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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
BAPTIST WOMAN'S SOCIETY
SHOWS HUGE GAINS

Asheville, March "a 30 pei
cent increase in the number of Bap-
tist Women's Missionary Unions in
the state during the year was the
goal before the North Carolina or
ganization yesterday as some 500
members from all parts of the state
continued the sessions of the annual
convention here.
Mrs. Wesley N. Jones of Raleigh,
in an address on Growth" not only
outlined this increase in the number
of unions as the objective, but said
also that similar increase in re-
lated young peoples organizations
would be sought There already are
2,413 Baptist Women's Missionary
societies in North Carolina, Mrs.
Jones announced.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
ZIONVILLE NEWS

Zionville, March 14.-Mrs., Reeves
Holman has been quite sick for the
past week, but is somewhat better
now.
Prof. G. p Eggers Of the A. S.
n. s., was visitor over the week
end at the home of J. A. Castle.
Mrs. Wade Reece spent last Thurs
day with her mother, Mrs. Smith Egg
gers at Sutherland.
Fleet Greer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Greer, left last week for
Richmond, Va, where he joined the
army, shipping for Panama. He was
accompanied as far as Bristol by
Spencer Greer and Charles Wilkin-
son.
Mrs Lawson Isaacs and two small
daughters of Lynchburg, Va, re-
turned to their home the latter part
of last week, after spending a few
days with Mrs. Isaacs mother, Mrs.
j. M. Hodge.
Gus Norris, after spending few
months with his father here, has re-
turned to his work in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton Penn and
children of Bristol, spent the past
weekend in the village.
Miss Blanche Greer is off to
Mountain City this week, where she
has work in the store of Smyth &
! Son.
Mrs l.. l.. Madron of White Top,
Va, spent short time in the vii
lage on Saturday.
Mrs. Harrison Greer and children
of Hickory are spending few
weeks with relatives here. Mr.. Greer
came up for the weekend to be with
his family and to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Greer, who are
in very poor health.
The death of "Uncle" Mark Wine
barger which occurred on Friday
night last, will be learned with genu-
inc regret. For several months Nh.
Winebarger had been in poor health
but his death was wholly unexpected.
Mr. Winebarger for some time had
been making his home with his son,
d. V. Winebarger here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Greer and
son, and T. M. Greer of Boone were
visitors in the village Sunday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
HATCH EARLY AND GET
BIGGER POULTRY PROFIT

Washington, March 15.-The de-
partment of agriculture has made
surveys which reveal the decided
benefit of Matching the years sup
ply of pullets early in the season. 1t
was found that one hundred early
Matching pullets will lay, in a year,
about 10000 eggs, valued at more
than $3.50, while the same number
of late Matched pullets will produce
only about 1000 eggs.
The late-hatched pullets will leave
receipts in the seasons of lower
prices only about half as large as
the early layers. May Is is as late
as it is believed profitable to hatch.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING

The Boone Parent-Teacher asso-
citation held its regular monthly
meeting Thursday afternoon of last
week in the Demonstration school
building, with seventyone patrons
and teachers present.
The meeting was opened by a
most impressive devotional service
conducted by Prof. Williford. I'M
mediately following the devotional
period the high school students, un-
der the direction of Miss Greybill,
rendered an interesting program,
consisting chiefly of group of
readings. These programs, arranged
and sponsored by the various teach
ers of the school, prove a most de-
lightful source of information of the
work being done in the school by
the students.
DR.. B. E. Dougherty, president of
the Normal, made most interesting
talk along educational lines, giving
the historical background of public
school work in Boone from the time
when the old school building stood
back of the home of Mr.. J. S. Stan
bury, then to the old Watauga acad-
emy which stood back Of the Bap
list parsonage, on to the present
day. In the course of his address he
stated that 70 years ago there were
only $50 people in the Boone district
and SIS children of school age. He
painted a vivid picture of the mar
velous growth in educational work
in the town, district and county,
comparing, or rather contrasting the
buildings and present-day equipment
with the buildings and equipment of
20 years ago. In concluding his
talk, DR.. Dougherty urged more
progressive spirit on the part of the
people of this district, and more
hearty cooperation on the part of
all to the Appalachian State Normal
for teachers, in the building of
which he has been a most indispen-
sable factor.
Mrs. Smith Hagaman, president
of the association, expressed to DR..
Dougherty the appreciation of the
organization for his splendid con-
tribution to the cause of education
locally and throughout the state and
for the address delivered at the
time.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, and the
various committees, the membership,
picture, playground and the ways
and means committee, were asked to
make reports. The ways and means
committee announced that $27.37
had been collected. The library COM
mittee suggested in its report that a
subscription list be made in the
near future for books greatly need
ed in the school library.
Concluding the meeting a vote
was taken to determine which grade
should have in its possession the pic
ture for the coming month. TEe
majority voted in favor of the fifth
grade, which had the picture last
month. The next meeting of the as
sociation will be held on the second
Tuesday in April.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
Hoover Club Formed
Here Last Saturday
Republicans of County Favoring
Commerce Secretary for Presi-
dent Organize

Republicans of Watauga count!
met in the courthouse here Saturday
afternoon and organized a Hoover
for-President club, with T. E. Bing,
ham, attorney, as chairman. No 9th
er officers were elected, but candi
dates for each township were named
as follows:
Boone, DR.. j. M. Hodges, G. B.
Miller and C. M. Critcher.
Blowing Rock, G. c. Robbins, Lee
Robbins and Arthur Moody.
Meat Camp No. 1, R. A. Greene.
Alex Greene and Charles L. Lewis.
Meat Camp No. 2, John Penley
Wayne Miller.
Watauga, George Robbins, J. F.
Coffey, G. M. Hodges, Blaine Coffey,
B. w. Farthing.
Stony Fork, J. S. Welborn, G. M.
Greene.
Laurel Greek, w. J. Farthing, w.
l.. Winkler, W. J. Harman, J. l..
Glenn, Rufus Ward.
Shawneehaw, Holye Shook, Albert
Mills, j. C. Hubbard.
Beaver Dam, Hill Eggers, Raleigh
Johnson, E. j. Farthing.
Cove Greek, C. M. Greer, A. G
Wilson, Alfred Thomas.
North Fork, J. NJ. May, F. NJ
Thomas.
Bald Mountain, C. M. Blackburn
z. T. Watson, Tom Mcclure.
In opening the meeting, Chairman
Bingham argued that if the Demo
Gratis nominate Al Smith, their can
didate will have poor showing in
North Carolina, and the Republicans
will have an excellent opportunity to
carry the state with man as popu-
lar with both parties as is Hoover
The same sentiments were expressed
by other speakers, among them being
S. C. Eggers, G. C. Robbins, w. D
Farthing, DR.. Hodges and others.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
Free Military Training
For Watauga Boys
Citizens Military Training Camp
Offers Profitable Vacation For
Youths Between II and "a

Knoxville, Tenn, March 12.-Op-
portunity for a months vacation
with all expenses paid exists for
Watauga county boys between the
ages of II and "a, who will be the
first to apply for admission to the
citizens military training camp to
be conducted by the United States
government at Fort Bragg, N. c.,
June 17-July Is, this summer.
The camp will be conducted under
auspices of the United States regu-
lar army. It's training will stress
American citizenship, self-reliance,
initiative, team work, good fellow
ship and how to work hard and eff
fictively. Many parents would pay
more than 500 for such training
of a month for their boys.
The boys attending will be or
ganiZed into military companies and
drilled as soldiers. The mornings will
be devoted to the military training,
calisthenics and instruction in hy-
giene and citizenship.
The afternoons will generally be
devoted to athletic sports, including
baseball, swimming, wrestling, box
ing and track events. The boys
will be entertained during the even
ings until "tattooa" by motion pic
lures, musical concerts and other
forms of amusement.
No obligation for future service
III the United States army will rest
on the boys and young men attend
ing the camp. All expenses, includ-
ing transportation to and from camp,
uniforms, food, lodging, and instruc-
tion, will be provided by the gov
ernment free of all cost.
The only requirements for admis-
sion to the camp are that the appli-
cant be physically fit, of good moral
character and able to speak and
write the English language. The
poor boy is welcomed equally with
the rich. In fact, the quality of all
American citizens regardless of
wealth is a lesson many boy will
gain from his contacts at the camp.
Applications are being received
rapidly from all of the southern
states, except North Carolina. From
present indications, it is said that
the camps will probably all be filled
by March 81, and if so, no more ap-
plications can be accepted after that
date. A certain number of places
have been reserved for the boys of
North Carolina, but unless they
arouse themselves and take advant-
age of the opportunity without de-
lay, they may find their places taken
by boys from other states. Boys
wishing to, attend the camp should
Immediately send their names and
addresses in letter addressed to:
'Chief of Staff, S1st Division, Knox
vile, 1enn.," who is charged with
giving out information about the
camp to residents of Tennessee and
North Carolina. Full information
about the camp and an application
blank will then be sent him.
Boys from Watauga county who
attended camp last year are: Allen
S. Adams, Boone; Albert C. Earth
ing, Boone; Russell E. Gragg,
Boone; Robert M. Yates, Vale
Crucis.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
News of Week in and
About Blowing Roc
Much Building in Prospect for
sort Town; School Pupils to P
sent Play at Cove Creek

Blowing Rock, March IA ith
the coming of fair weather, building
operations started here with a rush.
The town council has ordered that
work on the sidewalks be resumed
April 1. About 400 feet of walks
remain to be laid. D. W. Wooten of
Blowing Rock will have charge of
the work. The original contract was
let to Boyd and Goforth of Charlotte
but that firm has sublet the contract
to Mr.. Wooten.
Excavation has been completed,
the foundation has been laid, and the
walls of E. G. Pitts two-story busi-
ness building adjacent to the SAM
tary Barber shop are now rising.
Rob and Ben Greene have begun
excavation for their business build
ing on the lot adjacent to the Bank
of Blowing Rock. 1t will have two
stories and basement and will be of
brick construction. None of the
rooms have been leased yet, but it
is understood that several prospects
nave been approached.
To Give Play at Cove Creek
The Blowing Rock high school
pupils will present at the Cove Creek
high school Friday night the comedy
"Unacquainted With Work." which
had such successful performance
here last week. At the first perform
ance, $34 was obtained for the bene-
fit of the school. The cast at Cove
Creek will be the same as that which
performed here.
Tuesday Afternoon Club
"A program outlining the life work
of O. Henry was given at the weekly
meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon
Club this week. The program was
opened with Scripture reading and
prayer by Miss Mabel Coffey. Miss
Ann Greene then sang solo, which
was followed by "Sketch of O.
Henry's Boyhood" by Mrs. l. E.
Story. 80. Henry's Later Life" was
the topic of Miss Ethel Holshouser.
This was followed by a reading of
one Of 0. Henry's stories by Miss
Louise Icenhour. Mrs. Greene then
favored the gathering with musi-
cal selection, and the program was
closed by the reading of another of
0. Henry's stories by Miss Pearle
Webb.
Personal Mention
Mrs. Clark Brown and children
are again installed in their home
here, after spending a part of the
winter at jefferson. They made
the temporary change in order to be
located neare ther center of Mr.
Browns business territory.
j. H. Winkler, representative in
Blowing Rock Of the Chevrolet
Company, attended the state banquet
at Charlotte on Monday evening, ac-
companied by T. H. Miller who was
Mr.. Winkler's guest on this occa-
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Banner and
daughter, Ernestine June, left Mon
day for Durham, where Mr.. Banner
will be employed by the Duke Uni
versity during its extensive building
program.
Mr.. c. S. Prevette, who is a
delegate to the state Republican
convention to meet in Raleigh on
April II, will be accompanied to the
capital by Mrs. Prevettee and daugh-
ter, Louise, and Miss Lena Reeves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15

A curator of certain geological
garden was on holiday. He receiv-
ed note from his assistant: "The
chimpanzee is sick. He appears to
pine for 8 companion. We don't
know what to do pending your re-
turn?"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-15
Editors Back Smith to Win

Mexico City, March IA can
vass of 100 mid-western United
States editors who are touring this
country shows an overwhelming ma
jority believe Governor AL Smith of
New York will be the Democratic
presidential nominee this year They
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Zionville, March 14.-Mrs., Reeves
Holman has been quite sick for the
past week, but is somewhat better
Evening star., 1928-12-22
SCREAMS OF WOMAN
LEAD TO 8 ARRESTS
Shouts From Locked Room Cause
Trio to Be Held on
Liquor Charges.

The screams of woman locked in
room of house in the 1000 block of
H street yesterday led to a police in
vestigation that terminated in the ar
rest of the woman and two men on
liquor charges.
AS Policeman P. F. Patrick of the
first precinct was patroling his beat
he heard bloodcurding yells of Help,
murder, police" in a woman'S shrill
voice. He quickly called the station
house and went to the rescue.
On the second floor of the residence
ne found Lawrence L. Fowler, 20 years
Old, and Irving L. Zirkle, 3d. Fowler
produced a key to the room in which
the woman, still screaming, was locked.
BY that time Detective George r.
Browning of No. l had arrived.
He and Patrick made use of Fowler'S
key and found Miss Mildred Reynolds,
% years old, in a hysterical condition.
They took her and the two men to the
station house, where the woman subse-
quently is said to have explained she
entered the premises with a man who
promised to get her some pre- Christmas
liquid cheer. After keeping his prom
ises, she said, he locked her in the room.
Miss Reynolds was booked for intoxi-
cation and disorderly conduct. Fowler
was charged with intoxication and
illegal possession and Zirkle accused of
illegal possession. Police say they found
q pintS Of rye and gin in custody Of
the two men.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
CENTRAL UNION MISSION
TO BE in HOLIDAY ATTIRE
Christmas Tree, Appropriately
Trimmed, Donated by P. o. Per-
sonnel Bureau for Chapel.

Employees Of the personnel section of
the Post ONCE Department today pre-
sented a trimmed Christmas t-ee to
John s. Bennett, superintendent Of the
Central Union Mission. for display in
the mems chapel of the mission, 613
G street.
The tree was the center of an annual
Christmas party which the personnel
section employees held at the noon hour
yesterday. The donation of the tree to
to the mission Is in accordance with the
yearly custom of the Post ONCE De-
partment workers.
The mission at present is making
plans for the Christmas dinner it will
serve to hungry men without funds
Christmas day. That dinner is entirely
apart from the basket dinners which
the institution will give to destitute
families. Besides these Christmas cllari-
ties the nilsson Will conduct a Christ
mas tree party for 400 underprivileged
children at Keith's Theater at IL o'clock
Monday morning and a Christmas party
and dinner for the Al children resi-
dents of the Emergency Home Of Chill
dren, at 624 Louisiana avenue.
1t Is to defray these and similar un-
usual expenses during Christmas week
that the mission is appealing for
total Of $9.s72 by New Year day.
Evening star., 1928-12-22

NCOIlIHlueu rTom clTSG Eage.)
hospitality and housing has been an
nounced as follows
Chairman, Mrs. Virginia White Speel;
vice chairman, Kathleen Lawler: sub
chairman for members of Congress and
Senators, NJ. w. Pickering; Mrs. Henry
Albert, Mrs. Charles Alger, Mrs. j. H
Branson, Mrs. Louis Addison Dent, Mrs.
Albert johnson, Mrs. Jerome j. Light
foot, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Mrs. Rob-
ert H. McNeill, Miss Edna Patton, Miss
Alice Whitaker, Miss Aida Henriques,
Mrs. Frederick G. Hicks, Mrs. Sydney
A. Cloman, Mrs Amos A. Fries, Mrs.
Harry K. Daugherty. Mrs. Fred T. j.
Johnson, Mrs Edward Key, Mrs. w. S
Quinter, Mrs. w. Boyd Carpenter, Miss
Clara w. McQuown, Mrs. Louise Dod-
son, Miss Marjorie S. Avery, Miss Ida
Steger, Miss Hahn, Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt, Miss Gertrude Bischoff, Mrs.
Dunlap P. Penhallow, Mrs. MacNIahon,
Mrs. John w. Frizzell, John Lewis
Smith, Maj. Ralph Hoyt Case, Fred
BucholtZ, James B. Stouffer, Col. j.
Miller Kenyon, Frank Hight, president
Hotel Mems Association.
Colored committee, E. r. Horner,
chairman: Miss Eva Chase, Mrs.
Gabrielle Pelham, Miss Rachel Bell.
The name of Edward D. Shaw, sec
retary of the Merchants & Manufac-
turerS' Association, has been added to
the committee on public order.
j. D. Reynolds today accepted the
Craftsmanship of the tickets and invita-
tions committee.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
TO SLAY
PARIS PROSECUTOR
Rabid Autonomist Shoots
Attorney, Due to AIsace-
Lorraine Controversy.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 22.-Shot down
because of his success as public prose-
cutor last May against Alsatian autono-
n1ists, Charles Henri Fachot today lay
gravely wounded and his assailant was
in the hands of police. The act brought
to the rest of France sudden realiza-
ton of the persistence of unrest In
Alsace.
The aSsailant gave his name as
Georges Benoist, %, a Strasbourg
butcher. Police said that he told the
examining magistrate when interrogated
after midnight that he was a fervent
autonomist, although ne belonged to
no political organization He first con-
eeived the idea of killing M. Fachot
after reading autonomiSt newspapers at
the time of the Colmar trial, at which
four men were convicted as leaders OF
the movement which seeks to separate
AlSace and Lorraine from France.
Result of Constant BroOding.
Benoist told the magistrate that he
struggled against the idea Of killing
Fachot and even planned to emigrate
to Madagascar to escape from 1t. From
constant brooding on the idea it be-
came an obSeSsion. Finally he decided
to come to Paris and put his plan into
execution.
The assailant acted with the greatest
coolness. He rang the door bell of the
Fachot apartment AS the attorney an
Swered the ring he shot him down and
then walked leiSurely down three flights
If stairs. To other tenants of the build
ing who hurried into the hallway the
aSsailant said:
There probably has been an acci-
dent up there, but I am too busy to
investigate it."
Ten hours after the crime BenoiSt
walked into a police station and said:
"I killed Fachot. Lock me up. I
have nothing else to say"
FachOt May Recover.
M. Fachot was rushed to hospital
and before lapSing into unconSciouSneSS
on the operating table said: Il am lost.
It was a man from Colmar who fred
the shots"
+. Two bullets traversed Fachot's abb
domen Today he was doing as we'll
as could be expected and physicians
held out hope for his recovery.
Fachot bore his Sufferings with forti-
tlde. What does it matter If I sue
cumb," he said to his wife.
IF my death helps to remove Alsatian
unrest, will take with me feeling
Of having been useful to my country
to the very end and even after my
DEATH"
The keenest sympathy was felt in all
sections today for Fachot. He was re-
garded as an able and upright magis-
trate It was generally considered that
he conducted the prosecution in the
Colrnar case with great moderation.
Four AutOnOmists Convicted.
Fifteen alleged leaders Of the au-
eonon1ist movement were placed on trial
at Colmar. Eleven were acquitted. The
former Able FaSchauer and three
others, including DR.. Eugene Ricklin
and M. Rose, were sentenced to one
year In prison and to five years ban
ishment Ricklin and Rose had been
elected deputies while In jail awaiting
trial. They were later pardoned by
President Doumergue, but the Chamber
OF Deputies refused to permit them to
occupy their seats.
Evening star., 1928-12-22
RIVERSIDE BAPTIST
CHURCH IS BURNED
ST 900, 900 Damage Done to
New York Edifice lust
Nearing Completion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Smoke-
blackened granite walls and the steel
skeleton of its spire were all that re-
manned today of the nearly completed
Riverside Baptist Church, to the con-
struction of which John d. Rockefeller,
jr., has contributed large sums.
Damage estimated at $1,O00,000 was
done to the new edif1ce, which was be-
ing erected at a cost of $4,00O,000 to
house the congregation OF the present
Park Avenue Baptist Church, OF which
Rev. DR.. Harry Emerson FoSdick is
pastor.
Rockefeller Purchased Site.
Mr.. Rockefeller purchased the site
for the new church on Riverside Drive
and has contributed literally to the
building fund. The corner stone was
laid November 20, 1927.
The blaze which ragged for nearly four
hours last night was one of the most
spectacular in Manhattan in years.
Flames feeding on the interior wood
work and scaffolding both inside and
out shot high into the air and were Wis
ible across the Hudson in New Jersey.
Origin of the fire, which was discov-
cred by watchfnan in the uncompleted
structure, was undetermined Five
alarms we're sounded to bring hundreds
of flremen and huge fleet of apparatus
to the scene.
Other Buildings Threatened.
Flaming timbers falling from the
scaffolding and flying sparks driven in
a brisk breeze from the river threatened
to communicate the fire to surrounding
buildings. Two hundred persons at
tending a lecture in the Union Theo-
logical Seminary adjacent to the church
were driven out, as were the occupants
of nearby apartment houses, the win
dows of which were broken by the in
tense heat.
A Gothic plan of architectural mod
eled after the Cathedral of Chartres.
France, was employed in the design of
the church, which was to seat $500.
The tower, which was contributed by
Mr.. Rockefeller and was to be known as
the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Tower
in memory of his mother, was designed
to hold the carlton of the Park Avenue
Baptist Church, which with the addi-
ton of two bells will be one of the larg-
est in the world with total of SIS bells
Evening star., 1928-12-22
THEODORE ROBERTS LEFT
ESTATE OF ONLY $4,000
Veteran Actor Declared to Have
Spent Most of His Money Dur
ing His Long Illness.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 22.-Value
of the estate left by Theodore Roberts
likely will not exceed $4,000 in the
opinion of his nephew, Edward Roberts
Higgins, who was the sole heir of the
veteran actor.
Roberts was compelled to dispose of
his once extensive real estate holdings
during long illness that preceded his
death week ago, Higgins said. The
most valuable property of the remaining
estate is the yacht See Bee, valued at
between $4,000 and $4,000
Although no provision was made in
the will for it, Higgins said he would
like to present George Fawcett, veteran
screen actor; G. D. De Mile and Will
liam De Mile, producers, who were
Roberts close friends, the many treas
ures and trinkets Roberts had collected
during his years on the stage and in The
motion pictures.