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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-18
PLANNING COMMITTEE
WILL GUIDE WORK OF
BEAUTIFYING CAPITAL

Continued from First Page.)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
MRS. JOE HARDIN ENTERTAINS

Mrs. Joe Hardin and daughter Mrs
Grady Farthing were hostesses to the
Senior Womans Glass of the Metho-
dist Sunday School Wednesday after
noon. 1t was most pleasant affair
and was much enjoyed by all pres
ent, sixteen in number. Mrs. A. V.
Bennett read the Sunday School les
son for next Sunday and gave brief
exposition of same. This was follow
ed by some choice songs, Mrs. Linney
at the piano. Next was unique con-
test, Mrs. Anders winning the prize
(as is her custom.)
Miss Hardin and daughter, assis-
ted by Miss McRary served dainty
salads followed by ice cream and
cake. After this all joined in pleas
ant conversation for some time. All
left feeling that they had spent a de-
lightful evening, and hoping to en-
JOY another as happy occasion soon.
Reported.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
METHODIST NOTES

Two hundred and seventy five
were present at Sunday School last
Sunday. Let's make it three hundred
next Sunday.
A Jewish child gets five hours
a week of religious training. a Cath
olic child gets three hours, and how
long shall we continue to give only
thirty minutes of religious education
to the Protestant child? A question
we are interested in Our leader of
religious education can do great
work in planning a program of train
ing this country needs.
The church is a great institution
in the world even though lots of peo-
pie never recognize its power and
influence. Have you ever worked out
the value of a church in relation to
the price of real estate? Who wants
to live in community without chur-
ches or schools?
Sunday School Sunday at 9:45 a.
m.
Preaching at IL a. m. and p. m.
by the pastor.
Epworth League at 7:15.
Wednesday prayer service and
choir practice at p. m.
All are welcome.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
v. c. RELIGIOUS SUMMER
SCHOOL VERY EFFECTIVE

Vale CruciS, n. G. July 21.-The
Vale Crucis Summer School for Re-
ligious Education in session here is
the most effective school of it's kind
ever conducted by the Episcopal
Church in this diocese. The School
is being held under the auspices of
the dioceses of Western North Car
olina, North Carolina, and upper S.
Carolina and is under the immediate
direction of the Rev. j. w. C. John
son of Gastonia. The enrolment of
the school has doubled since last year
Perhaps the most popular courses be-
ing offered are ''The Life of Christ
by Bishop Kirkman G. Finley of up
per South Carolina and I" Social Ser
vice" by the Rev. George Floyd Rog-
ers, Rector of St. Peters Church,
Charlotte. Most helpful courses in
the devotional Life" "Church
School IDEALS" and the prayer Book
are being given by the Rev. Homer
w. Starr, Phi. D., of Charleston, S.
C. Others on the faculty are Mrs.
R. M. Griffith, Miss Annie Morton
Stout, Mrs. Frank N. Challen, and
Mrs NJ B. Hutchinson.
The members of the school are de-
lighted with Vale Crucis and this
section of our mountains and have
decided to hold the school here again
next year when an enrolment of two
hundred is expected. The opening day
will be July 5th.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
SILVERSTONE

Farmers are busy laying by corn
and stacking wheat.
Sallie Ragan of the Rich Mountain
section lost two Of their children last
week.
Mr.. Allen Perry can now walk by
the aid of his crutches.
Two of Cicero Greer's children are
confined with diptheria.
Mr.. J. P. Wilkinson and his two
small boys have returned to their
home in Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frantz of Roseland
Florida visited A. L. Wilson'S Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Hagaman and
daughter Nell were in Silverstone
last Sunday.
Mr. Clarence Mast of the state of
Washington and his sister from
Washington, D. C. have been visit
ing their uncle J. H. Mast and their
sister Miss Nora Mast.
Mrs. Andy Greer is off to Marion
Va. to see her son Frank Greer.
Friends and relatives have clean
ed and wired in the Wilson cemetery
at J. H. Mast. 1t certainly is a credit
to those that did the work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday morning at ten o'clock is
Sunday School hour at the court hous.
Try our Sunday School and see how
you like 1t.
The Bible class is growing. Drop
in next Sunday.
We are having excellent services
each Sunday morning at eleven and
Sunday evening at eight. DR.. Brown
ing is great man with great mes
sage. Don't fail to hear him. There is
also a Bible study each Tuesday and
Friday night. These are undenomina-
tional and very instructive and con-
Structive. Everyone is invited to hear
them. We are sure you will find them
helpful. Special attention is given to
the music Friday nights.
DR.. Browning is a man of talent,
education and experience. He can
bring you a message worth your hear
ing. The quartette, consisting of him
and his co-workers with three musical
instruments, furnish excellent music.
Try these services and see if they
are not worth while.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
MEAT CAMP

The crops in this section are look
ing unusually well, regardless of the
continued dry weather.
Mr. N. E. Moretz after spending
several days in Asheville, returned
home last Friday.
Mr.. Willie Profit and family Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. James Bingham
of Brushy Fork last Sunday.
Miss Edna Moretz left Monday
for the Banner Elk Hospital wehre
she will have her tonsils removed.
Mrs. Bette Winebarger spent the
latter part of last week at the home
of her son Mr. John Lewis of Boone
Miss Ola MoretZ is visiting rela.
tives here after spending ten months
in Charlotte and Brunswick, Ga. with
Rev and Mrs. W. A. Lutz.
The Meat Camp section was well
represented at the land sale and the
circus in Boone last Wednesday.
Mesdames A. w. Hodgson and
Richard Greene returned from Win
ston-Salem last week where they had
undergone operations for appendici-
tbs, and so far as the writer knows
are improving nicely.
Owing to the late season the Wine.
barger school did not begin as stated
in last weeks news, but was deferred
while until the people got their
crops further along.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
VALE CRUCIS ITEMS

Mrs. Ira T. Johnson of jefferson
is spending two weeks with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Shull.
The men of Vale Crucis under the
leadership of Mr. John Hartley gave
two days free labor to make some
much needed repairs on the county
road and bridge in the center of the
community. Their work is much ap-
preciated.
Mrs. James Guignard of Hickory
visited friends in the valley.
Mrs. Clarke of Statesville is with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Mast.
The Sumer School of Religious Ed
ucation has completed it's two weeks
course. Members of the school COM
ing from several different states
enjoyed their stay in Vale Crucis
so much that they decided to hold the
Summer School here again next July.
On Thursday July 9th the Com
munity Club gave picnic supper on
the Methodist church lawn in honor
of the summer school and other Wis
itors in the valley. A spirit of enjoy
ihei' anu dpprecldtloH was prevalent
and guests from South Carolina de-
clared that they had never seen so
much fried chicken before! After the
supper music was furnished by Miss
Privett and her guests from Danville
Va.
On Tuesday night of last week a
concert was given at the school for
the benefit of the new church build
ing fund. Mrs. Burke and the Rev.
Stephen Gardiner sang and Mrs. Yea
ger rendered violin selections.
W. D. Clarke has been elected cash
ier of the Vale Crucis Bank and is
coming to take charge early in Au-
gust.
Ihe Vale Crucis School is filled
with summer boarders.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23

the bishop, "are those of Ives, Will
liam West Skiles, and Minor Jones
Ives for the initial conception, Skies
and Jones for their unceasing, inde-
fatigable, and Cody labors in the
early years of the mission"
Bishop Cheshire gave a graphic
picture Of an incident in the life of
the school under the administration
of Bishop Ives that for picturesque
ness alone is doubtless without par
allel in church history in this coun-
try, the march of the school personel
to Wilkesboro for the conservation
Of a church there, about the year
1S45. The bishop, the clergy, and
the students, wearing their black
cassocks, their baggage borne by a
donkey, made their way afoot, staff
in hand, over the Blue Ridge to
Wilkesboro. Bishop recounted in
some detail the incidents of his first
visitation to the mission, which made
highly interesting narrative.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
TO A MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE

Ye fiend incarnate,
That spread destruction and famine
in your wake;
| crush you,
And feel a pleasure in your agoniz-
ing state.
l detest your color,
y Jour gray and black spots are thorn
in my side;
abhOr you,
Sullen and "possuming" to save your
hide.
Ye pest and plague
Whence came you to this pleasant
abode of men?
What foul monster
Sickened and spewed thee from his
den?
L am your enemy,
And will persist in destroying your
breed.
Seek other climes
Where men are not so particular
where you feed.
Ye filthy demon,
That destroys the fruits of our toll
l crush you,
And pride tn fingers that you soil.
L. d. Woodland.
Boone, N. C.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
ONE OF WESTERN NORTH CAR.
OLINA'S BEST FRIENDS

In another column on this page
the Citizen reprints an admirable ed
| itorial tribute to Asheville By Col.
Wade H. Harris, Editor of the Char
lotte Observer. The immediate oc-
casion for saying we'll some mighty
pleasant things about US, Colonel
Harris found in the meetings here
this week of the Southern Publishers
and the North Carolina Press Asso-
citation. Colonel Harris begins by
congratulating the publishers and ed
itors upon the opportunity of spend
ing vacation in this city, a few of
them for the first time perhaps, most
of them being familiar figures in
Asheville's summer thrOng of visitors.
the evidences here of advancement
in many directions and makes some
interesting comparisons with traffic,
| business buildings, homes and sub
urbs in the Asheville of quarter
century and more ago.
No Asheville newspaper man
could take more pride in what Ashe-
vile has become than Colonel Har-
ris. He knew this town in the days
before motor-vehicle revolution
brought good roads Quicker trans
portation and increasing numbers OF
tourists and residents to Asheville
and the territory around us. He has
seen hills leveled, streets widened,
new tourist and commercial hotels
and skyscrapers built; he has watch
ed Asheville's population overflow
into spacious and attractive residence
parks. And all these signs of pro-
gress in Asheville, and similar growth
in the other communities of this re-
gion, he has observed and commented
upon, not as part of the days work,
but as the work of man who loves
western North Carolina and finds a
biding satisfaction in the spirit of
the people this side the Blue Ridge
and the fruits of their labors, ma
terial, social and spiritual.
Most editors on their vacation
leave work behind them, and so does
Colonel Harris. But his ideal vaca-
tion is to tour one, two or half
dozen counties in western North Car
olina, meeting the people in all walks
of life, discussing with them the
things they are interested in, taking
mental notes Of the advancement of
Lie SeNtIdl communities nave HldUS
in a decade and later writing in de-
lightful style his impressions and OBJ
servations as a sojourner in the ur-
ban and rural districts. Other news.
paper men might find this too much
lil.c the days in She Office; to Colonel,
Harris it is relaxation and recreation.
When western North Carolina takes
stock of those agencies that have ma
terially aided it in coming into re-
alization of it's own resources and
possibilities, and in telling the rest
of the world what is going on in these
mountains, Colonel Wade Harris is
moo forgotten. For many years he
has been one of our foremost boos-
ters. He still is.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
POULTRY CULLING DEMONSTRA
TIONS

On the following dates and the
following places we expect to have
poultry culling demonstrations so that
those keeping hens may have an op-
portunity to learn how to tell profit
able hens from those that will not
pay a profit:
Monday July 27, 3 o'clock, Eller
McNeill's, Rutherwood.
Tuesday July 28, 1880 o'clock,
Blaine Coffey's, near Whiting school
house.
Tuesday July %, 3 o'clock, John
Fox's near Grandfather school house
Wednesday July 20, 1920 o'clock
Willie Profits, Meat Camp
Thursday July 80, 3 o'clock, M. H.
Norris, Meat Camp.
Friday July 81, 1880 o'clock, N.
T. Byers', Zionville.
Friday July 81, o'clock, W. Y.
Farthing's, Zionville.
These demonstrations will start
promptly and it is hoped that those
interested will be on time. We hope
that those at whose places the meet
ings are held will have from 20 to
25 of their hens in crates or in the
poultry house so that no time will be
lost in getting started.
Mr.. C. F. Parrish from the State
Poultry Department will be with me
and assist in holding these demon
strations.
The poultry business is developing
rapidly in Watauga County and it
will develop more rapidly when all
the Improbable hens are disposed
of.
JOHN B. STEELE,
County Agent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
SECOND NORMAL TERM
HAS LARGE MENT

An interesting occasion the past
week was picnic given on Thursday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs Russell d.
Hodges for Mr.. Fitzhugh Hurley, a
prominent lawyer of Shreveport, La
and the other members of the Appa-
lachian State Normal School Glass
of 1916 who were in town. 1t was
planned to celebrate the ninth ami
versary of the graduation of this
class. A most elaborate picnic dinner
was spread on Green Hill near Blow
ing Rock and was greatly enjoyed
by all, as was the jolly reunion of
the classmates with many reminis-
cences of school days and later years
Those present of the class of 1916
were Mr.. Hurley, Russell D. and
Mrs. Hodges (formerly Miss Fay
Greer Tracy Council, Miss Carrie
Coffey, Dean Bingham, and Mrs.
Dean Bingham (formerly Miss Car
rie Horton). Specially invited guests
were Mrs. Tracy Council, Miss Eula
Hodges, and Mr.. Breitung of Louis
lana.
The second Summer Term of the
Appalachian State Normal School be-
gan on July IA, and the enrolment
IS now 4S5, which is loo more than
for the second term last year, and
the enrolment for both terms is 80
per cent more than last summer. A
number of distinguished tourists and
friends have visited the State Normal
during the past few days Among these
were Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Amick and
daughter Frances of Elon College;
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Gansley and
daughters Dorothy and Frances of
Liberty, N C. Mrs. j. C. Cansley and
Miss Susie Prirchard of Liberty Su-
perintendent Robinson of Cabarrus
County, who gave a fine talk to the
school, Nj. Fitzhugh Hurley of Louis
lana, former graduate of the school
and prominent lawyer; Mr.. j. L.
Stuckey of the State Department,
gave a splendid talk on the geology
and geography of North Carolina;
Mrs. Dorsey of the Cullowhee Nor
NAL and others. The Normal is glad
to welcome these new friends and in
vites their return.
Some writer the past week said in
the papers that it was hot all over
the satte. There is at least one place
that he did not take into considera-
ton and that place is Boone. The
temperature has not during two or
more weeks risen higher than II de-
grees under closely considered con-
ditions. Hence it is not to be won
dered at that so many tourists visit
Boone. D.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
HUSBANDS OF FRIDAY CLUB
ENTERTAIN WIVES

One of the mos tenjOyable occa-
sions of the season was asst Thursday
evening when the husbands of the
Friday Afternoon Club entertained
their wives at dinner, at the Mayview
Manor, Blowing Rock.
Covers were laid for thirty and
an elegant five course dinner was
served.
The hostess of the hotel then in
vited the party into the attractive
ball room, where some joined in the
dancing. Music was furnished thru
out the evening by a splendid or
chestra from Miami, Fla.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
IMPORTANT MEETING OF CIT
IZENS

Riverview school house, Monday
night July 9th.
Vale Crucis Tuesday night July 2S
Thorndike Saville, State hydraulic
engineer, will talk on the New and
Watauga River as sources of power
and explain the proposed power sur
vey of these streams.
Every good citizen should be pres
ent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
THE BOY WAS RIGHT

Mrs. Fiske-"My, such wonderful
clothes that tall woman over there
is wearing l wonder where she lives?
Mr.. Cynic-"My guess would be
Just beyond her husbands income" :"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
CORNERSTONE LAID AT
VALE CRUCIS CHURCH
New Church to be Built on Site of
Old Church of the Holy Cross
Ceremonies Impressive

(Valle Crucis special of the 18th to
the Greensboro Daily News.) .
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-15
WEATHER SCIENCE AND FLYING

One of the outstanding facts in early reports of
the Shenandoahs tragedy is the Importance of greater
meteorological accuracy in foretelling and locating
storms 1t has been said that if the Shenandoah had
been only mile two away from the exact place
where it struck by the Zine squa it would have
been perfectly safe But its commanders could not
get out of the storm because they had no way or tell
ing which way they must go IN order to escape It,
The weather reports being sent them regularly by
government meteorologsts reported thunder storms
in the region of the lakes but gave them hint of the
air maelstrom into which they rode There was no
weather station in that section of Ohio.
The storm they hit has been variousy described as
an air whirlpool and slip in air currents, similar
to slip in the earths crust which causes earth
Weather Bureau, who was preparing weather reports
for the Shenandoah at the time of the disaster eX
planned that the sudden lifting Of the crust due to
her passing into air whirlpool generated by winds OF
opposite direction.
along the line Of line squa in low pressure
area the winds like y to blow IN contrary drec-
tons. They might assume motion similar to Whlrl-
pools in water At such point there very likely to
be a partial vacuum into which any sailing object
might be sucked and carried upward. That may eX
plain the reported fact that the Shenandoah shot up
ward to high altitude before it fell.
Lieut.. Commander Rosendahl, one of the Shenan-
doahs survivors, is reported to have said that hands
could not have designed craft to weather the storm
they encountered guided the ship to safety. The
only way to have escaped it would have been to have
avoided it entirely and that required forewarning
Along with improved aircraft construction, therefore,
muse improved weather science.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-15
THE OLD DANCES

Henry Ford, loving old things, employed dane
ing master to teach his factory employees the old
fashioned dances in their hours of relaxation. The
original intention to give few people weeks
instruction SO much interest aroused in the
ture that the instructor kept the Ford plant for
months and he IS extending his activities to
spread knowledge Of those dances wherever it is
sought Lately he has been demonstrating the figures
and steps before dancing masters conventional
strategic place for such work.
Contrary to the common belief, he says, the ''old
dances have really died They are embodied in
the three fundamental forms for dancing which
the glide, close and step" From these were worked
out the old square dances, contra dances and round
dances he explains. And they embodied, however
disguised in the modern dances So he has hopes of
the two types of dancing coming together again.
THE tempo of modern music is too swift for the
older people, he remarks and the figure dances are
coming back to private ball rooms, though they cannot
be used in public halls, because they require space
which costs money
Future dances may reduce the fast tempo some
what and take little less space at the same time re-
storing some OF the propriey, dignity, grace and
sideraton for other dancers which characterized the
Older dances.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-15
ADS FOR EDUCATION

New Orleans is advertising its public schools, ee
mentary and secondary and trying to entice children
into them by of billboards. Some Of the signs
read:
'Your future depends on education. The public
schools open September "A. The high schools open
on September g.
The citys newspapers have been asked to cooper
ate is making school attendance attractive. The local
Rotary Club has fund of about $4,000 which it uses
to help needy and worthy students.
Most of New Orleans youngsters are already IN
school, 1t is the leftover group that is to be reached
by the ads. This group to be found in every commun
y, is composed Of boys and girls of school for all
sorts of Sometimes it is merely parental
neglect Sometimes it is family poverty and the desire
to set the children to earning money. There al
ways special of i'll health physical disability.
And there are the many kids who have just lost inter-
est and drifting because they don't know what they
need or where to get it.
There should be a proper educational opportunity
for every child, in the school room outside. Getting
youngsters to attend school is a good beginning,
but it does not solve the whole problem of the oulof
school child. Finding the solution to that problem
of the biggest tasks confronting educators,
child welfare workers. parents and every such public
spirited group the school-advertising Rotarans.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-15
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
EMPTY NEST

Outsidc the door of Uncle Wig
pilv's hollow stump bungalow, in a
| low tree. there was Il bird S nest.
The rabbit gentleman saw it one
morning as he was hopping around,
twinkling his pink nose, wondering
What he was going to have Cor break
fast. and what adventure might
happen.
''Ha, A bird s nest!' exclaimed
Uncle Wiggilv as he caught sight of
it. II m glad of that. Soon some
little birds will hatch out and can
feed them crumbs and they will sing
for me! :
Uncle Wiggilv did not know as
much about birds as he did about
twinklng his nose or how to peel
carrots. For, though he watched for
scHe eral days, he saw no large birds
flying in out of the nest.
lit is strange the mother bird
docsn t come off the eggs once in Il
while to get something to eat. y
thought Mr.. Longcars. - / wonder if
anything could have happened to
kcr3' Climbing on chair, Uncle
Wiggily carefully looked III the nest
1t was empty. Not an egg lor Il
bird was in it.