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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
DROUCHT-DEAD TREES ALIVE

Along toward the tail-end of the
great drought of 1925, trees appar-
emily dead dotted the landscape in
every direction throughout the state.
Old hOmesteaders mourned the pros
pective loss of oaks that had shaded
past generations and mountain folks
foresaw large stretches of barren ter
ritory on the hillsides. There were
some people, however, who maintain
ed that dead leaves did not necessa-
rily indicate a dead tree, and it is
developing in this season of LEAKAGE
that the latter were right, for evil
dences of dead trees are scarce.
Many farmers have found that trees
marked for dead have put forth the
usual crop Of leaves and are in ap-
parently as vigorous condition as
ever, though in some cases the marks
of invalidism are apparent. 1t is
mighty encouraging information that
the destruction Of trees by the pro.
longed dry weather is not by any
means SO great as had been antici-
pated-in fact, being inconsequental
This is the more encouraging in con-
temptation of the greater devastation
of the past few days of mountain for.
ests by fires. The drought proved
much more kindly to the natura
beauty of the state than the fire has
been.-Charlotte Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
NEWS OF STONY FORK

Stony Fork, May 12-Rev. E. c.
Hodges filled his regular appointment
here Saturday and Sunday, preaching
two interesting sermons to large con-
gregations.
The children of the Sunday school
here gave very interesting Mothers
Day program Sunday morning.
Mrs. Callie Blackburn, accOmpan-
ned by Mr. Morefield and family OF
Statesville, visited Mrs. Blackburn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Wagner
Saturday and Sunday,
D. L. Carlton made business trip
10 Boone last week.
Lester Watts and family of Tay-
iorsville, visited relatives here Sum-
Gay.
Misses Mary and Annie Wellborr
spent last Wednesday with theii
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Greene.
W. E. Greene is able to be out
again after having been confined tt
his home for several months.
Joe Cook and family of Boone, ane
Walter Cook and family of Todd, Wis
tied Messrs. Cooks father, j. D
Cook Sunday.
Gather Carlton made business
twp to Elk Monday Of this week.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
"MISS MOLLIE"
COFFEY DEAD
Widow of Captain Thomas J. Coffey
of Boone Passes in Statesvilie
Burial in Boone Cemetery

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Coffey, ia
miliarly known in Watauga as miss
Mollie" Coffey, died at the home of
her son, Mr.. T. S. Coffey in States
vile last Wednesday afternoon, after
an illness covering a year or more.
Funeral services were conducted at
$3.50 Thursday in East Broad Street
Baptist church, Statesville, by Rev.
J. B. Eller, pastor of the First Bap-
list church of that city. lnterment
$3.50 that afternoon The Statesville
people who accompanied the funeral
party to Boone were: Mr.. and Mrs.
L. P. Henkel, Mrs A. V. Henkel, Mr..
E. NJ. Sentman, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Andrews and Mrs. Florence Ramsey.
Mrs Coffey was the widow of Capt
Thomas J. Coffey, one of the pioneer
merchants and successful business
men Of Watauga, whose memury is
still Lcld dear by many ci:'Gens of
the county of the older set, who died
25 years ago. She was born near
Todd in this county, 80 years ago,
the daughter of Thomas and Polly
Greer, and the major part of her
long life was spent in Boone. She
was one of our most lovable and es-
teemed ladies. After leaving here,
when she returned to Boone on a
visit, the news was heralded, "Miss
Mollie Coffey is in town.! and her
friends by the score made it a point
to see her before she left for her
home. A sweet disposition, a kind
heart, an open hand to those who
needed help, and above all, devoted
Christian, are some of the great at
tributes that rounded out the per-
feet character Of this splendid lady.
Two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Coun-
Gill of Hickory, and Mrs. l. S. RAM
bo of Mountain City, and one son,
Mr.. T. S. Coffey of Statesville, sur
vive.
In Boone there were no services at
the cemetery. The elegant casket was
opened by the undertaken to permit
the large crowd assembled to take a
last look at the kind face of their
departed friend, and the body was
laid to rest beside her husband, who
preceded her across the great divide
quarter of a century ago. The flo
raj offerings were profuse and most
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
LEGION MEN
ARE AFTER REYNOLDS

Raleigh special to Greensboro
News: American legionaires are after
"Our Bob" and either in Greensboro
or from Raleigh will issue shortly
a protest against Our Bob's military
record which ended before the wal
began
The complaints have been sent to
Raleigh. They come from legion
members who do not think Captain
Bob's resignation from the national
guard was a seasonable retirement,
subsequent events considered. Legion
naires had made no point of the
withdrawal from the national guard
near the time for a Mexican sortie.
But recent stories that legion men are
strong for Captain Bob and that in
some quarters his soldiery achieve
ments are widely norated, have peev-
ed some fighters who feel moved
to tax hand to set forth in order
a declaration of the things most sure
ly believed by the legionnaires.
Which things are that Captain Bob
did not win the war, capture the
kaiser or break the Hindenburg line.
Probably many legion men wouldn't
support him had he done all, for
plenty of them think that a senator
who remained in the United States
and worked with the commander-in-
chief of the army and navy, did just
as useful work. The thing that
gets the legion members is that some
legion members are backing Captain
Bob Reynolds because they think he
is great legion man.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
SCHOOL FOR BAPTIST PASTORS

Arrangement have been made for a
school for Baptist pastors to be held
at Mountain View Institute, Hayes,
nine miles north of Nroth WilkesborO,
beginning May 25th and continuing
through June 3rd. The daily pro-
gram is as follows:
9:00-9:30 a. m.-Devotional, Rev
Noah Jarvis.
9:30-IO:30 a. m.-"The Country
Church," Rev. j. M. Hayes.
80 a. m.-Acts of the
Apostles, Rev. E. G. Davis.
1902 2:3O-Evangelism and Stew.
ardship.
Afternoon
2:00-2 :30-Devotional-Rev, NOAH
Jarvis.
1903 :30-Sermon Building-Rev
F. M. Higgins.
1904 80 - Pastors Problems -
Rev. K. D. Stukenbrok.
Board will be 81 day. Pastors are
asked to bring pillow, sheets, blank.
cts and towels.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
SENATE WOULD ABOLISH
RAILROAD LABOR BOARD

Washington, May 1.-THE Watson
Parker bill to abolish the railroad Ia
Dor board and set up new machinery
for handling disputes between car
riers and their employees, was passed
by the senate today, 60 to 13.
The measure now goes to the pres
ident, who has declared for the gen.
eral principle of the legislation pro-
vided the public interest is protected.
Whether the bill does that formed
the chief point of controversy in both
the house and the senate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
LEGION AUXILIARY

An American Legion Auxiliary was
organized in Boone recently. This
organization is composed of mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters of ex-
service men of the World War.
Twenty women from the town and
county have already Joined the aux
iliatry which is countrywide.
The work of this organization is
solely in the interest of the ex-service
man and his family. Many of these
roen came back from the war broken
In health, so much so that many of
them will never be well; in fact many
Of them languish in hospitals with lit
Tie hope of ever being we'll again.
and many of them only waiting until
tuberculosis, resulting from the
deadly gases, can finish it's work.
Many of the men, especially those
in hospitals for mental cases, spend
their time in making artificial poppies
the never-to-be-forgotten flower of
Flanders Field; these they sell to the
auxiliaries for a small sum and they
in turn sell them to the public. Every
cent of this money is used for needy
ey-service men and their families in
the county or the sick in hospitals.
This poppy sale-nation-wide, will
be put on on Memorial Day, which
will be May goth.
We said when the men went across
the sea that we would never forget.
Have we forgotten?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
NEARLY MILLION PERSONS
VISIT TOMB OF HARDINGS

Marion, O., May 12-Nine hundred
thousand persons have visited the
tomb of the Hardings in Marion
cemetery, said Lieut.. Walter Lee
Sherfey, who has commanded a de-
tachment of troops stationed at the
tomb since President Harding's body
was placed there.
Cornerstone of the Harding me-
mortal will be laid May 80 and the
structure completed in another year.
The bodies of President Harding and
of Mrs. Harding then will be placed
in the memorial. The building and
it's approaches will cost 100000.
The detachment OF regular army
troops which numbers Sc, will main
tain its vigil until the bodies of the
Hardings are removed to the perma-
nent tomb from the receiving vault.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
JUDGE BRYSON RESIGNS

Yadkinville Special Of May II to
Winston-Salem Journal: 1t wa S
learned here today that Judge T. D.
Bryson has resigned as judge of the
superior court from the 18th judicial
district and that his resignation is
now with the governor and is request
ed to become effective upon the pri-
mary election of candidate in that
district to succeed him. He is now
holding court at Salisbury. 1t is un-
derstood that Judge Bryson will de-
vote his entire time to the Great
Smoky Mounain park project.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
REGISTRARS AND JUDGES
OF ELECTION APPOINTED
Election Officials Named for the
Various Township of the
County

The Watauga county board of elec-
tlcns,, composed of W. Hardin Brown,
chairman; L. L. Bingham, secretary,
and John ". Hodges, at a recent
meeting named the following as
registrars and judges of election for
the years 1926-1925, the first named
in each township being the registrar:
Boone township. D. Council, A.
J. Edminsten, W. L. Trivett.
Bald Mountain-John Tatum,
Wiley Adams, w. H. Mcclure.
Beaver Dam-W. R. Vines, Carter
Farthing, Raleigh johnson.
Blue Ridge-W. D. Cook, Clint
Coffey, L. T. Elrod.
Blowing Rock-Talton Hartley, d.
c. Coffey, J. M. Hodges.
Cove Creek-Joh E. Combs, John
Perry, J. R. Isaacs.
Elk-Ed Simmons, T. G. Carroll,
c. C. Triplett.
Laurel Creek-Oscar Phillips, Lu-
ther Ward, W. F. Winkler.
Meat Camp No. il. W. Wall, C.
G. Hodges, Walter Greene.
Meat Camp No. 2-Enzer Beach,
Herman Mcneil, j. A. Penley.
North Fork-Jim South, Alex
South, J. M. May.
Shawneehaw-Lloyd Welch, Lee
Sarrender, Albert Mills.
Stony Fork-A. G. Moretz, C. D..
Mcneil, Jason Moretz.
Watauga-D. P. Wyke, j. E. Har-
bin, Caleb Garland.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
PUBLICATION DAY

For the benefit of our rural
subscribers as well as for the good
of local advertisers, who especial
ly cater to the Saturday trade, the
publishers of the Democrat have
arranged to issue the paper in time
to catch all the outgoing mails on
Thursday morning instead of Fri
day, as heretofore been the case.
In this way we will be able to
render both reader and advertiser
the best service possible. 1t will
be necessary, however, for adver-
tising copy and correspondence to
be in the hands of the printer not
later than noon Wednesday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
ALTON B. PARKER DIES
WHILE RIDING IN AUTO

New York, May 10.-Alton B.
Parker, who rose from the obscurity
of youth spent on New York state
farm to bear the standard of the
Democratic party against Theodore
Roosevelt in the presidential race of
1904, died today while riding in an
automobile through Central Park.
The former chief judge of the
court of appeals contracted cold
three days ago and had been under
the care of a physician. He was on
his way to his country home in ESQ
pus, N. Y, with his wife and nurse
when he was stricken with heart at
tack. Death was almost instantane-
Gus. Judge Parker was in his 74th
year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
PARK PROJECTS GIVEN
FAVORABLE HOUSE REPORT

Washington, Gay 1.-THE house
public lands committee today report
ed out two park bills one creatinG
the Great Smoky Mountain national
patk and one creating the Scenan-
doah national park. The minimum
area of the Smoky Mountain national
park was reduced to 100000 acres,
as requested by North Carolina and
Tennessee state park commissions.
The proposed Mammoth Cave park in
Kentucky was not considered by the
committee.
The senate public lands committee,
which had the two bills under consid-
Grafton at the same hour, failed to
take action,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
WORK ON HIGHWAY 60
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY Y

Sanford, May 9--Work on high
way No. so, known as the Boone
Trail, is progressing rapidly and it is
expected that the hard road between
Sanford and Siler City will be open
ed in the next so days. This is one
cf the longest highways in the state
and extends from Wilmington to the
Tennessee line via Clinton, Dunn,
Banford Greensboro, Winston-Sa-
lem, Wilkesboro and Boone and has
heavy traffic.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
FOREST FIRES DID NOT REACH
THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
Prominent Greensboro Citizens Tour
Mountain Section; Report Fire
Near Mortimer and Newland

Mayor E. B. Jeffress and A. L.
Stockton of the Greensboro News
company returned Saturday after
noon from a four days automobile
trip through the ''lost provinces and
sections of western North Carolina
where they looked over the numerous
subdivisions and real estate develop
ments in those sections. They say
that reports of forest fires on Grand
father mountain last week We're er-
roneous, but that fires were raging in
the forests around Mortimer, a num-
Der of niles from Grandfather and
also there was small fire close to
Newland.
They say that there was much
smoke across the mountains on the
Virginia side where fires evidently
were burning. But no fire reached
Grandfather mountain, they say. They
were in Yadkin, Surry, Allegheny,
Ashe and Watauga counties Wednes-
day and spent the night in Boone.
Thursday they skirted Grandfather
mountain, going from Boone to
Blowing Rock, then to Linville and
from Linville to Newland, Elk Park,
Cranberry, Plum Tree, Bakersville,
Spruce Pine, Little Switzerland,
Wildacres and on to Burnsville. They
say there had been no fire on or
around Grandfather mountain. The
mountain, however, still shows plain
ly the effects of the forest fire of
last year. They did see columns Of
smoke rising in the direction Of Nor
timer and the Pisgah forest.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
MAYOR COTTRELL NAMES
GENERAL CLEANUP DAYS

Attention is called to the announce
ment of Mayor D. j. Cottrcll on an
other page, citing period beginning
May 18th as general cleanup for
the city. Trucks and drivers will be
furnished by the town to carry the
rubbish away. All the requirements
are that trash be placed at convenient
points so that it may be loaded with
ont difficulty. 1t beehoves the people
OF Boone to join heartily in this move
nent, and make our town what it
should be, truly "the City Beautiful" :"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
MOUNTAINEER 7S YEARS OLD
SENTENCED FOR MOONSHININC

Asheville. May 11-Declsring that
John Maxwell, IS, would make liquor
until he was 100 years old if turned
loose, Judge E. Yates Webb in Uni
ted States district court here. senten-
ced the aged moonshiner to is
months in the federal prison at At
lanta.. The old mans son, arrested
on the same charge, was freed under
suspended sentence when n ntred
vidence to show that he was i'll and
unable to operate still on the oc-
casion charged.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
HOPE is HELD OUT FOR
SETTLING ENGLISH STRIKE

London, May 12-Prolonged secret
discussions at trades union headquar-
ters which lasted until an early hour
Wednesday morning, simultaneously
with a special cabinet meeting held
in the house of commons which was
followed by further ministerial con-
versations in Downing street, were
taken as indicating that an important
peace move was afoot. Consequently
there is strong hope in some quarters
that the strike may be called off be-
fore long
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
EARL DEVORE WINS AUTO
RACE AT CHARLOTTE

Earl Devore, the Frenchman.
won the 250-mile race at the Char
lotte speedway Monday. His average
speed was 12O.S9 miles an hour.
Devore's time was given as 2:04 Sd
so. Harry Hartz was second, with
Fred Cromer third. Ten thousand
dollars in prize money went to the
winner.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
MILES LOVE PAROLED

Miles Love, Watauga county man.
who killed his child and drew a SEN
tence of from five to seven years fol
it, was given a parole last Thursday
by governor Mclean. Love had
served about two years of the sen.
tence. Judge James L. Webb, before
whom the case was tried, and Solici
tor johnson J. Hayes are said tc
have been in favor Of the parole.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
PENNY BROTHERS HERE

Penny Brothers, Greensboro real
estate auctioneers, spent last night
in Boone. They are reported to have
closed deal with the Western North
Carolina Development Company to
conduct a sale here in the near flu
ture.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13

Tommy's sister: Tommy, what is
a synonym"
Tommy: ga synonym is word you
use when you can't spell the other
one"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13

Thirty-three purebred Jersey cows
and heifers were bought during April
by dairymen of Clay county to be
used as foundation stock.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
LIEUT.. BYRD FLIES
OVER NORTHPOLE
Feat Accomplished in Fifteen Hours
and Thirty Minutes Flying Time;
Filler is Virginian

New York, May 9-Lieutenant
Commander Richard Byrd, United
States navy aviator, flew over the
north pole today, the New York
Times and the ST. Louis Dispatch an
nounced
Commander Byrd, first to accom-
piish this feat made the flight in Is
hours and 90 minutes, leaving his
base at Kings Bay. Spitzbergen, at
1850 o'clock this morning Green
wich time) and returning safely at
4 20 o'clock this afternoon.
The entire population Of Kings
Bay turned out to welcome the Amer
leans return. Captain Amundsen,
Lincoln Ellsworth and the crew of
their airship Norge, on which they
plan similar flight greeted Com
mander Byrd upon his descent.
Commander Byrd, in flying over the
north pole in 15 hours and 80 minutes
demonstrated that wings could do in
less than a day what Admiral Peary,
discoverer of the north pole, con-
sumcd eight months in negotiating by
dog sled. This also made Byrd's the
first of nine expeditions attempting
the feat, to reach the north pole this
year.
The flight and return of Comman-
der Byrd, recounted by wireless were
far different, both in the act and the
transmission of news, from the de-
p&rtment of Admiral Peary from Sgd
ney, N. S, July Z, 1908.
Peary hardly had cleared the har-
Dor and was just beginning to fight
some of the worts of the Atlantic
oceans storms in the little schooner
Roosevelt, in the time Byrd went to
and returned from the pole.
The report that Byrd, who last
year accompanied Macmillan into the
north, actually had reached the pole
before returning to his base, was re-
ceived with amaZement here, as the
announced plans for his first flight
called only for negotiating the 400
miles to Peary Land and return, a
total of 800 miles.
This in itself was considered dar-
ing feat because of the paucity of
landing places on the jagged Arctic
ice plains, but the flight of at least
900 miles involved in round trip
hop to the pole rivalled the most en-
thusiastic hopes of observers of this
flight
In four months after setting out,
Peary had only reached Etah, Green
land, and there still remained dash
of hundreds of miles to the pole.
During the following months, until
June of 1909 no word was received
concerning Peary, except here and
there multitude of rumors.
1t seemed for awhile that Peary
would be robbed of the honor for on
January 9, 1909, DR.. Frederick A.
Cook descended from the northern
wastes with the claim that he had
been the first. This was later re-
futed by scientific bodies, but not
until Peary had consumed months in
lecturing and showing his own proofs.
Richmond, Va, Nav "a message
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13

EGGS are valuable in the diet and
are especially rich in protein food
say poultry specialists at State Col
lege.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13
A Good Reason

Judge-"Have you ever seen the
prisoner at the BARI"
"No sir. Not since prohibition"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-13

Richmond, Va, May "a message
from Lieutenant Commander Byrd
stating that he had returned safely"
was received here this afternoon by
his brother, Governor H. F. Byrd, and
his mother, Mrs. Richard Evelyn
Evelyn Byrd, Sr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-09
Meeting Hallowell Il.
Current Events Club

| Hallowell Current Events Club met
| Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Ben
Tenney. There was a large attend
ance. the largest of the year, so far.
There was very little business. The
| matter OF the year book was taken up
and several matters discussed, but
not settled.
The paper Of the afternoon was on
Burbank, the Plant Wizard, and was
given by Mrs. Amy Buchanan. 1t was
written Interestingly and in a pleas
ing style and held the attention Of
the members, adding new facts to
what they already knew concerning
the work of Luther Burbank. Mrs.
Buchanan spoke of shy boyhood. of
his interest not in plants alone, but
in all created things. Then she went
on to outline his career and to men
ton some of his more outstanding
achievements, like the Shasta daisy,
spineless cactus, and the white black
berry. In conclusion she mentioned
briefly Burbank's loss of faith in the
last Of his long life.
Some of the current events given
in answer to the roll call were peril
nent to the subject, and others were
on matters of general interest and
happenings of the day. One account
in particular of the gardens and work
of Mrs. John Carroll Perkins of Seat
tie, wife of the Rev. John Carroll Per-
kins. formerly Of Portland, Me-, was
Of special interest. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday of the coming
week with Mrs. John NJ. Robinson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-09
Second Annual
Evergreen Fair
To Open Friday

The second annual Evergreen Fair
will open Friday afternoon at the
Universalist church when aprons,
fancy articles, cooked food, home
made candy, and the usual wares
featured by the ladies will be found
on sale in the vestry. Buffet lunch
con will be served from s to Z o'clock
and at o'clock in the evening a
novelty entertainment Uncle Rast-
u.s." the adventures of talented
colored family will be presented by a
group of church workers.
The Evergreen Fair has always
proven one of the most delightful of
the annual Christmas bazaars and
Judging from the way in which the
ladies have been working, in fact
all of the church members this year
should see all previous records &c
lipsed.