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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
SYNCOPATORS
HEAD BILL At
MAJESTIC
Good Com edy, Thrilling
Picture and New Dances
Round Out Program.

vaudeville's greatest orchestra at.
traction, Henry Santrey's group OF
syncopating artists, heads the Ma
jestic bill this week. The Santrey
group of entertainers yesterday took
the lions share of applause, and as
was the case last season, stopped the
show to the well-known standstill.
Santrey himself contributing clever
song numbers in his rich baritone
voice this season brings an orchestra
of added pieces and some new mu-
sicians. Every member of the San
trey organization lie an individual art
ist and star and this dozen Of music
makers puts across melody in a man
ner that is new and highly pleasing.
Time was vhsn sweet, grooming mel
ody was the unknown quantity in
jazz and jazz orchestras but with the
advent of Santrey into the orchestra
field the blarey brass Of syncopation
gave way 10 the sweet soft melodies.
BROTHER AND SISTER.
Coupled with the vocal ability Of
ssptrey himself and the musical tai
emit Of his assistants, the Santrey act
10 cleverly staged with new ideas IN
settings, hangings and lighting effects.
Another bright spot on the bill that
opened yesterday afternoon is the act
If Harry and Anna Seymour. 1t is
a brother and sister act. Miss Sey-
mour is a combination of Nora Bayes
and Eleie Janis. The same distinctive
qualities and versatile personality
that made those two stars famous
makes Miss Seymour an outstanding
figure in vaudeville. Miss Seymour
contributes mirth and melody to the
turn while brother Harry begins as
n singer and winds up with some in
tricate, clever dance steps.
On the silver sheet the Majestic |
this week again presents one Of Will |
liam Fox's pre-release photoplays. Win
some Alma Reubens and Edmund |
Lowe are featured in the screen at
traction. 'The Winding Stair" The
picture Is packed with action, thrills,
and romance and is based upon the
constant uprisings Of the Arabian
forces in Morocco. Many of the
scenes in this picture were taken
IN the exact locale of the recent Riff
ian revolt.
AFTER-ACT STAGED.
The Winding Stair is an inter
sting story and, told in the back
round of Arabian settings ranks with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
BLANCHE SWEET BOOKED

'The New Commandment" star
ring Blanche Sweet and Ben Lyon is
booked for early showing in San An
tonic. This picture opened at the
Rivoli, New York, last week and is
commented on by critics rs one of the
most entertaining of the year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
CRUESOME DISCOVERY
y. MADE AT MORCANTON

Morganton, September 26.-Wed-
nesday MORNING a patient from the
State Hospital who has the freedom
of the grounds and had gone into
a thicket just behind the hospital to-
set squirrel trap made gruesome
discovery. About 800 yards from
the Enola road and on the State
grounds lay pile of clothes and
bones, outlining a mans form and
several yards from the body was
skeleton.
Coroner J. B. Riddle was notified
and summoning jury made on in
vestigation. The man had evidently
been dead for some time and the
evidence pointed to suicide. Above
the spot where the skeleton lay
was stretched a wire to which dang
led a fragment of cloth. The coron-
er's jury reached the conclusion that
the man, possibly patient at the
State Hospital hanged himself and
that the body hung suspended in
the secluded place, unnoticed until
it dropped from decay.
About seven months ago patti
ent by the name of McCrary disap-
peared mysteriously from the Hos
pital and until this time nothing had
been heard of him or no trace found
The theory is that the bones and
clothing discovered represent the NOR
tai remains of McCrary. r
Considering the length of time
that has elapsed the clothing was
in fairly good condition. The blue
of the shirt and the heavy work
shoes were evidence that it was
the body of a farm patient at the
Hospital. In the pockets of the
trousers was change to the amount
of S1.10.
The remains were placed in cof-
fin and after such further investiga-
ton as the Hospital authorities can
make will be given decent burial in
the Hospital cemetery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
NEWS FROM THE
NORMAL SCHOOL

meeting OF unusual interest to
the State Normal and the surround
ing counties Was the conference of
the County Superintendents, High
School Principals and High School
teachers at the Normal ON Friday
the 26th. They held their conference
In one of the large recitation rooms
of che Admi iEstration Building. The
County Superintendent from Ashe,
Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell and Ale
ghany were present. Various TOPICS
of special interest to high school or
ganizaClon and work weer discussed,
DR.. J. Fl. Highsmith presiding and
lmpressing many vital interests of the
school System: The outstanding figure
of all was our belioYed state Super
intendent. A. r. Allen, who, when
these met all in oOdy on the ros-
trum of the large auditorium intro
duced the various berintendentsr to-
the student body and the ,Superiu-
tendents in turn presented, at Pres
ident Doughertys request, the Priu-
cipals and teachers of their respec-
tive counties Each of the Superiu-
tend1nts made. a Few appropriate
remarks. About forty were present
frNRl these couaties, Ashe and Avery
having about a dozen each and small
ler numbers from the ether coun-
ties and from the interesting dis
cusssiOns of the various phases of
high school work led by the live.
State Director Highsmith, many help
full facts were brought and enthusi-
asm inspired that will, doubtless mean
much to the high schools Of this Sec
dinner by the Home Economics De-
partment.
The old Confederate Veterans held
their annual meeting at the Normal
on Thursday and Friday and as US
ual wefe entertainment by the. Normal
at LDwill Home. At chapel ON Thurs
day they were present and gave some
of their old martial music for the
pleasure of those present. Proc Greer
gave I'm pleasing way the address
Of welcome to those beloved old men
":e lines are fash growing thin
theres heing only about dozen pres
ent. Profs. Dougherty, Rankin and
NJ. E WoOsley made addresses to-
hem i'm their meeting.
Thh, Normal is glad to honor these
noblie heroes whom also all ane' now
glad to- honor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
DEEP GAP" NEWS,

The consolidated school az Deep
Cap is progressing nfGely.. 1t is given
up by all our people that the present
team bids fair to bes the best school
We have ever had. Dun good teachers
seem to be striving TO the limit for
this end. Everybody is behind: the,
school and this combined makes
things go.
Mr.. Howard Steelman brother in
law of Mr.. A. G. Miller hosds a po-
sition at the Deep Gap, Cash. Store
as clerk and bookkeeper. Howard is,
a good jovial fellow and has made
many friends since he came here. We
understand that he may later make,
his permanent hs,ne here
Clydia, daughter of Mr.: and Mrs
l. A Watson is, visiting at the, home
Of her parents here. She Lives in the
state of Montana and this is her first
visit back home in two years or over.
Mr.. Dancy, real estate man from
North Wilkes5ero has recently been
over in Deep Gap looking out some
property for list of prospective
clients. He will be. back in few
days on this same mission we are
told,
The Deep Gap Railway Company
is doing a good business hauling ex-
ira freight from Bowie to this place
Business seems to be picking up and
this will speed greater things to come
Miss Prince Green, the little blind
girl recently gave a concert and re-
cital at the home of Mr.. A. F. Mich
OILS. She plays sweetly upon the gui-
tar and sings the old time and mod
ern songs.
She received a nice collection and
one Rev. R. G. Greer of Fleetwood
offered to give as much as all those
who were present and made good his
word. He also made the blind girl
a present of an Oliver typewriter so
that she could write her work and
letters to people who were not blind.
Rev. Greer is very open hearted
man when it comes to gifts to the
blind.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
INTERESTING FACTS FOR WA
TAUGA DAIRYMEN

Forty four milk comdenscries in Wis
consin paid an averag. of 50 per
hundred pounds for August milk de-
livered to the factories. A cheese fac
tory in Watauga county paid 50 per
hundred pounds for August milk de-
Iivered to the factory. '
The butter and cheese class 4 milk
prices for the New York district for
August were announced as follows
this week by the New York milk Con-
ference Board au,d the Dairymen,s
League: Milk testing 3.5 would net
the farmer $1.56 per hundred pounds
Figuring the skim milk and butter
milk at 3Od per Runadred they would
receive total of $l.SS per hundred
pounds.
North Carolina consumes 7,677.369
pounds Of cheese per year. Last year
We made SD.09G pounds of cheese:
It costs = per cent less to produce a
gallon of milk i'm North Carolina than,
ii does in WISCONSIN or New York;
ii the cheese factories of North Car
ollna' can pay jlTsr as much or a lit
tie more for' nRflk delivered to the
factories than the factories of Wis
consim or New York, why should the,
farmers of western North Carolina,
be willing to- allow all this money. to,
leave the state. Last year we. paid
Wisconsin and New York $1,689,D2I
for cheese.
When We can make enough cheese
to supply oar state and have a sur
plus we can help to. supply other
southern states that do not manufac-
ture pound of cheese.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
TELLS OF WONDERFUL
GROWTH OF MIAMI

- Q
We are using paragraph from a
letter recently received from Dir. f..
W. Horton OF Miami, Fla:
This town has enlarged its boun-
daries so as to take in some territory
that has buiIt up over the edges of
the old corporation, and has more
than doubled it's population. We now
have about 25N0O0 people, and if
they had taken in Coral Gables, Mi
ami Beach and Hiareah, all of which
is really a part of the city, there
would have been another 100, ,0O0 pop
ulation, and they are coming so fast
that the railroads cannot haul ma
terial fast enough to- build homes
for them. There is demand for adj
the men that can be found, but the
question is getting maternal fast e.
nough and housing for them
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
MORRISON SAYS HE WILL
SUPPORT MAX GARDNER

Raleigh.-Former Governor Morri-
sons visit to Raleigh recently left an
impression on his auditors that his
eEcellency desires rather to support
Max Gardner who was his opponent
in 1920, than to fight him personally
or by proxy.
There is a growing suspicion that
the agitation against Gardner by a
few individuals was ill-timed and was
sprung at the most unreasonable per-
iod of possible state politics. 1t came
so early that Gardner and his friends
could organize against it, and then
it was personally unfortunate. The
Gardner men have not been fighting
Morrison, the quarrel is between the
ex-governor's and the present COVER
nor's policies.
Mr.. Morrison is not hard on Mr..
Gardner. One gets an impression from
his talk that Governor Morrison great
ly desires to show his friendliness to
Gardner by supporting him in 1928.
1t is entirely probable that such ac-
tivities as Mr.. Morrison engages in
will be confined to the general assem-
bly, which must enact the legislation
for a progressive state. He would har
dly confer upon future governors le-
gislative powers by which they can
cut appropriations and thereby vir-
tually make them. 1t is not written
that his former excellency will seek
to seperate future governors from
from these great powers which had
been denied him, but the Morrison
campaign of the future will be di-
rected toward making North Carolina
actually and honestly progressive.
But there seems a good deal less
talk for 1928 than there
has been in the last fortnight. Can
didates can save themselves trouble
by getting right.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
y
DR. VANCE'S TRIBUTE TO
WALTER L. ALEXANDER

The following tribute to the late
Walter L. Alexander of Blowing Rock
was written by DR.. James |. Vance.
Before turning to my sermon,
should like to claim the privilege of
paying. a brief tribute to the men,
ory of Walter Alexander, whose sud-
den death during the past week, has
saddened the hearts of all lovers of
Blowing Rock.
| have known Mr.. Alexander since
the days when he first came as a
young man to this skyline country,
in search of recreation and adven-
ture. From the first this matchless re-
glon cast its spell on him, and no
man has done more to open the gates
of these lofty peaks and wide spaces
to the world than he.
He was a man, big-hearted, broad
visloned, generous, magnetic, He
saw what could be done, and he, had
a mastery way of putting into reali-
ty his dreams and visions. Much
of what we have around us here in
this famed resort on the roof of the
world, we owe to his creative vision
and constructive genius.
He was incapable of doing a thing
that was small or mean. His nature
was big in tolerance and human kind
ness. There was something about him
that drew people toward him and the
friends he made he kept.
Blowing Rock and its friends must
never cease to cherish. the memory
of Walter Alexander. His one weak
ness | would call more of a disease
than transgression. We all know
the brave fight he made, and the
kind God, who measures men, not bv
the goal they reach, but by the goal
they seek, not by their freedom from
frailties but by their soul struggles,
knows the brave fight Walter Alex
ander has made through the years.
Today in this church where he sat
a few Sundays since and worshipped
with US, we would say: Peace to his
ashes. Blessed be his memory!
And We would like to extend our
deepest sympathy too, to his devoted /
wife and precious, children, on whom
the crushing sorrow of his tragic
death has fallen like q bolt out of
a eIoudless sky.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
LEES -MeRAE INSTITUTE
HOUSED IN NEW. QUARTERS

The following is taken from the
current number of "The Pima IS"
monthly organ of Lees-MeRae Insti-
tute:
On the morning of August TWENTY
sixth, LeesMcRae inaugurated a new
schedule for the session; new, because
the school year is to be arrasged like
that of other educational institutions
instead of opening in April and clos
ing in December, as in the past twen-
ty-one years. This is made possible
oy the erection of buildings suitable
for winter among the mountains. To
some of us pioneers in the work who
remember the days of smoky kerosene
lamps. small wood heaters, and water
carried from neighbor's well, "Ten-
nessee," with its electric lights, far
mace heat, and water piped from the
basement to all parts of the building
seems almost palatial. We rej1ire that
the Master gave His servan. vision
of the development of this work, and
that friends have made possible our
comfortable home.
We have already enrolled 116 pu-
pills 81 of whom are in the High
School and 92 are in the. boarding
department.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
B. AND L. ASSOCIATIONS IN N.
c, SHOW GAIN OF $4,000, 900

-
The building and loan association:
in North Carolina show a gain last
year of $14,OOO,OOO in assets. They
loaned $25,OOO,OOO to build 5000
homes to house 10000 of our citi.
ZeEs.
In the past five years these asso.
Citations show gain in assets from
$29,0O0,OOO to $7O,OOO,OOO. This is a
splendid record and one in which we
should feel much pride.
However, when we compare North
Carolina with other states in this par
ticular, we find she falls far short
If the position she should occupy. We
find there are fifteen other states
with greater investment in building
and loan stock. Twelve Of these show
a greater gain in assets in 1924 and
three states each show greater than
the total investment in building and
loan in North Carolina. We find also
that twenty states have a larger iRf
vestment per capita than does North
Carolina, and the per capita invest
ment of ten of these is more than
double. that of North Carolina.
OF the more than two and half
million population in this state only
S1,474 of this number were patrons
of these great agencies of thrift and
home building. Of this number prob
ably 80 per cent are either borrow
ers or anticipate borrowing in the
future for the purpose of paying for
homes.
1t is evident therefore that the
building and loan associations In
North Carolina so far have failed to
properly inform the public at large
of the splendid advantages of build
ing and loan stock as medium For
the investment Of savings of the peo-
pie.
No group of financial institutions
in the state can boast of a cleaner
record of stability than can our build
ing and loan associations, and the
average interest yield on money In
vested in these associations last yeal
was .O5928, or nearly per cent. Yet
millions of dollars went out OF the
state in various forms of securities
paying not any better return and. M
doubt many of them of doubtful val
ue.
1t is safe to assume that 80 pc
cent of our people do not understan'
the functions of these institutions an
this can be overcome only by concen
trated effort and judieious, advertis
ing on the part of the building an
loan associations.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
cOUNCILL-HALL-

The following invitation has been
seeeived. by friends Of the couple in
town, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mckee Hall
request the honour of your @
presence at the marriage of their
sister
Miss Margaret Hooker Moore
to
,.. MIR. James Hardin Councill
ssn Thursday the fifteenth of October
at eight o'clock Tn the evening
.4 at the Methodist Church
SYLVIA. North Carolina
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
METHODIST NOTES

255 were present at Sunday School
Iast Sunday and the total offerings
for all purposes amounted to forty
five dollars. The offerin was made
without any special effort. Three diff
.ferent Sunday School specials were
presented by the superintendent and
the classes did the rest. Liberality is
highly commended by Paul, the Apos-
tie.
Sunday is the last preaching Sun
day before Conference. The second
Sabbath is the day for Blowing Rock
then the pastor leaves the following
Tuesday for Statesvlle, where the an
nnal Conference convenes.
The stewards are very busy men
these days. They are standing by the
church whole heartedly. Let's make
it as easy for them as possible, and
pay the church budget without one
word of complaint. Many blessings
have come upon us in spite of the
drought and other conditions.
A class of men known as the Wes-
ley Bible Glass for men with only
seven present, made their free will
offering to the Sunday School $10.35
last Sunday. Communications are in
order
Promotion Day was very inter-
estipg and instructive occasion to the
adults last Sunday. The pageant rep
!res2niing the seasons of the year,
was carried out to perfection by the
children of the besinfter urinary and.
junior departments Miss Annie Stan
bury and her helpers are to be con-
graduated for their leadership in this
work of the departments.
Sunday School Sunday 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at IL a. m. and 1880 D..
pY.
EDworth League 6:45.
Wednesday prayer service and choir
practice 1880 p. m.
Z welcome is extended to all.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
CONFEDERATE RESOLUTIONS

Confederate reunion. faE the year
1925 Cansp, Nmred Tripiett No. 1878
We the committee on resolutions
in behalf of the veterans tender our
thanks to- the. faculty axpf students
of the Appalachian State Normal at
Beone,, Sept 24-25, for their tender
care, Keeping and feeding veterans
and friends through the reunion.
and the cordial invitation to hold the
next Reunion by Kindness of the Nsr
mai School
E. M. GREER
GEORGE ROTTEN, Com.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Sunday School 10 a. m.

Sunday School 10 a. m.
8. Y. P. U. $50 p. m. il -
Payer service Wednesday 1880 p.
IN. ~sAs
h.. We extend cordial welcome to all
residents, students and visitors to at
tend these services. >'
The ladies of the w. M. S. are
having their week of prayer this week
and also a study course in "Royal
Service" ~.
The pastor preached at the Baptist
church at Trade, Tenn. last Sunday
afternoon to an appreciative congre-
cation.
Prayer meetings are being held on
Tuesday nights preparatory to a Sc
ries of meetings which begins Oct.
Z6th. -s: >-,;. $50" ~ -
Vet us keep in mind Dur meeting
here which begins Oct. ~. We will
have prayer service every night next
week in the homes as preparation
fol- the meeting. Let US make prepa-
ration to attend regularly from the
start. and let us pray for the meet
ling.
Our town is growing. Are we max
ling progress spiritually? Are we do
ling all We can to have clean town!
That is what we want-a clean town.
Blowing Rock
Sunday School 10 a. m.
! Worship II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
z By. P. U. $50 p. m. \
Prayer service Tuesday 1880 p. m
Church conference Sunday night
after service.
We are looking forward to oul
meeting beginning Oct. 26th with Bro
AG1riggs as the preacher. Prayer ser
vices are being held preparatory To-
the meeting. Baptists OF Blowing
Rock should wake up and get busy
They have big job on hand. LIE
every member rally to the work.
We hope to have good congrega'
tions Sunday. All are invited to b
with US,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
BEAUTY

Boauty is Of the so'r!.
it,.
Not chunks and stumps and rocks
an sticks and trash, but grass and
trees and shrubs and flowerse--How
different.
The Great Creator has given us
numerous wonderful exar,ples Of
beauty and the means Of producing
it.-use them.
Don't let trash or weeds remain
where something useful or beautiful
should be.-Health and beauty de-
mand this.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01
ACTIVITIES AT
LOCAL CHURCHES
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Preaching service and communion at
eleven.
Also services at 1870 p. M. The
services will be conducted by Rev. S.
E. Gragg. Midweek prayer meeting
on Wednesday night.
4 cordial invitation is extended to
any who will attend any of these
services.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Watauga County Bank
will be held in the bank building on
Monday October 5th, at l 80 p. m.
All stockholders are requested to be
present or send proxy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01

Editor Nance of the Northwestern
Herald, and j. D. Stanbury, Clerk Of
Court of jefferson were visitors for
the week end at Miss Louise Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-10-01

The Watauga Ministerial Associa-
tion will meet Monday morning Oct.
S in the ladies parlor of the Metho-
dist church. All ministers of the coun
ty are invited to attend and become
members.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-04-23
NEW SCHOOL BOARD

The regular annual meeting. for the
organization Of the Board Of Trms-
tees Of School District No. 20 was
held on Saturday night.
The old board we're called % order
Chairman Spogen and after passing
q few bills adjourned sine die. The
new board then proceeded TO orRan-
ize. ID. Spogsn was reelected chair
man and Miss Pauline Yurko was
chosen clerk. It was ordered that
reward Of twenty-five dollars be Of
fered for evidence leading to the con-
yiction Of the party or parties who
broke into the Superintendent's Of
flee. II was ordered that until the
first regular meeting thereafter
school acquisitions should be issued AZ
has been customary.