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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05
CONTRACTLETFOR
COUNTY PRISON
w. H. Gragg Successful Bidder on
New Modern, Fireproof Jail To
be Erected Early in the Year.

On Friday last sealed bids for the
erection and equipping of the new
Jail for Watauga County were open
ed by the Board of County Commits
sioners. There were four bidders on
construction, which means all wood
work, brick, cement, plastering, in
fact the completed building without
equipment. The bidders were: w. H.
Gragg and McGhee Brothers of Boone
Foster & Allen of Wilkesboro and
Edgar Allen Poe of Lenoir. There
was no very great difference in the
bidding, all ranging rather close to-
gether but Mr.. W. H. Gragg was
the winner, his bid being $18,SO0.
The Pauly Jail Co, of st, Louis will
furnish and put in place the series
of cells P. W. Moretz will do the
plumbing, the heating plant goes to
F. B. Ingalls, of Hickory, while our
local electricians, Ayers Brothers are
awarded the wiring contract, their
bid only being fifteen cents below
that of electrician Don Farthing of
Boone
The building is to be as nearly fire
proof as possible, modern in every
detail and the contract calls for the
completion thereof in every particular
by the fifteenth day of August 1926.
Work will not begin until spring ac-
cording to the Chairman of the board.
The funds for the purpose are de
posted in the Watauga County Bank
until needed, the interest therefrom
offsetting the interest accruing on
the bonds during the delay. The bull
ding, as has been stated before, will
be located to the rear of the court
house, and will be connected with
the temple of justice" by gang
way leading from the second story to
the court room.
Mr.. Gragg thinks he may do the
eXcaVatlng as early IN the spring as
possible, get his material all rounded
up ready for quick operation when
the opportune time arrives. Gragg
is a real builder. Since coming to
Boone, he has, with his crew of men,
erected as many or more houses as
any other man and has never yet fail
ed to finish and deliver the keys on
or before the date he obligated him
self to do. We can expect, without
fear of disappointment, first class
Job, and its completion on the date
provided for by his bond. The build
ing, ready for occupancy will cost
more than $4,000.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05
BOY DIES AS
AUTO TURNS
Roosevelt Sturgills, Highway Em-
ployee, of Hodges Gap killtd Near
Winston-Salem.

Winston-Salem Journal
Roosevelt Sturgille, aged about
21, employe of the state highway
commission and resident of Boone
was instantly killed yesterday after
noon about six o'clock when car
in which he was riding with H. NJ
Pharrington, tu1ned over, pinning
him underneath and crushing his
skull. The car had turned out of the
road to allow a carload of negroes
to pass and the rear par of the
car driven by Pharrington struck the
rear of the car driven by the negroes
Neither car was being driven at d
rapid rate it was said
Sturgille and Pharrington both re
side in this city and were working on
the road between Yadkinville and
Winston-Salem which is now under
construction They Were returning
from their work and when they rea-
ched Pactown the car was movlks>
at rate OF speed not in excess Of
rs miles per hour, according to Phar
rington. An automobile in which sew
eral negroes were riding, was ap-
preaching the highway from side
road and was nearly on the road
when Pharrington arrived on the
scene. Pharrington cut to one side
to allow the negroes to pass but ap-
parently did not cut quite enough
for the rear of their car struck the
rear of his, causing the car to swerve
Before he could get the roadster in
to the road it turned over, caosing
Sturgille's death and spraining Phar-
ringtons left wrist and bruising his
body.
Y The body was brought to Winston
by Voglcrs after they had rushed an
ambulance to the scene only to find
that the young man had died while
it was en- route.
Sheriff McCrcary left for the scene
of the accident shortly after the news
reached the city to investigate and
place the blame where it should be
placed He found that it was an an
avoidable accident and cXonelated
Pharrington of all blame.
Local undertakers, Foley & Evans
arrived in Boone last night with the
remains of young Sturgille Inter
ment will be from the home near
Hodges Gap this morning at ten o.
clock. Deceased was well and fav-
orably known throughout this section
where he has worked until recently,
when he was transferred down state.
His death comes as a shock to his
many friends here, who knew him
as good and honest worker, clean
in his habits, and an all round good
fellow.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

ing more temperate weather clouds
form in the pockets of the mountains
and the absence of clouds and of
smoke is necessary for the best re-
suits. 1t is possible by means of
intricate Photographic devices to pc
netrate the haze that is so common
to the mountain area. Lieut. Williams
has found that the most favorable
time of day to obtain pictures is be-
tween $50 a. m. and l 80 p. m. CEN
trail standard time.
Both Lieut.. Williams, who pilots
the plane, and Sergeant Houston the
photographer, wear parachutes strap
ped to their backs while in the air.
1t has not yet been necessary for
them to resort to these extreme de-
vices, but once when flying high over
one of the sharp and heavily timber
ed mountains, the fuel supply was
suddenly cut off, and the engine
stalled. Just when the pilot was about
to give the command to leap, the en-
gine started.
The low temperatures found in the
high attitudes fromI which the photo
graphs are taken requires the airmen
to wear fur lined coats. One day this
fall it became so bitterly cold that
the oil spattcring from the engine
scattering from the engine froze on
Sergeant Houston's camera.
Lieut.. Williams was assigned to the
task of mapping the boundaries of
the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

get it all. There are on earth about
one quintillidn thrde hundred and
eighty quadrillion tons of sea water,
containing about sixty-nine trillion
tons of gold. Or one hundred and
one thousand two hundred pounds
of solid gold for each of the one
billion five hundred million men, wo-
men and children on earth.
If each of us. owned nothing save
his share of the gold that is in the
oceans, he. would be worth $48,000,-
900. However if any man asks you
to invest in plan to get gold from
the ocean, arrest him.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

York and New Jersey; Harlan P.
Kelsey, President of the Appalachian
Mountain Club; w. c. Gregg, of the
National Parks Service, and Col. G..
S. Smith of the United States Geolo-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank each and every
one for the kindness shown to us
during the sickness, death and burial
of our two dear children. May Gods
richest blessings be with you all is
our prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Greene.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

A suit has been brought in Wash
ington, d. c. to clear tilt to a strip
of land one and one7half inches wide
and one hundred and twenty feet
long. 1t is a portion of the farm of
Davy Burns. The White House stands
on another section of the same farm.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05
NO MORE OBEY
NO, TO ATHEISM
RUSSIA THINKING
BEAR TOOTH NECKLACE

The Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops definitely removed
*obey' from the, marriage ceremony
Many married folks have already re-
moved it from the routine of daily
life, common sense telling them that
if marriage is not an equal partner
ship, if isn't much.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

At Eyzies, in France, has been
found, made of teeth from the cave
bear, a necklace $4,000 years old.
Passion for adornment is as strong
as it ever was, Twenty-Five thousand
years ago cave women pulled teeth
from a dead bear to hang something
shiny around their necks. Now pearl
divers go "all naked to the hungry
sharks" to bring up more expensive
necklaces.
An estimable lady just dead in
New York State leaves collection
of jewelry worth literally millions OF
dollars. 1t couldn't make her look a
day younger or any more beautiful.
But as with the lady who owned the
cave bear teeth necklace, the urge"
was there.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

Russian women also show intelli-
gence fighting an attempt to reduce
the marriage age for girls below six
teen declaring that girl OF sixteen
is ''only baby" She is more than
that, but it is foolish to let her mar
ry younger than sixteen. The right
law would be no marriage under TWEEN
ty.
The mother gives to the child health
strength plus moral character and
many other good qualities. She should
wait until strength and health are
fully developed.
A man contributes to the child's
character and intelligence, if he has
any. He should wait until both are
fully developed, say until thirty a.
mong the mentally poorer sort; fifty
LAS Plato suggested among the real
intelligent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

gical Survey. The interstate commit
tee of coordination consists of six
members, three from each state. The
Tennessee delegation consists of Col.
D. C. Chapman, Chairman of the com
mittce, Major B. A. Morton and Dr.
Herbert Acuff, all of Knoxville. The
North Carolina members are State
Senator Mark Squires of Lenoir, the
Chairman of the North Carolina Park
Commission, State Senator P. D. Ebs
of Asheville, Secretary of the Com
n,ittee, and Charles A. Webb, also of
Asheville.
Asheville, Nov. 3.---From an alti-
tude of 12,500 feet above the earth
Lieutenant Charles L. Williams, the
United States Army Aviator and Ser
geant Sam Houston, his aide, have
during the past five weeks been en-
gagged in the gigantic task of pho
tographing every square foot of the
Great Smoky Mountain National
Park. First the airplane winged its
way around and above the boundaries
of the park area, while Sergeant
Houston, an expert airplare photo
grapher, took photograph after pho
ttgraph of the edges of the park DO
main. Then the task of reproducing
the Typography of the interior of the
f!cwn north ard south, while each
square mile was recorded on the ca
mera lens. TIE ohot tographs. hundreds
OF T. em, are re.rg developed at Lam
gley Field, Vs., and when the park
is finally covered by the airplane
tn. developed pl.tmes will be so cut
and fitted t. ga' her that great t.
Eographic i.icture of sew. j -,:ndr, Il
s.Iuare feet rill be pr,i Geo
The job of making this unique
map picture that is in part unknown
to the eye of man is not get COM
pleted. At least nine more days of
clear weather will be needed, Lieu
tenant Williams, has estimated, ia
complete the interior. Favorable wea-
ther for airplane photography in the
Great Smokes is infrequcnt at this
time of the year. Clear, cold days
are the best for this work, for dur
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

Scientists investigating the alleged
transmutation of mercury into gold
by German chemist say the thing
has not yet been done.
Gold basis of currency will not be
threatened until some genius finds a
way to extract gold from the waters
of the ocean as they roll through the
English Channel, or out of the bay
of Fundy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

TIE old idea about women is dy-
ing out not too soon. British hus-
bands are no longer allowed by the
law 10 beat their wives with a stick
''no thicker than the thumb" The
French unwritten law gave fathers
authority over their children, accor-
ding TO Westermarck, on the theory
that the child was the property of
the mother, and the mother was the
property of the father.
The Moors, according to the same
Westermarck, (see "Origin and De-
velopanent of Moral Ideas'') believed
that old men became saints and old
woraen. witches.
Breach of promise cases prove that
old men become foolish and old wo-
mer nave to be very patient. .r..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-11-05

l. New York City group of fool
ish young men seek to charter cor
pora-ion to encourage atheism, and
"deS.roy the power of church and
clergy"
Quite programme, but the jtnGe
wou l3nt let it go through.
" II Russia, on the other hsN3l-. a
delegation of orthodox priests and
bishops begged the Government "for
an equal civil status with citizens Of
the Soviet State"
TIE priests asked the right to pub
lish religious literature and have for
their children (priests of the Greek
Church marry the same education as
is given 70 the children of the peas
ants. The Russian Government SAID
NO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Famine Has More Than
Once Gripped England

The story Of famines in England has
been a gloomy one from earliest times
At the beginning of the Eighth CEN
fury a dearth, which extended to Ire
land, drove men to cannibalism.
1t was not until the reign of Aethel-
red the Unready, however, that such
q famine prevailed as no man can re-
member" from 1905 to 1915.
Those chroniclers who were wont to
see bad conditions at their worst, says
the National Geographic Magazine, de-
clared that half the population of the
larger island persisted.
But II must be remembered that
much Of the mortality of this period
was occasioned by the wars between
Aethelred and Sweyn the Dane, the
latter being forced by the famine to
retire from England for a time.
Naturally, the era following the ad-
vent of William the Conqueror was
one of widespread starvation and pes
thence among the English peasantry.
During the last 80 years Of the
Eleventh century, nine we're years of
dire distress.
So great was the dearth In 1859 that
the peasants Of the north. unable
longer to secure dogs and horses to
appease their hunger. sold themselves
into slavery in order to be fed by their
masters.
All the land between Durham and
York lay waste, without Inhabitants
or people to TIL the soil for nine
years, saye Beverly, and another writer
accuses the destitute Of cannibalism.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Uncle Sam Gina. Bargain

Nobody likes to get letter on
which there is postage due. One of
the r. F. D. carriers tells funny
yarn about woman, foreigner, who
received letter from the old coun-
try marked 20 cents due. He offered
It to her, asking for the 20 cents. She
refused 1t, shaking her head. He
stayed a moment, not knowing exact
ly what to do. Finally, he noticed
that he had made a mistake and that
the postage charge should have been
10 cents. SO he called to the woman,
trying to explain.
AS soon as she heard 10 cents she
smiled, showing all her teeth, She
cheerfully gave him the money. She
thought she had got the best of a bar
game. Edward Snyder in the Amer
ican Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Within and Without

Why should hasten to solve every
riddle which life offers me2 am well
assured that the Questioner who
brings me so many problems will bring
the answers also in due time Very
rich, very potent, very cheerful glver
that He Is, He shall have 1t all His own
way, for me, Why should give up
my thought, because cannot answer
an objection TO it2 Consider only
whether 1t remains In my life the
same 1t was. That only which we
have within, can we see without. If
we meet no gods. 1t is because we
harbor none. If there is grandeur In
you, you will find grandeur In porters
and sweeps, He only Is rightly i'm
mortal to whom all things are i'm
mortal have read somewhere that
none is accomplished so long as any
are incomplete; that the happiness of
one cannot consist with the misery of
any other.-Emerson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
BUILDING MATERIALS
Rock Bottom Prices

BATHROOM OUTFITS, all new and guar
opted, SO up; Kitchen sinks Of ali Kind s,
SooS WI new white vitreous toilet outfits
chased from Government at $50 SO; toilet
seats, mahogany bar hinge seat, at $2.73
White Sanitary sheet celluloid covered seat
at $3.50; all Of our plumbing material 10
sold sold with guarantee Of money back If
BEAMS-I beams, angles, channels, T
irons; plain and reinforcing bars and mesh I;
plate 9irders, suitable for county bridges /;
steel trusses of soft. spans. The largest
stored at our Camp Meigs grounds only,
9th and Florida avenue, n r.
CORRUGATED IRON in Galvanized or
BLACK for roofs. partitions, fencing,
DOORS AND SASH, both saiyaged and
new; new doors. stock sizes SO and 1928 I;
sash, new, lights 9oc each; screens. 4Oc
each.
FURNACEs-Bra new hot-alr furnaces
purchased from Government, $50 each.
LUMBER-Salvaged from our many wreck
Ing operations, together with an immense
purchase OF new lumber-2x2, 2x3, 2x4, PIG,
2xS sheathing, flooring, siding and ceiling
at low prices. We can save you money.
PAINT-Weather shield house paint, man
fractured by Certain teed Company. white
and all other colors S2.25 per gallon. Also
barn, roof and fence paint. $l.56 per gal
Ion. This is freshly manufactured paint
OF national known company. Delivery by
parcel post collect. add 35c. per gal. Color
card mailed on request Drop Postal.
R0OF1NG-CapitOl roofing manufactured
by Certain-teed Co. 1-ply S1.25; 2-ply,
S1.76; 3-ply, 1925. Mlll-end roofing. 1-pIy,
9oc; 2-ply, I.25; 3-ply, $3.50. Certain teed
four in one shingles. guaranteed ten years,
300 per square.
sHovELs-square and round point. A
carload, purchased from the Government.
New, 69c; used, 49c.
WALL BOARD-Band new fiber board, Be
per SO. # new hreproof rock board, 3%c
per 50. #.
pRIrHs oIrorrr AT o1rn vAnnn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Many National Parks
in the United States

There are 10 national parks. They
are: Hot Springs. located in middle
Arkansas and containing 40 springs
Yellowstone, in Northwestern wyom-
ing; SeQuola, middle California; Gen
eral Grant, central California, created
to preserve the General Grant tree, SO
feet in diameter; Mount Rainier, Wash
ington, with 2s glaoiersI Crater Lake,
southwestern Oregon, extinct volcano.
Wind Cave, South Dakota, with miles
Of galleries, Plat, southern Oklahoma,
containing sulphur springs eully Hill,
North Dakota, garph preserve; Mesa
Verde. southvestsrp Colorado, with
prehistoric cliff dwal1ingRi Glacier,
gofthwesssp Montana. With % small
glaciers Rocky Mountain, middle Colo
RADIO, with peaks 1000 to i4,050 feet
high; Hawaii including the volcano
Mauna Loa LaSsen Volcano, northern
California.
Mount Mckinley, Alaska. highest
mountain 10 North America; Grand
Canyon. porthera ArisOnal Lafayette.
Desert Island, MaI1s With group of
granite mountains Zion, southwestern
ttah. with canyon 1000 feet deep.
n addition q these there are sew
eral dozen smaller reservations, with
caves. natural bridges, battisAslds and
similar places OF natural or historic
interest. These are known as nation
al monuments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
A Doctors Life

The doctor sent bill for $40 TO the
terrible-tempered Mr.. Bangs. The
bill read: 1.-TWO vlsits-S10."
You're robber,' said Mr.. Bangs.
Five dollars visit 1t isn't worth
It."
'Tll rewrite the BILL" said the doe
tor, and Bangs smiled. They couldn't
put anything like that over on him.
Then the doctor wrote: ITO getting
out Of bed at a. M, answering tele-
phone. disturbing wife, dressing, going
to garage, cranking tin Lizzie two
mile drive In the cold, saving baby's
life, return to garage, waking wife,
undressing, getting back into bed
80"
He said to Bangs: II won't make
any charge for the second visit, and
you need not pay for the first unless
you feel l have earned the money"
Mr.. Bangs paid the bill.-Boston
Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Notice to Taxpayers.

NOTICE is hereby given by the county
signed, Treasurer of Montgomery tor
and Collector of State and county tax Go ~
the said county, as required by Section G
Of Chapter 1871 Of the Acts of the General
Assembly Of Maryland of 1905, to all per-
sons to whom State and county taxes are
assessed in said county, that the annual
levy has been made and placed in the
hands of the undersigned for collection.
All such taxes bear interest from Sep
TENDER list, 1924, at the rate Of per CEN
tum per annum.
All taxpayers are hereby warned that
unless such taxes as are assessed against
them be paid on or before the first day of
January, 1925, their names will be pub
lished, in accordance with said Act Of
Assembly, in the list of delinquent tax
payers, and that If said taxes, with inter-
est and proportional part of cost of adver-
Using, remain unpaid until the second
Monday in April, 1925. the property as
sessed to such delinquent taxpayers, or so
much thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary, will, on said last mentioned date, be
exposed for sale to pay such taxes. interest
and expenses.
State and county taxes may be paid by
persons presenting proper bills on or before
December 81. 1924. during banking hours
at the following named banks
Kensington Bank.
First National Bank of Gaithersburg.
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
Poolesville National Bank.
Silver Spring National Bank.
TakOma Park Bank.
Bank of Bethesda. Bethesda.
Bank OF Damascus, Damascus.
The Germantown Bank.
Citizens Bank, Takoma Park. Md. C.
JOHN GARDNER,
Treasurer of Montgomery county.
june 27-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Reputation

II would be well If character and
reputation were used distlnctively. In
truth, character is what person Is !;
reputation is what he is supposed to
be. Character is In hlInsef. reputation
is In the minds of others. Character
is Injured by temptations, and by
wrong doing; reputation, by ISLANDERS
and libels. Character endures through
out defamation in every form but per-
lshes when there is voluntary trans.
gresslon reputation may last through
numerous transgressions, but be de
stroyed by single, and even an un.
founded. accusation or aspersion.-Ab-
bolt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Outclassed Solomon

Solomon has generally been regarded
as the worlds most married man, but
King Tchrimekundan. who lived thou
sands of years before Solomon's time.
had him beaten. He ruled over the
land Of Bhela, had 5000 ministers and
ruled over 60 little kings. In addition
he had 500 wives of noble lineage, 500
wives endowed with great riches and
other 800 perfectly beautiful wives.
This inventory is given in one of three
Hibetan mysteries" translated from
the French of Jacques Bacot These
dramas are played in the Tibetan mon
asteries during the cooler weather of
the sixth moon and the costumes and
wigs are very accurate. There is not
much "actlon" in the plays, but the
dialogue is INTERNATIONALLY Her
aid.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-05-15
Scientific Basis for
Chances of Greatness

The older the parents when the
child is born, says an authority on
hefedity, the surer its chances for
greatness.
The first and last born are more
likely to attain eminenee.
The more children a mother has
the longer she llves-and the longer
she lives, the longer the children live.
Children Of professional people
lawyers, physicians and the llke-have
a better chance for fame than those
born to wealth or those whose parents
lacked educational advantages.
The offspring Of fathers under thir-
ty-one are more likely to become SOL
diers; artists come from fathers be-
tween thirty-one and fortyI between
forty-one and fifty there IL more OF a
tendency toward statesmen; over If
ty-one come the philosophers like Con-
fucius, Bacon and Franklin.
Ninety per cent of the Investigated
criminal cases show them to be the
offspring Of younger parents.
If your father Is more than sixty,
and you are the youngest child In a
large family-you should become ia
nous.