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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
BEGIN CANNING OF
AIS TONS OF KRAUT
Last Fermenting Vat is Filled at Lo-
cal kraut Factory and Canning
Begins Tomorrow. $4,000 Cases
are Represented in First Cutting.

The last fermenting vat at the
Watauga Kraut Factory was filled
yesterday, and canning of the ATS
tons of the famed Watauga kraut is
expected to begin tomorrow, accord
ing to Mr.. H. Neal Blair, the super
intendent for the North State Can
ming Company. Next week it is
planned to start crew to refilling
the watts so that continuous shipments
may be made right from the start.
Orders were booked before the fac
tory started for all the kraut which
has thus far been produced, and an
average of ten men have been en-
ployed for 80 days, filling the fer
menters. On account of the recent
continued rains which were playing
havoc with the cabbage crop over
the county it was found necessary
to work two shifts part of the time
last week. A record was established
when lis, 1000 pounds of cabbage was
cut from Friday noon to Saturday
night.
ATS tons of kraut are now in the
tanks, which is expected to can 25,-
900 cases, no less than 5000 addi-
tional cases to be produced later on.
In addition about 1000 cases of the
Juice" will be canned and the out
put of the by-product increased if
there be sufficient demand.
An idea Of the benefits Watauga
&c i,,I1
try may be had from the fact that
within the past month about $4,000
in cash has been paid to the farmers,
and an average of ten men have been
employed at good wages, while with
the beginning of the canning season
more men and an equal number of
women will be used for the same
length of time. Double shifts are
Contemplated for a period of time
Notwithstanding the fact that this
year the company is using the most
improved electric driven cutters and
automatic labelling machines. Ship
ments of the product are expected to
begin the first of the week.
Since the factory began operations
roads leading into Boone have been
lined with heavily-laden cabbage wa
gons and trucks. Mr. M. P. Critcher
of Boone has the record for the lar
gest delivery so far, he having sold
to the factory more than $50 900
pounds which were grown on his
farm near the city. Mr.. Blair, the
than 125,000 pounds.
1t is predicted that the canning
industry in this section is now in
its infancy. The North State Co,
expects to enlarge it's plant next
year so as to include other commo-
ditics and speciality is likely to
be made of turnip greens, thus pro-
viding a new and lucrative enter
prise for the farmers of the county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
Reynolds Urges Sheep
Raising in Mountains

Farmers of western North Caro-
lima can make a veritable gold mine
of sheep raising if they will only go
/ to the trouble of stocking their land
with some sheep, according to Rob
ert R. Reynolds of Asheville, erst-
while candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor and United States Senate, who
now is not the least bit sheepish in
his advocacy of sheep as the key to
rural prosperity in the western part
of the state, says Eugene Ashcraft
in recent issue of the Uplift.
II have in my files literally scores
of letters from farmers who are rails
ing sheep in the mountains telling me
that the net return on their sheep
average from 70 to 100 per cent
each year " said Mr.. Reynolds. "Yet
at present there are so few sheep
in western North Carolina that when
a sheep buyer tried to buy some
sheep, five carloads was all he could
get in some ten counties surrounding
Buncombe.
"Yet conditions in the mountain
counties are ideal for sheep. "The
altitude and GOODNESS is to their lik-
ing, yet the winters are not severe
enough to endanger the sheep, as is
the case in the northwest In most
cases the sheep can be turned out to
Craze all summer on mountain pas
lures and they thrive on it. | have
letter from man who has flock
of about 1000 sheep who earned
net return of more than 90 per
cent on the flock, estimating its val
ue of $40 head and who spent less
than $500 for feed for the entire
flock through the whole year. go
The wool and lambs from mountain
raised sheep bring better prices than
in other sections because the wool is
of better quality and the lambs are
earlier. The high altitude also seems
to keep the sheep free from disease
Mr.. Reynolds has organized a sort
of cooperative sheep raising associa-
tion in western North Carolina, the
association to furnish sheep to farm
ers with unused pasturage on a share
basis and thousands of sheep are
being placed in this manner.
81 firmly believe that sheep are
going to do more for the mountain
farmers than anything else and bring
them real money for the first time
in years." Mr.. Reynolds declared.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
TELLS OF RECORD
HERD OF STEERS
Local Cattle Dealer Relates Story
of Big Cattle Weighing Where Sc
lect Herd of Watauga Steers Sold
for Over Ten Thousand.

Mr.. Arlie G. Brown, of Laxon,
one of our leading cattle men, call
ed at the Democrat office Tuesday
afternoon and was asked for some
news from Watauga's cattle market.
He handed US this, fresh from the
reel:
81 was at a cattle weighing this
morning. The animals were in the
main raised in Watauga county, l
having sold a considerable number
OF them last year. The owner of
the herd was Mr.. John B. Suther-
land and the weighing took place at
the Thomas scales near the county
line. There were rs head of three
year, old steers in the weighing and
they averaged 1,170 pounds each,
the price paid for them being II Y
cents per pond or S134.75 per head.
They were sold as ''feeders" to big
Virginia cattle corporation and the
representative handed to Mr.. Suth-
erland a check for $40 091.25."
These cattle are to be fed by the
Virginian until next fall before they
will be placed on the beef market"
"Then," Mr.. Brown suggested "they
ougt to weigh from 1,400 to 1900
pounds per head and will bring a
price far in advance of that brought
today"
That seems like a money-making
business, but of course not all can
be figured as profits. But you can
reasonably suppose that the Virgin
ians see handsome margin in keep
ing the steers for another year else
they would not make the investment.
Then, the question arises, why is it
that our farmers breed the calves,
raise them to one two and three
years old and sell them, instead of
bringing them to their greatest value
with surplus feed before putting them
on the final market. OF course there
are some plausible reasons, lack of
ficient feed to carry them over and
others that might be mentioned. This
would apply to some but not all of
our cattle raisers.
Z Watauga county now has almost
dirth of roughage, there not being
nearly enough stock in the county
to consume it and it would appear to
the Democrat that the class to whom
we all must look for support should
get the high dollar for their pro-
duct whether it be bushel of po-
tatoes or 1000 pound steer.
Mr. Brown remarked before leav-
ing that on or about the 18th inst.
he would pass through town with
a bunch of 250 steers, which ne in
tinated, would likely be one of the
very best herds ever to be exhibited
in this city.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
Firss Unit New Baptist
Chus :h Now Completed

The new Sunday School educa-
tional plant, or in other words the
first unit of the new plant of the
Boone Baptist Church has been COM
pleted and the furnishings for the
handsome new building are being in
stalled this week. Although the for
NAL opening of the unit is not sche-
duled until Sunday October II, a
Sunday School revival is to begin
therein Sunday and continue through
next week. A religious census of the
town is to be started Sunday in an
effort to accurately list each pros
pective member of the Baptist Sun
day School. All eligibles are to be
classified, and the new teachers will
organize to personally see each one
by the following Saturday. 1t is the
goal of the church to have 500 in
Sunday School when the new plant
is formally opened on the 18th. The
complement of officers and teach
ers in the Sunday School has been
increased from IA to about 65, and
CuC VI oiSdIllZdtlOH Will Ue d thoroughly
modern and capable one.
Mr.. Perry Morgan Sunday School
Secretary in North Carolina will be
in charge of the campaign next week
and study courses in each department
will be given. The class work begins
at 7 o'clock each evening and all
Sunday School workers are cordially
invited to attend and receive the
benefits. Mr.. Morgan will conduct
a standard Sunday School, while Miss
Lavender of Nashville, will give a
course in keeping records. Mr.. Will
liamston of the Sunday School Board
with headquarters at Oklahoma City
will teach course for young peo-
pie and adults; Mrs. Leatherwood of
Nashville will give a course for era
die roll and beginners work; Miss
Gladys Beck of Raleigh a course for
primary workers, while Miss Alice
Biby of Nashville will offer course
for Junior and intermediate work
ers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
RAYON MAGNATE COMMITS
SUICIDE IN ELIZABETHTON

Konsul w. C. Hummer. acting
president of the American Bemberg
and Glanzstoff plants was found
dead in bed at Elizabethton, Tenn,
Tuesday mcrn,1g. A Coroner's jury
declared he had killed himself while
Sin intense pain"
Hints of foul play advanced short
ly after the finding of the body were
dispelled after the inquest at which
DR.. J. B. Shoun, of Elizabethton,
testified that the mill head was sub
iect to attacks of gallstones and that
he had suffered from that cause Fri
day and Saturday.
He was a native of Barmen, Ger
many, where his wife and two daugh-
ters live. After funeral services at
Elizabethton Wednesday, the body
was sent to his native Rhineland for
interment.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
EQUALIZATION BOARD ALLOWS
81 TEACHERS IN SO COUNTIES

News and Observer, Friday.
Requests of 81 counties for 1872
teachers to be employed at state ex-
pense were pruned to 64 teachers,
divided among 36 counties by the
state boar def equalization, it was
announced yesterday.
Numerous other applications are
yet to be filed and acted upon.
The board allowed applications
only where the full number of teach
ers in which the state was partici-
pating had been employed and only
where the number in the first grade
exceeded 65 or the average per
teacher in enrolment for elemen-
tary grades exceeded 43 or "a in the
high school.
"The action of the state board of
equalization at its last meeting has
resulted in the allotment from the
emerency fund of sufficient
amount I'd provide Ga additional
tachers to SO counties. Fifty-seven
counties have filed statements show
ing the enrolment in a number OF
schools in the county and indicating
a need for additional teachers. A
total of 1872 teachers was shown in
these statements as being needed, "
said a statement issued by Leroy
Martin, secretary to the board.
"Under the rules governing the
allotment of funds for additional
teachers, it is felt that the most
urgent needs represented in these re-
ports will be provided for by this ac-
tion. Of the total number Of teach
ers allotted, So are elementary
teachers and six are high school
teachers, nine were allotted as a
result of heavy first grade enroll
ment." The counties ard teachers
allotted are as follows:
Allegheny, 8; Ashe, s.; Avery, Il
Caldwell L; Caswell,1; Cleveland, Al
Columbus, 1; Currituck, /; Davidson
8; Duplin, 1; Gates, 1; Halifax, z;
Harnett, 1; Haywood, l; Henderson,
1; Hertford, 1; jackson, 1; Lee, l
Macon, 2; Madison, 2; Mitchell, l;
Montgomery, 2; Moore, 2; Nash, 2;
Northampton, L; Onslow, 2; Person.
1; Polk, 1; Rutherford, 4; Union, z;
Wake, A; Warren, / ; Watauga, z;
Wilkes, 2; Yadkin, 2; Yancey, L.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
VISIT IN BLOWING ROCK

Mrs. Don Reid of Florida, and her
sister, Miss Mary Tester, are visit
ing friends and relatives in Blowing
Rock and vicinity. Mrs. Reid is the
guest of her husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Reid, though her hus-
band was not able to visit his par
ents this year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
ISAACS BACK FROM MARKETS

Mr.. L. S. Isaacs of the Isaacs De-
partment Store spent last week in
the markets of Baltimore and other
wholesale centers where he purchased
his fall line of merchandise. The
new goods are now arriving daily
and Mr.. Isaacs says that never in
the history of his store. were the buy
ings so heavy or the offerings so
diverse
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
CLINIC AT BANNER ELK
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN

On Friday October 4th DR.. U. l..
Miller of the North Carolina Or
thopaedic Hospital, Gastonia, N.
c., will conduct an all-day clinic
at Grace Hospital, Banner Elk.
This clinic is open to all the Grip
pied children of Avery and the
adjoining counties.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
90 CARLOADS SHEEP SHIPPED

Arlie W. Brown, Of Deep Gap, one
of the largest livestock dealers in
Watauga, has shipped sixty carloads
of native sheep this season. The
prices paid the farmers have been
good, and the industry has brought
many outside dollars into the county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
GAME WARDEN WANTS TO
ASSIST THE COUNTY PEOPLE

Mr. Harrison Baker, county game
warden is very anxious that the cit
izens of the county, where they ex-
perience any trouble with the game
law or its workings, to get in touch
with him at once instead of taking
the matter up with Raleigh. He is
glad to render any assistance possi-
BILE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03
ASHE COUNTY CIVILIANS
WILL MEET WITH CLUB HERE

The Ashe County Civitan Club will
meet at the Daniel Boone Hotel this
evening at 1880. An interesting pro-
gram is being arranged and delight
full as well as helpful meeting is an
ticipated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-10-03

A statue of Columbus 70 feet tall
is to be erected at the Port of Paloh,
in Spain, from which Columbus sailed
on his famous journey.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
US. Dry Agents
Burn Five Stills
Near Las Vegas
Four Federal Prohis Locate
Nest Near Red Rock; Es-
sence Of Gin, Barrels De-
stroyed; No One Caught.

Five stills were located AMI de-
stroyed near Red Rock Sunday by
four of the nine Salt Lake City
federal dry agents who made the
raids near here late last week. No
one was found at the site of the
nest
Within twenty miles southwest
of the city completely set uD n
dugout near Wa5erhole, ready fOr
business, but evidently having been
idle for several days, the five stills
we're found by the agents under
the side of hill, all in the same
nest.
There were also some mash bar
rels with fresh evidence of mash
having been in them. The stills
and the barrels all were burned 10y
the agents. Some essence Of gin
was found on the site Of the for
mer activities Of the mOOnshiners,
giving evidence that gin had been
produced there.
We have threShed out all the
country from here down into the
southernmost part OF the state
pretty thoroughly" one Of the
agents said late yesterday.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Lad Is Killed
In Car Crash
at Bunkerville
Accidental Death, Verdict of
Foley at Coroner's Inquest
for Pope Boys Death on
Sunday Afternoon.

An automobile accident at pm
Sunday in BunkerVille resulted IL
the death of Lanion Pope of that
community. according to verdict
rendered by Judge ROGER Foley, act
ing as coroner yesterday at the
inquest of the affair.
The lad, with some other youths
was riding in one of two Ford de-
livery trucks which were involved
in the accident. One Of the trucks,
driven by Steve Abbott, fifteen,
stalled in the sand in BunkervillC,
and while they were working Oil
it, trying to get it out of the sand,
the other car, driven by j. Waite
and owned by his father, came
along, and, in passing the stalled
car, it seems, struck the first. The
Pope lad was pinned down with
the hub of one of the cars, the
hub sinking into his shoulder and
causing the injury responsible for
his death, 1t was stated.
His head was also crushed in the
impact.
The car was not travelling over
twenty miles an hour, the inquest
revealed. The children were riding
with the consent Of their parents
it was brought out.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Fire Is Started
ByExplosion Of
Pressure Boiler
Two Flowing Wells, Four
Storage Tanks, Eight Der
ricks Lost After Eight
Hours. Agents Announce.

LOS ANGELES, June 10-UP)-
A rolling wall Of fire rising to
mountainous heights as it consum-
ed producing wells and storage
tanks, had caused approximately
two million dollars damage in the
Sante F7e Springs fields late to
night and threatened to destroy
the entire south section
Eight hours after the blaze broke
out field agents announced the
loss of two flowing wells, four
storage tanks, containing 40.OC0
barrels Of oil, and eight derrick5.
Derricks and steam shovels were
put into service as county firemeu
and volunteers built huge brakes
in fight to prevent spread of the
flames.
The fire got its start in Rhode
we'll number one, when a boiler
exploded under high pressure
Two storage tanks exploded al
most simultaneously, scattering
blazing oil and igniting McEon
well number two They had been
flowing at The rate OF 1000 bar
rels a day and producing 15G0O,-
900 cubic feet of gas.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Fate, Coincidence and Demon Rum
Figure in Strange Pair Of Crashes

Fate. coincidence and demon rum
rode together late yesterday when
tWo automobile crashes within a
blcck Of each other and within
twenty minutes of each other re-
suited in the finding of something
at least having the earmarks of
liquor in one of the cars III each
of the crashes.
That was the coincidence part
Of the afternoons entertainment.
Fate's part in the affair was in
the fact that in both instances the
car which was hit by another was
the one in which the something's
were found.
George Potter'S Ford roadster, it
seems, was going westward on FIRE
mont near Second street. Mrs.
Leonard Heffner, it is stated BY
witnesses, started to cross Ere
mont, or was getting out of a car
on the north side of the street. And
Rose Saunders, colored girl, with
Effie Kean, also colored, was drlV-
ing a virtually new Ford roadster,
sport model, the other direction on
Fremont.
Potter, it is said, SWeryed to miss
Mrs. Heffner, and in so doing hi
both the other car and Mrs Hcif-
ner, whom byStanders picked up
from the pavement and carried 10
the Las Vegas hospital.
One of the colored girls almost
thrust her head through the wind
shield, splintering the glass, and
Officer Fred Northern unearthed
two Su5piclously full gallon jugs
which were reposing under the seat
of the sport roadster. The girls
and Potter were taken into custody,
but later released on their own
recognizance pending investigation.
Mrs. Heffner was reported not
seriously injured, and is believed in
no serious danger from her fall TO
the pavement.
The crowd which had collected to
see the excitement following this
crash was not yet ready to disperse
when another crash. block north,
at Second and Ogden, attracted the
mob. There, it appeared, a Lady
had run into a car driven by man
going home from work, and bottle
labeled "MuScatel" was taken from
the side-pocket OF the mans car.
The man was taken into custody,
also later to be released Oh his own
recognizance,
All of the four cars figuring in
the two Smashes were but slightly
damaged one negro girls forehead
was slightly damaged, and some
ones drinks also are asserted TO
have been slightly damaged in the
strange condolences
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Brother of Jess
Willard, Z #. 2,
Gives Show Here

Seven feet two inches in
height and gOcd-natured, Col.
Mack Willard, brOtherOf Jess
willard, former world cham
pion heavyweight boxer, was in
Las Vegas yesterday with films
of all the champions from the
time John L. Sullivan down to
the present.
Col. Mack, who stated he left
hcme because his mother didn't
want him any longer
drives from town to town in a
specially equipped truck with
his five reel show, which was
presented last night at FL Pa
tic, the open air theater.
This show was given two
years ago in Reno, FallOn, and
Wells. Nevada, he stated.
Since that time new reels have
been added, enc of which
shows Dempsey training for
his comeback, and was taken
month ago in New York, be-
fcre ii was definitely gnOwn he
was really worrying IN a come
bach, according to Colonel VIII
lard.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
TO MAKE HISTORY
AS MEAD wei LC0MED JUNE 2
Field Blaze Does More Than Damage Near Los Angelo
Dan Cupid Sends
Dozen to Court
House in One Day

Cupid carried a dozen to the
county court house yesterday
seeking marriage licenses, three
of the couples being in the
clerks office at one time, ac-
ccrding to "Cupid'S Secretary"
Mrs. Keeler, deputy county
clerk.
Fred A. Howard and Mar
garet Ethel Nahon of Los An
geIeS led off, with Albert john
son of this city and Bertha
Gail Smith of l.. A. a bit lat
er. Then came C. p. Elmer of
New York and Clara II. Smith
of Sioux City, Iowa. Before
they left in came Maurice Lynn
Taylor of Kingman and Lou
Mattson of Virginia, Mimi, fol-
lowed closely by Clarence M.
GriffiS of Bellefontaine, Ohio
and Julia Maria Kennedy of
Reynolds, North Dakota.
A local pair capped off the
day. They were Mate McDon-
aid and Leland Birch.
Saturday licenses were issued
to Alfredo Lopez and Del
fina Gonzales of Arden; Bry-
an James Missimer and Con-
stance Mae Lang Of J.. A., and
Paul Henry Cady Of Venice.
California and Lottie Breese, of
Santa Monica.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Swedish Filters
Are Forced Down

REYKJAVIK, Iceland June 10
UP)-Its air voyage to America over
the viking trail interrupted by
ieaky fuel pipe, the scaplane Sverige
(SWeGen) was picked up on an iSO-
lared point Of the coast today bF the
Iceland glnboat Odinn and taken in
tow.
The Danish gunboat Fylla was en-
route to meet them with supplies OF
gasoline. 1t was expected the Fylla
would meet the Odinn and Sverige
between l p. m. and p. m. but
;he Odinn may tow the Sverige TO
the Westman islands if refuelling in
the open sea is considered TOO diff
cult.
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and his
companions, LieutS AXel Fodder
and Robert L Jungland, making a
flight from Stockholm TO New York
via Norway, Iceland. Greenland
and the mouth Of the ST, Law
renee river, were forced down at
1920 p. m. Sunday at SakptaroS,
on the southwest coast of Iceland.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland. June 10
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and
his two companions who started
early Sunday in an attempt to fly
from Stockholm to the North
American continent landed at
Reykjavik at 7:48 p. m.
They were forced down on Ice
land Sunday with a broken fuPl
line, were towed part way to Reyk-
javik then refuelled and proceeded
here.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-06-11
Union Leaders
Go to Defense


GASTONIA, n. c., June l0.-UP
international labor officials and
Union leaders moved today to the
defense of 70 men and women who
have been arrested IN connection
with the Staying of Chief Of Po-
lice Orvill F. Aderholt and the
wounding Of four other officers and
civilian during strike disturb
ances here.
The fourth officer. George
Moore. CASTOR county deputy
sheriff. was seriously wound
ed last night when he was struck
by a bullet intended for a fleeing
-.triker, sought III connection with
the Aderholt affray
According to Alfred Waken-
kuecht. national secretary of the
Workers International Relief So
ciety. counsel Of the prominence of
Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfield
Hays and John Randolph Neal will
be retained to defend the strikers
and strike leaders. The injured Of
ficers and strikers were reported
improving and all were expected
to recover