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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
SILVERSTONE SHAVINCS

Zionville, R. F. D., Aug. ST.
Mrs. Leonard Wilson is recovering
from a serious spell of sickness.
Mr.. j. H. Mast and Miss Nora Mast
have been spending some time with
Mrs. Leak Daugherty at Russellville,
Tenn. Miss Birdie D. Thomasson
of Russellville, Tenn, and Miss Edith
Hull Of Maryville, Tenn, were guests
last week Of Miss Ethel Wilson.
Rev. Sebastian filled his regular
appointments at the Baptist church
here last Saturday and Sunday.
Charlie Wilkerson and sister, Mrs.
S. L. Walker, have returned to
their home in Roanoke, Va, after a
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Ethel Wilson and Clate Greer
and Charles Perry have returned to
their homes here from Cleveland, o.
Mrs. H. P. Cook is visiting rela-
tives in Virginia.
Dan and Frank PER- of Hebron,
Ind, are visiting their brother, H.
E. Perry, here.
Silas M. Green and family, who
once resided here, but who are now
living in Virginia, are visiting reIa-
tives and trends here.
Lloyd Perry and, Raymond Sanders
made BUSINESS trip to Rhodell, Va.
recently.
Rom and Vaughn Lowrance of
Morganton spent the weekend in
Silverstone.
Wade Byers who is teaching school
in the Meat Camp section, spent the
weekend with homefolks.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
Sale of Mayview Not
Likely to Be Confirmed
Resale of Resort Property Last Sat
urday Brought Little More Than
Previous Sale

Blowing Rock, Sept. 1.-Opinion
here is divided as to whether Judge
Webb of federal court will confirm
the latest sale of Mayview Manor for
$124,6OO to C. E. Hayworth of
High Point and T. H. BroyhiIl of
LenOir.
This was the price brought when
the entire property was put up at
auction, after bidding on the indi-
vidual pieces of property had brought
total of only $115, 400.
In the individual bidding, Lloyd
Summerville of Charlotte was high
bidder for the manor itself. His bid
was $4,000 as compared with the
high bid of $4,000 made by j. A.
C. Wadsworth in the sale of July
Is.
The annex brought $25, 800 from
L. P. Henkel of Statesville, who bid
$16,7OO for the same property in
last months sale.
F. H. Coffey of Lenoir was the
high bidder for the dormitory, ten
mis- courts, and five acres of sur
rounding land, for which he offered
$4,000. Mr.. Coffey was high bidder
also for the laundry, for which he
offered $500.
Frank j. Ryan of Tampa, Fla,
made the highest offer for the gar
ages, $2,400.
In selling the lots, the auctioneers
were able to elicit bids of 1900 to
$4,000 for some of the finest resi-
dence sites in Mayview Park, along
Laurel Lane with back views over
the gorge, similar to the MAYHEM
Manor view. The golf course brought
$1O,50O.
Some of the comment was to the
effect that all of these bids would
be rejected by Judge Webb, but
others believed that inasmuch as the
three sales have indicated that the
property will not bring better price
at auction, the sale will probably be
approved.
Judge Webb is to pass on the sale
September 10.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
BURLESON SETTLES $4,000
DAMAGE SUIT FOR ONE CENT

Blowing Rock, Aug 31-The $780,
600 damage suit of Commodore
Burleson, of Morganton, against C.
l.. Dula, of Blowing Rock, has been
settled out Of court for one cent, it
said here by Mr.. Dula Friday.
Mr.. Dula said his attorneys and
those of Burleson agreed to discon-
tinue the suit if Dula would pay the
costs and nominal amount of
damages" to Mr.. Burleson. There
upon, Mr.. Duha gave Mr.. Burleson
one cent and the case was ended.
Mr.. Burleson filed the suit seeking
damages because Dula had been
quoted in newspapers as saying that
Broadus Miller, negro slayer of
Gladys Kincaid, of Morganton, had
been siain apparently while he Of
fered no resistance. Burleson main
tanned that Miller fired on him first
with shotgun, and that he killed
Miller in self defnese. On this
ground, Burleson demanded the $780,
900 damages.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
AT ADVENT CHRISTIAN

Rev. H. V. Skipper of Jacksonville,
Fla, is conducting a series of meet
ings this week at the Advent Chris
tian church. The minister is likely
one of the leading Bible preachers
Of the country and his subjects are
chosen with a view to covering the
most important subjects of the word.
Tonight his subject will be, "What is
the Human Soul?" Sunday morning
at II o'clock Mr.. Skipper promises
to deliver a sermon in which more
Scripture is used than ever heard in
one discourse before.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
GATHER HERE TOMORROW

Superintendent Smith Hagaman
announces that in response to a letter
recently received from State Super
intendent of Public instruction A.
T. Allen, he has made necessary ar
rangements for the business meet
ing of county and city superinten-
dents which will be held in Boone
Friday, beginning at 9 o'clock. DR..
Allen indicated that % superinten-
dents would be present from various
cities and counties of the state.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
BOONE TRAIL ASSOCIATIONS
FORMED IN THIS SECTION

Just back from a trip in the inter-
est of the Boone Trail Route to
Bristol, J. Hampton Rich, managing
director of the Boone Trail Associa-
tion, told The Democrat about
celebrations which were held last
week at Green Park and Mayview
Manor by the children of Blowing
Rock who are stopping with their
parents at these hotels in the interest
of the work being fostered by the
association. At Mayview Manor
torch lights were prepared and on
the night of August 25th the chill
dren in the hotel held a torch light
procession on the terrace below the
hotei. In the mists these torches
flaring in the fog, with flag borne
by Master Kenneth Murchison
Sprunt of Wilmington, N. c., and
the Boone tablet carried by Dan and
Hartley Sullivan of San Francisco,
made very unique picture. The
procession extinguished the torches
at the front entrance of the hotel
and marched into the spacious lobby
of the manor where a program of
readings on the life of Daniel Boone
was rendered by Catherine Graham
and Suzanne Lewis. Mr. Rich made
a short. Introductory talk, giving the
legend of the tablet and the object
of the Boone Trail Association
that of getting the highway surfaced
from Bristol to North Wilkesboro
through the most scenic country in
America. Reference was also made
by the speaker to the fact that Jesse
Boone, brother of Daniel Boone, liv-
ed five miles up the YonahIossec
trail, half mile from the road, and
until only few years ago the Chin
ney to the old pioneer homestead
was standing
Much interest was shown by the
audience of guests at the manor in
the paving of the Boone Trail
At Green Park hotel at like cere-
monial was held on the lawn and the
nearby spring, which is one of the
sources of the Yadkin river, along
which stream Boone spent much of
his early life. An enthusiastic unit
of the Boone Trail Association was
formed at Blowing Rock, with Thos.
H. Coffey as chairman.
At Linville a like unit was formed.
At this place Mr.. Rich took occasion
to speak of the splendid cooperation
received from the McRae interests
Fully alive to the opportunity Of
fered by the scenic route which
would mean so much to North Caro-
lima if paved, Mr.. Nelson McRae
gave every assurance Of co-opera-
ton.
At Boone, a splendid spirit of CO.
operation was in evidence, Mr.. Rich
said. A splendid unit of the asso-
citation has been formed here. A
tablet has been placed on the campus
of the Normal.
\ The people here, Mr.. Rich found,
are awake to the need of securing a
paved highway over which travel
from the middle west can pass over
to the east and south, spending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in the
state every year, much of which
would go into the state treasury in
gasoline tax and aid materially in
paving or surfacing our roads.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
F. nj. PAYNE GETS FREE
TRIP TO NEW JERSEY

Mr.. F. M. Payne is leaving Sep
tember 5th to attend meeting of
leading representatives of the Allan
tic Life Insurance Company Of
Richmond, to be held at Spring Lake,
N. j., September 90. Mr.. Payne has
earned this trip on basis of volume
of sales and with it the title of cat
lantic Ace"
Mr.. Payne and his father, A. J.
Payne, have represented the Atlantic
Life as district agents in Watauga
county since 1924 and they are
well known in local insurance cir
cles. While in the north he plans to
visit various point of interest and
his friends are congratulating him
upon earning this trip.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
CIVITANS HOLD WEEKLY
MEET AT DANIEL BOONE

Twenty members were present at
the meeting of the Civitan Club last
Thursday at the Daniel Boone hotel
Many items of business were trans
acted and several new names pre-
sented for membership.
In response. to an invitation OF
Civitan James P Burke, the club
voted unanimously to hold its next
business meeting at Vale Crucis on
the second Thursday night in
September.
A report of the entertainment
committee indicated that the club
has done a worth while service by
greeting and finding accommodations
for the visiting throngs during the
crowded tourist season.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

The publishers shortly after
court week will begin a clean
up campaign on delinquent sub
scriptions. We are forced to
get rid of the small percent of
unpaid subscribers Aunless
prompt remittances are made.
Many will find it convenient to
drop in and settle during court
and save us the trouble of send
ing a statement and themselves
the possibility of missing copies
of The Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
JUDGE JOHNSON J. HAYES
MOVES TO GREENSBORO

Greensboro, Aug. 29.-Judge and
Mrs. Johnson j. Hayes, who have
been spending the summer at Wilkes
boro, will become permanent resi-
dents of Greensboro this week, NOV
ing here first of next week, and oc-
cupying the home in Irving Park
Judge Hayes purchased from A.. M.
Scales several weeks ago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

will be the home of the saved" Many
of these texts were quoted. One of
Mr.. Shippers closing statements was
that it is dangerous to know the
truth and not love it and support it.
The people of Boone and sur
rounding country were very generous
in their hospitality and everyone
went away feeling that it was good
to have been here.
The next session of the conference
will be held with Tabernacle church,
three miles east of Lenoir.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
BLOWING ROCK BAND TO
GIVE CONCERT HERE

The Blowing Rock Concret band,
Joseph Warren, director, will give
a sacred concert on the courthouse
square here on the afternoon Of
Sunday, November 3rd. The con-
cert is free and the public is invited
to come out and hear the. boys play.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

Andrew Jukoff, 113-year-old ST.
bcrian citizen, recently arrived in
Moscow ITO prove to bureaucrats his
eligibility for an old-age pension. He
is the father, he says, of 81 children,
the oldest now 80 years of age.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

Topcoats were again in style at
Blowing Rock Thursday when the
temperature fell to so. Fires were
lighted in fireplaces all over the re-
sort, and all buildings equipped
with steam heat had the heat on.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

A goodwill delegation from Calls
county, Va, will probably visit Blow
ing Rock next month or in October
it was said at the offices of the
Blowing Rock Chamber of Com
merce Monday.
The chamber at Pearisburg, Va,
has written the local chamber of the
intention to make the tour. The To-
cal chamber has invited the Virgini-
ans to come through here, and has
promised them warm reception if
they come.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

Paper money was reported by
Marco Polo to be in use in China in
the 18th century.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

The Blowing Rock Band will ap-
pear the first Sunday in September
in its first public concerts. A sacred
concert will be given here at 2
o'clock, and then the band will go to
Boone for another concert there.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01
NEWS OF WEEK
BLOWING ROCK
Gifts Totaling More than $4,000
Contributed by Presbyterians to
Grandfather Orphanage; Virginia
To Send Goodwill Delegation

- Blowing Rock, Sept. 1.-The Of
fering for the Grandfather Orphan
age, taken every year here at the
Rumple Memorial Presbyterian
church by DR.. James l. Vance of
Nashville, Tenn, this year brought
$4,3O5, it was announced after the
service Sunday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-09-01

Rev. Mccoy Franklin of Crossnore
Sunday night entertained the congre-
cation at the RumpIe Memorial Pres
byterian church with his limitations
of the calls and songs of birds, the
grunts of pigs, cherps Of little chick
ems, Growing of roosters, believing
of cattle and cries Of turkeys. Rev.
Mr.. Franklin recently declined a
contract with the Keith vaudeville
circuit for this act, in order to stay
with his pastorate at Crossnore at
$1,800 year.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
HOLDS GASOLINE
SCARCITY REMOTE
Scientist EnumerateS Ways
to Increase Supply.
Bu United Press

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Feb. A.
Motorists need not be alarmed by
the diminishing supply of gasoline,
according to Prof. Warren X. Lewis,
of the chemical engineering depart
ment Of Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology.
Chemical engineers and chemists,
he said in an interview here, would
find substitutes for gasoline as fu-
ture motor fuels.
Prof. Lewis declared the gasoline
supply could be conserved by:
Obtaining more gasoline from the
crude by development of present
methods.
More efficiency in using gasoline
by the addition of tetraethyl lead to
make the supply last longer.
Using fractions of kerosene in
motor fuel.
Using Diesel engines to replace
those in service today.
The professor said the amount Of
gasoline obtained from the crude at
present was three times as great as
so years ago, and could be doubled
If necessary.
1T is practicable to obtain from
many cracking stocks gasoline yields
of 40 to 70 per cent" he said, "and
there is no question but what gaso-
line yield from the crude can be in
creased to point far above it's pres
ent value the moment it is economi.
cally advisable to do so."
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to po-
lice belong to:
j. r. Webb, 2514 Shriver Ave;
Ford, from Pratt and Meridian SITS.
William l.. Wheeler, 1921 w. Ohio
ST.; Ford, 520-S1G, from Maryland
and Illinois SITS.
Charles E. Socks, 2117 Brookside
Ave; Chevrolet, 516-603, rom Massa-
chusetts Ave. and College Ave.
Reginald Sweetman, 2314 Bellefon-
taine ST., Maxwell, from 500 N. Penn
sylvania ST.
Marvin Pike, $50 S. Illinois ST.;
Ford. 56S-49S, from 1898 Union st.
Theodore Arnold. 2151 S. Pennsyl-
vania ST.: Ford, 27-494, from Della
ware and McCarty SITS.
w. d. Doodnoe. 217l S. East St;
Ford, 547-133, from 1917 Orleans st.
Lawrence L. Henderson. COS Fidel
ity Trust building; Ford, 631-121
from Market and Delaware SITS. p
William r. Hill. $40 S. East St.
Ford. from sos S. East st.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
INTERNATIONAL
TRUCKS ARRIVE
New Models Have Several
Mechanical improvements.

Within the past several days new
international Harvester trucks have
been received by the local branch of
the company, located at 421 Ken
lucky Ave.
The new types are considered
safe and low" built for transpor-
tation as well as general use. They
are called the SL-34 and SL-36. Each
has maximum capacity of 5000
pounds.
Some Of the specifications are:
Wheelbase, 100 inches; frame,
pressed steel;< engine, four-cylinder,
with detachable L.herd. mounted
with three-point suspension; ignition.
high tension battery with distribu-
tor and coil; water cooling system
with centrifugal pump; sliding gear
transmission with bell housing; heat
treated steel drop forged axles
springs, half elliptic: wheels, all
metal with demountable rims.
Each of the new models is supplied
with special equipment and features
not found in other International
Harvester trucks.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
C0NFESSES DEATH BLOW
Man Sought I'm Staying Strolls Into
Police Station.

Sought by police in connection
with the alleged murder of William
Fl. Schooler. Tuesday. at the Shelby
ST. roundhouse of the Big Four Rail-
road. Harry Prather. "a. of 144S
Fletcher Ave. calmly walked into
police headquarters Thursday aud
surrendered.
Prather freely admitted to Claude
M. Worley, chief of detectives, that
he struck the blow which resulted
in the death OF his fellow worker.
II hit him TO defend myself" Pra-
ther explained.
He stated that he did not know
that he had fatally injured Schooler
and drove to Louisville. Ky.
II started back as soon as I
learned that he had died." he stated.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04

Awakened at little before 5 a. m.
by sitting smoke which poured into
her bedroom, Mildred J. Hurley, 20,
screamed for her sister, Reba L., 10,
and her mother, Mrs. Bermah
Hurley, who slept in an adjoining
room on the second floor of the
frame dwelling.
The three attempted to reach the
first floor, but were unable to fight
their way through the flames and
smoke in the stairway. Defective
wiring in the stairway wall had
caused the fire, it was said.
Girl Faints
Stumbling back upstairs, Mildred
made her way to a front bedroom
window which faces the intersection
Of Z. New York and N. Randolph
SITS. Raising the window, she
scremaed for help. Smoke which
was carried out the window by the
draft choked the girl, causing her
to faint. The window slammed down,
pinning Mildred.
The mother and sister pulled the
girl from under the window and re-
vived her. The three took turns
for help.
1T seemed as if no one would ever
answer or notice u.s." Mildred said.
Finally three neighbors heard us
and turned in the fire alarm. Then
1 tainted again. The smoke was
terrible. 1t got heavier and blacker
every minute"
Taken Down Ladder
Engine Company IL, headed by
Capt. Robert Sims, answered the
alarm turned in by Mrs. Margaret
Metzger of 22S N. Randolph st.
Arriving at the scene, a ladder
was thrown up to the front porch
roof and Captain Sims carried the
two girls, clad only in their night
clothes, to safety. Fireman Law
renee Curry brought the mother
down the ladder.
The mother and her daughters
were taken to the home of neigh
Dor, Mrs. A. Flick of 233 N. Ran
dolph. ST., and given first aid for
reconsideration.
Firemen extinguished the fire with
chemicals. About $500 damage was
caused. The women live alone at
the home. which is half of a double
house, the adjoining half to theirs
being untenanted. Miss Reba Hur.
ley is a stenographer for the Ameri
can Legion here.
A similar fire was experienced last
spring at the same place, Mrs. Hur'
ley said. The fire occurred in the
afternoon, however, the mother be-
ing downstairs and her daughter out
of the house.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
CITY PLANNING BENEFITS
Riverside Drive Suggested by
Commission President.

J. Raymond Monaghan, city plan
commission engineer, spoke before
the indianapolis Real Estate Board
Thursday at the Chamber of Com
merces and outlined the benefits Of
city planning.
Gustav G. Schmidt, commission
president, suggested a riverside
drive ior Indianapolis. beginning at
Riverside Park and skirting the
river to College Age.
DR.. Austin Todd, city council mem
ber Of the commission; II. r. Camp
bell. county surveyor; c. C. Oberleas,
city engineer, and Mrs. Leila e. Tay-
lor of the commission, were visitors.
Thomas L. Dillon presided.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04

Shhhi
To be a successful detective you
must be quiet and ,secretive.
This would seem TO be rule one Of
the Horsethief Detectives Associa.
ticn, judging from the meeting OF
Capitol City Patrol $40, held Thurs.
day night at the Denison.
Word had gone abroad that the
meeting was to organize against
bills now pending in the Legislature
aimed at the official dignity of
amateur sleuths. 1t had,even been
said that certain members of the
Legislature might attend.
Seeretive Gathering
No such thing happened.
Thc twelve or fifteen members who
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
THOMAS ADAMS
PASSES LIE TO
J. GLENN HARRIS
Probe Chairman Declares
Representative Made
False Statement.

Thomas Fl. Adams, Republican edi-
tor of Vincennes, Ind, who began
the crusade which resulted in the
movement for an investigation of
"Stephensonism" in Indiana politics,
today passed the lie" direct to Rep
resentative ]. Glenn Harris (Rep),
Lake County.
Harris. chairman of Judiciary A
Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives. in a speech during the
debate before the House killed the
resolution for a legislative inquiry
into the reported corruption, declared
that Adams had sent someone to
him asking that he not call Adams
before the committee considering the
resolution.
Adams in a telegram to Harris,
fatty termed this false"
The Adams telegram:
Have just read your speech made
on the floor of the House and you
are quoted as saying that I sent
man to you asking you not to sum-
mon me. I never sent any man to
you with such a message and your
statement is false. / met you mo-
ment last Thursday in the Statehouse
lobby. 1 told you then l was ready
any time. You did not stop a mo-
ment. but rushed on in great haste.
1 have urged your committee to act
and begged that the entire grand
Jury evidence be commandered
wherein lies the stupendous exposure.
You cannot fool the people by any
such misstatements. / have always
been anxious to meet the Legislature
in any capacity"
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
REOPEN SOLDIER
DEATH INQUIRY

KOKOMO, Ind, Feb. 4.-Homer
Smith, prosecuting attorney of How
ard County. today planned to reopen
the investigation Of the murder Of
Guy Orville Pritchard, a soldier
whose body was found on State Rd.
81. near Carmel, last October.
Miller said a blood-stained auto in
which Pritchard was believed to have
met his death had been found near
Normandy.
Charges pending against David
Orr, Upton County farmer. will not
be dropped until the new investiga-
tion is completed, Miller said.
Orr and Jacob Ratcliff, neighbor,
were indicted on a murder charge
for Pritchard's death Ratcliff was
acquitted by a Jury in county court
here.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-02-04
BRITISH CABINET MEETS
Chinese Situation Is Topic-MiIder
Course Indicated.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Feb. 4.--Premier Bald
win met with his cabinet today to
consider new and repeatedly concflia.
tory instructions which may be sent
to the British representative at Han
kow today. \
owen O'Malley in Hankow was
waiting for the instructions before
ontinuing his negotiations with the
lntonese Nationalists for prelinfi.
1ry settlement Of the more urgent
'oblems resulting from the rise of
,inese Nationalism.
Washington, the dominions and
other powers were being regu-
rly informed of every important
velopment in Britain's policy.
Withdrawal of the two battalions
Indian troops stationed at Shang-
u, in addition to detection to Hong
long Of the Shanghai defense force
now on the high seas. was suggested
today by members of the Liberal
party, as further step to ease the
Chinese situation.