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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
1
The piece argues for government or public funding of rural physicians to ensure living wages and public health. It cites Peekskill New York offering telephone consult fees of one dollar and notes England fixes rural fees by government. It suggests America should adopt public salary programs to attract and retain doctors in small towns.
The article notes a move toward engines using heavy oil or distillates instead of gasoline. These engines would power front wheels with no gears and require no spark-plug system. It cites a Diesel aircraft test from Detroit to Washington and mentions Elmer Sperry’s progress, plus a Sweden Hesselman auto engine. It also highlights Swedish engineering figures like Erics son, Alfred Nobel, and De Laval.
The speaker honors a father who, though unlettered and earning modest wages, sent four children through college. His Cape Cod roots and early work as a schooner captain contrast with later independence as a Ford truck driver. His sons reach academia, and a daughter leads nurse training.
The State Line power plant to be built by Commonwealth Edison on Lake Michigan near State Line is projected to generate more steam power per square mile than any other area. Four hundred thousand gallons of Lake Michigan water per minute will cool condensers and return warmer, raising regional temperatures. Nearby New York shows temperature rise from condenser water and southern Lake Michigan towns expect a warmer climate as the plant operates.
The piece notes auto accidents cost U S hospitals over 15 million dollars last year with more than one third unpaid. It contrasts industrial accident insurance coverage nationwide and Massachusetts auto liability requirements, arguing many states will adopt similar systems to cover hospital costs.
The Board of County Commissioners posted a $200 reward for the arrest and conviction of Andy Johnson’s killer, whose Meadow Creek death by gunshot last July remains unsolved. No progress is reported beyond a Grand Jury bill against Odus Watson. he has not been apprehended. The Governor may add another $200, creating a $400 total reward.
The History of the American Legion Department of North Carolina seeks names of Tar Heels who attended the Paris 1919 conference and the first U S meeting led by Theodore Roosevelt. A. L. Fletcher of Raleigh has a partial list and requests full details of units and recollections to compile the chapter on the Legion’s beginnings.
Assistant Secretary Clarence M. Young reports that about 3,525,000 passengers will have flown by year end as confidence, service, cost, and routes grow. He cites 27 of 40 operators reporting 45,000 passengers in six months and forecasts strong growth into late 1929 with over 100 million air miles flown.
Lees-McRae College faculty hosted a birthday dinner for Miss Fanny K. Taylor of Staunton Virginia marking her twenty fifth year as Latin and French instructor since 1904. She recalled the school’s early days without heat water or lights and traveling to Elk Park, now a longer drive to Johnson City.
Charles B Winberry of Statesville heads a West Central B Y P U tour for December 9 to 13 with James A Ivey Winnie Rickett and Rev Charles Howard The Ashe Alleghany Three Forks Stony Fork Caldwell Stone Mountain Brushy Mountain and Elkin associations meet at Wilkesboro Church December 10 at 6 pm for a banquet conferences and inspirational address by Rev Mr Howard.
James Lovill is killed when the car he rode in crashes on a highway bridge near West Lafayette Ohio. He is buried at Hines Cemetery near Boone the following Wednesday.
The Democrat omits the weekly Sunday School lesson by Dr Will O Gordon this week causing regret among readers. Gordon’s messages will resume in future editions and are welcomed by Biblical students across Northwestern North Carolina.
Thanksgiving closes the Red Cross Roll Call with Watauga Chapter over the top. Chairman R. C. Rivers notes memberships and donations greatly exceed last year, total 150 one dollar memberships, plus substantial cash gifts from Ellen Coffey, Effie Fox, and Mrs. Wagner. Numerous supporters from Blowing Rock, Valle Crucis, Boone, and nearby areas are listed as contributors.
James S. Lovill aged 31, of Boone, was killed near West Lafayette Ohio when his car crashed into a bridge. Watauga native Rom Lovill says Watauga man Will Hanes is held by Ohio authorities on manslaughter and drunken driving charges related to the accident.
Don J. Horton of Vilas recounts a terrapin he found in 1908 and marked with his initials. The shell reappeared in 1918 and again last summer as Horton tracked the creature across about a mile of farm land. Now over twenty-two years old, the terrapin continues its slow migration.
About 45 leading citizens gathered at the court house on Tuesday to discuss the city's fiscal crisis due to many back taxes unpaid. Officials urged payment. next Monday notices warn of property seizure for taxes and water service will be cut for nonpayment. Citizens pledged support to clear the city’s books.
The Horton Building, a top rental proposition in the city, was sold at the courthouse door last Monday for cash. The final bid of 16 105 dollars came from A W Hodgson of Meat Sere. The sale did not cover all debts by about 2 000 dollars. creditors will share the loss. Horton failed to secure the expected loan, triggering the forced sale.
Certification tests underway promise about 60 000 bushels of pure seed from an estimated 95 000 bushels inspected under the new seed law. Most seed will be used at home on small farms, with soybeans from New Holland Seed Corporation in Hyde County likely to yield several thousand bushels ready for inspection.
Weather data for the week ending November 30 records average highs of 33 and lows near 20 with 26 overall. Observed 0.25 inches of rain and trace snowfall. greatest 0.10 inches in 24 hours on the 24th. Buncombe County adds 32 new silos after a farm agent drive to place a silo on farms with ten or more cows.
Professor I G Greer of Appalachian State Teachers College and Mrs Greer sign a year contract with Paramount Recording Corp to make phonograph records of Southern Appalachia ballads. They have already completed fourteen sides and expect to release soon with a call to Chicago for next audition.
Draguigan France. Richard Corbett, son of an English father and French mother, killed his incurably ill mother to end her suffering and then attempted suicide. He was acquitted of murder after a dramatic, not guilty verdict aided by his claim of humanitarian intent.
On Ocracoke Island a herd of over a hundred wild cattle gathered near the kill site after two or three were slaughtered for beef. A coast guardsman watched as the herd knelt and lowed in a reported prayer-like gathering, a known custom among the wild cows. The animals are dangerous when thus agitated.
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