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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
NEW CHEMICAL FIRE TRUCK
FOR BOONE ARRIVED SAT-

The chemical fire truck, recently
purchased by the board of aldermen
for the town of Boone, arrived Sat
urday and is now stored at the
Chevrolet garage awaiting the ar
rival of an expert from the factory
to test it out thoroughly and give
demonstrations before it is put in
operation The truck carries two
40-pound chemical tanks, 1900 feet
of hose and other equipment neces-
sary to modern fire-fighting.
Mayor W. R. Gragg stated Tues
day that no definite arrangements
had yet been made for the .oc ton
of the apparatus, several PROPOSE
tions being under consideration, one
Of which is a proposition submitted
by the Boone Novelty Shop, which
has submitted to the town authori-
ties the proposition of building a
fire house and employing day and
night driver, provided the town
would extend a water main from
Main street to the plant.
Mr.. Gragg also stated that when
a paid fire chief is employed and
takes charge of the new apparatus,
Boone will be placed in second
class instead of third class rating
for fire insurance, which would re-
duce insurance rates in the town
up to as high as 33 per cent.
The board of aldermen thought it
wise to purchase the chemical truck,
which cost $4,000, instead of the
higher priced equipment, which car
ries, in addition to the chemical
equipment, water pump of about
100 pounds pressure. The average
pressure in the town now is about
120 pounds, and therefore, the
pumping equipment is not needed, at
least not at this time. However, if
it is decided that the larger equip
mcny is needed, thu chemical truck
can be traded in on the other equip
ment any time within year with
depreciation of only 800.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
DEMAND ENACTMENT OF
McNARY-HAUGEN BILL

st. Louis, Nov. 3.-In sweeping
indictment of the foes of farm relief,
800 agricultural leaders from 20
middle west and southern states
adopted a resolution in conference
here yesterday demanding ''re-en-
actment of legislation effectively in
cooperating the principles of the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill"
An appeal was issued ''to the
great agricultural sections of the ma
ton" to throw their voting support
to candidates favorable to such re
lief in the approaching presidential
election, regardless of previous par
ty alliance. No specific mention of
any particular candidate was made,
however
Members of both Democratic and
Republican parties antagonistic to
the McNary- -Haugen bill were scored
for their alleged failure to carry out
platform promises, while President
Coolidge characterized as ''barren of
constructive proposals" was scored
for multiplying by veto the act of
congress for agriculture.
Persons signaled out for attack
included, in addition to the presi.
dent, Andrew w. Mellon, secretary
of the treasury; U. S. Senators
Borah, Idaho; Reed, Missouri; Fess
Ohio, and Bruce, Maryland, anc
Julius Barnes, head of the United
States chamber of commerce.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
WET PRESIDENT AND TOBACCO
SCORED BY M. E. CONFERENCE

Asheville, Nov. 7.-Unanimous
adoption of a resolution emphatical-
ly protesting the nomination of any
wet" candidate for the presidency
in 1928 and adoption of another
measure strongly condemning the
"evils of the tobacco habit, and es-
pecially the cigarette habit" were
actions of the final session of the
Methodist conference here this after
noon, vieing in interest and i'm
portance with reading of the preach
ers' appointments for the ensuing
year.
Presentation of the resolution pro-
testing the nomination of a wet
presidential candidate was greeted
with hand clapping and with a lusty
chorus of "amens." The resolution
bore the signatures of Revs. w. E..
Poovey, C. A. Wood, w. A. Ware, H.
C. Sprinkle; Charles H. Ireland, of
Greensboro, lay leader; and L. B.
Rogers of Asheville, Sunday school
superintendent.
The measure condemning the use
of tobacco was introduced by Rev.
E. Meyers and Rev. M. c. Erwin. 1t
provides that the entire forces of the
Western conference "do all we can
to teach our people, especially the
youth of the church, the evils of the
tobacco habit, and especially the
cigarette habit"
Bishop Mouzon deplcred the fact
that many women have become to-
bacco users. I'VE made a great mis-
take during the World war, breth-
ren," he said, ''in sending our young
girls over the country to give out
cigarettes to the soldiers" Many
young women began smoking as re-
suit of this, the bishop said. "You
might be surprised to know" he con-
tinued, that many of your daugh-
ters are smoking cigarettes. Or, per-
haps you know it. No good ever
came from the use of tobacco in any
form"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
GOVERNOR SMITH WINS
FIGHT IN NEW YORK

From the national standpoint, in
terest in Tuesdays elections, held in
a dozen scattered states, ceniered in
tn fate of proposed constitutional
amendment in New York, opposed by
Governor Alfred E. Smith, the cleo
tion of governor in Kentucky and
the result of referendum in Ohio
and mayorality battles in Philadel-
phia and Detroit.
In New York, incomplete returns
Indicated the rejection of the pro-
posal, fought by Smith and favored
by Republicans, to increase the term
for governor to four years, beginning
at the next election for president.
A majority of more than $4,000
votes had been rolled up against the
amendment in returns from more
than one-third of the state tabulated
ct 10 o'clock Tuesday night.
Governor Smith also wan all eight
of the constitutional amendments for
which he fought.
Beckham Loses in Kentucky
A long distance telephone message
to The Democrat ct noon Wednesday
said that F. D. Sampson, Republican,
had won the governorship in Ken
tucky over J. c. W. Beckham, Demo-
crat. During the campaign Beckham
twice governor AID o-.ce United
States senator, advocated the repeal
of the Pari-Mutual race track betting
law, whcih permitted open race track
gambling. Sampson favored the law
Ware Faction Leads in Philadelphia
In PHILADELPHIA, Harry A, Mackey,
the Republican candidate for mayor
with the support of the Ware organi-
zation, piled up commanding lead
over J. H. Moore, former member of
congress running as an independent.
In Philadelphia, James M. Back
was elected to congress. He IS Re-
publican and fills one of the three
vacancies in the house of represen-
tatives for which elections were held
Tuesday.
In the thirty-fifth New Yok k dis
trict c. E. Hancock, Republican, was
elected to serve the unexpired term
the house of the late Representative
Magee, also a Republican.
Detroit Votes Wet
Running on a platform of liberal
prohibition enforcement, Mayor J.
w. Smith, in Detroit, had a slight
lead on early returns over John C.
Lodge, who was supported by the
dry element.
In Mississippi
There was no opposition to the
Democratic ticket in Mississippi and
the voters went through the formali-
ty of electing the entire Democratic
ticket, headed by Theo. G. Bilbo,
former governor
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
SIMMONS NOT FOR SMITH, BUT
is NOT LEADING OPPOSITION

Washington, Nov. Senator Sim
mons, Democrat of North Carolina,
today reiterated his opposition to the
nomination of Governor Smith OF
New York, for president, but denied
he had undertaken to organize a
campaign against Smith.
The senator's statement was con-
tained in q letter to Henry Suydam,
Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle IN reply to the lat
ter's wish that Senator Simmons
comment on an article by Frank
Kent appearing in the Baltimore
Sun.
"Mr. Kent in effect charged me
with willingness to sacrifice the
interests of the Democratic party In
the nation for the purpose of party
solidarity in my own state, the let
ter states, "but was not interview
ed and it would appear that this was
based upon speculation or opinion.
81 am opposed to Governor Smith
upon the ground of unavailability,
and | shall do whatever may seem
proper in support of this view.
have not undertaken to lead the op-
position aainst him, however"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

The day laborer with only pickup
jobs to devote some special day to
this cause;
The good housewife with her in
genuity and devotion to set apart the
work of day;
The boys and girls with no regular
income to get a job after school
hours, or on some Saturday and give
the proceeds to the orphans.
In short, EVERYBODY, old and
young, rich and poor, learned and il
literate, to join in this holy move
ment and thus to 'visit the father
less in their afflictino."
We call upon the press Of the state
to give the widest popssible publicity
to this movement which is philan-
thropic in purpose and statewide in
extent; we call upon all church lead
ers of all denominations to urge in
their respective congregations the
giving of a days income to their
respective orphanages on or near
Thanksgiving Day.
NJ L. SHIPMAN,
STACEY w. WADE,
w. A. GRAHAM,
J. R. YOUNG,
JOHN D. BERRY,
MRS. KATE BURR JOHNSON,
MRS. JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Publicity Committee.
Raleigh, N. c., 1927.
Baptist Orphanage Thomasville; !;
Methodist Orphanage, Raleigh; Pres
byterian Orphanage, Barium Springs;
Methodist Orphanage, Winston-Sa-
lem; Thompson Orphanage, Char
lotte; Methodist Protestant Home,
High Point; Christian Orphanage,
Elon College; Oxford Orphan Asy-
lum, Oxford; Odd Fellows Home,
Goldsboro; Eleida Orphanage, Ashe
Pythian Home, Clayton; Children's
Home Society, Greensboro; Nazareth
Orphan Home, Crescent; Falcon Or
phanage, Falcon; Free-Will Baptist
Home, Middlesex; Nazareth Orphan
age, Nazareth; Mountain Orphan
age, Black Mountain; Grand Father
Orphanage, Banner Elk; Alexander
Home, Charlotte; Junior League
Baby Home, Charlotte; Maxwell
Orphanage, Franklin; Wright Re-
fuge, Durham; Saint AIMS Home !;
Memorial Industrial School (color-
ed) Winston-Salem; Oxford Orphan
age fcolored), Oxford; Junior Re-
lief Home, Winston. Salem.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
ARMISTICE NOT
OBSERVED HERE
Several Local Business Houses VIII
Close for the Day, Otherwise the
Event Will Be Uneventful; Legion
Will Meet n the Evening

Governor A. W Mclean has call
ed upon the citizens of North Caro-
lima to observe Armistice day to-
morrow, but other than the closing
of local business houses, the day will
be unobserved in Boone The two
bankss and the following stores will
be closed for the day: Carolina
Store, R. S. Swift & Company, Boone
Hardware Company. Farmers Hard
ware Company, J. & E. Store, City
Market, Boone Clothing Co., David
sons, Isaacs' Department Store,
Spainhours' Inc, and Ashley Shoe
Store.
In the evening there will be
meeting of Watauga Post No. 13O,
American Legion, at Legion Hall,
for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year and the trans
action of any other business that
might come before the legion. 1t is
also announced that the Ladies' Aux
iliary will also meet with the Le-
gion. Refreshments and music are
on tap for the meeting, which will
begin at 7 o'clock.
In issuing the Armistice day proc
lamation, Governor Mclean urged
that the citizens of the state make
it more than day of rejoicing in
celebration of the victory that was
achieved in 1918, but let sit be a
time for us to reassemble our moral
forces and place a higher value on
spiritual standards and strive to
achieve higher things. There are
peace time battles to fight" he ad-
vised. LET each of us go at the task
with renewed vigor and on the
forthcoming Armi. tice Day renew
our pledge to service"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
Local Shrine Club To
Aid Crippled Children
Under ID Years of Age, and
of Sound Mind

The Shrine Club recently organic
ed in Boone is desirous of locating
any crippled children in Watauga
county that might be treated through
this club at the Shrine hospital for
crippled children. If any readers of
The Democrat know of any children,
they are asked to communicate with
Mr.. W. Roy Gragg, president Of the
Boone Shrine Club.
The only requirements for admis-
sion to the Shriners' Hospital for
crippled children are that the par
ents be financially unable to pay for
the surgical and hospital treatment
that the child be not more than
fourteen years of age and have
normal mentality.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
RED CROSS WILL AID NEW
ENGLAND STORM SUFFERERS

Chairman R. c.. Rivers, of the
Watauga Chapter, American Red
Cross, is in receipt of the following
letter from Judge John Barton
Payne, chairman of the central COM
mittee of National Red Cross or
ganization:
"The American National Red
Gross is prepared, from its existing
funds, to meet the needs growing out
of the serious floods in New Eng
land states, as they are revealed by
information available at this time. 1t
is to meet situations such as this,
without the necessity of special
camaign for funds that the goal of
100000 Red Cross members has
been fixed for the annual roll call,
November 11-24.
National headquarters of the
Red Cross or any of its chapters is
prepared, however, to receive such
contributions as are rendered by
those who may desire to have direct
participation in this relief work, and
add them to the funds made avail
able from the Red Cross disaster re-
serve. This is not in any sense an
appeal for contributions as the Red
Cross is relying upon the response in
the present roll call to meet its
needs, other than for very large
emergencies"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
REV. c. H. MOSER/
/. COMES TO BOONE
Former Member of Normal Faculty
Succeeds Mr.. Woosley as M. E.
Pastor Here; Mr.. Woosley Goes
to Leaksville Church

Rev. c. H. Moser will be pastor of
the Boone and Blowing Rock Metho-
dist churches during the next year,
succeeding Rev. NJ B. Woosley, who
has served the local field so accept
ably during the past four years, 60
ing to Leaksville. Mr.. Moser is
is well known here, having been a
member of the faculty of the Appa-
laehian State Normal school for
some time, previous to becoming a
member of the Western North Caro-
lima conference two vars ago.
Rev. R. A. Taylor was returned to
Henson's Chapel to serve his fourth
year in that field. The appoint
ments were read at the closing ses-
sion Of the conference in Asheville
Monday afternoon, the entire list for
the North Wilkesboro district being
as follows:
Seymour Taylor, presiding elder.
Avery-D. s. Abernethy, supply;
Boone-C. H. Moser; Creston-W.
A. Thomas, supply; Elk Park-M. A..
Lewis; Helton; G. C. Graham; JEFF
ferson-T. J. Huggins; Laurel
Springs. W. Wall, supply; Mora
Wan Falls-R E. Ward; North
WilkesboroT. F. Armstrong; Ron
da-Roaring Rivera. L. Lucas;
Sparta; T. H. Houck; Todd-A. G.
Lackey, supply; Watauga-R. A.
Taylor; Warrenville, J l.. Ingram,
supply; Wilkesboro-J. L. Reynolds;
missionary to Japan-W A. Wilson
professor Appalachian State Normal,
j. NJ .DoWnum.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
NEWS OF VALE CRUCIS
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Vale Crucis, Nov. 9.-The yearly
Halloween party of the school was
given on the night of October 20 in
the dining room. Owing to the
prevalence of whooping cough in the
neighborhood, it was thought best to
limit it to the pupils of the school /;
nevertheless, a very enjoyable even
ing was passed in games and other
amusements. Prizes for the most
original and for the prettiest cos
TUNES were awarded
The Younge Peoples Service
League held social program on the
night of November 9Th. 1t consisted
of special hymns and short ad-
dresses, with the object of inereas-
ing zeal for the interests of Sc
vance University-the University of
the South.
The pupils of the school recently
enjoyed a shot dog" roast and hike.
The program of the Mary Hor-
ner Literary Society for Saturday,
November 5, was synopsis of Uni
ted States history in poems, music
and song and was as follows
Discovery, Columbus" by Joa-
quin Miller, recited by Miss Olive
Smith.
Settlement, "The Landing of the
Pilgrims" Mrs. Hemans, recited by
Lucy Hunter.
The Revolution, "The Midnight
Ride of Paul Revere" Longfellow,
recited by Miss Mary Farmer, as
sisted by Emma Stout and Mary
Ann Cook.
War of 1912, brief account of
the composition of our national song
by Francis Scott Key, and vic
trola record of "The Star Spangled
Banner" sung by male quartette.
War with Mexico, "The Angels of
Buena VISTA" by Whittier, recited
by Moselle Osteen, Virginia Brooks
and Rosa Holloway.
Civil War, songs, Dixie" CYAN
kee Doodle" Maryland, My Mary
land" John Browns Body" and
"Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground" sung by Rollie Ledbetter,
Marjorie Deal, May and Blanche
Gilbert, Lucy Hunter, Rosa Hollo-
way and Virginia Brooks.
War with Spain, "The Race of the
Oregon" recited by Mary Catherine
Holland.
World War, SIN Flanders Fields"
by Col. McRae, recited by Miss
Mary Farmer.
The rector, the Rev. James P.
Burke, recently attended the Synod
of Sewanee at Columbus, Ga.
Miss Hedwig Maui has renewed
her offer of prizes for punctuality
and attendance, and added special
prize for the pupil who shall in the
judgment of the faculty, show the
greatest all-round improvement dur
ing the coming year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
Vale Crucis Bank
Suspends Operations
Affairs of the Institution To Be
Handled By Watauga Coun-
ty Bank

Announcement is made -ough
Mr.. G. P. Hagaman, cas- # the
Watauga County Bank, \: clos
ing up of the affairs s. Vale
Crucis Bank. The prr 8 of the
bank ceased to carry s. expenses
and steps to close the cunts were
taken by the state .ation COM
mission. The Wata younty Bank
has issued letter tC depositors of
the defunct institl advising them
that the business been transfer
red to the Boone U.lk.
All notes, certificates and ac-
counts will be looked after and
checks drawn on the Vale Crucis
Bank will be paid by the Watauga
County Bank. Statements of check
ing accounts have been made to de-
positors and Mr.. Hagaman insists
that if there be discrepancies, they
be made known at once.
Watauga's oldest banking institu-
tion extends a welcome to the Val
lie Crucis Banks customers and as
sures them they will have the care
full attention accorded them that has
enabled the Watauga Bank to be-
come one of the strongest financial
institutions in this section of the
state.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

Negotiations were completed last
Thursday at Statesville and contracts
signed for the removal of the Gag
ner Mills of Adams, Massachusetts,,
to Statesville. The new plant will
weave silk and rayon and mixtures
of the two, in addition to tapestries,
bed spreads, draperies and other sim
liar novelties.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
Wagner Case To Be
Tried December 13I
Case Will Be Called on Second Day
of Special Term Wilkes Su.
perior Court

The trial of Hub Wagner, charged
with the murder of Dexter S. Byrd
on Christmas day, 1926, will be
called at special term of Wilkes
superior court called by Governor
Mclean to convene at Wilkesboro on
December II. The Wagner case will
be called Tuesday, December 13.
The above information is from
Solicitor John R. Jones, who has
notified all state witnesses to be on
hand at that time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

Congressman R. L. Doughton has
advised Concord automobile men
that he favors repeal of the federal
tax on automobiles. In letter to
Concord garage owners, Mr.. Dough-
ton has expressed the opinion that
the tax should be removed now be-
cause the automobile is no longer q
luxury and he does not think neces.
sites should be taxed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

A branch of the Richmond, Va,
Federal Reserve Bank will be opened
at Charlotte on December l, ac-
cording to announcement made in
Washington last week. The branch
will serve North Carolina and part
of South Carolina and will include
about 70 federal reserve member
banks. The branch will employ
about 70 people.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Cook,
on Saturday morning, November 5, a
son, Hubert Edsel, Jr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10
Yes, Whoisit

Transmitter: Who is this?
Receiver: Well, if you don't
know yourself, silly, how do you
expect me to tell?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-10

There was no opposition to the
Democratic ticket in Mississippi and
the voters went through the formali-
ty of electing the entire Democratic
ticket, headed by Theo. G. Bilbo,
former governor.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
W0LVER |NE =
GAR QUALITY

Stories about animals have always
held a peculiar fascination for chill.
dren and grown-ups alike. Through.
out the ages. man has often turned
to his four-footed brothers for ex.
amples of conduct, and has built
many precepts for his own guidance
from animal habits.
1t Is, therefore, not unusual that
one of the Oldest manufacturers In
the automobile industry should turn
to the Wolverine as an example Of
unparalleled endurance and perform
ance in selecting a name for q new
motor car.
AS early as 1862 the Wolverine
was noted for its great strength. A
writer of that period collected the
superstitious tales Of hunters and
travellers, combining them, into an
account which gave the wolverine
supernatural ability. Modern writers
bear out the ancients In stating that
the Wolverine is the most powerful
animal of its size, that it travels long
distances, that it is silent, ana that,
as far as persistence is concerned, it
is the original "go-getter." At pres.
ent Wolverines are particularly nu.
merous in the Mckenzie River re.
gion.
The name wolverine" II Is said,
was chosen by the REQ Motor Car
Company after long search for a
name expressive Of matchIess abil.
ity and tremendous power.