County Agent John Steele Delivers A Great Talk
Watauga county agent J B Steele spoke at Rocky Point Community Club on August 23 delivering a warm address on the three Bs Bread beauty and Brotherhood. He mixed songs for all ages and praised agrculture while praising fellowship, ending with a successful ice cream social and strong community goodwill.
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W. A. Watson
J. B. Steele
Watauga
Rocky Point
Mr. Steele
Boone
Lime Use Encouraged on North Carolina Farms
Agricultural leaders in North Carolina advocate yearly liming to improve soil and enforce crop rotation. The North Carolina Experiment Station notes fertile soil correlates with prosperity and urges lime for all farms. rail shipments may streamline access. John B. Steele, Co. Agent, has ordered a car load and seeks more orders for lime to cover an acre or more.
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North Carolina
No. Carolina Experiment Station
John B. Steele
The Knockers Prayer Alleged Town Blocker Affronts Growth
An anonymous verse known as The Knockers Prayer circulates as a satirical plea by a resident who mocks opposing public improvements. The piece laments weeds on property and a desire to keep the town small while admitting influence, money, and church ties fuel its push to restrict growth.
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Anon
Beauty as a builder of business and beauty
An editorial from News-Topic extols beauty in Western North Carolina, urging removal of billboards then planting shade trees and flowers along roads. It envisions flowered lanes, attractive towns, and well styled stores to lure motorists and investors, arguing beauty boosts commerce and regional progress.
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North Carolina
Trip Through the Mountains From Sumter Herald
S F Moore recounts a Dalzell to Cedardale and Blue Ridge trip via Camden and Boone Trail. Describes good roads on 200 miles, pleasant weather, visits to Patterson Blowing Rock Boone Valle Crucis Cove Creek area, hospitable people, neat farms and new cheese factories, scenic return via Deep Gap. Plans to return next week.
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Sumter
Ferguson N. C
Dalzell
Camden
Kershaw
Lancaster
Charlotte
Davidson
Statesville
Taylorsville
Cedardale
Blue Ridge Mountains
Patterson
Blowing Rock
Boone
Valle Crucis
Cove Creek
Tennessee
State Line
Coover Creek
Blue Ridge
Deep Gap
S. F. Moore
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Firestone
W. R. Winkler Boone
America
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AES Insalowe
Cy Pee
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Ford
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