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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-01
SHRINE OPENS BUREAU
FOR MOTORING VISITORS

A Shrine bureau Of information
relating to local traffic regulations
has been established by the Wash
ington Safety Council at It's head.
quarters In the old Federal National
Bank building at Fourteenth and F
streets northwest.
The service is installed for tho
benefit Of the Capitals thousands
Of visitors who have no familiarity
with the city and must drive their
automobiles through the congestion
on the streets and avenues without
knowledge Of the emergency regula-
tons that have been established.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-01
French Orchestra Leader Dies

PARIS. June 1.-The death IL
announced Of Camille Chevillard.
the leading orchestra conductor Of
France. M. Chevillard was also q
professor Of music at the con-
gerVatory.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
FISH HATCHERY DISCUSSED
AT CHAMBER c. MEETING
J. M. DOWNUM.

At meeting of the sBe ant q ChaR-
ber of Commerce last Saturday eve
ming the fish hatchery to be located
in Watauga county by the state and
Federal fish commissions was the
chief subject of discussion. This is
one of the best things yet promote ed
for Watauga but it is not to be hand
ed to us on silver platter without
money and without price. In other
words there is much to be done by
our people before the big job is ac..
complished. The site has not yet been
fully decided upon but they will be
looked over today, Thursday, and a
survey made of whatever site is Sc
lected. The price of course, will have
much to do with the location, and
again, our people are asked to fur
nish lumber for a small bungalow
for the superintendent of the fishery.
While the Chamber of Commerce will
stand squarely behind the big enter
prise and help with it's means and
time, yet there is not a citizen of
Watauga who has one spark of pub
lie spirit in him who should refuse
to contribute something thereto. To
start the hatchery means the expen-
diture by the state and Federal gov
ernments of not less than $4,000,
and it certainly behooves our people
to get busy and furnish the small
amount required of them. Bear in
mind that when the hatchery gets
into operation every stream in the
county will be stocked and kept stock
ed from year to year, and in a short
time Watauga county, with her ma
ny sparkling and limpid streams, will
be one of the greatest and most
sought fishing country in the south.
Wake up Wataugans, the time for
action is here!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
WATAUCA FOXES FAST
BECOMING A NUISANCE

Messrs Joe and Dave Warren of
the Fork Ridge section of the coun-
ty were in town Tuesday on business
They were in to pay their respects
to the Democrat and made the, as
founding assertion that the red foxes
were costing the farmers around the
base of the mountains thousands of
dollars in the destruction Of chick
ems, turkeys, and pigs, and when the
lambing season comes on they say
the loss will be much greater. Just
what to do they do not know as a
state law forbids killing the animals.
However it is the privilege of hun
ters to run them with dogs and catch
them if they can. Sportsmen from
beyond the ridge who are accustom-
ed to "orderin" measley little rain
ard for the sake of one chase make
note of this, and when you are
longing for chase come over and
you will meet with hearty welcome
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
SAYS RAILROAD CAN BE
BUILT ACROSS MOUNTAINS
Greensboro News.

Greensboro News.
Tam C. Bowie, member of the APP
palachian and Western North Caro-
lima railway commission in Green's
boro after a meeting of the commits
sion in Raleigh, announced that At
torney General Manning had inform
ed the commission that there was no
question as to the constitutionality
of the $4,000 appropriation for pre-
liminary surveys and that he would
shortly deliver an opinion to that
effect.
At the same time Frank T. Miller
engineer for the commission, made
public a report submitted to the eff
feet that the preliminary surveys for
the proposed railroad had gone far
enough now to establish definitely the
fact that at least two and probably
three feasible and practical lines
had been run by the engineers. On
any one of the three lines, Mr.. Miller
thinks, railroad could be built with
in the limit of grade and curvature
laid down by the commission.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
BURIED SAME DAY

Ex-Sheriff Bob Madron of john
son county Tenn was in to see US on
last Saturday and said that on the
day preceding, he had attended the flu
neral of his mother Mrs. Celia Mad
ron, and grandmother, Mrs. :Yoana
Reese, at Trade, Tenn, the latter
being more than 80 years Old. Mrs.
Reese died in the home Sn1hici she
was reared, and her dauela ( Mrs,
Madron had lived with her thl, dchout
her entire life, and all her cost rem
had been reared there Their dcuths
occurred only few hours apart. let
US hope that mother and daughter
entered together through the pearly
gates as their lives had been almost
inseperable here The double funeral
was attended by large concourse
of people.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
"JIM" THOMAS DEAD

Mr.. James W. Thomas a good cit
izen of the Vale Crucis section died
OF pneumonia at his home last Fri
day evening and interment was made
IN the cemetery at the Thomas grave
yard on Sunday. Mr. Thomas was one
OF the substantial citizens of his Sec
ton, and had spent his entire life
there. He married a Miss Hopkins,
daughter of the late George Hop
kins and sister of Mrs. John w. Hold
ges of Boone. They reared a large
family of children, the most of whom
survive. Jim was good citizen and
a consistent member of the Episco-
pal church. He leaves a host of
friends and relatives to mourn his
departure.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
SHORT FARM COURSES
AT A. & E. COLLEGE

Plans have been completed for four
short courees in agriculture at the
State college during the week Janu-
ary to 16, according to an announc-
ment recently made by Prof. Met
calf, director of instruction for the
school of agriculture.
One course will be devoted to cot
ton, tobacco and small grains, one to
fruit and vegetable growing, another
to dairying and animal husbandry,
and the fourth to poultry raising.
The college authorities have plan
ned to make the courses not only
short but also practical and appllca-
BILE to the rural woman as well as
to the man on the farm. No tuition
will be charged and the main cost
of the courses for those taking them
will be for board and lodging.
In addition to the regular Class
room work, according to Professor
Metcalf, there also will be special
evening programs consisting OF al
dresses by DR.. B. W. Kilgore, Dean
of the school of agriculture, lectures
on dominant rural social problems by
Prof. w. A. Anderson, farmers group
programs and projects by DR.. Car
C. Taylor; what North Carolina is do.
ing for rural schools by T. E. Brown
director of vocational education, the
program for health by DR.. G. M
Cooper and farm forestry by H. M
Curran, forester.
1t is especially desired that farm
women shall feel free to attend these
short courses as we'll as the men
Many women have made requests thai
they be allowed to attend because
so many of them are interested il
poultry. DR.. Knaupp is arranging tn,
poultry course to give special instruc
tion to the women who do come.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
GRIZZLY BEARS FOR
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
A FRIEND.

= z. B. Pearson, Colonel Idaho Bill
rolled into the White House a week
ago to Present President Coolidge
with a brace of wild bears. He had
them with him outside in a Dodge
Brothers screen side car.
Colonel Bill' has long made his
home in the west, moving further
and further into the wilds, as settle
ment had forced him from his re-
serves. He now lives down in the
mountains of Mexico, where he cap
tured the bears that he gave to the
president.
President Coolidge enjoyed the
presentation ceremony immensely
Known as a man who seldom smiles
he enjoyed the antics of the bears
with all the enthusiasm of school
boy.
There is no doubt about the bears
being wild. They carry numerous
marks of combat with horses and
cattle in the wilds of Mexico. Theil
spirit has in no way been subdued
by their motor trip across country
They will be turned over to the Ma
tional Geological Park.
The Dodge Brothers car used in de-
livering the bears made 1000 miles or
this particular trip from Mexico ano
has made a total of over 100000 miles
in exploration and hunting trips under
taken by the Colonel. And these
trips have been in the widest ano
toughest parts of the United State:
and Mexico.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
ITEMS FROM THE SCHOOL
AND THE COMMUNITY

News has just come from the Fish
Commission that the state has decid.
ed to establish a fish hatchery near
Boone. This is good news to the peo-
pie of the town and county. The
Chamber Of Commerce wired the
Fish Commission gratitude for their
consideration.
Rev. Uriah Farthing, who as boy
left the county as years ago for
Colorado, is visiting friends in the
county. He is now an evangelist in
that far off western state and his
many friends are glad to see him
again.
The Methodist Church on Tuesday
evening gave get-together meeting
in the basement of the new church.
Short talks on the various interests
Of the church and religious work in
Boone were made by the pastor, Rev.
M. B. Woosley, Mr.. E. N. Hahn, Prof
J. NJ. Downum, Hon. F. A. Linney,
J. d. Rankin, DR.. Livers of the N.
c. c. w. at Greensboro, Mrs. Rankin,
President of the Womans Missionary
Society Of Boone, and Miss Annie
Stanbury, Superintendent of the pri-
mary department of the Methodist
Sunday School. Mr.. John B. Steele,
Superintendent of the Sunday School
acted as toastmaster and made many
appropriate remarks. The good lad
les had prepared a most sumptuous
dinner to which the entire congrega-
tion had been invited, and large
number availed themselves of the
opportunity of being present for all
the exercises, and it was really
great meeting for the people to thus
get together and learn more of each
other ana the various interests of
tie '',urch.
J. M. DOWNUM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
ITEMS FROM THE
APPALACHIAN SCHOOL

The young mems basket ball team
of the Appalachian Training School
played the Cove Creek High School
team on Friday night in Boone. The
score stood 4S to in favor of the
Boone team.
Also on the same night the public
school boys played the boys of the
Public School of Cove Creek in this
place, the Boone boys winning by a
score of II to u.
On Saturday night the young lad
les basket ball team of the Training
School played the young ladies from
Granite Falls here in one of the best
games played during the season. The
score was 21 to IL in favor of the
A. T. S girls.
DR.. Hillman and DIR. Highsmith
of the State Department of Educa-
ton were at the Training School the
first of the last week looking after
the work they have in hand.
The Training School closes the lat
ter part of this week for the Christ
mas holidays. The holidays will be
about two weeks, the school begin
ming again January 8, 1924.
j. M. DOWEUM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB

A most enjoyable meeting of the
Friday afternoon Club was held at
the Critcher Hotel last week with
Mrs. M. P. Critcher as hostess.
Christmas decorations were used
throughout.
After the usual sewing hour the
guests were invited into the dining
room where two course luncheon
was served by Miss Louise daughter
OF the hostess. Attractive place cards
cards and favors suggestive of the
holiday season formed the table de-
corations.
The club will meet again on De-
cember 28th with Mrs. D. D. Dough-
erty.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
"SKYLAND PILOT" QUITS

The Skyland Pilot at Elk Park,
formerly known as the Elk Park
News suspended publication with the
last weeks edition. The shut down is
due to non-support. The home town
paper may not be- all some people
demand, but in any case it shows a
lack of proper spirit to let one die
after years of struggle for the up
building of county. We hope the
publisher will be able to resume the
work before long.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
BLOWING ROCK GRADE SCHOOL
WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT

The Blowing Rock Graded School
will close for the Christmas holidays
Friday December 21. A miscellaneous
program consisting of Christmas ac-
rostics, recitations and songs togeth-
er with the pantomime "Abide With
Me" Hoop Drill" and play From
the Photograph Gallery will be rem
dered by the various grades begin
ming at 1880 p. m. The patrons and
friends of the school are cordially
invited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
WITHTHE LOCAL
CHURCHES
At the Baptist Church

Sunday School 10 a. m.
Preaching II a. m. and p. m.
B. Y. P. U's at p. m.
Prayer meeting and choir practice
Wednesday p. m. Z
Next Sunday the pastor breaches
on the evil Consequences of Strong
Drink" Let US try to rid our COM
munity of this evil during the holi-
days.
Church Directory Watauga Passionate
Holy Communion-Saturday p.
M, Light Brigade 3 p. m. Woman's
Missionary Society.
Sunday 9:45 Sunday School II a
m. Morning Worship and Holy Com.
munion.
Mt. Pleasant Friday $3.50 p. m
Light Brigade, Sunday 10 a. m. Sun
day School. 2:3O Luther League, II
C. Moretz, Supt. Christmas day II
a. m. Christmas Exercise.
Mt. Zion 10 a. m. Sunday Schoo
VIM. Winebarger, Supt. II a. m. Lu
ther League.
Grace-Boone-Sunday School II
a. m. J. M. Moretz, Supt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
WEDDING AT THE
GRANDFATHER ORPHANAGE

A very pretty but simple wedding
took place at the Grandfather Or
phanage on Nov. 80, 1928 when Miss
Sylvia c. Roberts formerly of South
Carolina, became the wife of Mr..
Benjamin F. Thompson, formerly of
Watauga county. The chapel was very
prettily decorated with tall baskets
of yellow and white chrysanthemums
Promptly at the ppointed hour-ele-
ven O'Clock, the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin was sung by three of the
larger girls from the home, and the
wedding party came in in the follow
ing order: First, the two ushers, Ro-
bert Franklin and Floyd Burkett, fol-
lowed by Miss Eunice Caldwell of
Charleston, S. C. as maid of honor,
wearing yellow organdie dress and
carrying yellow chrysanthemums and
ferns, then the ring bearer Kathryn
Taylor, and behind her the two lit
tie flower girls, Goldie Green and
Georgia Bell McCrary, who scatter
ed petls in front of the bride who
came next on the arm of the Super
intendent Mr.. J. w. Holcombe. The
bride wore a navy blue canton crepe
dress and carried large white chry-
santhemums and ferns tied with sill
very white ribbons. The groom with
his best man, Mr.. James E. Shell,
met the bride before an improvised
arch, where the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. j. L. Mcmillan of
Johnson City, Tenn. A wedding din
ner was served after which the bride
and groom left for Mobile, Ala. by
way of Johnson City, and Chattan-
ooga. Many useful and beautiful
gifts were received by the happy
couple. They will reside in Mobile,
Ala. where the groom has a respon-
sible position with the Chickasaw u
tility Co.
A FRIEND.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
Grace-New Name for the New Lu.
theran Congregation in Boone.

At the evening service of the Luth-
eran congregation here the new or
ganization was unanimously named
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The new organization now numbers
twenty -four. Each Sunday morning
at ten o'clock Sunday School is held
and much interest is being shown.
All of the Lutheran faith in the town
are urged to fall in line and help to
build and make a strong Grace Lu-
theran Church. All persons not atten-
ding Sunday School elsewhere are
cordially invited to attend the Sun
day School and everybody is invit-
ed to attend all of the services OF
Divine Worship.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
WEATHER AND PROHI. AGENTS
COMBINE IN WARFARE ON
CHRISTMAS RUM SHIPS

According to recent dispatch
from Highlands, NJ. icy gales have
kicked up such seas along the Jer.
sey coast that all seven of the Christ.
mas rum squadron of 20 vessels wei
ghed anchor and withdrew to the
open sea to ride out the storm.
The weather and the heavily re.
inforced federal, state and county
stats Of prohibition agents at sea,
and ashore threatened to send glim-
mering the rum runners last hope
of smuggling through to the big
cities the thousands of cases of whis-
key and wine the rum fleet carries.
Not bottle fisherman ventured
out to the fleet. Their speedy craft
including those launched in the last
few days in the hope of garnering
some of the Christmas trade harvest,
rode safely at anchor in the camou-
flaged liquor landing havens that a.
bound in this and other nearby coast
towns
Even the super rum craft Louise
reputed flagship of fleet of fast
bottle runners, said by revenue off
icers to be operated by a woman
known to them as the Lucky Lady"
remained in her little land locked
basin at Key Port.
Prohibition officers ashore, how
ever, were warned by revenue cut
ter sailors that Lucky Lady, whom
they recently rescued from drown
ing when one of her bottle boats
sank with a cargo on the way in
from the rum fleet at night, had
recovered and was actively directing
the fleet of city going liquor trucks
and touring cars which she is re-
puted to operate ashore.
Lucky Lady" is a prepossessing
brunette of 80 and the head of a
syndicate of whiskey smugglers that
operates both land and water craft.
the authorities say. She accompa-
MED her own ships out to rum row,
they say, bargained with the shippers
there for supplies of imported liquor
and directed the unloading and re-
loading into cars at the beach. She
usually rode the Louise, which federal
rum hunters whose mosquito fleet
had tried to capture her., say is one
of the fastest bottle-leggers on the
coast.
An uncanny faculty for keeping
out of the hands of the law earned
Lucky Lady" her nickname. While
fair weather lasted all went well.
Then in bit Of q squall the Louise
sprang a leak. "Lucky Lady" kept
her nerve until the crew unable to
bail fast enough to keep the boat
af1oat, began in desperation to Hgh-
ten the Louise by casting overheard
her $4,000 cargo of liquor.
The skipper tainted at the sight.
Her crew beachedl the Louise and
rushed Lucky Lady, to a govern
ment hospital. She returned to her
fleet when she recovered, but not
as a commander. Instead, say state
TROOPERS, she remained ashore, di-
recting by means of a system OF
red, green and white electric flash
signals from the windows of her shore
home in Key Port the safe passage
of her bottle boats into their night
time landing places.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20
THE WORTH WHILE CLUB

The Worth While Club held it.
regular bi-monthly meeting at the
hospitable home of Mrs. Roby Hayes
Friday December 18th.
The spirit of Christmas predomina.
ted in the house, the decorations i'm
pressing upon the minds of the mem.
bers present the nearness of this sac.
red holiday.
After devotional exercises the fol
lowing business was transacted: A
Christmas tree for the children in the
county home was planned in detail.
This will be placed in the county
home Monday before Christmas.
The members of the club were
asked to contribute as they see fit
to help the children in the Banner
Elk orphanage. These contributions
may be either a small sum of money
or something suitable for children.
Mr. Rivers, Editor of The Watauga
Democrat will receive and distribute
these gifts to the orphanage.
The entertainment to be given af-
ter the holidays for the benefit of
the cemetery was discussed and COM
mittees were appointed to perfect this
plan.
The following reports were made ::
Report on charity. There is small
deficit to be made up on former bill
for clothing. Any member interested
in this is asked to see Mrs. Hartzog.
Report on cemetery work was given
by the various committees. A letter
from DR.. l.. E. Farthing of Whining
ton was read. His words of commen-
dation for the club and it's work were
much appreciated. The club acknow-
lodges receipt of a ten dollar check
from DR.. Farthing for the cemetery
fund.
A letter from Hon. w. B. Council
of Hickory was read and his check of
two dollars for the cemetery fund
was appreciated.
Other business was discussed and
held open until the next meeting of
the club.
A most appropriate peace program
for the season had been, ,arrang vi u y
the president. The following articles
were we'll read. Women's Part in the
Movement for World Peace-Mrs.
L. L. Bingham. How they Would Pre-
vent War-Mrs.' w. G. Hartzog. A
Song Let us Have Peace. Sung by
Ernest c. Ball on the Edison.
A contest to see which could make
the best sketch of Santa Claus from
a model in ten minutes time, was en-
tered into with the usual spirit of
fun. A beautiful prize was given to
the winner in the contest.
Refreshments consisting of fruit
coffee and crullers were served by
the hostess assisted by her little dau-
ghter and son.
The next meeting of the club will
be at the home of Mrs. John Greer
December 2Sth. Thi smeeting will be
entirely social and the ladies of the
club expect to entertain their hus-
bands at this time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20

or cotton. You can't grow cotton in
winter, neither can you sell hogs pro-
fitably when the Corn Belt is selling,
he says.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-12-20

Tom Tarheel says: That man w.
w. Shay up at the State College ap-
pears to think that selling hogs is
Just as seasonable as growing corn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-24
GRAND JURY PROBING HOUSE OF DAVID CULT
Young Girl Takes Stand In lnves-
 tigatiOn of Cult

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April 2S.-(By Associated Press.)-Michigan's grand fury investigation of charges of inn morality at Benjamin Purnell's col ony of the House of David opened today with 14 young brides and II boy groomsmen on hand to explain their sudden decision to be married last week.
 The witness-a girl bride-was on the witness stand before Judge Harry Dingeman of Detroit, the one-man grand jury. for more than three hours. undergoing gruelllng exami- nation by Attorney General Andrew Daugh erty, Assistant Attorney Gen. eral Quay and George Bookwalter, assistant prosecutor of Berrien county.
 The girl whose age was given in the marriage license as IT, is actually only 8 years old, according to county records, it was reported. Among those awaiting their turn to be ques- tioned was a little girl who appeared no older, and beside her youthful husband who appeared to be not more than.14 or 15.
 The spectacle outside the chamber of the St. Joseph city hall, where the investiga tion is being held, was unique. In a dimly lighted corner were the 2S young married people and a half dozen older members of the cult who guarded their charges closely,