
exhibits are held at Asheville, Boone
Winston-Salem and Charlotte. The
industry is on its feet to stay, the
number of milk cattle in the high
counties is increasing and large
area is what is known as 'grass coun-
try" with natural blue grass. 1t is
region of abundant moisture, in 9TH
er words a model cattle country. with
no stagnant water, the lowest summer
temperature in the south, innumera-
BE clear streams and ideal for both
beef and milk cattle, as well as Tor
sheep.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Your comnitte appointed to draft
resolutions on the life and death of
our late brother l. S. Watson beg
leave to submit the following:
Whereas, our beloved brother l..
S. Watson, died at his residence on
Stony Fork, Watauga County on Ju-
ly %, 1928. Brother Watson was
born October 4, 1850. He joined Elk
Lodge no. 373 in 1888, and when
ASHER Lodge No. 451 was constitu-
ted in 1898 he was charter member
from which time he has lived 10y
al member. He professed faith in
Christ in 1892, joined the church md
remained a consistent member until
his death.
He died in the triumph of faith.
By his death the family loses kind
husband and father, but the loss is
not alone to relatives but to those
of the country in which he lived,
the church at which he worshipped
and especially ASHER Lodge of which
he was a worthy member.
And whereas, it has. pleased AL
mighty God in His infinite wisdom,
to remove our beloved brother to
that Celestial Lodge above.
Resolved that copy of these res
oIrtionS ha snraad m the minutes
of ASHER Lodge, copy sent to the
family Of the deceased and copy
to the Watauga Democrat for pub
J. S. WELLBORN,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
lication.
A. j. WELLBORN,
WILEY S. GREENE,
Committee.
THE TREND OF THE RACES"
An address by Prof. l. G. Greer

The women of the Methodist church
have been studying a. book entitled
the Trend of the Races, by George
Haynes. Haynes is one of the leading
members of the negro race and edu-
Gated Christian negro, The book pre-
sents the thoughtful attitude of the
negro toward the race problem and
the bearing of Christianity upon it.
The women have secured profess
or Greer whose speciality is History
and civics to close the course with
them in an address. The address will
be given in the Methodist Church at
three o'clock Sunday September 23.
Both men and women of the entire
town are invited to hear this discus
sion. No fees and no collection. /
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
ROMINCER NEWS

Mr.. l.. ID. Tester OF Watauga rails
visited his daughter Mrs. d. A. Ro-
minger last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Chas Gillian who has been aw-
ay all summer is on his job at Piney
Grove M. E. Church Sunday School
as singing leader to the delight Of
his class.
Our school committee is talking Of
cementing the spring at the school,
something needed very badly as the
cattle hogs and flock of sheep have
free access to it.
Our teacher Mr.. Henry Hagaman
tells us that his brother E. B. Haga-
man has gone to hospital in Win
aton-Salem for treatment for a trou-
ble in his back
Mr. Nathan Presnells colt got very
badly hurt on the old bridge across
Laurel Creek the other day. Also
Mr.. Bud Mast's horse fell on the
same bridge throwing Bud" some
distance. Fortunately neither Of them
were badly hurt.
The merchants here are beginning
to buy everereens. Nearly every fa-
mily in this community gathers 'em
from early fall till late spring and
makes good wages.
Mr.. "Bud" Mast and his sister Ad-
xy,,.%oI frso ~
the Neva section of Tennessee last
week.
Mr.. John Gillian and his sons Bill
" and Charlie are working the road
for the lumber haulers leading from
Piney Grove to Watauga River. the
lumbermen to do the paying for the
work.
There was some frost in this sec
tion the morning of Sept. 14th. No
damage to crops was reported.
Some children are out Of school
this week picking beans and gather
ing evergreens.
We fear the evergreen trade is
going to hurt our school some. We
have had real good attendace so far.
MIR. Charlie Gillian is talking Of
! having some recitation benches made
for our school which are badly need
ed and we deem it wont be very long
till they are ready as Charlie is no
quitter. He is one Of the committee
| and is interested in the success Of
thee school in every particular.
| We are sorry that we will lose
two of our bright school boys. Their
parents are moving from this dis
trict. Mr.. Lee Ward going with his
parents to- Banner Elk and Forest
Presnel going with his parents to
Beech Creek.
| Bee James is improving fast play
ing ball. He seems to learn to play bal
faster than he learns to in his books.
But Bee will come out all right as he
says he is sure we live in the Euro
pean nation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
THE MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Fred a. O!ds in Orphans, Friend.

Fred A. Ol0s III Orphans Friend.
The North Carolina legislature at
its last session recognized the great
importance of. opening to the state
the fine montain counties of Ashe,
Allegheny, Avery and Watauga by
means of railway main line run
ning northwestward and linking the
downstate railway systems with the
great coal fields. The legislature made
an appropriation for a complete sur
vey, this to be followed by a report,
upon the basis of which an apropria-
tion Of $10,000,O00 for construction
becomes available.
Three partise of surveyors are in
the field, and three routes, through
gaps in the great wall of the Blue
Ridge, are in progress. One of these
is roaring Gap, on the line between
Elkin and Sparta the latter in Allie
ghany county. Another is Saunders
Gap, on the line between Wilkesboro
anu oSAS1o sui. lIAS leftlSI III ASiIS
County. The third is Deep Gap on
the line between Wilkesboro and
Boone, the latter in Watauga county
The purpose Of these surveys is to see
what will be the shortest route for a
trunk line to connect Piedmont North
Carolina with the middle west The
general height Of the gaps is about
5000 feet above sea level. In each
case tunnels will be required. The
general .evel of the land of the region
at the foot of the mountain is 1900
feet, and after passing the Blue
Ridge the general ievel of the vast
table lard is from 2,700 TO 5000
feet. So far as the surveyors have
proceeded they find that the trunk
line will be about 70 miles in length.
All of the three routes which are
being surveyed take about 20 miles
to get up to the level of the noun
tain plateau, and the tunnels on each
will be merely through the peak of
the Blue Ridge,
The legislature provided not only
that the trunk line should be built
but that the state could take stock
to the extent of 40 per cent, leaving
81 per cent for private capital, In
lateral railways, all standard guage,
running, broadly speaking, east and
west thru the area from Sparta to
jefferson to Boone, Boone to New
land which is the county seat of Av-
cry. The building of these laterals
is easy, the only problem being the
selection of the best route for the
trunk line, No matter at which gap
this may cross the Blue Ridge the
conditions are the same, in other
words the cross connections will be
along the route as above indicated.
The purpose is that the grade OF
the trunk line shall not exceed l IL
per cent compensated, from the foot
hills to the mountain plateau, and l
per cent, compensated, downstate
from the table land. 1t is expected
that there will be about a mile and
a half of tunnels, the longest being
from one half to a mile in length.
The construction of a short line
through this high region will cut
what is now known as the Virginia
cities tariff, for it will be by far the
shortest route from the middle west.
The matter was given great consid-
Grafton by the legislature and great
care is being given to the survey, a
veteran civil engineer being in charge.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
TEACHERS MEETING

: County Superintendent Smith Hag-4
aman announces that there will be
Teachers Meeting at Boone Satur-
day September 22, 1923 at the court
house, beginning at 10 a. m.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20
CORRESPONDENT

BRICK IN LARGE OR SMALL guam
titles near Hodges Gap, two miles
from Boone. E. F. LOVILL 81
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-20

In the Interest of Church Going
Sunday hours :. 49,. "a
For sleep ........ ...... ..... 8
For Church (morning & evening) g
At ones own disposal -. -. IA
Baptist Church
Usual Hours Unusual Services
F. M. HUGGINS, Pastor.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
Cost Of Production
For Grain Crop Shown
In Agriculture Report

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Reports
compiled by the department Of ag'
riculture from four thousand farm
ers in all parts of the country show
an average production cost in 1922
for wheat of $123 bushel, for corn
&C cents, and for oats 50 cents.
Against these figures. the average
sale price released on the crop was
Sill a bushel for wheat, 70 cents
for corn and 4S cents for oats.
1.-The cost figures" the depart
ment said in announcing the com
pilation, Include charges for the
labor of the operator and his family
and for use of the land. Where the
price received for the product was
less than cost, either the farmer did
not receive wages for his time or
he did not receive for use of his land
an amount equal to the cash rental
value reported"
The department added that 1t felt
the figures closely approximate the
average production costs incurred
by farmers throughout the country
during the period covered.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
Railroads Oppose
Approval Of A. c. LIS
Lease of c., {. & 0.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 6.-Hear-
ing on a plea from the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, the Piedmont and
Northern railroad and certain others
for reversal Of it's approval of the
lease of the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio railroad to the Louisville and
Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line
railroads was started Wednesday
afternoon by the South Carolina
state railroad commission. The COM
mission some time ago approved the
lease.
A delegation of Edgefield county
citizens headed by Senator Wells ap-
peared to urge the commission to re-
verse its previous action. w. l..
Stanley, of Atlanta, general counsel
for the Seaboard Air Line, appeared.
The Atlantic Coast Line was repre-
scented by Douglas Mckay, of Column.
bia, and the Piedmont and Northern
railway, an interurban line, was rep
resented by j. S. Cureton, of Gren-
vile, its general agent.
Mr.. Stanley stating the position of
the Seaboard Air Line, told the COM
mission that the Sea,board contended
that the G. G. & o. should be OPP
Grated either as an independent line
with freight going to all carriers or
shot@~~pe jointly operated by all rail
roads in this section
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
GOVERNOR WALKER
GRANTS CLE||MEN'Y
To SEVEN CONV|CTS

Governor Walker on Thursday
granted exec tive clemency to seven
prisoners now serving life SEN
fences in the state penitentiary or
in the state penitentiary or on the
county convict gangs. He also. an
nounced that clemency had been de-
clined in seven other cases, all life
sentences.
John Mckinley, a white man of
Meriwether county, was paroled aft
er having served part of a life sem
tence for murder. ;
L. M. Albums. white. CT Coweta
county, was paroled after serving
Is years of a life sentence.
Bertha Terrell, negro, of Chat.
tooga county, was given a parole,
having served II years of life sem
tence for the murder Of child. The
judge and solicitor general Of the
circuit recommended clemency in
her case.
lack King, a negro, of Worth
county, was pdTOleQ alter SeINlHS
seven and one-half years of life
sentence for murder, the evidence
showing that two state witnesses
each charged the other with the
crime.
Emma Wimms, negro, of Turner
county, was paroled, it being shown
that she is old and feeble, and
charge on the county.
Sid Hearn, a negro, of Heard
county. who has served 20 years Of
his life sentence for crime COM
mitted when he was boy, was
paroled because of mitigating cir
cumstances.
Walter Odum, a negro, of Thomas
county, who has served 80 years for
burning a railroad bridge, was also
paroled.
The governor also announced that
he had declined the petitions of the
following prisoners, all serving life
sentences for murder:
Jim Jackson, Morgan county;
Howard Richardson, Floyd county;
Ed Sheffield, Grady county; Walter
Davis, Clinch county; John CLANCY,
Crisp county; Sam Duckworth Sum
ter county; Reason Handley, Irwin
county.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
BATTLESH|PS SUNK
BY ARMY AIRCRAFT
IN BOMBING TEST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Impor-
tant conclusions on problems Of ma
val defense were expected to result
from the study begun today by
army and navy experts of the sink
ing Of the obsolete battleships Vir-
ginia and New Jersey by army air.
men yesterday off Cape Hatteras.
That big strides havs been made
in craftsmanship and equipment
since the sinking of the surrendered
German warship two years ago ap-
pears to have been demonstrated at
once to the satisfaction of those
who observed the bombing spectacle
yesterday, which marked the begin
ming of the scrapping of American
war craft required under the naval
limitation treaty.
Army air officers who observed
the operation from the transport St.
Mihiel were reported to have regard
ed it as demonstrating the possibility
of concentrating air forces at any
important point along the coast to
ward off an enemy attack. The
craftsmanship demonstrated n
boml1ng from the extreme altitude
of 10000 feet, the second important
element in the test, also was said to
have been gratifying to the army
observers, who included Assistant
Secretary of War Davis, General
Pershing and other army officers.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
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