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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
SPAINHOUR WILL OPEN
HICKORY STORE TODAY

The Spainhour-Sydnor interests
have announced the opening Of
their new store in Hickory for to-
day, Mr.. W. R. Spainhour being for
the present the manager of the new
business. He will be in charge for
period of about two months, after
which time Mr.. Stainback, former
ly manager with the Anchor Stores,
will assume control.
The Democrat carried an an
announcement previously as to the
purchase of the Baynard store by
Spainhours. This business had en-
joyed wide popularity in Hickory,
and the new owners will specialize
in ladies' ready-to-wear, shoes and
accessories.
With the accession of the Hickory
concern Spainhours now control four
stores, as well as having connections
with stores in Winston-Salem, Dam
vile, Va, Petersburg, Va, Williams
burg, Va, Hopewell, Va, and
Blackstone, Va. The Hickory store
viii constitute an important link in
the rapidly growing mercantile
chain.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
REV. PULLIAMS APPOINTMENTS

Rev. J. G. Pulliam will preach at
the courthouse every night this week,
beginning at o'clock and next Sun
day morning at II o'clock and Sun
day night at s o'clock. If there are
further announcements, they will be
made Sunday. Next Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Pulliam will devote his ser
mon to an account of some old
fashioned conversions, especially
that of George w. Truett, president
of the Southern Baptist Convention,
and pastor for thirty years of the
First Baptist church, Dallas, Texas.
Mr.. Pulliam expects among other
topics to preach on "Be subject to
the powers that be-" "The paramount
and permanent Importance of the
gospel ministry" "Some great meet
ings which l have passed through
and how they came about"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08

West Orange, N. j., Aug. PA
bespeckled 16-year-old boy who finds
marine biology an interesting hobby
today was selected as the protege of
Thomas A. Edison. Chosen first
out of field of competitors from
the 4S states of the union and the
District of Columbia, Wilbur b.
Huston OF Seattle, Wash, will spend
the next four years at the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
the school of his choice, with all ex-
penses paid by the inventor. What
Huston answered to each of the
long list of questions in the inven-
tors genius" test may never be
learned as the advisory committee
announced that 'in fairness to the
boys" none of the answers would be
made public. Mr.. Edison will keep
them on file for future reference.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
Jury Chosen for Fall
Term Superior Court

The fall term of Watauga super.
ior court will convene on Monday
September 2, with Judge John M
Oglesby of Concord, presiding. Jur.
ors for the two weeks term has
been drawn as follows:
First Week
Bald Mountain-G. C. Ragan, A
T. Parker.
Beaver Dam-Donly Hagaman,
Clyde Perry, C. J. Farthing
Blowing Rock-T. H. Coffey.
Blue Ridge-R. F. Tate.
Boone-Will Anderson, Geo. Aus.
tin, Fred C. Wilson, Walter Winkler
a. E. Vannoy.
Cove Creek. L. Wilson, Mar
vim Thomas, Clark Swift.
Elk-JOhn johnson.
Laurel Creek-Zeb V. Harmon, n
A. Presnell, Jr., Jack Mast.
Meat Camp-Dock Watson, G. G.
Stephens, S. A. Norris, Hoy Norris.
Shawneehaw-Duke Tester, M. c.
Oliver, F. P. Campbell, J. S. Baird.
Stony Fork-D. L. Stanberry, A.
G. MOretZ, C. d. Mcneil, R. l..
Gentry, NJ. D. Brown.
Watauga-Don Shull, S. E. Gragg,
E. B. Fox, w. w. Mast
Second Week
r. F. Greene, John w. Hodges,
H. L. Hockedy, c. C. Triplett, Roy
Adams, j. R. Eggers, C. B. Reese,
Will Wilson, J. E. Young, R. C.
Greene, Nate Phillips, Hard Mast,
Edgar Edminsten, Alex Baird, w. R.
Mcclure, w. F. Winkler, J. R.
Trivett, Jas B. Mast.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
High School Principals
Conference to Meet Here

Prof. R. E. l.. Plummer, county
superintendent of schools of Ashe
county, has made announcement
through the columns of the Ashe
County News of the High School
Principles conference which will be
in session at Boone on Friday, the
18th of August. The announce
ment comes following the action Of
DR.. 3. B. Dougherty, of the Normal
College, who extended an invitation
to the various teachers to come to
Boone.
The body of instructors will be
superintendent and teachers from
the counties of Ashe, Watauga,
Avery, Mitchell, Caldwell and Yam
cey, and prominent figures from the
state educational department., and
meeting is called primarily for the
purpose of discussing and adopting
improved teaching methods intended
to increase interst and promote gen
orally better school system for the
six counties of western North Caro-
lima, which will be represented.
DR.. J. Henry Highsmith will pre-
side at the conference and many
vital questions will be discussed by
able educational authorities. Every
suggestion and move will be careful
ly considered by the conference,
whose ideal is the BEST School Sys-
tenn in the United States for North
Carolina.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
BISHOP CANNON'S SON
WANTS GOVERNMENT JOB

Washington, Aug. Edward Lee
Cannon, son of Bishop Cannon, Jr.,
of the Southern Methodist church,
leader in the anti-Smith campaign in
Virginia, has applied to the depart
ment of commerce for a clerical po-
sition.
His application, which has not yet
been passed upon, said he was "a
years old and was qualified as typ
ist or for general clerical work.
He is a graduate of Duke University.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
WEST WINS-1s TO 20

In the third baseball game of the
series being played between East
and West Boone at College Park
the West took the long end of a
18 to 20 score Tuesday afternoon
giving the Westerners two games to
one for the East. The fourth game
will be played next Tuesday after.
noon. Those playing Tuesday were
West-Joe Crawford, H. j. Hard
in, A. Qualls, j. d. Horton, C. Wat.
son, Dave Hodges, Ikard, A. E.
South, T. E. Bingham.
East-A. E. Handy, G. Winkler
Hill Hagaman, Lloyd Isaacs, Fred
Hodges, Russell Hodges, Clyde
Greene, Grady Moretz, G. Brinkley
one for the East.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
STOCK RAISERS
ORGANIZE HERE
Watauga Livestock Association Or
ganized to Foster Livestock In
terest in County; Smith Hagaman
Named President

The most enthusiastic meeting
held in Boone recently and one that
bids fair to be real harbinger of
new era of prosperity, was held on
Monday morning in the courthouse
when about hundred representa-
tive farmers and business men of the
county gathered together for the
purpose of forming an organization
looking to the intensive fostering Of
the livestock industry throughout the
county.
Mr.. G. P. Hagaman opened the
session by stating the object of the
meeting. This he said was primarily
to develop a greater interest in the
raising of purebred beef and dairy
cattle, sheep and poultry and at the
same time to increase the produc-
tion of cabbage, potatoes and other
farm products most adaptable to To-
cal conditions. He also referred to
the item of feed, insisting that more
be produced and that livestock should
be produced in sufficient quantities
to consume the provender.
County Superintendent Smith
Hagaman, who presided over the
meeting, pointed out that during the
past ten years most of the cattle
have left the couny and that the
quqallty of those remaining is deci1-
edly lower. He also referred to the
fact that Watauga county has half
a million dollars worth of cars which
some one must pay for, and that.
considerably more is required to run
the county than formerly. He in
sisted that we are not now produc-
ing enough to meet these increased
expenditures. Larger herds of pure
bred cattle, greater flocks of sheen
and more poultry were cited as the
great debt-lifters of all time. Wat
auga county is a great livestock area,
natural conditions favor this indus
try, and with sheep and cattle suffi-
cient for the grazing lands available,
Watauga county should be happy
| and wealthy.
Rev. f. NJ, Gragg made short
talk, further insisting on the de-
velopment of the livestock industry,
as did DR.. H. B. Perry and others.
Mr.. John Fox pointed out that he
had raised sheep continuously over
period of thirty years, and had al
ways ben able to make money from
his flocks.
Smith Hagaman was elected presi-
dent of the Livestock Association,
and G. P. Hagaman secretary, and
program will be launched to the end
that Watauga county may be made
into a great cattle and sheep region.
An executive committee, COM
posed of one member from each
township, was named as follows:
Cove Creek-J. B. Horton.
Laurel Creek-F. NJ. Ward.
Watauga-T. C. Baird.
Shawneehaw-Floyd Welsh.
Boone-G. P. Hagaman.
Meat Camp-Harrison Baker.
Stony Fork-Arlie Brown.
Elk-Conley Waters.
Blowing Rock-R. 7. Greer.
Blue Ridge. G. Storie.
Beaver Dam-Clyde Perry.
Bald Mountain-J. L. Miller.
North Fork-A. n. Thomas. s.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
DANIELS WILL SPEAK AT
THE NORMAL FRIDAY A. M.

Hon. Josephus Daniels, editor Of
the News and Observer, and former
secretary of the navy, will deliver
an address in the auditorium of the
Appalachian State Teachers College
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08

Graf Zeppelin, mighty German
monarch of the air, landed on
American soil Sunday, completing its
third crossing of the Atlantic with
in a year. The Graf landed at Ma
val Air Station, Lakehurst, N. j.,
Sunday evening at S:48. Last Octo-
Der the huge dirigible completed its
first round trip from its base at
Friedrichshafen, German, to the
navy reservation at Lakehurst, where
the naval dirigible Los Angeles has
it's home. At 5.35 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon speck was sighted IA
miles away to the east, and half an
hour later the huge silver bag poked
its shining nose into the sunset over
the field. Maneuvering in salute to
a cheering crowd of almost 100000
persons, the Zeppelin disappeared
over the northern horizon and cruis-
ed over New York city before return
ing to the reservation where it land
ed. The landing was accomplished
95 hours and 10 minutes from the
time the ship left it's base Ats miles
distant last Wednesday night.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
ITEMS TAKEN FROM TIE
DEMOCRAT o AUG. 7, 1890

John R. Hodges of Middle Cane
was in town one day last week. He
thinks the people of Elk will make
more corn this year than they have
in the two preceding years.
E. Spencer Blackburn has bought
the Mountain Post of Elk Park and
will begin the publication of a Re-
publican paper in jefferson soon.
DR.. J. C. Blair of Lenoir was in
town this week. The DR.. made a
visit to his aged mother who is very
low with dropsy.
o. E. Williamson, wife and child
of Indianapolis, arrived at the
Bryan house last night. They will
remain in town for some time.
Prof. w. M. Francum is in town
this week and informs us that it is
probable he will teach on Beaver
Dams beginning September L.
Braxton Johnson, an aged citizen
of Beaver Dams, died at his home
some days since, after long and
painful illness.
R. L. Council and wife arrived here
from Tacoma, WASH, Monday. They
will make Boone their future home.
Ed Vannoy has moved his telegraph
instruments to town and is, with sew
eral other boys, learning telegraphy.
Mrs. Pink Matheson of Taylors-
vile is visiting her aged mother in
Watauga who is extremely i'll.
On the sixth ballot for solicitor,
w. C. Newland was nominated over
W. B. Council. The ballot stood
eighty-five and two-fifths for New
land and eightyfour and three
tifths for Councill, Mr.. Newland re-
ceiving majority of four-ffths of
vote. 1t is charged that Mcdowell
cast twenty-five votes in the conven-
ton for Newland, when in fact the
county was not entitled to but twen-
ty. If this is correct statement
Council is the legal nominee. Will
the bretheren please explain? Judge
Bynum was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Mr.. F. M. Richards of Johnson
City, travelling salesman for John r.
Dickey of Bristol, is quite sick with
fever at the Bryan house. His
father has returned but his mother
is still watching at his bedside min
istering to his wants. With her ten
der care and the treatment of our
popular physician, DR.. L. C. Reeves.
we hope for him speedy recovery.
Hon. John Richardson of South
Carolina spent Sunday in our town.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
John Garland Pollard.

John Garland Pollard, staunch
supporter of the Byrd administration
in Virginia and loyal Democrat in
the 1928 presidential campaign, was
nominated for governor of Virginia
in Tuesdays Democratic primary,
trebling his two opponents, G. w.
Mapp and Rosewall Page.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08
NEWS o. LEX
AT BLOM,4 ROCK
Highway Commissioner Doughton In
spects Yonahlossee Road and is
Pleased With Progress Being
Made in Construction Work

Blowing Rock, Aug 6-p A.
Doughton, chairman of the state
highway commission, after a thor
ough inspection of the entire %
miles of the Yonahlossee road, be-
tween Blowing Rock and Linville, ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
the progress of construction and be-
lieves the completion of the road in
October is reasonable goal in view
of the 80 days lost last spring due
to the failure of the contractor, w.
f. Graham. The contract called for
completion in $50 working days,
which made September the month of
completion.
Mr.. Doughton arrived in Blowing
Rock Friday, accompanied by C. S.
Currier, district engineer, of Win
ston-Salem; r. L. Gwyn and T. H.
Broyhill of Lenoir, and Hugh Chat
ham of Elkin. They were accom-
panied from Blowing Rock by A. 3.
Cole, engineer in charge of con-
struction, and Thomas H. Coffcy Of
Blowing Rock. The road was close
ly inspected from the point six miles
out of Blowing Rock, where the
grading shovel shut off traffic to
Linville. He did not say, after in
specting the work, whether anything
could be done from headquarters
to hasten the work.
The contract for the strip of road
through Avery and Caldwell coun-
ties was let some months ago, but
during the winter the contractors
failed and the bondsmen took over
the construction. The $50 working
days which the period of construc-
ton was guaranteed not to exceed
September, but due to the failure of
the contractor and consequent de-
lays, the date will probably be in
October.
The road is of strategic import
ance to this sections during the tour
ist season and is of Importance To-
cally to school transportation, being
one of the routes for the Blowing
Rock school bus.
Mr.. Doughton eft Blowing Rock
after his inspection trip, going
from here to his home in Sparta
and thence to his Raleigh office.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08

Over 100 horses had been entered
from Kentucky, Virginia, the Caro-
linas and Tennessee, two grand
stands had been erected, over $500
in cash prizes and various silver tro-
phies were ready for award, the
judge had arrived from Long Island,
N. Y, and visitors, riders and con-
testants were arriving from the Car
olina cities and from other states
Wednesday morning in readiness FOR
the sixth annual horses how.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-08-08

Mrs. z. NJ. X oontz and little
daughter of Winston-Salem are Wis
iting Mrs. koontz's sister, Mrs. j.
Allen Gragg of Blowing Rock this
week.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
FIRE FIGHTERS INJURED

Ncwburyport, Mass, Oct, (UP) One fireman was injured and an other overcome by smoke while fighting a fire that caused $40,000 damage to the kresge block here last night.
 Hoscman Alfred Lund required treatment for an injured hand. The Donald Earth.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
'. W. |. A, 10 HAVE
 RECREATION CLASS
Course in Great Demand Offered
 for First Time

Leaders of recreation groups the city will be given d course in recreation as q special feature of the fall program Of the physical education department Of the Y. w. c. A. This is class which has never been offered be- fore. yet has been in constant de- mand. Leaders of groups through out the city. such as churches, clubs, Girl Scouts lodges and so forth. will be given this course. which will be conducted on We'd nesday evenings.
 The course will be divided into two parts, the first half of the pc riod covering party programs, all types of games, folk dancing, group singing, and any activity which can be used to interest both small and large groups. The last half of the period will be a practical demon- stration in the gymnasium Of the work covered in the period. Miss Gertrude Fossett, physical director, who has had a great deal of eXperi- ence in handling Y. W. C. A. groups as well as church groups is 10 De the instructor for this class.
 Registrations have been coming in for the past several weeks and the classes are ready to begin ill earnest. The registration may still be made this week, courses being offered to meet the varied demands of the girls.
 New schedules of classes are:
 Monday and Friday-6;30- 9:00 D. nl., senior classes; Monday, G:oo- 6:30 p. m., beginners life saving: Friday 6:00-6:30 ?. m., class for registered life savers; Tuesday, 8;0o- S:3O p. m, tennis class; Tuesday and Thursday, 7:3o-S:O0 ?. m, re- ducing class; Tuesday, 6:30-7:3O D. m, leaders recreation course; Thursday, 6:30-7:$O D. m., basket ball; Thursday, S:OO-S:45 D. m., tap dancing; Wednesday, G;00-S;00 p. m, private swim classes and les sons; Wednesday and Thursday, 4:o0-G:0O D. m.,, childrens dancing; Saturday, 9:00-12:00 a. m, chi!- dren's swimming classes: Tuesday and Thursday, G:00-9:00 D. m, se- nior plunges; Tuesday, 4;30-5:15 D. m, junior plunges
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Resurrectionisls Keep Girls Body On Ice For Over a Year, ln Hope
 That She Will Regain Her Life
Strange Cult Beliefs Bared in Discovery of Corpse and Bodies of Seven Dogs-Police Suspect Child May
 Have Been Religious Sacrifice.

Los Angeles, Oct. ' PA-Docu- ments of a strange religious cult were examined by the police here today in an effort to determine whether the life of Villa Rhoads, 16 year old high priestess' of the or ganization, whose body was found in a specially made casket beneath the floor of her foster parents home here, was sacrificed as a part of a ritual of the organization.
 The foster parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Rhoads, were held as ma terial witness yesterday after the of- ficers unearthed the caskct con- taining the girls body and another in which were the bodies of seven dogs.
 Body Kept for Year
 Mrs. Rhoads tearfully admitted that the girl died more than four years ago and that her body had been kept for more than q year in the hope she would be resurrected through the powers of the cult. For more than year after Miss Rhoads death on January 1, 1925. the corpse had been preserved in ice, the foster mother said.
 Although a preliminary cXamina- tion failed to produce anything in dicating the girl had met a violent death, Captain B. w. Thomson of the police "bunco" squad voiced the theory that her life had been sacri- feed in the operations of the cult.
 Police suspicion was directed to the Rhoads home after two other members of the cult, Mrs. Otis Blackburn, the high pricstess,' and her daughter Mrs. Ruth Angelina Wieland Rizzio, had been held on charges of embedding about $50OO0 from persons who had contributed to the organization. which bore the name of "The Divine Order of the Royal Arm of the Great Scal.'
 The dogs had been pets of the dead girl and, according to the story told by Mrs. Rhoads, repre- scented the seven tones of Gabriel's trumpet, which the cultists expected
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

where along the horse shoe shaped table, with Mrs. Hoover the hostess. Lady Isabella Howard, the ranking guest, and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, in shimmering silver gown next most honored, the prime min ister's unassuming daughter would appear dressed in sopoething of the simplest.
 IShbel Modest Girl
 And it was certain she would de- port herself, not as a prodigy of the youth movement, but rather in the mod est role of daughter Yet, as much if not more than any other one person, she would sym belize the forward looking import of tonight's function.
 President and Mrs. Hoover ar ranged a dinner of rare charm and dignity yet as simple as possible in it's appointment. Instead of the elaborate musicale, with many added guests, which heretofore has followed the first state dinner, single artist was engaged to sound lyric melody on a harsichord,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
City Items

The police were notified today of the return of the operators licenses of Olive l.. Corbin of 3S2 West Main street, Chester Mutcr of 93 NeWing ton avenue and Michael HryWniak of 22 Clark street.
 Patrick Leahy, 55, of o23 LaWlor street, was treated Saturday night at New Britain General hospital for a gash in his head, sustained when he fell at home.
 Common council meetings sched- uled tonight at city hall are as fol- lows: 7:30 o'clock, salaries; s o'clock, supplies and printing; auto mobile expense; railroads. Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock the ordinance committee will meet.
 Peter Gallino, IT, of Berlin, sus- tained an injury to his left foot this afternoon when a piece of steel grazed him while he was working at the Shurberg Coal Co. in this city.
 Edward Matulis of Church street
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
Judgment Suspended Be- cause of Unfamiliarity With Road-Park En- trance Ruled Equivalent to City Street.

When Clifford l.. Nelson, 22 of East Berlin drove up to Walnut Hill park last night 10 see the memorial monument for the first time, he lit- tie realized the amount of trouble and inconvenience he was approach ing. He was driving down the grade of the main entrance on West Main street after he and a young woman friend had seen the me morial, and for some reason or other he did not see the stop" sign which the police department ln- stalled several weeks ago at inter sections along West Main street to inaugurate the boulevard or through traffic system.
 Officer Thomas Blmchctte was ahead of him and Nelson saw him, yet he continued on his way. enter ing West Main street without first stopping at the sign. Officer BIanch- cite followed him as far as High street, where he stopped him and asked him why he had not halted, to which Nelson replied that he had not seen the sign The officer or dered him to drive to the police sta tion, which he did, and as he was being "booked' to appear in police court today he declined to answer the question IS to his average earn ings. which is on" Of the points cov- cred on the record card made out in all arrests
 Locked tp For Hricf Period
 Lieutenant Matthias Ilval. W ho was on desk duty told Nelsou that it was customary for sGch questions to be answered on tn" oarI hut the young man was adarant SO tEa lieutenant ordered hm 10 post a s25 bond for hls release. lus'r11 ol allowing him 10 E. oN his own recognizance untu police oourt time today, as he had intended 10 lO. Nelson could not post the bond. SO he was locked up. hir companion meanwhile being i"fr alone wl'h tho automobile. She finally went oul and returned with the bond N"lson was released but before he WoHt out of the station he answered the lieutenant's questions
 In police court today, he pleaded not guilty to the charge Of passing the stop sign, and Attorney Cyril F. Gafney demanded that the state first prove that the road leading from Walnut Hill park into West Main street was q street within the meaning Of tho state law under which the authority is given the DO lice authorities to regulate traffic under the boulevard system. Tho case was passed temporarily and when it was reached after other business had been disposed Of, As sistant Prosecuting Attorney Green stein called Chief W. C. Hart to thF witness stand.
 The chief testified that he was a' a meeting Of the board of police commissioners when it was voted to make a six months trial of the