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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

git he would have had to become a
British citizen. So at the age of
240 his public career began.
He won recognition as chairman
of the commission for relief in Bel
GUM. Upon Americas entry into
ethe war Hoover became the United
States food administrator. After the
war he was appointed chairman of
the supreme economic council Of the
Allies. He organized the American
relief administration to save lives in
Russia during 1920-21. Since 1921
Hoover has been secretary of COM
merce.
In addition to his work as cabi-
net member, Hoover has multitude
of other tasks. He is director of the
Mississippi flood relief and various
other national movements.
Hoover is six feet tall and of pow
erful physique. He makes deep
impression as speaker. 1t is said
that he is rather shy, very quiet and
very modest. Though he is an ex-
ceedingly busy man, it is not diff
cult for anyone to secure an audi
ence with him.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Two Boone Women
Win Prizes in Boston
Quilts Made by Mrs. c. C. Hodges
and Mrs. Lulu Ragan Win First
Prizes in Home Beautiful Expo
sition

Boston, Mass, May 6.-Before
$4,000 people attending the closing
of the home beautiful exposition
here, Mrs. C. G. Hodges of Boone,
N. c., was awarded first prize for
an antique quilt and Mrs. Lulu Ra-
gan, also of Boone, won first prize
for quilt of modern design.
The exposition, biggest thing of
its kind ever held in New England,
drew exhibits from all parts of the
United States.
Tribute was paid the two North
Carolina women and the fact
brought out that in the two quilt
exhibitions more than $500 were
offered by contestants.
Neither of the Boone women
women were strangers to Boston for
both We're prominent in the exhibi-
ton last year during which time
Governor Alvin T. Fuller visited
their quilt booths and paid them a
splendid tribute.
The governors wife and Mrs.
Henry Ford, wife of the Detroit au-
tomobile magnate, who was visiting
here at the time, visited the Boone
women for a considerable period
each day. Mrs. Ford at that time
purchased several quilts.
The booths of the North Carolina
women were among the most popular
at the exhibition and nearly $4,000
people looked in upon it daily.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Watauga May Get
Another Railroad?
Rumor Has 1t That Southern Will
Build Road From Tennessee to
Deep Gap; Power Project Is Said
To Be Assured
By RUPERT GILLETT

Watauga county is to have a stan
dard gauge railway and three pow
er dams.
Information to this effect, coming
from sources believed to be thor
oughly reliable, has been received
here and is generally credited. The
railway, it is said, is to be built by
the same company that has been sur
veying the sites for the three dams
on Cove Greek and Watauga River.
That the dams will be built is
considered certain, since a confer
ence between representatives of the
syndicate behind the project and Of
ficials of the Tri-County Lumber
Company, at which the lumber COM
pany officials were told that if they
continued to built their logging
railway along its projected grade, it
would be covered with water when
the dams are built.
The lumber company then agreed
to relocate the grade of its road, so
that it will be above the water lines
of the lakes.
A prominent Tennesseean came
through here a day or so ago and
told Boone business man that rep
resentatives of the syndicate had
conferred with the president of the
Southern Railway about building a
railway from some point in Tennes-
see, through the Cove Greek valley
to Boone, thence to Deep Gap, where
it would take over the Deep Gap Tie
and Lumber Company's logging rail
road This road connects with the
Norfolk and Western at Bowie.
1t was intimated that if the road
is built, it will be a subsidiary of
the Southern, if it is not taken over
actually by that company, This
would give Boone direct rail con-
nections with Tennessee and with
Richmond and Washington.
1t is still not known definitely
who is the syndicate behind these
projects, but the rumor has persisted
ever since the surveying began that
it is the American Aluminium Com
pany. At any rate, the project, II
! it is carried out, promises to be one
of the greatest industrial develop
ments in Western North Carolina.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
NAMING PRESIDENTS in
PAST NATIONAL POWWOWS

With the approach of the two
national conventions, it is an inter
esting thing to review the past con-
ventions, since the first was held in
1856.
From the beginning, the Republi-
cans have cast total of 80 ballots
while the Democrats have displayed
a much more vigorous fight before
naming their party leaders, and have
chalked up 80 ballots.
Probably the most spirited conven-
ton was in 1924, when Davis was
nominated on the 103rd ballot, and
the count may go long time before
the number of ballots will ever equal
that convention. The highest number
of ballots ever required to nominate
at the Republican convention was in
1880, when Garfield was the choice
on the 10Th ballot.
With the two conventions again in
the offing the parties may both
place a leader in nomination on the
first ballot, or they may spend some
time and chalk up long list of bal
lots before a selection is made. The
time has only been on few occa-
sions that the conventions have
named leader on the first ballot.
A review of these conventions
since 1856, shows the following,
with the first named at each con-
vention being the Republican candi-
date and the second the Democratic: :
1S56-Fremont on first; Buchan-
an on seventeenth.
1S60-Lincoln on third; Brecken-
ridge on first; Douglas on fifty
ninth.
1S64-Lincoln on first; Mcclellan
on first.
1S69-Grant on first; Seymour on
twenty-second.
1S72-Grant on first; Greely on
first.
1876-Hayes on seventh; Tilden
on second.
1SS0-Garfield on thirty-sixth; !;
Hancock on second.
1SS4-Blaine on fourth; Cleve-
land on second.
1SSS-Harrison on eig h h :
Cleveland on first
1892-Harrison on first; Cleve-
land on first.
1S96-Mckinley on first; Bryan
on fifth.
1900-Mckinley on first; Bryan
on first.
1904-Roosevelt on first; Parker
on first.
19OS-Taft on first; Bryan on
first.
1912-Taft on first; Wilson on
forty-siXth.
1916-Hughes on third; Wilson
on first.
1920-Harding on tenth; Cox on
fortyfourth.
1924-Coolidge on first; Davis on
one hundred and third.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
MUST USE WOODLAND
TO SUPPLY INCOME

Much more land in North Caro-
lima is in woods than in crops and
there is an additional million acres
which has been cleared but is now
ide. Little of this land is made to
return an annual income.
''Yet land is the chief item Of
equipment in the farming business"
says r. w. Graeber, extension for
ester at State college. "To be sue
cessful as an industry every acre
must be made to produce. Idle
acres pay no taxes, cover no over
head nor produce income on the in
vestment. The three main ways in
which we can use our land is for
the production of field crops, use as
pasture and as woodland for the
growing of timber. At the present
time, our 18,5S3,670 acres of farm
land in the state is divided as fol-
lows: 5,720,259 acres in crops; l.
430,2S7 acres in pasture; S,453,483
acres in woodland; 1,136,674 acres
cleared but idle and 1,S49,976 for
other purposes"
This division shows the necessity
for some return to come from the
woodlands and the idle cleared land,
states Mr. Graeber. By practicing
the simple principles of good fores-
try management, every farmer may
become forester and secure such
returns.
Mr.. Graeber quotes one forester
who says: "The farmer who has a
piece of woodland where during the
winter months he cuts his fire wood
and fencing and a few logs for the
repair of buildings and implements,
and during certain years when
prices are high cuts some logs for
the neighborhood sawmill, but at
the same time looks after the piece
of woods, cleans it of dead timber
and other rubbish, thus keeping out
fire and insects, and otherwise max
ing an effort to keep the land COW
cred with forest-such man prac-
tees forestry. His forest may be
small or large, his ways of doing
may be simple and imperfect, the
trees may not be the kinds for the
particular locality and soil, they
may not be as thrifty as they should
and could be; but nevertheless here
is :. man who does not merely de-
stroy the woods nor content him
self with cutting down whatever he
can sell, but one who cares for the
woods as well as uses them, one who
sows as we'll as harvests. He is a
forester"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Daniels Won't Run on Third
Party Ticket

Declaring that the only hope of
wrestling the government from the
hands of privilege and corruption"
lies in victory for the Democratic
party, Josephus Daniels last Wednes-
dy telegraphed Wilbur Leggett, Cali
fornia manager for Senator James
A. Reed, that he would not accept a
nomination on a third party ticket
if Governor Smith is nominated at
Houston.
Legget's telegram to Mr.. Daniels
was as follows: Majority vote in
Southern California against Smith
shows that best element of Demo-
cratic party is not for Smith. If
Smith is nominated at Houston will
you consent to run on third party
ticket vice-president headed by Sen
ator James A. Reed or Senator
Borah of Idaho if either agrees? We
do not believe Southern Democracy
will swallow Tammany Hall, do
You?" Here is Mr.. Daniels reply:
Replying to your wire of this date,
my answer is that the biggest issue
in America today is to wrest the
government from the hands of
privilege and corruption. The only
hope for that end is in a victory by
the Democratic party. l therefore
expect to support the nominees of
the Houston convention. expect
that convention to declare without
equivocation for the sacred enforce
ment of prohibition and all other
laws and do not believe any man it
will nominate will be as Indifferent
and as inefficient in enforcement as
Mellon has been under the Harding
and Coolidge administrations.
81 see no hope in any third party.
Enough prohibition Democrats will
be elected to congress to guarantee
(Continued On paoa Eiobtl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Land owners of Happy Valley,
Caldwell county are working to-
gether to incorporate the Happy
Valley district, beginning about the
highway and extending to Beach
Ford, into a protective game pre-
serve. Last week so pairs of Mexi-
can quail, costing $3.50, were turned
loose. Orders for more of these quail
have been placed. Application for
fish for stocking both the river and
Buffalo creek have been filed with
the bureau of inland fisheries of the
North Carolina department of con-
servation and development.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
JAILED ON FORGERY COUNT

Clarence Cannon of the Beech
Greek section of the county is in the
Watauga Jail in default of $4,000
bond, the arrest having been made
at the home of the defendant yester-
day morning by Deputy Sheriff H.
A. Hagaman.
Cannon was to have appeared at
answer charge of check raising,
being an accomplice in the crime of
Dewey Harmon, now serving a term
in the state prison for the robbery
of the Vale Crucis Bank. He
skipped" the bond of $1,000 and
officials heretofore had failed in
their efforts to capture him.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Herbert Hoover was born in Iowa
in 1874, the son of a blacksmith. His
mother was a reader in a Quaker
meeting house. He was orphaned at
9 and brought up by relatives in
Oregon; he worked his way through
Leland Stanford University; he
worked with pick in the mines, and
later was assistant in the office of
a San Francisco engineer.
At % he was manager of large
British mine in Australia; at 25 di-
rector general of the Imperial mines
of China. He was chief figure in
the defense of 1ientsin in the Boxer
revolution, and during the next Is
years headed vast mining enterprises
in various quarters of the world.
He purchased an abandoned mine
in Burma and gave this up at the
outbreak of the war because to keep
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
POLITICAL EVENTS
OF THE PAST WEEK
Highlights of Political Activity of
Both Major Parties Summarized
From Recent News Dispatches
From Over the Country


On the basis of returns from the
urban districts of Indiana, Herbert
Hoover is leading Senator James E.
Watson almost 2 to l for the states
Republican presidential vote. Re-
turns so far tabulated included
Fort Wayne, South Bend and the
Calumet region. However unofficial
returns from rural sections in the
southern part of the state indicated
majority for the native son.
Whether or not Senator Watson will
be able to recover from the land
slide of the cities cannot be deter
mined until the rural districts are
finally tabulated
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Moody Faction Wins in Texas

The hramony faction of the Demo
cratic party in Texas had a good
lead over all other factions, accord
ing to reports from Tuesdays presi-
Dental conventions. Nine y-two
counties which have about two
thirds or 400 of the state conven-
ton votes have been reported. They
are divided as follows: Uninstructed,
81; instructed to support prohibition
but without orders as to individual
candidates with wet tendencies, SO;
for Governor Smith, 20; for Jesse
Jones of Houston, 2. On May %,
the states 40 delegates to Houston
will be selected at Beaumont.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

hiShC "dSoiS anu dDUul 10 per-
sons arrived at Coffey's hotel last
night. They go to Elk Park after
harrows which they propose to sell
to the farmers of this county.
AS we go to press, Mr.. Bryan re-
ports a heavy snowstorm at Elk
Park. Surrounding country yester-
day evening that continued for more
than an hour. The mountains are
white this morning in the sight of
Boone.
The Democrat extends most
hearty congratulations and best
wishes to Mr. Newton Mast and his
fair young bride. May their lives
De bright, peaceful and happy
May auspicious winds blow gently
around them as they journey through
the complicated labrynth of life, and
may their last days be the happiest
The railroad tax of $4,000 car
RED by large majority in johnson
county, Tenn. 1t is claimed that the
road will soon be built from Bristol,
Tenn, via Elizabethton and up the
Watauga river to the mouth of
ROans creek to Mountain City. Thir-
ty-five thousand dollars worth of
mineral and timber lands were sold
there in one day. Our neighbor
county is on high BOOM
The town election went off quiet
ly here Monday. Our popular mayor,
w. c. Coffey, was reelected without
Col &c
sioners were elected: w. L. Bryan,
=
Wanted-15 colored hands at
$l.25 per day, to work on the 3 C's
railroad near johnson City. Good
shacks and wood furnished. To make
contract, call on j. w. Hodges, Bam-
100, N. c.
One of our foremost merchants,
Mr.. Bryan, is preparing to build an
extensive store house on the old
Horton lot This will improve the
locality very much.
Commodore Clark was again tri-
umphantly elected mayor Of Blowing
Rock on last Monday. Good choice.
Prof. Francum's school in Boone
Is progressing nicely.
A movement is now on foot to
build $4,000 hotel in Wilkesboro,
says the Chronicle.
For the protection Of our fences
and more especially for the purpose
of keeping stock from being hitched
on the sidewalks, let US put lot of
racks on some convenient plot of
ground near the public square. This
wouldn't be an expensive job but
is one we are badly in need of.
Attorneys Council and Blackburn
have returned from Mitchell and
Gancey counties. 1t is probable that
both of them will be nominated by
their respective parties for solicitor
and then they will spread them
selves before their constituents for
mastery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

With approximately TOO rural
precincts to be reported, Secretary
Hoover is still swelling his presi-
dental primary majorities in Mary
land. and Senator William Cabell
Bruce is an overwhelming favcrite
as the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nee. Hoover polled 22,53l votes as
against 1918 for an uninstructed
delegation to Kansas City.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Hoover Ahead in Texas

On the basis Of Incomplete returns
from Tuesdays Texas primaries,
Secretary Hoover is the unanimous
favorite for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination, all delegates so
far accounted for having been
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Anti-Smiths Lead in Alabama

Holding to an early advantage,
four candidates for delegates to
Houston, representing Alabama's
anti-Smith faction, are in the front
as lab widely scattered precincts
had been tabulated from Tuesdays
Democratic primary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Smith Will Get Delaware

Democrats of Delaware in con-
vention Tuesday selected six dele
gates to the convention at Houston.
Although uninstructed, they favor
the nomination of Governor Smith.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
Grady Lester Pugh, who escaped

Grady Lester Pugh, who escaped
from the Alamance county Jail at
Graham a few weeks ago while
awaiting trial on a charge of rob-
bing the bank at Elon College, was
arrested at Lumberton Sunday and
turned over to Alamance authori-
ties. A reward of $100 was offered
for his capture.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Flo; "1ou may kiss me on the
temple"
Bo: and get a bang in the
mouth for my pains"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10
NEWS BREVITIES
OF 38 YEARS AGO
Outstanding Happenings of Boone
and Watauga County As Chron-
icled in the Columns of the Wat
auga Democrat
Thursday, May s, 1890

Eight wagons and about 16 per-
sons arrived at Coffey's hotel last
night. They go to Elk Park after
harrows which they propose to sell
to the farmers of this county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Continued on Page Eight
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Commodore Clark was again tri-
unphantly elected mayor Of Blowing
Rock on last Monday. Good choice.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

One of our foremost merchants,
MIR. Bryan, is preparing to build an
extensive store house on the old
Horton lot. This will improve the
locality very much.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

A movement is now on foot to
build a $4,000 hotel in Wilkesboro,
says the Chronicle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

AS we go to press, Mr.. Bryan re-
ports heavy snowstorm at Elk
Park. Surrounding country yester-
day evening that continued for more
than an hour. The mountains are
white this morning in the sight of
Boone
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Attorneys Council and Blackburn
have returned from Mitchell and
Gancey counties. 1t is probable that
both of them will be nominated by
their respective parties for solicitor
and then they will spread them
selves before their constituents for
mastery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-05-10

Prof. Francum's school in Boone
Is progressing nicely.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-02
LEGIONNAIRES FIGHT
 FOR SERVICE BUREAU
Executive Committee to
 Protest Against Its Closing

After a fiery discussion over the merits of the removal of the records of the home service bureau to the Eddy-Glover post rooms and the wipping out of that department from cit. ball, the executive committee of Eddy-Glover post, American Legion, representing 632 local ex-service men. voted last night to have a com mittee wait upon Mayor Paonessa and to point out to him the need of the bureau remaining where 1t is.
 The article which appeared in the Herald few days ago prompted the discussion and the executive com. lnittee members felt that they would not be protecting the cause of the ex-service men if they did not take drastic action an protest viz. orously against any attempt to wipe out this board which Is. to the minds of the Legion. doing such good work. The committee. consist ing of E. E. Ogren. chairman, Will liam J. kelly. Arthur Petts and Commander Nate Avery, member ex-officio. was instructed to get all the data possible. It was the opin- ion of the members of the executive committee that the matter would be carried to the Eddy-Glover post meeting at the next session. and 1t ia expected that, to a man, the sentt- 1hent will be to let the home service bureau stay where 1t is at present, in city hall
New Britain herald., 1928-05-02
KIT. REV. J. J. MILAN
 IS YEARS A BISHOP
Sings Pontifical High Mass at Cathedral in
 Hartford

Hartford. May 2 P-Bishop John J. Milan observed today with cere- monies at St. Joseph's Cathedral. the 1Sth anniversary Of his consecration as bishop Of the Hartford diocese. The bishop sang 6 pontifcal high mass. The Right Rev. Monsignor T. s. Duggan. V. C., was arch priest. Rev William J. McGuirk. president. Of Waterbury. and Rev. Matthew T. i Traynor. of New Britain. were dea- cons Of honor: Rev. P. Reidy. of South Manchester. and Rev. William A. Downey. of St. Thomas Sem- mary. deacons of the mass. Monsig- nor W. H. Flynn, chancellor, and Rev. Francis P. keough. assistant chancellor. were master of cere- monies. There were about 15n priests in attendance. Auxiliary 1 Bishop McAuliffe. who was conse- crated just two years ago. occupied seat in the sanctuary.
 | In the IS years since Bishop Milan was consecrated the number of par ishes in the diocese has increased from 16s to FPS and the number of posts from 135 to e59. The Catholic population of the state has increased from 3.o,0OO to 60e.000.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-02
NEW BRITAIN fAVORS
 RETAINING SPELLACY
Democratic Delegation Re. ported Supporting State
 Party Chairman

New Britain Is expected 10 give solid backing to the organization forces in the democratic state con- vention which opens tonight in Hartford. and in return. organlza- tion backing the candidacy Of Thom- as J. Smith of this city for national delegate, is expected.
 It was not expected today that there would be any rift in the dele gation 17 scheduled to attend the opening session tonight, and a vote floor retention of Thomas J. Spel. lacy as national committeeman l. forecast.
 The reorganization bloc has mol made canvass of the delegation and although it Is uninstructed there is a tacit agreement to sup. port Smith for delegate and to give unit vote under Chairman Johr E. R. keevers. who today was ex. pected to confer with the Spellac, harmony" committee.
 Tonight's activities at Hartford will be in the form of meetings o, committees and intermingling O delegates. While 1t Is not expected that the outcome of these session, will be of great interest to New Britain both the spellacy and tn. reorganization forces rely on then for increased strength for the con yention light of tomorrow