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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
5
Mr. Carter Cook begins a new residence on Perkins Sale lots while nearby engineers build a neat house next to Clay Winkler. Various townsfolk travel, attend court, and host visitors as the community gathers for church, school, and county affairs.
At Mountain City Fair September 12 to 14 a daily Ashe versus Watauga county baseball game features Watauga players from Bamboo Boone and Cove Creek clubs. Named players include Will Cook Nile Cook James Horton Roscoe Cook Arthur Hamby Max Swift Brownlow Reese Jim Burkett Grover Norris Carl Winkler Carnie Critcher with Max Swift as manager.
Members and two guests attended the Friday Afternoon Club gathering hosted by Mrs. H. L. Wilson. A contest on modern advertisements awarded Mrs. A. E. South a handkerchief prize. Refreshments were served by the hostess and assistants.
The Worth While Club reports on July and August gatherings. July 13 featured Miss Nannie Rivers and a Trees program with refreshments. July 27 at Mrs. Hahn’s included Mrs. Triplett’s remarks, games, and snacks. August 1 declined due to Memorial service for Our President. August 24 at Mrs. A. E. Hamby’s began with revival prayers for Mr. Brown and relatives, with business then discussion and an advertising contest. Next meeting will be with Mrs. W. H. Gragg.
Cove Creek High School opened Monday with an interesting program and fine prospects. The initial enrollment was 232 with 88 registering for high school work. Many more are expected within two weeks. Reverend B. H. Harrill, pastor of Cove Creek spoke at the opening.
The Baptist Church devotional and talks featured Principal S F Horton, Superintendent Smith Hagaman, and a host of local and visiting educators. Leaders included Walter E Wilson and math science teacher F P Hill, with songs led by Winnie Thornburg and Blanche Horton at the piano.新
Mt Pleasants community notes report Rev H W Jeffcoat delivering Holy Communion at Clarks Creek in the morning and Banner Elk in the evening with large crowds. A memorial service at Holy Communion featured full cemetery flowers. Joe Burkett attended the Lincolnton Luther League Convention and shared enthusiasm. Willie Belle Davis returns to Virginia. Boone hosted a large land sale with many locals in attendance. T M Moretz and family visited Uncle Jonathan Moretz. Herbert Moretz Maude and Edna Coffey enrolled at Appalachian Training School in Boone and will car-commute during winter. P P Moretz’s watermelon bursting on the way home from the parsonage was a mishap. A weekly thought urges forward movement as the path to happiness.
The piece emphasizes the country preacher's vital role in rural civilization and urges stronger support for his work. It frames agricultural progress with religious leadership as central to the South's development and hints at a traditional view of patriotic community leadership.
Clarence Poe argues in The Progressive Farmer that country churches and preachers deserve better backing. He urges higher salaries for country clergy and larger, finer church buildings, comparing progress in education to church conditions and equipment. He notes the need to fund clergy with bricks and straw justice.
Miscellaneous sale items listed by H. W. Horton and associates include a Chevrolet touring car at 150 dollars, Edison records priced 115 dollars, 245 acres of land on North Fork offered at 40 dollars per acre, and a 310 acre farm on Beech Creek with pasture. Additional items feature buggies and wagons from Tyson Jones and others, plus a large business lot in Boone advertised at upcoming value. The notices call for inquiries to Horton and related local dealers.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of R A Smith deceased this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate of deceased to present them for payment within twelve months of the date of this notice or the same will be plead in that of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This 13th day of August 1923 A N Mast Administrator
George F Blair and Errett Johnson heir at law of N C Johnson appoint a commissioner to sell two tracts at public auction in Boone NC on September 22 1923 at 1 pm First tract lies in Watauga on Middle Fork of New River about 50 acres more or less bounded by Sandy Shores J W Winkler and others Second tract in Watauga on Flannery Fork of New River about 20 acres more or less bounded by Will Austin George Blair G M Suddith and others This August 21 1923 G M Sudderth Commissioner
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