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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
1
The spring term grand jury reports on county jail conditions. It finds the jail inadequate and unsafe, with poor ventilation and shared toilets. It urges selling the old jail and building a new modern facility behind the courthouse, funded by the proceeds, and notes the county home and farm are in better shape with some repairs planned.
The Chorus Club of the Appalachian State Normal School performed a varied program under Miss Lillian Rouse in the school auditorium. Judge Harding spoke on Monday about law and thinking, stressing that education means learning to think and to respect law.
A murder trial in the Stony Fork area draws many locals to see Chilo Greene accused of Mont Wellborns killing last Christmas Day. The issue notes growth in Deep Gap with new businesses, shipyard ties, and a large mud turtle spectacle attracting visitors.
Sunday School attendance fell due to local sickness. Ruth and Edna Thomas recover from mumps, Fleet Greer misses a week of school with tonsillitis, Thomas Duncan spent the weekend in the village, and Blanche Greer left for Boone to attend school.
Dick Greene and family from Sparta Missouri visited Mr and Mrs J Leonard Norris. Aunt Ellen Coffey of Mt Vernon spent the week with daughter Roxie Brown. L B Norris and family visited home folks over the weekend. Carl Davis visited Mr Baker Saturday night. Berta Brown and Beulah Greene visited E W Brown Sunday afternoon. All the sick are better. Lester Bodenhammer made a business trip to Todd. Mrs H H Norris parents visited last week. Pearl Cowles and Addie Coffey visited here Sunday.
Sunday School begins at 10 a m with a preaching service at 11 a m by Rev S E Gragg. An evening service is conducted by W L Trivett. A cordial welcome to attend Sunday school church or prayer service is extended to everyone. Wednesday prayer meetings have good attendance.
A tract of timber being sold may enable a railroad extension through the area, with a possible future connection near Lenoir. If the deals close, the project could advance the regional transport plan and spur economic activity.
Raleigh March 31 report notes Attorney General Dennis Brummit restructured his office appointing three assistant AGs Frank Nash C R Ross and W L Vaughn. Governor McLean issued three budget orders targeting cheaper stationery and income sharing for state services while listing employees and salaries for pruning. Patrols and commissions report highway projects pending and NC National Guard pay delays.
The Mast family expresses gratitude for kindness and presence during the death and burial of their wife and aunt, signed by J H Mast and niece Nora A Mast.
The Watauga Superior Court observed a memorial for Captain Edward Francis Lovill with remarks by judges and lawyers. Resolutions praised his service and a request was made to place his portrait in the courthouse. Court concluded spring criminal docket with sentences including Shilo Green four years for murder in the first degree and other defendants given various penalties.
Two years ago a new cheese factory was built at Vilas to replace the Brushy Fork plant. Last year an addition enabled Swiss cheese production. This spring a Sugar Grove factory opened to replace Cove Creek. The Beaver Dam plant aims to increase cheese output. North Carolina needs more cheese plants and milk producers. Mr. K M Clement bought a milking machine and praises its efficiency, with his Ayrshire herd yielding high milk output. He plans to milk about thirty cows this summer in a modern dairy barn. Mr F C Ward completed a highly modern dairy barn.
Boone Baptist Church reports 207 attendees at last Sunday's Sunday School. Invites all to attend next Sunday's Sunday School and all church services. Blowing Rock preaching is scheduled Saturday night and Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm with a cordial invitation to all.
The piece notes one farmer, Mr Ward, with a silo and plans a second, whose loft stores a year of legume hay and who supplies Boone with milk for a cheese factory. It argues proper sanitation and equipment boost profit and reduce labor, and claims these improvements are not necessarily costly.
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