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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
PUREBRED SIRES
BOUGHT BY ASSN.
Local Stockmen Leave for Virginia
to Make Purchases. Dougherty and
Hagaman Working Out Plans for
Farm Institute to Be Held in Jan.

AT the last regular meeting of the
Watauga Livestock Association. a
committee composed of Alex Woody.
K. L. Greer, Arlie Brown and Har-
rlson Baker, was appointed for the
purpose of buying and placing on
Matauga farms as many purebred
bulls as possible. Messrs. Brown. Ra-
ker and Greer left Monday morning
Tor Virginia for the purpose of buy
ing these bulls. They expect to pur-
chase and sell to the farmers of our
county twenty or twenty-five pure
bred SEorthorn and Hereford bulls,
and perhaps a number of purebred
heifers.
This marks the beginning of the
extensive livestock development pro-
gram being sponsored by the asso-
cation. The purchase of the pure
breds will go long way toward elm
mating the scrub sire, one of the
foundation tasks of the local stock
men.
Professor B. B. Dougherty and Su-
perintendent Smith Hagaman were
away last week arranging for teach
ers and working out other details for
the Farmers Institute, to be held in
Boone some time in January, perhaps
the last week.
This institute of five days, as be-
ing planned, for farmers, farmers
wives and business men of the coun-
ty WILL no doubt, be one of the most
far-reaching movements ever start
ed in the county for both stimulat-
ing widespread interest in better
livestock, farming, dairying, truck
growing, soil Improvement, etc, and
advertising the county.
Programs and announcements will
be made later.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
RED CROSS CHAIRMAN PRAISES
VOLUNTEER SERVICE WORK

The volunteer Service Club" is
the latest charitable institution to
make its debut in Watauga, and, to
my mind, it is one of the very best.
In the news columns of this paper
will be found a concise report of
the organization, and what its mis-
sion will be among us. |, as chair
man of the Watauga Chapter. Amer
lean Red Cross, wish to urge upon
our people the necessitv of rallying
to the ladies in their efforts to pro-
vide good, warm clothing for the
needy little children of the county.
1t is worn clothes campaign, mems
coats, pants, vests, underwear, etc.,
that have been cast aside by the own
ers, to be re-cut and remodeled by
the ladies into small garments for
the county's poor, all the require
ments being that the garments reach
them, thoroughly cleansed and sani-
tary.
A request, which / feel sure will
be granted, will be made on the local
chapter of the Red Cross for suf-
ficient amount of the funds to sup
ply local loan closet, to be used
in emergencies. The articles will con-
sist of sheets, pillow cases, etc., to
be loaned when needed. Rally to the
ladies in their laudable undertakings,
and you will have done well, and
some unfortunate will be made com
Portable. ''He who giveth to the
poor lendeth to the Lord"
R. c. RIVERS,
Chairman Watauga Chapter,
American Red Cross
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Dogs Slay Sheep of
Cove Creek Flocks

News coming from the farmers of
the Cove Greek section is to the eff
feet that of late prowling CANNES
have been exacting considerable toll
from the flocks of that section, five
fine sheep being reported killed in
that community, with others injured,
Up until this time little complaint
has been registered on this count.
and it seems that with the coming
of the rabbit hunting season, the
trouble began. Whether or not the
kills are being made by mongrel
rabbit Jumpers which fail to re-
turn with their masters OF by an or
ganized band of killers, is not known
Those who have suffered losses
from dogs which have been allowed
to run at large, provided they can
locate the owners, will probably ask
recourse from the law. At the same
time, this procedure will likely be
interspersed from time to time with
buckshot-after all, the best law for
the sheep-killer, when he can be
found about his work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
ATTENTION, WORLD WAR
VETERANS OF WATAUCA

There are enough ex-service men
in North Carolina who have not re-
ceived their bonus or adjusted COM
pensation certificate 1--WE do not
mean pension), to amount to about
$6,000,000.
The law expires on January 2,
1880, and you cannot secure this bo-
nus after that date which Congress
set. Our desire is that Watauga Post
can make Watauga County one hun
dred per cent.
Think over the list, and especially
of all guardians, for all guardians
must file applications for this bonus.
Please don't pass up mothers and
children who have been allotted this
money which is due and payable at
the date of death of all ex-service
men.
We urge you to get in touch with
your Legion post in regard to this
matter and let us help you.
LLOYD S. ISAACS,
Service Officer, Watauga Post
American Legion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Mrs. Charles L. Lewis
Died Last Wednesday

Mrs. Charles L. Lewis, aged Al
years, passed away at her home near
Sugar Grove postoffice last Wednes-
day afternoon after brief illness.
News of her demise came as a dis
tinct shock to friends in Boone and
over the county, few of whom knew
of her illness before the end came,
she having been in her usual health
until the preceding Saturday.
Funeral services were conducted
on Thursday afternoon from the
Cove Greek Baptist Church, of which
deceased had been a loyal member
since early womanhood. The pastor,
DIR. Will o. Gordon, conducted the
services, and was assisted by the Rev.
A. Burgess, pastor of the Watauga
Charge, M. E. Church. Interment was
in the neighboring cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Lewis her
community and the county at large
have lost one of their finest Chris
tian women. A native of this coun-
ty, she spent most of her life within
its confines, and was for long time
a well-loved citizen of this city. A
loyal wife, a faithful mother and a
ministering angel to the sick and af-
flicted in her community, has passed
on and in her going widespread grief
is manifested.
Surviving are a husband, four
boys, Wiley, Robert, Carl and Earn
est, and five daughters, Mrs. Rob.
Rivers, Blanche, Clara, Bess and
Louise.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Short Term Schools to
Close Friday, the goth

Practically every six-month-term
school in the county will close on
Friday, December 20. Cove Creek.
Boone, Blowing Rock, Todd and
Bethel, long-term schools, will re-
sumo their work after the holidays,
end close about the last of April
Watauga schools, in the main,
have been good this year, being con-
Quoted harmoniously and with a min
imum amount of friction. The teach
ing force, according to County Su-
perintendent Smith Hagaman, shows
improvement in scholarship, training
and devotion to the task. The people
are becoming better educated year
by year, and, therefore, are more
interested and cooperative. This has
the effect. of course, OF greatly i'm
proving the schools in every COM
munity.
We have this year about 625 of
our own boys and girls in high
schools, and about one hundred in
the college. The county is transport
ing 705 pupils this year. This is about
one-fifth of the average school at
tendance of the county.
Watauga schools are being rapidly
taken up for next year. The supply
of teachers seems to be entirely ade-
quate.
1t might be of interest to note
that it is costing about $4,000 to
teach the So schools in the county
this year, or about SIG per pupil.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Diriigibles

Airplanes stir mans pride in hu-
manity's achievement of what the
birds have always known. Airships
like the Los Angeles or the Graf
Zeppelin, stir the Imagination with
something like awe. They resemble
nothine else on earth. They might
be visitors from another planet.
1t is possible that the discovery
that man can ride through the air
suspended from a bubble of gas will
prove in a hundred years to be more
important than the invention of the
airplane. Dirigibles will get bigger
and bigger, safer and safer. Already
they can navigate where planes are
forced down. A Zeppelin 1900 feet
long is being built at Akron. That
is larger than the largest water-borne
ship.
The dirigibles of the future will
bear the same relation to the air.
plane that the notorious does to the
ordinary passenger automobile, or
that the ocean liner does to the speed
boat. Perhaps combination of the
principles of the two types of air.
craft may some dav displace both
as we now know them.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Mrs. F. M. Allison Dies
At Home in Linville

Mrs. F. M. Allison, a most estima-
BILE lady of Linville, died at her home
in that town last Friday morning,
after a very brief illness, in fact,
from the report given US by Mr.. T..
w. Hopkins, of Newland, her death
was almost sudden.
Mrs. Allison was the wife of Cap
tain Francis M. Allison, who, for
many years, was general superinten-
dent of the East Tennessee and Wes-
tern North Carolina Railroad, plying
between johnson City and Boone.
In all respects she was most Iowa
BILE woman, almost mother to a
number of the present operatives of
the road, and was the best friend in
her section to the poor and needy
who asked aims at her hands and,
far better than all, she was a most
devoted Christian lady.
The funeral was held Monday and
interment made in the beautiful
Johnson City Cemetery, among loved
ones gone before.
She is survived by her husband
and seven children, Mary Belle, Ha-
eel, Helen, Ruth and Gertrude, and
Messrs Clarence and Floyd Allison,
both of whom are railroad engineers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
iECIAL RED CROSS
COMMITTEE MEETS
Volunteer Service Workers Issue Call
for Old Clothing. Will Be Remod-
eled and Distributed Among the
Poor of Watauga County.

The first meeting of the Volunteer
Service Committee of the Watauga
Chapter, American Red Gross, was
held at the courthouse Thursday, De-
cember II, with seven members pres
ent. Much interest was shown and the
. following plan of work adopted:
There is one member of this com
mittee in each township, and each
one will select several other women
in her township to help her. First,
an effort will be made to locate all
the sick or needy in each township
Then an appeal for old clean cloth
ing that may be made over will
be sent out. This work of remodeling
will be done in each township, the
work being planned to suit that spe-
cial township. All cases of sickness
or need and all materials received
will be reported to the county chair
man, Mrs. M. B. Blackburn, of
Boone.
A Red Cross loan closet has been
planned for, where bed linen and
sick room appliances may be bor-
rowed as needed for any case of sick
ness in the county. These materials
are to be returned when no longer
needed. 1t is hoped that through this
committee many needy children may
be dressed from clothing that is now
hanging idle and useless in our homes
also that the sick and crippled in
the far away places of the county
may receive extra comforts and have
feeling that they are being thought
Of. The Volunteer Service Commit
tee of the Watauga Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Gross, consists of the fol-
lowing:
County Chairman, Mrs. M. B.
Blackburn, Boone. Township COM
mittee: Boone, Mrs. Paul Coffey;
Blowing Rock, Mrs. Dock Coffey;
Blue Ridge, Mrs. Rodney Greene;
Bald Mountain, Miss Winnie Moretz;
Beaver Dam, Mrs. Clyde Perry; Cove
Greek, Mrs. Mary Harris; Elk, Mrs.
Millie Miller; Laurel Greek, Mrs. Su-
sic H. Trivett; Meat Camp, Mrs. Ada
Moretz; North Fork, Mrs. Marion
Thomas; Stony Fork, Mrs. Charlie
Watson; Shawneehaw, Mrs. J. L.
Triplett; Watauga, Mrs. Tom Tay-
lor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Boone Merchants
Enjoy Big Trade

Several years ago when the late
President Warren G. Harding was
engaged in the publication of the
Marion (Chio) Star, he is said to
have had posted in his office a plac-
ard, bearing this inscription. Re
member, if dog bites a man, that
isn't news; BUT should man bite
a dog, that's NEWS"
Following out the vein of the phil
osophy which so appealed to Presi-
dent Harding, The Democrat would
suggest that when group of Boone
or Watauga County ladies go to a
neighboring town of some $4,000
population to fill out their Christmas
gift list that isn't necessarily news,
for, pity be, we are forced to admit
that that same thing has happened
too often in the past. But when three
ladies from the size town as sug-
gested, even in a different State, are
so impressed with the shopping ad-
vantages offered in Boone, that they
would journey here, stop at the city's
most expensive hotel, and in leis-
urely manner go about the selection
and purchase of each item on their
respective shopping lists, we main
tain that that is newsstand extreme
ly good news. And that is just what
happened the other day. These ladies',
to all appearances and by their de-
meanor in making their selections,
were not in any sense the class of
people who would come to a small
town looking for something cheap as
a result of low overheads They were
not that kind, they had money, but
had had previous experience with our
business men and knew that the shop
ping advantages here were superior.
This is only one of many similar
instances that are almost daily
brought to the attention of The Dem
ocrat, going on to prove that Boone's
popularity as a shopping center has
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19

handed in to the principal of the
respective high schools by the first
of February. The high school prin-
cipals, with the aid of two members
of his or her faculty, picks from the
papers the three best. These are
mailed to the Civitan committee, who
in turn delivers them to a specially
appointed committee for final judg-
ing. This latter committee is to con-
sist of three members, one to be
chosen by County Superintendent
Smith Hagaman, and the other two
by the club. Besides those who win
prizes the two next best in each high
school with their principals, will be
invited to the banquet in February.
Complete rules of the contest will
appear in The Democrat next week
DR.. o. ]. Chandler, of the Boone
Methodist Church, will deliver spe-
cial Christmas message to Civitan at
the noen-day luncheon at the Daniel
Boone Hotel Thursday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Chicago

County Keyserling, the German
traveller and philosopher, says that
Chicago is the most typically Amer
lean city. Raymond NJ. Hood, presi-
dnt of the New York Architectural
League, told his fellow-a architects the
other night that they hadn't seen
any real American architecture until
they had seen Chicago's new sky
scrapers.
Every time l go back to Chicago
| feel as if | were getting fresh
innoculation of Americanism. No 9TH
er city so completely expresses the
American spirit of today. In no 9TH
er city of which know do the ordi-
nary people have so lnany and such
wonderful opportunities to get the
most out of life. New York still looks
to Europe and the past for its ira
ditions and culture; Chicago is de-
veloping culture of its own which
will set the American standard for
centuries to come.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
AHO. ITEMS

Everyone seems to enjoy the warm
weather which we have been having
for the past few days.
Mr.. S. J. Ford has bought a large
farm in Iredell County and will move
there soon. He is one of the COM
munity's best citizens and we regret
very much to see him leave.
Mr.. T. M. Story made a business
trip to Boone last week.
Mrs. w. L. Greene. who hos been
sick for some time, is improving.
M. r. c. Grove has Deen u..y for
ket.
Miss Ruby Castle, who is stu
dent of the Blowing Rock High
School, spent the weekend with her
home folks in Aho.
Masters Buster and Burl Ford,
two school boys of this section, have
been very successful hunting this
season. They have caught nineteen
o'possums, one coon and one fox.
The basket ball teams of the Aho
School won two games alst week,
one game being played with Bambo
to 20-2 score in favor of Aho. The
second game was played with the
Grandfather School boys on Wednes.
day evening, with the score again
in favor of Aho, to 4.
The Aho girls also played a game
on the same afternoon, but were de.
feated by the Grandfather girls, the
score being 7-5.
On Friday, December 20, the Ahc
School will close. The students will
give Christmas program and there
will also be Christmas tree at the
school,.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
American Legion to
Discuss Brass Band

Every ex-service man is urgently
requested to be present at a special
meeting of Watauga Post, American
Legion, at the Legion rooms over
the Central Tire Company, on Fri
day, December 20, 7 o'clock p. m.
The chief purpose of this meeting Is
to decide whether or not we shall
have a Legion Brass Band.
Boys, this is quite an undertaking
for the post, and an utter impossi-
bility for the few, so if you are in
terested in this undertaking, be on
hand. If you have an instrument or
have ',ver taken any training as a
bandsman you are the man we will
need to put this across. A brass band
for Watauga County would be a
great asset and something for every
citizen to enjoy, but unless unusual
interest is shown by your presnce
and cooperation, the only brass band
that we will have will be shown in
the minutes of this meeting.
Again we urge you to come out
to the meeting on Friday night, De-
cember 20.
H. GRADY FARTHING,
Publicity Officer
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19

spread throughout a wide radius, and
the circle of her success is widening.
Christmas Business Good
Christmas shopping is just now
getting into full swing at the local
stores and spirit of high optimism
reigns among the majority of the
business men of the city. The Dem
ocrat has kept more or less closely
in touch with the merchants regard
ing holiday sales and in practically
every case an increase of business is
reported over the same period of last
year. Those who do not report an in
crease, for the most part, feel that
it exists all right, but haven't COM
pared sales records for a definite
idea as to the extent of such liz
crease.
Boone has gone after business in
approved style this year and she is
getting results, according to those
actively engaged in merchandising.
More liberal advertising apportion-
ments have been made on account
of the holidays than previously, and
it is interesting and pleasing to The
Democrat to note that those who
have spent the most for publicity
speak in the highest terms as to the
amount of business received.
Boone is stragetically located as
the shopping center of vast empire.
The needs Of all the people, poor and
rich, may be filled with the same
degree of satisfaction as in the larger
cities, and the people are waking up
to that fact, hence the increased
sales.
There remains only four more
shopping days until Christmas, but
there is no shortage of Christmas
merchandise. The stocks have been
replenished and kept full for the
final rush and there are plenty of
courteous sales people to aid you in
your last-minute selections.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
PLANS BEING PERFECTED FOR CIVITAN
ANNUAL CITIZENSHIP ESSAY CONTEST

The weekly meeting of the Civil
tan Club last Thursday was largely
occupied with the perfecting of plans
for the annual Citizenship Essay Con-
test, and a committee was named
consisting of l. G. Greer, w. H.
Gragg and G. X. Moose, whose duty
it shall be to visit the high schools
of the county and arrange for COM
petitive papers to be written on the
broad subject by the students. Three
cash prizes will be given for the
best ESSAYS, $40, SIS and $3.50. The
winners will be honor guests of the
club at banquet at the Daniel
Boone Hotel on February %.
Unusual interest will likely be
manifested in the contest this year in
view of the fact that the winner will
be entered in the International Civil
tan Contest, with chance of bring
ing to the Boone Club handsome
gold medal. Any high school student
is eligible and all papers should be
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
EOSCOE ITEMS

Mr.. Vance Church, of this COM
munty, was married December Ia to
Miss Dorothea Thompson of Shulls
Mills.
Miss Mamie Byrd, a student of
Boone High School, spent the week
end with home folks.
Messrs. D. P. Wyke and N. F.
Church and families, with their
friend, Mrs. Floe Moody, motored
to Hickory Saturday to do their
Christmas shopping.
Mr.. Lee Moody, of Elizabethton,
visited relatives in the village Sun
day. =,
The Foscoe School will close on
December 20 until after the holi-
days.
MIR. w. A. Hodges with his friend
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Bentley.
The young people of the Foscoe
community will give Christmas pro-
gram at the Foscoe Church on We'd
nesday night, December 25. Every
one invited to attend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Radio

Somebody has to pay for radio
broadcasting. In England the listen
ers pay, by an annual tax on receiv-
ing sets, and the Government con-
trolls the operation of the broadcast
inp stations. That is system which
Americans would never tolerate.
There is too much Government reg
ulation of the spoken word as well
as of print, even now.
In this country it is the advertis-
ers who pay for broadcasting.
Advertising and the distribution of
news and information are proper
function of newspapers. Some news
papers now operate broadcasting sta
tions, and their programs are among
the best on the air. In the natural
evolution of things, newspapers will
some day take over all broadcast
ing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Today and
By FRANK P. STOCKBRIDGE


The late ]. Ogden Armour once
boasted publicly that he intended to
control the worlds food supply. The
other day his estate was settled in
Chicago. There wasn't enough money
left to pay debst, by some $4,000
900.
In Ogden Armour's time it might
have been possible for one man to
send the price of food up or down
as he willed. 1t is impossible today,
and it will be forever impossible
when the food producers of the ma
ton fully avail themselves of the op-
portunity to control their own mar
kets which is open to them under the
Federal Farm Board Act.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Democrat to Issue
On Next Monday

In order that those responsible
for the publication of The Demo
crat may have an opportunity for
a brief respite for Christmas, the
publishers contemplate issuing an
abbreviated edition on Monday OF
next week instead of on Thurs
day as is customary. All those
having matter which is necessary
to have inserted at that time, will
confer a great favor on the man
agement If they will have it in the
hands of the printer this week,
preferably shortly after this is
sue is printed. Otherwise, publi-
cation cannot be guaranteed.
Hearty cooperation of business
men, correspondents and others
in this connection is earnestly So
licited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-12-19
Railroads

Automobiles have been competing
with the railroads for twenty-five
years, but average rtain speeds have
not increased in that period.
1t took the airplane to stimulate
the roads to higher speed. The Penn
sylvania Railroad promises electric
trains between Washington and New
York at speeds of from 80 to 100
miles an hour. That is as fast as
most commercial airplanes can fly
safely.
Eventually all railroads will be op-
Grated electrically between important
centers and train speeds of 100 miles
an hour will be common