Curse of distribution cripples business and profits
The article argues that distribution costs exceed transport costs, noting high freight and labor frictions. It cites Samuel Rubel’s rise from coal peddler to head of a $50 million firm, and urges saving. It highlights tire prices rising in London, U S government market meddling, and a Denver rainfall event sparked by business leaders praying for rain. It ends with a claim Americans eat more calories on average than other nations, suggesting waste.
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New York City
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
North River
Rotary Club
Denver
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Max Rubner
Berlin
England
North Carolina Farm Co-ops Make Big Strides
North Carolina farmers increasingly use cooperative marketing organizations. The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation notes 71 percent of state farmers are members, with membership rising from 10,000 in 1915 to about 192,000 today as 53 cooperatives remain. Fruit and vegetable groups lead, and two thirds are incorporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Farm
North Carolina
Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Farmers’ Cooperative
Foundation
United States
In Memoriam Mrs. G. P. Hagaman Passes In Faith
The Baptist Missionary Society honors sister Mrs. G P Hagaman noting her loyalty faithfulness and long service from president to Superintendent of all Woman's Work in the Three Forks Association Her homegoing is mourned by the society and family with prayers for comfort and peace signed by Mrs I G Greer Mrs Len Cook and Mrs J M Moretz committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Hagaman
The
Missionary Society
I. G. Greer
Len Cook
J. M. Moretz
Riddle on Eating and Digestion
A quirky maxim on how much to eat and how digestion signals fullness. It divides portions into halves and quarters, linking nourishment to doctors undertakers and cemetery owners, with a pause after eating to assess fullness.
Printing Strain Delays Noted By The Democrat
An editor explains the paper’s abbreviated form this week due to an unprecedented surge in commercial printing. Advertising crowds out local features, but Rivers remains the first printing priority and the staff asks readers for forbearance.
Local Happenings Report From Boone Area
A 14 year old son of Cyrus Howell of Todd recovering from appendicitis at Watauga Hospital. District Conference at the Methodist Church draws large crowds with meals served in the basement. Mrs. Henry J. Hardin’s Charlotte trip for her children’s surgeries and improving health updates. Various local visits, a county commissioners session, and road work news between Trade and Mountain City. Weather damage hits crops, but replanting time remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Howell
Todd
Watauga Hospital
Methodist Church
Henry J. Hardin
Charlotte
Martha
Joseph
Joseph Wardin
J. S. Stanbury
Boone
A. V. Bennett
J. M. Hodges
Hodges
West Virginia
U. S. Mail Service
J. P. Williams
Hiddenite
J. Frank Moore
Griever
Grayson
Mountain City
Tenn
John B
Worth While Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
W. H. Gragg
J. D. Councill
Mary
Lenoir
Wade H. Harris
Charlotte Observer
Blowing Rock
Spainhour-Sydnoy Dry Goods Co
North Wilkesboro
A. G. Miller
Deep Gap
Boone Baptist Church Invites Newcomers and Visitors
Boone Baptist Church reports 194 in Sunday School last Sunday and invites new residents and visiting teachers from other states to attend. The Fifth Meeting will join Beaver Dam church, with Dr. W A Ayers from Forest City supplying in August and possibly October, assisted by Rev. W L Griggs. The note ends with a friendly welcome to visiting Methodists amid mountain breezes.
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Boone Baptist Church
Boone
Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
Beaver Dam Church
W. A. Ayers
First Baptist Church of
Forest City N. C
Blowing Rock
Brother Ayers
W. L. Griggs
Meat Camp Neighborhood News Roundup
Local notes report residents briefly ill or recovering including N E Moretz mumps and Aunt Lydia Bryan. Visitors include Anna Mae Sherwood and Vera Sherwood from Cove Creek. The Rev L A Wilson traveled to Beaver Dam to preach and L E Wilson family hosted guests. Workers Loyd Winebarger and Clay Miller began timber work at Long Hope.
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N. E. Moretz
Anna Mae
Vera Sherwood
Cove Creek
Wm. Proffit
O. G. Winebarger
Verlie Winebarger
Edna Moretz
Mount Pleasant
N. C
L. A. Wilson
Beaver Dam
Bethel Church
Lydia Bryan
W. A. Proffit
Ed Sherwood
L. E. Wilson
Eugene Moretz
Wilson
Loyd Winebarger
Clay Miller
Lanes
Long, Hope
Honored citizen James H Taylor celebrates 99th birthday
In Boone at his daughter Mrs J S Stanbury home James H Taylor Esq marked his 99th birthday with five children and many grandchildren and guests present. His son Hamp was absent. Taylor, a longtime reader and public figure, remains active in church and public affairs and looks forward to more years if his master wills it.
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J. S. Stanbury
Boone
James H. Taylor
Seymour Taylor
North Wilkesboro
Dolphus Taylor
Harley
Wilkes County
Bob and
Lee Taylor
Watauga
Joe Wardin
Charlotte
Hamp Taylor
West
Taylor
A. P. Wilson
Valle Crucis Happenings Report Church Work and Local Repairs
The Woman's Missionary Society met on May 23 with Mrs. J. M. Shull and discussed topics as refreshments were served. Valle Crucis Co. adds a metal roof and new paint to buildings. the Methodist church is being repainted. Local residents update on homes and travel to Cleveland and Morganton for work and pageants. Plans note logging activity on Mr. T. C. Baird's land and a distant wedding bells future.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
J. M. Shull
Valle Crucis Co
Methodist’ Church
D. F
Mast
Hts
Philip Mast
James Taylor
Cleveland
Thomas Taylor
R. M. McCoy
D. F. Mast
Paul Spainhour
Morganton
Wilson Lawrance
Henson B
T. C. Baird
Scott
Jefferson
Ward buys Ayrshire bull for Watauga County dairy herd
F C Ward imports the Pennshurst Arab Ayrshire bull from the DePuy estate in Easton Maryland for Trail Dairy Farm in Boone. The mature sire, half brother to Man o War, leads a top Ayrshire herd. its lineage includes a grand dam yielding 1080 pounds butter in one year and a sire with many daughters in AR O class.
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Watauga County
DePuy
Easton
Maryland
F. C. Ward
Boone, Trail
Pennshurst Farms
Narberth Pa
America
Scotland
Watauga
Ward
F. R. Farnham
Legion Meeting Called By Watauga Post Commander
Members of the Watauga Post American Legion are urged to attend a call meeting on Tuesday night June 2 at Peoples Bank. Commander S. F. Horton emphasizes several important matters to discuss and asks all members to be present.
Frost Damage to Watauga Potatoes Less Than Feared
JOHN B. STEELE reports that the frost after the 25th caused limited damage to Watauga potato fields. Leaves and upper stems were affected, but many vines remain healthy and should regrow quickly with fertilizer. The estimated county loss is now 15 to 20 percent, with some farmers planning reseeding or additional plantings if seed is available.
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Watauga
John B. Steele
Co. Agert
Methodist District Conference Draws Large Local Attendance
The North Wilkesboro district reports about 250 to 275 people attended the conference dinner in a church basement, a high turnout for the district. Rev. Seymour Taylor presided. Bishop Denny did not reach the gathering, but optimism remains for church inspiration and future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
Seymour Taylor
Denny
Winston
Epworth League
State Normal Summer Team Begins Next Week
The Appalachian State Normal Summer School opens next Tuesday with every dormitory room reserved. The town will assist with overflow housing as 700 or more reservations are made, many from women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian State Normal
Fashion Shop Named For New Ladies Store
Qualls and Dixon offered ten dollars for the best name for their new ladies store. The winning title The Fashion Shop was proposed by Miss Vergie Brooks Miss Hazel McGuire and Mrs David Greene and the prize was divided among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qualls & Dixon
Vergie Brooks
Hazel McGuire
David Greene
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Arthur Brisbane
Samuel Rubel
Russia
London
Harry
Pittsburgh
Memoriam
H. W. Jeffcoat
Washington City
L. H. Brown
Wilber Smalling
Earl Trivett
Piney Flats
J. C. Trivett
Verna
Carrie Gragg
Bristol
Tennessee
E. R. Eggers
Steele
Valle Crucis
Ayrshire
S. F. Horton, Comander
Freeze
Methodist Notes
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