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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
4
The article argues U S fire losses have surged due to carelessness and that individual responsibility could curb damages. It notes Europe’s liability laws and cites the need for adult behavioral change, possibly via statute, to reduce fire risks and losses.
The Kingston Company based in New Haven reports during 1921 a severe industrial depression saw 495 manufacturing firms fail with $233 million in liabilities. Banks and savings banks failed totaling $28 million and $4.25 million respectively, while only nine light and power companies failed with $302,000 liabilities.
The text argues that over two million people have invested in properties with low failure rates, turning common people into owners and sharing profits from public utilities.
The Deep Gap column reports the Miller and Church trial postponed to May 31 in Boone before J P Gragg. It notes community efforts to form a Better Community Club at Rocky Point school and skepticism about the Deep Gap Hotel bids. Local items mention a Rocky Point movie by Jack Campbell, a vaporizer trial by F L Wilcox, a Beech Creek accident involving Louis Harmon, fruit-crop prospects, and a navy discharge for Daily Presnell.
Coy Rominger has returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital after a serious stomach ulcer operation and is reported much improved. A singing event at Mount Gilead drew many local youths from Flat Springs Zon Hill and Timbered Ridge with five classes represented.
Weather remains favorable as gardens thrive and residents share news from Blue Ridge. Miss Etta Gragg travels to Baltimore for treatment with doctors hopeful no operation required. The Rev. Ed Hodges will preach at Boone Fork Baptist Church on Sunday.
Community notes report appreciation for Foscoe road work and social visits by Miss Florence Boyd of Lenoir. Musicians, including Clarence Greene, entertained at local gatherings. Agricultural agents announce Delinted seed performance and advise vigilance against boll weevils and poultry pests as heat rises.
Tom Tarheel claims he can gather more roughage with a mower than by hand, making mowing the preferred method for fodder production.
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