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. r A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. X ESTABLISHED 1&96. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918. VOL. XXIIr--NO! 27 3 ! v9t SECOND WEEK OF COURT Large Number of Cases .Disposed of; Improvements Recommended by the Grand Jury; Court has been engaged for sev eral days in the trial of cases against, the 6. C. & O. Railway for fire damages," the criminal docket having been completed last week. Cases disposed of since last week's report are as follows: Harve Carson, disturbing re ligious congregation, judgment suspended on payment of cost. Alf Cowan retailing, not guilty. Claud Moss, assault with deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapon, judgment suspended as to both cases. Joe England, lar ceny, paroled to B. A. Bobbins to pay cost. Dewey Smith, carrying concealed weapon, prayer forjudge ment continued. Arthur Williams, Wroult with deadly weapon, to be hired out by county commissioners. L. C. Burgin, retailing, prayer for judgment continued on payment of cost. Spencer Noblitt, larceny, no guilty. "'E. C. Smith and Bell Duncan, f. and a., judgment sus pended. Lillie O'Dear, a. d. w., prayer for judgment continued. Gordon Mclntire, aged 12," larceny, placed under control of J. Roy as special probation officer. Frank Carpenter, assault, prayer for judg ment continued; f. and a., sentenc ed 12 months in jail to "be - worked on roads. W. L. Owens, assault, - fined $400 and ordered to pay Daily Owens $400. , The case of J. C. Dellinger a gainst the C. C. & Railway result ed in a mistrial. Millard Hensley vs Southern Railway, judgment for plaintiff for 100 and cost. A. Blanton Grocery Company vs the Southern Railway, judgment for plaintiff for $3 and cost. A. E. Gibks vs Southern Railway, judg ment for plaintiff for $10 and cost. Gaston & Tate vs Southern Rail way, two judgments for the plain tiff totaling $42 and cost. S. B. Penick fc Co. vs Southern Railway, judgment for plaintiff for $22.50 and cost. Marion Knitting Mill vs Southern Railway, judgment for $13 and cost. Harmon Blanton vs Southern Railway, judgment for plaintiff for $150 and cost. GRAND JURY REPOTR. The McDowell county grand jury reported last Wednesday after passing on all bills of indictment andfexaming the county offices, jail -and county home. Recom mendations -were made for im provements at the jail and county home. The report follows: 4 ' We visited '.the county offices and fouad them all neat and clean as could be expected. We found the jail in good con dition. Inmates' reported that they J were well taken , care of. We recommend that the frame bath room and toilet at the outside of jail be removed and a brick one rebuilt. This would protect the water pipes and fixtures, save an expense to the county owing to freezing, and give a much needed convenience to the jailer and fam ily. . We farther recommend that a thirty inch concrete walk be built from the rear court house door to the front door of the jail. '.. 'By. committee we visited the county horned The superintend ent's house is now, furnished with only one fire place. We recom mend that a flue be built in the kitchen so a cook stove can be used. In this house several win dow lights should be replaced. The covering at the well needs to be repaired. In the buildings used by the inmates we found about ten panes of glass out that should be replaced. These buildings are not occupied at the time of this report. The farm seemed to be well taken care of. Found at the home the following inmates: One colored man who is blind, and two women. All the inmates were well pleased with their surroundings and care. They have all been, very comfort able this winter, and spoke in a very appreciative manner of Supt. Bowman's kindness and that of his family." - Judge Carter complimented the foreman and members of the grand jury very highly upon the efficient manner in they hard discharged their duties. Wm. Treverton was foreman and J. F. Harmon, secre tary. Wrecked in a Blizzard With 140 Persons Aboard. A dispatch from St. John, N. F., says the Red Cross liner Fiori zel, from St. Johns for New York, by way of Halifax, with 140 per sons aboard, including 78 passen gers, pHed upon the ledges near Cape Race during a blizzard Sun day and it is believed that all on board were lost. Naval gunners sent on a special train from St. John's shot a line across the bow of the partly sub merged ship SuDday night, but waited in vain for it to be hauled aboard. Just before darkness blot ted the wreck from view, five men, driven from the forecastle by the giant seas, were seen to climb the forward ricrging, signaling feebly for help. But when they failed to make fast the line it was feared that they had succumbed to the cold and exposure. Included among the Dassengers were 12 women and four children. Six cadets of the royal flying corps on their way from Newfoundland to join their commands, were a board. All but three of the pas sengers were natives of Newfound land. Dispatches later stated that 43 persons were rescued from the wrecked vessel. Twelve People Killed in Wreck. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 26. The toll of death from the wreck at Frost on tne Southern railway, about five miles west of Columbia yesterday afternoon when passen ger train No. 42 crashed into the rear of passenger train 18, stood at 12 today and reports at the Co lumbia Hospital indicated that all of the 37 passengers injured yes terday were getting along satis factorily. A coroner's inauest to place the responsibility for the wreck was to begin at noon today.- - The administration bill, provid ing for government control of rail roads, until 18 months after the war, including many "short lines" and appropriating a revolving fund of $500,000,000 for Federal opera tion, ; was . passed .Friday, ; by the Senate without a roll call and now awaits action, in the House, where it is. under debate. NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the Hap penings in McDowell County Items About Home People. DYSARTVILLE Dysartsville, Feb. 25. Prof. J. "C Tipton and Miss Kate Bennett have both resigned their work as teachers of our public school. Mr. Tipton has ac cepted a position with the Kingsport Government plant of Tennessee. Miss Doro Gibbs of Garden City has taken Miss Bennett's place in the school and Mr. Grady Nanney succeeds Mr. Tip ton as principal. Misses Mamie and Lona Gofortn visit ed homefolks here last Saturday and Sunday. James L. Spratt yisited his brother, Plato, near Bridgewater Sunday. There are no new cases of measles at present. T. B. Landis was in Nebo last week on business. Buy all the War Savings Stamps you can and farm all you can to help win the war in 1918. NEBO Nebo, Feb. 26. Mrs. J. F. Wilson and Mrs. Jones Kincaid spent the week end with relatives at Morganton. Rev. T. A. Drake and daughter, Geor gia, were in Marion on business Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Kerr and little daughter, Evelyn, spent Sunday he"re with relatives. Miss Tracy Sigmon of .near Marion spent the week-end with homefolks here. Mrs Dobson Greenlee spent Sunday here with her two daughters who are in school: Prof. H. B CraYen. of Jitidgecrest has been chosen as principal of the school here to succeed J. M. Tyler, resigned. HARMONY GROVE Harmony Grove, Feb. 25 Mrs. W. L. Lawing and little son, Alvin, are visiting relatives here. Glenn Snipes has been very sick, but is better. Horace Crawley is on the sick list. Mrs. J. N. Yelton spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. M. C. Jimeson, at Nebo Astor Yelton of . Construction spent Sunday with homefolks he,re. Miss Pearl Snipes spent last week in Marion. H. W. Elliott was a visitor at the home of J. N. Yelton. recently. Honor roll for Harmony Grove school: First grade: Helen Pyatt, Carrie Hens- ley and Charlie Hensley. Second grade: Clyde Pyatt and Thomas Bridges. Third grade- Ezra Norton and Entley Hol land. Fourth grade: Pearl Simpson, Catbleen Rowe, Hoke Simpson, Annie Dyson, Gladys Pyatt, Pearl Bowman and Eula Hensley. Fifth grade: Josie Pyatt, Laura Bowman, Peeler Pyatt, Fate Bridges and Floyd Norton. Sixth grade: Alice Hensley, Thelma Bowman, Ethel Crawley, Lillie Pyatt, Ruby Man- gum, Carlton Holland and Delia Craw ley. Seventh grade: Sue Lawing and Fatimia Hensley. War-Savings Stamps Sell at Rate of $11,000,000 a Week. Treasury receipts from the sale of war-savings stamps are running at the rate of $11,000,000 "aweek. Savings bank deposits in the last few years have been increasing at the rate of $7(10,000 a business day. Treasury receipts showthe Ameri can people are putting their small savings at the service of the Nation through war-savings stamps at a rate far in excess of prewar-savings bank accumulations. Two'billion dollars of war-sav ings securities will be issued. If these are all sold this year the Treasury will receive about $1,- 680,000.000, and at the end of five years the Government will repay the loan together with $320,000,- 000 in interest. - Who sayes serves. Buy wari savings stamps. Two Big Drives for War Savings Stamps. State Headquarters of the War Savings Committee at Winston Salem'is making two big drives .in the interest of the War Savings Stemps. These are the 'Thousand Dollar Club" and the "War Sav ings Society" Campaigns. The Thousand Dollar Club is popularly known also as the "Limit Club" for the reason that all mem bers pledge themselves to purchase during the year of 1918 $1,000 of War Savings Stamps which is the maximum amount the law at pres ent allows anv one person to buy. The Campaign for members for this club b-gins March 4th and continues through March 9th. JLo caLCommittees will, be appointed by the Chairman of the County War Savings Committee whosel duty it will be to make a brief sur vey of the county and distribute applications for membership. The membership corps require that tne applicant pledge himself to syste matic saving, to refrain from .un necessary expenditures and the purchase of nonessentials, to en courage Thrift and Economy, and to purchase War Savings Stamps to the amount of $1,000 in 1918. Every county is expected to enlist as many as one per cent of its pop plation in a County Thousand Dol lar War Savings Club. - The War Savings Society Cam paign has for its object to get every man, woman and child in a War Savings Society by March 15th if possible. The membership pledge requires in brief that the applicant save, invest his savings in Thrift j- and War Savings Stamps and en courage others to save and invest. School superintendents, teacher?, farm and home demonstration agents, and all other organized men and women are called on to act as organizers of these societies. Presi dents of clubs, leagues and societies are asked to convert their Organi zations into War Saviogs Societies and appoint Committees from these to organize men and women through these organizations. A War Savings Society Com mittee for every county will be appointed. Organizers and the secretaries of the different societies will make their reports to the County Chairmen. War Savings Day Observed in thel)50idered- . . . J ., J 1 Thft nrnrnet marshal orp.nfrTRl'S County Schools. War Savings Day was observed in the public schools throughout the county in a very appropriate manner on last Friday. JJach school carried out a program deal ing with the issue of the war and the sale of the war stamps. Speak ers were secured for a number joi the schools. The attendance was good and much enthusiasm was created for the purchase of Liberty bonds and war savings stamps: At several schools every one present pledged himself to buy war stamps and to aid the government in every way possible toward -the winning of the war; The schools are organizing them selyes ' mto Thrift societies. The teachers are making up honor rolls of the names of the students who buy stamps. Chairman Harris is receiving calls f daily frprn fthe schools for'stamps. JHe expresses himself as highly-please witb the excellent spirit of co-operation he is receiving: from the public schools of the county. STATE N EWS 0FTH E WEEK Items Concefhing Events, of I n- te rest and Importance Through- - out the State. M Eight additional French officers have arrived at Camp Greene, Char- lotte, as instructors in military tac- tics. They will supplement the,; work of French officers who have ! been stationed there for some; time. J: J. Mackey, for 26 years regis ter of deeds of Buncombe ' county, has decided to quit the job; and says he won't be a candidate again, Fact worthy of record. Usually " they hold on till they're fired or until death. ' ; In Charlotte Monday morning Wm. L. Bush sent a 38-calibre . pistol ball crashing through the brain of Mack K. Wilkinson and then turning the same weapon upon ? himself, ended his life. The tragt edy occurred in- the store of the Jewel Tea Com pariy, whe re both were employed, Bush as manager and Wilkinson- as assistant. The allegation is that Wilkinson had invaded Bush's home Bush leaves' four children, Wilkinson two. 1 President" Wallace Carl Riddickf of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering at West Raleigh, is preparing a list of all former students of his col lege with the address and occupa tion of each. Every manho has at any time attended the collegers. . requested to mail to the president a card bearing bis full name, his full : postal add ress, and his occu nation. ' We understand that the college has always located its graduates once a . year, and this Js only, another step in which President Riddick mani- fests his interest in all of x the men who have attended this great tech nical college. No, Date For Second Draft, Secretary Baker has v authorized the statement that no date has been selected for the beginning of the second draft. Various estimates have placed the time between March 1 and June- 1. These are; declared to be entirely guesses. The government's disposition not to disturb the labor situation, par ticularly on farms at the planting season, is one of the factors being office, it is said, is opposed to go- in ahead with the second draft until Congress has adopted amend ments to the law regarding the basis'of apportionment and to au thorize the President o call into the military servicemen skilled in agriculture regardless of. previous classification The remaining increments of the' first draft will begin to move for ward to the camps. It is probable that next month Jocal boards may be asked to forward small incre ments necessary to replace men go- ing overseas, but the ; expected summons of half a million will be later.: ' . ' . ; V- , ;; L y Plans forhe second draft as .'now -under consideration include calling 100,000 a" month until the second v: quota is completed Jn that way -. officials expect to c avoid . much . of the confusion which accompanied the first call. :2The men ; will report in a steady stream and be assimil- y a ted in to the military machine be- V. fore the next Jot is received. ; t r .
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