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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR
MRS. MARY SHOEMAKER

Harley, June 15.-Under the shade
of a majestic willow tree, birthday
dinner was spread, surrounded by
numerous relatives. neighbors and
friends of Mrs. Mary Shoemaker,
widow of John Shoemaker, near here
last Sunday.
From 900 in the morning until
late in the afternoon friends from
the surrounding country assembled at
the home of Mrs. Shoemaker to en-
JOY the happy occasion with her At
/ o'clock about $50 of her friends
were gathered under the willow tree,
overlooking the fertile farm of this
good woman, to celebrate with her
the passing of her 72nd birthday.
After meeting friends and acquain-
tances, the crowd was invited to
dinner-cakes, pies, chicken, pork,
everything one could wish for.
Mrs. Shoemaker has lived on this
lovely farm for twenty-odd years.
Two sons, six daughters and thirty
five grandchildren were among those
attending
After wishing Mrs. Shoemaker
many more happy birthdays this de-
lightful occasion closed with many
happy greetings.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
WATAUGA'S INVESTMENT
IN RURAL WHITE SCHOOLS

Watauga stands 59th among the
counties of the state in the amount of
money invested in rural white schools,
according to State School Facts,
which shows that this county h2d $4,-
S17 invested in white rural schools
for the year 1924-25, with value of
S6S.6S per white child enrolled in the
rural schools for that year.
The counties are ranked according
the value Of white rural school prop
erty for each white child enrolled in
the rural schools.
Washington county ranks first in
value of white rural school property
per child enrolled with $257.9S.
Cherokee is last with $20.96, or less
tkan twelfth as much per child.
Wilson is the first in the average
value of rural cchoolhouses, with
$56,1S3, and Cherokee is last with
S1,409
The average for I'll white school
property per c,,:ld enrolled is S113.40
and the rural average is SS1.34, city
average $211.O4. The city average
is more thar two and one-half times
the rural average
The average white schoolhOuse in
the state is worth S13,627. The rural
average is S7,937 and the city aver
age is SS6,O73.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
THE NEWS OF COVE CREEK

Villas, June 16-Mr. and Mrs. Lu-
ther Bingham have just returned
from Florida, where Mr.. Bingham has
been in business during the past win
ter.
Miss Blanche Horton has returned
from Meredith College, where she
has been a student for the past year
Miss Annie Sherwood is spending
few weeks with home folks before
going to Columbia university to at
tend the summer school.
Mrs. Hoag, formerly Miss Nell
Holsclaw, is visiting among relatives
and friends who are very glad to well
come her back.
Announcement has recently been
received of the graduation of Bynum
Wilson from Philadelphia university,
where he received the NJ. D. degree
with high honors.
Mr. Grier Glenn passed through
Sunday on his way to Chapel Hill
where he will attend summer school.
Dave Mast is attending summer
school at Chapel Hill, at the close of
which he will receive his degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bingham are
visiting relative and friends on Cove
Creek
The ladies of the missionary So
ciety of Cove Creek Baptist church
are planning to sell lunches at the
land sale on June 21st near Cove
Greek high school. The proceeds are
to go for the benefit of the church.
Mr.. Narley Mast, postmaster at
Sugar Grove, is building new home
neal his fathers residence.
Seven members of the graduating
class of the Cove Greek high school
are attending, summer school at
Boone, preparatory TO teaching next
fall
The following have new homes on
Cove Creek, near the high school:
o. j. Harmon, Will Payne, Joseph
Mast and Vardry Mast.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
DEEP GAP NEWS

Deep Gap, June 16-Misses Zella
Watson and Mae Gillespie, of Coffey-
vile, Kansas, are visiting relatives
while on vacation from their school
work. They expetct to spend about
six weeks here.
Mr.. B. H. Watson and family, of
Boone, visited at the home of Mr..
Alfred Watson here Sunday
S. P. Tesch, of Greensboro, will
arrive this week to rush up the land
sale which will be held here soon.
Much interest is being shown in real
estate here now, and the lot will like
ly go in hurry when offered at
auction.
Rev. Ed Hodges filled his regular
appointment at the Gap Greek Baptist
church Sunday.
Gardeners hereabouts have been
experiencing trouble in getting plants
to set. Insects and bean beetles
have been playing havoc with vege-
tation and it looks as if garden truck
will be very short here this season.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
WORK AT NORMAL
is PROGRESSING
Students From Six States, and sc
N. c. Counties Represented in
Student Body

The work of the summer school is
moving on well, both faculty and
students being busy. The humber
enrolled has reached. 915. Among
these only about so are men. There
are about 300 high school graduates
who are taking their first summer
school work.
There are six states represented in
the student body, South Carolina with
Is, Virginia with 6, Georgia with 5,
Tennessee with 2, and Mississippi with
one, making 80 from other states and
S65 from North Carolina Sixty-six
counties of this state are represented,
Wilkes leading with "A, Watauga
with 81, Union with 60, Ashe 40, Ire
dell 43, Yadkin 43, Caldwell 45, Sur
ry 81, Cleveland %, Allegheny 27,
CatawDa 27, Avery "a, Castor "a,
Rutherford 27, Mcdowell %, Cabar-
rus q, Arson 20, Mitchell 19, Yam
cy 10; making 664 from 10 counties
and the remainder from the other At
counties.
The counties represented in the
Normal are situated in various parts
of the state from Currituck to Hay
wood.
Work on the campus in the way of
leveling, fertilizing, sowing grass,
improving the walks and drives has
been dore recently.
Several visitors have been at the
normal, including Prof, Jones, head
of the department of mathematics of
Wake Forest College; Mrs. T. E..
Johnson, of the department of educa-
ton at Raleigh, who made talk to
the student body last week, and Prof.
Privette
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VALE CRUCIS

Vale Crucis, June 16.-Miss Nan
nine Smith has arrived in Vale Cru
els to spend the summer with her
sister. Mrs. C. d. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud l.. Mast, of
Darlington, Md, after nearly a
weeks visit to their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Mast, have gone to the
Globe to visit Mrs. Mast's family.
They will return later for another
week in Vale Crucis, before return
ing to Maryland.
Mrs. Arttur Mast is having new
loom house built, and hopes to move
her looms in this week. We are glad
to src members of the yorrgrr gene
ratlon keeping up this old and artis-
tic industry.
C. R. Hartley and James Lawes, of
Baltimore, Md, who are working in
Asheville, were in the valley Sunday.
Gordon Taylor left Sunday for
Cleveland, O., to work during the
summer vacation.
The Senior and Junior Epworth
Leagues of Henson's Chapel gave a
very interesting entertainment Sun
day night at the Methodist church
here. The program included musical
selections, a pantomime of THE
Handwriting on the Wall and a
dramatic presentation Of 1.-The Loaves
and Fishes"
Misses Susie and Alice Taylor went
to Hickry Sunday for few days
visit to Mrs H. C. Menzies, Jr.
Mrs. Clarence Ellis, of Bluefield,
W. Va, returned to her home Mon
day, after visit to relatives and
friends in Watauga.
Much needed work at the st.
Johns church yard and cemetery
has been done the past two Saturdays
in the way of cleaning off the
grounds and putting new fence
around the same A beautiful spirit
of cooperation was manifest by the
people of this section in the work.
They brought their basket dinners,
and spent the entire day. The work
will be completed next Saturday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
GOLDEN WEDDING

On Sunday, June 6, friends and
relatives, more than 200 strong, gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Holden Davis near Silverstone, with
great baskets loaded with good things
Eto celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
/ of their wedding day.
Mrs. Davis has been an Invalid Tor
25 wears and because of that fac
she was all the more happy to have
1Der kith and kin remember her in this
M0ay. Their cup of joy was overfloY-
ing all day long as one after anoth-
er greeted them in a glad handshake.
The good dinner was spread un-
der the trees and the hymn, Nearer
NJ God to Thee" was sung very
sSftly. Then it was that Messrs. '"
F. Sherwood, w. Y. Perry and Fin
lev Mast said words of congratula-
tion and of love for the honored ones
and of gratitude for the day togeth-
er. Rev. Eggers then returned thanks
and a hearty meal was enjoyed.
About 3 o'clock in the Afternoon
hymns were sung and talk made
by Rev. Eggers.
There were present relatives iron
Mountain City, Tenn, Lenolr, N. =.
and Bluefield, w. Va, beside those
who came from all parts of Wat
auga county.-Reported.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
$2,S24,395 BALANCE is
SHOWN ON MAY 3ISr

Raleigh, June l2.-With but one
month more to complete the first fis-
cal year of the Mclean administra-
ton the state treasury on May 81,
showed a balance of S2.S24,3 sc.
This was revealed today in the com
bined statement of the auditor and
treasurer.
The statement showed the receipts
for the month were S60O,9O6.95,
while the cash balance the first of
May was $3,045, ,106,41, making a
total of $3,635,O13.36. The dis
bursements for the month of May
amounted to SS10,617.70, leaving a
balance in the treasury of S2,S24,-
1886
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB

On June II, Mrs. F. A. Linney de-
hghtfully entertained the Friday Ait
erroon Club. Her home was lovely
inspiration of June with its pro-
fusion of roses. The short poems
read by Miss Annie Stanbury and
Mrs.. |. G. Greer, together with the
music rendered by Miss Ruth Rankin,
made the afternoon a delightful one.
An interesting flower contest was
engaged in, in which Mrs. South won
the lovely prize.
II was a pleasure to those present
.tc hear that Madame Orndroff had
been secured to give musical IN
Boone the latter part of the follow
ing week. Madame Orndorff is to
be in Boone this summer to open a
studio.
8 Very elaborate refreshments, con-
sisting of two courses, were served by
The hostess. assisted by her daughter,
Miss Margaret Linney.
The invited guests for the after
noon were Miss Rankin, Miss Thel-
ma Suttle and Mrs South.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
WORTH WHILE CLUB

A most interesting and en- 'oyablo
meeting of the Worth While Club was
held Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Zeb Farthlng. Mrs. Don Earth
ing, the associate hostess, greeted the
guests on the cool vinecovered porch
and served delicious punch from the
fountain of youth" The guests
then entered the reception room
which was decorated with beautiful
ferns and white peonies.
The club was pleased to have sew
eral special guets.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. J. M. Moretz,
after the discussion of few busi-
ness items, Mrs Bennett was asked
to give a talk. Smiles of pleasure
could be seen on each face. Mrs.
Bennett, in her usual charming man
ner, gave a splendid talk, thoughts
that will linger with each one pres
ent.
The meeting being turned over to
the hostess, she gave contest, "the
most foolish thing | ever did, which
caused much laughter, Mrs. Ed Qualls
carrying off the prize. During the
social hour the hostesses served ice
cream and cake, followed by home
made candy, which all enjoyed to the
fullest exten.
Mrs. Trivett will entertain the
club at its next regular meeting,
June 25th.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
BOONE MAY SECURE CITY
DELIVERY SERVICE SOON
Local Office Will Be Raised to Sec
ond Class on July 1st

Following close upon the news that
kthe Boone postoffice will be raised
10 second class on July l, comes the
rintimation that the city may soon
have mail delivery service. A post
office Inspector has been here with
in the past few days and made a
careful survey of the situation and
will make report to the department
at Washington, which will determine
the wisdom of inaugurating city de-
livery. According to Postmaster w.
ID. Farthing, nothing is definitely
known as to what action will ulti-
lmately pe taken in this connection,
but he is of the opinion that the serv-
ice will be put on when the report of
the growth of the office is officially
checked in Washington. In the event
the service is inaugurated, civil
examination will be held for the pur-
pose of naming the carriers. 1t is
probable the service will be started
by the last of August or during the
first days of September
The Boone postoffice is good in
dex to the marvellous growth of the
city and surrounding country within
the past few years. The raising of
the office to the second class on July
lEt provides tor clerks to be selected
BY civil service examination, enabling
Postmaster Farth.ng to hava a sutfl-
cient force to meet the demands of
the office.
Mr.. Farthing furnishes The Demo-
crat the following report of postal
receipts for the past four years,
Knowing the amount received for
postage stamps alone: 1922, S4,-
996.S5; 1928, $5,9S3.56; 1924, ST.
sp59.67, and for the year 1925, $9,-
. -o14.r1. According to the showing
made for the first half of 1926, Mr..
Farthing says the receipts for this
wear will likely reach 1000.
n Noteworthy is the fact that fifteen
years ago the receipts of the Boone
postoffice were less than $1,000 per
arnum.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
GRANDFATHER PARK ESTATES
EDGEMONT, OPENS JUNE %

An announcement of interest to
those who have any desire to own a
summer home in the mountains will
be found in the display advertise
ment in this issue of The Democrat
telling of the opening on Wednesday
June %, of Grandfather Park Estates
at Edgemont.
Grandfather Park Estates, which is
situated about 20 miles from Lenoir
at the terminus of the Carolina and
Northwestern railway, is being de-
veloped by a company composed of
DE- A. W. Dula. R. L. Dula and F, H.
May, editor OF the Lemon News-Top-
is; E. F. Allen and J. w. Whisnant,
of Lenoir.
The property is situated in valley
where Rock House creek and Lost
Cove creek unite to form Big Will
sons creek. Grounds will be pro-
vided for hunting, fishing, hiking,
horseback riding over the govern
mrnt lands in The Grandfather sec
ton of the Pisgah National forest,
and boating. Trout streams like Har-
per's creek, Lost Cove, Laurel, Rock
House and Wilson's creek will be
made accessible to purchasers of this
property.
i he estate covers over 1000 acres
and may be reached either by the C.
and NV. railway or by auto from
Lenoir, Blowing Rock or Linville. A
new road recently opened from Le-
noir to Linville runs through the
property of the Grandfather Noun
tains, Inc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
COLE PAYS ORMOND $4,000
FOR DEATH OF SON

Raleigh, June 15.-Final Judgment
on the S15O,0OO damage suit brought
by Rev. A. L. Ormond against w. B.
Cole, mill owner of Rockingham, for
what is charged the wrongful death
of his son, Bill Ormond, was handed
out in Wake superior court today by
Judge Barnhill, under which Cole
agreed to pay the father of young
Ormond the sum of $4,000 costs in
the case and have all original plead
ings Withdrawn from the record and
destroyed, marking the ii al chapter
of litigation which began when Cole
shot young Dtmond.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
PENSION CHECKS
ARE NOW READY
"a Widows; Should Apply at
Clerks Office.

Clerk of the Court A. ". Smith
mas received the semi-annual pension
checks for the few surviving Confed-
crate veterans in the county and for
the widows of veterans. A survey of
the county records show that there
are now only l9 followers of Lee and
Jackson within the borders of the
county, and "a pensioned widows
BY an act of the last legislature the
pension fund was equally divided be-
tween the veterans and widows.
Therefore, in Watauga county there
being more widows than soldiers, the
widows receive less than the veterans,
$50 each, while veterans of the third
class receive $S5 and soldiers of
the fourth class will receive S775O.
There are only two third class pen
sioners in the county.
All who can are asked to come TO
the clerks office and receive their
checks. If unable to come personally
one authorized to receive them may
come.
A list of the soldiers and widows
for whom Clerk Smith now has checks
| follows:
Soldiers-Third Glass
Newton Greer and E. J. Norris.
Soldiers-4th Class
S. J. Bishop, E. H. Billings, (de-
ceasedD, H. A. Davis, R. H. Earth
ing, E. M. Greer, Wyatt Hayes, W.
NJ. Hodges, William Hollar, Thos.
Love, J. E, Luther, John NJ. Miller, L.
D. Miller, Jonathan Moretz, James C.
Orrant, Duke Ward, w. A. Williams,
Albert P. Wilson.
Widows
Caroline Bradshaw, Nancy Brown,
Lydia Brown, Mary f. Coffey, Mar
tina A. Cole, Elizabeth Cook, Martha
Davis, Elizabeth A Dyre, c. c. Ed
minsten, Elizabeth Eggers, Mary E.
Eller, Nancy Farthing, Sarah C.
Farthing, Elizabeth Hagaman, Luciu-
da Harmon, Susan Harmon, Julia
Eta Horton, Mary S. Horton, Mary
Isaacs, Mary Jestes, Margaret Nc
Guire, Leona Mast, Mary Miller, Mary
E. Moretz, Nancy Norris, Vina Nor
ris, Mary S. Parks, Mary f. Pearson,
Jennie Ray, Eliza Shull, Dorcas
Turnmire, Anna Eliza Vandyke,
Rachel Walker, Caroline T. Walker
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
DR.. JOHNSON AT COVE CREEK

DR.. Walter N. Johnson will preach
at Cove Creek Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. He will also speak at
Willowdale Thursday morning at II
o'clock and at Brushy Fork at 3
p. m. Friday at II a. m. he speaks
at Shulls Mills.
1t is hoped that he will have good
crowds at all these churches. He has
4 vital message for all Christians.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
TEN KILLED AND MANY
HURT IN STEEL PLANT BLAST

Gary, Ind, June 14.-Ten work
men are known to have been killed
and more than IS injured, some so
seriously they may die, in eas and
.chemical explosion today in the
lcoke by-products division of the
illinois Steel Company's plant.
The dead included four white men
and six negroes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17

Beggar-'

Beggar-"An' madame, my foot
waren't always like this
II know that! The last time you
xwere here you were blind and the
4hme before that you were starving.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17
FRENCH CABINET QUITS

Paris, June 15-Premier BRAND
and his entire cabinet resigned to-
day. This was the fourth French
government and the eighth French
minister of finance to fall by reason
of the financial difficulties born of
the war. 1t was Brands ninth cabi-
net.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-17

B. Frank Mebane, OF Spray,
Rockingham county, millionaire CAPT
talist, textile mill founder and i'm
mense land owner, died Tuesday in
New York, following a lingering i'll
ness.
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.DAV|S-MACF
WEDDING IS HELD
Couple Leaves for Honey.
moon in Hawaii.

Mrs Bessie La Rue Davis. sos n.
Delaware St. and Earle Edwin Mac
Ferrel Indianapolis attorney, were
married early today>at the home of
the bridegroom's daughter, Mrs.
Fred Millikan Taylor. The Rev.
George w. Allison Of the Irvington
Presbyterian Church ofTiciated. Only
relatives and a few intimate friends
were present. The house was deco
rated with roses and orchids. and
the ceremony was performed before
an altar of flowers.
Both the bride and groom have
been residents Of Indianapolis since
1910. Mrs. Davis is a member of
the Eatsern Star and a number of
other fraAernal orders. The groom
is "A graduate Of Indiana University
and a member of the Elks, Hopsier
and Indianapolis Clubs and the
Irvington Masonic lodge.
The couple left Immediately after
the ceremony for California. Next
week they expect to sail for Homo
lulu and will spend their honeymoon
on the Island of Oahu. Upon their
return about July 10 they will be
at home at 1927 y. Delaware st.
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BY Idah McGlone Gibson


According to regulations that |
had made for myself. ! drank two
glasses of water before I went to
bed. where : found it very hard TO
keep from dwelling on all the nice
things ! would like to eat. AT IL
o'clock ! suddenly decided I couldn't
wait any longer 1 must know if I
had lost weight. ! rushed TO the
bathroom and stepped upon the
scale.
Hurrahl I had lost pound Back
TO bed to sleep the sleep. if not of
the just, of the satisfied.
/ awakened the next morning very
much encouraged and started my
cup of coffee without sugar-thanl5
goodness l don't like sugar in cot
fee--and only a teaspoonful of cream.
l wasn't so hungry as was the day
before. / felt I was getting along
famously. I had my orange juice
and SKINNED milk during the morn
ing.
Just before noon a friend called.
and, of course, I invited her to lunch
con. She is very thin. I made for
her A cheese omelet, heated some
rolls, piled up a dish Of great. hs-
cious Strawberries, and saw that the
cream was nice and thick.
You may be sure that it took a
lot of courage to sit at that table
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FEDERATION TO BANQUET
Girls of Third Christian ClSrch
Plan AFFAIR for FRIDAY.

A mother and daughter" banquet
will be given by the girls federation
of the Third Christian Church,
Friday at $50 p. m. Mrs. Curtis
Hodges, class leader, will give the
address of welcome. A musical pro-
gram arranged by Mrs. William f.
Werner will follow Miss Victoria
Montani is to give one group Of
songs. accompanied by Mrs. Werner
and another group in which she will
play her own accompaniment on an
Irish harp. Miss Rheta- Gardner,
violinist, will play group Of violin
numbers, accompanied by Miss Mary
Zeal. A candle light service will be
in charge of Miss Adrian Achmedel.
Reservations should be made with
Mrs. c. o. Jackson, 724 e. Twenty
Second st.
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Het. OwyNWaM
6I907yy ga OnIe<oz0day

pleaded Don't high.hat me now.
l couldn't stand it. Did l ever say
anything to you that for one
moment would make you think that
| had intended to do you any harm?'
II did nOt-I could not answer.
with that he came back into the
hat-checking room and grasped my
shoulders.
Answer me-" he commanded.
No, you never did. But Lola
Lawrence told me that you had sent
her to Tortentio also, and that when
you had grown tired Nf her she sud
denly found that Tortentio had no
more interest in her voice. She said
that same thing would happen to
me-
Buddy fairly shook me.
Mamie, do you think could
ever love a woman like Lola Law
rence?' he demanded
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