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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
LONG LOST FATHER FOUND

Mrs. Ira Ayers, of Boone, was pos
sibly one of the happiest ladies to be
found last Sunday. When she was
an infant, Friday, % years ago.,
some family troubles arose that cul-
minated in the separation of her par
ents. Later the father called on his
divorced wife, gave her a purse of
money for the children, disappeared,
and so far as the children and moth
er were concerned, was lost to the
world. The mother married again
and lives in the Watauga Falls Sec
tion of the county. Recently Mrs
Ayers heard that her long-lost father
lived in or near Bristol, Va, and
Sunday morning she, her husband
and little daughter, left for that city,
and soon found that man bearing
his name lived on Route l, between
Bristol and Abingdon. He was soon
located, on a neat little farm he and
his sister living together. He never
married again. He is comfortably
fixed but in rather poor health. He
recognized the family resemblance
as soon as he saw Mrs. Ayers, and
when he found out that She was his
daughter, his frame shook with con-
vulsions of joy. He had wandered
far since his family troubles, and
knew nothing whatever Of his chill
dren. The few hours spent with him
were much enjoyed by all and the
father, broken in health, was left
weeping like child, memory barking
back, possibly, almost quarter Of a
century, when the little tot first saw
the light of day. He promises the
family visit this fall.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
WAR DEAD OF THE,
NATION HONORED|
Memorial Day Address of President
Delivered in Arlington; Many Wis
it Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Washington, May 31-The memory
of Americas heroic war dead was
honored by President Coolidge who
delivered a Memorial Day address
near the graves of veterans whose
last resting place is Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Turning to the old soldiers of '61
who sat about him in the cemetery's
amphitheatre, he said, "The spirit
which they so nobly represented two
generations ago has not departed
from the land" and declared that
America and the world were attempt
ing "by common sense to prevent
war"
AS the old veterans ''go down to-
ward the setting sum-" he said. they
will have the satisfaction of know
ing that they are leaving behind
them the same spirit, still undaunted,
still ready to maintain in the future
a more abiding peace and more
abounding prosperity, under which
America can continue to work for the
salvation of the world
Common sense" was laid down by
Mr.. Coolidge as the keynote of
Americas contribution to world
peace an din discussing its appica-
ton to number of present day
problems he touched upon the atti-
tude of the Washington government
toward the Geneva arms negotiations,
the war debt settlements and many
domestic questions.
The president said America ex-
pected practical results" from the
preliminary armament negotiations
at Geneva, and asserted that this
country is anxious to help provide
these countries with certain politi-
cal guarantees which our country
does not require" he added
Besides this there is the World
Court, which can certainly be used
for the determination of all justifi-
able disputes" As to war debts, Mr..
Coolidge declared that in a spirit of
helpfulness the United States has
made generous settlements" which
preserved the principle of the pay
mnt of international debts and gave
promise of being mutually beneficial
to the trade relations of the nations
involved.
In the crowded amphtheatre were
gathered thousands, including veter-
ans of the Spanish and World wars
as wlel as those of the Civil war. The
tomb of the unknown soldier of The
World war was covering point for
thousands during the day, and in the
Crown Prince Gustavus
of Sweden placed a wreath
upon it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
E ROSCOE HALL DIED
HERE TUESDAY AFTERNOON

E. Roscoe Hall, school teacher
from the vicinity of Montezuma,
died at the Blackburn hotel Tuesday
afternoon at about O'clock, having
arrived here the afternoon previous
for the purpose of attending the
summer term of the Normal school
Mr.. Hall had been in poor health for
some time, but the last attack of
the disease from which he suffered,
was short, lasting but few hours.
Deceased had been resident of
Avery county for some years, coming
there from Wilmington where he at
one time was connected with the
postoffice there. For some years he
mad also been employed in an edi-
torial capacity ON daily newspapers
in this state. He was a very fluent
writer and speaker and was liked by
those who knew him.
His wife arrived Tuesday from
Penland, where she had been holding
a position, and two children also ar
rived from Spruce Pine. They ac-
companied the remains to North
Wilkesboro, where interment was
made, deceased having married
daughter in that city.
The family was entirely destitute,
and the citizens of Boone paid the
entire expenses incident to the death
and burial.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
Normal Opens With
Record Attendance
BOONE TRAIL NEARLY
COMPLETED TO MT. CITY

Last Sunday afternoon it was our
pleasure, and real pleasure it was,
to travel over the newly constructed
link of the Boone Trail between the
state line and Mountain City, Tenn.
The construction work is almost
completed, but the worst mile on it
is much better than the best one was
before the grading was done. The
rock surface is now being put on and
the binders are all completed. Ii
you care to drive bit fast, the trip
from Mountain City to Boone can be
easily made in an hour without a
change of gear on your car.
On this beautiful road it is hard to
realize that you are travelling through
section that, heretofore was nigh
unto impossible to traverse all the
years in any degree of comfort, or
we might say, safety. From Trade
down well below Key station the little
bottoms in many places are almost
taken up by the 60-foot right -of-way
The land is rather low in some places.
but the earth is well thrown up and
heavily rocked. The road now in
stead of being menace to public
travel, is really one of the enjoyable
stretches on the highway between
Boone and Bristol, one CT the finest
scenic drives in the mountains.
For a real JOY ride YOU can make
no better selection that to swine
around By way of Mountain City,
across the Stone Mountain on to
Bristol and back by Bluff City, Eliza
bethton, Elk Park and on to Boone.
Try it when you have time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
LLOYD GEORGE DESERTED
BY BRITISH LIBERALS

London, June 1.-The Earl of Ok
ford and Asquith with majority of
It's colleagues, including Lord Grey,
passed what is considered sentence
OF accommodation against David
Lloyd George, wartime premier of
Great Britain, from the Liberal par
ty in a letter to Sir Godfrey Collins,
chief Liberal whip, made public to-
night. The breach is now complete
SO far as the leaders of the party are
concerned.
The correspondence will mean the
expulsion of Mr. Lloyd George from
tLc chairmanship of the Parliamen-
tary Liberal party unless he can OBJ
tain sufficient votes against the lead
ers of the party who have adopted
the Oxford side of the controversy
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
COMMENCEMENT AT THE
VALE CRUCIs GIRLS SCHOOL

Commencement at the Vale Cru
els School for Girls took place on
Thursday and Friday of last week.
On Thursday afternoon exhibits of
the work in sewing classes and laun-
dry. with most tempting samples of
cooking done by the girls, were
shown in one of the class rooms.
Next followed field sports-a bas-
ket ball game and a tennis match, in
which the annual contest between the
Blue and White and Purple and
Gold teams, resulted in victory for
the latter. Showers interrupted the
afternoon sports and made the
ground slippery, but the contestants
were persistent.
Thursday night the program in
cluded the graduation of a pupil,
Annie Brooks, of Lynchburg, Va,
from the high school and the bestow-
al on her of the first diploma ever
given by the school. Miss Brooks
read her graduation essay on "The
Value of High School Education" {"
A group of school girls sang a num-
Der of songs, one of them being in
Latin.
Prof. B. B. Dougherty and Prof.
Rankin, of the Appalachian State
Normal school, were guests of the
school and Prof. Dougherty made the
commencement address. Prof Ran
kin also spoke briefly.
In the absence of Bishop Horner,
who was called back to Asheville on
Thursday, the Rev. j. P. Burke pre-
sented the prizes awarded for excel
lence in different departments,
punctuality, etc.
On Friday, Bishop Horner return
ed for his annual visitation for the
purpose of confirmation, which al
ways comes at the close of the school
year. The service was held in Holy
Cross Chapel and class of six was
confirmed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
JUDGE JAMES L. WEBB WILL
NOT BE CANDIDATE AGAIN

Judge James L. Webb, who has
presided at number of courts in
Watauga county during his nearly
quarter century on the bench, will
not be a candidate for reelection to
the bench when his term expires four
years from now, he tells the VIM
ston-Salem Journal. He was appoint
ed to the bench by Governor Aycock
to fill out the unexpired term of
Judge Hoke when the latter was ele-
waited to the supreme court. 81 am
getting too old to run again." was the
remark of the veteran jurist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
PRIMARY WILL BE.
HELD SATURDAY
Candidate For United States Sena-
tor Will Be Named; little Interest
in Event Evidenced Here

With Senator Overman claiming as
high as $4,000 majority and his op-
ponent, Robert R. Reynolds, certain
Of $4,000 majority, little interest is
being manifested over the state pri-
mary on Saturday, at which time the
selection of a candidate for the
United States senate will be named.
Reynolds has made a desperate fight
while the junior senator from North
Carolina seems assured of victory
and has put forth little effort in the
campaign. The vote in Watauga
county and the state at large will
likely be very light.
For the information of the voters
of the county, below is given a list
of the voting places in the various
Watauga townships:
Boone, courthouse; Bald Mountain,
Elkland; Beaver Dam, Don Haga-
mans store; Blue Ridge, Aho; Blow
ing Rock, Blowing Rock; Cove Creek,
Mast; Elk, Triplett's store; Laurel
Greek, Watauga Falls; Meat Camp
No. l, Soda Hill; Meat Camp No. 2,
Rich Mountain schoolhouse; North
Fork, Thomas store; Shawnehaw
Matney schoolhouse; Stony Fork,
Rocky Point; Watauga, ShulPs Mills.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
More Than Eight Hundred Expected
For the First Term; Dormitories
FYll and Private Homes Taking
Care of Overflow; Term Continues
For Six Weeks.

More than eight hundred students
are expected to have been registered
by the last of the week for the first
six weeks of the Appalachian State
Normal school, registration for which
began Tuesday morning All avail
able spece in the several dormitories
had been taken up several weeks ago
and with those who came and are
still coming, looking for private
homes for lodging, the number en-
rolled will be by far the largest in
the history of the institution. A
high water mark was reached at the
first term last year when d few more
than six hundred came. The scope
Of the school is expanding year after
year, and more states are being rep
resented at each ses. ion.
The entire summer school, as was
the case last year, viii cover a period
of twelve weeks, divided into two
terms. A great NUMBER of the teach
ers who are now arriving will re-
main for the second half which. with
the newcomers. will make Boone's
school population for the three
months about eight hundred. A num-
aar of instructors have been added to
the faculty to take care of the added
work, incidental to the largely in
creased student body.
The town has rallied to the call of
officials for quarters for students
and most Of the homes with unoccu-
pied rooms have offered them.
Registration is still going on to-
day, and organization will probably
not be completed before the last of
the week.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS
REACH SIX MILLION MARK

Raleigh, June 1.-The bulging
pockets of our citizens and corpora
tions overflowed in North Cardinals
treasury in the shape of income
taxes to the extent of $6,019,260.71
during the first eleven months of the
present fiscal year, figure which
exceeds by nearly 100000 the
budget estimate of the income tax
revenue for the entire year.
The total tax collections for the
first eleven months of the fiscal year
which will close June 80, recch the
sum of $10,574, ,204.33.
These figures have been compiled
in the department of revenue, and
totalled to include collections for
May.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB

Ms Annie Stanbury was hostess at
q delightful meeting OF the Friday
Afternoon Club last week. The flor
Il decorations, c'ith alea predomi-
mating, were unusually effective,
forming an attractive setting for the
splendid musical program of the aft
ernOoH.
Miss Ruth Rankin, fresh from in
tensiye gYduate work in piano al a
New York conservatory, was at her
best, and the program was indeed a
treat to musfc~lovers. One of the
numbers, LISTS Hungarian Rhap-
sodie, was broadcast from New York
by Miss Rankin early in the spring.
Mrs. O. l.. Hardin, accompanied by
Mrs South, rendered two vocal selec-
tions.
Miss Stanbury then presented a
clever musical contest which proved
both interesting and instructive, Mrs.
o. L. Hardin winning the prize, a
dainty handkerchief.
During the afternoon, a salad
COaISG Will dCCtSSOIleS Was SefNeu,
followed by cream and cake.
Besides club members, Miss STAN
bury had as her guests Mesdames H.
B. Perry and R. B. Estes and Miss
Jennie Todd.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on June 11th with Mrs. F.
A. Linney as hostess.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
ALEX BLACKBURN DEAD

Mr.. Alex Blackburn, of Todd,
brother Of the late M. B. Blackburn,
of Boone and Hon. E. Spencer Black
burn, died at his home Tuesday fol-
lowing an illness of some weeks. In
terment will be in the family bury
ing ground this afternoon at -four
o'clock.
Mr.. Blackburn was highly es-
teemed citizen and had many friends
throughout the county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03

The North Carolina farm home is
being made more attractive through
the addition of modern conveniences.
Electricity in the home is becoming a.
valuable factor in raising the stand
ard of living
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
LATHAM RESIGNS AS
CHIEF BANK EXAMINER

Raleigh, June 1.-Clarence Lath-
am, chief bank examiner of the state,
this afternoon resigned his office, eff
fective Monday, June T. At his urg-
ent request the resignation was ac-
cepted and John Mitchell, who has
been working with Mr.. Latham, was
appointed to the office by the corp
Grafton commission.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
ANNOUNCES
FOR STATE SENATE

B. C. Seagraves, Cashier of the
Bank of Lansing, Ashe county, has
filed as the Republican candidate for
the state senate from the 29th sem
atorial district, which is composed of
Ashe, Allegheny and Watauga ,coun-
ties. So far, no avowed candidate is
opposing P. T. Mcneil, Of West JEFF
terson, as the Democratic candidate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03

Asheville, June l: Nicholas Long
worth, speaker of the United States
house of representatives, has accepted
position on the advisory board of
the Mount Mitchell Association of
Arts and Science, it was announced
here by Thomas Dixon, founder and
president of the association.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03

Today, June 3, is the anniversary
Of the birth of jefferson Davis, lone
president of the Southern Confed-
eracy.
The Washington times., 1926-10-09
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Too Simple
By DIR. FRANK CRANE


IFE complex It can be fitted into the compass Of
line without overlooking or looping off . part here
part there.
Too much smplificaton necessitateS taking partial
squint viewpoint.
Hence proverbs and epgrams are too simple to be
inclusive.
They are valuable as verisimiltudes but not
pete guides
Take the old reliable:
Everything comes to him who waits.
You know as we'll [ do that that is not true A
drop off every day and nothing has
to them.
Old Methuselah deck for SO years and moth
ing him Of half the Importance that came to the
far shorter-ved David Moses and Jeus.
The proverb amended read, Everything to him
who waits and works. is closer the truth.
Or take the standard
IF you want thing well done do it yourself.
There much truth init. But the who get the
and the best work done this busy world the who
efficient is the who has genius for Getting
George do it, and for picking the right George for the
job.
Business effectively dispatched in organizations
where the does not try do it all himself.
Or consider the old saying:
Faith does all.
In college boy said he had faith God would him
through his algebra Hhe prayed loud he could be heard
for blocks and so long he had little time to study.
He failed.
Faith plus Work does ALL comes nearer verify
the averages
But the human animal persevere and excep-
tons many
Sayings that try to condense too much tell the truth
but not the whole truth.
Copyright, syndeate1
The Washington times., 1926-10-09
A REAL DRAGON, THAT LIVES TODAY
But Not St. Georges Kind.

Everybody has read and pictures of St. George and the
Dragon with St. George getting the best of it. and the dragon
getting of it, St George Engands favore char
acter in legend the cry st George and Merrie Eng
land"
You also about the dragons of mythology the huge
snorting dragon from which Perseus delivered Andromeda
Those old dragons that breahed fire. devoured horses and
men, lived Of But this gigantic lizard growing
to be twenty and thirty feet long, in the Dutch East Indies
may be the monsters that started the dragon legends
On British of you the lion and the unicorn
the latter beast with single horn growing out of its fore
head There unicorn but animals including
gnu horns that grow straight out in 'front.' and that
in PROFILE, look though they had only one horn
This big lizard this interesting picture from the London
Graphic shows you would be pleasant
alone at twilight he capture and destroy small swne
he would surely make short work Of average Thank
Heaven have such monsters here
The only creatures that land in the way Of
dragons the trust octopuse the big monopoly dragons
perhaps NOT harmful in the long they supposed
to be.
The Washington times., 1926-10-09

A MOTHER revolution in science
"A is forecast. 1t affects biology,
and has been likened to that
which was brought about by the
discovery of the complex nature
Of the atom. Just as the general
reader had to get acquainted with
the electrons not many years ago.
so now he is invited to know"
the mitochOndria. The mitochon-
dria found in the cells are bac-
teria-like bodies which seem 10
be the ultimate units Of living
matter. somewhat as the electrOns
are the ultimate units of crude
matter. OF course. the compari-
son must not be driven too far,
for the functions OF these two
most minute Of known entities are
in detail widely different.
The immensely interesting sug.
gestiOn is offered that the action
Of the mitOchondria in the cell
may lie at the basis OF the origin
of species.
School Of Medicine in the Univer.
sity Of Colorado. who has been
engaged during seven years In
SIIC4dl AlANto IL = q biDIlS VA liI0 Hel-
ture OF mltochondria, gives in
Science a preliminary statement
concerning this remarkable ''revo-
lutionary conception OF the cell"
Having shown the Giving bac-
tcrial nature OF mitochOndria." he
says:
Union Formed
Briefly stated, micro-organlsms
unite with higher forms OF life.
IN many such associations. new
tissues and new organs develop
in response TO the microbic In
VasiOn. Some Of the symbolic
micro-Organ persist as mito-
chondria in the cell The mito-
chOndria are responsible for the
specific activity OF the cell These
demonstrable facts can lead to no
conclusion other than that sym
bioticism. or the development Of
bacterial 'symbioses,' Is a funda-
mental factor IN the origin Of
species"
We must forgive the addition to
our already dangerously over
loaded dictionaries OF all these
"symbisms' and their interminable
line OF relatives disinterred from
linguistic cemeteries and provided
with new souls. for, the sake OF
the fresh ideas that 1t Is their
The Washington times., 1926-10-09
ONCE-OVERS

What Is Your Attitude Toward Old Friends?

What Is Your Attitude Toward Old Friends?
Are you the sort of man you before you
cumulated considerable money!
Isn't true that you feel bit superior of your
odme friends the friends you associated with when your
finances low?
Your inner self has not changed, but you giving
more free rein to your real self.
You held back the real you'' characteristics when you
had than the friends with whom you associated
In other words you ''lived apart them while you
are following a course that is natural to you.
Knowing YOURSELF how you have respect for your
self2
Those who considered you real friend have begun
to know but they probably think you have
changed.
You knew ago that you not blue but
wanted those with whom you in think
you in friendly
So you lived deceit to smooth your path and did
let these who good you know you
thought of them interiors.
Now that you have money, you throw away the hearts
that you all the of loyalty and faith and kind
ness.
The Washington times., 1926-10-09
COMPLEX ATOMS
By Garrett P. Serviss

task to conserve. The biologists,
however, are not alone il pilipg
up neologisms.
In illustration OF the develop.
ment Of new organs in response
to microbic activity, Doctor Wal.
lin makes the extremely inter-
esting statement that Gin the fire.
fly and the squid luminifcrous
bacterial symblonts are apparent
ly responsible for the development
Of light organs In which a mum
Der of tissues become modified in
responses to the bacterial inva-
sion"
How far this novel line OF at.
tack upon the great problem Of
the origin of species, which has
been so dramatically presented
before the public mind during the
few years past, may be carried
can not at present be predicted.
However, Doctor NVallin promises
to bring out the evidence that he
has collected on the subject. to-
gether with a discussion OF q few
OF the probleps in biology that
are affected by this new point OF
view. AS he himself says the
bald statement that the cells OF
all complex plants and animals
normally contain bacteria Is al
most incredible in the absence of
q rational hypothesis TO explain
the significance of such assocIa-
tions. But he thinks that the
statements summarized above fur
nish the grounds for the rational
hypothesis required.