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team which viii reflect the viewpoint of the
coaches and Officials identified with the season Just
closed Every mentor and official connected with the
washington public high school grdirOn season was
asked to collaborate ii arriving ct the Aletar team
which will be publinhed in this newspaper
On Saturday The Times will submit for the edifica-
ton Of It's football readers All American team selected
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RenrOcs to Encounter
WintOn Football Team,

The Renrocs, strengthened by the
addition of many high-school stars,
viii engage Bill Goldberg's Wintons
Sunday afternoon on Fairlawn
Field at 8 o'clock. The game ID
scheduled for the 15O-pound champ
ionship Of southeast and northeast.
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within the next few days The Washington Times
win present local and AAmerican football teams which
win represent the viewpoint Of individual writer
observer but rather the combined viewpoints Of coaches
officials and writer's who have followed intimately the
campaigns ia their respective fields
Tomorrow, The Times win give "a All.High School
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have they been scored upon and
then only when an opposing player
scooped up q tumble and 'galloped
90 yards.
All Northern players are re.
quested to report on the Park
View Fairgrounds tonight at 4
o'clock.
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5 Offers AILaStdr OpiniOns of IIlOse WzlO KnOlD

tons from the standpoint Of football expertness will be
announced ii coming from the combined minds Of Knute
Rockne, Notre Dame coach Tad Jones' Yale coach and
Glenn Warner. Stanford. Thus the East Middle West
and West viewpoint attained and the last word in
football analysis i made available to readers Of this
newspaper BE- SURE TO LOOK FOR THESE sELEC.
TIONS IN THE TIMES Z
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By 100 WRITER'S ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
This team will be officially recognized IS The All
America selections Of 1877 II viii take fireplace Of the
late Walter Camps All-America eleven
This eleven Will be selected BY the experts Of 26
Hearst news services and feature syndicatea
Then, on Monday, one d the most authoritative selec
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1927 ALL-AMERIC ASELE CTIONS
By Tom Thorp
POSITION
BY Tom Thorp
Famous Football Officially

Selecting American football teams less hazardous
undertaking Few coaches pick the players for identical jobs
opinion individuals
player to be selected in preference to another
The strength of aAmercan eleven probemata The
the writer has selected is just strong that could
strength il taken under adyisemenk
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l)RO(OURT
FACTS

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Cleveland. 2e; Chicago, 70.
Foft Wayne, 20i Detroit, IS.
TON1GHTss GAMES
Cleveland AZ Chicago.
Washington at Philadelphia.
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Other gooS tackles are Raskowaki,
of Ohio State: Sprague, of West
Point; Hibbs, Of Southern California;
Yale; Kern, or Pitt, Ferry, OF West
Point; HstoA, Of Southern California:
Polislxi, of Notre Dame; Lassman. Of
N. Y. e.. Sprott, of Texas Aggies;
NOrack, Of illinois. and Pickhard, of
Alabama. All played hard and we'll.
At the guard positions we have
ASSIGNED Smith, OF Notre Dame, and
Webster, OF Yale. Smith is one Of
the greatest running guards Of the
year.
He weighs but 165 pounds. but his
great nO;lity to get into the inter
ference has made him most valu.
able man.
Webster is the reliable type Of
guard. He is sure and sane at
all times. Bear, of Michigan: Han.
sen, of Minnesota; Pauly, Of w.
and J.; Wright, of Washington
McMullin, of Nebraska; Miller. of
Missouri; Smith, of Georgia; Barn.
hill, OF Tennessee, and Bunyan. OF
N. Y. u. are some of the others
who played fine football all season.
Any one OF these would be help.
full to any team.
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Suburban apartment homes with m
e9Ryenlenees o. q modern reeidenee are
offered for rent In tire Classified Rental
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With two such tackles the de.
feEIsive strength would he ln-
questionable great. Both are
good bl0ckers. This would add
to their offensive values.
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PAL ACE INPOP CALLS
PH|LLY /. i SAFETY

Before coming home for two CON
tests with their arch enemies, the
New York Celtics. next Sunday and
Monday. the Washington Palace
duint must tackle the Warriors Of
Philadelphia tonight and then go
to Rochester for a couple Of
tussles. Philadelphia has won four
Of its seven games played and so
the Washingtonians, who have yet
to triumph, have their work cut
out for them.
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SIOUX FIVE LISTING

The Sioux basketers are arrane.
ing games. Call Manager Fletcher,
Atlantic zsi4,.
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He is a great rowing center.
However, he Is hard pressed for
the place by Charlesworth OF Yale.
There is little to choose between
these players. Either one would
be Of great value to any outfit.
Grigsby, Of Georgetown; Mahoney,
Of Penn State; Bettencourt, of st.
Mary's: Reitsch, of Illinois; Rouse.
of Chicago, and Butcher, of Ten.
nessee. are other good center men.
All played an Ip.to-date rowing
game on defense and were steady
passers on the attack.
Drury, Of Southern California, gets
the field generals job. He is a
close choice over Connors, of N.
Y. u. and Spears, of Vanderbilt.
Any of the three could be selected
without the loss of strength.
They are modern quarterbacks.
Each can carry the pigskin as well
as any of the other backs. Each
Is an accurate passer and cold
under fire in a. close fight. Hunt,
Of Texas Aggies; Lungren, Of Penn
State; Baysinger. of Syracuse; Aim
quist, OF Minnesota; Baruch of
Princeton, Hoben of Yale. Shober
OF Penn, McPhail of Dartmouth,
Mann OF Southern Methodists, and
Meeker Of Washington State, are
others deserving OF mention.
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Oscar Grimsted, veteran CEN
ter and star OF the Rochester
CentraIs 3 year ago, makes his
debut In 3 washington Uniform
tonight. He knows all the ins
and outs of the court game
from years Of activity and prO-
vIdes the experience az center
that the Palace five has needed
from the start.
The acquisition of Grimsted. who
will be seen here Sunday night,
has brought the release OF Jazz
Chismadia to Detroit, Johnny Beck
man declining to waive claim to
the SyOungster.
Jude BaseTnan will be given an.
other trial with the Palace team.
following his stirring work in New
York last Monday. Manarer KeI1.
nedy has held up the kids release.
Two members Of the Palace
squad are due for reIease
shortly, i being Manager Ken.
medy's intention to carry seven
through the season. The SQUAD
now consists Of Manager Ken.
nedy. Saunders, Carey, PassOil,
COnafys Grlmsted, Baesman.
Ripley and Meyers. Just when
the number viii be reduced is
not known.
Chuck" Salador, popular referee.
has been dropped by the American
Basketball League for failure 10
appear In several games ana his
place has been filled BY DR.. Lou
Sugarman, former manager Of the
Palace five, who viii 0fficiaia An
the Celtic series here.
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Caldwell Of Yale Is another who
earned his place. Joesting OF Min.
nesota was. in the opinion OF the
writer. one OF the greatest backs in
the history of modern football.
CALDWELL Is q better back than
most critics give him credit for be-
ing. He is a star at every known
department OF the game Joesting
is the best line plunger Of the
year.
eagle. Of West Point; Presnell, of
Nebraska Amos. OF w. and j.;
Roepke, of Penn State; Flanagan,
OF Notre Dame; Paul Scull. Of Penn;
Clifton. Of Navy; Wilson and MUIR
rell, OF the A. my: Cox and Decker,
Of Yale; Wittmer and Myles, Of
Princeton; Gilbert. Of Michigan;
Marsters. Of Dartmouth: Goldman,
Of Syracuse; Briante, Of N. Y. u:
Bennett. OF Indiana; McCrary, Of
Georgia: Hoffman, OF Stanford:
Diehl. OF EuckneIl:: Guarnaccia. Of
Harvard: Lane, If Dartmouth;
Thomason. OF Georgia Tech: Niemic.
Of Notre Dame, and Simoni, OF
Sa..ta Clara. are some Of the Others
that won honors during the season.
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N0RTHERNSGET
Bis CHANCE

That Sturdy Northern team is al
II again. This time they are booked
to meet the Mohawk cIubmen, re
Gently defeated for the local un,
limited crown.
Matt Heard, Northern coach
and player. formerly star hack Of
the Mercury eleven. will send hit
charges through the PAGES tonight
and again saturday in preparation
for the game which win be played
at American League Park Sunday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
The NOFtherns hold victories
over two unlimited eIevens BY
decisive scores IN addition to
their wins in the 16O-pOund
class. Early In the season they
defeated the Virginia A. c.. Is
to Q. and the Washington Bar.
racks Marines. IA 10 0.
They completed play in the
Capital City League without a
loss, having to their credit wins
over Southern Props. st. Stephens,
Mardfelts. Seat Pleasant teams.
Only once during these games
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At the pivot position we have
assigned Howe Of Princeton.
His game Is of the gilt edge
sort. We have . great regard
for Howe.
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9Th" WEIGH of Pitt was the
best open field runner In the
country. He Ii assigned q
baclsfieId place.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-02-17
CAROLINA MOTOR CLUB
OFFICER VISITS BOONE

w. +. Shipman, assistant district
manager of the Carolina Motor Club,
with headquarters in Greensboro, was
in Boone last week getting the or
glnization started here Ralph
Winkler's garage was appointed the
official garage for the club to give
free emergency road service to men,
bers of the club, also as Information
bureau and will be equipped with
maps, road reports, tour books, ETC.
There are numerous benefits to be
had by members, the club giving free
emergency road service, offers $50
reward for members car if stolen,
furnishes member with $50 bond
card and free legal assis. .ance, full
membership in the American Auto
mobile Association which entities the
member to the reciprocal courtesies
of over 900 other clubs in the United
States. The membership also in
cludes subGcr ption to the Carolina
Mo; or}st, monthly magazine of the
club. Members dues also make it
possible for tfe club to carry on ac-
cident prevention work, legislation
eliminating illegal speed traps and
advel tising to attract outside tourists
to North Carolina.
Those joining the club last week
were Mayor D. J. Cottrell, DR.. J. M.
Gather, DR.. H. B. Perry, DR.. J. B.
Hagaman and DR.. j. M. Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-02-17
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY AT BLOWING ROCK

The Women's Missionary Society
held its regular meeting at the Bap.
tist church on February 9 at 2:3C
O'Clock. The meeting was opened by
4 song and prayer. The subject
What Is a Missionary" was in.
terestingly rendered in the following
order:
Bible Study, by different mem,
bers.
What is a Missionary? by Miss
Nentress.
Christ, the Missionary, read by
Misses Beulah Wooten and Velma
Cannon.
Modern Missionary Heroism, by
Mrs. .Pend!ey.
Reading, William Carey's Wis
iOn," by Mrs. Jeff Brown.
The Worlds Missionary Force and
tie Missionary's Reward, by Mrs. d.
P, Coffey.
A large number of members were
present, also new members and Wis
itors from other churches were pres
ent as follows: Mrs. Lon Peoples
Mrs. S. L. Cannon, Mrs. H. Cooper
Miss Ventre,s s, Mrs Joe PAMELA and
Mrs. n c. Greene. The society was
g ad to have these new members and
visitors,
After closing song and prayer, all
were invited to the home of Mrs j.
T. Miller for the social hour. Assisted
by Mrs. Rob Greene the hostess
served two delicious courses, the fir t
consisting of chicken salad with dress
ing and beaten biscuits, the second
ice cream, pound cake and coffee.
The hour for departure arrived all
too soon. The next meeting will be
held March 9th at the church, and the
social hour at some members home
to be decided on later.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-02-17
VALE CRUCIS NEWS

Vale Crucis. Feb. 16-C. T. Baird,
who has been in Detroit during the
winter has returned home because of
Mrs. Baird's illness.
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Burke are at
home again after an absence of about
six weeks on vacation and business.
The end of last week Mr.. Burke was
called to Bessemer City on account
of the illness and death of his moth
er.
Misses Bouldin, Ricaud, Pearl
Moretz and Katharine >Witten spent
last week in Hickory attending the
Bishops Crusade.
Miss Wilma Baird has gone to
Vero Beach, Fla, to visit her aunt,
Mrs. w! T. Lane.
Mrs. T. H. Taylor and Mrs. W. H.
Wagner spent last Thursday night in
Hickory with Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.
Menzies, Jr.
Misses Susie and Alice Taylor left
last Friday on two weeks motor
trip to Florida with DR.. and Mrs. A
W. Dula.
Mrs w. D. Clarke and son, w. d.
Clarke, of Lenoir, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Mast.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Shull drove ur
from EliZabethton on Saturday, Mr.
Shull returning Monday and Mrs
Shull remaining to visit her parents
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Caudill.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Spainhour tooh
Mrs. Spainhour's mother, Mrs. N. L.
Mast, to the Banner Elk Hospital or
Monday, where she will remain fol
observation and treatment.
T. d. Heffner spent the weekend
in the valley.
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DINNER PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Coffey enter
tanned at a six o'clock dinner party
last Wednesday evening. TIE table
was lovely with the centerpiece, a
large silver vase, filled with white
flowers. A delicious three-course din
ner was served to the following
guests who later in the evening en-
joyed several rubbers of bridge: Mr..
and Mrs. O. L. Hardin, M. and Mrs,
NJ. p Critcher, Misses Carrie Coffey
and Mary Councill
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Road Commission and
Bookkeeper for County
Two Important Measures introduced
in Assembly by Representative
Thos. H. Coffey

On last Friday Representative
Thomas H, Coffey introduced two
bills in the house that will, if enacted
into law, mean a great deal TO Wat.
auga county, or at least that is what
friends of the legislation believe.
One bill, entitled amend 1928
act relating to road commission for
Watauga county" 1t is proposed in
this bill to strike out the names of
the board of county commissioners
and insert instead the names of three
citizens who will compose a road
commission. AS to who will com
pose this commission The Democrat
has not been informed
The other bill introduced Friday
would create bookkeeper for Wat
auga county. The purpose of this
b i'll is to have all records of the
county so kept that all necessary in
formation can be placed before the
several boards on each first Monday
in order that they may intelligently
handle the finances of the county and
lot make appropriations without
available funds, and also to eliminate
long and expensive audits. In other
words, to give the county a careful
and businesslike government at
minimum cost. The provisions of
the bill follows:
Sec /. That the board of coun-
! ty commissioners of Watauga coun-
ty is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to appoint a bookkeeper whose
business it shall be to keep all records
of receipts and expenditures of each
and every department of the county
government.
"Sec. 3. These records shall be so
kept that the board of county COM
missioners, board of education and
road commission shall have on the
first Monday of each month a COM
plete balance sheet showing the
amount Of money due from uncollect-
ed taxes, moneys on hand, amounts
appropriated for any and all pur-
poses, amounts paid out and to
whom paid and amounts still due.
"Sec. 3. These balance sheets
shall show a separate and complete
account of each fund for which the
taxes were levied, so that the said
/ board Of county commissioners, board
# education and road commission
I shall have on each first Monday of
each month a clear and concise
| statement of the financial condition
of each and every department of the
county government.
"Sec. 4. The board of county
/ commissioners shall have the authori-
ty to fix the salary of the bookkeep-
er, which shall not be more than one
hundred and twenty-five dollars per
month"
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TRIPLETT HAPPENINGS

Triplett, Feb. 13.-Revs Carroll
and Honeycutt of Avery county,
travelling evangelists, passed through
this section last week on their preach
ing tour to West Virginia.
g. T. Watson's writing school, the
second term here this winter, is large
ly attended. 1t will close Thursday,
the 18th.
Mrs. Nancy Hodges who has been
very i'll for the past week, is slowly
improving.
Rev. D. M. Wheeler is holding
series of meetings at Mt. Pleasant
church
Miss Betty Hayes left yesterday
for Boone where she enters the Nor
NAL for the present term.
Plenty of saw mills are in opera
ton here now, since hickory cross
ties came on the market.
E. H. Simmons sold one hog to
Arlie Brown for $50 How does this
price compare with the price of hogs
25 5years ago?
Vess Wheeler, attorney of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, visited his mother here
last week.
What about the springlike weather
in February? The willow leaves are
more than an inch long and the Eas-
ter flowers will 500 nappear if the
warm days continue.
(Miss) Jessie Hayes, Correspondent.
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WILL OPERATE THEATER
AT BLOWING ROCK

Lenoir, Feb. l5-W. N. Sheriff.,
owner and manager of the Imperial
theater of this place, has leased the
Mayview theater at Blowing Rock
from J. G. Ballew, and will operate
it this season in connection with the
local one. Mr. Sheriff. expects to put
on a number of special features there
during the summer, some of whcih
have already been signed for.
The Mayview thcater was owned
by W. L.. Alexander of the Mayview
Development Company and j. G. Bal
lew. Last year when the property
was advertised and sold Mr.. Ballew
bought it in. ---...... .--..----.-asg
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pared by Miss Reid and Miss Winkler
Personal Mention

A new ninepound boy arrived on
February 10 at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Clausen.
Misses Lucie Williams and Mabel
Coffey and Henry Conrad motored to
Winston-Salem recently.
Miss Helen Coffey has returned
from delightful visit of three weeks
with friends in Lincolnton and
Mooresville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe PAMELA drove to
Charlotte recently, spending the
weekend with friends and relatives
there and returning to Blowing Rock
on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Hodges of
Knoxville are visiting in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs j. M. Hodges here.
Miss Comic Moody will spend the
weekend in Knoxville.
The ladies of Blowing Rock have
shown sustained interest in the es-
tablshment of a fire department
here, having raised much of the mon
ey by various activities. At an oys-
ter supper given in Young's Cafe
Saturday night $47.50 was cleared
toward the equipment of the volun-
teer company organized here with Joe
PAMELA as chief and Lloyd Under
Jo1rr aceictoot obiof
Mrs. Rufus Coffey has just return
ed from Statesville where she has
been for nospital treatment. Mrs.
Ed L,obbins and Mrs, S. J. Stutz are
now in DR.. Longs sanitorium in that
city.
A very interesting meeting of the
Mems Club was held Monday evening
at the Presbyterian church. An in
viting supper was served the men,
bers of the club and their guests by
the ladies of the Auxiliary.
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NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM LEES-McRAE INSTITUTE

Banner Elk, Feb. 16.-The basket
ball season at Lees-McRae Institute
opened on February 5 with game
between two teams of the school, the
Mabel Taylor, L. F.; Agnes Snyder,
}. c.; Dorothy Brothers, N. S. c.;
Dolly Queen, R. G.; Madge Green, l..
&. Gold-Teresa Loven, R. F.;
Hazel Smith, L. F.; Hattie Snyder,
J. c.; Nell Wilson, N. S. C; Kathleen
Peake, R. G.; Louise VonCannon,
L. G.
On February II the faculty of
LeesMcRae and Grace Hospital staff
played the victors of February 5.
The score Of this game was 20 to IA
in favor of the Green.
The Eirenean and the Philolethean
Literary societies of Lees -McRae
high school were reorganized on
February 5. The following officers
were elected: Eirenean-President
Juanita Ciprion, Banner Elk; vice
president, Gertrude Hickory, Elk
Park; secretary and treasurer, Mar
Vese Green, new Bedford Mass.
Philolethean-President, Johnny Sue
Freeman, of Rutherfordton; vice
president, Hattie Snyder, Chatta-
nOoga, Tenn; secretary and treasur-
er, Lucille Callahan, Newport, Tenn.
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FRANCE WILL NOT ENTER
NAVAL LIMITATION CONFAB

Paris, Feb. 15.-The French gov
ernment has politely declined Presi-
dent Coolidge's proposal for a new
naval limitation conference.
The French reply, made public this
evening, says that the government is
convinced that following the Ameri-
can proposal would risk compromis-
ing the success of the work which
the League of Nations has already
undertaken.
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specialize, we will now consider some
OF the advantages to the county gen
orally of having farm demonstra-
ton agent
In the first place we are to assume
that he understands something of the
needs of the people and the con-
dlt1ons to be met. One of the chief
reasons for having farm demonstra-
ton agent is to help the farmer to
better to better understanding of the
crops that he should grow and which
can be profitably grown, and the
kind of cattle and fowls that he
should raise in order to enable him
to pay his taxes and meet the higher
living expenses Of modern life. In
making an investment, the most i'm
portant question is not always cost,
but due consideration for the ad-
vantages to be derived. 1t is true
that the cost of farm demonstration
agent is negligible when compared to
the benefits derived from the right
kind of agent.
What the people of Watauga need
is not so much to reduce taxes as to
increase production along proper
lines. There is market for all the
products to which Watauga is. pecu-
liarly adapted, and we need some one
whose business it is to find this
market
1t is true that taxes are so high as
to be burdensome in this county, hav-
ing spent so much for good roads and
other improvements, and that the
burden of taxation must be borne by
the farmers of the county. 1t is,
therefore, important that his income
must in some way be increased. The
best way to increase the income of
the farmer is by system of educa-
ton, and the best way to do this is
to have an expert to take the lead
in the work.
An example of what may be ac-
complished in this way is the poultry
business. A few fowls are kept on
almost every farm, they fail to pay
expenses because of poor attention.
A few flocks are being cared for ac-
cording to methods recommended by
the demonstration agent. A hundred
hens, taken care of in this way, are
making their owners more than one
dollar profit per day. This is only
one instance of the many ways in
which the farmers of the county
could be benefited by live demon
stration agent
Experiments conducted by the ma
tional and state governments have
proved the value of this kind of work.
and both state and nation are willing
to pay part of the salary of an agent
in order to give the counties the ad-
vantage of expert assistance. If
Watauga county is to keep pace with
the progressive counties of the state,
she must have a demonstration agent