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secreted within the wooden exterior. He
planed and shaped the wood, and he
even wound the necessary wire about
the deep-throated bass strings.
This piano was made because Capt.
Pugnet enjoys playing for his own en-
tertainment. He might have purchased
a small piano for his cabin, but hav-
ing successfully made two violins he
wondered If he could make the larger
instrument. His idle hours in port and
his idle hours at sea when fair winds
and calm waters permitted him to leave
the bridge were spent in delicate work
over this piano. 1t is extremely soft of
tone. for he wanted to be able to play
without disturbing the sleep Of the off,
GERS in cabins about his.
One of his violins, too, Is built to
give forth but hardly caught sound
There is no frame to give resonance,
the practise instrument being little
more than long stick with strings at
tached. Yet with this he can keep his
long, musical fingers timber ard no
one on the ship can guess that he is
playing.
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GOVERNOR TO SPEAK.
Virginia Executive Will Address
Red Men at Danville.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, July 81. Gov
Harry Flood Byrd will make the prin-
cipal address here next Friday when
Motega Tribe of Red Men celebrates its
seventeenth anniversary. Judge Harry
Cuthriell of Portsmouth also is to speak
at that time.
Gov. Byrd has been a member of
Shawnee Tribe, No. 2, Of Winchester
for many years.
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hen he was definitely assigned to this

run.
During the war he first served on
destroyers and later transferred to avia-
ton. At one time he was forced down
and his seaplane drifted for "a hours
before 1t was blown to the only bit Of
sand on rocky island. The bar upon
which his machine grated was but $50
feet long and was the only spot within
miles that he could have reached and
been safe.
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The giant lock at Iimuiden, the port
at the entrance to the North Sea Canal,
which connects Amsterdam, Holland,
with the sea, is rapidly nearing COM
pletion,
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500 FIGHT FOREST FIRES.

High Wind and Heat Increase STU
perior National Forest Perils.
GRAND MARAIS. Mimi. July 81 LP1.
Nearly 500 men had been recruited
today to fight fires in Superior National
Forest.
The fires broke out of control of $50
men yesterday and burned over 1000
acres in the Brule and Cascade Lake
districts. High winds and excessive heat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Ex.C Crown Prince to Visit Doom.

DOORN. Holland, July 81 (P.-For-
ner Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm
was expected here tonight for few days
visit with his father, the former German
Kaiser.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE OF
BAPTIST PASTORS POSTPONED

Rev. A. P. Hicks, secretary of the
Three Forks-Stony Fork Baptist Pas
tors conference, said Monday that,
because of the prevalence of so
much sickness in the county, the
regular quarterly meeting of the
conference, scheduled for Monday
at the Baptist church here had been
postponed until Monday, April 18th.
At that time it is hoped that DR.. j.
T. Henderson of Knoxville, Tenn,
organizer Of the Laymen's Brother
hood in the Southern Baptist con-
vention, will be present and deliver
an address. At this meeting it is
hoped to have, in addition to the
pastors of the two associations, all
deacons and Sunday school leaders
present. DR.. Henderson is former
president of Carson-Newman Col
lege, jefferson City.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
BAPTIST MISSION BOARD
is GIVEN HALF MILLION

Atlanta, Dec. 31-The gift of
100000 by Mrs. George W. Bot
toms, of Texarkana, Ark, to the
home mission board of the Southern
Baptist convention, was announced
here yesterday by DR.. L. R. Christie,
the pastor, from the pulpit of the
Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist
church
Mrs. Bottoms, who is the widow of
prominent figure in the southern
lumber industry, has made numerous
benefactions to religious work of the
denomination during the last sew
eral years.
Officials of the home mission
board declined to comment today
pending a conference concerning the
gift. The Baptist home mission
board recently suffered financial diff
ficulties through an alleged shortage
in the accounts of it's former treas
urer, Clinton S. Carnes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
SAYS 8 MONTHS SCHOOL
POSSIBLE AFTER TAX CUT

Raleigh, Dec. 30-A statement is
sued today by the legislative COM
mittee of the North Carolina Educa-
ton Association declared the 1929
general assembly could reduce prop
erty taxes four million dollars and
still provide for an eight-month min
imum school term.
The statement was addressed to
the legislature and set forth the new
school legislation desired by the
committee. 1t declared the longer
school term should be financed by in
direct taxation and through increas-
ing the equalization fund from the
present $3,250,000 to S6,750,000.
Pointing out possible sources of
revenue, the committee suggested
that the state levy on luxuries and
natural resources, naming tobacco,
beverages, theaters, candies, chewing
gum, perfumes and cosmetics and
hydroelectric power.
"The members of the committee
do not undertake to qualify as ex-
perts in taxation or to anticipate
or forestall the report of the tax
commission" the statement said.
''The committee is merelf suggesting
available sources of revenue which
now are utilized by certain other
states in the union for school pur-
poses."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
BOONE TRAIL HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION PLANS PARK

The old Boone home and park
surrounding it has been given over
to the Boone Trail highway and
memorial association. The announce
ment which was made last week
through the press gave j. Hampton
Rich authority to take charge and
restore the home and grounds which
are in a much dilapidated condition.
j. R. McCrary prominent attorney of
Lexington, president of the Daniel
Boone Historical Association for
many years, was interested in the
pioneer lore of the Yadkin and of
Boone in particular and it was
through his efforts that the park was
given. The home is in Davidson
county.
Mr.. Rich stated that he intends,
with help of citizens of Watauga,
Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie counties
and other friends to make this spot,
so high in natural beauty, occupying
a place on high bluff over the
Yadkin and on the headwaters of
iliSH NUN lane, d SHIlHe lof NlSlClllS
Americans. The work of Boone
shall be more associated with the
Yadkin river country than it is, and
Mr.. Rich is seeking to establish this
connection.
The great seal of the state has
been granted to be used by the
Boone Trail Association where the
Boone Trail highway crosses the
state line, according to Mr.. Rich.
Mr.. Rich, managing director of the
Boone Trail Association, announced
that during the spring a marker with
the seal would be placed at the state
line near Zionville where the Boone
Trail enters Tennessee.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
MODERN SCIENCE
DEMANDS NEW RELIGION

New York, Dec. 3O.-Modern
science demands that we shall revise
religions, create a new concept OF
God, seek happiness on earth and
give up the idea of pie in the sky
when we die, Prof. Harry Elmer
Barnes told the American Asscoia-
ton for the Advancement of Science
at Columbia university.
Speaking of Science versus re-
lig;on as a guide to life,' DR.. Barnes
VINO is professor Of historical socio-
logy at Smith college, boldly declar-
ed that ''we must cease thinking of
God in the Biblical sense and "as
the foundation of the new order we
must supplant theology by mental
hygiene"
On a day when elected to the
presidency of the American asso-
citation, Dr. Robert A. Millikan
Nobel prize winner and discoverer of
those strange vibrant particles called
cosmic rays, which are suspected OF
being perhaps the very messengers of
CiSdIlOD III OuItI SJst1cS, IO1SooOA
Barnes urged the need of new
God, new goals for man and a re-
vised morality.
Science, he said, has found our
earth to be only petty planet in
one corner of the unknown void, and
space is too crowded with stars and
universes to make room for heaven
above and hell below.
This earth," he said, "can no
longer be viewed as a temporary
training camp, preparatory for life
in the new Jerusalem. Rather, it
can be nationally regarded at pres
ent in no other way than as place
in which man should make himself as
happy as possible during his tempo
rary existence here upon earth"
We must defend 'the right to be
happy" he maintained, and the old
taboo" against being happy on
earth must go by the board.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
$13,515.O67 Paid for
LII Miles of Road

Raleigh, Dec. 29.-It cost the
taxpayers in North Carolina approx
mately $13,515, 5,O67.23 to build the
1,171.14 miles of highways and
bridges constructed in the state dur
ing 1928, according to records Of
the state highway commission. 1t
was estimated that $2,500,000 was
spent for bridges during the year.
During the year the highway COM
mission let contracts for the con-
struction of 1,171.14 miles Of high
ways, of which 32939 miles were of
the concrete type. The estimated
cost of these 329.39 miles of hard
surface road was $7,4O5, ,921.S9. This
included CTS miles of asphaltic con-
crete roads.
Contracts for the construction Of
3S2.O8 miles Of road with the spe-
cial road oil treatment were let at
an estimated cost of 500, 6,597.93 ;
contracts for the construction and
grading of 431 miles of new roads
were let at an estimated cost of ST.
175,31S.53; and contracts for the
macadan,izing of 21.79 miles of
road were let during 1928 at an
estimated cost of $4,000.
Highway commission officials are
expecting to have approximately
$S,OOO,O0O to spend during 1929 in
the construction of new roads and
bridges. Of this, the commission ex-
poets to spend approximately $4,-
560,000 in -they-eonstruction of ap-
proximately $50 miles of hard sur
faced road; $1,O0O,OOO for bridges,
and the remaining $2,50O,000 in the
construction Of the progressive types
of road such as graded, top soil and
gravel surfacing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
CHURCHES TO AID
in FIGHT ON FLU
Organization Perfected at Union
Service Sunday Looking to Reliev-
in Distress in Community

Representative of the various
local churches met toghether at the
Baptist church Sunday for the pur-
pose of formulating an organization
for relieving the distress caused by
the wave of influenza in this COM
munity. A committee was named
irrespective of denominational lines
and composed of the following: W.
L. Trivette, W. H. Gragg, E. M.
Cook, w. D. Farthing, j. L. Qualls,
Mrs. Smith Hagaman, A. E. South,
]. D. Rankin, P. A Coffey, G. L.
Sawyer, w. P. Moretz and w. C.
Lyon. j. D. Rankin will act as chair
man and W. D. Farthing secretary
of the committee, whose business it
will be to investigate needs of the
poorer families suffering from flu
and make reports of their findings.
Those needing outside aid should
get in touch with the committee.
The churches have no reserve
funds with which to carry on this
work among the afflicted and the
committee requests The Democrat to
make an earnest appeal for contri-
buttons, large or small. Send in
your offerings to any member of the
committee, local ministers, or to The
Democrat. According to those in
best position to know, the situation
is very serious, with need on every
hand and doubtless the community
will rally in this crisis.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
GET INCUBATOR READY
FOR EARLY HATCHING

To meet the market demands for
early broilers and to get the highest
market prices, it is necessary to
hatch early.
ANY delay in the Matching will
make this project a failure" says C.
F. Parrish, extension poultry spe-
cialist at State College when we
begin to operate an incubator,
there is simple routine to follow
which calls for certain steps in prep
aration. The first thing to do, is to
thoroughly clean and disinfect the
incubator room or cellar. Any good
disinfectant can be used but the
room must be allowed to air well
before eggs are placed in the ma
chine. The second step is to clean
and disinfect the incubator itself.
Hot water and soap with lysol or
some other disinfectant used after
wards is to be commended. The
trays and moisture pans should be
thoroughly cleaned. Then put
them out in the direct sunshine for
a few hours before placing them
back in the machine.
When doing this, says Mr.. Parrish,
it is also wise TO examine carefully
all the working parts of the incuba-
tor. The thermostat, water pipes,
pans, lamps and oil containers should
be examined carefully to see if they
are in perfect condition and work
ing order.
When this has been done, locate
the incubator so that no direct
drafts will blow on the machine.
This may cause uneven tempera-
lures. Also place the machine out
of the patch of any direct sunlight.
Sunlight will retard high matches.
1t is good practice to run the
machine for a day or so before
placing the eggs. This will give the
owner an opportunity to see if it is
in good running order and if the
machine is properly leveled. Those
who have purchased their first ma
chine should follow the directions
with care since they would not be
given if not essential.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
Second and Worse
Flu Wave Feared

Washington, Jan. Probability
that the crest of the first wave Of
the influenza epidemic has been
reached. in the country was seen to-
day by; public health officias who
scanned reports for the week ending
December 20, but the hope was tenn
pered by a warning that such a de-
velopment only substantiated the
belief that a second and more severe
wave might follow.
Twenty-four states and New York
city today reported 10000 new cases
compared with approximately 168,-
900 cases in the same states during
the previous week. Officials saw in
these reports probability that the
wave ha sreached its peak in the
west, and that prevalence in the en-
tire country would be less for this
week than for the preceding,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
SCHOOLS TO OPEN
HERE JANUARY 5
Influenza Situation Causes Postpone
ment of Normal and Public School
Opening for Another Week

The Appalachian State Normal
College and the Boone public schools
will reopen for the new term on
Tuesday, January 8, after vacation
of three weeks. The schools were to
have opened Tuesday, but because of
the influenza situation it was
thought best to postpone opening
for another week.
1t is expected that the flu epidem-
ic, which caused the schools to close
week earlier for the holidays, will
have subsidized to a considerable ex-
tent at the reopening of the schools,
and that everything will be in readi-
ness for a successful year for the re-
mainder of the school term.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 1.-Franklin
D. Roosevelt became governor of
New York today. He is Democrat.
A previous Governor Roosevelt
Theodore, relative of Franklin, was
a Republican.
Alfred E. Smith, four times COVER
nor of the state and Democratic
candidate for presidnet in the last
campaign, retired to private life. The
public career of the "happy warrior"
ended with completion of his third
consecutive term as governor. What
he intends to do has not been dis
closed. There have been reports that
he will be banker after avacation
somewhere in the south.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
NEGRO BURNED IN MISSISSIPPI

Rome, Miss, Dec. 31.-Charley
Shepherd, negro murderer and alb
ductor, was burned on a gasoline
soaked pyre here today.
After mutilatirg his body and fir
ing several shots into it, mob of
several hundred men placed the ne
gro on pile of logs, threw gasoline
over it and set it afire.
The negro died cursing his killers,
It was reported. John Osborne, As
sociated Press staff correspondent,
the first newspaper man to reach the
scene, said the lynching occurred
about 8 p. m. The negro, he was in
formed, admitted killing J. G. Du-
vail, employe of state prison farm at
Parchman and abducted his 49,
year-old daughter. He took all the
blame, absolving two bunk mates
who had been linked with the crimes.
The lynching took place about 25
feet from the public road and when
Osborne arrived an hour later the
body was still on the pyre. He was
tOlC Dy persons dC tHe scene Clldt IL
would be left there.
The lynching occurred about mid
way between here and camp number
II of the prison farm. The pyre was
about so feet high and two or three
feet wide. 1t had been raining all
afternoon but had ceased at the time
of the burning. Estimates of the
number in the mob ranged up to
1000 but reports said the men went
quietly about the grim task.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
$1,7l6.9l9 ALLOTTED TO
CAROLINA FOR HIGHWAYS

Washington, Dec. 29.-Apportion-
ment of $73,125,000 to the states
has been made by the secretary of
agriculture as federal aid in road
construction for the fiscal year
which begins next July.
The funds will be expended in &C
cordance with past procedure, the
cost of construction on roads desig-
natd as part of the federal system to
be borne almost equally by the
states and the federal government.
During last fiscal year improve
m nts were completed on 8,184
miles of federal aid road which rad
not been previously improved, the
secretary of agri ''ture announced
in connection anportion-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
STATES INCOME FOR
1928 BROKE RECORD

Raleigh, Jan. 1.-The satte of
North Carolina began the new year
with the satisfaction of knowing it's
income in 1928 broke all records.
Exclusive of gasoline tax and motor
vehicle licenses, collections for the
calendar year were reported by A. S.
Carson, cashier of the state depart
ment of revenue, at $14, Asa, ,599.61,
a gain of $2,532,21O.93 over 1927
figures. Net receipts on the gasoline
tax, after all refunds were made,
were reported at $9,787,01O.73,
which was an increase of more than
million dollars above the 1927 col
lections from the same source.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
MRS. JEPTHA BINGHAM DEAD

Mrs. Jeptha Bingham died at her
home on Oak street Friday afternoon
following an illness of several days
with pneumonia. She was SO years
old.
Mrs. Bingham was before her
marriage a Miss Puckett and was a
native of Virginia. During the
many years she had lived in Wat
auga she was much admired and her
demise has caused much sorrow. A
short committal service was held by
Rev. C. H .Moser at the grave in
the Boone cemetery.
Surviving are a husband and eight
children.
Other members of the family who
have been seriously i'll for several
days are improving.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
G.. H. Garland Resigns
as Chief of Police

Mr.. C. H. Garland, who has rem
dered most acceptable service as
chief of police here for about a
year and a half has resigned his po-
sition and returned to his home in
Shulls Mills. His successor will b
appointed at the regular meeting of
the city council tonight, at which
time a mayor will also be named to
fill out the term of W. R. Gragg, de-
ceased. In the meantime Mr..
Granville Norris is acting as patrol
man.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
INFLUENZA WILL BE
WITH US UNTIL SPRING

Raleigh, Jan. 1.-The prospect
that influenza would have to be
reckoned with until about April wss
held out today in statement by DR..
C. OH. Laughinghouse, state health
officer.
Advising heads of state institu-
tions to resume operations on regu-
lar schedule without further delay
on account of the flu, the health Of
ficer pointed out that the number of
cases in the state is increasing, and
expressed the belief the situation
would n be completely cleared up
-'-' AS yet. 'ppreciah'a
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03

Carroll.
Dec. 14-William A. Davis and
Lucy Moretz.
Dec. 14-Coy carp and Ella
Wall.
Dec. 14-E. R. Stephens and Lu-
cille Lookabill.
Dec III. Linney Walker and
Annie Lee Sims.
Dec. 22-Conrad Hodges ard
Mary Lillian Greene.
Dec. 22-Sanders Shores and Lora
Cook.
Dec, 24-Cornelius Watson and
Roxi@aICarroll.
oP-Her~,ar MILLER and Snow
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
AIRPLANE TO STAY UP
UNTIL ENGINES WEAR OUT

Los Angeles, Jan. 1.-The army's
tri-motored Fokker endurance plane
"Question Mark" took the air at
1924 o'colck this morning in an at
tempt by means of aerial refuelling,
to remain aloft until it's engines
wear out.
The army refuelling plane piloted
by Odas Moon preceded the "Ques-
ton Mark" into the air. Captain Ira
c.. Eaker was at the controls of the
endurance plane.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03
CHURCHES CLOSED SUNDAY

On account of the influenza epi-
demic there were no services at
either of the local churches Sunday,
except short union prayer service
at the Baptist church. However, if
conditions are no worse, the regular
services will be held next Sunday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03

FTNHE hundred and twenty eight way
hundred and twentynne and much welcome
feel twnge of that part from the
of crowded with happy events
great strides lives The Demo-
crat wishes to extend New greetings
nineteen hundred and twenyeght successful
wear for U.S. We nneteenhunded twenty
continued friendship and patronage
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-01-03

New Years eve proved a very
quiet, affair in Boone. The streets
were deserted as the old year went
out and the new came in. A few
fire crackers were were fired during
the early part of the night and the
event was all over.