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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
1
England reports speed record progress as A. H. Orlebar reaches 500 miles an hour in a private test for the Schneider Cup. The piece argues that faster travel and production cut living costs and expand time, with examples from car painting, banking mail rerouting, and rail freight efficiency to show how invention lowers costs.
Boston merchant Edward Filene argues public education suffers when teachers stay within their own country. He says truly educated people have seen foreign countries. He cites a Europe trip from New York for $250, aiming to cut to $150 and eventually make trips compulsory for teachers beyond primary grades.
Russian botanists reportedly discover a wheat rye hybrid promising higher yields and rye-like cold tolerance. Claimed to triple bushels per acre, the news may be exaggerated but recalls Russia's historical role in grain origins. Also notes trends toward brighter men’s fashion in clothing and footwear.
Motorists traveling from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh note peak heights on Alleghany Mountain signs. In Cumberland County eight pure-bred Guernsey bulls sold for an average of 81 dollars each.
Obituary from Blowing Rock North Carolina honoring Mrs. Lou Ellen Pendley 68 who died in Blowing Rock after a lifetime of charity church work and hotel enterprise. She led fundraising for Blowing Rock Baptist Church and helped build the local Watauga Inn later. She is survived by daughters Mrs. T. H. Coffey and Mrs. Herman Deal, and grandson Thomas Coffey Jr with Ellen Coffey and by her son Marshall Pendley deceased in Washington.
Watauga Post 130 American Legion met December 6 with many ex service men. Lloyd Isaacs was reappointed service officer and Charles L Stevenson elected historian to compile a post history. Officers discussed a brass hand, a monument for the departed, and upcoming activities for January 3, 1930.
Raleigh reports, from 1922-23 to 1928-29 the average training of Watauga County white teachers rose from an index of 3.99 to 5.4 percent, indicating better prepared staff than six years earlier. The State rural average is 2.19 college years, city teachers 3.44.
The first Ashe County case under the new workmen's compensation law was heard in Jefferson by Commissioner T A Wilson of the North Carolina Industrial Commission on December 5. The Parsons estate seeks 6000 for Lloyd Parsons who died after an accident on a school building Todd project operated jointly by Ashe and Watauga counties. The hearing included Ashe attorney T C Bowie and Watauga county insurer representation. a decision was expected soon.
On Monday Sheriff L. M. Farthing distributed 12000 cash from the execution sale of the H. W. Horton Building to Mr. A. W Hodgson of Meat Camp. Laborers and local firms received most of the funds for materials and services unpaid because the original owner lacked sufficient loans.
The Democrat thanks local business men for their cooperation in supplying early Christmas ads. Most ads were set late last week, enabling fuller service. Advertisers are urged to send copy and instructions this week for the next issue before Christmas.
Thirty five men reported for the initial basketball practice at State Teachers College under Coach Johnston. The squad will be kept large to develop material for future teams as Mountaineers face one of the hardest schedules in school history with about twenty to twenty two games. Key letter men reporting include Hinson Fulkerson Canipe and C Hinson.
State Superintendent A T Allen urges constant vigilance for child safety as about 150 000 pupils are transported to school in North Carolina He cites traffic laws and 1927 act requiring buses to stop fully for loading and at railroad crossings to protect lives.
Store windows show bright gift articles across departments with hundreds of items priced moderately. Shoppers browse displays featuring decorative wares, toys, and practical gifts as holiday sales begin.
Boone’s shopping district offers festive displays and a wide array of goods from toys to furniture and jewelry. Merchants urge residents to spend with local shops to boost town banks, streets, and charities, warning that money spent elsewhere leaves Boone and its enterprises. Only eleven shopping days remain until Christmas.
Mr. P. A. Coffey secretary of the Boone Masonic Lodge announces that R. F. Edwards Grand Masonic Lecturer will stay a full week starting Monday December 16 and will lecture at 3 and 7 pm daily at the lodge rooms. Edwards was to visit after completing Snow Lodge lectures but fell ill and returned home.
The text states Rule 84 sets a maximum speed of twenty five miles an hour for buses carrying school children on public highways and Rule 45 requires all drivers to exercise care at all times, applying to operators of motor vehicles.
In Boone on December 5 the first hearing under the new workman’s compensation law occurred for W L Stansbury who lost sight in one eye. Commissioner T A Wilson ruled for the plaintiff granting four weeks time lost and $150 for disfigurement, totaling about $950 with 100 weeks under the law. Edward McEachern accompanied Wilson as court reporter.
Enoch Swift of Amantha turned 82 and remains hale and hearty. His nine surviving children and families joined a splendid birthday dinner last Sunday, with thirteen grandchildren present. Uncle George Swift, 78, and Dean Swift were guests, while some relatives could not attend.
Jefferson residents face a December 17 vote on issuing 10 000 in bonds to fund a permanent water system. The measure, backed by aldermen after citizen petition, would carry interest up to six percent payable semi annually with bonds maturing over 25 years.
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting Thursday afternoon at 3 15 at the Demonstration School building. Parents may meet their children's teachers during the session.
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