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The Washington times., 1927-09-20
SEES
DIlLPLESIN
DEMAND

Just before leaving on his an
n1al trip to Europe, Carl
Laernnnle, president Of Universal
Pictures Corporation, made the
statement that the present galaxy
sof film stars was twinkling less
and less brilliantly. He added
that the places Of the present
stars will be taken BY new faces,
some Of which have not even
been seen on the screen as yet.
In an effort to do his part to
supply the demand of moving pic
tufe audiences for new faces, he
has already made splendid start
with the younger generation To
the four already proven screen
actresses, Marian Nixon, Barbara
Kent. Barbara Worth and Doro-
thy CULVER, he has just added
three from whom he expects
splendid results. They are LII
Liam Gilmore. Helen Foster ana
Dimples Lido.
Further than this, Mr.. LaemnaIe
Is broadcasting an appeal for
more dimples.
Somewhere in America, he
So1 ~ g hA~AG ~ q SAL Wilt 0A1AAe
pies who Is loved by ali around
her for the spirit Of laughter and
good hunnor she radiates. Uni.
versaI wants such q girl. The
whole world responds to dinples,
youthful beauty; TO charm and
efferve scing personality. If we
can find such girl and she has
intelligence, as well as dinples
and charm. I want to broadcast
her on the screen for the good
she will do.
So. X YOU are girl with en-.
gaging dinnples, send Universal
your photograph and give your
age, height and the color OF your
eyes and hair. Ny production ex.
perts will be the judges. The
test win be in all things sincere"
The Washington times., 1927-09-20
Assaulted in An Auto,
Girl Saws: 3 Arrested

NEW YORK, Sept. S0.--After i
spirited chdse 81 more than i mile.
two men who described themselves
as Dewey Teisone. %. and Paul Juii-
ano, 70, were arrested BY PatroIluan
Cornelius Donahne.
On complaint 0f young woman
they were liarged with criminal ~.
saIilt She told police the men AZ.
tackled her while driving her home
rom the Mardi Gras carnival 81
cOney Island ~
The Washington times., 1927-09-20
Man and Wife, Gassed,
Saved hv Policeman

NEW YORK. Sept. 2O.--If John
Smith and his wife, Mary, SO. e.
cover from the gas poisoning they
suffered in their furnished room ii
viii be due to the quick work 81
policeman John Murtha.
When Policeman Murtha was sum
fnoned by Albert Strobel, the owner
of the house. who found the coupIa
overcome by gas, he stopped tie
leak In the gas Jet. opened the win.
dows and worked alternately 81,
smith and his wife with artifIciaI
respiration until he brought them IA
partial conseio usness and sent them
to a hospital. s1's'1''
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'What Is it?" asked the crowd.
IT sounds IKE the mess call.
responded Mr.. George Dorsey,
who should know better. They're
going to serve sandwiches and
coffee in the lobby"
Only cool heads ana quick
thinking averted a panic.
The estimable Mr.. Brown, Of
the International News Reel, Just
back from the Black Hills him.
self, was kept busy in the
entrance 20 the orchestra, telling
friends and Well-Wishers that the
summer White House grounds
were better than he had expected
and the trip through the Yellow.
stone was something to tell long
stories about.
Poor old ROXY" Worn out
by rehearsals and last-nlinute
changes, he was on the way TO
being q nervous wreck by the
time the curtain went up on the
white.bearded Harrison Brock
bank.
The big curtain hltched on
! Doug Stansbury and the male
chorus, and the directOr-ge general
of the Fox Theater saw all the
cOIors of the rainbow. Beside
himself with worry and chagriI,
he stamped and mOaned and
stamped, especially because the
President was there, and the
President would never, never
forget that hitch.
But when Roxy" emerged on
the stage, and uttered his ex-
pected Hello, everybody" he
gave the President a smile and q
low and cOurtly bow, showing only
. trace Of nervousness as he waited
for the orchestra pit to arise and
receive him as guest conductor
Tor the Glow Worm number.
The lobby takers:
Look! Your, feet sink right into
the carpetr'
Look / bet them pillars cost
ninta money!
"LookI They got the aisles
numbered. Silence please it
says"
Look! There's Attorney Gen.
eral Sargent. That long guy
with the white hair !.
Look! Are those kid ushers
or French soldiers?"
Look! There's Andy Kelley.
knew he'd be here!'
There Is q lot Of unimpeachable
testimony floating around today
about what happened at the the
alter last night. One Of the most
sensational stories, VOuched for BY
not 3 few eyewitness, IS that
President Coolidge, In his complete
enjoyment Of the bill, rested his
executive feet upon the top rail Of
the box, leaning back I'm pleasant
relaxation throughout the pro.
gram, even after the lights went
on.
So far as was observed, no 9th.
ers took advantage Of the Presi-
dents comfortable stance Tor sitcel
and followed suit. Undoubtedly,
the lsEers would have had some
thing pleasant to say about It. But
not one usher reprOyed the Presi-
dent.
The Washington times., 1927-09-20
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
Lutherans Plan for
Church Building Here
Contract Will Be Let Within Next
, Few Days Fer Edifice to Cost
About $4,000

Grace Lutheran church here, it
was announced last week, will within
a few days let the contract for new
church building to cost, with equip
ment, approximately $4,000. Plans
for the building have already been
drawn by Carl Messerschmidt, archi-
tect, of Richmond Va, and have been
approved by the building committee.
The church will be of brick con-
.struction, will be modern in every re-
spect, with steam heat, Sunday
school rooms, and all other facilities
of the modern church plant. 1t will
be erected on lot owned by the
church at the intersection of East
King street and Blowing Rock road.
Heretofore, the congregation Of
the Lutheran church has been hold
ing its services in the st. Marks
Episcopal church. Rev. J. A. Yount
is the pastor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION
is OPPOSED TO GOV. SMITH

Having taken decided stand
against the election of Governor
Alfred E. Smith, of New York, or
any other wet candidate to the pres
idency of the United States, and
having denounced military training
in public schools and colleges, the
9th annual meeting of the Baptist
state convention adjourned in Dur
ham last Thursday night.
Evolution was barely touched
upon in few vague references to
the brotherhood of science and re-
ligion even Al Smith was disposed
of without excitement.
DR.. l. E. Mercer of Winston-Sa-
lem was unanimously reelected to
the presidency for his fourth term.
The First Baptist church of Ashe-
vile was chosen the place for the
convention next year and Rev. F. G..
Stevens of High Point was selected
to deliver the annual convention SER
mon.
Though Governor Smiths name
was not mentioned, he was, as DR..
w. l.. Poteat observed after ad-
journment Every definitely and
pointedly referred to" in resolutions
prepared by the committee on social
service and unanimously adopted by
the convention.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
SILVERSTONE

Zionville R. F. D., Nov. 22.-Ow-
ing to the freezing weather of the
past few days people here are very
busy storing away their cabbage and
potatoes.
Mr.. L. A. Wilson is on the sick
list at the present time.
Mrs. John Dougherty has retured
to her home at H. P. Cooks here,
after an extended visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. S. M. Greene, in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greene and children
returned with Mrs. Dougherty and
spent several days in this section.
Rapid progress is being made on
the new bungalow of Mr.. N. T. Byers
here.
Mrs. Leander Wilson is spending a
few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Otto Mcclure, at Heaton.
The young people of Pleasant
Grove Baptist church have recently
organized q B. Y. P. U. with a good
membership
The recent revival conducted by
Rev. G. w. Sebastian at Pleasant
Grove church, with about 25 bap
tisims and about that many more
additions to the church through 9th
er channels.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
VALUE OF WHITE HOUSE
PLACED At $4,000, 900

Although more than 100 years old,
the White House, ard the grounds
surrounding it were recently ap-
praised as worth at least $4,000, 900
at present day realty values, which
makes it by far the most valuable
residential property in the national
capital.
William P. Richards, District of
Columbia tax assessor, figured the
valuation in computing appraisals of
all feredal-owned tax-exempt prop
erty in the city, which was placed at
$47O,OOO,OOO. The White House
was third highest, exceeded only by
the capitol and it's grounds, assessed
at $53,000,O0O, and the treasury
building, estimated to be worth just
one million dollars more than the
presidents home.
Should President Coolidge be re-
quired to pay taxes on his residnece
at the present rate Of $1.75 for each
$10O worth of property, he would
have to turn over to Uncle Sam
$374,OO0 year, nearly five times
his present salary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
AT BOONE BAPTIST CHURCH

The annual Thanksgiving service
of the Boone Baptist church will be
held this Thursday evening at 1880
O'Clock, at which time an offering
will be taken for the Baptist Orphan
age at rThomasville. The program for
the service, as arranged by the COM
mittee. composed of G. P. Hagaman,
J. T. C. Wright and w. D. Farthing,
is as follows: .
Song No. 49-To the Work..
Song No. 225-Throw Out the
Lifeline.
Devotional, by the pastor.
Song No. 249-Help Somebody
Today.
Talk-Prof. I. G.. Greer.
Song No. 261-Make Me Chan
mel of Blessing.
Talk-Smith Hagaman.
Collection for Orphanage.
Song No. 324-Count Your Bles-
sings.
Benediction.
At Blowing Rock Baptist
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Blowing Rock Baptist church
Thursday morning at II O'Clock, to
which the members and friends of
the church are urged to attend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
YOUNG MAN KILLED
ON BOONE TRAIL
Spurgeon Baiiiff Meets Sudden
Death When Car He Was Driving
Leaves Highway Near Deep Gap;
Companion Slightly Bruised

A young man identified as Spur
gcon BeiEff of Memory, Avery
county, was instantly killed and his
companion, Hoosier Eller, sustained
minor injuries when the Ford road.
ster in which they were travelling,
overturned at Deep Gap, twelve miles
east of Boone on the Boone trail
Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock
The boys were returning to their
home near Banner Elk from North
Wilkesboro, when the accident oc.
CURED. The driver of the car being
killed, no definite information could
be had concerning the cause of the
wreck. The young mans neck was
broken and the right side of his face
badly mangled.
Mr.. Eller and his dead companion
remained pinned under the car for
about three hours before help ar
rived.
The body was brought to Boone
and is being held in the Moretz un-
dertaking establishment awaiting the
arrival of relatives from Avery coun-
ty.
Mr.. Bailiff was apparently % or
30 years of age.
The accident occurred less than a
mile from the spot where young
Frank Foster of Reidsville met a
similar death last August.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
ARREST ON CHARGE OF GIVING
BAD CHECK CAUSES TROUBLE

An action charging false arrest is
expected to result from the rearrest
of Luther Bingham of Villas Tuesday
on a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, after he had been released
Monday under $500 bond.
Bingham was tried at preliminary
hearing Monday before Magistrate
Lee Stout, and his bond was fixed at
$4,000. This was later reduced to
$1,000, but Bingham's attorneys,
contending that even this was ex-
tortionate, brought the case to
Boone, placed it before Justice of
the Peace E. N. Hahn, who reduced
the bond to $500 and ordered Bing-
ham released.
The case was then taken before
Magistrate Smith Mcbride, who again
raised the bond to $1,000, which
Bingham was forced to execute be-
fore he was released from custody.
Talk of the suit charging false i'm
prisonment then began to be heard,
but the action has not yet been
started.
The case arose when Dewitt
Brown of Villas swore out warrant
charging Bingham with having given
a bad check for $1.69. At the
hearing, it was testified that Bing-
ham, returning from a rabbit hunt,
met Brown and the two engaged in
an alteration. Bingham asserted
that Brown put his hand in his pock-
ct; whereupon Bingham laid his hand
on his shotgun. At this point by
ISLANDERS stopped the quarrel.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
GREAT WORK BEING DONE BY
GRANDFATHER ORPHANAGE

Grandfather Orphans Home j.
that department of the Edgar Tuft:
Memorial Association which cares
for the homeless children of the
mountains. Here on a farm Of 3OC
acres live 81 boys and girls, includ
ing II little ones who make up the
happy family in the Baby Cottage.
The home, as all other departments
of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Asso.
citation was started in answer to a
pressing need. Seeing every yea,
the number of homeless children in
the mountain communities and be.
ing unable to take them in the
school, Mr.. Tufts, in 1915, added an
orphanage as unit of the work at
Banner Elk. The only equipment
for this new department was a small
farm house on the farm belonging
to the school. The first gift to this
home was shower of furnishings
from the people of Banner Elk. With
generous hearts they answered the
request that they help furnish the
home and made the shower great
one, bringing gifts that ranged from
kitchen knives to beds. Thus with
the help of such friends as these the
orphanage was opened with Mr.. J.
W. Holcomb as superintendent, and
from the small beginning the ever
crowded home has grown to its pres
ent size.
The orphanage today needs the
help of its friends as surely as it did
the day it asked them to furnish an
empty farm house. The family then
was small; today it is large and re-
quires in proportion a large pantry,
an endless supply of clothes and
money for general expenses. Its
only resources for maintenance today
are the same they were in 1915
the generosity of friends who have
been blessed with homes and means
of living-and this is where Thanks
giving comes in.
Thanksgiving has been set apart
as special Orphans Home Day, on
which all are asked to give part
of their harvest and increase to the
orphanage. The gift may be from
the farm, the pantry, or the bank
account.-The Pinnacle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
COUNTY TO GROW
MORE POTATOES
Million Bushels Next Season Is Goal
Set in Campaign Being Waged by
Watauga County Bank; Specialize
in Certified Seed

Mr.. Obed CASTILLO, assistant state
botanist, is cooperating with the
Watauga County Bank in the sinau-
guration of potato-growing cam
paign which is expected 10 result in
the raising of one million bushels of
potatoes in Watauga county next
year. Mr.. CASTILLO spent consider
able time in the county during the
fall and is now at his home in Wash
ington, N. c., where he will remain
until February when he will again
visit Watauga.
Mr.. George P. Hagaman, cashier
of the local bank, promises that with
the aid of the state department of
agriculture, market can be found
for every bushel produced. However,
should the farmer be able to FIND a
better market than the state can, he
is free TO sell anywhere. The idea
of the campaign is to stimulate in
terest in the production Of the Irish
Cobbler for seed, 1t has been point
ed out that the Watauga county crop
at the maximum could not cause the
IlOOuIng Oh Cne potato market.
The trouble heretofore has been
not producing a sufficient amount to
interest anyone in coming here to
buy. Planters in the more southern
sections are anxious to pay the high
est prices fer seed which will pass
certification, many of them placing
orders in car lots.
According to the botanist, there is
no section south of the Mason and
Dixon line where the "spud' reaches
the high state of perfection so ne
cessary for good seed as it does right
here in Watauga county.
At the request of the Watauga
County Bank, Mr.. Castillo has sent
a supply of bulletins on potato cul-
ture to this bank for free distribu
tion among the farmers interested in
growing certified potatoes. Farmers
are urged to select their next years
potato acrage now as for the best
results ground, should be prepared
early.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
NEWS OF WEEK IN AND
ABOUT BLOWING ROCK

Blowing Rock, Nov. ga Ra-
leigh school furnishing firm sent rep
resentatives here Friday with sample
school furniture and a bid for fur
nishing the new $4,000 consolidated
school building here.
The school board looked at the
samples but did not close a con-
tract.
E. c.. Pitts, contractor in charge
of constructing the building, said
the interior finishing on the second
floor would be completed within a
week, and that classes could prob
ably be moved into the building
within month. P ~
Work on Blowing Rocks side
walks has been transferred from
Main. street to Boone street, in or
der to complete the walks to the new
schoolhouse by the time the building
is occupied by classes. This, accord
ing to the contractor in charge of
the building, will be in about two
weeks. The sidewalks on Main
street have been completed from the
Yonahlossee road to Norye's Hill,
with the exception of a few feet at
each end.
A large crowd attended an oyster
supper and dance Saturday night in
the Central hotel under the aus
p.ces of the Blowing Rock fire de-
partment. The object of the supper
was to raise money to finish paying
for the siren.
Miss Katherine Sudderth enrolled
in the Appalachian State Normal
school at the beginning of the winter
term, as member of the Normal de-
partment. She was graduated from
the high school last May. Miss Sud-
derth was member of the varsity
basketball team that won the North
Carolina championship last year and
will be a member of theRresent Nor
NAL team, now being coached for a
series of games this winter.
Cases of scarlet fever reported in
Blowing Rock last week have proved
to be of comparatively mild form,
and no new cases have occurred.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. PAMELA, who
are now spending most of their time
in Statesville, where Mr.. PAMELA has
underway two large plumbing con-
tracts, spent the last weekend in
Blowing Rock. They will spend
Christmas with Mrs. Panella's par
ents in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson an
nounce the birth Of a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Bolick announce
the birth Of daughter last Friday
at the Watauga Hospital.
. A committee of high. school girls
was this week canvassing Blowing
Rock for members of the Red Cross.
Good responses to their appeals were
reported by all of the girls. Under
the direction of Principal A. E.
Mercer, the town was divided into
districts, and each district was put
in charge Of team of girls.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE
PLAN CREATES FURORE

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 21.-A
furore has been caused here by the
announcement of the "companionate
marriage on Thanksgiving day of
Miss Josephine Haldeman-Julius, 49,
year-old daughter of the Girard,
Kansas, publisher, and Aubrey c.
Roselle, 2O-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Roselle, Girard, and
sohomore at the University of
Kansas.
The couple will continue to live as
they do now, being supported by
their parents. In event of children
the marriage will advance to the
status of family union. If the
marriage is not successful it will
terminate by common understanding
to seek divorce.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZED HERE
oliceman Garland Heads Organiza.
tion as Chief, With Carter Cook
Captain; Practice Periods Held
Twice Each Week

Policeman Caleb Garland has beer
named chief of the local fire depart.
ment, organized to man the new
chemical fire truck. C. w. O'Neal is
the driver and has been instructed in
his duties by an engineer sent here
from the company from which the
truck was purchased.
Other members of the department
are: Carter Cook, captain; l., T. Ia.
tum, secretary and treasurer; Car
Payne,D empsey Wilcox, Luther
South and Troy Norris, nozzle men
B. H. Moody, Walter Cook, w. G.
Hartzog, A. E. Handy, Chas. Wat
SON, hosemen; F. F. Fox and S. M
Ayers, hydrant men; Joe C. Cook and
w. o. Robertson, ladder men.
At the next meeting of the town
council it is expected that an ordi.
nance will be passed requiring al
moving cars to be parked when an
alarm is sounded and requiring them
to remain parked until the truck re.
turns.
Instead of having a paid fire chief
as was first planned, it was decided
that twelve men answering each
alarm will receive two dollars fol
each alarm answered In addition
they will be paid one dollar for every
hour Of fire fighting after the first
hour. Each member of the depart
ment is asked to respond promptly
to every alarm, whether in case OF
fire or for practice.
The truck is at present housed in
rented quarters, however, the infor-
nation has been given out through
Mayor w. r. Gragg that a, town hal
to house the fire truck and city of
fices will be built as soon as suitable
arrangements can be made. The
type OF building has not been deter
mined, but it is the plan to erect g
permanent structure
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-11-24
COLD WEATHER PROMISED
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

Washington, Nov. 22.-For those
who cannot kindle enough football
spirit, Thanksgiving will be an ideal
day to stay indoors to eat and "talk
turkey" Weather bureau sharps
looked SO hours into the future to-
night and concluded that Thursday,
day of fetes and feasts, should at
tract more persons in the eastern
half of the United States to the and
irons instead of the gridirons. In 9th
er words, they predicted it would be
much colder and dismal