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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22

ment's doubt OF the eminent
responsibility resting with Miss
Reed. Her career and her ances-
try have peculiarly fitted her for
a performance which may be re-
garded as the triumph OF a life
time. The daughter OF the late
Roland Reed. player whose
methods were conservative and
effective. she retains evidences OF
the influence OF the conscientious
training of the theatrical family.
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present In work competently
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ture." In which Miss Reed pre-
sides 40 completely supreme But
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future opportunity at stake.
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II is remorseless study in
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
FOR INFLUENZA

Editor Democrat:
For the benefit of your readers,
l submit the following most wonder
full flu prescription:
Put the patient to bed-give no
food-plenty Of water, plenty of
fresh air; no purgatives, keep warm
with bed clothing. Give juice of
from five to fifteen grapefruit daily.
Between times of grapefruit (not
with it) give bicarbonate of soda
first dose teaspoonful in glass of
water, then quarter of teaspoonful
in glass of water every three or
four hours"
According to the highest authori-
ty on influenza-Dr. McKensie, the
influenza germ develops in an acid
medium, the body is rendered al
kaline by grapefruit and soda, which
is absolutely true and his prescrip-
ton was met with complete success
when the influenza scourge of 1918
1919 was running it's course.
B. w. PENDLETON.
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
MR. MILLER BUYS
KRAUT FACTORY
New Owner Plans to Erect New
Building and Add Additional Ma
chinery for Canning Fruits and
Other Vegetables

Mr.. W. F. Miller, of North Wilkes
boro, has purchased the Watauga
kraut Factory from the Blue Ridge
Farmers Association. The deal was
consummated last week, but the
amount of the purchase price was
not made public. Mr.. Miller has been
operating the plant for some time
under lease.
Mr.. Miller is quoted as saying he
intends to make some very extensive
improvements in the plant, including
the construction of a brick building
installation of modern machinery,
and additional watts, for canning
beans and other vegetables, in addi-
ton to the manufacture of kraut
1t is said that the entire output
of the plant during the past season
was sold in advance and Mr.. Miller
is said to want at least 60 acres of
kraut cabbage produced for cutting
next year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
WANTS HIGHWAY
TO SMOKY MOUNTAIN PARK

To interest the state highway COM
mission in scenic highway along
the crest of the Blue Ridge noun
tains, connecting the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park with Vir-
ginia and the north, and to persuade
I the state department of conserva-
ton and development to take over
the forest fire protection in the park
area until the government took over
the land, Mark Squires, chairman of
the Park commission, was in Raleigh
last week, says the News and OBJ
server. He met with some success
in both ventures.
The highway commission, said Mr..
Squires was told, that when Vir-
ginia was ready to build its section
of the proposed mountain top road,
North Carolina would probably be
ready to build its part. "Such a
road would be the greatest scenic
highway in the country" declared
Mr.. Squires. Route 10 is the only
state highway now touching the
park area.
The department of conservation
ard development agrees to ask the
general assembly for $4,000 to be
used in forest fire prevention in the
park area. Forest fire prevention is
usually paid for half by the state
and half by the counties but as the
state buys the land, preparatory to
turning it over to the federal gov
ernment the counties lose interest
and the entire burden temporarily
falls upon the state. When the land
is turned over for the park, the fed
era! government will bear the total
cost of forest prevention.
Over 10000 of the 214,000 acres
Of the park is under condemnation
for title, said Mr. Squires and as
court decisions come down in the
commissioners favor, the land is be-
ing bought with increasing speed.
Mr.. sSquires is just back from Wash
ington where he endeavored to get
congress to appropriate an addition
al $4,000 for the Typographical sur
vey of the area, $65,000 having al
ready been appropriated. The appro-
priation bill has already passed the
house but Mr.. Squires hopes that the
senate will tack on his appropriation
as an amendment and that it will
pass when the bill goes back to the
house.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
AUTO LICENSE SALES
GOING SLOW AT LENOIR

Lenoir, Dec. 26.-Sale of auto
mobile licenses for 1929 is going
very slow, according to j. L. Cot
trell, manager Of the local branch
of the Carolina Motor Club. The
Lenoir office will serve, not only Le-
nor and Caldwell county, but ad-
iacent counties of Watauga and
Avery, this being the only office in
this immediate section.
The Lenoir office opened Decem-
Der 1st. License tags may be used
on the cars now, and all automobile
owners are urged to purchase their
tags promptly and avoid the last
minute rush.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
CHARLIE MINTON KILLED
WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNS

Charlie Minton, of.Elk township,
aged about 35 years, was killed
about 2:3O Monday afternoon when
a truck in which he was riding turn
ed over on the Boone Trail high
way about ten miles west of North
Wilkesbor. Minton's head was
crushed and death was thought to
have been instantaneous. The driver
of the truck, Wingate Handy, of
Wilkes county, and another passen-
ger, Mrs. William Miller, also of
Elk, were only slightly hurt.
At the coroner's inquest held at
Wilkesboro Monday night, Handy
stated that his brakes failed to
work, causing him to take curve
at high rate of speed and forcing
the truck off the road and into a
somersault. He was freed and the
accident was declared unavoidable.
Mr.. Minton is said to be survived
by wife and six children.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
MRS. T. E. BINGHAM DIED
HERE MONDAY EVENING

Mrs. Bingham, wife of Attorney
t. E. Bingham Of this city, passed
away Monday evening at eight
o'clock following an illness of sew
eral days with pneumonia, which was
induced by influenza. She was 81
years old ard died on the eve of
her twentieth wedding anniversary.
lnterment was in the Hines cemetery
one mile west Of Boone Tuesday aft
ernoon, short funeral service
having been conduced by Rev. P. A
Hicks and Rev. C. H. Moser.
Mrs. Bingham was daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Trivett and was
well known throughout this section,
where she had a wide circle of
friends. No better woman has lived
in the community and her death has
caused much sorrow.
Surviving are a husband and eight
children.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
COL. WI. BRYAN
CROSSES THE BAR
Towns Oldest Citizen and its First
Mayor Passed Away Thursday
Morning After Illness With In
fiuenza; Was 92 Years Old

Col. W. L. Bryan, the towns old
est inhabitant and one of the pio-
neer business men of this section,
died at his home here last Thursday
morning following an illness with in
fluenza and general debility. He
was 92 years old. Funeral services
were conducted at the home Friday
afternoon by Rev. P. A Hicks of the
Baptist church, and the remains
were inferred in the private ceme-
terry on Green Heights.
Mr.. Bryan was the first mayor of
Boone, having took over the duties
of that office when the legislature
incorporated it and defined its boun-
daries in 1871. Since that time he
had been elected mayor a number of
times. He was the first man to con-
duct mercantile establishment on
any considerable scale here and
operated a hotel here in the early
days. Mr.. Bryan was proud to trace
his lineage back to the family of
Daniel Boone and was the most out
standing local historian of this sec
ton, being an encyclopedia of facts
and figures relative to early Wat
auga days. He assisted Mr. j. P. Ar
thur in the preparation of the mat
ter for the History of Watauga
County some years ago, and is like
ly as much responsible for the pub
hcation of the book as was the au-
thor himself. He possessed a Won
derful memory, was a good conVer-
sationalist and was early sought by
tourists and others seeking knowl-
edge of bygone days.
In 1911 Mr.. Bryan erected
monument to Daniel Boone near the
Normal school at spot where the
famous pioneer was supposed to
have camped' on his pilgrimage
through hits section. The structure
carries a slab commemorating the
trail blazer as well as one as a me-
mortal to its builder.
The pioneer citizen had watched
the growth of the town from the
days when rabbit hunting was in
vogue along the main street until it
developed into a thriving little city,
cannot be filled. He was a consist
having been one of the founders of
the Boone Baptist church. 1t was
constituted in 1882, Thomas J. and
". C. Coffey also being charter
members. He was also a member
of Watauoa Lodge A. F. & A. M.
Surviving are four children, B. R.
Bryan of Boone; Mrs. Cora Council,
who is now residing here; j. H.
Bryan of Edmonton, Canada, and
Mrs. j. C. Fletcher of Lenoir, all of
whom were here when the end came,
with the exception Of Mrs. Fletcher,
who is seriously i'll.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS

Sugar Grove, Dec. 24-Tha fall
term of the Cove Creek high school
closed on Friday, December q, for
the Christmas holidays and will open
for the spring term Monday, Janu-
ary 7.
Misses Grace Blalock, Constance
Shouns, Winnie Thorn5erg, Mrs.
Kate r. Curtis and T. S. Moore,
members of the school faculty, left
for their respective homes Saturday
and Sunday to spend the holiday
season.
Wiley Swift, who has been spend
ing some months with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Swift,
has gone to his home in Greensboro
for the holidays.
Miss Blanche Horton, who is
teaching public school music in the
Moss Hill high school, Kinston, is
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Horton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mast left
Sunday to visit Mrs. Mast's parents
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Matte Bingham Shaeffer and
children of Knoxville are spending
the holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Nan Bingham.
Grady Tester, Howard and Ralph
Walker, all of Berea College, KY,
are home for the holidays.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
BEAUTIFUL SERVICES
HELD IN BETHLEHEM

Bethlehem, Palestine, Dec. "a
This little town of the nativity was
the scene of impressive services last
night as thousands of tourists and
natives visited it to partake in SOL
emn Christmas celebrations.
Hundreds of automobiles, their
headlights making one great shaft of
light, blocked the road over great
distance.
At the church of the nativity the
heads of the Bethlehem municipality
end other prominent persons headed
by choir boys intoned hymns for two
hours and then followed in process
sion to the grotto while along the
steps and walls black-robed nuns
knelt in silent prayer. After cere-
monies at the grotto by the patriarch
the procession left the grotto by the
opposite side.
The neighboring Franciscan church
was packed with crowds from the
late afternono. At midnight the
Latin patriarch, clad in purple
robe, entered the Franciscan church
and celebrated holy mass in the
presence of the governor of Jerusa-
lem and the consuls of the Catholic
powers, remaining in prayer until
this morning when new pontificial
mass was begun.
The night was beautiful and
clear with a bright moon and shin
ing stars adding to the impressive
ness of the ceremonies.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
DOUG BERNHARDT DIES

j. Douglas Bernhardt, clerk OF
court of Caldwell county, died last
Thursday night from pneumonia,
which followed a fall several days
before in which he was seriously in
jured. In descending the steps at
the Caldwell Power Co. building he
in some way lost his footing and
plunged through a plate glass door
at the foot of the flight. The loss
of blood was so great that his recov-
cry seemed doubtful; however, he
was showing Improvement when the
pneumonia developed.
Mr.. Bernhardt was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Bernhardt and was
we'll and ravorably known in Boone.
Virgil D. Guire has been appointed
by Judge James Webb to fill the un-
expired term of the deceased as
clerk of the court.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
HENDERSON YoUNCE PASSES

MIR. Henderson Younce, rs, died
suddenly at his apartment in the
Shipley building on Depot street
Monday evening. A brother whom
he had not seen for many years was
spending the day with him and he
was busy preparing supper when he
was stricken. He complained of
pain, slumped to the floor and when
a physician arrived was pronounced
dead.
Mr.. Younce was a native of this
county but had spent the most of his
life in the far west, coming here
from Oregon the past summer. He
had acquired many friends here and
expected to make his permanent
home in Boone. Funeral services
were held and burial at Todd Tues
day.
Mr.. Yunce is survived by widow
and two sons.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
W. R. GRAGG DIED
MONDAY NIGHT
Mayor of the Town and Leader in
Business, Civic and Church Cir
cles Succumbs to Pneumonia; In
terment Tuesday Afternoon

w. K. Gragg, mayor of the town
of Boone, one of the most prominent
leaders in local business, fraternal,
church and civic circles, died at his
home Monday night about ~ o'clock
following an illness of several days
with pneumonia. Funeral services
were conducted from the Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O
by Rev. P. A. Hicks, assisted by
Rev. C. H. Moser. Short tributes
were paid to the deceased by l. G..
Greer, W. D. Farthing and B. B.
Dougherty, following which inter-
ment was in the town cemetery. The
floral offerings were profuse and
bore testimony to the esteem in
which the deceased was held. He
was A years old.
Mr.. Gragg first came to Boone as
a student in the Appalachian Train
ing school, in the early days of that
institution, having been reared near
Foscoe in the foothills of the Grand
father mountain. In 1908 he estab-
ished his permanent home here, fol-
lowing the election in which he was
chosen register of deeds for Wat
auga county. This office he filled in
such an acceptable way that he was
reelected five times, declining to
enter the race in 1920 In that year
he, together with other local busi-
ness men, established the Watauga
Lumber & Furniture Company. and
he was the active manager of that
corporation until the time of his
death.
During the score of years Mr..
Gragg resided in Boone he was ever
active in behalf of the common
good. An especially devout church
man, he had been superintendent of
the Baptist Sunday schol for many
years. He was an enthusiastic Ma
son, and had been elected and re-
elected as master of the local lodge.
He was Shriner and counsellor of
the Jr. o. U. A. M. here. He had
served different terms as mayor of
Boone, which position he held at the
time of his death. He was a lead
ing spirit in all lines of useful en-
deavor and no man could be more
sorely missed.
Surviving are his wifa and nine
children, as follows. Bernice, Inez,
Hazel, Hoy, Victor, Fred, Nadine,
Joyce and Kathleen.
Members of Watauga Lodge No.
273, A. F. & A. M, and the local
Shine club acted as honorary and
active pail bearers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
CASE OF TULAREMIA is
FOUND IN CAROLINA

The first case of tularemia, or
rabbit disease" was reported in
North Carolina, was that with which
Mrs. John Caviness of Randolph
county, was afflicted. Mrs. Caviness
contracted the disease while skin
ming a rabbit. A few drops of blood
from the animal, whcih was affected
by the disease, got into Mrs. Cavi-
ness blood through scratched place
on her hand. Her arm and hand be-
came swollen out of all proportions,
and the swelling reached her shoul-
der. She suffered considerably
from fever. However, her condition
is showing improvement.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27

Another leaf falls from the tree
of Time-and 1929 is with US.
Seeing the old year out and hail
ing the new one is merry event
that at the same time contains a
deep element of tragedy. 1t reminds
US that time is fleeting. Yet 1928
was a year so rich in accomplish
ments and adventures, and so mark
ed by progress and prosperity, that
VIC surely cannot complain of it's
brevity.
This was the year of the twenty
fifth anniversary of flying; and the
year of the thrilling, epoch-making
journey of the Graf Zeppelin. This
was a year in which the good will
among nations was furthered as
eever before-a year of peace and
friendship.
This was the year when "sound"
and talking motion pictures gerw
out of their infancy, when the in
vention of the robot or mechanical
man gave promise of future lessen
ing of the labor of men, when new
machines like the combine harves-
ter were invented to tighten the
strenuous tasks of the farmer.
In this year radio was used to an
extent never before even approached
as in the vast nationwide hookups
of political utterances.
The advances in radio, science,
transportation, medicine, social well
fare and intellectual fields during
the past year have been many and
varied. The gains made in every de-
partment of human activity makes
us envision 1929 as twelvemonth
of still greater progress.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
SIMS-WALKER

Married Sunday evening, Miss
Annie Lee Sims of the Grandfather
section, to Mr.. Linney Walker of
Boone. The bride is a graduate of
the Normal school and is very popu-
lar locally while Mr.. Walker is one
of the most prominent young busi-
ness men Of the city, being associat-
ed with his father, Will C. Walker,
in the jewelry business. The young
couple will reside in their newly
acquired home mile west of the
city.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Week after week during the past
year we have chronicled your arhiev-
ment and recorded your triumphs,
rejoiced in your success and sor-
rowed with you in your bereave-
ments.
Now we start New Year togeth-
er, and the best wish we can make
for you is that we may hear such
news of you as it will be delight
to pass on to others through these
columns.
A Happy New Year to you all!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
DIR. w. c. TYREE KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK

Dr.. w. c. Tyree, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Lenoir, was
killed almost instantly Thursday
night when his car collided with a
truck on the Durham highaw four
miles south of Oxford. Mrs. Tyree,
who was with him, was bruised but
not seriously hurt. They were on
their way to Oxford to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
MRS. ELLIS COFFEY

Mrs. Ellis Coffey of the New
River section died at her home Mon
day from pneumonia. All the men,
bers of the family were i'll and
without assistance and she died as a
result of exposure in attempting to
provide food for the children. Fur
ther than that The Democrat has no
details.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
c. P. MILLS is WINNER OF
DURANT PROHIBITION PRIZE

Major Chester P. Mills of New
York, former federal prohibition ad-
ministrator for the New York dis
trict, has been announced as winner
of the $4,000 prize offered by W.
C. Durant for the best and most
practicable plan for making the 18th
amendment effective.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL
IN NEW YORK TO BE RAZED

The Waldorf Astoria hotel, one of
the most famous hostelries in the
country, has been sold to the Bethle-
h m Engineering corporation and
will be razed during the coming
year to provide a site for 50-story
office structure. The price paid for
the famous New York hotel was said
to be close to $15,000,00O
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
BIACKMAN-COMER

Married in Selma on Saturday
night, Miss Hazel Blackman of that
city to Mr.. w. E. Conner of Boone.
The bride is a former student of the
Normal, while Mr.. Conner is the
local member of the law firm of
Trivette G. Conner. The couple will
make their home for the present
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Moose in
Daniel Boone Park.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-12-27
CLAUD GRAGC FLU VICTIM

Claude, 14-year-old son of Mr.
George Gragg of Rutherwood, died
Monday night from the effects of
pneumonia FLOWING flu. Interment
was in the Critcher graveyard in the
Bamboo section Tuesday. Claud
was the youngest son of the Gragg
family, was bright and well liked
youth and his family has the sympa-
thY of all.