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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
MOTORISTS 5, MAY CARRY UNCON
CEALEO WEAPONS

"The law permits motorists to
have all the guns they want in THEN
automobiles, providing the guns are
not concealed" said Deputy Record
Ell John L. Pearce of Wilmington
in discussing the subject.
The question was propoundede as
a result of many motorits making
inquiries as to whether or not they
would be permitted to carry pistols
on motor tours throughout the State
as protection against possible hold
ups.
The deputy recorder said that just
as long as the pistol or rifle is not
concealed, meaning that just as long
as the butt or point of the revolver
is hidden, no law is violated by
carrying it around in an automobile
However, he stressed the point in
law that pistol concealed is con-
cealed weapon, stating that to lay
a revolver on the automobile seat
and then sit on it would be breaking
the law just the same as it would be
to carry the pistol in pocket.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
Deep Gap

The Community Club ice cream SO
cial that was held at Rocky Point
school house last Saturday night was
a great success even if the weather
was so unfavorable. Everybody en-
joyed it to the fullest extent and our
good teachers were very much pleas
ed with the beginning and stated that
they were receiving cooperation be-
yond their fondest dreams. That
speaks well of our community and
let US not draw away from this thot
that was brought before our minds.
Lets carry on" be our slogan for
our club. -''.
Mr.. w. A. Watson the local insur-
ance agent for our community has
written up number of policy holders
for his strong company, and if you
were not one of that number he
would like to write you up, as life is
short at the longest and by taking
insurance you provide for yourself
aHu loSCu oHCo lOIS dltCI yOu nave
departed.
Mr.. w. D. Lookabill is preparing
to give his nice residence ON the hill
nice coat of painting and when he
gets it on will show up and be as
white as driven snow. The farmers
and business men of the community
now have move on which will tell
as the years pass is our conjecture
for awhile, if matters move on in
business circles as at present.
Messrs and Mesdames J. E. Luther
ard F. L. Wilcox and M. E. Luther
and C. G. Wilcox went visiting last
Sunday to Mount Zion in Wilkes coun
ty. returning the same day in the
evening. We hope they had good
trip and enjoyed the motoring into
the Estate of Wilkes"
Mr.. E. w. Moretz, our local lum-
herman had the misfortune to get
his sawmill burned up again. Fate
seems to hold hand over Mr.. Mo-
retz as he so often has losses. "He
that hath must lose" and Mr.. Moretz
just takes things as they come along
without word of grief.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
Eoscoe

Your correspondent has beeen a.
way for two weeks but is back ready
to tell you about Foscoe.
The people are busy canning ber-
ries and other things out Of their gar
dens.
Mr.. L. L. Moody purchased new
moving machine with which he rush.
ed his hay making and is now putting
cabbage on the market by the truck
load.
Mrs. w. H. Byrd is doing fine work
with her canning machine. She knows
how to use it.
Mr.. Ronda Davis who is teaching
his fifth term Of school at Zionville
was in Foscoe Sunday, also Mr.. Noah
Church Of Todd. We are always glad
for good boys to be in our Sunday
School.
Sheriff young and wife and baby
boy of Blowing Rock came down Sun
day. His sister Mrs. w. M. Mccain
and her little daughter Hazel and
Mrs. Walters went back with him and
took in the big land sale.
Mrs. Walters visited her grand
daughters Mrs. Grover Robbins and
Mrs. Charlie Ward.
Mr.. David Wyke is having new
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
Meat Camp

Rev. L. A. Wilson preached at the
Profit Grove church on last Sunday.
Mrs. Bell Ragan of Boone visited
her sister Mrs. Jane Miller last SUM-
day.
Mr.. Mccoy Moretz, real estate man
Of Charlotte, spent the latter part Of
last week with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Moretz and other rel
atives here. We are glad to have had
him among US and to know that he
is prespering in his business.
On last Sunday evening Mr.. Grady
Winebarger and Miss Pearl Mile,
were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony. Mr.. aleb Winebarger pei
formed the ceremony. The groom is
son of Mr.. Noah Winebarger and
the bride daughter of Mr.. Clay
Miller. We wish for them long
happy and prosperous life.
Miss Louisa Lookabill who has
been at Hickory for the past few
months spent the week end at hel
home here.
Messrs> Albert Winebarger and Ed
Lookabill left Monday for Concord
N. G. where they will act as dele.
gates from Mount Zion Luther Lea
r''e We hope they will have pleas
ant trip.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
Rominger

Mr.. Ninevah Presnell has worked
his section of the road to the delight
of the mail carrier. He sure has done
a good job.
Hay and oats are nearly all in the
stack with a bumper crop, but corn
here is almost a failure.
We were very sorry indeed to hear
Of the death of Mrs. Polly Edmisten.
Your correspondent attended the fu-
neral and was glad to help sing the
songs that her children requested to
be sung and one that Mrs. Edmisten
requested sung. She will be missed
in our church and community. Surely
no better Christian mother ever liv-
ed.
Mrs. Laura, wife of John Mcclure
is a very sick woman at this writing.
Our school is progressing nicely
with a large attendance.
Mr.. D. A. Rominger, one OF our
hustling merchants is hauling back
to Cranberry this week.
Mrs. Nettie Trivett and Mrs. julia
Hicks and Miss Julia Presnell visited
school Friday evening.
Mr.. G. A. Edmisten was in this Sec
tion last week.
M. p. Trivett is employed to make
some seats for our school which our
good teachers say are badly needed
Come on We correspondents! al
wavs read your scribblngs first.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
Stony Fork

We are glad to know that Mr..
L S. Greene is able to be out again
/ We hope he will soon be able to at
tend his mill again as he sure doe
grind our grain to suit US.
Mrs. l. M. Carlton was carried tt
the Wilkes Hospital Monday. Mrs
Carlton underwent an operation fol
appendicitis and gall stones. We hope
she will soon recover and be home
again.
Mr.. W. l.. Greene and Mr.. Joe We
born visited home folks Saturday anC
Sunday.
Mr.. Winfred Greene has purchas.
ed a Ford roadster. The Fords are
small but they stand what the big
cars wont.
Miss Jennie Greene and Mrs. Win
ME Miller visited Miss Flora Green
Saturday evening.
Mr.. 2. V. Greene had company for
dinner on Saturday last.
Mr.. Oba Shirley has moved to Mr..
B. T. Taylor's. Mr.. Taylor has built
him a dwelling house near his home
so Mr.. Shirley can help him care
for his apples as it looks as if he
will need quite little help before
he gets them taken care of. ?
Mr.. William Shirley has been Wis
iting his daughter at Winston Salem
for few days.
Mr.. Glenn and Carl Welch took a
contract for hauling bunch OF lum-
ber for Mr.. w. H. Greene.
Say old sports go slow with your
JOY rides as we think *ke price OF
gas is coming down.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
News Items as Reported
From Rural Watau6a
Interesting News Items as Reported Each Week by
Our Correspondents in the Several Sec
tions of the County

cottage put up. 1t will be real nice
house when finished.
Mrs. Charlie Cole has a fine baby
girl which she is very proud of.
Mr.. Filmor Coffey, our merchant
got an order for ten bushels of green
beans from Johnson City, the beans
in that part of Tennessee having been
destroyed by insects.
Miss Lille Presnell of Cove Greek
spent last week in Foscoe.
sMrs Lille Long and Nevia Galway
just returned from a visit to Banner
Elk.
Mrs. Horton spent Sunday with
Mrs. Henry Brinkley.
Mr.. Dave Wagner's daughter of
Roanoke is visiting her uncle Mr.. Jud
Wagner.
Misses Minnie and Emma Coffey
reports fine time unday horseback
riding and visiting old friends.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28

ed repeater bill. A bill authorizing
the sale of the state prison farm
was tabled.
Among important measures enact
ed by the special session in addition
to the port bill, the sinking fund
amendment act and the constitutions
al amendment proposal to increase
the pay Of legislators, were the fol-
lowing:
Joint resolution rejecting the fed
eral child labor amendment propo-
sal.
9 Joint resolution seeking the restor-
ation of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley railroad as a continuous line.
Joint resolution asking the North
Carolina representatives in Congress
to seek early federal construction of
the proposed inland canal from More
head City to the Cape Fear River.
Resolution cratin ga special COM
mission to investigate and report to
the next regular session a plan for
state control of commercial motor
bus lines.
Appointment of a special commits
sion to make survey of state pri-
son conditions, inspect prison in other
states and report to the next session
plan for changes looking to i'm
proving the states system.
A series of local measures author
izing bond issues for counties and
towns aggregating approximately
81 100000.
Appointment of a special commits
sion to investigate and report to the
next session on a system to more
equitably distribute the burden of
financing the public school system.
Preventing the sale in the state of
obscene literature.
Protecting the public from "road
hogs" by applying traffic regulations
to the public highways.
Protecting property along the high
ways from abuse by imposing punish
ment for cutting trees, destroying
flowers and shrubbery and otherwise
despoiling property, except by the
owner of the land.
Authorizing the state highway com
mission to increase the salary of chair
man Frank Page to $4,000.
Placing all Confederate veterans
on pension rolls.
Appropriating $4,000 for North
Carolina exhibit at the Southern ex-
position in New York City.
Appointment of commission to
investigate the feasibility of estab-
fishing a state constabulary.
Authorizing the sale Of paregoric,
Godfrey Cordial, aspirin, and other
drugs, without restriction to phar.
maceutical establishments in about
IS of the 100 counties.
Authorizing acquirance of the
state fair property by State College.
Authorizing insurance commission to
employ deputies to investigate fires
in western North Carolina.
Many other bills, public and legal,
Of more or less general importance
and interest, were enacted.
The special session cut off three
more days from the customary &c
days with pay, but it did as much
work as possibly any special session
heretofore held. In the closing days
it worked morning, afternoon ant
night, good many of the solons put.
ting considerably more than eight
hours for their $4 per day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28

There may not be pot of gold at
the end of the rainbow but there is
money under the back yard rubbish
pile for the willing gardener.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28

Soybeans furnish one of the best
feeds for dairy cattle, reports coun.
ty agent of Randolph county. Yields
of three tons of hay per acre are be-
ing secured in that county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28

The following representative cit
izens from Winston-Salem spent the
past night in Boone: j. F. Fulton.
salesman of the Flint Tobacco Co.,
]. c. Mock, District Manager Flint
Tobacco Co., j. ]. Allen and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Newell, DR.. and
Mrs. c. S. Lawrence, E. c. Clinard.
friends by description Of the many
places in and around Washington and
Riehm 3nd which he visited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28

A bill to be entitled an act to amend
chapter 309, public laws one thou
sand nine hundred and twentythree
relating to the construction, inn
provement and maintenance Of the
public roads of Watauga County.
The General Assembly Of North Car
olina do enact:
Section l. That chapter 800 of the
Public Local Laws of one thousand
nine hundred twenty three be, and
the same is hereby, amending by in
serting after Sec. z and before Sec.
8 as new section the following:
"Sec. Ia. The violation of any pro-
vision of this act or the failure to
perform any provision of this act
by the county commissioners or by
the county road supervisor, where
such performance is required shall be
misdemeanor and upon conviction,
each member of said commissioners
or said road supervisor shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars and not
more than two hundred and fifty dol
lars"
Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with the provis-.
ions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-08-28
WILD FLOWERS
NOW PROTECTED
Under Act Introduced by Represen.
tative Coffey Roadside Flowers
Must Not Be Destroyed.-Amend
Watauga County Road Law.

In sending the Democrat copies
of local bills passed at the special
session of the Legislature our Rep
resentative says:
Il wish to make this statement in
explanation of the amendment to the
road law. 1t is inserting a new sec
tlon between sections seven and eight
being section Z (a), making it mis-
demeanor and fine for the failure
of the County Commissioners or the
Road Supervisor to fail to put into
effect any section of the road law
OF one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-three. l want to call the at
tention of the people 20 two bills
that were passed at the regular sess-
ion that will mean a saving of sever
al thousand dollars in taxes and that
is the bill abolishing the Treasurer's
office and bill placing the sheriff
on salary. | call the attention of
the people to these laws in order
that they may know, if they are re-
pealed later, they will know who
did it. | take this method of express
ing my gratitude to the people Of
Watauga County for what they have
done for me in the past and assur-
ing them that | have done the best
| could in rendering service to the
people of my county.
BLAINE COFFEY."
A bill to be entitled an act to pre-
serve the flowers, plants, shrubs
and trees along the county and state
highways in Watauga, Caldwell and
Avery Counties.
The General Assembly of North Car
olina do enact:
Section /. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to break, destroy,
uproot or carry away any flowers,
plants, shrubs or trees in Watauga,
Caldwell or Avery Counties without
first obtaining the written permission
from a highway patrolman, county
road supervisor or the owner of the
land on which said flowers, plants,
shrubs and trees are growing.
Section 2. That the State and coun-
ty patrolmen, road supervisors and
road authorities in and for the afore-
said counties shall have posted con-
spicuously along the State and coun-
ty highways, notices containing the
provisions of this act, together with
the penalty provided.
Section 3. That any person viola
ting any of the provisions of this
act shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than ten nor more than fif-
ty dollars.
Section 4. That all laws and clau-
ses of laws in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
Section 5. That this act shall be
in force from and after its ratifica-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
POSTER CONTEST ENDS
Chamber of Commerce to Announce
Winner Tuesday.

Selection of the official poster for
the second indianapolis Industrial
ground. under direction of the Cham
Der of Commerce, will be made at a
meeting Tuesday noon. according to
Briant Sando, director of publicity.
Numerous entries for the poster
contest had been received. Execu-
tive committee which is in charge Of
arrangements for the exposition will
meet at noon Monday at the Cham
Der of Commerce. With prepare
lions for the exposition entering the
final stages the work Of all commit
tees is being speeded up I'm order to
have everything in readiness for the
opening.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
CAR REVIVES
Driverless Machine Figures in Tn
usual Accident.

An unusual accident took place at
Tenth St and Massachusetts Ave.
Friday night when two cars were
badly damaged, and the occupants OF
one escaped injury and the other un.
occupied.
c. l.. Franz, 20o9 f, Forty Sixth
St. was driving west on Tenth St
and at 11lS +. Tenth St. he said
his car went dead. He told police
ne got out OF the car and started to
push it out Of the street when the
motor started and driverless it ran
down the street with him giving
chase until it collided with a car
driven east by Miss Mary Folsom.
1714 y. Talbot Ave. Police made
no arrests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
RIVALRY EXISTS
BETWEEN THREE
KNIGHTS STATES
indianapolis Council No, 43z
Has Annual Election
Monday,

Indianapolis council, No. 4S7,
Knights Of Columbus, has placed
three tickets in the field as can
didates in the election Monday night.
Considerable rivalry exists for
various offices. In the office of Grand
Knight older members of the council
are backing J. F. O'Mahoney against
Timothy p. Sexton who is running
on two tickets.
The three tickets in the field:
Regular Ticket
Grand knight Timothy P. Sexton.
Deputy grand knight. Harry Calland-
Chancellor. Leo Y. Smith.
Financial secretary. Herman P. KirkhOh.
Recorder. James Hallinin.
Treasurer. Robert h KrOeger-
Advocate. Anthony J. Klee.
Warden. Andrew Oefelein.
Inside guard Peter Hickey
Outside guard Joseph Wade
Trustee DIT. John F. McCOOl
Another Ticket
Grand knight J. F. o Mahoney.
Deputy grand knight Harry Cslland.
Chancellor Thomas A Flaherty.
Financial secretary. Herman P. Kirkhof.
Recorder. Frank MOnahan-
Treasurer. Leo Y. Welch
Advocate. Richard Hennessy-
Warden. George Oefelein.
Inside guard Basil Fanier.
Outside guard. John Kelly
Outside guard Joseph Wade
Trustee DR.. J. F McCool.
Progressive" Ticket
Grand knight. Timothy P. Sexton
Deputy grand knight Harry E. Calland
Chancellor William p. Holmes.
Financial secretary. Herman p. Kirkhof
Recording secretary. James Hallinin.
Treasurer. Thomas Jones.
Advocate. Leo \ Smith.
Warden. Frank MOnahan-
Inside guard. Peter Hickey.
Outside guard. John Kelly.
Outside guard, Joseph Wade.
Trustee. DR.. John F. McCOol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
SEEK BROTHER IN : LAW
Domestic Trouble Blamed for Shoot
ing of Man.

Police searched the city today for
Barney Nelson Taylor, q, colored,
Is Plum St, wanted on a charge Of
shooting with intent to kill George
Cook, colored, 1910 y. West St.
Sergeant Sheehan said he learned
Turner went to Cooks house with
shotgun after Cook and his wife,
Lucille, Turner's sister, had trouble.
Cook ran out and Turner followed,
witnesses told Sheehan. At Twelfth
and West SITS. Turner fired two shots
at Cook. police said. Cook was
caught by Patrolman. Gibbons and
taken to the city hospital. He was
ordered held on a vagrancy charge.
Some of the shot struck Jennie
May Board, 315 Middle St, Sheehan
said he was told, but she could not
be found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
FIRST AUTOMOBILE
BUILDERS UNITE
AGAINAT KOKOMO
ApperSOn Plant to Operate
Haynes Company Facing
ReceiverShip.
By Times Special

By Times Special
KOKOMO. Ind. Sept. 6.-Haynes
and Apperson, contenders for years
for the honor of building the first
car, have restored, in a measure,
their original partnership. broken
more than twenty years ago, accord
ing to an announcement by Don c.
McCord, president of the Apperson
Auto Company. that beginning today
the Aperson company will operate
the Haynes plant. continuing the line
Of cars now being manufactured.
The Haynes factory was closed
this week, following the filing Of a
petition for a receiver at Indian
apolis
Friday, creditors OF the Haynes
company met with directors and
agreed to a five-year lease OF the
factory to the Apperson interests.
The plan further included settlement
with Haynes merchandise creditors
on a basis Of Is cents on the dollar
and continuation OF all Haynes com
mittments to other manufacturers.
The entire plan Is subject to ap-
prevail OF Federal Court before which
the petition for receiver and bank
ruptcy is pending.
One Of the first automobile fac
tories In the United States was the
Haynes-Apperson Company. 1t grew
out Of the building Of Elwood
Haynes first car at the machine shop
Of Elmer and Edgar Apperson at
Kokomo. in 1894 Several years
later. Apperson withdrew and both
factories have operated separately in
Kokomo since.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
GLIB STRANGERS
TRIM AGED MAN
OF LIFE SAVINGS
Wire Tapping Game Is
Worked to Perfection
for $4,000,

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Police of the
country today were asked to hunt
for four men who swindled Chris
TOPPER Maui, 81, out Of his life saw
ings of $4,000.
Maui, a retired brew-master, told
police that on Aug. IA he was APP
preached by a man giving the name
Of Mr.. Parker with a request that he
appraise the Hyde Park Brewery of
St. Louis. Parker said he represent
ed a syndicate about to purchase sew
eral breweries. Maui accepted the
commission. While inspecting the
brewery a man walked past him and
dropped a purse. Maui picked it up
and returned it to the man who
offered to reward him with 800.
When Maui refused, the man who
gave the name Of Mr. BOwden, said
he would invest the 500 in stocks
for the brew-master. Bowden then
reported to Maui that he had
cleaned up 100000, part of which
would go to Maui just as soon as the
latter showed his good faith by pro
ducing a large sum Of money. Maui
returned to Chicago. withdraw 500
600 worth Of securities and met
Bowden in Cleveland. The securities
were turned into cash.
Then Parker popped up and
joined Bowden and Maui Bowden
said he had another tip on the mar
ket and it was decided to put all of
the money on ii.
A few days later Bowden reported
that the money had been lost and
asked Maui to secure $4,000 for an
other stake to go on a sure thing 8"
Maui turned the balance Of his saw
ings over to Bowden The three went
to Akron and were joined by a fourth
man, who admitted being wire tap
per The money was put on the
sure thing" and all the losses were
recouped.
Maui was waiting for the division
OF money when Parker rushed up
to him and said the sheriff had just
arrested Bowden and the wire tap
per, and urged the brew-master TO
return to Chicago and wait for fur.
Their word Mau aturned, and get
ting tired Of waiting, told his story
to the police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
4 PnSSLe
q Day
ACTS EAR STEP
STAR ERA STEPS

A teacher told a young pupil to
write two simple sentences, which
the child did. but mixed up the let
tiers in each word he wrote with the
result shown above.
Can you rearrange the letters in
the various words so as to correct
the sentences?
Yesterdays answer:
II a man made three steps for
fard and two backward, each step
covering two feet. and made a step
a second. it would take him 43 sec
onds to cross a twenty-two-foot car
pet. If he maintained the same rou-
tine.
For. in five steps 1--WE seconds.
he covers two feet. Thus he will
have gone sixteen feet in 40 sec
onds; and his next three steps. made
in three seconds, will cause him to
reach the other side Of the carpet.
any further routine being eliminated.