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The Washington times., 1929-04-08
SPRING SHOWING
Used Cars With an 0. K.
That Counts
Lowest Prices in City
Liberal Terms

Remember. our cars are stored inside of
bulding--ars clean and ready TO go.
OWENS MOTOR co.
6323 Georgia Ave Georgia 100
Open Evenings and Sundays
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
Normal Heating Plant
Is Valuable Asset

Perhaps the most valuable as
well as the most modern addition to
the campus of the Appalachian State
Normal is the central heating plant
which has recently been completed
by R. F. Coffey, building engineer,
and which was erected at a cost of
more than $4,000. The building is
of brick construction and located
just east of the site of the old
Dougherty mill. 1t is designed for
the accommodation of three 200
horsepower boilers, one of which is
now in place and is satisfactorily
heating five of the main buildings on
the campus, warming the water in
the swimming pools and supplying
hat water to all the buildings. Be
sides the greater part of the cooking
in the central dining hall is done
with steam from. this plant.
All this is accomplished, explains
Mr.. Coffey, through system of
steam mains that are carried to a
central point of the campus in a
large concrete tunnel, from which
point the radiation is distributed to
the individual buildings. The sys-
TEN is different from those hereto
fore used in that the steam as it
condenses is piped back to the boil
er, thus saving the greater part Of
the water.
In this same building is housed a
new electric unit developing the
same amount of electrical energy as
is produced at the hydro plant in
use on New River. A switchboard
at the auxiliary plant allows the en-
gineer to have complete control of
the system. Both plants may be
operated simultaneously or separate
ly as occasion demands. Thus there
can be. no danger of shortage of
current until the amount used by the
town and school is considerably
more than doubled. When there IS
steam on the boiler and there is a
shutdown at the New River plant,
the change may be made instantly to
the auxiliary, and under any con
dition, it is pointed out, the town
could not be out of power for more
than one hour.
Another 200-horsepower boiler
will be installed this year, doubling
the heating capacit of the plant,
which now rates fayorably with any
in the state.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
Australian Bollot Bill
Passes in the House

Passing the amended Johnson
Broughton Australian ballot bill
Tuesday night by vote of 90 to IA,
the house moved toward completing
one of the most important issues be-
fore the 1929 general assembly.
I The rules were suspended and the
bill passed finally without record
vote. The vote came at 1880 Tues
day night after five hours Of de-
bate.
Five amendments tackled on to the
bill by the house just before passing
make a total of 80 added by the
house Tuesday, but most of them
were regarded as strengthening rath-
er than weakening the measure. The
bill survived last-minute attack by
Chairman Hancock, Of the election
laws committee, Cowles, Republican,
of Wilkes, and Lumpkin of Frank
liz, Democrat.
As the measure, which has already
passed the senate picked up 80
amendments in the house, it will go
back before the senate for concur
renee before it becomes law, but as
the house amendments were mostly
of minor nature, there is nothing in
them, it is thought, that can result
in anything more serious than call
ing in a conference committee to
iron out whatever differences that
fmay develop.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
Would Eliminate the
County Treasurer

Under the terms Of house bill No.
1858, introduced in the legislature
last week by Representative R. c..
Rivers of Watauga, the office of
county treasurer would be abolished,
the duties of this office devolving
upon the county accountant to an
extent and the funds to be taken
care of by some Local bank to be
designated later 1t will be recalled
that similar action was taken some
years ago, but the plan was not
workable in that under the terms of
the bill the finances were to have
been distributed equally between
the four banking institutions in the
county, making the scheme altogeth-
er too complicated to be practical.
Numbers of the more progressive
counties of the state have thus taken
an important function from the
realms of politics and placed it
with institutions whose business it
is to deal with finances. The plan
is said to work admirably when
properly introduced and needless to
say the saving effected is consider
able. Other measures offered by
Representative Rivers are as follows:
H. B. 1868. An act relative to
the taxation of dogs in Watauga
county.
H. B. 1863: To enable the trus
tees of the Appalachian State Nor
NAL to make contracts with the
Watauga Hospital.
H. B. 1869: To exempt World
war veterans from the payment of
poll tax.
Information as to these measures
is meagre, however, The Democrat
expects to publish them in full as
soon as they become available.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
HO 7 to Make More
Money ON the Farm
BY REAL FARMERS

roughage; a hay crop at 5000
pounds per acre with one-fourth al
lowed for harvesting and $3.50 per
thousand in stack for remainder. |
think these are fair averages for a
five-year period.
AS to rotation of crops. IL has
been my experience that no crop
should follow itself Immediately
without heavy manuring and ferti-
lizing. Different crops need differ
ent fertilizer elements. For instance,
potatoes need an abundance of pot
ash; cabbage and corn, an abundance
of ammonia; rye crop an abund
ance of phosphoric acid. Clover
and other legume crops feed on the
nitrogen of the air and deposit am
monia in the soil to feed other crops.
Here is a good rotation: Corn, sown
in crimson clover at last hoeing, fol
lowed by cabbage. This gives the
clover time to get a good growth be-
fore plowing time for cabbage. If
possible, cut cabbage early and sow
rye for grazing and plow for pota-
toes. Follow potato crop with small
grain-wheat or rye-because land
is already prepared-except for
narrowing, and has plenty of sur
plus fertilizer for small grain crop.
Then sow grass in spring on small
grain crop and get pasture or
meadow turf to turn under again.
Sowing grass seed on rye or wheat
in spring, and putting in with a
two horse brush is an ideal method.
The grain crop is running up and
leaving the ground open for the
young grass just at the critical mo-
ment in the growth of grass. If corn
is not desired in rotation, use pota-
toes, sown in rye to be harvested or
plowed for cabbage, then a small
grain crop, sown in clover or hay.
This will give you one legume in
your rotation, which is a very i'm
portant factor in the maintenance of
soil fertility;
Now, l want to devote another
article to my experiences in the use
of legumes, lime, fertilizers, stable
manure and the adaptability of diff
ferent types of land to different
crops.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
Funeral of Mrs. Jessie
Gragg at Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock, March 7-Funeral
services were held at the Baptist
church Friday morning for Mrs. Jes-
sic Gragg, mother of j. N. and Geo.
M. Sudderth of Blowing Rock, and
Mrs. Eddie Brown of Blowing Rock.
Services were conducted by Rev. P.
A. Hicks, and burial was in the old
family cemetery on the Yadkin in
Caldwell county. Mrs. Gragg was
one OF the oldest residents of this
section, coming here soon after her
first marriage to James Sudderth,
before which she was a Miss Nelson
of Caldwell. Of her large family of
children, now scattered through sew
eral states, the following returned
for the funeral: Mrs. John Phillips,
Cleveland, O.; Mrs. j. H. Zellers,
Oberlin, o.; Mrs. Thomas McLendon,
Grovertown, Ga.
Party Returns From Florida
Cecil Critcher, A. M. Critcher,
Donald Greene and Jack Greene
have returned from a nine days trip
to Florida, timing their trip so as
to be present at the Sharkey Strib-
ling fight. All report a fine trip;
Mr.. Critcher is enthusiastic about
the Florida country but declares the
Only money he lost on the fight was
the five dollars he paid to see it.
Mrs. Willis Honored
Mrs. D. P. Coffey entertained at
her home on Friday from to 6 in
honor of her daughter, Mrs. w. T.
Willis, whose wedding was recently
announced.
The guests gathered around an
open fire, where games and CONVEX
sation kept lively tempo until
trays appeared bearing salad and
sandwiches. These were followed by
cake and coffee. Mrs. Coffey was
assisted in serving by her daughter,
Miss Helen Coffey. Guests included
Mrs. Thos. H. Coffey, ST., Mrs. DON
aid johnson, Mrs. j. A. PAMELA, Mrs.
Eugene Story, Miss Mabel Coffey,
Miss Ethel Holshouser, Mrs. Stuart
Cannon and Mrs. Rupert Gillett.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis will make
their home in Charlotte, the city
now most accessible to Mr.. Willis
work with the Bell Teleph,no Com
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
SCHOOL BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Compromise Measure Carrying Ap-
preparation $15,25O, 900 for State
Aid During Next Biennium Goes
to Senate for Action

Without a dissenting vote, the
house Friday passed its school bill
carrying $15,25O,O0O of state aid for
county schools during the next BIZ
ennium and then killed it's appro-
priation committee bill giving state
institutions $1,972.OOO for perma-
nent improvements during the same
period. The school bill, a compro-
mise measure, arrived at after a
week of debate, now goes to the SEN
ehts.,
N The school bill was amended in
three particulars before final pas
sage. An amendment of Represen-
tative Eaker of Lincoln, Republican,
provided that teachers be paid on
the same basis as at present and
would define a school month in the
meaning of the bill as four weeks,
the same as at present.
Before the Eaker amendment, the
bill provided for the payment of
teachers on a calendar month basis,
"a provision that school officials said
meant loss of two weeks pay dur
ing the year to teacher since the
present salary scale was retained in
the bill.
Other amendments adopted were
offered by Moss of Nash and Davis
of Hyde. They were of a technical
nature, clarifying the wording of
sections without changing their in
tent.
The bill provides two separate
equalization funds, one to aid coun-
ties in the conduct of six months
schools and the other to aid special
tax districts maintaining schools of
longer terms. The six months fund
would be $6,000,000 the first year
of the biennium and $6,250,O00 the
second year. The special fund would
be $1,5O0,000 for each year.
T. The administration of the fund
would be vested in the state board of
equalization, composed of the direc-
Tor of the budget, the superinten
dent of public instruction and a
member appointed by the governor
from each congressional district.
Powers of the present board would
be increased by the act. 1t would be
empowered to examine the budgets
and supervise the conduct of all
schools. Refusal to pay vouchers
from the equalization fund to the
schools if they were not conducted
on business-like basis would be
within its powers.
The fund would be distributed to
the counties on the basis of 30
cent tax levy, the board determining
the true property valuation OF the
county and fixing the amount 1t
should raise from such levy.
AS an emergency fund, $30O,O0O
of the equalization, fund would be set
aside in reserve. The board OF
equalization would have the power
Ito allot to any county sum up TO
$4,000 from the fund to aid in meet
ing any special school emergency
that might arise in the county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
GAIN IN NORMAL ENROLMENT

The Normal School reports an en-
rollment for the regular spring term
of $50, representing an increase
over the same period last year of
60 students. The student body is
made up, says the registrar, of rep
resentatives from SO North Carolina
counties and II counties in other
states, $50 coming from outside "a
radius of SO miles. The closing of
the spring term is announced for
May 10th at which time the com
mencement exercises are to be held.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07
LENoIR NEWS-ToPIC SOLD
Announcement was made ]

Announcement was made Thurs
day of the purchase of the Lenoir
News-Topic by Johnson Avery, man
aging editor of the Hickory Daily
Record. Mr.. Avery purchased the
NewsTopic and plant from a stock
company, headed by C. H. Hopkins.
The consideration was said to have
been approximately $4,000. Mr..
avery took charge Friday. The Le-
noir paper has been managed in the
past by Fred H. May.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07

There were more than 10000 stu
dents in the medical colleges of the
United States last year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-03-07

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New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
FOUR KILLED WHEN
 B|G SHIP CRASHES
Har1i Emery, Well Known FIier,
 and Three Others Dead

Kane, Pa. Sept. 30, tPy-Flying in dense for. a six passenger plane, pilotcd by Harri Emery. ao, nation ally known aviator, crashed near here last night killing Emery. his brother Leon Emery, 4. Miss Ella Davis, $ and Ellis Michaels 35, mechanic.
 The party was cn route 10 their homes in Bradford, Pa, after hay ing visited an air circus at St. Mary's. The plane, was first noticed above the business section of Kane, with motors apparently functioning irregu'arly.
 Farmers on the outskirts of town said they saw Emery drop q flare and almost immediately the plane crashed 10 q pasture The ship was demolished and the passengers thrown from the cabin by the inn pact Miss Davis died q few minutes after being taken to hospital The three men were instantly killed
 Emery had taken part in three transcontnental air races. finishing fourth in the derby of 1927: third in 1928 and fifth this year. He was a lieutenant in the army reserve, trained at Boiling field, Washington, D. C, ard acrVed on the air forces in France during the World war. He was unmarried. Leon Emery leaves his widow and one daughter; Mich acls his widow and two children.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Joseph Biscoglo, Backer of Babe Ruth, Finds Cir conference of Wading Pool Is Exactly 3,287 Lengths.
Three thousand. two hundred and

Three thousand, two hundred and 279 Oak street crouched and arose at Walnut Hill park yesterday after noOn For Joseph discovered that 1t is just 3,2S7 toothpck lengths around the wading pool basin at the top of the park.
 Several hundred people gaped at Joseph as he wcnded his way slowly around the pool. Urging him along and marking it all down in his little book was Fred Pczzone, 2S2 Oak street, winner of the bet that Joseph had lost
 Babc-or rather George Herman Ruth was the cause of it all. Early in the season Joseph had bet Fred that the Babe would make 55 home runs this season. The Babe fell down. Joseph had to measure the rim of the basin at Walnut Hill with q tooth pick and he did not shirk his task
 The other day Joseph and Fred did some figuring. The Babe had made 4G homcrs. Two games were left to be played. Joseph conceded Fred the victory. Yesterday he meas ured. Fred urged him on. Interested spectators almost caused q riot at the park.
 And another think-it took Joseph one and one-half hours to do his trick.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
BABY CONFERENCE
 SCHEDULE OF WEEK
Visiting Nurse Association An- nounceS Group Of Four Clinics

The schedule for the well baby conference conducted by the Visiting Nurse association for the week of September 30 will be as follows:
 Tu"sday-47 Ellis strcct-North- end school Volunteer assistant. Mrs. Jack s. Whitaker. Nurses in attcn- .donce, Mrs. A. Ramsey, Mrs. Helen Mochan.
 Wcdnesday-5 Center street. Vol untcor assistant. Miss Florence Bent ley. Nurses in attendance, Mrs. Anna Ramsey. Miss Rose Fcrdman.
 Thursday - Washington school. Volunteer assistant. Mrs. Harry c. Hinc. Nurses in attcnIance-Mrs. Anna Ramsay. Miss Marie Szetcla.
 Friday -- East street school. Vol untcnr assistant-Mrs. F.. NJ. Hay den. Nurses in attendance, Mrs. Anna Ramsay, Miss Lucia Longhi.
 Conferences are not held on rainy days.
 All weighing conferences are held from PRO to 3:30 ?. m.
 A doctor is present at all confer enccs from 3:3o to ?. m,
 The examining physician is pr, l., B. Slysz.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
"COCOANUTS" AT CAPITOL

At last We can view Broadway's best musical comedies right here in New Britain. Paramount has opened the way 10 bring the high priced Broadway shows homo with it's dazzling pirturi2ation of tn" Marx Brothers popular stage hit, The Cccoaugrs' which opened at the Capitol theator last night for seven days.
 Never before has anything like "1hc Cocoanuts" been seen ill New Britain. Never before has anything like it been transferred 10 the screen. Here, at last, is real rn- tertainmont-sin@ing, dancing. gIori- ous fooling just the same brilliant features that onr would sae had he paid SG.G0 for a soat at the Broad- way stage showing Of this popular Marx Brothers sanration.
 Beautiful melodies from Irving Barlin start you humm5uE. The theme song. "NEhen My Dreams Come True" is catchy romantic tune that strikes a Hitting chord in the heart Mary Eaton, the soin- tillatinG blond IIagfr!4 star. and oscar Shaw, her partner in the great musical comedy success. "The Five O'Clock Girl are splendid in the romantic leads and the chorus numbers gre snappy marvclously photographed and perfectly per formed
 Other films include tho Movie tone News, Nitaphonc ac's and scenes of the Cooi1ge-Trumbull wedding.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
D0LODEs COSTELLO AT STRAND

DDl.oDES COSTELLO AT STRAND Warner Bros, did well in selecting "Hrarts in Exile" now at the Strand for the fair Dolores Costello. It is the first time she has appeared in the role Of Russian peasant girl and her performance proves that she is one Of the most versatile of screen actresses. The picture is an exciting story of love and heart break laid in the midst Of the peasantry Of Ioscow and the great icy wastes Of the Siberian prison camps.
 "Hearts in Exile" shows what great strides the Vitaphone has made since the advent of talking pictures, The sound effects are per feet. Eou hear the bowling Of the wind in Inc dcsolatr, icy country. the baable of the fish peddlers along the waterfront Of Moscow, and the gay singing and music of the Bo- h"m.an peaaanta
 As an added attraction Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are offered in a new all talking comedy "A Per feet Day.. Scenes of the Coolidge Trumhull wedding are also shown.
 on Thursday the Strand will pre- sent "Hard to Get an all talking picture with Dorothy Mackaill. Jack Oahio, and Louiae Fazcnda fca- turod. There will also be an ex- ceiIant vaudeville program offered.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Shot Kills Woman,
 Wounds Her Husband

ETTsW0ffh, Me, Sopt. 90 FUPJ- 4. 1T. Mutanls, local lumherman. was wounded yesterday ny q bullet which r"d passed through the body ol his vie, killing her instantly,
 The bullet was discharged from 2 rrh" in In" hands of Ralph Garter. a1. Of Ellsworth. II. was not held, bout authorities indicated that ac- ton against him would be taken today.
 Mr. and Mrs. Mutanis were walk ing along 2. country road at the rmo Of the shooting. The mans wound was not serious.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
WRIGLEY NATIVE
 OF PHILADELPHIA
Owner and Manager Of Cubs Both Born in Athletics Home

Philadelphia, Sept. 90 Rt-Wil- i liam Wrigiey, Jr., president of the Chicago Cubs, 6S years of age today, will get a birthday present from the worlds series regardless of the out come. If his National League cham pions win, it will be a triumph for the city of his adoption If the Athletics beat back the rush of the | Bruins. it will be a victory for the city of his nativity.
 Manager Joe Mccarthy of the Cubs had his birthday in April but he, too, is in the position of win hing if he losses, for he also was born in Philadelphia not far from the birthplace of his employer, al though these events took place 27 years apart. Joe, however probably will not be concerned with civic pride when the worlds series base hits begin to ring out.
 Philadelphia seems to think that their team in the autumn classic is the Athletics but certainly they have ''t'i 't'h Ill llI'' '-uIJSt ulItJjtu Dy these two native sons.
 The 1929 series is as close to an all-Philadelrhia affair as has been dealt by the baseball cards. Connie Mack was born in New Engand but has lived in Philadelphia for 90 years. The Shibcs, Tom and John. born and reared in the city of brotherly love, anl Mack own the As.
 Wrigloy and Mccarthy were born within two blocks of each other in Germantown, which is the 22nd ward Of Philadelphia. Wrigley how ever, loft the historic precincts where the battle Of Germantown was fought in the Revolutionary war just about the time Mccarthy first saw the light. Wrigicy's mother. Mrs. w. r. Wrigley, Sr. who is 91 years Of Gge, mak 8 her home in Germantown.
 McCarthy was q lad of fl when Connie Mack won his first American League pennant in Philadelphia in 1902. Little Joe had no thouCh then that q quarter Of century later he would meet his dol face to face on q baseball battlefield for the games highest prize. Three years later when Connie brought his Athletics out in front again, young Mccarthy was old enough to play q good game, but his ambitions even then did not extend 10 post at the head Of championship club.
 Mccarthy now lives in Buffalo, \. Y. But he recalls with difficulty the days when he played for the Chew A. A, baseball organization named for the famous Chew mansion whicr was the center Of the battle of Ger mantoWn in TIT. Then George Washington led thc best team Ger mantown ever had until Connie Mack came along to build up the Athletics and WriSlcy and Mccarthy went away to collaborate on the Cubs.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
BIRDS PROTECTED
 BY HIGHWAY DEPT,
Certain Shrubs Left Along Roads
 to Provide Feed

During the past summer Con- necticut highway department cm- ployes at work clearing wild plants and undcrgrowth from the shoulders of state roads have been instructed by Commissioner John A. Macdon- aid to leave standing certain types of groWths upon which feed Vari- ous song, plumage and game birds. Tn many cases, these species of shrubs have been planted along the roads under the supervision of the highway division supcrintend- ents.
 Among the species which have been left standing or which have been planted during the summer are the following which have q spc- Cial appeal to game birds; holly, raspberry, button bush, mulberry, choke cherry, sumac in variety,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Freshman Critically
 Injured in Hospital

Norwood. Mass, Sept 3o (UP)- The condition of Arthur Venderbcr, 17 year old Northeastern university freshman who was wounded under mysterious circumstances Saturday night, was described as "vcry criti- cal" at NorWood hospital this morn- ing.
 It was stated that he passed a fairly comfortable night. but that his chances of recovering seemed slight,
 Police continued investigation Of the shooting today. When found in a shed at his home after the shoot ing, the youth denied having fired the bullet. An old family rifle was found on the floor beside him.