Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-07-19
News of Week in and
About Blowing Rock
Col. Olds Says Education is Solution
of Crime in State; First Handicap
Golf Tourney of Season Played
Wednesday; Plans Being Perfect
ed for Annual Horse Show

Blowing Rock July 1s.-Crime
bears an inverse ratio to education,
according to Col. Fred A. Olds, state
historian, who said in an address
here Sunday that 80 per cent of the
criminals in North Carolina never
got beyond the third grade in school.
Only 10 per cent of the states
criminals are negroes, Col. Olds
added
Crime among whites is increasing,
and among the negroes it is decreas-
ing, he said. Of the GIG prisoners
admitted to the state penitentiary
last year, he said, 140 were negroes,
but this is higher ratio than for
the state as whole when all crimes
are considered.
OF the white convicts, Col. Olds
explained, SO used drugs, 429 used
liquor, and 80 per cent were under
"a years of age.
Education and unified religion,
Col. Olds said, are the remedies for
this situation. He pointed out that
in England and Canada, which have
only one church, the prisons are be-
ing converted into factories. The
speaker did not advocate unification
of all churches, but he did advocate
a concerted effort to develop in
youth sense of responsibility.
Col. Olds said that Watauga and
Catawba counties lead the state in
church membership, with 80 per
cent of the citizenship in each coun-
ty belonging to churches. He re-
marked also on the low criminality in
these counties.
The first handicap golf tourna-
ment of the season was run today on
the Green Park-Norwood gol
course. 1t was kickers' handicap
each player named his own han.i.cap
The W'nner was given a prize of
golf equipment from the course
store. Hereafter, tournament will
be run each week until the end of
the summer, said Harold Long,
course professional. 1t is probable
that the future tournaments will be
on the weekends, to give more
players an opportunity to compete.
Mr.. Long is still making efforts to
arrange for matches with teams from
Roaring Gap and Linville. Two
matches would be played with each
resort, one here and a return match.
Blowing Rocks annual horse show
this year will surpass anything of the
kind ever given here, according to
the prediction made by Donald J.
Boyden, who has charge of arrange
ments this year. A special grand
stand and riding ring will be con-
structed on the old Mayview golf
course, so that more room can be
had for the event than is possible on
Green Hill, where it has been held
heretofore.
Some of the finest horses in the
south are expected to compete for
prizes. Inquiries have already been
received from the Blanton stables at
High Point, the Barnstable stables at
Greensboro, and the Little stables
at Camden, S. C. The entire pro-
ceeds of the show in excess of ex-
penses go to the Blowing Rock COM
munity fund.
Azalea Heights, latest addition to
the Blowing Rock summer resort
community, is building up rapidly.
Three summer homes have already
been erected there by John W.
Avery of Winston-Salem, T. w.
Brewer of Raleigh, and w. |. Brooks
of Winston Salem.
Others who have purchased lots
and expect to build their summer
homes soon are j. B. Morrison of
Salisbury, j. M. Stone of Greensboro,
L. D. Harper of Rocky Mount, T. R.
Faust of Greensboro, Jesse Penney
of Bailey, and Miss Margaret Tabor
of Gilkey.
The resort is situated on a spur
of a mountain on the farm of M. L.
Winkler, where it commands a view
of the Watauga River valley and all
of the surrounding peaks. Those
who have purchased lots there say
that although the view is not so COM
prehensive as that from Blowing
Rock, it is just as beautiful.
The resort is supplied with water
from springs on the mountain, and
it has drop of 900 feet before
reaching the cottages. Sewage dis
posal has been provided, ad it is ex-
pected that soon a branch of the
Blowing Rock power line will pro-
vide electric lights.
The place is only a fifteen-minute
drive from Blowing Rock on the
Shulls Mills road.
Beginning probably Sunday after
next, the Blowing Rock Band will
give public concert each Sunday
afternoon on the Coffey lawn. Sew
eral additions have recently been
made to the band, and new music has
been ordered and is being learned.
A group of "a girls from Camp
l. I'll