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ESTABLISHED 1896.'
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
, for McDowell County Was Larger,
Better and .Very Successful
' v Large Attendance. .
McDowellites have cause to be
Aproud and the management haye
& reason to becongratulated on the
y exceedingly successful conduction
' of the second annual-Fair. It was
;W larger an&4 better ; in every way;
the arrangements more satisfactory
and the attendance very large. .
x The weather man was , the only
fellow who did not play fairl: He
threatened early in the week ; then
gave three bright days; then one
night of rain wVich necessitated
the cancellation of the amusement
features . such as . the live, stock
parage,, tournament, etc., -for Sat
urday: ;; 'j ; V
In openinjf the air, formally,
Secretary - D. F. tiiles made op
propriate remarks in his j masterly
manner and introduced Hon. C.
F. McKesson, "of Morganton, who
delivered the ; set ' speech ' forx the
occasion. , It was good beyond
question but no one ever faifs to
get a; good one" when Hon.
Charles "speaks. 7
The, live stock exhibit amply
proved the possibilities in this line
for the breeding of perfect animals;
There were some splendid horses,
mules and hogs . . ; - ,
And what' a most interesting ex
. hibit the poultry was.':. It "was sur
? prising tofind o many persons " as
fanciers in this line. i They even
I had j a sample of the "wild" as
evidenced by Bunyan - Hensley's
two gobblers which , he bad raised
after finding the eggs in the woods.,
There were many exhibits which
seemed fully entitled. to ah award
but Mr.. Harrill, the judge, 'would
not class any exhibit where it lack:
d in the least being full standard.
; He could not as no exceptions are
allowed by the Poultry standard
of perfection rules.' V "
M. H. York, traveling passenger
agefct of the L. & N. . railroad,
judged the agricultural J exhibit:
It kept him busy, there was so
much and so good, : He - spoke
highly.; of the "corn, .' wheat and
- potatoes. ': ' j
The fruit was tempting and there
was plenty of variety as evidenced
by .William Clark's exhibit of
twentyone irilthe peacir family, ft
The ladies easily held their bwn
with v the men- for in - the floral,
fancy work and; cookery exhibits
there was sufficient to cause one to
wonder where it all came from and
how so many good things could be
fetched together. Ever so many
persons who had visited the Astie
ville and Way nesville fairs remark
ed that this one far exceeded them
in the fancy work, exhibit. r T ;
And as you went along through
the exhibit rooms there was always
somethiqg, to attract specially
There was the , MarioP ; Knitting
company's hosiery plant on a small
Bcale. Here was M. L. Good's two
Very large Poplar and Oak boards.
In another place, ; were the small
adze and hammer made , by 'Adam
tT. Helms, of East Marion. He is
12 years old and made the tools by
hand in a blacksmith shop:
An extremely odd growth was
that small branch cut from a Span
ish Oak (growing on his farm near
Old Fort by W. Vtirhor Th
branch, had' intertwined , about it3
V .
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED
MARION,
stem, twigs and leaves what ap
peared Vbe long hairs from a
horse's tail Taking off one of the
threads it was. found to beVquite
strong. Mr. Parker: stated that
he : hd been" told that it . was a
form of moss.' The whole tree has
it pretty well scattered among its
branches. - He first noticed the
growth (should it be called such)
about twelve years ago. ; "
"s Mr. Parker also had some June
apples on exhibit. They were not
large but well-nigh perfect and are
some of the1 second crop for this
year. '-He''; also: had a chinrluapin
exhibit from! his cultivated orchard
of chinquapins.
, Then in the bakery line was the
City Bakery'sexhibit of three large
decorated cakes, y They were won
derful creations of the confection
ers' art: - vKf-,; ' ;
And for those who love flowers,
there was three beautiful displays
arranged by Mesdames "ft". A. Tate
and J. , W. pless and; by Dr. J. G;
Keid. ' ; ':'f' . , , ... .
'And,' of course, there f were
amusements ; of : all sorts; The
choir contest was especially good.
There were four choirs competing,
viz: Oldlort, Laurel Hill, Bridge
water and ; Carlyle. - The jud ges
awarded first honor to the first
named: and second honor to the
second named; but " so good were
they all that they recommended an
equal division of the premium.. i ; '
r , A.nd. the v.Morganton .concert
band should7 not be forgotten. Ex
cellent players4, good looking, gen
tlemen, all, they did much to add
to the general pleasure and gaiety.
. A notable feature of the manage
ment's arrangement of the Fair is
that no entry fee, is charged for
any, exhibit. This" is exceptional
but undoubtedly works to a good
advantage as the Fair is not to
make .money but to promote good
fellowship, a broader acquaintance
throughout the county in bur busi
ness of living and working and a
greater, interest to reaching out
and. up for better things and mak
ing for a higher standard. .
The revenue which would accrue
from ah entry fee is supplied by
donations from the merchants and
private citizens in the town and
county and all who contribute feel
well repaid." ; : ; ' . .
:No mention is made in this story,
in a special way, of winners as; a
full list of the ribbon and premium
winners will be published next
week, the management not having
the full list ready for this week. .
However in ; concluding, refer
ence should be made, to the ' boys
cornx contest. Clarence Pool, with
the;Pool Prolific, .raised 118 bush
els on one acre, and Rom1 Houck
got 104 bushels oil his 1 acre using
the Batts seed corn. ' Both boys
had a uniformly good yield ; judg
ing by the standards which govern.
Let ,. the thi rd annual next year
Jbe better. You can,-you who did
you r part this year" arid 6th e rs swill
join youVnext year. ; . :
Have You 1 Registered? :
. Every citizen should see that his
name Is oh the registration books
so that he will ba able to vote in
the approaching election. The use
of the ballot is a sacred . privilege
which no citizen should be' depriv
ed of by reason of his own over
eight or neglect. . - ; . '
TO THE BEST INTEREST. OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
N. C, THURSDAY, OCT.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Mr. Gibson's Official. Data as it
" Will Be Submitted to Cor
poration Commission.
Continuing, as was stated last
week would bo done, n review of
McDowell county's resources for
taxable purposes for 1912, the fol
lowing facts arc taken from anoth
er of the yearly reports which the
Register of Deeds prepares for the
Corporation Commission.
The state will bo paid the sum
of $7,187.03. This is $370.21 less
than last "year. The amount is
figured as follows, viz: On 205,425
acres valued at $1,372,193; the
value of manufacturing property
outside of corporato towns is $75,
750; the acreage for. mineral lands
is 400 with a value of $750;, and
the number of town lots Is 15S0at
a value of $517,252. Then thcro
is a valuation of $303,939 covering
all other property. The tax rate
on all these valuations is 21 cents
per $100.:-' . V
For. pensions a valuation of $2,
768,881 is used with the tax rate
of 1 cents, per $100; to- which is
added a tax rate of 12 cents on a
poll, the total number of which is
1953. To complete tho ; total for
the state is added $29 . received
from incomes reported which is $1
per $100.
Tho estimated revenue forschools
will be $14,557.85. .Last year it
was $M,459; 16;- Thrs,' of- course;
does not include what comes from
the state school fund. To get, tho
above total there is tho $1.50 on
the polls, 1953. ' Then on tho fol
lowing valuations is figured a tax
of 22 Cents for every $100, viz: for
Railroads, etc., $2,363,691.34; on
Bank stock, $151,847.43; Corpora
tion excess, $190; listed property
(whito and colored) $2,769,884.
Now for general county pur
poses; we find the following, viz:
property valuation $5,255,612,771
witd a tax rato of; 22 cents per
$100, and for the polls (1953) 38
cents each." , ; - ' :
! For the railroad bonds, the tax
rate is 5 cents per $100; for the
interest on these bonds, a rato of
4 cents per $10b; for dirt roads, a
rate of i0 cents per $100; and for
court bouse bonds, a rate of 10
cents per $100. These several rates
are figured on the property valua
tion of $5,285,612.77 '
For the chain gang tho property
valuation for - Marion township,
only, is figured.. This is $1,802,
309.11. The tax rate is 30 cents
per$l6q: ; ; :
The total for the:ounty is then
$33,105.72, exclusive of school pur
poses. . - ' l." , .
; Last year this amount was $34,-
768.26. .y
; The difference between the grand
total of $54,850.65 as is shown by
this report ana the Itotal of $63,
260.63 as given in tho item last
week is the amount,, approximate
ly, which is collected jn such dis
tri6ts which have tho special school
tax. This-amount, of course, goes
direct into the school fund, proper
ly divided,- for the special school
purpose in tho district whero .col
lected and, in accord with tho
amount of tax voted upon them
selves. - - - -
John Nichols, of .Rutherfordton,
., r w
visited relatives and attended tho
fair hero last week.
24. 1912
Court Convenes.
His honor, W. L Adams, on
Monday, conrenetla special terra
of Saprrior Court here for the pur
pose of.clearing up the criminal
docket, which was somewhat con
gestcuV He is presiding in his
ustiffl calm and able manner and
Solicitor Johnston is conducting
tho presentation for the Stnto with
vigor and dispatch. Doth gentle
men impress the observer ns lir.g
fully aware of the dignity nud do
mands of ' their .. official positions
and arc acting in accord therewith.
Owing to the ricccksiry aWncc
of imjortant witnesses, etc., many
cases are continued. Also in many
cases a hoi pros was taken.
Among thosQ tried and some ac
tion taken were tho following, viz:
George Moore, of Old Fort,
charged with assault with deadly
weapon, Fined $10 mid costs.
Charles Bright, of Rutherford
county, charged with irt tiling.
Judgment continued and t i j ay
costs.
John Bridges charged with an
affray. Notguilty.
Sherman Giles, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon. Judg
ment suspended and to pay casts.
Robert La wing, charged with
assault with deadly weapon. Fined
$15 and costs.
Will Caldwell, (colored) charged
with assault with deadly weapon.
Found guilty and judgment yet to
be passed.
Roy Thomas and Lonma Curry,
charged with .iissaatt. with deadly
weapon. Not guilty.
T; Maxwell, charged with as
sault with deadly wcapoo. Guilty
and judgment yetto bo passed.
W. M. Watkins, charged .with
carrying concealed weapon. Guilty
and fined $10 and costs.
Tho Grand Jury is in session
with.T. L. Tate, of Greenlee, as
forman, and Wheeler Davis, of
Crooked Creek, as officer.
The Presbyterian Synod -Foreign
' Missions and Orphans' Home.
The Presbyterian Synod, in ses
sion in Goldsboro, decided to hold
its next meeting in Greensboro.
The report on foreign missions
shows the aggregate contributions
to be $S2,8S6, an increase of $10,
446 over last year. Tho per crpita
for the church membership is $1.78
against $1.57 last year, an increase
of 21 c?nts per member. Wilming
ton Presbytery led, with an aver
ago of $1.97 per member. The re
port recommended that salaries of
missionaries bo 'fixed at , not less
than $1,000 per year.
The report on tho Barium Or
phans Homo showed tho receipts
of tho year amounted to $21,0-30,
an increase. The number of chil
dren in tho homo is -185. Water,
sewerage and electric lights have
been put in during tho year. There
is urgent need of the $50,000
pledged by Synod a year ago for
enlargement and improvement.,
Thero arc '475 Presbyterian
churches in the State, embracing
all counties except 15, with a mem
bership of 19,532. The incrcaso
in membership during tho7 ijrr,
was 3,507. Tho avcrao salary" of
pastors is $1,000. Tho homo mis
sion work embraces 76 mission
fields with 217 organized churches
and 92 mission points; C5 arc sup
plied with pastors and 11 vacant.
During tho' year 10 new churches
I mm - m
and 40 Sunday schools
were or-
g an cd .
VOL. XVII NO. G
'NEED OR CO-OPERATION
Mr. L S. MiUsnp: Sip Th:t C:
Operation In rarrr.irj 1:
Greatly Heeded.
tr. ICS. Mill sap rrprtvnli:
tho UnttM States drj ir:::.c:.t c
agriculture in the westrm part of
North Carolina, h a firm !!rcr
in the necl of co-orrat-ua &:r.org
t r 9 fry A m V. . . t I ... f .
- uji,i oiong ur.rt or pro
duction and marlning. r 1 whra
in the citj a few dny &-c izV
cl interestingly of the ubjrct to a
News man. He sail:
'Fanning suocful cn7
when it iscoapll with wir lui
in method in the ha-J!irg of
the farm ttvlf and tlc pniu:o
from tho farm. farmer nf to-
day U j't rnirging from the rr.v
thols of ihx p;or..r of former
dvs. Tho pioneer firnr l.aj his
fertile snih. fw aant ar. i tl.na
ciiy supplicvl; he grew ontha
farm the grains nrd othr (fxh Kq
an 1 tho farm animals cor.sumM;
he grew aUo the cotton, Cx, or
the wojI nquirctl to make his
clothing, and the houwiv.-ji of
thai thiy spun and wore and nnio
into garments tho clothing om by
tho family. Not with the mod
ern farmer; he markets his oral acts
and bays the family supplies. Ho
doc3 thi to the irxtont of horn
and rnulw to work the farm, feed
for thi tu. lively; tho farm irr.ptcs
mrnt.5 and . machine ryi thrn t?.o
groceries, clothing, school and doc
tor bills, church expenses and Ux
05 draw heavily on tho family ex
chequer. Tim snmo rnthoJs that
were applied on the- virgin soils
fail to respond when applied to tho
worn, galled and whcJ soitof
today, so the returns from .th3
farms arc not-satHcicnt to mettho
requirements of modern life; debt
arc incurred, and interest and timo
prices arc added to tho list of ex
penses already named.
In the olden time each indivi
dual farmer acted on hh farm on
his own initiative; his. feed tin: 3
and harvest, the consumption or
marketing of his produce, if in
deed he had a market, wcro all
questions for plantation decision
Tho modern farmer is a commun
ity man; he must meet the require
ments of a new civilisation, and
docs not know ho is cot yet pre
pared for them.
The conditions of the modern
farmer arc so diflcrcnt that ho
must solve, many problems not
known by tho farmer of the o!d
school. He not only his tho pro
duction side of farming but hsh
tho problem of soil maintenance
and the problem of marketing.
,Yhcn tho business side of modern
farming is finally worked but, it
will bo on a basis of co operation,
not co-operation alone in the mar
keting of'tho produce, but in tho
production as well. It is idle to
talk about marketing, or working
out market problems without pro
duction. There is no knon in
stance in the world where ths pro
duction of any commodity
rown to lan;o projrt'c--, ti:at
there were not created adua!-
market tccomn:odat:or.i. kc
time.3 i to cccomnicv.Iat'cr.- aro
not favorably to vs prcd::;:r, but
that is tho fault of the
usually, cc:l not of t!
Without tho inan:c ccttcn crc
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