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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
MONTHLY REPORT SHOWS
INCREASE IN BIRTHS AND
DEATHS IN N. CAROLINA

The general death rate in North
Carolina is increased from 1O.5 per
1000 population in August to 11.5
in September, but the general birth
rate Of 26.4 per 1000 population in
August was increased in September
to even a greater extent-34.4 ac-
cording to the monthly vital statis-
tics report of DR.. Register, of the
State Board of Health, which has
recently been made public.
The deaths, according to the report
numbered 1850 for the entire state,
while the births for the same period
totaled 1918. Seven hundred and
twenty still-births were reported.
DR.. Registers report showed de-
cided decrease in the infant death
rate. The death rate among children
under two years of age in August
was 3.3 per 1000 population, while
in September it was 2.7. Diorrhoea
and enteritis were accredited as the
principal causes for deaths among
children.
Mortalities from typhoid fever
showed decrease of from SO in Au-
gust to 80 in September, but deaths
from diptheria increased from "a to
a.. In August there were 226 deaths
caused by tuberculosis and in Sep
tember there were 1914. Pellagra
caused 21 deaths in September.
DR.. Registers report gave the We
nereal disease distribution rate for
September as 2.5 per 1000 ropula-
tion, the same as for the month pre-
vious.
The distribution rate for Arsphe-
namine, per l 900 population was sta
ted to be Sc for September, while
it was IA in August.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
HAYNES HAS LAUNCHED
UPON A NEW CAMPAIGN
AGAINST "HOME BREW

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
has launched upon new campaign
against home brew. In order to stamp
out what he characterized as the me-
mace Of trafficking in home brew in
gradients, the commissioner announ-
ced he would revoke the permits of
all breweries which continue the
practice of making malt syrups, now
widely used as a base for home
made beer.
All breweries will be notified said
Mr.. Haynes to cease the manufac-
ture of such syrups at once, and fail
ure to do so will result in prompt ci-
tation and revocation Of their per-
mits to manufacture cerea bever-
ages. =
It is the intention of the depart
ment to absolutely stamp out the
menace in all parts Of the country
in a campaign to halt the manufac-
ture and traffic of home brew ingre-
dents at the source.
The new policy was decided upon
after conference between Commits
sioner Haynes and his legal staff.
BOX SUPPER WELL ATTENDED
The box supper at Elk School no
last Saturday night was great
success. The community in general
took part in the supper and the SNUG
| sum of $1,000 was raised for the
purpose of putting drinking water il
reach Of the school.
The very best Of behavior prevail
ed and everything went off quietly
With the continued progress thu
community is making it is destined
to become one of the leading section,
of the county in short while.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
THREATENED TO MOVE
BONES OF WILLIAM PENN

LONDON-During the recent ag-
itation over the remains of General
Oglethorpe it was repeatedly sugges-
ted that the removal of the founder
of Georgia would be followed immed-
lately by an attempt to take the bones
of William Penn to America.
The threat wa sregarded by the
Society of Friends as sufficiently Sc
rious to cause them to issue a state
ment to forestall any possible effort
to disinter PENIS dust from the
peaceful little Quaker town burial
grounds where Penn, his wife and
five of his children are buried.
The declaration recalls that the
state of Pennsylvania in 1881 ap-
preached the trustees of Jordans with
a view to bringing about the removal
of PENIS body. At that time the
trustees replied that "after consider
alton of the matter, not only from
the standpoint of the society of
Friends, but in a dispassinate and
cosmopolitan spirit, they have arriv-
ed at the conclusion that it is their
duty to refuse.
The present statement adds that
should the application be renewed
there is no reason whatever to believe
the decision of 1881 should be de-
parted from.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
THE. "HOSIERY SALESMAN
IN JOHNSON CITY JAIL

It will probably be gratifying to
those of our ladies who may have
been fleeced by one calling himself j.
j. Dickson, some months ago, to know
that he has been arrested at john
son City, Tenn. This fellows graft
was that of taking orders. for silk
hosiery, collecting about one-third of
the price, and assuring the buyer that
the balance should be paid on delive-
ry. of the hosiery, WHICH hasn't yet
taken place. The fellow was at the
same game though he had changed
the name of the mills for which he
was pretending to take orders. -
Sampson Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL

The storm that has been brewing
over the southern and central sections
of the country for some days sudden
ly broke over this section last night
and this morning several inches of
snow fell. This is unusually early
for such snow to come, but to see
it in all its beauty falling in great
flakes on the white pines on the cam
pus of the Appalachian School and
making them look hoary with age is
sight that greatly palliates the in
convenience that may result The snow
has turned to sleet and the weather
looks rather wintry.
News from the Annual Conference
of the Methodist Church in Winston
Salem informs the people here that
Rev. G. C. Brinkman who goes to
Black Mountain and Rev. M. B.
Woosley comes as Boone's pastor.
The people while regretting to see
the old pastor go will heartily well
come the new pastor. Also Rev. j. f..
Womach who has been pastor Of the
Watauga charge, goes to Jamestown
Oakdale, and Rev. P. A. Britain will
take his place.
On. Monday evening the 23rd Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Hahn at their hospi-
table home gave reception to the
teachers of their children both in the
Training School and the town school.
A most sumptuous dinner was serv-
ed in a most pleasing and attractive
manner and in such an abundance
that the most craving appetites were
fully satisfied both as to quality and
quantity. A delightful evening was
spent with these pleasant people in
their good home, and all left feeling
that it was a mark Of great consid-
Grafton on the part of these good
| friends to welcome to their home
those who are uniting with them in
striving to prepare their children fol
the higher ways Of life.
| j. M. DOWNUM..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
DURING LAST YEAR
$4,000 LIVES WERE LOST
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

Scientific American.
A report made of the last annual
meeting of the National Highway
Traffic Association opens with the
statement that during last year H.
600 lives were lost in this country
in automobile accidents. The pres
ent registration shows that there are
in the United States 100000 We
hicles, and the manufacturers esti-
mate that the increase this year will
be 100000 additional. The report
says that the, risk to safety lies in
the fact that 80 per cent of these ve-
hicles are congested upon 10 per
cent Of our roads. Fourteen recon-
mendations are made by the COM
mittee, all designed to reduce the
ghastly slaughter, which is now going
on, and which, unless something is
done to check it, will continue to in
crease.
The more important recommended
tions come under four heads: First,
to secure good designs for new
roads; second, to promote adequate
improvements Of old roads; third, to
insist upon reconstruction of exist
ing roads at the places which have
proved especially dangerous, such,
instance, as grade crossings and
approaches to bridges, and lastly to
improve the location of the center
line on dangerous curves and eleva-
tions.
Particularly urgent is the call for
standard practice throughout the
country. in respect to the location of
danger signals, the elevation and
widening Of the roadway with regu-
lation of traffic on curves. On the
completion of the transcontinental
routes there will be an increase Of
interstate traffic and when a driver
passed into a new section of the
country, where the regulations, sig
nal posts, etc. differ from those in
his own state, he is liable, without
intending it, to break local State
.rnses, 4herebs bsccming a ss1sses!
both to himself and others. Hence
the nee for standardized rules, and
so lar as possible, standardized, con-
structions from one end of the coun-
try to the other
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
NATIVE GROWN SEED POTA-
- TOES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY

Reports received by Prof. Matthew
Chief of the Division of Horticulture
for the State College and Depart
ment of Agriculture, from 19 dem
onstrations made by farm agents in
eastern North Carolina prove that
native grown seed Irish potatoes
from the mountains Of this State are
equal to and even superior to the
seed obtained from Maine and other
northern sources.
In reporting this work, 3. F. Payne
Assistant horticulturist says, "The
two main considerations in this COM
parison were the relative earliness
and the productivity. There was
small difference in the date of ma
turity of potatoes from the two
sources; but those from both sources
we've earlier than potatoes grown
from seed produced locally the pre-
ceding year.
"From the standpoint of yield, the
mountain grown seed gave superior
results. An average of the 1S tests
showed that the mountain seed pro-
duced an average of 174 bushels of
No. potatoes and 48 bushels of the
lower grades. The seed from Maine
produced an average of $50 bushels
with 81 bushels of the lower grade.
This shows our native grown selected
seed to be superior by "a bushels of
the highest quality potatoes.
''In all these tests a good stand
was secured from seed from both
sources. 1t is a fact however, that
seed from Maine often fail to give
a good stand on account of disease
and chilling or overheating in transit.
Since native grown seed give equally
as good yields with chances of in
jury from shipping very slight due to
the short haul, growers of eastern
Carolina should plan now to get their
seed from the producers Of their ma
tive state"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
BLOOD HOUNDS
TRAIL DOWN
P.0. ROBBERS
Two Men Suspected of Robbins the
Banner Elk Post Office Caught in
johnson City-Excellent Work.

AS was noted in our last issue the
postoffice at Banner Elk, Avery coun-
ty was robbed Tuesday night of last
week. AS stated blood hounds were
wired for from johnson City, and
were "on the job" early in the day
Wednesday. They were taken to the
postoffice where they Immediately
picked up the trail and followed it
to a nearby church where the stolen
stamps were recovered. From there
the dogs followed in hot pursuit to
Shell Creek, Tenn. The robbers, at
least the ones the dogs were after,
took "near-cuts" to shorten the dis
tance to their objective, but this did
not bother the trained CANNES in the
least, until they landed at Shell Creek
where took suspicious looking char
acters got on the train bound for
johnson City that morning. There
they lost out. The man having them
in charge boarded the next down
train. AS soon as he arrived and. his
dogs hit terra firma again, regard
less of the great number of people
who had been on the streets since
early morning, they soon got on the
trail again and within the fewest min
utes brought to men to bay in the
C. C. 4. @. depot. who were recog-
nized as the ones who went down a
few hours before armed with shot
guns. They were Immediately arres-
ted and placed in the lookup. Coun-
ty officers at Boone were notified and
Deputy Sheriff Geo. Hayes went down
to investigate. 1t being a Federal Of
fense, and our authorities. having no
jurisdiction they were remanded to
jail. U. S. Marshall Hendrix of N.
Wilkesboro was notified, and he, in
company with District Attorney. F.
A. Kinney, met. the prisoners, who
were in custody of Sheriff Vance of
Washington County, at Elk Park, and
they were brought on to Watauga
County for safe keeping.
TIE prisoners are Albert Lauder
milt and Van Jennings, both of Avery
County. They were given prelimi-
nary hearing before United States
Commissioner John w. Hodges yes
terday afternoon,
The defendants through their at
torney W., R. Lovill, waived exami-
nation, and in default Of $4,000 bond
each, were returned to Jail until the
trail comes up at the next term of
Wilkesboro Federal Court.
Deputy Marshall Hendrix served
on them two other warrants for vio-
lation of the dry laws and commits
sioner Hodges fixed the bonds in the
cases at $500 each. 1t looks to a lay
man like the boys are in deep trouble.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
GOVERNOR MORRISON AND
HON. CAMERON VISIT BOONE

Governor Cameron Morrison to-
gether with the Laird ofLochele who
is the Chief of the Clan Cameron of
Scotland, and Hon. Benehan Came
ron, spent a few hours here Friday
evening ats the Critcher Hotel, but
continued their journey to Blowing
Rock that night. Colonel Cameron
and Governor Morrison were anxious
to show their distinguished visitor
the glories and tremendous beauty
of our mountain scenery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
LUTHERANS. HOLD
SPECIAL SERVICES
Rev. Cobb of Salisbury Assisting the
Pastor Rev. H. w. Jeffcoat in the
Services.

Special services are being held this
week at the Episcopal Chapel by the
Lutheran constituency of our town.
Rev. w. G. Cobb of Salisbury is as
sisting the pastor. Rev. Jeffcoat in
these services and is preaching force
full services. Rev. Cobb is not only
an excellent preacher and an attrac-
tive speaker but is a good singer,
and will sing at some of the services.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
IN THE TOLLS FOR RECENT
VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL
PROHIBITION LAWS

Last Monday night Deputy Sher-
iff George Hayes and Chief of Police
w. R. Greene found Wayne Stout
(white) and Pomp Hackett (col.)
both of Wilkes, at the road camps
between Boone and Blowing Rock,
well tanked up and having in their
possession a goodly supply of corn
liquor. They were taken in custody,
brought to Boone, given a prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice of the
Peace W. R. Gragg, found guilty, and
in default of a bond Of $3.50 each,
they are now in the county Jail where
doubtless they will remain until the
spring term of the Superior court.
1t aoes seem that sometime men
would learn that to dabble with
,whiskey means almost everlasting de-
struction to liberty and property.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
AT THE BAPTIST. CHURCH

Sunday School 10 a. m.
Prayer services Wednesday 7 pm.
Preaching Sunday II a. m. and z
p. m.
B. Y. P. U. at 6 p. m. E
Note the change in time of even
ing services and that prayer services
is on Wednesday night instead Of
Thursday night.
Prayer services at boys Home on
Thursday night at 6:45..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
In Memory of L. L. Lowrance

Lawson L. Lowrance, after long
life quietly passed away Jan. 8, 1922.
He was brave son of the Con-
federacy, an almost adored husband
and father, kind friend and neigh
Dor, as the large concourse of people
showed who followed him to his last
resting place.
Peace to his memory.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25

&C. A. Wood. '."
Asheville District
d. C. Sprinkle, presiding elder.
'Asheville, Bethel-T. c. Jordan.
Biltmore-W. .sSandford.
CentraEA. C. Chappell.
Chestnut Street-C. Ray Jordan.
Haywood Street-Carrock Hawk.
L. Mt. Pleasant. M. Fogler.
West Asheville-L. w. Colson.
Asheville circuit-C. A. B. Hold
erby.
Black Mountain-G. C. Brinkman.
Brevard-E. R. Welch.
East Biltmore-D. Atkins.
Elk Mountain-J. w. Tennessee,
supply.
Flat Rock-Fletcher-H. W. Dargan
Hendersonville- Siler.
Henderson circuit---C. F. Tate.
Hominy-H. L. Powell.
Hot Springs-A. A. Angel.
Leicester. I. Spinks. =
Mars Hill-G. w. McGlamrocl,
supply.
Mills River. o. Cox.
Oteen-T. A. Groce.
Rosman-J. C. Richardson.
Saluda-Tyroon-R. P. Fixes.
Sandy Mush-J. w. Groce, supply
Spring Creek-W: 1. Hughes.
Swannanoa-J. o. Banks.
Weaverville-B. C.. Reavis.
Weaverville circuit-A. j. Burns.
General Evangelist = Raymond
Brow ming, Hendersonville quarterly
conference.
Missionary Western Mexican mis-
sion-R. ]. Parker.
Charlotte District.
j. B. Craven, presiding elder.
Ansonville-D. s. Richardson.
Bethel-R. E. Hunt.
Bethel and New Hope Circuit
j. C Umberger.
Charlotte, Belmont Park-W. B.
Davis.
Brevard ST. F. Higgins.
Calvary-C. M. Short.
Chadwick-B. F. Hargett.
Dilworth- D. Herman.
Duncan Memorial. R. Surratt
Hawthorne Lane-L. D. Thompson
Seversville-E. P. Billups.
Spencer Memorial. H. Armhrus1
Trinity. e. Abernethy.
Tryon Street-H. G. Hardin.
West Charlotte. A. Smith,.
Hickory Grove-W. M. Robbins.
Lilesville- F. Carver.
Marshville-Elzie Myers.
Matthews-R. E. Tinshaw.
Monroe Central-C. G. Weaver.
North Monroe. R. Warren.
MorvenJ. S. Gibbs.
Peachland-W. R. Harris 4
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25

make the Volstead Act a great bless
ing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25

Continued on page three)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-10-25
!. NEXT CONFERENCE
OF METHODISTS TO
BE GREENSBORO
Five Days Session comes to Close
:. With the Reading of New Appoint
.lnents by Bishop Denny. ........

The western North Carolina Con-
ference which closed in Winston-Sa-
lem Monday afternoon made possibly
fewer changes in the pastorates than
have been made in number of years.
We think the list of appointments
in full to be of sufficient local inter-
est to warrant their publication. The
appointments are as follows:
lWinston-Salem District
w. A. Newell, presiding elder.
Advance. M. Warner
Coolemee-P. l.. Shore.
Davidson R. F. Honeycutt.
Davie- Jim H. Green.
Denton-S. F. Barber.
Farmington-C. M. Mckinney.
Forsyth-John Cline.
Hanes-J. C. Cornett.
Kernersville- E. o. Cole.
Lewisville-J. w. Vesral.
Lexington, First church.-W. L..
Hutchins.
Erlanger-R. A. Smith.
Linwood-J. w. Campbell.
Mocksville-A. C. Swafford.
Oak Ridge-W. G. Mcfarland.
Thomasville, Main Street.-A. C.
Gibbs.
Trinity. r. Church.
ThOmasville-T. B. johnson.
Walkertown-H. G. Allen.
Welcome-J. w. Fitzgerald.
Winston-Salem, Burkhead-J. S.
Hiatt.
Centenary. E. Bernhardt.
Central Terrace ]. A. J. Earring
ton.
Grace. P. Hips.
Green Street-G. A. Stamper.
Ogburn Memorable. B. Clemer.
West End-R. H. Daugherty.
Conferences bfissionary geesetssy
-R. M. Courtney.
Missionary Evangelist. E. Par.
ker.
Superintendent Chlldrens Home
&C. A. Wood. 9,|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14

Some of the bushes had long, reddish brown things on them and looked a good deal like the cattaiis you see growing along marshy places. Other bushes near by had long looking blossoms of light tan color. But when the Raggedys and little Ned Gnome came up real close to the bushes they found that they were weenie bushes and bun bushes.
 That's what I smelled" little Ned Gnome laughed as he reached up and picked one of the weenies.
 Little Ned Gnome dropped the weenies faster than he had picked it up and put his finger in his mouth Tt was hot as if it had just came out of boiler!" he said.
 "we wil pick bun first, and then pick the hot weenies with the little old Witch's long-handled pincers," Raggedy Ann said.
 And here is pink lemonade spring" Raggedy Ann cried when she and the others each had a hot weenie sandwich.
 Aha" the two mean little old Witches cried as they poked their heads through the bushes. Now we have you, and we shall pick off lit tie Ned Gnomes nose again, and he won't be able to pinch our noses be- cause we have them tied up in our hankies!"
 This was quite true, as the Rag gedys and little Ned Gnome could plainly see; each mean little old Witch had her nose tied up in a hanky.
 Now we shall catch you" the Witches cried as they crawled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14

These prices apply to entire family wash dividuals. MINIMUM BUNDLE, $1.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14
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By HELEN KENDALL

A Sprig of Mint
 One afternoon recently, while we were driving past the summer home of some friends, We ran in to say "howdy" to them-as we used to call 1t down south. Our hostess insisted upon giving us each glass or lced tea, which she kept on tap, she sald, in corner of the ice box. It came a tinkling amber draught In tai glass, with a round of lemon hanging on the brink and a long glass slipper to pull it through-very cooling ana tempting to dusty motorists whose throats were parched. Just before the tray was handed around, how ever, she said, suddenly:
 Well, l thought those glasses looked a bit empty, someway. Ihey haven't any mint in them" And sne ran down the veranda steps to low rock wall at the side of the house with one of the glasses in her hand. We saw her stoop down ana DICK sprig of something and thrust It Tn the glass, and then gather three or four more bits of green for the other glasses. down in the vegetable garden, along with the parsley, the chiVes ana tns other small green things" she said when she came back. But was al ways having unexpected calIeI dropping in and wanting the sp 3his mint for cold porch drinks, so tnls spring I transplanted the whole mint bed up here within easy reacn. IL doesn't look like anything but tloweI foliage. you know, so one can nave It right in a flower border. It creeps ai6ne at the foot of tall flowers, Will rrow in the shade and in any kind ef sofy and we think it adds both both looks an flavor to summer
 
 Mint can be gathered in the morn ing, of course, or even the aay peiH ,,t na tbe stems grow smelly and decay very ,er quickly, and it is much better to nick 1t fresh just as it is to De to 5i'H Crush 1t ali up In the iced tea now, along with the lemon s anu anu sugar, and see how spicy ana oe- licious it makes the drlnK'