Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
G.. OF. G. MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT
Building and Loan Association Was
Principal Subject Discussed;
y Gragg Principal Speaker
By R. n. BALDWIN.

A good sized crowd was in atten-
dance upon the regular meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce at the
Critcher hotel Monday night. The
meeting was called to order by Chair
man ". ii. Gragg, and Rev. M. B.
Woosley led the singing, accompan-
led by Mrs. l. G. Greer on the piano.
Rev. F. NJ Higgins offered prayer.
followed by the singing of "Aunt
Dinah's Quilting Party"
Community House
Mesdames |. G. Greer and j. M.
Moretz, representing the Friday aft
ernoon Club, and the Worth While
Club, respectively, members of a
committee appointed at recent
meeting of the chamber to devise
ways and means of developing the
American Legion Park and the erec-
tion of community house on the
park, were present and made a par
tial report.
Mrs. Greer, who gave the report,
stated that various members of the
committee had written to other towns
for information and data on the pro-
posed projects being undertaken
here. So far, she said, sufficient
replies had not been received to JUS
tify any definite decision concerning
the matter. However, it was hoped
that before the next meeting of the
chamber, sufficient data will have
been received to submit definite
plans and begin work at an early
date upon the work contemplated.
Fisheries Commission
Mr.. Gragg stated that twelve MEM
bers of the state fisheries commits
sion would be here Tuesday H.aN,
and that the commission wseaMsbo us
to meet as many of the people Of
Boone as possible in regxrd 20 the
situation in Watauga county con-
'eerning fish protection.
The Chamber of Commerce voted
to tender members of the commission
and County Warden Bryan dinner
at the Daniel Boone hotel Tuesday
night.
Advertising Boone
Rev. M. B. Woosley advocated the
placing of signboards on the roads
leading to Boone for a number of
miles in every direction, which will
tell travellers and tourists some sal
lent facts concerning the town. No
action was taken on the matter.
The Building and Loan
The chief subject for discussion at
Monday nights meeting was "The
Building and Loan" w. H. Gragg,
secretary and treasurer of the Wat
auga Building and Loan Association,
was the chief speaker. He told of
the various benefits of the building
and loan in the nation, state and
county. Among other things, he
said: "There is no other firm, bank
or corporation in the United States
that is doing half as much to help
people erect homes, as is being done
by the building and loan ass>cia
tons"
Many questions were asked Mr..
Gragg concerning the operation of
the building and loan, to which he
had ready answer, Mr. Gragg's ad-
dress, together with facts about the
local association, will be published
in full next week.
Short talks were made by Rev.
Woosley, Rev. F. M. Higgins, Prof,
|. G. Greer, Frank Moore and others,
concerning the work that has been
done by Mr.. Gragg, through which
the shareholders in the Watauga
Building and Loan Association are
receiving more than seven per cent
interest on the money invested.
Mr. Woosley dismissed the meeting
with a short prayer.