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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
4
The Boone North Carolina newspaper notes publication Thursdays with rates for subscriptions and paid notices. It lists The Rivers Printing Company as printers and R C Rivers as publishers. It specifies obituaries and resolutions priced as advertising, and notes second class mail status.
Religious verse notes the birth of Christ seen in a lantern glow. It speaks of the tender lamb and the promised eternal years with a call to sing through Jerusalem. The text attributes the lines to REV. E. CASWELL.
W. W. Stringfellow, longtime Blowing Rock resident and developer, died after a long illness. An Alabama native, he helped shape the area with the Cone estate chalet by the lake and the Memorial church built in memory of his wife. His death follows that of Daingerfield, another pioneering figure in Blowing Rock's rise as a national name.
A community pledge urges all to return to God with earnest purpose and to dedicate themselves to His service. It invites preachers, laypeople, and all ages to join, promising no specific obligation beyond faithful service to God and neighbor.
The piece urges women and men to pursue a higher vision beyond mere earthly gains and social means. It emphasizes living for a true life and guiding future generations toward a noble aim, quoting James Monroe Downum. Also notes farm income in Caldwell and Madison counties with figures per head and per bird after costs.
The piece speaks as a personal homage to family doctors, urging readers to reflect on their debt of gratitude for the doctor’s care during trials and sleepless nights. The author likens doctors to shepherds who sacrifice for their patients and calls for prayers of appreciation.
The article recalls a historical period when Christmas was banned as a superstitious festival under Oliver Cromwell. It notes destruction of holly and mistletoe and markets held on December 25. It also mentions a silent Christmas during King Henry VI's illness and cites the Family Herald and Weekly Star.
The Observer Printing House announces a Christmas card delay for the bound book War Trails, Love Trails, Historic Delight. The note promises readers a vignette of the Blue Ridge with a chorus line about a wandering boy and a heart of homecoming, reflecting on travel and memory.
In Brooklyn, 73 year old Jacob Schmidt, jobless and penniless, refuses charity as police officer George Meyers visits his shack made of sheet iron and lumber. Schmidt endures hunger and cold to avoid begging, while neighbors seek aid from charities.
An elderly man named Jacob Schmidt is arrested for vagrancy by Officer Meyers. In court he is ordered committed to the home for the aged on Welfare Island for six months, despite his pride and clear eyes as he leaves.
Theatre goers learn Will Rogers will appear at the Pastime Theatre on Monday and Tuesday in his new film Too Busy to Work. The star is praised as reaching new heights of fun in this production described as a masterpiece of the silver screen.
Messrs W C Norris and A E ecco have purchased W R Winkler's interest in Central Tire Company. The business continues at the same stand as H N Tire Co with the filling station included. New equipment will be added and management remains with Mr Hodges. Rev Walter Greene recovers after influenza.
T. E. Bingham trustee will sell on January 5, 1933 at 1 00 p m at the courthouse door in Watauga County a described 12 acre lot No 6 started bid of 555 75 from a deed of trust dated April 21 1932 by T L Cook and Ella Cook to secure 462 39 to F L Hampton defaulted payments real estate description follows with boundaries and a public road projected location near B Doughertys corner.
Farm butter made from sweet cream may be packed in salt pail or kept in a cold room. John A Arey provides directions for storing surplus cream as butter. Store only from sweet cream and thoroughly scald jars to kill bacteria. butter can be packed solidly or in one pound prints.
Instructions describe using clean cloth and salt to preserve butter. A salt brine is prepared with boiled water, enough to float an egg, using prints wrapped in cloth placed in a jar with a string for recovery. A stone plate keeps the butter submerged and additional brine may be added as needed.
Certified Irish potatoes in Haywood County yielded 240 bushels per acre versus 160 bushels per acre from ordinary home selected seed, demonstrating the advantage of certified seed.
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