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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
Mrs. Nan johnson Dies
Following Operation
Beloved Cove Creek Lady Passed
Away in Hospital Here Friday;
Other Deaths in County

At p. m. last Friday, Mrs. Nan
ME johnson, of Sherwood, relict of
Mr.. Joseph johnson, died at the
Watauga Hospital following an
operation for appendicitis, which was
performed few days previous. The
funeral was conducted from the
home Saturday afternoon, the Rev.
L. A. Hurst, pastor of the deceased,
conducting the services, interment
being in the cemetery near Cove
Greek Baptist church.
Mrs. Johnson was 65 years of age,
and had for many years been 4 de-
voted member of the Baptist church,
and had lived as nearly up to it's pre-
cepts as it is possible for one to live
Wednesday morning a gentleman in
Boone who had known Mrs. Johnson
all his life, was heard to remark,
"There wasn't better woman on
Cove Creek, or one that will be more
generally missed than Mrs. Nan
Johnson"
She is survived by two children,
Mrs. Charles Lewis of Boone, and
Mr.. Arthur Johnson, of Cove Creek.
She has one surviving brother. Mr..
Sam E. Day, of Neva, Tenn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
MINISTERS ARE GUESTS AT
NORMAL SCHOOL DINNER

Revs. r. C. Campbell and r. ].
Parker, who recently conducted
meetings in the Baptist and Method
ist churches, together with the facul-
ty, were invited to dinner at the
Normal one day last week. During
the meal a purse was presented to
Mr.. Parker by the Young Peoples
Sunday school class of the Methodist
church, in appreciation of the mark
ed services rendered during the meet
ing. Mr. Campbell was honored by
the Rutherford county club by being
invited to use an especially prepared
table. After supper number were
invited by this club to an assembly
room at Lovill Home where an in
teresting program was rendered. Mr..
Parker sang in Spanish and after
wards read part of a chapter from
John IA. Mr.. Campbell delivered a
splendid address. Some Others were
called on for few remarks.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
MR.. FRANK BROWN PASSES
AT HOME ON MEAT CAMP

Mr.. Frank Brown, II, prominent
citizen of the Meat Camp section,
died at his home Monday afternoon,
after several months of declining
health. And Mr.. Frank Greene,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Greene and grandson of Rev. and
Mrs. Ed. Greene, of the same COM
munty, died about the same time,
following a lingering illness with
tuberculosis. Both were buried in the
Brown cemetery Tuesday, the Revs.
Ed Hodges and Watts conducting
the funeral.
Mr. Brown was a good citizen,
and always very firm in his convic-
tions. He rearer a large family of
children, Mrs. Poly Wyke of Boone,
and Messrs. Conley and Wilby Brown
being among the number. Mrs.
Brown also survives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
POPLAR GROVE

Rev. G. W Sebastian held his
regular appointments here Saturday
and Sunday. He will be here again
November 12 for three services.
County Superintendent Hagaman
visited the school here one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Heffner and
family of Hickory visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Winkler Sunday
Several people from this COM
munity are attending the revival at
Shulls Mills, conducted by Revs.
Bradshaw and Cook.
Poplar Grove school, taught by
Mr.. S. w. Miller and Miss Florence
Greene, invite you to their
Halloween entertainment Monday
night, October/31 at 7 o'clock. The
entertainment is given by the school
and no admission will be charged,
there will be good things to eat for
sale. The proceeds will go to the
school,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
SAYS BUSINESS MEN MUST
HELP MAKE ROADS SAFE

Rocky Mount, Oct. 25-The most
serious problem facing North Caro-
lima, in the opinion of State Com
missioner of Revenue R. A. Dough-
ton, is the mounting casualty lists
from automobile wrecks on high
ways.
In addressing group of business
men here Mr.. Doughton pointed out
that since July l there have been
691 automobile wrecks, resulting in
143 ersons killed and Ito injured
eon highways.
"What the solution may be l do
not KNOW" he said, "but | do know
it presents problem which calls for
the most careful thought and consid-
Grafton of our citizenship. The fu-
ture of North Carolina rests with
you business men. You must study
state problems and aid in solving
them"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
GEORGE L. STORY

Mr.. George L. Story, u. of
Blowing Rock r. F. D., who had
been seriously ill for some time,
died at his home Sunday. Mr.. Story
was for many years the leading mer-
chant of his section of the county,
and was also good farmer. But old
age came along; his property was
divided among his children, and at
the time of his death his holdings
were meager.
Mr.. Story had his faults-we all
have them--but the good in his
makeup largely predominated. While
a prosperous merchant, the poor,
the needy, the afflicted of his neigh
borhood were always cared for by
him, regardless of whether or not
he ever expected any reward for his
charitable deeds. In many respects,
he was indeed a splendid citizen.
He is survived by his widow, four
sons and three daughters. The funer-
al was held at Aho Monday, large
number of relatives and friends being
present.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
Avery Man Guilty of
Second Degree Murder
Charged With Staying of Robe
Burleson Several Months Ago;
Mrs. Burleson Acquitted
Newland, Oct. 23.-Pitt Holt

Newland, Oct. 23.-Pitt Holt
was found guilty of second de.
murder for the killing of Robert
Burleson in the latter's home several
months ago, and Mrs. Ida Burleson,
widow of the dead man, was acquit-
ted, when an Avery county jury re-
turned verdict this morning in the
superior court after having been out
since 10 o'clock Saturday night.
Pitt Holtzclaw, Mrs. Burleson and
Joe Holtzclaw, brother of Pitt,
entered the trial here several days
ago as co-defendants under indict-
ment by the state. However, after
the state had concluded its direct
testimony, the case against Joe
Holtzclaw was thrown out on motion
of the defense, on the ground that
there was not enough evidence to
uphold the charge of the state in
which move the court agreed.
The trial then proceeded with the
dead mans widow and Pitt Holtz-
claw as defendants, testimony being
completed by the defense Saturday
and arguments heard by the jury
from prosecution and defense. Judge
John H. Harwood presided. The
principals were all residents of Nc
dowell county.
Burleson was killed one night
shortly after entering his wife's
room according to testimony of Cora
Burleson, his 10-year-old daughter,
who was the star witness for the
state.
According to the girl, she was in
bed with her mother in the room
and it was dark but she had seen
Pitt Holtzclaw in the room also.
The father entered, and the moth
-er, according to the girl, told him to
strike match and light an oil lamp
on the mantel. AS he struck the
match, the girl testified, there was
a pistol flash from the spot where
she estimated Holtzclaw was stand
ing and the father fell mortally
wounded.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
WATAUGAN HONORED AT
BEREA COLLEGE, KY.

Berea, KY, Oct. 25 (SpeciaD-
The friends and neighbors of Thos.
Farthing of Watauga Falls, N. c.,
will be pleased to learn that he is be-
ginning the year at Berea College
here as corresponding secretary of
the Tau Kappa Alpha Society.
This organization admits to it's
membership people who are particu-
larly proficient in public speaking,
Mr.. Farthing has qualified for mem
bership in the organization because
of his very great interest as pub
lie speaker
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
INDIANA FARMER DEEDS
LAND TO PRESIDENT

Indianapolis, Ind.-Two tracts of
land totaling 176 acres, between
Knox and Winamac, Ind, today
were decided to President Coolidge.
with stipulation that when "real
curative and equitable farm policy"
shall be established by an act of
congress the land shall revert to the
state of Indiana, by Luke W. Duff
fey, Republican state senator in
1919, and his wife.
The deed conveys the land to
Calvin Coolidge as trustee" for
Andrew Mellon, James Reed, Simon
d. Fess, Julian Barnes, William Jar
dine, Herbert Hoover, Pat Harrison
and Finis Garrett "as tenants in
common"
Duffey has long been active il
efforts to obtain farm relief. The
deed has been recorded.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
ls OUT OF 35 COUNTIES
SHOW DECREASED TAX RATE

Raleigh, Oct 25.-Reports giving
the 1927 real and personal valua-
tion of thirty-one counties have been
received at the office OF the state
board of equalization here All the
counties have revalued their proper
ty. this being reyaluation year, which
gives these reports additional inter-
est.
Eighteen of those received show
an increase over the 1926 valuation
which totals S49,114,S3O. Forsyth
heads the list with an increase of
$19,929,790. Durham, Cabarrus,
Pennsylvania, Lincoln, Wilson, STAN
ly, are other counties that report a
material increase in values.
Thirteen counties have reduced
real and personal property values
from the valuation of last year by a
total of $10,S11,205. Pitt county
leads this group with reduction of
S2.1S0,8O9. Others following close
ly are Person. Cumberland. Johnston,
Warren and Scotland.
Practically all of those heard from
show reduction in the tax rate for
schools. This is largely accounted
for Dy the increased amount of state
aid resulting from larger equaliza-
tion fund. The reduction may not
appear to be as great as many hoped
for, however, it should be remember.
ed that school expenditures neces.
sarily increase each year. To meet
that increase it is usually necessary
to raise the tax rate. This has beer
avoided in nearly all the participat
ing counties and the tax rate lower
! ed instead.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
FOUND IN HICKORY
STOLEN AT BLOWING ROCK?

Hickory, Oct. 25.-Sixteen pairs
of pants and twelve coats were found
in bundles in the depot here when
officers made search, following the
arrest of Guy Cook, believed to be a
resident of Blowing Rock.
Cook was arrested on a charge of
being drunk. A bus driver of the
Blowing Rock line told officers that
Cook had several bundles with him
when ne came down on the jitney.
A pint bottle of whiskey was also
found when officers searched the
station.
Cook denied ownership Of any of
the bundles containing the clothing
and the liquor, at the same time re-
fusing to tell the officers his name
Persons acquainted with him furnish
ed the Information to the police.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
COVE CREEK

Sugar Grove, Oct. 25.-The many
friends of Mrs. Nan johnson of Sher.
wood will learn with sadness of hel
death last Friday in the Boone hos
pital.
Mrs. James Mast is spending the
week with friends in Hickory.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Horton spent.
the weekend in Charlotte and Gaff
ney, S. c.
John B. Horton spent the week
end in Charlotte.
Mrs. j. S. Mcbride was operated
on for appendicitis in the Boone
hospital last week. She is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther M. Bingham
have recently moved into their at.
tractive bungalow.
Mr. Gordon Hodges went to States.
vile Sunday to see his brother,
Lloyd Hodges, who was operated on
for appendicitis in a hospital there
last week.
S. F. Horton is undergoing treat.
ment for serious trouble under DR..
J. P. Matheson of Charlotte.
Miss Winnie Taylor spent the
weekend at her home in Wilkes
county.
Miss Ruth Allison spent the week
end with Miss Louise Critcher il
Boone
Mrs. D. G. Brown who has been
very sick for several days, is some
what improved
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
JUDGE ADVISES ASHE PEOPLE
TO ARM AND PROTECT HOMES

jefferson, Oct. 24.-"Citizens of
Ashe county, provide yourselves with
guns in your homes and if any mask
ed men enter your homes, it is not
only your right, but your duty to
shoot them and be sure that you
shoot them," was the admonition of
Judge N. A. Sinclair from the bench
of superior court here.
Nobody but coward ever wrote
an anonymous letter." was another
judicial declaration in which Judge
Sinclair showed his disgust with al
legged flogging and threatening
methods which had been used by
certain groups who claimed to be
affiliated with the Ku Klux Khan.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW
UNIT AT BEMBERC PLANT

The johnson City Chronicle an
nounced Friday that the main con-
tract for the construction Of the
second S3,500,000 unit of the Ameri-
can Bemberg Corporations S17,500,-
600 enterprise at Elizabethton,
Tenn, had been made.
While no figures were given out,
it was understood that the contract
involves building expenditures of
about $1,500,000, this including all
construction work on the unit except
the structural steel work, which was
let some days ago to the Virginis
Iron and Steel Company, at which
time contract for the erection of {
filtering plant on the Watauga rive
was also let.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
Examiners Visit
Watauga Co. Bank
Messrs. Williams and Harrison Pay
Annual Visit to Local Institu-
ton; Bank in Fine Shape

w. L. Williams and M. L. Har-
rison, state bank examiners, made
their annual examination of the Wat
auga County Bank on Monday and
Tuesday of this week. The last ses-
sion of the general assembly made
the laws governing banks more strcit
and the examiners are requiring
strict obedience to the regulations.
A statement of the condition of
this bank appears in this issue of The
Democrat and shows the institution
to be in splendid shape, with assets
of more than three quarters of a
million dollars This is indeed fine
showing for a bank in Watauga.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
: Ms OF WEEK
YER THE COUNTY
happenings From Various Sections
of Watauga as Related by Demo
crat Correspondents; Some Things
You Know and Some You Don't
MATNEY

Matney, Oct. 24.-There will be a
pie supper at Matney school Satur-
day, October 20, at Z 80 p. m. Every
body invited to come and bring
your friend and sweetheart Refresh
ments will be served.
Miss Laura Carender went to
Banner Elk this afternoon to re-
sumo her studies at Lees-McRae In
stitute.
A revival meeting will begin at the
Northern Methodist church here the
first Sunday in November
Prayer meeting was held at the
home of Mr.. Jim Baird on Sunday
evening with large attendance.
Miss Leola Edminsten and Miss
Claty Baird visited Mrs. George
Baird Sunday afternoon.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
BOONE TRAIL CAFE ENTERED
BY THIEVES THURSDAY NIGHT

Thieves entered the Boone Trail
cafe here Thursday night and obtain
ed cigars, cigarettes and candy, val
ued at about SO, but no money, as
none had been left in the cash
drawer. No arrests have been made
and no clews have been found likely
to lead to an arrest.
The thieves entered the cafe by
forcing the lock of the front door.
| The burglary occurred sometime aft
er midnight.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 22.-Total
damage to the state of Mississippi
from the spring flood was placed to-
night at s45,931,294 by the Missis-
sippi River Flood Control Associa-
tion following an extensive survey of
the p counties affected. Similar
data will be obtained from Arkansas,
Illinois. Missouri, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Louisiana and submitted
to congress at its coming session, F.
ID. Beneke, secretary of the associa-
ton, said. Heaviest damage in Mis-
sissippi was to crops, the association
report listing crop Losses at S23.I17,-
S29. Eight hundred thousand acres
of crop land were flooded and the
cost of replanting was estimated at
S1,654, $50. Property damage was
estimated at $15,23S,965, including
the destruction of 2,726 houses and
damage to 22,940 others. Business
losses were listed at $3,22O.OOO,
hardwood lumber industry, AZ mills
affected, $1,165,OOO; damage to
school buildings and equipment.
S1O3,000, and damage to highways
and bridges 100000. Losses of
livestock totaled $1,O31,55O, it was
shown.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
GENERAL MOTORS EARNINGS

NeW Iork, OcI' Ho.-ihe Heherdi
Motors Corporation, in point of
earning capacity, the premier indus
trial corporation of the country, to-
day forged far ahead of its nearest
rival, the United States Steel Corp
oration. The automotive concerns
net income for the first nine months
of 1927, amounting to S193,757,30
broke all previous records for any
similar period, and exceeded the to-
tai net earnings for the full year OF
1926. The Steel Corporation report
ed surplus of $74,050,023 avail
able for dividends in the same
period.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
REV. VIM. +. JORDAN BEGINS
TERM IN STATE PRISON

Raleigh, Oct. 25. Rev. Willis T.
Jordan, former Columbus, Ga, min
lister, convicted recently of bigamy
in Mecklenburg county suerior court
at Charlotte, tonight began serving
a sentence of Is monthsin the state
prison here. He was brought from
Charlotte by deputy sheriffs. He
was placed in his cell for the night,
prison officials told newspapermen
who sought interviews.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
MR.. LINNEY IMPRESSED
JUDGE J. H. HARDWOOD

Governor Mclean certainly
made no mistake in appointing Judge
John H. Harwood as superior court
Judges" said District Attorney F. A.
Linney, on his return from Newland,
where he attended the Avery county
superior court term presided over by
Judge Harwood.
Judge Harwood," continued Mr.
Linney, conducted the court in a
thoroughgoing business like manner.
He gives promise of being one of the
ablest superior court judges in the
state"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
AT MIDDLE CANE CHURCH

The Democrat is asked to an
nounce that there will be a fifth
Sunday meeting at Middle Cane
church, Stony Fork Baptist Asso-
citation. beginning Saturday, Septem-
Der 20 at 2 p. m. and continuing
through Sunday. All denominations
are invited to attend.' Organization
will be perfected and the program
announced at the Saturday afternoon
meeting.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
u. D. c. MEETING AT A. S. N. S.
THIS AFTERNOON AT $3.50

There will be meeting of the
Watauga Chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy on Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock with Miss Lily Dale
in the Administrative building of the
Appalachian State Normal school.
Persons eligible to membership are
invited to join.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27
NE,V BUS FOR BLOWING
ROCK PUBLIC SCHOOL

County Superintendent Smith
Hagaman went to Conover Saturday
where he purchased a bus to be used
in transporting students to and from
the Blowing Rock consolidated
school. The bus was purchased
through the Boone Chevrolet Com
pany and was placed in operation
Tuesday
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-10-27

A wire dish drainer is great time
saver. Hot water can be poured
over the china. and only the silver
and glasses need be dried.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-25

WHAT THE GRACIOUS
HOSTESS SAYS:
BY DELLA THOMPSON LUpEs
THE HOME TABLE

THE home table should always pre-
1 sent, not only neat, but an at
tractive appearance. This is not so
difficult as it sounds, even for the
woman who does all her own work.
There should be, to be correct, long
white cloth on the dinner table every
night, but many of us who want to
live according to all the tenets of pO-
lite society, cannot afford to do so.
If we have to consider laundry bills,
as most Of us do, we can use place
mats as we do for lunch. We should,
however, have dinner with the cloth.
the silver, and the dishes that go with
dinner, often enough to accustom our
selves and our families to the proper
usage.
There should be decoration of
some kind on the table every day and
at every meal, and here we will allow
no excuse, no swerving from the rule.
This decoration ON the table stands for
something in our lives. The center
piece itself may be simple or elegant
the meaning is the same. If it is of
flowers, two things should be remem-
bered: the flowers should look as nat
ural as possible in whatever vessel
they are placed, and they should not
be so high as to obstruct the view.
Flowers massed into bouquet so that
no individual flower has a chance to
show it's loneliness, lose half their eff
feet.
A floral centerpiece need not be an
expensive one. The country woman,
or the woman of the small town who
can get to fields and roadsides, is es-
pecially fortunate.
For the woman who has to buy her
flowers there are other things to do.
A round mirror, not too small, sur
rounded with artificial moss, and one
little sail boat riding on the surface
Of the "lake" is pleasing thought for
summer day. The same mirror
banked with cotton batting "snow"
sprinkled with diamond dust and
skating doll on the pond" is another
idea. A small pretty basket Of apples,
or some ornament, may be used. The
table centerpiece does not have to be
of flowers, although we oftenest think
of 1t in that way. At any rate, let
us every day have some decorative
feature on the table that pleases the
eyes and stirs the heart.
If we are at some pains to dress our
table attractively we shall be less like
ly to come to the meal ourselves care
lessly clad or slovenly groomed
Copyright by The Eastment Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-25
For Meditation
Oooooo-
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
MORAL ILLITERACY

CRIMINAL records reveal an enor-
~ nous amount Of moral illiteracy.
At least two-thirds of the crime of
today is committed by young men be-
tween the ages of seventeen and twen-
ty. Students Of sociology state that at
least fifteen million children never en-
ter Sunday school, church or insti-
tuition for moral training Of any kind
Many children grow up ignorant of
the laws of right and wrong. They
have no moral standards to guide
them IN the hours when important de-
cisions must be made. When such
persons disobey the law we punish
them. Is it just to confine our boys
to Jail who were not taught the prin-
ciples by which they could be Kept
out Of Jail? Who is responsible2 A
boy can today enter upon the duties
of his life's work a trained mind and
a moral idiot, both at the same time.
There was spent last year In public
school instruction in this country one
and one-half billion dollars and upon
higher education In colleges and uni
versities one-third of a billion. How
much money was spent for the train
ing of conscience?
The degeneration of manhood must
be checked by more attention being
given to the education of the heart
The training of the heart is as i'm
portant as the training of the mind,
If not more so. If the church is not
adequately equipped to do this task
then some other institution must un-
dertake the responsibility. The task
is being undertaken by many social
settlements with most gratifying re-
suits. The problem, which is serious
one, calls for kindly and sympathetic
attitude of mind toward the unfor-
tunate youth of our land Future
American citizenship Is still in the
making. 1t will be determined by the
contribution which youth makes to-
wards its progress.
Poorly trained Sunday school teach
ers, disinterested parents, and an
ecclesiasticism interested more In in
situations than in persons, are made
quate to the task. Has the time come
when noral illiteracy is problem
which secular education must solve?
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